07-01-2015, 05:30 PM
(07-01-2015, 05:12 PM)SCN-3_NULL Wrote:(07-01-2015, 04:58 PM)OdinYgg Wrote:How are you not shot down by a few accurate bursts? It looked very flimsy/thin
I thought that too when I built its predecessor Goldwing at T7.
Understanding how the game distributes damage makes a significant difference. I used triforce armor principles in the main body and tail hull to improve its ability to absorb damage. Also the rods apparently have as much HP as their equivalent length in armor cubes, but are a smaller target that is harder to deal damage to and destroy.
The biggest weakness is the rotors. They get shot off more or less constantly, although I can still fly even with 2 of the 3 missing.
Even then, more often than not when I do get hit I lose all 3 rotors and am 'shot down' with the hull still almost completely intact- usually only the rotors, the armor around the rotors, and a few electroplates having gotten lost. That same bank of thrusters that improves acceleration and handling while flying also allows me to skid along the ground in a damaged state in the hopes of limping to a medic or back to my fusion shield.
I've gone 17/1 in games with this design because of how durable it has proven itself.
(07-01-2015, 05:12 PM)Surge Wrote: I'm at 7. I've got a big over-engineered SMG tank. Hold on I've got a few pics of it in wolf armor.
*snip* that image is older than I thought lemme go get one.
I should add you then, we could run a platoon together. My win rate is about 50-50, though there are nights where I'll have a bunch of bad games in a row and just throw in the towel to play again some other time. My T7 hull is similar to my T8 hull, it just has the main body and tail section as one piece instead of two.
Feel free to PM me if anything is broken