Game designer here. If I ever wrote a weapon for a game of mine, named it DEFIANCE and didn't make it comedically terrifying, I'd deserve to have my license revoked.

@LegendStormcrow

14 күн бұрын

Or, just hear me out, it starts out as weak, but does the SC2 void ray thing, but to an insane degree. Starts out tickling, but melts everything 3 enemies deep right before the reactor overheats.

@JPG.01

13 күн бұрын

There is a Defiance 'Mech in Battletech. It's Defiance Industries attempt at upgrading the Warhammer. Which worked. It's a better Warhammer. But at the cost of 2 and a half Warhammers. But Defiance industries at the time of designing the Defiance were playing politics. And they did so poorly. Getting some Mercs sent to their HQ basically. And the Defiance got passed over for a big military contract. For the Fafnir, which is another Defiance Industries product. Which is heavier than the Defiance. More heavily armed, yet for some reason cheaper.

A little fun fact. While the Atlas is a favorite of the Lyran Commonwealth it is mostly produced in the Federated Suns. This is the main reason why they have an Atlas III and not by the Lyrans

@phelan511

Жыл бұрын

Because Dakka.

@garlicbread529

Жыл бұрын

I thought the Lyran's favorite was the Zeus?

@Axzealot

Жыл бұрын

@@garlicbread529 Zeus is their most mass produced Assault but they consider it light for its duties XD

@aker1993

Жыл бұрын

@@Axzealot thier will always a Zeus in a lyran lance and command plain and simple.

@Tomyironmane

Жыл бұрын

Oh yeah? I bet those Federated Suns weenies never built a scout atlas...

The way to balance the Atlas-3 is, to pickup a light mech with the other hand and hold it as extra armor in front of it.

@eddapultstab2078

11 ай бұрын

So basically it picks up a hoplight

@andrewjansen1012

4 ай бұрын

So basically a shield. A "meatshield" if you will....

@TotallyDapper

3 ай бұрын

A mechshield!

The TF Heavy laughter coupled with the Atlas combat footage was brilliant.

When you need to pilot a Macho-Man-Randy-Savage sorta metal monster into combat.

@Mechabang

Жыл бұрын

Expect the unexpected in the Kingdom of Madness! Ooooh yeah!

@steveo9284

11 ай бұрын

@@Mechabang oooooh yeah! Da creme of da crop will rise to the top'ah!

"That mech is so ugly, that it is beautiful..." -some mechwarrior

I picture an Atlas picking up a Javelin and then throwing it like an actual javelin into another mech.

An Atlas with a hatchet would be terrifying. It could potentially one shot any mech, or sever arms with one chop.

@stormsurge2103

6 ай бұрын

You can get an Axe-Atlas in MW5 and that is absolutely the optimal way to use it.

@derekhinger1343

20 күн бұрын

@@stormsurge2103I just looted one from the arena, am gonna trick it out w/ masc and a 400xl engine/ assault greatsword which I think is heavier than the axe and does more damage. Itll probably sprint for about 81kph 😅😂

@jasondolph2785

15 күн бұрын

In tabletop a friend had an Atlas with TSM and a mace. It was terrifying.

Your Atlas wrestling commentary earned you a sub. Well done sir

That Macho man at the beginning was actually really good.

Aw man no mention of the Steiner Scout Squad?

@drakkenmensch

Жыл бұрын

*accordion intensifies* kzread.info/dash/bejne/mICAqrJsmcarc7A.html

@justanabramspassingby

Жыл бұрын

Wait, they scout with THAT?

@phelan511

Жыл бұрын

@@justanabramspassingby indeed sir. Look up the Steiner Scout Squad adventures. Shits hilarious.

@Duchess_Van_Hoof

10 ай бұрын

It is a joke. The Lyrans have a bad habit of appointing inept commanders for political reasons, and also enough industrial infrastructure to rival two or three other great houses at once. End result is that they have a doctrine of attrition and just keep producing heavier mechs in greater numbers than anyone else. So they compenste for operational ineptitude with oversized mechs than just outgun everything else. Hence the Steiner Scout Lance, 400 tonnes of stompy mechs.

@infernodelta70

3 ай бұрын

@@justanabramspassingbyYou probably won’t see, but in one of the mechwarrior games there was footage of ‘mechs attacking a city, one of them being an Atlas. The news anchor covering the footage says that the city was attacked by a contingent of ‘light ‘mechs’. So since then the Atlas has been considered a scout mech, and since the Steiners have more money than god, everyone says the Steiner scout lance is just 5 Atlases

23:57 All I can think of is a Battlemech wrestling tournament in the Lyran Commonwealth arenas...it is glorious

that fear line. I remember playing mechwarrior 5 and the first time I saw an atlas on the field, it rolled out from behind a heavy wall that kept it off sensors. As soon as I saw that skull I went full "S**T S**T S**T! FALLBACK!"

It seems to me that the Atlas is the A-10 of the 'Mech world. That is to say, the Atlas is built around and for it's weapons.

@averywhitaker3513

8 ай бұрын

The atlas is a generalist mech. It has good armor, decent weapons, par speed. If you want a battletech a-10, you're looking at the Annihilator, or the Bane. Bunch'a gunbeds on bricks

@RipOffProductionsLLC

4 ай бұрын

Atlas doesn't have a horrific friendly fire record though...

I believe the face of the franchise goes to Timberwolf. If not they both share that honor.

@VFclancy

Жыл бұрын

Up to 3rd edition the Warhammer Graced the cover of the Battletech game box (Ironically with many of the MBR-04 Destroid Tomahawk's UN Spacy Markings from Macross). Then the FASA/Playmates, then Harmony Gold/FASA lawsuits happened, and by 4th edition, enter The Timberwolf on the 4th edition Game box cover. May have ended up there anyway, The Timber Wolf is a powerful and popular mech, but, one must not forget that the timing Warhammer became an unseen at a similar time probably had something to do with it.

@barondiamondo6676

Жыл бұрын

List of Battletech poster boys. Atlas, Timber Wolf (esp if you are Clan player), Warhammer, Battlemaster, Bushwacker.

@jasonashman9534

Жыл бұрын

Depends on when- as mentioned in other comments, Warhammer and Atlas dominated the early art, while the Marauder was often the pinnacle of the sourcebooks and literature. The MadCat showed up ~early 90s with the Clan Invasion. After the shitshow that was Jihad/DarkAge/Early IlClan, I have zero idea what is the current face of the IP, although the Atlas maintains a popular and distinct presence in both canon and non-canon art; it's face is still the logo for HBS' Battletech video game.

@vldreck1

Жыл бұрын

Y'all make very good points. That's part of why I was open to having it being shared. Especially since Timberwolf gets decked every five seconds in the mechwarrior intros 🤣

@cardboardcrafter2482

Жыл бұрын

@@vldreck1 Don't you mean Mad Cat? :)

The Atlas is what made me dislike assault mechs, slow as a snail and mostly a short-range combatant. My introduction to the setting was Mechcommander 2 with very open terrain, which made it practically worthless. Then I swapped out the weapons and made a pseudo-Atlas II and my opinion changed. That thing was a monster, anything that got in the range of the AC10 and the ER lasers just died. I still prefer more mobile and lighter mechs that can decide the combat range. Still, I can't hate the ugly thing. It stomps things.

The other face of the franchise: The Urbanmech!

Ahh, the Atlas, literally my favorite mech and the one that got me into battletech, nothing says assault, like 100 tons of armor with enough fire power to say "fuck you" to an entire lance of mechs while you smoke a cigar inside your Deaths head cockpit .

@josepinto2280

10 ай бұрын

Besides the got me into battletech, all of that is true for me

Playing Dragon's Gambit co-op on mission 7. Suddenly Atlas out of nowhere. [screams internally] Me: ATLAS! Everybody shoot it!

"we don't engage in no fair fights" Did Steve slide an El-P lyric in there when no one was lookin?

''Say hello steve!'' .........

AS7 DDC has ecm so that smack down you mentioned in the city would be even more of a surprise execution.

Finally! I was wondering why there wasn't a video yesterday! But then again with Steve chained in the basement begging for food does take priority...

I love the cracking and 'sploding sound whenever my dual UAC/20 King Crab cores out an Atlas in a single volley

The mech getting force-fed its teeth by an Atlas in that picture is a warhawk. Dire Wolf arms usually have stubbier gun barrels where as that looks like the ERPPCs employed by warhawks. Still impressive

@D3rpp00l

Жыл бұрын

Well...... It WAS a Warhawk..... Now it's salvage. lol

@thepiratemongoose8965

Жыл бұрын

The fact that it's a Warhawk makes it even more nonsensical. Why the fuck would a Warhawk pilot EVER let an Atlas get that close? You're faster, you have more firepower, your guns have longer range, your targeting computer allows you to make called shots so you can literally core an Atlas with two salvoes before he can even shoot back even if you're both running straight towards each other at maximum speed (well, he'll get a salvo of LRMs off, but that's it). Seriously, what the fuck are you doing in melee range? At least a Dire Wolf can't outrun the Atlas. And it doesn't come with a targeting computer standard in every configuration, though given the absurd firepower it brings to bear it would probably rip an Atlas apart in about the same amount of time

@duncankelcey9281

Жыл бұрын

@The PirateMongoose you're right, but if I had to guess meta wise, rule of cool, and in lore, that pilot's best skill was outrunning commonsense. That or it's a cool propaganda pic

@eddapultstab2078

11 ай бұрын

​@@D3rpp00l stupid thing got in close instead of maintain distance and let the quad er ppcs do the talking.

@eddapultstab2078

11 ай бұрын

​@@thepiratemongoose8965clanners are pretty crazy, and smart atlas pilot can try to bait him into coming into a cramped city where it's alot harder to keep range. Before tukkiyid clanners impressions of the innersphere was very low so they seriously believed that they needed to keep moving forward and steam role the opposition. Their thinking, by intent by fasa, was meant to be alien by design and most players who play clan usually play it wrong. They don't just give up their code of conduct just because of a single, or sometimes multiple infractions. To give up on it is to give up on kerensky and most would just kill themselves before, and some probably did especially early clan invasion and prior.

I love me personal atlas I used in MW5. Jump jets, stupid amount of armor, and 10 medium lasers. It wasn't fast, or flashy, But disco death mode was fun then I punch things in the face really really hard

2:27 - Oh dude, once when played MW5 I hit a fucking FLEA with the Battle Axe from the Atlas. The thing fucking crumpled.

Love the Samurai Jack pictures thrown in!

So in battletech extended mod i rigged my atlas with ecm and best melee mod i can find and flamethrowers. He just runs into enemy formation to punch out enemy mechs and occasionally overheat his victims

18:10 I always put max jump jets on my assaults to minimize the chances of them getting flanked and to basically be able to ignore terrain when traversing the battlefield. But there are better loadouts for long-range Atlases than 2 PPC and 1 Gauss. My current favorite is 2 LB2X, 2 LL, 2 ERLL, LRM15+LRM5. I also put in 1 ERSL and 2 MG to deal with any rude strangers or birds who want to get into my personal space. Seriously, washing bird guano off is a real chore.

Need to collaborate with Tex from Black Pants Legion. Guaranteed the epicness of his voice with your ideas would have battalions of artists scrambling to depict if not animate these glorious scenarios.

May I recommend the college short film Mechwarrior: Age of Destruction here on KZread? It has an Atlas III among other mechs beautifully animated, kicking the crud out of each other.

The MadCat used to be the poster boy of the franchise but my favorite IS assault mech will do

The Atlas is the in-game equivalent of if Andre the Giant was a giant robot... It's big and imposing, slow but powerful, and it packs one hell of a punch while being somewhat hard to take down. But if you take it to the ground it'll be pretty much over. It's highly revered and widely acknowledged as one of the greatest ever, but everyone knows it has flaws and how to exploit them. Just... Don't let it close. Under any circumstance. If it closes you probably haven't taken out the mechs trying to flank you and it's going to grab one of those little mechs and beat you with it...

You need to do an entire video on Solaris Seven and the Mech Arenas.

There is an atlas version that has a huge hatchet in one hand too for more close combat insanity

Oh lawd almighty, it's Big Daddy Soup Stock comin' off the top rope with a steel chair!

The Atlas and the Highlander are my favorite Assault Mechs.

The gun on the Atlas 3 is a RAC 10, also the right arm has a heavy mech shield which serves to counterbalance the weight of the RAC on the left. I have the original dossier from Wizkids when they came up with the thing back in the early 2000's. Not sure if they changed it later on but this is how they explained it back then.

@smokey_mcbong

8 ай бұрын

Nope its a RAC 2 not 10. There is a variant that replaces the RAC with a clan HAG 30

@DIEGhostfish

5 ай бұрын

@@smokey_mcbong Not even a RAC5?

@smokey_mcbong

5 ай бұрын

@@DIEGhostfish Not that I am aware of. Officially anyway.

These just get better and better. I think 2 am is a good time to develop scripts and even better without coffee, or too much coffee.

Good God, you channeled teamfourstar Nappa for a minute there

The mech at 14:37 is actually a Masakari/Warhawk.

I love the Atlas! I was once playing the Battletech ttrpg with a group and when we were all rolling what mechs we’re starting out with from the RATs we got 3 lights and 2 mediums… then I rolled an Atlas lmao. Best part was my character was supposed to be done back country hick so I decided he found it buried in his crop field then piloted it for the planet militia and had a locust leg for a leg actuator

1/10, No Steve "hello"

Unfortunately, the only vehicle capable of carrying an atlas is the Heavy Battlemech Recovery Vehicle, and to do so, it reduces its top speed from 64kph to 32 kph, slower than the Atlas riding it. Now theoretically if you had the time to equip a Battlemech Recovery Vehicle (50t version of the 70t HBRV) with Lift Hoists, you could carry around an Atlas at 64kph, roughly 10kph faster then it's top speed, but understandably it'd be impossible for it to fire from atop it as the recoil would likely topple the precariously balanced mech and vehicle alike. Also, on the table top an Atlas' punch only does 10 Damage, so depending on where it hits, a Stinger could very well survive the first blow.

"Steiner Steiner, uber alles"... -- Usually the last thing heard before your Mech lance gets the ever-lovin' crap scouted out of it.

Everybody knows that the real face of Battletech is the good old Urbanmech

@Dragon_Werks

4 ай бұрын

The Atlas can punt Urbanmechs all day.

@christianemmanjacaba9510

2 ай бұрын

@@Dragon_Werks nah urban hunts atlas

@Year_of_the_Dell

19 күн бұрын

​@@Dragon_Werks you would think, but trust me infantry and a pair of urbies is basically invincible

Wait, 1:20, Steve is a real person? I've watched 4(?) videos with no Steve and was convinced it was just a running gag, lol, like that old video series from The Onion that goes "I'm ____ , filling in for ______, who [ridiculous excuse here]."

The Atlas is one of the most dominant mechs to ever walk the battlefield. Excellent job

You should do a video on the clan elemental which is a really strong guy in power armor. Where one took on a Atlas in a one vs one fight, and Won.

Cool video. More please. I also appreciate the Atlas's hands 👐 rated E for Every Mech'

Kodiak always looked like a clan ATlas to me but i bet there's an atlas IIC

Just discovered your channel. Am enjoying your content. Please keep it up. Any chance you could put up your podcast on KZread Music? Hope you like this suggestion. Thank you.

It's definitely one hell of an assault mech, but personally prefer the king crab or highlander

I wanna hear this guy be an anchorman and announcer for Solaris 7 arena games. Make him a rival for Duncan Fisher!

"BUILD ME AN ARMY OF ASSAULT BATTLEMECHS WORTHY OF MORDOR.. " 🖐🏻💀

My favorite mech ever, it’s a juggernaut of terror.

If Atlas is the Armor... Then Mad Cat is the hammer

Ask Tex and his team to animate it..

The Atlas is just a Zaku and you can never unsee it now

@heymay724

9 ай бұрын

No wtf are you on

@bruni5289

9 ай бұрын

@@heymay724 what are you on

15:00 That's a Warhawk, not a Direwolf. It's jowl-armor plate is seen under the violating fist and the heavy brow armor is over the forearm. The image is just an astronaut decking the shit out of a bloodhound for being in the way.

I'd dare to say a max armor urban mech with traits would be more beefy. No where as much punch but arguably more beefy.

The scoutiest of scout mechs.

There’s a companion atlas 3 with a hag 40 Gauss cannon. No shields but a real hole puncher

@jamesshantie1923

7 ай бұрын

Also if it needs to punch someone then it can.

I don't think it's ugly. I think he's an endearing muscleman with a skull face... like Skeletor!

The RAC5 isn't considered a very good weapon on the tabletop, it has a high jam chance. You generally have to fire in bursts of 5 and because of the cluster table only 2-3 of those shots hit plus they scatter in different locations meaning you don't get armour penetrations. Its sometimes better than an AC10 but not as good as an UAC10, AC20, or Gauss.

You call atlas ugly but it is one of the best looking assault mechs.

Next up, the Highlander? The Griffin? The Phoenix Hawk? The Catapult? Or maybe the Thunderbolt?

Also, that's an Atlas punching a Warhawk, my man.

The mad cat was the face of the franchise for years, and some might say that it still is. My favorite cover is the Warhammer from the old box set.

A couple of corrections: * The torso mounted medium lasers are mounted in the rear. A few pilots have remounted them to point forward, but most keep them rear firing because of light and medium mechs. * ALL autocannons are automatic firing, hence the term autocannon. There are no "semi auto cannons". Read the lore and the novels instead of relying on Wikipedia. * That image of the Atlas punching the Clan assault mech... That's a Warhawk/Masakari, NOT a Dire Wolf/Daishi.

Genuinely surprised that the RAC is only 5 on the Atlas III. With all the hyping you did with it i thought it would have been a RAC10 or something unrealistic.

Ah yes, the rac...2 a big (not) gun capable of coring an assault mech in... 6-7 turns. (Thats 60-70 seconds for yall outside of the tabletop.) And that gun jams more often than a rock band.

Steiner Scout Lance incoming!

I ran a 65 ton Jagermech DD with 2 RAC 5s, 4 Light MG. 3 medium lasers and ams. I called it The Shredder and unlike the Atlas it could move.

Fields of AC20 urbies scare me more than a Lance of atlas

Also, am I remembering wrong or wasn't there a 'armored suit' (the Elemental) called Toad? I believe I recall such a thing.

@bobbyrne8591

7 ай бұрын

The Elementals wear a battle suit into combat. The Inner Sphere nicknamed them Toad's because they have jump jets and hop towards them.

I had Marauder II like this Atlas from 17:36. Except it had also some lasers. MAD-5B

Idk why this doesn't have more views, ffs the rifleman video has more views at time of writing this comment

Someone probably said it already, but that's a warhawk getting punched, not a dire wolf!

Thanks for the video.

Unit designation and company designation 😊

Hello there Insanity. There is a reason for the 'Steiner Scout Squad' videos!

This is why the Atlas is my favorite.

@fredlandry6170

6 ай бұрын

Mine too.

This ducklly loving choice of ❤ warming language with the one hit middle finger barge?? is something to my ear, exept honey. Have fun.

14:52 Not a Dire Wolf, my dude. That's a Warhawk aka Masakari.

Actually for me being a grognard from the 80s, the Warhammer is the iconic Mech.

Did Steve said hallo? But the face of the franchise is the MAD cat?

STEVE IS BACK!

Steve! :)

Do a video on superheavies, stone rhino, or the current year-range or face me in a trial of refusal. 😂😂😂

I was going insane trying to remember where ive heard his voice before...

That would be the Timber Wolf, The Atlas was Kerensky’s propaganda piece to terrorize the periphery, and the poster child for the Lyran Commonwealth’s general excessiveness.

Laughs in firestarter.

Timberwolf would be a competitor for franchise mech, but I agree Atlas is number 1.

Stare into the fist of Dredd.

Thought this is a scout mech

M E C H W A R R I O R F I S T I N G

Gotta RAC up kills somehow!

Epy Tome? Ah-pit-ah-me.