#BATTLETECH HEAVY METAL CHEAT ENGINE INSTALL#
This one ups the heat sinks to doubles, removing one along with the machine guns to install a command console. This first, the BLR-1Gc was apparently intended for commanding Regular units. Late in the Star League era five more variants were created. These models mounted a command console, removing the rear-facing medium lasers and one heat sink to pay for the added weight. Eighteen heat sinks struggle to deal with the heat output.Ī limited number of BLR-1G-DC models were produced.
Two tons of SRM and one ton of machine gun ammunition are placed in the left torso making that location rather hazardous. The weapons load consists of a right arm mounted PPC, left arm mounted twin machine guns, a 6-pack SRM on the left shoulder and three medium lasers in each side torso, one of them rear-mounted. Rear locations can withstand a large laser hit, while the center rear can take a little more than a PPC shot. This allows for any front location to sustain a Class-20 blast, with the chest able to take two. Fourteen and a half tons of armor grants 88% of maximum protection. Entering service in 2633, the BLR-1G remained the baseline up through the Fourth Succession War.īuilt using what would now be considered low-tech materials (which since Hollis was still reeling from the Xanthos debacle is all they had), the chassis mounted a VOX 340-rated engine, the same as the slightly more venerable LGB-OW Longbow. At least until the First Succession War turned the plant into a self-lighting parking lot. Produced by Hollis at its Corey plant, the BattleMaster reversed the bad fortunes of its manufacturer. This has left me less than impressed with the design. Unfortunately, his luck with them rivals that of Hellbie with dice rolls. The Game Master of my local group also has used these machines in the past. Twenty-five! The only other with that many is the 75-ton Marauder.
Seriously, I was preparing for this article, counted the number of variants and went Holy Crap! One that has been enhanced by being piloted by such icons as the Red Corsair, Hanse Davion, and “Wacko” Wayne Rodgers. One of the most iconic chasses of BattleTech, the 85-ton BattleMaster has a fearsome reputation.