Author Topic: Moonbear's DSL Showcase (Read 1963 times)

moonbear · « **on:** June 16, 2009, 02:00:53 AM »

I just downloaded DSL 2.1 about 2 hours ago, and have only made one bot so far. It's a HW flail shell spinner. Here are some pics.

From above

An angled view.

12 spiked clubs, duel perm motor to spin the shell, 1mm Ti armor, 18 ant batts, NPC T64 motors for drive, micro wheels, weighing in at 798.

Beat all the HW's Ive fought, including, WIIIDE LOAD, and Grog.

I didnt have enough weight for a longer polycarb sheet to self right, but the short one keeps me from going completly flat. My main issue is that the little axle things that my clubs are attached to keep coming out of place.... Is there any way to fix this?

Thanks.

cephalopod · « **Reply #1 on:** June 16, 2009, 02:06:54 AM »

Isn't that thing a bit hard to control? lol. Looks damn nice though, espescially the space management of it.
I would personally get rid of a battery and invest in a ziggo-style flag made of polycarbonate extenders.
And I believe that axle thing is a glitch, don't think it can be stopped.

EDIT: Are spiked clubs a good weapon in DSL? I'm not sure if they are.

moonbear · « **Reply #2 on:** June 16, 2009, 02:20:48 AM »

Ha, yeah it is to a degree. I just kinda wander in their general direction most of the time. Yes, they seem to be very good for this purpose, at least to me. This is my first ever realistic bot, it was kinda hard for me to catch on to that rule in the beginning.

Pwnator · « **Reply #3 on:** June 16, 2009, 03:50:45 AM »

Try to use Tankcat's AGOD cure by using the pause button before going to the bot lab.

If that still doesn't work, sadly you will have to rebuild the whole bot. D:

Doomkiller · « **Reply #4 on:** June 16, 2009, 05:45:41 AM »

The AGOD glitch sucks, destroyed my bot GOD which doesnt work becasue of it.
Overall, looks good. I cant give u much advice because my attepts to make shell spinners failed.

moonbear · « **Reply #5 on:** June 16, 2009, 12:32:06 PM »

Quote from: Pwnator;44506

Try to use Tankcat's AGOD cure by using the pause button before going to the bot lab.

If that still doesn't work, sadly you will have to rebuild the whole bot. D:

Wait, You mean like scap it/ built an entirely new bot, or just redo the shell?

Edit- I assume "whole bot" means the entire bot, haha.

moonbear · « **Reply #6 on:** June 16, 2009, 06:10:00 PM »

Update- I couldnt get the flails to stay together, so i switched to 2 iron spikes per plate for a total of 24. Removed one ant batt, so now I have 17. total weight of 795 something.

Here it is.

Are static iron spikes a good choice for shell spinners? Any other weapons that work really well on non flail shell spinners? Beat Grog and some of the other hard HW's with it.

Somebody · « **Reply #7 on:** June 16, 2009, 08:24:10 PM »

Quote from: Pwnator;44506

pause button

I have been tearing my brain apart trying to figure it out. What is this pause button of which everybody but me speaks.

Sage · « **Reply #8 on:** June 16, 2009, 09:30:40 PM »

Quote from: Somebody;44736

I have been tearing my brain apart trying to figure it out. What is this pause button of which everybody but me speaks.

it should be somewhere on your keyboard. on my laptop, it is right above the backspace button.

kill343gs · « **Reply #9 on:** June 16, 2009, 09:43:25 PM »

On a desktop keyboard it is usually near print screen and scroll lock.

Condor33 · « **Reply #10 on:** June 17, 2009, 06:55:43 AM »

It should be the topmost row of keys above your arrows, containing Print Scr, Scroll Lock, and Pause/Break. Hit Pause/Break. You'll know it worked when the music shuts off.

Reier · « **Reply #11 on:** June 17, 2009, 08:52:38 AM »

Unless he has a laptop, some don't have that key.

Sage · « **Reply #12 on:** June 17, 2009, 09:20:47 AM »

Quote from: Reier;44813

Unless he has a laptop, some don't have that key.

mine does.

Weirdo · « **Reply #13 on:** June 17, 2009, 12:40:18 PM »

Mine too.

I hope he doesn't feel too left out, I only discovered mine a couple of weeks ago.

>.<

Somebody · « **Reply #14 on:** June 17, 2009, 01:44:34 PM »

I found it.

Thanks guys.
(Opens RA2 to try it out).