Author Topic: Somebody's DSL Showcase (Read 80348 times)

Naryar · « **Reply #80 on:** September 13, 2008, 11:18:59 AM »

...Mome Rath is weak against a HS for sure. But other types have serious issues. I think it's S3's most dangerous VS.

Clockwork Hydra isn't a big threat if you build correctly your bot.

Somebody · « **Reply #81 on:** September 14, 2008, 06:21:21 AM »

Do you mean calCUTta, because it goes 3 minutes and still has more than half battery left.

Naryar · « **Reply #82 on:** September 14, 2008, 06:33:27 AM »

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Do you mean calCUTta, because it goes 3 minutes and still has more than half battery left.

No no. Clockwork Hydra.

Somebody · « **Reply #83 on:** September 14, 2008, 06:46:57 AM »

For some reason I had missed your post. I was talking to II when he said that both bots were weak.

Yay, 500 posts!

infiniteinertia · « **Reply #84 on:** September 14, 2008, 11:59:20 AM »

in general they are weak designs.

Somebody · « **Reply #85 on:** September 14, 2008, 12:10:06 PM »

Well it seems to be a good design compared to every other DSL bot.

Urjak · « **Reply #86 on:** September 14, 2008, 12:27:38 PM »

For clockwork hydra, I dont see the point of the piston ram plates. Could you explain?

Somebody · « **Reply #87 on:** September 14, 2008, 12:40:07 PM »

It is just like the real Clockwork Hydra. The spinners are also connected to the ramplates.

Urjak · « **Reply #88 on:** September 14, 2008, 01:06:36 PM »

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It is just like the real Clockwork Hydra. The spinners are also connected to the ramplates.

Ahhhhhhh.... okay thanks

Somebody · « **Reply #89 on:** September 14, 2008, 05:48:27 PM »

This Clockwork Hydra is very unstable though.

Somebody · « **Reply #90 on:** September 17, 2008, 05:29:35 PM »

Another new bot, Hawk 2

The motors are NPC Fast, and countless batteries, that I know power the Betas to full power.
And if you don't think that the 30kg sledge hammer on a Perm 80 is weak, look at the points between Hawk 2 and Mako.

And for a strength test, that is Mako waaay over in the corner...landing

Clickbeetle · « **Reply #91 on:** September 20, 2008, 01:12:33 PM »

That has got to be the second ugliest DSL bot I've seen. (The first ugliest is an unshowcased bot built by FB). Don't mean to be mean here, but the huge, boxy chassis, plain skin, and tiny wheels in the back don't make a good combo.

But it looks like it can fight a

of a lot better than it looks. I haven't yet seen a double Beta flipper that also has a secondary active weapon. Dunno where you found the weight for that, but it looks good. My only suggestion would be to add a skirt wedge in the front, to make it easier to get under bots. And give it a better skin!

Somebody · « **Reply #92 on:** September 20, 2008, 03:17:12 PM »

2 Things
1. The skin will probably come soon
2. It was my first succesful try at a HW Flipper with Betas, and I wanted to make sure that the Betas had full power, which they do :-D

Edit: Hawk 1 had a skirt wedge, but I think I did it wrong because it was actually HARDER to get under the other bots.

Racecarlock · « **Reply #93 on:** September 22, 2008, 08:22:13 PM »

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Here is the new Ring of Fire 3.
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It doesn't look much like a "Ring of fire". Mabye instead it should be called "Saw of Flame" or "Firesaw".

Somebody · « **Reply #94 on:** September 22, 2008, 08:28:41 PM »

The original had more of a ring, because it was all flamethrowers.
Also: I will now make a Hawk 3 with th WORST paint job ever, just to make it the ugliest bot ever, while th skin is in the works.

Any tips on how to skin in Paint or Irfanview?

infiniteinertia · « **Reply #95 on:** September 22, 2008, 08:36:07 PM »

gimp or photoshop. irfanview is for viewing and paint is for simplicity.

Somebody · « **Reply #96 on:** September 23, 2008, 06:19:21 AM »

Do either cost money, and are those also what is used for splashes for bots like what Sage sometimes does?

Naryar · « **Reply #97 on:** September 23, 2008, 06:37:59 AM »

You can even make splashes with Paint.

No, Gimp is short for "GNU Image Manipulator Program". It's free and i find it great. Open licence.

Venko · « **Reply #98 on:** September 23, 2008, 02:45:29 PM »

For a free program i recommend the Paint.NET .

Somebody · « **Reply #99 on:** September 23, 2008, 04:46:01 PM »

Okay thanks I will try GIMP