Homage to the Concordia in 300i Commercial?

Whistler

Commodore
During the director's cut of the 300i commercial, at about 1:57 during the video, you can clearly see two UEE officers standing off a rocky coast looking at a partially submerged ship.

Do you see the resemblance?


WC3-Concordia.png


EDIT:
BLARGGG! Noticed in another post, but still it needs a separate mention me thinks.

Also, at 0:15 in the upper-right hand corner is a 3d map display. On close examination it appears to be the briefing map for the Ella system escort mission (the one where you don't Flashpak Ella).
 
Last edited by a moderator:
Well I'll be damned....there's really no question that its a homage. Even the small boulder to the left is in the same place. Looks like the hulk is a Star Citizen Bengal Class, but from that angle it looks an awfully lot like the Concordia with its 'prongs' missing.
 
Many Wingnuts have noticed some cool easter eggs in the latest promotional video from Roberts Space Industries. The "Origin Jumpworks" 300 Series commercial features a fighter jet zooming over a landscape that appears strikingly similar to the Vespus scene in the Wing Commander 3 intro. There's also a screen in the ship's cabin that displays a classic Wing Commander briefing nav map. You can check out the full video here.

After Cloud Imperium's recent 24-hour telethon and website relaunch, their crowdfunding tally stands at $11.9 million. This puts the team a million and a half dollars past the Pebble Smartwatch, which previously held the record for most successful pledge campaign. Chris Roberts has made the rounds again and says he can fully design a digital spaceraft for between $35,000 and $150,000 real world dollars!






--
Original update published on June 30, 2013
 
Last edited by a moderator:
I noticed the vespa screen instantly and somehow I missed the mission briefing style map? I disappoint me.
 
As everyone's said - it's without a doubt a little nod to Wing Commander, but still it makes me sad, that this game is not Wing Commander...

Edit: I can't see clearly enough, but is that map screen from a WC3 briefing or the ISIS from Prophecy/SO? It's probably a brand new image, but if it's not, bonus points for whoever can spot what WC mission the map is referring to.
 
I see an enemy station graphic and a 3d icon in the map of the modified Durango BWS-Intrepid. It appears twice, once during the rotation in the bottom-left, and another during the last couple frames before it switches on the bottom-right.
 
Hey well spotted, I think that might be Ella superbase mission, where you've opted for the Intrepid to 'slip past' rather than to attack.
 
After another solid look (thanks to Chris for isolating the frame) that appears to be the Kilrathi space-station in Pasqual. Intrepid was the reason I noticed the WC:IV easter egg but now that I get a better look that definately looks like the mission to return Melek and company back to their new home-system.
 
After another solid look (thanks to Chris for isolating the frame) that appears to be the Kilrathi space-station in Pasqual. Intrepid was the reason I noticed the WC:IV easter egg but now that I get a better look that definately looks like the mission to return Melek and company back to their new home-system.

To quote the Gemini ship dealer:

"Sharp eye, Pal"
 
Back
Top