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*Rear armor is not all that great. Side armor is most useful when angled to deflect enemy hits.
*Rear armor is not all that great. Side armor is most useful when angled to deflect enemy hits.
*'''EXTREMELY IMPORTANT''': '''Reduce chassis size as much as possible.'''The bigger your chassis, the more it will weigh. Wasted space in your chassis can cost as much as 100kg of something that you could have found a better use for, such as weaponry, armor, drive, or power. Try to make your chassis fit the components, not the other way around. By clicking on the "Snap To Grid" button (bottom center, just below the "Clear Outline" button), you will be able to make your chassis even smaller.
*'''EXTREMELY IMPORTANT''': '''Reduce chassis size as much as possible.'''The bigger your chassis, the more it will weigh. Wasted space in your chassis can cost as much as 100kg of something that you could have found a better use for, such as weaponry, armor, drive, or power. Try to make your chassis fit the components, not the other way around. By clicking on the "Snap To Grid" button (bottom center, just below the "Clear Outline" button), you will be able to make your chassis even smaller. RA2 calculates chassis weight by surface area, so avoid excessive number of lines when drawing chassis.
*Making your bot invertible (able to run upside-down) is a big plus. When creating a new chassis, drag the height slider bar down as far as you can, then very carefully move it upwards exactly 5 pixels (watch the screen very carefully, and you will be anle to count the pixels.) This is the exact minimum height for an HP [[Z-tek]] inside the frame of your bot. Minimum height + [[Shiny Hubs]] ('cuz they weigh the least, natch) = an invertible bot. *** HOT BUILDER TIP ***
*Making your bot invertible (able to run upside-down) is a big plus. When creating a new chassis, drag the height slider bar down as far as you can, then very carefully move it upwards exactly 5 pixels (watch the screen very carefully, and you will be anle to count the pixels.) This is the exact minimum height for an HP [[Z-tek]] inside the frame of your bot. Minimum height + [[Shiny Hubs]] ('cuz they weigh the least, natch) = an invertible bot. *** HOT BUILDER TIP ***