[The E]

So, recently I was playing Crimson Skies for the PC. And I got to thinking, would a mod set in a similar universe be cool? (Obvious answer is "Yes, dammit").

So what I'm thinking is, make an atmospheric mod, where we can have mighty sky pirates ripping at each other with 50-cal machineguns, with Zeppelins, and stuff like this:

Heh thanks,

just for kicks here is a little chicken scratch doodle of a battlecruiser and light cruiser of the same Navy as the aircraft, since aerodreadnoughts are rule of cool.




cookie if you can recognize Unrivalled 's lines

And in slightly more serious news, a couple older shots of some aerodreadnought "verse" capital Ships. A von Kliest Zitadelle class carrier and Gryphon Undine class light cruiser.  Neither of these are really final versions though, both have had a bit of refinement here and there especially the Zitadelle which is one of the oldest designs i did for the verse.

Zitadelle:


Undine:

Other inspirations would be Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, and similar stuff.

Who'd be with me?

[swashmebuckle]

Holy crap this would be freaking sweet.  I'd be in if you want some string orchestra scoring.

I also do a mean Don Karnage

[The E]

I think that if we're seriously doing this, the first thing I want to do is do some heavy concept stuff. Get the setting down and all that. Once it comes to actual modding, I'm a coder, tabler, writer and part-time FREDer; my modelling, mapping and music-ing skills are nonexistant.

[Dilmah G]

Whilst I don't have the time to commit to anything (I barely have the time to wrap myself around BP stuff, as you know ), I'd definetely welcome this. It's been years and years since I've played Crimson Skies.

[swashmebuckle]

I think that if we're seriously doing this, the first thing I want to do is do some heavy concept stuff.

What? You aren't on the voice acting and superfluous details stage yet?  Get your act together, man!

[Fury]

If you can really get this mod underway, I might consider assisting with gameplay and tabling. I like unique mod ideas. Well, as long as it doesn't try to copy Wings and other mods like it.

[JGZinv]

There's a lot of gamers on the Xbox side that desire a sequel to Crimson Skies.
Although cartoony, Snoopy Flying Ace has several similarities.

Also you might want to look into the anime Last Exile, as it had a similar battleships
in air and combat theme throughout.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5boCKoH1Wg
You may find it worth some inspiration.

[rhettro]

I still throw my old Crimson Skys 2 disk in the XBOX 360, plays great on the widescreen. 

But isn't there a rumoured sequel in the works?

http://www.joystiq.com/2007/12/08/fasa-founder-buys-shadowrun-and-other-ips/

[lostllama]

I'd be very interested to see such a mod. I used to really like Airpower by Rowan Software (wish I could get it working properly in DOSBox). It had some interesting aircraft designs and was somewhat like Crimson Skies, but with a (sort of) non-linear plot. Might provide a bit of inspiration.

[The E]

Guys, the big hurdle here (as for any mod like this) is models. Models, models, models. As I said, I'm not a modeller, so someone else has to do those, or point me in the direction of released models that we can use for this.

[JGZinv]

I still throw my old Crimson Skys 2 disk in the XBOX 360, plays great on the widescreen. 
But isn't there a rumoured sequel in the works?

A. There is no CS2.

B. Notice the date on the article Dec 8th 2007.... they're not doing anything.

[lostllama]

Guys, the big hurdle here (as for any mod like this) is models. Models, models, models. As I said, I'm not a modeller, so someone else has to do those, or point me in the direction of released models that we can use for this.

Unfortunately I don't have the necessary skills, or much knowledge of model resources. May I suggest deviantArt as a resource for possible talent/models? There're a few modellers on there that have produced stuff relevant to what you're after (this artist, for instance).

Actually, maybe a good first port of call might be the Aircraft Fan Club section on the same site.

[Vengence]

Can the FSO engine support gravity and basic lift? Frankly I'd support this mod if you can get gravity working...... cause I'd just snag it to use for some epic atmosphere missions of my own 

[The E]

Can the FSO engine support gravity and basic lift? Frankly I'd support this mod if you can get gravity working...... cause I'd just snag it to use for some epic atmosphere missions of my own 

Well, I am a coder.....

[Dragon]

It's possible to FRED stalling, but gravity isn't implemented yet.

[Droid803]

Yes yes yes yes yes.
AIRBATTLESHIPS.

Sorry, can't be of much help except being super excited, I'm no modeller.

[Rodo]

oh, nice concepts.... me likes
ships are fast I take it right?? then you might need to think about fixing the collision detection problems at high speeds as well.

[General Battuta]

Not fast, not fast! We want a World War II in atmosphere feel here (yes i meant to do that)! We want nyyyyyyyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeoooooooooooooooooooooooowwwwwww wwwwwwwwwwwwTATATATATATATATAgoggles+scarf!

[The E]

Yeah, fast is relative here. We're talking speeds of ~600 kph, which in FS terms translates to about 166 mps.

[Dragon]

It's stilll fast, but not fast enough to break collisions.