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Re: G28 Clarification - Air Powered Shooter

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Originally Posted by efoote868 View Post
Does anyone want to try to formulate the question so when the Q&A goes live there doesn't need to be 3 non-answers citing "The GDC does not rule on design" ?

Does G28 preclude the use of air to affect the movement of FUEL that is inside the volume of the ROBOT?
When will air currents from a robot draw a G28 penalty?
Can already answer the first version. G28 does not preclude that use.

I'm having a hard time coming up with good wording, but something to the effect of using air to power the fuels motion offensively, but not defensively.

It could be clarified nicely if they have G28 not apply inside your own launchpad. This allows air shooters but not air defense.

Building off your second question (but still no easy answer), Where is the threshold between incidental air movement versus forced air movement.
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