DSL 3? Maybe?

[Mr. AS]

Recently, I've been getting into component-making using a combination of Rhino3D and a tool of apanx's that converts .obj files into .gmf files usable for RA2. Here's a few examples:

Remember that rake I posted in my custom showcase? I scaled it down so it wouldn't be obnoxious to work with, and gave it some new skins:

It now comes in Authentic Hypershock Green^tm along with 3 other colors. Since it's just the head, you can slap this onto whatever length extender you want, or make a rake spinner like in the picture.

Another one I went ahead and made was something I feel a lot of people have been itching for, a truly one-tooth disc:

Using the power of mathematics (read: rhino's AreaCentroid command), I was able to place the attachment points in such a place where the disc was perfectly balanced. They're marked by the white rubber texture in the center of the disc.
Unlike the homebrew single-toothed discs that you see using a ballast on one end and a tooth on the other, this one won't wobble at all when spun. It's also a single component, so you can effectively use it just like the replica discs.

And here's the latest component I made:

(ignore the weight in the picture, it's going to be 40kg when I'm finished with it's burst motor counterpart)
It's like the beta motor, except it doesn't take up half your chassis. I made it just small enough to fit within the lowest height you can have your chassis be without using BFE/OBJRA2, and also gave them side APs and the ability to attach outside the chassis for additional flexibility.
Since geared betas aren't exactly the best in 2.2, I buffed the mini motor to have about the same torque (as in acceleration, NOT max speed) as the 2.2 geared beta, and gave the larger version twice the torque as the miniature:


Being able to do this on the fly opens up the possibility of the next DSL version. Is this something you would like to see? Here are some various tidbits on what I plan to do, should I go ahead with this.

DISCLAIMER: This list is in no way definitive, and is subject to change.
*12 replicas based off of new seasons of Battlebots and RW.
*Rebalancing applied to weapons. Anything un-cheatbot2'd by my 2.2 balance patch will stay un-cheatbot2'd.
*Obviously a bunch of new components. The only downside is that editing existing components requires a lot more effort than just making new ones, so the large majority of added components will be entirely new models.
*I haven't made an arena with rhino yet, but I imagine that it'd be possible.
*Complete cleanup of cheatbot2, just anything that you would use for IRL building gets rebalanced and made non-CB2. Random misc parts like "Replica Armor Panel With Unusable AP #3593248" will just be hidden completely. I'll probably put up an alternate download without this change for the 2 guys who go replica part hunting, though.
*Improving any lesser-used components, such as the case with the geared beta getting buffed. My sights are currently set on car steering.
*Late 2018★ or early 2019★ release. At the very least, it won't take nearly a decade like 2.2 did.
*No, I'm not putting ground hovers in. Don't worry about that.

★Again, these are not exact numbers and are subject to change at any time.

To round this list off, here's a WIP replica. If you can't tell which bot this is supposed to be, I'm not sure what to tell you.

The only problem here is that I have no way of contacting Clickbeetle to see what he thinks of this. I still haven't gotten any sort of reply from a PM I sent him back in May 2016 as to whether or not I could use his thruster components in... Retooled, of all things. If I can't get a reply there, no way would I get one by sending him a message now. I also sent him an email a couple of days ago, to which I haven't gotten a reply from yet.
On the other hand, I've successfully contacted both Goose and Starcore (two of DSL's previous directors) about this. The latter simply stated that he "was not against it" and the former is trying to get a hold of Clickbeetle, but I'm not sure if Click's gone completely off the grid or what. We'll see what happens with him.

[pokebro14]

They look amzing hope you get them released in anyway possible :)

[botbuster]

Wow sounds exciting, I hope you can get Click back on the forum and you should get Darkrat back too

[FightingBotInformal]

you should get Darkrat back too

no way in hell darkrat's coming back, he's been gone since 2011

[Badger]

Wow sounds exciting, I hope you can get Click back on the forum and you should get Darkrat back too

Lu-Tze too :>

Doing god's work AS, thanks for putting in the effort to keep RA2 fresh for us.

[botbuster]

Wow sounds exciting, I hope you can get Click back on the forum and you should get Darkrat back too

Lu-Tze too :>

Doing god's work AS, thanks for putting in the effort to keep RA2 fresh for us.

But Lu-tze's dead so Darkrat must be still okay

[Badger]

Wow sounds exciting, I hope you can get Click back on the forum and you should get Darkrat back too

Lu-Tze too :>

Doing god's work AS, thanks for putting in the effort to keep RA2 fresh for us.

But Lu-tze's dead so Darkrat must be still okay

wow rude

[botbuster]

Wow sounds exciting, I hope you can get Click back on the forum and you should get Darkrat back too

Lu-Tze too :>

Doing god's work AS, thanks for putting in the effort to keep RA2 fresh for us.

But Lu-tze's dead so Darkrat must be still okay

wow rude

Sorry Badger I won't be rude next time ok!

[WeN]

So when DSL 4? 2025?

If clickbeetle don't come back, than what will happen in the future?

To round this list off, here's a WIP replica. If you can't tell which bot this is supposed to be, I'm not sure what to tell you.
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Wow, Tombstone.

Doing good work AS, nice.

[Jammy Dodger]

nice chomp replica   

[TheRoboteer]

This is really exciting. The STD and the Mini beta look super cool and both sound like they'd be really useful. Great work AS. Excited to see how this pans out

[Shield]

daddy

[Dark-Al]

That new miniature Beta motor will defiantly come in handy for future IRL building. But to the point, what else do you have planned for your new version of DSL? I'm aware that this is a bit of a stupid question, due to you still thinking of ideas or you may end up recycle some ideas from the DSL 3 beta like the SHW class etc. But this is just out of curiosity of what else you may have planned apart from what you listed?     

[Mr. AS]

That new miniature Beta motor will defiantly come in handy for future IRL building. But to the point, what else do you have planned for your new version of DSL? I'm aware that this is a bit of a stupid question, due to you still thinking of ideas or you may end up recycle some ideas from the DSL 3 beta like the SHW class etc. But this is just out of curiosity of what else you may have planned apart from what you listed?     

That's for me to know and you to find out.

[Dark-Al]

That new miniature Beta motor will defiantly come in handy for future IRL building. But to the point, what else do you have planned for your new version of DSL? I'm aware that this is a bit of a stupid question, due to you still thinking of ideas or you may end up recycle some ideas from the DSL 3 beta like the SHW class etc. But this is just out of curiosity of what else you may have planned apart from what you listed?     

That's for me to know and you to find out.

Fair enough for me. Still, that's something to look forward to.

[Badnik96]

sex

if you want help i could probably tag along and make some new components/replicas

[kix]

Bout the reps. Are they going to have custom components? (Example would be DTK and it would have 3ds max components)
If so. I could make some on sketchup, maybe make them with more parts to be attached, and anyone else could finish it off on 3ds max. (Recently been doing stuff with sketchup)

[Mystic2000]

a custom component idea i'd like to suggest would be 20cm beaters so we can have make ****tons of custom bars without the absolute need to slap akwardly a typhoon teeth, wedgelet, or beater that doesn't fit seamlessly inside the bar itself on said spinner

[pokebro14]

I dont know if its possible but what about a chain servo?

[kill343gs]

I don't think that anybody that was involved in the original project would object to a third installment.