Mini-Obession: Frankenbot Night

edit: bugger. is the blaze disqualified? I really should have checked

It isn’t. Only pre-dash bot weapons are allowed, excluding Tempest, and plus Gust. Basically, if the weapon is included in the point distribution chart (second picture) I put in the OP, it is legal, but if it isn’t included, then it is illegal.

A legal build would replace the Blaze with:
- Pin
- Molot
- Punisher
- Noricum
- Gekko
- Gust
- Aphid
- ECU
- Magnum
- Pinata

Alright, after a bit of a delay due to a bit of a busy day and before I completely loose this thread, I got my first and current iteration of the Minimum Point “Frankenstein” Hangar. To summarize my results, while I found several builds that reach -5 points, I could not reach -6 points, even when I invented hypothetical robots (ie hardpoint combinations that do not exist in 6 Pack, see below), meaning I am confident that -5 is the lower boundary for the rules as Crimmins has laid them. There may be more -5 point builds I have not discovered yet, but I highly, highly doubt a -6 point build exists. Ava had claimed that Golem could reach -6 points, but I reviewed the build in question (which is the build listed below) and found it to actually be only -5 (Ava did not add the +1 point penalty for all weapons being >=500 meter range).

Based on my current research, only Jesse and Golem can reach -5 points, with Jesse having 6 possible builds and Golem having 1 possible build. Here are all the builds and their point calculations:

Jesse Builds
Variant 0/Base Template: Pin, Aphid, Noricum, Spiral (point distribution below)
Variant 1: swap Aphid for Molot (range penalty replaces damage penalty)
Variant 2: swap Aphid for Gust (range penalty replaces damage penalty)
Variant 3: swap Aphid for Gekko (range penalty replaces damage penalty)
Variant 4: swap Spiral for Gust (loss of damage penalty offsets +1 point)
Variant 5: swap Spiral for Molot (loss of damage penalty offsets +1 point)
Variant 6: swap Spiral for Gekko (loss of damage penalty offsets +1 point)

Point Distribution (Variant 0/Base Template)
Jesse:                                             -3 points (light robot, 4 weapons)
Pin:                                                 -1 point
Aphid:                                              0 points
Noricum:                                         -1 point
Spiral:                                             -1 point
Damage Penalty (Aphid + Spiral): +1 point
Total: -5 points


Golem Builds
Variant 0/Base Template: Zenit, Hydra, Pin (point distribution below)

Point Distribution (Variant 0/Base Template)
Golem:                                      -1 points (medium robot, 3 weapons)
Zenit:                                        -2 points
Hydra:                                       -2 points
Pin:                                           -1 point
>=500 meters Range Penalty: +1 point
Total:                                         -5 points

Lastly, here is hypothetical build that reaches -5 points that I discovered. While this robot obviously does not exist, knowing this combination theoretically exists could be useful in researching other potential -5 or even -6 point builds:

Heavy robot with these hardpoints: 2 heavy, 1 medium, and 1 light:   0 points
Zenit:                                                                                                   -2 points
Kang Dae:                                                                                           -1 point
Hydra:                                                                                                 -2 points
Pin:                                                                                                      -1 point
>=500 meters Range Penalty:                                                            +1 point
total:                                                                                                    -5 points

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I unfortunately do not have any Golems at level 6 or below, so I am forced to run 5 Jesses to have a -25 point hangar… which I will gladly do! Here is the hangar I plan to bring to the fight nights (yes, I know some weapons have to be leveled up, and they will be!):



*This hangar could change if new builds are discovered and I prefer them over the current ones*

No, I see. Energy is a whole class. Makes sense. And now, to avoid doubling up on energy, I've doubled up on explosives.
Chuckles. Anyhoo -



edit: oh, wait. rockets and artillery are seperated. hehe. little wins baby. little wins

Ran your baby tonight. She worked like a charm!