Author Topic: Cable Transport (Read 1833 times)

Combine Crusier · « **on:** June 04, 2007, 09:43:43 AM »

I had a thought... pehaps we could use something like the ski lifts at ski resorts as a kind of vehicle transports for over cliffs and lava flows perhaps even across passes. It would use a 4 cables streched over the area with cable towers at every turn and certain intervals, the cables would hold a cart / cargo car that would hold either ore or vehicles for quick transport.

Stats: Cable Section : ALL
HP: 240
Armor: None
Size: 1 by 1 square
LOS: 1 square radius
Ability: Transports ore or a vehicle over terrain
Transportation speed: Ultra Fast
Power: 5
Common Ore: N/A
Rare Ore: N/A
3rd Ore: N/A
Colonists: None
Tube: Yes (Must be connected to an active station)

Stats: Cable Section and tower : ALL
HP: 480
Armor: Light
Size: 1 by 1 square
LOS: 1 square radius
Ability: Transports ore or a vehicle over terrain
Transportation speed: Ultra Fast
Power: 5
Common Ore: N/A
Rare Ore: N/A
3rd Ore: N/A
Colonists: None
Tube: Yes (Must be connected to an active station)

Stats: Cable Station : ALL
HP: 1240
Armor: Medium
Size: 3 by 3 squares
LOS: 4 square radius
Ability: Transports ore or a vehicle over terrain
SAbility: Has a docking pad to pick up and drop off ore and a vehicle exit/ enterance area.
Transportation speed: Ultra Fast
Power: 30
Common Ore: N/A
Rare Ore: N/A
3rd Ore: N/A
Colonists: 2 Workers
Tube: Yes

Sirbomber · « **Reply #1 on:** June 04, 2007, 02:13:09 PM »

How would you get to the other side of the lava/cliff?

BlackBox · « **Reply #2 on:** June 04, 2007, 05:40:33 PM »

Yeah, you would need to first be able to get to the other side to build an endpoint.

The other thing is, these sort of systems aren't designed to hold lots of weight (the tanks probably weigh many tons).

And then there is a maintenance issue. The steel cables don't last forever and would need to be replaced every so often (I suppose this part could be left out of the game since maintenance would need to be done on everything, especially on a Venus like planet).

Also, why would a section of cable have a power requirement? the only thing that needs power is the station at the end (so it can drive the cable and so on).

Freeza-CII · « **Reply #3 on:** June 04, 2007, 06:43:36 PM »

First you have the problem with the fact lava isnt suppose to be crossed and should stay like op2. Then there is the problem of the end point of the "bridge" said above in the other 2 posts. Then there is the practcal reason A Ski lift style device made to move heavy things like tanks and trucks around would have to be monsterously huge on both ends and it would be incredibly slow unless its going to be powered by a motor powered up by a Tokamak or two.

Combine Crusier · « **Reply #4 on:** June 04, 2007, 06:44:15 PM »

Cranes lift objects with one or two cables... Yhe power requirements on the cables could be dropped I suppose... The idea was to make it so that units wouldn't have to travel 20 KM to get around a cliff or lava flow.

Freeza-CII · « **Reply #5 on:** June 05, 2007, 10:39:06 AM »

Cranes lift objects they dont carry them horazontaly over a cable. Besides the cable that would support that kinda weight would have to be huge to the point of inflexable. Making it rather hard to use a Chair lift style system.

Its not practical

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Author Topic: Cable Transport (Read 1833 times)