smashysmashy's DSL crapcase

[Clickbeetle]

Small chassis only havoks with internal drive motors (usually).  Put the Copal on a multiextender or something and it should be fine.
 
Also, that bottom armor is nearly useless mounted on a skirt hinge.  It will just flex out of the way and bots will still hit your chassis.  It needs to be mounted so it can't move.

[smashysmashy]

Small chassis only havoks with internal drive motors (usually).  Put the Copal on a multiextender or something and it should be fine.
 
Also, that bottom armor is nearly useless mounted on a skirt hinge.  It will just flex out of the way and bots will still hit your chassis.  It needs to be mounted so it can't move.

Understood, thanks.

[smashysmashy]

Haven't got round to the shell spinner, all I can say is sorry, I'll get to it soon and in the interim time I thought I'd show this off:

Super Killy Death Bot Thing, or SKDBT for short. Plastic 3 and a chassis that took forever to make airtight. (Just a quick shout-out to NC for the awesome movepixel)











The setup was originally supposed to be Tite 1 and 13kg rubbers, but with the most airtight chassis possible I could only manage 249.9. An hour and a half down the drain.

[Badger]

Hmmm, it would be better if you moved the Vlad spike out for better reach.

How does it do in battle? how many Ants?

[Squirrel_Monkey]

BFE the chassis lower, mount the Mags unraised, use WaWs. Profit?

[smashysmashy]

BFE the chassis lower, mount the Mags unraised, use WaWs. Profit?

Haven't done BFE, don't really like BFE, tbh. May try if I can be bothered to learn.

Hmmm, it would be better if you moved the Vlad spike out for better reach.

No. I wanted the Vlad spike for one realistic (and tough) spike. I also didn't want it to reach out too far and look unwieldy.

How does it do in battle? how many Ants?

It's currently untested. And four.

So what I've done is spent a long time making a bad bot pointlessly when I could have BFE'd the chassis?   

[Squirrel_Monkey]

BFE the chassis lower, mount the Mags unraised, use WaWs. Profit?

Haven't done BFE, don't really like BFE, tbh. May try if I can be bothered to learn.

Hmmm, it would be better if you moved the Vlad spike out for better reach.

No. I wanted the Vlad spike for one realistic (and tough) spike. I also didn't want it to reach out too far and look unwieldy.

How does it do in battle? how many Ants?

It's currently untested. And four.

So what I've done is spent a long time making a bad bot pointlessly when I could have BFE'd the chassis?   

No, the shape was best done in game. As for height BFE, look here: https://gametechmods.com/forums/index.php/topic,9216.msg460838.html#msg460838

[Virus Bomb]

Go for a u-shaped chassis instead of the h-shaped chassis you have now and see if that helps.

[smashysmashy]

BFE the chassis lower, mount the Mags unraised, use WaWs. Profit?

Haven't done BFE, don't really like BFE, tbh. May try if I can be bothered to learn.

Hmmm, it would be better if you moved the Vlad spike out for better reach.

No. I wanted the Vlad spike for one realistic (and tough) spike. I also didn't want it to reach out too far and look unwieldy.

How does it do in battle? how many Ants?

It's currently untested. And four.

So what I've done is spent a long time making a bad bot pointlessly when I could have BFE'd the chassis?   

No, the shape was best done in game. As for height BFE, look here: https://gametechmods.com/forums/index.php/topic,9216.msg460838.html#msg460838

You, are awesome. Having a read now =3

Go for a u-shaped chassis instead of the h-shaped chassis you have now and see if that helps.

Before I rush blindly into this, what would this achieve?

[Virus Bomb]

going with a u-shaped chassis weighs less than a h-shaped chassis iirc.

[smashysmashy]

going with a u-shaped chassis weighs less than a h-shaped chassis iirc.

But why? The volume would be identical.

[Squirrel_Monkey]

going with a u-shaped chassis weighs less than a h-shaped chassis iirc.

But why? The volume would be identical.

It's all about surface area in RA2.

[Scrap Daddy]

You act like this is the first time ra2 hasn't made sense

[smashysmashy]

going with a u-shaped chassis weighs less than a h-shaped chassis iirc.

But why? The volume would be identical.

It's all about surface area in RA2.

*facepalm*

<expletive>ing Gabriel Interactive.

You act like this is the first time ra2 hasn't made sense

You, sir, have a point.

RA2 puts the laws of physics into a room and farts in it.

[ty4er]

is it meant to be irl

[smashysmashy]

is it meant to be irl

Whoops, yes it is. Sorry =3

If I was going to make DSL Realistic I'd have used 2 NPC Fasts and hypnos

[Badnik96]

Skin looks cool.

[Reier]

going with a u-shaped chassis weighs less than a h-shaped chassis iirc.

But why? The volume would be identical.

It's all about surface area in RA2.

Actually, that would make sense IRL. More metal = more weight, it's not like there's anything inside the chassis to take up weight. Volume only matters in an aquarium or something.

[Clickbeetle]

Actually in this case, a U chassis and an H chassis would weigh exactly the same.  All you're doing is sliding the middle segment forward or backward.
 
You will only save weight by bringing two of the "arms" of the H together into one thicker center arm, thus eliminating the gap in the middle.  The end result would be sort of a Y chassis (assuming you want to leave the front gap for the Vlad spike).

[smashysmashy]

Actually in this case, a U chassis and an H chassis would weigh exactly the same.  All you're doing is sliding the middle segment forward or backward.
 
You will only save weight by bringing two of the "arms" of the H together into one thicker center arm, thus eliminating the gap in the middle.  The end result would be sort of a Y chassis (assuming you want to leave the front gap for the Vlad spike).

Hmmmm, that's an idea. Might have a go.