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Nicholas ODL

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Artist, creative, BattleTech enthusiast and organizer.

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Episode 12: Good Mechs, Bad Mechs, and Just Chatting - Odysseus Legion Podcast Welcome to the Odysseus Legion Podcast. This is a podcast about competitive BattleTech. We cover event organizing, list building, tactics, and strategy for Classic and Alpha Strike BattleTech. Every e...

Episode 12 of the Odysseus Legion Podcast is out! We talk about Bad Mechs, upcoming tournaments, games played, and a random assortment of other things.

#battletech #mechwarrior #mech #podcast #mecha

03.03.2026 00:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Who are you and what have you done with the Luke I know and the basing he always uses?!

24.02.2026 01:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Monday Night MegaMek Ep.14 YouTube video by OdysseusLegion

Tonight at 6pm, MONDAY NIGHT MEGAMEK!
Join us as the Emerald Cast Mercenaries continue their adventures in 3027. Can Gordana "Banana Peel" Matsui ever redeem herself? What can Edith Osthus do to earn a call sign? Find out tonight! #battletech #megamek #letsplay

youtube.com/live/BeL68iD...

23.02.2026 13:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's literally an administration that used Chat GTP to write their tariff policies to begin with. So... I have no hope for anything until they are gone.

23.02.2026 00:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Monday Night MegaMek Ep.13 YouTube video by OdysseusLegion

Monday Night MegaMek is live tonight at 6pm!
The Emerald Cast Mercenaries continue their adventures. Can Gordana "Banana Peel" Matsui redeem herself? Will Cheddar ask for walkies at the worst possible time? Find out tonight!

youtube.com/live/5iX_OHS...

#battletech #mechwarrior #megamek #letsplay

09.02.2026 22:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Earlier today I heard someone debating a right-wing lunatic about this, and even when the loony admits that the shot wasn't justified they can't admit it was murder. You can't get an irrational person to think about a situation rationally and they will just cling to their cognitive dissonance.

27.01.2026 01:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Monday Night MegaMek Ep.12 YouTube video by OdysseusLegion

I forgot to share here that I was going live earlier tonight. But here's the VOD:

Monday Night MegaMek Ep. 12
Join us as the Emerald Cast Mercenaries continue their adventures in 3027. Can Gordana "Banana Peel" Matsui ever redeem herself?

#battletech #mechwarrior #megamek #mekhq #mecha

27.01.2026 01:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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She loves the snow.

26.01.2026 03:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Boy the different covers sure do have very different feels.

22.01.2026 20:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Me and my dog.

19.01.2026 05:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

They don't. It's an idea/ wild pitch to generate the photo references needed to rebuild the portraits without costing them money while at the same time building some good will with the community that will have responded negatively to this information. Regardless of the previous portraits ethics.

19.01.2026 03:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Also, in case you did not get the idea from my previous comments, I've known about the photos being generated for quite some time now, and I regularly make MegaMek and Battletech content.

Clearly it's not an end-of-the-world issue for me.

19.01.2026 03:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's a photo with a filter applied to it and inserted into a template. Nothing is drawn. You seem to not understand what's being stated here. People submit a photo, someone tosses it into a photoshop template with a filter.

19.01.2026 03:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

1: No they don't.
2: No company in their right mind would tell someone not to donate to Toys for Tots so someone else can turn their submitted photo into a mecha pilot.
3. Not the point.
4. I am considering it

19.01.2026 03:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yeah. It's all suspect now.

Here's a wild idea that I hope someone from MegaMek hears: Just ask the community to submit portraits. Maybe even turn it into a charity fundraiser "donate $10 or more to ___ and get your face in MegaMek"

Problem solved. Good will gained.

19.01.2026 02:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

So maybe not all, but they are in there and many are suspect.

19.01.2026 02:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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When doing the character dossiers for my Monday Night MegaMek game I took a look at a lot of the portraits zoomed in. There are constant AI generation artifacts of strange overlapping eyes and other features everywhere.

19.01.2026 02:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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MegaMek Vehicle Crew Portraits by quellion on DeviantArt

"They were done from a bunch of generated faces, with photo manipulation for the outfits. A lot of the backgrounds are bits of images done by the talented SpOoKy777"

www.deviantart.com/quellion/art...

19.01.2026 02:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The earliest version of MM I have on my work and design laptop is 49.19.1 from May 2024 which has the AI generated portraits as well.

I am wholly against AI, and I hate that they used it instead of just putting filters on stock images, etc.

18.01.2026 20:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I've been battling moral problems with MegaMek for awhile now because all of the pilot portraits in the game are AI generated images.

So while you may escape AI Generated code going back to the milestone release... you're not escaping the problems with AI.

18.01.2026 20:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Odysseus Legion Podcast Episode 08: About Battle Value
Odysseus Legion Podcast Episode 08: About Battle Value YouTube video by OdysseusLegion

The video is out for Episode 8, where we talk about Battle Value!

#battletech #mechwarrior #mech #battlemech

22.12.2025 23:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

#battletech #mechwarrior #mech #mecha #podcast #wargame #tabletopwargame

22.12.2025 17:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Episode 08: About Battle Value - Odysseus Legion Podcast Welcome to the Odysseus Legion Podcast. This is a podcast about competitive BattleTech. We cover event organizing, list building, tactics, and strategy for Classic and Alpha Strike BattleTech. Every e...

New episode of the Odysseus Legion Podcast is out! This time Luke takes the wheel and we tall about Battle Value.

www.buzzsprout.com/2522787/epis...

22.12.2025 13:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Odysseus Legion Podcast Episode 07: Upcoming Events, 2026 rules, etc
Odysseus Legion Podcast Episode 07: Upcoming Events, 2026 rules, etc YouTube video by OdysseusLegion

Video is up for the podcast!

#battletech #mechwarrior #battlemech #battlemechs #miniaturesgames #podcast

09.12.2025 01:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Episode 07: Upcoming Events, 2026 rules, etc. - Odysseus Legion Podcast Welcome to the Odysseus Legion Podcast. This is a podcast about competitive BattleTech. We cover event organizing, list building, tactics, and strategy for Classic and Alpha Strike BattleTech. Every e...

The Odysseus Legion Podcast Episode 7 is out! Check your podcast player of choice or listen directly: www.buzzsprout.com/2522787/epis...

#BattleTech #Mechwarrior #wargames #wargaming #battlemech

08.12.2025 13:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Episode 06: Southern Assault 2025 - Odysseus Legion Podcast Welcome to the Odysseus Legion Podcast. This is a podcast about competitive BattleTech. We cover event organizing, list building, tactics, and strategy for Classic and Alpha Strike BattleTech. Every e...

After a brief time away, the audio for episode 6 is now live for the Odysseus Legion Podcast!

#battletech #mechwarrior #wargames

01.12.2025 23:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Odysseus Legion Podcast Episode 5: Iliad Chat
Odysseus Legion Podcast Episode 5: Iliad Chat YouTube video by OdysseusLegion

Video for Episode 5 is live!

#battletech #mechwarrior #podcast #wargameing #tabletopgames

28.10.2025 22:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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unfuck google drive by shooting gemini
Hey folks! Google is fucking you via sneaky enshittification again!
Want the shit in your google drive to load instantly again, instead of taking for-fucking-ever?
Open your gdrive (web OR app)
Settings > Manage Apps
Gemini was checked "use as default" (and i sure the fuck didn't set it that way, this was a silent push)
Nuke that, and suddenly, folders that took up to a minute to populate and sort do so in a fraction of a second.

Screenshot of text: unfuck google drive by shooting gemini Hey folks! Google is fucking you via sneaky enshittification again! Want the shit in your google drive to load instantly again, instead of taking for-fucking-ever? Open your gdrive (web OR app) Settings > Manage Apps Gemini was checked "use as default" (and i sure the fuck didn't set it that way, this was a silent push) Nuke that, and suddenly, folders that took up to a minute to populate and sort do so in a fraction of a second.

friend shared this, immediately updated my settings

27.10.2025 16:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 12569 ๐Ÿ” 6927 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 139 ๐Ÿ“Œ 372
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Episode 05: Iliad Chat - Odysseus Legion Podcast Welcome to the Odysseus Legion Podcast. This is a podcast about competitive BattleTech. We cover event organizing, list building, tactics, and strategy for Classic and Alpha Strike BattleTech. Every e...

The audio version of episode 5 is live! Click the link below or look for it on your podcast player.

In this episode we sit down with Gencon Trial of Bloodright winner Zess aka Alaric and talk about the Iliad classic format among many other things.

#battletech #mechwarrior #podcast #wargames

27.10.2025 22:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The new Monsterverse posters are fire.

14.10.2025 11:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 58 ๐Ÿ” 28 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0