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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TwinBahamut" data-source="post: 5481147" data-attributes="member: 32536">I can't say that I agree with either the tech level system in general or these tech levels in particular, so that may color my advice, but here are my general suggestions.Cyber Age: The classic style of four meter tall mechs, such as the Lost Planet Vital Suit, the Code Geass Knightmare Frame, the VOTOMS Armored Trooper, or the mechs seen in the Ghost in the Shell and Appleseed anime would be feasible. They almost entirely use conventional ballistic weapons and armor. Most use sophisticated battery technology or conventional fuels rather than in-built reactors.Fusion Age: The Fusion Age is pretty much written for Gundam or Macross style mechs. These would be more human-like in shame, average about 15 to 20 meters tall, and make heavy use of inbuilt nuclear reactors and powerful energy weapons and energy barriers. Almost all mechs are built to fight on Earth or in space. Mechs that can alter their shape are common. Occasional "mobile armor" style mechs of 40+ meter size show up.Early Gravitic Age: Mechs of extremely high performance emerge. Best comparison would be Zone of the Enders Orbital Frames, which can enter or exit a planet's atmosphere at will, move free from the limits of gravity, use space distortion effects for their weapons and defenses, and are capable of extreme degrees of modification and self-evolution.Hyperdrive Age: Mechs get absolutely nuts. Individual mechs start getting equipped with nanotech weapons capable of planetary-level destruction, such as the Turn-A Gundam's Moonlight Butterfly system. Most mechs prefer to teleport in equipment from external locations, or simply create it from scratch on the spot, rather than carry weapons or ammo. Mechs gain the ability to travel through the stars autonomously. Mechs' self-evolution and life-like properties allow them to vastly surpass their original designs and maintain themselves for centuries without external support.Gravitic Age: Weapons the size of worlds designed to fight entire wars autonomously emerge. This is the scale of stuff like Transformers Unicron or Xenogears Deus. Weapons with the capability of destroying entire star systems become common. The boundaries between living organisms and machines begin to break down with extremely advanced mech technology.</blockquote>

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