We Unveil SKORPIOS X! The BRAND NEW SKORPIOS For Battlebots Season 8!
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- Опубліковано 2 жов 2024
- THE NEW SKORPIOS IS COMING!!! #battlebots #robotics #cad
Skorpios is getting a complete overhaul! Everything from the ground up will be redesigned to keep up with the modern Battlebots of today. Zach details the entire process going into the new Skorpios, including design theory, CAD (Computer Aided Design), and the upcoming process of testing and refining the robot into being a Season 8 contender.
Zach also details his inspiration from Antweight RoboGames champion "Shook", and how he's going to be implementing design features into Skorpios.
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Wheels from Black Dragon. Gearboxes from Wyachi. Design from another competitor. I love seeing these teams providing for each other. The combat robotics community is something special man.
Team Whyachi makes ALOT of stuff for robot combat, gearboxes, switches, alot of cutting and milling work. Heck they make a cow milker, and food processing equipment. Didn't know about that last one until I connected some dots because another company that uses their stuff wanted some testing done at my work.
(edit) Didn't realize he literally pulled up their site haha. But apparently Whyachi also made stuff like Tombstones frame. Really cannot believe how much work they do.
A tech gap could be a real problem in this sport, what if something was sponsored by "pittsburg pragmatics"? it keeps it competitive IMO, but it seems this tech gap is surpassing a non sponsored group.
@@jacobe1942 I have to somewhat agree, but then you look at some of the things the older bot builders did back in the CC days or early RW, and its just being done again. There really is no money though, from the outside looking in, but still has been some bots that do not have a massive backing with sponsors that have done some interesting things.
glad to see better and heavier saw!
If you error in speed from gear box you should always always always have a slightly faster wheel speed in the front. This avoids pushing while turning and gives a pulling effect, also used in all 4 wheel drive vehicles
Just my opinion...
I would ditch the front motor drive. I dont see it being more effective for rhe weight it will add. I would keep the tires and magnet but just make rhe front wheels free spin.
I also would make scorpious disk travel across the top of rhe bot in a half moon arch. Kinda like a better version of Tantrum's punter. I think a longer throw and a small arch would be more effective. I would move the bottom pivot point as far down and centered into the bot as I could. Then i would run a short arm where the disk never fully leaves the space of the bot. That way the disk can slot thru the wedge and be tucked in tight when retracted. That would move the weight more forward and lower.
Driven front wheels are critical because when the weight of an opponent rests on the wedge/forks the load on the front wheels increases and the weight on the back wheels decreases. You can think of this as a first-class lever with the front wheels as the fulcrum. Not driving the front wheels can easily halve the pushing power of a robot because the wheels that are taking the most weight are not putting any force into the ground, and the powered wheels suddenly have a lot less traction to work with. Sh00k powers the front wheels directly in anticipation of them being more valuable in a pushing match.
@@joshuakong7175 I agree another set of powered wheels would help but Scorps has been 2wd it's whole life and never had a problem. If they can solve the rear heavy issue it would be even better. To me, moving the saw pivot lower into the bot would solve a lot of that issue. Just my opinion
Have you considered taking the hard wheels and popping them on a lathe to shave them down slightly to the desired diameter? Or possibly ditching the front wheels altogether and use Teflon plates to just slide over the floor? They’d erode fairly quickly, I’m sure, but with the right mounting scheme they’d be fast to change out *and* you could fine-tune the height between matches.
Would also save on weight not having to use motors for those front wheels.
@@PelleKuipers yes, with bearings to roll smoothly. Would be like balancing wheels of a bicycle, but on front
I was going to suggest that too! DON'T bother driving the front wheels, Convex teflon pads should be ok. Even a "smooth" bulge in the now aluminum frame should work.
Teflon plates would be sooo inconsistent to control given box conditions.. add in magnets & hes probs gonna get stuck frequently.. if they wanted to avoid 4 wheel drive, just free spinning wheels on bearings would be far more optimal.. it would just be a rear wheel drive like many every day vehicles... yknow just with the add on of murder hurricane ax
The BattleBots floor is not all that flat. I would think that trying to glide on it would be problematic. We see bots get hung up on the seams all the time. Powering over those lips seems to me to be the right way to go.
honestly when you first described the premise i thought the front tires would just be free spinning with the bot still being a 2 wheel drive! interesting seeing the difficulty making them match speeds
I have a dream to compete in BATTLE BOTS with my robot in future, the only reason I watch all of your videos is to get ideas 💡, inspiration, what works or what don't work . I have a rough design of the future bot in my mind . Thanks to your videos ❤.
This is exactly what I have done watching your videos . And you are doing it also , I'm very happy to see this . 😊😊
Hope you'll be able to keep the front of this one down when the weapon is to the rear. Looks like the drive line was moved back for this purpose. Best of luck with the new bot!
Yea a wheely-bar is much needed.
That's what the magnets are for. What made previous Scorpios lift the front was the power to the motors, just like in a bike, which ends up lifting the front when you first give it gas. But with the magnets he should not only stop the wheelies but also have better traction, like Claw Viper was able to achieve last season (of course he won't be as fast as Claw Viper because Kevin's bot uses four really powerful motors for the propulsion).
@@The_Curious_Cat Well, as you saw they stole Saw Blaze's little wheelie-bar trick so that's all fixed.
@@necromancer0616 Yeah, but the wheelie bar doesn't completely eliminate the wheelies. You can see Saw Blaze in the fights still lifts the front a bit when accelerating. Also if the arm becomes stuck elsewhere then resting backwards (or the lifting system is broken) the wheelies problems return. So having a stable base with the magnets is a big plus.
@@The_Curious_Cat Well yea, but that's where a speed-controler comes in handy ;)
Hey Zach, see if you can drive the front wheels using a toothed belt & pulley from the rear wheels. You just need to reverse the wheel size difference with your pulley diameter difference. This should save you 2 motors and gear boxes, and you can go with 4" wheels up front. 24 tooth pulley on the rear axle, and 48 tooth pulley for the front axle
Really risky to rely on the exposed wheels to drive the front ones.
@@FaeTheo its just a 2 wheel drive. which they (and a handful of other bots), already rely on currently ( & which tends to hold up well).
if the bonus they were looking for was primarilly the ability to run magnets, not only would this save them thousands of dollars on each frame ((cost of motors + gearboxes)) it would also save them a decent amount of weight & empty space in the bot for better padding & a lower density of Killable components. Hell they could also add a second set of small wheels up front in the middle in case the outside ones got pinched by armor or whacked (more even weight distrobution)... could even use smaller wheels if they desired, as the the wheel size doesn't need to match a gearbox ratio.
They technically wouldnt even need to use chains or belts if they full sent into the 2 wheel drive, but 4+ wheel idea... as they can just be free spinning on bearings, giving full control to the rear wheels.
Having it be 4-wheel drive, with the front wheels under the bot like that, would allow better movement and pushing ability should the real wheels get damaged or knocked off. Yes, the tradeoff is the added weight of the drive motors, but if the battle comes to a pushing match, having 4-wheel drive would be an advantage and may just be enough to get a victory when both bots lose their primary weapons.
@@qapla if wheels are getting knocked off then the magnets are holding it to the floor, thus why wheels are in the front in the first place though...
+ we know a bunch of the pushing power is going to come from the back just due to the significatly higher traction that zach mentions in the video. the front wheels are also tiny, so getting the torque necesary to push primarilly off of them would be wild right?
Not trying to say theres 0 benifit... but like, questioning it makes sense imo
@@heartofdawnlight If those magnets are electro-magnets, they could be switched off in the event of losing the back wheels - or, if permanent, they could be installed so a simple solenoid cold raise and lower the magnets so they could be engaged or disengaged. Sure, that could be a weight tradeoff ... but that is what combat robots are all about.
I believe Jackpot, MadCatter, and Whiplash all have welded steel frame construction like Skorpios has had, and its worked pretty well for them. Matt Vasques told me he liked that if parts of Whiplash's frame gets messed up they can pretty much just plasma cut it off, and patch weld fresh steel in place. There are plenty of advantages for machined aluminum frames too as we well know for Bloodsport but it can also be expensive
Glad to see the the redesign and explanation behind it. So if you're passing the drive controls to someone else would this mean you'd drive the new wrecks?
Learning so much already! Clever CAD style, no wonder I never finish..
Maybe have a talk with the Ripperoni and Witch Doctor team and see how they did it? They might have some advice you weren't aware of for the wheel setup.
Can’t wait to see its debut!
Just happy your finally making the weapon weigh more.
Excellent video, I throughly enjoyed watching your design process. I’m looking forward to the future videos.
Thank you very much!
The amount of "squish" on the rear tires is going to change the effective diameter, and it is going to change a bit under different loads. it would be cool to make the little wheels speed controllers be able to be tweaked as a percentage, maybe even by radio during the fight. it might get you out of some sticky situations.
I really love how the new design looks!!
There is actually two things I would change about Skorpios:
I'd make the weapon arm a little longer on the new body
And I'd lean a little more into the scorpion design language! Like adding little extrusions on the top plate that look kinda like little legs!
Holy crap Diana made a lovely bride! You ain't lookin' so bad yourself!
Brain says try shutting the front motors off. Brain says Nu Skorpios may be just fine as a 2wd robot with idlers up front.. especially if they're hard.. or even a slippery nylon..
The thing I would change is the armor on the base of the arm. Since you can't really cover the mecanism I would go for something a bit thicker that may even be bit of a counterbalance to the head.
The new Skorpios looks great! I can't wait to see it all put together
Scorpios bout to run over the competition with the new ‘intercooler’ 🌀🦂
I can't describe the amount of relief I felt when you plonked that wedge back at 17:04, it's Skorpios again! Making it out of a composite of materials instead of just steel is going to be very interesting.
If you somehow are able to spare the weight, I think the mini-mags for the front wheels will be worth it (instead of having a belt or chain going from the back motors to drive them), if the front wedge somehow gets pinched you only lose that wheel, not a possibility of the entire side locking up if the front wheel does. A lot of the weight of the bot will be on the front wheels as well (especially when wedging another bot around) so they will be doing most of the work while the rear wheels will be especially effective when the bot is pushing or doing a bit of a wheely.
I'd look into getting some kind of frame rail on the back or bottom of the bot though, boxes are strong and right now the bot is 4 framerails side by side being held together by the wedge, top/bottom plate, since the panels on the back are not continuous so they won't really lock everything together? I just don't want to see this version being split apart and used on highlight reels for the rest of a season.
If I were to make a change to Skorpios it would be to finally transition to brushless drive. Now is the opportunity because you are redesigning from the ground up. Plenty of teams now use brushless drive so their is plenty of resources you can use to get it to work the way you want.
Upgrades people upgrades!!
It's hard to see, but what is the reach of the weapon/arm. Will it be able to hit if a robot is just stuck on the "uprights" of the armour.
It is probably fine and just the perspective that is seems short in some angles
From my knowledge, the tires used from Whiplash are very grippy. In cases like the Sawblaze match where you use magnets, more grippy tires could help you stay to the floor better. So I’d change the Skorpios wheels to the Whiplash wheels.
Also thanks for sending down the Skorpios vs. Big Dill tire to Robot Ruckus. I won it, and it is on display in my room. It’s a great piece to own.
Also, if your redesigning Skorpios, what will you do with the old Skorpios parts and such? Is there like an old Skorpios frame that’s going on sale soon or something?
Cooling the motors is an interesting idea. Would be cool if you could just air cool the entire inside of the bot instead of individual things.
Scorpios went from joint least wheels to joint most wheels in one redesign.
Hi Zach, as another fellow fan suggests here to ditch motors on the front wheel, just let them roll freely so you gain weight, and with this free weight you could put another aluminum plate perpendicular to the other so you don't have to rely only on you bottom plate to prevent your robot "folding" on the wheel axis orientation. Would recommend joining the plates as the carpentry half lap joint from the bottom, so it easy to do maintenance. Don't know if I passed the message ( something like this -> 00I-|-|-I00 lol, as a singular transverse plate )
I don't know how plausible this is as a design, but I'd put something in place to prevent skorpios from wheeling quite so often, which I've noticed lands it into a fair amount of trouble. Maybe something at the back or redistributing the weight to prevent it from lifting upwards. Or even shifting the wheel positions forwards or backwards. But those are just my thoughts on the matter.
Edit: looks like they've come up with a different idea that resolves that problem.
the little ears that protect the small wheels, if they take a powerful hit, it will bend it into the small tires preventing them from moving. ya may wanna put some long bolt behind the wheel that connects to that ear to prevent that from happening.
Honestly with the whole Riptide fiasco, in the end everybody borrows, uses, or steals everybody's designs anyways. I think it may have been blown out of proportion because it is a tv show afterall. Battlebots should leave the drama for sitcoms because in the end, I'm just there to watch battlebot carnage and destruction.
Kudos to you for asking the other builder though. I applaud you for your good intentions fine sir.
I think protecting the pulley on the arm for the weapon chain or belt (I forget which you are running now) is something that should be really beefed up with a new build.
The forced-air cooling for the mags sounds like added complexity. Why not utilize the aluminum chassis as a massive heatsink? You can use large, squishy thermal pads as a transfer medium if you're worried about shock mounting.
I'd turn it into a 4wd vert of course. To be the real meta breaker against Hammersaws.
Thanks for taking us into the design process =) For the longest time when you said you wanted a 6WD Skorpios I was expecting something *way* different, but by tucking a tiny set of driven wheels and magnets behind the plow this still keeps the personality of the previous design while looking like a massive improvement in the maneuverability department thanks to the changed center of gravity. Super excited to see how it does in WCVIII!
Is it just me, or does this Skorpios look like it will split something in half?
I certainly hope it does
I just hope it won't split itself in half, considering the main piece that's gonna keep everything together is the front wedge and the top/bottom plates.
@@SkorpiosBattlebot I just remembered something and I'd like to see a experimental version! Have you heard of memory shape alloys? They might allow a robot to bend forks back in shape with some heat!
I would change how is delivers the disk, I think coming in at a 45 degree angle would be cool
12:24 If you wanted to use a 5 inch wheel diameter you could also throttle limit the front wheels to 90% to match the rear speed, though of course that leaves a bit of performance on the table
Id modifiy the armor a bit. Sharpened and flat forks. Other bots weapons are catching on the lifted bit and they are lifting scorpios up. Gotta win that battle.
If I redesigned skorpios I would "kill my darling" and just make a 4wd skorpios with 4 identical wheels and chain drive like hypershock. Strikepoint has been showing at the beetle size how dominant a 4wd boxey hammersaw is when paired with a lot of fork/wedge configs. Basically kinda imagining End Game but with a hammersaw instead of a static vert (though i think they have 4 drive motors).
i think thats exactly what the new kraken is doing
Is there a reason the front wheels need to be powered at all? Couldn't they just be casters?
This is awesome! Thanks for bringing us on this journey. Just a thought, would it better to have just a dead shaft for the smaller hard wheels instead of being powered? Essentially they would become rollers which would save the weight of the motor and gearbox. The drive might not be as powerful but maybe the weight save would be worth it?
Hi Zach, why use powered front wheels? There are added weight and will drag during turning. Consider using ball bearings casters instead. Message me if you want to explore the idea more, I'm an engineer too.
I can see from the notifications you like watching Ray Billings too lol
What are the rules regarding magnets? Can you use electromagnets or do they have to be permanent? My thoughts are to use treads, and bury coils of wire in them. Run positive and negative ground on rails which connect only to the bottom of the treads. Thus, each link in the tread is electromagnetically stuck to the floor, only when that link is in contact with the floor.
And then i'm gonna hit the thumbs up button, boo~
I'd use Vulcanised wheels like Black Dragon. And I'd probably give it a gold paint job
Boop!
I loved seeing this whole process. Please keep doing these types of videos showing the design process. Also, props for calling out how you should give credit where it's due to other builders.
You guys would be second team who entered Battlebots with 4 wheeled hammersaw after legendary robot named SOB, and first ever in Battlebots reboot era.
How cool is that 🥰
You're so wrong it makes one wonder if you even follow at all. Kraken and Switchback are both 4 wheeled hammersaws and they came first.
@@Narcan885 Before calling out someone, please do some research atleast on BB fandom or BB offical website, Both Switchback and Kraken have articulating eggbeater/spinning bar as primary weapon. I think there is difference between hammer saw and articulated spinner. Switchback's weapon doesn't work same way how Skorpios weapon does.
Is there any reason why the front wheels couldn't be powered by the rear ones with a belt or chain?
Absolutely fascinating breakdown, Captain Zack Sparrow! Your deep dive into redesigning Scorpios offers incredible insights into the complexities of robot building. It's so cool to see how you're integrating techniques from other champions and innovating with magnet and motor technologies. Your approach to solving the wheel and magnet challenges is brilliant! Can't wait to see the new Scorpios in action and how it will revolutionize the field. Keep up the amazing work, and thanks for sharing these valuable secrets with us!
Main change I've felt Skorpios needs the last few seasons is the speed of the hammer saw. Compared to SawBlaze the arm moves quite slowly, negating the bite benefit you get from using such a system. Otherwise it seems like you're addressing many of the issues I'd already noticed with the bot. (mostly that you wheelie when you don't want to and the wheels are too vulnerable).
I'd also be tempted to play with a UHMW chassis like Ripperoni has to save weight over both steel and aluminum. So far they haven't been burned for it and it saved them enough weight for their flywheel without them having to sacrifice much elsewhere.
Doesn't copperhead still use an all steel robot? Do they have aluminum wheels or something?
Love this kind of videos. More please.
Why did Riptide cop all the flack for the design when plenty of other designs "Copied" Lynx?
i'd put mesh on the motor holes to keep debris out
I wouldn’t change anything about scorpios, y’all are perfect, especially the drivers
The changes you make are part of the evolution of the robot which is destined
Edit: also happy Thanksgiving Yall
Skorpios does best when it controls its wheelies. Once the front plow is in the air, bad things happen :(
If I were to change something about Scorpios I would redesign the idler pulley. The weapon motor would spin a dense rubber wheel in the middle of the robot. When the weapon arm retracted it would have a wheel that would interface with the weapon motor wheel which is how it would spin up. Then when the weapon arm fired, momentum would keep it spinning until it hit it's target. It would then retract, contact the spinner, and spin up again. No more vulnerable idler pulley or belts to get destroyed.
I've had that idea myself for a few years now. One of those pie in the sky 'if I built a hammer-bot' things.
Ive always loved the idea of Hammer Saw/ Drow saw bots. But seeing this…Yeah! Yhis make SMEEEEEEEEE excited.
I wish you luck in world championship 8
Maybe you will follow the footsteps of my favorite bot: Sawblaze :)
but what about the already bult Skorpios #1, Skorpios #2,Skorpios #3,Skorpios #4,Skorpios #5,Skorpios #6, and Skorpios #7! and Skorpios #X (!?!?!?!) tbh bringing droopy on to the team would be goated, Tommy is a top tier bot battler. no matter what this new design will be an improvement. it solves issues without complicating what works and frankly if you get hit what youre making aluminum, you probably are on the back foot anyway. its good to save weight. this will work *manifesting*
This may not help with your build, but I'd add a scorpion tail to your robot. ;) Or make your weapon appear like one. ;D Still be a saw, but it may move like a scorpion tail or have armor shaped like one.
Also, that site looks awesome and while I've never built a robot before, I can almost see myself just messing around and seeing what all happens, LOL. Probably not its purpose though...
And loved how Zach was saying "boop" for every addition, LOL. The man must really enjoy his work! ;D
If I had to redesign Skorpios, I'd be sorely tempted to replace the hammer saw with a sort of hammer drill. And not with a proper drill bit, but a gnarly knob of destruction. It's probably a bad idea. But so is making a 250 lb death machine, so 🤷🏽♂️.
I was already subscribed now I activated the bell. Very cool.
Awesome thank you!
You really lost a lot of coolness points repeating that lie about Riptide.
First of all Riptide is a scaled up version of Ethan's own successfull beetleweight. And you, as an experienced builder, should be able to spot the fundamental differences in design. Not to mention that if the beetle is a copy of Lynx, then you just accused tens of other builder of shameless copying as that weight class is choke full of similar beaters. I don't know how well they'll take your implication about their bots.
On top of all that, it could as well be claimed Lynx is a copy of Biteforce or tons of other bots.
Like Hobgoblin, an ancient heavyweight bot that looks exactly like Lynx and Riptide.... weird that you, as an old builder, completely ignore its existence and decided to go with the lie that was first originated by the show to create drama and parroting it without thinking about the consequences.
Very classless and uncalled for.
Question...If you run a larger wheel and a smaller wheel chained together to one large mag motor and gearbox....Is the surface speed split between the larger and smaller wheel?...or Does the larger wheel assume the surface speed and just pushes the smaller wheel along?
Thanks Diane and Zach for great builder blog videos!!! 🦂🦂
This new version of Scorpios looks scarier than the previous versions. The weapon alone looks like it'll hit way harder. Just the weapon shape looks like it'll have a higher moment of inertia. Combined with double belting for more power and a weapon mass increased to 20 pounds. If you guys can get that thing to spin up to the 250 mph tip speed limit...yikes! I can't wait to see that beast in action!
I'd lay into more a pokemon vibe look . paint all the body that TM blue/teal with black accents and paint the blades/discs poison type purple . I'd also name each of them base off poison type moves like sludge bomb, accid spray and toxic fang. And add big eye lights to the wedge that go from red to purple when it's blade is full speed. I love everything you talked about changing in the video so most of the things I do to it are purely extra pieces of FLAIR.
If I can change one thing about Skorpios, it'd be more competitive. I know it's a bit harsh, but hear me out. You guys are super nice, likable, friendly and everything. But I thought the sward attachment, and asking people to vote on it, and the Dragon King, do not make you look like you are being competitive or serious enough. I love both of your chilled attitude and friendliness and all that, but I'd like to see you guys win.
I always knew heavyweights were expensive but god damn those motor and gearbox prices.
The changes to the new Skorpios is to have Brazilian wheels like Black Dragon and Whiplash. Those wheels are more durable than your average go-cart wheels. But keep the Hammer Saw gimmick and the sky blue paint job.
If your front wheels are going to be just for the magnets, why even make them powered? keep them far enough back from the wedge that a bad hit that bends the wedge wont hit them, and they should be very usable, could even make them from UHMW.
I don't think you should offer the drivers spot to someone unless they have driven full size bots in full size competition, bettle and ant weights give you experience, but it wont translate well for a first outing with a new bot, might instead say, you can take it to the destructaton or you can be on the team, but the driver is the most critical part of the bot, i dont know if this person has driven the 125lb bots, if so, my opinion would change, but 1 and 3 lb bots even 30lb bots, are very different to the heavier ones.
A change I would make to Skorpios? I would put bright LED lights behind the eyes of the front armor so they glow menacingly
2 diamond tipped injectors skorpios tail should shoot fire. Pierce armor and shoot flames into bots innards
DOOM would be down to fight Skorpios X at Proving Grounds.
Really?!?
Absolutely!@@SkorpiosBattlebot
You fought two drum spinners called copperhead and shreddit, bro. How are you going to do if you were up against Minotaur?
Why do the tiny front wheels need to be powered? can't it be unpowered and be there just to keep the magnets out of the floor?
I feel like the 2 extra motors are unecessary?
Edit: no they are not, they explained in the next video
Zack getting a Brazilian- words i though i'd never hear
maybe an 11cm tire would work?
I bet Zach narrates with 'boop' and going 'raaaaa' with weapon motions even when not being filmed CADing.
Make sure the front armor is put in a way where it doesn't trap the tire if it gets hit, and please get better tires than the ones you have now, they break after every fight!
Really happy your going with the heavier hammer saw, and make sure the front has enough weight so that your robot doesn't fall backwards like it did in the earlier seasons
What would happen if you used a quad stack of wheels as a single front free floating option? Save in motor weight?
Does the back wheels squishing complicate the front wheel speed calculations?
Very exciting! I look forward to watching this build!
Since your mags are not changing much in load, why not drive the front wheels with the same motor. Belts or chains can reliably do the job.
Ironic that y’all uploaded this on the same day that I redesigned my 1LB ant from scratch 😂
What purpose does the weapon arm and mechanism serve? Does it add to the weapon's impact power? Common sense says it doesn't add meaningfully to the impact potential. You're going to lighten the arm by making it plastic and flexible? That will further lessen the impact potential. Imo completely lose the moving weapon arm and lengthen the wheelbase to stabilize the driving control.
Wow i never knew what goes in a robot. I'm a metal worker but not no engineer.
If you take the magnets and instead of using static magnets, use electromagnets, so you can very the pull
Maybe a light wedged fork with some strong wedge maybe put some protection of the wheels
BOOP! 😂
You should mess with the idea of dual blades on your swing arm!!! I imagine one solid arm with belts on either side and two blades
why not the wheelie bar on the frame? that way it works when you fire, and also do not have to use energy to move the stop? incorporate it as back armor to rear wheel?
very clever. i like all of this, except you giving up the sticks. wont be the same
you software has weird reverse perspective, the closer wheel looks smaller than the far one.
wonder if youl rematch tombstone again in the future
This adventure would be great in live stream forms