GlynG wrote:
Primarch wrote:
Was that picture supposed to be a "proto-Imperator" or was this the "siege titan" concept? I remember the picture well, but could never figure out what it was supposed to represent.
Given the scale with the human next to it, its too small for an Imperator, so if its warlord size, is this concept closer to the one we are trying to figure out in the original post picture?
That art dates back to the Adeptus Titanicus era, did they mention Imperators and Warmingers then? I thought they were a SM/TL invention?
It was conjecture on your part that the forward facing carapace titan might be purely a siege titan, rather than a class of titan that could be outfitted as many types. Given it's built in metal base it seems likely to be an even older prototype titan model, before the metal mark 0 was done and obviously flexible (as the guns in the similar looking art aren't especially siegey).
FW have mentioned possible plans to introduce more Titan types after the Warlord, commenting there were always meant to be other types than what we knew about.
I think we could do with a better photo. People probably snapped photos without realising it was rare. Anyone care to post up a copy and pasted threads on a few forums titled along the lines of 'HH Weekender mystery Epic Titan - photos?' Giving the existing photo and mentioning us Epic veterans are seeking better photo(s) of it. I can't right now as I'm on a bus to a club to play games of epic today.
Hi!
That's a good point GlynG. It could be just a "chassis" for multiple configurations. Given that I think I've seen a different weapon configuration for it (although still more "melee/siege type), it doesn't preclude that standard ranged weapons could be added.
My read is the similar to yours given the metal base (also its not round like later bases), that this is one of those metal mark "0" prototypes. When the original game was launched there were a lot of pictures with "weird" units (titans and otherwise) that never made it to the general public.
Unfortunately this means that even photos of these things are rare since after the lead up to release they would have taken pictures with the "final" designs.
I also agree a better higher resolution photo to see it closer would be helpful. Ive tried studying it with a magnifying glass, but the resolution of the picture is not good enough to pick up fine detail.
I wish someone would have asked the people whom put it on display what it is, but even that may not have yielded a satisfactory response if it is indeed that old.
Its fun to discuss it though, the thread has come up with some nice "old school" pictures!
Primarch
