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Are you tired of not having a badass truck? Do you reminisce about the Sunderer from the Planet Side game series? Have you ever felt the need to transport some Astro-Marines across the continent instead of the stars? Ever wish you could just make a 'sled' and scrap along the ground pretending you were an actual motorized vehicle? Well, be weary no longer!
The Solar Trade Confederation unveiled it's newest product line, the "Ground Tactical Assault" Units. This particular GTA model sports 10 wheels, and space for as many Astro-Marines as the sever can handle! Its crazy, but we really wanted to keep it roomy. To crew the vehicle, you will need a driver, a passenger riding shotgun, and then plenty of people in the back that disembark when you reach the objective, and can pile in and slowly heal up on the way to the next.
You could say the main weapon of the vehicle is the tactical flexibility it brings to a battlefield that just happens to be on a planet and involves no large caliber weapons or homing missiles being used. Rare, but very, very fun. Previously you needed to capture a point for whatever reason with your faction, and would get all spread out and sidetracked on your way there. That just means you will be disorganized and picked off one by one as you assault the place. Now, with this stylish battle bus, you can storm your objective in style, disembarking a truckload of angry astro-marines at a precise spot on the battlefield, flooding the enemy with bodies.
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Gameplay:
The Troop Transport Truck itself is balanced to the standard issue repeating laser pistol in the game, with slightly improved shields than the Warhog. Due to the noticeably increased mass, it has more thrusters than the standard Warhog chassis, and ends up better for it, with responsive controls, and quick acceleration. On high gravity it is impossible to take off into space, which is intended, like all ground vehicles made by me. It should however be able to traverse hills and inclines easier than the default Warhog. The front is made from advanced armor blocks to insure longevity on the field, and to not have your vehicle instantly pop upon discovery by a vehicle with mounted weapons. The bottom parts of the wheels are advanced as well to prevent immobilization, because while it sounds cool, we wanted play-ability over realism.
However, the sides are made from thin basic hull to provide infantry with laser rifles a chance to kill the vehicle. If you look at just behind the 2nd and 4th pair of tires, you can see the "FUEL CELLS". Shooting those tires and hitting the "FUEL CELLS" will insure the destruction of the vehicle, overheat the systems, and kill power generation, shield generation, and thrust. Also could kill most of the passengers... which sounds awesome! xD
The front cabin also has 2 medical devices for the passenger riding shotgun to heal up while on patrol, should they encounter resistance and to prevent the damage from adding up. You could replace one or both with a bobby AI module, a Storage Block, a Team Colored Light, or a Faction Block. The front cabin is very spacious, and is nearly enclosed, providing excellent protection to the astro-marines manning the vehicle. The front cabin is also connected to the rear with a simple door, and the troop hold features 4 medical devices with 20 second cool downs for 10 health each. Feel free to swap those out as well for any accessories as you see fit. The front cabin has 2 side doors like all STC hog chassis variants, but those are required for access now, no jumping in and out of the seat. The troop bay has two side doors and a large rear door for multiple points of entry/exit to assist in rapid disembarkation when under fire.
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If you would like to see more of these, let me know!
These vehicles participated in the NFD triathlon server event, as part of the ground portion. Some were destroyed early on, and others where just never used, but they were their, with a Warhog Blue ending up in the center of the map and changed hands multiple times.
Other 'GTA' Units made by me:
Troop Hog:
http://starmadedock.net/content/troop-hog-red-by-stc-foundries.3450/
Warhog:
http://starmadedock.net/content/warhog-red-from-stc-foundries.3449/
Are you tired of not having a badass truck? Do you reminisce about the Sunderer from the Planet Side game series? Have you ever felt the need to transport some Astro-Marines across the continent instead of the stars? Ever wish you could just make a 'sled' and scrap along the ground pretending you were an actual motorized vehicle? Well, be weary no longer!
The Solar Trade Confederation unveiled it's newest product line, the "Ground Tactical Assault" Units. This particular GTA model sports 10 wheels, and space for as many Astro-Marines as the sever can handle! Its crazy, but we really wanted to keep it roomy. To crew the vehicle, you will need a driver, a passenger riding shotgun, and then plenty of people in the back that disembark when you reach the objective, and can pile in and slowly heal up on the way to the next.
You could say the main weapon of the vehicle is the tactical flexibility it brings to a battlefield that just happens to be on a planet and involves no large caliber weapons or homing missiles being used. Rare, but very, very fun. Previously you needed to capture a point for whatever reason with your faction, and would get all spread out and sidetracked on your way there. That just means you will be disorganized and picked off one by one as you assault the place. Now, with this stylish battle bus, you can storm your objective in style, disembarking a truckload of angry astro-marines at a precise spot on the battlefield, flooding the enemy with bodies.
---
Gameplay:
The Troop Transport Truck itself is balanced to the standard issue repeating laser pistol in the game, with slightly improved shields than the Warhog. Due to the noticeably increased mass, it has more thrusters than the standard Warhog chassis, and ends up better for it, with responsive controls, and quick acceleration. On high gravity it is impossible to take off into space, which is intended, like all ground vehicles made by me. It should however be able to traverse hills and inclines easier than the default Warhog. The front is made from advanced armor blocks to insure longevity on the field, and to not have your vehicle instantly pop upon discovery by a vehicle with mounted weapons. The bottom parts of the wheels are advanced as well to prevent immobilization, because while it sounds cool, we wanted play-ability over realism.
However, the sides are made from thin basic hull to provide infantry with laser rifles a chance to kill the vehicle. If you look at just behind the 2nd and 4th pair of tires, you can see the "FUEL CELLS". Shooting those tires and hitting the "FUEL CELLS" will insure the destruction of the vehicle, overheat the systems, and kill power generation, shield generation, and thrust. Also could kill most of the passengers... which sounds awesome! xD
The front cabin also has 2 medical devices for the passenger riding shotgun to heal up while on patrol, should they encounter resistance and to prevent the damage from adding up. You could replace one or both with a bobby AI module, a Storage Block, a Team Colored Light, or a Faction Block. The front cabin is very spacious, and is nearly enclosed, providing excellent protection to the astro-marines manning the vehicle. The front cabin is also connected to the rear with a simple door, and the troop hold features 4 medical devices with 20 second cool downs for 10 health each. Feel free to swap those out as well for any accessories as you see fit. The front cabin has 2 side doors like all STC hog chassis variants, but those are required for access now, no jumping in and out of the seat. The troop bay has two side doors and a large rear door for multiple points of entry/exit to assist in rapid disembarkation when under fire.
--
If you would like to see more of these, let me know!
These vehicles participated in the NFD triathlon server event, as part of the ground portion. Some were destroyed early on, and others where just never used, but they were their, with a Warhog Blue ending up in the center of the map and changed hands multiple times.
Other 'GTA' Units made by me:
Troop Hog:
http://starmadedock.net/content/troop-hog-red-by-stc-foundries.3450/
Warhog:
http://starmadedock.net/content/warhog-red-from-stc-foundries.3449/
