I Require Inspiration! Space Elves.

[Elenai]

As said in the title I require inspiration and some ideas for the Space Quel'Dorei Models that I have been wanting to do for a while now.

Any well thought out idea is welcome. Please keep these ideas about futuristic High Elves.

Please also note that these are the same High Elves from Azeroth....only futuristic.

And if you can show some pics or links to ideas or inspiration. And dont limit yourselves to the Eldar of Warhammer 40K. I have pretty much gleaned all the inspiration I can get from them.

Thankyou for your time and patience and epic ideas.

-Elenai the EPIC-

Ideas needed: Units, Heroes, Vehicles, Possible Buildings....and some ect ideas.

 

[Mechanical Man]

Building: an inner celestial garden covered by glass and high-tech looking walls

Or you get some architecture style from Naboo.

For units, I suggest you to start with the warden (if using ingame textures), edit her and give her a fancy weapons and gizmos.

 

[Elenai]

I actually planned on making custom textures....and I dont really like the warden model. I could rip stuff from her though.

Oh and most of these models are male....a few will be girls however.

Nice ideas though. Anymore.

Perhaps some weapons ideas? Armour? Looks?

 

[Parrothead]

A gun with a pistol, bazooka, machinegun, ak47, laser, and sniper all attached together

 

[Elenai]

Perhaps more....relevent ideas?

 

[Kimbo]

Warhammer humans, but with pointy ears and eye lazers and their sense of taste all in gold and white

 

[SuPa-]

Ever notice that wc3 elves are very... German-esque? Blond hair, sharp cheek bones, that type of stuff. Anyway, later I might draw up a concept and give it to you because I have nothing else to do

 

[DesKaladA]

mabey somting like this

for male

and this

for girls

also what would be a good weapon is a sword made out of paritcals and when they attact it charges up then the paritcals harden for the strike then shatter afterwards

 

[Elenai]

Nah...Im not really going for an Iron man look.

 

[DesKaladA]

ok then
but for the girls i think somtig more like a lquid armor

 

[Parrothead]

Perhaps more....relevent ideas?

But that is my most relevent idea

 

[HeretoDLstuff]

Like a high elf elf that as millions of mana billiowing around him so he can fly just useing mana he has so much....ect..

( Like this: http://www.starcraft2.com/features/protoss/twilightarchon.xml but with high elfs)

 

[Kwaliti]

Fishbowl as a helm FTW!

 

[frostwhisper]

A Quel'Archon? Too awesome!

Anyway, since I really like your idea, Elenai...

Units:

Basic melle: Similar to the swordsman, but with a lightsaber, plasma shield and futuristic armor. One arm could be robotic with golden sparkly thingies on it.

Basic range: A robed elven woman, accompanied by two small spheres. When she attacks, she makes a gesture towards one of the spheres and the sphere opens, sending a beam of light at the enemy.

Cavalry (Advanced melle): A slow levitating tank equipped with cannons blasting enemies close by with damaging force fields.

Advanced range: A hooded elf carrying two plasma pistols. On his back there are three expanding mechanized arms, each of which is equipped with a laser-shooting crossbow.

Supporting Caster: An elven priest, sitting on a levitating half-dome (similar to Yoda's small flying chair, if you've watched Star Wars). When he attacks, a bright sun appears above the priest, stays there for a second, then launches itself against enemies.

Offensive Caster: Hereto's idea works fine for this.

Light air: An elven warrior carrying a long plasma rifle and equipped with hawk-like slivery flapping wings. He looks as if he's actually flying (non-moving wings would not suit the brilliant and graceful engineers that are the space elves).

Heavy air: Something similar to the Prottoss mothership but in elvish style.

I will make up more stuff, but right now I have no time... Cheers and good luck for now.

 

[Elenai]

Hmmmz...I like some of these ideas....

Especially the Elf Archon.

I shall post some of my decisions soon.

But while you wait. Anymore ideas are still welcome?

 

[donut3.5]

Ion beams seem appropriate to me.
Also turning one of the dalaran towers sideways and using it for a cannon sounds kind of neat.
--donut3.5--

 

[Elenai]

Hmmmz...something similar to the BrightLance of 40k?

 

[Chaos Overlord]

Elf in tech armor with a chainsaw sword!

 

[donut3.5]

Dunno what the brightlance is, but pretty much ion beams are the shiniest things that will ever incinerate holes through you.
--donut3.5--

 

[NhazUl]

Hmm, and something for siege machine... some contraption that launches rays of high-speed anti-particles (darkness) to annihilate everything in a line. Some vehicle with cybernetical artificial intelligence, designed with grace and refinement, like a futuristic night elf ballista. When it attacks, a massive dark ray is being emitted from a large cannon on it. You can put 2 cannons for greater efficiency.

I'll think about abilities and spells.

 

[CoffinPuppet]

Well, i have thought of some things... Since Elves are not into Technology, i suggest not to make any Guns, more like primitive acient Magi (plasma Type) wepons. The armor shouldnt be so heavy, cuz they're not into mechanical things.. Maybe scrap Metal?
My imangination of a space elf would be somewhat of an amazonas tribe thing. like a type of lower caskade.

 

[Elenai]

Coffinpuppet...these elves are definately into technology. They are HighElves...not NightElves.

And all of my space elf ideas are technological and magic based.

Primitive and woody non-tech elves are cliche in my opinion.

But anyone else have any ideas for siege weapons?

 

[DesKaladA]

a big partacle accelator like the sc2 warp ray
that "cracks" when yuo use it
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[Elenai]

Hmmmz...Excellent ideas sofar. Any ideas for flying units...or ships?

 

[DesKaladA]

hmm why not a jelleyfish like structure made by the caster that will suspend him inside the head of it
then to attack he wills the tentaclas eather to
grab onto the sturctuse and squeze/suck out the life
or thwack the life out of it

 

[CoffinPuppet]

Coffinpuppet...these elves are definately into technology. They are HighElves...not NightElves.

And all of my space elf ideas are technological and magic based.

Primitive and woody non-tech elves are cliche in my opinion.

But anyone else have any ideas for siege weapons?

High Elves are also Elves Well, if so, how about a some kind of -machanical animal, such like a warthog or so. When it moves, steam drenches out, and when it attacks, a cannon stretches out of its mouth. maybe make an alternate animation, to switch to a siege type thingy ^^

 

[NhazUl]

Hmm, and something for siege machine... some contraption that launches rays of high-speed anti-particles (darkness) to annihilate everything in a line. Some vehicle with cybernetical artificial intelligence, designed with grace and refinement, like a futuristic night elf ballista. When it attacks, a massive dark ray is being emitted from a large cannon on it. You can put 2 cannons for greater efficiency.

Didn't like it?

 

[HeretoDLstuff]

Hmmmz...Excellent ideas sofar. Any ideas for flying units...or ships?

A big flying crystal like thing? For ships....Think submarine, maybe?

 

[<Offspring>]

A gun with a pistol, bazooka, machine gun, ak47, laser, and sniper all attached together

You sure could kill lotsa terrorists with that in you're hands!
( too much Battlefield and Call of Duty :S )
Crab looking war machine shooting laser?
( add Quake to that )

 

[NhazUl]

Yes, laser, electricity and plasma (and antimatter, I recommend) instead of bullets and bombs.

 

[frostwhisper]

Siege weapon: a dome turned with the round side upwards that levitates. When it attacks, a Sun is generated above it, growing until it becomes quite huge. Then it lifts off to the target...

 

[Mor)L(unE]

Meh my vote goes to a giant plasma cannon that fires a deadly blob of plasma to the target

 

[Kwaliti]

Pink stuffed bunny grenades!

 

[frostwhisper]

Basic cannons/guns do not suit the elves. Besides, we're striving for originality here...

 

[Elenai]

I have made decisions about the projectile stuff.

1: Energy projectiles. (basically magic missile)
2: Explosive glaives for grenades. (different kinds will be considered)
3: Explosive arrows. (missles/rockets)
4: I have no decided.

Any ideas for 4: will be nice.

Now then...for the "guns". I am looking for something original, and yet not stupid, neither am I looking for an alien weapon...or an advanced bow.

Something that has elven grace, futuristic sleekness and narrow. But gun like.

 

[DesKaladA]

Mabey like a glove that the punchers the air and a trail of migic/particals hit the enemy

 

[donut3.5]

Exploding crystal shrapnel!
--donut3.5--

 

[Elenai]

Hmmmz....an interesting idea....perhaps a special ability.

But Deskalada I require a rifle like weapon...not a glove.

 

[DesKaladA]

ah...
so maby a a device that fires out a ward that makes a cone of magic that will suck up life?

 

[Elenai]

Hmmmz....a mana drain ward perhaps...

Keep going peoples, these ideas are stirring up quite an imagination of an original elven armory!

 

[donut3.5]

This is based off of the mana drain ward, but instead a weapon.
A cannon. Not just any cannon, when it is activated, it will consume mana from the area around it in order to create a devastating blast that has power directly related to the mana it consumed.
--donut3.5--

 

[Elenai]

Hmmmz....an interesting idea.

Although for now I would like to mostly focus on Model ideas and not abilities.

So anymore ideas for the weapon models themselves?

I am considering using a two pronged modeling plan.

First: make the unit models.

Second: Make the weapons as attachments.

Third: Make the vehicles and mabye buildings, possible weapon attachments for vehicles.

 

[DesKaladA]

oh a good rifleish weapon


its a rocket luncher that shoots out a big "glob" of magic

 

[Elenai]

Hmmmz...I could try and work a little with that.

But instead of a glob mabye a sharp bolt.

Ok so next idea/continuation. What will the armor look like? (Helmets, breatplates, ect.)

 

[DesKaladA]

somting like liquide armor

 

[Elenai]

Nah...I am not looking for liquid armour.

Something elven....I have some ideas. I just need some detail ideas.

 

[NhazUl]

I suggest some elegant metal plate with plasma enchancements. Something like futurustic Spiked Barricades but laser, not metal spikes.

 

[Elenai]

I see...Go on...these ideas are excellent.

 

[Massive_attack]

Elven Shock-Troopers
Equipment: Phazon body forcefields, Cyranite armour, Laser targeting, A T22 heavy laser machine gun.
Purpose: To perform aerial insertions into enemy territory or planets from orbit or from the ground using jet packs.
Visualy: they would be soldiers wrapped in glowing blue armour with only theyre head exposed, wearing nightvision eyepeices that glow blue and MAY have laser sighting. Theyre weapon would be similar to a warhammer 40k heavy bolter, but would have alot of lights and be magazine fed (meaning no huge backpack). These soldiers would be the elves elite, when they need heavy hitting troops, they are slow but have the most hitpoints of all the elf forces and theyre weapons would be effective in mid-close range combat.

What do you think ?

 

[Elenai]

Oooooh....I like this idea. A few modifications and it could be an excellent elite.