Damioc Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 (edited) Out of all of the space combat interior designs and Ect I can understand why the Old republic tech would look a little like the Reguler Republic tech. But the Empire was DESTROYED. Only for a NEW empire to form straight from the Republic. Look at the big Ships in this game. Now compare them to Star destroyers in The new hope. They look a LITTLE diffrent but not much. Wouldnt the NEW Sith empire look a little bit MORE diffrent then the ships now? Finally, In some of the space combat you will see a long Corvette Republic crusier You probebly know the one Im talking about there EVERYWHERE in almost all of the space combat (Especially for empire but republic sometimes to) In The Return to the Jedi I think it is You see the EXACT same ship. Now the rebellion Is trying to get its hands on EVERY ship they can find but a 3,000 Year old ship in the rebellion??? really? Then theres the symbol for the empire Now and the symbol for the empire 3,000 years later... I Might be wrong but things seem a little bit too much like 3,000 years in the future... Please tell me im wrong... and that I made a oversight.. Edited March 13, 2012 by Damioc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guildrum Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 Well, considering that for a long time, from the age of the Assyrians to the gunpowder age, a lot of technology was incredibly similar. Thousands of years even, all technology was basic swords, shields, wheels and the like. It wasn't until Chinese Gunpowder came into European hands that technology began to start lurching forward like we are used to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VoxTheHero Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 (edited) Well, considering that for a long time, from the age of the Assyrians to the gunpowder age, a lot of technology was incredibly similar. Thousands of years even, all technology was basic swords, shields, wheels and the like. It wasn't until Chinese Gunpowder came into European hands that technology began to start lurching forward like we are used to. Bingo. It's called a technological plateau, but we do know that there's a Dark Age between SWTOR and the movie era, where technology went into a decline and then growth by the time of the movies. Out of universe, it's called aesthetics. You want it to look like Star Wars. EDIT: Also, Palpatine based a lot of the designs of his Empire on this era. Edited March 13, 2012 by VoxTheHero Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damioc Posted March 13, 2012 Author Share Posted March 13, 2012 Well, considering that for a long time, from the age of the Assyrians to the gunpowder age, a lot of technology was incredibly similar. Thousands of years even, all technology was basic swords, shields, wheels and the like. It wasn't until Chinese Gunpowder came into European hands that technology began to start lurching forward like we are used to. That is a very good point and explains why we still use Lasers and hand-pistols 3,000 years later But the assyrians Didnt have the same architectural Format as the gunpoweder age All through time Technology may of stayed alot alike but Cultures often changed alot over 1,000 years. So Why does the New empires technology look like the Old dead empires technology? Sure someone could of gone back looking through 1,000's of datapads look for pictures and scematics for ways to build the New empire star destroyers but thats unlikely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damioc Posted March 13, 2012 Author Share Posted March 13, 2012 Bingo. EDIT: Also, Palpatine based a lot of the designs of his Empire on this era. I didnt know this If he did then most of questions are answered accept for the rebellion having a 3,000 year old ship. Where did you learn this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guildrum Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 That is a very good point and explains why we still use Lasers and hand-pistols 3,000 years later But the assyrians Didnt have the same architectural Format as the gunpoweder age All through time Technology may of stayed alot alike but Cultures often changed alot over 1,000 years. So Why does the New empires technology look like the Old dead empires technology? Sure someone could of gone back looking through 1,000's of datapads look for pictures and scematics for ways to build the New empire star destroyers but thats unlikely. Why would it be? It's like the Byzantine Empire after Rome's fall. They sought to emulate thousand-year old Greco-Roman architecture, and holovids/holopics of all that the old Empire has, it isn't too unlikely that the Empire went ahead and said, "Let's base all of our stuff off of the Sith golden age." Then of course, there's the, "make it feel like Star Wars" explanation, or the "The New Empire is full of uncreative minds." explanation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damioc Posted March 13, 2012 Author Share Posted March 13, 2012 Why would it be? It's like the Byzantine Empire after Rome's fall. They sought to emulate thousand-year old Greco-Roman architecture, and holovids/holopics of all that the old Empire has, it isn't too unlikely that the Empire went ahead and said, "Let's base all of our stuff off of the Sith golden age." Then of course, there's the, "make it feel like Star Wars" explanation, or the "The New Empire is full of uncreative minds." explanation. Hmmm that Is true, Theres still alot of IF's in my mind but im in the majority Convinced, I wish Lucas arts would explain more of this instead of leaving us wonder as much as we do. But no ones Explains why the rebellions Using a 3,000 year old ship in the movies.... I guess there is bound to be atleast 1 plot hole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VoxTheHero Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 Hmmm that Is true, Theres still alot of IF's in my mind but im in the majority Convinced, I wish Lucas arts would explain more of this instead of leaving us wonder as much as we do. But no ones Explains why the rebellions Using a 3,000 year old ship in the movies.... I guess there is bound to be atleast 1 plot hole Out of curiosity, what ship are you talking about exactly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfninjajedi Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 (edited) Um...if your talking about the Thranta-class corvette it looks NOTHING like a CR90 corvette. http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Thranta-class_corvette http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Corellian_corvette None of the tech looks at all like what we see in the movies. Some of it similar? Yes, different? Yes. Edited March 13, 2012 by Wolfninjajedi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damioc Posted March 13, 2012 Author Share Posted March 13, 2012 Um...if your talking about the Thranta-class corvette it looks NOTHING like a CR90 corvette. http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Thranta-class_corvette http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Corellian_corvette Thats it! I got like a 3 second glimpse at it on the last movie I watched so you can see why I might get confused between the to.. They look a little bit alike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JediRickwood Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 None of the tech looks at all like what we see in the movies. Some of it similar? Yes, different? Yes. Indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natherillen Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 (edited) It's an old post, reposting it is not a wise thing to do. Making this thread over and over it pointless. If you care about the lore, try to look into the information stored in many places. Edited March 13, 2012 by Natherillen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaimiIflya Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 Thats it! I got like a 3 second glimpse at it on the last movie I watched so you can see why I might get confused between the to.. They look a little bit alike Well, yeah. That's the point, it should look like Star Wars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MORTTUUM Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 Well, considering that for a long time, from the age of the Assyrians to the gunpowder age, a lot of technology was incredibly similar. Thousands of years even, all technology was basic swords, shields, wheels and the like. It wasn't until Chinese Gunpowder came into European hands that technology began to start lurching forward like we are used to. Function defines Form. Ocean-going ships look like ships (pointy in the front, rounded at the back). 99.999% of all succesful airplane designs have the wings in the middle, and the rudder/elevators at the back. Handguns are "L"-shaped, and don't have stocks/wrist-braces. In SW, maybe triangular is just the most effective/efficient shape for a large space-ship built on the available technology. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay_Stocker Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 In SW, maybe triangular is just the most effective/efficient shape for a large space-ship built on the available technology. OP hits upon the truth. Maybe this design stayed for this period of time for a reason, because it suited the tactics used. if you have a triangle shaped cruiser, it gives you more space facing forward for cannons to get a shot, which would be perfect if you are charging down a enemy ship head on. have strong forward shields along with it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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