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SAVTec TU-992 Snow Cat

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• 100% mod-free
  
• No Rotors, Pistons or scripts.
  
• Nice neat control panel - everything named.
  
• Ideal early-game wheeled vehicle build for new planets
  
• A bit of fun for new players & seasoned veterans alike!

The Snow Cat started life a little over an hour ago as an experiment with 1x1 wheels.
We've all seen hundreds of "tracked" vehicles - tanks & such on the workshop that use 3x3 wheels - and the occasional mechanical thing that uses 1x1 wheels as guides for a rail; but I don't think I've ever seen a ground vehicle driving on 1x1 wheels. Maybe there have been some & I've just missed them or maybe it's simply never been done. Either way I wanted to find out for myself just what was possible; and so here we are.

The Snow Cat is perhaps one of my less useful creations but I figured if it was going to be cool enough to publish then it'd better have some purpose for existing, so I gave it one... a purpose that is... not a filthy innuendo...

To that end, the Snow Cat is a light exploration & remote worksite support vehicle. It carries an Oxygen Tank, an O2/H2 Generator and 2 Small Cargo Containers and is powered entirely by 2 Small Reactors.
In practice, it's good for replenishing suit Oxygen, Hydrogen & power and for filling O2 & H2 bottles. You could leave it near a remote manual dig-site for your crew to top up their reserves or you could carry it on a larger drilling vehicle as an exporation scout.

I've included the usual "Air Intakes" so you don't suffocate in the cockpit on planets with atmosphere.

If you cared to add Artificial Mass blocks, I daresay the Snow Cat might be quite useful on the moon...

Nothing fancy here. No weird hotkey steering controls - just drive it like you would a normal rover. Up / Down to throttle, Num 0 to brake, Left / Right to steer.

The Snow Cat handles surprisingly well & is quite capable on inclines & awkward terrain, as the screenshots show. It's also very good at climbing sloped blocks - either 1x1x1 or 2x1x1; and it can take a small jump / fall without being damaged.
Like any wheeled vehicle however, there are limits as to where it can go.
Due to having almost no ground clearance, it doesn't like the rough stuff and can easily get grounded on small ridges.
For this reason I recommend keeping it on smooth terrain.

Not much more to tell.
Oh... there's a Mk2 version on its way...


Comments / questions / suggestions / constructive criticism all very welcome.
I've even been known to do the odd request-build from time to time, so if you have an idea, drop me a line. If I like it I may build it.

If you like this build & want to see more, please check out my workshop pages
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/profiles/76561198064838288/myworkshopfiles/

For the ever-expanding SAVTec Industries collection click here...
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1451430759&savesuccess=1