Official FIRST STEAMWORKS Teaser and DLC Pack 1!

[FrisbeeFunTime]

Originally Posted by youngace89

Anyone else wondering what this thing is? It doesn't look like anything I've seen on a robot before...
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It's a new radio.

[cowanm18]

this may be a harmless coincidence but at Worlds, there was a band that came out and played before Don Bossi came out and spoke. The band had goggles on their outfits that look steampunky (I cant tell my video quality isnt great). Found it interesting

[cowanm18]

Originally Posted by cowanm18

this may be a harmless coincidence but at Worlds, there was a band that came out and played before Don Bossi came out and spoke. The band had goggles on their outfits that look steampunky (I cant tell my video quality isnt great). Found it interesting

I could be totally out of the ballpark on this one but thought i would share anyways

[logank013]

The bumper is team number 6. According to the blue alliance team 6 is the CogSquad. A cog is a wheel or bar with a series of projections on its edge that transfers motion by engaging with projections on another wheel or bar.

[maxnz]

Originally Posted by logank013

The bumper is team number 6. According to the blue alliance team 6 is the CogSquad. A cog is a wheel or bar with a series of projections on its edge that transfers motion by engaging with projections on another wheel or bar.

Team 6 was from Minnesota. Maybe they predict that a MN team will finally win Einstein at one of the champs?

[bobbysq]

Originally Posted by maxnz

Team 6 was from Minnesota. Maybe they predict that a MN team will finally win Einstein at one of the champs?

DISTRICTS CONFIRMED 2018

[gblake]

Stirring the pot:

Remember how scarce large(ish), soft(ish) wheel became last season.

Good luck to everyone who needs (Steam) Railroad-style wheels for their mini-bot this season.

[JayNico]

Originally Posted by Karibou

I'm interested to know why the clock reads 1:08 (or 13:08, or 1:07/13:07). I can't imagine that's a random time.

So steampunk is typically in London right
So
13:08 would be August 13th in their date system right
So

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_13
Tying back into London and UK, on that day "1913 – First production in the UK of stainless steel by Harry Brearley."
Going back to water speculation, "1895 – István Barta, Hungarian water polo player (d. 1948)" was born. Coincidence?
The alliances are going to be three robots each, "29 BC – Octavian holds the first of three consecutive triumphs in Rome to celebrate the victory over the Dalmatian tribes."

Now that's all very interesting, but what exactly happened during the year 1308?
Well, "approx. date – Dante Alighieri begins to write the Divine Comedy." In that book, there are 9 circles of Hell, which indicates that there will be three alliances on the field at once, but they will each be three teams as usual if you recall the August 13 in 29 BC.

But! There are 4 circles on the wall in the workshop (clock, 2 gears, and some smooth one). The fourth circle of Hell is Greed. Teams are going to have to steal game objects from other teams. This ties in with the ninth circle of Hell, which is Treachery. In the end game period, that's when this element will come into play. The game length will be divisible by nine. HOOOOOLD UP though. As my friend just pointed out, 9 is also 1 plus 8, or the clock time.

Not done yet though. As someone in the thread pointed out, the clock is in Roman Numerals. Let's take it back to good ol August 13th, this time in 582. "582 – Maurice becomes Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire." After our good friend Maurice became Emperor, he fought against the Sassanid Persians. When he succeeded, he abolished the extensive taxes that the Romans had been required to the Persians in order for peace. Remember the fourth circle of Hell?

You thought I was done with Maurice, didn't you. "In 602, a dissatisfied general named Phocas usurped the throne, having Maurice and his six sons executed." That's a whooole bunch of treachery, innit?

Well, that's all I got for now. Watch the skies.

[Zealii]

I don't know if this has already been said, but the band at Opening Ceremonies this year was steampunk. Coincidence? I think not.
Sincerely your 2016 DL Winners

[bchina]

I noticed that there a few references to goggles, specifically in the Recruitment Poster #2. Maybe they are going beyond safety glasses and potentially introduce VR in some way? Maybe to simulate flying?

[natejo99]

Originally Posted by Zealii

I don't know if this has already been said, but the band at Opening Ceremonies this year was steampunk. Coincidence? I think not.
Sincerely your 2016 DL Winners

One of our mentors pointed out the same thing, I hadn't even thought about it. A little preliminary hint, I guess

[Cothron Theiss]

I'm thinking the game will be themed about running a factory or operating a boiler. Many small round-ish game pieces (the coal) to be scored in goals and a few gear or cog shaped pieces (the repair parts) with high point values to be scored or placed in alternate scoring zones.

End game will be to burn out the drive motors, causing the magic smoke (or steam, in this game) to be released.

[runneals]

Found some random pieces in the High Res wallpaper that appear multiple times and seem out of place... Also noticed that some of the stuff appears in a "blueprint" and actual behind it...

[JayNico]

Originally Posted by runneals

Found some random pieces in the High Res wallpaper that appear multiple times and seem out of place... Also noticed that some of the stuff appears in a "blueprint" and actual behind it...

Wrenches?

[Maplecat21]

Originally Posted by JayNico

Wrenches?

They look like calipers to me.