Swaptx: Evolver Cardboard Laser Tag with Pro Level Internals
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Got a chance to check out these laser blasters from the number one industrial supplier for laser tag equipment and see if the consumer grade guts are just as good.
Its a super interesting entrant into a category that many of us have written off as stale and I'm super excited to see how the gameplay develops with more options and players on the field.
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The idea that you can set up these different cardboard skins around the battlefield as loot is really neat. The fact that they’re cheaper than making entirely new blasters I think makes it a unique and viable gameplay feature
Yes to all of this! I'm excited!
I love how because of the fact that they're cardboard they also are really blocky and look like the weapons from something like Half Life.
I was gonna say the same thing! They remind me so much of the guns in the first half life.
The shot gun sounded like the one hl2
I was thinking Quake XD
@@zakariadefaye6877 true tho it really does. maybe they ripped it straight from half life 2 bcuz it sounds almost identical
Literally pixelgun 3D
Could you like 3D print the “skins” if you wanted and just put the little sensor in to the print so it works right
I didn’t watch to the end when I commented he already answered sorry
That's a great idea I would totally buy that
yes, yes you can
that idea is pretty damn bright tbh, buying a few extra skins and throwing them around your area to play a battle royale sounds so fun
Not only that but the skins are dirt cheap so if you and some friends all had base guns and then went and got cheap skins you could have so much fun and if a skin breaks, its cheap to replace
Drac: It's been a while since we've had good laser tag systems.
Me: I've got half a dozen Phoenix LTXs me and my buddies use, and they've got scopes, shot blast barrels, slings, the whole 9 yards. They still work, and they're still fun.
Oh man, those were so awesome back in the day
god I miss those days
The funny thing is that the Phoenix LTX is still being made. Amazon orders them. You just can’t find the shotblast or the pin point sights.
FYI the Phoenix LTX had so many upgrades planned. I got to play with the RAPIDBLAST prototype.
It would be interesting to see a large SENC battle with these (though it probably would be incredibly expensive).
(What is "SENC"?)
When I played LaserQuest in the 90s it was a Vest and blaster system that had multiple sensors on the blaster and the vest, so you couldn't passively block all your sensors and still fire.
This looks neat.
This is so cool. While I have DEFINITELY not been a laser tag guy, in fact I've kinda hated laser tag, but these look so freaking awesome. The ability to change your weapon type AND have it look different is so cool to me. So while it is very pricey and I probably will never buy these, I love the idea and I hope it continues.
Seems pretty practical but are they little brat proof.
At what point are you just running with just the chip on the blaster.
you could also replace a chip of one weapon to another, so the enemy thinks you have a sniper but in reality you have a shotgun
The nature of its construction allows you to play in and leave these blasters out in harsh conditions for long periods if time without ruining the main components! Love this idea and it's modularity, cant wait for video game gun skins become available or even open Source so we can make out own weapons and gametypes
I like how you could swap each skin on the fly as you're playing; you could have a backpack with 1 or 2 of them and they'd be super lightweight. The idea of a Battle Royale" where you have to find new skins is also quite appealing. Thanks for showing this off Drac! 🧡💜💛
Never thought laser tag could be so cool
Wait till you learn how to sync two pistols to one headband to dual wield. Super fun. Also, sniper rifle if you hold the trigger it turns on the sighting laser which flashes enemy headband so you know you have a lock, release to fire.
No way! That's awesome, they need a rocket launcher with this feature and a simulated "tracking" thing going on
i like how the gun uses those little scan codes to make your gun differently because theoretically i could make my own shell with any of the codes in it
which adds EVEN MORE CUSTOMIZABILITY
wow this is like a modern/better version of a light strike
Modularity! Yes! Not alot of companies will do this because it could end up eating their profits, but we actually need more of this. Profit vs just innovations, I choose just.
Though this company probably doesnt allow third party cardboard bodies, its a step forwards nontheless
Both the shotgun and sniper rifle use tf2 sounds.
that’s what i was thinking too
It's not going to be long before there's 3D printed skins for that. I looks really good - and the cardboard shells are a great idea.
already ahead of you
@@ASTERisk44946 Definitely post when you get some printed. Just bought these and would love a more sturdy solution
@@ASTERisk44946 do you have a print going? Just saw this an I have one working just need a few more slight tolerance tweaks but it’s pretty decent.
Amazing company! Literally have almost invested in a pro laser tag package because of their offerings.
Ooh man, The "Shotgun Sniper" Halo matches were really fun back in the day when Playing Multiplayer on PC with Friends
Especially when I would spawn next to a Scorpion Tank and would stay completely still until I shot someone going past in it XD
The sound effects are the coolest part. Would be awesome if we could somehow integrate them to the nerf hobby.
I work at an arena that runs the professional system. They are a good company. The fact that the system will hit 300 feet, and that’s not professional system. That the little brother can do that is great. We got to see the system and it’s good solid platform.
That makes us happy to hear, we pour our hearts and souls into our products. It's a work of love.
I wanna see a "build your own skin" feature, where you can customize stats for custom skins that carry over to other players in the same game, so a skin you made would work perfectly on their blaster
Yeah they should definitely sell the chips separate so you can build or print custom weapons
I didn't even know that non-20lbs vest laser tag existed... this is big news to me lmao
Very cool platform, curious to see what the cost/viability would be for a SciFi LARP setting! Recoil was awesome but short lived
there may or may not be... a sci fi pack in the near future.
For real, these would be great for certain LARPs.
The sniper rifle uses the exact same sound effect from tf2
I knew it sounded familiar!
YASSSSS awesome! finally it's gonna get popular! awesome!
This looks neat! I already have so many Laser X blasters…. :P
Still waiting for a true spiritual successor to Battle Tag… while I think the weapon-swapping gimmick is cool and the system uses sensors separate from the phasers (which is a *huge* step up from the typical infomercial set), there still isn’t a system that’s as fleshed-out or as well-done as Battle Tag. Full upper-body sensor vests, Worker Swift-level build quality, NFC sensors for ammo reloading and objective points, DOZENS of game modes with varying degrees of customization, support for up to eight players, and real-time PC-based score tracking - only an actual laser tag facility can compare. It’s a shame that Ubisoft ruined Battle Tag’s chances the moment they decided to show it on-stage at E3 one year…
Swaptx has live scoring for up to 16 players with no PC needed. One player can start and stop the game. I consider that a huge step up.
Definitely cool but way out of my price range. I'd love if there was a local business, community house or library that would run games with these things in prevetted locations - that'd be affordable.
This looks and sounds great
I love the cardboard shells and weapon rarity idea. Finding new shells and getting a legendary item or whatever sounds like a blast. However i would like it if there was also a slightly more expensive option for the shells that is just a single mold cheap plastic shell or whatever. Cus while 3D printing is ofc an option its far from ideal.
I see them being used in the rain - is there concern about them being ruined by getting wet?
it's a glossy coat, so it's a bit resistant, but electronics and water are never good friends.
sounds like if Swaptic asked drac to do a line of 3d printed Skins he'd be down
The idea is awesome, and the skins are reasonably priced - but the base blaster is $90, and the headset is another $45 - so $135 for a blaster with a cardboard shell... That is a bit too much for my blood.
Did someone say "You're looking kinda sus Lord Bionicle" at 11:21 ? Haha
Imagine if we could do this with nerf, it would be modulus 2.0 and it would be glorious.
Edit: after some thinking I figured out that might work. The core would be a select fire strife with a worker lightning storm stock because of its compactness and simple design. There would be three “forms” a sniper rifle, a shotgun, and an M4 rifle. The special guns would be barrel attachments with pegs that tell the gun what it is, sort of like the lego Mario power up system. The sniper would have max flywheel power but it’s semi auto and every 6 shots you have to press the mag release to continue using the gun. The shotgun would be 3-round burst with the lowest flywheel power of all three of them but it has a capacity of 12 darts to make up for the low power of the gun. The M4 is full auto with a capacity of 10 darts and medium flywheel power. And that is my proposal for a system like this, give me suggestions if you think something is in need of changes.
Or something. The option for fixed magazines or belt feeding would be nice.
I feel like the advantage of this system is that it referees itself. When nerfing there's inevitably an argument about who tagged who. Also the rarity rolling and getting increased luck with more tags is just not possible with nerf
I don't like how all the code is on the blaster, but you have to buy the skin for the chip to unlock it. I would much rather have a setting/switch to toggle through the gun types with the skins being purely cosmetic or an alternate way to swap guns. Smells a bit like the "toys to life" (e.g. skylanders, amiibo) model where they sell you a game and expect you to keep buying physical add-ons to unlock all it has to offer.
Good point, but I think this is a good application for the toys to life concept. If you want to have a "battle royale" and you just have a switch, what's stopping someone from just switching to the best version? This adds some luck into the game, which can make it more exciting for some. A switch would be better for two brothers playing in their backyard, but for a whole neighborhood battle I think this is the way to go. Plus the skins just look, and according to drac, feel awesome.
@@benjaminsuckow833 Like I said in my comment, a skin could be an alternate way to switch. You could have game modes that lock out switching on the blaster or even limit what weapons you can switch to like shotty snipers. I'll spare you my thoughts on the "battle royale" genre, but it feels like they're just trying to cash in on the Fortnite trend.
@@rokushou there are more game modes. You can replicate counter strike by dropping your gun in place on death. Also the best part of a skin is the ability to identify the threat. Zig zag if you see a sniper, or stay back from a shotty. Add some field objectives later and there is more coming.
@@zachtos2 I wasn't complaining about not enough game modes, I was saying the ability to switch guns without skins could be limited to keep all current game modes viable. I understand there are benefits to the skins, I would just like to also have the option to play with gun types when you don't own the skin.
@@rokushou also, if everything was on board the blaster/tagger, they would be charging a dam sight more than $80 US for the base model. Buying into the system is really affordable, then you can take your base model to your friends place and he might have more skins and you can have a blast (pun)
The future is now!
9:30 lol it's the TF2 shotgun!!
They have a scar skin so you make, *ahem*: FoRtNiTe In ReAl LiFe!!
i want to see if you can make a modded one for max everything so it would just be hacks but irl. like you could probably increase the range a bit, increase the damage about 15-30%, and the ammo about an extra 5 rounds on the m4 and it would give you an advantage without making yourself look too godmode.
A menace to the skirmish sport space
I don't think the skins tell the gun the specific stats, but rather the gun has the stats for each weapon built-in, and the tag just tells the gun what skin you put on. You would have to take apart and hack the gun itself, but at that point just do the old-fashioned TV remote trick lol
@@fearlesswee5036 TV remote trick?
@@kriss3401 TV remotes and laser tag blasters use the same technology to fire an invisible beam; Infrared! A lot of the older laser tag sets from the 90's and early 2000's would be able to be "shot" by pointing a TV remote at them and pressing a button to fire an IR beam at them. Since a TV remote isn't designed to be a gameplay blaster, you could fire infinite lasers as fast as you could press buttons, and nobody could tag you back lol!
There are actually 30 different weapons built in, from the simple pistol upgrade to a Gatling gun. You can make your own chips or improve the cl facts on the chip to access the plethora of weapon choices. I put together a list of them and the contact configuration for aluminum foil modifications to enable all the guns
Over 3 times more expensive than I thought it would be.
I guessed higher than you and I still balked.
Shotgun and sniper sound effects from tf2.
Looks fun!
I think the evolver pistol is supposed to be Robocop's Auto-9
Cardboard lazer tag
Cardboard lazer tag
I wanna rebuild the skins with old nerf gun parts, because that would be cool
This looks awesome
I'm curious to see how people might mod Nerf shells to be compatible with these blasters so you can use like hard plastic casing also can you pair multiple guns to a single headset so you can have a full load out
Yes you can
Would you put them in nerf shells(?)?
I coukd imagine making some halo skins for this, that'd be awesome
Damn, this is cool.
The cardboard skins look like call of mini zombies guns
I'M BLOWN AWAY O______O!!!
Hey Drac I was curious if the NYX cage would fit in a raven? I just got one and wanted to put it in my rayven.
Merry Christmas Drac, thanks for a great year of reveiws.
Someone should 3d print shells
They look like they came straight out of hl1
I would *LOVE* to see these designed to look a bit like bonkers 90's FPS guns, from Quake II or something.
This looks awesome. Would be sold if it wasn’t so pricey
It's not a throw away toy, it will have features that keep you gaming for years. This is just the tip of the iceberg.
Awesome man
Speaking of the intro. Anyone remember or have recoil? That laser tag that was supposed to connect to your phone and be really cool?
Man I'd love to put these in some Aliens pulse rifle skins and Robocop pistol skins and Halo rocket launchers!
The next release of skins should be interesting.
@@Aaron-Fischer Just grabbed the 8pack Evolver set. When are you guys releasing the next set of skins?
all ive learned from this is that very quickly if this system takes off people will FOR SURE be making this a system you can drop into nerf blasters and other existing plastic shells or 3-D printed designs so that your rifles, shotguns, etc. are a little more sturdy and long lasting and also to give individualization
I bought a couple of these to start 3d designing some shells, it's the way to go IMO because carving up 4 Rival Kronos bodies would hurt my heart but doing one in CAD takes about the same amount of time and then just make copies forever.
A battle royal pov video would be awesome
Oi man nice video, but I wanted to ask when the Nerf fortnite Hammershot mod video will be coming out
looks epic
Those are amazing
Hey Drac, at 6:15, did you say the guns have hit sensors on them? If so, the headbands are optional?
Yes.. Sensors on gun and headset. You get live scoring with the headset as it sets up a wireless network between all the players
3 sensors on the tagger, left right and center. 3 sensors on the headband, 2 front and 1 back
Where was your review of the Tiger (later Hasbro) PHOENIX LTX? That came out around 2008
If it wasn't cardboard, I would automatically throw money at this. Wish instead of cardboard it was plastic. If Hasbro can do it we can.
That was my first thought. They might think about the style of plastic used in collapsible boxes and replace the tape with velcro. It should hopefully increase durability, but it would probably raise the price.
Bro he’s on the shotgun and sniper and every sound I hear from them I immediately go to, “Wait a second, that’s TF2…”
I love it. They look like they're straight from Pixel Gun 3D lol
They put the AWP load sound from CS:GO. lmao
I really like this tho, I wish I had a couple of them to play with my friends.
@LordDraconical - Ever going to do any updated videos on Swaptx? I see that’s it’s been awhile.
Great video! What is the battery life for each gun?
The Light Strike nostalgia hit me like a truck with this one, only flaw being they went for the dumb chonky M4 for the rifle instead of an original design that would've worked better with the boxy aesthetic
These are the first 5 skins. There are more on the way
a lense to turn the shotgun beam into a tapered cone would be cool, and would natural effect range.
That is actually how it works! There's several different kind of emitters on the gun and the different skins will trigger the different emitters.
But the real question is does it have hitmarker sound effects?
yes. when you tag a player, you hear a ping on the first shot if you are on sight. helps you to know if you are aiming properly. the sniper auto pings before fire.
What about making the skins from that plastic cardboard sign material seen on street corners and such?
What did u think about Recoil Lasertag tho? What even happened to them?
I am wondering where can I buy my own set of those laser tag guns so I can play laser tag with all my friends?
Oh yes 3d printed skins on the way
looks like maybe you can make ur own gun shell
Looks cool
the shotguns reload sound sounds like the shotgun reload sound from half life
a sniper bizon 😂😂😂😂
Orange tips on blocky paper guns?
Pre cool
Suggested upgrade for the manufacturer: Use corrugated plastic instead of cardboard.
That doesn't fold well.
Would so get one but i only want the gun itself. I mean they should offer just the one gun seeing as how you can buy all the skins separately. To bad.
Looks like a Kronos reskinning system... lol. Did that with building blocks when I was bored.
This would have been a lot cooler if the skins were made of plastic instead of cardboard! Even a cheap plastic shell would be far more durable than cardboard, which will get wet, crushed, trampled, etc. For how insanely expensive these are I'm quite surprised they went with cardboard. (A 2 player set with the headbands, aka the minimum possible option to be able to play a game of laser tag with these blasters, costs *$270 USD!!!* Not including all the skins!!! Yikes! You can get the pheonix LTX tagger 2-pack from amazon for $80 USD. It won't have the skins gimmick, but that's a *hefty* pricetag to pay for cardboard.)
It also won't have live scoring or piles of weapons, full sensor coverage, dual wielding, field objective accessories and tons of killer audio.
Give me plastic shell expansions to replace the cardboard and I would consider it.
Alternative title: Pixel gun 3d weapons irl
I dont like where this is going Drac, this aint foam!!
Cool consept but seems a little weak
Have you ever tried battle Tag?
How do you tell if your 300 foot sniper shot landed?
The headset flashes and if you are using live scoring you get a kill confirmation on your gun