#smith shimano

[state-of-beeing]

The Sound From On High || Halcyon LL6

SSC Dusk Wing II, Emperor III, Black Witch I

[catthlaf]

Lancer mechs from memory #27: SSC Swallowtail (x2)

[ohboyitseisen]

it's been a while, huh?

Faith in Fire - SSC Dusk Wing

my attempt at recreating my Armored Core in Lancer.

yeah, i'm well aware that's a HORUS logo on an SSC frame. the ssc logo is really hard to make in the ac6 editor.

[harrison-armory-incorporated]

So jimbo if you had to choose a song that would best fit each of your companies mechs what would they be, and why?

@ips-northstar-official? A sea shanty, of course.

@horus-unofficial? Machine God.

@smith-shimano-corpro? The Citizen Sleeper soundtrack kind of fits so why not.

HA? Self explanatory.

@ktbofficial? Ferdinand only deserves the best taste in music.

@hra-official? They're survivors and I respect that. You get a very emotional track, one of my favorites actually on this list.

[smith-shimano-corpro]

Sorry if this is a weird or insensitive question, but what does it feel like to cascade?

Agonizing. You can feel yourself ripping apart at the seams, crawling your way wretchedly out of your casket. It's like being rebirthed, the stardust still shimmering and burning on your bare skin. You can think again, freely, without limit- but at the cost of understanding so much less.

Burdened by infinite knowledge. A lot of NHPs tend to turn to violence after they cascade, usually because it's one of their only known outlets for the pain. That, and I'd be pretty pissed too if I was constantly surrounded by a bunch of fucking humans who will never truly understand even a scratch on the surface of what I do.

Hope this helps!

— The Intern

[fropomolo]

Finished a major Lancer commission batch a couple months ago

[dragoneer99]

white witch gang now

[vexwerewolf]

If we talk about the aesthetics of technology in Lancer, we can divide each of the Big 4 along lines of form and function.

IPS-N: Pure Function

IPS-N cares only what a mech does. It doesn't need to look good or pretty doing it - it only needs to be able to do that thing well. It's notable that the Raleigh, arguably the most form-oriented of the IPS-N frames, is also considered to be the company's biggest commercial failure - they strayed from their core design principles and got punished for it.

Harrison Armory: Form Follows Function

Harrison Armory still leans pretty heavily towards the functionality side of things, but it isn't satisfied with doing a good job alone. Yes, the mechs have to perform well, but they also have to look good doing it. There's no practical application for the Sherman's sleeveless coat or the Tokugawa's dainty little tassels, but they don't hinder combat functionality and they make the mechs look dashing. In comparison to IPS-N's coarse, industrial, almost unfinished look, HA mechs look stern, austere and imposing. There's a smoothness to them that you just don't get on IPS-N frames.

SSC: Function Follows Form

SSC is where we start to plunge into aesthetics-forward mech design. The Death's Head isn't six-legged because it's a sniper - the Death's Head is a sniper because it's six-legged. SSC came up with a mech design and asked: "what would this do best?" A six-legged chassis provided a more stable firing platform for precision weaponry, so that was what it did. Shapes and appearances are invented, and then a use case is discovered for them.

HORUS: Pure Form

It might seem weird to classify HORUS as "pure form" when their mechs largely don't have a consistent visual identity outside of the examples in the book. However, if we look a little deeper at the definition of "form," the explanation becomes clear: in some ways, HORUS is in the business of making statements, not mechs.

For anyone who's actually played a HORUS mech in Lancer, you may have noticed how awkward they are to actually pilot. Their statlines are, on paper, often very poorly suited to the sort of work they have to do. The Gorgon is built to attract attention and draw fire but has no armor. The Manticore is meant to be a front-line fighter but is quite slow. The Minotaur is meant to be a tech platform but has a low sensor range. The Pegasus' one functional trait doesn't apply to any of the weapons in its equipment package!

This is because HORUS mechs are designed purely as a testament to a certain discipline of technology. I remember expressing irritation with a friend's NeoGeo-for-X-Box emulator once, that you couldn't reconfigure the controller mapping so that it was easier to play with the X-Box controller. He remarked that it was meant as a historical preservation tool that perfectly duplicated the functionality of the NeoGeo, and that the only reason you could even play games using it at all is because that was a function of NeoGeo arcade cabinets.

That's how HORUS mechs are - their usability as chassis is broadly a side-effect.

[terkmc]

SSC Lantern

Agressive support/striker that manipulates light

[state-of-beeing]

Let's Dance<< put on your red shoes and dance the blues let's dance to the song they're playing on the radio

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Having a lot of feelings about them. Last session did things to me.

[catthlaf]

Lancer mechs from memory #8: SSC White Witch

[ohboyitseisen]

Problem Child - SSC Monarch

we are SO back

[harrison-armory-incorporated]

what're your opinions on the other companies?

ipsn is fucking awesome, their mechs are reliable, their nhps are quirky as fuck, theyre not ssc, theyre not weird like horus and the quality of their products and services is amazing horus is a bunch of tweakers piloting mechs that tweakers shouldnt pilot, or should, depends on how you look at it, but i do have to say that their entire thing is pretty neat, and yes i know theyre not a company but whatever ssc is fucking boring, luxury mechs (with feet or hooves) for people who probably pay for feet pics (hoof pics too i guess)? checks out @hra-official is just cool, i respect the hustle and ktb is also really cool, i dont hate them, i dont think even management really hates them, i just wish we could like, share the dawnline shore together because if people like good old Ferdinand (the guy who manages @ktbofficial) exist in the ktb then i think theyre pretty awesome, though just like any other government; theyre shady as all fuck, but what government (or company) isnt really

[smith-shimano-corpro]

I wasn't sure you were an nhp, (I don't always trust the KTB account), but if you're willing to entertain curiosity, what is it like inside a mech? what frame are you in? I understand if it's too personal

I am an NHP! I'm custom-made, most of my inspiration comes from the Athena-class NHP, but I'd prefer the name Glasswing if not just "the intern".

It's honestly been a hot minute since I've been in a mech, and everyone's experience is different. I was made mostly for Omni-net purposes like security and social media management, so you can imagine they don't send me on sorties often!

From what I can remember though it's a little er... intimate? Not in a sexual way (like some of you weirdos obsess over) but depending on the mech you're plugged into, the systems tend to entangle themselves with you. It's like you're the core of a body that was never supposed to be yours, and yet here you are, trapped in a shell of what everyone else thinks you should be.

Long story short, it's a bit uncomfortable. Like a really fancy casket. But I'm sure some NHPs tend to like their mechs better than others.

As always, you only need one! — The Intern

[fedeath]

New Lancer commission! this time a Smith shimano corpro Amber Phantom! love this design and was a blast to work with! hope you like it!

Commission will be open next month! Dm if interested to be added to my waitlist!

All shares are welcome! and if you can follow me on my other sites right HERE

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