Author Topic: Mad-man 3's DSL showcase (Read 76982 times)

madman3 · « **Reply #300 on:** June 07, 2012, 07:14:42 AM »

Quote from: Naryar on June 07, 2012, 06:52:59 AM

sledges are kinda crap. Use razors + beaters.

Kinda need something with decent fracture, so I'll use beaters, but I'll need something instead of razors.
And 60kg sledges are okay. They outlast pretty much everything.

madman3 · « **Reply #301 on:** July 02, 2012, 01:06:59 PM »

My BOTM entry without the limitations of a splash:

I kinda entered on whim as I just made this bot for fun and lazily made a splash (although my MS Paint/Paint.Net skills are negligible anyway). Anyway, I tried to copy all the main features. I think the need for an inside shot is what sent my entry down the metaphorical toilet.

Conraaa · « **Reply #302 on:** July 02, 2012, 02:32:09 PM »

The need for an innards shots always screws everything over.
Anyway, not bad! My problem with it though was like

that thing is going to be able to stand up.

Naryar · « **Reply #303 on:** July 02, 2012, 02:39:55 PM »

Still cool

madman3 · « **Reply #304 on:** July 07, 2012, 09:12:15 AM »

Hohohohohoho this was fun to make.
Effectively this is a topspinner/fbs. The idea was to protect it from flanking with the razors on verticle flails. It's very difficult to damage due to it having two halfsheets as well underneath and it's pretty damaging. Its wedges are pretty crap but it's possible to effectively turn this into a wheel of death by rotating the drive anticlockwise, which flips it into a verticle position. This means it can also self right in a spectacular way.
Plastic 3, Tornado Mer for the shell, npc fasts with hypnos, 4 ants.

ty4er · « **Reply #305 on:** July 07, 2012, 09:15:52 AM »

i think click and a few other people have made bots like that, i remember someone saying the spinning screws the wedge aswell.

otherwise it looks like a pretty good bot

madman3 · « **Reply #306 on:** July 07, 2012, 09:18:51 AM »

Quote from: ty4er on July 07, 2012, 09:15:52 AM

i think click and a few other people have made bots like that, i remember someone saying the spinning screws the wedge aswell.

otherwise it looks like a pretty good bot

Yeah, click probably already made one knowing him.
It's still probably one of the most entertaining bots to drive ever too.

Naryar · « **Reply #307 on:** July 07, 2012, 09:38:08 AM »

These bots always are awesome, but tend to suck because the wedge is screwed by the spinning, yes.

Although maybe an unrealistic bot could be done this way and not suck... but then you would need a SHW or UHW.

Mr. AS · « **Reply #308 on:** July 07, 2012, 09:39:42 AM »

maybe a dual ion-esque ss with a wedge ? with the shell spinning in oppistie directions so it doesnt lean to one side when turning

madman3 · « **Reply #309 on:** July 07, 2012, 10:05:59 AM »

Quote from: Mr. AwesumSauce on July 07, 2012, 09:39:42 AM

maybe a dual ion-esque ss with a wedge ? with the shell spinning in oppistie directions so it doesnt lean to one side when turning

That's worth a try, but my computer can't really handle SHW.

madman3 · « **Reply #310 on:** July 22, 2012, 10:55:32 AM »

Another new bot.

Half de-weaponer, full on gutripper killer. Great at removing popup arms, clambering onto shell spinners and de-shelling them or outweaponing them, destroying exposed tops, removing extenders, and pinning long extenders on VS. Generally only has a hard time with wide SnS and rammers due to its low speed, as well a Cash Cow esk VS.

Perm 123s, 6 ants, plastic 5 (not that the chassis ever gets hit)

martymidget · « **Reply #311 on:** July 22, 2012, 11:12:42 AM »

Steel extenders? O:

I see you didn't want to make it invincible by putting huge casters on the bottom :P

NFX · « **Reply #312 on:** July 22, 2012, 11:15:08 AM »

Prett nice design. Are those the locking motors, though? The weapons'll just smack off the ground and break themselves if they're not. Why the razors on the underside and top, though?

MassimoV · « **Reply #313 on:** July 22, 2012, 11:40:56 AM »

Really cool. The tracks make it look awesome.

madman3 · « **Reply #314 on:** July 22, 2012, 02:15:31 PM »

Quote from: martymidget on July 22, 2012, 11:12:42 AM

Steel extenders? O:

I see you didn't want to make it invincible by putting huge casters on the bottom :P

I like my realistic rule, thank you :P Casters are no better than narmour :P

Quote from: NFX on July 22, 2012, 11:15:08 AM

Prett nice design. Are those the locking motors, though? The weapons'll just smack off the ground and break themselves if they're not. Why the razors on the underside and top, though?

Yes, they're locking motors.
Razors are only on the underside, and to provide some more underside armour (I tried a potters wheel but I didn't have the ground clearance) that does some damage to extenders.

Quote from: MassimoV on July 22, 2012, 11:40:56 AM

Really cool. The tracks make it look awesome.

Thanks.

martymidget · « **Reply #315 on:** July 22, 2012, 03:22:25 PM »

Casters are only slightly better than halfsheets, so are you comparing halfsheets to narmour? :P

madman3 · « **Reply #316 on:** July 22, 2012, 03:26:15 PM »

Quote from: martymidget on July 22, 2012, 03:22:25 PM

Casters are only slightly better than halfsheets, so are you comparing halfsheets to narmour? :P

That's a good point, actually. I do think that the use of halfsheets as armour in that way is rather unrealistic, so maybe that's a future rule to use.

martymidget · « **Reply #317 on:** July 22, 2012, 03:34:36 PM »

I only ever use halfsheets for a wide stance now, otherwise its just a small caster, with the rest of the chassis free to hit to compensate (Sub HW anyway) :P

madman3 · « **Reply #318 on:** August 07, 2012, 05:09:57 PM »

New bot for Crusin'

4 ants, plastic 1
Battleshots/victories

martymidget · « **Reply #319 on:** August 07, 2012, 05:17:57 PM »

Nice cheap win 3000.