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Post by hardlec on Feb 3, 2019 20:19:52 GMT
Let's look at this:
First wave: Assault tripods and scout tripods. Very Limited Veteran Tripods
Second wave: Limited veteran tripods, very limited Dominator tripods. Slaver tripods, regular drones and Grenadier tripods are available. Limited Harvesters and Gatherers. Very Limited Scientists.
Third wave: Veteran, Dominator and scientist tripods will always be limited. Reaper Tripods and drone variants become available. Harvester and Gather tripods are still typically one per scenario. Gatherer Tripods can specialize in Tripod Pilot recovery. Overseers make their first appearance.
Fourth wave: Everything available.
Now: puny human equipment will probably be on a different schedule entirely.
Comments and corrections, please.
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Post by scottwashburn on Feb 4, 2019 0:31:10 GMT
That's pretty much how I had been imagining things. Actually, I think I posted an equipment timeline on this site somewhere. Have to take a look for that.
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Post by bilko991 on Feb 5, 2019 9:30:40 GMT
I do like the idea of different time periods, early, mid and late war for example, and restricting the availability of certain units, weapons and equipment to different times in the games background. It Would add interesting flavour and tactical considerations to the game. It's something I've always enjoyed with battletech.
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Post by hardlec on Feb 7, 2019 14:08:39 GMT
Key to this is limited availability. In Flames of War I always ended up facing Tigers and Panthers in mid war even though they were supposed to be rare.
Of course, if the prey bring their Goliath, my Dominator is likely to appear as well.
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Post by terrance on Feb 7, 2019 14:18:24 GMT
Having different time periods can be helpful in designing scenarios. Human equipment in the early war period is a bit problematic. We have been playing a timeline campaign and have found that limiting humans to infantry, cavalry, an field guns is not a very interesting game. We will introduce Mk I tanks next and see how that goes.
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Post by hardlec on Feb 15, 2019 15:05:40 GMT
The development of the Humans will be much faster than the development of the Martians, especially at first.
Mark II tanks will quickly become Mark II-B with a 4-inch gun. Chassis will be modified to Mark III also. (I'm considering the impact of running into a "reorganized" platoon of 4 Mark IIIs which will have a 4X4 or 16 gun salute for Marvin. that's 16X.5X.2 or an expected two damaging hits per salvo. )
3-inch field guns were designed to mow down infantry, which they did all too well. Anti-Tripod guns with Ammo Trailers are a game changer.
Perhaps the thing I am most enthusiastic about is the inroduction of the Stovepipe. This weapon gives infantry the ability to aggressively engage Tripods. OOH-RAH!
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Post by madmorgan on Feb 16, 2019 13:46:09 GMT
There was a time period chart available from scot that I've used for every scenario & OOB I've done. I'm repeating it here so you all don't have to dig.
Scotts Timeline for Humans:
1908 Infantry,Command,Machine guns,Cavalry,Field Arty.
1909 Mk I Tank, Heavy Field Gun, *Clamper. *there's some question as to the Clamper as a 1909 or a 1912 entry.
1910 Rough Riders, Anti-Tripod Gun.
1911 Mk II Tank, Assault Infantry.
1912 Mk III Tank, *Clamper, Mk II Mobile Arty., Armored Infantry Carrier.
1913 Minelayer.
1914 Tesla, Mk IV 5" & 7" Tank, Goliath, LIC.
1915 Mk IV Flametank
Martians:
1908 Assault Tripod, Black Dust, Constructor, Fence, Sentinal, Dectector, Power Node,(Gatherer?).
1909 Scout Tripod, Harvester Tripod, Founder Tripod.
1910 Grenadier Tripod, Green Gas, Scientist Tripod.
1911 -
1912 Slaver Tripod, Drone.
1913 Dominator Tripod, Shocker Drone, Scorpion Drone.
1914 Lobototons, Overseer Tripod, Hover Drone, Sniper Drone
Scott - please clear up any of the above as you see fit.
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Post by boxholder on Feb 16, 2019 17:23:28 GMT
The heat ray seems to be missing from the initial Martian armament - unless it is assumed to always be integral to the Assauit Tripod.
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Post by scottwashburn on Feb 16, 2019 23:21:03 GMT
Yeah, the heat ray is assumed, like rifles for the human infantry.  I made that equipment timeline before I started writing the novels, so it's not quite in sync with them. |
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Post by madmorgan on Feb 19, 2019 10:39:39 GMT
The heat ray seems to be missing from the initial Martian armament - unless it is assumed to always be integral to the Assauit Tripod. Yes indeed - I did 'assume' and probably should of listed all three types at some point. So Scott - where does the Clamper belong? And is the Gatherer logically just before the Harvester? |
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