Thrawn's Revenge

Imperial Civil War [Empire at War] => Discussion, Suggestions & Feedback => Topic started by: Slornie on October 08, 2007, 07:03:56 PM

Title: Floating Fortress?
Post by: Slornie on October 08, 2007, 07:03:56 PM
How about the HAVr A9 Floating Fortress for the Empire?  http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Floating_Fortress

Would be another unit unique to TR (i havent seen it in any other mods, either released or in development).  Would be an alternative to the AT-AT or Juggernaught.
Title: Re: Floating Fortress?
Post by: Corey on October 08, 2007, 07:06:03 PM
Yes, we plan to have that in in the role of a transport.
Title: Re: Floating Fortress?
Post by: Meyer on October 09, 2007, 12:24:51 AM
nice. great thing that you take many ships and vessels to this mod.
Title: Re: Floating Fortress?
Post by: sarcronis on October 09, 2007, 09:32:01 PM
Sweet idea.  Although I came up with this as an idea for remnants of the past yesterday.  Weird...
Title: Re: Floating Fortress?
Post by: STORM GENERAL on October 10, 2007, 04:58:37 PM
Yeah, that is weird but anyway it'll be useful as a transport.
Title: Re: Floating Fortress?
Post by: Corey on October 10, 2007, 05:10:19 PM
It will also be one of the vehicles that serve as mobile RPs, for those who were here long enough to have read that update....
Title: Re: Floating Fortress?
Post by: Slornie on October 11, 2007, 04:50:07 AM
I think i vaguely remember something about them :P
Title: Re: Floating Fortress?
Post by: vadereclipse on October 18, 2007, 05:49:51 PM
i like idea of floating fortress but it would be hard to model by the looks of it
Title: Re: Floating Fortress?
Post by: Slornie on October 18, 2007, 06:01:07 PM
By the way, which release(s) are you intending on including this in?
Title: Re: Floating Fortress?
Post by: Meyer on October 19, 2007, 02:35:20 AM
do they have some sort of weaponary?
Title: Re: Floating Fortress?
Post by: Slornie on October 19, 2007, 08:35:23 AM
Two top-mounted turreted heavy blaster cannons.
Title: Re: Floating Fortress?
Post by: Meyer on October 19, 2007, 09:04:03 AM
nice. that should be effective enough.
Title: Re: Floating Fortress?
Post by: Slornie on October 19, 2007, 11:33:31 AM
And its a hell of a lot faster than an AT-AT and isnt susceptible to being tripped up :P
Title: Re: Floating Fortress?
Post by: Meyer on October 19, 2007, 12:04:33 PM
and it can transport troops inside it.
Title: Re: Floating Fortress?
Post by: Slornie on October 19, 2007, 12:37:58 PM
Only 10 men though, whats that compared with an AT-AT?
Title: Re: Floating Fortress?
Post by: Meyer on October 19, 2007, 01:35:31 PM
AT-AT transports 40 men if I remember right.
Title: Re: Floating Fortress?
Post by: vadereclipse on October 19, 2007, 01:47:55 PM
and were able to pack a speeder bike squadron
Title: Re: Floating Fortress?
Post by: Corey on October 19, 2007, 03:19:32 PM
The thing is, you had to actually be able to get into an AT-AT. Kinda hard once it is alr=eady deployed.
Title: Re: Floating Fortress?
Post by: vadereclipse on October 19, 2007, 03:52:48 PM
wasnt the floating fortress a modified repulsorlift AT-AT?
Title: Re: Floating Fortress?
Post by: Corey on October 19, 2007, 03:53:38 PM
Nope. It was completely different.
Title: Re: Floating Fortress?
Post by: vadereclipse on October 19, 2007, 08:13:28 PM
on second thought, its shape was a lot different
was its firepower comparable?
Title: Re: Floating Fortress?
Post by: Meyer on October 20, 2007, 03:36:01 AM
I think it's a bit weaker. are there any other transports in the mod? ANd how many troops will they transport?
Title: Re: Floating Fortress?
Post by: vadereclipse on October 20, 2007, 07:04:30 AM
strategically, seeing that it has significant firepower, it should carry less that say, the juggernaut B5, so id say maybe 4 or 5
Title: Re: Floating Fortress?
Post by: Meyer on October 20, 2007, 08:04:26 AM
why should the firepower affect the transportation capability?
Title: Re: Floating Fortress?
Post by: Slornie on October 20, 2007, 08:39:29 AM
I think he means for in-game balance. I think maybe it should have the deploy ability, but limited to one squad of stormtroopers.
Title: Re: Floating Fortress?
Post by: Meyer on October 20, 2007, 09:03:44 AM
I think that is useful for AT-AT but for Floating Fortress the load/unload thing would be better in my mind.
Title: Re: Floating Fortress?
Post by: Slornie on October 20, 2007, 09:14:57 AM
It only has a capacity of 10 passengers and/or (im not sure which) 1tonne of cargo..
Title: Re: Floating Fortress?
Post by: Meyer on October 20, 2007, 09:16:24 AM
so it could transport 10 passengers.
Title: Re: Floating Fortress?
Post by: Slornie on October 20, 2007, 09:18:18 AM
Yeah, which would be a squad of stormtroopers give or take a man :P
Title: Re: Floating Fortress?
Post by: Meyer on October 20, 2007, 09:23:50 AM
yep. they are nine men strong if I remember coorrctly. And I think that AT-AT deploy think would be fine but how do you then put the troops back in the transport?
Title: Re: Floating Fortress?
Post by: Slornie on October 20, 2007, 09:30:51 AM
Lol, i hadnt thought of it that way.. Maybe you're right, two slots? Cargo hold and troop benches?

Im looking forward to being able to use it as a Mobile Reinforcement Point though :D
Title: Re: Floating Fortress?
Post by: Meyer on October 20, 2007, 09:34:26 AM
yep. I just sucks when you have only couple of reinforcement points and you get so little units from one. this will be great add-on. you can call reinforcements everywhere you want, just like in space battles.
Title: Re: Floating Fortress?
Post by: vadereclipse on October 20, 2007, 10:23:18 AM
balance is a factor
Title: Re: Floating Fortress?
Post by: STORM GENERAL on October 20, 2007, 04:25:08 PM
Agreed.  It'll still be cool though!
Title: Re: Floating Fortress?
Post by: Corey on October 20, 2007, 04:30:01 PM
yep. I just sucks when you have only couple of reinforcement points and you get so little units from one. this will be great add-on. you can call reinforcements everywhere you want, just like in space battles.

Most of the planets now have a land population cap of about 20. You start with that, you end with that. The RPs now just serve as places to land.
Title: Re: Floating Fortress?
Post by: Meyer on October 20, 2007, 04:35:47 PM
good. that should make the land battles more interesting.
Title: Re: Floating Fortress?
Post by: vadereclipse on October 20, 2007, 05:54:48 PM
not to mention tactical
should make flanking muych easier