Overview
A small guide with pictures, how to create a “small & funny Tier 3 plasma killer”.
Introduction
Hello everyone!
I would like to share with you my crazy engineering in RoboCraft. We all like to create a powerfull “Titans” with tonnes of armor, a bunch of guns, and incredible size! I myself for example, is usually used a “giant crab” in game, which crushes my enemies armor and in certain conditions, completely refuses to die. earning many credits to me in high tier battle.
But! today I want to talk about a rather interesting feature in RoboCraft. i called it – MiniCraft. The essence of it is that, to build a compact mechanism, which will have a tiny size, good speed, and consist of only a dozen cubes. In some ways, this is my mini-guide.
Notes: i’m from Belarus, so, i’m sorry for “ESL”. feel free to correct me.
Creating
So, we need to create a tool for killing alot of people! Which will drive fast, one-hit-kill all enemies in random solo matches, and thus will consist of 10 cubes. How to do it? Easy!
That’s what we need:
– 6 triangles (T5, pink cubes)
– 3 cube (T5)
– 2 truncated cube (T5)
– 2 halves of a cube (T5)
– Two wheels (T2)
– 1 plasma howitzer, level 6 (T6)
– first “spin-device”
– And one astronaut.
18 elements total, including the astronaut. Summary cost ~= 16,500-17,000 rp.
Components are not random, but are designed for better handling and playability. Ie Replacement armor to a lighter will be a spin our mini-car, and sway from side to side on turns. I tried to add radar or anti-radar, but it all leads to worse car control, and takes you to the T4 level, where the benefits of your plasma howitzers will be less, because you can’t one-hit-kill target with T4-T5 armor level. And therefore, you will be less effective.
How to do it (in 3 moves)
1) Make a snake out of cubes, truncated cubes and triangles.
2) Next, hang wheels, and add another 4 small triangles (they are needed for balance)
3) add a plasma howitzer, astronaut, and spin-device.
Enjoy. If you did everything correctly, your mini-car will be in the T3 level. Go into the “Practice” … It is working!!! Awesome, is not it!? Just for fun, you can replace the plasma howitzer on T4 Railgun or SMG. but combat effectiveness will really suffer. If you still can deal some damage with Railgun, one Laser damage will be a very ridiculous :}
Pros and Cons
So, suppose you have driven a little in practice mode, and mastered in driving! Fortunately, our mechanism is not very hard to control. Yes, it sometimes spin (due to heavy weight of plasma howitzers), but this can be avoided if adapt himself to turn with quick press left or right buttons.
Let us now consider the pros and cons.
– High damage T6 plasma;
We can oneshot 90% of our enemies
– nice movement speed;
not very good, but not very bad.
– Small size;
a couple of times inattentive players ignored me, thinking that I was almost dead, and attack my teammates, and then, they get a plasma shot in their back. see ya in hangar, baby! (^_^)
– A powerful armor;
Yes, yes. You heard right. Our armor is a small, but have a large amount of health. Also plasma howitzers armor very often take a part of damage and gives you a couple of seconds to live under the enemy fire, and give us a chance use our “Deathblow seven paths of the of the dragon” strike
– Terrain;
Standing in a small hole, opposite the enemy, you can be out of reach for his attack, cuz his bombs or bullets will fly over your head. He will have to drive up close … and there are already all as a “cowboy duel”. The one who fired the first shot … well, and certainly not a miss!
– It is almost impossible to turn over.
In 90% of cases, the machine itself is flipped on the wheel, if doing a somersault. Even if you specifically try to turn over, there is a chance that you just do not get it done (besides, we have a spin-device in stock)
– A style and glamorous appearance!
Not every day you see a pink motorcycle in RoboCraft! Also, i hear chickas luv guys on motorcycles. xD
– Drifting on turning when going down a hill;
This can be avoided if the pay more attention to driving, but requires skill and addiction.
– pilot block a small degree of fire;
Shot in your astronaut and he will absorb your plasma blast.
– Vulnerability against robots like “Gunbed” and “Cube of Death”;
Both types are equipped with good firepower in close combat. Usually a lot of SMG lasers. Our armor is strong, though, but t will not stand more than 1-1.5 sec. constantly fire from SMG. And even if you kill enemy from oneshot and survival, the machine is likely to lose the 1 or 2 wheels and become uncontrolable.
In principle, in the low ranked matches death cubes are very effective against All, here it is necessary to look at his armor. The most dangerous enemies, whose have a many of armor T4 in front, if the constructor is not a stupid, you can’t kill him fast even you have T6 Plasma. Here it is necessary to do anything that he does not crept closer to you. Or try to destroy his guns or immobilize.
– It is hard to fight against aircraft;
This is certainly not a my mini-car problem, cuz it is a plasma howitzers problem. Ofcourse, you can shoot a Hover or a “Flying Spider”, but the bomber airplane with 10 engines… unlikely. On the other hand – not so many fast and dangerous planes on 3 levels. Is that a flying grill…
– Battle with bosses is sadness xD
There is only one option. Run away from it. We look forward to when he turn over or substitute vulnerabilities. If the boss – the machine with SMG’s… well, it’s not destiny means. Although, in 99% of cases SMG-Boss kill whole team.
– Destruction of the wheel break you combat capability.
Although you will still be able to work as a stationary turret :Ъ
Video
A small video about this wheelchair. Initially shown strengths and unexpected one-hit-kill for opponents. At the end of my video you can see my “Fail” (and my team), and although I earned a 6 frags, I lost a front wheel, and was not able to win, the medic could help in this situation, but we don’t have a medic :P. also in the end of the video you can see how my plasma howitzer “extinguishes the damage” and save my life twice from enemy plasma.
I also “cut off” scenes where i just riding, or waiting a moment for attack, because it was boring and take a long time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJmlVpEd0dw
Conclusion
Of course, my mini-car has a lot of disadvantages. But, along with them, and she has one really good advantage. It’s fun and interest to play. Inability to “tank” makes me work with someone in a pair of assists to beat on, often looking at the radar, anticipate the movement of the enemy, because I only have one shot … The whole trick is to play well and tactfully. All the little flaws design adds to the more fun in game. Over time you start to get used to them, and they are part of the mechanism.
In any case, thank you for your attention, I hope you enjoyed the guide. Maybe in the future I will do more guides on MiniCraft. I am constantly experimenting, and also with Vertical Craft (when the robot is positioned vertically in a hangar that is fundamentally changing the game concept and movement, and allows you to put more things in the smaller size of the body). Identically fans thing.
MiniCraft Part 2
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MiniCraft Part 3
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MiniCraft Part 4
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MiniCraft Part 5
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