Author Topic: DSL 2.0 Sneak Peeks! (Read 82178 times)

Clickbeetle · « **on:** May 20, 2005, 10:03:45 PM »

Yes it's true... you can see a glimpse of what's going to be in the mysterious DSL 2.0.

One of the things to be included in DSL 2.0 is all new AI bots (this is why you haven't seen any new bots from me or FB - we've been busy with these!). Remember the stock AI? The really horrible bots that come with the game that have always been beat up on and ridiculed? Well, they're BACK in DSL with some really tough bots, and they're hungry for some revenge :twisted:

One new bot will be posted on a weeklyish basis (possibly with some other stuff thrown in too).

I'll start the sneak peeks with Red Zone's new lightweight Scout (same name but new design). I'll tell you that it's a flipper, and a powerful one, but I'll leave the rest up for you to discover on your own when DSL 2.0 is released.

Dragon Ninja · « **Reply #1 on:** May 21, 2005, 03:24:41 PM »

Will we still have replica ai as well?

RFS · « **Reply #2 on:** May 21, 2005, 08:33:45 PM »

:) The RFS AI Pack 1.0 was meant to be all upgraded Stock AI. When I realized how incredibly hard and unnecessary it was to keep the same chassises and stuff, I scrapped it and 3 months later made the new RFS AI Pack.

house_Fly · « **Reply #3 on:** May 21, 2005, 09:18:45 PM »

some one posted how cool darkrats new mudrunner was any way you can post a pic of that next week and i think thats the name ^ its the hillbilly one with mud tires and two firemans axes

Clickbeetle · « **Reply #4 on:** May 21, 2005, 10:58:16 PM »

Quote from: Dragon Ninja

Will we still have replica ai as well?

Yes, it is 6 bot teams, the first three bots being new AI and the last three being replicas.

Clickbeetle · « **Reply #5 on:** May 27, 2005, 12:10:55 PM »

Here is sneak peek bot #2. Red Zone's middleweight RED ALERT is the sequel to ALARM. It's a poker just like the original, but much more powerful - those are 60kg hammers on it. From testing, I think this is going to be one of the toughest bots to beat.

RFS · « **Reply #6 on:** May 27, 2005, 08:48:26 PM »

What if you flip it over? :O

:lol: j/k I like how youre keeping them all like they used to be, if you look closely in RFS AI pack 1.0 each robot is the same type that it was replacing. (IE, robot 1 from Team 1 was a flipper just like scout)

Burnbotics Burnout · « **Reply #7 on:** May 28, 2005, 04:59:48 AM »

Whats happening with Emergency, Eye poker and Bear because they worried me alot when i started playing RA2

Dragon Ninja · « **Reply #8 on:** May 28, 2005, 08:45:09 AM »

Eye Poker might be lower to the ground and have about a couple of spikes on pistons, Bear will probubly have spinning bear claws on exenders and have a better chassis design, and Emergency will probubly have 1 powerful flipper.

Botboy · « **Reply #9 on:** May 29, 2005, 06:28:27 PM »

I always thought emergency cheated, over weight.

Firebeetle · « **Reply #10 on:** May 30, 2005, 10:43:13 AM »

Nope. It was actually the only bot that was even close to 800 kg. All the rest of the HW bots ranged from 400-550 kg. In the new AI they are all close to 800 kg.

Quote from: Burnbotics Burnout

Whats happening with Emergency, Eye poker and Bear because they worried me alot when i started playing RA2

Quote from: Dragon Ninja

Eye Poker might be lower to the ground and have about a couple of spikes on pistons, Bear will probubly have spinning bear claws on exenders and have a better chassis design, and Emergency will probubly have 1 powerful flipper.

Right, wrong, wrong.

Clickbeetle · « **Reply #11 on:** June 03, 2005, 11:23:14 AM »

Here's the last bot from Red Zone. Second Sentinel deviates a lot from the original in terms of design, but it is still a flipper. It is so powerful that I just can't resist showing a picture of it in action, so this week you get a bonus screenshot! SS is a very tough opponent in any arena where you can get flipped out.

Dragon Ninja · « **Reply #12 on:** June 03, 2005, 01:19:32 PM »

That's cool. Will there br new teams aswell as revised ones?

Firebeetle · « **Reply #13 on:** June 03, 2005, 03:04:37 PM »

Probably. Not many though. Just a few.

Dragon Ninja · « **Reply #14 on:** June 03, 2005, 04:47:11 PM »

Hope we see new replicas. They're always good to see.

toAst · « **Reply #15 on:** June 04, 2005, 09:12:13 PM »

Upgraded AI, literally? Awesome as

!

What the

are you going to do to Ronin though?
*imagines the most armored wedge ever*

Clickbeetle · « **Reply #16 on:** June 06, 2005, 01:21:39 PM »

Well, some of the stock AI bots were just so... under-weaponed that we had to add some weapons to make them any good. Ronin, for example, and Lug Nut. We also wanted to change the weapons on some bots for a more balanced crop of AI. Think of it like Ankle Biter: at first it was manily a wedge bot with a little saw blade inside, but in BB season 5 it turned into a big, gnarly vertical spinner that was tons more powerful (not suggesting that Ronin is a VS now, but it could be, you'll have to wait and see).

So most of the new AI bots are very similar to the bots they were based off of, but a few are pretty different.

duh102 · « **Reply #17 on:** June 07, 2005, 07:06:26 AM »

Is the release date still TBA, or is there a tentative date yet?

Clickbeetle · « **Reply #18 on:** June 08, 2005, 01:34:43 PM »

It will be released when it's done.

Using my future sight to predict the next question that will be asked:
When will it be done?

Dunno. It's hard to predict how long it will take to finish everything. If it was just the new AI, I'd guess... oh... a month at most. But of course there is other stuff too. Most of it's supposedly done but it hasn't been uploaded so other people can test it (hint, hint).

duh102 · « **Reply #19 on:** June 09, 2005, 06:09:27 AM »

Just one more question outa me, then I'll be silent. Will there be any hovering AI bots? I've always wanted to kick a flier's butt.