Difference between revisions of "Hold back"
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| − | Hold back or more specifically, Weapon Friction, is the amount of resistance that a bot's weapon undergoes when it comes into contact with a foe's chassis | + | '''Hold back''', or more specifically, '''Weapon Friction''', is the amount of resistance that a bot's weapon undergoes when it comes into contact with a foe's chassis. |
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| + | It varies in respect to other many variables such as the amount of '''power''' that the weapon's source (motor and battery) is capable of outputting, and the '''shape''' of the weapon's collision mesh. Therefore, a weapon that is sharply pointed, balanced in weight, and has a decent power source is more likely to have less hold back than the alternative. | ||
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| + | Hold back is also affected by the position of the weapon and it's hit points. A weapon that is well positioned but is brittle has less hold back than a well positioned weapon with a lot of hitpoints. Most types of bots with very little hold back are more designed to "scratch" their opponents chassis than batter them down. A good example are flailing bots like [[Iron Spaghetti]], which brushes its weapons against the opponnent's chassis, doing a considerable amount of damage. | ||
Revision as of 12:42, 28 July 2010
Hold back, or more specifically, Weapon Friction, is the amount of resistance that a bot's weapon undergoes when it comes into contact with a foe's chassis.
It varies in respect to other many variables such as the amount of power that the weapon's source (motor and battery) is capable of outputting, and the shape of the weapon's collision mesh. Therefore, a weapon that is sharply pointed, balanced in weight, and has a decent power source is more likely to have less hold back than the alternative.
Hold back is also affected by the position of the weapon and it's hit points. A weapon that is well positioned but is brittle has less hold back than a well positioned weapon with a lot of hitpoints. Most types of bots with very little hold back are more designed to "scratch" their opponents chassis than batter them down. A good example are flailing bots like Iron Spaghetti, which brushes its weapons against the opponnent's chassis, doing a considerable amount of damage.