Author Topic: Zephyr's Garage of Bots (Read 11183 times)

The Zephyr · « **Reply #20 on:** August 23, 2011, 06:47:19 AM »

What do people usually use in showcases?

NFX · « **Reply #21 on:** August 23, 2011, 06:57:59 AM »

Either or, but NAR AI has more challenging opponents, so they tend to use that for KO Battleshots that you sometimes see. And a few more attachment points, IIRC. You can do some crazy stuff with the Beta Burst motor.

The Zephyr · « **Reply #22 on:** August 23, 2011, 08:35:32 AM »

LW thwack bot. 3mm plastic IIRC, 4 harpoons etc

EDIT: BY the way, how do you attach metal sheets to the baseplate? It won't let me.

Naryar · « **Reply #23 on:** August 23, 2011, 10:07:44 AM »

You need a certain chassis height or more to be able to attach halfsheets to the chassis, and IIRC it's roughly between 1,5x and 2x the minimum chassis height.

Gazea2 · « **Reply #24 on:** August 23, 2011, 01:07:10 PM »

Any comments?

Urjak · « **Reply #25 on:** August 23, 2011, 01:08:53 PM »

Since when did Narpoons become legal again?

NFX · « **Reply #26 on:** August 23, 2011, 01:09:58 PM »

Harpoon Spikes are only found in NAR AI, it wouldn't work in ordinary DSL. Hence why they're classed as custom components, and sometimes referred to as "Narpoons".

I'd try razor tips with this design, and possibly try to add more flails instead of extenders on one flail. I'd like to see it from the front as well, to see how the motors and Panic Attack skirt are attached.

Gazea2 · « **Reply #27 on:** August 23, 2011, 01:12:46 PM »

Really? D:

Right, razor tips. I'll put them on and get some more screenies. My bro's too lazy to do it.

Urjak · « **Reply #28 on:** August 23, 2011, 01:14:59 PM »

Quote from: Gazea2 on August 23, 2011, 01:12:46 PM

Really? D:

Right, razor tips. I'll put them on and get some more screenies.

Am I the only one confused here? Why is Gazea answering for Zephyr?

Gazea2 · « **Reply #29 on:** August 23, 2011, 01:15:26 PM »

Didn't the last part load? O.o

Urjak · « **Reply #30 on:** August 23, 2011, 01:17:09 PM »

Quote from: Gazea2 on August 23, 2011, 01:15:26 PM

Didn't the last part load? O.o

Hmm.. didn't see that part on the comment at first. Anyways, that makes sense.

Gazea2 · « **Reply #31 on:** August 23, 2011, 01:17:56 PM »

I get that sometimes. The rest of the post either doesn't load or it gets added in when I refresh the page. It gets quite annoying. >.>

Badnik96 · « **Reply #32 on:** August 23, 2011, 03:21:38 PM »

hey, I'm not the only one to post for their brother now!! :D

The Zephyr · « **Reply #33 on:** August 24, 2011, 06:04:33 AM »

^:D

As you can see from Gaz's post, I'm lazyyyy.. Here's the improved bot, though:

Hex plates ftw?

NFX · « **Reply #34 on:** August 24, 2011, 06:21:51 AM »

I reckon you could probably tidy up the extender work at the front, and you should ideally have all the weapons on the same side of the arm with this style of thwackbot. When the robot spins one way, the razors on the one side aren't going to hit the opponent.

The Zephyr · « **Reply #35 on:** August 24, 2011, 06:24:08 AM »

Is there a .py that could make it turn one way when the bot was on one side and vice versa? If not, then I'll have to change it. The extender work at the front is ~~pretty~~ very messy.

NFX · « **Reply #36 on:** August 24, 2011, 06:29:44 AM »

Do you mean spin one direction, and then the other? I think you're wanting something like SwitchDirEcoOmni.py, but I'm really no expert on AI.

The Zephyr · « **Reply #37 on:** August 24, 2011, 06:39:30 AM »

Yeah, so if it's in zone A, it spins left and zone B, it spins right.

NFX · « **Reply #38 on:** August 24, 2011, 06:44:25 AM »

I'm not entirely sure that's how it works. I'm inclined to guess you could use Topknot.py for that, but I've really no idea. I'd try and get all the razors on the same side, personally.

The Zephyr · « **Reply #39 on:** August 24, 2011, 07:10:21 AM »

Ok. Before I fix that, here's another bot:

Alu 3, awesome wedges etc.