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Lock S-Foils into Attack position AKA Dynamic ship parts!
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Cyndrogen
The Greatest Corp in the Universe
#1 - 2012-03-09 19:03:14 UTC  |  Edited by: Cyndrogen
You have given us turrets that animate.

You have given us ships that transform (RORQ)

You have given us the Noctis which has movable parts....

What I would like to propose is very simple, have dynamic parts on ships that can be activated when going into battle, or into warp.
Imagine having the engines in the back retract after exiting warp. Or, the infamous minmatar rifter, very cool design but allow it to expand it;s wings JUST like an x-wing, or maybe you can come up with some other cool effect.

example:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1kxjJg1_GM

Basically, I would like to see more dynamic ships, I get bored of looking at the same shapes again and again. The little radar rotating on the Scorpion is a nice touch, we need more stuff like that but I want CONTROL over that moving part...

Does this make any sense? Moving parts on ships, like the autocannons, but that work on the hull of the ships?

For example the merlin could fold it's wings or have the ability to adjust the angle? Too difficult?

The dramiel, can extend it's horms further to look even MORE menacing.

The Sansha ships, make them EXPAND like a fugu, TWO WORDS: retractable spikes!!!!

I am only proposing this for client side interaction, and it would not change server lag in any way.

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Vertisce Soritenshi
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#2 - 2012-03-09 19:11:25 UTC
I agree...would be rather cool. Some ships would obviously be left out as they have already been updated but would still be cool to see.

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Katrina Oniseki
Oniseki-Raata Internal Watch
Ishuk-Raata Enforcement Directive
#3 - 2012-03-09 19:12:15 UTC
If they can find a way to do this without lagging up the servers or clients, I'm all for it.

Katrina Oniseki
Velicitia
XS Tech
#4 - 2012-03-09 19:20:39 UTC
other than the fact that you completely obliterated the quote (hint: They were X-Wing Fighters Blink) ... this idea isn't terrible...

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Nalha Saldana
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#5 - 2012-03-09 19:33:05 UTC
Dont forget the radar on the Naga. But yes, more moving stuffis great but we would have to wait for new ships.
Cyndrogen
The Greatest Corp in the Universe
#6 - 2012-03-09 21:32:45 UTC  |  Edited by: Cyndrogen
Nalha Saldana wrote:
Dont forget the radar on the Naga. But yes, more moving stuffis great but we would have to wait for new ships.


No, just like the scorpion has had a brand new revamped hull so should SOME of the old ships. Mainly the PRIMARY PVP ships
You know which ones I'm referring to

the rifters, hurricanes, drakes out there!

I'm not even suggesting to REDO the hull simply add some cool transformations, adjust the angle of the wing on merlins, split the rifters wings into TWO, just like an X wing fighter. The drakes would have a batman like shield, so when you activate the hardeners it actually TANKS!

example of the batmobile tanking:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUOV9ne2aXc

Maybe armor tankers would be the more obvious choice but just wanted to throw this idea out there into the forum void.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLZz71GqgPs&feature=endscreen&NR=1

This even looks like a gallente hull!

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