Author Topic: Starcore v4 Revival & Completion (Read 61239 times)

Somebody · « **Reply #220 on:** May 08, 2009, 09:46:52 PM »

Can it beat the current Borg Drone?

Pwnator · « **Reply #221 on:** May 08, 2009, 09:48:55 PM »

Unfortunately, no. But the reason is simple - Borg Drone's tribars are placed exactly at the height where my HPZs are. But that doesn't mean that the current Borg Drone is better.

[Edit] Sorry, 40757. I just can't build it below the limit (It's always 4-7 kg overweight). The Redbirds just eat up too much weight on this setup. I tried it again using anchors, though it is lighter, it's still not a middleweight. D:

Scrap Daddy · « **Reply #222 on:** May 08, 2009, 10:41:49 PM »

Upgrades over the old:
Drive- HpZteks>Rads
Defense- Snowplow+2 castors> Snowplow, DSA>Titanium.

Starcore · « **Reply #223 on:** May 08, 2009, 11:46:28 PM »

All three updates are looking good.

Thumbs Up. And yes sometimes a bot does not beat its prior but the better test can be is as AI if it has a higher win:loss ratio.

Starcore

Pwnator · « **Reply #224 on:** May 09, 2009, 02:19:37 AM »

This was supposed to be my rebuild of Trojan Horse. Too bad the submission was closed a day before its completion. But since its chassis is based on Ultimate Spammer's, I might as well enhance it a bit for the rebuild.

This one trades some battery power for more weapons (16 razors, to be exact) since it either kills quickly or gets killed quickly. And this is actually one of my best bots. It was able to get under Tempest Exterminator and Lethal Force (80% success rate), but still nowhere near as good as NWB's (if I do pit my wedge head-to-head against only one of its wedges, NWB will go sky high). Long story short, if this bot gets up to speed, it becomes one of the wedgiest bots. Catch it while the wheels just begin to spin and it's minced meat.

Oh, and there are 4 ramplates on the front if you can't see the middle ones. :D

Pwnator · « **Reply #225 on:** May 09, 2009, 06:26:39 AM »

*Double Post! :O*

I still can't stack a Supervolt in Mr. Hell's new chassis, so I used my old HS and deleted the weapons instead. This still has the trademark Y-shaped spikes, but since I only used small extenders, I got enough space to add another set of spikes to the middle HPZs. :D

[Edit] It has a caster at the bottom.

40757 · « **Reply #226 on:** May 09, 2009, 06:10:50 PM »

I redid NWB. Better wedges with everything the same. I don't care if Starcore uses it or not but this would be a better choice because of better wedges.

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v683/roxytwizzler/?action=view¤t=NWB.jpg

Pwnator · « **Reply #227 on:** May 09, 2009, 08:07:35 PM »

Very nicely done. :D

My bloody revision of The Bloody Pendulum is bloody ugly! Turns out vertical HPZs on servos don't mix well. ._.

[Edit] How did Clockwork Hydra do it? >.<

Scrap Daddy · « **Reply #228 on:** May 09, 2009, 08:12:19 PM »

Your other rebuilds were good. Mr Hell and Ultimate Spammer look kind of sloppy though.

Pwnator · « **Reply #229 on:** May 09, 2009, 08:25:13 PM »

If it's too sloppy for Ultimate Spammer, maybe it can be Spaminator 2 instead.

As for Mr. Hell, if I enhance it further, it won't look as freakish as it did before (I don't want it to look like Leprosy).

infiniteinertia · « **Reply #230 on:** May 09, 2009, 08:44:24 PM »

Ultimate Spammer is pretty damn good as is. Don't know how the wedge is that good on that thing.

Pwnator · « **Reply #231 on:** May 09, 2009, 08:55:20 PM »

Hmmm... which is why it can replace Spaminator 2 instead.

And ummm..it got under Tempest Exterminator. :D

R1885 · « **Reply #232 on:** May 09, 2009, 10:46:31 PM »

Quote from: Pwnator;38097

Very nicely done. :D

My bloody revision of The Bloody Pendulum is bloody ugly! Turns out vertical HPZs on servos don't mix well. ._.

[Edit] How did Clockwork Hydra do it? >.<

Its weapons are on pistons.

40757 · « **Reply #233 on:** May 09, 2009, 11:25:30 PM »

So nobody thinks that should be the new NWB?

Pwnator · « **Reply #234 on:** May 09, 2009, 11:33:26 PM »

Quote from: R1885;38125

Its weapons are on pistons.

But the HPZs are on discs held by servos. But when I tried that the tribars flailed wildly.

H@zm47 · « **Reply #235 on:** May 10, 2009, 03:38:24 AM »

Quote from: Pwnator;38097

My bloody revision of The Bloody Pendulum is bloody ugly! Turns out vertical HPZs on servos don't mix well. ._.

See: Clockwork Hydra

Here's how i did it for The Emancipator:
1. Create a setup like this.

Extender>Servo>Disc. The extender can be attached to a piston, baseplate anchor etc.

2. Follow the red dot (i.e. Rotate one of the servos)

3. Attach motors

4. Garage and back

5. Rinse and repeat on the other side (if need be)

After that, it's just a matter of attaching tribars and weapons. I hope this helps you and good luck :D.

System32 · « **Reply #236 on:** May 10, 2009, 04:58:55 AM »

Quote from: 40757;38130

So nobody thinks that should be the new NWB?

we've been PMed to ignor- *lynched*

Somebody · « **Reply #237 on:** May 10, 2009, 06:51:19 AM »

I kind of liked it. We should put it to the test against the other.

Pwnator · « **Reply #238 on:** May 10, 2009, 07:10:29 AM »

@ H@zm47 - Yes. I know how Rejected did it. I imported the bot to my lab. But when I tried making my own, the servos shake wildly and the HPZs sometimes go out of the discs. Or maybe the game simply hates me. x_x

H@zm47 · « **Reply #239 on:** May 10, 2009, 07:27:38 AM »

Hmmm...
Can you PM me the bot so I can have a look?