Author Topic: Red's Robotic Hall of Lame - DSL Edition (Read 53615 times)

martymidget · « **Reply #160 on:** January 19, 2013, 09:01:15 AM »

And I doubt BSG's will fit in the compact chassis he has going on anyways.

Mr. AS · « **Reply #161 on:** January 19, 2013, 10:29:29 AM »

you need long extenders at the back for it to self-right

RedSawn · « **Reply #162 on:** January 24, 2013, 05:57:41 PM »

So I don't have any of the old Dynamo robots because of various computer formats. And I should, because, you know, it's one of the staples of my showcase.

Nothing like improving on it, then.
The new weapon system saves weight while having as much potential to hit as hard as Dynamo MK4 did (infact I've clocked several 2000 hits on BWs), while using the thinner piston allows the robot to be as small as the Astroflight motors require. The only problem with the bot as far as I know is that I had to skip out on two batteries as they make the drive system turn too fast, causing the bot to havok. This allowed for some pretty good armor for a BW, as you can see.

Pwnator · « **Reply #163 on:** January 24, 2013, 06:21:23 PM »

If it turns too fast, just use Shinies instead and put in another batt. You could free up some weight if you make the front end narrower as you still have some empty space.

RedSawn · « **Reply #164 on:** January 25, 2013, 06:04:47 AM »

The robot havoks while turning if I use shinies, rubber wheels or minis, it's because of the second battery. But luckily I found a very odd trick.

174.9kg, Plastic 5mm.

What did I do? Well, similar to before where the robot wouldn't havok after removing one of the batteries, I put 3 batteries in (One was stacked), went to the test area, went back to the chassis and removed a battery. The robot functions perfectly now, so now it's faster, smaller and just as heavily armoured as before.

EDIT: ... Functions perfectly 90% of the time. The robot havoked even worse then usual (On collision and while turning) in one of the several test matches I did. But it's still better then havoking all of the time.

RedSawn · « **Reply #165 on:** January 25, 2013, 02:19:15 PM »

Remember Red's golden rule?

123.9kg, 1mm Titanium. Makes use of the battery removal havok fix again.

madman3 · « **Reply #166 on:** January 26, 2013, 06:45:16 AM »

Eh, I'd try and find a compromise and get rid of the copals for better motors.

Pwnator · « **Reply #167 on:** January 26, 2013, 06:48:38 AM »

uuuhhh it's an ant

what kind of drive would you expect

madman3 · « **Reply #168 on:** January 26, 2013, 06:54:35 AM »

Quote from: Pwnator on January 26, 2013, 06:48:38 AM

uuuhhh it's an ant

what kind of drive would you expect

I dunno man but given that its a poker it would be kinda bad to be outperformed drive wise. I guess its not a major issue, it might be worse with a change but whatever.

Mr. AS · « **Reply #169 on:** January 26, 2013, 12:58:42 PM »

the force of the piston should probably give it some extra speed and make it flankier

RedSawn · « **Reply #170 on:** January 26, 2013, 01:24:56 PM »

Indeed, much like Dynamo MK1/2/3/4 with the Storm piston, the piston is so powerful it lunges forward a meter or so at Magmotor rammer speed. It can't turn -too- fast, but it'll shred most antweights with 400~2000 hits.

RedSawn · « **Reply #171 on:** February 09, 2013, 08:24:36 AM »

Intended for the Live Designs AI pack.
No I don't know why I called it Kill Bill. Maybe it could be said because the weapon and it's motor is about 75% of the robot's weight, making it debatably excessive.

Considering I don't have any alternative names, maybe I should make a team based on movies? What other bots could there be?

Naryar · « **Reply #172 on:** February 09, 2013, 11:28:44 AM »

Quote from: madman3 on January 26, 2013, 06:54:35 AM

Quote from: Pwnator on January 26, 2013, 06:48:38 AM
uuuhhh it's an ant

what kind of drive would you expect
I dunno man but given that its a poker it would be kinda bad to be outperformed drive wise. I guess its not a major issue, it might be worse with a change but whatever.

it's not only an ant but a poker. Giving it more than copals would be ridiculous.

Tweedy · « **Reply #173 on:** February 09, 2013, 11:31:29 AM »

Quote from: RedlineM203 on February 09, 2013, 08:24:36 AM

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Intended for the Live Designs AI pack.
No I don't know why I called it Kill Bill. Maybe it could be said because the weapon and it's motor is about 75% of the robot's weight, making it debatably excessive.

Considering I don't have any alternative names, maybe I should make a team based on movies? What other bots could there be?

That tribar holding the hammers looks really thin, it's a weightier setup but you could go hexplate-dslbar-flippermakers on the bottom of the dsl bar to angle the weapon-hammer

MassimoV · « **Reply #174 on:** February 09, 2013, 11:42:13 AM »

The skin is excellent though. Great work on the stripes.

Sylandro · « **Reply #175 on:** February 09, 2013, 12:04:52 PM »

It's Brother Of Whyachi's slightly deformed brother!

RedSawn · « **Reply #176 on:** February 09, 2013, 01:05:52 PM »

Ha, the stripes were the easy part. I take the chassis template given by the game, put it into Photoshop and.. well, line it up, which given the simple chassis is pretty straight forward. Any oddities (i.e the right stripe was off-centered on the sides despite lining up perfectly on the skin template) can be corrected with time.

Any way I am supposed to attach a hexplate to an axle? I've never actually used them before and I doubt you want me to use a extender.

This alternative version currently uses a 20cm Polycarbonate extender (on it's side)-hexplate-20cm CF-90/30 flippermaker. Saves a kilogram but it looks like (s)crap. The weapon rides closer to the bot now.
CF extenders does mean a good hammer shot would be likely to destroy the weapon but hey, same with the tribar.

And now to leave no loose ends, the same setup but using flippermakers instead of CF extenders. This means I had to put the armor down to 1mm Titanium (putting it to about ~246kg) which I didn't particularly want to do.

So it's a case of A (Kill Bill), B (Bill Kill) or C (Kill Kill) Those aren't really the names, it just amused me.

Mr. AS · « **Reply #177 on:** February 09, 2013, 02:08:35 PM »

red, its not your fault that plazmic doesn't know his basic dsl. hexplates do not attach to magmotors unless youre using nar AI.

i like A and C alot.

Tweedy · « **Reply #178 on:** February 09, 2013, 02:20:44 PM »

Quote from: Mr. AwesumSauce on February 09, 2013, 02:08:35 PM

red, its not your fault that plazmic doesn't know his basic dsl.

I've got too used to irl building

On c would it be possible to add a small dsl disc to the top for protection and a more clean look?

Badnik96 · « **Reply #179 on:** February 09, 2013, 02:28:24 PM »

I like the third one best to be completely honest.