the "barbarossa on the wall" is a perfect example as to why character building in Lancer is so fun lol. the "you WILL multiclass there is literally not enough levels for you to not to" really enhances the experience
"I really don't like firing the Cyclone Pulse Rifle on this thing. Like, I cherished that bullet, I let it cook in the chamber for about ten minutes, I basically developed a relationship with that shot. I cured it with Crackshot, stabilised, zeroe'd in, Core Syphon, connected to the Neural Link Targeting System, and... I really couldn't fire it! It was like letting go of a part of me. I felt like I could have done more. What if I missed that shot and then just... Nothing happened? All the work I put in, gone. I activated the Precognitive Targeting to make sure and I promise it just soothes your nerves. In the blink of an eye I saw a billion different realities, and in none of them I missed." "..." "Anyways, Elden Ring -" - ARK, livestreamer explaining to her chat what it feels like to be a gun.
I saw a Death's Head in my very first Lancer campaign. It was loaded with the super-heavy Cyclone Pulse Rifle and every time it fired it hit and mulched whatever it was pointing at. It took a health bar off the Boss on turn 1 and said boss used a homebrew mechanic to tear the pulse rifle off it's chassis. Several parts of that build were nerfed but that mech is so reliable
Ah, my Australian squadmate's favourite rig, thrown on some 'salvage' from a swallowtail and some heat management tech and he drops enemy combatants before they even know it's a fight. Nothing I'd rather have on overwatch.
I mean, at the base it is supposed to be a sniper mech, but thanks to those traits it can very well become the big piece of self-propelled artillery that, despite being less armed than the Barbarossa, can easily scuttle around the margins of the battlefield and hitting targets from unreachable locations. Also, a howitzer can be used as a gigantic sniping cannon if aimed low enough, a mortar can also be used for sniping, you only need to have to calculate the exact spot on where to land the shell to cause the most damages and, if the missile batteries launch self-guided rockets, the batteries are the most accurate weapons a “mech-hunter” could use for indirect fire.
@@alessiogiovannetti513 I was introduced to Lancer recently but I've been devouring hours of video about it ever since I had my introduction games with a group of friends. I spent hours theorycrafting a mech and ended up with the setup stated above. Death'sHead : Howitzer > Mortar > Missle rack - High-stress mag clamps - Tactician (Solar Backrop) - Siege specialist The long term plan was to switch to missle based weapons from Mornarch's license later down the line and go as far as to mount up the Pinaka batteries, making that insuffurable, mobile, extra long range mech with nearly impossible odds to miss. Sadly we had to cancel after our first session into the Dustgrave campaign, so disheartened I couldn't actually play the thing :
The Death's Head is like the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine. All that detail and skill and craftsmanship dedicated to min-maxing the simplest task. Is it the fanciest thing they ever made? Heck no. Is it the best at what it does? Boy howdy!
This series means a lot to me. I first binged all of your lancer videos when I was moving, now I’m rewatching them after getting teeth removed. Your vids make me feel better!
The goblins flavor is insain, and some of my favorite. You think the mechs fairly normal and safe compared to the rest hours... But then you read, and you can't help but yell "oh my god! That horrifying." I really hope you do it justice in your next video.
ya. it is A MONSTER. but i cant wait till he gets around to the kobold that little fuck has me writen all over it because its a "wtf is a battlefeild all i see is weapons and spontanius cover placements"
My favorite deaths head build? The A10 Warthog! Give that spider some butt boosters, a heavy machine gun, and cover fire. Now its flying all over the battlefiled marking targets, raining lead, and raining more lead one other peoples turns. The heavy machine gun glue sniffing is real with this one.
I really like the sections of your video where you portray a person from in universe talking about the mech, good job and thank you for making these videos.
I just imagine a lancer with a death’s head who just misses someone , takes a deep breath, and makes his enemy pay for all the frustration of the week. Also, I skipped the Drake video to watch it later, and then I never saw you again. I don’t know why you were shadowbanned, but I’m happy to have you back.
I love combining tracking bug with phase ready mod from the Napoleon license. normally the phase ready mod lets you attack enemies through cover/behind walls, but they count as being invisible, since, ya know, you can't see through walls. except now you can see them through walls and they can't benefit from invisibility :)
We NEED one of these for Caliban ;-; Little doom boi full of enough rage to topple mountains. Pls. He needs it. His shotgun hasn't seen blood in weeks. The walls haven't been painted red for equally as long.
As a Swallowtail pilot, let me say I am of the same mind as Mr Reginald here. As a fellow spider mech enjoyer I'm glad to play spotter to you fine gentlemen or ladies any day.
I was talking to my brother just last week about about how in mech media I've always had a special place in my heart for specifically the spider mechs, ever since playing final fantasy 8 as a kid and being chased by and fighting that spider tank in the early game.
Considering the tracking bug being basically a Spider-Tracer, the mag clamps, and precognitive targeting, this really IS the license you take to become mecha Spider-Man. And with the Swallowtail, you pretty much become a Tachikoma.
When you want the Tachikoma from Ghost in the Shell but you want to reference the other late night Toonami shows so you put the ZERO system from Gundam wing in there too.
Hell yeah! Another amazing and fun video. Your videos definitely helped my friends want to give Lancer a shot and now they're hooked. Wonderful work as always!
After checking out all other mechs and abilities, Death's Head seems to be perfect for me, since in games like this one I like to stack a ton of bonuses for damage. And Death's Head's accuracy bonuses work nicely with talents that improve critical hits.
I am ALWAYS a fan of mechs that breaks the typical humanoid form Death Head, Lancaster, Kidd, Minotaur, Swallotail I love them and always want to see more of them and to play them just by their designs
if you ever want to branch out i would love for you to talk about lore and stuff from kill six billion demons, both the comic and its ttrpg, both made by the same person as Lancer, cus who wouldent love the brand of insanity and over the top shenanigans lancer has but ported to fantasy, with even more ridiculous names
So Instead Of Saying Head Engineer The More Appropriate Term Would Be Dedicated Crew Chief. So When A Plane Lands The Crew Chiefs Are The People That Go Out And Do Any Repairs Or Maintenance On The Aircraft. A Dedicated Chief Is Some Who Instead Of Going And Repair Multiple Aircrafts, They Only Work On One Specific Air Craft. This Is Very Much Aligned With How SSC Works On Their Mechs.
Another lancer vidoe 🎉🎉🎉 These vidoes actually got me into lancer and hooked on it. So much so im running a game now and may have a player to send thie vidoe to.
Death's head design looks very inspired by the Tachikoma from Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, very cool mech with a weirdly somewhat functional design for a mecha
I'm about to slap a siege canon on a Death's head, and see how that goes. Along with reloading stuff. Black thumb for heat management. Hot rounds core boost. Nuclear cavalier. I hope it'll be fun.
This mech gave me an idea: new types in Lancer. Imagine what Char Aznable or Bright Noah could do with one of these mechs, along with the most insane NHP. That might be world-ending! 😂😂😂 I need other opinions. Great video as always! 🙇♂️
deaths head has always been one of my fav frames in the game. its a little disappointing how the core power is rarely used but its possible to make it work if you take cyclone pulse rifle and ASURA
I love the Precognition Targeting is just ZERO System from Gundam Wing. A weird mind synchronization technology that can read the future that even the creator don't know how and why? Sure lol, put it in a sniper mech!
What if, Come with me on this journey, LL3 Death's Head, LL2 Balor, LL1 Lich. Full subjectivity sync and lesson of disbelief as core bonuses. Nanocomposite railgun, and a level of Crack Shot. Standard Unraveler and GMS missile rack, with a level of Stormbringer. Add Tracking Bug, Hive Drone, Kinetic Compensator, and Wandering Nightmare. Fill in the rest to taste.
Nanocomposite railgun... My mind went to hitscan Yondu arrow of a mech's heavy weapon scale. Too bad you can't actually make the nanites turn that Line into a noodle. Still, walls are a non-factor, it is virtually unhittable despite staying in one spot and it knows your exact location - that's one terrifying point defense turret on legs.
Ah, a spider tank, will it talk about existential and philosophical tangents and the sense of dread? No, its here to shoot your FTL ship into multiple pieces.
That Marked for Death Core Power... *Does not* play well with Ordinance or Loading, which are both pretty damn common among sniper-style weapons. Only able to shoot once every three turns basically, and relying on enemies *not* moving... Really didn't work too hot. And then Oleander came out and I put Nanocomposite Adaptation on the railgun and was suddenly living the dream.
The Death's Head is honestly the only frame I'd put the AMR on, with an Autoloader Drone you fire it every turn. Throw Overpower Caliber on that and whooooo, that's 3d6 AP damage coming your way, and you probably won't be able to do shit about it
Spider Mech, Spider Mech, does whatever a Spider Mec-OH GOD IT BLEW OFF MY LEGS!
YES, I WAS GONNA POST THIS MYSELF, SIMPLY BRILLIANT
Precognitive Targeting, or you could say, Spider-sense...
Alternatively: Spider-Mech? But is it piloted by the Emissary of Hell?
The fact the Union Human Rights has a favorite SSC chassis is hilarious. Thanks for the video.
Union Human Rights don't fuck around, they don't just write reccomendations and make sanctions. They fucking *enforce.*
DoJHR don't fuck around.
I'd like to like they only like because it's the least terrifying one out of all of the mechs
the "barbarossa on the wall" is a perfect example as to why character building in Lancer is so fun lol. the "you WILL multiclass there is literally not enough levels for you to not to" really enhances the experience
>Sniper mech
>Corebook pilot uses a sword
For when they get close.
"Skitter me closer, I want to hit them with my sword!"
Tau be like
Mag clamps will always be funny to me especially when you run a Drake and build a trench on the roof (that is if the DM allows it) 😎
At least in zero-G anything is possible. The map gets WACKY.
I'm not reading all those rules, you hit.
"I really don't like firing the Cyclone Pulse Rifle on this thing. Like, I cherished that bullet, I let it cook in the chamber for about ten minutes, I basically developed a relationship with that shot. I cured it with Crackshot, stabilised, zeroe'd in, Core Syphon, connected to the Neural Link Targeting System, and... I really couldn't fire it! It was like letting go of a part of me. I felt like I could have done more. What if I missed that shot and then just... Nothing happened? All the work I put in, gone. I activated the Precognitive Targeting to make sure and I promise it just soothes your nerves. In the blink of an eye I saw a billion different realities, and in none of them I missed."
"..."
"Anyways, Elden Ring -"
- ARK, livestreamer explaining to her chat what it feels like to be a gun.
"More like a sniper in 2fort" broke me soo hard lol good times
I saw a Death's Head in my very first Lancer campaign. It was loaded with the super-heavy Cyclone Pulse Rifle and every time it fired it hit and mulched whatever it was pointing at. It took a health bar off the Boss on turn 1 and said boss used a homebrew mechanic to tear the pulse rifle off it's chassis.
Several parts of that build were nerfed but that mech is so reliable
Ah, my Australian squadmate's favourite rig, thrown on some 'salvage' from a swallowtail and some heat management tech and he drops enemy combatants before they even know it's a fight. Nothing I'd rather have on overwatch.
Snipins a good job mate
It's challenging work, out of doors
I guarantee you'll not go hungry.
Cuz as long two people are left in the planet someone will want someone dead
Currently running the Railgun on an Everest. Because I can!
Death Head's a sniper mech!
Me outfitting it with howitzer, mortar and rocket batteries ._.'
I mean, at the base it is supposed to be a sniper mech, but thanks to those traits it can very well become the big piece of self-propelled artillery that, despite being less armed than the Barbarossa, can easily scuttle around the margins of the battlefield and hitting targets from unreachable locations.
Also, a howitzer can be used as a gigantic sniping cannon if aimed low enough, a mortar can also be used for sniping, you only need to have to calculate the exact spot on where to land the shell to cause the most damages and, if the missile batteries launch self-guided rockets, the batteries are the most accurate weapons a “mech-hunter” could use for indirect fire.
@@alessiogiovannetti513 I was introduced to Lancer recently but I've been devouring hours of video about it ever since I had my introduction games with a group of friends.
I spent hours theorycrafting a mech and ended up with the setup stated above.
Death'sHead : Howitzer > Mortar > Missle rack
- High-stress mag clamps
- Tactician (Solar Backrop)
- Siege specialist
The long term plan was to switch to missle based weapons from Mornarch's license later down the line and go as far as to mount up the Pinaka batteries, making that insuffurable, mobile, extra long range mech with nearly impossible odds to miss.
Sadly we had to cancel after our first session into the Dustgrave campaign, so disheartened I couldn't actually play the thing :
It's really not that much of a stretch, arguably it's downright the same thing taken to an extra level. Snipers and artillery can fill similar roles.
@@Keilink but you can reuse it for another campaign
The Death's Head is like the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine. All that detail and skill and craftsmanship dedicated to min-maxing the simplest task. Is it the fanciest thing they ever made? Heck no. Is it the best at what it does? Boy howdy!
Railgun is a little frustrating because of that Ordinance tag, but damn is it cool tho.
Also I like the vaguely European guy at the end lmao
This series means a lot to me. I first binged all of your lancer videos when I was moving, now I’m rewatching them after getting teeth removed. Your vids make me feel better!
The goblins flavor is insain, and some of my favorite. You think the mechs fairly normal and safe compared to the rest hours... But then you read, and you can't help but yell "oh my god! That horrifying." I really hope you do it justice in your next video.
ya. it is A MONSTER. but i cant wait till he gets around to the kobold that little fuck has me writen all over it because its a "wtf is a battlefeild all i see is weapons and spontanius cover placements"
You know that is probably Barbarossa's players favorite license.
My favorite deaths head build? The A10 Warthog! Give that spider some butt boosters, a heavy machine gun, and cover fire. Now its flying all over the battlefiled marking targets, raining lead, and raining more lead one other peoples turns. The heavy machine gun glue sniffing is real with this one.
I get the impression that this is the go to license when you want to be a sniper. Not necessarily the frame but definitely the license.
Just the first license level is useful for all kinds of builds, not just snipers.
I really like the sections of your video where you portray a person from in universe talking about the mech, good job and thank you for making these videos.
DMR is for firing on the move, Railgun is for shoot and scoot.
Zak saying Loisence in that accent had me in stitches
I love how deaths head and the oleander have the silly little arms on the front of the mech
I just imagine a lancer with a death’s head who just misses someone , takes a deep breath, and makes his enemy pay for all the frustration of the week.
Also, I skipped the Drake video to watch it later, and then I never saw you again. I don’t know why you were shadowbanned, but I’m happy to have you back.
I love combining tracking bug with phase ready mod from the Napoleon license. normally the phase ready mod lets you attack enemies through cover/behind walls, but they count as being invisible, since, ya know, you can't see through walls. except now you can see them through walls and they can't benefit from invisibility :)
For some reason the art of the spider tank reminds me a whole lot of the tanks from Ghost in Shell.
We NEED one of these for Caliban ;-;
Little doom boi full of enough rage to topple mountains. Pls. He needs it. His shotgun hasn't seen blood in weeks. The walls haven't been painted red for equally as long.
It will take abit, but the cost efficient ship gutting frame will get it's red tinted spotlight.
@@Zaktact Yesssss :D
i love that you're using backgrounds that came out of the Hoemworld games, you earned my subscription
As a Swallowtail pilot, let me say I am of the same mind as Mr Reginald here. As a fellow spider mech enjoyer I'm glad to play spotter to you fine gentlemen or ladies any day.
I was talking to my brother just last week about about how in mech media I've always had a special place in my heart for specifically the spider mechs, ever since playing final fantasy 8 as a kid and being chased by and fighting that spider tank in the early game.
Considering the tracking bug being basically a Spider-Tracer, the mag clamps, and precognitive targeting, this really IS the license you take to become mecha Spider-Man. And with the Swallowtail, you pretty much become a Tachikoma.
When you want the Tachikoma from Ghost in the Shell but you want to reference the other late night Toonami shows so you put the ZERO system from Gundam wing in there too.
9:17 i was expecting the loud machina sfx from tf2 since 2fort was mentioned
Hell yeah! Another amazing and fun video. Your videos definitely helped my friends want to give Lancer a shot and now they're hooked. Wonderful work as always!
Ahhh man, the image of a barbarossa on a ceiling and a deaths head using it as cover is very very intertaining mental image to have
After checking out all other mechs and abilities, Death's Head seems to be perfect for me, since in games like this one I like to stack a ton of bonuses for damage. And Death's Head's accuracy bonuses work nicely with talents that improve critical hits.
I am ALWAYS a fan of mechs that breaks the typical humanoid form
Death Head, Lancaster, Kidd, Minotaur, Swallotail
I love them and always want to see more of them and to play them just by their designs
A long time coming. I miss seeing Zaktact's takes and explanations on Lancer Mechs.
if you ever want to branch out i would love for you to talk about lore and stuff from kill six billion demons, both the comic and its ttrpg, both made by the same person as Lancer, cus who wouldent love the brand of insanity and over the top shenanigans lancer has but ported to fantasy, with even more ridiculous names
I am happy to wait, but boy am I excited each time I get a notification for one of your lancer mech vids.
there's a Homebrew of DH called Reaper Dart, its amazing, it alows you to ignore the Ordnance tag on rifles, but you loose some of the DH shenanigans
My lancer uses a Death's Head! So happy this video got made.
What a fun frame to build too
So Instead Of Saying Head Engineer The More Appropriate Term Would Be Dedicated Crew Chief.
So When A Plane Lands The Crew Chiefs Are The People That Go Out And Do Any Repairs Or Maintenance On The Aircraft. A Dedicated Chief Is Some Who Instead Of Going And Repair Multiple Aircrafts, They Only Work On One Specific Air Craft. This Is Very Much Aligned With How SSC Works On Their Mechs.
You learn something new everyday. Will note for the future.
Did you see that Manticore got an Alt-Frame in the lastest book?
God all these mecha are so cool. And the fact you can kit bash em is awesome. The wall crawling apocalypse sounds like such a cataclysmic enemy 🤣
As if spiders where not scary enough, now they can't miss!
Thanks to your vids, I picked up a copy of the game’s core book at my local game shop! 😁
now the immage of a barbarossa standing on a celing, but being so big that it's touching the ground again, just upside down, won't leave my head
Another lancer vidoe 🎉🎉🎉
These vidoes actually got me into lancer and hooked on it. So much so im running a game now and may have a player to send thie vidoe to.
Homie. So hype to see that this has been released! Love it!
I know a tachikoma when I see one
i believe after the goblin is the warcriminator 9000 and i cant wait
Death's head design looks very inspired by the Tachikoma from Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, very cool mech with a weirdly somewhat functional design for a mecha
Nice to meet Reginald. But I'm looking forward to seeing how much crack our Horus salesman will be on.
I'm about to slap a siege canon on a Death's head, and see how that goes. Along with reloading stuff. Black thumb for heat management. Hot rounds core boost. Nuclear cavalier. I hope it'll be fun.
Epic video!
-me after I’ve actually seen the video, probably
this is before
thank you for the content i am starting lancer soon and this has helped a lot
I can’t wait til you get to the Pegasus, it’s a favourite of mine
This mech gave me an idea: new types in Lancer. Imagine what Char Aznable or Bright Noah could do with one of these mechs, along with the most insane NHP. That might be world-ending! 😂😂😂 I need other opinions. Great video as always! 🙇♂️
We already have those lmao
I can't wait for Minotaur my beloved to get their video
God Neutal Shunt socks. Spending a full action for the CHANCE to do extra damage IF crit.
deaths head has always been one of my fav frames in the game. its a little disappointing how the core power is rarely used but its possible to make it work if you take cyclone pulse rifle and ASURA
Brother man I NEED a video on the Albatross.
So uh, I see you didn't check the camera first lol, thanks for the great video as always.
Yeah, abit rusty. Simple slip.
My favorite chassi
"More a Sniper on 2Fort"
And now i need the TF2 Crit Sound for when i attack with this.
It is now legally mandated
IM SO EXCITED
Amazing vid, but have you ever played ftl multiverse?
Walking a barbarossa up a wall is exactly what i use dh 1 for
I love the Precognition Targeting is just ZERO System from Gundam Wing.
A weird mind synchronization technology that can read the future that even the creator don't know how and why? Sure lol, put it in a sniper mech!
I read the title as spider tank and immediately went spider tank, spider tank, killing whatever a spider tank does
SPIDER TANK SPIDER TANK SPIDER TANK FUCK YES THANK YOU SO MUCH I LOVE THE SPIDER TANK
Deaths Head has the ability to, as the kids say, lock in
Like how goblin just "Horus" monarch.
For your mention about just randomly off'ing 14 goblins, don't line attacks do reduced damage if hitting more than a single target?
Looking forward to Swallowtail Day and the revelation that the most aggressive striker in the game got labeled "support" as a joke.
What if,
Come with me on this journey,
LL3 Death's Head, LL2 Balor, LL1 Lich. Full subjectivity sync and lesson of disbelief as core bonuses.
Nanocomposite railgun, and a level of Crack Shot. Standard Unraveler and GMS missile rack, with a level of Stormbringer. Add Tracking Bug, Hive Drone, Kinetic Compensator, and Wandering Nightmare. Fill in the rest to taste.
Nanocomposite railgun... My mind went to hitscan Yondu arrow of a mech's heavy weapon scale. Too bad you can't actually make the nanites turn that Line into a noodle.
Still, walls are a non-factor, it is virtually unhittable despite staying in one spot and it knows your exact location - that's one terrifying point defense turret on legs.
Why bother with FSS when you can autostab the railgun
@@sn1pertoasterlow HP and trash repcap means leaning into the already high evasion if you want to not explode.
Ah, a spider tank, will it talk about existential and philosophical tangents and the sense of dread? No, its here to shoot your FTL ship into multiple pieces.
That Marked for Death Core Power...
*Does not* play well with Ordinance or Loading, which are both pretty damn common among sniper-style weapons.
Only able to shoot once every three turns basically, and relying on enemies *not* moving... Really didn't work too hot.
And then Oleander came out and I put Nanocomposite Adaptation on the railgun and was suddenly living the dream.
They need to turn this into a videogame
The Death's Head is honestly the only frame I'd put the AMR on, with an Autoloader Drone you fire it every turn. Throw Overpower Caliber on that and whooooo, that's 3d6 AP damage coming your way, and you probably won't be able to do shit about it
So.... new HA gilgamesh lore when?!?!?!?!?! PS LOVE YOUR CONTENT
So, what I'm getting is this thing is an off brand Tachikoma equipped with a Zero-system?
FRONT LEGS, HAVE HIGH SOCKS. AM I THE ONLY ONEWHO SEES IT?!
Well now I can't unsee it.
@@Zaktactyou are now cursed with knowledge as well
alright then time to actually see it this time
well dam
SABREUR smartblade on Orchis anyone?
i hope we get manticore next. especially since we just got a new official alt frame for it (lycan).
edit: i just checked. goblin is next
They got these is Austria?
We need a goblin video
The better of the "non humanoid spidery" mechs
Is it me or Zaktact is blurry?
I messed up the focus on the initial recording. It's why the Sale section isn't.
@@Zaktact still fun episode of the arachnid mech
Where do you get minis for lancer?
As far as I know, there are no dedicated first-party minis. However, this just means you can use whatever you want - including paper cutouts!
Yessssssss, spooder tank!
S&S License let's go
Fun fact: most spiders have hooves in their legs.
As a scenario master, id have the wall fail if a barbedose walks up it...
ily
Oleander's cooler.
Only by a little bit, though.
Playtest Oleander is cooler than both. B)
At license level 4 i can get this thing to do 42 + 2 heat on average, and 68 +2 heat at the absolute maximum
Never been this early to a video. Let's goooo