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What kind of siege machinery is this ?

WololoWololo Member, Phoenix Initiative, Hero of the People, Kickstarter, Alpha One, Alpha Two, Early Alpha Two
in General Discussion
This is from the newsletter. Looks amazing ! But does anyone knows what this weapon is supposed to do ?
There seems to be a torsion spring inside the wheel so it can launch something using angular momentum. It also looks like a medieval pulley that was used to build castles. Or a giant hamsterwheel/concrete mixer thing to transport stuff..
Any guesses ?


8c86b4a8-0f92-4027-9c34-da51815c0da2.jpg'As a thank you, we wanted to share a little sneak peek of one of the siege weapons awaiting the players in our upcoming Castle Sieges Mode!'

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  • NagashNagash Member, Leader of Men, Kickstarter, Alpha One, Alpha Two, Early Alpha Two
    edited October 2019
    It is a doom wheel prototype. quick someone get the rat poison and check the sewers

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  • WololoWololo Member, Phoenix Initiative, Hero of the People, Kickstarter, Alpha One, Alpha Two, Early Alpha Two
    @Nagash Holy cannoli !! That thing looks epic lol. If something like that will be in the game i hope to be able to apply the stuffertons skin to it :o>:):D
  • NagashNagash Member, Leader of Men, Kickstarter, Alpha One, Alpha Two, Early Alpha Two
    Wololo wrote: »
    @Nagash Holy cannoli !! That thing looks epic lol. If something like that will be in the game i hope to be able to apply the stuffertons skin to it :o>:):D

    it also shoots lightning ^^
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  • Rem_Rem_ Member
    This is cool but I actually have no idea what it could be ~ ! lol
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  • TrePalleTrePalle Member, Alpha Two
    Nagash wrote: »
    It is a doom wheel prototype. quick someone get the rat poison and check the sewers

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    lol I Skaven are so damn cool
  • BehagueBehague Member, Alpha Two, Early Alpha Two
    edited October 2019
    I was more interested in the runes above the gates, I can read it but it doesn't make sense.
    The right says
    E P I D S T U D I ES S I N T R E
    I think they're trying to write intrepid studios, but used the Es letter instead of the O.
    The O rune itself looks more l like an F.
  • c0ug4rc0ug4r Member
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    Though hamster wheel seems more plausible.
  • DayuhanDayuhan Member
    It appears to be a primitive wall-breaker, or gate breaker. It has a stationary, or possibly wagon-portable, base on which it can swivel, and a rotating wheel with heavy metal spikes on the outer edge. The design appears to be made for a single person inside to spin the rotating wheel, hamster-wheel style (if you look closely at the picture you can see the opening where a person would get in), while being protected from above and the sides by the device itself. The rotating arm outside allows an ally to lower the wheel against the wall, or gate, to tear at the wall/gates integrity. When the spinning slows down it is rotated away again so the person inside can pick up momentum, or swap out for a fresh person, before it is once again lowered in to the wall/gate - eventually chewing through.
  • WololoWololo Member, Phoenix Initiative, Hero of the People, Kickstarter, Alpha One, Alpha Two, Early Alpha Two
    seems legit !
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