Official FIRST STEAMWORKS Teaser and DLC Pack 1!

[roboruler]

Originally Posted by Swiftflight

I'm thinking the robot will need to have at least one item made out of copper.

I'll think you'll find that every single robot in FIRST history, no wait every single robot in history has had items made out of copper...

[AllenGregoryIV]

Originally Posted by XtremeFate

Yea, that is true. After Stronghold's soft projectiles though, FIRST is probably not going to lower their safety standards by allowing robots to shoot hard projectiles. I could possibly see the tennis ball, golf balls are a 100% no (although golf ball sized foam projectiles are possible).

Before 2006, no one thought FIRST would let us shoot anything at high speeds. After 2006 no one thought we would shoot a hard object like a frisbee. It's easy enough to put in rules that don't allow objects to be ejected from robots at high speeds, the game could be built to have teams picking up and dumping objects. The VEX Game Sack Attack comes to mind. They used bean bags and teams weren't throwing them very much at all because it wasn't useful for game play. Saying 100% no to anything when it comes to game design (other than water game) is normally a bad idea, things are unlikely but we've seen unlikely plenty of times (2015, 2009, ....).

[ctt956]

Here's what we have so far:
Steampunk Theme
Aircraft in the teaser and DLC
Game is called STEAMworks and there is a paintbrush, a hat, and an airship in the logo
Vex game has a fence, "stars", and cubes
Unusual game object likely
FTC Velocity Vortex has a rack-like object, whiffle balls, and small versions of exercise balls. There are also ramps in the corners.
AndyMark now has new USB adapters, "Tunnel Tape", Peanut Extrusion, 10" mecanum wheels, and a Peanut Chassis with two omni wheels.
The conveyor end is mysteriously scattered around the high-res STEAMworks wallpaper. It looks suspiciously like the Vex Starstruck fence.

I think there will be cubes, possibly as coal. At lest one tunnel and/or some other tight space seems likely. The field will probably be mostly open with few obstacles. There may be a fence or ladder like structure that game pieces could be placed on(minibot ladder climbing?) Maybe some mobile/rotating structure. What if the field elements themselves are robotic?

As for the pizza/wings/fried pickles thing, I think it was probably a hint at the theme. When you get a hot pizza, what do you see coming off of it? What about wings? Fried pickles? What is produced during the frying process? Steam! But what is used for frying? Oil...Maybe there will be oil in the game?

Originally Posted by AllenGregoryIV

Possibilities for Coal

1. Bean Bags
2. Hockey Pucks
3. Hacky Sacks
4. Racket Balls
5. Tennis Balls
6. Softballs
7. Wiffle Balls
8. Golf Balls

Balls were used in Stronghold, so I don't think we'll see them in STEAMworks, at least not as the primary game piece. Bean bags would be interesting though...

Originally Posted by roboruler

RIP vacuum cleaner....

Who says there won't be a new vacuum cleaner? This may be a bit more practical...

[Robosparks2926]

Originally Posted by Poseidon5817

Prepare to take flight... Steam is boiled water... Hydroplane game confirmed.

Or steam could be science, technology, engineering, art, math

[Poorva.Halbe]

It would be really awesome if robots had to do a series of objective and then some kind of steam train whistle would be active. Or you know, fog machines ftw

[g_sawchuk]

Originally Posted by Poorva.Halbe

some kind of steam train whistle would be active.

Not exactly my train of thought, but you may be on the right track.

Sorry, hope these puns don't derail the conversation.

[ctt956]

Stronghold teaser dialogue:

"Build your champion
Rally your kingdom
And face the challenge ahead…together!"

STEAMworks teaser dialogue:

"In a world powered by steam, a quest awaits teams of adventurers...
Unite your crew!
Ready your contraptions!
And prepare to take flight!"

Breakdown of Stronghold teaser dialogue:

"Build your champion" = refers to building a robot. "Champion" can also refer to a single knight; maybe a hint at the one "spy bot"/defense robot.
"Rally your kingdom" = probably saying that there would be alliances. Generic phrase for a medieval theme.
"And face the challenge ahead...together!" = "Challenge" refers to part of the game, just in a way that has a hidden meaning. "Together" implies alliances(which did exist) and that challenging should be done with your allies.

Only things it told were that there would be robots, alliances, and something called "challenging" that would be most effective if all teams on an alliances coopertated to challenge. (Is "coopertated" a word? )

Breakdown of STEAMworks teaser dialogue(accuracy not guaranteed):

"In a world powered by steam, a quest awaits teams of adventurers..." = "Steam" likely also refers to Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics. "A quest" refers to the game, and "teams of adventurers" refers to FRC teams and maybe alliances. Nothing special here.
"Unite your crew!" = Again refers to FRC teams and alliances.
"Ready your contraptions!" = Refers to building robots. "Contraption" is, according to the New Oxford American Dictionary, "a machine or device that appears strange or unnecessarily complicated, and often badly made or unsafe." Make what you will of that.
"And prepare to take flight!" = Flying game. If "...face the challenge ahead" hinted at a game element, "...prepare to take flight" means something will fly. No two ways about it. Unless..."flight" refers to escaping, stairs, or the end of a dart...wait...what was that possible game piece?

[Awesomegamer235]

Originally Posted by Caleb Sykes

I predict that this game will have teamwork in it.

So your saying it has co op points like in recycle rush? I'm with you there if that's what your saying also I think they will be incorporating ideas from arial assist and the frizbee one

[MisterCrane]

Originally Posted by Darkseer54

Looking at it, what really stands out to me is the blimps. I would guess a football game, just not a football theme.

Totally agree!! Looking back, I don't think footballs have been used, it's about time!!

[PANTHERPROJECT]

Does anyone know if you are allowed to have the gear lift extend into the robot?