[SpardaSon21]

Don't cry so much.  The Sanctus reminds me of a shorter and wider Stiletto without the rotating section.

[X3N0-Life-Form]

Actually, if I have to compare it to a Nexus ship, the Sanctus reminds me more of the Noah destroyer.

[-Norbert-]

True... I forgot about the smallfry 
But the Sanctus really does look a lot like those Noah destroyers (Brutus and Sparta say hi ).

[Buckshee Rounds]

Was Firefly a minor influence in the development of WiH? A small thing I've noticed is a Fed frigate called Serenity in the big battle scenario. Also Steele's first name is Chiwetel, the same as the actor Chiwetel Ejiofor who played the Operative.

[General Battuta]

Was Firefly a minor influence in the development of WiH? A small thing I've noticed is a Fed frigate called Serenity in the big battle scenario. Also Steele's first name is Chiwetel, the same as the actor Chiwetel Ejiofor who played the Operative.

The Chiwetel thing is the biggest shoutout. The Serenity is just a tribute.

[Buckshee Rounds]

So Steele is a black swordsman with no rank and no name that can kill his enemies by incapacitating them with a nerve punch? And he's batman?!

[General Battuta]

I think...two of those traits are correct?

[Ravenholme]

No one's mentioned the Banksian influences? I am disappointed.

But yes, a decent trend of Iain M Banks-style sci-fi (mostly the Culture) is clear in Blue Planet.

[Useful Dave]

No one's mentioned the Banksian influences? I am disappointed.

But yes, a decent trend of Iain M Banks-style sci-fi (mostly the Culture) is clear in Blue Planet.

It just lacks the Minds and effectors?

[bigchunk1]

I'm here to point out the obvious!


Ya that's right... you see it too don't you? That's why the UEF Uriel is boss.

[Buckshee Rounds]

Funny to think the real life Hellfire missile has better tracking than the UEF equivalent. Althugh not the nuclear tipped warhead.

[-Norbert-]

Keep in mind that it's far easier to manouver in atmosphere. Down here you just need flaps on the missiles so they can steer. In space you need manouvering thrusters and/or vectored thrust.

Besides, the Hellfire doesn't track at all... it's dumbfire.

[Buckshee Rounds]

Keep in mind that it's far easier to manouver in atmosphere. Down here you just need flaps on the missiles so they can steer. In space you need manouvering thrusters and/or vectored thrust.

Besides, the Hellfire doesn't track at all... it's dumbfire.

Uhh yeah, hence the real life missile has better tracking. It's not as if Freespace handles missiles with newtonian physics though.

[The E]

Uhhh.......RL missiles use a hefty dose of thrust vectoring as well.....

[-Norbert-]

I know that missiles - and even planes for that matter - use vectored thrust today, but that doesn't change the fact that a missile can steer with flaps alone too in atmosphere and even those with vectored thrust use flaps in addition.

[kaloonzu]

One influence I saw was more coincidence. The ship that rescues the Indus' crew, the Masyaf, is crewed by the Fedayeen, which was a relatively secret organization that conducted some assassinations and terrorist acts. In Assassin's Creed, Masyaf is the fortress that the assassins strike from, and the assassins were a secret organization that conducted assassinations.

[Mars]

I think...two of those traits are correct?

Steele kills his enemies with a nerve punch?

[MatthTheGeek]

One influence I saw was more coincidence. The ship that rescues the Indus' crew, the Masyaf, is crewed by the Fedayeen, which was a relatively secret organization that conducted some assassinations and terrorist acts. In Assassin's Creed, Masyaf is the fortress that the assassins strike from, and the assassins were a secret organization that conducted assassinations.

It has nothing to do with Assasins' Creed itself. AC was inspired by real, historical facts, and the citadel of Masyaf being an Assassin stronghold during the crusades is one of those facts. Both AC and BP using that reference is probably just a coincidence.

[QuakeIV]

Keep in mind that it's far easier to manouver in atmosphere. Down here you just need flaps on the missiles so they can steer. In space you need manouvering thrusters and/or vectored thrust.

Besides, the Hellfire doesn't track at all... it's dumbfire.

The hellfire isn't dumbfire you moron.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AGM-114_Hellfire

Direct quote:
Guidance system:
Semi-active laser homing
millimeter wave radar seeker

[Klaustrophobia]

i believe he was referring to the BP one.