Physics Question

[43Supporter]

Originally Posted by HeatDeath

I can neither confirm nor deny that my wife caught me walking around on all fours in my living room today paying careful attention to my hands to try to figure out how steering a four-legged walker might work and what constraints that would place on the movement of the four independent feet.

I went to the local zoo on Monday; it has elephants. .:)

Also all sorts of other walking things.

[Vulcan Stev]

Interesting points.

I can see where there will tweaks and polishes to these rules once done. I think I've got "steering" figured out.

Still working on how to handle what happens when someone or something is unlucky enough to be caught underfoot.

HeatDeath, I too tried to figure out how to steer a Walker by walking around on all fours. People and animals have swivel joints the walker does not.

[Sam Mitschke]

Having just re-watched Empire with my kids, I can confirm that the walkers DO have some sort of swivel/rotation in their hip joints, at least in the rear. One kicks its back leg out to the side to shoot down a snowspeeder, allowing it to aim further left than the head swivel can do on its own.

[Vulcan Stev]

Released on first draft. Looking for feedback

The M.U.T.A.N.T.

An AT-AT for your game.

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[43Supporter]

Originally Posted by Vulcan Stev

https://vulcanstev.wordpress.com/202...e-m-u-t-a-n-t/

[sigh] And no Grappling Hooks, or Steel Cable....