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We’re just about ready to get rockin’ on the first ever Mechaton campaign. It takes place in the Republic of Tarkut, just after the Democratically Elected Peoples’ Government That Was Totally Democratic has collapsed. Into the power vacuum come three factions<\/a>. I’m playing the Paktaliya, a group of guerrillas of an ethnic minority called the Mukun. We’re tired of being pushed around by everybody and we have some nonsense legend about how “we” pushed out the iniquitous Red Circle a thousand years ago, who we think Emily’s faction, the Rasili Empire, resemble. Vincent’s sort of taken the Battle for Algiers route; his people are the people of Tarkut who have a network more than a capital. They’re the real government of the people of this country.<\/p>\n

Here’s my army as it now stands. These are AIn-11s, an extremely common mecha among guerrillas because of its adaptability and reliability. It’s the AK-47 of the giant robot world. Where Vincent’s “Chuckers” are clunky and fall apart and the Rasili noble armor is all full of fancy new technologies that can go wrong, the AIn-11 strikes the perfect balance. Plus, a mysterious supporter keeps sending them to us. I’m sure that’ll work out OK, though.<\/p>\n

In the top illustration, you can see the group as it’s currently assembled. Flying above the group is Scout, a nearly unarmed, fast-moving front line support mecha. Then, right to left:<\/p>\n