The vehicle inspiration-suggestion thread!

cybersoldier1981

So, we all know vehicles are coming. It's kind of fun playing with the proto jets right now. I like the speed, and just cruising around in my jet. I rarely use it for combat.

So, here's the thing- why not share some vehicle inspiration on here for suggestions? Maybe not an exact replica, but perhaps say 'what about something similar to this' to inspire the engineers that bring us rolling and flying destruction?

I like this vehicle, it screams 'insane speedy rolling war machine'.

http://www.yojoe.com/sigma6/missionscale/toys/2006/razorsedge/

Here's another great military vehicle from GI Joe's Sigma Six line (Which, as a toyline, was a sad double-failure and a senseless departure from the traditional sized Joes)

http://www.yojoe.com/sigma6/missionscale/toys/2006/dragonhawk/

And another GI Joe Classic:

http://www.yojoe.com/vehicles/10/ghosthawk/

So, share your 'I wanna see something sorta like...' suggestions.

lotar295

Perhaps something like a interceptor type starfighter for the sci-fi crowd

Maybe a bi-plane,or tri-plane for the pulp crowd

Military would probably be something like you stated,which I do like some of those G.I. Joe aircraft that you pointed out,my super soldier would love that,as well as every other soldier/super soldier out there,oh and why restrict it to flying vehicles,we can have humvees too!

Maybe a dragon for the mystic crowd,or a chariot

and thats about all the ideas I have right now

cybersoldier1981

Also, I'll be disappointed if no inspiration at all is taken from this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRX4mlFi06A

gerberatetra

Are you kidding?


I want THIS to inspire the Dev team ^^


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLU1GfIIGLE

malvou

You have Motorcylces on display in MC. Just animate the wheels and maybe a little vehicle vibration and there you go.

jonsills

Heck, ever since Vehicles were first a rumor, I've wanted a Tron lightcycle...

battybattybats

As the main scifi costume set is retro scifi we should have retroscifi vehicles such as the silver and the yellow rockets in this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvD6EO90j28
Or this http://www.spruebrothers.com/gmwimages/images/Estes/estes1839.JPG or these http://shop.hydraminiatures.com/index.php?cPath=40

As for those with a more 80's style might i suggest this (WARNING: MASSIVE SPOILER FOR MOVIE MEGAFORCE!) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1NpZxn860M

ccarmichael07

cybersoldier1981 wrote: »

Also, I'll be disappointed if no inspiration at all is taken from this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRX4mlFi06A

Ummm, yes please

And speaking of inspired by all but forgotten 80's TV classics, how about this...

http://youtu.be/VYKdayl7BHM

and this...

http://youtu.be/HBd6ighzqYA

and let's not forget...

http://youtu.be/THZD5YPLlX0

and finally....

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/02/viper-battlestar.jpg

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Some other things to consider:

- HUMVEE with top mounted .50 cal machine guns
- Tube Frame Vehicles (Homemade) - Think armed sand rail
- Peterbilt / Kenworth Semi (without trailer) made up in "Mad Max" fashion
- WWII era Fighter Plane (P-51 Mustang)
- 4x4 Pickup with Brush Guard (and "ramming" attack)

Ahhhh yeah! :biggrin:

gamehobo

I love the concept but once again a HUGE fail in implementation make me say **** vehicles. Cryptic Studios simply does not have the game design skills to make it work.

gerberatetra

Hobo I don't know that I've ever seen you like anything..

Dev's please don't listen to Hobo

jonsills

Gamehobo, you are aware that the Jets are not the final implementation of the Vehicle system, yes? As TrailTurtle has informed us repeatedly? I'm not fond of how the Jets work, either - which is why I'm not dropping cash on Vehicles until the system finally emerges.

Carmichael, I can also recommend almost any of the designs from the Car Wars Combat Showcase, featuring the best designs from the 2035 World Autodueling Championships: http://e23.sjgames.com/item.html?id=SJG30-7126

(What I really wanted to find was a link to the AADA Vehicle Guide, but that seems to be out of print. Maybe now that Steve Jackson has been committed to making a 6th Edition of Car Wars...)

pugdaddy

For other vehicle ideas, I'd like to suggest a Flying Saucer. Beam weapons, tractor beam, paralyze rays, temp government agent pets, maybe a stealth setting. Could be fun.
A tank or large mech would be awesome. Pretty much PA powers though. Rockets, machine-guns, mine droppers, sonic crowd control weapons.

dialamx

Problem: People want motorcycles, but we can't currently have vehicles that actually show our characters.

Solution: VIPER! VIPER uses two different types of hover bikes. Ones you sit on normally and ones you lay down in with a covered shield like the Hawkwing Jets have. Use the covered Hover Bikes and we can have motorcycles. Best part is, the model is already in the game.

mistformsquirrel

I would like something in this vein. Obviously it might need to be an auto-gyro rather than a straight prop engine plane (I don't know how CO would handle an aircraft that has to keep moving forward) - but something like an old warbird <._.> and the P-40 is high on my list as inspiration.

On the ground, I'd love to see something like an M60 MBT. I don't know if the game can handle a treaded vehicle (I'd prefer treads over a 'hover tank' if at all possible); but if it can't I could deal with a hover tank. Wikipedia

On the whole what really intrigues me most about vehicles though is going to be customizing them... that's what's really going to be neat, if they pull it off right.

flechus

A Hummer and a Chopper for "Arms"

A HoverCraft and a UFO for "Science"

And

A Hearse or a carriage with ghost horses and a Ghost driver, and a Flying Narwhal/Octopus golem-thing for "Mysticism"

bioshrike

The devs seem fully capable of taking care of the aesthetics and powers for these devices, but they just can't pin down the controls and handling. The jets we have now just don't handle like I envisioned. They need to refine the handling first, then they can focus on the powers and customization.

siralleyne

This with the appropriate attachments for hidden weapons, please

pugdaddy

I hope this isn't a necro.

Steam-punk Airship.
It moves slow except when Afterburner is hit and jet engines fold out from the ship's body. Basically it's a battle blimp.
It should drop bombs. Some make a fire-patch, some Snare because they explode glue stuff all over the targets. Some are crowd control gas canisters or maybe dot poison gas.
It also has a Blast cannon attack with optional aoe explosive round. A short-live Maintain that sprays burning steam at a target but takes time to build up so it has a Cool-down. Probably the aoe.
Some cool art:
http://www.google.com/imgres?hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=yQY&sa=X&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&biw=1173&bih=627&tbm=isch&prmd=imvns&tbnid=8Y41F8pXETAe_M:&imgrefurl=http://twittertales.wordpress.com/2010/05/07/123-edit-a-steampunk-novel/&docid=7z8pJ7K22gevqM&imgurl=http://twittertales.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/steampunk-airship3.jpg&w=500&h=500&ei=QIlaUIGYCoj1ygGll4HQCw&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=124&vpy=62&dur=583&hovh=195&hovw=199&tx=142&ty=133&sig=117291625806083371243&page=1&tbnh=122&tbnw=136&start=0&ndsp=18&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0,i:100

http://www.google.com/imgres?hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=yQY&sa=X&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&biw=1173&bih=627&tbm=isch&prmd=imvns&tbnid=w74cUSRZ5K4eGM:&imgrefurl=http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2009/02/27/victorian-lego-empir.html&docid=t3L_mqu4uRlbSM&imgurl=http://gadgets.boingboing.net/gimages/steampunk_lego_12.jpg&w=468&h=564&ei=QIlaUIGYCoj1ygGll4HQCw&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=569&vpy=248&dur=2462&hovh=247&hovw=204&tx=117&ty=142&sig=117291625806083371243&page=2&tbnh=138&tbnw=125&start=18&ndsp=21&ved=1t:429,r:2,s:18,i:168

vorshoth

If there are no police vehicles at some point, mainly the patrol car, but a police chopper or speedboat (really edging into the 'not going to happen probably' if I go into boats, but just want that out there just in case it can happen), I will EAT A HAMSTER.
Of course, since there's no time limit on my expectation of when that can happen, it means that said hamster would be existing entirely in fear for the rest of its life until police vehicles get added, with no actual real risk to it, not that it knows that.
(disclaimer I do not own a hamster nor would I threaten one or eat one, nor do I think anyone should do so to any rodent, it's just a badly chosen expression to show how emphatic I am that police vehicles would be a good addition to the vehicles)

yinjeigh

I'm surprised no one has mentioned these yet, but.. I'm DYING for things like this:
http://youtu.be/2g5MDCzZmz4

The memories... :biggrin: