Author Topic: "Ultimate" Robot Challenge. (Read 5635 times)

Conraaa · « **Reply #20 on:** April 27, 2011, 11:28:05 AM »

Hammer Rammer?

Avalanche · « **Reply #21 on:** April 27, 2011, 12:12:10 PM »

Flipper Wammer!

GoldenFox93 · « **Reply #22 on:** April 27, 2011, 12:13:47 PM »

Heavily-armoured flying robot with rapid laser cannons and a multi-flamethrower exhaust underneath?

ty4er · « **Reply #23 on:** April 27, 2011, 12:17:44 PM »

A FLYING ROBOT.
THAT SHOOTS PINEAPPLES.
THAT INSTA-KILL ANYTHING.
WHILST FLYING.

Squirrel_Monkey · « **Reply #24 on:** April 27, 2011, 12:18:14 PM »

DSL LW....

ty4er · « **Reply #25 on:** April 27, 2011, 12:19:28 PM »

Quote from: Squirrel_Monkey on April 27, 2011, 12:18:14 PM

DSL LW....

Make everything weigh 0.1 kg

MEGA ARMY OF FLYING PINEAPPLE SHOOTERS.

or we could make a rammer/clamp...

GoldenFox93 · « **Reply #26 on:** April 27, 2011, 12:20:14 PM »

Quote from: Squirrel_Monkey on April 27, 2011, 12:18:14 PM

DSL LW....

Daargh, does everything need to be DSL LW nowadays? Next thing we know, my computer is going to have to downgrade to 5mm Titanium to fit in more batteries and razors

Avalanche · « **Reply #27 on:** April 27, 2011, 01:02:45 PM »

HAHAHHA.

Scorpion · « **Reply #28 on:** April 27, 2011, 01:26:06 PM »

*looks at majority of other posts*
Sigh
Well, i'd say a popup, or a VS.
Maybe a flail shell spinner, but not sure how you'd really make an "ultimate" version of that.

GoldenFox93 · « **Reply #29 on:** April 27, 2011, 01:39:33 PM »

Quote from: Scorpion on April 27, 2011, 01:26:06 PM

*looks at majority of other posts*
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Well, i'd say a popup, or a VS.
Maybe a flail shell spinner, but not sure how you'd really make an "ultimate" version of that.

Indeed...hence why I thought that a Futuristic, Heavily-armoured, Weapon-equipped Hovercraft would be a design to go with- the use of rapid gunfire could potentially destroy exposed opponents in seconds, flying renders popups, rammers and flippers harmless, and all but the tallest designs wouldn't be able to reach it- even still, it could be armoured in thick layers of spinner plates and 10mm Steel underneath.

Scorpion · « **Reply #30 on:** April 27, 2011, 01:47:25 PM »

Quote from: GoldenFox93 on April 27, 2011, 01:39:33 PM

Quote from: Scorpion on April 27, 2011, 01:26:06 PM
*looks at majority of other posts*
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Well, i'd say a popup, or a VS.
Maybe a flail shell spinner, but not sure how you'd really make an "ultimate" version of that.
Indeed...hence why I thought that a Futuristic, Heavily-armoured, Weapon-equipped Hovercraft would be a design to go with- the use of rapid gunfire could potentially destroy exposed opponents in seconds, flying renders popups, rammers and flippers harmless, and all but the tallest designs wouldn't be able to reach it- even still, it could be armoured in thick layers of spinner plates and 10mm Steel underneath.

Yes dear, tell you what, you go off in the corner and do that, and let the big boys carry on with what they're doing ;P

NFX · « **Reply #31 on:** April 28, 2011, 12:44:30 PM »

My initial guess would be a popup. However, it's going to require good speed (to get under opponents), enough power (to last the match and have the BSG at full speed), plenty of armour on the front (to withstand spinners), enough weaponry to deal the damage (against particularly high armour), and an epic wedge(to get under everything). Since the last one's impossible to nail down, I don't know if this "Ultimate Bot" thing is strictly doable. But that would be my theory, anyway.

Scorpion · « **Reply #32 on:** April 28, 2011, 01:02:04 PM »

Quote from: NFX on April 28, 2011, 12:44:30 PM

My initial guess would be a popup. However, it's going to require good speed (to get under opponents), enough power (to last the match and have the BSG at full speed), plenty of armour on the front (to withstand spinners), enough weaponry to deal the damage (against particularly high armour), and an epic wedge(to get under everything). Since the last one's impossible to nail down, I don't know if this "Ultimate Bot" thing is strictly doable. But that would be my theory, anyway.

It is, just build, test wedge, if not good enough, delete, remake the bot, repeat XD

GoldenFox93 · « **Reply #33 on:** April 28, 2011, 01:22:01 PM »

Quote from: Scorpion on April 27, 2011, 01:47:25 PM

Quote from: GoldenFox93 on April 27, 2011, 01:39:33 PM
Quote from: Scorpion on April 27, 2011, 01:26:06 PM
*looks at majority of other posts*
Sigh
Well, i'd say a popup, or a VS.
Maybe a flail shell spinner, but not sure how you'd really make an "ultimate" version of that.
Indeed...hence why I thought that a Futuristic, Heavily-armoured, Weapon-equipped Hovercraft would be a design to go with- the use of rapid gunfire could potentially destroy exposed opponents in seconds, flying renders popups, rammers and flippers harmless, and all but the tallest designs wouldn't be able to reach it- even still, it could be armoured in thick layers of spinner plates and 10mm Steel underneath.
Yes dear, tell you what, you go off in the corner and do that, and let the big boys carry on with what they're doing ;P

Who you calling small?

And you know, I might try it. May need some help with the cannons, though.

Scrap Daddy · « **Reply #34 on:** April 28, 2011, 02:30:58 PM »

in dsl? a popup for sure

NFX · « **Reply #35 on:** April 28, 2011, 02:44:19 PM »

I can't see a rammer being considered the ultimate bot. If you don't have a wedge, you're going to get your backside handed to you by anything that does, and if you do have a wedge, once you're overturned, you are absolutely screwed. And if you've built a rammer that isn't invertible, you need to fix that immediately.

martymidget · « **Reply #36 on:** April 28, 2011, 04:32:38 PM »

Its going to be a popup.

A fast enough popup will get under a SS and gut rip it.
From what I've read somewhere, LW SnS don't have the spinup speed (or something) to successfully sweep the popup. I could be wrong though.
In a wedge to wedge situation, the best wedge wins unless flanking goes on. So extensive wedginess testing would have to be done.
HS of the normal kind would have there motors ripped off as the popup goes underneath, but an undercutting HS would have a fair chance.
A VS in a closed arena could beat a popup with luck on its side and sufficient bottom protection. However, in an open arena (eg DSL tournament arena) the likelihood of it being flipper/gyro dancing out is very high.
FS....depends on whether they have a wedge or not. See rammers or no wedge, see wedge for ...wedge.
Rammers...will fly up like a ramp. Wammers may have a fair chance.
Madman's (am i gettin this rite?) full body drum, however....

Yeah, its probably going to be a popup. If you were to say HW, I would say fat rat with even better wedges than it has now.

Squirrel_Monkey · « **Reply #37 on:** April 29, 2011, 03:17:56 AM »

The problem with popups are Flail SnS (yes they do work) and TRFBDs.
But looks like it shall win.

Clickbeetle · « **Reply #38 on:** April 29, 2011, 07:54:12 PM »

I don't know if you would class them under "crawlers", but if not, the ultimate bot should be a TRFBD. It's impossible for gut-rippers to hit the chassis and it has enough weapons to threaten shell spinners too.

123's LW Big Wheel is a good candidate for the ultimate bot to start with IMO.

And a problem with the proposed system is that the bot type, once decided, will never change. What if a popup is not the "ultimate" design? Then you get an ultimate popup, not an ultimate bot.

Squirrel_Monkey · « **Reply #39 on:** April 30, 2011, 01:29:19 PM »

My Flail SnS easily beats 123's TRFBD, and outweapons most other bots. That was why it was my choice.

Poll

What kind of popup?

Author Topic: "Ultimate" Robot Challenge. (Read 5635 times)