Once was once dead, has been risen from its grave.
This is a little experiment I was doing, GTI on the left and Jetta to the right are the lab mice:
Both have 3mm Titanium, Jetta is a popup with eight razor tips, and gut ripper protection. They seem to be rather ordinary and clonesih, right?
Nope, not in the slightest. They both have powered steering units.
"But wait Ribbs," you say "What on earth would possess you to build such awful bots??!?!?!?!"
That's the thing, they're not. They may not look like it, but they're more effective than they look. Reasons?
Notice when two bots try to turn on each other and do donuts together? These bots don't do that, their turning radius is much larger than other bots, letting them close the gap more quickly.
They have better aim when during the initial rush. Most bots can only go straight ahead during the start of a match, they can't change their course under acceleration with out losing speed, but these bots can turn change their course at full power and still hit true.
They're better suited for "ring" arenas like the BBEANS4 and 5 arenas. These types of arenas don't work well with bots with tank steering, differential steering lets these bots go around the arena with their weapons always facing forward with out loseing speed.
I know somebody (Anyone, not the user) is going to poke holes in these bots, but you know what? I think the powered steering units need more love. Of course these bots are not that good, they're new concepts. With some refinement, I think powered steering units can be competitive.
And that's about it for now, I might post a SkyHigh sequel if I get the chance.
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