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Offline Galacticruler

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Bot warps out of arena?
« on: September 16, 2013, 08:01:46 PM »
Hi, I'm new here, and signed up to ask about this:
My bots that I apply anti-ballast to tend to warp out of any arena, test or otherwise, at insane velocities.

I think it has something to do with the -500kg weight I have, and them already weighing 1k kgs.

any help?
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Re: Bot warps out of arena?
« Reply #1 on: September 16, 2013, 08:04:49 PM »
always remember to remove the antiballast once you're done working on the bot and have brought it to the appropriate weight limit, or else this will keep happening.
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Re: Bot warps out of arena?
« Reply #2 on: September 16, 2013, 08:08:18 PM »
Well thats not quite easy...the anti-ballast is also a cold fusion reactor.

this would be much easier if I had more time, as I've over-came it once with more mass.
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Re: Bot warps out of arena?
« Reply #3 on: September 16, 2013, 08:11:55 PM »
Well negative weights never lead to good things unless you're trying to build a SHW and above, in which case the anti-ballast is removed post-building anyway.

But if that negative weighted component is also a vital component then I can't really help you
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Re: Bot warps out of arena?
« Reply #4 on: September 16, 2013, 08:14:57 PM »
Hmmm....
Alright then.

Also, I'd have just used the anti-ballasts in the extras tab, but there is barely enough room for wheels and the main spin motor(8 red brids)
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Re: Bot warps out of arena?
« Reply #5 on: September 16, 2013, 08:17:23 PM »
Anti-ballasts can fit any where.
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Re: Bot warps out of arena?
« Reply #6 on: September 16, 2013, 08:20:41 PM »
Well, I decided to make an anti-ballast zone from some ballast zone part I have.
thanks though.

also, the ones I have don't, the only one I use, -40kg is too large for this particular bot.
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Re: Bot warps out of arena?
« Reply #7 on: September 17, 2013, 05:28:59 AM »
just make sure you dont have any anti-ballast on when you head into the arena and you should be fine.

PS in the anti-ballast's txt file (i dont know what antiballast you are using, so i cant tell what the TXT file is called) there should be a line called "mass = X", change X to whatever you need.
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Re: Bot warps out of arena?
« Reply #8 on: September 19, 2013, 07:06:37 AM »
at the time, I was using a cold fusion reactor to provide -500kgs of mass, as I used it on every bot.
I have since corrected the issue with a temporary anti-ballast ZONE with -1 million kgs mass.

Also, why do Anti-ballasts left on a bot tend to cause a warp effect?
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Re: Bot warps out of arena?
« Reply #9 on: September 19, 2013, 01:57:04 PM »
Quote from: Galacticruler on September 19, 2013, 07:06:37 AM
Also, why do Anti-ballasts left on a bot tend to cause a warp effect?
no one really knows why. we just blame RA2 having a really outdated (late 90's, early 2000's) physics engine.
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Re: Bot warps out of arena?
« Reply #10 on: September 19, 2013, 04:42:18 PM »
Visibly the engine can't handle negative mass components.

Heck it can't handle many negative things anyway.
« Last Edit: September 19, 2013, 09:31:08 PM by Trovaner »
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Re: Bot warps out of arena?
« Reply #11 on: September 19, 2013, 05:15:28 PM »
Hmmm...good points.
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