Author Topic: Vertigo's DSL Showcase! (Read 86021 times)

Naryar · « **Reply #180 on:** June 27, 2010, 11:14:49 AM »

When in doubt, use NPC Fasts.

And INSIDE the bot please...

Vertigo · « **Reply #181 on:** June 27, 2010, 11:42:40 AM »

Quote from: Naryar on June 27, 2010, 11:14:49 AM

When in doubt, use NPC Fasts.

And INSIDE the bot please...

Just tried a rebuild, but I haven't really got the weight for npc fasts

Vertigo · « **Reply #182 on:** June 27, 2010, 12:42:18 PM »

New Version:

Titanium 3, decent wedges, suprisingly not too slow, but not very much torque

Quote from: Badnik96 on June 27, 2010, 10:43:42 AM

You really like that skin. :P I know, most of my bots are painted like that, & the great thing about it is that I don't even have to bother with skinning outside the botlab!

I would use DSL Discs to give it the feel of the original. Now I have done

090901 · « **Reply #183 on:** June 27, 2010, 12:44:33 PM »

Use 2 NPC fasts for drive instead of 4 slimbodys.

G.K. · « **Reply #184 on:** June 27, 2010, 12:46:06 PM »

It doesn't have to be 4wd if you don't want it to. Looks perfectly acceptable though.

Vertigo · « **Reply #185 on:** June 27, 2010, 12:48:31 PM »

Quote from: 090901 on June 27, 2010, 12:44:33 PM

Use 2 NPC fasts for drive instead of 4 slimbodys.

I would like to, but one of the key characteristics of the original bot was that it was 4WD, & therefore my bot should have 4WD too

Quote from: G.K. on June 27, 2010, 12:46:06 PM

It doesn't have to be 4wd if you don't want it to. Looks perfectly acceptable though.

I may try & rebuild it then. When is the deadline for entries?

G.K. · « **Reply #186 on:** June 27, 2010, 12:58:00 PM »

The 9th.

Vertigo · « **Reply #187 on:** June 27, 2010, 12:58:52 PM »

Thats long enough :P

cephalopod · « **Reply #188 on:** June 28, 2010, 06:32:45 AM »

You've made me proud, that my fail can look... rather nice looking :P

Badnik96 · « **Reply #189 on:** June 28, 2010, 06:56:52 AM »

I meant one of the black discs, but it's cool anyway.

Vertigo · « **Reply #190 on:** June 28, 2010, 01:52:38 PM »

Stealth Destroyer VI:

titanium 3, normal npc's because with fasts it was far too fast, technos because their width gives stability, 7 ants
pretty certain that it just about passes realism, but I may be wrong

G.K. · « **Reply #191 on:** June 28, 2010, 01:53:33 PM »

Use something lighter for the stabiliser.

Vertigo · « **Reply #192 on:** June 28, 2010, 01:58:59 PM »

I know that I could but:
1) It NEEDS to stay on throughout the entire match, otherwise the bot does wheelies!
2) It is perfect size, it doesn't tip backwards at all & the wheels are fully touching the ground

Naryar · « **Reply #193 on:** June 28, 2010, 02:10:07 PM »

Wedges are quite messy

Vertigo · « **Reply #194 on:** June 28, 2010, 02:20:04 PM »

Quote from: Naryar on June 28, 2010, 02:10:07 PM

Wedges are quite messy

What wedge setup would you recommend?
Its not really that bad, although I agree that it could be better

Naryar · « **Reply #195 on:** June 28, 2010, 02:31:08 PM »

A simpler one, not a triple thing.

Vertigo · « **Reply #196 on:** June 28, 2010, 02:37:32 PM »

Quote from: Naryar on June 28, 2010, 02:31:08 PM

A simpler one, not a triple thing.

What would a simpler setup be?
Whats a 'triple thing'?

Naryar · « **Reply #197 on:** June 28, 2010, 03:15:15 PM »

Triple thing is your messy wedge right now.

Simpler setup = 2 metal hinges and 1 skirt hinge in highest possible position

Vertigo · « **Reply #198 on:** June 29, 2010, 10:37:09 AM »

The bot relies on the wedges to hold it up (not the skirt hinge wedges) & if it used skirt hinge wedges then it pushes them upwards so that the hammers hit the ground.

Imagine mako having skirt hinge wedges, it would have the same effect that it would have on my bot

Vertigo · « **Reply #199 on:** June 29, 2010, 12:04:18 PM »

Micro Impact, could be about 10 times better
I'm working on a new version