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Robot Arena => Discussion => Topic started by: Hi5er on June 12, 2016, 05:20:48 PM

Title: I haven't been here since 2010...
Post by: Hi5er on June 12, 2016, 05:20:48 PM
Hi everyone.

I doubt any of you will know me or even remember me (Gig, Somebody, Sage?) as I have contributed very little to this forum, even when I was active (way back in 2010). But a few weeks ago I stumbled across the steam game: Robot Arena 3 and I was like man... what a game RA2 was... The fun I had.

And boom this weekend I decided to download it on my Surface and have some fun times mucking around on one of my old favourites... Here's what I came up with today:

Spyke
He's a spinner.

(http://s33.postimg.org/5dswotpfj/Spyke_Overview.png)

(http://s33.postimg.org/sv873oav3/Spyke_Inside1.png)

I just remembered a few glitches as I went really. Not sure if he would be any good in today's game?

Anyway, advice on the above is welcome, but it was a bit of a rush jobby. I didn't even bother with a custom skin!

Whats new in the world of RA2, who's about still?
Title: Re: I haven't been here since 2010...
Post by: Silverfish on June 12, 2016, 05:23:30 PM
Welcome back. I wouldn't know who you are tho :P.
Anyway, you have A LOT to catch up on. Nowadays, we don't really use servos even. We use the blue snapper lol.
Title: Re: I haven't been here since 2010...
Post by: Hi5er on June 12, 2016, 05:29:37 PM
Welcome back. I wouldn't know who you are tho :P.
Anyway, you have A LOT to catch up on. Nowadays, we don't really use servos even. We use the blue snapper lol.

As in the Snapper II thingy? When I first started playing that "didn't exist"... Ah the good ol days...

Is that using the eFFe glitch or something? I never learned that!  :dumb)

I was under the impression mounting a Ztek on a servo made it spin faster? Or was that my silly teenage mind being silly?

Thanks for the welcome :) Is this still an active community?
Title: Re: I haven't been here since 2010...
Post by: Squirrel_Monkey on June 12, 2016, 05:31:56 PM
Welcome back. Lot's to catch up on.
Maybe browse some people's showcases to see what building is like these days.

I was under the impression mounting a Ztek on a servo made it spin faster? Or was that my silly teenage mind being silly?
This is true, though the same is true for mounting on the Snapper II I believe which is the lighter option.
Title: Re: I haven't been here since 2010...
Post by: Hi5er on June 12, 2016, 05:39:30 PM
Welcome back. Lot's to catch up on.
Maybe browse some people's showcases to see what building is like these days.

I was under the impression mounting a Ztek on a servo made it spin faster? Or was that my silly teenage mind being silly?
This is true, though the same is true for mounting on the Snapper II I believe which is the lighter option.


Thank you!
Squirrel monkey... Now there's a name I think I remember? Could be wrong...

I will be doing that over the next few days for sure. Servo glitching is so easy tho  haha, I hope the snapper mounting is just as easy... I'll have a read up on it. My crowning achievement on here was stacking 2 supervolts on top of each other in my first week which was "impressive for someone so new" I believe... Hopefully I can replicate that here.

Lots has changed since 2010 then? Any upcoming tournaments this year or is the attention turning to RA3 now?
Title: Re: I haven't been here since 2010...
Post by: Squirrel_Monkey on June 12, 2016, 05:44:38 PM
Thank you!
Squirrel monkey... Now there's a name I think I remember? Could be wrong...
I believe I joined in 2009 so I must have been just starting up back then. Would have been like 13 or something. Takes me back.
I will be doing that over the next few days for sure. Servo glitching is so easy tho  haha, I hope the snapper mounting is just as easy... I'll have a read up on it. My crowning achievement on here was stacking 2 supervolts on top of each other in my first week which was "impressive for someone so new" I believe... Hopefully I can replicate that here.
We have plenty of tutorials you can check out: https://gametechmods.com/forums/index.php?topic=17300.0 I recommend Sage's for snapper loading.
Lots has changed since 2010 then? Any upcoming tournaments this year or is the attention turning to RA3 now?
Take a look in the tournament's section. Nothing stock right now but I'm sure one will come around.
Title: Re: I haven't been here since 2010...
Post by: yugitom on June 12, 2016, 05:50:31 PM
Lots has changed since 2010 then? Any upcoming tournaments this year or is the attention turning to RA3 now?
Nothing is ever really 'upcoming' because anyone can host a tournament at any time. If you wanna see what tournaments are in the works, currently accepting entrants/in sign-ups or are already underway, have a look at the Tournament section and see for yourself. I don't know who was the tournament mod back in 2010 but, if you have any more questions in that area, feel free to ask me.

Attention is definitely not turning to RA3 due to the state it's in, so I'd say it's a safe bet to focus on your RA2 building skills for RA2 tournaments :P
Title: Re: I haven't been here since 2010...
Post by: Silverfish on June 12, 2016, 05:57:11 PM
Since it seems relevant and (somewhat) necessary, I'll try to compile a list of stuff that's changed.
Title: Re: I haven't been here since 2010...
Post by: Jaydee99 on June 12, 2016, 06:10:49 PM


(http://s33.postimg.org/5dswotpfj/Spyke_Overview.png)

(http://s33.postimg.org/sv873oav3/Spyke_Inside1.png)

I like it a lot
Title: Re: I haven't been here since 2010...
Post by: 09090901 on June 12, 2016, 06:10:56 PM
stock died

dsl 2.2 was also released. it's pretty much DSL-3 with backwards compatibilty with 2.1.

Since it seems relevant and (somewhat) necessary, I'll try to compile a list of stuff that's changed.
with the exception of ironforge, pretty much everything there was relevant in 2010.
Title: Re: I haven't been here since 2010...
Post by: Jaydee99 on June 12, 2016, 06:16:45 PM
stock died

dsl 2.2 was also released. it's pretty much DSL-3 with backwards compatibilty with 2.1.
Not quite, GTM died.
Title: Re: I haven't been here since 2010...
Post by: kill343gs on June 12, 2016, 06:42:46 PM
stock died

dsl 2.2 was also released. it's pretty much DSL-3 with backwards compatibilty with 2.1.
Not quite, GTM died.

That's pretty clearly not true.
Title: Re: I haven't been here since 2010...
Post by: Badnik96 on June 12, 2016, 07:26:09 PM
oh man i kinda remember you! welcome back!
Title: Re: I haven't been here since 2010...
Post by: Sage on June 12, 2016, 07:28:55 PM
sup bro, glad you remember me
Title: Re: I haven't been here since 2010...
Post by: WeN on June 13, 2016, 03:10:54 AM
Sup Hi5er. Welcome back.
Title: Re: I haven't been here since 2010...
Post by: Hi5er on June 13, 2016, 03:13:04 AM
sup bro, glad you remember me

Yeah, you were someone very helpful in my early days! Lets hope you're just as good as getting me out of retirement  :laughing

oh man i kinda remember you! welcome back!

No joke, when I logged in I had an unopened PM from you inviting me to join a Nascar tournament or something? Thanks!



(http://s33.postimg.org/5dswotpfj/Spyke_Overview.png)

(http://s33.postimg.org/sv873oav3/Spyke_Inside1.png)

I like it a lot

Thanks man :) Time for me to learn some new tricks I think though...


Lots has changed since 2010 then? Any upcoming tournaments this year or is the attention turning to RA3 now?
Nothing is ever really 'upcoming' because anyone can host a tournament at any time. If you wanna see what tournaments are in the works, currently accepting entrants/in sign-ups or are already underway, have a look at the Tournament section and see for yourself. I don't know who was the tournament mod back in 2010 but, if you have any more questions in that area, feel free to ask me.

Attention is definitely not turning to RA3 due to the state it's in, so I'd say it's a safe bet to focus on your RA2 building skills for RA2 tournaments :P

I thought as much... I am still very much intrigued by it, but I think I will hold off on the purchase for now.

I believe I joined in 2009 so I must have been just starting up back then. Would have been like 13 or something. Takes me back.

Yeah, crazy how much has happened in six years... I was 17 and loving college haha... Now i'm working for the man in a steady relationship... Dam.  :laughing

Sup Hi5er. Welcome back.

Thanks man!
Title: Re: I haven't been here since 2010...
Post by: Thyrus on June 13, 2016, 04:31:13 AM
Are you the bigger brother of ty4er?
Title: Re: I haven't been here since 2010...
Post by: Thrackerzod on June 13, 2016, 04:31:47 AM
Howdy dude!
Title: Re: I haven't been here since 2010...
Post by: Hi5er on June 13, 2016, 05:22:59 AM
Are you the bigger brother of ty4er?

Haven't heard of him, depends how much of a rascal mother was I guess.

Howdy dude!

Sup man!
Title: Re: I haven't been here since 2010...
Post by: RedAce on June 13, 2016, 06:07:15 AM
Oh hey.  I remember seeing your name during my lurking days.  Nice to see you back man.
Title: Re: I haven't been here since 2010...
Post by: Somebody on June 13, 2016, 06:20:55 AM
Hey man, welcome back!

(at this rate I'll never leave)
Title: Re: I haven't been here since 2010...
Post by: Hi5er on June 13, 2016, 06:43:15 AM
Hey man, welcome back!

(at this rate I'll never leave)

Now there's a face I really do remember! Cheers man, you helped me out a lot back in the day on my old showcase (and you dug my paint jobs from what I recall... Hopefully I can continue to impress :cool:)

Oh hey.  I remember seeing your name during my lurking days.  Nice to see you back man.

Thanks buddy! I look forward to losing to you soon haha
Title: Re: I haven't been here since 2010...
Post by: Meganerdbomb on June 13, 2016, 07:39:27 AM
Wb
Title: Re: I haven't been here since 2010...
Post by: Hi5er on June 13, 2016, 08:06:42 AM
Wb

Thanks bud :)
Title: Re: I haven't been here since 2010...
Post by: cephalopod on June 13, 2016, 02:07:28 PM
Always nice to see old faces pop back in, welcome back :)
Title: Re: I haven't been here since 2010...
Post by: Somebody on June 13, 2016, 06:14:35 PM
Hey man, welcome back!

(at this rate I'll never leave)

Now there's a face I really do remember! Cheers man, you helped me out a lot back in the day on my old showcase (and you dug my paint jobs from what I recall... Hopefully I can continue to impress :cool:)

Well yeah, because they were cool looking!
Title: Re: I haven't been here since 2010...
Post by: Hi5er on June 14, 2016, 03:20:19 AM
Always nice to see old faces pop back in, welcome back :)

Thanks man!

Hey man, welcome back!

(at this rate I'll never leave)

Now there's a face I really do remember! Cheers man, you helped me out a lot back in the day on my old showcase (and you dug my paint jobs from what I recall... Hopefully I can continue to impress :cool:)

Well yeah, because they were cool looking!

Haha - good to know!

I'm working on a few bots at the moment so I'll start up a showcase again soon I think. I've never made a bot with a drum style spinner (this is all in stock by the way) so I'm giving it a go. The biggest obstacle appears to be the weight limit at the moment haha

Mounting the "drum" on a snapper or servo also creates some pretty crazy stability issues, when I fired up the weapon the force of it actually flipped my robot clean over like 3 times out of 5 in my testing (even at the 800kg weight limit) so I think i'm just going to have to opt for a base plate extender.

Are drum weapons even viable/effective? I haven't seen one before in stock.
Title: Re: I haven't been here since 2010...
Post by: 09090901 on June 14, 2016, 03:46:34 AM
Are drum weapons even viable/effective? I haven't seen one before in stock.
https://wiki.gametechmods.com/index.php?title=DrumbleBee

Static setup is definitely the way to go.
Title: Re: I haven't been here since 2010...
Post by: Hi5er on June 14, 2016, 05:49:55 PM
Are drum weapons even viable/effective? I haven't seen one before in stock.
https://wiki.gametechmods.com/index.php?title=DrumbleBee

Static setup is definitely the way to go.

I've had a bash!  :thumbup
Title: Re: I haven't been here since 2010...
Post by: Mystic2000 on June 15, 2016, 09:04:54 AM
So an old member comes back, and he's a stock builder, if you need help with the new stock building meta, i guess i can help since stock is the one mod where i'm decently good at, although MR.AS and Sage notably are far better than me.
Title: Re: I haven't been here since 2010...
Post by: Hi5er on June 15, 2016, 10:29:20 AM
So an old member comes back, and he's a stock builder, if you need help with the new stock building meta, i guess i can help since stock is the one mod where i'm decently good at, although MR.AS and Sage notably are far better than me.

Is that good haha?

Any advice would be appreciated mate, a lot of new things to learn I gather! If you could drop by my showcase (https://gametechmods.com/forums/index.php?topic=19069.0) every now and again and post your thoughts and insight it would definitely be welcome.