Mobile Artillery Hovertank image - Rise of the Mandalorians mod for Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption
The Empire has fallen and a New Republic is born out of the conflict. But in the ashes of civil war, yet another life stirs...
The Mobile Artillery Hovertank (or M.A.H.T.) is a simple yet effective design that has lasted for years in service to the Empire. Originally developed as an alternative to the multi-legged SPMAT walker, the MAHT saw only limited use in the early empire, as long-range artillery strikes were often unnecessary because the Empire's navy could easily bombard any entrenched targets from orbit. Since Imperial naval strength is now far less that it was during the Galactic Civil war, the need for a reliable mobile artillery platform has grown again. So it is that this well-armored but slow vehicle has been put back into production.
Originally seen in Galactic Battlegrounds and Force Commander:
Starwars.wikia.com
I've taken artistic liberties and draw more from the SW:GB version but I still feel like this is a better fit for the Remnant than the SPMAT...which is technically a Clone Wars-era unit.
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Lel. John Lennon would be jealous.
Now, that's what I call a mobile bunker with artillery cannon and seemingly reflective armor. Nice work. I don't want to spam you with suggestions but it would be cool to see the Sp.9 anti infantry vehicle: Starwars.wikia.com in your mod. I think it would give you much artistic freedom to design a real round shaped Stormtrooper tank with clean imperial aesthetics. Ah, and in this case I agree with {HEROIC}Hunters opinion about you. I hope it's going on with your amazing mod!
Thanks all!
I won't be adding that particular unit into the game. I think the 2m tank fills that role well enough and the Empire already has more vehicles than the other factions anyway (as it should be...but we don't want to get too crazy).
I'm always happy to get suggestions though.
Cool! far more better then SPMAT:)
Looks good, this pleased me. Although i find most things that i can destroy rebel scum with pleasing.
yay its still alive :D I was missing updates ;~;
so boxy lol. seems more like a rolling bunker than mobile artillery.
HE'S BACK GUYS !!! and with some sweet new models
Ar you gonna add any more galactic battleground units? I liked that game
Not at this time. GB didn't really have space units and ground is just about finished.
Thanks for the comments everyone!
A note: I was never "gone" from this mod ;). When things go dark or get silent for a bit it almost always means that I am working on SFX, code, animation, or other things that can't really be placed into a screenshot. Other mods have the ability to do those things and still post shots because they have a team of people that work on multiple things at once. Since I'm working mostly alone on this mod, each part takes from my own time...and also from "picturable" updates. So thanks for hanging in there even when there isn't something pretty to look at. It means a lot!!
Great to see new updates! Been tracking this mod for years now, you are doing a great job with it.
I always wanted to drive towards my enemies in a cardboard box tank with a turret :P.
Its every child stormtrooper's dream come true!
It's great. It's a hover box with a big gun.
Your craftsmanship is both flawless and magnificent, the_Farseer.
In a world of artists, you truly stand at the head of the table.
Thank you all
So...will this need to deploy before use, or will it fire without needing to deploy?
If it needs to deploy, I imagine it's a matter of making it sit on the ground, because that'd be a heck of a stable platform.
Also, would totally just go with M.A.H. (treat hovertank as one word).
"MAH's here boys; I'll take good care of you."
On another note, this looks like a moving arty bunker, and this fact is, for some reason, strangely pleasing.
It does deploy...exactly how you imagine. Lol. It settles onto the ground and points the cannon skyward.
As for the name...MAH is funny. Don't disrespect my MAH. The alternative was MARTH (Mobile ARTillery Hovertank) and it just screams Fire Emblem... Lol.
I imagine the "Yo MAHma" amongst the less professional troopers would be endless...
The fact that it's deploy animation is as expected is, similarly to it's design, strangely pleasing.
Talk about nostalgia. Excellent work. Makes me want to play battlegrounds again :)
METAL BAWKSES!
But seriously, well done. I like it.^^
I don't like it. I get its well-armoured, but something about the boxy appearance doesn't sit right with me.
I hear ya. Its not the most...creative unit in SW lore but it IS canon (pre-ep7 anyway). End of the day, I can take artistic liberties but the unit is what it is...a box with a gun on it. Lol.
Congratulations on creating the only version of this artillery that I like looking at, haha!
Heh, I always like seeing things from the more obscure Star Wars games in mods. Great job with this.
I think the higher tech one that has sloped armor would have been better, you could have switched the 2 guns of that variant to 1 and just had the hull look the same, it's a bit odd looking this way.
What do you call an imperial tank with no legs?
MAHT