The Gates in SGU

[kirmit]

That gate is simply beautiful! Its gonna be my desktop for quite some time now.

It's been my desktop a week now . I am surprised how well people have responded to the gate, I personally love it but thought others wouldn't.

[SGU Scotsman]

well i definitely like the new gate dialing but i cant see how the symbols lock

Hmm me too

Spoiler:

Don't no if its a spoiler but maybe they don't lock

[Anubis91]

Hmm me too

Spoiler:

Don't no if its a spoiler but maybe they don't lock

actually yes, on the official site, it has been said how they lock ^^

[SGU Scotsman]

actually yes, on the official site, it has been said how they lock ^^

Oh cool

[frostwolf]

On the site it will tell you how, if you play around with the synth and look at a close up of the top of the gate.

[Anubis91]

On the site it will tell you how, if you play around with the synth and look at a close up of the top of the gate.

exactly, for those who don't want to do the trip

Spoiler:

the gate bearing (the light at the top of the gate) will light up when the right glyph is beneath it. and it will stay active while the gate is open.
so there's a good guess that it's the device which activate the glyphs

[kirmit]

exactly, for those who don't want to do the trip

Spoiler:

the gate bearing (the light at the top of the gate) will light up when the right glyph is beneath it. and it will stay active while the gate is open.
so there's a good guess that it's the device which activate the glyphs

Confusing, it also says this about the symbol on the floor

Spoiler:

A close up view of the floor beneath the Stargate showing the in floor Chevron. It supplies a visual to show the address locking prior to the gate activating. The entire gate turns, so this shows the chevron that is hidden beneath the floor.

So which is it? The top or the bottom?

On another note, the runway lights leading upto the gate seem to be a visual representation of where not to stand when the gate is activating, so as to not get kawooshed out of existance.

[LtColCarter]

On another note, the runway lights leading upto the gate seem to be a visual representation of where not to stand when the gate is activating, so as to not get kawooshed out of existance.

Yes, one would not like to get kawooshed out of existance! This would not be good!

Yay! Post 1300!

[SGU Scotsman]

Yes, one would not like to get kawooshed out of existance! This would not be good!

Yay! Post 1300!

Congratz

[lmoroney]

'Kawooshed out of existence'

Love it. Will have to use it somewhere.

[LtColCarter]

'Kawooshed out of existence'

Love it. Will have to use it somewhere.

[SGU Scotsman]

[CStads]

Spoiler:

the gate bearing (the light at the top of the gate) will light up when the right glyph is beneath it. and it will stay active while the gate is open.
so there's a good guess that it's the device which activate the glyphs

So it could work like one or two things off the top of my head:

Spoiler:

A rotary phone or a combination lock. I think it'll be like a combination lock after seeing the DHD... The mechanism on the top left looks like a combo lock but there's no visual representation of which point on the star is which chevron. How do you think the screen is used?

My thoughts on how the floor chevron comes in play:

Spoiler:

Most shots of the gate usually have 2 chevrons hidden in the floor. This could mean that there are only 8 chevrons on the gate and the floor chevron is the only representation of the 9th chevron. Like a control crystal built into the ship that cannot be removed. Does this mean the seeder ship gates only have the capability for 8 symbol addresses?

[Quadhelix]

Spoiler:

Most shots of the gate usually have 2 chevrons hidden in the floor. This could mean that there are only 8 chevrons on the gate and the floor chevron is the only representation of the 9th chevron. Like a control crystal built into the ship that cannot be removed. Does this mean the seeder ship gates only have the capability for 8 symbol addresses?

Well, in this image, you can see the glow of both the eighth and ninth chevrons through the grills in the floor (image courtesy of Anubis91).

[LtColCarter]

Well, in this image, you can see the glow of both the eighth and ninth chevrons through the grills in the floor (image courtesy of Anubis91).

Very cool!!