Military Cycle Development Thread

[Loco Man]

This topic is devoted to the Military Cycle, which, so far, is under development. We please ask that there be no off topic posting, and only post if you have a suggestion or are on the team (Me & Cornflower.(Probably rdrdrdrd too.)) to report progress. There are no promises that this will be completed, but hopefully before it will be done before 2010! When it is finished, it will posted in this message.
Thanks to the TT-Forums and to all the kind people who supported my Idea in the original topic.

[rdrdrdrd]

OK, do you need any more factories or such? I could also probaly do a tank model.

[Zeak]

Fell free to edit my mods for this pack. I have an FA18 Hornet an F 14 Tomcat and an Anzac class Frigate

[Illegal_Alien]

Hmm, use the frig as Oilrig, and let him get passengers and ammo or something...

[Xrufuian]

OK, do you need any more factories or such? I could also probably do a tank model.

Yes, we'll need more structures. Some 2x2 and a few 1x1. Sorry about not being able to work on this recently, I've been busy with work & preparing for an upcoming model train expo this weekend.

However, I've been still trying to figure out the materials to be used on the models, among how to import them into SketchUp...

Also, fences/walls are not needed on the models. We can use the in game fences, preferably the metal bar fence.

[warman45]

it would be awsome if you had 2 or three skins or flags for each building (USA RUSSIA GERMANY (NAZI))

this way some one could create scenarios where you either a work for hitler b stalin c rosevelt.

another idea is have a nuclear launch platform where you take uranium. this would work great for a cold war scenario.

suggestion about locos. from 1900 to 1945 have armoured trains.

[rdrdrdrd]

the gun cars could carry items so people would have to use them

[Loco Man]

it would be awsome if you had 2 or three skins or flags for each building (USA RUSSIA GERMANY (NAZI))

this way some one could create scenarios where you either a work for hitler b stalin c rosevelt.

We'll try not to get political, and I don't think having Nazi stuff is a good influence to some of our more younger users. And for the tanks on flat-cars (Popular idea), I think Plastik has one, I just never got around to sending that PM.
Progress:So far,we are in the planning stage, with some few leads in the graphics department (Thanks to rdrdrdrd ) and everything is going well.

[warman45]

We'll try not to get political, and I don't think having Nazi stuff is a good influence to some of our more younger users.

you know you do need to teach them about nazis otherwise they'll do what the german people did (elect them!)
they need to know about things like nazis and violence otherwise they'll get bad impressions

what is the actuall cycle going to be (do you have a jpeg or something visual)

[Loco Man]

what is the actual cycle going to be

That's up to cornflower.

[Drury]

you know you do need to teach them about nazis otherwise they'll do what the german people did (elect them!)
they need to know about things like nazis and violence otherwise they'll get bad impressions

I REALLY DON'T WANT ANY HOOKED CROSSES ON MY TRAINS!!!

[Illegal_Alien]

Your capslock is broken...

[rdrdrdrd]

No seperate flags,
two reasons
1:Seperate flags need seperate industry files, so the number of industries would have to be multiplied by the number of countries
2:Some people would be offended and some would also say "my country is not in there!"
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I think the cycle should be compatible with the auto mod and enhanced paper cycle, so we have to keep the cargo types down or have them share IDs
for example: finished products would be soldiers, tanks, artillery, and munitions
tanks are produced with parts and steel
parts are made with steel
artillery is made with parts and steel
munitions are made with chemicals and steel
soldiers are made with food and people
tanks and artillery are new ID
soldiers share ID with passengers
munitions share ID with goods
parts share ID with auto parts
just an idea

[Xrufuian]

what is the actuall cycle going to be (do you have a jpeg or something visual)

That's up to Cornflower

Oops, I forgot to post the flow chart, sorry...

Military Cycle Flowchart.png (18.74 KiB) Viewed 6851 times

you know you do need to teach them about nazis otherwise they'll do what the german people did (elect them!)
they need to know about things like nazis and violence otherwise they'll get bad impressions

I REALLY DON'T WANT ANY HOOKED CROSSES ON MY TRAINS!!!

Technically, it's part of runes (An old alphabet). Either way, this set will stay nonpolitical, and shall no political reference to Nazi party. Only an era German tank design or two will be in the set. Warman, the issue you present is truly an issue, but this is not the way to address that issue. Getting school textbooks to cover World War II & the Holocaust is a much better method...

EDIT: Wow, that took a long time to post...

[ballz]

I've got a little idea, what if Auto Plant can also build tanks and humvees if it get some new materials. i.e. Auto Plant can make Cars, Tanks, Humvees at the same time. Steel Mill can produce Steel and Armor Plates for Tanks for example, and when Plastic Pellets and Armor Plates delivered to Auto Plant, it build some Tanks. And I am not aginst nazi crosses, it is only past...

[rdrdrdrd]

too simple IMO, I think it should be more steps, and tanks should be included

[ballz]

But I think that people want to build other industries too, and 4 from 16 for military cycle is too much I think. Maybe need to combine some factories.

[rdrdrdrd]

my cycle would have 5 specialty factories, could be four if you combine tanks and artillery

[warman45]

when you make your version of chemical works and steel mill make shure it works with plastiks auto mod!

it would suck if it didn't

by the way i mentioned the nazi stuff not because i wanted it in the game (it was just a suggestion) but because i wanted to deffend my position.

as well the "artillery plant" should probably be called a gun plant.

and in ww2 tanks were produced in car factories (this was how they were mass produced.)

I SUPPORT GENERIC TANK SHAPES!

but on factories it would be safer to not have them! as you will not find a tank suitible for all periods.

i suggest artillery only for buildings however on train cars you can do tanks as the cars are replaced every once and a while.

airforce base is tricky (cause planes changed drastically!) you could have no vissible planes?

personally i would change air force base to shipyard (the generic look of ships hasen't changed much.)

make a car with artillery guns (barrels only) for artillery- army base.

ammo plant shouldhave sighn that says EXPLOSIVE!

[rdrdrdrd]

my idea