[dipstick] Posted March 2, 2004 Report Share Posted March 2, 2004 How about having another human tech fighter craft? You have to only research Artifical Intelligence, as it is unmanned, it is very small, but can go 3000(whatever it is). This would enable it to take out the scouts, but as it is so small it can only carry one weapon - stingray max. This would prove for some interesting battles. Maybe one laser cannon could be fitted as an upgrade? As a side point, you could fit 4 of them in a standard hangar (ie one that fits one standard interceptor). These scouts would cost around $200,000 and would only take a small time to build - say 3 days with 10 engineers or something. There would also be 2 provided for you at the beginning in addition to your standard interceptor. Also, they would rarely need to land to refuel (need some reason why, maybe because they are so small) so they could be used for patrols to keep far away places free from UFOs. Sound good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpl. Facehugger Posted March 4, 2004 Report Share Posted March 4, 2004 Another human fighter would be nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[dipstick] Posted March 4, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2004 I mean, even one or two, esp like this sort of thing, woudl enhance the game immensely. It is so basic the current system of interception; you either completely overpower the UFO, it escapes by speeding up, or it blows you up. Not fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albino Crow Posted March 9, 2004 Report Share Posted March 9, 2004 Great point. I can see these being very useful in the early stages of the game, unless you could somehow upgrade them later on. It also ties in with modern aviation weaponry. The US military is currently designing, and using multiple forms of craft called 'drones' that take-off, perform their mission, and land all on their own. Robots anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[dipstick] Posted March 11, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2004 Exactly, and would make the battles more exciting. On a sidepoint; I just managed to make my skyranger take on a supply ship Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paladin Posted July 27, 2004 Report Share Posted July 27, 2004 (edited) Right, a small drone that could only equip cannons would be nice (although plasma cannons would still rule... oh well, at least ther'd be only one of them... It would definitely add more options though, but i'd make it purchaseable (in the 300k range) instead of buildable... After all, our engineers can build Avengers out of UFO pieces and PLasma Heavy weponry they did'nt know existed ten week before, but can they manufacture simple bullets?? Noooooooo.... Edited July 29, 2004 by Paladin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fux0r666 Posted July 27, 2004 Report Share Posted July 27, 2004 I think the original interceptor is fast enough. It would be nice to have PDWE's as a research item and from that you could develop the aurora. Then you could belay the ufos a bit while you bring the human technology up to its current theoretical pinnacle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Blehm 98] Posted July 29, 2004 Report Share Posted July 29, 2004 It wouldn't take 3 days to build an artificial intelligence. Adn don't forget, the aliens may get new ships, but i think a small, fast, and easily destroyed fighter would work well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paladin Posted July 29, 2004 Report Share Posted July 29, 2004 It wouldn't take 3 days to build an artificial intelligence. Adn don't forget, the aliens may get new ships, but i think a small, fast, and easily destroyed fighter would work wellNope, it would take YEARS... I always found those XCOM experimental aircrafts exceptionnaly reliable for thing that were jurry-rigged together by only scratching the surface of technological marvels a million years ahead of us... Think like the "Taken" series... they could'nt even find the engine, or what material the craft was made of... Accidents would be bound to happen sometimes (oops, we got 13 scientists killed in an explosion... and the Ethereal commander got loose... : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gryx Posted August 21, 2004 Report Share Posted August 21, 2004 Hey, does anyone remember that cool looking VTOL fighter in the introducation sequence of "Ufo Defense"? (you can also see it in the background when you land at a ufo site) It's not a interceptor 'cause interceptors do carry troops and it's definitely not a skyranger. I think it's a fighter/transport hybrid and it would fit in well with the two other human ships. Besides, it looks cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Master Maniac Posted August 22, 2004 Report Share Posted August 22, 2004 Looks like I wasn't the only one unsure about what the heck that thing was. That would be a cool ship, with a couple of original modifications, of course. But the idea of a new "scout" class human fighter sounds great. Like a search drone for snooping out alien bases or something. Nice suggestion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex the greater Posted August 22, 2004 Report Share Posted August 22, 2004 i like the idea of a drone maby like the preditor drone used by the us army Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paladin Posted August 23, 2004 Report Share Posted August 23, 2004 Hey, does anyone remember that cool looking VTOL fighter in the introducation sequence of "Ufo Defense"? (you can also see it in the background when you land at a ufo site) It's not a interceptor 'cause interceptors do carry troops and it's definitely not a skyranger. I think it's a fighter/transport hybrid and it would fit in well with the two other human ships. Besides, it looks cool It was what the Skyranger was supposed to look like, but it seems even back in those days most games were rushed to the finish line half done...Yeah, it looked Uber cool! :Blush: Then again, the crafts for Xenocides are going to be wickedly cool too, even better to my taste since they look more realistic (aka less cartoony). :happybanana: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortanick Posted January 12, 2005 Report Share Posted January 12, 2005 Speeking of VTOLs, why not have a fighters that can land on the countryside, this will make intercepting easyer, attacking from sevral sides rather than just from your base. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khai Posted February 2, 2005 Report Share Posted February 2, 2005 This would be cool, it'd be nice to have another interceptor from alien tech in addiction to the avenger replacement too, but its not necessary I'd say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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