With game update 19 any damage that happens to the obstacles is not to be viewed as model damage.
19 – BROKEN OBSTACLES (Sep. 9)
Obviously the "obstacle" models are fragile. Because the breakage is due to their design,
if they break you will NOT get a call of "model damage" at tournaments. At the same time, the damage is predictable (you've been dealing with it all season), so it is considered
a variable for you to expect and consider while you design. Also please understand that the models are repaired by humans... If you see that any model isn't built correctly, Rule 19 gives you the ability and responsibility to ask that it be corrected
before the match starts.
I would assume that this applies only if it is clear that your intention is not model destruction (Giant bulldozer attachment), but if the robot makes an attempt to get over the wall or dyno and something comes loose by no fault of the teams and is unable to be repaired on the spot and then the team using the same strategy progresses farther on a subsequent attempt (with this update) I dont see where the rule 34 would apply.
Justin
Greetings!For the obstacles mission, is it OK if a robot causes damage to the obstacles, and then benefits from these damages during a retry?I'm looking at rule 34 "MODEL DAMAGE"• Any scoring success which obviously depended on model damage is marked scoreless.Does this rule apply here?Thanks!Pete ZulkarnainAssistant Coach