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Title: cephalopod ~ dsl stuff
Post by: cephalopod on April 06, 2009, 01:56:47 PM
Okay. Got this game few weeks back and quickly got bored of stock, so got DSL.

Here's what I came up with after a week or so.

Stealth Destroyer II
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/47905screenshot_91.jpg)
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/52267screenshot_95.jpg)
Super Heavyweight (that weight needs to come down :P)
10mm Plastic Armor
12 Battlepacks
4 NPC-T64's (fast for both sides) with Shiny hub caps
Dual-Perm motor, 150 cm disc, 2 60kg hammers, 2 hypno-teeth, 2 spike strips

AND IT STAYS STABLE. yay. Works well as a flipper-disc-thing.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Flying_Chao on April 06, 2009, 02:08:47 PM
Why is it overweight?
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: ianh05 on April 06, 2009, 02:09:34 PM
it's not heavyweight, it's super heavyweight... well it's actually over the weight of the to be super heavyweight class which will have a 1200 limit.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: System32 on April 06, 2009, 02:10:13 PM
I think it's a SHW prepared for DSL3.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on April 06, 2009, 02:12:19 PM
Yeah I gotta get the weight down for DSL3, but that's what I was aiming for. I think some of the battlepacks could come out, and maybe the armour could be changed to something more efficient.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Naryar on April 06, 2009, 02:14:48 PM
There's a LOT of empty space. Try to make a smaller chassis, and 12 battlepacks on this = overkill. You'd be fine with 8 battlepacks.

And technically it's a SHW (over 800 kgs), even over the DSL 3.0 official SHW class (1200 kg).

EDIT: Don't worry about the armour. Plastic is one of the best platings you can have.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: man manu on April 06, 2009, 02:21:47 PM
Use the orange batteries or the tall black ones.

EDIT: Also hubs are not as good in DSL as they are in stock. Try using a better wheel choice for more grip.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on April 07, 2009, 06:16:30 AM
I'm having some troubles making the chassis smaller, if i make it smaller (and even make the disc smaller etc) it has tendencies to flip itself and throw itself around.

So what I've done, is replaced all the battlepacks with 3 big tall black ones, changed the spike strips for 2 20x40 dsl bars (not as effective, but never mind) and it got my weight down to 1193.9kg. How lucky, lol.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: MikeNCR on April 07, 2009, 06:18:36 AM
It might be worth trying to make it shorter instead of smaller to reduce the wasted weight while keeping a lot of the stability the wide footprint adds.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on April 07, 2009, 06:20:51 AM
I'll try that, cheers.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on April 07, 2009, 03:22:29 PM
Okay, while working on the new SD, I made a new Middleweight - 'Spinblade'.

(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/95058screenshot_1.jpg)
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/38374screenshot_3.jpg)

You can see everything in this from the screenshot.
Armour- 5mm Plastic.
And yes, I know I could make this smaller, just, with the huge motors, I wasn't sure how big to extend it to fit everything in.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Naryar on April 07, 2009, 03:57:18 PM
Yes, that is a gigantic chassis for a MW.

You just attach the drive E-teks externally with multi-extenders like InfiniteInertia's Haymaker, or you just go NPC Fasts with Techno Destructo wheels on it (the second one being my favorite).

Also browse the other DSL showcases, you'll find ideas an a lot of advice on them and you'll get good quickly!
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: System32 on April 07, 2009, 04:08:11 PM
Reminds me of Gold Digger.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: R1885 on April 07, 2009, 04:40:09 PM
Reduce hight
Use a better weapon
Change drive to NPC fasts with TD wheels
See others showcases.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Flying_Chao on April 07, 2009, 07:46:58 PM
Using the small control board is pointless when you can fit the big one easily.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: ianh05 on April 07, 2009, 07:56:43 PM
doesn't look like he knows how to raise components up...
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on April 08, 2009, 03:19:29 AM
Quote from: ianh05;33417
doesn't look like he knows how to raise components up...


That's because I haven't put and components up on these robots. Of course I know how to put them up, lol.

And I'ma go browsing some other galleries now. Cheers :)
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Naryar on April 08, 2009, 03:26:34 AM
Quote from: ianh05;33417
doesn't look like he knows how to raise components up...

D'you know that when i started DSL i actually didn't, and when i was modding Forkie i thought they did it by AAM ?
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on April 08, 2009, 08:43:25 AM
Okay, reworked version of Spinblade

(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/89069screenshot_5.jpg)
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/77284screenshot_4.jpg)
it has 5mm aluminium...
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Urjak on April 08, 2009, 08:56:10 AM
Okay, this is a huge improvement. You would be betterr off with a more grippier set of wheels, and I don't know if you really need that castor on your weapon.

All in all, not a bad bot.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on April 08, 2009, 09:03:49 AM
Just before I read your post, I actually ran some tests without the castors, and it works just as well, so they're gone, and I'll look into the wheels. Thanks :)
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: RedSawn on April 08, 2009, 09:16:11 AM
Quote from: Naryar;33439
D'you know that when i started DSL i actually didn't, and when i was modding Forkie i thought they did it by AAM ?

Heh, I think I spent over a year using just the default attachment points, because I had no idea what the unselected points where, or how to change to them.

---

Anyway, looks like you're improving all of the time there.  That extender looks vunerable. Think of an upgrade to a DSL bar. Does damage (if little) but the more useful advantage is higher HP. Wonder if you have the weight left to get a good one, though.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on April 08, 2009, 09:38:08 AM
Quote from: RedlineM203;33450
Heh, I think I spent over a year using just the default attachment points, because I had no idea what the unselected points where, or how to change to them.

Lol, I only worked that out yesterday XD
And it helped dramatically on the new Stealth Destroyer (which still has a bit of free space in it, which i should probably sort out at some point)

But here it is so far. I've got way too much time on my hands...

(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/93583screenshot_6.jpg)
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/46914screenshot_7.jpg)
5mm Titanium
And I went kinda overboard on weapons, since I knew I wouldn't make Heavyweight, so I shoved some stuff on to make a half-decent SHW
And yes, that support arm is completely necessary, might change it for a DSL bar though.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: System32 on April 08, 2009, 09:46:15 AM
That unrealistic thingy in the center COULD be changed into a pressured wedge. I'd use a titanium sheet.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on April 08, 2009, 09:48:18 AM
Quote from: System32;33453
That unrealistic thingy in the center COULD be changed into a pressured wedge. I'd use a titanium sheet.


What, the back club-arm? Are you suggesting like putting it under the disc?
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Naryar on April 08, 2009, 10:17:30 AM
The flamethrower thing is as pointless as your burst motor weapon.

Make that a pure VS with just a vertical spinning weapon. Vertical spinners generally make poor hybrids (bots with more than one weapon type on it).
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on April 08, 2009, 10:29:17 AM
Okay, got rid of all that rubbish, and came up with what is probably the worst idea ever.
Shove an extra disc on the side. Oh, and ignore that weight (or add 500), I forgot to take my anti-ballast off.

(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/67188screenshot_8.jpg)
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: infiniteinertia on April 08, 2009, 11:22:45 AM
The first one had potential, the second one, no.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on April 18, 2009, 02:07:47 PM
Okay, been away for a while, then I saw some clips of Team Razor's 'Warhead', which partly inspired the original version of my new machine, Rezork (yeah, showing the influence)

(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/4752screenshot_9.bmp)
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/99275screenshot_10.bmp)
DSA Armor

I know it's gonna get a lot of criticism, but, I quite like this robot XD
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: System32 on April 18, 2009, 02:10:03 PM
... There's an attachment point on the other side of the Treads.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on April 18, 2009, 02:13:14 PM
I know, but I didn't really have the weight to put anything on there. The front wedges to stop the armour being destroyed too quickly were more important to me
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Naryar on April 19, 2009, 02:59:21 AM
icepicks fail on VS when mounted that way.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Somebody on April 19, 2009, 05:56:31 AM
DSA is the worst armor in the game. Aluminum 3 is the same weight but better.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on April 19, 2009, 06:16:49 AM
@Naryar: I noticed last night, lol. I got rid of all them.
@Somebody: Okay, I'll try that.

Also, I got rid of the treads (they weren't doing much help lol), moved the motors nearer the chassis and put some TD wheels on, then put a big DSL bar accross the back to protect them a bit.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Naryar on April 19, 2009, 06:17:04 AM
Quote from: Somebody;34666
DSA is the worst armor in DSL only, but in Stock that's the best one. Aluminum 3 is the same weight but better.

fixed.

EDIT: also only use DRIVE Eteks for drive. that makes for a wickedly fast drive with Techno Destructo's wheels. just built a rammer with that, it's FAST but unstable as heck.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on April 19, 2009, 06:44:13 AM
I just applied the drive etek logic (lol) to my other bot, Error In Programming, that I was gonna showcase, and it's pretty darn fast now. It has 5mm Steel Armour (best I could get for the weight I has left over)

(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/45114screenshot_16.bmp)
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/21347screenshot_18.bmp)
EDIT: Yeah, theres a lot of empty space. And there are 2 different weights on those screenshots... it's actually 791.9

I'm happy with it, especially seem as though the previous version of it did this
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/10333screenshot_11.bmp)

And now, I'll go work on Rezork.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: System32 on April 19, 2009, 08:08:28 AM
Weapon at back is not needed.

Try a set of razors.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Somebody on April 19, 2009, 08:10:18 AM
Don't do bmp. files. jpegs are a safer alternative.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Urjak on April 19, 2009, 10:44:43 AM
Safer?
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on April 19, 2009, 01:51:31 PM
Safer? lol. I didn't notice the RA2 screenshots saved as a bmp >.< sorry.

And yeah, I might pop a few razors on.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Somebody on April 20, 2009, 05:10:29 AM
Yes they are safer. They save you from the horrible burns of flaming.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Reier on April 20, 2009, 08:15:53 AM
.pngs pwn .jpgs! =p
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Post by: Urjak on April 20, 2009, 09:09:52 AM
I have had some bad luck with .pngs, they just nerver seem to work right, Probably just my computer.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on April 23, 2009, 11:57:05 AM
New Error In Programming. Still haven't sorted Rezork out properly. But have managed to get these as JPG's. :P

(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/11001screenshot_19.jpg)
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/46429screenshot_20.jpg)
It has the lovely 10mm Plastic armour, as well as some extended srimechs with more powerful bursts for better righting, and the main flipper has a pick on it, because I fear that main flipper may end up obselete with the srimechs power. But I still use the main flipper most.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Hydro on April 23, 2009, 01:28:34 PM
nice looking bot. i like the name, too. and thanks to you, i now know that plastic armour is effective.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on April 23, 2009, 02:02:08 PM
*hoping it wasn't sarcastic :P*
Thanks (: it took me a few days to completely redo the machine so im happy with the results.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Hydro on April 23, 2009, 03:42:03 PM
no, that was unsarcastic, my friend.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on April 23, 2009, 03:43:36 PM
Oh, thank you :P (I'm a bad judge if guessing is someone is sarcastic, although I use a lot of it... XD)
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Hydro on April 23, 2009, 03:46:57 PM
i actually don't know how to be sarcastic.
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Post by: cephalopod on April 23, 2009, 03:52:09 PM
Lol, fair enough :P. I would use sarcasm here, for the heck of it, but I have nothing to be sarcastic about. Well. I could use that failbot (Rezork) I'm still working on even though I know it's terrible...
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Hydro on April 23, 2009, 03:57:19 PM
i'm currently developing "shock weapons". that's what i call them. i'll send you one later if you want. they work well.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on April 23, 2009, 03:58:58 PM
Cool, thanks ^_^
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Hydro on April 23, 2009, 04:00:19 PM
yeah, i'll send you the Electric Plow after i get home and accomplish homework. it needs to be tweaked and tuned a bit more.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on April 23, 2009, 04:04:46 PM
Sounds awesome :P thanks hydro (:
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Hydro on April 23, 2009, 04:06:09 PM
no problem. just touch the other bot with the plow and stuff goes flying. but BEWARE THE HAVOC EXPLOSIONS!!!!!
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on April 23, 2009, 04:07:24 PM
I shall. And, I haven't been here long, but I've already found out... a fair bit... (to say the least) about havocing XD
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Hydro on April 23, 2009, 04:08:56 PM
me too. this morning one immobilized me. and i was SOOOOOOOOOO close to annihilating that other bot... grrr...
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on April 23, 2009, 04:09:56 PM
Meh, always annoys me when I'm doing well in a fight, then, BOOM. Cheers physics engine :P
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Hydro on April 23, 2009, 04:11:21 PM
yeah. i barely one by immobilization earlier. threw me clear across the damn arena.



see you later gotta go.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on April 23, 2009, 04:13:52 PM
Okay, byee :P
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Hydro on April 24, 2009, 12:41:45 PM
me wants to go home and post a bot in me showcase... grr...
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on April 24, 2009, 01:04:30 PM
lol :P
While you wish that, here's my new lightweight flipper, mainly used for owning the King Of The Hill contests.
PURPLE FLIPPER OF DOOM!
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/59741screenshot_21.jpg)
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/3441screenshot_22.jpg)
Can't remember what the armour is, but it stand up to a beating.
Occasionally I swap the fork for a plow and take the ant battery out.
This tends to give it better protection, but less flipping ability.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Hydro on April 24, 2009, 01:06:27 PM
lol. funny skin. how effective is it at deathmatches?
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on April 24, 2009, 01:07:58 PM
Lol, the skins inspired by Thermidor II.
And, it does okay, depending on where it is.
If theres a pit, or I'm against something that can't selfright, it does fine >.<
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Hydro on April 24, 2009, 01:10:50 PM
ah. i have a real problem making lightweights. my depth perception is WAY off. so rather i usually go for MASSIVE damage than flippers. this is also why i can't seem to make a nice, small chassis and fit stuffs into it.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on April 24, 2009, 01:13:35 PM
Same, this one took me aaages to perfect. It's been around since before Stealth Destroyer 4 was put out, it's taken me a long time to get right.
Then again, I built a lightweight HS yesterday. Not that great, but it's alright. Seems to beat everything except that yellow one with the annoying spinny spike strips
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Hydro on April 24, 2009, 01:17:35 PM
hmmm.... can't think of it. i'll have to look at it later and post its name.

how is a custom skin made for the chassis?
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on April 24, 2009, 01:20:47 PM
I do it by exporting the paint template (on the paint tab of the bot lab) then editing it in paint. There's a tutorial somewhere, that's how I learnt.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Hydro on April 24, 2009, 01:22:46 PM
ah. ok. thanks, dude!
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on April 24, 2009, 01:25:47 PM
No problem ^_^
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Hydro on April 24, 2009, 01:26:09 PM
yay. soon we will have a full page of just you and me posting replys. first step in TAKING OVER THE WORLD!!!!! MWUA HWA HWA HWA HWA HWA!!!!!!!!!!

MAKE IT 3... LOL.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on April 24, 2009, 01:30:57 PM
Lol! No-one'll find any robots, just conversations XD.
But, whoever would come on my showcase looking for robots? baha.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Hydro on April 24, 2009, 01:34:37 PM
World domination, here we come!!!

*facepalms*

good lord, i sound like hitler.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on April 24, 2009, 01:36:06 PM
NOOO! HITLERRRRRR!
If the forum's turning me into a Nazi, I'd better get off my compu... oh look, my msn windows are flashing ^_^ heehehehehehhe flashy windows :O
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Hydro on April 24, 2009, 01:37:42 PM
sheesh, we're BOTH eccentric. lol.


three more posts and me is happy!
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on April 24, 2009, 01:40:40 PM
I just can't help it... it's 'the way I roll'. :P
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Hydro on April 24, 2009, 01:42:22 PM
same here. well, the uk and usa are allies, so its all fine and good! yay! me is unbored!!!
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on April 24, 2009, 01:43:54 PM
:D:D
I like my UK :P.
But the music tends to be better in USA.
¬¬.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Hydro on April 24, 2009, 01:45:40 PM
really? well, the way i see it is England makes better bots. just my oppinion.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on April 24, 2009, 01:47:11 PM
Well, we have Hypnodisc. :D
Was always my favourite, although I like Warhead (the Razer teams US bot) and Typhoon.
I have a thing for spinny things :P
EDIT: 50th Post :D:D
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Hydro on April 24, 2009, 01:48:53 PM
yeah. spinners are awesome.


well, this post is epic. happy 50th for you, happy 400th for me, and happy 80th for this thread. go us!
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on April 24, 2009, 01:51:16 PM
WIN! :D

And, this is also now the thread most likely to get badly flamed :P
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Hydro on April 24, 2009, 01:52:30 PM
how so?


btw, happy beetleweightness!
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on April 24, 2009, 01:54:28 PM
There's 4 pages of random chat in a showcase thread >.<

And many thanks. I feel the joys of beetleweighthood already. XD
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Hydro on April 24, 2009, 01:58:57 PM
lol. i see. maximous hillarious.

i just had to change classes really quick. i'm at school.

get this: the radio was on really low, and i thought i was hearing the dsl 2.1 theme music.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on April 24, 2009, 02:02:42 PM
lol. That theme tune is so familiar now, it's wierd.
It's 8pm here, so I'm at home. XD
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Hydro on April 24, 2009, 02:04:14 PM
it's currently 12:04 pm here in Cali
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on April 24, 2009, 02:07:51 PM
Woah XD that's so wierd. I'm tired while it gets dark here, while its just past midday there.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Hydro on April 24, 2009, 04:59:23 PM
yeah. time zones are strange things.


LAN party in 5 minutes!!! yay!


it is now 3:00 here.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: ianh05 on April 24, 2009, 05:09:19 PM
... you guys should use PM messages for this chat.. and stop bumping down topics that are worth reading.

but yeah no one cares about timezone talk and we don't care about some parties your going to, we come here to see robots and you have failed to show any decent robot and none at all for the last 2 and 1/2 pages... would love to see a mod/admin delete all the previous useless posts.

"it's currently 12:04 pm here in Cali" i see that and all other posts from you 2 as pointless spam.

another edit: i lol at the 2x 5 star ratings.. i wonder who do that, i laugh at anyone who rates their own showcase(if thats possible)...
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Hydro on April 25, 2009, 02:36:46 AM
NOOOO!!!!! WORLD DOMINATION ATTEMPT FAILED!!!!!!!
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Somebody on April 25, 2009, 10:36:20 AM
The 25x Post of sh**.
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Post by: somestrangeguy on April 25, 2009, 10:38:56 AM
^QFT^

You guys really should use MSN or something else instead of forums is you want to talk like on IM...

Edit: I just noticed that you, Somebody, have just achived 2 QFT's within 11 minutes!
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Post by: Somebody on April 25, 2009, 10:51:40 AM
GFT?
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Post by: Condor33 on April 25, 2009, 11:47:41 AM
Quote from: Somebody;35284
The 25x Post of sh**.


ADD TO WIKI. NOW.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Somebody on April 25, 2009, 11:52:52 AM
I did but the page is very rough (made it quickly).
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: System32 on April 25, 2009, 11:54:39 AM
Palm: Face, two noobs just posted repeatedly like the forums are AIM!
Face: Oh no, Palm, comfort me!

*Face and Palm embrace for a hug, then the stage goes blank.*
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: somestrangeguy on April 25, 2009, 12:36:20 PM
Quote from: Somebody;35289
GFT?


Sorry, typo there. I meant QFT.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on April 27, 2009, 02:09:57 AM
Hehe. I should really post some new robots after that >.< but I've got school :P

(I've been away all weekend, thankfully for you guys XD)

EDIT:
Quote from: ianh05;35233
...we come here to see robots and you have failed to show any decent robot...
Lol. Well I highly apologize for being new.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Somebody on April 27, 2009, 06:41:04 AM
ha ha ha I have vacation this week.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on May 03, 2009, 01:56:25 PM
Now, I think this bot is quite novel.
FlipHammer
Hammers, that flip around. Lol.
5mm Aluminium
And it has good space efficiency.
BUT it needs those wings to keep it stable.
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/23277screenshot_24.jpg)
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/63454screenshot_25.jpg)
Can't wait for the criticism over the weapon :P
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Somebody on May 03, 2009, 02:01:03 PM
Use a drum instead
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on May 03, 2009, 02:05:09 PM
I may well do that :P
Oh, and just for reference, I've taken an ant and a battlepack out and replaced the TD wheels with Overkill wheels, for easier self righting
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Naryar on May 03, 2009, 02:44:27 PM
Absolutely worthless weapon.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on May 03, 2009, 02:49:18 PM
Aah, but it's funny to watch :P
I have a more conventional VS that this was made from. I think I prefer that. I just thought I'd post that 'cos the weapon makes me smile :P
And smiling and happy stuff is what games are meant to do ^_^
*prepares for flaming*
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on May 21, 2009, 01:32:55 PM
Aand now for a double post, and a bump. Yay. Lol, well I made something new. The colour and name are rubbish, I don't want to unveil the real identity in case I decide to use it :P.

Also, would this be better as it is, or with a Large2 Disc and/or Vladiator Spikes/Robot X Swords?

Well here it is.
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/43329e1.PNG)
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/9041e2.PNG)
5mm Titanium
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: roboman2444 on May 21, 2009, 02:01:39 PM
nice
all of my dsl bots are overpowered. how many amps do all your batts put out?
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on May 21, 2009, 02:04:07 PM
tbh, I dont have a clue. It must be up around 100 somewhere, since the ant do 10, the battlepacks do about 30 each... and i cant remember the orange. But i need a fair bit of power in there for the Dual Perm
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: roboman2444 on May 21, 2009, 02:11:56 PM
so about 1/3 of what the motors usually take.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Naryar on May 21, 2009, 02:31:47 PM
107.5 amps.

Your weapon setup is okay but for a really efficient drive you should stick to 2WD with the stronger motors/grippier wheels you can find rather than 4WD.

Also try to avoid green control boards.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on May 21, 2009, 02:32:41 PM
probably not enough amps, but it keeps all the motors going well for well over 3 minutes, lol
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: somestrangeguy on May 21, 2009, 04:31:35 PM
It seems to me that the bar goes trough the rear wheels, if it does, switch to smaller wheels so it doesnt.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on May 24, 2009, 01:36:04 PM
Here's a nice new thing I made.
Demon's Escapade (a name that makes no sense.)
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/45316DE1.PNG)
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/78180DE2.PNG)
Can't remember the armour... wasn't too much. 5mm Plastic, I think.

BTW I put the huge wedge on there for the hitpoints in case of me entering it in MXC and getting stuck against SnSnSnS
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Naryar on May 24, 2009, 01:43:21 PM
Do you know that 2 ripping teeth are not enough on a MW HS ?
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on May 24, 2009, 01:48:28 PM
That will have to be changed then won't it :p. Maybe changing the wheels for tds might give me some weight allowance...
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: RedSawn on May 24, 2009, 05:36:08 PM
Quote from: Naryar;40379
Do you know that 2 ripping teeth are not enough on a MW HS ?

It's a HW, but that only makes your point stronger.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on May 25, 2009, 05:44:58 AM
New version - everything new except the drive motors and chassis.
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/33791DEII2.PNG)
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/75152DEII1.PNG)
5mm Titanium
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Pwnator on May 25, 2009, 05:55:28 AM
Use lighter wheels and add a wedge with the extra weight, and it's quite useless if the weapon reach is short.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: RedSawn on May 25, 2009, 06:06:24 AM
30kg hammers are better then ripping teeth, but you could have so much better on a HW.

Thinking of the same setup, try get a dual Perm or 6 mag gearbox, and attach a long DSL bar with 2 60kg sledgehammers or 70kg hammers.

Maybe not the best, but it'd be better.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Somebody on May 25, 2009, 06:37:57 AM
When where the brackets set out?
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on May 25, 2009, 06:39:12 AM
The TM Gearbox was the biggest I could fit, otherwise it went into the drives.
And the wheels were the lightest I could find at a decent size and HP level.
But I'll on those points...

And they're not out. But everyone's scared of getting put against double SnSnSnSnS XD :P
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on May 27, 2009, 03:35:32 PM
And now... Pink Thing With A Spinny Bit (Couldn't think of an original name)
Made as a SHW for a reason... you can probably work it out.
cant remember the armour. 5 titanium i think.
1 orange battery, 2 battlepacks and 2 ant batterys.
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/62778PT1.png)
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/27340PT2.jpg)
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: System32 on May 27, 2009, 03:43:02 PM
Brear claws are the wrong way...
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Reier on May 27, 2009, 03:43:05 PM
Well for one thing, bear claws don't do any damage like that. They only do damage at the claw tip.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on May 27, 2009, 03:44:20 PM
Ah, didn't know that :P *is feeling a bit thick*
I'll change that later...

Still, i'm getting some damn good hits with it.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Naryar on May 27, 2009, 03:44:28 PM
Also you use ungrippy wheels, and these hammers on the drive e-teks are weight lost.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on May 27, 2009, 03:46:01 PM
The wheels are used to help balance weight, and so are the hammers (the disc hardly ever starts if they're not there - its just sat on the ground)

But I'll work on the wheel choice.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Naryar on May 27, 2009, 04:10:41 PM
There is better uses for weight than basically ballasts.

Or just change your setup... with that weight distribution it is going to be unstable as heck.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on May 28, 2009, 02:42:27 AM
Okay, rebuilt. It's wider for better stability and all the wheels are grippier (and the bear claws are the right way round this time).
Only problem is it may be seen as underpowered (only an orange and a battlepack), but i tested it with all motors on and it took 50 secs to burn up a quarter of it's power - longer than the general quarter of a match (45 secs).
The extenders help with support.
The back wheels are on the inside because one wouldn't fit (damn max sphere)
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/66081PT1.png)
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/2235PT2.jpg)
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Naryar on May 28, 2009, 02:57:38 AM
it's way too fast for a heavy duty VS anyways.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on May 28, 2009, 03:00:22 AM
Lol. I suppose. It's damn fun to use anyway, especially when I wasn't planning on making a VS at all. I just wanted something up high :P
And it gets good hits with a fast run-up.
Might change the motors. Dunno yet. 'Cos I quite like it.

EDIT: Just made a HW version of PTWASB, which used a perm 132 and NPC fasts. It's a lot more stable, and I will switch the drives on the SHW version for some right away XD
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Naryar on May 28, 2009, 03:19:29 AM
You need frontal stabilizers or wheels BEFORE your spinners, like Alien Queen.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on May 28, 2009, 03:23:00 AM
Strangely (although this will seem a lie) I was just thinking that i needed some stabilisation, cos it did a front-flip in a match. At this point, I was saying '... oh.'
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: JoeBlo on May 28, 2009, 04:08:55 AM
VS stabilization think nightmare it had a tripod like layout :-D
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Naryar on May 28, 2009, 04:12:18 AM
Exactly.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: philetbabe on May 28, 2009, 04:59:17 AM
i like this strange bot, i think i'm going to explorate this kind of 'up attachement'.



i think it may be vulnerable against side attack that should reverse it,  Same weakness with these 3 central extenders ; You should protect them.

At last, how does this bot turn ?  can't you eliminate the 2 front drive motor+wheels  and replace them with stabilizer that should allows foe to get near your vertical weapon (use of skirts) ?
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on May 28, 2009, 05:48:42 AM
Quote from: philetbabe;40982
i think it may be vulnerable against side attack that should reverse it,  Same weakness with these 3 central extenders ; You should protect them.

At last, how does this bot turn ?  can't you eliminate the 2 front drive motor+wheels  and replace them with stabilizer that should allows foe to get near your vertical weapon (use of skirts) ?

I'm gonna work on protecting the extenders a bit more.

The turning is fine, if a bit unstable at times. Well, I've changed the motors for NPC (or whatever it is) Fasts to stop it flying around so much, but as for the front, i dunno how much I can do without upsetting the rule of 7. I'll make a few copies of the bot and run some experiments.

Quote from: JoeBlo;40972
VS stabilization think nightmare it had a tripod like layout :-D
I quite like the idea of working on a Nightmare-esque layout, this might help a lot with stabilizing it. I'll work on it all later.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: System32 on May 28, 2009, 10:43:52 AM
Hmm, Let me try a rebuild...
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: philetbabe on May 29, 2009, 07:38:41 AM
Quote from: philetbabe;41186
here is my  'rebuild'


stable, but slow, slow , so sloooooooooow .... that it is sometime motionless!
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on May 29, 2009, 10:48:28 AM
Kay, the less-than interesting 4-wheel rebuild (stuck onto 1 pic because it's boring)
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/56142PTagain.png)

But now, I worked on protection (which may or may not have gone quite well), and an almost Nightmare-esque layout, and made this
Pink Nightmares
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/94821PN1.png)
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/59024PN2.png)

EDIT: Pink Nightmare can be used as a vague SnS with the hammer, otherwise it IS ballast.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on June 14, 2009, 02:07:20 PM
Nothing on them? 'Kay :P
Well, this is just an idea I had, it's only a prototype, and will get flamed.
The idea has probably been covered before, but I was thinking of something along a tentamushi lines... and came up with this.
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/234161.jpg)
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/289382.jpg)
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/164233.jpg)
For some reason, even with the highest chassis, nothing larger than an 80cm actuator would fit, and it won't stay in the up position for long before collapsing as the trap is obviously so heavy.
I'm thinking of trying this as a SHW using a burst (the starting position is when the trap is down, then it's fired to open the trap), but I wanna get some opinions.
It's pretty fun to use against low bots, trapping them and pushing them onto hazards at your will, especially into the pits and flame jets (eg RW arena)
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on June 15, 2009, 02:59:23 PM
Okay, so you might not like/want to comment on that lot, but I REALLY NEED SOME HELP here.
ReeKoiel flips when turned sideways - is there any ways I could stop this?
And also, I'd need some extra weight - would it make much difference if i took the bear claws off?
(The casters on the side help mobility when it's on it's side - but when its on it's top, they really don't help!)
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/64400RK.jpg)
And yes, you've all seen this before, it's the re-work of Pink Nightmares.

EDIT (20 mins later): Has my thread still got aids or something? :P
People don't seem to enjoy commenting here.
Even when I need help XD
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: R0B0SH4RK on June 15, 2009, 03:37:43 PM
To stop a large VS from flipping, you need to have a rather large wheelbase. I'm guessing you've seen Nightmare before, so try and emulate your extender work after Nightmare is built. Right now, you're wasting alot of uneccesary weight that you could put to much better use, like better armour, etc.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Weirdo on June 15, 2009, 03:40:02 PM
Just be a bit patient. Sorry if it takes a while, but maybe no ones thought up a way to help you. Or maybe they're really not interested. Or maybe your thread does, in fact, have AIDS.

Anyway, how do you mean 'flips'? Do you mean it tips over (which is what I assume you mean), or that it havoks or glitches or something?

If it tips, then why not get rid of the bear claws, and find other ways of making extra weight for more extenders coming out the side for side support? This may or may not require a redesign of some sort.

And, in a bid to give what may actually be useful info, I heard those ram plates your using at the front are really bad in DSL 2.1
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on June 15, 2009, 03:41:47 PM
Quote from: Weirdo;44433
Just be a bit patient. Sorry if it takes a while, but maybe no ones thought up a way to help you. Or maybe they're really not interested. Or maybe your thread does, in fact, have AIDS.

Sorry, not had the best day lol


And I will work on the wheelbase/ramplates. Thanks guys.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on June 17, 2009, 02:04:27 AM
This is wider, but it was still unstable, so I reworked it into an almost-Pussycat-style 'always lands on its feet' kinda thing.

Comments? All are welcome, good, bad, criticism, etc
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/78191RK1.jpg)
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/62074RK12.jpg)
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Pwnator on June 17, 2009, 04:43:53 AM
The extender work still looks scary.

If it can't self right, try using a longer weapon extender.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Naryar on June 17, 2009, 05:36:18 AM
So messsssssy...

You'd be better with 2WD drive at the rear and front stabilizers (on the top and bottom of your bot for invertibility)
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on June 18, 2009, 12:14:11 PM
After many, many, rebuilds, I have Shinigami. And if you think it's messy, you might be able to see the previous version in the 'picture' thing.
Is there any other ways to make it less stuck when its on its side?
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/2134Shinigami.jpg)

And thanks to Naryar for the idea on the rear-drive.

PS: A Shinigami is a Japanese God of Death. :P
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Reier on June 18, 2009, 12:19:47 PM
Well, it's.....big.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on June 18, 2009, 12:33:24 PM
:D Indeed it is. That was what i was aiming for. In fact, that disc was sized down from the original. I just wanted a huge, heavy duty, VS.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: man manu on June 18, 2009, 12:42:57 PM
... That will get completely ripped to shreds within 30 seconds when put against other SHW's.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on June 18, 2009, 12:44:53 PM
Quote from: man manu;44987
... That will get completely ripped to shreds within 30 seconds when put against other SHW's.


Tell me something new :P
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Naryar on June 18, 2009, 01:56:30 PM
...Why the heck do you waste weight and power on 4WD when your bot is effectively a 2WD?
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on June 18, 2009, 01:59:13 PM
I know that, I just don't wanna reduce the size of the disc >.<

EDIT: Naryar completely changed his post... so this one makes no sense at all :P
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Naryar on June 18, 2009, 02:04:45 PM
I was talking about an invertible VS with just 2WD at the rear, and 4 stabilizers (metal skirts), 2 under the disc and 2 over the disc so even if it's inverted the disc won't touch the ground.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on June 18, 2009, 02:10:44 PM
Ah, I see now
*Was being overly thick*
Thanks (:
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on June 18, 2009, 02:47:12 PM
Finished.
Again, thanks very much to Naryar, this thing probably wouldn't have EVER happened if he didn't help out (Even if I ignored his suggestion about 4 stabilizers and used 2 :P)

The weaponry on the back is to deter anyone going for the motors. Not very deterring, I know, I just needed something there cos I can't protect them that well.

Shinigami II
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/47224Shinigami II.jpg)

EDIT: Sorry double post XD
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Reier on June 18, 2009, 02:48:45 PM
Wow, I really like the look.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on June 18, 2009, 02:50:54 PM
Inspired by Locust, from the Nightmare team (:
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Naryar on June 18, 2009, 02:58:47 PM
North Poler's S3 on crack... but much better than your previous VS's.

Is that somewhat good in combat ?
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on June 18, 2009, 03:01:15 PM
Yeah, it's getting some damn good hits.
It tips a bit but it does it with such majesty that I quite like it.
Even if it does, the disc is ALWAYS there and it ALWAYS lands on its wheels.
I love it :D

EDIT: Even beat pon2n with it. Yay.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Pwnator on June 19, 2009, 04:41:22 AM
Looks very awesome. However, it needs a stronger disc. Remove the rear spike strips to see if you can up the disc strength a bit. If it doesn't, try playing around a bit and you'll find the necessary weight eventually.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Naryar on June 19, 2009, 04:54:29 AM
^^yup.

Oh and i forgot to mention that bear claws only do damage with the front of the claws... so if they got hit from the side it's more likely they'll do less damage.

Use some weapons without normals - more hammers maybe.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: JoeBlo on June 19, 2009, 04:59:17 AM
Quote from: Craaig;45015
Inspired by Locust, from the Nightmare team (:


really nice.. I did say to look at there site for stabilization techniques lol :-D
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Condor33 on June 19, 2009, 08:05:58 AM
I hope the "core" is really heavily armored, or someone with a hammer or VS will just take out your control board and ignore all your massive armor...
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on June 19, 2009, 02:56:00 PM
I played around with it and not a lot was happenin' so i entered it. and the chassis itself is pretty strong - it was either titanium 10 or steel 5.

If it's still not right, it'll just be better cannon fodder for all you other guys :P
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on June 22, 2009, 03:32:30 PM
Eh, I made a walker. Really kinda sucks, but it moves, and has a weapon.
The actuators are in case the legs get stuck on the back side of the bot.
Been trying to make more complex ones for ages, but this has worked best.
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/70250walking.jpg)
If I improve the weapon too much, it weighs the bot down and it won't budge, lol.

EDIT: and I know, the skin sucks, and walkers have probably been done before, and it's probably not a walker but some jumpy thing, and the weapon sucks, etcetc
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on July 10, 2009, 12:36:49 PM
New bot.
I've taken to building flippers lately.
This one has either has Aluminium or Titanium 5.
Only issue I have with it is the empty space.
The steel plate under the flipping arm(s) not only acts as a decent wedge, but keeps the bot from front flipping when throwing things into the air.
I included a quick shot of the big wheel coming down, although in the combat arena it has sent bots like WIIDE LOAD off the screen (upwards) for in excess of 5 seconds.
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/63540J4.jpg)
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: JoeBlo on July 10, 2009, 08:04:11 PM
I had a thought ... in RA2 will proper walker robots receive 1.5x the weight (in other words a heavyweight will be 1200kg) ??

also on the flipper maybe take away a few snappers and increase battery's (and decrease empty space :P) the more power you have to more powerful your snappers are
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: LiNcK on July 10, 2009, 09:56:53 PM
Quote from: JoeBlo;50431
I had a thought ... in RA2 will proper walker robots receive 1.5x the weight (in other words a heavyweight will be 1200kg) ??

also on the flipper maybe take away a few snappers and increase battery's (and decrease empty space :P) the more power you have to more powerful your snappers are


Even if they get 1.5x the weight, making a walker is super hard and use more than 400kg on the components (IDK, Maybe not), And also... Their "Legs" would be super vulnarable :P
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on July 11, 2009, 03:26:38 AM
I've tried all sorts of different methods to make them - it's difficult to get it right - and the game doesn't allow for the extra weight, although I could with an anti-ballast of course. I seem to recall the community isn't so fond of SHW's though?
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Doomkiller on July 11, 2009, 03:32:22 AM
Quote from: Craaig;50465
I've tried all sorts of different methods to make them - it's difficult to get it right - and the game doesn't allow for the extra weight, although I could with an anti-ballast of course. I seem to recall the community isn't so fond of SHW's though?


I don't mind them seeming m first showcased bot was a SHW :grin:
As long as it doesnt go over 1200kgs
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on July 11, 2009, 04:06:48 AM
Quote from: Doomkiller;50467
I don't mind them seeming m first showcased bot was a SHW :grin:
As long as it doesnt go over 1200kgs


Lol, so was mine - but it was over 1200kg :P
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Doomkiller on July 11, 2009, 04:11:29 AM
Quote from: Craaig;50470
Lol, so was mine - but it was over 1200kg :P


Mine was 1700kgs +:grin:
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Somebody on July 16, 2009, 09:57:50 AM
I know its kinda nit-picky, but try to line up the flippers at the starting position. It just looks a hole lot less messy IMO.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on July 16, 2009, 01:42:25 PM
Quote from: Somebody;51886
I know its kinda nit-picky, but try to line up the flippers at the starting position. It just looks a hole lot less messy IMO.


I have tried, but it's a bit difficult cos some of them are different ways around, etc.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Naryar on July 16, 2009, 01:45:04 PM
Underpowered.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on July 16, 2009, 01:54:06 PM
I just realised I've made another version of that since I posted that. And I practically ignored what Joe said and added another snapper. It's also now compatible with the regulations for R1885's tournament.
It's a pure flipper (no other weapons... lol) and it has 10 battlepacks.
At least the space management is alright!
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/70302Juggernaut5.jpg)
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Naryar on July 16, 2009, 02:03:48 PM
Get tornado wheels (= moar grip = moar speed for less weight), and it's still underpowered.

Better than the first though.

EDIT: i think you don't need the titanium extenders as well, and can attach the steel skirts directly to the snappers, saving even more weight.

EDIT2: and use a blue control board!

EDIT3: you can add 2 red batteries then and it'll be alright.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on July 16, 2009, 02:41:47 PM
Okay, I couldn't take the extenders away - it wouldnt let the skirts attach otherwise.
Tornado wheels are used, but take away the invertibility, and so the bot now fully relies on the flipper to right it.
Blue control board is used.
Power is now 8 Battlepacks, 2 big orange ones, and an ant (because I had leftover weight)
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Naryar on July 16, 2009, 03:50:42 PM
Quote from: Craaig;52033
Okay, I couldn't take the extenders away - it wouldnt let the skirts attach otherwise.


Snapper loading.

OR - use flipper parts, they're tougher and lighter.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: R1885 on July 16, 2009, 03:51:36 PM
Quote from: Naryar;52051
Snapper loading.


In DSL?
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Reier on July 16, 2009, 03:53:04 PM
Yes, you can snapper load in DSL...but only for realistic purposes (duh).
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Naryar on July 16, 2009, 04:01:36 PM
And axle load, and effe glitch, etc.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: life robot arena2 on August 30, 2009, 01:05:31 PM
I noticed that Stealth destroyer is a remake of mine.=P
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Naryar on August 30, 2009, 01:16:49 PM
NO DIMWIT IT WAS MADE BEFORE YOU JOINED THE FORUMS SO DONT BLAME CRAAIG FOR CLONING YOU.

[/rant]
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Doomkiller on August 31, 2009, 05:01:14 AM
Quote from: Naryar;62993
NO DIMWIT IT WAS MADE BEFORE YOU JOINED THE FORUMS SO DONT BLAME DOOMKILLER FOR CLONING YOU.

[/rant]


Why does it say doomkiller....

I thought this was craaigs showcase....
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Naryar on August 31, 2009, 05:06:25 AM
...Crap.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: life robot arena2 on August 31, 2009, 05:40:33 AM
FAIL MARATHON.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Doomkiller on August 31, 2009, 05:45:10 AM
(http://images.paraorkut.com/img/funnypics/images/y/yoda_noob-12275.jpg)
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Naryar on August 31, 2009, 06:14:57 AM
LRA2 you are a walking piece of fail so you should really shut your damn mouth.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Reier on August 31, 2009, 08:29:33 AM
TBH, we really should get after LRA2 for cloning Craaig...
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: life robot arena2 on August 31, 2009, 09:19:21 AM
I never knew about this version.
So....
(http://pics.livejournal.com/twoflower/pic/00023gph)
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: JoeBlo on August 31, 2009, 09:22:07 AM
can we get a mod or admin to clean up this showcase a bit? I dont really think its fair on Craaig?
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: man manu on August 31, 2009, 11:10:45 AM
Is that now 3 times you've used that in the past 4 days LRA2?
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on September 01, 2009, 07:41:57 AM
GTFO of my showcase, LRA2.
You cloned me if anything. When i first saw your showcase I actually thought you had taken the name.
Bit of a complex name for an 8-year-old to come up with on his own isn't it?
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on September 01, 2009, 07:53:57 AM
Sorry for the DP, but since there's been all this activity in my showcase, I thought I might post something new.
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/3834XD2.jpg)
I've worked on this a lot for a long while, and is almost at perfection (to me anyway)
XD2
4 ant batts.
Spinning 20x40 DSL bar with 2 tornado spikes on an E-tek, generating enough spin with enough weight behind it to cause a lot of damage along with a great flipping action.
Self rights stupidly easily.
Good armour due to small chassis - can't remember what is it though.

Any comments, criticisms and advice are welcome.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: somestrangeguy on September 01, 2009, 08:15:28 AM
Exposed motor = Do not want.
And I somehow managed to not see the spikes at first, it wouldnt make sense to have a bar that is smller than the motor as a weapon.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: doomaster543 on September 01, 2009, 08:37:17 AM
use 4 razor tips on a piglet instead, then, use the weight left over to swich wheels to vlads
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: russian roulette on September 01, 2009, 08:50:07 AM
Piglets are good for beetleweights and antweights, Doomaster.
Craaig, use a magmotor for the spinner. My LW for BBeans 6 will be showcased soon and you'll see what I'm talking about.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Naryar on September 01, 2009, 08:51:05 AM
Well Etek = overkill, but they do have 5000 HP unlike Mags and Perm 80's...

Anyways remove one ant batt, put a blue CB and get at least a Perm 80 on that.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: roboman2444 on September 01, 2009, 08:51:06 AM
a mag and use the weight to upgrade the wheels/Armour
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: 123savethewhales on September 01, 2009, 08:56:14 AM
It's ok, E Tek got 5000 HP, it can afford to be exposed on LW.

Tornado tooth isn't bad.  Since the weapon right now cost 36.6 kg, try using a small disk and put on 4 small DS tooth (30 kg) or 4 razor tooth (38 kg) and see if you like any of them better.

Perhaps you can also take out an Ant battery for something else.  3 should be enough to last you through the round.  Perhaps the extra 6 pounds allows you to place your wheels with vlad wheels.

Edit:  Lol Naryar beats me in saying it.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Naryar on September 01, 2009, 09:00:16 AM
A short DSL bar will be more useful than a disc since they are lighter and do damage.

But you are right on the Vlad wheels
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: 123savethewhales on September 01, 2009, 09:05:00 AM
Quote from: Naryar;63478
A short DSL bar will be more useful than a disc since they are lighter and do damage.

But you are right on the Vlad wheels

But it will also prove to be the weak point, considering the weapons got 6k combine HP and that DSL bar has 1800.  It runs a risk of breaking off prematurely.  So prehaps it's worth trying DSL disk with 4x DS light tooth or razor tips.  It deals more damage and you can almost be sure that 3200 HP - 4000 HP worth of weapons will break off before that disk.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Naryar on September 01, 2009, 09:11:12 AM
True. But the problem is that the weapons will break faster - and you know what an unsymmetric weapon means on a VS...
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: roboman2444 on September 01, 2009, 09:20:28 AM
vi-ii-i-i-i-b-r-at-e
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: 123savethewhales on September 01, 2009, 09:26:22 AM
Well, 5 kg or 7 kg breaking off shouldn't cost that much rocking.  I don't know have to try to see how it turns out.  Tornado/DSL might turn out better after all.

Or prehaps hex plate/tornado can also be tried.  Hex (master) is small, comes with 2000 HP, and should receive less damage than a DSL bar.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: roboman2444 on September 01, 2009, 09:28:04 AM
you could try a pre built wep like baklash disk or sumtim
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on September 01, 2009, 03:52:16 PM
Okay, this is my opinion on what's goin' on.

I prefer having the bar to the disc, the disc seems heavier and is a waste of the weight and damage potential from the bar.
Also, there hasn't been many fights where the weapons have been pulled off - the motors strong and I chose the tornado spikes partly BECAUSE of the hp.
I don't like using prebuilt discs, feels like cheating (unless it's chewblades/sawblades).
Wheels will be worked on, an ant batt will be taken out, and I'll have a look at getting a Perm 80 on there.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on September 20, 2009, 02:35:52 PM
Okay, I need to know which of these would be better (with the drive and armour) :)
And yes, I know, I used a pre-built disc... and I said I don't like them... but they're convenient :P
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/91941XD3.png)
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: russian roulette on September 20, 2009, 02:39:26 PM
Astro by far but if that faces HS it is toast.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on September 20, 2009, 02:41:49 PM
Quote from: russian roulette;67497
Astro by far but if that faces HS it is toast.


That's where we hope, a lot. :P
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: russian roulette on September 20, 2009, 02:48:59 PM
Is that for bbeans 6.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on September 20, 2009, 02:51:30 PM
Maybe. Not sure yet. Why do you ask? :P
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Naryar on September 20, 2009, 02:58:38 PM
It has great looks, but is the rear razor really useful here?
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on September 20, 2009, 03:01:19 PM
Quote from: Naryar;67507
It has great looks, but is the rear razor really useful here?

Eh, guess not. If I took that off, I could put Vlad wheels on, which could work.
I put it there just to increase protection from side attacks, but yeah, I see what you mean.

EDIT: It already has Vlad's. Fail.

EDIT 2: I took the razor off, and I had enough weight to bump the armour up to Steel 5, taking the weight to 245.5. The extra weight on the back seems to have improved stability and I think it's improved the bot. Yay.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Jonzu95 on September 22, 2009, 05:21:03 AM
That's great bot because the motor is ''armored''
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on October 27, 2009, 12:24:20 PM
It's been through many evolutions, but Shini's HW counterpart is finished... I think :D
(NPC fast drive - you can't see them >.<)

(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/23850Son of Shinigami.png)
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Reier on October 27, 2009, 12:34:02 PM
2 MeatTs aren't enough for weaponry....
Maybe make the drive closer to the chassis and have less armor and batteries and more weapons.
Looks cool though.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Naryar on October 28, 2009, 02:34:40 AM
And i thought i was bad as VS... but this...
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: 123savethewhales on October 28, 2009, 03:17:49 AM
I don't get the point of all that armor on the motor, when you have a wide open chassis and 50kg worth of weapons.

Know that no amount of armors can save you after all your weapons break.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on October 28, 2009, 04:22:23 AM
Fair points. I gotta stop making bots that are just aesthetically pleasing to me ¬¬
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: JoeBlo on October 28, 2009, 04:39:23 AM
Quote from: 123savethewhales;75409
I don't get the point of all that armor on the motor, when you have a wide open chassis

obviously you haven't seen how the shini takes care of business :P

on a side not, Shinigami never lost the duel perm so you could take a chance with removing the disc

replace some rear protection skirts to a light material (aluminium?)

could do with some protection (say.. shell pieces) on the long extender connecting the rear.

and see how Whyachi hammers are angled ? angle them the other way so they protect the motor some more

still love it though :P
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on October 28, 2009, 04:58:19 AM
Thanks for the support and advice there JB :P

I think, possibly, after a rebuild, the Shini's for RA2:Backlash and a possible CC3 entry, I may be saying goodbye to the Shini design, I think.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: JoeBlo on October 28, 2009, 05:05:30 AM
well if it puts you in a more positive mood... notice that Backlash video I posted prior with the VS robots throwing others around ? they only have 2 Whyachi Hammers on the disc (unedited) because of the motor speed they may not damage as much but have loads of kinetic energy
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on October 28, 2009, 05:07:55 AM
Quote from: JoeBlo;75421
well if it puts you in a more positive mood... notice that Backlash video I posted prior with the VS robots throwing others around ? they only have 2 Whyachi Hammers on the disc (unedited) because of the motor speed they may not damage as much but have loads of kinetic energy


That was the main plan for S.O.S :P how did you know! XD
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: 123savethewhales on October 28, 2009, 09:11:00 PM
Quote from: JoeBlo;75416
obviously you haven't seen how the shini takes care of business :P

Nope haven't got the opportunity to see it in action.  So I can only guess based on how fast 50kg worth of weapons usually break.

Craaig need to send a team to NAR AI or something.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: JoeBlo on October 28, 2009, 09:21:02 PM
Shinigami had the tendency to go up and over other robots and hack up the rear of the robot (which was usually exposed) the only times it lost without the rest of the robot being destroyed was against ROBO's pop up it was difficult to hit the chassis
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: 123savethewhales on October 28, 2009, 09:34:29 PM
Quote from: JoeBlo;75541
Shinigami had the tendency to go up and over other robots and hack up the rear of the robot (which was usually exposed) the only times it lost without the rest of the robot being destroyed was against ROBO's pop up it was difficult to hit the chassis
I see.  Guess I am one of the few people who puts full body armor onto everything, I simply don't like taking risk.

Aside for the purpose of look, I still think the chassis is better hidden in the back functionally speaking (making use of all the armors).
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on November 17, 2009, 02:22:50 PM
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/67193Queen Calypso.png)

Slight bump.

Say what you want about it... every negative is a positive for you guys, as I've entered it.
I like it. It looks cool.
It's probably the first bot I've built that can beat a lot of the NAR AI (yeah, took my time, I suck, I know :P)
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Reier on November 17, 2009, 02:41:49 PM
I like, but try to get some heavier weapons in there though. Looks sweet.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Condor33 on November 17, 2009, 02:47:26 PM
Woah, MikeNCR style. I like. Needs some bigger weapons though.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on November 17, 2009, 02:54:58 PM
Thanks, and I would, but I already submitted it :P
I'm happy with it anyway, it seems to do the trick ;D

It's great to hear some people liking my bots for once though ^_^
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: somestrangeguy on November 17, 2009, 03:27:33 PM
I think its otherwise good but the motor is just too exposed. It will get ripped off in a second.
Title: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: System32 on November 17, 2009, 05:11:25 PM
As far as the Battery pic tells me, it's really exposed.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Sparkey98 on December 05, 2009, 07:01:01 PM
Ripblade is my fave but isn' :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:t that a pretty big chassie?
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on December 12, 2009, 05:24:45 AM
That's also a really old bot.

Currently sporadically working on possible CC3 entries... I got a lot of coursework/exam pressure at the moment (this is also why the RIP loser's bracket hasn't happened yet)
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on December 23, 2009, 06:03:13 AM
In my spare time, I built this thing, that I quite like... hence the bump.
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/74635TB.png)
Flippers may not be well recieved but I like this one - and I dunno what kinda bots are achievements to get rid of in NAR AI so I just added a few random eliminated things :P
Blatent steal of Firestorm's style... inspired by 123STW's talk of Firestorm Flippers in his showcase.
1 big black batt, 3 ants. It's also an old weight, is around 390kg now (it originally had 1 ant batt, now has the 3)
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Pwnator on December 23, 2009, 06:20:09 AM
I'm pretty sure you could still cut down on the chassis height. But other than that, it's quite nice. Probably needs some weapons on the JX since 10kg is quite underkill for that big of a motor. :D
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on December 30, 2009, 12:04:39 PM
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/58877BIV.png)
Update on Blaze. And the hinge wedges do flatten in battle XD. May post something new later...
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: G.K. on December 30, 2009, 12:08:59 PM
What holds the firestorm flipper on?
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on December 30, 2009, 12:20:08 PM
Flipper segment (also what holds the tooth)
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Stagfish on December 31, 2009, 01:40:07 PM
weres the wep?
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Reier on December 31, 2009, 02:20:27 PM
It's a flipper.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Sparkey98 on December 31, 2009, 09:53:25 PM
can u make blaze a download ;D
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: trumpetguy on December 31, 2009, 10:11:53 PM
You will not get better if you keep asking for downloads of bots.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Sparkey98 on December 31, 2009, 11:18:23 PM
what's you're problem, I just wanted to see if I could BEAT him, DUH....
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: JoeBlo on December 31, 2009, 11:23:08 PM
wait for a tournament or...


help goose with the bot exchange  :mrgreen:
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on January 01, 2010, 05:27:51 AM
If you wanna beat him, I'd have to AI him, then I'd have to teach you how to put it into your game... etcetc and i can't be bothered.  :mrgreen:

Might showcase something new soon. Maybe.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on January 01, 2010, 06:10:14 AM
DP (sorry)
Okay, my first showcased bot of the decade, and I need a hand with it.
The skirt panels have a habit of falling off, but I don't want it to lose the essence of being a rammer that like 'traps' its opponents. Any ideas?
Steel 5 armour... 2 ants...
Here's Helter Skelter (better name later.)
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/45631HS.png)
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: JoeBlo on January 01, 2010, 06:24:18 AM
steel 5 is a little overkill for LW


you could get away with Tite 3 then you could use stronger materials  ;) 
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Naryar on January 01, 2010, 06:54:15 AM
^^ Depends of the chassis size and exposure.

Really would be better if you managed to add more weapons rather than this extender work and get an AX2550.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on February 16, 2010, 07:09:44 AM
Team Awesomesauce's recent success (coming third - I think. It's a big thing to me :P) inspired me to rebuild TOIATF.
I shortened the name this time, but I may put it back :P
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/71855Orange 2.png)
Not much has really changed, but the chassis is a lot smaller and stronger, I believe. It looks nicer in my opinion, too.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: G.K. on February 16, 2010, 07:14:32 AM
I like it. People Naryar will get annoyed at you for using the small CB and Taz wheels though.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on February 16, 2010, 07:15:54 AM
I like it. People Naryar will get annoyed at you for using the small CB and Taz wheels though.


It's micro wheels, not Taz's. They're waaay too big. Same with the blue CB
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: G.K. on February 16, 2010, 07:17:21 AM
I see.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: JoeBlo on February 16, 2010, 07:32:34 AM
it does look cool and the extra stability is a big plus too

it might pay off to protect that perm as I think it was really the only main set back for TOISATF
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: G.K. on February 16, 2010, 07:33:53 AM
Hugged off, fridged off, yeah, protection might be helpful.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on February 16, 2010, 07:36:33 AM
Just not sure how. I can take the flipper segment protecting the chassis off, the that'd give me 3 kg XD so unless i stuck the segment onto the other side of the axle, i'm not sure what to do with it.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: G.K. on February 16, 2010, 07:38:17 AM
Oh, and Aluminum armour could be exchanged for plastic or tite.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on February 16, 2010, 07:42:29 AM
The Alu could be changed to 5mm Plastic (which weighs 2 more kg... so I wouldn't have any weight to work with protecting the perm)


EDIT: Unless you say downgrading the armour might help?
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: G.K. on February 16, 2010, 07:47:00 AM
I dunno. People seem to say that Plastic and Tite are better. https://gametechmods.com/RA2wiki/index.php?title=Naryar%27s_DSL_tips
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: JoeBlo on February 16, 2010, 07:54:54 AM
if your running

5mm alu > 5mm Plastic
3mm alu > 3mm Plastic

I think the point is there isnt a huge advantage in protection but there is a noticeable difference in weight
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: G.K. on February 16, 2010, 08:01:35 AM
I see.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: JoeBlo on February 16, 2010, 08:25:30 AM
Hugged off, fridged off, yeah, protection might be helpful.

Im sure there is someone right now wondering what the heck happened in that tournament ? :P
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: G.K. on February 16, 2010, 08:27:14 AM
Yeah.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Naryar on February 16, 2010, 08:50:01 AM
3mm Alu = FAIL
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Post by: G.K. on February 16, 2010, 08:50:27 AM
^^My point exactly^^
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Reier on February 16, 2010, 09:35:34 AM
Wouldn't it have a slight problem turning because the chassis is angled so far back? If you could rotate the parts (which wouldn't be hard to do because everything is attached to an ME) it might drive better.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on February 16, 2010, 09:40:19 AM
Wouldn't it have a slight problem turning because the chassis is angled so far back? If you could rotate the parts (which wouldn't be hard to do because everything is attached to an ME) it might drive better.


Seems to turn fine, and rotating the parts is a lot of hassle, but I could do it. And might. :P
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on May 16, 2010, 10:06:32 AM
Wow. Haven't put anything in here in a long time. And I'm about to drop a bomb of new bots. Must be about 10 here XD I'll spoiler tag them all so this isn't the longest post on earth ever.


Feedback probably decides what I can improve and/or sent into NAR AI. One of these is my BBEANS 6 entry.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: JoeBlo on May 16, 2010, 10:17:37 AM
the last one... the little teeth kinda render the big ole hammers useless until that break :P
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on May 16, 2010, 10:19:22 AM
Meh, I didn't know what to do with it XD the teeth might actually have a higher DP (I think) so the teeth are just like damage on top of what the hammers can do... I think. I can't even remember making it tbh :')
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: russian roulette on May 16, 2010, 10:32:51 AM
Use NpcFasts for the torque reaction hammer.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Badnik96 on May 16, 2010, 10:36:37 AM
is Blood Orange your BBEANS entry?
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on May 16, 2010, 10:51:23 AM
is Blood Orange your BBEANS entry?

Why do you wish to know? :P

I was only causing intrigue, it may not actually be there at all... :P
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on May 16, 2010, 11:18:21 AM
DP (sorry)

Just worked on the torque reaction idea, along with something I was inspired to do from Wham's lastest thread in DSL Ideas

I used the 220kg wedge because if it was too light, it'd be flung around with the rest of the bot. I guess the bot is  a bit like the bot whose wedge it is.

(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/34886TRHW.jpg)
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/51251torque2.gif)
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Badnik96 on May 16, 2010, 05:37:23 PM
That is really cool Craaig. Bot Exchange please?
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Naryar on May 16, 2010, 06:14:10 PM
Feedback time :

Blood Orange - Decent enough i think... it also looks cool and i like the name.
Codename clam2 - That's not probably awful, that's awful for sure !
BW flipper - The BSG should be BEFORE the wheels because here it's counter-weighting and ruining the wedge.
Frozen Yoghourt - Decent enough also. The razor's positioning looks random.
Fuel - Probably better. I don't still get the point of the double blade expected for cool looks.
Mecha Eel - You might want to add another ant battery or more armor with the weight you have.
Powerhouse - Needs a stronger weapon motor !
RisingSUN - Still needs 4 ant batteries :P
Torque reaction hammer - Yes, these need drive motors.
UFO - Yes, i call fail on the weapon setup as well
8WD rammer - I am quite sure you can snapper load the hammers on the skirt hinge directly without using flippermakers. I made Landslide's weapon setup with BFE but that was because of laziness, i'm quite sure i can make it with snapper loading alone.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on May 20, 2010, 11:42:20 AM
@Badnik Consider it done.
@Nary I shall work on a few of them, a few are just plain write-offs in my opinion.

Seem as though I have a SHW Tourney coming up, I thought I'd better work on something.

(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/80356immunization.jpg)

Seems a lot more stable than Mikado (who I hadn't seen before making this, but Martymidget pointed out they look almost identical), and can really throw things around.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Squirrel_Monkey on May 20, 2010, 11:45:16 AM
So is this going in RIP2?
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Reier on May 20, 2010, 11:45:45 AM
That looks like it's gonna flip forwards real easy...
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on May 20, 2010, 11:48:10 AM
That looks like it's gonna flip forwards real easy...

It doesn't. I got the balance right. Yeah, it might tip when it hits something, but when the other thing is flying and this can usually get back on its feet within 2-3 seconds, it doesn't really matter :P

So is this going in RIP2?

It's a possibility. Might change it and make something better.


EDIT: Just realised this is the old version. The newer version has 2 flipper segments in place of the second dsl bar out from the chassis which push the skirts out a bit further and a fair bit further forward.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: JoeBlo on May 20, 2010, 08:49:52 PM
it looks like the brain child of XR and your VS design you always make :P
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Naryar on May 21, 2010, 05:22:33 AM
This looks like 3 times better than mikado.

I should rebuild it btw - though that bot could do for a nice replacement :D

Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on May 21, 2010, 08:26:26 AM
I can hand you immunization as a replacement if you so wish xD
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Naryar on May 21, 2010, 10:20:28 AM
Yes please.

I also need your whole NAR AI team !
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on May 21, 2010, 10:51:46 AM
It will get there, honest :P it's a sporadic project. In fact that's probably a good team name >.<
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on June 15, 2010, 01:33:41 PM
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/71468fever.jpg)

Much better than my previous main HW (Mecha Eel).
4 ants inside. Steel 5 armour. 2 Half-Sheets on bottom.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: martymidget on June 17, 2010, 12:00:57 PM
Looks good Craaig- but may I ask what is with the light DS tooth on the hammers?(Is it on both?)
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: S.T.C. on June 17, 2010, 01:57:06 PM
I think you have enough weight to work with
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Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: NFX on June 17, 2010, 02:11:04 PM
You do like your Mako-lytes. =P

But it looks like a pretty good machine. Might you not want to put one of the side panels around the front of the motor?
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on June 17, 2010, 02:49:24 PM
I don't like to think of them as mako ripoffs, they're more my own thing with no wedges etc. I might consider putting a panel on the front, thanks for noticing. And yes they're on both marty. I think they just add a bit of extra damage, and it bought the weight to 800 too :p
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Sage on June 17, 2010, 03:48:54 PM
Why must all DSL VS be called Mako clones?? THIS IS NOTHING LIKE MAKO!!
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on June 17, 2010, 04:09:25 PM
Thank you Sage XD
I am fighting for my identity, this is just the way I build.
It works for all weight classes too, unlike the Shinigami design which I've ditched in favour of this.
It's a Craaig-lyte ;D
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Somebody on June 17, 2010, 07:57:37 PM
To me, a Mako-lyte constitutes a dual VS with axle wedges.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Virus Bomb on June 17, 2010, 07:59:15 PM
love your VSes Craaig.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: JoeBlo on June 18, 2010, 02:27:54 AM
To me, a Mako-lyte constitutes a dual VS with axle wedges.

unless it has bike wheels a box chassis, axle wedges and two perm powered VS hammers.. its not a mako clone

we called the axles wedges "make style" but nothing should be judged when so different.

if anything its closer to XR
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on June 18, 2010, 04:02:41 AM
That's the way I think too JB, including the similarities with XR which were unintentional xD

Also, thanks Virus Bomb, its good to know people like them :D
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: G.K. on June 18, 2010, 04:02:59 AM
I do too.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Reier on June 18, 2010, 08:55:56 AM
I got a kick when the wiki said No leaf clover was a Mako clone XD
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: G.K. on June 18, 2010, 09:36:39 AM
The wiki thinks all of the BBEANS 4 VS' are Mako Clones. Not even DOAM is.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Naryar on June 18, 2010, 09:50:51 AM
But DOAM is a mako ripoff (and the only one)... It has the same armor, the same wedge and nearly the same weapon as mako.

Anyways, I'll finish the Chinese Whispers page.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: JoeBlo on June 18, 2010, 09:54:07 AM
how came something be a ripoff if it was made by the same person ?
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Somebody on June 18, 2010, 09:55:01 AM
I think by Mako clone we all meant "Inspired by Mako". Even though they were built by the same guy, its pretty clear that Mako inspired DOAM.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: trumpetguy on June 22, 2010, 02:37:52 PM
I haz Craaig's bot for BTTB (already confirmed).
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: G.K. on June 22, 2010, 02:41:57 PM
No, it isn't. You're not even entered.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on July 04, 2010, 04:39:45 PM
Witness the fail.

(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/63003NBN.jpg)

Underweight I know, I need ideas and help, I suck so bad at wedges. AND hs for that matter.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: FOTEPX on July 04, 2010, 05:02:53 PM
I cried.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on July 04, 2010, 05:10:42 PM
Thanks for the helpful advice! Now, anyone useful around? XD
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: The Ounce on July 04, 2010, 05:22:04 PM
Maybe a tighter chassis would help, but it depends on what armor you're using and if the empty space is for realism purposes.

If you want you can take an example from my Pulsar XDB (one of my most recently showcased bots).
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Naryar on July 05, 2010, 04:28:06 PM
Heavier hammers, more armor, maybe more batteries, what else ?
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: 123savethewhales on July 05, 2010, 06:27:44 PM
back stabilizer and top armor.  This bot seem to need it.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Somebody on July 05, 2010, 09:19:22 PM
All I can really say is make the hammers spin inwards. Having them spin out pushes bots to the sides, making if easier to flank. Having them spin inwards does not really pull them in, but it keeps them from flying off to the sides.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on July 15, 2010, 05:39:20 AM
Meh, the dual HS didn't go very well as I'm sure you're aware. But I'm back in my habitat now. And it was time for Fuel to get a rebuild

(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/65715refuel.jpg)

The immensity of the bar made it very easy to throw around, hence the new slower drive and supports bought forward, outwards and flatter.
And yes. I'm still using the unbalanced DB Motor, because I can. :P
Everything has changed really, the chassis is smaller (too small really, I had to use the mini CB but the small-ness probably helped get good armour), and it's a lot simpler than the last, with less random extenders that could be gone, now they all have a purpose.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: NFX on July 15, 2010, 06:04:48 AM
Lose the cheaty motor. =P

Also, the ant blade doesn't seem to be doing anything. Maybe get rid of it and have some better armour.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on July 15, 2010, 06:08:25 AM
Fuel IS the cheaty motor :P and the motor's in Nar so I'm not losing it ;)
And I did try better armour, but 4 kg isn't really enough to get from Tite 10 (50) to Steel 10 (65). It also gives it more of a link to the original which had saws there for looks. :P
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: NFX on July 15, 2010, 06:14:19 AM
Nice. Your style of VS is awesome otherwise.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on July 15, 2010, 06:17:04 AM
Hah, thanks, good to know people like it (: cos I sure like it. A lot. :P
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: NFX on July 15, 2010, 06:20:21 AM
Kloning time. =D
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: JoeBlo on July 15, 2010, 06:22:38 AM
CheatiHax 3000 is a good name for it :P

may as well enjoy them while it lasts as Naryar is considering getting rid of all the darkrat parts
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on July 15, 2010, 06:29:14 AM
may as well enjoy them while it lasts as Naryar is considering getting rid of all the darkrat parts

Eeexactly. :P At which point I'll have to probably switch to a different motor and sacrifice all the things power. XD
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on July 16, 2010, 10:26:44 AM
You asked for it.

(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/92631GIANT.jpg)

Dropped the Fuel name. Fuel, to me, is synonymous to the DB motor and decent drive motors.
THERE IS A 20CM POLY SHEET ON THE EXTENDER. It's just hard to see.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: JoeBlo on July 16, 2010, 10:42:02 AM
hmm just a crazy thought.. what if you were to attach the drive like Sage's CC3 entry ? would make a cool look and greatly improve your turning

but would be a bit more exposed... still cool looking  ;)
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on July 16, 2010, 11:10:32 AM
Hm. May have a look and see what happens :p
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: NFX on July 16, 2010, 11:40:53 AM
Looks great. Especially now it's not as cheaty. =P

Wheels look quite close together, how easy is it to turn around?
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on July 16, 2010, 12:03:02 PM
Oddly very easy and well, but not so fast that it tips. Perfect, it could be said. :P
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: JoeBlo on July 16, 2010, 12:11:10 PM
turn speed isnt so much the issue compared to turn circle

as this very crappy paint drawing depicts, the red circle is your turning circle

(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/55193crappypic3000.GIF)

you can see how the will cause some problems with your skirts, under an AI situation it could get stuck against walls or become easily flanked

just something to think of  ;)
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on July 16, 2010, 12:16:41 PM
Hm. Much like Fever did in TA. Something to think about, it just means more weight getting the motors on extenders and over. But I may be able to cancel that out using different skirts...
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: JoeBlo on July 16, 2010, 11:29:30 PM
thats why I suggested my attachment method for a try.. using the largest skirts center AP...
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on July 17, 2010, 02:11:05 PM
Ah of course, what a melon xD ill try that when I get some time. At some party atm.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on July 22, 2010, 08:20:42 AM
Okie Dokie. I've had a free day today (Hell, I've needed it.) and I dashed out a cubey prototype.

(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/67306blood^3.jpg)

Wider wheelbase using the mid attachment point.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: FOTEPX on July 22, 2010, 08:57:15 AM
Looks neat. Reminds me of a robot i made a week ago.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on July 22, 2010, 12:12:09 PM
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/71078Fever2.png)

New bot. Fully remade. I like it. Yeah, today's been the first day I've had to rest in a long while.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: G.K. on July 22, 2010, 12:15:28 PM
It's a beauty.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Thyrus on July 22, 2010, 12:16:07 PM
yeah, looks very good. have you tested it against the first Fever?
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on July 22, 2010, 12:20:13 PM
I haven't, no. Too lazy to AI anything. But I think its a lot better - only worse thing on it is the wheels, which doesnt matter. Looks cooler, better weapon, better armour.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on August 20, 2010, 06:47:04 AM
Update timee.

First something a bit older, a follow up to the 'Juggernaut' series I had (and, like them, will always feature some kind of other weapon - in this case a solitary DS tooth :'))
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/64604battalion.jpg)

And now something brand new, completely rebuilt Fever 2, smaller chassis and better protection around wheels and chassis.
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/19597fever3.jpg)

EDIT: A few extra shots, those above didn't do it justice.
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/54408fever3-2.jpg)
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: NFX on August 20, 2010, 07:33:32 AM
New Fevers = <3

You must win something with Fever 3.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: martymidget on August 20, 2010, 07:43:56 AM
Doesn't the bar on the spinner slice through the top of the angled shell panel on Fever 3?

But its still awesome. :P
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on August 20, 2010, 07:50:13 AM
Yes it does. As it does on Fever 2. But none of the angled panels are short enough to prevent that, and I hardly think that tiny extra bit of panel is gonna win me any more matches. In fact, it makes it more likely to fall off as theres more for opponents to hit. It's hardly as if popup weapons don't go through panels of armour, so I don't see the problem.

And thank you NFX :D I'm really fond of these latest ones.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: freeziez on August 20, 2010, 09:43:38 AM
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/3409ROBO Smiley.png)

Been feeling a little ROBO-ish today.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: NFX on August 20, 2010, 10:01:29 PM
Me too, I really like your drive setup on Fever 3. It should actually be quite hard to hit the chassis now unless one of its skirts comes off.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: MassimoV on August 21, 2010, 03:56:13 PM
The design on Fever 3 is great. It looks nearly impossible to get to the chassis. Juggernaut (if you still have it) is not as good. I would shrink the chassis and use less batteries.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on August 22, 2010, 05:55:56 AM
Well, if you're talking about Battalion (the follow-up to Juggernaut that I posted) it's pretty hard to shrink the chassis much more, and it really does need those batteries to fully power the bursts (even 1 less seems to kill the power).

Thanks for the comments on F3, anyway :D
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: MassimoV on August 22, 2010, 12:39:21 PM
No problem with F3.

I understand with Battalion.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on September 19, 2010, 10:22:33 AM
A small concept-bomb here. Although some are just improvements or edits.

HeartAttack - Tried making an undercutting HS, and to make it as flush as possible, put the motors on limited axles. Doesnt seem great at dealing damage... any help?
Oh, and it also has a habit of doing this.

Next, Expose. Guess why it's called that. Is it any good? My first attempt at a dual LW VS.

Now Beaver. Like Fever, but smaller. Seems about as good as Fuel, which is really something considering that thing had a cheaty motor.

Finally Blood Orange 2 - need definate help here. Gets beaten by the original, but the layout on this is better (I think). I think it's due to the lack of back support, it flips back quite easily, and the skirts are weaker than on the originals. Any advice?
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: NFX on September 19, 2010, 10:33:22 AM
On the undercutting HS, you might want to consider downgrading to a Perm 132. A Dual Perm HS (I know this) Has a horrendous tendency to gyro dance. I'd probably give it a smaller disc, too, just so I could throw more weapons on there. If you need any more ideas for it, you could take a look at Wedges Are Somewat Nutritious in my showcase. ;)

Expose, I'd try and look at some way of protecting those TWMR3's. I made the same mistake with Wheels Are Tasty 2. And those discss have normals, IIRC. Try giving each of them a bar and some Heavy DS Teeth.

Beaver, change the Micro Wheels for Hypnos. If you're struggling for the weight, I think the chassis could be narrowed by something like 2 pixels to get the .1kg you need.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: trumpetguy on September 19, 2010, 12:21:09 PM
On Heartattack, do you have anything on the bottom of the disc to keep off the ground? You should know the rule of weapons touching the ground.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on September 19, 2010, 01:00:45 PM
Never heard of such a rule. Will do something about that, and I have a few ideas :)
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Naryar on September 20, 2010, 01:58:19 AM
weapons touching the ground do not deal any damage, excepted aganst other weapons.

@NFX: hypnos would be too fast for such a design.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: MassimoV on September 20, 2010, 08:38:55 PM
For the wheeling on HeartAttack You might want to stick a long skirt off the back. Oh, and maybe decrease the disc size for better damage. I don't know if I'm giving bad advice, but It seems disc sixe to weapon size is a bit off.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Naryar on September 21, 2010, 02:29:27 AM
Larger discs deal more damage with the same motor and weapon, but take up more time to spin up to speed.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: NFX on September 21, 2010, 02:47:38 AM
Larger discs deal more damage with the same motor and weapon, but take up more time to spin up to speed.

That makes sense, 'cause it's travelling at the same angular velocity, but it has a bigger radius, so the speed at the edge of the disc (Where the weapons are) would increase. I'm not sure if the weight of the larger disc would slow it down at all.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Naryar on September 21, 2010, 02:51:00 AM
I'm not sure if the weight of the larger disc would slow it down at all.

I should go and check with Click's RPM-meter special py.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: NFX on September 21, 2010, 02:55:02 AM
I'm not sure if the weight of the larger disc would slow it down at all.

I should go and check with Click's RPM-meter special py.

I can imagine it might slow it down a fair amount, but with a weapon like this on an HW, I shouldn't think it'd make too much of a difference not to be effective.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Naryar on September 21, 2010, 02:57:54 AM
A dual perm is quite a lot for 120 kg of weapons anyway.

*suddenly thinks of Pyrotechnic Display* FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF-
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: NFX on September 21, 2010, 03:05:39 AM
400kg on a Dual Perm seems about right for Weapons Are A Good Snack.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Clickbeetle on September 21, 2010, 11:08:04 PM
Bigger-diameter weapons are almost always better on undercutting HS.  The goal of undercutters is to rip off all the low weapons on shell spinners and then hit the shell panels and chassis, while leaving the high weapons untouched.  If the disc is too small, then HS's will just turn into overcutters and rip off your weapon motor.  Look at how big I had to make the weapon on Undertaker (in my showcase)--a large DSL disc with Robot X swords.  Any smaller than that and the E-tek would get hit.


Also, you need something on the bottom of the disc to keep the weapons off the ground--a hex plate or a multiextender works well for this.  For the gryo dancing, a smaller weapon motor would help, or perhaps some rear stabilizers.


On Blood Orange 2, you have 4 extra kgs.  You might try attaching 40cm poly skirts to the back of the flipper segments (which will need to be rotated to get the angle right), and then attaching the drive to the side of those.  It won't look as nice but it might be more stable.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on September 25, 2010, 01:29:24 PM
Been busy the last few days, and made this before I saw Click's post. Thanks for the advice anyway (:
Annoyingly, the hammers clip an ant batt, but I don't see that as a problem when theres popups around. (Standing by opinion that popups aren't realistic.)
Chassis is obv. 3 ants and a 4kg CB

New bottage. Made from same chassis as the above. Same weapon motor too, I believe.

And a new prototype. The chassis is large on the original. Thought I'd cut it down and see what happened. Thoughts?
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: G.K. on September 25, 2010, 01:34:01 PM
I <3 the blood oranges, but the Immu seems a little... I don't know... Something seems odd.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: JoeBlo on September 25, 2010, 01:39:19 PM
Immu lacks the cool look of your standard VS building style

others look awesome though.. (is it just me or is everyone building there robots in series now?)
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on September 25, 2010, 01:42:12 PM
Meh. I was unhappy about Immu 2 anyway, it just lacks something. To the bin with that, the original was awesome in my opinion anyway XD
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: JoeBlo on September 25, 2010, 01:46:37 PM
you better be making an Orange/ Immu design AI team for Backlash :P

I will make sure you have parts to accomplish such designs
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on September 25, 2010, 01:48:12 PM
If you so wish (:
I'd prefer that to a Shinigami team tbh, the Shini design is much inferior.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: JoeBlo on September 25, 2010, 01:50:21 PM
so your not able to make 2 teams for me? D:

lol whatever you wish, I dont want to overwork you.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on September 25, 2010, 01:55:51 PM
I can make 2 if you want, but the old design just ain't so good in my opinion XD
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Badnik96 on September 25, 2010, 02:20:16 PM
I like the mini blood orange, maybe for MMR once it gets voted in? Should do better than Froggi.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Somebody on September 25, 2010, 04:43:39 PM
Make a new Shinigami! :gawe:
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on September 25, 2010, 05:12:37 PM
Meh, I'll think about it. Whenever I've tried, it never quite has the chunky look of the original XD
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: NFX on September 25, 2010, 05:16:03 PM
Great, now I want to make a Shinigami -type robot. XD

I think the problem with Immunization 2 is that it's not spindly enough. =P

No, really, the weapon arm seems too short to me, and I don't like the look of that disc there for protection. I also see two completely pointless flipper segments attached to the front of the discs. Removeplz. ;)
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Clickbeetle on September 25, 2010, 09:54:57 PM
Blood Orange Mini :O


That reminds me of 86, just for the sheer weapon power.  And it is probably better than 86 too.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Jonzu95 on September 27, 2010, 07:54:27 AM
Mini Blood orange looks awesome... So does The Bigger one too. :smile:
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Naryar on September 27, 2010, 07:57:24 AM
Immu 2 look like it has a few weak spots that could be removed.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on October 29, 2010, 03:12:58 PM
monSTAR.

(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/8600monstar.png)

Looks a little different to usual. Feels nifty.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: G.K. on October 29, 2010, 03:14:14 PM
I don't like the halfsheet placement, but apart from that it is quite awesome.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on October 29, 2010, 03:23:14 PM
Well, I think I'd either keep it as it is, or just put one in the middle horizontally and change the armour to Plastic 10. Hm. XD
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: G.K. on October 29, 2010, 03:26:54 PM
Just flip it, so the front/middle is protected.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on October 29, 2010, 03:28:24 PM
Hm. Good idea (what a fool I am XD)
Everyone viewing this, just imagine the halfsheets flipped round (the 2 joining at the front rather than the back).
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Naryar on October 30, 2010, 02:48:37 AM
Use 4 kg hex plates rather than flippermakers.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: MassimoV on October 30, 2010, 01:55:42 PM
I think it's really cool. Does it have 4 or 8 ants? It's hard to see from the picture. I also like the styling with the panic attack skirt.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on October 30, 2010, 03:37:50 PM
4 ants, need no more :)
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: MassimoV on October 30, 2010, 03:39:24 PM
Wow I thought that would be underpowered, but you proved me wrong.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Naryar on October 30, 2010, 04:25:44 PM
4 ants is OK on such a design. 8 is overkill.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: JoeBlo on October 30, 2010, 08:32:13 PM
that is a very wiiiiide robot :P I dont personally like the "skeleton" VS robots myself but nice work 

Wow I thought that would be underpowered, but you proved me wrong.

all motors are capped thanks to the .exe so they only need 1 ant each minimum

Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on January 30, 2011, 05:21:29 AM
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/71047hm.jpg)
I'll just leave this thing here... o.o
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Naryar on January 30, 2011, 05:25:24 AM
*Not even looking at the bot*

Bet it's a VS ?

EDIT: Winnar. Oh well.

I do believe your extender work can be made better.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on January 30, 2011, 05:26:45 AM
No sledgehammers though... yeah, you heard right o.o


EDIT: Meh, the messy bit of extender work is just motor protection. And the day I showcase something un-VS is an odd day...
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: NFX on January 30, 2011, 05:44:48 AM
Looks interesting. But I agree with Nar, the extenders holding the motor could be cleaned up a bit.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on February 05, 2011, 01:03:33 PM
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/60602fruitything.jpg)

Hm. No longer angled like the last one, but seems a little tidier and protected, even if the armour has been downgraded.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Badnik96 on February 05, 2011, 01:16:46 PM
Steel 3 isn't that good. I would put on Tite 3 and better wheels.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Scorpion on February 05, 2011, 02:00:51 PM
What's it like with being flipped over and for drive defense?
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on February 05, 2011, 02:05:39 PM
Believe it or not, somehow, it runs inverted. Obviously not as combat effective as the disc is slowed, but you get the idea. Will change the wheels and armour, and I reckon it'll be all good.


EDIT: because the chassis is so small, changing the armour gives a grand 2kg extra... not very useful. Shall keep it as it is, unless anyone has any other ideas.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on March 27, 2011, 08:07:02 AM
Only 1 thing has sparked my interest in RA2 for a long while. Thanks Yoda :P

Little prototype... Would probably skin better and do the top neater for the final version.
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/53369cake.jpg)
The bottom disc is mounted on a double perm. which is inside the chassis.
Wheels pop outta the bottom of the disc thanks to bursts, and theres a necessary robot x caster on a skirt hinge too. >.<
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Pwnator on March 27, 2011, 08:07:54 AM
AWWWW YEAAAAHHHHH
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Paranoia on March 27, 2011, 08:29:27 AM
Only 1 thing has sparked my interest in RA2 for a long while. Thanks Yoda :P

Little prototype... Would probably skin better and do the top neater for the final version.
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/53369cake.jpg)
The bottom disc is mounted on a double perm. which is inside the chassis.
Wheels pop outta the bottom of the disc thanks to bursts, and theres a necessary robot x caster on a skirt hinge too. >.<

Now THAT is something I want to face in DSL,
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Thyrus on March 27, 2011, 08:52:56 AM
@Para: is that related to you avatar?
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Pwnator on March 27, 2011, 08:58:13 AM
^^ OHOHOHOHOHO I SAW WHAT BOTH OF YOU DID THAR
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Paranoia on March 27, 2011, 09:00:32 AM
@Para: is that related to you avatar?

Well, if it's related to the cake, you would think that it was related.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Scrap Daddy on March 27, 2011, 09:42:03 AM
cooool

I wonder if r0b0 rememers my cakebot. :P
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Badnik96 on March 27, 2011, 09:50:42 AM
YES

BOT EXCHANGE NOW
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Naryar on March 27, 2011, 12:20:58 PM
The candle would be better modeled as a 60cm aluminium extender and a small beater on it.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: russian roulette on March 27, 2011, 07:31:05 PM
Move the strawberries closer to the center of that lie chassis
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on March 28, 2011, 11:02:50 AM
No Bot Exchange. It's for ORAD. And I'll try that Nary, and yes, as I said rr, I need to neaten the top up.

Just thought I'd go out in style, with cake. :P
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Naryar on March 28, 2011, 01:36:17 PM
And why have you not made a giant citrus for ORAD ? We are all disappoint
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on March 28, 2011, 03:31:10 PM
Hm. I can't do spheres. If I could... :P
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Ben Purse on March 29, 2011, 12:03:13 AM
And why have you not made a giant citrus for ORAD ? We are all disappointed
Fixed.
 :trollface
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on March 29, 2011, 02:54:57 AM
And why have you not made a giant citrus for ORAD ? We are all disappointed
Fixed.
 :trollface

It's meant to be like that, you tit.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: R0B0SH4RK on March 29, 2011, 03:13:11 AM
cooool

I wonder if r0b0 rememers my cakebot. :P

You mean the one that I kept beating and beating and beating? Yeah, I remember it.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: yoda9726 on March 29, 2011, 03:27:58 AM
Only 1 thing has sparked my interest in RA2 for a long while. Thanks Yoda :P


Glad I could help lol.  The cake is great. 
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Badnik96 on March 29, 2011, 04:25:15 PM
The cake is great. 

It's so delicious and moist.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on April 04, 2011, 01:04:42 PM
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/84894cake2.jpg)

Update with internals.
Casters help it not turn with the disc as much, and help the disc actually cause damage, and keep it stable.
CSS is so it gets back on its feet when flipped. Tends to work too ;)

Yeah, unrealistic, but can be passed off as a ring spinner or whatever you kids do :P
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Thyrus on April 04, 2011, 01:07:11 PM
the Craaig is a lie :D

looks nice. I look forwatd to see Dozer pushing it out of the Arena!

(which arena is used for ORAD btw?)
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: SKBT on April 04, 2011, 01:09:59 PM
lol at the cake support strut :P

How many layers of teeth does it have? I think it's one but I can't tell.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on April 04, 2011, 04:16:55 PM
Only 1 yeah. I prioritized decent armour over more weaponry, with that huge chassis.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: yoda9726 on April 04, 2011, 04:49:03 PM
Love it.  And yes, we'll call it a ring spinner. ;)
 
Thyrus, ORAD is being held in the combat arena.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: SKBT on April 04, 2011, 05:04:20 PM
ORAD is being held in the combat arena.

Aww there goes my skateboard ramp/cheese wedge idea. :P
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Thyrus on April 04, 2011, 11:03:24 PM
I hope I`ll draw a Roadblock
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on May 14, 2011, 09:45:29 AM
DEY SEE ME CLONIN'.

(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/72019ce.jpg)
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: TeamXtreemer on May 15, 2011, 03:39:13 PM
Less m0trz bro.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: NFX on May 15, 2011, 04:07:31 PM
Point = Missed

I think it looks pretty good, personally. I'm not a fan of the motors being at that angle, though. Any way around that at all?
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Urjak on May 15, 2011, 04:09:15 PM
IMO, the disk is unnecessary. Perhaps that weight could be better used elsewhere.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on May 16, 2011, 02:08:17 AM
I might try long axle astros to solve the angle.. might help a little >.<
As for the disk, I might swap it for a 20x40 DSL bar, which might work just as well, just with less HP
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on May 17, 2011, 01:56:24 PM
Got a fresh copy of DSL so I couldn't just edit old bots, and decided to make the whole team of those currently really popular VSes.

(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/97962teamhm.jpg)

One Hit Wonder is called so cos if it doesn't go so well on the first hit.. well... high probability of breakages. It's not so great XD
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: ty4er on May 17, 2011, 02:00:06 PM
On the LW wouldn't it be better with a 40cm skirt attaching the hammers?
Lookin' good though.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Squirrel_Monkey on May 17, 2011, 02:04:31 PM
I'm sure it's possible to get Alum skirts on the MW, I managed it with Titanium1 armour...
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on May 17, 2011, 02:17:46 PM
I'm not sure if it's worth sacrificing the increased HP for a skirt on the LW, on the MW, maybe I could put Aluminium skirts on, but I'll have to sacrifice the long axles and DSL bar.. meh. I'll look into it.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on May 18, 2011, 12:03:04 PM
Just built a cool looking IRL-style bot.

(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/98802darkshines.jpg)

Not meant for efficiency by any means, but I just thought it looked cool.
Reminds me a little of Inquisitor from RW Series 2.
As weaponry goes, it has the flail club and the large blade (Yes, I know it's a Vlad spike.) which can be used a little like an axe, as the 'hat' can raise a little, then the blade can pop down as the burst retreats.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Scorpion on May 18, 2011, 01:27:34 PM
Looks quite pretty, you thyrus wannabe ;P
Underweight though  :trollface
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Thyrus on May 18, 2011, 01:33:14 PM
haha love it :D it looks like a frog :P
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on May 18, 2011, 01:34:39 PM
Hah, I've always wanted to be able to build Thyrus-esque bots. This was my first near-successful attempt (out of like 10 XD)
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Thyrus on May 18, 2011, 02:10:03 PM
great that many people want to build like me :D
But I can`t really imagine how it works :o is there a chance of seeing a video? :>
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on May 18, 2011, 02:16:20 PM
It's really dull to be honest. To cut a long story short, it goes up and down.

https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/18198weapon.jpg (https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/18198weapon.jpg)


I could, in theory, increase the power of the burst and make it into a flipper, which would look cool.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Thyrus on May 18, 2011, 02:18:00 PM
ahh I love it :D did I mention that it reminds me of a frog? :D
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on May 18, 2011, 02:19:17 PM
Yeah XD
I just wanted a good way to get the 'hat' on at the right angle... so I used a burst. Then I realized I could use it for weaponry XD
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Badnik96 on May 18, 2011, 03:19:11 PM
looks cool
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Thyrus on May 18, 2011, 03:20:10 PM
looks like a cool frog!

fixed :D
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on May 23, 2011, 11:20:27 AM
Just an unorthodox looking HS I cooked up with generally no thought or planning.

(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/85304doubledeath.jpg)
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: FOTEPX on May 23, 2011, 11:22:22 AM
Looks good, but for that weapon setup, you only need a Tornado Mer.
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: martymidget on May 23, 2011, 02:05:00 PM
Looks good, but for that weapon setup, you only need a Tornado Mer.

And where is the fun of having a piddly tornado mer when you can have a chunky six mag to swat things away with?
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: cephalopod on May 23, 2011, 02:06:17 PM
Looks good, but for that weapon setup, you only need a Tornado Mer.

And where is the fun of having a piddly tornado mer when you can have a chunky six mag to swat things away with?


My thoughts exactly. All I could really do is upgrade other bits. But I wanted maximum power, hence the original had dual perms with 120 bars and 30kg hammers :D
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robots!
Post by: Scorpion on May 23, 2011, 02:10:15 PM
Awesome bot....how about changing the dsl bar to aluminium extenders?
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robo... eerr i mean VS'ers
Post by: cephalopod on July 18, 2011, 12:12:19 PM
Lol, thanks whoever changed my DSL showcase name ;D

In other news, thought I'd have a play with something BB2 legal
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/47513heh.png)

Only thing not legal is there's no sponsor yet (':
Thought it looked cool, so, youknow XD
Title: Re: Craaig's DSL Robo... eerr i mean VS'ers
Post by: NFX on July 18, 2011, 12:18:38 PM
Ooh, that's very interesting. Does it tilt forwards at all?

I would love that even more if the weapon was adjustable, if it went up and down, forwards, et cetera. I want to make something like that in Rhino now.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on July 18, 2011, 12:21:20 PM
It did tilt, hence why I added the little 20-40 bar on the front to stabilize it. I really wanted to make it adjustable, but with weight constraints and the fact all the extender work would have to move, it seems a little difficult. Might try it out though, could be fun :D
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: MassimoV on July 18, 2011, 12:26:15 PM
You do know that BB2 is middleweight right?
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Squirrel_Monkey on July 18, 2011, 12:27:43 PM
I'd flip the tracks. See how it looks.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on July 18, 2011, 12:27:57 PM
You have read the rules, right? ;D

- Bots with treads get a 60 kg weight cushion.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: MassimoV on July 18, 2011, 12:30:40 PM
Ah, I see. In anycase it looks really cool.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on July 18, 2011, 12:31:42 PM
Thanks (:

Also, thanks S_M, that suggestion made it look even better - the track shape now fits the back bodywork perfectly.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Thyrus on July 18, 2011, 12:31:48 PM
It`s funny how everyone is building those IRL designs lately ;)
nice bot!
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on July 18, 2011, 12:33:36 PM
Ah, I've liked IRL designs for a long while, just had trouble building them. Thanks though :D
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on July 30, 2011, 05:57:55 AM
Just prototyping hovercrafts. The effectiveness of these kinda IRL hovercrafts means I won't be entering anything like it... but it looks awesome, even if underweight. Could've changed the armour to bring that up though :L

(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/14660hovership.png)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on August 12, 2011, 05:14:29 PM
For nothing but nostalgia's sake. And people have asked me about it several times.

(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/36478shini2.png)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: madman3 on August 12, 2011, 05:15:40 PM
For nothing but nostalgia's sake. And people have asked me about it several times.

(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/36478shini2.png)
Whoa.

And please don't overshadow mah showcase :laughing
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: MassimoV on August 12, 2011, 05:26:35 PM
Ahhh Shinigami. If I ever get a dog I'm naming him that. Cool bot anyways.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Vertigo on August 12, 2011, 05:42:43 PM
Unrealistic

The wheel cuts through the bar, and the other end beyond the wheel is attached in a way impossible IRL
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on August 12, 2011, 05:46:07 PM
Oh you.

I thought it looked cool, but youknow :) that bar isn't even necessary, and I used those wheels purposely 'cos it looked cool. It's a Nostalgia bot, as I pointed out.

But whatever floats your boat. If a tiny little bar is worse than all the millions of obviously-realistic flail weapons and popups, then off with my head

[/totallydidn'tdothatonthebotonpurposecosiknewsomeonewouldbepickyandiwantedtomakeapoint]
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on August 12, 2011, 05:51:36 PM
Funky concept for VS drive.
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/42762concept.png)

Now I'm off to work on Spin-Motor-Pokers.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Vertigo on August 12, 2011, 05:57:16 PM
Now that, I like
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Badnik96 on August 12, 2011, 07:31:01 PM
For nothing but nostalgia's sake. And people have asked me about it several times.

(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/36478shini2.png)

:DDD

you should totally make a MW Shinigami for BoF [/shamelessplug]
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Scorpion on August 12, 2011, 08:06:39 PM
It looks far too weak to being flanked ;P
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on August 12, 2011, 08:08:56 PM
Your mom looks too weak to being flanked.
[/JokeyFailComeback] :'D
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Scorpion on August 12, 2011, 08:11:51 PM
Yes, and like my mum, it needs to be longer ;P
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on August 12, 2011, 08:16:19 PM
...Wait whut?

This has gone in a direction I didn't wish it to go in... :'(

In other (related) news, Shini2 is real big... *cough* ;p
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Badnik96 on August 12, 2011, 08:16:51 PM
rofl
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on October 03, 2011, 01:23:33 PM
CONCEPTBOOOOMB

Any ideas/opinions on these HW Hoverbot designs?

(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/94863chtulu.png)

(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/72045VS3.png)
(VS3 is very hard to picture, apologies)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: NFX on October 03, 2011, 01:31:51 PM
I should have guessed you'd build a VS of some sort. =D

Copter looks like it could be done better, I don't know if the 250cm disc is a good idea or not. VS3 looks very nice, though, I can imagine it'd do very well. You don't get any of the gyroscopic effects you do with wheeled bots on hoverbots, do you?
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Squirrel_Monkey on October 03, 2011, 01:33:37 PM
My Hover VS gyro-d really adly when turning and often knocked itself OOTA, that is the big problem.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on October 03, 2011, 01:35:33 PM
Everything is always perfectly stable - a little recoil as always but it steadies itself very speedily. Had to adjust it a lot so the bar wouldn't keep hitting the ground, but now it can chew away at pretty much anything (including grounded bots). :D


And S_M, my first one (Lovingly named 'spacevs') did that a lot. Took me a few attempts. This one can turn all day long and keep going. in fact when it turns it dives just a little so it hits stuff on the ground better XD
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL Design
Post by: cephalopod on November 12, 2011, 07:22:02 AM
And now for something completely different.
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/58835cherrybomb.png)
I know nothing about BW/Sub-light. You can tell.
Plastic3
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL Design
Post by: FOTEPX on November 12, 2011, 07:30:18 AM
You need much stronger motors on that. Astros and a TWM3R.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL Design
Post by: TeamXtreemer on November 12, 2011, 07:31:41 AM
Replace the polycarbs with carbon fibers, see what you can do drive motor wise.
Shrink the chassis.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on November 12, 2011, 08:32:08 AM
Trying to get myself into building again. It's not working massively. I just ended up with these.
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/81939VSes.png)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: ty4er on November 12, 2011, 08:59:22 AM
You could attach the disk straight to the flipper seg/DSL bar and put the motor on then, otherwise it looks very nice.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: NFX on November 12, 2011, 09:08:33 AM
Then if the Disc goes, the motor goes. Plus the motor has around twice the HP of the disc. Personally, I'd use Tite sheets instead of DSL bars for stabilisers, that should free up some more weight to use.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on November 12, 2011, 09:14:59 AM
Only issue I'd find with that is that steel skirts were always getting ripped off Fever/Fever3 etc and they have more HP than Tite. So I'm not sure where to go with it
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: NFX on November 12, 2011, 09:39:46 AM
You could use heavy plows, for the enormous Fracture value. That'd make them difficult to rip off.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on November 13, 2011, 06:42:38 PM
IRL, eh?
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/46587ShinigIRL.png)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: NFX on November 13, 2011, 07:01:12 PM
I see what u did there.

It actually doesn't look too bad. Kind of a mixture of S3 and Nightmare.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on November 13, 2011, 07:09:59 PM
Kind of a mixture of S3 and Nightmare.

My exact thoughts while building it - even though that wasn't even intended XD


Paintjob done and sent in
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/1377ShinigIRL2.png)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: russian roulette on November 13, 2011, 07:22:53 PM
Meh. Stick with the black design. Honestly, it looks cooler.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on November 13, 2011, 07:29:15 PM
Cooler, maybe. More boring, yes. It's hardly gonna win anything anyway so why not have some fun? :D
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: russian roulette on November 13, 2011, 09:04:57 PM
Then at least skin the other parts to give it that "unibody" feel.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Somebody on November 13, 2011, 09:17:26 PM
What's the original Shini's full name? I can't remember it for the life of me.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: GoldenFox93 on November 13, 2011, 09:21:06 PM
IRL, eh?
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/46587ShinigIRL.png)
Reminds me of Daisy Chopper   :claping
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on November 14, 2011, 01:32:05 AM
What's the original Shini's full name? I can't remember it for the life of me.


Shinigami :3
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Jonzu95 on November 14, 2011, 01:46:55 AM
I'm suprised that SB didn't remember Shinigami's name o_o
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: powerrave on November 14, 2011, 10:55:46 AM
Amazing looking bot there.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Naryar on November 14, 2011, 11:34:58 AM
IDK, I personally don't like how you did that extender work.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on November 14, 2011, 11:53:21 AM
Lol, to be honest I don't love the extender work, I'm just really bad at the 'IRL Support Struts' thing.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Badnik96 on November 14, 2011, 04:24:25 PM
love it.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: MassimoV on November 14, 2011, 09:15:27 PM
Looks nice. Chassis is pretty big though.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Badnik96 on November 14, 2011, 10:17:47 PM
Oh yeah, the paint reminds me of when Shini was "Pink Thing With A Spinny Bit". lol
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Reier on November 14, 2011, 11:47:18 PM
Craaig's MS Paint skills have returned
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on November 15, 2011, 03:28:47 AM
Craaig's MS Paint skills have returned

<3
 
And oh yeah! I never realised it was a little like Pink Thing XD that's awesome.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on November 15, 2011, 09:25:04 AM
DP
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/88542Crasp.png)
Something interesting. Tis a lot of fun.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: russian roulette on November 15, 2011, 02:25:48 PM
Looks awesome, but that chassis....
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: smashysmashy on November 15, 2011, 02:27:57 PM
THIS CAN'T BE MADE BY CRAAIG... IT'S NOT A VS =O
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Badnik96 on November 15, 2011, 02:29:54 PM
Looks like some kind of crazy dinosaur. I love it.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on November 15, 2011, 03:10:07 PM
It's IRL, RR. And I know, smashy, but my 2nd favourite type... is hammers ^_^
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: russian roulette on November 15, 2011, 03:12:51 PM
I know, I should probably dust off my RA2 and make some more IRL designs
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: MassimoV on November 15, 2011, 05:08:14 PM
What's the thing coming out the back?
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: NFX on November 15, 2011, 05:09:07 PM
Counterweight?
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: MassimoV on November 15, 2011, 05:16:31 PM
You don't see it on any other shot. It looks like a piston but why would he wire it.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on November 15, 2011, 05:25:29 PM
It's meant to look like... I don't know what it's called. but Terrorhurtz has one. It moves as the hammer moves - presumably the hammer moves due to a piston moving a 'ripcord'. It's designed to give that IRL effect.

Also,
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/82494crasp2.png)
Done.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: MassimoV on November 15, 2011, 05:50:16 PM
Hahaha... nice.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Naryar on November 16, 2011, 05:45:59 AM
pretty cool, but needs moar spikes and a more intimidating face. This one would only make babies and Robot Wars competitors afraid.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: NFX on November 16, 2011, 06:03:50 AM
Lol. Nice skin. And I think the thing on the back is meant to be the pneumatic rack, Terrorhurtz ran on a rack and pinion system, which is what gave it its consistency across the swing.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on November 25, 2011, 04:42:08 PM
^yes.

And a quick double-concept-bomb here.
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/9100killflags.png)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: TeamXtreemer on November 25, 2011, 04:42:41 PM
love casino, loosk fantastic.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Badnik96 on November 25, 2011, 04:45:59 PM
Is Bloodredflags supposed to be a mini Crasp?
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on November 25, 2011, 04:48:41 PM
Not really. I kinda based it on the real bot Thor, but with a slightly Dominator2 feel (I think, with the hammer supports etc).
I just like hammers really :)

And thanks TX o:
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Squirrel_Monkey on November 25, 2011, 04:53:39 PM
That VS needs more Trov Glitch.
I think internal wheels would look better on the hammer.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on November 25, 2011, 05:31:01 PM
Trov glitch - something I must learn.
And I agree about the wheels, I'll probably need to change motors or make chassis bigger though, which is a shame.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on November 27, 2011, 06:20:27 PM
(http://[url=https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/24575dstryr.png]https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/24575dstryr.png[/url])
(http://[url=https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/24575dstryr.png]https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/24575dstryr.png[/url])
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/24575dstryr.png)

Little project.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: MassimoV on November 27, 2011, 08:29:41 PM
Can't see the first 2 pics but the last one looks great. Not sure about the wheel choice but you need a light one that can touch the ground.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on November 28, 2011, 01:42:52 PM
Some generally more light-hearted stuff. IRL, etc.

(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/17958tiddlesscope.png)
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/49558grrl.png)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Badnik96 on November 28, 2011, 02:17:34 PM
ShiniGRRl=rape.

By rape, I mean "that is awesome".
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: MassimoV on November 28, 2011, 09:10:01 PM
Asuming this is for BBV, I'm gonna lose in the HWs.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: smashysmashy on November 29, 2011, 02:52:03 AM
ohaider Craaig.

This may be out of date a tiny bit, but you hammer that (blood red flags) you showcased earlier. I love the supports for the weapon, but  am really not digging that chassis shape.

Shinig looks killer, and I love tiddles <3
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on January 25, 2012, 01:36:27 PM
Project KC2.
No splash or anything yet. But I am building. Trying to work some new shizz out. Opinions? (Insides = 4 ants and blue CB, Drive = Fasts with Vlads)
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/41387KC2.png)
Starts at less of an angle, has a little more chassis protection, and the plows offer good hs defense.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: ty4er on January 25, 2012, 01:40:40 PM
Yay craig's building


get rid of the hex plates and attach the bars straight to an me and then make the skirt at the back longer or add some 40cm angled sheets there to keep it extra stable.

might be able to use some trov glitch aswell


Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: MassimoV on January 25, 2012, 04:37:03 PM
If you use the trov glitch make sure you make the ends square otherwise I have no idea how you'd fit 3-4 ans and a cb in there. So far, it looks great.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on January 26, 2012, 01:36:27 PM
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/92886pyrexia.png)

Finally, a spiritual successor to Fever and it's sequels.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Scrap Daddy on January 26, 2012, 01:37:44 PM
Heavy plows are pretty much necessary imo
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on January 26, 2012, 01:41:10 PM
You think? Each arm has a total of 19000HP whereas each hammer has less than that... and to be honest the hammer is gonna come off beforehand right (rendering the whole thing useless)? Or am I making some pretty critical misjudgements?
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: NFX on January 26, 2012, 01:44:51 PM
I think it's more the absurdly high fracture value that help the Heavy Plows. What I'd do is use something like a CF extender or Flipper Segment between the DSL bar and plow, rather than the one big DSL bar you have at the moment. If it sticks out like that, it's more of a target than the intermediary component would be behind the plow.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Reier on January 26, 2012, 01:55:18 PM
Yeah I think steel 5 is pretty useless here, I'm with scrap on this one.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: martymidget on January 26, 2012, 02:05:25 PM
I think heavy ploughs would be a waste of weight here. Why? Even with medium ploughs, these stabilisers have more hp than the stabilisers on 90% of other VS- and that leaves 20kg that can be better spent elsewhere, like on armour.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: MassimoV on January 26, 2012, 06:45:11 PM
Dude, AWESOME!
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on January 27, 2012, 06:40:20 PM
'ello Tyrannosaurus
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/36262tyrannicide.png)
Meet Tyrannicide.

Uber-rushed Nar AI team.

Clockwise from top-left
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: MassimoV on January 27, 2012, 06:44:22 PM
Yes. This team looks great. Like the 2 HWs alot.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Badnik96 on January 27, 2012, 09:49:47 PM
Pyrexia reminds me of MonSTAR. :P
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Squirrel_Monkey on January 28, 2012, 02:15:41 AM
Pyrexia reminds me of MonSTAR. :P
Which one?
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on January 28, 2012, 05:09:49 AM
Surprised anyone can remember monSTAR (Back on page 26) (':
In fact now you say it, it's almost a Trov glitched monSTAR XD
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Squirrel_Monkey on January 28, 2012, 05:30:48 AM
Surprised anyone can remember monSTAR (Back on page 26) (':
Yeah I made a giant undercutter of the same name. So I was confused.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Naryar on January 28, 2012, 06:16:02 AM
lol why the heck does a bot named metapod even has any offense at all


But accepted !
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on January 28, 2012, 06:19:43 AM
A BLUE robot called Metapod ;D
I was stuck for names so I looked up from my laptop, saw my 1st gen all-150 Poke poster and eyes were drawn to Metapod. :)

And S_M I was completely unaware lol. Haven't seen it, but I'd be freakin' scared if it reminded him of an undercutter XD
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Squirrel_Monkey on January 28, 2012, 07:12:35 AM
A BLUE robot called Metapod ;D
I was stuck for names so I looked up from my laptop, saw my 1st gen all-150 Poke poster and eyes were drawn to Metapod. :)

And S_M I was completely unaware lol. Haven't seen it, but I'd be freakin' scared if it reminded him of an undercutter XD
https://gametechmods.com/forums/index.php/topic,3040.msg304663.html#msg304663 (https://gametechmods.com/forums/index.php/topic,3040.msg304663.html#msg304663)
Yeah, I see your point. Also this bot's name wasn't even announced.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on March 01, 2012, 04:43:49 PM
Nothin' fancy. Just felt like building it.
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/7562hyperbole.png)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: martymidget on March 01, 2012, 05:08:25 PM
You seem to have exaggerated some of hypno's features there

please don't hurt me
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on March 01, 2012, 05:09:56 PM
Oh you <3
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on March 01, 2012, 05:28:48 PM
Moar? Moar!
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/45256morehyper.png)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: MassimoV on March 01, 2012, 05:30:15 PM
TAR IRL?
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Badnik96 on March 01, 2012, 06:29:57 PM
cool. would have done much better in BoF than PHENOMENAL CAT
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on March 02, 2012, 01:55:13 AM
But cats are awesome.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: NFX on March 02, 2012, 02:05:15 AM
Hooray for Interchangeableness. =P Would the Srimech be useful with the Plow setup, or can it self-right normally?
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on March 02, 2012, 02:11:26 AM
It would be very useful yeah, the plow burst just kinda shuffles it, but I don't have the weight unless I take the back motors out like I did on the HS, and it's nice to have the pushing power... I kinda rely on the fact that it's only KOTH I use it in so it should be safe :P
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on March 15, 2012, 05:53:17 PM
Fancied making a HW Hyperbole. Ended up doing my take on the age-old Hazard design.
Continues Pyrexia's random-heart-on-paintjob thing.
And yeah, I'm outta names.
Not sure whether to use hammers or make it a pure bar (maybe with some 30to20's). Thoughts?
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/71673sylar.png)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: NFX on March 15, 2012, 05:56:07 PM
Not too bad. Would be better with a slightly less basic paintjob, I think, and Metal Hinge wedge = poor show.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on March 15, 2012, 05:58:29 PM
I know, it was never really intended as IRL though - just a cool looking DSL bot (also, it hits stuff before they get anywhere near going up it XD)
Might have a play with the paintjob later :)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Naryar on March 16, 2012, 01:40:46 AM
why are you using a wide dsl bar
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on March 16, 2012, 04:35:34 AM
Don't really know. Looks cooler and has more HP, I guess.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Mr. AS on March 16, 2012, 02:32:53 PM
yeah you can probably downgrade the bar and upgrade the drive
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Naryar on March 16, 2012, 05:33:47 PM
yeah you can probably downgrade the bar and upgrade the drive

As well as the hammers.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on May 23, 2012, 08:38:44 AM
I don't know, I was bored.
Designed to look like the flame is coming out of the gap in the disc, which it does to an extent.

(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/3996irlthing.png)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Naryar on May 23, 2012, 08:44:33 AM
excuse me wtf are you doing
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: NFX on May 23, 2012, 09:45:33 AM
Looks alright, I reckon. Maybe the skirts would look better if they were angled at the front end, and there was a matching set of angled skirts at the front. You could get rid of the seemingly pointless hexplates underneath the Side Panel stuff, or drop the armour a little bit.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on May 23, 2012, 10:34:14 AM
I like that idea, I'll try it out when I get a chance.
And Nary.. I don't know.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Badnik96 on May 23, 2012, 03:32:33 PM
Reminds me of those hovercrafts they use in the Everglades lol
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on May 28, 2012, 12:23:27 PM
Waitwhut?
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/97562crasp2.png)

I've missed Craspy. Tit3.


I might remove the bursts for the side thingies. It's not too IRL and it's not that useful as a side srimech, especially when they're curved anyway.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: ty4er on May 28, 2012, 12:37:07 PM
that looks quite cool actually

also RW AOD FLIPPER :D
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on May 28, 2012, 12:41:15 PM
Aha, someone knew where I got the inspiration for the srimech from ;D
You win a cookie! *hands over tasty cookie* :3
The rest was totally a mixup of Crasp, X-terminator and a little Behemoth.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: NFX on May 28, 2012, 12:42:54 PM
Looks pretty cool. Maybe a slot in the skin for the disc would work well. But yeah, keep the side things static, and perhaps centralise the srimech a little bit. Seperate srimechs are inefficient as heck, but very cool. =)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Thyrus on May 28, 2012, 12:44:19 PM
love it :D
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Badnik96 on May 28, 2012, 01:22:59 PM
Awesome, Crasp ftw

I still have no idea what to enter for WoTG D:
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on June 06, 2012, 06:18:57 PM
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/25885strange.png)

Lol I can't build anymore.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: 12yearOldPwner on June 06, 2012, 06:20:35 PM
nice SriMech on Crasp II
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: MassimoV on June 06, 2012, 06:23:03 PM
LW is under way weaponed.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on June 06, 2012, 06:29:13 PM
I know literally nothing about SS lol. I'll try and work something out with that.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: MassimoV on June 06, 2012, 06:29:35 PM
Just lurk in Urjak's showcase.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Gazea2 on June 06, 2012, 06:29:56 PM
Is it a piglet in the LW?
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: NFX on June 06, 2012, 06:32:09 PM
Is it a piglet in the LW?

Looks like a TWM3R to me.
 
VS looks effective if a little flimsy. LW should do alright, provided it can remain stable. Should prove tough to KO with all that underside work. Nice.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Naryar on June 07, 2012, 01:25:01 AM
yeah definitely a TWM3R.

Also I know how you feelin' craaig. When I build I seem to have lost skill, although it may be just me stupidly oonvincing myself that I can't build anymore.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: madman3 on June 07, 2012, 02:12:04 AM
yeah definitely a TWM3R.

Also I know how you feelin' craaig. When I build I seem to have lost skill, although it may be just me stupidly oonvincing myself that I can't build anymore.
Surely every time you think you build well you're stupidly convincing yourself that you're any good at this game? :trollface

The VS looks okay but a little fragile. The SS looks well armored but you really need more weapons, so I'd drop some underside weapons and add more/stronger weapons.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Naryar on June 07, 2012, 03:03:14 AM
yeah definitely a TWM3R.

Also I know how you feelin' craaig. When I build I seem to have lost skill, although it may be just me stupidly oonvincing myself that I can't build anymore.
Surely every time you think you build well you're stupidly convincing yourself that you're any good at this game? :trollface

No. It is just my unconscious getting in my way. But I will control it, and I will be Übermensch !

Also you may want replace these flippermakers by aluminium 40cm sheets.

Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on June 07, 2012, 07:24:15 AM
It feels weird, I guess it's because everything feels like it's already been done to a better level of efficiency.

About the SS.. I dunno. I know it's really underweaponed but it's gonna need some underside armour with all these jugglers and stuff everywhere. I might try and work something out that's a bit lighter...
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on June 18, 2012, 10:07:58 AM
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/52382spinnar.png)

Improvement? Seems to meltybrain pretty well.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Badnik96 on June 18, 2012, 10:59:20 AM
Definitely improvement there. Does it havok at all?
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on June 18, 2012, 01:41:16 PM
Doesn't seem to :D
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on August 01, 2012, 07:22:24 PM
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/95729cat.png)

Stuff I made a while back when I was super bored. Spiney's kinda fun to drive.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: NFX on August 01, 2012, 07:34:11 PM
Spiney looks quite good to me. Like some kind of fish-looking thing. Flat sides look a little bit long to me for some reason. Does the perm axle affect invertibility at all?

Cat is suitably mental. I would prefer it, though, if the LDS teeth were positioned in front of the wheels, like a cat's claws. Imagine what Cerberus has in Series 3. And it should have an invisible rollover hoop on the top, because cats always land on their feet. =D
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Badnik96 on August 01, 2012, 07:40:26 PM
PHENOMENAL CAT 2
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on August 01, 2012, 07:46:00 PM
It's gonna end up being a series. Just too fun to make when I'm bored.

As for Spiney, it doesn't affect the invertability much, it's still able to move around and stuff, so that's fine :D
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on August 05, 2012, 09:24:16 AM
E'ryday I'm Crasperin'
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/36077crasps.png)

The first, Crasp Drone, is a full HW, built from the original SHW Crasp chassis - this was actually originally going to be the King Crasp, but I wanted bigger discs. Looks pretty sleeek, if you ask me.

The second is Craspy. It's an awful LW. It had to be done.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Mr. AS on August 05, 2012, 09:27:04 AM
yeah the lw's motor looks pretty exposed for a "irl" bot
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Naryar on August 05, 2012, 11:42:52 AM
HW would be much more interesting with a better paintjob, I think.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Scrap Daddy on August 05, 2012, 12:01:00 PM
I disagree, the hw is sweet, very X-terminator-esc
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Reier on August 05, 2012, 02:32:12 PM
LW should be named Crappy IMO. :trollface
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: RammingSpeed on August 05, 2012, 05:44:35 PM
That HW looks like an absolute monster.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Badnik96 on August 05, 2012, 05:50:49 PM
Sweet. Want an LDAI team?
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on September 04, 2012, 01:05:25 PM
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/80682craspdrone2.png)

Super awesome super craspy super compact new Crasp Drone. ^_^
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Scrap Daddy on September 04, 2012, 01:13:31 PM
looks great dude
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Badnik96 on September 04, 2012, 05:53:31 PM
Looks sweet. Like the Band-Aid.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: MassimoV on September 04, 2012, 09:08:03 PM
Love the MSPaint eyes.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Naryar on September 05, 2012, 04:24:34 AM
So are you trying to intimidate stuff by skinning angry eyes on it ? Because I don't think I am intimidated.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on September 05, 2012, 05:10:53 AM
And I think you're trying to cover up your evident fear of it's all-seeing eyes... Or maybe you speak the truth, and it is the Band-Aid that truly strikes dread into the heart of the 'Mighty'.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Naryar on September 05, 2012, 11:59:27 AM
FOOLISH SAVIOR OF LOVE ! THERE IS NOTHING THAT STRIKES DREAD INTO MY HEART !
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on September 09, 2012, 06:06:34 PM
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/45802PC3.png)

THE CAT LIVES AND LEAPS!

Yeah, it pounces. Looks like it's on the floor in photo 2 but it's not. I'd like to skin all the components the fur colour, but so much work. :3
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: 090901 on September 09, 2012, 06:19:34 PM
YES
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Scrap Daddy on September 09, 2012, 06:24:02 PM
we need more retarded irl bots thats main purpose is to get molested like the Diotiors of the world
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: NFX on September 09, 2012, 06:42:31 PM
Steel Warzone 2 please. :gawe:
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Preytor_4 on September 09, 2012, 06:53:19 PM
Steel Warzone 2 please. :gawe:

Yes.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Phoenyx on September 09, 2012, 08:33:10 PM
Steel Warzone 2 please. :gawe:

That, and depending on the weight it's welcome in Iron Apocalypse too.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on September 10, 2012, 03:33:17 AM
Unfortunately it's 800kg so they're both an issue. All those pistons and bursts aren't light XD
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Mr. AS on September 10, 2012, 02:17:29 PM
Unfortunately it's 800kg so they're both an issue. All those pistons and bursts aren't light XD
just make half a cat

........itd look like a cat culf in half
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: smashysmashy on September 10, 2012, 02:22:08 PM
This.

This is why Craig is awesome.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on September 10, 2012, 02:35:05 PM
N'awh, you guys <3

I'll try and make a smaller version, but I promise nothing.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Gazea2 on September 10, 2012, 02:57:06 PM
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/45802PC3.png)

THE CAT LIVES AND LEAPS!

Yeah, it pounces. Looks like it's on the floor in photo 2 but it's not. I'd like to skin all the components the fur colour, but so much work. :3

You called?
Also, AWESOME. My new favourite bot.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Sylandro on September 10, 2012, 04:46:22 PM
IT COULD TURN SFTW INTO MINCEMEAT
 :)bigparty
All of our bots can.
Seriously, that bot is cute. Not as cute as Tinybot, tough. :3
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: martymidget on September 11, 2012, 05:25:20 AM
Make a SHW version called Garfield, I'll make my Dalek so it can actually fly (no idea why it doesnt atm though :L) and it's on.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on October 07, 2012, 06:15:23 PM
Trovved LW. Tite1. Not great, but I just wanted to prove to myself that it could be done.
(http://i.imgur.com/fS3X8.png)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on October 09, 2012, 11:26:11 AM
Just because that went down so well here's a HW MECHA-CATERPILLAR
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/32268MECHAPILLAR.png)
MECHAPILLAR.
14 LEGS.
ACTUALLY CONTROLLABLE.
BAD SKIN RIGHT NOW.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Conraaa on October 09, 2012, 11:35:17 AM
It doesn't look amused
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Jonzu95 on October 09, 2012, 11:35:38 AM
wat
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: smashysmashy on October 09, 2012, 03:29:33 PM
Wow. Just wow.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Naryar on October 09, 2012, 03:35:07 PM
it's even worse than Centapead
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Mr. AS on October 09, 2012, 03:42:16 PM
im would like the trov LW if it were realistic

the caterpiller well

uh

erm
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on March 03, 2013, 07:53:12 PM
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/8291BW.png)

Today on Craaig Tries To Build Again Because He Can't Sleep... a reboot of BW-MelloYello. The chassis is actually .1kg lighter than the original when both have plastic1. Happy.
Alu3 armour... 3 ant batts... Larger ant wheels were needed because of some weird camber I had to use because I fail at RA2 now. 80cm bar made me happy though. The decrease in weapon motor power led to an increase in drive motor power, increase in strength of skirts and length of weapon. Heh.
Feel free to rip it apart, you guys know I can't do dis no moar.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: MassimoV on March 03, 2013, 07:59:18 PM
Feel free to rip it apart, you guys know I can't do dis no moar.
Believe in yourself! Anyways, it looks like it would just fall over, I mean, how stable is it?
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on March 03, 2013, 08:01:31 PM
Considering the speed it runs at and the length of the skirts, it's pretty stable. I haven't tested it in battle, but the only issues come when it hits the shell in the test garage, it tends to flip itself round, but I imagine the weight is a lot more than a BW, and it lands on it's feet pretty quickly, as most designs of this type do.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: JamesAvery on March 04, 2013, 11:11:12 AM
looks wild!
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: martymidget on March 04, 2013, 11:57:35 AM
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/8291BW.png)

Today on Craaig Tries To Build Again Because He Can't Sleep... a reboot of BW-MelloYello. The chassis is actually .1kg lighter than the original when both have plastic1. Happy.
Alu3 armour... 3 ant batts... Larger ant wheels were needed because of some weird camber I had to use because I fail at RA2 now. 80cm bar made me happy though. The decrease in weapon motor power led to an increase in drive motor power, increase in strength of skirts and length of weapon. Heh.
Feel free to rip it apart, you guys know I can't do dis no moar.

It's not you without an insane weapon motor choice :P

Looks ok though.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on May 01, 2013, 08:10:08 AM
I know everyone hates my use of Trov Glitch but I'm trying to improve Pyrexia 2.0, made a few edits here..

(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/65935pyr.png)

Any other ideas or comments?
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Conraaa on May 01, 2013, 08:23:55 AM
Cut down the DSL bars to some extenders to save weight. With any luck you might be able to get up to heavy plows.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on May 01, 2013, 09:10:38 AM
I'll look into that in a bit, thanks.

In other news...
AXEoBOTl
It's an axolotl robot with an axe.
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/83708axeobotl.png)
If you're concerned about weight or armour you're doin' it wrong. But it's a HW. :P
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Naryar on May 01, 2013, 09:13:41 AM
pink mudkip

(http://img.pokemondb.net/artwork/mudkip.jpg)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on May 01, 2013, 09:15:35 AM
Yes, Mudkip was based upon an axolotl Nary :P
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_W90V87w3sr8/TRYkzHBIgyI/AAAAAAAAAic/mfdAFHYlyZk/s1600/axolotl.jpg)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Naryar on May 01, 2013, 09:19:15 AM
Yes, Mudkip was based upon an axolotl Nary :P
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_W90V87w3sr8/TRYkzHBIgyI/AAAAAAAAAic/mfdAFHYlyZk/s1600/axolotl.jpg)

I know that, savior of love. I am a novice biologist after all.

I was just poking you with a stick and it seems it worked !
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on May 01, 2013, 09:20:01 AM
Sorry Savior of War, I just can't resist when you poke me with your stick.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Naryar on May 01, 2013, 09:26:28 AM
Want me to poke further ? Because I can.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Mr. AS on May 01, 2013, 10:29:05 AM
im just going to take a wild guess and say that its about 500kg with some titanium or plastic, or near 800 kg with steel 10.

i do feel that the sides can look better with some hexplate setup though.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Thyrus on May 01, 2013, 10:44:25 AM
I am pretty sure the animal is based on the pokemon
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Badnik96 on May 01, 2013, 11:26:08 AM
I wanted it to be a mudkip D:
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on May 01, 2013, 12:59:44 PM
Tried what Conraaa suggested to the VS. Doesn't look very appealing, I must say, but if heavy plows are as good as made out...

(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/21173wowow.png)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on September 02, 2013, 06:46:00 AM
Marty said it looked cool so I'll put it here.
I tried to MW IRL yesterday, but ended up kinda giving up after this thing happened.
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/63208craspevojr.png)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Thyrus on September 02, 2013, 06:46:54 AM
retarded stepson <3
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: MassimoV on September 02, 2013, 01:26:40 PM
Lol at the skin. The design looks cool though.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Philippa on September 02, 2013, 03:34:41 PM
Which part of Robot Wars would this suit? Series 3 or Series 4 or Series 5?

Like the skin, like the disc, like the robot as a whole. How is the turning on it?
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Thyrus on September 02, 2013, 03:36:35 PM
I`d say 4
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: AlexGRFan97 on September 02, 2013, 04:09:09 PM
Yeah, 4 for me aswell. Flywheels were uncommon in S3 and it wasn't until Hypno-Disc when the design become more widespread.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on September 02, 2013, 04:09:34 PM
Yeah, it's very Series 4. As for the turning, it's okay, if slow because it's using Mag drive or whatever they're called.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Merrick on September 02, 2013, 06:04:58 PM
4/5 for me.

You did some sillier designs in Series 5 like this one. Tartan Terror and Ruf Ruf Dougal spring to mind, and S4 only had a couple of HS.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: HurricaneAndrew on September 02, 2013, 07:02:11 PM
I came here for VS and am now disappointed.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on September 03, 2013, 08:14:11 AM
For Andy

Crasp Drone 3 prototype
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/39012cd3.png)

Plastic 10 armour and still like 710kg. Ideas for improvement?
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Jonzu95 on September 03, 2013, 09:37:01 AM
Upgrade to 10mm aluminum? The bot texture looks like metal instead of plastic y'know...
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Philippa on September 03, 2013, 10:47:25 AM
Can't stop placing them in the different series. Series 7 for this. :dumb)

Beefier-looking supports. Maybe try Steel 5, I can't remember what armours were best so it might not be the best idea.
Still looks pretty sweet.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on September 03, 2013, 11:24:24 AM
Upgrade to 10mm aluminum? The bot texture looks like metal instead of plastic y'know...


1) Not enough weight
2) What's your point? XD
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: helloface on September 03, 2013, 11:26:38 AM
Steel 5 and if you want to burn weight, a srimech.
Yes, I know that the disc can probably right the bot but srimechs can do it better.
Also, I really like this new version.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Jonzu95 on September 03, 2013, 12:01:19 PM
Upgrade to 10mm aluminum? The bot texture looks like metal instead of plastic y'know...


1) Not enough weight
2) What's your point? XD
Damn
The point is that why bot got a metal texture when the armor is plastic?
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Probably Rob on September 03, 2013, 12:50:57 PM
I can make a texture for a robot, with whatever I want it to be. If I have a wooden robot, why can't I make it look metally? Why can't I make a balloon robot, look like cardboard? There is no rule, where a robot, HAS to look like what its armour is like. You fool. Go home.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: MassimoV on September 03, 2013, 01:53:46 PM
Looks good, but angle extenders...
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on September 03, 2013, 02:15:20 PM
Looks good, but angle extenders...


What about them? Do they look bad? D:
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: MassimoV on September 03, 2013, 02:17:00 PM
I just have a negative assosiation with them in my mind. I't just the ather extenders are round and they're square so it's kind of a jump. Still looks fine. You might be able to make the supports out of flipper segments.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Merrick on September 03, 2013, 04:09:09 PM
I think the support looks fine.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: RedAce on September 03, 2013, 04:52:13 PM
Looks pretty good. The supports don't bug me that much.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on November 27, 2013, 12:47:31 PM
Was just playing around on a recent DSL copy and found this. Can't remember making it.
Not particularly noteworthy, just a fair example of one of my LW VS. Pretty sure I shaved some weight off somewhere though, because of that armour,  which is probably overkill.
Apologies for the pink hammers, it's from that old axolotl thing.
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/20565peach.png)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: MassimoV on November 27, 2013, 01:43:22 PM
lol oink hammers. But yep, good LW VS.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on January 28, 2014, 11:36:29 AM
Some believe I don't build anymore, but I've been working on a few DSL3 IRL thingys, this is the first that I'm anywhere near happy with.
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/49948hyp.png)
LOL FUNNY NAME
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on January 28, 2014, 01:19:27 PM
HERE'S A BUMP LOL just because I know people have seen that last one and said nothing so I might as well.

Varying approaches on the same idea (HW version of the above)
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/96919hypNO2.png)
+More decorated
+Dual Perm
-Front wheels too far back
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/2445hypNO3.png)
+Thinner
-Front wheels stick out too much
-No room for any more decoration - hence Alu 10
-4-Mag = ABYSMAL weapon power. Ugh.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: MassimoV on January 28, 2014, 03:30:44 PM
Second one's better IMO.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Thyrus on January 28, 2014, 06:32:03 PM
call it Hype Riplacement
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on January 29, 2014, 04:15:45 PM
Fit a 6mag into the thinner one
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/8771newone2.png)

Also 2 LW's (both DSL3, one very predictable)
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/47761mini.png)
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/96845flipper.png)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: MassimoV on January 29, 2014, 04:27:34 PM
All that kawaii in one flipper...
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Badnik96 on January 29, 2014, 04:29:26 PM
dawwwwww
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Merrick on January 29, 2014, 04:50:54 PM
It's like a really cute platypus.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on February 09, 2014, 05:26:32 PM
So... I was working on something for Orphans... and OH SWEET LORD WHAT HAVE I DONE
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/20709ogod.png)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Badnik96 on February 09, 2014, 05:39:21 PM
sweet jesus thats terrifying
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Merrick on February 10, 2014, 01:15:31 PM
Enter it. ENTER IT.

I don't care if it's overweight, or underweightm or not IRL, or whatever, but it will be a beautiful thing to have in the tournament. It can do with Resetti's entry.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on February 23, 2014, 06:40:05 AM
Finally vaguely happy with this one
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/5446cd3.png)
The skirt hinge isn't the best solution but I am terrible at making supports, let alone symmetric ones.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: helloface on February 23, 2014, 02:08:39 PM
Wheels look odd. You should downgrade it to large ants.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: MassimoV on February 23, 2014, 07:08:54 PM
Very nice, but yeah, get the wheels inside the chassis.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on March 23, 2014, 06:52:22 AM
It's been a looong time.

(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/55306immusplash.png)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: KOS on March 23, 2014, 07:07:23 AM
I like it, looks cool.  :thumbup
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: martymidget on March 23, 2014, 08:15:03 AM
I've seen doughnuts roll away faster than that'll move.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on March 23, 2014, 08:23:36 AM
I've seen doughnuts roll away faster than that'll move.
Yeah, it's not fast, but it got da goodz. It's faster than that HW dual perm dual VS i made ages ago anyway :P
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Naryar on March 23, 2014, 09:29:56 AM
why are you using 1 dsl bar for each spinner
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on March 23, 2014, 09:34:49 AM
why are you using 1 dsl bar for each spinner

Because... that's the way I've always done it? What would you suggest then, given the weight class?
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Naryar on March 23, 2014, 09:36:21 AM
1 bar in the middle, save 25kg or such

sure it makes it a bit more fragile but then again it's gonna spikeball all around the arena 10sec after the start of a match
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on March 23, 2014, 09:38:59 AM
Oh, I see what you mean, I thought you meant on the perms. I'll try that out, and yeah, I don't think it'll make much difference to how fragile it is. And I could do with the extra weight.

It worked - upgraded the skirt supports to Tite and the drive to Fasts with Vlads.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: TommyProductionsInc on March 23, 2014, 05:58:14 PM
Was just playing around on a recent DSL copy and found this. Can't remember making it.
Not particularly noteworthy, just a fair example of one of my LW VS. Pretty sure I shaved some weight off somewhere though, because of that armour,  which is probably overkill.
Apologies for the pink hammers, it's from that old axolotl thing.
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/20565peach.png)
Why do those hammers remind me of bubblegum?
Anyway, I think there is a robot identical to that one in NAR AI.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Badnik96 on March 23, 2014, 06:01:44 PM
Probably, he made a whole team of those for NAR AI.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on March 23, 2014, 06:10:58 PM
Was just playing around on a recent DSL copy and found this. Can't remember making it.
Not particularly noteworthy, just a fair example of one of my LW VS. Pretty sure I shaved some weight off somewhere though, because of that armour,  which is probably overkill.
Apologies for the pink hammers, it's from that old axolotl thing.
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/20565peach.png)
Why do those hammers remind me of bubblegum?
Anyway, I think there is a robot identical to that one in NAR AI.

Definitely not identical, but similar. I should know, I made the thing - Mikado II on the Ninja-y team, right?
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Badnik96 on March 23, 2014, 06:15:12 PM
You also had an entire team on NAR AI right? Didn't you have one of your Blood Orange bots on that team?
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on March 23, 2014, 06:25:24 PM
I have 2 teams on there, the more recent Tyrannicide, and the much less notable Nom. Pretty sure both had an incarnation of Blood Orange in, but Tyrannicide is for sure my favourite of the 2.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on April 20, 2014, 02:38:48 PM
Joining the 'Building-For-BB9' club

(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/85489thingy.png)

Due to the hammer being on a spin motor, if the hammer goes further than it should (like, all the way around) it will cut through the skirt hinges, but this is unavoidable... is it still IRL?
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Natster-104 on April 20, 2014, 02:47:21 PM
Are Hammer motors allowed?

Cause if you can't use them, I'm pretty sure you could ask Massimo his opinion
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on April 20, 2014, 02:48:01 PM
I don't know, are they? I used a small perm.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Natster-104 on April 20, 2014, 02:51:32 PM
No Hammer Motors :rage

What weightclass is it?
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on April 20, 2014, 02:53:53 PM
Lightweight. Got 3 ants and astro drive.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Naryar on April 20, 2014, 02:54:48 PM
astro drive, what are you going to outwedge with dat
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Natster-104 on April 20, 2014, 02:57:35 PM
Right I've got a solution, make a longer bit of the back part of the hammer that touches the floor and stops before it passes through the skirt hinge
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on April 20, 2014, 02:59:17 PM
astro drive, what are you going to outwedge with dat
I wasn't planning on outwedging anything :P the skirts are more for stability than anything.

Right I've got a solution, make a longer bit of the back part of the hammer that touches the floor and stops before it passes through the skirt hinge

It doesn't pass through the hinge on an ordinary swing. If the bot jumps because of the momentum/impact, it will, whichever side the hammer's on.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Natster-104 on April 20, 2014, 03:01:09 PM
Metal hinges or is that not IRL?
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on April 20, 2014, 03:45:03 PM
Help I did a SHW help help
Surprisingly stable, and if it does topple it rights weirdly easily all things considered.
Still, help. Help.
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/72358shwlol.png)

Also, here's the team. I doubt I'll enter that... thing up there... lol.
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/76996TeamCrasp.png)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: MassimoV on April 20, 2014, 08:56:02 PM
SHW won't be legal because the wepons hit the floor when the match starts. Still looks crazy though.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: HurricaneAndrew on April 20, 2014, 09:00:37 PM
SHW won't be legal because the wepons hit the floor when the match starts. Still looks crazy though.

Oh, come on, Max. That thing is badass.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: MassimoV on April 20, 2014, 09:13:32 PM
It is, it is, we'll see, maybe i'll make an exception.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Clickbeetle on April 20, 2014, 09:17:12 PM
I would accept that LW hammer as IRL as long as it doesn't gain a significant advantage when the hammer swings out of control.

SHW won't be legal because the wepons hit the floor when the match starts. Still looks crazy though.

What's the purpose of that rule anyway?  I mean, I wouldn't call Craaig's SHW IRL, but you could definitely make an IRL bot with that design.  I just don't see what it's meant to prevent.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: MassimoV on April 20, 2014, 09:18:23 PM
It was originaly to prevent crawlers I think.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Clickbeetle on April 20, 2014, 09:19:42 PM
...So you're not sure what it was originally made for?

Why not just make a "no crawlers or spikeballs" rule?
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Badnik96 on April 20, 2014, 09:20:44 PM
Max just copied Freeziez's BB rules when he took the series over IIRC.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: MassimoV on April 20, 2014, 09:22:06 PM
Max just copied Freeziez's BB rules when he took the series over IIRC.
Yeah, I've been kinda lenient on that kind of stuff. I took out the no fs rule recently but I guess I should update that point as well.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on April 21, 2014, 05:25:09 AM
I wasn't really planning on entering it because it is silly and probably not IRL. I think there should be some leniency with bots that have weapons on/for wheels, I mean I added the beaters to try and help with traction, not to score points, and there have been a lot of bots with sawblade wheels.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Shield on April 21, 2014, 05:51:33 AM
I wasn't really planning on entering it because it is silly and probably not IRL. I think there should be some leniency with bots that have weapons on/for wheels, I mean I added the beaters to try and help with traction, not to score points, and there have been a lot of bots with sawblade wheels.

Don't forget, Stinger-esque bots
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on May 04, 2014, 05:40:51 PM
I made Crasp Evo Jr a lot shorter and restyled it as Colossus. Most misleading name of the year. And yes my drums are still pink.
397.5kg
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/23033colossus.png)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: martymidget on May 04, 2014, 05:49:55 PM
Something that isn't a generic box, nice.

Looks good, how's the weapon?
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on May 05, 2014, 08:04:54 AM
Pretty good, thanks for asking :P

Also, hi
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/15059cd4.png)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Badnik96 on May 05, 2014, 08:07:18 AM
I'd try to get the wheels in the chassis, but other than that it looks fantastic.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on May 05, 2014, 08:08:30 AM
Not happening without a full rebuild or drive motor downgrade. I don't think it's the worst thing ever as it is :P I'll skin a little hole in it or something.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Badnik96 on May 05, 2014, 08:08:55 AM
Yeah it's kind of trivial as it is.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on May 05, 2014, 08:25:54 AM
Attempted to skin in some wheel things.
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/29798wheels.png)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Shield on May 05, 2014, 08:30:13 AM
looks sweet. really like the spine thingy at the back of it

the wheel holes look kinda weird but it's nothing serious
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on May 05, 2014, 08:31:18 AM
Well do I keep the holes or remove the holes, people dislike it either way :P
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Thyrus on May 05, 2014, 08:36:31 AM
keep em
I like em
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Shield on May 05, 2014, 08:58:13 AM
Well do I keep the holes or remove the holes, people dislike it either way :P

it's an improvement over the original. so yea, keep it
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Badnik96 on May 05, 2014, 10:06:34 AM
I like the wheel holes.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on May 11, 2014, 03:39:01 PM
Sorry, not a VS
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/80829yup.png)
Possible Mutations entry.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: martymidget on May 11, 2014, 05:01:32 PM
pretty sexy.

Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Clickbeetle on May 11, 2014, 05:48:01 PM
It's cool how you made the BSGs blend with the chassis.  It looks BFE'd at a glance.  Any good in battle?
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on May 11, 2014, 06:23:38 PM
I thought it would look nice to blend them, so cool to hear I pulled that off :p

At the end of the day it's a hybrid for hybrids sake so I wouldn't say it's amazing but neither is it bad. I'm pretty happy how it turned out.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Naryar on May 12, 2014, 03:03:38 PM
it's cool-looking but i'm not so sure about the hybrid choice...
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on May 13, 2014, 02:08:31 PM
Eh, if it's cool, that's enough.

Same goes for this. Possible replacement BB9 entry as my Frenzy-hammer AGODs too much.
249kg, Plastic 3. It's got a pole spike on a storm burst. At least it's different to the usual wedge, Judge burst flipper or Whyachi clone.
And yes I spent WAY too long making the chassis perfect for the sheets at the front.
(http://i.gyazo.com/25a2a74788916211a8bc4038cf9eb1a5.png)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Thyrus on May 13, 2014, 02:19:42 PM
GOD! I like it! :D
the wedges look like they were made in DSL3
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Badnik96 on May 13, 2014, 03:20:59 PM
it's both adorable and awesome at the same time <3

only shame is that it'll get eaten alive as soon as it fights an hs D:
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on May 13, 2014, 04:20:32 PM
Hey, IRL is about the looks not the damage capability. Basically, sure it'll get taken out, but if it's a tryhard they're doing it wrong :P

I'm enjoying trying to make everything look very neat, as you might've been able to tell. I tried an IRL SHW, possibly for BB9. 1193.something kg
(http://i.gyazo.com/83aee483b7f3d97c9fc4eed18f09d72c.png)
Probably going to remove the beaters for a cleaner look.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Badnik96 on May 13, 2014, 06:59:48 PM
Loving the weapon supports and the teeth on top. Think you could do a slot for the weapons?
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on May 14, 2014, 09:33:51 AM
Sure.

(http://i.gyazo.com/12a7cb020de6f7db2640198d12c9def3.png)
(http://i.gyazo.com/51448160e2eedca67c1042ec80732991.png)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Merrick on May 14, 2014, 10:01:56 AM
(http://i.gyazo.com/12a7cb020de6f7db2640198d12c9def3.png)

dem eyes....
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Natster-104 on May 14, 2014, 10:16:19 AM
(http://i.gyazo.com/12a7cb020de6f7db2640198d12c9def3.png)

dem eyes....
Those black... lifeless... eyes, looking at your shredded robot
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on May 14, 2014, 11:31:51 AM
Tiny aesthetic downgrade but massive offensive upgrade - there are now 2 MOE Motors in there.
Seem as though the old one couldn't topple a HW let alone SHW I feel this is an okay thing to do.
(http://i.gyazo.com/aadf1854443daf45e17fc9aacd14f1e5.png)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Gazea2 on May 14, 2014, 12:18:59 PM
AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWH <333
that's like the cutest irl bot I've ever seen omg
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Naryar on May 14, 2014, 01:36:36 PM
it looks very indifferent
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on May 17, 2014, 07:28:26 AM
I challenged myself to build something like Natster's Chew 2 without the long wedge in around 10-15 minutes.
Result? Not horrific.
(http://i.gyazo.com/aa7da9814ae491ff36f8b2cc1cc22abd.png)

I'll build something decent soon, don't worry.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: powerrave on May 17, 2014, 07:32:35 AM
That! Looks more realistic TBH.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Philippa on May 17, 2014, 07:38:38 AM
Not horrific.
I disagree. With a decent skin and maybe a slight angle on the face that the saw passes through it'd look cool.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: cephalopod on May 17, 2014, 08:23:28 AM
More concepts. Been trying to think of real weapon types that maybe don't get seen a lot in IRL tournaments.
(http://i.gyazo.com/f0e09648ca0ed13ca1bc4742b8a7c841.png)
LW Claw.

(http://i.gyazo.com/4a24bc35adcc8d1f8f4d4e3774ee4f8d.png)
HW Shell.

Not massively fond of the shell, seems dull. Anybody think of any other real weapon systems I could try?

Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS Design
Post by: Natster-104 on May 17, 2014, 08:29:08 AM
More concepts. Been trying to think of real weapon types that maybe don't get seen a lot in IRL tournaments.
(http://i.gyazo.com/f0e09648ca0ed13ca1bc4742b8a7c841.png)
LW Claw.

(http://i.gyazo.com/4a24bc35adcc8d1f8f4d4e3774ee4f8d.png)
HW Shell.

Not massively fond of the shell, seems dull. Anybody think of any other real weapon systems I could try?
Nice bots, for IRL designs,
Try some of these:
http://robotwars.wikia.com/wiki/Unique_weapons (http://robotwars.wikia.com/wiki/Unique_weapons)
Some of these look quite nice actually
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: HurricaneAndrew on May 17, 2014, 09:20:32 AM
That claw looks like an Angry Birds character. You should use that to name it.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Naryar on May 17, 2014, 09:31:08 AM
that claw looks sooo derpy
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: MassimoV on May 17, 2014, 03:37:59 PM
The shell looks cool. Needs more weapons to look the part but I like it.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on May 18, 2014, 12:44:08 PM
So, uh, this is a thing.
799.1kg
(http://i.gyazo.com/351299c81728e9cb089b3cd4ffe5e249.png)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Gazea2 on May 18, 2014, 12:58:52 PM

It looks terrifying but cute at the same time, and the motor supports look awesome :3
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: nicsan2009 on May 18, 2014, 01:02:00 PM
Tis a mean lookin drill you have there.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: HurricaneAndrew on May 18, 2014, 01:23:23 PM
Call it TBM.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Naryar on May 18, 2014, 02:01:21 PM
Nah. Call it Giga Drill Breaker.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on June 03, 2014, 07:16:45 AM
Just a few little projects, nothing too gud in my opinion.

I tried a standard MW drum thinking about Trials. Not sure if happy with result. Plastic 3.
(http://i.gyazo.com/e29cb4c1b17665c340898a7fdc9723ac.png)
A tiny LW drill I was thinking about entering for Father and Son
(http://i.gyazo.com/25adc50f98eb32720eb54d49efb4e40d.png)
And, something the Skype guys have seen, a Shell/Side Hammer hybrid. Shell hybrids are pretty tough so I thought it'd be fun to try. It went weirdly. Would be legal for RIP4 as a 617kg Double Hybrid.
(http://i.gyazo.com/27d6b1067d117f94a4d4a299728dd510.png)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: martymidget on June 03, 2014, 08:18:17 AM
Drum's pretty average, Drill is cute as a button, and the shell hybrid is really cool but it needs wedges. Not sure how you'll get those on though.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Naryar on June 03, 2014, 10:46:26 AM
shell hybrid is very nice and very original, drum is... meh and the drill I like.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Badnik96 on June 03, 2014, 11:12:12 AM
mini drill is dawwwww

shell hybrid is badass

drum is generic
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on June 08, 2014, 11:57:49 AM
Pyrexia 2.1
Same bot, I just made a series of fairly small changes that have drastically effected performance.
(http://i.gyazo.com/59bd7c00e15de391d2ff50c9a2b288b5.png)
Longer side skirts, the motor is much nearer the chassis. Stability is massively improved from the bot seen in Centripetal Force... thank goodness...
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on June 10, 2014, 08:26:22 PM
Something quacky this way comes.
(http://i.gyazo.com/47459ce13016f2d061a184ad452fb6f9.png)

Gonna be reskinned by Gaz to be 10x duckier.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: martymidget on June 10, 2014, 08:32:23 PM
Quacking.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Naryar on June 11, 2014, 08:06:34 AM
for some reason i am thinking of a certain pokémon
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on June 17, 2014, 11:00:08 AM
(http://i.gyazo.com/131f00023f0e148298fbd0391ea97c5d.png)

bw irl
10/10 exciting.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Philippa on June 17, 2014, 02:12:01 PM
moar quack
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: RedAce on June 17, 2014, 03:08:57 PM
Does the blade touch the ground when it starts? Other than that, it looks okay, yet I can allow the bot if you planned on entering it in my tourney.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on June 24, 2014, 12:08:39 PM
Thought I'd try something a bit different than my usual on an IRL design today.
(http://i.gyazo.com/5768e1ceeaa9ab05b478ccac6d7825ec.png)
Placeholder skin is placeholder.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on June 24, 2014, 01:11:24 PM
DP
Skinned it. Meet Aque.
(http://i.gyazo.com/60023d84b949d9746b93664002747c67.gif)
(http://i.gyazo.com/31799f76601044162608ba40611ad8ce.png)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: RedAce on June 24, 2014, 01:16:01 PM
It looks pretty cool. I'm reminded of Tsunami with the way It's built and skinned.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Naryar on June 25, 2014, 06:46:16 AM
I think the design is pretty boring TBH. Flipper, been there done that, herp, derp, anything new ?

The skin has it's charm though. I also love that gif effect you have made, will be useful for complex bots.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on June 25, 2014, 06:51:21 AM
Yeah I thought that gif would help somewhat rather than posting a load more pictures. It was really easy to make too, just basically recorded me rotating it with Gyazo Gif.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: helloface on June 25, 2014, 01:29:39 PM
Generally good, I don't think I like that disc though.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: MassimoV on June 25, 2014, 05:14:01 PM
Pretty cool. Nice skin aswell.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on July 21, 2014, 03:41:24 PM
I was contemplating entering TGRR2

(http://i.gyazo.com/137e7daf888c027ccc2e1c33a8cc49ca.png)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: helloface on July 21, 2014, 03:42:25 PM
It would look better with wheelguards.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: nicsan2009 on July 21, 2014, 03:46:45 PM
Do it.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on July 22, 2014, 12:06:45 PM
I was contemplating entering Minor Inconveniences 2

(http://i.gyazo.com/39b38b9cbf2166b13dda4559430e5886.png)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: yugitom on July 22, 2014, 12:10:37 PM
For an antweight and a beetleweight that can't be BFE'd, they are pretty cool.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: 090901 on July 22, 2014, 12:26:57 PM
For an antweight and a beetleweight that can't be BFE'd
I don't get why people think they need BFE for AWs and BWs, lol.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: yugitom on July 22, 2014, 12:27:57 PM
For an antweight and a beetleweight that can't be BFE'd
I don't get why people think they need BFE for AWs and BWs, lol.
I definitely do. I'm not talking for others but I cannot manage weight for my life. Looks good nonetheless.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on July 22, 2014, 12:58:34 PM
It's a matter of getting the chassis as tight to the components as possible. That BW is the same chassis I use on LW's because it's absolutely airtight. 3 ants, 2 ME's and a blue CB.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on July 25, 2014, 06:33:22 PM
Wanted to do something original and IRL that could take out beater rammers (with any luck).
(http://i.gyazo.com/b6bd1dd867deafa384b3099f37bfca8f.png)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: yugitom on July 25, 2014, 06:43:02 PM
Wanted to do something original and IRL that could take out beater rammers (with any luck).
(http://i.gyazo.com/b6bd1dd867deafa384b3099f37bfca8f.png)
Looks good. I think beater rammers would have a tough time with it. Have you tested it against a rammer yet?
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Philippa on July 25, 2014, 06:45:09 PM
Crasp Drone: Bashysmash.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Natster-104 on July 26, 2014, 05:23:19 AM
Looks pretty good, perhaps you could add an overhead hammer?
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on July 26, 2014, 06:47:39 AM
I'd like to but it'd probably mean a total rebuild and the loss of the srimech, and hammers aren't the best at self-righting really, plus it'd be tough on weight - I'm using small JX's for everything in there, so it's right up at weight limit.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: HereticBlue on July 26, 2014, 07:24:26 AM
That looks brilliant mate, you should build it in real life. ;)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on July 26, 2014, 10:45:56 AM
Thanks for the feedback guys, much appreciated :)

I knew when starting this LW that it'd be a challenge, but I think it's looking alright
(http://i.gyazo.com/05f851a38ebecec598059c3d2e76ec09.png)
I didn't want to lose the front scoop look, so the width is due to that. The big chassis combined with the dual BSGs inside means this bot was pretty up against the weight limit. Had to downgrade the scoop from Medium to Light unfortunately just to get chassis armour heavier than Plastic 1.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: helloface on July 26, 2014, 01:03:46 PM
Looks bland tbh
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Natster-104 on July 26, 2014, 01:06:34 PM
Give it a skin, then it'll look great
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on July 26, 2014, 01:14:48 PM
Yeah, I still need to skin it, that's just the work on progress of the LW attempt.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: 090901 on July 26, 2014, 02:55:55 PM
Giant Enemy Crab, IRL edition
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Naryar on July 27, 2014, 09:08:33 AM
inside facing wheels on a not particularly fast FS = doing it wrong
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Mecha on July 27, 2014, 09:57:13 AM
Like the bot, however bland.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on July 27, 2014, 10:02:38 AM
inside facing wheels on a not particularly fast FS = doing it wrong

What? They're not inside facing and it's not an FS :P
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Mecha on July 27, 2014, 10:12:05 AM
inside facing wheels on a not particularly fast FS = doing it wrong

What? They're not inside facing and it's not an FS :P
I think he's drunk again. :P
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Naryar on July 27, 2014, 10:58:06 AM
oh wait i meant side hammer

still looks like it has a slow turnspeed...
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on August 03, 2014, 11:06:44 AM
I attempted a Pacman. It is ugly and won't be entered.
(http://i.gyazo.com/d3322692d8308a2689ef75acc48380cb.png)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Mecha on August 03, 2014, 11:10:19 AM
It is ugly and won't be entered.
:mad:
That thing looks hilarious.
I'll make a petition to see that thing in the tourney if i have to.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: yugitom on August 03, 2014, 11:11:11 AM
Ha ha, you gave me a right laugh, Craaig!
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: RedAce on August 03, 2014, 11:12:39 AM
It won't be entered.
*Insert Pac-Man death sound here*

Even if it's a bit ugly, it still is a cool concept.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Elementos on August 03, 2014, 11:29:50 AM
10/10 for effort doe
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on August 03, 2014, 11:38:09 AM
Less effort went into this but it's something I wanted to do.

(http://i.gyazo.com/a7f48b08ac378e5311669a160f3234fc.png)

The Great Knife swings over the helmet.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Elementos on August 03, 2014, 11:39:23 AM
It reminds me of a vulture.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on August 03, 2014, 11:41:33 AM
It shouldn't. I should've probably explained - it's the Red Pyramid (Pyramid Head) helmet from Silent Hill 2 (the game not the movie thx), with the Overkill blade representing it's Great Knife.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Elementos on August 03, 2014, 11:43:31 AM
My brain thinks weird things.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on October 24, 2014, 08:31:30 AM
Trying to get back into building/RA2 in general.
(http://i.gyazo.com/a03f6676d865c02a51927c4cec10a588.png)
boring mw wedge
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Lemonism on October 24, 2014, 08:34:26 AM
I like it, it's simple but effective. I like the back as well, is it bfe'd?
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on October 24, 2014, 09:11:35 AM
Yeah, I halved the height on the back points.

Another BFE'd to hell bot. But for good reason. This is essentially a replica of my irl BW, Mr Snappy. Can't get the lifter on right but this'll do.
(http://i.gyazo.com/e96814e491c985ed1253422b2dd86af8.png)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Shield on October 24, 2014, 09:11:56 AM
noice bots you have
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: RedAce on October 24, 2014, 09:52:27 AM
Not bad at all. It could fit in the Replica thread.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Naryar on October 24, 2014, 11:30:05 AM
needs more spikes. The BFE is totally cool though.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: toAst on October 25, 2014, 01:27:14 AM
Trying to get back into building/RA2 in general.
(http://i.gyazo.com/a03f6676d865c02a51927c4cec10a588.png)
boring mw wedge
is the way you got the back of that into a v shape a bfe technique? how did you do that? it's awesome
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Thyrus on October 25, 2014, 03:55:29 AM
I freaking love these 2 :O

is the second one on the exchange?
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on October 25, 2014, 04:59:48 AM
Thanks for the compliments all :)
Thy, I'll put Snappy on the exchange when I'm fully happy with it - the lifter not working as the real one does bugs me slightly. I might also rebuild so that I BFE the sides in rather than the front back to stop the eyes being pixellated.
And yeah toAst, it's a BFE thing. Essentially what I did was add 2 extra points on the baseplate, then on the top plate moved them both back 1 so that there was still a set over the bottom back points but the other points overhung the back (giving the bot a parallelogram shape) and then you have to find those overhanging back 2 points in the bot file and reduce their height by half. Click wrote a good tutorial for BFEing chassis height, except his tutorial moves all the points were you'd only want to change 2 in this situation - https://gametechmods.com/forums/index.php?topic=9216.0 (https://gametechmods.com/forums/index.php?topic=9216.0)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Thyrus on October 25, 2014, 05:55:38 AM
is there a way to get the chassis of the second one though? :3
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on October 25, 2014, 06:05:08 AM
I don't imagine it'll be of much use for general stuff, there's 2 massive wheel holes in the back :P

Anyway, I fixed it and made it look nicer imo
(http://i.gyazo.com/5b76112df8eeb109d26540b0a196eab5.png)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: martymidget on October 25, 2014, 09:07:05 AM
- the lifter not working as the real one does bugs me slightly.

does it actually lift things?

:trollface
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on October 25, 2014, 09:12:48 AM
Nope, it's on a BSG. :P
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on November 05, 2014, 12:03:57 PM
Anybody ever have those moments where they don't know why something happened?
(http://i.gyazo.com/8cbd224ff904ef23a31013d129cb1d00.png)
What even is this. Attack of the slugs?
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: FOTEPX on November 05, 2014, 12:36:56 PM
Reminds me of a bot from, like, Series 1 or 2 of RW.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Philippa on November 05, 2014, 01:18:28 PM
hi there sluggy
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: MassimoV on November 05, 2014, 07:34:59 PM
Groundhog becomes Groundslug.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Naryar on November 06, 2014, 03:49:01 AM
it looks slightly like dead metal

slightly
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: yugitom on November 06, 2014, 10:11:40 AM
it looks slightly like dead metal

slightly
That must have been what he was going for.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on November 06, 2014, 11:13:06 AM
Nah I was actually just playing around with BFE and realised I made a chassis that looked like Buzz from RW:AoD, decided to take it a step further with some kind of back arm (replacing a chainsaw from AoD)
(http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130109222028/robotwars/images/b/b7/Buzz.jpg)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: RedAce on November 06, 2014, 11:15:12 AM
Nah I was actually just playing around with BFE and realised I made a chassis that looked like Buzz from RW:AoD, decided to take it a step further with some kind of back arm (replacing a chainsaw from AoD)
(http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130109222028/robotwars/images/b/b7/Buzz.jpg)
Oh right, that one. That bot looks okay.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: yugitom on November 06, 2014, 11:17:43 AM
Nah I was actually just playing around with BFE and realised I made a chassis that looked like Buzz from RW:AoD, decided to take it a step further with some kind of back arm (replacing a chainsaw from AoD)
(http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130109222028/robotwars/images/b/b7/Buzz.jpg)
I knew the chassis reminded me of something.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on November 07, 2014, 02:11:50 PM
hello this is my robot it is called axe bot
(http://i.gyazo.com/4a132264aa0b79753e8fd9504e453b65.png)
irl hw, 4wd mag+hypno, axe on judge burst.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Philippa on November 07, 2014, 02:48:39 PM
Nice use of flipper segments.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Natster-104 on November 07, 2014, 03:39:03 PM
Lol mrhalitosis reference

I think my brain has malfunctioned from looking too much at this beut'
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: RedAce on November 07, 2014, 04:02:19 PM
Lol mrhalitosis reference
wat is ai who is acams

That does look real nice. That would be a way I would've built an axe bot, I really like the use of the flipper segments and the skin.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Lemonism on November 07, 2014, 04:46:46 PM
That is really cool, love the flipper segments at the front and the cutting teeth on the top.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Merrick on November 07, 2014, 09:07:45 PM
That's pretty boss.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Reier on November 07, 2014, 11:59:29 PM
ECXUSE ME CRAIIG IT WAS AXEBOT 2
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: rnifnuf on November 08, 2014, 01:08:22 AM
That looks pretty...

...kick-axe [/horridpun]. Keep up the excellent work!
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Naryar on November 08, 2014, 04:24:22 AM
it looks somewhat both cute and tryhard at the same time

i like it
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on November 11, 2014, 11:48:56 AM
Something I've wanted to do for a while is make axes look mildly more realistic in terms with how a lot of the modern ones work.
My system doesn't work as well with Medium drums as Large (you can just about see part of the mechanism evening the drums centre with the burst pivot), but Axe Bot will only fit a Medium, so, until I make something taller, here's this.
(http://i.gyazo.com/dc653d88abd93db39f04a7acca31112f.gif)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Lemonism on November 11, 2014, 11:53:37 AM
That really does look good, and very realistic. So how does it work exactly?
Also, using a gif to show off a bot is an awesome idea.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: toAst on November 11, 2014, 12:00:44 PM
Thanks for the compliments all :)
Thy, I'll put Snappy on the exchange when I'm fully happy with it - the lifter not working as the real one does bugs me slightly. I might also rebuild so that I BFE the sides in rather than the front back to stop the eyes being pixellated.
And yeah toAst, it's a BFE thing. Essentially what I did was add 2 extra points on the baseplate, then on the top plate moved them both back 1 so that there was still a set over the bottom back points but the other points overhung the back (giving the bot a parallelogram shape) and then you have to find those overhanging back 2 points in the bot file and reduce their height by half. Click wrote a good tutorial for BFEing chassis height, except his tutorial moves all the points were you'd only want to change 2 in this situation - https://gametechmods.com/forums/index.php?topic=9216.0 (https://gametechmods.com/forums/index.php?topic=9216.0)
im having trouble visualizing it but ill try following it step by step sometime soon and see if it works. think you could post the bot file just as a chassis so i could see it for myself?
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on November 11, 2014, 12:14:44 PM
wedgychassis (https://gametechmods.com/uploads/files/7320wedgychassis.zip)

If you import that you can see what i did with the points (don't re-make the chassis or edit the points in botlab because it'll reset).
I just lowered the back 2 points in the bot file (each point is in the file 3 times)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Naryar on November 11, 2014, 12:48:59 PM
i like how your bots have personality
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: KOS on November 11, 2014, 12:52:12 PM
i like how your bots have personality
This  :mrgreen:  Clean and cool.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on November 11, 2014, 12:57:07 PM
Thanks guys, really appreciated. I hate building generic boxes, even in real life. Everything's so much more appealing and fun when it has some sort of personality.
This is also why Plazmic Inferno's featherweight, Minor Tom, may have a large vinyl face stuck onto it. :P

Anyway, this is the best way I've found (so far) to add the drum 'gear'
(http://i.gyazo.com/5e788d038b169ca0467f4031a2a04a1c.gif)
Looking for more compact methods but it's tough to find components with the right heights - would all be much easier with a side AP on the bursts :')
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Lemonism on November 11, 2014, 01:15:53 PM
Oooh I like that system a lot. Simple looking, but I would never have thought of it. I might implement this in some of my own bots, if that's alright with you. I've been looking for a way to make axes look a little better without using the beta geared or similar.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on November 11, 2014, 02:59:26 PM
I wanted to try out some stuff I wouldn't usually do, and I ended up with this.
LW, thwack style flailing tail, very low and fast.
(http://i.gyazo.com/4ba949a7dd5cc03336b7522feb2cad16.png)
(http://i.gyazo.com/172c2901b1be5ec9f0d295dd46b7788a.png)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on November 17, 2014, 04:36:34 PM
More attempts at trying new things. Not sure if fond of either.
(http://i.gyazo.com/84677a86dfe435d4c7083bbc17f620dc.png)
Sorry for the dodgy edges in some places, BFE likes to throw the skin off a lot.


(http://i.gyazo.com/4ced88b687e49ea28b14fb40c95935fd.png)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Lemonism on November 17, 2014, 05:04:14 PM
I think both are great. I would say a weapon slot would look good on the VS, but since you already explained that bfe messes up the skin I can understand why that would be difficult.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Philippa on November 17, 2014, 05:14:04 PM
Wasp looks pretty neat, what's the BFE on it?
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on November 17, 2014, 05:19:18 PM
The 'wheelguards' have been bfed to be a lot thinner than the game would allow in botlab, and i was also messing around with the top of the cut-in on the front, basically anything vertical on the top gets suddenly angled down near the motor belt. Most of what I've done recently has been me exercising a couple of different bfe things, attempting to improve skinning and flipper segment shells, really.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Jonzu95 on November 17, 2014, 09:17:45 PM
I'm digging the wasp. Looks really Robot Wars like-ish.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on January 10, 2015, 06:30:59 PM
In the last issue of Craig Does A Standard HW VS, from mid 2013:

And now, PYREXIA 3 OR SOMETHING
(http://i.gyazo.com/d68346560a7e3be0be636c8332403183.png)

It is actually a fully new build, whether it looks it or not. Seems very stable.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Philippa on January 10, 2015, 06:36:17 PM
You should really make a font.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on January 10, 2015, 06:52:43 PM
(http://i.gyazo.com/cad72a4c60a8b2a746ec1e5869120977.png)

CraaigFont.zip (https://gametechmods.com/uploads/files/7402CraaigFont.zip)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: helloface on January 10, 2015, 07:34:59 PM
(http://i.gyazo.com/cad72a4c60a8b2a746ec1e5869120977.png)

CraaigFont.zip (https://gametechmods.com/uploads/files/7402CraaigFont.zip)
That'll be the font I use for splashes if I ever host another tournament.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Philippa on January 10, 2015, 07:44:03 PM
Thanks, I'll probably use it for Graph Comm work.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: martymidget on January 11, 2015, 05:26:58 AM
(http://i.gyazo.com/cad72a4c60a8b2a746ec1e5869120977.png)

CraaigFont.zip (https://gametechmods.com/uploads/files/7402CraaigFont.zip)

"Nobody can stop me from making a new font"

And the bot is probably as good as it's going to get unless you change the style.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on January 26, 2015, 11:08:57 AM
This started off as an attempt to build something entirely new.
Turned out entirely predictable.
(http://i.gyazo.com/689e776d7dbcb3c27e5e83b4830ac8b2.png)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: RedAce on January 26, 2015, 11:26:35 AM
I like the looks of it, but the hex plate looks kinda strange to me.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on January 26, 2015, 12:17:50 PM
I get you. I did have a T connector there which actually looked just right, but pushed it over what would be legal in HFT4 (a regular HW version would have NPC Fasts and the T connector and more decoration).

In other news, something I've wanted to try for some time.

(http://i.gyazo.com/89a94641de736607082a50a5848b4745.png)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Badnik96 on January 26, 2015, 12:40:28 PM
Both are awesome.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: martymidget on January 26, 2015, 01:48:12 PM
unusual name, no idea where you got the idea for it from.

the robut is very nice.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Thyrus on January 26, 2015, 02:08:51 PM
<3 IRL vertical spinners. also that axe not looks great
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Jaydee99 on January 26, 2015, 03:59:21 PM
I adore both.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on January 28, 2015, 12:19:24 PM
Tried working on scaled down versions of the above 2 bots over the last 2 days. These are the results.

Vibetech - LW IRL Axe
(http://i.gyazo.com/14860a322e0c89cbbad40d76046621e1.png)
Works pretty well, self rights perfectly - spent a lot of time making sure it did, actually.
Armour is only something like Alu 1 but with that beefy plow on the front...

And the considerably less exciting
Crasp Drone Mini - MW IRL VS
(http://i.gyazo.com/6e91a6246dc3fb36895e745a1b67beeb.png)
(I just wanted to factor in the more interesting chassis of the last few CD's into a MW)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Badnik96 on January 28, 2015, 01:37:29 PM
The axebot is awesome. I want to clone it now.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: FOTEPX on January 29, 2015, 09:42:22 AM
Those teeth on that MW VS don't look like they'd be staying on very long...

Also, totally cloning your axebot.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on January 29, 2015, 11:08:54 AM
Those teeth on that MW VS don't look like they'd be staying on very long...

It's IRL, it really doesn't matter about RA2 weapon durability. I go for looks alone.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: FOTEPX on January 29, 2015, 11:13:07 AM
Those teeth on that MW VS don't look like they'd be staying on very long...

It's IRL, it really doesn't matter about RA2 weapon durability. I go for looks alone.

Even in an IRL situation, it still looks flimsy.

Also, do you know how to BFE a burst motor so it goes 180 degrees? I need to know for a bot I'm makin'.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on January 29, 2015, 11:14:34 AM
Even in an IRL situation, it still looks flimsy.

Then what would you suggest for that space?

Also 180degree bursts have just been added to the tutorial index.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: helloface on January 29, 2015, 11:45:51 AM
Light DS teeth, maybe? HMN teeth could work too unless you're avoiding cheatbot.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on January 29, 2015, 12:03:58 PM
Avoiding cheatbot, as always. Light teeth will look even more fragile in my opinion.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Tibsy on February 03, 2015, 02:42:39 PM
So envious right now.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: 090901 on February 03, 2015, 11:57:46 PM
How is Crasp Drone Mini realistic? It looks like the beater bars cut through the weapon belt.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on February 04, 2015, 03:54:46 AM
Never thought about it at the time - only clipped the belts on my inspection just now. Either way, downgraded the beaters because it was 401kg and moved them inside
(http://i.gyazo.com/13872c75067f7f04b2fbade18d124d42.png)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on February 04, 2015, 09:01:49 AM
DP

Meh
(http://i.gyazo.com/939dfb29037475b66fe5ec8983764732.png)
174kg, Plastic 3, 3 ants.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Jonzu95 on February 04, 2015, 12:04:20 PM
DP

Meh
(http://i.gyazo.com/939dfb29037475b66fe5ec8983764732.png)
174kg, Plastic 3, 3 ants.
KLONE
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on February 04, 2015, 12:33:53 PM
Well duh, I was trying to improve your design ;)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: martymidget on February 04, 2015, 12:45:50 PM
eh, still boring ;)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: HurricaneAndrew on February 04, 2015, 01:15:43 PM
>2015
>Cloning Jonzu's bot

ISHYGDDT
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Jonzu95 on February 04, 2015, 01:22:25 PM
Well duh, I was trying to improve your design ;)
did you succeed?
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: RedAce on February 04, 2015, 01:41:40 PM
Well, it doesn't look too bad. It could use a dual mag though.


Also, this and Jonzu's bot reminds me of Explosive Material from NAR AI for some odd reason.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on February 12, 2015, 10:30:18 AM
Trying to make something vaguely interesting, not sure if succeeded.

IRL CW (could be used as a SHW half-cluster if an IRL SHW tournament ever came round...?)
(http://i.gyazo.com/3aabfe73055dc78ff698c41b7101ab8d.png)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Lemonism on February 12, 2015, 11:17:34 AM
I like it. I can't help thinking it would look better with the square extenders from DSL3 or Ironforge, but at the same time the fact you got the frame looking like that with DSL 2  has me impressed.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: RedAce on February 12, 2015, 11:39:48 AM
Not bad, but yeah. Those round extenders kinda look weird.

(could be used as a SHW half-cluster if an IRL SHW tournament ever came round...?)
You could always host one.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on February 12, 2015, 01:01:09 PM
Thanks guys. Yeah, I'm not fond of the round extender look but I've always wanted to try a framework flipper in DSL2.1 after the work I did on Shrapnel in Ironforge.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Badnik96 on February 12, 2015, 01:03:23 PM
Do you have two different skins on those flippermakers? It looks cool but slightly strange.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on February 12, 2015, 02:29:24 PM
Nope, but I see what you mean, weird.

Anyway... this happened.
IRL SHW
(http://i.gyazo.com/e7a1f53f52fbc9089088820c2ff599f8.png)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Thyrus on February 12, 2015, 02:31:09 PM
love it. would look even better with skined components
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Lemonism on February 12, 2015, 02:35:56 PM
Do you have two different skins on those flippermakers?
I think the two sides of the flippermakers have slightly different looking textures.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Badnik96 on February 12, 2015, 02:39:47 PM
Fantastic.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: MassimoV on February 12, 2015, 09:26:59 PM
It looks spectacular.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on February 19, 2015, 07:05:52 AM
Current draft of my BBX team. Wasp has been mildly changed since it's last appearance here, but I might replace it completely.
(https://i.gyazo.com/85372c86e182c05fc50e391791d84843.png)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Jaydee99 on February 19, 2015, 08:52:15 AM
What did I miss here? That looks brilliant. What arena did you use on that last picture? It looks like the practice arena.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: helloface on February 19, 2015, 09:33:41 AM
What did I miss here? That looks brilliant. What arena did you use on that last picture? It looks like the practice arena.
That's because it is. And before you ask, he probably photoshopped the bots onto there.

Also, I love the SHW. It's probably the best thing you've done
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Lemonism on February 19, 2015, 09:40:30 AM
That SHW is fantastic, I love the shell plate back and the face especially.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Jonzu95 on February 19, 2015, 10:04:27 AM
Trying to make something vaguely interesting, not sure if succeeded.

IRL CW (could be used as a SHW half-cluster if an IRL SHW tournament ever came round...?)
(http://i.gyazo.com/3aabfe73055dc78ff698c41b7101ab8d.png)
I love this one
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Mystic2000 on February 19, 2015, 12:27:31 PM
Dat SHW...
What abomination you just unleashed upon the RA2 World ?

rest of the team looks nice, good to see that Wasp is actually able to damage something now
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: RedAce on February 19, 2015, 01:32:32 PM
The SHW is just too awesome. It looks like Mr. Psycho's crazy cousin.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Thyrus on February 20, 2015, 01:42:03 AM
The SHW is just too awesome. It looks like Mr. Psycho's crazy cousin.

eeehyy Mr. Psycho it's me Roarman. You wanna go Bowling?
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on February 20, 2015, 11:27:14 AM
Thanks guys, I appreciate the kind words.

Thing is, I'm really not happy with Wasp. It's too fast and the weapon sucks (only got enough height for a Perm 80 in there) so I've been working on downsizing this to MW. Actually happier with the framework now, it's a little less messy and I angled it all down a notch so the flipper blade could get under things and still be in line with the frame.
(http://i.gyazo.com/200340f8afc413c8e736717b6ba71ddc.png)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: helloface on February 20, 2015, 12:20:46 PM
I like that one a lot better than the original.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Jaydee99 on February 20, 2015, 02:37:52 PM
That. Is. Supreme!
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on February 22, 2015, 02:05:18 PM
Really didn't want to give this a decal paintjob but for some reason the skin was all angled and horrible.

(http://i.gyazo.com/b75ae24e1c60d63df4b7179e606c7da6.png)
Entire assembly is on an axle, Hyperactive-style.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: helloface on February 22, 2015, 02:32:51 PM
Seems a little messy but still pretty cool.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Jaydee99 on February 22, 2015, 02:47:09 PM
I like it... a lot
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: martymidget on February 22, 2015, 02:55:55 PM
Seems a little messy but still pretty cool.

what are you on about, that's incredibly clean for an IRL bot.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Philippa on February 22, 2015, 03:08:44 PM
Nice work.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Thyrus on February 22, 2015, 03:14:46 PM
love it/you
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Lemonism on February 22, 2015, 03:17:33 PM
Love the design, shame the skin was messed up. If it's on an axle mount does it get any kind of agod issues?
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on February 23, 2015, 11:36:36 AM
Oh look it's the VS Marty thought the above one was.

(http://i.gyazo.com/4b8d62ce22825d16054853ee3f230eae.png)

Very similar to the early prototypes of the above bot except the lack of disc movement - it's all static.


EDIT:
If it's on an axle mount does it get any kind of agod issues?

Yes. :P Needs to be pause-loaded into botlab/matches.
Also thanks everyone, appreciate the feedback :)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Schrikvis on February 24, 2015, 12:07:23 PM
Eyes improve all designs.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on March 10, 2015, 11:58:05 AM
Borrowed some ideas.
(http://i.gyazo.com/fffac15606d19b973e2ad086032a6bea.png)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Badnik96 on March 10, 2015, 12:00:05 PM
Ha! Love it. The front wheels being the eyes might be the best part.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: RammingSpeed on March 10, 2015, 12:23:01 PM
Do all of your bots have eyes? Nice work, btw.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Badnik96 on March 10, 2015, 12:33:57 PM
Eyes are sort of Craaig's trademark, yeah :V
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Mystic2000 on March 10, 2015, 01:17:31 PM
all those bots with eyes, i better keep an eye on that showcase....

this aside, can this even drive straight at all ?
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on March 10, 2015, 02:21:32 PM
Do all of your bots have eyes? Nice work, btw.

Actually no :P but I do like putting eyes on stuff, gives it more of a personality. The only recent IRL stuff I haven't is Anaesthetist and Vibetech. Never really eye my standard stuff.

can this even drive straight at all ?

Yes :)
(http://i.gyazo.com/6ea6e48000b05ddc0a1d193932ef069d.gif)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: RedAce on March 10, 2015, 05:52:21 PM
That's just awesome looking. Kinda bothersome since the wheels don't look like omni wheels though. Also, why use flamethrowers? I just don't get it. :confused:
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on March 10, 2015, 06:04:22 PM
Kinda bothersome since the wheels don't look like omni wheels though.

Blame DSL not me :P I'd use some if we had some but meh.

Also, why use flamethrowers? I just don't get it. :confused:

Why not use flamethrowers when 1) you have piles of weight left over and 2) flames look so cool when things are spinning :P

I could make it an MW if I massively tuned down the armour, got rid of the decorative teeth and flamer and probably either downsized the hammer or decreased the drive but hey, it was just made as an experiment, and I'd say it worked.
Thanks everyone for the feedback, much appreciated :)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Jonzu95 on March 12, 2015, 03:54:49 AM
I agree with RedAce there, would look better without flamethrower. More armor maybe?
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on March 12, 2015, 04:49:08 AM
Already got like steel 5. I mean come on do you really think I set out to make a CW? :P it just wouldn't fit into MW so I piled a load of other stuff onto it and made it probably the worst weight class invented. :')
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Jonzu95 on March 12, 2015, 04:54:24 AM
I don't understand why people would dislike CW because it's clearly perfect filling for overweight middleweights and underweight heavyweights.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on March 12, 2015, 05:32:42 AM
Honestly I don't think it's massively a good thing to have a reason to build overweight MWs or underweight HWs. Could just be me.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Thyrus on March 12, 2015, 05:38:23 AM
Craaig! We need to fight in BBX... Eye for an eye!

I love that sns thingy :3
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Jonzu95 on March 12, 2015, 05:39:07 AM
Might be just you, I don't know. CW is probably the best for IRL-building since you can make decent-sized chassis with enough armor. Sometimes I have trouble using the weight on heavyweights for example.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: RedAce on March 12, 2015, 05:53:18 AM
Well I do feel Cruiserweights need more love. They can be fun in battle if you build them right. Perhaps if we build more of them or one could even host a fun tournament with them, they could be more popular. I mean SHWs weren't popular when first invented, but it got popular later on since CC2 was built with the SHW weight class. Who knows? But back on topic now...

I agree with RedAce there, would look better without flamethrower.
I never said that. I was just curious about why it was there, and Craaig answered my question.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Lemonism on March 12, 2015, 02:16:23 PM
Dizzy looks cool. I actually like the flames, and the wheel-eyes are great.

CW is probably the best for IRL-building since you can make decent-sized chassis with enough armor. Sometimes I have trouble using the weight on heavyweights for example.
This is pretty much my thoughts too.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: martymidget on March 12, 2015, 05:32:07 PM
CW
probably the worst weight class invented. :')

Excuse me.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Naryar on March 12, 2015, 05:48:14 PM
nah, CW is honestly fine. It's something of a stopgap between HW and MW and it's OK. Not the *best* weightclass, but OK.

Like we need a stopgap between SHW and UHW. At 2500 kg, I would wager.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Thyrus on March 13, 2015, 09:08:10 AM
nah, CW is honestly fine. It's something of a stopgap between HW and MW and it's OK. Not the *best* weightclass, but OK.

Like we need a stopgap between SHW and UHW. At 2500 kg, I would wager.

SCW ;)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Naryar on March 13, 2015, 11:14:00 AM
nah, CW is honestly fine. It's something of a stopgap between HW and MW and it's OK. Not the *best* weightclass, but OK.

Like we need a stopgap between SHW and UHW. At 2500 kg, I would wager.

SCW ;)

Clearly that is the best name evar, and you are a genius. Exclamation point, one, one, eleven.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on March 18, 2015, 09:48:45 AM
Reworked the extenders to get the bar closer to the ground and gave it a better skin.

(http://i.gyazo.com/ef749b98a7c0a8713c3dc4fb47befd53.png)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Badnik96 on March 18, 2015, 09:50:34 AM
Freaking love that face. It's also a pretty good bot.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on March 18, 2015, 09:52:34 AM
Aha, it's not actually a face I came up with (see: Benson, Regular Show), but it's all drawn by me, didn't just copy and paste.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Badnik96 on March 18, 2015, 09:54:12 AM
Damn why didn't I see that before? XD

I knew it looked familiar, I just couldn't place it
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on March 18, 2015, 11:15:22 AM
Was having real fun working on this IRL bot until I remembered axlebots need the axle through the middle of the wheels... Stupidest mistake but live and learn. Will probably rebuild some time. Who says Trov glitch is unrealistic? :P

(http://i.gyazo.com/9460d8f3d841c44996ca080a76c12cc4.png)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Jaydee99 on March 18, 2015, 11:19:55 AM
STINGER! Awesome!
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Badnik96 on March 18, 2015, 11:38:58 AM
Haha that looks fantastic
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Naryar on March 18, 2015, 11:44:21 AM
This here FBD/overhead thwack is pretty damn neat.

also the vs would be boring but it has that priceless face so that instantly make it pretty damn good
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on March 18, 2015, 12:10:56 PM
Fixed the realism issue. Turns out the design can be pretty versatile.

(http://i.gyazo.com/c69ee0455b312093769b3e2cea8510df.png)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Shield on March 18, 2015, 12:37:07 PM
Daaaaaaaaang

Puts my attempt at an overhead thwack to shame
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: RammingSpeed on March 18, 2015, 01:01:36 PM
I actually really like this, especially where it's got dual canines.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: RedAce on March 18, 2015, 01:12:29 PM
Now THAT'S how you make interchangeable weaponry work consistently in an awesome fashion. Very nice man.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Badnik96 on March 18, 2015, 01:14:56 PM
Pizza cutter!
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on March 18, 2015, 01:18:17 PM
Pizza cutter!

Aha! I was waiting for that :D Was determined to do one, however dumb it looked, just in honour of the S3 Stinger. Just as the mace was an Atilla the Drum tribute :)

Thank you so much for the feedback guys <3
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: helloface on March 18, 2015, 11:29:56 PM
mmmmm those saws  <3
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on March 20, 2015, 01:24:24 PM
Of all the HW's I've tried to LWify, this has to be the most difficult.

(http://i.gyazo.com/7214ec98c6dcc232c3bd5c4fa72ae974.png)

Not entirely happy but weight constraints, youknow?
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: RedAce on March 20, 2015, 01:30:14 PM
Well, if it ever gets off the ground, you could enter one of the HW's and one of the LW's in the Father & Son Tournament 3.


They do look good and understandably odd. I like the saw one the most.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: yugitom on March 20, 2015, 01:36:21 PM
Well, if it ever gets off the ground, you could enter one of the HW's and one of the LW's in the Father & Son Tournament 3.
It will get off the ground, not sure if soon though. Also, those bots look great and I'd happily accept them.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on March 21, 2015, 06:31:50 AM
Amusingly this beetle will not swing it's weapon whatever you put on the drums. Guessing because wheels not disks.
(http://i.gyazo.com/166d5ee9275f440b86cdd9a6a7c58f5e.png)
As per usual you can cover it in interchangeable stuff, not done any yet though. Was thinking about a rammer version where the back is stabilised and the front has some teeth or spikes.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: ty4er on March 21, 2015, 08:31:23 AM
all of these are awesome, but that last one is sweeeet
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Pwnator on March 21, 2015, 12:12:37 PM
Have you tried DSL discs?
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on March 21, 2015, 12:27:39 PM
I will do, the chassis will probably poke out but I'll see what I can do.

Kinda developed the system on the idea above into a LW, BFEd to hell, total Barber-ous clone.
(http://i.gyazo.com/7ff91de89fea5c26023c5908ac060b12.png)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Jaydee99 on March 21, 2015, 12:35:02 PM
I will do, the chassis will probably poke out but I'll see what I can do.

Kinda developed the system on the idea above into a LW, BFEd to hell, total Barber-ous clone.
(http://i.gyazo.com/7ff91de89fea5c26023c5908ac060b12.png)
I WANT IT SO BADLY
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Thyrus on March 21, 2015, 01:20:46 PM
I will do, the chassis will probably poke out but I'll see what I can do.

Kinda developed the system on the idea above into a LW, BFEd to hell, total Barber-ous clone.
(http://i.gyazo.com/7ff91de89fea5c26023c5908ac060b12.png)

this needs to be on the exchange! please :3
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: TommyProductionsInc on April 10, 2015, 07:41:43 PM
Of all the HW's I've tried to LWify, this has to be the most difficult.

(http://i.gyazo.com/7214ec98c6dcc232c3bd5c4fa72ae974.png)

Not entirely happy but weight constraints, youknow?
I need to get back to making torque reaction bots.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on April 20, 2015, 03:46:45 PM
Made this just after Mazakari showcased his far superior version with the burst.
Totally ripped off the idea, sorry.
(http://i.gyazo.com/1dcd492ace8c69f65e74258104a655e5.png)
(http://i.gyazo.com/3948946576a5b8051f5473174dbaf67e.png)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: RedAce on April 20, 2015, 04:04:36 PM
You also stole my idea too.

(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/69197plague.png)

Although I like yours better, so I'll stop talking.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Naryar on April 20, 2015, 04:14:48 PM
It's neat. Who cares if it is cloned ?
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on April 20, 2015, 04:26:24 PM
You also stole my idea too.

(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/69197plague.png)

Although I like yours better, so I'll stop talking.

Oh man, sorry, I've not seen your one before D:
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Thyrus on April 21, 2015, 10:01:12 AM
I made a hammer once so you stole it from me!
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Jaydee99 on April 21, 2015, 10:23:03 AM
That's neat as hell! Is it a thwacker or a burst? I can't tell what beta motor that is.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on April 21, 2015, 10:30:42 AM
I've got it on the geared Beta, but it could be switched for the Burst one just as easily.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Mecha on April 21, 2015, 06:32:59 PM
I like it, whether it's "cloned" or not.

I made a hammer once so you stole it from me!
lol
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on May 05, 2015, 03:07:10 PM
Thought I'd get right on with my BB11 SHW

(http://i.gyazo.com/298bdaf187b9b323077cfe0297319863.png)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Badnik96 on May 05, 2015, 03:09:35 PM
damn i can smell the salt from across the atlantic
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Philippa on May 05, 2015, 03:12:57 PM
damn i can smell the salt from across the atlantic
+1
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on May 05, 2015, 03:13:47 PM
it was meant to be a humour
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: The Ounce on May 05, 2015, 03:14:46 PM
10/10 not enough Hworf blades.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Badnik96 on May 05, 2015, 03:36:41 PM
it was meant to be a humour

haha i know :V

Most of the time when I type in all lowercase it's either me joking or I'm too tired to care.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: RedAce on May 05, 2015, 05:01:47 PM
Now that's an Ugly Duckling.

Seriously, it made me laugh. I think Hworf Blades will be banned next time.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: 090901 on May 05, 2015, 05:06:48 PM
Thought I'd get right on with my BB11 SHW

(http://i.gyazo.com/298bdaf187b9b323077cfe0297319863.png)

LOOKS LEGAL
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Thrackerzod on May 05, 2015, 05:10:48 PM
Didn't put Hworf blades on the eyebrow; 0/10
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Naryar on May 05, 2015, 05:40:13 PM
not enough hworf blades/10
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Merrick on May 06, 2015, 01:49:19 PM
hworf/hworf
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on May 14, 2015, 08:36:54 AM
Not sure if it went well or not but this was my second attempt at building a sequel.
(https://i.gyazo.com/a7b7ff8f2a28d9e043d8e4d58f61ce86.png)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Naryar on May 14, 2015, 09:01:32 AM
It looks good ! proper IRL indeed
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on May 14, 2015, 12:46:31 PM
Thanks Nar. Not quite sure myself, especially with the general lack of comments, but we'll see. Will try run another version up sometime.

To tide over some time, I edited Anaesthetist to make it suitable for BB11, since I've wanted to enter it into stuff for ages but it's never happened (Mainly FullImpact never happened). Beta handle and Dominator spike.
(https://i.gyazo.com/1e03f502900b019a20d1c168e10bd385.png)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Jaydee99 on May 14, 2015, 01:54:36 PM
I always like you're robots, this is no exception :D
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Jaydee99 on May 14, 2015, 01:56:12 PM
Not sure if it went well or not but this was my second attempt at building a sequel.
(https://i.gyazo.com/a7b7ff8f2a28d9e043d8e4d58f61ce86.png)
holy hell what is this?
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Philippa on May 14, 2015, 05:23:54 PM
The hammer arm looks a little weird, but the rest is nice.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on May 14, 2015, 05:59:40 PM
I know what you mean man. Any ideas? I'd love to make the 'arm' bent like it has an elbow but the Beta hammer is already part 6.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Naryar on May 14, 2015, 06:08:56 PM
I'll make that arm into a thwack if I were you.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Philippa on May 14, 2015, 06:27:07 PM
Give it an elbow joint with a 90° axle, don't make it a hand or anything.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on May 14, 2015, 06:40:36 PM
Psycho style, I like your thinking. No idea what Nar's trying to say. I'll give it a shot tomorrow.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: RedAce on May 14, 2015, 07:17:45 PM
Those two upgraded bots look great. I also have a similar bot I've wanted to enter but that tourney it was for never got off the ground...

Psycho style, I like your thinking. No idea what Nar's trying to say. I'll give it a shot tomorrow.
Won't that give it AGOD though? I hope that actually doesn't.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on May 15, 2015, 04:21:40 AM
It bounces through components when it springs back but come on, give me that much. :P

(https://i.gyazo.com/bb9e58b087322d1a5f826d46e7bee458.gif)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: HereticBlue on May 15, 2015, 05:43:22 AM
Yeaaah shake it! ;)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on May 15, 2015, 05:49:30 AM
Hahahah...
A few component clashes in the import over from DSL to RW RA2 but this is the size of the thing compared to Behemoth, which itself is massive.
(https://i.gyazo.com/030e0732d91d842a3d00fd1e8e9ea64c.png)
(Got some crazy collision mesh issue holding the back slightly off the ground too but you get the idea)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Mystic2000 on May 15, 2015, 12:26:19 PM
and i thought the first one was already the pinnacle of building insanity, but i guess you just proved me wrong, and that face is just too ******* awesome
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: FOTEPX on May 15, 2015, 01:11:26 PM
Jaws aren't on a burst, 0/10

(J/K, I bloody well love it)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: helloface on May 15, 2015, 03:57:22 PM
Domanating would be proud.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on May 18, 2015, 11:56:35 AM
Sorry for all the white space. Awkward photo sizes.

I really wish DSL Tread motors were more powerful, neither this or Nemesis can move to be honest.
And, for the first time ever, I want to say I wish Judge Bursts were more powerful. But that's because I overloaded the 1 this HW has.
(https://i.gyazo.com/9a13450753298a69c65d77e184b34030.png)

Note: I have edited the tread motors .txt on my game to be as powerful as a regular npc, but I tested in a clean copy and wow, soooo sloooow.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Badnik96 on May 18, 2015, 01:08:13 PM
duuuuuuuuuude
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Naryar on May 18, 2015, 01:11:37 PM
I'm not convinced. It's a bit messy.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on May 18, 2015, 01:16:12 PM
Where? Allow me to clean it. :P
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Thyrus on May 18, 2015, 02:05:17 PM
looks like its from how to train a dragon or how it is called
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Lemonism on May 18, 2015, 03:08:29 PM
Love how smoothly the flippermakers at the front and back fit, and the chassis shape + overall design.

As far as cleaning it up goes, I would remove the lightning spikes on the underside of the flipper, and the middle flipper arm. Otherwise I think it's pretty clean, and I really like the robot.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: RedAce on May 18, 2015, 03:44:32 PM
At least it looks cool despite it moving slower than a tank.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on May 18, 2015, 04:02:44 PM
With edited drive motors it's a lot of fun to drive.

Without the middle bar, by the way, it looks weird and unsupported. Because the 2 bars on top have different AP orientation (because of the burst) it's very hard to brace it.
(https://i.gyazo.com/24518b2c310a5059e062a81d0336cbaa.png)

Oh and just for fun, as per usual (not claiming this is good or useful), CRAZY SAW VERSION
(https://i.gyazo.com/4058cf10e84932cf6d7339f23bcfefad.png)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Naryar on May 18, 2015, 05:39:57 PM
I think i'm not convinced by the design, in fact. It's eyes doesn't look very convincing, unlike your other designs.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: TheUnknownRobotics on May 18, 2015, 06:10:51 PM
With edited drive motors it's a lot of fun to drive.

Without the middle bar, by the way, it looks weird and unsupported. Because the 2 bars on top have different AP orientation (because of the burst) it's very hard to brace it.
(https://i.gyazo.com/24518b2c310a5059e062a81d0336cbaa.png)

Oh and just for fun, as per usual (not claiming this is good or useful), CRAZY SAW VERSION
(https://i.gyazo.com/4058cf10e84932cf6d7339f23bcfefad.png)
I have to agree with Nary, the eyes do turn me off. The design is pretty cool, actually. (might want to "try it out" for myself  :yaya) )
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on May 18, 2015, 06:33:19 PM
I like the eyes, they add a sort of biomechanic feel to the usually organic personalities I give robots. Plus it'd be hard to give it more animated eyes with components unless I used the old 'Dizzy' Vlad wheels.
I don't think it looks messy and I actually really like the Lightning spikes under the flipper because they're almost tusk-like.
So yeah, for once, I'm basically ignoring what you're all saying :P

Good luck trying it out. Took me forever to line all the stuff up and get the chassis the right size. Mainly the height/location of the tread motors and the bottom plate.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: TheUnknownRobotics on May 18, 2015, 07:02:03 PM
I like the eyes, they add a sort of biomechanic feel to the usually organic personalities I give robots. Plus it'd be hard to give it more animated eyes with components unless I used the old 'Dizzy' Vlad wheels.
I don't think it looks messy and I actually really like the Lightning spikes under the flipper because they're almost tusk-like.
So yeah, for once, I'm basically ignoring what you're all saying :P

Good luck trying it out. Took me forever to line all the stuff up and get the chassis the right size. Mainly the height/location of the tread motors and the bottom plate.
Yeah, I can see that. (BTW, I meant that the eyes are just funny looking to me. I feel it should be something else or something (idk...))
Still... neat design man. Was it inspired from another robot by any chance?
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on May 18, 2015, 07:08:31 PM
Yes. See my Ironforge showcase. :P
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Scrap Daddy on May 19, 2015, 12:11:57 AM
nice teletubbies vacuum replica
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on May 19, 2015, 05:09:04 AM
I can't unsee it. :(
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: MassimoV on May 19, 2015, 08:48:43 PM
nice teletubbies vacuum replica
Fun fact: I believe George Francis made that.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on June 21, 2015, 06:11:08 PM
DSL Components make the motor protection on Ice Wave style bots very difficult.

(https://i.gyazo.com/56731810cc8837542a165382b56b1593.png)
(https://i.gyazo.com/08a262ebb56025b75809f8db5a4d907d.png)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: RedAce on June 21, 2015, 06:14:36 PM
It's still pretty cool even if it's a bit generic . Maybe try with the chassis as the engine and the components for the base? It's even harder, but maybe you can use more that way.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on June 21, 2015, 07:11:27 PM
Gave it a shot. Totally illegal BFE hax everywhere.
(https://i.gyazo.com/8480fc29ca61ee7e88bb601478c6ff92.png)
Even the batteries are in the 'chassis' below the bar. Unfortunately, as they're all 'attached to baseplate'...
(https://i.gyazo.com/461788094749a502d4889add759e1a5a.png)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: G.K. on June 21, 2015, 07:18:28 PM
lololol that's great
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on November 07, 2015, 08:37:42 AM
Giving the LW Barber-ous style bot a shot again. I think it went pretty well.

(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/821752015-11-07_14_30_47-Start.png)

Drive on astros, drum on piglet, chassis stays static and the back supports connect to that. you get the jist.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: RedAce on November 07, 2015, 09:58:10 AM
I like it.   :thumbup  Is it LW or MW?

Edit: I can't read :/
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: martymidget on November 07, 2015, 10:41:27 AM
I like it.   :thumbup  Is it LW or MW?

Giving the LW Barber-ous style bot a shot again. I think it went pretty well.

It's a nice looking thing, shame the weapons suck.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on November 07, 2015, 10:43:46 AM
Yeah, I had contemplated other stuff but this thing needs teeth to look legit (beaters look wrong, too ra2) and everything else is too big.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on December 30, 2015, 11:47:00 AM
This really was a throwback.
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/88899screenshot_24.png)

Not battle tested (or skinned) but it's basically the same as every other HW VS I've ever built so eh.
798.8kg
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: RedAce on December 30, 2015, 12:57:42 PM
Looks pretty good, for about a 2 1/2-ish month old VS.  It might go far assuming it doesn't get screwed over by the arena.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on December 30, 2015, 01:06:15 PM
Looks pretty good, for about a 2 1/2-ish month old VS.

Actually edited a whole bunch of stuff on it today to make it just that little more effective :)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Reier on December 30, 2015, 01:06:47 PM
does it flop forwards/back much
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Naryar on December 30, 2015, 01:07:51 PM
i bet it's unstable and it will spend it's time spikeballing all around

although i think throwback throwdown is in the bbeans2 arena or something open so spikeball mode isnt much of a problem.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on December 30, 2015, 01:08:55 PM
It seems pretty stable in most cases, rights itself reasonably quickly if thrown over too. Super super wide so that's not a problem.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on January 11, 2016, 04:01:40 PM
Claiming first DSL2.2 replica/reskinned parts bot.
I had to give it a go...

(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/367362016-01-11 21_57_29-Jump List for File Explorer.png) (https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/165582016-01-11 21_58_02-Cortana.png)

And non reskinned version :P
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/170162016-01-11 20_07_45-Start.png)

Backdrop is the best new component
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Merrick on January 11, 2016, 04:05:51 PM
YES. Baller.

Crasp Drone v2.2 next up?  :dumb)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on January 11, 2016, 04:12:22 PM
Ahah, I'll give it a shot sometime :P

Fun Fact: For a little realism, the front wedge on that replica is titanium. :D
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Clickbeetle on January 11, 2016, 11:33:15 PM
Came here to see if anyone built anything in 2.2 yet, was not disappointed.

Good to see that everything seems to be working!

I think Mr. Snappy needs to be wider, but great work on such short notice.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on September 12, 2016, 10:05:40 AM
(http://i.imgur.com/mK2ccmD.png)
(http://i.imgur.com/kUfmWci.png)

for Sword of Glory, Crossbones.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Probably Rob on September 12, 2016, 10:06:43 AM
Cool change up, and great outcome!
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Jonzu95 on September 12, 2016, 11:34:59 AM
can I have it?
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on September 12, 2016, 12:31:01 PM
Thanks Rob!

Also why Jonzu? I don't give people bots aside from for tournaments really.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Jonzu95 on September 12, 2016, 12:36:39 PM
Thanks Rob!

Also why Jonzu? I don't give people bots aside from for tournaments really.
It would take part of my personal tournament I've been talking about.
https://gametechmods.com/forums/index.php?topic=19260.0
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on September 12, 2016, 12:42:55 PM
Oh, this is a LW not MW.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Probably Rob on September 12, 2016, 12:49:47 PM
Jonzu does and wants all class of weights, plus he has a thirst right now for LW, so you're lucky
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Jonzu95 on September 12, 2016, 12:52:16 PM
Jonzu does and wants all class of weights, plus he has a thirst right now for LW, so you're lucky
Yes, my goal is to collect nice amount of IRL designs for each weightclass.  :heart_smiley:
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on September 19, 2016, 01:56:58 PM
Sword of Glory team, complete and submitted.

(http://i.imgur.com/q1j9uNy.png)

LW (Front): Twisted 2, Crossbones
MW: Spoilsport, Nebula
HW (Back): Anesthetist, Supremo Drone
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Probably Rob on September 19, 2016, 02:06:17 PM
Did Spoil' manage to drive into that position okay?  ;)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on September 19, 2016, 02:06:43 PM
Cough.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Mr. AS on September 19, 2016, 02:38:56 PM
nice arena
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: MassimoV on September 19, 2016, 04:54:55 PM
They look good. Nice hammers.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: WeN on September 19, 2016, 07:22:20 PM
Nice Bot and Nice Robot Wars 2016 Arena
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on September 21, 2016, 08:33:51 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/UFOcihd.jpg)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Probably Rob on September 21, 2016, 08:47:36 PM
Ooof, need to trim those nails, sistah~
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: TommyProductionsInc on September 21, 2016, 09:21:10 PM
NICE! I'm still trying to think of an interesting design for a house robot.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on October 23, 2016, 01:24:07 PM
Interplanetary, HW IRL bot

(http://i.imgur.com/OxJo7DN.png)
(http://i.imgur.com/aNjbh6X.png)
(http://i.imgur.com/1gdYUEY.png)
(http://i.imgur.com/lShZY0i.png)
(http://i.imgur.com/25EViy6.png)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: dragonsteincole on October 23, 2016, 01:28:46 PM
These are all very cool, I think the hammer and Drum being my faves. :smile:
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Thyrus on October 23, 2016, 01:34:56 PM
really cool :o
is this for a tournament?
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Badnik96 on October 23, 2016, 01:45:00 PM
Pretty solid. Purple and orange is a nice color scheme
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: 090901 on October 23, 2016, 01:45:55 PM
i assume it has a lot of zip to it with that much drive?
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on October 23, 2016, 03:05:27 PM
Drive is actually a lot weaker than I'd expected. These motors feel pretty underpowered from where they should be.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: kill343gs on October 24, 2016, 01:07:02 PM
Quite like modular designs.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on October 24, 2016, 03:48:22 PM
Complete rebuild to house NPC Fast as Dual Mags are crazy underpowered.

(http://i.imgur.com/lSAIcQU.png)
(http://i.imgur.com/u9QZ3Je.png)
(http://i.imgur.com/0ErhSwW.png)
(http://i.imgur.com/ScgihBe.png)
(http://i.imgur.com/Ug5yzWX.png)
(http://i.imgur.com/iWzGKyu.png)

Not a fan of the supports on the HS but can't get them to connect to the axle well and still be under the weight limit.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Thyrus on October 24, 2016, 03:53:54 PM
 :heart_smiley: :heart_smiley: :gunz: :beer: :realmad( :baby_smily: :heart_smiley:
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Naryar on October 25, 2016, 06:36:09 AM
I think I like the sawbots/drums the most. The flamethrower bot I believe would look cooler with bigger spikes, angled more upward instead of forward.

Otherwise this color scheme... no. purple and orange just doesn't work in my eyes.

:heart_smiley: :heart_smiley: :gunz: :beer: :realmad( :baby_smily: :heart_smiley:

what are you, a filthy smiley spammer ? EAT JUSTICE FIST !
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on October 25, 2016, 06:40:27 AM
Purple and orange is best colour scheme and I don't care what you say NARYAR

nah thanks for the feedback, always appreciate comments :)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: kill343gs on October 25, 2016, 11:36:33 AM
Still good, supports on the HS don't really bother me
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Merrick on October 25, 2016, 02:18:11 PM
Love it. You've made what is essentially a box look awesome.

what are you, a filthy smiley spammer ? EAT JUSTICE FIST !

2edgy4me
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on October 25, 2016, 03:47:56 PM
Hi

(http://i.imgur.com/qNma0oy.png)

Back row: Rammer with Flamer, Dustpan, Disc HS, SNS
Middle row: Hammer, Saw, Dustpan Grabber, Overhead Bar HS, Anti-Hammer Rammer
Front row: Flipper, Wedged Drum, Dustpan with Saw, Poker.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Thrackerzod on October 25, 2016, 03:49:51 PM
You're like a crazy cat lady.

Love that saw in the front though.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: F1Krazy on October 25, 2016, 04:15:50 PM
Hi

(http://i.imgur.com/qNma0oy.png)

Back row: Rammer with Flamer, Dustpan, Disc HS, SNS
Middle row: Hammer, Saw, Dustpan Grabber, Overhead Bar HS, Anti-Hammer Rammer
Front row: Flipper, Wedged Drum, Dustpan with Saw, Poker.
Jesus Christ I could never build a bot with that many attachments because it would take me sixteen hours to decide which one to use before a fight O.o This is amazing though, I can only imagine how much effort that all took.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Philippa on October 25, 2016, 04:19:39 PM
needs more flip 2/10
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on October 25, 2016, 04:23:10 PM
Did try a bigger flipper but wasn't working for me. Will try it again, along with horizontal grabber.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Avalanche on October 25, 2016, 04:38:40 PM
Any chance you could put those on the rbot exchange? I wish to play with them all, marvel at them, and learn how to do a extender-frame bot setup like you have here.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: kill343gs on October 25, 2016, 05:30:08 PM
Dude now I wanna give this a go
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on November 22, 2016, 02:30:45 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/xvvU9V3.png)

I did a thing
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Jammy Dodger on November 22, 2016, 02:32:02 PM
You did a good thing  :smile:
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Philippa on November 22, 2016, 02:51:59 PM
You did an OK thing. The weird step up into the flipper arm kinda spoils it.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on November 22, 2016, 03:01:52 PM
Step up?
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Philippa on November 22, 2016, 03:18:50 PM
Around the hinge, how it goes in a bit. It's not one smooth face.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on November 22, 2016, 03:44:07 PM
I'm still not 100% what you mean honestly. But I changed a bunch of stuff anyway and now here's this.
(http://i.imgur.com/uLLV5rP.png)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Thyrus on November 22, 2016, 04:51:29 PM
Reminds me of Eric
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: FOTEPX on November 22, 2016, 05:30:32 PM
Reminds me of Eric

That's not Eric! It's his original character, Bleric!
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on November 22, 2016, 05:51:55 PM
I fail to see the resemblance honestly.
Anyway I updated it again it has a beta now
(http://i.imgur.com/Pya2K8V.png)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: FOTEPX on November 23, 2016, 06:48:19 AM
Honestly, it doesn't remind me -that- much of Eric. It reminds me more of Chaos from Series 2 Robot Wars. You just need plexiglass covering everything and you'd be set.

Also, DL please <3
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: yugitom on November 23, 2016, 11:39:05 AM
Already said on Discawd but I really like the beta version.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: kix on November 23, 2016, 02:21:29 PM
Honestly, it doesn't remind me -that- much of Eric. It reminds me more of Chaos from Series 2 Robot Wars. You just need plexiglass covering everything and you'd be set.

Also, DL please <3
Chaos had an arm.. it is not wide as this..
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Badnik96 on November 23, 2016, 03:21:32 PM
I'm reminded of Kronic, personally.

Good job with this one, Craaig. Looks pretty nice.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on November 28, 2016, 10:43:37 AM
Interlunar, MW

(http://i.imgur.com/VHIKYCf.png)
(http://i.imgur.com/5Bjh5qn.png)
(http://i.imgur.com/4i5oQou.png)
(http://i.imgur.com/xHfiz7R.png)
(http://i.imgur.com/kJd9f7S.png)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Jammy Dodger on November 28, 2016, 10:45:56 AM
That VS though...
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on November 28, 2016, 01:04:51 PM
a whole 1 comment, cool.

Here's Goose Fury it waddles and pecks u to death
(http://i.imgur.com/NFtPrh0.png)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Badnik96 on November 28, 2016, 01:05:39 PM
glorious
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Philippa on November 28, 2016, 01:14:55 PM
waddle gif pls
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Jammy Dodger on November 28, 2016, 01:18:41 PM
Quack Quack
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: botomatic1000 on November 28, 2016, 01:23:26 PM
Quack Quack
how ignorant its "Honk Honk" some people seem to have the nerve to think Ducks and Geese are the same. It really annoys me the amount of ignorance in todays society about species!
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Virus Bomb on November 28, 2016, 01:24:41 PM
axle support on the vs could be better imo
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Jammy Dodger on November 28, 2016, 01:25:39 PM
Quack Quack
how ignorant its "Honk Honk" some people seem to have the nerve to think Ducks and Geese are the same. It really annoys me the amount of ignorance in todays society about species!
HONK HONK
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Qo-- on November 28, 2016, 01:28:06 PM
Damn son, goose fury looking fly, I approve!
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on November 28, 2016, 01:31:04 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/S880uyO.gif)
Realistic avian movement

Also thanks for the feedback on the actual serious bot VB, will look into it. Not sure I have all too much weight left but I'll give it a shot.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Jammy Dodger on November 28, 2016, 01:35:19 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/S880uyO.gif)
Realistic avian movement

Also thanks for the feedback on the actual serious bot VB, will look into it. Not sure I have all too much weight left but I'll give it a shot.
When you're drunk but you say you can walk on you're own :laughing
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: FOTEPX on November 28, 2016, 01:47:24 PM
I like how you've got the metal hinge wedge on the front, as if -that's- gonna get under anything. x3
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on November 28, 2016, 01:52:02 PM
More so it doesn't fall flat on it's beak
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: FOTEPX on November 28, 2016, 03:09:38 PM
More so it doesn't fall flat on it's beak

It can't self-right with the beak?
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on November 28, 2016, 09:35:06 PM
Because this was never not going to happen.

Microplanetary.

(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/12609Robot Arena 2_2016-11-29_03-16-32.png)
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/37892Robot Arena 2_2016-11-29_03-17-01.png)
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/26537Robot Arena 2_2016-11-29_03-17-45.png)
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/3521explorer_2016-11-29_03-30-31.png)
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/38265explorer_2016-11-29_03-31-42.png)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Reier on November 28, 2016, 10:04:37 PM
um craig the duck's wedge is very inefficient
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Badnik96 on November 28, 2016, 10:59:32 PM
we need to go smaller
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: FOTEPX on November 28, 2016, 11:42:50 PM
um craig the duck's wedge is very inefficient

This issue still needs to be resolved
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Thyrus on November 29, 2016, 12:53:51 AM
I love you and your showcase <3

The lw hs is awesome
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: dragonsteincole on November 29, 2016, 07:02:47 AM
These are some of the most adaptable IRL designs made, these are all fantastic. Although out of curiosity, are any SHW versions planned?
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on November 29, 2016, 07:46:57 AM
I was contemplating it, yeah. That's gonna be pretty time consuming compared to these last 2 though so may take a while.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: kill343gs on November 29, 2016, 11:27:56 AM
Personally like the hammer the best
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: kix on November 29, 2016, 02:44:29 PM
Ima name it Quack!
Quack!'s wedge sucks.. maybe to put an axle on it??
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on November 29, 2016, 02:46:44 PM
oh my jesus christ

Ima name it Quack!
Quack!'s wedge sucks.. maybe to put an axle on it??
um craig the duck's wedge is very inefficient

This issue still needs to be resolved
um craig the duck's wedge is very inefficient

VVVVVVVVVVVV

More so it doesn't fall flat on it's beak

also you can't name my robots for me, thanks. it's a goose not a duck.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: kix on November 29, 2016, 02:52:55 PM
Goose.. As Top Gun goose?
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: 090901 on November 29, 2016, 02:54:24 PM
Goose.. As Top Gun goose?
Yes
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: kix on November 29, 2016, 02:56:20 PM
Goose.. As Top Gun goose?
Yes
Ohh.. he's gone!
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: 090901 on November 29, 2016, 03:01:37 PM
Goose.. As Top Gun goose?
Yes
Ohh.. he's gone!
It's a tribute bot.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: kix on November 29, 2016, 03:03:47 PM
Goose.. As Top Gun goose?
Yes
Ohh.. he's gone!
It's a tribute bot.
Press F?
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: FOTEPX on November 29, 2016, 06:29:29 PM
Goose.. As Top Gun goose?
Yes
Ohh.. he's gone!
It's a tribute bot.
Press F?

F
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on November 29, 2016, 06:30:27 PM
Right can we quit the off-topic now thanks. Frustrating that a goose gets infinitely more comments than a legit bot I spent time on.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Merrick on December 18, 2016, 10:58:09 AM
Right can we quit the off-topic now thanks. Frustrating that a goose gets infinitely more comments than a legit bot I spent time on.

It's probably for the same sort of reasons as my showcase never gets replies these days. People expect cool sh** from you, and when you deliver cool sh**, everyone's like 'oh, that's some cool sh**', and click onto the next topic.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Dreamcast on December 18, 2016, 02:26:32 PM
You can change the colors on the VS/Saw to Red and white, then give a green body and dub it as "The Peppermint".
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on December 18, 2016, 04:38:57 PM
Right can we quit the off-topic now thanks. Frustrating that a goose gets infinitely more comments than a legit bot I spent time on.

It's probably for the same sort of reasons as my showcase never gets replies these days. People expect cool sh** from you, and when you deliver cool sh**, everyone's like 'oh, that's some cool sh**', and click onto the next topic.

Those feels.



Here's a thing I did today. MW Undercutter-come-Thwack

(http://i.imgur.com/nmSENcw.png)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: F1Krazy on December 18, 2016, 04:46:38 PM
Oooh, that's neat. I like it. Kinda pink though. Does it have a name?
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: kix on December 18, 2016, 04:52:50 PM
Adorable.. the eyes are especially cute..
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Thyrus on December 19, 2016, 04:02:01 AM
I really don't know how I feel about this new thing of bfe'ing the chassishight to be that flat.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Merrick on December 19, 2016, 04:39:28 AM
I really don't know how I feel about this new thing of bfe'ing the chassishight to be that flat.

I like it. Gives the idea of a baseplate while using the new extenders and armour panels as a chassis, allowing for more flexibility like the robot above.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Thyrus on December 19, 2016, 04:59:23 AM
It does look good yeah. But those bots are harder to be damaged and when all the components come off you have 2 wheels still going strong in the arena
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Merrick on December 19, 2016, 06:53:10 AM
It does look good yeah. But those bots are harder to be damaged and when all the components come off you have 2 wheels still going strong in the arena

True. I think for showcase and personal purposes there's nothing wrong with it. Don't most tournaments ban BFE'ing the chassis anyway?
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on December 19, 2016, 07:09:09 AM
They're much easier to stop than regular bots in my opinion. With all the components, including drive, on the exposed extenders it's hardly a safe option.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Thyrus on December 19, 2016, 07:27:45 AM
But they are also much harder to hit.
Don't get me wrong here. your latest bot really looks nice. I also like the look of all the other Zero height bots but still
also I'm still thinking of that drone that had this flat chassis in DOTs tournament...
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Merrick on December 19, 2016, 07:34:02 AM
But they are also much harder to hit.
Don't get me wrong here. your latest bot really looks nice. I also like the look of all the other Zero height bots but still
also I'm still thinking of that drone that had this flat chassis in DOTs tournament...

To be fair, wasn't the drone much harder to hit?

This is just a couple of good disc or axe blows away from having all sorts of exposed motor issues.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on December 19, 2016, 10:55:11 AM
I think you're over rating chassis hitting. Nobody is going to give a win to a bot with no motors or wheels but an in tact tiny chassis ;)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: kill343gs on December 19, 2016, 12:12:27 PM
Those wheel guards are mint
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on December 20, 2016, 12:36:11 PM
Thanks Kill!

Took a few visual hints from Tommy's The Silencer for this one.

600.0kg, nicely CW. Mini Minion disc on a Perm 132. TWM3R2 Drive.
(http://i.imgur.com/R8dSQND.png)
(http://i.imgur.com/h3jAYmn.png)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: TheRoboteer on December 20, 2016, 01:26:55 PM
Looks very, very nice. Love the front end in particular. Would it be possible to get an edge piece on the bottom of those side plates to make them sit flush with the floor?
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on December 20, 2016, 02:16:25 PM
I could but it'd make it an underweight heavy as opposed to a decent CW, and I don't wanna downgrade the drive for it personally.
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Virus Bomb on December 20, 2016, 02:40:19 PM
looks really nice man, i like the skin on the minion disc
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Reier on December 20, 2016, 08:11:21 PM
It does look good yeah. But those bots are harder to be damaged and when all the components come off you have 2 wheels still going strong in the arena
do people actually fight with irl bots? its like impossible to balance without component editing... just do standard

i actually like the battlepack wires sticking out craig
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: kix on December 21, 2016, 06:53:32 AM
It does look good yeah. But those bots are harder to be damaged and when all the components come off you have 2 wheels still going strong in the arena
do people actually fight with irl bots? its like impossible to balance without component editing... just do standard

i actually like the battlepack wires sticking out craig
Yes.. look at mine..
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on December 21, 2016, 01:57:07 PM
Thanks for the kind comments guys.

I upped it to HW today, possibly for entry into Cybernetic Colosseum.

2 interchangeable variants, 1 version that's just a longer version of the original with upgraded armour and a full Minion disc opposed to Mini, and one with a MOE Motor upgrade with a massive bar consisting of 2 37.5x200 DSL Bars. It hits hard, but is a lot easier to stop than the Minion.

(http://i.imgur.com/YyszzGH.png)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: Badnik96 on December 21, 2016, 04:51:40 PM
these are cool as sh** pls send
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: cephalopod on December 21, 2016, 07:14:51 PM
Okay I have.

Cybernetic Colosseum Line-Up

Lazarus (HW), Interchangeable Disc/Bar HS
Interlunar (MW), Interchangeable VS/Flipper/Hammer

(http://i.imgur.com/gGQex8L.png)
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: TheRoboteer on December 21, 2016, 08:06:49 PM
I love the bar spinner version of Lazarus. Looks very clean. Eager to see it fight in Badnik's tourney
Title: Re: Craaig ~ DSL VS and IRL Designs
Post by: RedAce on December 21, 2016, 08:42:03 PM
This really makes me want to get back into IRL building.  These are just wonderful.
Title: Re: cephalopod ~ dsl stuff
Post by: cephalopod on June 14, 2017, 02:34:20 PM
entering 6 weightclasses of ADOT

(http://i.imgur.com/MwR5Ab8.png)

TOP: Lazar (MW), Oceana (HW), Lazarus XS (CW)
BOTTOM: Neutrina (AW), Crossbones Evo (LW), Noisy (BW)


also yes i see where i messed up the editing too shhh
Title: Re: cephalopod ~ dsl stuff
Post by: Dreamcast on June 14, 2017, 02:37:38 PM
The ant is adorable. I'd hug it, but then I'd lose my fingers.
Title: Re: cephalopod ~ dsl stuff
Post by: Badnik96 on June 14, 2017, 02:39:11 PM
loving the ant and beetle, the beetle especially. reminds me of margin of safety
Title: Re: cephalopod ~ dsl stuff
Post by: MassimoV on June 14, 2017, 03:22:12 PM
That blue flipper looks great!
Title: Re: cephalopod ~ dsl stuff
Post by: kill343gs on June 14, 2017, 05:02:46 PM
Top right is my fave, I'm a sucker for transparent sheets.
Title: Re: cephalopod ~ dsl stuff
Post by: cephalopod on June 16, 2017, 05:48:03 PM
Decided to try the SHW I would've done for ADOT if I wasn't dumb and left everything to the last day

(http://i.imgur.com/FWfH1jP.png)
(http://i.imgur.com/qNUmbK4.png)

Compact, powerful SHW IRL flipper, designed to look like there is only 1 flipper panel (obviously 2 because 2 bursts but you get the idea).

Nothing actually left of the HW version in this, all the proportions are different - I actually think this one is somewhat shorter in length than the HW!
Title: Re: cephalopod ~ dsl stuff
Post by: Philippa on June 16, 2017, 06:48:34 PM
The flipper looks mighty steep, how good is it?
Title: Re: cephalopod ~ dsl stuff
Post by: cephalopod on June 16, 2017, 07:00:23 PM
The bursts are at 45 and the arms are a little shallower so somewhere between 40 and 45, with the bottom lip much shallower. It seems to work pretty well.
Title: Re: cephalopod ~ dsl stuff
Post by: kill343gs on June 16, 2017, 09:13:33 PM
Only thing that bugs me is that battery hanging out in the flipper cage
Title: Re: cephalopod ~ dsl stuff
Post by: NeonCalypso on June 16, 2017, 10:37:01 PM
Hey that's actually cool  :thumbup
Title: Re: cephalopod ~ dsl stuff
Post by: cephalopod on July 24, 2017, 03:56:11 PM
Fixed it

(http://i.imgur.com/oOkz0k5.png)
(http://i.imgur.com/amhqTe0.png)
(http://i.imgur.com/IIqkrgD.png)
(http://i.imgur.com/YalmCe3.png) (http://i.imgur.com/Jlm7rEo.png)
Title: Re: cephalopod ~ dsl stuff
Post by: Thyrus on July 24, 2017, 04:05:55 PM
wow. This is pure genious and very well build <3
Title: Re: cephalopod ~ dsl stuff
Post by: kill343gs on July 24, 2017, 05:07:07 PM
so clean fam
Title: Re: cephalopod ~ dsl stuff
Post by: jdg37 on July 24, 2017, 05:28:10 PM
Very sleek. And it's still a SHW?
Title: Re: cephalopod ~ dsl stuff
Post by: MassimoV on July 26, 2017, 11:13:52 PM
Looks sweet craaig.
Title: Re: cephalopod ~ dsl stuff
Post by: cephalopod on December 02, 2017, 01:42:51 PM
(http://i68.tinypic.com/263hp5l.png)
(http://i65.tinypic.com/intov9.png)
(http://i64.tinypic.com/2vns6ci.png)
Title: Re: cephalopod ~ dsl stuff
Post by: kix on December 02, 2017, 01:53:48 PM
Pinnacle of bot building (Looks awesome)
Title: Re: cephalopod ~ dsl stuff
Post by: dragonsteincole on December 02, 2017, 02:43:23 PM
He wide, he peck, he get round the bek.
Title: Re: cephalopod ~ dsl stuff
Post by: doot on December 02, 2017, 05:42:52 PM
This is everything I love about a replica and more. Great work, squidboi :D
Title: Re: cephalopod ~ dsl stuff
Post by: kill343gs on December 02, 2017, 10:24:36 PM
omg dude
Title: Re: cephalopod ~ dsl stuff
Post by: cephalopod on February 24, 2018, 12:11:04 PM
Hi pals

Thought I'd build a few bots (and revive one) for Doot's new tournament.
(http://i66.tinypic.com/nouaky.png)
Noiser - BW
(http://i68.tinypic.com/2qx5cf8.png)
Span - CW
(http://i63.tinypic.com/24e432b.png)
FIESTY AVIAN - HW
(http://i68.tinypic.com/ei2iar.png)
Oceana XL2.1 - SHW
Title: Re: cephalopod ~ dsl stuff
Post by: pokebro14 on February 24, 2018, 12:37:37 PM
Loving that CW
Title: Re: cephalopod ~ dsl stuff
Post by: Hoppin on February 24, 2018, 12:44:10 PM
Span is absolutely amazing and the BW is a class bot.
Title: Re: cephalopod ~ dsl stuff
Post by: cephalopod on February 24, 2018, 03:40:57 PM
(http://i68.tinypic.com/1zywkzm.png)
LW - Seanik
Title: Re: cephalopod ~ dsl stuff
Post by: kill343gs on February 24, 2018, 06:20:43 PM
F E I S T Y
Title: Re: cephalopod ~ dsl stuff
Post by: TommyProductionsInc on February 24, 2018, 10:53:33 PM
I like the color you picked.
Title: Re: cephalopod ~ dsl stuff
Post by: cephalopod on March 03, 2018, 09:39:16 AM
the fleet
(http://i67.tinypic.com/1zdod1l.png)
top: span (cw), fiesty avian (hw), oceana xl2.1 (shw)
bottom: haemo (aw), noiser (bw), seanik (lw), angry tadpole (mw)
Title: Re: cephalopod ~ dsl stuff
Post by: Somebody on March 03, 2018, 10:19:00 AM
Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge
Title: Re: cephalopod ~ dsl stuff
Post by: cephalopod on March 03, 2018, 10:20:34 AM
Ripped you off a bit, sorry dude ;)
Title: Re: cephalopod ~ dsl stuff
Post by: Somebody on March 03, 2018, 11:47:11 AM
I'm super pumped someone actually made it in RA2. Hope it works as good in game
Title: Re: cephalopod ~ dsl stuff
Post by: 8bean on March 03, 2018, 11:51:22 AM
Angry tadpole looks sweet
Title: Re: cephalopod ~ dsl stuff
Post by: Philippa on March 03, 2018, 12:51:59 PM
Always a fan of chained axles and flail robots, I like the tadpole very much.
Title: Re: cephalopod ~ dsl stuff
Post by: Olister92 on March 04, 2018, 04:45:49 AM
I always like Oceana, good luck to you all the bots too
Title: Re: cephalopod ~ dsl stuff
Post by: Naryar on March 04, 2018, 07:01:13 AM
there's some good sh** in this showcase  :thumbup
Title: Re: cephalopod ~ dsl stuff
Post by: cephalopod on March 04, 2018, 02:41:26 PM
Bot for a 1000kg tournament being run elsewhere

(http://i65.tinypic.com/2i0qark.png)
(http://i63.tinypic.com/2eajotd.png)
(http://i64.tinypic.com/34617uo.png)
(http://i65.tinypic.com/2gyapg3.png)
(http://i66.tinypic.com/vfgn4p.png)
Title: Re: cephalopod ~ dsl stuff
Post by: Hoppin on March 04, 2018, 02:45:25 PM
Bot for a 1000kg tournament being run elsewhere

(http://i65.tinypic.com/2i0qark.png)
(http://i63.tinypic.com/2eajotd.png)
(http://i64.tinypic.com/34617uo.png)
(http://i65.tinypic.com/2gyapg3.png)
(http://i66.tinypic.com/vfgn4p.png)

 :heart_smiley: :heart_smiley: :heart_smiley:
Title: Re: cephalopod ~ dsl stuff
Post by: Thyrus on March 04, 2018, 02:52:47 PM
you just won the forum
Title: Re: cephalopod ~ dsl stuff
Post by: Olister92 on March 04, 2018, 02:56:28 PM
Looks like Growler on steroids and damn holy hell is it a work of art
Title: Re: cephalopod ~ dsl stuff
Post by: Badger on March 04, 2018, 03:02:07 PM
very nice. Are those 4x NPC fasts driving it? Should be a fun bot to watch
Title: Re: cephalopod ~ dsl stuff
Post by: cephalopod on March 04, 2018, 03:05:18 PM
Yep, 4 fasts on drive. Thing is a beast when it's moving. Weaponry obviously not 10/10 but it's a great thing to see moving. I hope it doesn't draw a big spinner straight off because it's all Alu and will come apart, but such is life trying to do so much in a (relatively for this type of bot) small weight limit.
Title: Re: cephalopod ~ dsl stuff
Post by: FOTEPX on March 04, 2018, 03:25:45 PM
That's it.

We can shut GTM down now. It's over.

NOBODY is making a better bot than this.
Title: Re: cephalopod ~ dsl stuff
Post by: Badnik96 on March 04, 2018, 07:41:34 PM
sex
Title: Re: cephalopod ~ dsl stuff
Post by: TommyProductionsInc on March 05, 2018, 11:04:36 AM
NOBODY is making a better bot than this.
*Eyebrow twitches*

Seriously though, this is an awesome robot!
Title: Re: cephalopod ~ dsl stuff
Post by: ty4er on March 05, 2018, 12:45:06 PM
everyone's already said it but god damn
Title: Re: cephalopod ~ dsl stuff
Post by: kix on March 05, 2018, 05:15:52 PM
No comment for this beauty! <3<3
(Would like to fight it in future, but my doggo is HW only)
Title: Re: cephalopod ~ dsl stuff
Post by: kill343gs on March 05, 2018, 05:31:46 PM
dude.
Title: Re: cephalopod ~ dsl stuff
Post by: Jaydee99 on March 06, 2018, 04:02:16 AM
Very nice, reminds me of Spectre from KoB.
Loving the chassis setup too!
Title: Re: cephalopod ~ dsl stuff
Post by: cephalopod on March 11, 2018, 10:48:10 AM
(http://i66.tinypic.com/2hmlrep.png)

When Panic Attack and Bronco love each other vewy much...
Title: Re: cephalopod ~ dsl stuff
Post by: TheRoboteer on March 11, 2018, 01:53:01 PM
(http://i66.tinypic.com/2hmlrep.png)

When Panic Attack and Bronco love each other vewy much...
Bloody lovely
Title: Re: cephalopod ~ dsl stuff
Post by: Hoppin on March 11, 2018, 02:23:58 PM
The drive motor setup is my favourite part of this. Beautiful
Title: Re: cephalopod ~ dsl stuff
Post by: dragonsteincole on March 11, 2018, 03:50:55 PM
lowkey this is the best IRL showcase on the forum. Every update is an absolute banger.
Title: Re: cephalopod ~ dsl stuff
Post by: Philippa on March 11, 2018, 03:54:02 PM
The drive motor setup is my favourite part of this. Beautiful
this tbqh
Title: Re: cephalopod ~ dsl stuff
Post by: G.K. on March 11, 2018, 06:18:31 PM
Lovely lovely stuff
Title: Re: cephalopod ~ dsl stuff
Post by: cephalopod on April 04, 2018, 02:38:31 PM
Excavator 24k
(http://i68.tinypic.com/34spfvc.png)
(http://i67.tinypic.com/r85thx.png)

Untitled modular boi
(http://i66.tinypic.com/rbcowz.png)
(http://i68.tinypic.com/nzr9g1.png)
(http://i64.tinypic.com/30mthzm.png)
(http://i68.tinypic.com/20pvp03.png)
(http://i66.tinypic.com/2d9d0xs.png)
Title: Re: cephalopod ~ dsl stuff
Post by: Olister92 on April 05, 2018, 06:07:49 AM
both look good, not much else to say
Title: Re: cephalopod ~ dsl stuff
Post by: cephalopod on May 21, 2020, 07:33:16 AM
hi it's been a little bit
(https://i.imgur.com/EGXszey.png)(https://i.imgur.com/doZnabk.png)

my first bot using obj2ra2, it's a mw.
Title: Re: cephalopod ~ dsl stuff
Post by: cephalopod on May 21, 2020, 07:48:42 AM
and for a throwback to the old days of extenderbots here's nearly all the bots (but not the exact images) that went missing in the great tinypic flood i can't be bothered to go back and fix all the posts sorry. they're all 2+ years old so just for nostalgia.

two-headed death flamingo, hw
(https://i.imgur.com/3Cl67fy.png)
angry tadpole, mw
(https://i.imgur.com/JodLg9C.png)
span, cw
(https://i.imgur.com/uw6f3Lt.png)
mamono, 1000kg
(https://i.imgur.com/sQ0CUZt.png)
noisier, bw
(https://i.imgur.com/mZh4gZg.png)
seanik, lw
(https://i.imgur.com/fy6KTTo.png/)
aerator, 1000kg
(https://i.imgur.com/BDo73dn.png)
oceana 2.1, shw
(https://i.imgur.com/8KZZ7TN.png)
haemo, aw
(https://i.imgur.com/iLxNRIP.png)
excavator 24k, hw
(https://i.imgur.com/8dO4XaQ.png)
feisty avian, hw
(https://i.imgur.com/o06jEWU.png)
untitled modular bot
(https://i.imgur.com/A9UFINN.png)(https://i.imgur.com/GMURVyn.png)(https://i.imgur.com/eKINSnZ.png)(https://i.imgur.com/fL69eUS.png)(https://i.imgur.com/La3E9jU.png)
Title: Re: cephalopod ~ dsl stuff
Post by: Thyrus on June 14, 2020, 01:33:48 AM
Build more of those please.
Title: Re: cephalopod ~ dsl stuff
Post by: cephalopod on July 03, 2020, 09:14:47 AM
398.1, steel 1
(https://i.imgur.com/HKrXNkf.png)
(https://i.imgur.com/hH41Dkx.png)
Title: Re: cephalopod ~ dsl stuff
Post by: martymidget on July 03, 2020, 10:18:09 AM
that looks rude
Title: Re: cephalopod ~ dsl stuff
Post by: Squirrel_Monkey on July 03, 2020, 10:41:17 AM
Mate good to see you back building DSL-S
Sadly Naryar banned Trov glitch for the 2vs2
Title: Re: cephalopod ~ dsl stuff
Post by: cephalopod on July 03, 2020, 11:20:38 AM
Sadly Naryar banned Trov glitch for the 2vs2

booooooo
Title: Re: cephalopod ~ dsl stuff
Post by: madman3 on July 03, 2020, 01:41:54 PM
that trov glitch gives me anxiety
cool looking build though. i legit forgot panic skirts exist
Title: Re: cephalopod ~ dsl stuff
Post by: Reier on July 03, 2020, 06:00:21 PM
very classy.
Title: Re: cephalopod ~ dsl stuff
Post by: Naryar on July 04, 2020, 02:35:32 AM
yeah that's very borderline unrealistic by my standards, sorry.
Title: Re: cephalopod ~ dsl stuff
Post by: cephalopod on July 04, 2020, 03:26:28 AM
big sad. i did check the whole thing works with the 'hole or slot could be cut here' rule and it is fine but sure. also took too long to want to try and build another one sorry : p
Title: Re: cephalopod ~ dsl stuff
Post by: 09090901 on July 04, 2020, 03:33:55 AM
i really don't see the issue considering dsl-s bots are already held together by paper thin supports and extenders

thing is really cool though. def an interesting use of the trov glitch
Title: Re: cephalopod ~ dsl stuff
Post by: 090901 on July 04, 2020, 12:44:38 PM
yeah i dont see the issue it all considering the weapon doesnt full cut thru the chassis
Title: Re: cephalopod ~ dsl stuff
Post by: Reier on July 04, 2020, 03:08:06 PM
LET 'IM PLAY COACH