Urjaks Old and Masterful Showcase

[Squirrel_Monkey]

Do IRL bots have invincible bottom armour?

[FOTEPX]

Do IRL bots have invincible bottom armour?

Oh, snap.

Neways, I like Redalgo. I know I'd get totalled by it, but with a bot like that, I'd be cool with it.

[ty4er]

Sorry, IMO you don't fully get what irl means.

The hw doesn't look irl at all to me.

[Urjak]

The hw doesn't look irl at all to me.

What?! You mean a box with a plow and a Son of Whyachi- style weapon system isn't IRL realistic?

[Conraaa]

Don't forget the invincible underside!
That's the only problem I have with it, personally. It's certainly a lot better than Widow II :P

[Virus Bomb]

The hw looks more like one of those old nooby hses than an IRL bot. You might want to base it off of this to make more IRL:





Like keep the tribar and stuff, but make it look a bit more like the bot above. Just a suggestion.

[MikeNCR]

Outside of invincible armor, I see nothing wrong with it from an IRL standpoint, it's basically Son of Whyachi with a bit of armor on the front.

[NFX]

I'd be inclined to agree as well. LW could probably do without the skirts, and maybe some larger diameter wheels for appearances' sake.

[Urjak]

WARNING: THE FOLLOWING POST IS LONG AND CONTAINS LARGE AMOUNTS OF FLAILS (Naryar, be warned).

Well, I feel that I have hit a brick wall in regards to improving my FSS designs. Sure I could try different weapon configurations, but I feel there is no new way of designing FSS to gain new advantages. But, before I give up, I am going to post my LW, MW, and HW FSS's in their most recent incarnation and see if you guys can come up with anything you see to improve.

First, Bane Revolution III:





Bane Revolution III uses a TWRM motor to power 10 flail razors, and is protected underneath by a Medium DSL disk. Now I know Bane Revolution V (Firestorm Bane) is technically the latest incarnation, but his performance is not quite adequate enough yet (this will probably be my last area of FSS fine tuning).

Second, Circle of Thorns IX:





Circle of Thorns uses an E-tech to power 16 flail and 2 static razors, and uses a Large DSL disk for defense.

Last, Weapon Array V:





Weapon Array uses a Dual Perm to power ~30 flail razors, and uses an NPC fast for drive. The bottom is protected by three half-sheets (they are invulnerable, so they can resist strong attacks from popups like Hope No More).

Any suggestions on how to improve any of these designs or simply new avenues for which I could peruse would be greatly appreciated.

[Squirrel_Monkey]

I'm 85% sure this won't work, but how about static srimechs on the HW or possibly the MW?

[Urjak]

I'm 85% sure this won't work, but how about static srimechs on the HW or possibly the MW?

How? In order to have a "realistic" static srimech it would have to poke out through the axle, and I see no way I could do that on any of the shell spinners, seeing as the axle is well out of range for a multi-extender.

[Squirrel_Monkey]

I'm 85% sure this won't work, but how about static srimechs on the HW or possibly the MW?

How? In order to have a "realistic" static srimech it would have to poke out through the axle, and I see know way I could do that on any of the shell spinners, seeing as the axle is well out of range for a multi-extender.

That's the 85% sure it won't work. I'm putting it out there in case someone has a solution.

[martymidget]

Pretty sure these are the pinnacle of DSL FSS design without making them overly fragile.

[Squirrel_Monkey]

Where's your BW? D:

[Urjak]

Where's your BW? D:

Good point. I will post my AW, BW, and SHW FSS later.

[Urjak]

*Warning: Another long, flail-saturated post ahead!*

I know you guys are probably tired of my FSS, but since S_M asked, I will post my best AW, BW, and SHW FSS designs for any ideas on improvement.

First, the AW:





Radial Blip is my AW, with a piglet powering four flail razors, with a copal providing the drive train. I know if I shrank the chassis (which would increase havoking) and weakened my extender work I could get a fifth static razor, but in my opinion it is not worth it.

Next up, the BW:





Radial Disturbance is my BW FSS, with a piglet powering eight flail razors and a copal for drive. The piglet is more than capable of powering the weapon (thus doesn't need to be strengthened), and I do not want to shrink the chassis and weaken my extender work for one extra static razor.

Finally, my SHW:







Wreaking Havok II is my SHW FSS with a Dual Perm driving 56 flail razors, with two NPC fasts for drive. The Dual Perm can (thanks to its torque) spin the shell at fast speeds, while the drive offers sufficient Melty-brain speed. The bottom protection resists, and unlike DSL disks, is invulnerable.

Any ideas for improvement for these bots would be appreciated. I plan to begin working on BW and AW bot designs (all types), and give FSS a break (who knows, maybe one day some inspiration will hit me). 

[Naryar]

You gonna send that for NAR AI ?

[Urjak]

You gonna send that for NAR AI ?

Yeah, I'll send them in tomorrow.

[Urjak]

Hello Everybody! I've been toying with some insect-weight designs, and here are my more successful ones:

First off, an AW Flail SnS:



Rinzler is an AW SnS with four flail razors powered by two copals. The bot uses Melty-brain to drive, and is fairly effective as long as it keeps spinning.

Next, a BW VS:



Hunter is a BW VS with six razors on a piglet for weapons and two astroflights for drive. It is pretty effective as well, except when bots are able to gutrip him (1mm plastic armor) or deweapon him before they are gutripped.

Finally, I have an update to Enturon (did this one a while ago):



Enturon II is a BW rammer with 9 razors mounted on four hex plates, and astroflights for drive. I went with the hexplates because of their durability (at the expense of a tenth razor).

Any comments would be appreciated. :D

[NFX]

Enturon looks excellent. I take it the long chassis on Hunter is due to the razors intersecting. AW Flail SnS looks very nice, I tried something similar, and it havoked to kingdom come.