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I did! It's based off a couple of real-world fighter planes from World War II, but with some modifications!
That's how I'd describe my design aesthetic for most Geoterran tech, it's like if you described something from Earth to a wolf or fox or hyena and then they built it, and their technology is mostly stuck in the mid-20th century but they're somehow able to construct a fleet of massive orbital defense ships and hover cars and stuff at times with that same sort of technology, yet also rely on horses rather than motor vehicles for a lot of their transportation because horses gotta earn a living too.
It's a subject I need to explore more, because I've given a lot of thought to just how a world where chubby toothy raccoons just over a meter tall, jet-powered feral hyena cyborg monsters, saber-toothed wolves nearly two meters tall and fatass moose dorks nearly eight feet tall with clunky hoof hands all coexist would have to be set up to accommodate such a variety of body sizes and structures, especially in shared spaces like large cities.
That's another reason I wound up going with the whole "I'll just turn my universe into a whole galaxy" approach, it lets me play with taking tech in a variety of directions depending on who it's for!
That's how I'd describe my design aesthetic for most Geoterran tech, it's like if you described something from Earth to a wolf or fox or hyena and then they built it, and their technology is mostly stuck in the mid-20th century but they're somehow able to construct a fleet of massive orbital defense ships and hover cars and stuff at times with that same sort of technology, yet also rely on horses rather than motor vehicles for a lot of their transportation because horses gotta earn a living too.
It's a subject I need to explore more, because I've given a lot of thought to just how a world where chubby toothy raccoons just over a meter tall, jet-powered feral hyena cyborg monsters, saber-toothed wolves nearly two meters tall and fatass moose dorks nearly eight feet tall with clunky hoof hands all coexist would have to be set up to accommodate such a variety of body sizes and structures, especially in shared spaces like large cities.
That's another reason I wound up going with the whole "I'll just turn my universe into a whole galaxy" approach, it lets me play with taking tech in a variety of directions depending on who it's for!
Thank you! For as much dumb shit as I draw, I put a lot of thought behind *some* of it! I guess a lot of that world-building just never translates into art, aside from me occasionally dumping chunks of lore and world-building into descriptions or something.
Like this one... what would a world where you could just hire some cyborg hyenas that can fire lasers from their mouths and guided bio-missiles from their wings even need fighter planes for? Three things, really... one, the cyborgs are limited in what they can do, they might struggle with trying to carry bigger payloads; two, they're still partially organic so they still get tired, run out of mana, or get too hot or too cold in certain environments; and third, what if you're part of a faction that doesn't have any cyborg hyenas available?
Luckily, major armed conflict is a rarity on Geoterra, with the majority of the military being a global "Defense Alliance" and peace-keeping force, sort of like what a militarized arm of the United Nations might be, I suppose... Fritz here pilots a heavy fighter plane, and chances are some of those hyenas fly alongside as escorts, allowing him to use the heavier firepower the plane provides against ground-based armor and structures, while the more nimble escort creatures can engage with other air-based threats or ground-based anti-aircraft defenses.
Despite all that talk of strategy, though, I think most of the missions he's flown have either been entirely peaceful in nature, like delivering mail or using the bomb bay to drop supplies into difficult-to-reach areas that need them, or training missions... and maybe an engagement or two with UFOs that he's really not supposed to talk about.
Like this one... what would a world where you could just hire some cyborg hyenas that can fire lasers from their mouths and guided bio-missiles from their wings even need fighter planes for? Three things, really... one, the cyborgs are limited in what they can do, they might struggle with trying to carry bigger payloads; two, they're still partially organic so they still get tired, run out of mana, or get too hot or too cold in certain environments; and third, what if you're part of a faction that doesn't have any cyborg hyenas available?
Luckily, major armed conflict is a rarity on Geoterra, with the majority of the military being a global "Defense Alliance" and peace-keeping force, sort of like what a militarized arm of the United Nations might be, I suppose... Fritz here pilots a heavy fighter plane, and chances are some of those hyenas fly alongside as escorts, allowing him to use the heavier firepower the plane provides against ground-based armor and structures, while the more nimble escort creatures can engage with other air-based threats or ground-based anti-aircraft defenses.
Despite all that talk of strategy, though, I think most of the missions he's flown have either been entirely peaceful in nature, like delivering mail or using the bomb bay to drop supplies into difficult-to-reach areas that need them, or training missions... and maybe an engagement or two with UFOs that he's really not supposed to talk about.
I've had a lot of time to think about it. Sometimes it's fun to think this stuff through, or I do it when I'm in the shower or engaged in a similar "brain not fully utilized" activity where I have free processing power to think about whether or not cyborgs get tired.
I haven't given a whole lot of thought to the military ranking system the Geoterrans would utilize, it's probably fairly similar to the US Military but more streamlined (less variants of "sergeant", for example), and ranking up probably comes down to a combination of seniority, aptitude, and accomplishment. In a world where most creatures can breathe fire or shoot lasers from their mouths and some can evolve into cyborgs, those sort of special abilities aren't as much a pathway to success as they are in worlds where such capabilities are rare.
Fritz here probably isn't a particularly high-ranking pilot, at best he's a "Squad Leader" or something where he's still technically a grunt, but a grunt that can boss other grunts around a bit.
I haven't given a whole lot of thought to the military ranking system the Geoterrans would utilize, it's probably fairly similar to the US Military but more streamlined (less variants of "sergeant", for example), and ranking up probably comes down to a combination of seniority, aptitude, and accomplishment. In a world where most creatures can breathe fire or shoot lasers from their mouths and some can evolve into cyborgs, those sort of special abilities aren't as much a pathway to success as they are in worlds where such capabilities are rare.
Fritz here probably isn't a particularly high-ranking pilot, at best he's a "Squad Leader" or something where he's still technically a grunt, but a grunt that can boss other grunts around a bit.
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