Outpost Universe Forums

Projects & Development => GORF => Hall of Fame => Topic started by: Tramis on July 29, 2006, 12:57:55 AM

Title: Concrete-mounted Gps
Post by: Tramis on July 29, 2006, 12:57:55 AM

Concrete Wall - mounted GPs

Related Ideas

-Tube Wall

Description

The fact that microwaves and similar weapons can't shoot over walls makes them a poor defensive measure.  My primary complaint about GPs is either they're in front of the walls and getting annihilated before anything happens, or theyre' behind the walls, where they can't shoot at enemies until the wall is down.  But suppose you can build GPs on top of this concrete wall, shooting down at the enemy?  This would enable you to use GPs as good defenses without compromising their ability to fire.

This is a good idea because:
??
This is a bad idea because:
??

Title: Concrete-mounted Gps
Post by: Freeza-CII on July 29, 2006, 01:23:47 AM

The walls seem to be a trapazoidal shape i dont think you could set one on top.  Unless your talking about makin a giant riser for the GP to sit on behind the wall.

Title: Concrete-mounted Gps
Post by: Tramis on July 29, 2006, 05:05:46 AM

Something like this (warning: really pathetic attempt at 3d graphics ahead)

(http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c47/tramis/concretegp.jpg)

Title: Concrete-mounted Gps
Post by: croxis on July 30, 2006, 12:59:08 AM

Brilliant!  And quite realistic too.  Another option is to have GP be tall enough to shoot over walls, but I think this would look much more cool in game.

Title: Concrete-mounted Gps
Post by: Sirbomber on July 30, 2006, 07:58:51 AM

Wasn't there an OP2 hack that did this?
Maybe that attached GPs to buildings...
I forget! I only saw a picture of it somewhere.

Title: Concrete-mounted Gps
Post by: CK9 on July 30, 2006, 05:58:41 PM

bomber, you probably saw the OP2 modification ideas pics that just about every fansite had (the Divine Order (lev abandond us and we died, lol) had the largest collection).  There were 2 pics, that have been mentioned in this thread now (directly and indirectly): Gaurdpost walls and building turrets.

Title: Concrete-mounted Gps
Post by: Stormy on July 31, 2006, 11:27:03 PM

hmm, I like this idea. What about supernovas? LOL. That wouldn't be pretty... or.... you could chain them together like fireworks and as the enemies come up, they blow up ^_^.

Title: Concrete-mounted Gps
Post by: Freeza-CII on August 01, 2006, 04:32:34 AM

Stormy i havent seen any one ever build a nova or flare GP EVER.  This is a nice idea and it reminds me alot of some real life pictures of WW2.

Title: Concrete-mounted Gps
Post by: Stormy on August 01, 2006, 12:37:06 PM

Let's stay on topic, I"ll make a new thread for this idea.

Title: Concrete-mounted Gps
Post by: Skydock Command on September 17, 2006, 01:33:16 PM

This idea is great. I love the picture to.  

Title: Concrete-mounted Gps
Post by: Stormy on September 17, 2006, 09:29:57 PM

I really dont care for the mounted GPs... why not just build them on the ground? We don't want this to get too much like C&C...

Title: Concrete-mounted Gps
Post by: Freeza-CII on September 17, 2006, 10:44:47 PM

because a GP like a laser or Railgun cant fire over walls

Title: Concrete-mounted Gps
Post by: Skydock Command on September 18, 2006, 04:35:19 PM

Your right freeza. Thats why this post was created.

Title: Concrete-mounted Gps
Post by: Freeza-CII on September 18, 2006, 05:22:28 PM

eeeyeah i really needed that confirmed.

Title: Concrete-mounted Gps
Post by: Skydock Command on September 19, 2006, 03:14:59 PM

Ok. Any other reasons not to have this? I think it sounds great and if no one objects we should start to skin that picture or anther one that will be used.