Inspiration Via Prototypes

[090901]

I give you, Hazardous Concraption
*Some fail bot*
Just wait till Naryar sees this...

[kill343gs]

JD, that first bot was something i actually tried in DSL last night... I attempted to make a UHW Trapper with a similar design but much larger.

The bigger VS is a really cool idea also, I may have to give that a try sometime since the only thing I can make in DSL is VS...

[Sparkey98]

yep
 
I hate builders block, I made an awsome, my best bot ever, HS, then, my creativity got........paralized
 
I have made a bunch of "classic" bots, though (a classic bot is a bot like the ones that were made when the game first came out, like the RFS AI)

[System32]

Heh, I read that as "Hazardous Contraception".

[russian roulette]

Ditched design that would have been my CC2 Entry. I present Saw-Awe! Only 8 ants. Pretty good gut ripper if its mediocre wedges get under.

[Jack Daniels]

RR. That think rocks hard on the creativity scale. I like it!

@123stw... to answer your question, the wedge does not seem to do very well.  Oddly enough the bot does not seem to perform the same in the arena as it does in the botlab.  Gonna try some more ideas with that design and get back to you.

[System32]

In response to Jack's VS.


 
The green arrow is the *Push* of the VS, which is greater than *chassis force*. This weakens the wedge (Shown as yellow arrows) and puts pressure on the rear (Red circle).

Solution? Ballasts, and lighter main weapon. Less *Push* created, and more weight pinning the front to the ground.
 
Protip: VS weapon weight in total must not weigh the same or more than the bot, for a good wedge. (Motors don't count.)

We need a physics of RA2 tutorial...

[123savethewhales]

We need a physics of RA2 tutorial...

THIS.

Is why I hate Runescape.

Instead of letting people experiment, we Give them guides.

I actually miss the days when I could play a game and learn by myself how to become good at it.

Last time anything like that happened was when I was 10. every game I played since has a guide for every pixel.

Hurry up, I want the cheat sheet next!

[System32]

I don't think you understand.
 
That was over the whole statistics thing, which was ruining my projects.
 
This is because it'll be cool and useful.

[Naryar]

Sparkey, get out. No really. This is nothing like Hazcon and i'll doubt you'll ever be able to build a good juggler.

And S32 do NOT encourage people to use ballasts... External stabilizers all you want (especially if they are useful in other departments such as static weapons or armor) but using ballasts is a capital sin.

[lloopp D lloopp]

JD's VS looks like anorexic Mako.

[Squirrel_Monkey]

One of my more successful prototypes, Heaven's Windmill:

[Sparkey98]

Sparkey, get out. No really. This is nothing like Hazcon and i'll doubt you'll ever be able to build a good juggler.

And S32 do NOT encourage people to use ballasts... External stabilizers all you want (especially if they are useful in other departments such as static weapons or armor) but using ballasts is a capital sin.

dude, I was not insulting Hazcon, you need to get a sense of humor, I can't build jugglers, and I posted it for the pourpose of this. I have nothing against you or Hazcon, as he is my favorite DSL bot. I'm just brainstorming ideas.

[cephalopod]

I guess this is for new bot ideas... the juggler idea is hardly new...

[somestrangeguy]

Heavens Windmill = <3

[System32]

Sparkey, get out. No really. This is nothing like Hazcon and i'll doubt you'll ever be able to build a good juggler.

And S32 do NOT encourage people to use ballasts... External stabilizers all you want (especially if they are useful in other departments such as static weapons or armor) but using ballasts is a capital sin.

Capital sin my ass.
 
I'll encourage the use of ballasts all I want, they are useful and don't need entire chassis rebuilds like most batteries.
 
The only place I condone them is in DSL. Ants work fine there.

[Sparkey98]

I guess this is for new bot ideas... the juggler idea is hardly new...

yes, but the dubble jugler 2 saw blade DDT flipper IS new

[G.K.]

I don't see no DDT

[System32]

I guess this is for new bot ideas... the juggler idea is hardly new...

yes, but the dubble jugler 2 saw blade DDT flipper IS new

Sparky, before I lose all sanity and start sending out the trojans, listen:
 
SHUT THE **** UP.
 
(Also having **uk as a censor annoys me. Chage it to **** please.)

[Sparkey98]

dude, tell me, hase that ever been done?
the point of this is to make new designs, THAT'S WHAT I'M DOING!!!!!!!!!! when TDSDA was built, he was a new, crazy desin, for all you know, the next fad could be for building juggler saw bot flippers.
 
I'm just gonna give the **ck up and have someone else AI my pack, you're just using me anyway.