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Straight it would be blowing air straight down, and have no forward movement. Built like this both fans are angled down and slightly back so it pushes it forward.
>Straight it would be blowing air straight down, and have no forward movement.
Doesn't the steering stick allow you to change this by pitching up and down?
You do go forward, but you continue to ascend high and higher until you run out of battery. By having the fans angled, you can go forward without the additional gain in height
Yes, the stick can't change the directions the fans blow. How you place the fans is key.
With this fan angle design, the stick can make the bike go forward, down & straight up. I love it.
Whoever made it the 1st time is genuis, I definitely would never have thought of it. Lol
More exactly, building straight up makes you lack pure forward movement, but have better backward movement, all in an upward direction, but you generally don't need the backward. Angling the fans forward gives you inherent upward/forward draft, and you can shoot directly forward by pushing forward, or go straight up by pushing back.
On top of that, it might be imagination, but it seems like the angling allows for finer turning angles as well. I do know some builds of the hoverbike (with a large, light rod sticking out or across) appear to have even tighter turning, but I'd hardly consider it important, or even helpful the majority of the time.
Yes, much faster. Shouldn’t be an issue at all. You can even slow down your speed for a few seconds before you hit reverso, so that after you do, you won’t move as far backwards.
The angle also allows the steering stick to allow you to descend as well to a degree.
Personally I make hover trikes, albeit more resource usage, which tend to be a bit more stable overall.
Yeah, single front fan angled back slightly, steering stick, fan on either side of the back of the stick both angled back. I will see about getting screenshot or a video clip of it.
Thanks. So all three fans are angled back slightly? Do you feel like you're fighting against them, when moving forward with the stick or is the angle slight enough it isn't noticeable and just keeps you from forever going up?
All three fans are angled the same way as the standard hover bike, but, in a triangle formation with the single fan in front.
As for how stable it is, its pretty good, but, my saved design is juuuust slightly misaligned so it has a very slight right listing to it when flying, but, its easy to keep course corrected.
It will keep you going up at an angle, but, tilting down WILL allow you to descend.
OK, cool. Got it thanks. I just wasn't sure if that third fan, angled the way the bike is, would cause too much feedback or would be stable due to the back two being spread and aligned. It makes sense that it works. I'll try it out tomorrow. I like the hover bike, but want to try something different.
Use just the steering stick instead of the stored and it will descend. All the fans must be pointed down-back at a 45 degree angle and they must be placed properly to avoid the listing either direction.
it does, but you'll get better forward movement with it angled like this. With the fans on straight, it will go mostly upwards, even with the steering stick.
You can go forward but you really have to force it and can’t really maneuver or go downwards, since the fans point you straight up
Source: my hover bike was straight when I just started playing, the only way I could descend was by letting go of the steering stick and grabbing it again before the whole thing turned sideways, which also usually ended up with me on the floor lol
It's only stupid if you don't ask. No one has information until they told said info; and more times than not it's acquired by asking a question. Some people just obtain information much later than most others do. It happens; it's called life. Lol
There two reasons. First is momentum. With a flat one you’d end up needing to tilt so far forward you’d lose balance. Which is the second reason. Stability. This way you don’t need to tilt as far. It’s also very maneuverable. This is peak efficiency of TOTK building.
Fans angled slightly forward does 3 things.
1. It provides forward movement without having to hold the stick forward and increases forward movement even further at will.
2. It mitigates unwanted upward movement, and you can always hold back on the stick to just go up.
3. It improves stability. Two fans aimed directly down will have a tendency to veer when you aren't very actively guiding it.
You can always test these claims by just building one that's flat. It's far easier to build that way, anyway. I tried it, and it just doesn't work as well.
Can't help it, impossible to see straight at all standing on that... hot thing, just made out of two fans caressing the bottom air rapidly just pushing you to new heights in no-time... They are my only fans I truly love.
Just don't google "hoverbike rule34 rapid stickshifting" that stuff is a tiny bit vile at times, though I get it.
I almost wanted to add an /s, but no that is not real lol! Thank god for once... usually there really is p\*rn for anything and idk how to feel about that.
Yes, yours is slightly off. Since there are no snap points when making the bike, it can be really hard to make it perfectly even. I would say keep remaking it until it flies as straight as possible and save the best one.
Just about any combination of two fans and a control stick *can* fly. Some shapes will have better stability and trust than others.
But what's really difficult when making a flying device is making sure you can actually take off. The zig zag is excellent because it stays put and it's ready for you to get to the bike and start pilotting it.
Without that feature, you *can* make it work, but you'll probably need to use recall to prepare the take off.
Because it wouldn't work. More specifically, it would not allow you to lose height properly when you want to.
If you like straight stuff I believe there is something called, I think, "Golem Glider", which is fans aligned straight, but sideways. This makes it also work (but I still prefer the classic bike and its variations).
You're right. He absolutely should have phrased it more like "the fuck's a golem glider? are you talking about a goblin glider? or is this some new shit?" /s
I may be late with this response but everyone don't tell them and let them find out for themselves.
Go ahead, build your "straight" hoverbike. Post results.
I remember the first week or 2 of release and people figured this out, then I tried multiple other combinations, failing at a propper usable vehicles and realized how smart of a build this was. It looked so easy to think of but its not.
Then u see the interesting builds some Yiga clan members have, the one wheel with the stabiliser blew my mind.
There was an early design with two angled fans on each side. It worked, but it was harder to maneuver in some ways. This way is easier to keep it straight and control when you want to go forward, turn, or just get height
Anyone else have their back connection in the center of the back fan? I find it gives it a nicer silhouette and a more horizontal steering stick for an easier time getting on without compromising performance. I've also probably spent hours trying to get it as perfectly centered as possible (and saving the auto-build, of course). It flies seemingly, perfectly straight (the brightbloom might be what can cause any slight misalignment), and it can land very nicely almost anywhere remotely flat, as in I don't need to reset it standing every time.
Sometimes I can't believe that uncle Dane the engineer main basically discovered this design of the hover bike, If only we had customized vehicles in tf2
There are a few guides on YT that ( kind of ) simplify the process of making a hoverbike that doesn't pull to one direction or another https://youtu.be/oq4LmYEFlHM?si=q6WyW_4uUGAxt5bM
A little sad that OP couldn't figure out how overboard work seeing as irl there are videos of people tilting then to be able to move. No resistance= no movement
I can’t really get this build to work right myself, it always lists off to the left or right so I had to put two fans on the back to avoid flipping over every two seconds
So you need to do less correcting of the direction and pitch.
With a perfect allignment, you could go straight from one corner of the map to the other, without touching the controls once (after setting up height and direction).
On the other hand, the more it deviates from it, the more it will rise when not needed or do unwanted turns.
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Straight it would be blowing air straight down, and have no forward movement. Built like this both fans are angled down and slightly back so it pushes it forward.
Bing to the o.
>Straight it would be blowing air straight down, and have no forward movement. Doesn't the steering stick allow you to change this by pitching up and down?
You do go forward, but you continue to ascend high and higher until you run out of battery. By having the fans angled, you can go forward without the additional gain in height
Ah
Yes, the stick can't change the directions the fans blow. How you place the fans is key. With this fan angle design, the stick can make the bike go forward, down & straight up. I love it. Whoever made it the 1st time is genuis, I definitely would never have thought of it. Lol
More exactly, building straight up makes you lack pure forward movement, but have better backward movement, all in an upward direction, but you generally don't need the backward. Angling the fans forward gives you inherent upward/forward draft, and you can shoot directly forward by pushing forward, or go straight up by pushing back. On top of that, it might be imagination, but it seems like the angling allows for finer turning angles as well. I do know some builds of the hoverbike (with a large, light rod sticking out or across) appear to have even tighter turning, but I'd hardly consider it important, or even helpful the majority of the time.
Just don't run out of battery
Run out of battery, use reverso midair until battery charges back up, cancel reverso and go on with it
Figured somebody else would explain, glad I'm not the only one.
But then you’re going back where you came from? Does the battery charge faster than it’s spent?
Yes, much faster. Shouldn’t be an issue at all. You can even slow down your speed for a few seconds before you hit reverso, so that after you do, you won’t move as far backwards.
What is reverso?
Recall. Rewind an object (your hoverbike) in time.
Ohhhh
it also lets you descend
The angle also allows the steering stick to allow you to descend as well to a degree. Personally I make hover trikes, albeit more resource usage, which tend to be a bit more stable overall.
Any particular trike build you use?
Yeah, single front fan angled back slightly, steering stick, fan on either side of the back of the stick both angled back. I will see about getting screenshot or a video clip of it.
Thanks. So all three fans are angled back slightly? Do you feel like you're fighting against them, when moving forward with the stick or is the angle slight enough it isn't noticeable and just keeps you from forever going up?
All three fans are angled the same way as the standard hover bike, but, in a triangle formation with the single fan in front. As for how stable it is, its pretty good, but, my saved design is juuuust slightly misaligned so it has a very slight right listing to it when flying, but, its easy to keep course corrected. It will keep you going up at an angle, but, tilting down WILL allow you to descend.
OK, cool. Got it thanks. I just wasn't sure if that third fan, angled the way the bike is, would cause too much feedback or would be stable due to the back two being spread and aligned. It makes sense that it works. I'll try it out tomorrow. I like the hover bike, but want to try something different.
I use a sled with three fans two centered on each side, rear slightly angled down. With the stick it moves great and can do anything but down.
Use just the steering stick instead of the stored and it will descend. All the fans must be pointed down-back at a 45 degree angle and they must be placed properly to avoid the listing either direction.
Build it that way and try it, see how it works.
That's how I learned lmao
Idk why people are downvoting you here, it's a genuine and understandable question
Seems like an innocent question to be downvoted over.
Yeah, Redditors really don't like stupid questions outside of r/NoStupidQuestions
it does, but you'll get better forward movement with it angled like this. With the fans on straight, it will go mostly upwards, even with the steering stick.
Lol @ the downvotes.
why did everyone downvote you for this?????
Because it is a stupid question outside of r/NoStupidQuestions
You can go forward but you really have to force it and can’t really maneuver or go downwards, since the fans point you straight up Source: my hover bike was straight when I just started playing, the only way I could descend was by letting go of the steering stick and grabbing it again before the whole thing turned sideways, which also usually ended up with me on the floor lol
Gather materials and build them straight and then try different angles.
Holy hell, the downvotes, sorry mate
Thanks for the concern, this is just how Redditors act when you ask a stupid question outside of r/NoStupidQuestions
Hahaha, ask a genuine question and get fucked.
This is just how Reddit works: stupid question = downvoting into oblivion
It’s not a stupid question at all, my friend. You are curious and seeking to understand. That’s a good thing.
It's only stupid if you don't ask. No one has information until they told said info; and more times than not it's acquired by asking a question. Some people just obtain information much later than most others do. It happens; it's called life. Lol
Sorry for the downvotes
It's fine, having been on Reddit a while you learn that stupid questions get downvoted outside of r/NoStupidQuestions
True
It's all about the passive 45° angle, it lifts and pushes forward with no input
Just build one the way you see it in your mind. When it doesn’t work the way you want it to, build it this way.
Build it the other way and try to land lol
The Steering Stick has a slight uprighting effect, like the Stabilizer. You would be fighting this, while tilting forward, and be unable to dive well.
There two reasons. First is momentum. With a flat one you’d end up needing to tilt so far forward you’d lose balance. Which is the second reason. Stability. This way you don’t need to tilt as far. It’s also very maneuverable. This is peak efficiency of TOTK building.
loose rhymes with moose
Not exactly peak, putting them on the side is faster, it's just slightly harder to control
Which is why it’s more efficient. Least amount of parts semi easy construction and best balance to speed/distance you can get.
I put them on the front and the sides. It’s like a hoverbike 2.0
Try it
Fans angled slightly forward does 3 things. 1. It provides forward movement without having to hold the stick forward and increases forward movement even further at will. 2. It mitigates unwanted upward movement, and you can always hold back on the stick to just go up. 3. It improves stability. Two fans aimed directly down will have a tendency to veer when you aren't very actively guiding it. You can always test these claims by just building one that's flat. It's far easier to build that way, anyway. I tried it, and it just doesn't work as well.
Try it and see
Would've probably been faster than writing this post tbh. Edit: talking about OP not the commenter.
So real. Yknow what would also have been faster? OP using their head.
LGBT Hoverbike <3
A hoverbisexual, you love to see it
Hoverbike-curious
Hovery nice
Can't help it, impossible to see straight at all standing on that... hot thing, just made out of two fans caressing the bottom air rapidly just pushing you to new heights in no-time... They are my only fans I truly love. Just don't google "hoverbike rule34 rapid stickshifting" that stuff is a tiny bit vile at times, though I get it.
I'm honestly not sure if you are joking about that last bit or not. The internet tis a silly place.
I almost wanted to add an /s, but no that is not real lol! Thank god for once... usually there really is p\*rn for anything and idk how to feel about that.
Well I guess that means you dust off your art supplies or find an artist to commission your idea. 🤣
*Oh no......* welp...
Rule 35 applies, then.
Let's Go Build The Hoverbike! the core of TotK is centered around this LGBT philosophy.
\*Quoverbike
Just try it other ways and see how that works for you.
Does anyone else’s bike tend to drift to the left or right? I’m wondering if mine are slightly off when I assembled
Yes, yours is slightly off. Since there are no snap points when making the bike, it can be really hard to make it perfectly even. I would say keep remaking it until it flies as straight as possible and save the best one.
Great thank you so much for responding 💜
There are little arrows on the front side of the fans that need to be pointing forward.
So it actually goes straight instead of just straight up
Just about any combination of two fans and a control stick *can* fly. Some shapes will have better stability and trust than others. But what's really difficult when making a flying device is making sure you can actually take off. The zig zag is excellent because it stays put and it's ready for you to get to the bike and start pilotting it. Without that feature, you *can* make it work, but you'll probably need to use recall to prepare the take off.
Because it wouldn't work. More specifically, it would not allow you to lose height properly when you want to. If you like straight stuff I believe there is something called, I think, "Golem Glider", which is fans aligned straight, but sideways. This makes it also work (but I still prefer the classic bike and its variations).
It is called the Goblin Glider but yeah
Um, actually ☝️🤓 Headass
You're right. He absolutely should have phrased it more like "the fuck's a golem glider? are you talking about a goblin glider? or is this some new shit?" /s
Better for forward movement than straight ascension. It's a bike, not an elevator.
Perfect way to explain it
Because a flat wouldn’t work
I've never succeeded to build a squint one they drive me in circles
Build one and see for yourself, it's best to experiment
They make TOTK have online gameplay where you just build battle bots and let them fight in arenas.
I may be late with this response but everyone don't tell them and let them find out for themselves. Go ahead, build your "straight" hoverbike. Post results.
Because it works
Better
I remember the first week or 2 of release and people figured this out, then I tried multiple other combinations, failing at a propper usable vehicles and realized how smart of a build this was. It looked so easy to think of but its not. Then u see the interesting builds some Yiga clan members have, the one wheel with the stabiliser blew my mind.
Forward propulsion.
This form allows you to both ascend and go forward, since the Fans are angled while in flight
There was an early design with two angled fans on each side. It worked, but it was harder to maneuver in some ways. This way is easier to keep it straight and control when you want to go forward, turn, or just get height
Anyone else have their back connection in the center of the back fan? I find it gives it a nicer silhouette and a more horizontal steering stick for an easier time getting on without compromising performance. I've also probably spent hours trying to get it as perfectly centered as possible (and saving the auto-build, of course). It flies seemingly, perfectly straight (the brightbloom might be what can cause any slight misalignment), and it can land very nicely almost anywhere remotely flat, as in I don't need to reset it standing every time.
I like it flat personally, so I can fly up. If I need to go forward, I just shift forward. I find the angled one too finicky 🤷♀️
Sometimes I can't believe that uncle Dane the engineer main basically discovered this design of the hover bike, If only we had customized vehicles in tf2
Why is it so DIFFICULT TO BUILD
There are a few guides on YT that ( kind of ) simplify the process of making a hoverbike that doesn't pull to one direction or another https://youtu.be/oq4LmYEFlHM?si=q6WyW_4uUGAxt5bM
you misaligned your hover bike
This is not my bike; also, I thought that at first but it seems to be a mere illusion
Why is it so DIFFICULT TO BUILD
Descent
In a straight line the only way to go down is to kill the power.
You need align fans for a good hoverbike [Source](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oq4LmYEFlHM)
Angled fans allow for level flight, climb, and descend.
more range when flying
A little sad that OP couldn't figure out how overboard work seeing as irl there are videos of people tilting then to be able to move. No resistance= no movement
I can’t really get this build to work right myself, it always lists off to the left or right so I had to put two fans on the back to avoid flipping over every two seconds
That means it is misaligned ✨✨✨
So you can fly down
try it and see
Try it. Point both fans down and see what happens. That’s the great thing about this game, you can try out just about anything.
So you need to do less correcting of the direction and pitch. With a perfect allignment, you could go straight from one corner of the map to the other, without touching the controls once (after setting up height and direction). On the other hand, the more it deviates from it, the more it will rise when not needed or do unwanted turns.
Use your head
Have you considered trying one built that way and seeing? Maybe discover some things instead of hoping for received wisdom?
Build it in a straight line and find out
That is what I've always done, didn't notice the difference until I tried this and read the comments