Mag-lev/Anti-gravity hover propulsion.

[Mysteryem]

I thought that because warzone is in the year 2100 we would've scrapped old hover craft technology and replaced it with something better. So I've made a magnetic-levitation/anti-gravity hover propulsion. It is probably going to be part of a mod which I'm making which will contain a lot of little fixes and updates.

Please tell me what you think.

[Misthafalls]

Sweet, I like the idea.

And the looks are perfect.

Waiting to get hold of your mod when it comes out

[Timmay]

nice one,
is it possible to add new propulsions or can you just replace them?

[ThomasCarstein]

This looks really nice... good work One thing which bugs me is: If you could (theoretically) increase the anti-gravitational force of these tanks (through new propulsion upgrades) to the point where they could hover up to 100+ meters in the air (like the cars in "5th element"), wouldn't that make all VTOLs obsolete? Just taking wild guesses

Otherwise good idea & execution! Bye, T.

[PkK]

I thought that because warzone is in the year 2100 we would've scrapped old hover craft technology and replaced it with something better. So I've made a magnetic-levitation/anti-gravity hover propulsion. It is probably going to be part of a mod which I'm making which will contain a lot of little fixes and updates.

Please tell me what you think.

Anti-gravity technology seems too futuristic for the warzone2100 world.
Magnetic-levitation would need magnets in the ground everywhere the vehicles would travel.

Philipp

[whippersnapper]

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Anti-gravity technology seems too futuristic for the warzone2100 world.

Might find this interesting: NASA Finally Admits to Anti-Gravity Research: Are They Trying to Prove it, or Kill it? (But one example of such assessments........& recountings of the actual history)

Magnetic-levitation would need magnets in the ground everywhere the vehicles would travel.

Philipp

Indeed. The case for this necessary infrastructure becoming globally widespread so as to make this the preeminent mode of transport between now and the year 2100 is made (as but one example of such assessments), here:

MAGLEV: The New Mode of Transport for the 21st Century by James Powell and Gordon Danby - From the Summer issue of 21st Century Science & Technology

regards, whipper.
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[whippersnapper]

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Like your design, Mysteryem.

I think most people have in their heads Mag-Lev Trains like Monorail types or ground-based Bullet Trains... but there are other
mag-lev technologies and vehicle configs out there..... inc. those constructed for Tunnel Transport..

For example, AirShip Technologies Group has devised a mag-lev tech that will knock you outta your socks on
various chassis other than trains. Their web site has detailed specs and CAD drawings of mag-lev vehicles
that I think you'd find worth your time looking over like the attached which I can visualize as the internal workings
of your model... .

Here's the site: http://www.airshiptg.org/

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[Asterisk]

If this is implemented... it should be able to move back without turning around and getting stuck on objets...

how will this work with cliffs? will they hover over the cliffs? creating something like vtols?

[DarkCheetah]

its an awesome idea ^^

[3drts]

Whipper - your link goes to a site which claims that Pons and Fleischman's cold Fusion device actually worked and MIT covered it up to keep their funding.....

[whippersnapper]

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Whipper - your link goes to a site which claims that Pons and Fleischman's cold Fusion device actually worked and MIT covered it up to keep their funding.....

Yea... that's problematic as far as hard evidence. Mind you, I'm not prone to see conspiracy or secret cabals as an answer
to injustices....... however........ The journalists at 60 Minutes dotted their i's and crossed their t's when they covered the story
a month ago. (You can stream the whole coverage at their CBS web site) Plus.....

The history of scientific research has well documented cases of ruthless, egotistical behavior to garner funding and acclaim in the
form of a Nobel Prize even if honesty and proper attribution must be sacrificed. One of the great injustices involves the discovery and
decoding of the DNA molecule.

I read this reputable (and vetted) eye-opener in graduate school called -

"Betrayers of the Truth: Fraud and Deceit in the Halls of Science" - by William Broad and Nicholas Wade (1983)

A more recent treatment of this (2007) worth perusing at your local library as well would be:

"Science for Sale: The Perils, Rewards, and Delusions of Campus Capitalism" - by Daniel S. Greenberg...

Regards, whipper
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[Freakyman]

Anti-gravity technology seems too futuristic for the warzone2100 world.
Magnetic-levitation would need magnets in the ground everywhere the vehicles would travel.

Philipp

too futuristic we have rail guns, pulse lasers, unit converters, las sat etc etc etc... and you think an anti gravity device is too futurisitc maybe if it was a replacement but if it was a new tech then that would fit in nicely imho.

as in as soon as you can research the NEXUS technology then you gain access to the anti grav round about after you researched vengence or retaliation. or it could be a MP only tech and be researched after dragon or wyvern or both

[Kacen]

This should be added as a propulsion tech to the resurrection project, perhaps as a replacement for the normal hover...

Advantages over hover is that it's fast and not effected at all by differing terrains. Speed remains the same. It's also as fast or faster than vanilla hover.

Disadvantages is low armor, perhaps between vanilla hover and half tracks?

Dunno, if it has a disadvantage to normal hover than maybe no need for a replacement.

[fisk0]

I can't remember the name of it, but isn't there a hover 'propulsion' thing using electricity to ionize the air, I think they tested it out on Mythbusters since people claimed it was anti-gravity propulsion (that it isn't, it has nothing to do with eliminating gravity and can't operate in vacuum). Probably dangerous as hell to use as a real world propulsion, but at least it's feasible and somewhat futuristic? Could have a wonderful low pitched and harsh electronic sound to it as well, like a tesla coil or something similar to the obelisk charging sound in original C&C (and if the engine was ever updated to include visible tracks after units, I think it would look wonderful to have it leave the ground scorched where it has moved).
About your propulsion model design, I loved it, but I think it should be just slightly bigger/wider, looks too small compared to the body and turret in my opinion

[whippersnapper]

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Read this fine article on antigravity that covers a lot of ground clearly & concisely....

Feeling Antigravity's Pull

Can NASA stop the apple from falling on Newton's head?

By Adam Rogers

"Don't call it antigravity research," Ron Koczor pleads. He's a physicist at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., and he's talking about a project he's been working on for almost a decade. "Call it 'gravity modification.' 'Gravity anomalies.' Anything but antigravity. That's a red flag."

..............Complete article HERE

Regards, whipper
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