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[Shadowgandor]

Or make a strategic blimp with engines and plasma and poptart around mountain ranges. :p
Got me through tiers 4 to 7 (where I currently am).

I really hate those people who just float to the top of the map and take shots with some gun of doom, I'm not going to start doing it myself.

Try rail cannons if you hate those kind of people. Aim for the lights up in the sky from base and start racking up kills!

[blazing glory]

Or make a strategic blimp with engines and plasma and poptart around mountain ranges. :p
Got me through tiers 4 to 7 (where I currently am).

I really hate those people who just float to the top of the map and take shots with some gun of doom, I'm not going to start doing it myself.

Try rail cannons if you hate those kind of people. Aim for the lights up in the sky from base and start racking up kills!

I'll probably end up doing that because SMG's are proving troublesome to place since they are taking too much room.

Anyway, images of my tank, complete with comments.

Sorry for oversized images.

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[TolyK]

Or make a strategic blimp with engines and plasma and poptart around mountain ranges. :p
Got me through tiers 4 to 7 (where I currently am).

I really hate those people who just float to the top of the map and take shots with some gun of doom, I'm not going to start doing it myself.

I do too, which is why I'm not one of those people.
I'm the kind of person who gets in fairly close and is pretty aggressive, which is possibly why I die a lot. XD

[GrizzlyAdamz]

I'll probably end up doing that because SMG's are proving troublesome to place since they are taking too much room.

Anyway, images of my tank, complete with comments.

Sorry for oversized images.

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Ha, rails will do you no space-favors, you'll have to redesign your bot.
Also, keep in mind top-mounted SMGs can hit anything rails can, you just don't get the scope. Rails are kinda difficult to use ATM, (specially before you can use walkers), so don't expect too much if you try them out.

I never had problems with the CPU-limit till I started adding superfluous widgets at t10. Is that abnormal?

[blazing glory]

Ha, rails will do you no space-favors, you'll have to redesign your bot.

I know, I just hoped to do it later rather than sooner, like when I have access to legs or at least wings.

I guess the number 1 feature I'd like right now is turrets, proper turrets, or more specifically, gyroscopes that would allow the construction of turrets.

EDIT Question, do extra hover blades let something go higher? Just thinking of what movement type my new tank should be.

[TolyK]

Hover blades have a height limit no matter how many you stack. It's pretty low, as well.
I'd only recommend hover if you really need quick and mobile and need to counter plasma regularly.

[blazing glory]

Alright, I admit, it's not THAT hard to create a new design, though I always seem to be most creative when it's past midnight and I'm sleep deprived, probably because I'm not thinking about so many things at the same time.

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Not pictured:6 Thrusters behind large wind/bullet screen.

I'd be nuts to bring it into battle as is and it could do with a touch up on appearance but the base design is done.

I'd only recommend hover if you really need quick and mobile and need to counter plasma regularly.

Well testing this thing in practice mode shows that it's not really faster then a tank.

[TolyK]

Hover is slower than wheeled.
However, obstacles and friendly 'bots are more than enough to slow you down with wheels.
Plus, you can climb hills (at least partially).

[LoSboccacc]

Higher tier hover fly higher. Still if you want more it's eother helium or wings

[blazing glory]

Higher tier hover fly higher. Still if you want more it's eother helium or wings

Would hover and helium work together?

[TolyK]

Hover + Helium = Disaster.
You will flip and flip and flip. Or get to an altitude such that your hover is just dead weight.

[LoSboccacc]

Hover + Helium = Disaster.
You will flip and flip and flip. Or get to an altitude such that your hover is just dead weight.

Perfectly said. I use helium to keep the up of the hover upward, but not to fly, hovers get extremely wonky after their max height

[Aklyon]

Higher tier hover fly higher. Still if you want more it's eother helium or wings

Would hover and helium work together?

Hover and wheels work together well, Hover and helium, not so much.

[blazing glory]

Alright, how well to blimps work anyway? I suppose not very well since they would be obvious targets for enemy aircraft and those on the ground who have some spare time.

I've managed to make the new design I posted combat capable, although I haven't yet had the displeasure of being focused on, offensive capabilities are promising, also it's still semi ugly but blocks are too expensive anyway.

[Sergarr]

Higher tier hover fly higher. Still if you want more it's eother helium or wings

Would hover and helium work together?

Hover and wheels work together well, Hover and helium, not so much.

I once had a craft which used only thrusters. It was pretty fast, but had major problems with getting onto high slopes and tended to go wildly out of control once damaged.