Merrick's Attempts At 'Realistic' DSL

[Merrick]

So yeah, if you saw my stock thread, you'll know I don't really go for huge deathmachines with 4 tri-bars and 36 maces to destroy everything it sees in under 30 seconds, but instead opt to try making robots that might actually be feasible 'real-life' competitors.

I've been playing around with DSL this morning and came up with spinning drum robot with a rather unoriginal theme.

I'm fairly certain I've messed up the internals again, in terms of batteries, and I haven't quite worked out how to use the tail as a srimech yet, but I'm sure I'll work something out. For now, it's just a stabbing weapon, but looks fairly cool.

Soon, I shall return. With more. Mwa hahaha. Hahahaha. Ahem.

[Jack Daniels]

Nice! I like it!

With the batteries.  You can get away with one ant battery (the small orange ones) per spin motor in a bot.  That usually works just fine and you can ignore all those big clunky ones.  :D

[Merrick]

Only 1 ant motor, even for the drum? Surprising.

Is trying to make that arm a srimech a bit of a lost cause? Seems completely the wrong shape. I might just rebuild it to be invertible.

[NFX]

Only 1 ant motor, even for the drum? Surprising.

Is trying to make that arm a srimech a bit of a lost cause? Seems completely the wrong shape. I might just rebuild it to be invertible.

A single JX Burst won't be enough to self-right a HW bot. Good job building to the weight limit, though. And most newcomers tend to overdo it on the batteries, but as JD said, every spin motor requires 1 ant to fully power it for 3 minutes. Burst motors require more, I'm not 100% sure on the values, but BSG's require 2.5 ants each, Small and Large JX need 5 and 7 respectively, and Betas either need 14 or 21, I can never remember. You could probably get away with the tall battreies for Beta Bursts if you need them. As a general rule, though, you should build the chassis around the components, rather than the components around the chassis. A little bit of planning beforehand, and knowing what you want to build can help a lot when your skill level begins to increase.

[Gropaga]

Only 1 ant motor, even for the drum? Surprising.

Is trying to make that arm a srimech a bit of a lost cause? Seems completely the wrong shape. I might just rebuild it to be invertible.

A single JX Burst won't be enough to self-right a HW bot. Good job building to the weight limit, though. And most newcomers tend to overdo it on the batteries, but as JD said, every spin motor requires 1 ant to fully power it for 3 minutes. Burst motors require more, I'm not 100% sure on the values, but BSG's require 2.5 ants each, Small and Large JX need 5 and 7 respectively, and Betas either need 14 or 21, I can never remember. You could probably get away with the tall battreies for Beta Bursts if you need them. As a general rule, though, you should build the chassis around the components, rather than the components around the chassis. A little bit of planning beforehand, and knowing what you want to build can help a lot when your skill level begins to increase.

But 2 BSGs can self-right a HW bot.

[Gauche Suede]

So yeah, if you saw my stock thread, you'll know I don't really go for huge deathmachines with 4 tri-bars and 36 maces to destroy everything it sees in under 30 seconds, but instead opt to try making robots that might actually be feasible 'real-life' competitors.

I've been playing around with DSL this morning and came up with spinning drum robot with a rather unoriginal theme.

hmmmmmmmm......., this is similar to what Thyrus said when he started his DSL showcase. You're destined for awesomeness in making IRL bots kid, i can feel that.

[Merrick]

Cheers, guys. :)

Currently uploading something a little different to add to the showcase.

[Merrick]

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaay double post.

I can actually show how they fare in action now, rather than just pictures. :)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dy3J6vd3M5I&feature=youtu.be

[Gropaga]

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaay double post.

I can actually show how they fare in action now, rather than just pictures. :)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dy3J6vd3M5I&feature=youtu.be

try fighting against heavyweight bot that is not replica

[martymidget]

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaay double post.

I can actually show how they fare in action now, rather than just pictures. :)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dy3J6vd3M5I&feature=youtu.be

try fighting against heavyweight bot that is not replica

 If it was a standard DSL bot, your advice would be good, but it's an IRL bot, so...

[cephalopod]

It looks pretty cool indeed. Just remember the 1 ant rule, which doesn't apply for burst motors - you should always try and fully power those using the amps it says in the description.

Also, I'm not sure if you're aware of 'normals' but here we go. Some weapons only deal damage at one specific point - with the Pointy Tip you're using on the tail, it literally only deals damage with the tip. It's fine for IRL bots because they're not all about damage, but if you happen to want to make more damage, maybe use a Razor Tip or Iron Spike. People can let you know what weapons have/haven't got normals as and when required :D

But yeah, looks pretty cool as a first DSL IRL bot :D

[Merrick]

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaay double post.

I can actually show how they fare in action now, rather than just pictures. :)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dy3J6vd3M5I&feature=youtu.be

try fighting against heavyweight bot that is not replica

 If it was a standard DSL bot, your advice would be good, but it's an IRL bot, so...

I would get destroyed. Completely. No contest.

[Gropaga]

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaay double post.

I can actually show how they fare in action now, rather than just pictures. :)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dy3J6vd3M5I&feature=youtu.be

try fighting against heavyweight bot that is not replica

 If it was a standard DSL bot, your advice would be good, but it's an IRL bot, so...

But...at least fight chaos2 or razer

[Celestial Panda]

Those are worse than Hypnodisc, at least, Chaos 2 is.

Back to your robot Merrick; if you exchange that burst motor for the green one, (maybe having two), it'll be able to self-right more effectively. I made a Scorpion-y looking robot here

, so you should be able to make an effective weapon and schrimech in one!

Batteries, everybody's already mentioned. You'll have more space for the motors when you change to ants.

I'd maybe see if you can move your drive wheels forwards, and find space for a second set of smaller wheels near the back. Alternatively, four wheels of the same size. It's just a bit better than casters is all.

[Merrick]

I never learn, do I?

MOAR BATTERIES. 

I'm a sucker for having more power, what can I say? That and the inclusion of not one, but three blacks actually means I can reliably self right. For a change.

Ok, so I've been experimenting with discs. After a couple of failed horizontal spinner attempts, I came up with this not very original design. Seems fairly effective though, yet to try it out on a DSL AI though.
Made a couple of changes half way through taking screenshots, after realising there was about 200kg worth of ballast at the back to make up for the enormous vertical disc I originally tried to fit. The extra weight gained by removing this allowed for thicker steel armour (it was already pretty tough to begin with) and extensions to the srimech arms.

God forbid it ever goes up against a half decent spinner or axe though.

[Gauche Suede]

I never learn, do I?

MOAR BATTERIES. 

I'm a sucker for having more power, what can I say? That and the inclusion of not one, but three blacks actually means I can reliably self right. For a change.

Ok, so I've been experimenting with discs. After a couple of failed horizontal spinner attempts, I came up with this not very original design. Seems fairly effective though, yet to try it out on a DSL AI though.
Made a couple of changes half way through taking screenshots, after realising there was about 200kg worth of ballast at the back to make up for the enormous vertical disc I originally tried to fit. The extra weight gained by removing this allowed for thicker steel armour (it was already pretty tough to begin with) and extensions to the srimech arms.

God forbid it ever goes up against a half decent spinner or axe though.

lower the bot and get Tornados so that you can ditch the srimech and add better weapon motors(perm 132, 6 mag, dual perm) and add MOAR WEAPONS

[Gropaga]

I never learn, do I?

MOAR BATTERIES. 

I'm a sucker for having more power, what can I say? That and the inclusion of not one, but three blacks actually means I can reliably self right. For a change.

Ok, so I've been experimenting with discs. After a couple of failed horizontal spinner attempts, I came up with this not very original design. Seems fairly effective though, yet to try it out on a DSL AI though.
Made a couple of changes half way through taking screenshots, after realising there was about 200kg worth of ballast at the back to make up for the enormous vertical disc I originally tried to fit. The extra weight gained by removing this allowed for thicker steel armour (it was already pretty tough to begin with) and extensions to the srimech arms.

God forbid it ever goes up against a half decent spinner or axe though.

Only needs 10 ants or 3 ants and 2 battlepack for it

[Mr. AS]

10 ants is a bit much, id probably go with 7 or 8

(btw op spin motors only use 10 amps despite what the description reads)

[cephalopod]

Looks pretty cool. I'd recommend getting some more weight by shrinking the chassis a little, bringing the height down, and mounting your burst motors - if you still need them - with just 1 raised multi-extender, rather than the crazy looking extender work in there right now.

If you want invertability, use Tornado wheels (after shrinking the chassis), otherwise I'd recommend other grippier wheels than the Tazbot wheels, like Hypnodisc's.

[Merrick]

Hmm. Cheers guys. I'm a little annoyed right now. Why the is it saying it'll take 7 hours to upload a 2 and half minute YouTube video?