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Re: pic: Height on top of a tube

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Originally Posted by Jonathan Norris View Post
I have a funny feeling that the GDC did not have this in mind when designing the game... Very interesting use of the field elements. But this also brings the question if the tubes will be filled up enough to carry the weight like that, and if the tube pops will you get a penalty?
I would argue that they did consider exactly this strategy of gaining bonus points, due to the convenient height of the 4.5" above the ground as shown in the picture. I will be very interested if this method of elevating is allowed. This strategy was my initial reaction to the elevation bonus points, however it seems to me that it would not always be garanteed that your tube would give you 4" of clearance every time due to the inflation variability. Also, the probability of the tube popping is definately higher, so it is rather risky and I don't think the officials would appreciate having to replace tubes for every time this strategy is attempted.
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