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Re: A learner's showcase; A TRB bot collection
« Reply #200 on: August 27, 2011, 10:02:37 AM »
Well, I've decided to re-download DSL and give it a shot. Not got around to getting NAR AI again, though.

My first LW rammer, Carpet (I am really bad with names.)


Aluminium 1


2 ants, and a small CB. Making the chassis larger to fit the blue one in would actually make it heavier.

I just ran a few matches against randomly chosen bots. I don't know which bots are any good in the LW category in DSL.


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- Absorbs damage with the hammers
- Invertible
- Reasonable speed, good pushing-power
- Very small chassis

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- Weak and semi-exposed chassis
- Those drive motors are very exposed, and very weak
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Re: A learner's showcase; A TRB bot collection
« Reply #201 on: August 27, 2011, 10:42:24 AM »
ohai guitars. :gawe:

If you want stronger motors, try the more S-shaped Magmotors, and mount them on the outside AP of the Flipper Segment. This gives you a wider stance and improved stability, but I'd try and get Poly or - if you can - CF extenders holding the motors on instead of another flipper segment. That'd allow you to improve the armour.
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Re: A learner's showcase; A TRB bot collection
« Reply #202 on: August 27, 2011, 11:08:03 AM »
ohai guitars. :gawe:

If you want stronger motors, try the more S-shaped Magmotors, and mount them on the outside AP of the Flipper Segment. This gives you a wider stance and improved stability, but I'd try and get Poly or - if you can - CF extenders holding the motors on instead of another flipper segment. That'd allow you to improve the armour.

OK, I'll try that and post back the results, but  those mags aren't drive motors, are they?

And why am I suddenly called guitars?  :confused:
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Re: A learner's showcase; A TRB bot collection
« Reply #203 on: August 27, 2011, 11:29:21 AM »
It's a reference to it looking similar to Guitars' entry in CCIV, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. And the S-shaped Magmotors have far superior HP (4,000, IIRC), and they are often used as drive motors. Such as on R0B0's CCIV entry.
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Re: A learner's showcase; A TRB bot collection
« Reply #204 on: August 27, 2011, 12:43:43 PM »
OK then. =D

I'm not really liking the new setup, but it seems slightly more effective, despite the hammers not covering the entire bot.




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Re: A learner's showcase; A TRB bot collection
« Reply #205 on: August 27, 2011, 01:08:53 PM »
OK, so now my sis has klones (well kinda) of her bot as well?
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Re: A learner's showcase; A TRB bot collection
« Reply #206 on: August 27, 2011, 01:13:54 PM »
OK, so now my sis has klones (well kinda) of her bot as well?
*sighs*
Building must run in your family. You should be pleased for her. =) Any more of this, and I may have to rep you down, which I don't particularly want to do.
 
I reckon you could use 20cm CF extenders to hold the motors on, which would allow you to improve the armour further.
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Re: A learner's showcase; A TRB bot collection
« Reply #207 on: August 27, 2011, 01:21:54 PM »
I am using 20cm CF extenders to hold the motors on. ;)
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Re: Badger's Bots (DSL Showcase)
« Reply #208 on: September 03, 2011, 09:15:20 AM »
Been building on holiday, so I have a few bots stockpiled up. And I have downloaded Nar AI (Again)

A new Popup (Nothing new there, then) with no name.



I used the spinner shell segments for less weight, and the lower HS hasn't been a problem in testing. I am also planning to reduce the chassis size greatly.



Largest hit so far - 3000



It can self right, but it sometimes takes a while.
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Re: Badger's Bots (DSL Showcase)
« Reply #209 on: September 03, 2011, 10:18:09 AM »
Love it. I'll let others scrutinise it, but, IMO I can't really see anything wrong with it.

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Re: Badger's Bots (DSL Showcase)
« Reply #210 on: September 03, 2011, 10:41:42 AM »
Needs MOAR trov glitch for rear motor attachment.
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Re: Badger's Bots (DSL Showcase)
« Reply #211 on: September 03, 2011, 10:48:20 AM »


For easy viewing


Needs MOAR trov glitch for rear motor attachment.


I haven't quite got the hang of the Trov. glitch yet. :/


Any more advice?
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Re: Badger's Bots (DSL Showcase)
« Reply #212 on: September 03, 2011, 10:49:07 AM »
I would use flipper segments to attach the Small Wedges, that should save you a good chunk of weight, which you could use to replace the Side Panels with stronger Angled Sheets of Aluminium, or preferably Titanium. After the chassis is shrunk, maybe you could get Steel sheets if you're lucky.
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Re: Badger's Bots (DSL Showcase)
« Reply #213 on: September 03, 2011, 10:50:39 AM »
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Re: Badger's Bots (DSL Showcase)
« Reply #214 on: September 03, 2011, 10:53:04 AM »
Could get away with less chassis armour. You want to upgrade the front armour and lower the chassis down to maybe Plastic 5. I'm not sure how but could you get a titanium sheet as front armour? Latly using 9kg to attach 3 razors is really inefficient. Try Poly extenders.


I would use flipper segments to attach the Small Wedges, that should save you a good chunk of weight
2 flipper segments = 6kg.
40cm DSL bar = 6.6kg
Not much at all.
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Re: Badger's Bots (DSL Showcase)
« Reply #215 on: September 03, 2011, 10:57:12 AM »
He could just use a single Flipper Segment. The wedges'd still be pretty good, I imagine.
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Re: Badger's Bots (DSL Showcase)
« Reply #216 on: September 03, 2011, 02:10:25 PM »


Still Titanium 3
I had to change to the DSL 1 wheels as the Sheet prevented self righting, so I needed invertability. Only 0.1 less grip and 3 or 400 more HP, not a bad deal.

Still 398.Somthing

I haven't tested it yet, will test soon.
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Re: Badger's Bots (DSL Showcase)
« Reply #217 on: September 03, 2011, 02:13:39 PM »
You could make a chassis wedge at the front, which would move the Tite Sheet back, and hopefully help with self-righting issues. I'd switch back to Hypno Wheels if you do that, though, how have the wedges turned out?
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Re: Badger's Bots (DSL Showcase)
« Reply #218 on: September 03, 2011, 02:20:24 PM »
You could make a chassis wedge at the front, which would move the Tite Sheet back, and hopefully help with self-righting issues. I'd switch back to Hypno Wheels if you do that, though, how have the wedges turned out?
Still not tested.


And sloping the chassis would case too much weight which would cause  me not to be able to use the sheet because of weight issues, surely?


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Re: Badger's Bots (DSL Showcase)
« Reply #219 on: September 03, 2011, 02:21:35 PM »
I don't think so, if you shrink it as much as you can. It looks as though you could still get the BSG's closer towards the front.
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