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Why are attachment points labeled by gender?
« on: September 04, 2015, 10:16:52 PM »
This silly question actually been bugging me for a while.

Is there any reason why they are labeled as Male or Female?  (generic_M, generic_F, axle_M, axle F, and base F)

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Re: Why are attachment points labeled by gender?
« Reply #1 on: September 04, 2015, 11:00:17 PM »
what's the difference between them in ra2? do some types connect to the chassis and others to components or something?
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Re: Why are attachment points labeled by gender?
« Reply #2 on: September 05, 2015, 05:23:45 AM »
I think it's because that's how connectors are labeled in engineering in real life.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_of_connectors_and_fasteners
Although this doesn't seem to serve any purpose for RA2 since there's no actual physical difference between a male and female attachment point iirc, I'm not sure why they chose to make the game work that way.
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Re: Why are attachment points labeled by gender?
« Reply #3 on: September 05, 2015, 05:30:45 AM »
I think it's because that's how connectors are labeled in engineering in real life.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_of_connectors_and_fasteners
Although this doesn't seem to serve any purpose for RA2 since there's no actual physical difference between a male and female attachment point iirc, I'm not sure why they chose to make the game work that way.
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Re: Why are attachment points labeled by gender?
« Reply #4 on: September 05, 2015, 05:47:58 AM »
I doubt realism really comes into it and they just chose Male and Female instead of say, A and B.

Can male points attach to male and vice versa?
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Re: Why are attachment points labeled by gender?
« Reply #5 on: September 05, 2015, 06:44:22 AM »
what's the difference between them in ra2? do some types connect to the chassis and others to components or something?

Without remembering which is which, I think one of the two gives the attachment point the quality specified, and the other allows the attachment point to attach to AP's of that type.

For example, hex plates in DSL 2.1 will be missing both Axle_M or Axle_F, as they both aren't axles thmselves, but also cannot attach to axles - something that NAR AI 'fixed'

As Lemonism says, they are likely named after the real life engineering terms.
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Re: Why are attachment points labeled by gender?
« Reply #6 on: September 05, 2015, 10:10:14 AM »
But what if "generic_M" actually identifies as "generic_F"? What if the connection points are transgender or omnigender? RA2 is TRIGGERING ME!

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Re: Why are attachment points labeled by gender?
« Reply #7 on: September 05, 2015, 02:56:51 PM »
But what if "generic_M" actually identifies as "generic_F"? What if the connection points are transgender or omnigender? RA2 is TRIGGERING ME!
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More seriously I imagine one to be the axle of motors which cannot attach to baseplate etc, and the other to be what objects attach with.
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Re: Why are attachment points labeled by gender?
« Reply #8 on: September 05, 2015, 03:26:07 PM »
I think it's because that's how connectors are labeled in engineering in real life.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_of_connectors_and_fasteners
Although this doesn't seem to serve any purpose for RA2 since there's no actual physical difference between a male and female attachment point iirc, I'm not sure why they chose to make the game work that way.
The odd thing is, in this game the Female connects to the Male, not the other way around.

So for example, razor tip's attachment point is female.