So why can't we have this in ED? HOVERBIKES!

[lysan]

Dear Art Director and úber Game Designer Big beard!

Imagine this, racing in canyons, on the side of the canyon, sitting on a mother of all mothers engine. Not only will it be fun, it will also add a new game play style.

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[video=youtube;4wSG3m4VNlo]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wSG3m4VNlo[/video]

 

[Father Cool]

Well I was going to say because ED is based on reality rather than vehicles held up by magic as seen in star wars. Then I noticed my Asp hovering 5m from the surface of a planet nose down with nothing but RCS thrusters holding it up. A feel a little tear of disappointment rolling down my cheek.

 

[Alex Brentnall]

To be honest I'd be more shocked if these were not already on the FDev to do list.. They do add a certain cool-factor.

Very nice pics though

 

[ianw]

I like the pics in the OP but the thread title put me in mind of these vintage models!

 

[TheDayman]

I know more SRV variants are planned, and I THOUGHT one of those was a hoverbike type design but I can't find any proof or threads where it mentions that

 

[Papa]

This would be sooo cool

 

[EUS]

Dear Art Director and úber Game Designer Big beard!

Imagine this, racing in canyons, on the side of the canyon, sitting on a mother of all mothers engine. Not only will it be fun, it will also add a new game play style.

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https://cdn0.artstation.com/p/asset...8/large/adam-middleton-bike-01.jpg?1420576993

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http://img01.deviantart.net/f948/i/2012/279/f/c/hoverbike_concept_by_idimov-d5h02xz.jpg

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http://orig15.deviantart.net/76ec/f/2013/311/1/0/hoverbike_by_docslav___ge-d6tf5dl.jpg

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http://pre03.deviantart.net/73bb/th/pre/i/2014/207/9/4/hoverbike_by_darkpalette-d7sdko2.jpg

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http://orig10.deviantart.net/56f4/f/2008/113/7/9/orange_speeder_bike_by_numioh.jpg

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wSG3m4VNlo

Forget in game, I want these in RL!
#y2krippedmeoff
#wheresmyjetpack

I'm not a twit, did I do that right?

 

[Julio Montega]

Release date:
Next year 1st of April:
April's fools!
Yay!

 

[lysan]

Well I was going to say because ED is based on reality rather than vehicles held up by magic as seen in star wars. Then I noticed my Asp hovering 5m from the surface of a planet nose down with nothing but RCS thrusters holding it up. A feel a little tear of disappointment rolling down my cheek.

Well, I don't know where the magic comes from, the ships can very well be explained and hoverbikes are already possible now! However I imagine that the technoligy will change in the next 900 years or so

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RF_resonant_cavity_thruster

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[_Fissure]

I would buy the hell out of that first bike, both in-game and in real life.

 

[avow555]

Would be a cool feature and make racing real fun ☺

 

[JoeShmo]

Because A class Life Support only lasts 25 minutes

 

[Windscreen Smudge]

Honestly hoverbikes would be great.

SRV's are nice for bebopping around and collecting synth materials and wot, but sometimes when you land on a planet you just want to get out and see the sights. If a Goliath can stay aloft on a 3g planet with no atmosphere, we should get hoverbikes.

 

[lysan]

Because A class Life Support only lasts 25 minutes

No problem, added gameplay You can do a lot in 25 minutes, and your ship will be close by, or a settlement / Outpost. So instead of fuel you will need to tank O2 Because you will run out of O2 before you run out of fuel

 

[Lord Celestine]

Dear Art Director and úber Game Designer Big beard!

Imagine this, racing in canyons, on the side of the canyon, sitting on a mother of all mothers engine. Not only will it be fun, it will also add a new game play style.

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https://cdn0.artstation.com/p/asset...8/large/adam-middleton-bike-01.jpg?1420576993

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http://img01.deviantart.net/f948/i/2012/279/f/c/hoverbike_concept_by_idimov-d5h02xz.jpg

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http://orig15.deviantart.net/76ec/f/2013/311/1/0/hoverbike_by_docslav___ge-d6tf5dl.jpg

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http://pre03.deviantart.net/73bb/th/pre/i/2014/207/9/4/hoverbike_by_darkpalette-d7sdko2.jpg

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http://orig10.deviantart.net/56f4/f/2008/113/7/9/orange_speeder_bike_by_numioh.jpg

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wSG3m4VNlo

You saw how many storm troopers died on those right? Even the heroine princess nearly died on one of them! They clearly aren't very safe.

 

[avow555]

Should haze zero cargo ability but possibly forward firing weapons.
Maybe have a data scanning capability?

 

[Iskariot]

Perhaps FD will eventually introduce personal vehicles that use the same hovering technology as the Skimmers currently in the game.
It seems a natural and unavoidable development to me.

 

[lysan]

Should haze zero cargo ability but possibly forward firing weapons.
Maybe have a data scanning capability?

Yes, no cargo, scanning and light weapons should be there. This should be a scout asset only.
However you should be able to fire a hand weapon from it.

 

[PiLhEaD]

Great idea. Perhaps we could also have an ED-take on the utilitarian snowmobile...

e.g. something that does not require an internal slot/hanger, to fit on smaller ships.

 

[Father Cool]

Well, I don't know where the magic comes from, the ships can very well be explained and hoverbikes are already possible now! However I imagine that the technoligy will change in the next 900 years or so

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RF_resonant_cavity_thruster

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http://assets.inhabitat.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2012/08/Aerofex-Hover-Bike1.jpg

The link is hardly proven tech and the pic is a fancy drone really. Not much use on none atmosphere worlds!

I personally don't want these in game. Its all a bit star wars/destiny fantasy world for me. Whats actually wrong with a proper off road bike type thing with wheels if you want a bike?