Author Topic: Spinner Bot's Showcase (Read 7338 times)

Spinner Bot · « **on:** December 14, 2010, 03:07:29 PM »

hey everyone these are my first dsl bots right here so plz say if you like or ways to improve :) Hey guys i updated it no cheat parts and insides!!!!!!!!!!!

First off is my bot Nightmare. A flipper powered by 2 jx burst motors and 2 npc-t64's for drives. (armor: titanium 1)

Now here is my Flipper/full body spinner thingy. Again I used 2 jx burst motors to power his 2 flippers. His name is High flyer (armor: titanium 1)

Lastly I have i think one of my best bots, Whirlwind 3. A full body spinner with 4 30 kg hammers vertically on the sides and the antenna things are to keep him from being flipped if your wondering. his weapon is powered by an extremely powerful duel-perm 132 gearbox. (armor: plastic 1)

Spinner Bot · « **Reply #1 on:** December 14, 2010, 03:07:57 PM »

ugh they are in link form

btw i can upload the insides later but im real busy now.

GoldenFox93 · « **Reply #2 on:** December 14, 2010, 03:09:35 PM »

Good to see you finally got the showcase up and running! What armour do they use?

Squirrel_Monkey · « **Reply #3 on:** December 14, 2010, 03:11:14 PM »

Was just about to PM him asking him to showcase a sledge hammer flying Guillotine as his first bot...
Good start but try not to use cheat parts as people will be hating on you.

Spinner Bot · « **Reply #4 on:** December 14, 2010, 03:11:54 PM »

um, whirlwind is plastic due to weight limits and the others are titanium. Should i change any of them?

Spinner Bot · « **Reply #5 on:** December 14, 2010, 03:12:44 PM »

at squirrelmonkey lol im gettin out of it now. But for my first bots i had no clue

Natef · « **Reply #6 on:** December 14, 2010, 03:13:08 PM »

Let's see some insides!

Spinner Bot · « **Reply #7 on:** December 14, 2010, 03:14:27 PM »

sorry coming tommorow im really busy but keep an eye out :)

Squirrel_Monkey · « **Reply #8 on:** December 14, 2010, 03:15:00 PM »

^Use the Modify post button please^ (@Earlier double post)
Plastic what? 1,3,5,10?
Use img tags around links to post pictures.

Scorpion · « **Reply #9 on:** December 14, 2010, 03:17:56 PM »

Yes, there's a lot of improvements here.
First of all, read this to know how to keep your showcase neat as such https://gametechmods.com/forums/index.php/topic,5020.0.html

Also, erm, I worry about that botlab, that's the starcore UI.
Did you download your DSL from sages sig?

NFX · « **Reply #10 on:** December 14, 2010, 03:19:02 PM »

Skins aren't too bad, actually. =) Though one thing we always like is what Armour the bot uses, 'cause we can't see that. And you probably want a shot of the outside, but also the components of the bot as well.

A quick tip, the display mesh (what the component looks like) and the collision mesh (what makes contact with stuff) are sometimes quite a bit different to each other, and the Vlad Flipper is quite a good example. It's got a "step" at the front instead of a wedge, so it makes quite bad wedges compared to Small Wedge components.

And cheat parts are frowned upon. More than ballast.

Spinner Bot · « **Reply #11 on:** December 14, 2010, 03:26:45 PM »

At scorpion I actually did have regular dsl but I downloaded starcore on accident and now it's screwed so I gotta fix it back to dsl 2.1 some time. This is upwards everyone now I had no idea about others looking at these bots so I didn't know not to use cheat parts. If you want I could make different ones with regular components. And the insides will come maybe tommorow 99% sure. And whirlwind's plastic is 1 and the others are titanium 5. Any other advise/questions to post feel free

Scorpion · « **Reply #12 on:** December 14, 2010, 03:30:37 PM »

Ah, that's alright, I was worried you'd have mixed up components and/or AI which would be bad.

And TBH we can't give you that much advice untill we see the insides really.

And I'd edit the first post (and ofcourse future posts) so they adhere to the advice in that link I posted before as it also helps us a lot in helping you.

Naryar · « **Reply #13 on:** December 15, 2010, 09:36:16 AM »

Well, i've seen worse.

Crop your pictures correctly, please. Go into the "how to create and maintain a quality showcase" thread and follow the hyperlink that is here to the screenshot posting tutorial.

SteveM4 · « **Reply #14 on:** December 15, 2010, 01:12:17 PM »

Your showcase needs tidying up... nuff said

Spinner Bot · « **Reply #15 on:** December 15, 2010, 02:46:25 PM »

Yah I know this is a bad showcase but it's my first attempt and I threw it together in literally 9-10 minutes
I'll be uploading better pictures with insides and no cheat parts.(might be hard but I'll try) by the weekend or on the weekend. Pictures will be cropped too so keep an eye out

Enigm@ · « **Reply #16 on:** December 15, 2010, 04:11:39 PM »

You still need to post the insidez.

Spinner Bot · « **Reply #17 on:** December 15, 2010, 05:34:32 PM »

Woot got insides, better pictures, and no cheat parts!

NFX · « **Reply #18 on:** December 15, 2010, 06:09:23 PM »

Not too bad, really. Though there are a few flaws.

First off, the only batteries people seem to use around here are the Ant Battery (highest total electricity) and the big 30kg one, I forget the name, only if we're using Beta Burst motors. Long batteries, especially, suck. Battlepacks aren't the best choice, but can be used in certain bots, probably LW and lower.

Also, the best wedges are made using Metal Hinge wedges instead of skirt hinges. You can use skirt hinges on LW's where weight is a concern, however. But you should either use a skirt component or Small Wedge component as a wedge, as they are shown to be the best.

Spinner Bot · « **Reply #19 on:** December 15, 2010, 06:47:51 PM »

Thx for the pointers. I had no clue those batteries were bad I only picked them cause they fit well enough.