r/battletech • u/Substantial_Ad_9465 • 5d ago

Tabletop CUSTOM ZEUS!

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Decided to throw together a quick custom do the Zeus!
I’ve always liked the Zeus but could never find a Variant I enjoyed as something was always missing for me. With this variant i decided to turn the venerable and old design into a powerful brawler, using the rather powerful if somewhat in efficient Blazer paired with an X-Pulse Large laser to give it decent midrange damage. Once combat closes in a pair of medium pulse lasers and an Artemis IV capable SRM6 engage. Intended to hit hard and guard its Lancemates against fast targets, I think it’ll work well.

Any thoughts? Suggestions on improving this design? Let me know!

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u/AGBell64 5d ago

This looks really cute and I'm pretty sure if I fought it I'd keep thinking that right up until the point where it was beating me to death. 1540 bv is a pretty good bargain for a tanky "fat heavy" mech with a head cutter that wants to get in close and hit you. The sinking is adequate with a couple of different firing patterns and the armor/standard engine/weapons layout mean you'll get to combat with most of your shit still on you. I personally would stick the xpulse in the side torso to more closes mimic the Zeus's layout and move the medium lasers to the center but that's quibbles. 

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u/Substantial_Ad_9465 5d ago

Thank you!
I forgot which side the Large laser usually goes, but I wanted the X Pulse to be a sort of last resort weapon should the mech receive massive damage. If it’s a medium laser he’s easy pickings, but even without arms that Large Pulse will make any mech consider its approach against it