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i was gonna do like a hilarious intro video for this but like I'll ever make the whole thing.
but if i can't do that then by SWEET MAMA JALAPENOS THIS POST IS GONNA BE AN EVENT.
its time for

REIER'S FORAY INTO STUFF HE HAS NO GRASP OF WHATSOEVER

formalities aside I seriously have finished an entire one bot in ironforge thus far. I've made like crappy test bots but surprisingly they're crappy.
But here's my first """""""winner""""""" and honestly I'm pretty content with it.

HI I MADE A NEW BOT ITS CALLED ANEURYSM BECAUSE I HAVE NO NAME IDEAS WHAT IS ACAMS


ohhhh bustin out the ol "reier skin"

balls reach but the thing's friggin durable as mrhalitosis's reputation and it just seems to outlast things mainly. as i said before, i booted this up and found out this aint no dsl. i looked at the weapons available and was like uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh so i closed my eyes and NOW IT HAS CRUSHING TEETH. and as luck would have it they do 2 dmg but have a billion HP so it actually works out well.



empty spaaaaaaaace honestly i think this is less important in ironforge. all the armors are friggin tough and i could always use the "oh it's irl" excuse if I'm really lazy durr
pretty slow but it has steel friggin 5 and like armor everywhere (even top and bottom) so it can pull of crap like this



and despite the weapon's low reach the updraft is huge from the big zteks so i think it evens out.
i bet it's weak mainly against good hammers/popups and bots with a trillion HP weapons (ie. that HW-FS bot) but there aren't many like that in the pack so far so i have no clue tbh. I have beaten that one dorky hammer with the huge chassis without much of a hitch though by climbing all over it like some demented edmund hillary and chewing its hammers off though so i honestly have no idea.
if I changed anything I may downgrade the motors 1 size and add EVEN MORE ARMOR but hnggggggggggwhatever. ironforge bots slam all over the arena so I think armor is more important here than in stock and DSL.

also: this is my ra2 trials bot and ten bucks its gonna get gangbanged from behind so i need all the durability i can get. i don't have any armor on the very back but i need that for the wheels' mesh and that's why turning was invented anyway.


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Re: The Mighty Reier's "Hey look it's crap" Ironforge extravaganza
« Reply #1 on: July 22, 2015, 08:15:19 PM »
Lookin pretty cool. The use of the tribars are nice.

Also, that splash is beautiful. Never change dude, never change.
also can i please have the skin

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Re: The Mighty Reier's "Hey look it's crap" Ironforge extravaganza
« Reply #2 on: July 22, 2015, 08:23:47 PM »
yeah ironforge tribars have 4000 hp and these barely ever get knocked off with the dark armor on top
it can get stuck on its face though once in a while but once it gets hit it keeps fightin

reier skins that are better than sage's goofy ones
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Re: The Mighty Reier's "Hey look it's crap" Ironforge extravaganza
« Reply #3 on: July 22, 2015, 08:30:16 PM »
Contemplating if I should even run my tournament now that I have a bot of such champion tier competing. Surely it will completely destroy everything in its path as seen above <3



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Re: The Mighty Reier's "Hey look it's crap" Ironforge extravaganza
« Reply #4 on: July 22, 2015, 08:35:23 PM »
wait i thought ironforge hw was 400

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Re: The Mighty Reier's "Hey look it's crap" Ironforge extravaganza
« Reply #5 on: July 22, 2015, 08:39:03 PM »
Contemplating if I should even run my tournament now that I have a bot of such champion tier competing. Surely it will completely destroy everything in its path as seen above <3
it's ok i give you permission

wait i thought ironforge hw was 400
it is but you can use up to 4 ballasts and it won't count against you
i need those ballasts for stability, the tiny drum with those huge zteks actually makes it gyro more than you'd think
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Re: The Mighty Reier's "Hey look it's crap" Ironforge extravaganza
« Reply #6 on: July 22, 2015, 08:58:58 PM »
Much better than my Trials bot/10

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Re: The Mighty Reier's "Hey look it's crap" Ironforge extravaganza
« Reply #7 on: July 23, 2015, 08:27:23 AM »
I'm a big fan of this bot, it's very cool.

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Re: The Mighty Reier's "Hey look it's crap" Ironforge extravaganza
« Reply #8 on: July 23, 2015, 11:27:46 AM »
jokes aside I really am not sure if it's very strong in the grand scheme of things... I feel like most of the IF AI are just kind of IRL joke bots or proof of concepts.
I can also foresee popups just destroying this thing, even with the top/bottom armor. I'm especially concerned about the zteks getting amputated



upgrade (?) with less weapon motor but EVEN MORE ARMOR and also grippier wheels
I may or may not send this one to STC to update it I have honestly no idea. It wouldn't really be any different to AI anyway. Everything's the same except the weapon motors.

also test failbots

lol sup guys i just remembered that tank treads exist


HI IS THIS DSL? I MAY HAVE TAKEN THE WRONG EXIT I COULDN'T FIND ANY PA SKIRTS


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Re: The Mighty Reier's "Hey look it's crap" Ironforge extravaganza
« Reply #9 on: July 23, 2015, 12:15:05 PM »
this showcase is hilarious

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Re: The Mighty Reier's "Hey look it's crap" Ironforge extravaganza
« Reply #10 on: July 23, 2015, 06:07:54 PM »
also finished revision 5 million so hopefully it will at least put up a fight in RA2T5
unless that ridiculous KOTH arena decides to kill me immediately
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Re: The Mighty Reier's "Hey look it's crap" Ironforge extravaganza
« Reply #11 on: July 23, 2015, 06:31:11 PM »
I feel like most of the IF AI are just kind of IRL joke bots or proof of concepts.

Sort of yeah. It was all kinda designed with a simple IRL approach in mind so as to not be too offputting to new players.
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Re: The Mighty Reier's "Hey look it's crap" Ironforge extravaganza
« Reply #12 on: July 23, 2015, 11:31:42 PM »
I likehow your bot is the exact opposite of mine in the offense vs defense scale. BTW, skirts do exist in Ironforge.
im just waiting for meganerdbomb to come along and kick things into gear.

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Re: The Mighty Reier's "Hey look it's crap" Ironforge extravaganza
« Reply #13 on: July 24, 2015, 12:12:08 AM »
yeah those bots were junk anyway
no PA skirts tho </3

ok so i decided i was gonna make a LW poker because why not. got to the chassis stage and scribbled a box like i always do because i totally didn't build S Cargo
i wanted it to be fast, so i was like


YEH THIS LOOKS GOOD FOR LW DRIVE

well





LOOKS GOOD


Retirement Fund (after i slowed it down a bit)
al 3
1 air tank, 2 duracels

so then i fought with it and just breathing on the forward key sends it to the next galactic supercluster
even with just one wheel wired to turn it's so hard to control that i felt like id never driven before (sorry i shouldnt make fun of sage)

but what got me more interested was the piston i hooked it up to because DANG pistons in IF are ballin
so take a wild guess what i did next





guys its not a gimmic bot i swear

in my mind:


irl:




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Re: The Mighty Reier's "Hey look it's crap" Ironforge extravaganza
« Reply #14 on: July 24, 2015, 08:07:50 PM »
thx for commenting guys really motivates me to post these :I

finally finished
not perfect, but good enough. doesn't get stuck on its face much anymore, tough as nails, and more stable due to better ballast position and the tail.
gave me an aneurysm in real life too

2 diehards, steel 5, dark armor in every NSA-standard square inch

thing is though, the ai driving this is balls. I can beat most HWs in the pack with this if I drive it, but AIed it just sucksssss... it just sits still all the time and turns slower than an aircraft carrier even with turnspeed at like 100. I have no idea why it sucks so bad, I'm more worried about its AI in the tournament than the actual bot itself.

also some test bots because I'm still getting a feel for IF


some VS, i like the idea here, needs better execution though. might just make a horizontal one instead since it can barely turn


started as a MW aneurysm (which was horrible) and morphed into this when I thought it might be a cool idea to double the 13000 hp treads as trappers. It might, but this specific robot is way too unstable to make it work. I'll shelve the tread idea for now though, I think it has promise.

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Re: The Mighty Reier's "Hey look it's crap" Ironforge extravaganza
« Reply #15 on: July 24, 2015, 08:10:54 PM »
I like pistonbot

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Re: The Mighty Reier's "Hey look it's crap" Ironforge extravaganza
« Reply #16 on: July 24, 2015, 08:13:17 PM »
Aneurysm looks killer - those tribars are a great touch. I'm a bit lost on the turning issue - I assume it's not built vertically like the bot in the second picture?

Also a big fan of the tank tread bot - neat idea there. I had no idea treads were so durable.

and pistonbot is awesome  :thumbup

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Re: The Mighty Reier's "Hey look it's crap" Ironforge extravaganza
« Reply #17 on: July 24, 2015, 08:21:05 PM »
Aneurysm looks killer - those tribars are a great touch. I'm a bit lost on the turning issue - I assume it's not built vertically like the bot in the second picture?

Also a big fan of the tank tread bot - neat idea there. I had no idea treads were so durable.

and pistonbot is awesome  :thumbup
nah aneurysm is built normally, the ai turning it just sucks. I think it's the same as other bots but just more noticeable because it's always under or on top of another bot and the weapon range is really bad. When I drive it I can get around the range issue by just driving around under the other bot and turning to get some good grinds in, but ai in ra2 just sits still like an idiot when in that situation. I'm sure a custom .py can be made to help this but I'm not knowledgeable enough to make one

lololo the pistonbot is so bad it uses the 58 kg biggest piston because why not
one shot sends it over half the combat zone
reminds me of this
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Re: The Mighty Reier's "Hey look it's crap" Ironforge extravaganza
« Reply #18 on: July 24, 2015, 08:23:26 PM »
Hmmm, odd. I don't quite get the problem from the description btu it sounds like you can't do anything about it. Shame.

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Re: The Mighty Reier's "Hey look it's crap" Ironforge extravaganza
« Reply #19 on: July 24, 2015, 08:32:09 PM »
Those are some fine bots bro. Giant Piston Dong Thing is funny and awesome as well.