Yeah i had that idea too about the vertical silos. kind of a command and conquer vibe, i just thought of a large growing chunk as a slightly more visual way to display it similar how it is displayed currently.
I agree. i'd really take anything that doesn't kill FPS. reuse the model for the GSO big poppa fuel tank. it makes it hard to want to keep playing in a campaign save late game for me.
I've gone vertical before, but not that compact. i'll have to go back to the ol' r&d test chamber and try to come up with something like that
Those are my last couple bases