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Robot Arena => Showcases => DSL TC Showcases => Topic started by: [cringey name goes here] on June 02, 2018, 06:41:26 AM
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Yup. I'm doing this. I'll post some of my crappy bots soon, so stick around!
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Here is my first bot, GROUND ZERO, which I entered into Masters of Destruction. Simple front hinged flipper. Nothing special. Also the first time I used custom skins.
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Here is his successor, GROUND ZERO X. More complex, and I even tried using component freedom.
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Build to the weight limits. Lightweight is 249.0 kg, and Middleweight is 399.0 kg. Don't use component freedom in DSL-S either.
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Don't use component freedom in DSL-S either.
I don't think any of these bots are dsl-s though, there kinda look like IRL bots, but that's just me.
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I agree with Philippa on build to weight limit. You can use better armor for the robot, given your bot's fragility in Masters of Disaster
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I feel that you made your robot slightly worse than the original. You do realize that bot's chassis shape along with your weapon position, looks unsuitable for a paddle flipper. Instead try making a front hinge flipper instead to get a little more leverage when your bot is flipping others. If you seriously want to have a paddle flipper, redesign the chassis and make the paddle more shallow, or add some skirt hinges and skirts if you're going for standard while redesigning the chassis. With the later, you'll be able to have your bot getting under other bots with ease, without having difficulty in doing so.
You should also listen to Phillipa, remember to build to the weight limit. With the amount of weight that's left, you could try with swapping some parts over. For starters; you could swap out the Hinge burst in favor for a more powerful piston burst, or a beta if you want to try a front hinge flipper, get rid of some wasted weight like removing the Canine saw and removing the double wheels in favor of just one, since you don't need them due to the weight they are taking up that could of been used else were, such as some of that weight could of gone to powerful drive motors like NPCs. Reverse motors are okayish for middleweight drive, but get much better speed out of having NPCs instead, which be handy when it comes to getting under opponents quickly.
I know this may seem like a lot to take in. But just take it one step at a time and you could be onto the road to greatness.
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Thanks everyone for the advice! I'm kinda new to DSL, so it means a lot!
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Thanks everyone for the advice! I'm kinda new to DSL, so it means a lot!
>builds bot
>people tear it apart
>takes advice to heart and uses it to improve bot
legend
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Thanks everyone for the advice! I'm kinda new to DSL, so it means a lot!
>builds bot
>people tear it apart
>takes advice to heart and uses it to improve bot
legend
*autistic brain attempts to locate sarcasm*
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[ This attachment cannot be displayed inline in 'Print Page' view ] alright guys. tear this guy to shreds. (I was too lazy to crop)
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Your bot is still underweight. Remember there is a good reason why other users have been telling you to build to the weight limit. With the remaining weight left over, the weight could of gone into having better chassis armour, having better protection of the front, or changing the small burst pistons in favour for medium bursts for a more powerful flipper.
In addition to this, you seriously need a feeder wedge for your bot. In DSL-S, you need to ensure that there is a way to get underneath your opponent with ease, that's when you need to attach a few side skirts onto a skirt hinge in order to get a perfect, low ground clearance so your opponent can be fed onto your bot's flipper for your bot to use. Without a feeder wedge in place, your flippers are too steep to get underneath anything other than any bot with a high ground clearance. The back protection does feel a bit unnecessary to me, sure you don't want the motor's ripped off by HSs, but the protection could of been used to guard the wheels instead. The AI often does have a habit of going around to the sides first first before heading to the back, so put the back protection to the sides ,or don't use back protection at all and instead use the weight somewhere else if you have to.
Also if it a little too much to ask, could tell me what chassis armour you are using?
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Your bot is still underweight. Remember there is a good reason why other users have been telling you to build to the weight limit. With the remaining weight left over, the weight could of gone into having better chassis armour, having better protection of the front, or changing the small burst pistons in favour for medium bursts for a more powerful flipper.
In addition to this, you seriously need a feeder wedge for your bot. In DSL-S, you need to ensure that there is a way to get underneath your opponent with ease, that's when you need to attach a few side skirts onto a skirt hinge in order to get a perfect, low ground clearance so your opponent can be fed onto your bot's flipper for your bot to use. Without a feeder wedge in place, your flippers are too steep to get underneath anything other than any bot with a high ground clearance. The back protection does feel a bit unnecessary to me, sure you don't want the motor's ripped off by HSs, but the protection could of been used to guard the wheels instead. The AI often does have a habit of going around to the sides first first before heading to the back, so put the back protection to the sides ,or don't use back protection at all and instead use the weight somewhere else if you have to.
Also if it a little too much to ask, could tell me what chassis armour you are using?
Aluminum 1. I changed it to Titanium recently. Will that suffice?
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Aaaaaaaand now it's 5KG overweight. Goddamnit man, you were -this- close...
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I was going to say that you should probably stick to using either plastic or titanium, due to having good protection and being lighter than steel depending on the thickness. Apart from that, you're on a road with something, but you should make your feeder wedge a little wider and longer in regards. Having a hinged wedge will allow your bot to get under other bots, but having a longer, wider wedges will ensure your bot having a better chance in getting under your opponent. In terms of building, try using a skirt hinge instead of a metal hinge, you'll be able to fit on multiple skirts onto the hinge then you do with a metal hinge. If you want, you can try using angled skirts if you want a little more width in your skirt wedges.
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New robot.
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crop your screenshots
build to a weight limit
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crop your screenshots
build to a weight limit
Sure
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I... I don't even know where to start. For BOTM, Do I save this as DSL-IRL, because he -tried-? Or do I save this to DSL-S, because it clearly isn't?
Either way, I share Badger's sentiment. Also, please let us know with your showcased bot whether this is DSL-S or DSL-IRL, because honestly, I can't even tell. If it's DSL-S, drop the wheel supports and get a beefier weapon setup. If it's DSL-IRL... Come on, man. You can do a better job at supports than -that.-
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I... I don't even know where to start. For BOTM, Do I save this as DSL-IRL, because he -tried-? Or do I save this to DSL-S, because it clearly isn't?
Either way, I share Badger's sentiment. Also, please let us know with your showcased bot whether this is DSL-S or DSL-IRL, because honestly, I can't even tell. If it's DSL-S, drop the wheel supports and get a beefier weapon setup. If it's DSL-IRL... Come on, man. You can do a better job at supports than -that.-
It is DSL-S
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BLOODY HELL
MW
Axe
How did I do?
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BLOODY HELL
MW
Axe
How did I do?
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It looks awesome to me. I like the tracks and the wedge
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BLOODY HELL
MW
Axe
How did I do?
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It looks awesome to me. I like the tracks and the wedge
Thanks! Something else I should note: This isn't an original design, you could say. I looked at a bot at a showcase (TheRoboteer i believe), and thought "what could i do with this?" I'll try and see if I could change it to be more original, but its fine right now.
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BLEED BLUE
CW
Rammer/Flipper
Thoughts?
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Reminds me a bit of Onslaught from RW
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Reminds me a bit of Onslaught from RW
Is that a good thing? XD
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Looks nice, but the front wheels are intersecting through the wedge.
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>tfw youre too lazy to make a splash so you use your low res unregistered bandicam to showcase your antweight and heavyweight fighting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=el3KAw0EUoM
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My little brother made his first DSL bot. It is named Earth and it is a middleweight. He is slightly better in stock, he says (he builds irl is stock :dead:)
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This place is a deserted wasteland, but here is my new heavy.
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This place is a deserted wasteland, but here is my new heavy.
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That looks pretty awesome. Like the flipping arm and wedge in particular
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fork lifter has a nice look to it.
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ok guis new robutt this time is spinner name deathinator fun fact it is mascott of beginniers luck
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their is even drawing for it for tournament beginniers luck
https://gametechmods.com/forums/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=21251.0;attach=14280;image
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Facts
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Facts
das wad up
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ok so quick update my computer had its final mental breakdown and now it barely works. im getting a new computer very, very soon but im here to say dont celebrate just yet. im gonna come back soon.
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also yay heavyweight