Author Topic: DSL 2.0 Sneak Peeks! (Read 82254 times)

Dragon Ninja · « **Reply #20 on:** June 09, 2005, 10:19:47 AM »

I've also got a question. Are you actually doing some of our suggestions or was that just for fun? :cry:

ACAMS · « **Reply #21 on:** June 09, 2005, 10:54:31 AM »

Quote from: Dragon Ninja

I've also got a question. Are you actually doing some of our suggestions or was that just for fun? :cry:

I am waiting on good suggestions for parts....
Cars and/or parts
Tanks and/or parts
Artillery and/or special weapons
Someone wanted a skull, but I am still working on getting the poly count down.

duh102 · « **Reply #22 on:** June 10, 2005, 06:35:08 AM »

You want a suggestion for a tank? Try a Bolo, mark XX-XXV.

Dragon Ninja · « **Reply #23 on:** June 10, 2005, 09:57:45 AM »

Aren't guns and tanks what the n00bs on the RA-Reborn wanted?

ACAMS · « **Reply #24 on:** June 10, 2005, 10:55:42 AM »

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Aren't guns and tanks what the n00bs on the RA-Reborn wanted?

What do you n00bs here want?

Clickbeetle · « **Reply #25 on:** June 10, 2005, 11:21:28 AM »

Hovering AI: Me and FB are at least planning on another AI team that may have a hoverbot in it.

Suggestions: What ACAMS said, basically. Most of the member suggestions so far have been arenas and replicas. Arenas and replicas take a lot of time and disk space. There will be some new ones in DSL 2.0, but no way can all of your suggestions be made.

Sneak Peek of the Week: PREHISTORIC's lightweight rammer, Roly Poly (we couldn't think of a better name that went with the same theme, so we kept it the same). It features the same four-wheel drive as the original, much more ramming power, and a greatly improved skin (the original was plain green). A pretty tough opponent, although there are tougher ones.

toAst · « **Reply #26 on:** June 10, 2005, 09:07:58 PM »

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Aren't guns and tanks what the n00bs on the RA-Reborn wanted?

Ra-reborn was pretty damned close to newb free.

Dragon Ninja · « **Reply #27 on:** June 11, 2005, 03:55:19 AM »

Quote from: toAst

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Aren't guns and tanks what the n00bs on RA-Reborn wanted?
Ra-reborn was pretty damned close to newb free.

Oh. It's just I heard a quote of AU about n00bs on RA-Reborn and how much they wanted guns and lazers.

duh102 · « **Reply #28 on:** June 11, 2005, 06:53:01 AM »

Quote from: Clickbeetle

Hovering AI: Me and FB are at least planning on another AI team that may have a hoverbot in it.

Yes!

Clickbeetle · « **Reply #29 on:** July 08, 2005, 10:15:20 PM »

Now that the forums are back up, here's 3 more of the new AI.

PREHISTORIC
Saber Teeth, sequel to Saber Tooth, has active jaws instead of the fixed jaws of the original. It's one of the easier bots to beat because the teeth fall off fairly easily, but against some designs it is very effective (like bots with exposed sides).

Grog, the Vengeful is the replacement for Grog, the Warrior. This bot is the most different from the original bot; the reason for the shell spinner design instead of the traditioinal axe is because there was only one heavyweight spinner in the stock AI (Backyard Ripper) and three hammers (Grog, Raptor, and DEADBEAT), so Grog was turned into a nice, big, gnarly spinner to balance out the designs more. He has a lot of weapons, but a slow spinup time makes Grog possible to defeat without having more weapons.

The Good Ol' Boys
Hammerhead Shark is the sequel to Cat Fish. It looks pretty different, but it keeps the same basic chassis design (only a lot flatter) and has much more ramming power with 2 55 kg hammers. This bot is nearly invincible head-on; you'd better be able to hit the top, bottom, or sides of HS if you hope to beat it.

duh102 · « **Reply #30 on:** July 09, 2005, 08:02:10 AM »

Why does GtV have a CF panel sticking out the top?

Clickbeetle · « **Reply #31 on:** July 09, 2005, 02:10:57 PM »

That's so if it gets flipped, it doesn't go onto its back and it's easier to tip back on its wheels. A srimech of sorts.

Clickbeetle · « **Reply #32 on:** July 15, 2005, 04:17:04 PM »

Sneak Peek of the Week:

Blood Runner, sequel to Mud Runner. Blood Runner has a Kumite-style design, with a small vertical spinning weapon that is still deadly if the other bot gets under it. It also has a unique chassis divided into 2 halves (no, they can't rotate like Flexy Flyer, unfortunately) and a nice offroad 4 wheel drive system like Mud Runner. It's not one of the tough bots becuase of the exposed chassis and wheels (even after the HP of mud tires was increased), but it adds some variety to the selection of AI bots.

duh102 · « **Reply #33 on:** July 16, 2005, 06:54:42 AM »

I'm guessing that either one half is a custom part or you have a really small bridge where the VS is.

Firebeetle · « **Reply #34 on:** July 16, 2005, 01:17:45 PM »

Really small bridge.

duh102 · « **Reply #35 on:** July 18, 2005, 06:32:39 AM »

Hah! Guessed it!

Clickbeetle · « **Reply #36 on:** July 22, 2005, 11:15:55 AM »

Time for another one. For those of you that are wanting to see something other than new AI bots by now, never fear! Pretty soon (maybe next week) I'll be posting something different. What it will be is a surprise.

For now here's The Good Ol' Boys' new heavyweight, Grisly Bear. With a dustpan-like shape and four claws coming from all directions, it can give a serious bear hug to its opponents. The bear claws were balanced with the rest of the weapons and will be available as cheatbot2 components in DSL 2.0.

Clickbeetle · « **Reply #37 on:** July 29, 2005, 12:11:23 PM »

Here it is! Today's sneak peek is of a new arena to be included, the Ocean Platform. One of Firebeetle's old projects that was pretty much abandoned, but was revived for DSL. The arena is self-explanatory: a raised platform above an ocean. If you fall in the water, all your bot's electronics short and you get eliminated. It also features a vertical spinner hazard at each edge powerful enough to fling you into the ocean if you hit them the wrong way. They lie flat with the floor when hazards are off to make a perfectly flat fighting space if you don't like them.

Dragon Ninja · « **Reply #38 on:** July 30, 2005, 06:46:18 AM »

Good work, CB. When though are you going to make the BB more acturate?

Clickbeetle · « **Reply #39 on:** July 31, 2005, 07:26:31 PM »

Well I know FB isn't going to update the Battlebox anytime soon... those screw hazards are too complicated to make with grape crates (his arena building blocks). Plus he's already working on another, bigger arena project... something that's never been done before, going to be very cool and very fun... you'll just have to wait to see it. If the Battlebox is going to get updated it would be goose or ACAMS that did it and I don't know if they're planning to.

The Ocean Platform was made by FB btw. Not me. He does all the arenas and I do all the replicas and parts.