Post by Hirosame on Sept 22, 2015 2:40:23 GMT
Research
Thread: A Bittersweet Symphony, specifically three posts. 1, 2, 3.
Researchers: Hirosame
Crafting Recipes Proposed:
Hoverboard
Material Fee: 50 x Item Level (Minimum Item Level 40)
Posts Required: 3000 Words
Requirement: Level 40 Mechanic
An advancement in motion technology, a step up from skateboards. This item performs by using the Wind Source Spheres that are placed on the bottom of the board, and manually moving the board around by shifting one's weight around to move it forward or turn it. The importance of this machine is that it uses the spheres to propel itself up above the ground, so the only resistance of movement is from the air around the rider and board, allowing for more speed. As such, it also allows the rider to ride over more terrain, like dirt paths and roads, instead of being limited to city streets and other paved or cobblestone paths. Definitely a big move forward, and, as such, requires more expensive materials.
Augmented Hoverboard: Terrain Enhancement
Material Fee: +10 x Item Level (Minimum Item Level 40) on Hoverboard, and all subsequent attachments.
Posts Required: +1000 Words on Hoverboard.
Requirement: Level 45 Mechanic
An attachment to the Hoverboard, which expands the amount of surfaces that the machine can traverse over. By adding another basic Source Sphere, one can increase the number of things that a hoverboard can go over, instead of just going over flatter land. When a Water Sphere is added, one can traverse over streams and small rivers more easily, though the ocean's waves will not allow the user to go over it. Adding a Fire Sphere will allow the user to glide easily over Lava, though the user will have to deal with the heat that rises themselves. Adding another Wind Sphere will increase the elevation by which the owner moves, allowing them to move a bit easier over obstacles. Adding an Earth Sphere will let the rider and board traverse mountainous regions more easily and effectively, keeping a faster speed as they go through, though beware of cliffs. Ice, Lightning, Light, and Darkness currently have no uses in Terrain Enhancement. Buyer must specify if they wish this attachment to be added onto the hoverboard, and which of the extra Spheres they would like to have placed.
Augmented Hoverboard: Thruster
Material Fee: +15 x Item Level (Minimum Item Level 40) on Hoverboard, and all subsequent attachments.
Posts Required: +1000 Words on Hoverboard.
Requirement: Level 45 Mechanic
An attachment to the Hoverboard, which increases the speed at which one travels while riding on the machine. On the back of the hoverboard are two funnel-like compartments that hold two Fire Source Spheres. On the back of the top of the board, there exists a button which, when activated by hitting it with one's foot, turns the thrusters on. The hoverboard then begins to quickly accelerate in speed as the thrusters warm up. After roughly 5 seconds, the thrusters will reach their maximum velocity, and continue to keep the user and board moving faster. With this attachment, one is not required to lean forward to move when trying to increase their maximum speed. Hitting the button again will turn the thrusters off. Cannot use any other type of Spheres to make a thruster. Buyer must specify if they wish this attachment to be added onto the hoverboard.
Augmented Hoverboard: Retractable Wheels
Material Fee: +5 x (Minimum Item Level 40) on Hoverboard, and all subsequent attachments.
Posts Required: +500 Words on Hoverboard.
Requirement: Level 40 Mechanic, and have crafted Shape-Shifting Weaponry before.
An attachment to the Hoverboard, for those who still like to roll around every now and again instead of constantly hovering. This attachment adds in the same machinations as a Shape-Shifting Weapon would have in order to swap some parts around. While the hoverboard is in skateboard mode, when the user activates the hover mechanism, the spaces on the bottom that the Source Spheres operate from slide open, and begin to slowly lift the user off the ground. After roughly 10 seconds, the wheels fold into the board, taking them out of the way for any of the obstacles or paths that the user chooses to hover over. Hitting the button again will fold them back out, and will slowly turn off the power to the Wind Spheres. After 10 seconds, the spaces on the bottom for the spheres will shut again, until the button is pressed once more.
Fully Customized Hoverboard
Material Fee: 80 x Item Level (Minimum Item Level 40)
Posts Required: 5500 Words
Requirement: Level 45 Mechanic
A Fully customized hoverboard, complete with the Terrain Enhancement, Retractable Wheels, and the Thrusters. Having all the currently available bells and whistles added on upon it, this hoverboard is capable of much more over the original type. This is used as an alternative to create a hoverboard with all the attachments applied at the time, instead of specifying that they want all available attachments. Buyer must specify if they wish this attachment to be added onto the hoverboard, and which of the extra Spheres they would like to have placed.
Explanation: As Hiro and Scoria were talking about, a long time ago, using the Source Spheres to produce a board that can begin to hover, Hiro had begun to experiment with Scoria's theory of having the hoverboards use the bases of skateboards, but to float above the ground using said Spheres. While he was working, he thought about more things that he could do with the Source Spheres, and came up with the idea of using them to produce different effects, given the different properties that the different spheres are capable of doing. Using 5 Wind Source Spheres on the bottom of the board, this produces enough lift for the board to hover above the ground with a human body on top of it, without flying up into the sky. Once the user stands on top of it, it will balance out to a neutral point, roughly 6 inches above the ground. In order to move forward, the user must lean forward slightly, in order to shift the direction by which the forces are applied. Leaning from side to side will help the board turn or pivot more easily.
Adding another type of Source Sphere to the mix will, in theory, change how the board operates over certain types of terrain. With only Wind spheres, over a liquid surface, the board would sink down until it hit more solid ground, since there's no real fixed point for it to stay upon. Think of it like a Program, the different Source Sphere types are the certain commands, and it all works as a binary line, and "If/Then" statement. This changes the dynamic by which the board operates, in that if a certain condition is met, it will alter how it operates as a result. So, if a Water Sphere is placed in the system, it will effect how the board functions over water, allowing it to hover over the water without a problem.
The Thruster works just like how one would expect a thruster to work, except that there's no cone-tightening to increase the speed even further than what it is capable of already. However, such a thing could be possible later on in life, given the machinery used in Shape-Shifting Weaponry could be used to tighten or expand the area by which the force can be thrust through. For now, though, it will be a static position, and a static amount of added speed. Of course, the metal will have to be very sturdy, in order to deal with the heat for an extended period of time. As such, it is the most expensive attachment.
The Retractable Wheels is self-explanatory, in that it's based on the Shape-Shifting Weaponry's machinations. This will require the mechanic to have made the weapons before in order for it to work, and will require the mechanic to show that they've created the system before.
At the time of this research claim, I have an AP Claim up, claiming for level 89 in mechanic, which would allow this research to happen. Link here.
As per the completion of this Research Thread, if it goes through, Hiro will be acquiring a few things as a result, along with the research subject itself, which I will list out here:
Blueprint of Hoverboard: A Blueprint used to create the Hoverboard.
Blueprint of Augmented Hoverboard: Terrain Enhancement: A Blueprint used to create the Hoverboard Terrain Enhancement.
Blueprint of Augmented Hoverboard: Thruster: A Blueprint used to create the Hoverboard Thruster.
Blueprint of Augmented Hoverboard: Retractable Wheels: A Blueprint used to create the Hoverboard Retractable Wheels.
Blueprint of Fully Customized Hoverboard: A Bluepring used to create the Fully Customized Hoverboard.
Research Product:
Thread: A Bittersweet Symphony, specifically three posts. 1, 2, 3.
Researchers: Hirosame
Crafting Recipes Proposed:
Hoverboard
Material Fee: 50 x Item Level (Minimum Item Level 40)
Posts Required: 3000 Words
Requirement: Level 40 Mechanic
An advancement in motion technology, a step up from skateboards. This item performs by using the Wind Source Spheres that are placed on the bottom of the board, and manually moving the board around by shifting one's weight around to move it forward or turn it. The importance of this machine is that it uses the spheres to propel itself up above the ground, so the only resistance of movement is from the air around the rider and board, allowing for more speed. As such, it also allows the rider to ride over more terrain, like dirt paths and roads, instead of being limited to city streets and other paved or cobblestone paths. Definitely a big move forward, and, as such, requires more expensive materials.
Augmented Hoverboard: Terrain Enhancement
Material Fee: +10 x Item Level (Minimum Item Level 40) on Hoverboard, and all subsequent attachments.
Posts Required: +1000 Words on Hoverboard.
Requirement: Level 45 Mechanic
An attachment to the Hoverboard, which expands the amount of surfaces that the machine can traverse over. By adding another basic Source Sphere, one can increase the number of things that a hoverboard can go over, instead of just going over flatter land. When a Water Sphere is added, one can traverse over streams and small rivers more easily, though the ocean's waves will not allow the user to go over it. Adding a Fire Sphere will allow the user to glide easily over Lava, though the user will have to deal with the heat that rises themselves. Adding another Wind Sphere will increase the elevation by which the owner moves, allowing them to move a bit easier over obstacles. Adding an Earth Sphere will let the rider and board traverse mountainous regions more easily and effectively, keeping a faster speed as they go through, though beware of cliffs. Ice, Lightning, Light, and Darkness currently have no uses in Terrain Enhancement. Buyer must specify if they wish this attachment to be added onto the hoverboard, and which of the extra Spheres they would like to have placed.
Augmented Hoverboard: Thruster
Material Fee: +15 x Item Level (Minimum Item Level 40) on Hoverboard, and all subsequent attachments.
Posts Required: +1000 Words on Hoverboard.
Requirement: Level 45 Mechanic
An attachment to the Hoverboard, which increases the speed at which one travels while riding on the machine. On the back of the hoverboard are two funnel-like compartments that hold two Fire Source Spheres. On the back of the top of the board, there exists a button which, when activated by hitting it with one's foot, turns the thrusters on. The hoverboard then begins to quickly accelerate in speed as the thrusters warm up. After roughly 5 seconds, the thrusters will reach their maximum velocity, and continue to keep the user and board moving faster. With this attachment, one is not required to lean forward to move when trying to increase their maximum speed. Hitting the button again will turn the thrusters off. Cannot use any other type of Spheres to make a thruster. Buyer must specify if they wish this attachment to be added onto the hoverboard.
Augmented Hoverboard: Retractable Wheels
Material Fee: +5 x (Minimum Item Level 40) on Hoverboard, and all subsequent attachments.
Posts Required: +500 Words on Hoverboard.
Requirement: Level 40 Mechanic, and have crafted Shape-Shifting Weaponry before.
An attachment to the Hoverboard, for those who still like to roll around every now and again instead of constantly hovering. This attachment adds in the same machinations as a Shape-Shifting Weapon would have in order to swap some parts around. While the hoverboard is in skateboard mode, when the user activates the hover mechanism, the spaces on the bottom that the Source Spheres operate from slide open, and begin to slowly lift the user off the ground. After roughly 10 seconds, the wheels fold into the board, taking them out of the way for any of the obstacles or paths that the user chooses to hover over. Hitting the button again will fold them back out, and will slowly turn off the power to the Wind Spheres. After 10 seconds, the spaces on the bottom for the spheres will shut again, until the button is pressed once more.
Fully Customized Hoverboard
Material Fee: 80 x Item Level (Minimum Item Level 40)
Posts Required: 5500 Words
Requirement: Level 45 Mechanic
A Fully customized hoverboard, complete with the Terrain Enhancement, Retractable Wheels, and the Thrusters. Having all the currently available bells and whistles added on upon it, this hoverboard is capable of much more over the original type. This is used as an alternative to create a hoverboard with all the attachments applied at the time, instead of specifying that they want all available attachments. Buyer must specify if they wish this attachment to be added onto the hoverboard, and which of the extra Spheres they would like to have placed.
Explanation: As Hiro and Scoria were talking about, a long time ago, using the Source Spheres to produce a board that can begin to hover, Hiro had begun to experiment with Scoria's theory of having the hoverboards use the bases of skateboards, but to float above the ground using said Spheres. While he was working, he thought about more things that he could do with the Source Spheres, and came up with the idea of using them to produce different effects, given the different properties that the different spheres are capable of doing. Using 5 Wind Source Spheres on the bottom of the board, this produces enough lift for the board to hover above the ground with a human body on top of it, without flying up into the sky. Once the user stands on top of it, it will balance out to a neutral point, roughly 6 inches above the ground. In order to move forward, the user must lean forward slightly, in order to shift the direction by which the forces are applied. Leaning from side to side will help the board turn or pivot more easily.
Adding another type of Source Sphere to the mix will, in theory, change how the board operates over certain types of terrain. With only Wind spheres, over a liquid surface, the board would sink down until it hit more solid ground, since there's no real fixed point for it to stay upon. Think of it like a Program, the different Source Sphere types are the certain commands, and it all works as a binary line, and "If/Then" statement. This changes the dynamic by which the board operates, in that if a certain condition is met, it will alter how it operates as a result. So, if a Water Sphere is placed in the system, it will effect how the board functions over water, allowing it to hover over the water without a problem.
The Thruster works just like how one would expect a thruster to work, except that there's no cone-tightening to increase the speed even further than what it is capable of already. However, such a thing could be possible later on in life, given the machinery used in Shape-Shifting Weaponry could be used to tighten or expand the area by which the force can be thrust through. For now, though, it will be a static position, and a static amount of added speed. Of course, the metal will have to be very sturdy, in order to deal with the heat for an extended period of time. As such, it is the most expensive attachment.
The Retractable Wheels is self-explanatory, in that it's based on the Shape-Shifting Weaponry's machinations. This will require the mechanic to have made the weapons before in order for it to work, and will require the mechanic to show that they've created the system before.
At the time of this research claim, I have an AP Claim up, claiming for level 89 in mechanic, which would allow this research to happen. Link here.
As per the completion of this Research Thread, if it goes through, Hiro will be acquiring a few things as a result, along with the research subject itself, which I will list out here:
Level 21 Mechanic Skill
Blueprints: What's engineering without blueprints? When the Mechanic successfully researches a Mechanic recipe or crafts an item in a craft thread (cannot be a speed craft), they receive 1 Blueprint for that item. Blueprints are tradeable and when a Blueprint of a particular item is used by the Mechanic, they pay 50% less in Material Fees. Alternately, a blueprint may be consumed during a speed craft thread to allow a Mechanic to speed craft that item without having to RP that craft previously. In order to speed craft that item in the future, they must either obtain a new blueprint or craft the item in an RP thread.
Blueprints: What's engineering without blueprints? When the Mechanic successfully researches a Mechanic recipe or crafts an item in a craft thread (cannot be a speed craft), they receive 1 Blueprint for that item. Blueprints are tradeable and when a Blueprint of a particular item is used by the Mechanic, they pay 50% less in Material Fees. Alternately, a blueprint may be consumed during a speed craft thread to allow a Mechanic to speed craft that item without having to RP that craft previously. In order to speed craft that item in the future, they must either obtain a new blueprint or craft the item in an RP thread.
Blueprint of Augmented Hoverboard: Terrain Enhancement: A Blueprint used to create the Hoverboard Terrain Enhancement.
Blueprint of Augmented Hoverboard: Thruster: A Blueprint used to create the Hoverboard Thruster.
Blueprint of Augmented Hoverboard: Retractable Wheels: A Blueprint used to create the Hoverboard Retractable Wheels.
Blueprint of Fully Customized Hoverboard: A Bluepring used to create the Fully Customized Hoverboard.
Research Product:
[b]Apocrypha Flyer[/b]: Item Level 40. A Fully Customized Hoverboard, created by Hirosame himself. This hoverboard includes Thrusters, Retractable Wheels, and the Terrain Enhancement: Wind Sphere, to increase the height by which the Hoverboard will hover at neutral. Made to look much like his Apocrypha Skateboards, the Hoverboard is black in color, with highlights on the top and bottom. On top is a Solstice decal, and on the bottom is the Asterial Age decal. The wheels hold the same type of design, with the Solstice on the right sides, and Asterial Age on the left sides of each wheel. Made to operate perfectly above the ground and crafted with intuition and care, this is Hiro's best work yet.
