Hello everyone.
Our team was going through our design when we found there were some weakpoints easy to break when bumped into. I am wondering is it possible to let the robot extend a defensive structure at the beginning of the game? I’ve gone through the manual and it seems OK.
There is no particular prohibition on items beyond the Frame Perimeter being defensive in nature.
That said… you have such things already. Your bumpers. If you choose wisely how you build them and their supporting structure, it is possible to increase the robot’s overall strength.
Be aware of G417 with any mechanism that extends beyond your bumpers!
And its associates, G418 and G419…
I would also add that it may be easier to add reinforcements to your design, rather than extend a whole new mechanism into a place where it effectively neutralizes your primary defensive structure.
And this is where I really, really want to go on a nice historical tangent back to when bumpers were first introduced… but I don’t think we have the time for that. If I’m wrong, LMK and we’ll fix that real quick.
Oh thx for mentioning that! There are indeed chances that this kind of mechanism will violate G417…
Thx for your advice! I’ll think it over. Hope I may find a better solution
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