i would really like a #mech game where the mechs are not purely for aesthetic purposes or wholly incidental to the gameplay.
i want to pilot a big lumbering piece of shit in a cockpit view with multiple body-mounted cameras.
i want to worry about chassis weight.
i want to worry about overheating and how heavy my ammo is and how quickly my computer can calculate things like balance and enemy position.
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i want to be able to change parts and modify the loadout more than superficially, but i also want to paint a big crow on it and have spikes.
i want to run missions where one-size-fits-all doesn't work and you have to think about your loadout for a mission and replay it a bunch.
i want online multiplayer, but not just competitive. team arena, ctf, all-terrain races, story mode co-op.
if this game doesn't exist and no one is making it, then who wants to help me make this dream happen?
@PunkFairyAlex
The closest game I know of to what you have described is Trailmakers, which matches some, but not all, of your listed criteria. It's not focused on mechs, though it is very possible to make them, just not with the same ease as making planes, watercraft, and automobiles