Steampunk Alt History Brainstorming Thread

[Thunderbrd]

Including a variety of Tesla based concepts would really be cool here. That tower was absolutely fascinating... If it weren't for Tesla, we wouldn't have so much of the tech we have today, including the HAARP program in alaska which may be our most powerful potential weapon to date.

 

[AIAndy]

Including a variety of Tesla based concepts would really be cool here. That tower was absolutely fascinating... If it weren't for Tesla, we wouldn't have so much of the tech we have today, including the HAARP program in alaska which may be our most powerful potential weapon to date.

Please, no conspiracy theories that are as laughable from the scientific POV as HAARP being a weapon.

 

[GreatLordofPie]

Is it possible to convert Civ V units to Civ IV (I know that the opposite is possible)? Because the new Civ V expansion will have a steampunk scenario with new units...

 

[strategyonly]

Is it possible to convert Civ V units to Civ IV (I know that the opposite is possible)? Because the new Civ V expansion will have a steampunk scenario with new units...

Not even close to each other, you can convert them from 4 to 5, but as far as i know, its alot different and the pixels are greater, which we dont need either.

 

[Hydromancerx]

If anyone cared to know what /]rchon's War Train looked like. I still have the files but it seems his attachments are gone now. If anyone would like to attempt to texture it from scratch let me know.

I have also been looking into the existing Train units by Kathy, but nothing seems to fit the design above. Which I think is the coolest design.

 

[Thunderbrd]

Looks like I'll really be needing to develop that 'MayOnlyMoveOnRouteTypes' tag.

 

[Hydromancerx]

Looks like I'll really be needing to develop that 'MayOnlyMoveOnRouteTypes' tag.

That would be very useful for the Railroad Artillery unit we already have.

 

[Nimek]

Maybe we could ask Platy to programm this type of unit behavior?

 

[Dancing Hoskuld]

Programming behaviour of that sort belongs in the dll as it is very slow in the python to call a routine for every unit for each plot it moves even if all it does is say the unit is not the one affected.

 

[intlidave]

If anyone cared to know what /]rchon's War Train looked like. I still have the files but it seems his attachments are gone now. If anyone would like to attempt to texture it from scratch let me know.

This could upgrade into a "normal" armored train.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armoured_train

 

[rightfuture]

bump

Anyone play any Steampunk games? I would love to know what people's favorite steampunk fiction is.
We'd love to get those ideas in.

 

[rightfuture]

Spoiler :

[IMG=50x50]http://i.imgur.com/jCUYWmy.jpg[/IMG]
pic too large

The USA Could Have Had A Tank To Fight The Revolutionary War
http://jalopnik.com/5923086/the-usa-could-have-had-a-tank-to-fight-the-revolutionary-war

A little something like tanks, which was something technically feasible at the time though never attempted. Here's how it would have worked.

Steam Tank

 

[Nimek]

We already have steam tank in the game I think.