So Looking at the 15 Second Auto/Remote Sandstorm Period. What are your Teams goals?
I’m seeing some serious value in having a robot that can do Cargo from the floor, especially during the sandstorm.
Theory is: If you start with a Hatch Disc, and Place it. and you are an “Exclusive” Hatch Robot only, You can line up for another and then Your job is done for 10 more seconds because you can’t get another Hatch Panel until the Sandstorm is complete.
So again… Stretch Goals? What are you and your team planning for the Sandstorm?
is there a rule that says you cannot get more hatches in sandstorm? if there is I missed it. there is one hatch panel in in each loading station at the start of the match
There are two more Hatch covers in loading stations during sandstorm…so in theory you could place three hatch covers solo in sandstorm or 5 per alliance and score 25 + move bonus pts
and be 62.5% done with cargo ship at T-120
Observation it does no good to preload CARGO before game, that will happen anyhow for your in cargo ship. Preloading hatch panels makes sense
there a rule that says you cannot get more hatches in sandstorm? if there is I missed it. there is one hatch panel in in each loading station at the start of the match
Ah Missed the Preloaded hatch panels in the Loading Stations previously! Thanks for that Clarity!
But wouldn’t it be beneficial to preload cargo so after you place your preloaded hatch panel that your robot has, it immediately has access to cargo right next to it?
Remember that each team on an alliance can preload one game piece in a bay on the cargo ship as well as preload one game piece on their robot, and preloading a hatch panel on the cargo ship means a null hatch panel (you dont get any points for it being there) so it makes sense to preload cargo in the cargo ship then secure them with hatch panels during sandstorm
You effectively preload CARGO by not choosing a NULL and the preload the GAME HATCH PANEL to secure one preloaded CARGO on cargo ship and hopefully aquire another from LOADING STATION to secure another CARGO
Human players are not allowed to be outside of the starting line for the drive teams, so there would be no one there to distribute them to you during that period.
I think it is best to preload cargo rather than null hatch panels. If you preload three cargo and secure them it is the most effective way for points, given that it doesn’t use the null hatch panels. Human players can not provide hatch panels during this time but if each robot starts with 1 hatch panel plus the two that start in the loading station then you have all 5 you need.