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Old 11-08-2017, 08:55 PM   #19
JimTullis
 
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Default Re: The most efficient body type RE: fuel?

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Originally Posted by Suncrush View Post
The wheel motors themselves are obviously a bit of hand-waving, because the DP of the power plant are all centralized, not localized at the wheels. THe game designer was obviously thinking of a central power plant like a gas motor, connected by a transmission to the wheels, and the wheel motors was a lampshade to cover the fact that the cars can still drive regardless of which wheel you shoot off first.
I don't think that's quite the way to look at it.

On a Car Wars style car, I think the DP of the wheel motors is included in the DP of the wheel itself. Destruction of one wheel will still allow the vehicle to limp around. Destruction of the Power Plant will halt the vehicle.
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