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Robot Arena => Showcases => DSL TC Showcases => Topic started by: nicsan2009 on November 05, 2011, 05:14:40 PM
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Well I have been here a while now and for some reason never started a show case so I finnaly decided to do one.
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/27186Showcase%201.PNG)Forget About It 248'ish
Here's my first bot and entry into Sheet Metal it's an IRL LW with plastic 3 5 ants npc's 2 ice picks and a sledge hammer. Does really well in competition.
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A BOX!!!
Seriously, that hammer is a thing for me to worry about.
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A BOX!!!
Seriously, that hammer is a thing for me to worry about.
It is a BOX!!! because I couldn't seem to think of anything that day but I'm overall happy with the result :approve:
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argh that hammer will give Gilgamesh some trouble...
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That looks pretty hard for my bot to beat. Your bot would probably trounce it.
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FEAR me lol
anyway how can I make it better?
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Hell no. you go an fear me. You saw VE2. >:]
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Hell no. you go an fear me. You saw VE2. >:]
It's on :gunz:
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Ok, well don't use stock extenders and icepicks. The PA skirts would be a good idea but they are blocking other robots from getting to the ramming parts. It can be worked with though.
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(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/27186Showcase%201.PNG)
Oh look a new showcase
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/17776obligitory.png)
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(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/27186Showcase%201.PNG)
Oh look a new showcase
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/17776obligitory.png)
Hahaha that is quite accurate seeing how this bot is just plain bad, and how I'm going to correct him brutally.
-Don't use stock extenders
-Icepicks are just bad
-Way too much batteries, use 2 or 3
-Not enough weapons.
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It is an IRL bot you know. I actually had to remove some stuff for Fotpex to accept it.
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and what do you guys mean stock extenders?That in the front is a DSL Bar. But i will take your other advise and get rid of a couple ants and try to add more weapons.Thanks for helping.
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While IRL pretty much means "can't build anything really damaging", it doesn't strictly mean "build really bad bots". You can build a decent bot and still be IRL.
If you want to (most likely) lose asap and be dubbed SFTW, use this.
If you want to stand a chance, listen to the advice I gave you.
Anyways, I and MassimoV were wrong on a point - that's not a stock extender, but a 120cm DSL bar. It just looked like a stock extender at first look.
I think you can just get rid of the icepicks. Maybe also use tougher wheels.
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But your bot is still really BAD honestly.
If you want to lose asap and be dubbed SFTW, continue like this.
If you want to stand a chance, listen to the advice I gave you.
While IRL pretty much means "limiting yourself in skill level for no valid reason", it doesn't strictly mean "build really bad bots". You can build a decent bot and still be IRL.
Anyways, I and MassimoV were wrong on a point - that's not a stock extender, but a 120cm DSL bar. It just looked like a stock extender at first look.
I think you can just get rid of the icepicks. Maybe also use tougher wheels.
Ok should I put Beater bars on it or what instead of ice picks?
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Yes, you can. Large ones preferably, and attach them by their side AP so they point towards the front of the bot and can hit with your sledgehammer.
Or simply use a few spikes, just not too much else it'll not be IRL. You must know that the more weapons you hit the opponent with at the same time, the more damage you deal, regardless of the weapon.
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(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/9807showcase 2.PNG)
Ok so I added large beater bars instead of ice picks and I added hypno wheels, I also got rid of 3 ants and added plastic 5. better?
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Yup.
I can see why you are putting these PA skirts to the side of your bot, but they might get you stuck on a wall if you get flipped.
But they protect as well. Your choice really.
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It's a sub par DSL bot more than an IRL bot. Take ten minutes digging around on the builders database (http://buildersdb.com/) or watch some more recent fights on YouTube to get an idea of what bots look like IRL and them go from there.
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Yup.
I can see why you are putting these PA skirts to the side of your bot, but they might get you stuck on a wall if you get flipped.
But they protect as well. Your choice really.
I'll keep them because I'm lazy because FOTEPX said I had to have some type of external armor on it.
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He hasn't stated that in the rules...
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He hasn't stated that in the rules...
That's what I said but I didn't want to start any crap with him
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He hasn't stated that in the rules...
That's what I said but I didn't want to start any crap with him
When you sent me the original, it barely looked IRL realistic at all, that's why I said add the PA skirts, so you had a half-ass excuse for IRL-ism. You don't HAVE to keep them, but whatever you replace them with must be at least half decent.
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He hasn't stated that in the rules...
That's what I said but I didn't want to start any crap with him
When you sent me the original, it barely looked IRL realistic at all, that's why I said add the PA skirts, so you had a half-ass excuse for IRL-ism. You don't HAVE to keep them, but whatever you replace them with must be at least half decent.
Whoa
i didn't mean to get you mad but yeah I'll keep them because it does make it a bit more IRL.
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(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/54540Showcase2.PNG)
New IRL lightweight with Plastic 3 and 3 ants and a possible entry to B4ttlebots. I need feedback on how to make this bot better. That would be greatly appreciated.
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Don't bother with the wheelguards. Or just add weapons angling slightly forward in place of wheelguards. So it's cooler, it protects your wheels a bit and damages the enemy. Also you will have something to ram with if you lose your spinner.
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Don't bother with the wheelguards. Or just add weapons angling slightly forward in place of wheelguards. So it's cooler, it protects your wheels a bit and damages the enemy. Also you will have something to ram with if you lose your spinner.
Good idea, I will add.
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Maybe you can also put that magmotor inside directly on a multi-extender, if you angle it more.
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Maybe you can also put that magmotor inside directly on a multi-extender, if you angle it more.
I tried but my chasis was too flat for that so I left it alone but I added a ramming weapon
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/63003showcase%203.PNG)
The razors are for you nary :trollface
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Oh teah and it is 247.6 kg's
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Extenders are wasting weight.
Try large beaters + small DS teeth.
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Maybe you can also put that magmotor inside directly on a multi-extender, if you angle it more.
I tried but my chasis was too flat for that so I left it alone but I added a ramming weapon
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/63003showcase%203.PNG)
The razors are for you nary :trollface
Angle the razors, make the weapon longer.
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(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/89023Showcase%204.PNG)
Like that?
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(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/89023Showcase%204.PNG)
Like that?
Looks good, but try angling them, like I said (I know you were building it, don't worry.)
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(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/89023Showcase%204.PNG)
Like that?
Looks good, but try angling them, like I said (I know you were building it, don't worry.)
Not to be rude or anything but what would angling them do?
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(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/89023Showcase%204.PNG)
Like that?
Looks good, but try angling them, like I said (I know you were building it, don't worry.)
Not to be rude or anything but what would angling them do?
Space between the weapon (spin) and the floor, assuming there' not much space between them.
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Ther is enough room between the weapon and the floor, I mean it's not touching the floor at all so I think that aspect is good for now.
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Well the original point was to protect the wheels, now it's a rammer/HS hybrid... but it's not a problem in my books.
By angling, I hope TX means putting the weapons farther from each other while keeping the same position from the multi. So your static weapons form a V-shaped rack, and protect the weapons.
Rotating the DS teeth will do no good however, cause they might touch the ground and therefore deal much less damage.
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Well the original point was to protect the wheels, now it's a rammer/HS hybrid... but it's not a problem in my books.
By angling, I hope TX means putting the weapons farther from each other while keeping the same position from the multi. So your static weapons form a V-shaped rack, and protect the weapons.
Rotating the DS teeth will do no good however, cause they might touch the ground and therefore deal much less damage.
So I should leave it how it is?
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As you wish. I think angling the weapons will provide more protection to your wheels, but less punch in the start of a match. So your choice.
You could also just make it a flat HS, save 4kg on the anchor, and get a stab at invertibility with larger wheels.
What drive does it have by the way ? It will need at least Slimbody drive to keep it's front aimed at the enemy at most times, and TWM3R's would be ideal.
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Slim body's it was originally npc's but I had to change for weight reasons
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NPC's is just plain entirely overkill for a LW HS anyway.
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Well the original point was to protect the wheels, now it's a rammer/HS hybrid... but it's not a problem in my books.
By angling, I hope TX means putting the weapons farther from each other while keeping the same position from the multi. So your static weapons form a V-shaped rack, and protect the weapons.
Rotating the DS teeth will do no good however, cause they might touch the ground and therefore deal much less damage.
That's what I meant, Nar.
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Well the original point was to protect the wheels, now it's a rammer/HS hybrid... but it's not a problem in my books.
By angling, I hope TX means putting the weapons farther from each other while keeping the same position from the multi. So your static weapons form a V-shaped rack, and protect the weapons.
Rotating the DS teeth will do no good however, cause they might touch the ground and therefore deal much less damage.
That's what I meant, Nar.
Don'y you mean so the spinning weapon won't touch the ground?
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Well the original point was to protect the wheels, now it's a rammer/HS hybrid... but it's not a problem in my books.
By angling, I hope TX means putting the weapons farther from each other while keeping the same position from the multi. So your static weapons form a V-shaped rack, and protect the weapons.
Rotating the DS teeth will do no good however, cause they might touch the ground and therefore deal much less damage.
That's what I meant, Nar.
Don'y you mean so the spinning weapon won't touch the ground?
I misworded what I said.
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B4ttlebots entry for heavyweights
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/64800showcase 5.PNG)
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Doesn't look too bad. Perhaps a bit too much in the way of weaponry, but I do like the staggered effect. Flat sides would help with the effect a bit more, I feel.
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It looks like an inverted soup bowl with a straw coming out of it xD
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It's a self-righting pole, akin to Ziggo's flag. Whole robot looks a lot like Ziggo, only with more weaponry.
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I know, but I was just in that sort of mood xD
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Is the pole static?
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Is the pole static?
Yeah it's to prevent it from going all the way upside down, this way it just gets back up
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Reminds me of Bout from the last BB.
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Reminds me of Bout from the last BB.
Somebody's bot?
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Yeah that one.
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So it's a megabyte ripoff ?
Looks really plain to me, nor does it looks particularly fearsome in battle. You should make something cooler.
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(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/31605screenshot_7.PNG)
Here is an IRL SHW and entrant to B4ttlebots and probably the last bot I build for a while due to the lack of tournaments that are in the signups. but it does fairly well in competition. Also beat SD so far in B4ttlebots, and also beat my SHW from Battlebots 3 Reloaded.
FEAR TEH SKULLZ
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metal hinges...
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metal hinges...
Oh yeah, I changed that to dsl axels, sorry, I used an old pic.
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That's fine then :P
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Doesn't look too bad, in all honesty. Wheelgards look slightly flimsy, though, and I think it would look slightly more appealing if the flippers didn't intersect the chassis.
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(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/60859showcase 8.PNG)
A new HW VS. Entered in my brothers fan made robot wars series. Hoping to enter in a real tourney soon.
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(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/60127Showcase 9.PNG)
A back view
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Obviously it's a HW. But what's the armour and the weight?
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plastic 5 and it weighs 797.1
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uh its not great
Get rid of the chassis protection and get better drive/ less weapons (they dont look irl like that)
The weapon looks really high up aswell
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uh its not great
Get rid of the chassis protection and get better drive/ less weapons (they dont look irl like that)
The weapon looks really high up aswell
Will get rid of protection and get better drive, I will also take away some weapons but the weapon looks high up but it really isn't.
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You'd be better off with hammer or something like that so it can punt easily.
And you might want to add some protection to the the front so the motors dont fall off as quickly
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Motors and extenders for the motors look reeeeally exposed, even for an IRL bot.
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(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/60859showcase 8.PNG)
A new HW VS. Entered in my brothers fan made robot wars series. Hoping to enter in a real tourney soon.
youtube channel?
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Are you gonna have your brother join GTM. Anyways the bot has a good start but deffinitely needs to be improve. In stead of the chassis in the back, use some extenders.
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No youtube channel at the moment but he said he will make an account eventually.
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I would enjoy watching the tourney. Sounds fun.
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He isn't done building all the bots yet but when he does, it will be very similar to Metal Munchers
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I remember being stoked about that series. Good times.
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And he might make an account to enter my tourney.
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dp
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/56052Showcase 9.PNG)
This is the skill level of the bots, not very good IMO but sometimes the bad more realistic robots are a lot more fun to watch
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Yeah. Still fun to see tournaments with no stress. Even if the bot quality isn't the best.
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Not too bad. I think it would look better without the wedge on the front, though.
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(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/39954Showcase 10.PNG)
New MW with plastic 3 and 3 ants. How can I make it better?
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Shorten that chassis, and that's about it.
(TBH I do not wanna fight that thing)
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Only thing I can think of would be to make the chassis a bit wider. It'd line up with the wedge a bit better, and hide the NPC axles that you've got sticking out at the moment. Apart from that, it looks like a pretty decent bot. =)
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I made the chasis wider and shorter and hid the axels, anything else?
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Maybe change the baseplate anchor.
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Wow, you've improved :)
Ill go with Massimo on that one, though. Instead of using a baseplate anchor for your wedge, try to use a multi extender. (that little red and black thing). That will save you 2 kg for whatever you think of would help it :P
Can it drive when inverted?
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Wow, you've improved :)
Ill go with Massimo on that one, though. Instead of using a baseplate anchor for your wedge, try to use a multi extender. (that little red and black thing). That will save you 2 kg for whatever you think of would help it :P
Can it drive when inverted?
Fixed and yes it can.
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(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/67916Showcase 11.PNG)
New bot and or entry to Battlebots 5.
VERY battle effecient beat all past Battlebots entrants including the SHWs.
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dp Oh yeah forgot., It has npc's
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Not too bad actually. Definitly your best so far.
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Ugh, just when I thought Critical Hit was gonna do well...
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Ugh, just when I thought Critical Hit was gonna do well...
I take that as a compliment :approve:
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Rotate the teeth so it 'fits' with the bars.
Otherwise it's pretty good, might be better off with a tribar and one hammer on each arm.
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Looks alright, better than some of your previous stuff. I'd agree with ty4er, if you rotate the Heavy DS Teeth 90 degrees, so they match up with the DSL bar, it would look a bit better. I'm not really a fan of the gaping hole between the arms and the chassis with nothing in it, though.
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I'd agree with Craaig
Oh if only he posted here :P
And if you turn the nose the other way then it would be cooler IMO
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That has more weapon weight than most efficiency bots in DSL, its ridiculous.
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(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/78984Showcase%2012.PNG)
Made this a while back but never showcased it cause I'm lazy because I'm to busy all the time. I know that it looks bad but it wins a lot of fights. How can I make it Better?
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Eeeww... wedges. That's behind me now. Looks alright otherwise.
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(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/24784Showcase 13.PNG)
7 Ants NPC's Tite 5.
Feedback?
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What's up with the chassis shape? It looks kind of messy with the double wheel guards going on. Either put the wheels in the gaps in the chassis and get rid of all those extra DSL bars, or make it a simple box chassis.
IMO it would look cool with the wheels in the chassis slots and without the DSL bars. Maybe give it 4WD mags or slims too so the motors fit in the middle and for extra coolness.
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Very messy. I don't like it.
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I made a new bot but I need skinning help. I found out that when it's 128x128 it's really not high resalution can I use any other dimensions without crashing the game?
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you can use powers of two for you skin so theoretically you could do an 2X2 or a 4X4 but that would be useless. I know NFX has gone up to a 512x512 before but that makes the bot file big and laggyier.
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Ok thanks.
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It doesn't really make it lag. I use 1024x1024 and it works like a charm on my Gateway Laptop.
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Don't even mention 2048x2048...
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(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/10047Showcase 14.PNG)
7 ants npc's
Front view
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Feedback will be appreciated.
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The support structure for the motor seems a bit off, try angling some extenders to make it look cooler. And wheelguards would also look good.
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Anything else?
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Wheelguards.
Oh and Tazbot's grip are a bit rubbish. Might want to look into getting some better wheels.
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extender work = fail
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extender work = fail
On the back or front?
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Both, in my view.
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Yes both. It's just very fragile, mostly useless, and if you fight against an undercutter you'll lose your whole weapon quickly.
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I think a bar system for the back would be generic, but the best design for this bot.
Oh and I HATE THOSE WHEELS, I SHALL ATTEMPT TO DESTROY THEM.
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(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/14691Showcase 16.PNG)
better?
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Yes, much better. Now change these two flippermakers holding the bar to one small DSL bar.
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That motor, with just 1 tiny support?
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changed it to a DSL bar but I don't want to post another picture because there is no need. is that it?
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Don't want to post the insides?
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(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/2719Showcase 17.PNG)
insides.
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It's just begging for some extenders going sideways from the front of the DSL bars to the sides of the Perm. That would give it the extra bit of support it needs for good IRL (this is an IRL bot, right?)
Perhaps cut down on the back armor to get weight for this.
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(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/82981Showcase%2018.PNG)
New IRL HW with plastic 3 and 4 or 5 ants.
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Cutting teeth look pretty good like that. But Metal Hinge wedges = poor show. And I'm not really a fan of those side "arms" you put on your bots , they look really long and brittle without serving much purpose. I might try and get the NPC axles inside the chassis as well.
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The long arms are mostly for looks and I will fix metal hinges and axels.
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I'm sorry but that's more sub par DSL than IRL.
First off you've got the metal hinge wedges that are huge and stick out way too much to be realistic, second off you've got those funky arm things NFX mentioned. They really don't look good and are not really realistic.
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no offence but you suck at irl building, to be blunt :P
Nowhere would i see as many weapons as that- like that irl. It just doesn't look irl at all either.
It kinda looks like you made a bad dsl wammer and added random weapons to it, take the wheelguards- they have sir k drills and a double sided tooth, tell me where you would find that irl, you're just abusing the stats of it to try and make a killer.
If i were you i would replace the wheelguards with something like a ski, have less bunched-together weapons and have maybe some BB and other weapons (full of spike strips on the wedge?) and make it flatter, it just looks ugly with that height :P. I don't have a problem with metal hinges aslong as it fits with the design (e.g. you need it like wammers, just don't make them sticking out too much).
Again, no offence but i am pointing out stuff that will (hopefully) make you a better builder, feel free to correct me.
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Yeah this isn't IRL, this is just bad standard DSL.
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I can't do anything but agree with Nary.