Author Topic: J24's DSL Showcase (Read 26573 times)

Vertigo · « **Reply #40 on:** July 21, 2010, 04:49:01 PM »

Minimise empty space!

G.K. · « **Reply #41 on:** July 21, 2010, 04:52:41 PM »

Quote from: Sparkey98 on July 21, 2010, 04:48:20 PM

I just called him a newbie. I'm technically I'm a newbie, SO ARE YOU

You are not a newbie sparkey. You've been a member for over 6 months.

Vertigo · « **Reply #42 on:** July 21, 2010, 04:56:22 PM »

Quote from: G.K. on July 21, 2010, 04:52:41 PM

Quote from: Sparkey98 on July 21, 2010, 04:48:20 PM
I just called him a newbie. I'm technically I'm a newbie, SO ARE YOU

You are not a newbie sparkey. You've been a member for over 6 months.

That depends on people's perspective of what they call a newbie.
Some would call me a newbie, others may not

027 LB · « **Reply #43 on:** July 21, 2010, 05:06:32 PM »

I'm a newbie. Anyone here disagree?

Vertigo · « **Reply #44 on:** July 21, 2010, 05:10:29 PM »

I'm not sure, you registered 2 months before I did

Badnik96 · « **Reply #45 on:** July 21, 2010, 05:10:45 PM »

B.O.T. guys.

Somebody · « **Reply #46 on:** July 21, 2010, 05:37:09 PM »

Vertigo is a newb, 027 is not.

Do not use multiextenders for external extender work. They are very low on HP. I would shy away from all the hex plates. They are useful on spinners, but weighing 4-5 kgs each, they really add up when using a lot. Use DSL Bars for wheelguards and use the side attachment points on extenders for the rammer. You can get 2 spikes for 2, 3, or maybe even 4 or 5 kgs instead of 1 for 4. The wide ramplate is worthless, it has very low HP for whatever reason. Only real useful ones are baseplate mounted Titanium halfsheets and the Titanium Sheets (30kg big ones) for armor. Do not use DSA, it is the worst armor in DSL, and do not use Aluminum, it is very inefficient. Normals are parts on certain weapons that do damage. On weapons like Iron Spikes, razor tips, and beater bars (among other things), they do damage no matter what part hits the other bot. Other weapons like Pole spikes and Pointy tips only do damage at the point.

ps: I like how this showcase is going, keep up the bot building and just listen to our advice. We are pretty much always right.

NFX · « **Reply #47 on:** July 21, 2010, 06:05:17 PM »

Quote from: Somebody on July 21, 2010, 05:37:09 PM

I like how this showcase is going, keep up the bot building and just listen to our advice. We are pretty much always right.

I lol'd. Don't know why, though, it's a perfectly valid statement.

Somebody is pretty much bang on here. Use DSL bars for the wheel protection, and mount the razor tips on aluminium/tite extenders rather than hex plates. With the amount of razor tips you'll have on there, your opponent would have toruble getting to them.

Also, Titanium 1, 3 and 10mm armour gives you the best HP for its weight in most cases, as well as plastic 5, so use them as much as you can, unless you're trying to keep the weight down on a small chassis AW/BW or something, rather than DSA, which is rubbish in DSL.

You do seem to be picking things up quite quickly, I have to say.

J24 · « **Reply #48 on:** July 22, 2010, 04:27:49 AM »

I cant find a component called a dsl bar, though i will change him to titanium 10 from steel 10
Edit: I found the dsl bar, and he is now a really effective middleweight (After some chassis trimming)

Edit 2: Just realised i need to trim off .1 of a kg

cephalopod · « **Reply #49 on:** July 22, 2010, 07:38:45 AM »

I don't know if anyone has mentioned this, but if you have a bot with spin motors only, you only need 1 ant battery per spin motor - whatever the spin motor is (Even a 220kg Dual Perm). I like to have 1 extra just for good luck personally, but yeah. Burst motors change things, they require more ants and I'm not sure how many due to never using them myself, so for your rammer there, you would only need 4 ant batteries.

You're coming along nicely already, well done.

J24 · « **Reply #50 on:** July 22, 2010, 08:10:15 AM »

Its hard to see but he only has 5 ant batteries
also, I'm going to make another robot now but I'm running low on inspiration. any ideas?
Also, whenever i try and export my robots i cannot find them anywhere on my pc. any help?

G.K. · « **Reply #51 on:** July 22, 2010, 08:10:43 AM »

What OS are you running?

J24 · « **Reply #52 on:** July 22, 2010, 08:30:52 AM »

windows 7
i can still access the bots in the game but out of the game i cant find them

G.K. · « **Reply #53 on:** July 22, 2010, 08:34:59 AM »

Try 'Compatability Files'

J24 · « **Reply #54 on:** July 22, 2010, 08:51:23 AM »

i cant find them either
Edit: Did a quick google and i found out what it is, just locating it is the hard part
Edit 2: Protonaut (HW) and Electronic (MW) are up on the bot exchange! woohoo!
Thanks G.K.

TeamXtreemer · « **Reply #55 on:** July 22, 2010, 10:59:05 AM »

The whole newb discussion, can it stop, sparkey is considered a noob because he isnt very good at bot building (im not saying i am great, because im not, im being unbiased) and this stops now, period.

Badnik96 · « **Reply #56 on:** July 22, 2010, 12:58:20 PM »

If you can build 2 more MW's by midnight you will have an OK ELBITE team.

J24 · « **Reply #57 on:** July 22, 2010, 01:22:08 PM »

Would i have to AI them then, as i haven't tried that at all yet
even so im still going to build them, (or at least attempt to)

G.K. · « **Reply #58 on:** July 22, 2010, 01:24:07 PM »

No you wouldn't. Giga can AI.

J24 · « **Reply #59 on:** July 22, 2010, 01:31:44 PM »

sweet. i have one other already, but im gonna have to ~~rush~~ make another one quickly