Super Companion Cube

Stormcaller · Post by **Stormcaller** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 11:32 am

Here's my first idea for the Mothership tournament. It's based on my Weighted Companion Cube, but bigger, slower, and with more guns.

And point defense.
And deflectors.
And armor.

So of course, it's the Super Companion Cube. The only questionable point is the fact that the circular core has more than 25% overlap on two parts- but all four have the full 90º arc of the outer edge capable of being hit, so it's not blocking impacts. So I'm hoping that'll fly.

But other than that, it's what you see here, and 100 points.

Oh, and the deflectors are color-modded. One's orange, one's blue. It felt appropriate.

Boba Fettuccini · Post by **Boba Fettuccini** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 1:15 pm

oh, no you di-in't.

Stormcaller · Post by **Stormcaller** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 11:03 pm

Oh yes I did.

And I'm working on a Weighted Companion Hypercube in my spare time.

Ethril · Post by **Ethril** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 12:05 am

A... a weighted companion HYPERCUBE!?

I'm both scared and aroused at the same time.

EndlessInfinity · Post by **EndlessInfinity** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 12:28 am

Don't worry, I have no problems - the way those pieces are shaped kinda limits you and they don't stretch in the right directions. Besides, the rules are there to keep people from abusing them, and it doesn't appear that your ship's doing that.

Stormcaller · Post by **Stormcaller** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 2:31 am

Ethril wrote:A... a weighted companion HYPERCUBE!?

I'm both scared and aroused at the same time.

I'm using this illustration as a guide. Lots of section 10s, 26s, and 14s. I think it's going to have to be done as a space station. If I could only get things to rotate independently of the core, it'd be perfect. Some counter-rotating sections would be great for enhancing the whole thing, but I don't think parenting would be up to the task.

sparks · Post by **sparks** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 6:41 am

Its. A smegging. Box.
A Smegging, square, box.

Try adding some details onto it, arrange the weapons into a pattern. Just draw attention away from that fact that its a box.

Stormcaller · Post by **Stormcaller** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 6:44 am

sparks wrote:Its. A smegging. Box.
A Smegging, square, box.

I see you have the 'Cube' part down pat.

sparks · Post by **sparks** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 6:59 am

Cube, box. Potato, potatoe. Which only really works if you hear someone say it.

Stormcaller · Post by **Stormcaller** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 7:22 am

And I hope you'll understand that calling it the Super Companion Cube only works if you see it's a cube.

antisocialmunky · Post by **antisocialmunky** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 10:57 pm

Hopefully it won't be euphenized.

ArcaneDude · Post by **ArcaneDude** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 11:56 pm

What are those Companion Cubes based on anyways? They keep reminding me of Borg Cubes.

T-002 · Post by **T-002** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 12:52 am

ArcaneDude wrote:What are those Companion Cubes based on anyways? They keep reminding me of Borg Cubes.

Portal. Haven't played it, but heard good stuff about it.

ArcaneDude · Post by **ArcaneDude** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 12:57 am

Hm. Might be worth looking at.

Stormcaller · Post by **Stormcaller** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 12:59 am

Here you go:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal_(vi ... _reception

My versions aren't especially accurate, but they're for tournaments, not appearance. I just find it highly amusing to beat the crap out of various dreadnoughts, gunships, and similar weapons of mass destruction by pitting them against heavily armed inanimate boxes. Its like the guy who chooses a pink avatar in Halo deathmatch, just so he can rag on the people he killed that they got beat up by some guy wearing pink.