Imagine a new WipEout team....

[ACE-FLO]

To us all - I re-read the entire thread just now and honestly, I am impressed at the efforts of all who have contributed their team ideas here.

So far we have many teams submitted here, Venom should be real proud of this thread. It has won the imaginations of us wipers after all!

So big up to the following:

Venom: I do like the Veleno team concept and ISIS advancements logo rocks. Kyonshi did well here.

R.J O'Connell - I dea for an Indian team, Siva Engineering was a good one. It was small teams like this one which forced the combined govt. of New India to invest heavily into a world class leading team. So thanks for setting up the ground we now walk on.

Galactic Spartan, Your Team Titan, though briefly described, begs to be exposed in more detail... and excellent idea here.

Kyonshi - Buddy, I am eagerly awaiting your superb new entry into the FX500 in the form of Harfang... cheers!

Jan709 - yeah! I agree with the addition of a bright orange dutch team in the fray... make one dude!!!

Haywire_Guy - your Kaishi Systems is the team which captures my imagination the most out of the other entries. This team needs to be developed further imo. Also, thanks for working with me on the Team Tez Dharkan project, your input helped to shape the team to its current form.

Btw, the Helicon is still an amazing craft...

Dr Angryman - IPAG D, from the solar system, based on the moon right? and why not? this is the FUTURE peeps!!!

WolfKill01, your team "Wolfbane" form the USA is a cool concept imo. I absolutely loved the backstory, any sketches of concepts should be posted here if you have any.

Ah, DJ KYOTO - BoostAkira Industries, wow - from the high rise towers of Hong Kong come a team who defy convention... I must say, the BoostAkira ship concepts look amazing! We are waiting to see your next installment here in this thread buddy!!!

LINI-R, dude, Love the animated Logo mate... It really feels like it should belong up there on the advertising boards! Very very wipeout friendly imo.

Andy - Team GEIST, a good in depth but brief back story to the team, complet with concept logos... nice work here too.

and finally, NordSchleifer2200 who bought us an Italian Team, called R.Zen. another interesting team...

I wanna thank all the people who contributed to Venoms thread here, so far - and would like to add, if you like the teams here, then whats stopping you people from starting your own team here?

Lets see where this goes eh?

At this point - I also need to give some thanks to members of Team Tez Dharkan, the AirLicker Group and A.L.T.E.R.N respectively...

SO BIG UP: Designer_79, MdHay and Kyonshi as well as an affiliated partnership with Haywire_Guy too... thank you guys, lets keep Tez Dharkan moving!!!

[andy]

:Andy - Team GEIST, a good in depth but brief back story to the team, complete with concept logos... nice work here too.

haha, I know the little back story was rubbish but I wasn't exactly taking that bit too seriously, and I got a bit bored, so whatever. xD I was mostly just doing it to revamp my old design, but it needs a bit more in my opinion to make it better, as I really didn't do enough on it - so I'll expect myself to atleast change that front end and make it much more aerodynamic. So, yeah, thanks ace :)

[XpanDrome2097]

Venom: I do like the Veleno team concept and ISIS advancements logo rocks. Kyonshi did well here.

Yeah mate, Kyonshi is an artist !
Thanks for the compliments, Giulio Galletti gotta be happy for this () and...GO Tez Dharkan !!!!!

[ACE-FLO]

Yeah mate, Kyonshi is an artist !
Thanks for the compliments, Giulio Galletti gotta be happy for this () and...GO Tez Dharkan !!!!!

Thank you. Guilio has our kindest regards. We New Indians will not forget his rather sizable, charitable donations, which contributed to the relief effort during the Rajanathan Valley flooding. Many people owe a debt of gratitude to Guilio Galletti... I personally know him for his famous AG-CruiserCar brand. I drive one - an AL75 ...

[yeldar2097]

wow! really love some of the stuff that's coming out of this thread. ship designs and logos are fantastic!
thumbs up to everyone involved

[designer_79]

- Begin of data omnicast -

Message 1220/134-100758: Announcement of the official Tez Dharkan Technologies team colours

A.L.T.E.R.N. representatives are proud to announce, that the development of the FX500 prototype racecraft is fast. All planning related data has been completely digitized, and further discussions about the main theme and colour scheme yielded first results.

The color scheme will represent 3 main topics:

- Based in one of the most remote areas of the world surrounded by ice and snow the undertone of the skin represents our homebase location. On contrary, our weapons are hotter than those of our opponents. Orange and blue, hot and cool!

- The emblematic color scheme of New Indias flag: orange, green and white ... we transport the glory of our nation onto the racetracks of the world.

- In addition to our achievements in technology, our newest pilot Jade brought her knowledge of cybertech into the company. Our ship will get a design we relate to as cyber camouflage. To further stress the aspect of the battle in races.

May our competitors be worthy a challenge, we hope not to get bored on the tracks ...

A.L.T.E.R.N. board of directors, Mt.Everest HQ

- End of data omnicast -

[ACE-FLO]

SO, the 2D version is almost complete - just the composites to be added, and some minor ammendments and the ship we shall be ready for the final phaze - 3D modelling for the Tez Dharkan !!! Designer_79 really went all out on this one! big hand to the man!!!

More developments regarding the team TD-T will be posted here in the near future. There is a lot I need to make public - but for now, I am still gathering intel before I make the datacast!!! Cheers, Ace!

[designer_79]

I was just dreaming a bit ... but seriously, how realistic is the idea of a future download pack that consists only of teams created in this thread? ... ... Hear us SL , make contact with the creators I mean there were a lot of downloadable packs for Pure featuring corporate models, European only models, ''concept art'' models. Why not doing another one with fan art models??? Would be awesome!!

[XpanDrome2097]

What a strong idea designer_79 !
But for this we gotta have someone involved into the 3-D modelling programs (ehm...Mu5?) and....ehm....teh SL approvation ?
But....if this can be realized, why don't we gonna try ?

[ACE-FLO]

...I mean there were a lot of downloadable packs for Pure featuring corporate models, European only models, ''concept art'' models. Why not doing another one with fan art models??? Would be awesome!!

Yeah, now that would be something huh?

SL/Sony need to keep a look out for this thread right here.

@ Venom, Personally, I think a Manga or anime of wipeout would be better recieved, but hey - if I can pilot the Tez D in an online race - then I'm all for it.

Venom, the 3D stages are the next step for designing the ship - and we've got that covered already... Designer_79 will be doin the 3D modelling!

[Lance]

Sony need to, or you need/desire them to?

[ACE-FLO]

Lance - I'm gonna attempt to explain this, my way lol - so it may not necessarily make any sense ok? ok!

I want sony/sl to be so passionate about it that "they need to" take notice of the teams in this thread..

(er, swivles chair 180 degrees, faces south) I am so passionate about this new teams malarky, that "I need for them to" take notice of this thread, and the teams which reside here...

[Mu5]

But for this we gotta have someone involved into the 3-D modelling programs (ehm...Mu5?)

My work load is pretty full at the moment im afraid..

Im building a new track and attempting a Pilot/inner cockpit for the Prototype Triakis.

Good luck to Designer_79 with the modelling - look forward to seeing it when its finished!

[Lance]

Sony are passionate about profit. Unless someone at SCE or higher thinks that amateur/outsider design of teams would be extremely likely to produce more profit, they will not see a need. The dlc that they did release was all solicited by Sony from professionals in the game or the famous in the art 'business'.

[waxes philosophical]> I am not trying to squash idealism, but am pointing out potential for denied hope. The designing of itself is worth the effort for the satisfaction it brings to the designers and their fans. That should always be its raison d'être. The stuff that's done only for acceptance or profit is worthless. To me.

[ACE-FLO]

Yes, Lance I agree - SOny are most definitely thinking with their pockets and not their hearts - lol, so its probably highly unlikely that they'll take notice - but they should!!! It's worth their while imo - get the opinions of the pilots themselves, and their ideas on what constitutes a good ship design. Anyway, we're in the right place - Wipeoutzone! And I know that peeps from SL are on this site. ISo, ya never know...

Anyhow, we do this team design/team history malarky, because we love it! And a thing borne out of love, can only bring happiness (unless you're an impressionable young lady who fell in love with the devil and got preggers )... )

Yes, I desire for Studio Liverpool/Sony to take notice of our efforts here. I think that this thread also serves as a sort of a tribute to Sony/SL for bringing us the wipeouts , I guess. A way of saying "We liked what you did so much, now we're having a go".

Ofcourse - to nowhere near the level that they did, we're just amateurs here lol. But, we do like what we're doing here, and it's a great, I mean - 4 members of this site have contributed to the Tez Dharkan project already and ya know what ? Wipers banding together to make something happen like this - is really cool imo. So well done guys!

[designer_79]

Beautifully said Lance ... that's exactly how a creative life / profession should work. But sadly enough, profit is what runs every business nowadays ... so although creating something is satisfying deep within oneself, if you do it for a living there's always the need to deal with clients and their sometimes not-so-idealistic view of the world ...

Of course it's just the tiniest of hopes that SL might take something out of this thread (and if its just the Idea for a new team , not necessarily the designs) but we all know Wipeout is no Little Big Planet, so user generated content will always just stay fan art. So this thread's particular raison d'être is to inspire the audience ... we hoped it might be an ongoing thing to keep ideas coming what future teams might be like

[Mu5]

Maybe one day we will get Little Big Wipeout lol

Track / Ship / Texture / Billboard design........that would rock

Perhaps more likely to happen would be for a new 'homebrew' wipeout to be developed by the gamers themselves?

[ACE-FLO]

Yeah, well the thread is called "Imagine a New Team for Wipeout" - we are!!!

Even I was surprised at some of the team ideas in this thread. And it made for such interesting reading, I started to day dream - next thing I knew, I had envisioned an Indian AG-Combat Racing Team, The Tez Dharkan...

One post led to another and before I knew it, The Tez Dharkan really was a team - Mdhay, Haywire_Guy, Kyonshi and Designer_79 all helped in ways I wouldnt have guessed at.

And wow, the Tez Dharkan Technologies ship is a beautifully aggressive "violent by design" example.

Lets keep the momentum going guys, with or without Sony/SL - we keep rocking

@Mu5:
Ah - now that's an avenue worth exploring isn't it!!! Nice one MU5!

[andy]

I changed the front end to make it at least look more aerodynamic and it is now longer, and I changed the colour scheme a bit too.

[Mu5]

Does anyone know the best place to get information on the back story for a particular team?

I want to dig up info on Triakis, so I can try and create a credible backstory for the prototype

Cheers