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'''Arena''' - A combat area in MCM.
'''[[Arenas|Arena]]''' - A combat area in MCM.


'''Bio-Mech''' - A mech that is either partially or mostly biological matter.  Bio-mechs use special equipment that is exclusive to their category of mech.  Bio-mechs also regenerate damage gradually though have less armor in general.
'''[[:Category:Biological|Bio-Mech]]''' - A mech that is either partially or mostly biological matter.  Bio-mechs use special equipment that is exclusive to their category of mech.  Bio-mechs also regenerate damage gradually though have less armor in general.


'''Buoyancy''' - A rating of how well a mech remains in the air.  The higher this is the more likely the mech is to float in the air.  A low buoyancy rating will cause a mech to sink like an iridium brick through water.
'''Buoyancy''' - A rating of how well a mech remains in the air.  The higher this is the more likely the mech is to float in the air.  A low buoyancy rating will cause a mech to sink like an iridium brick through water.


'''Hard Locked''' - A mech whose armaments and utilities may not be changed.
'''Hard Locked''' - A mech whose [[:Category:Weaponry|armaments]] and [[:Category:Utilities|utilities]] may not be changed.


'''Hard Mount''' - Any piece of mech equipment that is specific and limited to a single mech or group of mechs.  The opposite of omni-mount
'''Hard Mount''' - Any piece of mech equipment that is specific and limited to a single mech or group of mechs.  The opposite of omni-mount

Revision as of 11:52, 3 December 2012

Arena - A combat area in MCM.

Bio-Mech - A mech that is either partially or mostly biological matter. Bio-mechs use special equipment that is exclusive to their category of mech. Bio-mechs also regenerate damage gradually though have less armor in general.

Buoyancy - A rating of how well a mech remains in the air. The higher this is the more likely the mech is to float in the air. A low buoyancy rating will cause a mech to sink like an iridium brick through water.

Hard Locked - A mech whose armaments and utilities may not be changed.

Hard Mount - Any piece of mech equipment that is specific and limited to a single mech or group of mechs. The opposite of omni-mount

Load Points - A rating of how much equipment a mech can equip. Each piece of equipment has an associated cost that is deducted from this total.

Mecha - A large mobile weapons platform, often mobile. These are worn as avatars in MCM.

Omni-Mount - A piece of mech equipment that be equipped on any mecha that is not hard-locked.