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Robot Arena => Showcases => DSL TC Showcases => Topic started by: Doge Robotics on November 15, 2014, 08:03:55 AM
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Here I will be posting pictures of all my bots.
I Have one built called Propeller Head. Plastic 10.
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/90635screenshot_5.PNG)
Insides:
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/34570screenshot_6.PNG)
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Did you delete a load of posts here? Seems odd. Only knew to come because of the chatbox.
Anyway...
1) The chassis is a lot bigger than it needs to be.
2) E-teks aren't good drive motors. Try NPC Fasts. The wheel choice also isn't great. Wide Ants, Hypnos, Vlads, Tornados, Technos and Overkills are all pretty good (I think...)
3) Battery wise in DSL you only need 1 ant batt per spin motor (bursts still need full power as noted in their descriptions). As so, this bot could cope with 3 ants (but 1 extra for luck is good practice).
4) That is nowhere near enough weaponry for a HW. Try and get a LOT more on there. This could be helped by...
5) Improving extender work. Try using a disc or hex plate instead of that heavy extender in the middle, and the angle extenders/T connectors are all very very weak components - try using the side attachment points on regular extenders
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Omni Extenders are tat. Never use them unless you must. Use DSL bars in the weapon tab for your weapons.
You could put DSL sledgehammers on their or just regular sledgehammers. If you want the multiple weapons, make sure you put end to end extenders and attach weapons with the side attachments.
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I am extremely new to this game. I build how i feel. I am not as good as you guys yet, so don't completely criticize my first build.
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Oh yes we will criticize your builds... but it's so you improve and you get better over time, and then become a good builder.
Criticism is GOOD for you because it allows you to look at your builds with a more critical eye.
Please do not take that badly, but do not expect to be immune to criticism simply because you are new, as well.
also make your extender work the lightest possible while keeping decent extender HP. <= very important.
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It's constructive criticism - or rather, it's advice. We don't intend to upset you. At the end of the day, if you try some of it out, you'll probably find your bots improved which will in turn make you happier :P
But basically don't expect a lack of advice, that's what we use showcases for.
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Okay. I didn't really know that. From now on, everything I build will be in the bot exchange.
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I have four new bots to show off.
Overdrive:
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/97054screenshot_10.PNG)
Insides:
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/49622screenshot_2.PNG)
12 Feet High:
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/96453screenshot_6.PNG)
Insides:
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/96212screenshot_7.PNG)
Robovore:
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/12769screenshot_4.PNG)
Insides:
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/12563screenshot_5.PNG)
It has 3 ant batts.
Taz:
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/17788screenshot_1.PNG)
Insides:
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/60604screenshot.PNG)
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Kinda ugly for IRL style building (I assume that's what you're going for) except for Robovore, that thing's pretty cool. Another problem with the first two bots is that you used weapon motors instead of drive motors. For the first one, there might not be enough space to use a drive version of that motor but NPC Fasts will do the trick. For the second one, piglets have no drive variant. Use the TMW3R or whatever they're called drive motors at the expense of a bit of armour and maybe a battery, or if you really can't sacrifice anything, use astroflights. Also, the latter three have very weak extender and sheets. Try to use at least aluminium sheets unless making a low wedge, where polycarbonate should be fine. And finally, try to refrain from using the stock angle connecters. They take up a decent bit of mass and are very weak.
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They Are Not IRL And Thanks For The Advice
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robovore is cute as sh**! the little ant guy is nice too
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They Are Not IRL And Thanks For The Advice
Please, do not write like this. Else people will flame you for it.
Use the TMW3R or whatever they're called drive motors at the expense of a bit of armour and maybe a battery, or if you really can't sacrifice anything, use astroflights.
the rest of your post is good advice but astroflights with less grippy wheels on a LW flipper ? No.
He may as well not attempt to get under stuff and make it a HS if he has astro drive.
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That's true. I haven't built in a while so some of my knowledge is probably a little rusty.
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This is Propeller Head 2.
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/64566screenshot.PNG)
Innards:
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/94324screenshot_1.PNG)
It is a total IRL remake of my first robot on the top of the page. I did use cheatbot2 parts for the wheels and the weapon motor.
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I am deeply confused by what is going on with all the stuff in the back, why all the baseplate anchors as well as multiextenders? Also, due to a glitch in the game, all spinning motors only take 10 amps, so three ant batteries would by fine. Four to five if you want more battery power. You should really use TMW3R if you're going to use those type of motors, since what you're using now is for weapons, though I would recommend using NPC Fasts for drive if you can find the weight. Finally, it looks like your weapons go through your motor (I could be wrong), if this is the case then the bot is not IRL.
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You should really use TMW3R if you're going to use those type of motors, since what you're using now is for weapons, t
No he isn't those are drive motors he is using.
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You should really use TMW3R if you're going to use those type of motors, since what you're using now is for weapons, t
No he isn't those are drive motors he is using.
So they are, that was pretty stupid of me, my bad. You could still easily get the weight down and use NPC Fasts in there however.
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The weapon does go through the motor so it is not IRL. I will no longer build IRL and you people can just deal with it.
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The weapon does go through the motor so it is not IRL. I will no longer build IRL and you people can just deal with it.
uh ok then?
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The weapon does go through the motor so it is not IRL. I will no longer build IRL and you people can just deal with it.
Uhh... go ahead then. I can't stop you.
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I will no longer build IRL
OK, that's your choice
and you people can just deal with it.
no need to be a dick about it, though.
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The weapon does go through the motor so it is not IRL. I will no longer build IRL and you people can just deal with it.
This is of course fine, however you may wish to note that even the DSL-Standard building style does not allow components to cut through other components, so unless someone runs a pure Stock-style unrealistic tournament in DSL (very unlikely), your designs will never see tournament action, and if you showcase them, not many people will have any input (in terms of praise or suggestions) because Unrealistic DSL isn't something that people really do.
Guide to Building Styles (https://gametechmods.com/forums/index.php?topic=17443.0)
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Yeah. It's fine to build DSL unrealistic if the result is bad-ass, but DSL unrealistic tournaments are even rarer than Starcore posts. And that's a whole level of rare.
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I will no longer build IRL and you people can just deal with it.
(http://new3.fjcdn.com/thumbnails/comments/But+it+wasn+t+me+_47ce4429e71abca7fcd268970de74305.jpeg)
I'm sure we'll be fine. There's a dozen other IRL showcases.
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just so you know i'm watching this thread and there will be no flaming in there
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Yeah. It's fine to build DSL unrealistic if the result is bad-ass, but DSL unrealistic tournaments are even rarer than Starcore posts. And that's a whole level of rare.
Now that is rare!
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Yeah. It's fine to build DSL unrealistic if the result is bad-ass, but DSL unrealistic tournaments are even rarer than Starcore posts. And that's a whole level of rare.
Now that is rare!
Nice bump, Starcore.
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My computer took a dump and I just lost everything on it. I turned it back on and it had somehow erased my hard drive!
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My computer took a dump and I just lost everything on it. I turned it back on and it had somehow erased my hard drive!
Yeah, mine used to do that when I was your age too... Still does on occasion. Especially if there's cops at my door serving a search warrant. WINK WINK
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Sorry about the outburst. I actually built some IRL.
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/87018screenshot_3.PNG)
Little Shredder. Aluminum 5.
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/62072screenshot_2.PNG)
Krash. Titanium 5.
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/92913screenshot_4.PNG)
Big Shredder. Steel 10. About 12 ants.
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/89568screenshot_1.PNG)
Karnage. Steel 10.
These are for Battlebots 11 which Mass said he would be doing sometime around December.
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most of your bots don't need that much batteries to work. also work on smaller chassis.
i have no idea what you are doing with multiextenders on the lw. is it stabilizers ? use metal sheets instead of multiextenders.
no really don't use outside multiextenders, they are very fragile and vulnerable. Besides they're somewhat ugly mixed up with flippermakers.
drum motors are extremely exposed, put them inside/use perm 80's inside the chassis/use eteks. also don't use steel 10.
Karnage needs more drive, or grippier wheels such as techno destructo's.
Yeah. It's fine to build DSL unrealistic if the result is bad-ass, but DSL unrealistic tournaments are even rarer than Starcore posts. And that's a whole level of rare.
Now that is rare!
starcore-sama answered my summons, my life is now complete
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not real advice but please try to come up with more original names
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Chill out on the batteries Dawg, you only need an ant per spin motor (you need more for burst motors however, they actually scale in terms of power usage and strength).
Technos and hypnos, and to a lesser degree Vlads and minis on smaller bots, are where its at when it comes to wheels in DSL.
Keep working on simplifying your extender work and your bots will keep getting better, leaves more weight for the good stuff a.k.a razorz.
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Fully rebuilt every robot.(I am very bad at coming up with names!)
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/98610screenshot_1.PNG)
Krash. 6 ants. Titanium 3.
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/95462screenshot_2.PNG)
Flipsy. 8 ants. Titanium 5. Judge Burst.
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/69926screenshot_3.PNG)
Dozer. 6 ants. Titanium 10.
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/53461screenshot_4.PNG)
Propeller Head XL. Titanium 10.
Hopefully these are all still IRL.
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anybody see my bots?
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(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/28937screenshot_13.PNG)
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/69718screenshot_12.PNG)
4 long blacks, 8 battlepacks & 15 ants. Aluminum 5.
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/36962screenshot.PNG)
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/49373screenshot_11.PNG)
6 long blacks, 8 battlepacks, & 1 ant. Plastic 10.
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ayt the rear assembly on the first one is badass
I would probably prefer the tread wedges on the IRL version to be covered and aligned with the flipper, and you have the weight to do so since you're using Pl 10 anyway.
Not quite sure if the top flipper's doing anything, though.
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The ones on top are shrimechs.
Also, if I cover the wedges, the covers will intersect with the tracks.
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(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/12493screenshot_12.PNG)
Batteries:
-2 large orange
-4 long blacks
Drive:
-2 tracks, each driven by a locked E-tek
Armor:
-10 millimeter Plastic
Also, this is my first showcased robot built with dragonsteincole's IRL Components Pack and Component Freedom.
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Looks pretty cool, although I really don't think this needs to be a SHW...
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I know :ermm: It was originally going to be a HW but I just kept adding on.