Mass Driver

[Val]

Same as a MAC but since the one on harvest was called a driver. I made mine around that idea.
Ive had this idea for a very long time but only recently have a learned enough forge techniques to put it into working practice.



Mass Driver is set on the edge of a cliff and fires back along the map.



For the Tungsten shell im using a crate, as it was simple to create a barrel for it to fire along.



And this is where the crate generally lands. I soo wished i could have gotten it further. I had tried experimenting with fusion coils to try and give it a boost but this seemed to make the crate fire out of control and mostly land closer.
Also more fusion coils makes the cannon more easy to trigger manually.



This picture looks cool. I made the cannon with look in mind. You can see fusion coils in small compartments lined across the top. This is to make a controled explosion along the top.



With look in mind i placed it overhanging a cliff. I merged two ramps into the cliff to make it look supported and used watchtower bases to make a cool way up to the control room. The is a small garage and a landing pad also.



You can be fired out of it. Either by the crate or by walking through the man cannons. you land just short of where the crate lands. If you want to be fired out go through the opening and stand next to the crate.



(Parts cut out to show inside)
To trigger the cannon go to the control room and crouch in the pit. Its right in the centre of the room, cant miss it. You pick up the custom power up which releases the fusion coil. This starts explosion.



The crate is held back by power cores. when explosion reaches them they blow up and lets the crate free. Simple really but soo tricky to get the holes in the shaft and everything working smoothly.
The crate is pushed by my version of a railgun or Mac. I discovered a while back that if you use two man cannons to push an object through like a bar of soap they go much faster.
Three sets of dual man cannons power the Driver.



The control room lets you look up the barrel of the gun and provides accsess to the opening. Firing mechanism is the hole in the floor in the middle.



I used wall corners and ramps to creat ridges or shock absorbers for the cannon. There are alot of shields used. this is to stop people from accidentaly setting it off.



The entrance to the gun is bellow the shaft and if you ask me looks sweet.
A short tunnel leading to a garage. I merged the ramp perfectly with the cliff.



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[SiN Fwang]

lol cool. i love the shape and function and stuff. thats cool. 4/5

[xBigDaddyVx]

Wow this is pretty sweet! This could be used to make some awesome maps

[the persister2]

DAMN, that is one hell of a launcher, looks great and blows far, sure it will come in alot of other maps, great job.

[ZANDER1994]

I've seen two other maps with cannons, but never really looked at them so I really can't compare this one to any of them. It looks really good. Probably took like what, a week straight just to finish it? Obviously you are a dedicated forger to put that much time into something like this. I'll definitely give it a download. Usually I don't expect maps of this magnitude from trainees.

[desert rat 852]

Ive gotta show this to my friends machinama company. He'll go ballistic. Get it, BALLISTIC, lofl

Crapy puns aside, This is one of the best cannons ive seen period. And its THE best ive seen on Avalanche. Ill see this in Machinama soon. I bet we can incorperate it.....

5/5, youll be getting a message from me soon.Be sure to reply!

Cheers!
Desert Rat 852

[Val]

funny little glitch i noticed is that the crate never fires the first time you go on the map

[FreshCherry]

i like this map! i could use it to make other stuff too! 5/5

[Randle Scandal]

If you want to get more distance, try using a regenarator, you'd have to activate it, but it'd go a lot further!

Also I'd like to say that it is excellent in itself. It looks good and it looks like a lot of fun to use as well! I've always enjoyed those kind of maps that launch random crap.

[Floppy2276]

Woah! Can't wait to try it out.