The biggest problem doing a thing with skyscrapers (i like the king kong idea though) is to make sure that every hero/villain can join the fun despite their travel powers.
But anyway:
Other things one could do with skyscrapers is the obvious rescue. People cleaning windows dropping down hoping that a hero can safe them before they go splat.
Or nasty villains observing the town from high spots like those pesky snipers in Founders.
Perhaps alternate entrances into the building. Some baddies went in the building through one of the windows and guess who has to follow em?
Of course there is the wandering contact or two who prefers to avoid the bustling streets and likes to perch on high spots.
Of course there could also be normal mobs running around on thsoe high places. Like the clockwork or goldbrickers.
One way to solve the travel power problem would be to allow elevators like the one that takes you to the top of the police HQ in Kings Row - just click on the doors and the screen fades for a second, then you're on the top.
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How about just living in them? I'd love an apartment in one of Cap's sky scrapers.
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Tbh, I think it would be nice if they had more NPC villains around the place. For a city so assailed by crime (bank missions aside) you rarely see the bigger bad guys.
Having a Police band that was on all the time and popped up with things like 'Commatorium has been spotted in Skyway city' etc. Then anyone who wanted to could try and hunt them down...badges anyone? heh
But yeah, making the city feel more *alive* would be really good. At the moment it jsut feels like a backdrop, and sometimes a hinderance...Id love to have it like the first time I walked into Steel and thought 'Oh...thats tall...'
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I was thinking about parts of the existing game which could be improved or utilised. I consider the tower blocks to be almost completely redundant, all they seem to offer is an entrance for missions. Perhaps they could be used in other ways too?
Here is an idea I had: [image]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/88/Img_kingkong1.jpg[/image]
King Kong type monsters which climb buildings. I don't expect them to be able to destroy buildings like this, but maybe the players could use the elevators to get to the higher floors/roof of the building if they don't have a flying/hover ability?
Now, I know it might be a bit of a nightmare to implement, so let's hear your alternative uses for skyscrapers.
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