Puppy's Showcase

[Puppy]

I agree :P I love the game and kinda wish another of it's kind would come out at some point. I love multiplayer personally so that's my limitation here.

As for the connection I agree it would look better connected. Though I didn't feel it was needed at the time so I didn't make adjustments ^^; Might edit that in in a bit.

[Puppy]

My first attempt ever at a light weight.

Updated bot/stats:

Armor: Aluminum 1
Weight: 247.9



Pretty weak health wise. But it runs whether it's flipped or not and can do decent damage it seems?

[Jonzu95]

It's original for sure. Those connectors aren't really the best though. Multiextenders are best for stuff like that

[Puppy]

It's original for sure. Those connectors aren't really the best though. Multiextenders are best for stuff like that

Messed around a little with them just now. Haven't tried them before. Good to know about :)

[Puppy]

A few bots I created today. Sorry if there are to many images. I've been trying to keep them more organized while still visually sharing.

Second Lightweight bot ever. More simple but still :P

Weight: 245.1
Armor: Plastic 3



Updated Flipper Bot:

Weight: 754.9
Armor: Steel 5



This last one is mainly because of my stream. A user called Loving Cube wanted bots based off of a cube shape. The first kinda failed but this one is pretty decent I think.

Updated Crawler(?) :

Weight: 798.6
Armor: Aluminum 10




Pretty fun streaming and building :P Going to look into the multiplayer of this game more (gameranger). If it works then you may see more of me around ^^

[Shield]

LW: don't use NPC for the weapon. In DSL, there are two kinds of motors, drive motors and weapon motors, weapon motors include: Eteks/Perms/twmr's (With the exception of the drive vesions)/ Piglets and shtuff. Drive motors are: NPC's/Twmr's (Drive versions)/ Etek (drive)/flatmotor (or slimbody forgot the name) and the astroflight. You should use a double twmr, might be overkill. Could use a twmr or a piglet instead.

HW Flipper: The random ramplates look weird. If it's standard, I think you got it right, if it's IRL the skirts pass through the chassis, the ramplates should be better organized, and I think that's it.

Crawler: i don't even know i have no idea how to build crawlers or how they work

[Puppy]

LW: don't use NPC for the weapon. In DSL, there are two kinds of motors, drive motors and weapon motors, weapon motors include: Eteks/Perms/twmr's (With the exception of the drive vesions)/ Piglets and shtuff. Drive motors are: NPC's/Twmr's (Drive versions)/ Etek (drive)/flatmotor (or slimbody forgot the name) and the astroflight. You should use a double twmr, might be overkill. Could use a twmr or a piglet instead.

HW Flipper: The random ramplates look weird. If it's standard, I think you got it right, if it's IRL the skirts pass through the chassis, the ramplates should be better organized, and I think that's it.

Crawler: i don't even know i have no idea how to build crawlers or how they work

Yeah the ram plate is just to protect the motors when I get flipped. If I could adjust the chassis so they indented where the flippers did I would. But, I settled. Thank you for the info though on the motors and such. Always good to learn more. :3

[martymidget]

If the flipper is standard, do away with the top ramplate and you're going to need wedges at the front. The bot is underpowered as well- not sure exactly how much more you'll need (forgotten- nary pls).

[Puppy]

If the flipper is standard, do away with the top ramplate and you're going to need wedges at the front. The bot is underpowered as well- not sure exactly how much more you'll need (forgotten- nary pls).

I'm unsure what standard is to be honest.. I've looked a little through the forums and could not find any definition where I looked. Adjusting the bot accordingly.

[Badnik96]

Standard DSL, pretty much, is as long as nothing intersects in a way that couldn't be done in real life, it's perfectly OK.

[martymidget]

IRL building is building robots that can function in real life. Some good examples of this can be found in Scrap Daddy's, Thyrus' and SKBT's showcases. The rules of this vary from person to person, and can be a very subjective style of building.

Standard building is building whatever, with only two real rules-

1. Moving parts must not intersect with other moving parts or cut completely through a component or the connection between two components.
2. Stacking is not allowed.

Otherwise, go crazy. Just mention which style of building you're going for with a bot you need help with, and we'll adjust our advice accordingly. Happy building!

[Naryar]

It is fitting that you painted that crawler pink.

[Puppy]

My attempt at a killing bot. I made one a long time ago. This is sort of an improved version I guess.

Updated robot/stats:

It's weakness is it's armor and being off the ground at all.

Standard
Weight: 792
Armor: Plastic 3





Edits: Changed skirts to Aluminum, added battlepack battery (was running low on battery fast) , upped armor to Plastic 3.

[martymidget]

When it comes to spinning motors, you only need one ant battery to run one spin motor for a standard 2 minute match (might even be 3). This'll save you some weight for other things.

Metal hinge wedges are often better than skirt hinges and burst wedges (nobody uses them anymore, but a well tuned one can be deadly).

All in all, it's a good start for improving. Consider using the outer attachment points for discs in the future as well. A good weapon set up for this would be light ds teeth/razors attached to beater bars. You could also find a way to make it invertible. However, feel free to do what you want, really.

Honestly it's better for you to just experiment with stuff. If you need a hand we'll point you in the right direction- and feel free to showcase it.

Happy building!

[Puppy]

When it comes to spinning motors, you only need one ant battery to run one spin motor for a standard 2 minute match (might even be 3). This'll save you some weight for other things.

Metal hinge wedges are often better than skirt hinges and burst wedges (nobody uses them anymore, but a well tuned one can be deadly).

All in all, it's a good start for improving. Consider using the outer attachment points for discs in the future as well. A good weapon set up for this would be light ds teeth/razors attached to beater bars. You could also find a way to make it invertible. However, feel free to do what you want, really.

Honestly it's better for you to just experiment with stuff. If you need a hand we'll point you in the right direction- and feel free to showcase it.

Happy building!

Left the bot kinda slow near the end of a 3 minute one. So I upped the power which seemed to help. Currently it can be used inverted but it's not the best without the skirts. I'll look into different skirt types though I can't seem to use metal hinges, they break the second I attach them (the non-anchored part always flies off).

[martymidget]

I can't seem to use metal hinges, they break the second I attach them (the non-anchored part always flies off).

If you get this problem, tab out into a different menu (e.g Controls, chassis, etc) just after you've attached it and it'll stop flying off. Then attach something (preferably the first part of the wedge) to it, then do the same for the second/third ones etc and you should be fine.

Metal hinges are prone to AGOD though (Axle Glitch of Death), where the collision meshes of components attached to the hinge can sometimes misalign completely and do some really strange things. If that happens it's best to rebuild the hinge setup completely, and if that doesn't work you may have to rebuild the bot entirely. There is a pause glitch that sometimes fixes it- but it isn't entirely reliable in my experience.

[Naryar]

irons are pretty bad for this, use beaters + razors or beaters + small DS teeth

these wheels aren't the best, use Slipperbottoms maybe

you can have a lighter wedge

and finally for spinner motors you just need a bit more than 1 ant battery (on average, of course) per motor, aka 7 or 8 for this bot.

[Puppy]

Internet was out and this was created. I feel middle weights are a good balance. Heavy weights just spam a certain thing. Light weights can barely have weapons. So, I tried my hand at some middle weights. This is my second one and I really like it.

Updated bot/stats:

Standard
Armor: Plastic 3
Weight: 392





My goal with this bot isn't fully DPS. With those cutting teeth there is a mix of flipping/damage. Keeping the enemy off it's wheels and doing damage at the same time. (Awaiting comments about excess batteries xD )

[cephalopod]

Looks pretty nice - you're right about the batteries though, you only need 4 ant batteries :P
As you say, it's not mega-efficient with killing but I like the design. I would recommend using hypno wheels instead of what you've got, and shrinking down the chassis maybe. Maybe also try using beaters instead of teeth, iunno, would improve damage without compromising the flippy thing you got, which I've always been an advocate of.

[Puppy]

So I designed a bot to basically 'shred' the enemy in a way. Maybe lift 'em off the ground a bit depending on the bot. Not the best but it's neat. Had to add the little arms so it didn't front flip as much. Helps keep enemies in the 'shredding' area as well.

Updated bot/stats:

Standard
Armor: Plastic 3
Weight: 397 (Middle Weights :D)