Spring RTS Engine

Presenting the Rebel Mobile Shield Generator.

This unit is accessible from the Rebel Heavy Weapons Lab. It is a lightly armoured, two-manned vehicle that uses shield technology similar to what was used at Naboo. That means that it can:

- repulse all laser weaponry. This weaponry can then impact on anything that is unlucky enough to get in the way
- absorb heavy calibre fire such as missiles and artillery shells
- allows units within to fire out
- can not stop the passage of units, who once through the shield radius can fire freely on anything within
- requires a substantial amount of energy to maintain
- can be overwhelmed by saturated fire
- And, for the moment Will attempt to recharge constantly, so needs to be constantly overwhelmed / destroyed in order to be neutralised

Unlike the Imperial All Terrain Mobile Deflector Shield, the rebel mobile shieldgen is not slow and bulky; it is reasonably light and quick - and also reasonably cheap. Further, it does not need to slow down considerably when it has deployed its shield. However, its shield range and strength is not nearly as great as the more advanced ATMD shield.

Credits:
Model - Hawkman (a looong time ago)
Map - Maelstrom (back from the dead!)
Texture - Zsinj (with some help from Lynx, and various bits nicked from Jamin's textures)

Notes:
- Shield range in screenshots is only approximate
- We're aware of the texture error on the tracks

Presenting the Imperial Darktroopers

As part of a secret plan to create super soldiers, the Empire developed the Darktroopers - powerful exo-suits worn by the Empire's elite special operations Stormtroopers (of Republic Commando lineage).

These units are the nastiest piece of work in the Imperial infantry; they're big and nasty, and their powered exosuit lets them wield an e-web calibre weapon while on the move (of course, such a weapon can't match the range or accuracy of the mounted variant). Their heavy exosuits give them good protection from enemy fire.

And, just incase that wasn't badass enough, they have jetpacks. These jetpacks allow them to jump short distances - over objects, up/down cliffs, over water, behind the enemy. They can fire whilst in the air, but are very inaccurate whilst doing so.

At this point it is undecided as to whether Darktroopers will be allowed to capture flags.

Being experimental weapons, the Imperial player can only access them if he upgrades his Commander to the second last tier of the Command ('economic') upgrade tree. (testers: that's one upgrade on top of what you can access at the moment). That means that if you go down the Military/Defence path, you cannot access Dark Troopers. Instead, you gain access to buildable Imperial Guards, which you have all seen already.

Credits: Model, map and UV by Lynx
(Lynx really deserves kudos for executing this model and texture brilliantly)

These units are the nastiest piece of work in the Imperial infantry; they're big and nasty