Air Towers

Hamma · 2003-02-05, 08:35 AM

Dave really didnt mention what purpose they serve, we know they have "landing pads" but, I ask - what is the point of such a landing pad if you can land anywhere? What possible other task does the air tower have, does it repair your craft? Its a pretty good bet you cannot spawn aircraft there..

What is everyone's thoughts? And SmokeJumpers thoughts if you happen to stumble upon this thread.

TheWumpus · 2003-02-05, 08:52 AM

Maybe it's in just to make those air jocks happy that they can try for a 3 point landing. Repair of vehicle would be NICE!!

Ludio · 2003-02-05, 09:05 AM

I would guess that they repair/resupply aircraft. It is also just a safe place to put your aircraft, less likely to be jacked/destoyed.

And no they can't spawn vehicles, rogue13 says so.

Zatrais · 2003-02-05, 09:06 AM

Well, he said the air towers has a AA gun right? The tower has spawn tubes and the pad i'd guess repairs and restocks your reaver/mosquito.

Could be nice for saving the time of finding a base to land on.... help your squad kill a tank.. fly back to the airtower thats closer than the base and get back again to help your squad.

Ludio · 2003-02-05, 09:34 AM

Where does he say they have AA guns?

ranked1 · 2003-02-05, 09:46 AM

I did not see any referene to AA guns.

Since no Towers have equip terminals (just lockers), it does not make sense that 1 can resupply/repair aircraft. It would not be 'fair' in that vehicles and infantry would be shafted but not pilots.

Maybe SJ did not have all the facts - he did waiver on the issue of Towers having Med terminals.

Anarion · 2003-02-05, 09:48 AM

One guess would be a staging area if the towers are remote enough to be inbetween certain bases.. You take the tower on the border with the enemy base you're trying to take, and that's where your Reavers group up before flying in.. That or where a galaxy could land pick up reinforcements and bring them to the battle.

Of course the best thing I could see is an enemy force seiging the tower while your galaxy pilot gets his men out via the landing pads 'ala "fall of saigon"

Ludio · 2003-02-05, 10:00 AM

Well they have to have some use, I would guess repair/resupply. Where is a dev when you need one?!?

Of course the best thing I could see is an enemy force seiging the tower while your galaxy pilot gets his men out via the landing pads 'ala "fall of saigon"

Yes that would be cool.

Zatrais · 2003-02-05, 10:13 AM

My net is kinda fucked atm (only PSU and a few other sites show up at all) but i remember something about guns on the air tower where the description of the towers was given...

you know 3 story gun tower, 5 story high lookout tower and the air tower

i'm not 100% on the gun on the air tower, could have misread but i can't find the discriptions of the various towers atm.. annyone know where it is and could cut n paste them?

Kyonye · 2003-02-05, 11:02 AM

the Air tower landing is probably a repair bay type thing. also you are less likely to be hit by ground units considering they can't fire through walls. remember i'm not including fire from air units.

Hamma · 2003-02-05, 12:19 PM

Yea I am hoping it serves some kind of repair/resupply purpose, if not I do not see a use for it

Unknown · 2003-02-05, 12:21 PM

There is no 'AA gun'. They've only talked about 2 types of turrets, Spitfires (deployable turrets) and Wall Turrets (permanent, mounted turrets). The wall turrets are not automated unless you control a special facility on that continent, and even then they will only fire at vehicles unless you have motion sensors down. Whether they fire at aircraft as well as ground vehicles is to be seen, but I would venture to guess they would. If not then you could always get in it and fire it yourself. I doubt they'd be useless against aircraft.

There are no guns on the air towers. Or at least if there are then they haven't said anything about it, but I doubt it. The gun towers themselves only have 2 guns by the looks of it from this screenshot.

Even if it doesn't repair/resupply the vehicle, you could still use it for cover and manual repair/resupply (if perhaps you stored vehicle ammo in your locker, since they don't appear to have equipment terminals). If they did repair/resupply then they'd be a whole lot more useful though.

MrVernon · 2003-02-05, 12:24 PM

Air resupplies are gonna be crucial. Our outfits will probably have some awsome air crews that love to scout around and kill random intruders....but what good will they be if they have to fly half way to Mars to get rearmed? This "landing pad" is much more important than a place to land and we will soon learn just how important they will become...

hi I'm that iV guy..

Duritz · 2003-02-05, 05:30 PM

Resupply souns right, unless you can resupply at any base. I was assuming that because Reavers and Mosquitos can only be spawned at Tech Centers that they can only resupply there. However, if you can at air towers they will be great for anyone who's a good enough pilot to live through some battles.

Kadreal · 2003-02-05, 06:21 PM

Well if the DEVs allow for cargo boxes to be loaded up on galaxies (please oh please) I'd glady take orders and hot drop supplies down to your supplyless towers for you, then you can cram what you don't need into a locker for later =P