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[Jordan]

GLA Glider Launcher

Still WIP, as this is one serious butcher of a unit. See final render a couple posts down.



The Demo General's super unit, this unit launches Terrorists on propeller-powered Hang Gliders, which home in on the target. The hang gliders can fly indefinitely, but can only target units within the launcher's range.

Credits go to The_Hunter for the ZSU Chassis and Skin, and to E.A.G.L.E. for the Terrorist Hang Glider.

Any suggestions on the model? The supports on the launching track will be remade, so don't worry about those. I think I might add a spotlight or something over the cockpit.

I think I need a better name for this though, any ideas?

-Jordan

Edited by Jordan, 04 August 2009 - 02:51.

[Destiny]

Have the launch rack elevated upwards or something

[CJ]

Destiny, on 25 Jul 2009, 19:02, said:

Have the launch rack elevated upwards or something

Hmm It looks like he already did with those actuators at the glider launcher sides.

Edited by Commander Carl, 25 July 2009 - 18:21.

[Jordan]

I think I can call this finished. Took forever, but at least it's done:



Shown on the left is it at full salvage and ready to fire, shown on the right is at the normal state, with no salvage. Level 1 Salvage increases power, Level 2 Salvage adds another glider.

It doesn't have a turret, but Terrorists can fly around with their hang gliders indefinitely, so they can track down the target no matter where it goes. However, the launcher has a maximum range in which it can attack.

It can crush vehicles too, but costs $3000 and has a build limit of one. Also, the suicide bomb ability is EXTREMELY powerful when this tank is upgraded with the demolitions ability from the Palace.

Credit goes to The_Hunter for his ZSU model and skin, and to E.A.G.L.E. for the Terrorist Glider.

Comments?

-Jordan

[Pav:3d]

Sweeeet, its looking great

[Futschki]

Very great looking, but compared to other super units, i think this beauty could use another weapon of some sort...

[Kamikazi]

Nice work Jordan, I love it!

[Jordan]

Got it in game finally, though I had to scale up the tank a bit beforehand. These Hang Gliders are more potent than Tomahawk Missiles, and they can home in on any ground unit. They would stall if they tried to attack an air unit, unless they were stupid enough to fly really low.

Fully salvaged and firing. Noooo shadow tearing bug. Forgot how to fix that, someone please remind me:



Terrorist explodes, and the Hang Glider flies apart:



This is the cameo image used in game, but at a much larger resolution. Actually is a screenshot from a specially scripted map:



I am having just too much fun with these Terrorist launching weapons. First Crop Dusters, now Hang Gliders. What's next, cruise missiles? (Hint, hint)

-Jordan

[Dauth]

Shadow bug is from horizontal planes on aircraft IIRC. Looks good and range should compensate for other weaknesses.

[Su8perkillr]

question: in contra, i remember an USA drone launcher. it could launch... erm how are they called again? whatever, those missile launching drones. and you could attack ground and these would keep spawning. is this also possible with this launcher?

[Sgt. Nuker]

The GLA certainly like their suicide splodey bits, don't they? However explosives can be thrown at the enemy seems good enough for them. Well done Jordan.

[Destiny]

Dude, you should go script a map where the super units duke it out or something with lots o' carnage amongst grunt/cannon fodder It looks epic though...I wonder if I can shoot them down/PDL them D:

[Jordan]

Right now you can't shoot down the gliders for balance reasons, otherwise a Quad Cannon or two could rip through all of its gliders, making it useless.

I'm thinking about a super unit map.

[CodeCat]

Shadow bleeding occurs when adjacent vertexes aren't welded together properly.

[pirate]

this one is AWESOME, I love large vehicles , does it have unlimited gliders btw, or do you have to buy new ones each time, because otherwise what would be its weakness if its bunkered in ?

[Chyros]

Nice, it looks very good . Tbh I hardly even recognise the ZSU chassis in it. he vehicle does look like it's two separate entities though.

[Jordan]

I took the chassis of the ZSU, removed the turret, and copied it. Then I attached them in the center. After that, I just kinda went crazy.

[AZZKIKR]

i suggest it reloads by having a glider fly down from the sky and land nicely on the launch rails

[BeefJeRKy]

I love the innovation you have going on Keep up the awesome.