Zion

[Kaoz666]

A middleweight Ac, Zion possess unmatched firepower for it’s size. While lacking in defense considerably, It's weapon load out is focused towards overwhelming the enemy. With it's decent mobility, Zion is fast enough to keep up with lightweights, and agile enough to run rings around heavyweights. If used correctly, You should be able to pick the opposition apart.



AC Name: Zion

Head: YH14-STING (226,505,184,192,388)
Core: CR-C98E2 (Default)
Arms: CR-A88FG (Default)
Legs: LH0S-Cougar

Boosters: B0S-Gull (254, 21067, 3898, 5583)
FCS: MF03-Volute2
Generator: G03-Orchid (1029, 11160, 52128)
Radiator: Ragora (604, 1956, 11479)
Inside: CR-192FMM2

Extensions: CR- E73RM
Back L: CR- WB73MP
Back R: WB28R-Siren4
Arm R: WR04M-Pixie2
Arm L: CR-WL8SRS
Hanger R: None
Hanger L: None

Optionals:
O01-Amino
CR-O69ES
CR-O69SS
CR-O71EC
KI55YOH
CR-O75LA
CR-O79L+
O08-Ribose
CR-O86R+

Color:
Custom Color/General:
Base: 0, 0, 0
Aid: 34,0, 43
Optional: 26, 26, 26,
Detail: 0, 0, 200
Joint: 45, 0, 77

[Grim]

First off, welcome to the Republic!

Your frame has pretty good defense, care of the Cougar legs. Sting, E2 and the FG arms are all usable enough. I don't have an idea in hell as to what is going on with your tunes though. Haha.

EDIT: Wait... now I do.

I have, however, a suspicion that you relied on the letter system to make this AC. If you're just looking to fight AI, then all's OK. But if you're planning to fight other people, I have a few suggestions.

Gull has good power, yes, but Vulture2 has better acceleration, and lower heat. Currently you run at around 330-340 kph. That's just enough for midweights, but there are some designs out there that will make you go faster.

Orchid is just too damn heavy for its own good. Might work on tanks, but for bipeds it's just too much. Ragora bleeds you heavily on the energy requirements from the get go. Try G91 for the generator, and the all-purpose Ananda for the radiator. Since G91 runs cooler, a downgrade (or is that an upgrade? lol) for your radiator is in order.

Now that I think about it, since it's a midweight anyway, why not go LR standard for your BGR? Vulture2 + G91 + Ananda. That should solve your current self-heating problem.

Volute2, OK. If you can work that, fine. But I suggest you try Volute, F73H and Monju. F73H is the best for dual gunning since it has good parallel sight value. Monju is for quick missile locks (the problem for Volute2, at least for me, is that it gets too small to keep track of the more mobile enemies, especially when you're dual gunning).

I haven't seen anyone use contact mines before, and I believe they're just in the game for their novelty value. If you want some inside part that explodes, use Urchins.

MP locks slow, and it doesn't track very well. I suggest you look into the Nymphe or even the 69M missiles for quick spam and drop with the RM extensions.

Why have a radar when your head has one already? That's putting on more excessive and unnecessary weight. Furthermore, when using radars in LR, RA is all you need. Trust me on that.

Pixie2 hasn't been used much, but it's a good gun. Not as powerful as the Pixie3, but I've been reading stuff about it that says that it has a tighter bead on the enemy, as well as less spread. SRS, fine.

Lastly, for your optionals, you don't need EC with the Orchid. Or even the G91, although you can opt to put it there anyway. Drop the Kissyoh and the LA, and invest in a Codon. Drop the Ribose and R+ for the Marishi as well.

It turns out, if you keep the Gull and try my suggestions, you can make your AC go 100 kph faster, while keeping your defenses intact. Huzzah!

[Lord_Leperman]

Go PIXIE3 + GOLEM for your arm weapons.

Everything else has been covered well by Grim.

[wanzerfreak]

400 kph is the minimum requirement for underweighed mids especially with this installment's "BS underweighing system". also, LR is all about how much damage you can do in the shortest amount of time possible. so let me reiterate that the game's rating system is pure BS.

anyway, if you have a surplus energy of more than 3000+, i dare you use the gull+ananda+lotus+EC with this thing.

[Goat]

Everyone got it all covered already...

... but here's an additional advice:

You don't have to follow the AC graph. You wouldn't need ECM that much dude. I'd go with Lord_Leperman though; change the weapons into PIXIE3 and GOLEM. BTW, if you're gonna post designs, well you don't have to post tunes like that. Just post'em up like this:

Head: S4 (0,0,4,6,0) <----- number of times tuned.


Since the Zion has high ECM countermeasures and has ample ammo, well is this AC outfitted for missions? It seems so.

[Kaoz666]

For the most part my AC's are outfitted for missions. I've never really had the chance to play arena vs. human opponents yet. But i'm taking all this input into consideration and tweaking him as such .

[Goat]

Uh, wait. You can change your head into S4 for more stability if you want to, if you're against human players.

Hope to see more designs from you. XD

[Serene]

You can work on a variation of this AC and have take a look at it...

No offense but, it feels like this AC's suicide...
But good nonetheless...

EDIT:
Ok...
That sounds like i'm contradicting myself again...

What I meant by good is: Good for a few things...

[Iguana]

Change the COUGAR legs to either the S3 or COUGAR2.

S3 = Lots of defense, great durability and overall stats.

COUGAR2 = Less weight and EN drain, still maintains good defenses.

Also, since you're using the PIXIE2/PIXIE3 for your primary arm weapon, you might want to consider a left-hand weapon that has both a lenghty combat duration and great complimentary power.

R3 = 100 shots of spam-tastic goodness. A popular balanced choice.

SYLPH = A small michinegun with awesome power. Average duration.

ROC4 = Lots of firepower per-shot, and tons of ammo. Low range.

DRAGON = Lasts long, compliments few weapons. (Only use with EN weapon optionals)

You might want to change your arms to FL is you want a tad more cooling, less EN consumption, and defense. More weight, but if you make some of the suggested changes from the posts on this topic, that shouldn't be an issue at all.

[Kaoz666]

I'm gonna post the modification I've made to him 2marrow. Gone is the radar. I swapped out the generator and cooling system for smaller ones with less energy drain, and the result in increased mobilty and flight time is REDICULOUS. I also ditched the inside part and doubled up on the missle system. I also switched from Pixie2 to Pixie3 and swapped the SRS for the Nix, with cataclismic results. Zion went from being badass to being SUPA bad. Thanks for the suggestions, fellas .