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Post by michael on Feb 8, 2015 23:27:29 GMT
Anyone thought of anything gears add to the game yet? I can't think of anything they do that couldnt have been done before with the same number of parts and difficulty.
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Post by bloodstain on Feb 8, 2015 23:39:08 GMT
what gears?
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Post by vdragon on Feb 9, 2015 0:40:21 GMT
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Post by Zeblote on Feb 9, 2015 1:32:07 GMT
Anyone thought of anything gears add to the game yet? I can't think of anything they do that couldnt have been done before with the same number of parts and difficulty. How can you not think of a use for gears?!? They're awesome in every way. |
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Post by bloodstain on Feb 9, 2015 1:42:36 GMT
what are gears ?? and how do you use them
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Post by michael on Feb 9, 2015 2:16:46 GMT
Anyone thought of anything gears add to the game yet? I can't think of anything they do that couldnt have been done before with the same number of parts and difficulty. How can you not think of a use for gears?!? They're awesome in every way. I still haven't seen anything they do different from steering blocks. |
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Post by AJW on Feb 9, 2015 4:41:27 GMT
You can intermesh the gears - so a powered one drives an unpowered one. For example see this little buggy - only the centre gears are driven:   This uses tank-style steering, and is symmetrical top to bottom, so if it flips over it can still be driven. I think it might be good for chasing sheep.  |
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Post by michael on Feb 9, 2015 20:08:28 GMT
But you could do that with regular wheels. Having one drive the others doesn't make them any more in sync than having 6 driven wheels bound to the same button.
Maybe if they added a chain that could be wrapped over the gears and have things attached to the ends. Or even better make them useful as pulleys such that a series of bigger and smaller ones can apply more torque by sacrificing speed.
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Post by Praesumo on Feb 9, 2015 20:18:13 GMT
Just wait. These will allow some cool things to be built. If we had gears of different sizes I could even make a transmission. Currently I've got some other plans, but one example is that now you can create an actual steering column, like in real cars. I might make an example later.
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Post by michael on Feb 10, 2015 3:34:31 GMT
Just wait. These will allow some cool things to be built. If we had gears of different sizes I could even make a transmission. Currently I've got some other plans, but one example is that now you can create an actual steering column, like in real cars. I might make an example later. I wasn't thinking that way. Good idea. I was thinking purely efficiency, not reproduction. I just tinkered a bit with unique gear functionality. Second half of the video is probly more useful. www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmSfnQ3fcKg&feature=youtu.be |
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