Doesn’t the Flying Slig in the opening FMV of Abe’s Exoddus have wings rather than helicopter blades?
Yes, the Slig who mutters ‘something smells’ just before Abe lands and gameplay begins was indeed wearing an older flying harness model that used vibrating/flapping wings. What he could smell was actually ozone, generated by the lubrication oil in his wings buring away. This caused the wings to seize up, leading to a fiery crash landing about ten seconds after the Slig went offscrean.The winged model was discontinued after that, not because the rotating propeller model was any safer, but because it was cheaper to manufacture.31:13 Slig flying harnesses are still called ‘wings’.68The vibrating wings were an early design for Flying Sligs,69 but were apparently replaced by the rotor design after the ‘Vision’ FMV was completed, but before gameplay and the ‘Brew’ FMV were finished.
Yes, the Slig who mutters ‘something smells’ just before Abe lands and gameplay begins was indeed wearing an older flying harness model that used vibrating/flapping wings. What he could smell was actually ozone, generated by the lubrication oil in his wings buring away. This caused the wings to seize up, leading to a fiery crash landing about ten seconds after the Slig went offscrean. The winged model was discontinued after that, not because the rotating propeller model was any safer, but because it was cheaper to manufacture.31:13 Slig flying harnesses are still called ‘wings’.68 The vibrating wings were an early design for Flying Sligs,69 but were apparently replaced by the rotor design after the ‘Vision’ FMV was completed, but before gameplay and the ‘Brew’ FMV were finished.
