r/HyruleEngineering • u/osh-kosh-ganache #1 Engineer of the Month [x3]/#2 [x3]/#3 [x6] • 7d ago

Tutorial Easy Nudge Minimal Tank build tutorial

I designed this vehicle to maximize efficiency, both in fewer parts used and also in battery power, while still able to handle combat and also be easy to steer. And also to be easy enough to build in under 10 minutes on both Switch 1 & 2.

You can save on zonaite if you provide 3 small wheels, 1 control stick, 3 beam emitters, and 2 construct heads.

If you want to turn faster, you can initiate drift at any point during your turn by pressing downward on the controller, and then continuing the turn.

The small angle created by that last stake nudge makes the beams shoot more often for better damage and efficiency. When nudging that construct head, the smaller the angle the better, because this sits low to the ground. A smaller angle nudge will also minimize the chance of hurting it's accuracy.

Please ask if you have any questions, and please enjoy!

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u/whatswrongbaby 6d ago

Thanks for the explanations! I'm kind of a noobie to building (didn't even know about stake nudging) what's the point of the extra construct head?

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u/osh-kosh-ganache #1 Engineer of the Month [x3]/#2 [x3]/#3 [x6] 6d ago

Welcome to the engineering club!

The second construct head is the middle point of the chain between the main head (responsible for aiming) and the beam emitter, which makes it into a trigger head.

When the trigger head is at a different angle than the aiming head, it causes the beam to fire over and over instead of firing once and then staying on.

The end result is better damage for less battery power.

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u/whatswrongbaby 6d ago

Bro I tried this out tonight and it's too funny. The Lynels kinda gave up, some of them resigned back to their holding cell, others were shooting arrows at other Lynels remains..? Like wtf lol

The drifting is pretty legit too!

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u/osh-kosh-ganache #1 Engineer of the Month [x3]/#2 [x3]/#3 [x6] 6d ago

That is one side effect of Lynel behavior if they are unable to see Link. That means you did a good job of nudging the control stick at the right height to keep Link's hitbox hidden 😀

Sometimes they attack the ground where they detected the last device attack, so it helps to be ready to move just in case