ArcLight
| Ferrite: | 25000 |
| Bioptics: | 19500 |
| Crystal: | 440 |
With the discovery of advanced engineering techniques garnered from the Metaverse, the possibility of a mecha design of greater than 100 tons changed overnight from conjecture to reality. Super heavy engineering became the focus of every major, minor, and independent manufacturer of anything mecha related. It was not surprising that the cutting edge think tank NovaStar was the first to produce a homegrown model.
| Statistical Readout | |
|---|---|
| Tonnage | 105 |
| Armor Points | 275 |
| Start Weapons | 12 |
| Min Level | 136 |
| Min Heavy Skill | 65 |
| Levels/Weapon | 5 |
| Manufacturer | Schwarzbär Collective (Star Factories) |
| Bonuses | |
|---|---|
| Build | Missile Damage + 10% |
| Build | Splash 5% |
| Build | Speed - 30 |
| Build | Auto Repair (1) |
| Level 2 | Fire Vulnerable 5% |
| Level 4 | Precision (3) |
| Level 5 | + 1 Weapon Slot |
| Level 6 | Trample Shield 10% |
| Level 8 | + 1 Cockpit Slot |
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Level 10
+ every 5 levels |
+ 1 Weapon Slot |
| Level 12 | Splash 5% |
| Level 14 | + 1 Engine Slot |
| Level 14 | Missile Damage + 2% |
| Level 16 | Fork 5% |
| Level 19 | Fire Vulnerable 5% |
| Level 21 | Trample Shield 5% |
| Level 22 | + 1 Shield Slot |
| Level 26 | Speed + 3 |
| Level 27 | Splash 5% |
| Level 30 | + 1 Chassis Slot |
| Level 31 | Missile Damage + 2% |
| Level 34 | Missile Damage + 2% |
| Level 36 | + 1 Engine Slot |
| Level 38 | Splash 5% |
| Level 42 | Trample Shield 5% |
| Level 43 | Shield (3) |
| Level 44 | Fork 5% |
| Level 46 | Splash Shield 5% |
| Level 47 | + 1 Cockpit Slot |
| Level 49 | Fire Vulnerable 5% |
| Level 50 | Speed + 3 |
| Level 50 | Missile Damage + 2% |
| Level 50 | Auto Repair (1) |
| Level 52 | Fork 5% |
| Level 53 | + 1 Engine Slot |
| Level 56 | Shield (2) |
| Level 58 | Fork 5% |
| Level 61 | + 1 Shield Slot |
| Level 61 | Trample Shield 10% |
| Level 64 | Splash 5% |
| Level 66 | Missile Damage + 3% |
| Level 69 | + 1 Chassis Slot |
| Level 72 | Splash 5% |
| Level 73 | Speed + 3 |
| Level 74 | Splash Shield 5% |
| Level 75 | Precision (3) |
| Level 76 | Missile Damage + 2% |
| Level 78 | Shield (10) |
| Level 81 | Trample Shield 5% |
| Level 83 | Missile Damage + 2% |
| Level 86 | Splash Shield 5% |
| Level 86 | + 1 Cockpit Slot |
| Level 92 | + 1 Engine Slot |
| Level 93 | Missile Damage + 2% |
| Level 96 | Splash Shield 5% |
| Level 96 | Missile Damage + 3% |
| Level 99 | Fire Vulnerable 5% |
| Level 100 | Missile Damage + 3% |
| Level 100 | Speed + 3 |
| Level 100 | Auto Repair (1) |
| Level 100 | + 1 Shield Slot |
| Level 100 | Laser Shield 3% |
| Level 103 | Missile Damage + 2% |
| Level 106 | Missile Damage + 3% |
| Level 108 | + 1 Chassis Slot |
| Level 111 | Laser Shield 3% |
| Level 112 | Shield (2) |
| Level 113 | Missile Damage + 2% |
| Level 117 | Splash 5% |
| Level 117 | Missile Damage + 2% |
| Level 121 | Missile Damage + 2% |
| Level 122 | Trample Shield 5% |
| Level 124 | Missile Damage + 2% |
| Level 124 | + 1 Cockpit Slot |
| Level 126 | + 1 Shield Slot |
| Level 127 | Speed + 3 |
| Level 128 | Missile Damage + 3% |
| Level 134 | Missile Damage + 2% |
| Level 135 | + 1 Engine Slot |
| Level 137 | Missile Damage + 2% |
| Level 138 | Precision (5) |
| Level 139 | Trample Shield 5% |
| Level 139 | + 1 Chassis Slot |
| Level 142 | Proj. Shield 3% |
| Level 146 | Missile Damage + 1% |
| Level 149 | Fire Vulnerable 5% |
| Level 149 | 3X Damage 5% |
| Level 150 | Auto Repair (1) |
| Level 150 | Missile Damage + 5% |
| Level 150 | Speed + 3 |
| Level 151 | + 1 Cockpit Slot |
| Level 157 | Splash Shield 5% |
| Level 159 | Proj. Shield 3% |
| Level 161 | Splash 5% |
| Level 162 | Trample Shield 5% |
| Level 164 | + 1 Cockpit Slot |
| Level 167 | Speed + 2 |
| Level 168 | Missile Damage + 2% |
| Level 170 | + 1 Engine Slot |
| Level 171 | Proj. Shield 3% |
| Level 173 | Speed + 3 |
| Level 176 | Missile Damage + 5% |
| Level 178 | Missile Damage + 2% |
| Level 178 | + 1 Shield Slot |
| Level 179 | Speed + 2 |
| Level 182 | Proj. Shield 2% |
| Level 183 | Fork 2% |
| Level 184 | Trample Shield 5% |
| Level 186 | Missile Damage + 2% |
| Level 187 | + 1 Engine Slot |
| Level 193 | Fork 3% |
| Level 194 | + 1 Chassis Slot |
| Level 196 | Trample Shield 15% |
| Level 200 | Missile Damage + 5% |
| Level 200 | Auto Repair (1) |
| Level 200 | Speed + 3 |
| Level 203 | Shield (2) |
| Level 207 | Missile Damage + 3% |
| Level 212 | Missile Damage + 3% |
| Level 217 | Fork 5% |
| Level 225 | Precision (5) |
| Level 233 | Missile Damage + 3% |
| Level 238 | Speed + 2 |
| Level 250 | 3X Damage 5% |
| Level 260 | Speed + 2 |
| Level 267 | Missile Damage + 3% |
| Level 271 | Fire Vulnerable 2% |
| Level 275 | Precision (1) |
| Level 279 | Trample Shield 5% |
| Level 281 | + 1 Chassis Slot |
| Level 285 | Splash 2% |
| Level 292 | Missile Damage + 1% |
| Level 295 | Fork 2% |
| Level 300 | + 1 Shield Slot |
| Level 302 | Fire Vulnerable 2% |
| Level 306 | Trample Shield 2% |
| Level 309 | Speed + 1 |
| Level 317 | Splash 2% |
| Level 320 | Missile Damage + 1% |
| Level 324 | Missile Damage + 1% |
| Level 328 | Splash 2% |
| Level 332 | Trample Shield 2% |
| Level 336 | Shield (1) |
| Level 339 | Fork 2% |
| Level 343 | Splash Shield 2% |
| Level 347 | Fire Vulnerable 2% |
| Level 351 | Missile Damage + 1% |
| Level 355 | Speed + 1 |
| Level 359 | Auto Repair (1) |
| Level 363 | Fork 2% |
| Level 366 | Shield (1) |
| Level 369 | Fork 2% |
| Level 372 | Trample Shield 5% |
| Level 375 | Splash 2% |
| Level 380 | Missile Damage + 1% |
| Level 384 | Splash 2% |
| Level 387 | Speed + 1 |
| Level 390 | Splash Shield 2% |
| Level 393 | Precision (1) |
| Level 397 | Missile Damage + 1% |
| Level 399 | Shield (5) |
| Level 400 | + 1 Chassis Slot |
The Major Powers of the galaxy quickly began yet another arms race to be the first to equip their armies with these new “105 class†mecha, purchasing them as fast as they could be produced. They also began their own projects to design and construct a model for themselves. The Shogunate, while nearly recovered economically from their civil war, has a diminished manufacturing base after the loss of several prefectures. The Society of Cogwerk Planets were dealing with a massive pirate incursion and were also embroiled in a political battle over the proper course of action to eliminate the threat. With the issues faced by the other Major Powers it was no surprise that the Illyrian Hegemony was the first of the big three to produce a super heavy design.
Star Factories awarded the Arc Light contract to the Common House Schwarzbär Collective by default. None of the Noble Houses were willing to be the first to produce a Crystal based mecha no matter how prestigious the contract was. The Arc Light project was a formidable challenge for Schwarzbär not only because super heavy engineering is still a developing field, but also the mecha was their first design not to feature Ice weaponry as its primary focus.
For the A.I. of the Arc Light, Schwarzbär designers chose to modify an existing Star Factory model rather than create an entirely new product. This decision saved both time and money, and allowed the engineers to focus on the daunting task of creating a motive system that would perform well enough to prevent the mecha from being little more than a stationary target.
The A.I. selected for the project was a Star Factory 50 series. After upgrades and modifications the production model became known as the 52-D. This A.I. provides an impressive array of offensive capabilities. The primary targeting system is built around delivering optimal output from missile weapons. Fully upgraded the system will deliver an 87% greater damage output from missiles over factory standards. Realising that high volume fire is virtually useless without accuracy the designers included redundant target auto-correction to boost precision by a whopping 16%. For extra punch, they were able to include 3X Damage on one out of ten hits. As the 52-D is designed to deliver missiles, the programming includes secondary targeting algorithms to enhance those features that are commonly found on those weapon systems. Fork is increased by 30% and Splash attacks gain a 40% boost. The 52-D includes six hardpoints for the installation of custom equipment.
Powering the Arc Light is an Attuned Plasma Generator. This power unit is designed for one thing and one thing only: moving this massive mecha at combat speeds. The final production version does that and better than even the designers imagined. Fully upgraded it will move the Arc Light at speeds of +2 over combat optimal, which is more than several lighter mecha can attain. To ensure battlefield longevity the design includes five auto-repair nanobot swarms. Also included are five ports for additional equipment.
The Chassis of the Arc Light is obviously quite spacious due to the inclusion of its multiple missile systems. Even with the wide array of weapons and accompanying ammo bays there is still room for up to seven additional equipment modules to be housed in the Chassis.
Defensively the Arc Light features a generous array of shielding. A primary shield system will absorb incoming damage from any source before secondary, specifically tuned shields take over. Both Laser and Projectile weapon countermeasures are installed. Area attacks like Splash and Trample are also met with active reduction of effectiveness shielding. Additionally six ports are included for the installation of heavy shield modules. There is one drawback to the system. As is inherent to most modern Missile Mecha, the Arc Light is somewhat vulnerable to Fire damage.
The completion of the Arc Light design for the Illyrian armed forces is a major political coup for the Schwarzbär Collective. The Noble Houses are already filling their ranks with this new design, while rumors have begun to circulate that the Schwarzbär Collective’s newfound favoritism with Star Factory executives may allow them to be the first Common House to produce a Niode mecha for the Hegemony.
Armament
ArcLight comes fully equiped with:
90
104
Amnesia Torpedo
COMMON
3X Damage 7%
The ultimate in fire-and-forget missile technology. Direct hits are devastating.
85
100
Sniper Rack
COMMON
Precision (8)
An upgraded guidance system with a four-layer targeting lock ensures more direct hits.
85
100
Sniper Rack
COMMON
Precision (8)
An upgraded guidance system with a four-layer targeting lock ensures more direct hits.
85
100
Sniper Rack
COMMON
Precision (8)
An upgraded guidance system with a four-layer targeting lock ensures more direct hits.
80
100
Retribution
COMMON
Fork 10%
The hour has come for retribution... heads are going to roll.
80
100
Retribution
COMMON
Fork 10%
The hour has come for retribution... heads are going to roll.
80
100
Retribution
COMMON
Fork 10%
The hour has come for retribution... heads are going to roll.
74
100
Metal Mamba
COMMON
Splash 11%
Strike and scatter. Send your enemies running for cover.
74
100
Metal Mamba
COMMON
Splash 11%
Strike and scatter. Send your enemies running for cover.
48
98
Death Head
COMMON
Splash 4%
Lesser forces have been known to quickly retreat at the mere sight of this terrifying weapon.
48
98
Death Head
COMMON
Splash 4%
Lesser forces have been known to quickly retreat at the mere sight of this terrifying weapon.
If purchased individually, these weapons alone would cost:
29650 Ferrite
20500 Bioptics
766 Crystal
Buy an ArcLight
| Ferrite: | 25000 |
| Bioptics: | 19500 |
| Crystal: | 440 |