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Pegasus Grand Admiral Pitch Black
Joined: August 02, 2005 Posts: 434 From: Eleventh galaxy on the right!
| Posted: 2011-06-05 08:32  
Sounds like fun, years ago I use to play Warbirds and Dawn of Aces (same company). Dawn of Aces was WW1 simulator and use to able to fly Zeppelins over the map and using co-ord inputs reign artillery fire in closing the airfield before capture. The Zepplin also had its own bombs and guns emplacements too. Was alot of fun flying it but required alot of patient as it was a simulation and not an arcade.
These models going back over 10 years.
http://mike.whybark.com/images/lz30_doa2_cockpit.jpg
http://mike.whybark.com/images/LZ30_ext_DOA2.jpg
Edit - Changed the images to links as too big for the forums - Draf
[ This Message was edited by: Drafell on 2011-06-06 21:34 ]
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Gerlach Marshal
Joined: May 07, 2010 Posts: 78
| Posted: 2011-06-05 08:36  
The first thing that came to my mind reading this were the slightly retro-futuristic airships from Crimson Skies, but I would lean more towards these http://wrathofzombie.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/airship.jpg as well. [ This Message was edited by: Gerlach on 2011-06-05 08:37 ]
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SpaceAdmiral Grand Admiral
Joined: May 05, 2010 Posts: 1005
| Posted: 2011-06-05 10:27  
I rented a (fantasy) movie once (3-4 years ago) which was mostly about airships. AND I CAN'T FIND THE TITLE NAME!!! >:(
(They had various airships:
A big wooden blimp-looking ship, however it was not related to a blimp in that the interior of the "balloon" was the inside of the ship. The wooden panels that formed the side of the "balloon" would erect and spin to reveal guns and increase the ships movement speed in battle.
WWI esque fighters.
Balloon-Lifted wooden ships, think a galleon with a balloon instead of sails
A HUGE SENTIENT MACHINE WHALE THAT EATS THE ISLANDS (with their core trees in the center of said island) AND OTHER SHIPS (which are mostly wooden) TO FUEL ITS ENGINES!!
A hybrid wood-steel pirate ship, had gun turrets.)
Well enough of me remembering odd movies.
We mostly agree on blimps/zepplins that are more modern, or huge flying ships that mimic WW2 esque ships (carriers and battleships).
EDIT: The medusa game engine would proly allow for many themes with gameplay similar to darkspace. This is a nice thought. [ This Message was edited by: SpaceAdmiral on 2011-06-05 10:32 ]
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Drafell Grand Admiral Mythica
Joined: May 30, 2003 Posts: 2449 From: United Kingdom
| Posted: 2011-06-05 10:30  
Okay.
On revision, it looks like an industrial steam/cyberpunk style airship design will be more in demand.
Instead of islands we could probably do very smog/cloud layered ground with the tops of high rise buildings being the control points. Maybe with the occasional land feature peaking out of the toxic clouds.
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Rebellion Marshal Faster than Light
Joined: June 20, 2009 Posts: 730 From: sol
| Posted: 2011-06-05 10:55  
Sounds fun id be willing to beta test
Will be interesting to see how this pans out.
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SpaceAdmiral Grand Admiral
Joined: May 05, 2010 Posts: 1005
| Posted: 2011-06-05 11:34  
Is http://wrathofzombie.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/airship.jpg Cyber/Steam punk?
Sorry not too familiar with the genre.
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Silent Threat { Vier } Marshal Anarchy's End
Joined: August 03, 2004 Posts: 278 From: Waiting...watching...
| Posted: 2011-06-05 11:46  
I hope you don't kill Darkspace in the process. We don't really have enough people to split between games...
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Dakili Fleet Admiral
Joined: June 07, 2007 Posts: 86 From: Quebec
| Posted: 2011-06-05 12:38  
He's not. It's just a personal project he would like to try out. I'd love to help in anyway possible! Even If I don't know anything about programmation or design.. Could do some voice acting? Yeah for some french or english with some accent! ahahah.
Would it be some kind of wars between countries? Like some remake of WW2? Or just some races/clans etc fighting each other?
The toxic cloud with some buildings top's passing into it seems interesting a lot. Looks like a great idea but we should find some kind of story for the game.. Can't make a game without a story?
They used a new toxic weapon but it was too massive and the gas spread over the Earth and the only ones who survived were the ones in their airship, now trying to take back the control of Earth, or what is left, for their lost country or just for pure domination!
Well we'll see how it goes
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Deth *CO2* Chief Marshal Army Of Darkness
Joined: March 22, 2010 Posts: 193
| Posted: 2011-06-05 14:19  
I made this model useing blender
http://www.filedropper.com/blimp
i hope it is blimps lol
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Sops Marshal Galactic Navy
Joined: March 07, 2004 Posts: 490
| Posted: 2011-06-06 11:16  
This is a neat looking carrier
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a254/aerodrew/1228414091519.jpg
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Pegasus Grand Admiral Pitch Black
Joined: August 02, 2005 Posts: 434 From: Eleventh galaxy on the right!
| Posted: 2011-06-06 14:06  
Looks like someone stuck a model ww2 Graf Zeppelin carrier on top of a WW1 Zeppelin and modified it.
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-Shadowalker-™ Admiral Galactic Navy
Joined: September 23, 2007 Posts: 709 From: Shadows
| Posted: 2011-06-06 18:28  
Moutains are easy . Just tell me how big, and what to export it in.
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Koba Chief Marshal Praetorian Wolves
Joined: April 20, 2010 Posts: 309 From: United States of America
| Posted: 2011-06-06 18:40  
i'll beta test for this once its ready
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SpaceGK Marshal *Renegade Space Marines*
Joined: July 26, 2009 Posts: 323 From: Ontario, Canada
| Posted: 2011-06-06 21:28  
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On 2011-06-05 11:46, Silent Threat { Vier } wrote:
I hope you don't kill Darkspace in the process. We don't really have enough people to split between games...
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It could go the other way too. It could bring in players who wouldn't have descovered DarkSpace in the first place.
I like the whole idea of this. Sounds like it could be pretty cool.
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Kenny_Naboo Marshal Pitch Black
Joined: January 11, 2010 Posts: 3823 From: LobsterTown
| Posted: 2011-06-06 22:10  
I could probably conceptualize some Final Fantasy styled airships if the style fits the game/genre.....
Something like the Palamecia from FF XIII
The Lindblum, also from FF XIII
Farenheit from FF X
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