GH2 Loading Screen Submissions (part deux)

[SharkD]

To kick off the new thread (since the old one got borked somehow...) I'd like to submit a new loading screen!

*cheers from the crowd*



It's supposed to be a spinner colony, could you guess?




I have a few further plans for it, but I'm burnt out now as there was some stressful stuff going on... Maybe later.

Hope you like it!

[Daemonward]

Two questions immediately spring to mind:

1. What does the e a stand for?

2. Are there any spinners that orbit Jupiter?

[SharkD]

Two questions immediately spring to mind:

1. What does the e a stand for?

They're section letters, e.g. section A, section B, section C, etc. I was thinking of doing that a bit differently, using colors instead of letters, e.g. red section, green section, etc.

2. Are there any spinners that orbit Jupiter?

Dunno.

[SharkD]

According to the wiki, most (all?) spinners lie in the L5 region in the same orbit as the moon. I've already adjusted the scene to take this into account, including (roughly) the correct distance and radius of the Earth. The view is not quite as spectacular however, as at that distance the Earth isn't very big.

[Phil Munoz]

According to the wiki, most (all?) spinners lie in the L5 region in the same orbit as the moon. I've already adjusted the scene to take this into account, including (roughly) the correct distance and radius of the Earth. The view is not quite as spectacular however, as at that distance the Earth isn't very big.

Er... I thought the L5 region wasn't near any celestial body at all?
like so:

[SharkD]

Hmmm... The wiki article links to here, which discusses the L4 and L5 regions of the moon's orbit. It seems every body in the solar system has it's own set of Lagrange points labeled similarly, including the moons. The wording of the wiki article also threw me off, as it says, "...which is stable and stationary relative to both the Earth and Moon facilitating simple travel and communications." The mention of both the Earth and the Moon made me assume it meant the Lagrange points belonging to the Moon's orbit.

The wiki article should probably be edited to be more clear regarding this.

[edit]
I went ahead and edited the wiki article.

Also, moving the spinner to the Earth-Sun L5 region would mean the cylinder axis would always be aligned with the Sun, meaning constant sunlight through the glass dome at the end. Not sure if that's a good or bad thing...

[Daemonward]

Also, moving the spinner to the Earth-Sun L5 region would mean the cylinder axis would always be aligned with the Sun, meaning constant sunlight through the glass dome at the end. Not sure if that's a good or bad thing...

Unless there's some serious radiation shielding, it's very bad thing...

[plllizzz]

@up

but imagine the possibilities, maaan

unlimited solal power
free heating

who cares about some useless colonists dying, we have droids!

[Daemonward]

unlimited solal power

That's what solar panels are for. We don't need to fry the colonists in order to get electricity.

free heating

In space, heat dispersal is usually the bigger problem.

who cares about some useless colonists dying, we have droids!

I smell a SKYNET plot: Cleanbots unite!

[SharkD]

I guess I'll get back to work on it. Any other requests while I'm at it?

[Daemonward]

I guess I'll get back to work on it. Any other requests while I'm at it?

These are more suggestions/inspirations than requests:

-How about an external view of a spinner? Possibly from the outside looking in.

-Cayley Rock?

-One (or more) of the arenas.

-The lunar surface, dotted with the domed habitats of Aegis Overlord.

-A spinner transforming into a giant battroid.

P.S. Just kidding about that last one. Everyone knows that the spinners actually have to all come together and combine to form a giant battroid!

[plllizzz]

@up

just show AOL superweapon - Moon transforming into gigantic battleship!

wait, didn't someone do that before...

[SharkD]

These are more suggestions/inspirations than requests:

I meant for this particular scene.

[Daemonward]

I meant for this particular scene.

I that case, maybe you could add a mecha or two. Apparently it's the preferred mode of transportation for cavaliers.

[SharkD]

I think mecha should stay in the hold. Just take the damned bus for chrissake!!