Author Topic: smashysmashy's DSL crapcase (Read 56732 times)

martymidget · « **Reply #100 on:** October 10, 2011, 03:03:51 PM »

What weapon motor is stashed away in there?

Something in me thinks that the wheel (base?) isn't wide enough...but I've never actually built a MW drum, so feel free to disregard. :P

NPCF or normal? :P

smashysmashy · « **Reply #101 on:** October 10, 2011, 03:42:28 PM »

Perm 80, normals, slow turning

NFX · « **Reply #102 on:** October 10, 2011, 03:50:49 PM »

Personally, I don't like bots that are invertible and have a wedge. If you get flipped over, it's a massive hinderance more than anything. I think the weight would be better spent on armour, drive or weaponry, but that's just me. I would really try and make this invertible, though, try using the Small Drum components instead of the medium, to give you a lighter and therefore faster weapon setup, and upgrade the motors to NPC Fasts. That might solve your turning issue.

smashysmashy · « **Reply #103 on:** October 15, 2011, 06:38:39 AM »

An update on the drum. It kills all AI except those pesky HS who get one swipe at the chassis and KO. Oh and Tempest which won on points

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Also, IRL HW flipper with two judge bursts.

Naryar · « **Reply #104 on:** October 15, 2011, 07:15:07 AM »

It's not IRL, since the two flipper bars go through each other. Yes yes, I know these titanium extenders are supposed to be welded IRL, but it isn't. Hell it's not even realistic. If you want to be realistic just make it with one more powerful burst.

Also that's not an IRL wedge setup...

smashysmashy · « **Reply #105 on:** October 15, 2011, 07:23:03 AM »

...So I use what for the wedges?

But you could have two bursts fire the flipper...

Naryar · « **Reply #106 on:** October 15, 2011, 08:23:39 AM »

Quote from: smashysmashy on October 15, 2011, 07:23:03 AM

But you could have two bursts fire the flipper...

Yes, IRL : but it cannot be implemented in RA2.

Though I suppose you could just shorten the overlapping Ti extenders until they just touch each other. It would mimic a two pronged and two burst flipper, even while being 2 different flippers in RA2.

But the best mimicking would still be just one single arm made to look like a two pronged arm, attached to a single flipper.

smashysmashy · « **Reply #107 on:** October 15, 2011, 08:50:13 AM »

Just the info I needed. Thanks, Nary =D

Squirrel_Monkey · « **Reply #108 on:** October 15, 2011, 09:26:02 AM »

That flipper reminds me of RW:AOD.

smashysmashy · « **Reply #109 on:** October 15, 2011, 09:49:08 AM »

lol, I never thought of that :P
...and on another note, any thoughts about that a little bit rubbish drumbot? :P

smashysmashy · « **Reply #110 on:** October 15, 2011, 04:00:14 PM »

DP.

Any way to make this but realistic? (the weapon overlaps the weapon motor itself)

Also, this is shown with light DSL teeth because I tried to see if that would stop it from overlapping. This originally had razors.

NFX · « **Reply #111 on:** October 15, 2011, 04:06:48 PM »

Longer Perm? Either that or mount the drum on the top part of the axle.

smashysmashy · « **Reply #112 on:** October 15, 2011, 04:11:18 PM »

Quote from: NFX on October 15, 2011, 04:06:48 PM

Longer Perm? Either that or mount the drum on the top part of the axle.

Longest Perm has been used. I'll try the other idea; in hindsight, I don't know why I didn't do that in the first place....

Thanks NFX =D

Naryar · « **Reply #113 on:** October 15, 2011, 04:21:06 PM »

lol fail, the weapons are so tiny you'd barely hit anything before the opponent hitting your axles and you randomly havok.

smashysmashy · « **Reply #114 on:** October 15, 2011, 04:35:16 PM »

*re reads my original post*

Naryar, even with razors? And please give constructive advice, and actually tell me how to improve it rather than mocking me. I'm here to learn, not be whacked.

Naryar · « **Reply #115 on:** October 15, 2011, 04:50:51 PM »

Quote from: smashysmashy on October 15, 2011, 04:35:16 PM

And please give constructive advice, and actually tell me how to improve it rather than mocking me. I'm here to learn, not be whacked.

It IS constructive advice, you just didn't understand it. Do you think I wouldn't give constructive advice in showcases when I complain about the constructive part of most posts in these ? Okay, the "lol fail" part wasn't, but the rest was pretty constructive.

And I was not mocking you. My last post was criticism aimed at your bot.

What I meant, if you didn't get my message, that the collision mesh of weapons is really small compared to the collision mesh of the flails. Therefore, an enemy weapon might hit the flails BEFORE or WITH the weapons. If you get your flails ripped off before your weapons, you have failed at weapon setup.

Anyways, 16 kg of weapon weight isn't enough. Just use razors and a less bulky, more handy to work with motor (ala Magmotor)

smashysmashy · « **Reply #116 on:** October 15, 2011, 05:27:48 PM »

Excuse my n00bishness, Nary. Sorry.

A-like so?

Naryar · « **Reply #117 on:** October 15, 2011, 05:44:56 PM »

Much better efficiency wise, though it's still ghey (flail spam) and looks quite a lot like Final Z.

smashysmashy · « **Reply #118 on:** October 15, 2011, 05:46:05 PM »

Don't like the flail spam? What should I replace it with? And yes, yes it does =P

Naryar · « **Reply #119 on:** October 15, 2011, 05:48:18 PM »

Build whatever you feel like building, it's just that I don't like excessive use of flails.