View Full Version : Goblin Doom Diver (April 2nd, 2006)


aaglo
Apr 02, 2006, 09:52 AM
Hi!

Here is a goblin doom diver for orcs & goblins (for warhammer). Enjoy :)

Here's some civilopedia info from the games workshop website:
The Doom Diver Catapult is a torsion powered device much like a Rock Lobber or Spear Chukka, but instead of firing rocks or spears it is designed to launch Goblins. These Goblins are equipped with crude, folding wings which enable them to stay aloft for a short time before plunging back down to earth. This technique was developed to provide Greenskin tribes with a form of aerial reconnaissance. Early aeronaunts were given bits of slate and chalkk on which to sketch enemy troop dispositions. As few Goblns survived the rather sudden landing, this was felt to be the only way of recovering the information they had gleaned. Unfortunately the idea wasn't a great success as most slates were found to bear a hastily scrawled message along the lines of "Yahooooo!" or "wheeeee!"

Here are the files:
Goblin doom diver (http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/DoomDiver.zip) (~1,2 MB)

Here's animation preview of attack & death animations :)
http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/674/doomdiverdemo3sm.gif

Attached is a civilopedia image preview

Ares de Borg
Apr 02, 2006, 09:58 AM
Hillarious! :lol:

woodelf
Apr 02, 2006, 09:59 AM
:cool:

Fantastic siege unit aaglo. Nice misfire death. ;)

Plotinus
Apr 02, 2006, 10:57 AM
Now that's unusual. But presumably this isn't a siege unit but one with a reconnaissance mission. Presumably?

Oh, and I want a real one, please. Wheeeeee!

Quinzy
Apr 02, 2006, 11:05 AM
nice unit Aaglo :D

utahjazz7
Apr 02, 2006, 11:20 AM
The animation of that guy looping back and crashing looks fantastic.

Heretic_Cata
Apr 02, 2006, 11:30 AM
:rotfl: That's the strangest and funniest "siege" unit i have ever seen. :rotfl:

Spacer One
Apr 02, 2006, 11:51 AM
that is definatly the oddest attack Ive ever seen...unique to say the least

aaglo, are you a machine?...

Bluemofia
Apr 02, 2006, 12:08 PM
:rotfl: That's the strangest and funniest "siege" unit i have ever seen. :rotfl:
My thoughts exactly. :lol:

Goldflash
Apr 02, 2006, 12:11 PM
This is what you should enter in the April Unit Makers thing, methinks.

Mr. Do
Apr 02, 2006, 12:34 PM
Hahahahaha brilliant!!

Stormrage
Apr 02, 2006, 02:48 PM
Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!¨:D

Amazing :)

mrtn
Apr 02, 2006, 02:49 PM
Brilliant!

Snorken
Apr 02, 2006, 03:05 PM
Hilarious unit, aaglo! :lol:

Colonel Tigh
Apr 02, 2006, 03:32 PM
I think this is the first time a unit animation has made me laugh aloud!

Ogedei_the_Mad
Apr 02, 2006, 04:26 PM
You certainly don't run out of wierd unit ideas, do you? ;)

LizardmenRule!
Apr 02, 2006, 05:40 PM
:lol: yahooooooooo!

great work :thumbsup:

Grandraem
Apr 02, 2006, 07:23 PM
I thought I remembered reading in the WH thread that you said you weren't gonna make silly units.;) Looks great.:)

Mithadan
Apr 02, 2006, 09:35 PM
Flat out crazy, big guy. Too funny.

Rambuchan
Apr 03, 2006, 06:03 AM
It's all been said above.

Thanks a lot.

Drift
Apr 03, 2006, 06:46 AM
Now that's unusual. But presumably this isn't a siege unit but one with a reconnaissance mission. Presumably?

The description at Games Workshop website continues after the part aaglo quoted with "It was soon realized that Doom Divers were more effective as missiles."

Vuldacon
Apr 03, 2006, 12:43 PM
What a "Scream" aaglo...wheeeeee, "living ballistics" :lol: :goodjob:

Darque
Apr 03, 2006, 01:08 PM
Great unit! I will have to add it to my Dragonia mod as the goblin's first aerial unit :P

Goldflash
Apr 03, 2006, 01:59 PM
I really like how the Orc pushing it is all :rolleyes: when the goblin crashes into it.

Orthanc
Apr 03, 2006, 02:47 PM
Ah boat, curse it with me always finding this stuff so late.

Already been said, but this is hysterical, probably first invented by some freak accident similar to what happens on America's Funniest Home Videos.

:lol:
:thumbsup:

themanuneed
Apr 04, 2006, 01:08 PM
The "death" anim should play for "misfire", as it does in the real Warhammer games, :( that's sad it can't. It would be cool if it could make "colateral damage" too :D and smash some friendly units!!!
A very cool typical Warhammer unit, this one was really needed :goodjob:

drzoidberg
Apr 06, 2006, 03:35 PM
One of your best units ever

Mc Chiller
Apr 19, 2006, 11:27 PM
OMG I have the best use for this!
THX AAGLO WOO