Zica Technologies: Suggestions ?

[SonicChaos]

Zica Laser and Zica Flamethrower/SuperCharger are some good stuff but, if you were in those ancient Ixmucanian times developer of their weapons would you have invented Rear Guns or Shields/Generators (or even ships) ?

Or would you have continued Front gun and sidekick devlopment ?

[Gamera]

What do we know of the Zica?
They are not an air breathing race. Archaeologists believe they died over 421 million years ago. The last survivor is believed to have died on Gyges. They survive on heat and various liquids. Because of this they are masters of thermal energy and radiation.

They lived in huge tunnel systems they created inside planets. Gyges and Ixmucane are two such planets. Only Ixmucane has been excavated and was turned into Microsol's original headquarters. Ixmucane is a dry desert world while Gyges is a wild world rich with life. Ixmucane contains many working Zica technologies, including working thermal defenses, and was being excavated by Microsol. It was originally a frozen world until the Zica installed a heat generating system in the core which is powerful enough to turn the planet into a sun if misused. There is also Zica shielding near the core that can protect people while surrounding areas are being frozen.
Microsol blitzed Gyges and soon after arriving activated Project Vykromod inside the planet. Vykromod had been crippled and paralyzed after his ship was blown up by Trent but Project Vykromod recreated him as a powerful being. Project Vykromod was activated by Captain Nob of Ixmucane Task Force Alpha after he escaped from Ixmucane.

Despite the large scale excavation on Ixmucane the Zica Laser and Zica Flamethrower are believed to have been excavated from Gyges. The Flamethrower does not burn fuel or use an external energy source to generate the flame. The Zica Laser is a Zica Charger but with the original core replaced with a re-engineered core. This makes it less efficient and requires a huge power generator. It is unknown if the MegaLaser Dual and SDF-1 Main Gun laser weapons that were developed by Microsol on Camanis are based on Zica technology. Ixmucane's sawblades were installed by Microsol, not the Zica.

Xenoscientists believe the Zica did not die out but retreated to the outer reaches of the sector where they are planning a massive attack on Microsol and Deliani using outer-dimensional technology. They are probably the race which lives on the other side of the Blacknova stargate near the edge of the sector. They believed Trent was trying to destroy all life in the Tyrian sector. After Trent attacked Microsol at Ixmucane they realised he was on their side. Microsol had closed the stargate so the Zica could not emerge with their fleets to destroy Microsol so they sent Trent to Camanis where he could be supplied with weapons.



So it seems they didn't require powerful generators for their weapons. The other systems on their ships may also have been independent of a central generator. They also seem to have been competent with dimensional technology. I think their current ships would have incredibly powerful front guns. Probably on level with the Plasma Storm. Their ships would probably have some kind of dimensional jump technology which would allow them to use their powerful energy weapons immediately. Their energy weapons probably don't have the range of missiles which they never seemed to develop. These close quarter tactics would probably also require decent shielding.

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[Gamera]

There's a message in one of the datacubes about how the Zica attacking Microsol could have been a plot for a sequel. So if anyone makes a sequel it's a subject worth a little analysis.

[SonicChaos]

Er well. For this (huge) information supply that brings me back memories it is okay, but i will reask my question in another way: If you wanted to continue Zica weapons series (Like a somewhat Rear Zica Laser or something else) what would it be named, how it works, and how powerful and resource-demanding is it ?

[metalfro]

admin said:

There's a message in one of the datacubes about how the Zica attacking Microsol could have been a plot for a sequel. So if anyone makes a sequel it's a subject worth a little analysis.

That might be an interesting angle to come at for a sequel based on the OpenTyrian project. Heck, I'd take just about any sequel that was faithful to the feel & presentation of the original.

[death]

well, it sounds good but the only problem is... THE ZICA ARE DEAD!

[yuriks]

Did you read Gamera's post? It's hinted that the Zica may not be dead, but only lurking and waiting to attack.

[montycarlo]

nice idea
im going well on my game, ive made 60% of the menu, you can buy ships, front and rear weapons, shields and generators so far. I'll probably be making a sequal after i finish it, because i is going so smoothly with hardly any bugs(minor) you dont notice them, ill fix them later when i finsih the menu.

Let me know if you come up with any good ideas ;D

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