Author Topic: Dahpretzel1's DSL Bot Showcase (Read 55210 times)

dahpretzel1 · « **Reply #340 on:** October 05, 2011, 08:04:59 PM »

I KNOW this one is gonna get a lot of criticism for its large chassis, weapon setup, and probably a lot more. The weapon setup is the way it is so that it is perfectly in line with the wheels and the bot is flat and smooth while running. I really want this bot to be as perfect as possible, so any comments would be greatly appreciated. This bot beats Lock Nut 9/10 times, usually without Lock Nut's weapons ever making contact with my bot. Weighs 248.2 and plastic 1 armor

dahpretzel1 · « **Reply #341 on:** October 06, 2011, 06:53:07 AM »

No suggestions at all!?!? There's got to be something to fix!

SKBT · « **Reply #342 on:** October 06, 2011, 06:58:18 AM »

If you're going for a replica of your real bot you did well. As for RA2, it's mediocre at best. You could shrink your chassis down to a cube and externally mount the drive motors so you can shave some weight to make your chassis armor better than TI 1.

ty4er · « **Reply #343 on:** October 06, 2011, 09:26:20 AM »

Try and get a bar instead of whatever you put those weapons on :P

It could be a lot better anyway, you'd want atleast twmr motors on there for drive (npc's if you really want speed)
And swap those wheels for Vlads for the weight.
Don't really need the back skirts either.
And that chassis can be shrunk quite a bit

dahpretzel1 · « **Reply #344 on:** October 06, 2011, 05:05:54 PM »

I wanted to keep this a secret, but this was going to be my battlebots 3 entry. How can I make it better and still follow the Battlebots 3 rules? (No extra small chassis, realistic, IRL capable, etc.) Please help me make it better and still able to qualify for BB3

Badnik96 · « **Reply #345 on:** October 06, 2011, 06:04:04 PM »

look at Click's showcase, he made a MW undercutter like that.

dahpretzel1 · « **Reply #346 on:** October 06, 2011, 08:29:15 PM »

Much smaller chassis, Plastice 5 armor since aluminum 3 weighs in at 350.0 :/ Um astroflights, vlads, 3 ants, and a weapon mounted on a hex plate, supported off of the ground by a 30cm plate. The new problem is that when I hit any other bot, I usually don't get any points unless I hit their wheels. Is that because of the position of the weapon

Jack Daniels · « **Reply #347 on:** October 07, 2011, 04:16:45 AM »

I could be wrong, but I think the spikes you are using have normal damage attributes.

If you want some damage potential, but a DSL bar on there and then attach beater bars on each end. Beater Bars have nice damage potential, and if they get damaged and taken off... the DSL bar will still do damage as well.

ty4er · « **Reply #348 on:** October 07, 2011, 04:23:49 AM »

Those weapons don't have normals iirc.

But do replace that setup with a dsl bar.

And is that a perm 80?

dahpretzel1 · « **Reply #349 on:** October 07, 2011, 12:17:31 PM »

So I need to change the weapon setup to a DSL bar, but what should I use for weapons? I have no clue if beater bars have normal iirc, so I don't know which weapon setup to use. If you think I should use vlad pokers, then I can't use a DSL bar since the bot will be unrealistic. (Weapon runs through wheels)

Naryar · « **Reply #350 on:** October 07, 2011, 02:23:09 PM »

They have normals, and jack, a DSL bar is even worse damage potential-wise than vlad spikes. Which are pretty decent for normaled weapons anyway.

And beater bars aren't even very damaging, we just do use them for the HP, the extender potential and the good fracture.

dahpretzel1 · « **Reply #351 on:** October 07, 2011, 08:43:03 PM »

So Naryar, what weapon setup would you recommend on an undercutter robot like mine?

Jack Daniels · « **Reply #352 on:** October 07, 2011, 09:03:25 PM »

Quote from: Naryar on October 07, 2011, 02:23:09 PM

They have normals, and jack, a DSL bar is even worse damage potential-wise than vlad spikes. Which are pretty decent for normaled weapons anyway.

And beater bars aren't even very damaging, we just do use them for the HP, the extender potential and the good fracture.

Sorry to give bad advice... I still have much to learn.

I much prefer the good fracture aspect of Beater Bars though <3 <3 <3 Call me crazy.

dahpretzel1 · « **Reply #353 on:** October 08, 2011, 09:51:40 AM »

I personally think that the Beater Bars, even the large ones, will fall off easily. The vlad pokers have 5000 HP and the Large Beaters only have 2000. Suggestions? Will this design qualify for BB3?

Pwnator · « **Reply #354 on:** October 08, 2011, 10:01:28 AM »

To make your undercutter more effective, you can use a disc instead of a bar, but I doubt those exist in that weight class. Besides, a long spiky bar is cool. :P

dahpretzel1 · « **Reply #355 on:** October 09, 2011, 12:35:06 PM »

Onto my next project, which will probably be my BB3 entry instead of the last one. Here is "Suicide Bomber". 3 ants, aluminum 3, astroflights lifted 2 "clicks up. 120 CM DSL bar with 30kg hammers on the end. So much weight left, not sure what to do with it.

ty4er · « **Reply #356 on:** October 09, 2011, 12:41:51 PM »

More drive and stabilizers at the front.

dahpretzel1 · « **Reply #357 on:** October 09, 2011, 12:47:45 PM »

More drive as in... better motors? Wheels? And stabilizers such as 40/80cm angled skirts on a skirt hinge?

ty4er · « **Reply #358 on:** October 09, 2011, 12:54:08 PM »

Both and yes.

doubt you really need the poly extenders anyway (angle the hammers down)

dahpretzel1 · « **Reply #359 on:** October 09, 2011, 12:57:00 PM »

They intersect with the wheels, making it unrealistic without the poly's