Car/vehicle types (actual)
The game has the scope for the following car/vehicle types:
- Civilian cars. Ordinary, everyday cars. Several different time periods need to be accounted for - 'classic' cars from today, futuristic cars, and hover cars (for the future-of-the-future)
- Faction cars - Cars that faction members drive, which prominently show off the faction colours or logo. This includes both regular business-class cars, vans, lorries, helicopters, boats, etc. Generally two or three per faction should be enough; at the least, one general-purpose car.
- Emergency services - Visibily recognisable as police cars/ambulances/fire engines/etc, but with per-faction modifications or logos applied.
- Military vehicles - Different factions will have different designs, but it's fairly safe to say that they will almost all feature traditional camouflage painting (perhaps with hints of faction colours)
- Faction special forces vehicles - Look identical to civilian or faction cars, but with higher performance, and much tougher construction. May feature a few added extras such as weapons, bullet-proofing, sirens, etc.
- Ramshackle vehicles - Versions of regular civilian, military, or emergency services vehicles, but with worn out bodywork and engines. Despite appearances these can be tough, resiliant vehicles - the kind of vehicle that you can depend upon out in the harsh wastelands. Technicals and Hillbilly armour are two 'official' terms for the military application of ramshackle vehicles.
- Special vehicles - Not exactly everyday civilian vehicles, but an important part of life. Car transporters, helicopters, boats, trains, etc.
A list of potential cars and sources
- Obvious source - google images. Search for 'concept car', etc.
- ...such as Honda Extreme concept (more), Chrysler concepts, etc., etc.
- But need to make sure they are distinctive and recognisable from above! A B
- Also try searching for 'overhead car', but not many useful resuts
- Lots of military stuff can be found quite easily, etc.
- Hoverbikes from Akira!
- Tanks from tank police!
- Datsun 180b Monster Truck!
- 793D mining truck? Looks to be the biggest that will fit.
- Helicopter
- "Gibson" - Pursuit/Interceptor from Mad Max - is a Ford Falcon XB?
- Trains - here, here, here, here, etc.
TODO:
DOCS: MED: Work out which types can share sprite sets? Make rough estimates of how many sets are required in each type? Etc.
MUST-CODE: LONG: Implement them all!
MUST-CODE: LONG: Do spreadsheet for tuning handling of all cars
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Profit!