Robotech macross saga

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Well for those of you who dont know what robotech is,I can only give a bare-bones explainations, so heres a link to wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Robotech_War#First_Robotech_War

And here is the website http://www.robotech.com/

Now before i get started let me state, yes I am one of those people with no modding experience asking other people to do the work for me. I know, but as stated, I'm not really all that good at the whole modding thing ,so i figure might as well see if any finds this interesting. I just think it would be really cool to see this classic revived in an RTS form. i mean, this was the ONE back in the day. people woke up at 6 so they could throw a tape in the VCR and record it while they were at work/school.

Here are some links for RDF ships and various veritechs http://www.80scartoons.co.uk/robotech/robotech1.jpg

http://www.atr-lang.com/data/media/1/Robotech%20-%20wallpaper%20-%20macross%20robot.jpg

and of course who can forget the iconic one and only SDF-1

here it is in Cruiser mode http://www.igorstshirts.com/blog/conceptships/robotech_sdf1.jpg

And Attack mode http://www.igorstshirts.com/blog/conceptships/robotech_sdf1.j

The better pictures are on the site link above, so go there, then click the Macross saga link

Now I know the fight transformations would be ridiculously tricky for this mod, so i believe we would have to cut them out completely. The SDF-1 transformation, while difficult, i believe it could be done.

Anyways here is the general idea for the gameplay of said mod. the RDF (robotech defense force) would rely mostly on its superior fighters for the most part, since the humans are technologically inferior to their zentradi enemies, so they must rely on the skill of their pilots to hold of the enemies. But the RDF does have the SDF-1, the one ship that the humans have that is superior to it's zentradi counter parts.

However there is only one SDF-1, so treat it like, well i dont know, something very important! Anyways the Zentradi, while having superior technology, they, for lack of a better term, have little to no understanding of tactics in general. So one v one, an RDF vessel or pilot could win against a Zentradi ship/battlepod. But the technological advantage, combined with the numerical superiority the Zentradi have, makes the fight much more difficult for the RDF.

So the way i see this mod playing out is that the RDF would have to rely heavily on carriers and keep the rest of their ships close to the SDF-1 for protection, so fighters for the humans need a serious buff over the zentradi fighters. Im talking about 10 zentradi to 1 RDF. The Zentradi would have to either attack ships unprotected by the SDF-1, or just overwhelm the SDF-1 through sheer numbers. Now for ideas and abilities of the SDF-1 and other ships, you would have to check out the site. Just remember, You can't use the new barrier system over the Ontario quadrant! Its too risky! 

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Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top

I looked the other day for a thread about this and came up with nothing. Now there is one. You are forgetting the SDF-2 and 3, more could be made.

And actually, for this mod I was thinking a little farther in the future. You have the humans, Zentradi, Robotech Masters, and Invid.  The humans had a number of other ships if you will remember from the different series. Also, the ones in the Shadow Cronicles were cool.

I don't have any modding experience either, but have great knowledge of the Robotech series. Would be cool to see this mod come to life.

Reply #2 from Sins Forums Top

I see yet another RT thread has appeared. I've seen maybe three requests on other boards for RT/sins so I came to look once more since my last visit months ago.

I don't know if you were the same person who created other threads earlier, but I see the situation hasn't changed. I don't know hwo to mod sins (or care to lear ATM to be honest). But maybe later I will come back if you get a TEAM together, especially with someone who knows how to handle meshes in sins...

It was my hope something had been started already and thus our teams might collaborate and help each other resource wise.

Perhaps later on then...

 

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Reply #3 from Sins Forums Top

You could also base a mod off the more space based Macross line of animes, rather than their robotech counterpart.

SDF Macross

Macross Plus

Macross 7

Macross 0

and the recent

Macross Frontier

 

In robotech timelines - the SDF-1 is surpassed by later ship classes with SDF labled ships being flag ships for the most part.

In the Macross timeline - The Macross, is followed by the Megaroad class (SDF-2 in robotech) and then by the New Macross Class, and also by compact advanced ships like the "Macross Quarter", the Title of Macross being almost an honor noting that the ship likely carries a Super Dimentional cannon of some grade.

Sins race counter parts - WARNING SPOILERS FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE NOT SEEN MACROSS 7 or MACROSS FRONTIER!

Robotech

TEC = RDF - simple one here, the RDF uses more fighter classes but also is rather new to the whole spare warefare thing resulting in ships that while they use advanced weapons taken from the SDF-1 blue prints they are still betting more on heavy armor to keep them alive in battle.

Advent = Robotech Masters - while not so vengance focused as the Advent the RMs are a race on the edge, without the protoculture martrix from the remains of the SDF-1 they will be toast as their vaulted sciences beak down, they like the advent are rather close to baseline human, beyond their penchant for cloneing that has left their race rather short on new ideas for the better part of the last 100 or so years. They also created the Zentradi race with their clone bio mastery.

Varasi = Invid - Inhuman races match up in some ways, the biggest change is the invid rely on swarms of sometimes kamikaze fighters, they are the source of protoculture, and wish to find a new source of it's source the flower of life. Likely their stongest ships would be large hive ships, and beyond thous and the iconic shell door carriers they use, they would need some fleshing out ship wise. (maybe differing classes of shell door with diffrent classes of fighter, LRM - kamikaze carrier)

 

Now for Macross races

TEC = UN SPACY - again simple, The people of Earth having uncovered the Overtechnology of the Protoculture* have joined with the remains of the Zentradi to explore space, supported by the New Macross class, and in some part wondering what happened to the Megaroad.

Advent = Protodevin - This is a race once sealed by the Protoculture*, almost godlike in nature, they can take to space without the aid of science, but to support their rather small number they have used their abilties to take over the minds of human soliders, forcing them to fight to collect the Spirta that they need to rose their fellow sleeping Protodevin.

Varasi = Vajra - they even have simular names, the Vajra are the Super Dimentional Lifeform, they exist as a single hivemind network, they strike at other races for the reason that other races intrude on their peace, so off to war they go. Vajra come in 4 types, small types (fighters) Large types (able to take down crusiers), Bishop and Rook Class heavies, as well as each swarm having a single Queen class. It is said that the Protoculture* itself admined the Vajra in the process of creating their Super Dimentional sciences.

 

A note on terms, in Robotech the protoculture is an energy source created by the Robotech Master known as Zor, in Macross proper the Protoculture where just that, a legendary no gone race of humans from whom both humans and zentradi where born, Overtechnology being to Macross what Robotechnology was to the Robotech. And Reflex weapons in macross where some sort of super weapon beyond all science when in macross that was just the in universe name for nukes.

 

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Reply #4 from Sins Forums Top

And Reflex weapons in macross where some sort of super weapon beyond all science when in macross that was just the in universe name for nukes.

Eh?

Anyway, I know someone half-did a macross mod for homeworld, so there's models floating around somewhere.

Reply #5 from Sins Forums Top

replace the first macross with robotech there

Reply #6 from Sins Forums Top

Oh my.  Robotech was simply awesome.  They had gigantic space battles.

Reply #7 from Sins Forums Top

I for one would love to see a Macross mod, more than anything else.

UN Spacy + Zentradi & Vajra from Macross Frontier would be my choice. I agree with Protodevlin for advent.