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Re: F1Krazy's DSL Showcase
« Reply #160 on: January 05, 2019, 05:33:43 PM »
First build of 2019, and last build before I turn 24. It's basically a HW version of Nerve Agent (because a HW armed with nothing but two flamethrowers is totally gonna be competitive, right guys?)

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Hopefully my next build won't be another 4WD box-wedge :P
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But seriously I think it could be a good spinner-killer if the front wedge is steel
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Re: F1Krazy's DSL Showcase
« Reply #161 on: January 06, 2019, 04:18:18 AM »
But seriously I think it could be a good spinner-killer if the front wedge is steel
It is, the wedge and the wheelguards are entirely steel. I haven't actually tested it against a spinner yet but it should hold up pretty decently.
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Re: F1Krazy's DSL Showcase
« Reply #162 on: January 07, 2019, 09:12:09 AM »
First build of 2019, and last build before I turn 24. It's basically a HW version of Nerve Agent (because a HW armed with nothing but two flamethrowers is totally gonna be competitive, right guys?)

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Hopefully my next build won't be another 4WD box-wedge :P

Sad that ypu didn't got any useful critique, so i will do a little critique! :p
I think the problem with this is that it looks rather blend when i look at the shape itself.
Classic box with wedge on the front, maybe try something different like try to replicate tauron from battlebots!
I bet thats the main problem for that bot, i hope i helped a bit! :3
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Re: F1Krazy's DSL Showcase
« Reply #163 on: January 07, 2019, 04:39:42 PM »
First build of 2019, and last build before I turn 24. It's basically a HW version of Nerve Agent (because a HW armed with nothing but two flamethrowers is totally gonna be competitive, right guys?)

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Hopefully my next build won't be another 4WD box-wedge :P

Sad that ypu didn't got any useful critique, so i will do a little critique! :p
I think the problem with this is that it looks rather blend when i look at the shape itself.
Classic box with wedge on the front, maybe try something different like try to replicate tauron from battlebots!
I bet thats the main problem for that bot, i hope i helped a bit! :3
Thanks Bild! "Clean but generic" seems to be the most common feedback I'm getting at the moment so I'm gonna try and come up with some more interesting designs for the future.
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Re: F1Krazy's DSL Showcase
« Reply #164 on: January 08, 2019, 12:44:32 PM »
Agree on the generic wedge comment, which is a shame with those nice extender details around the rear wheels. Your bots always have great extender accents like that. Maybe just a more unique front end?

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Re: F1Krazy's DSL Showcase
« Reply #165 on: January 08, 2019, 02:30:39 PM »
Agree on the generic wedge comment, which is a shame with those nice extender details around the rear wheels. Your bots always have great extender accents like that. Maybe just a more unique front end?
Yeah, my extenderwork is still something I'm proud of, it's just the fronts of my robots that need work. I'll have a think about what I can do.

Anyway, today I decided to breathe some new life into an old friend.

 
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I can't believe it's been almost two years since I built Jungle Fever. The bodywork hasn't changed much: the extenderwork is cleaner and better-optimised in a few places, it uses the new NPCs with the fixed APs, and I swapped the large Colsons for DSL wheels because why the hell did I give it large Colsons in the first place?! Massive waste of weight.

I still need to update the skin, but I'm posting it here now to get feedback on the main attractions: its alternate weapons. A lot of tourneys now, like Orc's Wars, limit you to only one Moros Blade (plus they slightly clip through the Perm even when you use the longest belt). So I've built two alternate weapon configs - a disc and a DSL bar - but I'm not too sure about either of them. Thoughts?
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Re: F1Krazy's DSL Showcase
« Reply #166 on: January 08, 2019, 04:47:01 PM »
Agree on the generic wedge comment, which is a shame with those nice extender details around the rear wheels. Your bots always have great extender accents like that. Maybe just a more unique front end?
Yeah, my extenderwork is still something I'm proud of, it's just the fronts of my robots that need work. I'll have a think about what I can do.

Anyway, today I decided to breathe some new life into an old friend.

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I can't believe it's been almost two years since I built Jungle Fever. The bodywork hasn't changed much: the extenderwork is cleaner and better-optimised in a few places, it uses the new NPCs with the fixed APs, and I swapped the large Colsons for DSL wheels because why the hell did I give it large Colsons in the first place?! Massive waste of weight.

I still need to update the skin, but I'm posting it here now to get feedback on the main attractions: its alternate weapons. A lot of tourneys now, like Orc's Wars, limit you to only one Moros Blade (plus they slightly clip through the Perm even when you use the longest belt). So I've built two alternate weapon configs - a disc and a DSL bar - but I'm not too sure about either of them. Thoughts?
Looks cool. I think you should make the bot modular, with an option for disc and bar

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Re: F1Krazy's DSL Showcase
« Reply #167 on: January 08, 2019, 05:23:35 PM »
Disks hold more kinetic energy, and make for good weapons. Keep the disk on that bot. Looks nice.


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Re: F1Krazy's DSL Showcase
« Reply #168 on: January 12, 2019, 08:12:01 AM »
I still like the Moros Blade the most, the disc looks a bit ugly. The normal bar looks good, but I don’t think it’ll be as damaging as the other 2 options

Nothing wrong with the skin, and I really love the way it looks. However, I think if you could make the name stand out a bit more, it would make it look a better
Any of these look better? I'm leaning towards the one on the right (maybe with Desert-coloured Typhoons, if Hop's pack has them).

 
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As for the skin, the underlying camo pattern will stay as it is. I just need to shrink the name down a bit and make it clearer, and move (or remove) the slots for the wheels.
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Re: F1Krazy's DSL Showcase
« Reply #169 on: January 12, 2019, 08:18:09 AM »
The one with the silver disc.


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Re: F1Krazy's DSL Showcase
« Reply #170 on: January 12, 2019, 03:59:50 PM »

What's the difference between the two on the right?  I like the colored disc more than the silver

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Re: F1Krazy's DSL Showcase
« Reply #171 on: January 12, 2019, 04:25:46 PM »
I think it needs colored typhoon teeth, and I like the one on the right the most
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Re: F1Krazy's DSL Showcase
« Reply #172 on: January 12, 2019, 07:41:12 PM »
Skin's updated and the teeth now match the disc. Jungle Fever is finally ready for its comeback.

 
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I've had an idea for a rebuilt Octane so maybe that'll be next on the agenda.
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Re: F1Krazy's DSL Showcase
« Reply #173 on: January 12, 2019, 07:44:05 PM »
Skin's updated and the teeth now match the disc. Jungle Fever is finally ready for its comeback.

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I've had an idea for a rebuilt Octane so maybe that'll be next on the agenda.
COLORED TYPHOONS HECK YEAH
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Re: F1Krazy's DSL Showcase
« Reply #174 on: January 13, 2019, 12:52:11 PM »
Jungle Fever is finally ready for its comeback.
For what?

He could put it in RWL?  :really_makes_you_think:

whenever sign-ups open for a 2nd one
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Re: F1Krazy's DSL Showcase
« Reply #175 on: January 13, 2019, 01:29:24 PM »
Jungle Fever is finally ready for its comeback.
For what?
That's a good question :P I'll have to wait for someone to announce a new HW tourney (or just save it for the OW3 World Champs, I guess).

He could put it in RWL?  :really_makes_you_think:
I don't know what that is.
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Re: F1Krazy's DSL Showcase
« Reply #176 on: January 13, 2019, 04:35:37 PM »
Jungle Fever is finally ready for its comeback.
For what?
That's a good question :P I'll have to wait for someone to announce a new HW tourney (or just save it for the OW3 World Champs, I guess).

He could put it in RWL?  :really_makes_you_think:
I don't know what that is.
I now hope Alloftheman actually made a thread for RWL in GTM and upload vids ASAP. Anyway, it's Robotic World League, a new tourney run by Alloftheman in Discord. The invite is actually over on the OW Discord

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Re: F1Krazy's DSL Showcase
« Reply #177 on: January 22, 2019, 04:30:40 PM »
Another rebuild of an older bot: my undercutter, Bluebird. The previous versions never fought - unless you count Horror of Koror, which was basically Bluebird 4 - so hopefully this one gets some action. And hopefully it looks a bit less generic than some of my other recent builds, even if the colour scheme still feels a bit plain.

 
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Re: F1Krazy's DSL Showcase
« Reply #178 on: January 22, 2019, 06:35:29 PM »
Another rebuild of an older bot: my undercutter, Bluebird. The previous versions never fought - unless you count Horror of Koror, which was basically Bluebird 4 - so hopefully this one gets some action. And hopefully it looks a bit less generic than some of my other recent builds, even if the colour scheme still feels a bit plain.

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This is solid. You can 100% drop it down to 2 reds, giving you an extra 10kg to use. With your 23kg left, you could add some stronger armour up at the front, or find a way of cramming a 6 mag in??

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Re: F1Krazy's DSL Showcase
« Reply #179 on: January 24, 2019, 03:01:56 PM »
Switched the batteries from blacks to reds, shrank the disc (and guard) down slightly, and dropped a couple of panels at the back from Steel to Ti. Rather than try and fit a 6-mag in, I decided to use the leftover weight to put some panels on the bottom on the wheel pods, as it didn't have any before and it felt wrong:

 
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I also used BFE to hide the extender that the Tornado Mer is attached to: it's inside the chassis now instead of poking awkwardly out of the top. It wasn't visible in battle anyway, but it was visible in the Bot Lab and it annoyed the hell out of me.

 
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