Author Topic: Condor's showcase (Read 20147 times)

Somebody · « **Reply #20 on:** December 03, 2008, 03:24:39 PM »

What is the device?

BTW RF looks good!

philetbabe · « **Reply #21 on:** December 04, 2008, 02:28:45 AM »

cyclone is a nice bot, innovative. I like it.
but is it very stable ? isn't it oftenly immobilized by other bots who slips under its large disc ?

Naryar · « **Reply #22 on:** December 04, 2008, 03:36:45 AM »

I bet that IF a flipper can get under that disc, Cyclone is screwed.

Still a good bot. One thing though: rather than that 4WD setup, you should perhaps go 2WD NPC-Techno Destructo drive, or possibly NPC fasts. You'll gain at least 45kg and it will drain less power.

But if that 4WD is for stability then no harm done - it's already a nice drive.

You could use weaker (and lighter) extender work because they are already protected by your other components. If a bot can get to your extenders, you're already screwed -either the weapon or the drive is gone-, so no need to use tough extenders.

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Super HumDrums would be better with Tornado wheels (moar grip and tougher) and it's actually a HW...

Condor33 · « **Reply #23 on:** December 21, 2008, 02:52:14 PM »

Yeah, I should rebuild Cyclone/RF. Also, the Super Humdrums are below 400 weight, so shouldn't they still count as MWs in tournies?

@Somebody: This is the device

It fools the game into thinking that the ground is right under the hover part (had a brain spaz and for got the name) so that it flies higher.

In other news: I'm making am AI team for the new DSL pack. I'm going for a team of unusual, inventive robots that aren't really freaks. Here are my first two bots: Abnormality

Top spinner with a bit more power than InfCon, but slower too. It killed Eye Stabber in a record 26 seconds! Atleast, it's a record for me.

It works very well, the only weakness is REALLY fast bots.

Speaking of really fast bots, here's the LW of the team, Spear of Destiny.

It looks totally weak, but those are NPC fasts and it has the longest slope the game will allow, to either get under robots and crash them into things, or to basically get under people and become a ramp, chucking the other guy. This is because the entire bot is at a 45 degree angle. And yes, it CAN kill. HWs no less!

Sage · « **Reply #24 on:** December 21, 2008, 03:28:59 PM »

hmm. i like the look of yours, but don't claim the idea please.

Naryar · « **Reply #25 on:** December 21, 2008, 03:40:06 PM »

Abnormality has too much weight into the weapon and not enough in the drive for a gut ripper.

Ask R0B0SH4RK or Jules.

Somebody · « **Reply #26 on:** December 21, 2008, 05:25:10 PM »

I like SoD. It looks like Abnormality would have a pretty bad turning circle.

I frankly like Abnormality better becasue there is a better chance for the other bot staying on top. Sage's bot's extenders are way to weak.

Sage · « **Reply #27 on:** December 21, 2008, 05:43:17 PM »

Quote from: Somebody;25095

I frankly like Abnormality better becasue there is a better chance for the other bot staying on top. Sage's bot's extenders are way to weak.

didnt say his was worse. he just came on like he made up the idea.

Condor33 · « **Reply #28 on:** December 21, 2008, 06:45:10 PM »

Quote from: Sage;25078

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Oh s***. I was totally NOT thinking of that robot when I made Abnormality. Lte's not have this turn into Epic Flailure all over again. I don't claim to have come up with the idea of a dual-perm top spinner first, I just claim to have come up with it WITHOUT seeing another bot of the same design. I thought this was much more like Haz/InfCon

EDIT: Just for formalities, is Abnormality a top spinner, undercutter, or a juggler?

Somebody · « **Reply #29 on:** December 21, 2008, 07:06:31 PM »

I think it was top spinner when it was only one spinner. Idk I may be wrong.

Naryar · « **Reply #30 on:** December 22, 2008, 02:12:43 AM »

It's a top spinner. See Sage's showcase.

Jugglers have 2 or 4 spinners, are not undercutters (i typo'ed), but gut-rippers.

And this is very different from InfCon/HazCon...

Condor33 · « **Reply #31 on:** December 22, 2008, 08:03:44 AM »

I ran into a little snag: I was building Anomaly, the other HW of the team, and decided on a weapon that hasn't been done much: a vertical flail. Think Steel Meatball on it's side. Unfortunately, whenever I go into the garage and back to the workshop, all of the hinges are stuck in wierd positions, flying off the robot, jammed into each other, etc. and I can NOT figure out how to stop this. I even tried saving it without going into the garage first, but when I go into battle, it's screwed up again! Then I went into the workshop, and sure enough, it's messed up. Any ideas on how to prevent this?

Somebody · « **Reply #32 on:** December 22, 2008, 08:06:29 AM »

A thread has been made, there is no way. Dammit I lost a heavily guarded Dual Perm VS that would absolutely pwn anything to that glitch. I really hop someone can find a way to fix it.

Reier · « **Reply #33 on:** December 22, 2008, 09:06:59 AM »

Sometimes working with F12 on helps a bit.

Condor33 · « **Reply #34 on:** December 22, 2008, 09:33:02 AM »

I don't think F12 did anything. PLEASE don't tell me I have to rebuild it from scratch.

On a happier note, I have the team's MW done. Pics in a minute.

System32 · « **Reply #35 on:** December 22, 2008, 09:57:33 AM »

What you do is build it, but don't go in the garage.
If you avoid:
Garage and back with weapons off, Spinning the flails in the build modes or using the bot manually in the tournaments you might get it to work.
I think.

Condor33 · « **Reply #36 on:** December 22, 2008, 08:53:31 PM »

I'm going to drop it for now, but I may make a SHW version of it later. Instead, here is the new Anomaly:

Lot's of batteries for max power on the Dual Perm, a fairly good wedge, and extremely high RPMs on the spinner. This causes a continuous stream of +-2000 pt hits. What do you think?

In other news, the other LW of the team: Which do you think is best?
1:

2:

3:

Somebody · « **Reply #37 on:** December 23, 2008, 06:51:22 AM »

New Anomaly is over amped. You need about 100 for the Dual-perm, not what it says. Its a glitch or something. Use the weight from taking out batteries to guard the scarily vulnerable Dual-Perm. I like #1 the best.

Naryar · « **Reply #38 on:** December 23, 2008, 07:49:47 AM »

Somebody is right.

All your LW's are overpowered (you generally don't need more than 40 amps for a LW) and have unnecessarily heavy extender work.

Same on your HW, plus i'll be cautious about unbalanced weight distribution (bad for wedges as in Stock), and finally that weapon has pretty much miserable reach with the dual perm on it.

Condor33 · « **Reply #39 on:** December 23, 2008, 08:58:22 AM »

I'll take out the batteries and add a ramplate or something in there to guard the Dual Perm, but the weapon doesn't have bad reach. It is actually pretty strong the way it is now.

I'm not sure how to tone down the extenders on the LWs, in fact 3 has none at all. I'll take out one of the batteries though, an ant batt can be substituted.

Does anyone remember Epic Flailure 3, the robot I was going to enter into RAW but didn't becasue there was already an Epic Flailure?

It has risen again. I fought Somebody with this online, I think his response was that "that thing is SCARY!"

Unfortunately, it mauler dances with the slightest nudge, but when it hits, it hits HARD. Here's a pic of the garage after a short rampage