ARCHIVED: Discussion Topic - Unit Lines

[Moosezilla]

Brain? Wha....

 

[KingArthur]

Very nice find. Here are some of my faves:

Automatic Gentleman (Steampunk C3PO)
http://www.sillof.com/images/Customs/Steampunk SW/sp_3po.jpg

Steampunk Spy
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y175/Hutchi/More Pictures/Shadow4.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y175/Hutchi/More Pictures/Shadow3.jpg

Guns and Swords could form the basis for a nice line in Red Martians
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y175/Hutchi/custom images/2008_1122newjohncarter0027.jpg

Steam Space Pilot
http://www.sillof.com/images/Customs/Steampunk ROTJ/xwing_pilot.jpg

Mean Looking Thark
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y175/Hutchi/More Pictures/DejahTars2.jpg

 

[Blue Monkey]

Well, since the unit inspiration is moving in this direction I guess I'll let the whole Steampunk Lego business out of the bag.

 

[Balthasar]

Well, since the unit inspiration is moving in this direction I guess I'll let the whole Steampunk Lego business out of the bag.

oh no you didn't...go...there.

 

[Blue Monkey]

There are actually some interesting machines - like a steam-powered jet-pack.

 

[KingArthur]

I loved the Yankee Walking Fortress.

 

[Blue Monkey]

The thought drifted by the other night of making the easter egg units steam-flavored ...

 

[Axolotl]

Our master unit creators ought to hole up and study that steampunk lego a while. Just sayin'.

 

[7ronin]

Steampunk Lego. Wow!!

My childhood was in the BL (before Lego) era so it was kind of deprived.

 

[Moosezilla]

I vote for "The Dreaded Steam-Bun of Quargistan" and the "bunny hole"

 

[Blue Monkey]

I vote for "The Dreaded Steam-Bun of Quargistan" and the "bunny hole"

It's Ouargistan (say it out loud & you'll get the M.P. in-joke). And hopeful the creatively inspired will "vote" to make a unit or three.

 

[Blue Monkey]

I just came across this old thread by Ozymandias. It lays out the concepts for designing unit upgrade lines in "what if / AH" scenarios. I haven't read it all yet, but it looks like it might be quite useful.

 

[Blue Monkey]

...Of course, this doesn't top what I consider to be the epitome of my "Truth is Stranger Than Fiction" file: The US Government actually granted Letters of Marquee to several Blimp crews on the west coast to act as anti-sub patrols, the first time a Letter of Marquee had been issued by the US since the War of 1812.

The reason this makes my "Truth is Stranger Than Fiction" category is because one of the recurring themes in the popular Steampunk genre is Dirigible-based Air Pirates, and it turns out that there actually WAS such a group!

 

[cfkane]

I'm curious about the hero units. Do they have any special abilities?

I'm asking 'cause I'm working on a similar project for Civ 4 and I figured I could use a bit of inspiration.

 

[Balthasar]

Spy! Spy! Just kidding. Yeah, we're trying, within the limits of the game to give our hero units "special" abilities. Dracula turns into a bat, which gives him great distance. The invisible man will be, um, invisible, and Jack the Ripper will be similarly hard to detect. Sherlock Holmes and Van Helsing can detect invisible units, Van Helsing also has blitz attack. Mr. Hyde and the Frankenstein Monster have great strength, Allan Quartermaine and Tarzan can treat all terrain as roads. Spring-Heeled Jack can paradrop. The Nautilis & Ebba are well armed and each carry a crew of eight. Alice and the Tardis appear late in the game and have transporter ability, as well as paradrop ability. The Tardis can also be a transporter pad. That's a sampling, from memory.
Now you can be useful to us. If you see a useful graphic to this effort over at the Civ4 forums, take a screenshot and report to us....

 

[Wyrmshadow]

hey psssst... look what I got.

 

[Lord Malbeth]

That looks very impressive!

 

[Wyrmshadow]

What do you think of this one?

 

[jlvfr]

What do you think of this one?

Looks like something out of Warhammer 40k!

And look at this. Possible recon unit?

http://izismile.com/2009/07/13/mechanical_cheetah_in_steampunk_style_6_photos_1_gif.html

 

[Blue Monkey]

That is a really nice combination of elements, Wyrmshadow. Can't wait to see it animated.