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[Urist McScoopbeard]

I've seen a change in the average design, away from small speeder and toward larger tanks. Maybe more new people coming in.

I'm considering switching myself, since for some reasons upgrading my wheels made my bot more prone to flipping and harder to control.

I agree, in fact my recent tightening-up of my tank design has proven to be detrimental!

[Sheb]

Maybe it's the recent increase in lag that made the "small and fast" strategy less viable. I mean, if they can shoot you no matter what, you better be able to take a few shots.

[Girlinhat]

Saw a cool design today: a raised platform  with guns on tops like a miradore on wheels. Of course, you're going to think "That's stupid, you just need to shoot the supports and it'll collapse!" but no! The top part, when severed from its base, is actually a flier!

This is actually pretty fantastic.  I love this.  Is it a 'flying machine' or a 'floater' though?

[Sheb]

Can't say really, we blew it to pieces in short order. Seemed quite fast and maneuverable though. But I really like the psychology behind it: of course you're going to aim for the supports. It seems like the perfect place to bring this idiotic device down. Except not.

[Doomblade187]

The boss battle mode sounds rather unbalanced to me. Just saying.

[dennislp3]

PTW...to remind me to try this later

[Sheb]

I could see some problems, like high-level fliers sniping lower-level  bots from out of range.

[Gabeux]

I made a small flier and had more fun with it than with my..hover..almost T3 thing.
I suck at making hovers, though. My lack of physics knowledge screws everything up and I end up upside down most of the time.

At least my T2.7 design with 14 guns can strip lots of designs naked, and somehow holds itself for enough seconds in a 1x3 situation for me to grab at least one kill, but I don't think I'm doing it right.
One thing I like about this design is that it has a "hidden" back wheel.

Here are the front and the hear. Mysteriously, one wheel is missing on one side.

Spoiler: Front (click to show/hide)

Spoiler: Rear (click to show/hide)

So, even when I get very badly damaged and people take me for dead, I still have some sort of mobility and some of my main guns (currently T2 and T1S, meh) are still alive. So they just try to finish me off carelessly and end up dead. I got 3 kills in a situation like this, it was funny (with a wheel and two guns and pilot seat exposed).

Also, I started making it more blocky and less 'creative' because I was getting really annoyed with the armored cube things.

[Aklyon]

I'm sorta expcting Plasma to explode after awhile, not just whenever it hits the ground(bot).

[tryrar]

I'd also expect plasma cannons to be heavy, so as to avoid plasma killsats

[Poltifar]

How does one make a flyer? I strapped quite a bunch of hoverblades on a tiny craft and I only ever get it to hover a bit above the ground. I want to get to the upper stratosphere, dammit!

[Aklyon]

How does one make a flyer? I strapped quite a bunch of hoverblades on a tiny craft and I only ever get it to hover a bit above the ground. I want to get to the upper stratosphere, dammit!

The L1 Hoverblades are rubbish. Get helium blocks and better blades, or use thrusters instead. Or use both.

[Facekillz058]

For making your first flier, I recommend making a blimp like thing. Pretty much enough Helium blocks so that it can rise on its own, then you can play with the proper balancing that you need to have after you throw on thrusters and guns.

[motorbitch]

helium makes you very squishy tho.
id recomend high lvl helium blades on top of the thing, enough solid armour below and guns all around.

[tryrar]

Lol, that last match I was literally a seat, some blocks, and one hoverblade by the end of it. I would have had you fluid if your teamate hadn't joined in tho