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Submitted By PanzerAce on 12/08/22
Mars Explorer, PanzerAce, Feature Requests
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Hello All,
Im sure with all this new excitement, everyone will be wondering about new vehicles and ideas for the new continuation of Mars Explorer.
I have created this page to effectively list all vehicle requests with relevent information and that are carefully thought out. Bonus points for Pre-made models or drawings, as it would help a modeler create the vehicle you envision, if the idea is given preliminary approuvel by the comnunity and devellopmental team.
This page may also be used to draft possible vehicles, space bar functions for multiple vehicles and a forum to discuss the creation of future solutions to vehicle problems.
In Short: Good Vehicle REQUEST:
I think that Wintergreen's Spider (http://marsxplr.com/view-815) would be a good vehicle for Mars Explorer. The versions which I think are best are the Three and Four legged versions. I believe they look the nicest and have the most functionality. Links to both the vehicles in Sketchup on dropbox are here: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/80221000/Four%20legged.skp (4 Legged)
Pictures: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/65782558/3%20Legged%20Spider.PNG (3 Legged Spider)
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/65782558/4%20Legged%20Spider.PNG (4 Legged Spider)
This vehicle would be able to climb all angles and to hand upside down on objects with it's space bar ability. It would have "green" powered lasers and shoot like the buggy. The spider would walk on water at 25 MPH and on flat land 65 MPH.
BAD VEHICLE REQUEST: make a huge dragon robot1!11111!1!1
In the future, please make all Mars vehicle requests on this post, following the example posted above.
In case of doubt about the quality of your request, PM me.
Thank You For Your Time,
PanzerAce
» Reply to CommentActually, a dragon robot wouldn't be that bad of an idea.
Hatter (ACC_Mad)
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Posted 2012/08/22 - 21:14 GMT
On X-Plane, you have an option to create your own aircraft. Whether it be a plane, boat, car, or some space station–you can create aircraft. Perhaps there can be a way to add in other vehicles via downloading. You can then use them in the game.
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Or, it would be totally AWESOME if you could customize your vehicles however you wanted
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Batman, could you suggest how to customize the vehicle? As you may know, we can already change their colors.
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Abister made a list of ideas...it had like twenty.
Ask him?
Personally, I think we should have an android (a human-like figure).
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Yeah, and then we could get out of our vehicles and literally fight each other. Have powers and stuff. Really advanced, lots of work, but maybe?
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Um, quick question, have you ever played any car racing video games??? Like Need For Speed? Put logos, change rims and maybe even vehicle design? I'm just suggesting, not requesting.
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I think maybe a submarine would be nice..... I'm pretty sure I've seen a submarine lying around somewhere on the forums. Didn't Olim make a design for one?
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There is going to be an android in syn3h. -_-
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I currently have Olim's submarine model. I'll gladly put up photos if you wish.
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PLEASE DO! :D
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Submarine:
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Meh.
Not what I imagined.
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I don't have the list on me right now, but these are the do-able ones that I can remember:
ICe Cream Truck ( :) )
Flying Saucer
Wheelie (Or like a Hail Fire droid from Star Wars)
Spider
A Mech
Wheelie (Or like a Hail Fire droid from Star Wars)
Spider
A Mech
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Drop ships! :) The Thistle Carrier(s) 1 and 2 
I have made another one similar to the second one, but with holes for buggies that are being carried to shoot through. I made these a while ago and I was thinking, maybe they can hold buggies inside them, but they can also pick up tanks. But both the tank and the drop ship will have to click a certain button e.g. Z to let the drop ship pick up the tank.
I have made another one similar to the second one, but with holes for buggies that are being carried to shoot through. I made these a while ago and I was thinking, maybe they can hold buggies inside them, but they can also pick up tanks. But both the tank and the drop ship will have to click a certain button e.g. Z to let the drop ship pick up the tank.» Reply to CommentRe: Vehicle Request/Debate Page
No there's not, he scrapped it. :(
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im thinking about a transforming mech!!!
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Please look and figure out the guidelines for a good vehicle request.
Please look and figure out the guidelines for a good vehicle request.
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That was suggested before (the visual transformation of the vehicles when switching). It'd be a really cool effect, but not practical as of right now.
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I'd like to see the tank become more balanced. As it is, it is all offense and no defense. I'd like to see it smaller and faster. Not as small and as fast as a buggy, but small and fast enough to be able to use without "tank-noobing." I'd like its fire-rate to be decreased a bit. Perhaps change its laser setting so that it shoots 3 greens then a red so as to decrease tanks trapping buggies on the ground.
The tank also has the issue of being able to reach the scene of the quarry-battle. Perhaps give it a sort of jump function that would allow it to catapult X-amount of feet/yards/miles in any direction.
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I have been thinking of a motorboat, when on land, press {spacebar} to launch/unlaunch wheels.
Like the jet hold "E" for full throttle and "Q" for no throttle.
Use Arrow keys to direct sailboat to water (with wheels deployed{on land}).
I just had this idea.
Id hope u like the idea producers of Mars Explorer.
Thx
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Here is the full unedited list. I know most of these are "undoable."
Mech
Helicopter
Boats
Space shuttle
Spider
Bus like vehicles
Wheel
Dragster
Raming car
Worm car, snake
Humvee
Motorcycle (TRON STYLE!)
Swarm vehicle (MICRODRONES!)
Floating vehicle -
Amoeba
Submarine
sphere moving like wave
Rolling cilander
Frisbee
Flying Saucer
Icecream truck :D
Car designed for racing
Monster Truck
Propeller plane
Anti Air
Segway like
Shoping cart
Derailed train
Moving Castle - (World idea)
m142 (GRAVITY CONTROLLING MISSLES WTF?!)
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Umm...
Ice Cream Truck?!?
Shopping Cart???
DERAILED TRAIN?!? XD
lolz
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lolz
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Of Abi's list... these are do-able/done:
Mech
Helicopter
Boats
Spider
Wheel
Dragster
Ramming car
Worm car, snake
Humvee
Motorcycle (TRON STYLE!)
Swarm vehicle (MICRODRONES!)
Submarine
Flying Saucer
Car designed for racing
Propeller plane
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Speaking of, I'm re designing the spider. Any thoughts?
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Lights! Put lights!
And then put in Fai Creations site.
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I really like the idea of having a spider. Can you make it more oval shappeed than circular? Like, longer than a traditional spider?
Here's an example:
Here's an example:
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Yeah I can try that
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Thoughts? I tried to work in Rolf's style, as well as my own.
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That was fast. What program did you use? Sketchup?
Anyways, I think it looks amazing! A lot better than I imaged it would, nice job!
Anyways, I think it looks amazing! A lot better than I imaged it would, nice job!
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Yeah. sketchup. Thanks. The legs have a totally rotatable joint, so it's easy to rig / animate for walking.
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Alright, I'm gonna give my sub/boat spiel again. A little (wow, actually a long) while ago (I'm getting old), Seb posted a link to a little hydrofoil he made (http://marsxplr.com/view-8801), I loved it, and this particular vehicle could transform into a sub with a press of the spacebar and an animation. What do you guys think?
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I must be the only one that can't stand that program here.
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After using it for seven years you get used to it.
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I pressed space. Notin.
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Thats because that was an idea.. not something IN IT.
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I would like a slow, flying machine that can hold two or three buggies and is used for transport in huge worlds. Sorry for being unreal, but I don't have sketch. All I can give you is that it could look like a train...?
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I would picture this as a kind of Star Wars type transporter.....I will try and find a picture..... ;D I quite like this idea!
EDIT: couldn't find a pic so drew a quick sketch (not very good.....sorry)
Please tell me if you would like a clearer sketch.....or for me to make a model of it.....;D
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Nothing is impossible when you are Batman!
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Requesting a removal of Batman29's comment.
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Like this? ;D
This is meant to be a buggy/tank carrier btw. And it is just a rough sketch up. Hehe
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Etah, your model is amazing, but let's be honest here: What can you do with a carrier?
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One good idea (I will expand my idea in the following days) is a heliocopter that is equipped to pick up other vehicles. It would be unarmed until it picked up another vehicle (any vehicle but jet). Its then-heavy weaponary would be strong agaist jets and tanks, but not accurate enough to shoot buggies well. (autofire vs jets or something? (maybe missiles)) It would resemble a scaled-up GTR34 microdrone with grapple claws similar to etah's.
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Based on the last few posts, it seems like people want a carrier. Here are some questions to think about with the carrier:
1. Would it be driven by a player, or would it constantly be flying/driving/floating back and forth across a map?
2. Is it beneficial? Sure, a carrier would be cool. However, would it be practical to have my buggy carried across the map with poor visibility rather than drive/fly across a map and have the opportunity to snipe.
3. How would it work? What buttons would be used and whatnot?
4. Would lasers affect it?
5. What weaponry would it have? (I think it should be unarmed)
6. How big would it be?
7. How much lag would having a few of these in a server of 8 create?
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1. I think a player should be able to fly it
2. Maybe it could be faster then a buggy flying when it is a t top speed? Maybe it could also carry tanks? That would be great for getting tanks around the place quicker, but it could encourage team work, team games and stuff.
3. I think it should work like a jet when it has it's landing gear out. But faster.
4&5. I don't think that it should be able to get quarry, but I think that it should have some sort of laser just to knock an attacking buggy off course for example. Maybe it could have small blue lasers that scatter randomly?
6. I think that it should be big enough to carry about two buggies inside, and one tank underneath.
7. Idk...
"I have made another one similar to the second one, but with holes for buggies that are being carried to shoot through. I made these a while ago and I was thinking, maybe they can hold buggies inside them, but they can also pick up tanks. But both the tank and the drop ship will have to click a certain button e.g. Z to let the drop ship pick up the tank."
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Here's the updated spider, btw
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Nice, fai. Another idea I'm thinking of is a grappler. I've seen a post about it. http://marsxplr.com/view-5779 It seems like a pretty cool idea. I'm going to try and make a sketchup prototype of it.
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Yeah. Ape's Idea was closer, though.
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Fai is Forge.
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Yeah, lol. That was my idea, :l
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Oh :P
I never realized you were forge :P
Though if you don't mind, could I still make the grappler?
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I like that new spider :)
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I have a model, but go ahead
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What if the spider has grappler abilities? That would be interesting. (I'm still going to make a grappler model)
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Found this in the realms of the internet today. So thought I'd put it into Blender and make a few modifications to it lol.
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are you serious? :P
Try making THIS in blender :)
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Easy. Try making this:
And yes... that is sketchup.
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Impressive.. but ugly
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Are you kidding me?
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Its high poly, but has no flow or shape. This is lower poly but... prettier.
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No way. And it does have flow, AND shape.
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Sorry Panzer, but I must agree with Fai on this one. His model has A LOT of detail. It also does have a nice shape. I wouldn't classify it as a box
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Just to ask a question, CAN we make our own vehicles?
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Another quetion, can we make the Avatar Scorpion Gunship, or the Dragon?
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If you make the vehicle in GOOGLE SKETCHUP we can vote on wether to implement it.
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I have never tried making vehicles in Sketchup before....
First time for everything. :P
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Hello! My new vehicle request is a crossover vehicle which combines some strengths of each land vehicle into a multi-purpose vehicle which is competent at all quarry-getting tasks on the groud, but is not as good in any area as any other current unit.
Apperance:
The main body of an M8 Greyhound armored car (6 wheels).
But without the turret. It would be able to go 120mph after a slower acceleration. It would be almost the size of the tank, bigger than the buggy and have decent firepower (probably regular buggy firepower). Im thinking as a possible special ability it could have whells like the CC car so that it could operate as a heavier, slower turning but faster hovercraft. **note it would not go more than 20 alt off the ground**. To complete where the turrent would be, I suggest a spike on top similar to the Zumwalt Class Destroyer: 
But of obviously lower profile. *or just a standard cockpit*
I would appreciate however if we gave at least one vehicle the power to shoot jets.. (maybe the tank, spider or this)
Thoughts? Potential Modelers?
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A slow flying, low power biplane would bring back 1.9 type strategy wherein one must use the terrain to dodge attacks and to trick your opponents. A biplane would also add a lot of style and fantasy that would differ wildly from all the predictable sci-fi vehicles.
Mac Dane's biplane http://marsxplr.com/view-7626
Check out video https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=1lisIBK7las#t=180s
Ultimately though, I feel the best use of a developer's time would be toward networking bug fixes and DEATH! to (Not Responding).
Mac Dane's biplane http://marsxplr.com/view-7626
Check out video https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=1lisIBK7las#t=180s
Ultimately though, I feel the best use of a developer's time would be toward networking bug fixes and DEATH! to (Not Responding).
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@Panzer: If I did that, it would just be the boat.
@Kruncher: I like the idea of a P-51 Mustang (WWII plane), not to fast, and not too slow. :P
Althought I have suggested a P-51 for CC... So no fighting over it :P
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Actually models can be made in any program, as long as it can export to a blender supported file format.
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I tried exporting the shotgun I made to a Blender formet, but I didn't work. :|
Colortown worked fine thought :S
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I REALLY like kruncher's idea..
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I'm still waiting for the sea monster to be driveable
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Yes.
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FAÇA UMA MOTO E UM HELICOPTURO
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Translation:
MAKE A BIKE AND A HELICOPTER
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A bike would be nice, but that would require a andriod of some sort to ride it.
And they Hovercraft kinda is the Helicopter atm...
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Nah. A helicopter that could carry androids would be SO COOL
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I might make an android model.
Also I AM MAKING (so don't take the idea) a world where the user can "switch into" vehicles specific to the world.
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Similar to Achilles' sports car world?
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i have some realy good ideas if i script them and model them and send them in willl they be able to be veicles in mars explorer for every one to use
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Probably, though the community and dev team would have to like it. :)
Make sure to use C# or JavaScript.
Make sure to use C# or JavaScript.
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Lol that last one wasn't particularly serious btw xD Just bein' silly
Edit: I also just saw that Etah made a model, lol, fail self, but yeah, my interpretation is right here lol xD (sorry Etah)
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The Heli should be a V-22 Osprey
The Drop-Ship could be a C-17
:D
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unicycle
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Please re-read what makes a good and bad vehicle request...>:(
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Yah speeddemon. Please write better ideas.
@Panzer speeddemon always writes short stuff like this.
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AC-130 ?
?
maybe an armed transport chopper (futurized) ?
?
Neon
ps
this topic is prob. gonna end up nowhere.......... as it has, EVERY other time......
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This car would be nice, I don't know what you mean by 'good' and 'bad' posts, but really, what is there to describe about a unicycle?
this car would run over water over a certain speed, has fast accel and is very light and could have a different sort of glider, maybe like a hanglider.
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@Neon i disagree.
Nice pic: Maybe a little too close to a buggy but if we wanted a hydrofoil boat or something to be a fast, manouverable hovercraft, yeah
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Three things:
a) We seem to be forgetting that in the FAQ it says that this game is not about killing each other (unless you're a tank noob)
b) +1 to a previously stated idea of a amphibian car
c) The biplane idea. It has a lower wing, yesh? Put that below the fuse and you have a hydrofoil. A boat/biplane combined. It would /have/ to be jet powered though.
I think what we're looking for something sufficiently different to what we already have. ie - faster car, smaller plane - all pointless. Yes, while the biplane is my favourite, I think the current four vehicles are perfect. Except for the lack of a boat, and there's no way to make it look and work good.
From an intermediate programmer's veiwpoint, what we could do is enable custom vehicle meshes - but it has to fit one of the current four vehicle types - then send the mesh as vertex positions over the 'net. In my opinion, too complicated for its worth, but if it would make people happy...
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Have you ever seen seb's hydrofoil. It might change your opinion on a boat.
I feel Mars's strength is in vehicles and its fun free gameplay. We should expand/exploit those.
I feel Mars's strength is in vehicles and its fun free gameplay. We should expand/exploit those.
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That is kinda what I suggested with a biplane/HYDROFOIL - at least that's what I meant...
Yes, Mars does have a strength in its vehicles. It doesn't have six different types in eighteen different classes, ranging from F1 to hyperbipe. I think we should stick with the current set, unless an obvious gap appears. As good ol' leonardo said : "simplicity is the ultimate sophistication..." and he invented the concept of a tank.
Fun free gameplay - until some n00b shows up, switches to tank then keeps firing until the host boots them. In the year I've been gone, they seem to have become a bigger problem.
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Oh, a question (yes, another one):
Why does everyone use sketchup? Surely the same models could be made more easily with blender?
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Apparently sketchup is "easier"
Blender is definitely more intricate
Blender is definitely more intricate
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Guess that's another thing that makes me a freak - I can't understand Sketchup for a moment, but Blender = simples for me.
A vehicle idea I doodled up ages ago:
A hovering vehicle, that once underwater, becomes the equivalent of a submarine. Utterly pointless and totally already-done, but hey, it looks coo- sorry, looks dreadful.
xD this was me + blender a year ago, a few days before I left. I just tweaked it, added a cockpit, and made othe minor tweaks.
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How is that possible? I know how to use Sketchup, but Blender? Dawha?
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Blender is vertex-based - you position corners, and the rest is done by blender itself. ish.
Sketchup does..... ? ..... then converts it to vertices for unity. Personally, I think sketchup tries to hide what's really going on. It also makes it very difficult to get low-poly models, in my experience.
Please try avoid 'dafuq' and other such inferred language, for the sake of others around here. ;)
Edit: Thanks for changing it. ;)
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Personally I find Blender easier for...well any project I work on...then again thats just my opinion. Work in whatever feels more comfortable!
;D
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space shuttle!!!!!!!!
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I think creating vehicles is great, but one strong factor that held back the first attempt at resurrecting this game was feature and vehicle requests.
