From willday@rom.oit.gatech.edu Mon Aug 14 19:49:58 EDT 1995
Article: 112010 of comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action
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From: willday@rom.oit.gatech.edu (Will Day)
Newsgroups: alt.games.mechwarrior2,comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action
Subject: Re: MW2 - Lil's things and more.
Date: 14 Aug 1995 19:49:44 -0400
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A short time ago, at a computer terminal far, far, away, Jerry Penley wrote:
>Another thing to nitpick about is the Names of the Mechs....... In the 
>3050 manual The Return of Kerensky the Configurations are the same, the 
>Pictures are the same everything down to the bare bone,But why was the 
>Names changed for? Like the Maddog is actually a Vulture and the Direwolf 
>is a Daishi in the book. Why were the names not kept the same? and one 

Because this is the way FASA made it. :)  Since you have the 3050 TR, 
you should be a little more familiar with BattleTech, and know the answer 
already.  But in any case, the 3050 TR is written from the perspective of
the Inner Sphere, and uses the names that the Inner Sphere made up to
describe the Clan mechs they encountered.  In later sourcebooks and
novels, you come across the "real" names of the Clan mechs, as used by
the Clan mechwarriors.  Since Mechwarrior II is from the perspective
of the Clans, it uses the Clan names.

>thing on controls how about making the up and down controls for aiming 
>like that of the mouse. so when i pull on the joystick and release it it 
>stays at the same elevation it was last at?

Absolutely.  I can't describe how strongly I feel about how stupid the
joystick controls are implemented.  Actually, I can, but I've already
posted about it many times on the newsgroups.  If you really want to 
hear me rant about it, email me. :)  If you really want to have Activision
correct the joystick aiming, send email to Activision and give your
support for a patch.  If you need addresses, look in the FAQ mentioned
in my signature.

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Will Day <willday@rom.oit.gatech.edu>   http://rom.oit.gatech.edu/~willday/    
   =->  Mechwarrior 2 FAQ:   http://rom.oit.gatech.edu/~willday/mw2/  <-=
Mercy?  mercy is something the weak pray for from the strong.  I have
no mercy.  The best an opponent can hope for from me is my respect.
If he has not earned that, then he is little more than a pest to be
exterminated for the common good, and will be treated as such.
    - A Wolf Clan Mechwarrior, Rasalhague News Net, 12 July 3050