Buggy Specifications: data
This is tabulated data from the buggy specifications.
Data excludes mass (kg)
This data does not include values for mass because you don't normally need it.
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Buggy specifications: values
Power type
| Power type | Cost (points) | Is consumable? | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
bio
|
5 | True | Bio-fuelled internal combustion engine |
electric
|
20 | True | Lithium-ion battery |
fusion
|
400 | False | Fusion reactor |
hamster
|
3 | True | Hamster |
none
|
0 | False | No power |
petrol
|
4 | True | Petroleum-fuelled internal combustion engine |
rocket
|
16 | True | Rocket fuel |
solar
|
40 | False | Bank of solar panels |
steam
|
3 | True | Steam engine |
thermo
|
300 | False | Thermonuclear reactor |
wind
|
20 | False | Sailing rig |
Tyres
| Tyres | Cost (points) | Description |
|---|---|---|
knobbly
|
15 | Great for off-roading |
maglev
|
50 | You can't get punctures if you don't touch the ground. Frictionless. |
reactive
|
40 | Intelligent nanotech swarm rubber restructures itself depending on the conditions |
slick
|
10 | Fast choice for roads and rain |
steelband
|
20 | Slower but almost impossible to puncture |
Armour
| Armour | Cost (points) | Description |
|---|---|---|
aluminium
|
200 | Fairly strong but light |
none
|
0 | Unburdened and unprotected. Ideal for trips to the shops |
thicksteel
|
200 | Very strong but very heavy |
thinsteel
|
100 | Strong but heavy |
titanium
|
290 | The ultimate in plate protection, but pricey |
wood
|
40 | Cheap but pragmatic (sustainable forests are used where possible) |
Attack
| Attack | Cost (points) | Description |
|---|---|---|
biohazard
|
30 | A cloud of infectious spores that target homonids and rodents |
charge
|
28 | An electric lance like a cattleprod made of lightning |
flame
|
20 | A flamethrower that puffs out a ball of fire |
none
|
0 | Mostly harmless |
spike
|
5 | A metal prong welded onto the superstructure |
Algo
| Algo | Cost (points) | Description |
|---|---|---|
buggy
|
0 | A bad state that occurs when damaged |
defensive
|
0 | Always avoids conflict: will attack but only reluctantly |
offensive
|
0 | Always seeks to attack (while attacks are available) |
random
|
0 | Capriciously defensive, steady, or offensive at different times during the race, based on mood |
steady
|
0 | The middle way: doesn't seek out attacks but makes them if opportunities present themselves |
titfortat
|
0 | Starts steady, but petulantly switches to offence if attacked |
Flag pattern
| Flag pattern | Description |
|---|---|
check
|
A chequered grid |
dstripe
|
Diagonal stripes |
hstripe
|
Horizontal stripes |
plain
|
A plain field with no secondary colour |
spot
|
Spotted |
vstripe
|
Vertical stripes |
Special: Other settings
These settings are special because they are not the values a setting
can take (that is, enumerations) but single items that can either be
present or not (except for hamster_booster, which is an
integer quantity). Each one of these is an item on your buggy.
| Special | Cost (points) | Description |
|---|---|---|
antibiotic
|
90 | antibiotic? |
banging
|
42 | banging? |
fireproof
|
70 | fireproof? |
hamster_booster
|
5 | steroids for hamsters |
insulated
|
100 | insulated? |
Buggy specifications: defaults
| Item | Default value |
|---|---|
algo
|
steady
|
antibiotic
|
False |
armour
|
none
|
attack
|
none
|
aux_power_type
|
none
|
aux_power_units
|
0 |
banging
|
False |
fireproof
|
False |
flag_color
|
white
|
flag_color_secondary
|
black
|
flag_pattern
|
plain
|
hamster_booster
|
0 |
insulated
|
False |
power_type
|
petrol
|
power_units
|
1 |
qty_attacks
|
0 |
qty_tyres
|
4 |
qty_wheels
|
4 |
tyres
|
knobbly
|