future fighters

[DeathCyclops]

Since the game ends in 2050(with time victory) there are not many futuristic military units. I was just wondering what people thought should be/have been added for future fighters. Jedi would be a cool addition(use swordsmen and change color and shape of sword) and Mechwarriors(from the BattleTech/Mechwarrior topic) Hopefully someone will do these or try

 

[Kid_icoris]

having a jedi type unit would be cool, but you wouldnt call it jedi you should call it something else. I like the idea of a mech warrior unit, but what other units would you add?

 

[DeathCyclops]

well maybe people who use lightsabers then(i dont know... Jedi Infantry or Lightsabermen?)

 

[DeathCyclops]

they could be called Jedi if someone did a Star Wars civ....

 

[DeathCyclops]

Sooo..... anyone else?

 

[snafusmith]

MECH! I love future robot units, and you can bet I'll be adding many more future technologies to support any that come out.

 

[DeathCyclops]

hmmmm... maybe melee Mechs could come first and then researhing a new technology could enable ranged Mechs. First ranged Mechs with Ballistic weapons and then later energy weapon Mechs(or mixed weapon) Thats what I think makes sense.

 

[DeathCyclops]

I guess no one likes Starfighters (Laser, I just realised is related to Mechs because of energy weapons, so they technically the same)

 

[Sword_Of_Geddon]

I support the creation of all sorts of future units. Infantry, fighters, naval units, mecha. This is because of my Heart of Destiny 2 mod project.

Also near-future units like Objective Force Warriors, Rail Gunners, Rail Battleships, Stealth Destroyers and F22 Rapters would be very useful as well.

 

[vbraun]

I would like units like satllelites and stuff. (The terrain would be space.)

 

[Kushan]

Mechs definately, I think the later techs would all have to be spread out more by adding some more in. Otherwise modern era units would be obsolete before you got to use them, kinda of like medieval units are know in vanilla civ.

Kushan

 

[upstart]

i think a great transitional unit would be androids or cyborg units...or maybe have them be the groundtroops/inf unit and the mechs are the calvary type units? maybe the artillery would be drones or later on remote laser satelites? i definitely like the idea of future units, it is where civ(and most mods too) imo could really use some improvement.

 

[totg_kabu]

Mechwarriors that transform into starfighters armed with lasers and jedi powers whose pilots have had their brains transplanted into their mech body , or not.

light - advanced/genetic/cyborg/powersuit infantry
Medium/heavy - Mechs/Weapon platforms
Death from above - Orbtal bombardment/orbital to orbital missiles

But I really don't mind as long as there are giant robots of mass destruction I get to run through tokyo with

 

[Anima Croatorum]

Power Armor Legions and genetically enhanced cybernetically modified soldiers.

 

[DeathCyclops]

for the poll I should've just put what kind of MechWarrior(if any) do you want to see(since majority is for Mechs)

 

[flobi]

Terminators?

 

[Plankhead]

Well, since the term Mech is sort of copyrighted by FASA, as is Jedi by Lucasfilm, we'd have to come up with different names. Although, for realism's sake, I doubt energy swords are going to be a popular weapon in futuristic warfare due to practical reasons.

So, for future units, we should probably add:
Walkers (Essentially mechs)
Plasma Riflemen (probably more realistic than actual laser guns)
Space fighters/bombers (have nearly unlimited range)
Plasma Artillery
Hovercraft
Hovertank
Etc.

 

[DeathCyclops]

well, the energy swords could have a chance to deflect fire back at attacker for damage. MechWarriors could be called Mobile Armor or MA(or does some have rights to that too?) and Jedi could be called MetaInfantry or something

 

[Infinit1]

I second Plankhead. Some plasma infantry and marines with hovertanks and futuristic fighters/bombers (although space fighter/bomber would be interesting it seems hard to implement).
Also "jedi" units seem more like fantasy then future.

 

[DeathCyclops]

although someone could argue that noone knows what we could invent in the distant future...