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Title: CPA23's Showcase - All Help Appreciated.
Post by: CPA23 on January 28, 2011, 07:20:50 PM

Hi, Been playing Ra2 for 2-3 Years, DSL for about 1-2, but rarely play stock anymore.

Anyway I have a couple of half-decent bots, but any advice would be helpful.

Canis Minor 4: (https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/43500Canis Minor 4.png)

Title: Re: CPA23's Showcase - All Help Appreciated.
Post by: Badnik96 on January 28, 2011, 07:24:11 PM

Hey CPA.

This isn't half bad, I can't see anything bad with it except to use metal hinge wedges for your bottom wedges instead of skirt hinge wedges.

Title: Re: CPA23's Showcase - All Help Appreciated.
Post by: CPA23 on January 28, 2011, 07:35:26 PM

Thanks for the help Badnik.

Here is new version, Armour is 5mm Plastic:

(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/60068Canis Minor 4.png)

Title: Re: CPA23's Showcase - All Help Appreciated.
Post by: Badnik96 on January 28, 2011, 07:36:40 PM

Looks nice.

Title: Re: CPA23's Showcase - All Help Appreciated.
Post by: Pwnator on January 28, 2011, 10:22:40 PM

Schweeeeet.

Does the PA skirt hinder it from its invertibility?

Title: Re: CPA23's Showcase - All Help Appreciated.
Post by: SteveM4 on January 29, 2011, 03:37:43 AM

Wouldn't the flipper component hinder invertibility more?

Title: Re: CPA23's Showcase - All Help Appreciated.
Post by: Pwnator on January 29, 2011, 03:43:14 AM

I've always though that the grannies' grip meshes is larger than they're supposed to be (still not sure if it's invertible even without the skirt). And the PA skirt's sticking out further than the flipper. :P

Title: Re: CPA23's Showcase - All Help Appreciated.
Post by: CPA23 on January 29, 2011, 01:55:23 PM

The PA skirt doesn't hinder invertablity and aids self-righting, although it is a little uncontrollable when inverted.

 

Title: Re: CPA23's Showcase - All Help Appreciated.
Post by: Scorpion on January 29, 2011, 02:05:29 PM

Yeah, looks good, although I don't see why youd want that bot to be invertable, yous should want it to just self right as fast as possible surely?

Title: Re: CPA23's Showcase - All Help Appreciated.
Post by: MassimoV on January 29, 2011, 07:38:42 PM

Try using small wedges and dsl bars for the wedges if you canfind the weight. Really good start though CPA.

Title: Re: CPA23's Showcase - All Help Appreciated.
Post by: 123savethewhales on January 29, 2011, 08:17:17 PM

Longer middle wedge (use a 120), use angle skirts for the 2 sides.  Stick the metal hinge as far out as possible (parts directly connected to chassis are indestructible).

Title: Re: CPA23's Showcase - All Help Appreciated.
Post by: CPA23 on February 13, 2011, 10:02:26 PM

Hey Guys, sorry I haven't posted more bots but my DSL crashed and I lost all my bots. (They were all crap apart from Canis, which I am rebuilding)

Meanwhile some new bots:

Smokescreen:

(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/21367Smokescreen.png)


Wonderman:

(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/23272Wonderman.png)



Rate Away!!!

Title: Re: CPA23's Showcase - All Help Appreciated.
Post by: Somebody on February 13, 2011, 10:06:27 PM

On Wonderman, you are going to want to widen the hammers a bit and angle them inwards to trap bots. Use the extra weight to make your chassis larger (Larger chassis = More HP anyways) and use the right flippermakers to angle them in.

Title: Re: CPA23's Showcase - All Help Appreciated.
Post by: Preytor_4 on February 13, 2011, 10:32:57 PM

Doesn't he need 3-4 ants on both of them?

Title: Re: CPA23's Showcase - All Help Appreciated.
Post by: Somebody on February 13, 2011, 10:40:10 PM

I didn't notice that!
Both need 1 more ant.

Title: Re: CPA23's Showcase - All Help Appreciated.
Post by: CPA23 on February 14, 2011, 07:52:26 AM

Have added the extra battery on Smokescreen and changed Wonderman's hammer setup but cannot find room or weight for an extra battery.

Any Suggestions

Title: Re: CPA23's Showcase - All Help Appreciated.
Post by: freeziez on February 14, 2011, 04:19:35 PM

Quote from: CPA23 on February 14, 2011, 07:52:26 AM

Have added the extra battery on Smokescreen and changed Wonderman's hammer setup but cannot find room or weight for an extra battery.

Any Suggestions

plz post kthx

Title: Re: CPA23's Showcase - All Help Appreciated.
Post by: Clickbeetle on February 18, 2011, 10:15:35 PM

Well... for the weight issue you could replace the flipper segments with carbon fiber extenders.  It's not like they're going to get hit very often.


For size... either the chassis will have to be slightly bigger, or if you have 1 kg, you could use the smaller control board.

Title: Re: CPA23's Showcase - All Help Appreciated.
Post by: MassimoV on February 20, 2011, 11:26:58 AM

3 bots and you're already better than me :D. Good job.

Title: Re: CPA23's Showcase - All Help Appreciated.
Post by: Jack Daniels on February 20, 2011, 11:31:14 AM

I like your building style. Keep up the great work!

Title: Re: CPA23's Showcase - All Help Appreciated.
Post by: CPA23 on March 06, 2011, 09:40:27 PM

Gave up on Wonderman and Smokecreen, just couldn't make them worthwhile.

Anyway, I have been playing far too much Ra2 recently (Nar AI especially) and have actually made a pretty good team:

(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/683TeamT.png)


Will post individual bots soon.

Title: Re: CPA23's Showcase - All Help Appreciated.
Post by: freeziez on March 07, 2011, 05:01:28 PM

Quote from: CPA23 on March 06, 2011, 09:40:27 PM

(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/683TeamT.png)

Cool.

Title: Re: CPA23's Showcase - All Help Appreciated.
Post by: MassimoV on March 07, 2011, 05:52:51 PM

Ravener looks like Purple Xed.

Title: Re: CPA23's Showcase - All Help Appreciated.
Post by: Squirrel_Monkey on March 08, 2011, 10:26:42 AM

Quote from: MassimoV on March 07, 2011, 05:52:51 PM

Ravener looks like Purple Xed.

Wow, a reference to one of my bots?

Title: Re: CPA23's Showcase - All Help Appreciated.
Post by: MassimoV on March 08, 2011, 08:41:10 PM

Yes. Some how I remembered :D.

Title: Re: CPA23's Showcase - All Help Appreciated.
Post by: freeziez on March 09, 2011, 01:42:16 PM

No paint jobs? D:

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