Armored Troopers and Powersuits

Step One: Chose a Frame

Weights based on 1 unscaled ton per 2 unscaled Kills, 1 unscaled ton = 5 scaled Hits, 1 unscaled ton = 10 scaled Kilograms.

CP cost based on 1 unscaled CP = .2 scaled CP

All Mecha have a number of Spaces in which to mount weapons and thrusters and verniers equal to their unscaled Kills of Structure. Weapons take up as much space as their cost times 5 but can be fitted by buying Space Efficiency.

Step Two: Add Armor

Armor is limited to two sizes greater than the Size of the Mecha

Step Three: Add Weapons

1. Lasers
2. Railguns and Machineguns
3. Missiles
4. Energy Swords, Ribbon Cutters, and other Melee Weapons

Step Four: Purchase Cockpit,Sensors and Options

Cockpit

Space has to be allocated in the mecha's Torso, Arms, Legs, and possibly Head to accomodate a pilot. 1 space must be allocated per 1 Body of Pilot. The cockpit control system is a Slave/Reflex type, but that comes later.

Sensors

Electronic Warfare Systems

Full Cost for first system, subsequent systems cost 1/2

Space = Cost (if multiple EW systems, cost of most expensive unit)

EW systems are: Defensive (Sensor, Missile, Radar Jamming) or Offensive (ECCM)

Options

Step Five: Purchase Space Efficiency

Place each weapon and additive component into a servo and add up their space requirements. The total should be more than what the servo provides. You can reduce the space requirement at a cost of .1 CP per space reduced.

For example, your left arm has 5 spaces. You decide to mount a weapon that requires 11 spaces in that arm. you can either reduce the weapon to just fit or further to leave room for later (recommended). You decide to reduce it by 8 spaces, leaving 3 in the arm. This reduction costs .8 CP. The weight, damage, and capability of either the arm or weapon is unaffected.

(Unscaled notes, 1 unscaled CP per 2 spaces. In the previous example, an 8 space reduction would cost 4 CP, which would be scaled (x0.2) to .8 CP.)

Step Six: Figure Base Weight and CP Cost

Add up the weights of all the servos, weapons, and additive components and record their total. Consult the MOVE and MV table. If the weight is too high, then reduce it by purchasing weight efficiency at a cost of .01 CP per kilogram reduced. Record th is result seperately, it will be added after the Multiplier Costs have been determined.

For example, your battlesuit so far weighs 2100 kg. That is fairly heavy, so you wish to reduce it to a manageable and consistent 790 kg. That is a 1310 kg reduction. At .01 CP per kilogram, that comes to 13.1 CP. Our design now weighs 790 kg and costs 13.1 CP extra.

Step Seven: Purchase Thrusters or Jumpjets

The space requirement of thrusters is the battlesuit's weight in Kilograms x 0.00375 x Mekton MA desired. Divide the result by 5 for the CP cost. Most Battlesuits don't actually fly but use Jumpjets for extended leaps. A leap of 100 meters (recommende d) is equal to about Mekton MA of 2. True flight requires a Mekton MA of 7 or higher. Most thrusters are located in the torso, so buy space efficiency if required.

For example, our 790 kg. Battlesuit wishes to jump 100 meters. That would be MA 2, so 79 x 0.0375 = 2.9625 x 2Ma = 5.925 spaces /5 = 1.185 CP.

(Scaling Note- In the preceding example, a 79 ton mecha flying at 2MA would cost 79 x .0375 = 2.9625 x 2MA = 5.925 CP which scales (x 0.2) to 1.185 CP.)

Step Eight:Purchase Boosterpacks, if any
(not recommended)

Total all the Balance Modifiers from every Boosterpack installed, then multiply the total by their Max Boost (the maximum additional MA per turn) modifier. The resulting Balance Modifier is subtracted from the Battlesuit's Land MA, Flying MA, and MV. Once the Boostpacks are out of MA (out of fuel), then they can be discarded and the modifiers ignored.

Step Nine: Purchase Command Armor, if any
(not recommended)

Step Ten: Purchase Multiplier Systems

Multiplier Systems affect the cost of the entire mecha. Add up all the multiplier costs and add the result to 1. Muliply that result by the previously figured CP cost of the Battlesuit. The result is the final cost of the Battlesuit

Power Plant

Source Cost

Power Cell -x0.15

Control System

Slave/Reflex type Control System, Cost Multiplier is x0.1

Strength Bonus Boost

Environmental Protection

Maneuver Verniers

Using your previously figured weight, consult the table below to determine your Battlesuit's Maneuver Value. This should be abyssmally high. To reduce it, purchase Maneuver Verniers and place them in the torso, arms, and legs.

Cloaking (not recommended)

Turbochargers (not recommended)

Please refer to the Mekton Zeta Plus book page 79 for detailed information on this complicated system.

Step Eleven: Figure your Battlesuit's Final CP cost

Add up all the Multiplier Systems and add 1. Multiply the result by the total CP cost of the Battlesuit. Add the cost of Weight Efficiency to the cost of the Battlesuit plus Multiplier Systems. The final result is the final CP cost of your Battlesuit.

Step Twelve: Figure your Battlesuit's Statistics

A Battlesuit's Strength is determined by it's Torso level.

The formula for converting Mekton MA to Bubblegum Crisis Move uses the Speedlines from pag. 64 in Mekton Zeta.

For Mekton MAs 1-11, multiply MA by 18, then divide by 16 to get the Surface BGC Move or 1.6 to get BGC Flight Move
For Mekton MAs above 11, [([(MA/10)x2]-1)xMA]x18 to get kph, then divide by 16 to get Surface BGC Move or 1.6 to get BGC Flight Move.

Don't forget modifiers from boosters, overcharged and supercharged powerplants, configuration, etc.