Unit "Tunnel"

Discussion in 'Planetary Annihilation General Discussion' started by come1on, September 24, 2013.

  1. come1on

    come1on New Member

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    How about a Unit that can creat a tunnel through hole planet. This take a while to build, but when it finished you can send your units through the tunnel and when you put it at the right location you might show up in the base of your enemy. Its like a fast travel system.
  2. KNight

    KNight Post Master General

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    That isn't how planets work.

    Mike
  3. nanolathe

    nanolathe Post Master General

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    Digging through liquid is hard. That liquid being molten rock and metals makes it harder. The solid iron core would also pose a problem... and that if you could even get down that far with a stable 'tunnel', considering the pressure it's under.
  4. mushroomars

    mushroomars Well-Known Member

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    In before Nydus Worms.
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  5. archcommander

    archcommander Active Member

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    Teleportation and unit launchers etc should cover that for you.
  6. jacoby6000

    jacoby6000 Member

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    Still would be fun

  7. KNight

    KNight Post Master General

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    And while a great video, note the things they to disregard to make it "work";

    No air resistance
    No Friction
    Pole-to-pole to avoid the Coriolis Effect.

    Never mind the feasibility of making a tunnel through the various materials and dealing with the extreme pressures found within.

    Mike
  8. come1on

    come1on New Member

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    Ok thanks for your feedback :)
  9. hahapants

    hahapants Active Member

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    Ignore the haters, it was an interesting suggestion. We'll see what gets incorporated in the final builds, but I imagine there will be many forms of unit transport available to the player.
    Last edited: September 25, 2013
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  10. bobucles

    bobucles Post Master General

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    Underground stuff can be cool, but the problem is more interface related than anything else. You have a large, opaque planet covered with interesting stuff. How is any underground thing going to be visible? More importantly, how will you know its depth, direction, where it's going, and how are you going to see it work if there's a big planet in the way?

    These are not as easy to answer as you might think.
  11. tatsujb

    tatsujb Post Master General

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    again with the nydus worm. This is then tenth thread, not even kidding
  12. RMJ

    RMJ Active Member

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    I think unit teleporters which would be like masive stargates, very expensive and such, when you need to move across large distances. enormous power drain.
  13. ShasODerpy

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    Interplanetary?

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