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Title: Dexterhunter DSL showcase.
Post by: Dexterhunter on May 02, 2008, 08:30:11 PM: First off a updated picture of Cannibal.
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/835screenshot_106.bmp)
Title: Dexterhunter DSL showcase.
Post by: teammayhem on May 02, 2008, 09:59:21 PM: Very nice bot. I saw this of the RA2 forums which apparently are here now. Is there a baseplate for the rear of the bot? I really can't tell if you removed it to show the insides or not.
Title: Dexterhunter DSL showcase.
Post by: Dexterhunter on May 02, 2008, 11:36:44 PM: Your talking about this right?
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/35273screenshot_108.bmp)
Just a way to attach the armor protecting the top of the chassis

Here's an updated picture of Bonecracker.
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/87330screenshot_109.bmp)
Those Side extender thingys used on shell spinners oddly get under opponents easily.
Title: Dexterhunter DSL showcase.
Post by: teammayhem on May 03, 2008, 01:14:04 AM: I was just asking if the rear end was protected really.

Anyways, Bonecracker is nice too. How does it do against flippers?
Title: Dexterhunter DSL showcase.
Post by: Naryar on May 03, 2008, 05:00:11 AM: Whoa. Im impressed. Even if I see some minor flaws in Cannibal I LOVE that design.

Very good bots, but Bonecracker's chassis is too big. And you could put some more drive power on these.
Title: Dexterhunter DSL showcase.
Post by: Dexterhunter on November 07, 2008, 06:26:11 PM: After driving myself mad trying to figure out a better setup for my BW Pepper. Here's an updated picture.(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/11086screenshot_117.bmp)

Also this Robot was inspired by a robot I saw somewhere around here and by my old stock bot, meet Pyramid.(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/7528screenshot_119.bmp)I'm still not sure if those polycarbonate skirts help out or not.
Title: Dexterhunter DSL showcase.
Post by: Somebody on November 07, 2008, 06:32:31 PM: Not enough weapon reach on Pyramid
Title: Dexterhunter DSL showcase.
Post by: Dexterhunter on November 07, 2008, 06:43:51 PM: Quote from: Somebody;20576
Not enough weapon reach on Pyramid
its called opponent drives up wedge
Title: Dexterhunter DSL showcase.
Post by: Somebody on November 07, 2008, 07:00:38 PM: its called it should still probably reach farther than the chassis just because it will keep bots away from the chassis which is pretty damn important
Title: Dexterhunter DSL showcase.
Post by: Sage on November 07, 2008, 07:25:45 PM: Quote from: Somebody;20582
its called it should still probably reach farther than the chassis just because it will keep bots away from the chassis which is pretty damn important

the chassis is well enough protected. he wants to get under bots, not hit their sides. there would be almost no point to the skirts if the weapon had longer reach.
Title: Dexterhunter DSL showcase.
Post by: Somebody on November 07, 2008, 07:30:54 PM: Are there any bots that can get under it, because if it can get under you, you have no chance with the weapon reach.
Title: Dexterhunter DSL showcase.
Post by: Dexterhunter on November 07, 2008, 07:31:53 PM: Quote from: Somebody;20590
Are there any bots that can get under it, because if it can get under you, you have no chance with the weapon reach.
Duh.

Mostly the "super" wedges can get under it. Also the weapon is designed to deal damage when robots go up the skirts not when they get under.
Title: Dexterhunter DSL showcase.
Post by: Somebody on November 07, 2008, 07:33:27 PM: Well, are there???
Title: Dexterhunter DSL showcase.
Post by: 70 CUDA on November 07, 2008, 07:33:40 PM: i agree with sage and i love that BW looks alot like my LW. as for Pyramid id try to swap out the blacks for battle packs but it dosnt look like you can
Title: Dexterhunter DSL showcase.
Post by: Sage on November 07, 2008, 08:00:52 PM: Quote from: Somebody;20593
Well, are there???

even if the weapon reach was 100 times as long, it wouldnt help if a bot got under you.

you really need to shut up. right now.
Title: Dexterhunter DSL showcase.
Post by: Somebody on November 07, 2008, 08:44:07 PM: When I posted that, all it said was Duh. I was asking what bots could get under it, as in, can alot of bots get under, or just the hinge wedge/super wedge type bots. obviously, the post edit revealed that.
Title: Dexterhunter DSL showcase.
Post by: Dexterhunter on November 07, 2008, 09:34:29 PM: Ahem.
Quote from: Somebody;20590
Are there any bots that can get under it?
Quote from: Dexterhunter;20592
Duh.
And by "super wedge" I meant bots that there main weapon is a wedge or based around one.

I just built this LW it doesn't have a name. It has 3 mill aluminum.
Heres the picture(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/42909screenshot_122.bmp)It says its a middleweight in the picture,but I can fix that.
Title: Dexterhunter DSL showcase.
Post by: Sage on November 07, 2008, 10:01:50 PM: make the chassis 1 pixel smaller.
Title: Dexterhunter DSL showcase.
Post by: Naryar on November 08, 2008, 02:04:39 AM: 3 ant batts are waaaaaay enough for the last one.
Title: Dexterhunter DSL showcase.
Post by: Somebody on November 08, 2008, 11:14:40 AM: That is a good looking bot. I don't know what to call it though. I was thinking maybe, Stabinator.
Title: Dexterhunter DSL showcase.
Post by: infiniteinertia on November 08, 2008, 12:23:37 PM: Hey DX, do you have AIM or MSN? I would love to collaborate with you.
Title: Dexterhunter DSL showcase.
Post by: Dexterhunter on November 08, 2008, 03:56:28 PM: Ok, I couldn't help myself. I remade the whole thing.
(http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/2291/screenshot125jg2.png)Those are the fast version motors to.
Title: Dexterhunter DSL showcase.
Post by: H@zm47 on November 08, 2008, 07:18:32 PM: The chassis is too high.
Title: Dexterhunter DSL showcase.
Post by: Dexterhunter on November 08, 2008, 09:19:52 PM: Modified the Front armor, after finding out those skirts didnt help.
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/2554screenshot_127.bmp)
Also The very first version weighed the same as this one, but the game says this Version's a LW. The first Version was a MW. I don't get it.
Title: Dexterhunter DSL showcase.
Post by: R0B0SH4RK on November 08, 2008, 09:50:08 PM: I liked the first one the most.
Title: Dexterhunter DSL showcase.
Post by: Naryar on November 09, 2008, 03:04:36 AM: Not enough weaponry for a LW.
Title: Dexterhunter DSL showcase.
Post by: Dexterhunter on February 26, 2009, 11:53:13 PM: I'm back everyone. Was grounded from the computer. Didn't really know where to post this "I'm back" post, since I've been away from anything RA2 for these few months or so.

Yes, R0B0SH4CK I found the original one most eye appealing, but in general it was weak. To slow, weapons often fell off, and other things. Now the final version's main problem is that it flips over a lot, like when it backs up after hitting its opponent or right after hitting the opponent.
Title: Dexterhunter DSL showcase.
Post by: Dexterhunter on March 02, 2009, 08:48:32 PM: Here is Black noise my SHW:(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/38678screenshot_35.bmp)
It has 3-5 stacked dual perms (forgotten, can't boot up DSL)

Here is Aardvark:(http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/1567/hhhhv.jpg)
Title: Dexterhunter DSL showcase.
Post by: philetbabe on March 03, 2009, 02:33:49 AM: Quote from: Dexterhunter;30101
Here is Aardvark:

Aardvark seems a good bot, i've made one like this for GTM pack.

look at this thread and contact NarYar if you're interested :
Quote from: Naryar;18083
I want to create a big DSL AI pack
Title: Dexterhunter DSL showcase.
Post by: Condor33 on March 03, 2009, 06:43:02 AM: How'd you get three stacked dual perms? I can barely get two to be stable.
Title: Dexterhunter DSL showcase.
Post by: Somebody on March 03, 2009, 04:59:19 PM: Probably because it is spinning so much weight.
Title: Dexterhunter DSL showcase.
Post by: Condor33 on March 03, 2009, 05:45:11 PM: Even more puzzling, how did you even fit four of them in there?
Title: Dexterhunter DSL showcase.
Post by: Dexterhunter on March 06, 2009, 11:27:26 PM: I've forgotten, haven't played DSL for a few months.

Well, heres a picture of Nightmare that I edited out of pure boredom:(http://img128.imageshack.us/img128/9348/keepthispicture.png) (http://img128.imageshack.us/my.php?image=keepthispicture.png)
Title: Dexterhunter DSL showcase.
Post by: Dexterhunter on March 12, 2009, 03:06:02 PM: I found the mod that lets you play RA2 without the disc. So I can play DSL again.

Here's a sneak peak on what I plan to enter in BBEANS 6:(http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/564/bod.png)
Title: Dexterhunter DSL showcase.
Post by: Flying_Chao on March 12, 2009, 06:12:36 PM: Looks kind of plain....
Title: Dexterhunter DSL showcase.
Post by: Reier on March 12, 2009, 07:35:15 PM: Looks like a DSL poker Box of Grime. Which makes sense, as Dex built it.
Title: Dexterhunter DSL showcase.
Post by: Dexterhunter on March 12, 2009, 08:18:33 PM: Quote from: Reier;30783
Looks like a DSL poker Box of Grime. Which makes sense, as Dex built it.

Yah, I'll post more on it when BBEANS 6 draws near. I named it Box of Demise to.

Oh, and Black Noise only has 2 stacked dual perms. One of my friends robot has 4 stacked dual perms, so I could definitively improve Black noise If I wanted to.
Title: Dexterhunter DSL showcase.
Post by: Naryar on March 13, 2009, 08:29:26 AM: How many irons on the poker? 2 ?

Also it looks too specialized of a design to be really efficient in tournaments... say, a wedge could cause you trouble.
Title: Dexterhunter DSL showcase.
Post by: philetbabe on March 13, 2009, 09:29:11 AM: This bot seems to be a good candidate for SOW architecture (https://gametechmods.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1492)

have you try this bot with your weapon mounted on servo motor ?
Title: Dexterhunter DSL showcase.
Post by: Dexterhunter on March 13, 2009, 06:46:44 PM: yes two iron spikes. See that polycarbonate skirt? That what keeps the wedges at bay. Only hammer robots I have problems with they can knock off my piston, but I don't expect to see a lot of hammers in BBEANS 6 so I'm not worried.

No, I never really thought of putting the weapon on the servo, since weight was so limiting.
Title: Dexterhunter DSL showcase.
Post by: infiniteinertia on March 15, 2009, 01:00:26 PM: looks like something madiaba once built... :]
Title: Dexterhunter DSL showcase.
Post by: Dexterhunter on March 16, 2009, 11:00:41 PM: An updated picture of my lightweight rammer, meet Version #2:
(http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/9821/screenshot145.png)
If I change my mind, I'll be entering this robot instead of Box of Demise in BBEANS 6.

Also this was the robot I was planning to enter in BBEANS 4, but I was moving at the time and had to rush in my entry. I might of sent it to the wrong e-mail address, so that's why I missed BBEANS 4. Meet 396.6:
(http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/5413/screenshot142.png)
Simple, but I didn't have a whole lot of time to build it.

Edit: Haha the first picture is sideways for some reason, sorry.
Title: Dexterhunter DSL showcase.
Post by: Condor33 on March 17, 2009, 06:28:48 AM: [naryar] You have too much empty space, you could shrink the chassis and still be able to fit more parts on. [/naryar]

Besides all that, I really like the rammer. You should switch the black bat to another battlepack though.
Title: Dexterhunter DSL showcase.
Post by: Naryar on March 17, 2009, 07:57:33 AM: Was that sarcasm?

Anyways you should switch the black to THREE ANTS.
Title: Dexterhunter DSL showcase.
Post by: infiniteinertia on March 17, 2009, 04:31:54 PM: I love your style, kid.

Not a huge fan of n12s though.
Title: Dexterhunter DSL showcase.
Post by: Dexterhunter on March 19, 2009, 05:00:48 PM: Modified Aardvark a bit: better wheel guards, invertible, and more power.

(http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/9548/screenshot160.png)

N-12's have way a ton of HP's (4000), plus I like the way they look. Yes, I'm a big fan of N-12's.
Title: Dexterhunter DSL showcase.
Post by: infiniteinertia on March 19, 2009, 10:11:21 PM: ^^^build like him
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Post by: Urjak on March 19, 2009, 10:18:05 PM: You have a bit too much empty space, and their are probably better wheels, though nice wheel guards.
Title: Dexterhunter DSL showcase.
Post by: Dexterhunter on March 19, 2009, 10:37:48 PM: Quote from: Naryar;7431
...chassis is too big.
Quote from: Condor33;31154
You have too much empty space...
Quote from: Urjak;31375
You have a bit too much empty space...

Ah, shut up already. You know what you get with a super compact chassis in DSL? Huh do ya?

YOU GET THIS:
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/47397BW%20RD.PNG)
Sorry R0B0SH4CK
Now tell me, do you think that would work in Real life? Now shut up about empty space already.
Title: Dexterhunter DSL showcase.
Post by: Naryar on March 20, 2009, 01:56:35 AM: Well it's cool, but the battery power could be better.

May I ask how are the panels overlapped, to the sides of the Perm?
Title: Dexterhunter DSL showcase.
Post by: MikeNCR on March 20, 2009, 06:05:51 AM: Quote from: Dexterhunter;31376
Ah, shut up already. You know what you get with a super compact chassis in DSL? Huh do ya?

YOU GET THIS:
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/47397BW%20RD.PNG)
Sorry R0B0SH4CK
Now tell me, do you think that would work in Real life? Now shut up about empty space already.

Whassat about empty space? (http://nearchaos.net/MrSD3-18.jpg)
Title: Dexterhunter DSL showcase.
Post by: Condor33 on March 20, 2009, 06:18:59 AM: Quote from: Dexterhunter;31376
Now tell me, do you think that would work in Real life?

Yes.
Title: Dexterhunter DSL showcase.
Post by: Urjak on March 20, 2009, 11:54:18 AM: Yes it is possible, but I will shut up.
Title: Dexterhunter DSL showcase.
Post by: System32 on March 20, 2009, 12:15:21 PM: I love how Naryar misses the point and still criticizes the bot.

It's like Phillipa Forester on a field day!
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Post by: Naryar on March 20, 2009, 02:51:31 PM: Really useful post, S32.

______

Dex, i think that bot could be done with a stabilizer under the magmotor.

I may be wrong, but isn't your Aardvark low on battery power after 3 mins ?
Title: Dexterhunter DSL showcase.
Post by: R1885 on March 20, 2009, 03:27:13 PM: You do know thats R0B0's bot, right?
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Post by: Dexterhunter on March 20, 2009, 04:49:00 PM: Quote from: R1885;31404
You do know thats R0B0's bot, right?
Yea, I apologized for using it in white text in the post.

But don't get me wrong with the empty space issue. Note how I said super compact and just not compact. I just have a certain morality level about chassis space in DSL. Lots of people who do DSL just lack that in my opinion.

Oh, and Naryar what magmotor? You talking about the perm? That's what the DSL bar under the blade is for.
Title: Dexterhunter DSL showcase.
Post by: System32 on March 20, 2009, 05:09:32 PM: Umm, You said sorry to R0B0SH4CK, not R0B0SH4RK.
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Post by: R0B0SH4RK on March 20, 2009, 09:02:14 PM: Quote from: Condor33;31383
Yes.

You are my new best friend of the day.
Title: Dexterhunter DSL showcase.
Post by: Dexterhunter on March 26, 2009, 12:24:03 AM: Here's some failed robot designs from my early days of DSL.

(http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/6329/ttttt.png)

1 (lightweight): This was my first attempt at making a DSL Box of Grime. Scrapped.

2 (heavyweight): I really liked how this was going, until I realized the chassis was so awkward I couldn't get a weapon going. Scrapped.

3 (beetleweight): Really unstable. Scrapped.

4 (middleweight): So much empty space I could house a pet in it. Scrapped.

5 (heavyweight): After making Cannibal I wanted a drum bot with bigger teeth, this design simply didn't work. Scrapped.

6 (heavyweight): An early version of Aardvark. Heres the current version (http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/9548/screenshot160.png) of Aardvark.
Title: Dexterhunter DSL showcase.
Post by: Clickbeetle on March 27, 2009, 01:48:43 AM: The old Aardvark looks like Blue Moon. The new one looks a lot cooler.

I like the design of the #4 MW. Reminds me of a real bot I saw called Collision. I think I tried doing a design like that once, but it had trouble with constantly doing somersaults. That kind of bot needs some front and rear supports to keep it from somersaulting.
Title: Dexterhunter DSL showcase.
Post by: Dexterhunter on April 16, 2009, 07:08:33 PM: Quote from: Clickbeetle;31994
I like the design of the #4 MW. Reminds me of a real bot I saw called Collision. I think I tried doing a design like that once, but it had trouble with constantly doing somersaults. That kind of bot needs some front and rear supports to keep it from somersaulting.
I've always wanted to make a robot similar to Whirlygig, I've failed several times in both stock and DSL to make something similar to it. That was on of my failures.

Anyone remember Bonecracker? My second "serious" DSL bot (Cannibal was just a fluke). Bonecracker has been re-built, now sporting: A simpler/better defense system, smaller chassis, and my signature wheel guard setup. I present.

Bonecracker:
(http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/2710/screenshot174.png)
Title: Dexterhunter DSL showcase.
Post by: Urjak on April 16, 2009, 07:12:17 PM: Not bad, though I am unsure about the use of that flail in the back.....
Title: Dexterhunter DSL showcase.
Post by: TriTon on April 16, 2009, 10:15:38 PM: its probably a whip of some kind..
Title: Dexterhunter DSL showcase.
Post by: Naryar on April 17, 2009, 06:45:57 AM: TriTon, Urjak is just being unsure about the actual efficiency of the flail thwacker - and so do I.

____________

That disc is way too high - that's not going to defend you against a wedge.

Also I bet that your bot must run quite low on energy after 2 minutes...
Title: Dexterhunter DSL showcase.
Post by: Dexterhunter on April 17, 2009, 07:10:58 PM: To be honest, the flail does more damage than the blade. The bot itself it designed to do a "Sabertooth (https://gametechmods.com/RA2wiki/index.php?title=SaberTooth)" tactic (notice the wide wheel base and beater bars). No, power isn't an issue.

Edit: you can consider it a HS/thwacker hybrid
Title: Dexterhunter DSL showcase.
Post by: Urjak on April 17, 2009, 08:06:31 PM: You need more powerful motors or grippier wheel if it is going to be a HS/thwacker.
Title: Re: Dexterhunter DSL showcase.
Post by: Dexterhunter on November 30, 2011, 10:34:29 PM: I'm slowly starting to get back into the swing of building again.

(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/9091ferfrf.JPG)

The sit and spinner is named Brutus; its the best I've made so far ever since I got Ra2 operational again. The shell spinner [Yare] is nothing special: it gets its ass kicked in battle, does practically no damage, but the typhoon flag tells me which way its pointing [which is pretty damn neat i think] which is the only reason I decided to keep it. Don't expect me to start building and showcasing robots regularly again, but more of a once in a while thing. :]

Brutus is a middleweight at 395.2, while Yare is a heavyweight that weighs in at 735.2.
Title: Re: Dexterhunter DSL showcase.
Post by: Squirrel_Monkey on December 01, 2011, 01:10:14 AM: I'm so pedantic as to get irritated by the mis-aligned wheels on Brutus. :P
But both look nice (needs skins)
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Post by: Jack Daniels on December 01, 2011, 04:11:55 AM: Good to see you building again Dex.
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Post by: NFX on December 01, 2011, 04:42:07 AM: Brutus does look very nice. It might look even better with a decent skin. Sheck Spinner's not too bad, but it could probably do with being not as tall. You could probably get some Light DS Teeth on it instead if you managed to make it shorter. =)
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Post by: FOTEPX on December 01, 2011, 04:58:00 AM: I gotta say, I'm really liking Brutus. You should make a skin for that and enter it into BB5.
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Post by: MassimoV on December 01, 2011, 04:14:54 PM: Alright Dexter's building. I really like both bots espacially the ss.
Title: Re: Dexterhunter DSL showcase.
Post by: Naryar on December 01, 2011, 04:36:02 PM: That SnS has such an unnecessarily large chassis and wheels...

also too much battery amps.
Title: Re: Dexterhunter DSL showcase.
Post by: smashysmashy on December 01, 2011, 04:41:25 PM: Quote from: Naryar on December 01, 2011, 04:36:02 PM
also too much battery amps.
Then put a resistor in :gawe:

<3 Brutus. It looks awesome.
Title: Re: Dexterhunter DSL showcase.
Post by: cephalopod on December 01, 2011, 05:01:26 PM: They both look cool. I'm not sure if you're aware though, but recent discoveries mean you only need 1 ant battery per spin motor (more for different bursts but yeah). Brutus is pretty big but I love the style of it.
Title: Re: Dexterhunter DSL showcase.
Post by: Dexterhunter on December 01, 2011, 10:40:27 PM: Quote from: Naryar on December 01, 2011, 04:36:02 PM
That SnS has such an unnecessarily large chassis and wheels...

also too much battery amps.

Well I SUPPOSE I could make the chassis smaller, make the whole thing run off of six AA batteries, and in general make it look like the most unappealing and grotesque looking thing conceived.

But no. :P
Title: Re: Dexterhunter DSL showcase.
Post by: COOLRUNNER87 on December 01, 2011, 11:42:24 PM: Quote from: Naryar on December 01, 2011, 04:36:02 PM
That SnS has such an unnecessarily large chassis and wheels...

However, that would make it more IRL than straight DSL. In fact, the robot would be a decent entry into Battlebots, provided there are places left on the sign-ups.