This should be very cool indeed if your story line and wip are anything to go by. Look forward to seeing it progress. =)
This will become a surface down map of a Harvest in progress.
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Money is the root of ... Well everything .To the lowly worker it means food ,shelter, and with enough entertainment ! To the Corporations it means Power and there is never enough!!
History Lesson. At the end of the 21st century Countries were replaced by Individual Corporations All with the intent of gaining a higher power position by Any Means necessary ! April 27 2125 War broke out ! It lasted 87 mins. After the smoke cleared The surviving Corporations formed an uneasy and wary Alliance. Times were desperate as natural resources were nearly exhausted And large portion of the earth left unlivable! In 2155 Jump drive was perfected opening up the galaxy for expansion . Each Corporation scrambled to lay claim to the choicest and most richly endowed planets. Some did better than others. A corporate Court was created to award claims and settlements amongst the Corporations. It worked apparently . But only for the richest of Corporations. The smaller, less well off had to settle for less Choice planets to find Profit in !!
Enter the “Hakyur Corporation” and it’s newest settlement from the Courts. Dezmel 8. On the surface(and beneath it) quite possibly the most worthless hunk of rock spinning through the galaxy. The air is un-breathable, The ambient temperature Scalding . Highly acidic oceans . Monstrous storms . And a very poor mineral percentage at all test core drilling sites.
However this is a true case of Lemons to Lemonade !!By accident while making an desperation geological survey of the ocean bottom an amazing thing was discovered ;Life. A truly amazingly profitable Life. These Echinoderm were reminiscent of earth’s own now extinct starfish. But Only Vaguely. Clad in rare minerals, Their shells were extremely valuable . Of course a few obstacles needed to be overcome. Acid spouts ,thermal vents. Crushing pressure. Then of course there was the reluctance of the bus sized creatures to having their shells ripped off. But when there is Money to be made, a way will be found.
Acid impervious vehicles, powered dive armor, Floating command centers all very built for the one sole purpose. To harvest this priceless Bounty !! From the surface the Command centers finds, tracks, and coordinates the “Harvesting” Missions.....It also keeps constant vigil against “Claim jumpers “!! After all anything worth having is worth stealing !!
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"Aye The skies be clear , the seas be calm and the winds be with us .....
ARGH!! but the damn compass be broken!! "
Capt. Noah Swalter Last voyage of the " Silver Crest"
Cool concept, looking forward to seeing where you go with it
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Still in the layout Phase but getting some things nailed down
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"Aye The skies be clear , the seas be calm and the winds be with us .....
ARGH!! but the damn compass be broken!! "
Capt. Noah Swalter Last voyage of the " Silver Crest"
Nice so far. Sorry, but when its zoomed out I thought SPERM!!!.... I'll go stand in a corner now.
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Tsk Tsk !! When I get to the "Lighting" Phase it Should look Less sexy !!
"Aye The skies be clear , the seas be calm and the winds be with us .....
ARGH!! but the damn compass be broken!! "
Capt. Noah Swalter Last voyage of the " Silver Crest"
Here is another stage farther down the line still lots of detail to come !! Need to detail the terrain a bit; create Mood lighting And a few other details.
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"Aye The skies be clear , the seas be calm and the winds be with us .....
ARGH!! but the damn compass be broken!! "
Capt. Noah Swalter Last voyage of the " Silver Crest"
Added some acid vents and clouds and Darkened up the "Atmosphere" Need to add some Beacons or something else structural and "harvester" data to the HUD .
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"Aye The skies be clear , the seas be calm and the winds be with us .....
ARGH!! but the damn compass be broken!! "
Capt. Noah Swalter Last voyage of the " Silver Crest"
Interesting idea using a HUD view. Looking good!
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About finished with this I think!? But You never can tell ! Oh by the way look out for the Dangler !
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"Aye The skies be clear , the seas be calm and the winds be with us .....
ARGH!! but the damn compass be broken!! "
Capt. Noah Swalter Last voyage of the " Silver Crest"