WOTW RTS?

[twistedrabbit]

A random thought that's been floating in my head. As much as I like Jeff Wayne's WOTW PC game, I wish there was a more contemporary RTS game inspired by Wells' novels.
What about a Victorian Steampunk RTS game incorperating elements from War of the Worlds, The First Men in the Moon, The Time Machine, The Island of Dr. Moreau, and other Victorian sci-fi novels?

Basically the races would be Martian, Human, and Selenite.

The Martians would have their infamous tripods, and upgrade them into even more powerful war machines

The Humans would start with basic infantry units and conceptual war machines...armored quadricycles, trucks, wind wagons...and depending on research could branch off to further their technology, gaining giant armored boiler tanks, land ironclads, hydrogen blimps, biplanes (a la Leonardo Da Vinci), then cavorite powered air ships... or focus on stealing and reconfiguring Martian technology: a man made tripod?
-Research in Moreau's genetic engineering to get hybrid units, or go the Frankenstein route and tamper with putting brains into metal bodies...creating steam powered robots and early "mech" suits. (It all sounds quite unrealistic, but with beautifully rendered machines emmiting steam with clicking rotating gears it'd be quite something to see)

The Selenites focus on creating hordes of Selenites rather than machines. Archers, Enforcers, Specialists (mind controllers, healers), mind controlled Selenite beasts (moon bulls, Raphas, etc.)--vehicles would include flying balloons and various creature mounts.

That's pretty much all my ideas. Boy, I have too much time on my hands

Anyone elses thoughts/ideas?

[Bayne]

[glow=red,2,300]Perhaps a starcraft mod would be a quick way about it?

I'd like to see Morlocks involved somewhere too... maybe the Empire of the Ants but give them the movies increase in scale.. maybe they got stuck into the food of the gods?
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[twistedrabbit]

Maybe when making use of the Time Traveler's time machine during the war, it backfires and rips open some sort of dimensional portal which brings the Morlocks in as an enemy. I'm not so sure they could be their own playable species unless they were as big and powerful like in the new movie...because we all know how short and albino, and scared of fire they are. lol.

I was also thinking, maybe some "hero" units like you see in some RTS games. Perhaps the whole Victorian science fiction classics could merge together a la League of Extraordinary Gentlemen...Get Mr. Hyde as a unit, the invisible man (heck...upgrade to invisible units!), Capt Nemo, maybe somehow work in the Artilleryman, Cavor...

[Bayne]

[glow=red,2,300]The selenites would be way weaker than the morlocks (that whole exploding when punched thing) and the morlocks could use all sorts of nifty technology, perhaps they re-created the time machine? I've heard of a book called Night of the Morlocks about an invasion of Time Travelling Morlocks attacking Victorian London. Maybe they even invent sunglasses!

I love the idea of 'hero' units (Perhaps a Supreme Martian Overlord, nudge nudge) esp. the League characters.
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[twistedrabbit]

Awesome ideas!
I'm sure the Selenites with their preferred breeding would gentically reproduce some stronger, earth-tolerable warriors for their war though.

Morlocks might actually be an interesting race then. I can't help but mention The New Time Machine movie...the Uber Morlock just looked bad ass. Some of Simon Wells' ideas were pretty good, but never made it to the screen. Perhaps if he were involved he could reshape them for a video game. ;D

[mekanik89]

Gentlemen, I cannot say how brilliant this all sounds. We need a modeler, Texturer, Scripter, and a suitable game engine.

Just a thought; Although I havent played it the brand new game act of war looks PERFECT for a Wotw mod.

just saying.

Oliver

[Bayne]

[glow=red,2,300]I'm all for it... but don't have the skills required.
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