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    Manqa Idea

    Last night I was thinking about a design for a new vehicle that would 'fit in' in UT2004 ONS gameplay.

    I'm hopeless at model-making and skinning, in fact, I'm not even sure how to, lol.

    Forgive me if this idea have already been thought up...

    -The Quad Manta, or Manqa ('q' instead of 't' meaning quad, while the 't' means two, or two wings).

    This machine is the ultimate frag factory. Instead of just two crushers or wings in the front, this vehicle has four, with another two added at the back. Instead of being an 'open' fan like they are now, the wings are covered by a black plating, so that when teammates jumps on the wings, they aren't forced backwards (this really annoys me ).

    Since this machine is obviously more powerful than the Manta, I was thinking the speed at which it moves should be about 25% [your opinions on this]slower than the Manta.

    Another thing that can be cut down is the height it can jump. Again, maybe a 25% decrease from the Manta.

    The plasma cannon damage stays the same, possibly more damage for a slightly lower rate of fire or vice versa.

    This vehicle is designed for the larger ONS maps for long distant taxi services (such as Adara Canyon or something like that); in Torlan it may be a bit overpowering, but its definitely worth a try! (Especially when the vehicle replaces the Manta in Torlan powercore, lol )

    What do ya think?

    #2
    And maybe a 2 seater, 1 pilot 1 gunner? Or maybe "seats"on the fans...to make it a 6seater (Taxi right?)
    I think this is a good idea and i really like it.

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      #3
      Thankyou Sonix.

      If there were going to be seats on the wings, (especially with turrets ) the speed would need to be cut down even more to balance the power-speed-health scale.

      If there were turret(s), the best types to use would most likely be either a minigun turret or an underpowered energy turret.

      Besides, I originally did think of having gunners, but I thought that it would be too powerful for a taxi . Also, without the turrets, more people can overcrowd the wings, and use their weapon(s) of choice.

      To add to my original post, the Manqa's health should only be about 450, so it can be taken down by two direct-hit AVRiL rockets and a few blasts from some other weapons. I also originally thought of having 350 hp, but if you have 5 or so people and it gets destroyed too easily, it's a reasonably large loss for the team in terms of manpower.

      It could have even more health, say 550, but then the speed would have to be dropped quite a large amount to balance it. Remember, I wanted a vehicle that would fit in with UT gameplay, not something like a tank as strong as a Levithan that holds 10 people and has the Levithan main weapon, except that it fires Redeemers.

      Another thing that it could have is instead of jumping, it could have boost, rather like the Ghost from Halo 2.

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        #4
        I would like a pic of what you're talking about.

        I have no clue what the main idea is.

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          #5
          how about one Gient wing that takes up the room of the 4 and the manqa sits in the middle, or something...

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            #6
            Originally posted by Lorin-Slasher View Post
            I would like a pic of what you're talking about.

            I have no clue what the main idea is.
            Sorry, but isn't it obvious? If you read the post properly, you might know.

            It is a Manta, with instead of just two crusher/wings on the front of it, it has four, two on the front and two added on the back. The wings, instead of having the topside of the fan that faces downwards, would having some sort of black plating over them, to prevent team-mates from being pushed back by the mysterious force that is on the Manta.

            I cannot post a pic mainly because i don't have a pic, it's just an idea I thought up randomly.

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              #7
              Originally posted by Sarge-David View Post
              how about one Gient wing that takes up the room of the 4 and the manqa sits in the middle, or something...
              This vehicle is called a ManGRINDa.

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                #8
                Small idea, make it so ppl instantly get pushed off the fans so they only can hitch a ride if they get in (so all other properties can be pulled up)

                For all that dont know, this is a
                A manta with 4 wings!
                Called the Manqua...

                Manta + quad wings = Manqua!

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                  #9
                  Oh now I understand.

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by Sonix View Post
                    Small idea, make it so ppl instantly get pushed off the fans so they only can hitch a ride if they get in (so all other properties can be pulled up)
                    When you say 'get in', does that mean that the Manqa has turrets on the wings?

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