Ok well to clear up a few things.
first of all the original intention was to base this exactly on the original novel because thats how it started.
However if I wanted to be true to that there would only be two units, the classic tripod, and the spider collector thing which I want to be the martains dozer (
http://server6.uploadit.org/files/Pe...ianconunit.JPG that was the second model I made so dont look concerned if its a tad pants.) and also one side would need changing to represent victorian England armed forces which would take longer.
So then I looked to the musical version, and that is just the novel with dodgy songs and lots of OHLAAA's!
Then I looked at the film and it added flying units to the martians and we actually saw the alien for the first time, So more ideas from there for infantry for the martains, and even an airforce.
Then I looked the first videogame (the rtc like one) and it had hundreds of ideas, some im going to try and re create and adapt some of these units for the mod because they were cool and grovy.
Then I did further research and found that there was a Tv series. and in the TV series there were ideas for generals abilities however the most interesting thing was the power plant that the aliens made in one of the episodes that gives me ideas for structures even though I do have my own ideas,
The I looked at the sequal to the war of the worlds, indipendence day (yes it is a sequal, I wont go into the details but in the original they are killed by a flu virus and in the new film they are killed by a virus. (computer virus) and I liked the city destroying beam that they used so I want that in also.
So the question reamins, which am I basing this on, well im basing it on all of them. the reason is that any invading army uses more then 1 or 2 devices, however the original tripods set the seeds for the others so the tripod and spider collector will definately be in it, the flying machines from the film will be adapted so they look more like they can really fly or hover.
So the mod im aiming for should keep for the moment the original 3 sides exactly as they are with no change at all. (because in all of the interpretations the humans dont prepare for the martains they suddenly arrive and strike.) using the originl matian designs in the novel and also from other media interpretaions. And im going to do some concept art shortly for ideas too.
Also like with all the interpretations the martians are an army that has one weakness other then the fact they cant survive the cold they dont have any weapons that aim upwards. in the original there was no aircraft to the humans other than hot air balloons and they wouldnt have lasted 2 seconds against a heat ray, so the martain weapons always aimed to the ground, as in the film you see the aircraft go into battle but dont see them get destroid, and most of the time the martain weapons are aimed down, So for this mod I want the martains primary weakenss to be Anti aircraft, they will have some aa but it'll be poor.
well untill I get some concept art and some dodgy renx desings made just watch this space...
Oh and also im not one of these internet people who go around swearing at every oportunity but kurairyu I have to say one thing to that model you made there.... THAT IS FU**ING AMAZING I WANT IT IN!!!!
I am making a War of the Worlds mod and are wondering if...
