I think they meant space elevators. Those are a real possibility and many countries are trying to develop one right now. The main problem seems to be creating a cable that is strong enough to resist the tension. But about the support thing, if you managed to take the end of the elevator and put it in geostationary orbit then it wouldn't need to hover, it would keep floating around the planet like our moon.emeraldrafael said:A space escalator...
How would that work? Especially at a 45 Degree Angle. you'd have to have support for it (since we obviously dont have hover technology in this game) and jet propulsion would be to costly and pointless. How much of the world would you be covering as you go in your straight line?
No no no. At the end, they said Space escalators are where its at.MaximillionMiles said:I think they meant space elevators. Those are a real possibility and many countries are trying to develop one right now. The main problem seems to be creating a cable that is strong enough to resist the tension. But about the support thing, if you managed to take the end of the elevator and put it in geostationary orbit then it wouldn't need to hover, it would keep floating around the planet like our moon.emeraldrafael said:A space escalator...
How would that work? Especially at a 45 Degree Angle. you'd have to have support for it (since we obviously dont have hover technology in this game) and jet propulsion would be to costly and pointless. How much of the world would you be covering as you go in your straight line?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_elevator
I'm glad all you smart people are here saving me having to look up the logic behind the name on my own, also that is a shame, the quasi-German pronunciation actually sounds pretty good.Frank_Sinatra_ said:Probably the greatest travesty of this game was having the voice actor pronounce "Wanzer" wrong.
In the FM universe "Wanzers" were a German creation which means the "w" is pronounced as a "v."
Oh well... At least FM4 is still as awesome as ever.
DAMN IT, beat me to the 'wank' name!!Spot1990 said:Wanzer comes from contracting "wanderpanzer" -> wanderpanzers -> wanzers.
Walking tank would be a problem. walking tank -> walking tank - > wank.
I think you see the problem. Wanzers is just the lesser of two ridiculous, ridiculous evils.