>>5443175>How are we going to design mechs?Realistically, if we want to achieve smooth relations with the Imperium and Mechanicus at large, we should strive to nominally market any mechs we design as "knights". Unfortunately, there are no nearby Questoris worlds nearby we can try to become patrons of in the Badab sector.
https://jambonium.co.uk/40kmap/However, there is the relatively nearish Fallen Forge world of Solemnium where the Freeblade Knight "Justice" fought alongside the Iron Hands to destroy the traitor knights of House Drakon.
We could try to establish our own Knight House, calling them the "Followers of Justice" or such, and apply for classification of newly founded Questoris house with the Mechanicus. It could take a few centuries for administratum approval, and of course every other Knight House will look down at us for being so young, but that matters little because we're basically going to be the only Knight House in this entire subsector.
From there we just make our designs superficially resemble knights, and induct human pilots. Our pilots will enjoy a far greater degree of symbiosis with their knight hosts than normal, as well as our smiths a greater degree of freedom to innovate. This again would put us at odds with other Knight Houses but eh, by the time we grow big enough to encounter anyone else it won't really matter.
>Are we going to use gravitic technology to enhance movement?We should lol
>Hands are a guarantee but what of built-in weapons?I am of the belief that the Melta is one of the finest weapons the Imperium can throw at anything, the drawback being its low range. But then someone in Fantasy Flight's Dark Heresy RPG came up with the brilliant idea of the Beamer Melta, which doubles the range of a melta. The drawback is of course the tedious recalibration time, but hey, does that matter when you've got a boatload of smarter-than-the-average-servo-skull and drone support or even smart guns that calibrate themselves?
For reference:
>Lascannon 48" Heavy 1 S9 AP -3 D6>Melta destroyer 24" Heavy 3 S8 AP-4 D6 (D5+2 at half range)Imagine a Melta destroyer firing at a full 48". It would be outright better.
There's a bunch of other exotic stuff but melta may be more mass producable. Tbh I might be focusing a bit too much on range, from what I'm told most knight players prefer to charge in with melee and do a lot of chopping rather than can opening. Even for when playing House Vulker who specialize in range.
>How are we going to modify the control method?In sticking to the idea that "Knights = Greater Imperial acceptance" we could simply just try and smooth the process of Human/Machine Host symbosis, with more active and friendlier machine spirits.
>What about the power source?In terms of 40k, Atomantic is the pinnacle when it comes to human based energy sources before you step into necron things. It also appears to be the DAoT's preferred energy source as well.
