Hey guys, sorry in advance if this sounds like a request thread, but I'm trying my best to not make it seem that way. I know everyone has their own projects to do and what not. But I thought I would just toss this idea out there for someone who might be interested. You may have heard of the Xbox video game series, Halo. Some of you have probably even played them. But I would bet that not everyone knows how large the Universe has become, expanding way beyond that of a simple first person shooter. Ship to Ship combat is something not often seen in the games because they focus on the ground combat but the novels have introduced some very exciting space battles of epic proportions. If anyone is interested, I would highly recommend the Halo Novels.
Here is where it starts to sound like a request lol. Halo has a wide range of awesome looking ships, which some have been seen in game, and those which have only been seen in the Novels or comics. I think they would make for an awesome edition to Bridge Commander, except I do not have the talent necessary to build such a things. That's why I thought I would post some examples here, in order to peak someones interests. You never know, someone might be interested in these ship designs after all.
Apologies to the Admins if they think this sounds too much like a request thread, or if you think it doesn't belong in this particular forum. But I thought I would see what the community thought. Below are examples of Halo Ships, along with some info...
This is a United Nations Space Command (UNSC) Destroyer, the UNSC Heart of Midlothian to be procise. This type of ship has been "seen" in several novels before but didn't get an actually drawn design until it was drawn into a Motion Comic based on a short story. Like all UNSC Ships, she doesn't boast energy weapons or shields like we're used too. Instead she relies on traditional armored hulls and nuclear missiles. Their pride and joy is the Magnetic Accelerator Cannon or MAC Gun, which fires a massive slug of metal at 120,000 kilometers per second. More than capable of ripping another Starship in half. Other ships in the UNSC which have been shown are Frigates, Cruisers and small Stealth ships called Prowlers. They would all make for some interesting combat, such as developing a MAC Gun for in game use and missiles similar to Wiley's ID4 Captured Alien Fighter.
The enemy of the UNSC is a massive Alien Covenant which is bent on destroying Humanity for Religious/Political reasons. Their ships are far more advanced with Plasma weapons and Shields. They're faster and more maneuverable also. Their ships range in design as well, having Frigates, Destroyers, Cruisers, etc. The image above is an example of a Covenant Destroyer. I absolutely love this design, and like I said, if I could make it I totally would.
Plenty more designs where these two came from. Not to mention specs on each one, which I could provide for anyone interested.
Once again, sorry if this is just a big waste of time. I just wanted to share the idea with the rest of the Community and get some opinions. Start a discussion.
