That would be cool. It seems kind of odd to see technology-based wings flapping, you would think they would have some other way of achieving flight.
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I don't understand why the tech wings flap anyway...
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In reality, if the wings don't flap, you probably need a jet engine in order to take off. You can glide after the take-off, I think. Maybe physics doesn't matter in a game.
A potential problem for the new wing option in the tailor is that the still wing maybe a bit too bulky indoor. In particular, if you are asking for a stretched wing, will it be stretched all the time when you hover?
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They flap quite simply because Jay misunderstood what we meant when we said we wanted Tech Wings. He was obviously thinking of some kind of bird that might have (but didn't) existed in Tron while we were thinking Buzz Lightyear.
We obviously weren't specific enough at the time.
Edit: I'm thinking we may get something like this in the form of Jet Packs when they finally master that back anchor point problem.
There's nothing really wrong with the concept of the flapping tech wings we have now.
I just wish we had Buzz Lightyear styled wings in addition to the tech wings we ended up with. 
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In reality, if the wings don't flap, you probably need a jet engine in order to take off. You can glide after the take-off, I think. Maybe physics doesn't matter in a game.
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Rocket boots. Alternatively, anti-gravity generator. Or any number of similarly hightech concepts.
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I don't understand why the tech wings flap anyway...
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They flap quite simply because Jay misunderstood what we meant when we said we wanted Tech Wings. He was obviously thinking of some kind of bird that might have (but didn't) existed in Tron while we were thinking Buzz Lightyear.
We obviously weren't specific enough at the time.
Edit: I'm thinking we may get something like this in the form of Jet Packs when they finally master that back anchor point problem.
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This, I really think is the reason for the obvious point of contention on the current Tech Wings. Once it's fixed; it will probably be implemented.
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Rocket boots =/= Jet Wings. They're neat, for characters who are of a wingless bent, but for winged ones, fixed-wing jet would be best.
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Rocket boots =/= Jet Wings. They're neat, for characters who are of a wingless bent, but for winged ones, fixed-wing jet would be best.
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Yes but rocket boots would still provide the necessary propulsion to keep a character with fixed wings in the air, which was the point I was making. 
Still, nowhere near as awesome as having wings with engines built in.
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I think something would need to be done for indoor use.
The wings just fully expanded out all the time? That would be annoying.
You could say, "Well they disappear when not hovering/flying."
Yeah...
No. People hover in indoor missions all the time. Others would complain they don't want their wings to disappear/fold in as it's not part of their concept.
But yeah, always out (unless made to be very small), would annoy at least you teammates after awhile when they keep having their veiw blocked by them.
I would guess that would happen anyways.
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I keep hoping for a tech wing/jet pack that doesn't flap, and folds/retracts when you land, alá Buzz Lightyear, et al.
It could be done with the current code by just making every frame of the "flap" animation would just be the animation of the jets and lights.
I hoped it would be with the Tech Booster, until I found out that was the Cyborg pack.
Then I hoped it might be with the Science Booster, but it doesn't look like it.
Ah, well, maybe with the Natural Pack.
I'd definitely like this, yes.
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So I love some of the wing options we have. Well okay, I love all of them I think they are all well done.
However I would much prefer outstretched wings that do not flap, but when flying simply stretch out and give more of a feeling of gliding.
So I was thinking of ways this could be implemented.
My first thought is new Fly emotes. Emotes that would simply have you keep your wings steady. Then This wouldn't work with current flyposes, so my thought was marry all the current flyposes with still wings in a new system
So Flypose1 would be Wingpose1. Same pose as flypose 1 but with still wings.
The other option is to do it at the tailor so that when you pick Demon wings, there would be two options. Demon Wings - Still, Demon wings - Beating. Though that would need to be done for all wings.
Still I think it'd be something that could be done without too much effort.
Any thoughts, would anyone else like to see this?
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