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Offline AoP

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MWLL Advent Calendar - Door 94
« on: March 04, 2009, 08:32:01 PM »
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MWLL is opening door #94 in its release countdown calendar. The screenshot of March 4th shows two new features on SA_Sandblasted: a slowly growing day-night-cycle and sandstorms! Also, you see an elemental up in the air fighting an Owens on the ground which has already lost its right weapon pod in combat earlier. Enjoy!




Don't forget to check out our media gallery to see the already revealed content of MWLL's advent calendar and other media.. .. .
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Re: MWLL Advent Calendar - Door 94
« Reply #1 on: March 04, 2009, 08:36:08 PM »
Nice.

Is this the first picture to show a mech using water in the environment?   Don't know if it could actually submerge itself in water or not.
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Re: MWLL Advent Calendar - Door 94
« Reply #2 on: March 04, 2009, 08:36:53 PM »
Wow.  I am lovin that!  The atmosphere is foreboding, ominous, and just plain awesome!  Hell, it looks scary!  I'd hate to be a mechwarrior out fighting in that environment.  Visibility would be awful, and it's just plain oppressive looking.  Great work!
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Re: MWLL Advent Calendar - Door 94
« Reply #3 on: March 04, 2009, 08:38:13 PM »
Sandstorms: Nice environment effect.

Quicksand:  Not-so-nice.

Wish I could think of something more profound that "Sweet," so I'll leave it at that.
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Re: MWLL Advent Calendar - Door 94
« Reply #4 on: March 04, 2009, 08:50:01 PM »
Jump jets would get you out of Qsand.
Question: if a mech or BA were completely submerged underwater, would the mech or BA run out of air and die after a while?
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Re: MWLL Advent Calendar - Door 94
« Reply #5 on: March 04, 2009, 08:50:48 PM »
I remember a long time ago posting the idea of how the environments in battletech played a huge role in the novels, it seems you guys have hit that right on the spot. Amazing shot, I would hate to have a star of elementals going at me... ah how it brings back memories of the novels and elementals shrugging off medium lasers, only to be totally vaporized by a large laser...

Quote from: Gnarlycharly on March 04, 2009, 08:50:01 PM
Jump jets would get you out of Qsand.
Question: if a mech or BA were completely submerged underwater, would the mech or BA run out of air and die after a while?

Not a battlemech, unless the hull has been breached they clean and recirculate air. The same goes for battle armor as well, but I do not know if there is a time limit on it..
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Re: MWLL Advent Calendar - Door 94
« Reply #6 on: March 04, 2009, 08:53:43 PM »
Quote from: Gnarlycharly on March 04, 2009, 08:50:01 PM
Jump jets would get you out of Qsand.
Question: if a mech or BA were completely submerged underwater, would the mech or BA run out of air and die after a while?

From what I've read, Mechs can remain submerged almost indefinitely.  Heck, they seem to have little trouble fighting even in the vaccuum of space.  However weaponry is definitely affected.  When firing underwater, most energy weapons ranges are drastically reduced, with ballistics being unusable, save for special torpedo versions of LRMS and SRMS.  At one point I even remember a mech designed for underwater combat.  Can't remember its name tho.
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Re: MWLL Advent Calendar - Door 94
« Reply #7 on: March 04, 2009, 08:59:18 PM »
Wow, how the eff did you guys make a sandstorm in a MP level?! It seems to even affect the trees.
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Re: MWLL Advent Calendar - Door 94
« Reply #8 on: March 04, 2009, 09:31:06 PM »
Quote from: Gnarlycharly on March 04, 2009, 08:50:01 PM
Jump jets would get you out of Qsand.
Question: if a mech or BA were completely submerged underwater, would the mech or BA run out of air and die after a while?

Quicksand is only so deep and a mech would proberly be alot taller then it's depth. Plus it'd proberly have enough power on it's own to just plain old walk out of it, Battlearmour would be a different story and elementals etc would possibly have issues.

Nice environment setup with the sandstorm, but is it particle driven or what? As I could see it being a resource hog in MP :(
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Re: MWLL Advent Calendar - Door 94
« Reply #9 on: March 04, 2009, 09:52:46 PM »
The little BA say to himself: Dip Dodge Dive Duck Dodge Dip Dodge Dive Duck Dodge ...
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Re: MWLL Advent Calendar - Door 94
« Reply #10 on: March 04, 2009, 10:22:04 PM »
I like the owens configuration no more only missile config :P

How much does that that sandstorm affect enhanced optics and the such?

Great looking level cant wait to play........eventually. 
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Re: MWLL Advent Calendar - Door 94
« Reply #11 on: March 04, 2009, 11:46:05 PM »
Nice shot :D
But what are those big-ass beams to the right? :o
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Re: MWLL Advent Calendar - Door 94
« Reply #12 on: March 04, 2009, 11:50:19 PM »
Quote from: Askis on March 04, 2009, 11:46:05 PM
Nice shot :D
But what are those big-ass beams to the right? :o

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Re: MWLL Advent Calendar - Door 94
« Reply #13 on: March 04, 2009, 11:58:35 PM »
ROFLMAO KL!!!

Gods I needed that laugh. :D  Friggin' Geico.  LOL!
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Re: MWLL Advent Calendar - Door 94
« Reply #14 on: March 05, 2009, 12:46:52 AM »
Damn, missed this posting because i was in the cinema watching watchmen with buddies . . totally worth it though ^^
nice picture, even if i do not like the sandy maps in any game for some reason . .
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