Board Thread:Suggestions/@comment-35208486-20181122191749

First skins, then tanks, and then trains. Is there no stopping to the amount of crazy things you'll see from me? Well the good news is that this is the last one of those crazy ideas...for now at least.



Who doesn't love trains? People who get stuck at the crossings thats who. We all have different opinions on the railroads. For me, it all started with the Polar Express. I may be old, but the spirit lives on with my liking for both model and real railroading. I think I made a post similar to this a while ago, but it lost attention due to possible poor writing.

TYPE: Supportive Mount

OBTAINED BY: Christmas Chest?

CONTROLLED BY: Player

ACCESSORY STATS

Damage - 50 (Roadkill)

SEATS - 4 (Mount Owner and Three Seats)

SPEED - 28 (Max)

JUMP - 0

''Christmas is never complete without a train running under the tree. Unfortunately, electricity (and model trains) are rather hard to come by in the apocalypse. Thankfully, young survivors still have that strong belief in the holiday...and one day the magic came true. What better way to survive a zombie horde than your own little steam locomotive?''

The North Pole Express takes the role of a supportive/escape mount. The idea is to get the player and three lucky "passengers" from Point A to Point B. There is no jumping speed, but instead has the max speed of a stalker and ticker when rushing (However, it takes a good few seconds for the train to get to max speed, like how a real train functions). The "engineer" of the North Pole Express has complete control of where the train goes, being able to accelerate, decelerate and turn as needed. The "passengers" of the train are able to use their weapons as well to prevent zombies and others from rushing the train. The "Engineer" and "Passengers" can not dismount or board the North Pole Express unless it has been freshly spawned or at a complete standstill, thus preventing possible cheating.

If you haven't already guessed by the art, the North Pole Express takes a creative appearance on the Polar Express. However, some changes were made. The engine in the concept art is an Erie S3 Berkshire, instead of the commonly depicted Pere Marquette N1 Berkshire (which served as the basis engine for the film adaptation of the Polar Express). The coaches are Pullman-style Heavywieghts, instead of the Reading Inspired? commuter coaches seen in the film. There is also false snow on the passenger cars and engines, along with the red and green colored coaches corresponding to the traditional holiday colors.

So...what do ya'll think?

- TheSopwithCamel 