Well I being a fan of MW3 since it came out, I have Designed a Personal game idea. I want to see what others have come up with.
My idea was a mechwarrior/Mech Commander style game. My friend an I called it Mechstrata.
The basic Idea was multiplayer, basically you build a base you would Have a map, this map has random start locations, or players choice. Players would be able to pick any large enough area with a good landing spot for a dropship. Once both teams up to 8 players each with their own Dropship. Once landed the game starts, Out comes your Command lance, The main mech is yours. then your 3 Generals so to speak. You the commander have the option to build a base much like a regular RTS, Trucks and Construction mechs are in your ship and will come out for use. Mechs and equipment are told to do a number of commen RTS things, Build structures and start the Techtrees so on and so forth. So Resources, A swiftwind with Ground Sonar can be deployed to scan the area for Underground metals. once located the Mining/construction mechs can be sent to the location to dig up the Metals needed for further expansion of your base. So Basically to keep it interesting Resources are random as the maps would be, and when being minded they would sink, A hole would form with the BASIC looks of an open pit strip mine complete with Ramps when it becomes mined out and finally exhausted, this offers changing Map conditions and possible strategic advancement. Small trucks can sent the materials back to base when it can be refined as processed into endo steel what have you not. So mechs, areo, tanks, infantry, and power armors can all be produced based on the normal scale of an RTS. Now for buildings basically picture all the building you would see in MC Gold, if you used the editor you can see how those buildings could easily be placed and constructed, Mechwarrior Barracks for your MWs and this is my favorite part, see when mechs go out they gain rank like most games, and all units will gain this, but for mechs the mech is only the machine the pilots are where the skill lies like MC gold and MC2. Each pilot will prove to be useful as they gain skills and are used in diffrent mechs. This will make Ejecting from a mech very useful as he might not survive the fight maybe hes screwed and going down, you can eject. The pilot will then be dropped one the Field to be recovered and picked up or run back to base on their own. Then the pilot can be reused, you can change mechs and send MWs to training while not in combat to gain experience off the field in simulators fighting eachother. His mech, however will more then likely end up in enemy hands. As the game goes If say one player is IS and one Clan, mechs stolen will give you new tech as your salvage, this will be important as Mixing some tech like Double heatsinks from a clan mech into your IC designs would free up some room. This would and or could give and edge. The basic idea is simple and same as Mechcommanders, only with basic building. Now the Good part is Your commander, or you! You are in charge and as a mech pilot you will inspire your units and with skill/experience will be able to turn the tide of a battle in RTS mode. Should you die in combat you loose the fight, so your Commander being able to inspire so much courage and lead, can also be the end of your whole game so use him wisely. This is the best part, with the click of a button you can enter cockpit view an like MW3 fight your enemy, this would really bring to the field that feeling of MW when a Commander steps onto the field in his Mech. Players would be able to fight and change battles with their skills, Leg shots bringing down enemy mechs with your targeting. So now your able to control everything like a normal MW. At the same time, when a game is made a diffrent game type can be selected. Team fighting, Where your command lance is all Human players. The Commander is the one who would build the base, the others command your army's and fight on the fields, defend points (can construct turrets walls help set up defences) and can assist in Managing your base, its defence and your offensive capability. So now you have 4 vs 4 with only two teams. I like this because you will have a base or many, Mechs, all the support units air to ground and friends to form a good Battle group with. You could all charge the field with your mechs and fight to the death, AI mechs along side, battles could be really great.
This is just off the top of my head the full idea and all the details I have written down in a Folder and notebooks I had intended to go to school to learn to Program and start a project to build the game, but I never did get to doing it.
Anyways Thought I would share see what Fans of the same thing thought. See what they had for their of game dreams in Mechwarrior. I could include pictures of everything buildings and mechs But I will keep the message small, images would just make this post huge.
Well thanks for reading my idea, hope it wasnt boring.
