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Alien hoverbot
Surrealistik:
The Law of Accelerating Returns might disagree with you on anti-grav tech being the realm of sci-fantasy given the temporal setting (human tech should be bafflingly advanced by then) of UFO: AI and the vast technological superiority of the aliens, especially considering the capabilities of ultrapowerful quantum computers which should exponentially catalyze the progress of all forms of research (something which I'm certain the aliens would have), but fair enough.
Psawhn:
--- Quote from: "Surrealistik" ---Very nice. Were you inspired by the hoverbot I proposed? So far the model looks excellent. However I would definitely recommend substituting the fan turbines for something sleeker and more advanced, cylindrical anti-grav units that emit a light blue glow (similar to the colouration of the plasma blasts) perhaps?
Been awhile since we worked together on X-Com Last Hope Pshawn, it's nice to see you again.
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Hey, Last Hope! I wish that didn't collapse. :( (I also wish I didn't lose the source files for my alien base.)
Actually, I had this design in my head for a few weeks, now. It borrows more from here: http://ufoai.ninex.info/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=669&start=0, but I worked on integrating the dev's ideas more. They also had the requirement for a hoverbot already, here: http://ufoai.ninex.info/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1302
As far as technological progress goes, maybe there was a "semi-dark" age in regards to technology - the threat of political, environmental, and economic collapse could have taken funding away from research on a global scale.
Or maybe technology follows more of a gaussian model than an exponential one. ;) Evolutionary refinements in technology can only go so far without a revolutionary breakthrough, as we start running into physical limits. (ie: microchips with transistors/circuits just atoms in diameter.)
Either way, there's been some progress made on this model:
Edit: And now I have a fan thing that looks spinny:
Winter:
--- Quote from: "Psawhn" ---Hey, Last Hope! I wish that didn't collapse. :( (I also wish I didn't lose the source files for my alien base.)
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Maybe someone else still has them?
--- Quote ---Actually, I had this design in my head for a few weeks, now. It borrows more from here: http://ufoai.ninex.info/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=669&start=0, but I worked on integrating the dev's ideas more. They also had the requirement for a hoverbot already, here: http://ufoai.ninex.info/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1302
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Yeah, kaeau is a great modeller and texturer, but he didn't seem to like working within any sort of framework. Or having to submit his work to an AD.
Maybe we should try and get some of those untextured models from him, some of them were quite good.
--- Quote ---As far as technological progress goes, maybe there was a "semi-dark" age in regards to technology - the threat of political, environmental, and economic collapse could have taken funding away from research on a global scale.
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Well, if you read the world history on the wiki or inside the game, there has been a lot of strife and collapse worldwide.
--- Quote ---Or maybe technology follows more of a gaussian model than an exponential one. ;) Evolutionary refinements in technology can only go so far without a revolutionary breakthrough, as we start running into physical limits. (ie: microchips with transistors/circuits just atoms in diameter.)
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I'm following the idea that we're advancing, but not quite as quickly as most people seem to think or hope for. I mean, all over the 20th century, people were convinced that we'd have artificial-gravity space stations and permanent moonbases by 1984, 1999, 2001 etc. etc. None of that has materialised. We're supposed to be making second manned missions to Jupiter in 2010, for pity's sake. :p
In my writeup, humanity has several space stations, one permanent moon colony and a fleet of two or three manned spacecraft, with some of the more advanced stuff under construction. It is in the early days of commercial fusion power, but it isn't shifting postprocessor-enabled fission out of its place of power quite yet.
--- Quote ---Either way, there's been some progress made on this model:
Edit: And now I have a fan thing that looks spinny:
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Brilliant work, mate, I really like how you've pulled together that plasma gun. The spinning fan was not what I had in mind (which was static turbofan blades) but it works well enough. If only we had animated texture support. ;)
Regards,
Winter
PhaD:
hmm it doesn't looks like very extraterrestrial, then it needs good movement and damage sounds! The hoverbot should be done by aliens ? with an rotating engine? That seems to be Human work! It could be better if the engine of the bot is something like antigravitation, so after you smash that bot up, you can reserach antigrav as well. Maybe you need antigravitation to research the new alien spaceship!
Voller:
once again, anti-gravity comes up :D
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