Titanium Rhapsody: The Actually Discussion Thread

[Red Mage Black]

Welp, here it is. So we can finally move away from the sign-ups. I think we already have enough people in the RP as it is, so I guess time is up on the sign-ups, wouldn't you think? Then I noticed that I screwed up with the title... oh well... nothing that can be undone now.

[Relm Zephyrous]

I was working on the assumption that she had sent it already, and that that part wouldn't even be noticed.

But I can work her being a scatterbrain and not doing the equivalent of hitting the 'enter' key. Quite simple really so don't worry.

[Geminex]

Ah, right. Thanks. ^^

By the way, could we get another list of the equipment eclipse has? I think we've added some stuff since you posted your profile.

[Bard The 5th LW]

Hmmm... this will be tough. Before the first mission is over, Rory will have to pull off a Crowning Moment of Awesome. Just to prove how crazy awesome he is.

It may prove difficult, but I'll find a way to do it.

[Relm Zephyrous]

Welcome. I've had excessive practice with adapting on the spot to things, and I can honestly say that its the one thing I'm proud of. I actually thank you for the misunderstanding-it gave me material for a little rant and on-the-spot foreshadowing. Anybody who thinks about that for a minute will realize why what she did is a bad idea.

On with an updated and more complete Eclipse list.


Armor Class: Feather

Equipment Listing:
Basic Shielding: Little barriers that can provide a slight capability to repel away typical fire. These are combined with the below to provide the ability to fly through typical space without ripping apart.
Gravitational Mobilizers: The Gravitational stabilizers let it use any source of pull to move itself, and can move small enough objects with a gravitational energy of its own. *Like a tea cup*
Omnidirectional Propulsion: Typical and potentially stronger than usual engines to move the Eclipse about, although due to their nature they perform actually slightly below average. Without the Gravitational assistance the Eclipse accelerates rather slowly, but is capable of maintaining an incredibly high top speed once attained.

EMP Shockwave: The singular defense that this mech has, unless you're qualifying suicidal battering ram tactics. These shockwaves are capable of doing exactly what you'd expect, and can be discharged in a cone, or omnidirectionally. Due to the nature of the latter, the Eclipse has been made impervious to similar disabling weapons so that it doesn't knock itself out of the sky.

Plasma Core: The little baby that keeps the Eclipse running. It is self-supplying in such a way that it will never run out. (Or at least, not in any relevant time-frame) But it isn't so well at actually supplying that power in massive amounts, which contributes to the factor before. It does get more than enough most of the time to get the Eclipse optimally running, and much more would cause malfunctions. But if more power 'is' necessary, the Eclipse possess the capability to plug into a nearby power battery and drain it.
Computational Core: Aaah... here is the heart of the Eclipse. To be blatantly honest when Birst first designed the little Sphere she never saw it flying out into a zone of war. It was originally to be her mobile computer station, but one thing led to another and here we are. This is where the real power and uniqueness comes in, the multiple interface of the Eclipse allowing the pilot to twist and turn to face any direction inside, with holographic interfaces on every square centimeter needed for the current task. This should be obvious, but very complex.
Self-Repair Module: Now what mech can go without a way to fix itself up? Certainly not the Eclipse. It has nano-droids installed into the 'skin', that will repair any damage done. They can't weld up outright breaches in the Eclipse without a good deal of time, but if its come to that then Nemesis is in critical turmoil anyway and has her own life to be scared for, as well as the almost certain damage to the operating system that would entail.

Hijack Function: And this is its primary function in warfare. The Eclipse is capable of disrupting, jamming weapons, hacking into screen messages and voice communications, neutralizing shields, to outright seizing control of a mech and directing it as her own. Kind of self-describing like Computational Core.

Intangibility Device: A unique little bug that Birst just created and installed, this little surprise is a dedicated anti-homing device. While active *and it is so by default* there is no way to 'lock on' to Eclipse. Any radar or tracking that will pick her up still functions, and weapons can still be aimed and fired manually. Merely that automatic locks and keys will cease to function.

Tell me if I forgot anything, as I'm sure that I have, though I melded "Extensive Location and Communication Systems" with Computational Core, as it just seemed less messy.

Edit: Oh, and I should probably get this cleared up now since I heard someone mention 'bickering about tactics' and I wouldn't guess that line is only about a single person asking for role call. Is our conversation private from the rest of the team, or can everyone else hear us? I assumed the former, but I don't want to 'assume' too much.

[krogothwolf]

I thought it was private because he opened a second comm to talk to you specifically

[Geminex]

Yah, the comm line between the two of us was private, then I started broadcasting publicly. In battle, I'll probably set up private connections to various mechs, though if I'm giving general info, I'll go public. I'll mention when I switch betwen the two modes.

[Relm Zephyrous]

Thanks, was just confirming due to speculation on another's post. Anyway, it looks like we're getting pretty close to diving directly in the action.

[Geminex]

We've hardly lifted off yet. I was hoping we'd get time to fly in formation as the brilliant sun of our home system illuminates us from behind and inspirational music plays in the background.

But we can skip that bit.

[Relm Zephyrous]

Potentially. A flash-back to it could work, though I always prefer a triumphant return of similar procedure. Of course I get the feeling we're leaving the others behind a bit, but for posting material for them I can easily suggest describing our formation and their awesome launch itself.