Space Vikings sneak preview

[dogscoff]

Thanks for the encouraging responses.

Dracus: That was intentional, imagine seeing that coming towards you in battle=-)

Baron: Points taken on board. I have considered going horizontal rather than vertical but I think it would just accentuate the flawed perspective. I might try to do something with it when I get to the colouring stage. As for the figurehead, I know what you mean, I think I will experiment with some smaller ones. Oh, and I always intended to put sails on, although I wasn't necessarily going to put them into the AI. I might though...

I'll use this thread to give notification of updates to the page.

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"Pinky, are you pondering what I'm pondering?"
"Uh, I think so, Brain, but balancing a family and a career ... oooh, it's all too much for me. "

[dogscoff]

A small update - I've added a prototype racial portrait. Still no colour.

Haven't had much time to work on the ships lately, but I will be doing more soon. I haven't forgotten your suggestions either, Baron.

URL as always: http://www.sandman43.fsnet.co.uk/viking.htm

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"Pinky, are you pondering what I'm pondering?"
"Uh, I think so, Brain, but balancing a family and a career ... oooh, it's all too much for me. "

[tja]

Great work!
I can't wait to use them!

[Taqwus]

Vikings in space? Now that's an odd idea... I like it. ;-)

Hrmmm, maybe their AI should use boarding parties and troops...

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-- The thing that goes bump in the night

[Spanglemaker]

Great Idea, it's an old classic.
The ships look cool and are certainly original.
I look forward to seeing the finished result.

"In Odins name, we hail thee."
"False peace with bad friends, burns faster than fire. In a few days the flame goes out, all love is lost"

[dogscoff]

Yeah, I can't wait to start work on the speech files, I intend to draw heavily on the legends and Gods to create mythological metaphors for game events:

"All the things in all the worlds wept for Baldur's death. I suspect you shall not be so well mourned."

...and so on.

I also intend to make frequent and innapropriate use of the ö character=-)


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"Pinky, are you pondering what I'm pondering?"
"I think so Brain but, if you replace the P with an O, my name would be Oinky, wouldn't it?"

[Jubala]

quote:

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Originally posted by dogscoff:
I also intend to make frequent and innapropriate use of the ö character=-)

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Don't forget å and ä.