What is MegaMek combat?
Ok. So you find yourself writing about a battle situation and you are fighting against an enemy mech and you wonder how to determine which weapon hits your enemy. This is where MegaMek comes in. MegaMek is a PC simulation of the BT boardgame. The unit you are under will play a game in MegaMek that will determine the fate of a battle. The battle contains the involved parties (we are assuming your character is involved in the battle) and the players who run these battle usually have some standard guidelines completed by each player in order to reflect how the character would pilot his mech. The outcome of said battle will reflect how you char performed in the story. You just have to use the game log to write your story. Example: Mad Cat MKII fired Gauss Rifle at Timber Wolf Prime, needs:8, rolls:10, Success. Weapon hit Timber Wolf Prime in Center Torso, Critical Hit: on Engine, Remaining Armor:0, Remaining Internal Structure:12; Mad Cat MKII fired Gauss Rifle at Timber Wolf Prime, needs: