Author Topic: MikeNCR's Legendary Bots (Read 110907 times)

MikeNCR · « **Reply #40 on:** March 08, 2009, 04:43:16 PM »

Been testing various LW designs lately since that's the class announced for BBEANS 6

Somebody · « **Reply #41 on:** March 08, 2009, 07:18:50 PM »

The shell spinner looks like mini-IS

Reier · « **Reply #42 on:** March 08, 2009, 07:28:40 PM »

MikeNCR · « **Reply #43 on:** March 08, 2009, 10:05:56 PM »

It's essentially an optimized version of Yog-Sothoth from my first post in the thread back in '06

Naryar · « **Reply #44 on:** March 09, 2009, 03:09:26 AM »

Is the one (bottom middle) with the unique metal hinge wedge a popup?

MikeNCR · « **Reply #45 on:** March 09, 2009, 06:06:18 AM »

yeah, apparently the wedge dips below the chassis briefly when the weapon fires

Naryar · « **Reply #46 on:** March 09, 2009, 07:36:09 AM »

Okay... so my opinion:

Claw bar HS: That's not a very powerful weapon for a LW HS, and the magmotor is vulnerable. (I bet there will be a good bunch of HS and SnS with 2 30kg sledgehammers on BBEANS6)

Sheck spinner: Probably not enough weapon hitpoints, again.

Rammer: Probably the best of all. You would benefit from Hypno wheels, because they're more grippy for the same weight and lower ground clearance would help. (Won't look as cool with hypno wheels that said)

Iron disc HS: Double magmotor? Anyways, still not enough weapon HP's.

Popup: Great wedge. That aluminium double wedge doesn't protects the chassis very well, however. And i had better results using razors rather than irons on popups.

Sawbot: Excellent wedge, but the saw WILL get destroyed by the first decent HS you'll meet.

They all look cool though.

Clickbeetle · « **Reply #47 on:** March 14, 2009, 06:16:04 PM »

Good bots. I wouldn't get too excited for BBEANS6 just yet when #5 hasn't even started yet, though!

Agree with most of Naryar's comments. The shell spinner probably has enough weapons for a flailing HS though (I'm assuming it's packing a double Mag under that shell?) You could get 6 iron spikes on flails if you took off the side panels on the shell, but that wouldn't be that much of an improvement and would look less cool besides.

And the rammer would probably be better with weapons with slightly more HP. Lightning spikes, for instance, or pointy tips if you had weight. But it's pretty good as is.

infiniteinertia · « **Reply #48 on:** March 15, 2009, 12:58:18 PM »

Very nice MikeNCR, very nice.

and <3 subject to die without reason (taken from subject to change without reason i am guessing?)

MikeNCR · « **Reply #49 on:** March 15, 2009, 02:07:06 PM »

Getting the balance right on this one was fun. It's fast and hits quite hard.

Naryar · « **Reply #50 on:** March 15, 2009, 02:12:52 PM »

95kg on a 30kg motor ?

MikeNCR · « **Reply #51 on:** March 15, 2009, 02:59:19 PM »

What can I say? It seems to work just fine.

Did some work on the rammer

MikeNCR · « **Reply #52 on:** March 27, 2009, 12:05:49 PM »

Here's the whole fleet of LW's

Also working on a new LW HS

Urjak · « **Reply #53 on:** March 27, 2009, 12:20:35 PM »

Wow... you really like Green and black don't you?

Reier · « **Reply #54 on:** March 27, 2009, 12:25:39 PM »

=)_) Meee tooo
Or green & silver. <3

MikeNCR · « **Reply #55 on:** March 27, 2009, 12:43:36 PM »

Been using it since I raced slotcars in middle school. Great visibility and a relatively uncommon color scheme. Edited my last post to add in a new LW spinner I'm testing.

kill343gs · « **Reply #56 on:** March 27, 2009, 01:28:18 PM »

I just want you to know that this is my favorite DSL showcase, your bots show a much higher level of realism than most. Not because they break what we consider the realistic rule, but because I could almost see your bots battling it out in front of me. It may be because your a real builder, but your DSL work is a whole nother level of cool to me.

MikeNCR · « **Reply #57 on:** March 27, 2009, 01:43:32 PM »

Thanks. Taking time to think about how I'd build the design if it were a real bot helps quite a bit.

Somebody · « **Reply #58 on:** March 27, 2009, 05:35:36 PM »

My favorite in the pic is the SnS in the front. And I love how you make these giant group pics.

Condor33 · « **Reply #59 on:** March 27, 2009, 05:58:22 PM »

Allow me to say you make the most obscenely powerful lightweights ever.