Difference between revisions of "Empty space"
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| − | Leaving empty space in your bot is a common practice among newbies, and all the good builders will tell you "don't let empty space in your bot", | + | Leaving empty space in your bot is a common practice among newbies. |
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| + | But, it is a bad idea. Every real life builder will agree with it, and all the good RA2 builders will tell you "don't let empty space in your bot", simply because RA2 calculates chassis weight by surface area, not by volume. That makes sense, because the bigger your chassis, the more armor plates it has, so the heavier it is. | ||
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| + | Empty space can waste as much as 100 kg. So, pack the components tightly into the chassis. | ||
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| + | Please. | ||
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| + | And IMO, a good tight chassis is cooler than a chassis where you could pack 3 elephants. | ||
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*Making a Replica | *Making a Replica | ||
*Attempting to piss naryar so much he uses standard paragraphs | *Attempting to piss naryar so much he uses standard paragraphs | ||
| − | * | + | *Making a freak, or having a bot so powerful the chassis can be massive |
| − | *Wanting to be realistic (especially in DSL), if you have something like a bar VS going through the chassis. | + | *Wanting to be realistic (especially in [[DSL]]), if you have something like a bar VS going through the chassis. |
Revision as of 08:48, 29 September 2008
Leaving empty space in your bot is a common practice among newbies.
But, it is a bad idea. Every real life builder will agree with it, and all the good RA2 builders will tell you "don't let empty space in your bot", simply because RA2 calculates chassis weight by surface area, not by volume. That makes sense, because the bigger your chassis, the more armor plates it has, so the heavier it is.
Empty space can waste as much as 100 kg. So, pack the components tightly into the chassis.
Please.
And IMO, a good tight chassis is cooler than a chassis where you could pack 3 elephants.