Quote:They went through 2nd Gen in the original BGC OAVs, then had another change in design at the beginning of Crash. It sort of depends on what you're keeping as far as concept, but it seems to me that these would be 3rd or 4th Generation hardsuits instead of 5th Gen. But that's just being nitpicky I guess.
That doesn't much matter, as the suits in DW2 are hypothetical 5th Generation hardsuits,
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which pretty much mix-n-match features from all the others as I see fit for the needs of the story. For example, Linna has shockdarts, but she's also back to the paw-and-gauntlet arm designs.
Good, good. I thought the shock darts were a nice idea, but I didn't know why in the world Sylia would get rid of weaponry that worked so well for Linna like the Knucklebombers and lasers. In my mind, your version of the basic suit looks like the 2nd Gen suit mostly, but with the shock dart option added. Probably the only visible change to Linna's suit in that case would be an extra slot on the underside of the power arm sleeve for the right shock dart to come out of. Similarly the left arm would have a bit of a raised section and slot on the inside wrist.
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Similarly, Priss' hardsuit is back to bombers and railguns, although it still maintains the "hardpoints" that allow third-generation "powerups" to be attached.
Yes, no problems there, as it's mainly the "backpack" on Priss' suit that has the hardpoint attachment points. Again, I see it visually as her 2nd Gen suit but with the Crash backpack.
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In fact, by this point, Sylia has added the modular parts option to all four suits, not just Priss', as evidenced by all the extra equipment the Sabers showed up with at the end of chapter 11.
Yes, I see that. And the backpack hardpoints and power connectors are a relatively minor structural modification to the basic suit design. It makes sense. Although I would think that fitting certain armaments around Sylia's flightpack or Nene's sensor booms would prove problematical, to say the least.
Quote:Indeed. ^_^
Tucking a hold-out knucklebomber into Nene's suit is a relatively small matter compared to all that.
And while we're on the subject, there's something else I should probably mention, now that you have BGC: Before and After. Look at page 67 where they have printed the schematic drawings of the inner musculature and other details of the hardsuits. The middle drawing on the far right shows that the helmets actually do have significant neck support, in the form of linear actuator attachment points right behind the jawline. Putting the lie to one of Doug's tactical eval points - "There also seemed to be a criminal lack of neck support under those helmets..." from DW-II-09.
-Logan