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Overview[edit]

This feature is intended to allow players to add some level of customization to tank avatars

Idea[edit]

Instead of making the tank be a single hard coded model, the tank can be built up out of a number of predefined "parts" put together in a user specified order. The ordering info will be sent to the game server and out to all other clients to allow the remote representation of each players tank layout.

This gets around the problems that full model uploads have, inappropriate models, and invalid models. Also there does not need to be an "approval" process for models, and maintains a consistent art style for the game.

Servers can disallow specific parts if they wish. And a global update system could be created to add new parts as they are created, or limit specific parts/textures to specific groups ( league flags, developer parts, etc..)


Part Categories[edit]

Parts will be broken up in to three categories, Base, Turret, and Rear Option, Top Option. The Base and Turret parts will be required, while the two options will be optional.

Bases[edit]

Covered[edit]

Covered

Normal "covered" treads like we have now

Open[edit]

Open

Norm "open" treads like we have now

Big Front[edit]

Big Front Concept

Treads where there are 2 rollers to the front of the tank and one in the rear.

Double[edit]

Double Treads

Each side has small front and rear treads with a gap in the middle of the body

Triple[edit]

Each side has a thinner set of double treads with a third tread outside the gap to the bounding box.

Squish 8[edit]

Squish 8 concept Metal Slug like tank

Open treads that get pinched in the middle by an armor plate

Hover[edit]

Jets at each corner.

BigWheel[edit]

Large off-road wheels instead of tracks

Half-track[edit]

Wheels in the front, treads in the back.

Batman[edit]

Image from a popular science article on robot tanks

Large rear wheels to edge, smaller front wheels in an "inside fork" configuration

Turrets[edit]

Long Smoothbore[edit]

Current

Long Split[edit]

Turret with mussle break

Double[edit]

a pair of smaller barrels

Quad[edit]

4 machine gun style barrels

Offset[edit]

Barrel offset to the side, sci-fi style

Square Long[edit]

Sci-fi squared off barrel

Square Short[edit]

Like above but shorter.

Short[edit]

More Futuristic turret design

Round short barrel, no brake

Pug[edit]

super short wide barrel

Rear Options[edit]

Cans[edit]

Fuel cans

Bundle[edit]

Tarp with shovels.

Minigun[edit]

Gatling cannon.

Missile[edit]

Box of missiles

Empty[edit]

Nothing

Radar[edit]

A radar dish, which could be removed in the case of -noradar

Top Options[edit]

Mostly small team and group flags.