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ZG Bike leans in [Concept Demo]
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Type: Techs
Tech: Venture, Vehicle, Scout, Racecar
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8 Oct, 2018 @ 1:09pm
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ZG Bike leans in [Concept Demo]

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A fun ride that leans *into* corners like a real bike - rather than half toppling outwards, against gyro stabilisation, as most bikes do in TerraTech. Lovely to slalom with on the flat.

Unfortunately this requires a couple of sizeable wings at the front of the tech, and a couple of fans for lower speed turns, too. But I think I've dressed this concept design up fairly well, with the curvaceous venture blocks. :-)

It loves to slalom on the flat, but it'll handle terrain OK. It's not best suited as a stunt bike. If you hold shift while getting air time, the tail 'exhaust' propellers will start to pull it backwards. You could turn them to face the correct way, but I thought they looked too cool as they are. :-)

Made for this Community Core[forum.terratechgame.com] stream. I'd initially used GSO fans, which are more compact and less overpowered, so ideal for this. But I decided to go for a full Venture version for aesthetic appeal.
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ZeroGravitas  [author] 17 Oct, 2018 @ 10:41am 
Heh, Mugek, it was only last week. ;-)

Glad you noticed. Have you tried driving it around Creative/Campaign? I think it feels really great (could wonder mindlessly for hours...). And it actually grips a little better than without the wing stabilisation.
Moogek 17 Oct, 2018 @ 3:43am 
i remember that from ComCore
ZeroGravitas  [author] 11 Oct, 2018 @ 6:12am 
Heh, that's a coincidence. That is a classic though. And it seems like our demographic is pretty common amongst the players of this game: male, technically minded, many of a certain age who grew up with Lego and Transformers cartoons, etc.
-=ROOSTER=- 10 Oct, 2018 @ 11:48am 
Wow that's crazy, I literally just yesterday watched Appleseed with my son! What are the odds of that?
ZeroGravitas  [author] 10 Oct, 2018 @ 10:55am 
Thanks Rooster.:sfsmile: I do enjoy building with the curvy Venture blocks, however time consuming. And I felt this tech concept deserved a decent shake at popularisation. So I made an effort to improve upon the initial design's, frankly fugly, appearance.

That sure would be cool if the wings articulated... Their aesthetic made me think more of "Briareos" 'ears' (Full cyborg guy in the Appleseed anime/manga). Best I could do, given that they have to be placed there for the control to work correctly.
-=ROOSTER=- 10 Oct, 2018 @ 7:44am 
Very cool tech Zero. Your techs are usually all business and efficiency. It's good to see more of the creative side, and this one has style to spare. Everytime i look at it I imagine the wings as "Gullwing" doors that would tilt down and pull in like Lambo. :steamhappy: