Force Paddles Explained
Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 11:39 pm
Normal Paddles
Normal paddles create rotation due to a node colliding with 2 other materials endlessly.
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1) Old School Paddle
The old school paddle was the first very popular paddle design.
Cost: $50
Tips:
The closer the 4 nodes are to being in a straight line, the faster the paddle will spin.
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2) Cheap Sheet Paddle
These paddles are the most minimal paddles possible that can also effect the armadillo. They are very weak unless they are node-sharing.
Cost: $40
Put the ends of the bars ~3/4 the paddle length away from the anchor point.
This design works best for tossing the armadillo somewhere at the beginning of the level. Make sure you node-share.
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3) Hudak's Paddle
This is the best but most expensive of the 3 normal paddle designs
Cost: $56
Tips:
For more power, put the 2 ouside bars as close together as possible.
Moving the the 2 outside bars farther from the anchor point generally doesn't help.
Momentum Paddles
Momentum Paddles create rotation due to a node colliding and recolliding with only one other material. The material's rotational velocity must be above a certain threshold for the paddle to work.
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1) Momentum Cloth Paddle
This paddle is interesting, although not very practical.
Cost: $128
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2) Momentum Flag
Amusing.
Cost: $30
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Node-Sharing Paddles
If there is another material sharing a paddle's anchor, the paddle will spin faster.
The time it took for an example paddle to rotate 270 Degrees:
*The materials and paddle never touched except at the anchor point.
DNF Paddle without neighbor
0.57s - 1 Full metal bar
0.50s - 1 Full rubber
0.45s - 1 Full metal sheet
0.42s - 2 Full metal bars
0.39s - 1 Full rubber with -100% tension
0.36s - 2 Full rubbers
0.34s - 2 Full metal sheets
0.31s - 1 Full rocket
0.25s - 2 Full rockets
Flexible materials (rope, cloth, & elastic) had no effect.
Tips:
As the paddle's size decreases, the speed gained by node-sharing increases. (Smaller paddles are affected much more than their larger counterparts)
The speed gained is roughly proportional to the total weight of the materials sharing the node (not including the paddle). 2 metal bars are heavier, and thus give a larger speed boost, than 1 metal sheet. This leads me to believe rockets are actually very heavy.
Tension helps a little.
Normal paddles create rotation due to a node colliding with 2 other materials endlessly.
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1) Old School Paddle
The old school paddle was the first very popular paddle design.
Cost: $50
Tips:
The closer the 4 nodes are to being in a straight line, the faster the paddle will spin.
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2) Cheap Sheet Paddle
These paddles are the most minimal paddles possible that can also effect the armadillo. They are very weak unless they are node-sharing.
Cost: $40
Put the ends of the bars ~3/4 the paddle length away from the anchor point.
This design works best for tossing the armadillo somewhere at the beginning of the level. Make sure you node-share.
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3) Hudak's Paddle
This is the best but most expensive of the 3 normal paddle designs
Cost: $56
Tips:
For more power, put the 2 ouside bars as close together as possible.
Moving the the 2 outside bars farther from the anchor point generally doesn't help.
Momentum Paddles
Momentum Paddles create rotation due to a node colliding and recolliding with only one other material. The material's rotational velocity must be above a certain threshold for the paddle to work.
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1) Momentum Cloth Paddle
This paddle is interesting, although not very practical.
Cost: $128
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2) Momentum Flag
Amusing.
Cost: $30
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Node-Sharing Paddles
If there is another material sharing a paddle's anchor, the paddle will spin faster.
The time it took for an example paddle to rotate 270 Degrees:
*The materials and paddle never touched except at the anchor point.
DNF Paddle without neighbor
0.57s - 1 Full metal bar
0.50s - 1 Full rubber
0.45s - 1 Full metal sheet
0.42s - 2 Full metal bars
0.39s - 1 Full rubber with -100% tension
0.36s - 2 Full rubbers
0.34s - 2 Full metal sheets
0.31s - 1 Full rocket
0.25s - 2 Full rockets
Flexible materials (rope, cloth, & elastic) had no effect.
Tips:
As the paddle's size decreases, the speed gained by node-sharing increases. (Smaller paddles are affected much more than their larger counterparts)
The speed gained is roughly proportional to the total weight of the materials sharing the node (not including the paddle). 2 metal bars are heavier, and thus give a larger speed boost, than 1 metal sheet. This leads me to believe rockets are actually very heavy.
Tension helps a little.