What if the mech was the one that adapted to the mech pilots?
Goldie wasn’t referring to the living traits of the Bright Warrior mechs, but their technical configurations.
Properly speaking, the Bright Warriors were classified as semi-modular mechs because they came with a limited selection of swappeable mech configurations.
While Ves didn’t have to throw away this concept, he could expand upon it by adding additional modularity to the entire Bright Warrior system!
As the idea sounded more and more compelling to him, Ves quickly summoned a design interface and called up his Bright Warrior designs.
He loosely modified them by removing a few unnecessary elements and adding all kinds of modular hardpoints across their frames.
“What if I add slots to the shoulders so that the mech pilot can choose to mount turrets or missile launchers onto the mech?”
“What if I add another slot to the rear so that the mech pilot can choose to bring extra ammunition or energy cells to the fight?”
“What if I make the flight system modular so that individual mechs or mech squads can mount different models that excel in different circumstances?”
“What if I design a whole suite of varied weaponry that perform better in different roles and battles?”
Ves’ imagination went wild that day! His need to elevate the level of the Bright Warrior drove him to draft all kinds of varied equipment and modules!
All of these ideas added to a determination that the design concept of the Bright Warrior could truly catch up to the needs of the Larkinson Clan again if he executed it to the fullest!
“This… modularization of the Bright Warrior might be the key to maintaining its relevance to our clan. You’re a genius, Goldie!” Ves grinned and kissed the glowing cat’s head!
Nyaaaaa~
Ves polished and organized his scattered ideas into a proper draft design and design proposal.
He could already imagine the Bright Warrior Mark II’s changing his clan for the better.
“The keywords here are modularity and choice.” Ves affirmed. “While the Bright Warrior still comes in four main flavors, you can sprinkle additional seasoning or ingredients on top of it depending on the needs of the mech pilot or the mech unit.”
He could already tell that introducing the modularized version of the Bright Warrior would definitely increase the logistical burden of the Larkinson Army!
This was because in order to give every mech pilot a lot of choice, it was essential for the clan to fabricate and stockpile a large and varied collection of modules and external equipment!
For example, the swordsman mech version of the Bright Warrior no longer had to wield the same model of longsword like every other copy of this mech.
The mech pilot finally gained the option to choose from a greatsword, a broadsword, a saber, a pair of swords or even a blunt weapon!
Ves and Gloriana just had to alter the design of the Bright Warrior so that it could more easily handle all of those different weapons with vastly different characteristics.
Aside from being able to choose between different weapons, the mech pilot should also be able to choose additional modules such as shoulder-mounted guns, short-range sensor systems, grenade holsters and more!
Despite all of these additional burdens, Ves became too enamored with the idea to give up on it. As long as his clan did not stockpile too many unnecessary pieces of equipment and produced them on demand as much as possible, he believed it should be viable to implement this new and more personalized version of the Bright Warrior!
Ever since Ves finally completed the upgrade project, a lot of Bright Warriors began to show up that no longer looked identical to each other.
Ves had left it up to the individual mech legions to decide how they wanted to handle the personalization rights.
Some mech legions prized uniformity and chain of command, which meant that the mech officers in charge of a unit usually decided on the modular configurations.
Others granted more autonomy to the mech pilots, which meant that the users of the Bright Warriors could configure it exactly to their liking!
Whatever the case, Ves had noticed a clear and major jump in pilot satisfaction for his new product!
This was why the Larkinson mech units based around the Bright Warriors looked a lot more varied and eclectic.
“It’s kind of like an online game where every player has chosen to equip their modular mechs with the equipment that they brought with cash or earned through their own efforts!”