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Robot Arena => Discussion => Topic started by: hazardpuss on August 26, 2016, 12:44:09 PM

Title: A newb and extenders
Post by: hazardpuss on August 26, 2016, 12:44:09 PM
Like any good newb I looked up info on how to make robots properly. One of the things people mentioned was using extenders, but I have a problem. How do I know how much I am rotating the round face of the extender? As far as I can tell it is featureless.

Also would it be possible to re-skin the extenders to show where the attachment points are?
Title: Re: A newb and extenders
Post by: Thrackerzod on August 26, 2016, 12:56:03 PM
Stock extenders are hexagon-shaped, so if you look closely you can see it rotating.  What I usually do is put on the extender without rotating at all to see which way the attachment point is going.  Then I remove that extender, and put a new extender, rotating the second one to the relevant position.

Alternatively, you could try out DSL or Ironforge, both of which have square extenders with attachment points on all sides, so it's way less of a pain.

I think there is a skin pack or something that adds a mark to the proper side of the extender, but I donno where it is.

Good luck!
Title: Re: A newb and extenders
Post by: DeadGenocide on August 26, 2016, 01:17:00 PM
I think there is a skin pack or something that adds a mark to the proper side of the extender, but I donno where it is.

Sage's skin pack it only works for red extender though
Title: Re: A newb and extenders
Post by: Mecha on August 26, 2016, 01:40:41 PM
I think there is a skin pack or something that adds a mark to the proper side of the extender, but I donno where it is.
https://gametechmods.com/forums/index.php?topic=16351.0
Title: Re: A newb and extenders
Post by: Sage on August 27, 2016, 11:26:17 AM
i put it on the red extender so i'd know who the newbs are
Title: Re: A newb and extenders
Post by: hazardpuss on September 01, 2016, 03:55:05 PM
Ok so I discovered that if you alternate which end you attach from it always has the connectors on the same side. also thank you