So there I was, stumbling around in RA2 DSL, having some pointless fun, when I thought "Would it be possible to create an infinite amount of Chassis Points? After messing around in the chassis builder for about a half hour, I found out that it is possible, and can be done (in theory) in ANY COPY of RA2.
Here's how to make it work:
1. Boot up a copy of RA2, and head over to Team HQ. Then, create a new team (any name, any avatar).
2. Choose any empty bot file, and load it up.
3. Go over to chassis design, and choose "Draw Freeform."
4 (IMPORTANT PART). Uncheck Snap To Grid.
5. Try to position your cursor in the very, VERY top left of the chassis building grid. you might want to use high resolution, full screen, or movepixel to make sure it is at the limit of the grid.
6. If you have done this correctly, your cursor should register as being at point 0,0,0 on the game's X-Y-Z axis. (LOL BULLsh**)
7. Press Left Click twice. For some odd reason, the game allows you to place 2 chassis points in the same place only at 0,0,0, but, because of the natural coding of RA2, registers both of these points as just 1 point.
8. Press Right Click twice, to remove these two points. Because the game has mistaken these two points for just 1 point, the system that counts how many points are on your robot, instead of resetting to 0, resets to 255. This allows you to break the usual 16-point limit on the chassis designer.
9. This allows you to place as many points on the robot as you such desire. Normal building laws still apply, so you cannot place a bunch of points close together, but it's just a bit of added flexibility.
WARNINGS:
Using 'Step 2' to try and bend the chassis whilst using this method will crash the game. Instead, only adjust the height, and do not touch the points in Step 2.
Going back from Step 2 to Step 1 will crash the game.
If you export the bot, the bot will crash the game the moment it is imported. In some rare cases, you may get it to import, but it will crash the game when loaded up in a fight or in the bot lab.
It is HIGHLY recommended that you reset the game after building an infinate-point bot, so as to exile unwanted glitching. Doing this, but keeping it in your Teams folder, will not crash your game, for reasons yet unknown.
PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE:
Enjoy your new glitching, fellow builders!
