Jetpacks.

It seems that no one has suggested a jetpack yet. Anyway, how about a jetpack with fuel that you need to make by building oil wells, and taking the resources to use as fuel for the pack.

 

or maybe, instead of gathering oil, you have to buy it from an urbanized planet

 

I think no one suggested them because we are almost sure they'll be ingame.
But having to buy fuel to it seems so much work it would render them almost useless, BUT it can also be something cool to add.

If oil become scarce or it's hard to find/gather/refine, people would rather just place blocks to reach places.
Making them energy based or having their own cooldown seems like a better approach to this matter.

Although this "oil" could be gathered, crafted into fuel tanks and you could socket them on jet packs and give it a boost for a certain amount of uses, and would wear out if you use too much.

One thing I'd love to see ingame is jump packs. Allow you to perform a second jump midair with a high initial speed, like it just propels you upward. A awesome variation would be the assault jump packs that would add a explosive landing to your double jump.

 

Jetpacks and Stomp Boots. I could see that being fun.

Considering the success of Rocket Boots in Terraria, I think there will be jetpacks.

 

Maybe jetpacks could be fueled by some sort of abundant material, like flamethrowers were powered by gel in Terraria.

 

I don't know what the devs are thinking if they didn't already or won't implement jet packs into the game.

 

Jump packs (like in warhammer) could be cool too, just for jumping to high places, it could be easier to obtain, so although not as good as jetpacks, you could get it first.

 

I love this idea, i'd never get tired of raining death down on the local lifeforms! I would hope it would require extensive research (very high tech level), I mean c'mon we're not greenskins here.

 

By jump packs, do you mean that you could propel yourself downwards again?

 

no, instead of just launching into the sky and gliding, you would jump straight up, and it would give you a boost you your jumps, you could get 10 or 15 blocks high

 

Alright. Just, the kinda Warhammer thing...

Also, you could have spring boots or something... Or possibly a gravity field, which you could use to control your rate of ascent/descent.

 

That seems like more of a jet pack thing than a jump pack thing, and spring boots do the same thing as a jump pack

 

jet packs wouldn't have to be restricted to machine based, they could be separate creatures which follow you in the air when walking, but when you try and fly they come and lift you into the air. there could be different max heights depending on your weight and the health of the creature

 

maybe there can also be different types of jetpacks as well.... like the better ones could look cooler and have better oil consumption...

 

The mana of Starbound will be Battery Power, it could use up more or less a second depending on the prefix of the jetpack/height adjusting item, like Large Jetpack of Propulsion could take more power, and the Compact Boots of Lift could take less power.

 

sorry i dont really understand what you saying.......

 

I actually posted something like that in another thread about pets

 

ok i have an addition to this Jet Anklets (like jetboots) they have a short flight time alone but with a jetpack they boost its fly time (like spectre and rocket boots boost wings in terraria)

 

It would be cool if you could fly into the air, turn off your jetpack, leave on your jetboots, and glide!

 

i think i've found it, mind if i do some art on your ideas?

also to make the jet boots fit with the 'realismish' theme they would need battery power too wouldn't they? Or is your idea just for the sheer coolness of gliding