Author Topic: ACAMS Custom bots (Read 8296 times)

ACAMS · « **on:** July 21, 2009, 03:21:12 PM »

System32 · « **Reply #1 on:** July 21, 2009, 03:23:51 PM »

Are those going to be in DSL 3's race mode?

Drag bot <333

Flying_Chao · « **Reply #2 on:** July 21, 2009, 03:25:40 PM »

Too awesome for words.

Reier · « **Reply #3 on:** July 21, 2009, 03:27:23 PM »

<3 the mustang.
I need to learn to .gmf tweak real bad now.

R1885 · « **Reply #4 on:** July 21, 2009, 03:27:31 PM »

Holly eff, yes.

doomaster543 · « **Reply #5 on:** July 21, 2009, 03:32:34 PM »

:o is all i can say

Weirdo · « **Reply #6 on:** July 21, 2009, 03:37:24 PM »

What is written below, in italics, was origionally typed up in Botsmashers custom bots thread. Only now it has been closed. This was kind of written in Botsmashers defence. You don't have to go through it all. I've highlighted the important bits.

Y'know what, I've got an idea. Why don't we take custom bots more seriously? At least more seriously than just flaming the crap out of them. I mean, people who made custom components probably made them for a reason, for fun if nothing else, but not to get flamed.

I agree that its not the way for newbies to join the community; to think that they can build good bots instantly by using custom components. BUT, is it really any worse than putting a DSL bot in a stock showcase? If that happens, the showcase is moved. And if they mix stock and DSL? They get told to stop, because its unbalanced and won't be allowed in tornaments. And normally we just tell newbs who use custom components to stop using them.

Now I'm not sure if Botsmasher here actually grasps the idea that if he wants to build serious bots he should use only stock or DSL parts, or if he would just rather use custom parts. And if thats the case, I don't really see why we shouldn't support it. The very idea of this thread seems to be for everyone to post their own custom bots. And apart from BS, Redline seems to be the only one who's actually done that. And now that someone, I'm assuming ACAMS, has gone to the trouble of making a whole new section of the forums for Custom bots. So why not start using it?

All Botsmasher needs is to be taught how to make a decent bot full stop, nevermind wether or not it uses custom parts.

I hope what I just typed up isn't a complete load of BS, but I hope you kind of get my point.

Urjak · « **Reply #7 on:** July 21, 2009, 03:43:25 PM »

I do get your point Weirdo.... and you are right. Custom part are not a bad thing nessecarily, I just get annoyed when people think they are so good because they use cheat parts. (I am not saying that is what Bot_smasher did).

Weirdo · « **Reply #8 on:** July 21, 2009, 03:48:05 PM »

And I get your point Urjack, I find it easy to get annoyed at that too. I think they should be taught by the community that it is possible to be good at building with custom components, rather than it being a bad thing full stop, which is what the majority of people seem to be doing. I agree that they should be taught they aren't necissarily good 'just because' thay use custom parts though.

System32 · « **Reply #9 on:** July 21, 2009, 03:51:52 PM »

I love you now. Weirdo, I agree completely.

People treat Cheat parts like blasphemy. We should try to help this creativity. I've watched some events where people have had themselves flames to peices for just demonstrating what custom parts can do. No gloating, just a simple "Here's my bot, this is what it does."

kill343gs · « **Reply #10 on:** July 21, 2009, 04:03:10 PM »

If I remember correctly my Corvette was better than yours. You said something like this: "Beaten with my own parts!" I'll see if I can dig up some pictures. Or if you would RELEASE THE PARTS i could rebuild it better.

Weirdo · « **Reply #11 on:** July 21, 2009, 04:09:06 PM »

Thank you for the support S32 =3

...And now, back to ACAMS...

Dexterhunter · « **Reply #12 on:** July 21, 2009, 04:59:14 PM »

The Covette wasn't released to the public? Then how do I have a copy of it? I gave it hydraulics, repaited the shell, and even showcased it.

Reier · « **Reply #13 on:** July 21, 2009, 05:03:03 PM »

Why does the wiki say you have a grudge against Urjak??

RedSawn · « **Reply #14 on:** July 21, 2009, 05:25:02 PM »

I remember that dragbot. Awesome.

Madiaba · « **Reply #15 on:** July 21, 2009, 06:12:32 PM »

The Mustang I liked a lot. It's beautiful. So I AI-ed it:
ACAMS plane AI-1-BotLab
Airplane-1
ACAMS plane AI-1

This cool plane was one of the reasons I made the giant Hangar arenas.

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The Corvette is awesome too. I wrote a py for it, but can't find it right now. It has short headers coming up out of the hood next to the 6-71, and they fire flames out of the pipes 1-8-4-3-6-5-7-2 like a good chevy should. Then at full bore they are flamethrowers. *Need to find the files*

He has some other stuff that's really cool too, but it's up to him to make public.

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kill343gs · « **Reply #16 on:** July 21, 2009, 06:45:53 PM »

I was going to mod a sound chip to play an engine sound at one point too... Never got around to it. My game doesn't have any custom stuff in it anymore. That was all on my old computer years ago.

Somebody · « **Reply #17 on:** July 21, 2009, 07:53:30 PM »

Quote from: Urjak;53506

I do get your point Weirdo.... and you are right. Custom part are not a bad thing nessecarily, I just get annoyed when people think they are so good because they use cheat parts. (I am not saying that is what Bot_smasher did).

I totally agree.

ACAMS · « **Reply #18 on:** July 22, 2009, 12:23:09 AM »

I started this section because of the one that got started in the stock section (I deleted it, because it only had a couple bots and a lot of bad mouthing......which WILL NOT happen here). There are lots of custom components out there now and lots of custom bots could be built.

Quote from: kill343gs;53581

I was going to mod a sound chip to play an engine sound at one point too... Never got around to it. My game doesn't have any custom stuff in it anymore. That was all on my old computer years ago.

I already have several sound chips, including a jeep if we ever get the Jeep body to work right.

goose · « **Reply #19 on:** July 22, 2009, 12:34:24 AM »

Even after seeing them for the 100th time, they still tickle me pink.

Quote from: Somebody;53592

I totally agree.

At least Sombody agrees