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Offline Goober5000

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Originally posted by Col. Fishguts
IIRC, the trench run in ANH didn't take place in the trench around the equator, but in a trench leading "up" to the "north pole".
Mmm... nope.  I just rewatched that scene - the trench they use is clearly the one on the equator.

 

Offline AqueousShadow

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Yea. There are no other, deep trenches anyway.

 

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I wouldn't place a bet on it. Let me investigate.
*finishes what he wanted to do and starts investigating

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The basic structure of the station was sphere the size of a small moon, with a kilometer wide trench containing docking bays running around its equator


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The DS is brilliant, but the X-Wing, with its beautiful rounded engines in SCP lighting, is drool-worthy also.
Long time ago, you see, there was this thing called the VBB and... oh, nevermind.

 
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I stand corrected. The briefing indicates a north/south polar trench, and the film definitely proves it's not a kilometer wide.

Hey Ypoknons, did you used to be on the XWAUP board? Your name looks familiar.

 

Offline Goober5000

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The briefing indicates a north/south polar trench
The briefing also shows the firing dish on the equator.  The rebel briefing diagrams are not known for their accuracy. :p

In the actual battle scene, the X-Wings are shown flying into the trench on the equator; therefore that's the trench that should be used.

 

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The briefing also shows the firing dish on the equator.  The rebel briefing diagrams are not known for their accuracy. :p
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Nah... imperial schematics are too simple. :)
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Originally posted by Goober5000
The briefing also shows the firing dish on the equator.  The rebel briefing diagrams are not known for their accuracy. :p

In the actual battle scene, the X-Wings are shown flying into the trench on the equator; therefore that's the trench that should be used.

I always wondered why the plans looked different.

No, that trench was huge. It was the one the Falcon got pulled into. The exhaust port trench was much smaller.

 

Offline Col. Fishguts

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Originally posted by Goober5000
The briefing also shows the firing dish on the equator.  The rebel briefing diagrams are not known for their accuracy. :p


Well, that's by far not the only error in Star Wars, but it clearly indicates that the trench was supposed to be one leading to the pole.

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In the actual battle scene, the X-Wings are shown flying into the trench on the equator; therefore that's the trench that should be used.


We see them only entering a trench. It's impossible to tell exactly which one. But the equatorial trench seems to be much wider than the one through which the rebels flew.

And the semi-canon schematics also indicate polar trenches.
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But the equatorial trench seems to be much wider than the one through which the rebels flew.
Hrm.  This is indeed a problem.

 

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Eventually, I will turn out to be right about the trench not being on the equator.
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Please don't tell me that my hours of setting up greeble arrays wass all for nothing! :)

 

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Leave it as it is, don't worry about this. That we discuss where the trench is does not mean you have to rework the whole. No-one is interested in it while playing.

Anyway, if they complain, we will say: 'be glad you have something!'
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Nah, I think we're just arguing for the sake of arguing Omni.

 

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TopAce is right.

 

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I'm not enough of a Star Wars uber-nerd to care, so long as I can fly in a mission that's as amazing as that screenshot looks. :D

 

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EDIT: didnt notice a whole second apge.
actualy, mabye not.
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BEHOLD 181,840 polygons of Deathstar greeble GOODNESS!!!

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Offline AqueousShadow

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Holy....~60 FPS with that monster? Then again...you're gonna have to add turrets, cranes, structures, bars, and fighters.

How are you running at such highres anyway?

 
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