Due to the star wars franchise being a big part of my childhood i decided to look more into the mech movements in the form of the droids and the empire. The first thing that needs to be mentioned in the comparison is that one uses Cgi and the other uses models and stop motion animation to create their machines.
The AT-AT is a good example of how i think the mechs should look in movement due to the idea that they are limited by physical restraints not by a computer and the rig, The vehicle is a lot different in size so our mechs will move quickly and not be as heavy footed but the base principle of how the machine should move is their. A better example is the AT-ST thought still large it is treated as a light vehicle in star wars standards. The AT-ST is similar in design to the sentinel in Dawn of War the only difference is the size and how the thing looks. one thing i found was that the at-st has a smaller cockpit which looks like the thing has no problem balancing while the sentinel has a larger cockpit and feels more like a balancing act which is another thing that will affect the walking for our mechs i believe.
The droids run too fluid for the style i thing we want but their is one droid i have decided to research which is the spider droid. Now the main reason i like this one is besides the multiple legs the mech actually uses a system where the legs move up when they walk like sliding a pencil though a hole and the pushing it back though which i think is a good idea such that it feels like it is hydraulics based which also feels like it can compensate for it's surroundings and becomes more sure footed. the spider droid is one i love but will need to be judged upon by the group.
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