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Originally Posted by kuraikou
The only way to really know is to build some field elements, assemble a drivetrain and test it. That really is the only way anyone will know if they are going to work or not.
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+1. We are also planning to paint our wooden defenses with some reasonably glossy paint to try to simulate the steel and aluminum and PVC and polycarbonate surfaces on the actual field. Sprockets and chain are coming from Vex tomorrow for a Saturday build and test session of some rather oversize COTS wheels I bought at Lowes for evaluation based on simulations.
If that works, we'll probably make custom wheels, either in-house using nothing more precise than a drill press, or by CADding and shipping to NASA. Believe it or not, the in-house low-tech solution is my favorite for both technical and aesthetic reasons, not to mention team pride.
To those on the GDC: I LOVE THIS GAME! Non-zero sum (on QP)! Endgame! Weird stuff to do! Flying Boulders! Medieval Language! Real engineering tradeoffs! Even at the end of Saturday, we were still trying to do everything, which was of great "pucker factor" to me and several of our veterans. We've now moved two functions to the back burner, and I'm feeling much better about our chances of actually doing those that remain. BOFFO! (And OBTW, I hope we are figuring correctly!)