(SSGX Origins) Let's make a Wipeout game! This time for real!

[rdmx]

Not sure an AG craft really needs downforce

[Rupang]

If you don't want to destabilize your craft during turning, then it's a great idea to get some sort of downforce.

Also I'm interested in the development, I got a conceptual circuit that was actually located somewhat near to the CERN base.

[docfo4r]

Hey guys,
I see we have some new people here which is a cool thing and I am happy you guys want to support us. What we need most atm are prototype ship designs [maybe not just one, several ideas to choose are good], 2D art for sponsors etc. [check a few pages back for a list of sponsors & contact dreadofmondays for a template].
However, regarding the tracks: Creating and finalizing tracks takes up alot of time at the moment. Most of us are working on the tracks like crazy already so I hope you guys understand that we cannot or can barely start to work out your ideas. But keep your ideas in mind, maybe get yourself a modeling software and start working on it just like I did. Once we have the planned tracks completed, we can take a look at the remaining ideas and decide together which tracks SSGX still needs.

Current tracks finished or in development:
"Cassandra" by Xpand - Finished - Barcelona, Spain - City/Beach atmosphere
"Draco Cavernae" by Raptor 1 - Close to be finished - Lake Schluchsee, Germany - Forest/Lakeside
"Alphard" by zero3growlithe - Almost halfway through - Mount Unzen, Japan - Mountain area with lava cave
"Kealakekua Bay" by dreadofmondays - early progress - Kealakekua, Hawaii - Bayside
"Hubian" by TypeProton - basic layout done - unknown location, China - Chinese garden
"Nazca Remains" by docfo4r - early progress - Nazca, Peru - Desert, abandoned ambience
"Porto Kora" by Xpand - early progress - unknown location - Remake of Wip3out Porto Kora [only remake planned for SSGX]
"Basin Park" by Oryx Crake - wip - Rio, Brazil - Hills with a city in it
"Basin Park Hill" by Oryx Crake - wip - Rio, Brazil - Same location as "Basin Park", another route

You see we have 8 tracks at the moment already + a Wipeout remake and only one track is finished [still needs nighttime mode aswell]. Here are the track logos, created by TypeProton:


And since I think the modelers want to work out their ideas by themself, please don't be upset if we can't work on any other tracks at the moment.

[rdmx]

Do you have any kind of 'regular' billboard size?

Btw, track design wise I'd like to see more 'landmarks' - eg. a section of track covered by sakura/blossom trees + petals, significant archways, etc. Perhaps an 'equaliser' tunnel.

[Amaroq Dricaldari]

Not sure an AG craft really needs downforce

*Joking tone of voice* Ever heard of Citta Nouva?

[rdmx]

Downforce only works if it's going fast enough ^_^

[Xpand]

You're thinking of aerodynamic downforce. There are other ways to create it, like using RCS (reaction control system), like the ones in the space shuttle. Actually I believe if I was to build a real AG-craft the only way to make it turn while stopped or moving slowly was to use the RCS.

[Rotational_aspect]

Although nothing to do with SSGX, I have just been experimenting and made a crazy random ship generator....if I developed it more, I could quite easily make random ships that would be different each race.

Now, that would be a good online mode.... completely unbalanced but cool!

[rdmx]

@Xpand : the messages were in response to something about adding front and rear spoilers to a craft, hence the spiel about aerodynamic downforce

[Xpand]

Attachment 7015
Finally I fixed those goddamn ugly grassy edges...

[clojo733]

Is there any way I can help? I have zero experience in 3D, but I enjoy designing AG craft and circuits. Here is one of my designs if you're interested! http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/9727/panx.png ;p

[docfo4r]

Hey clojo. Looks very nice. Indeed we still need some prototype ship designs. Actually for all ships except CEN-R, Amphithere & Zepher so maybe you can look at our facebook-site, check out the team ships and design a prototype ship. Sketches from all views are good to work with, also a 3D view would be nice, in case I'm not asking for too much of course

[clojo733]

Thanks for the link, I would love to contribute! I'll try and sketch out a few different designs. :3

[Xpand]

Solaris also has a prototype design...

[docfo4r]

Oh, right... Maybe you can do something about Helios

[clojo733]

Okay, cool! I'll try!

[AG-SYSTEMS]

SSGX Track.psd

I'll just drop this track design here.

It's not finished, but...

(It's a psd file.)

I don't know what to name it.

[Darkdrium777]

Too much like Talon's Junction, no offense... The chicane is just before the loop instead of after, and there's a couple of jumps in the track.

[AG-SYSTEMS]

Well, I didn't know that. I was just throwing stuff around.

But you do have a point.

I was not thinking about that track when I was fooling around.

[feisar rocket]

Wait, what ship/team doesn't have a prototype?