The DSL 2.2 preview and news thread

[martymidget]

Oh my god yeeesssss

[Conraaa]

That's the worst replica of Malc 1.5 i've ever seen Click

Looks very nice. And not having the controls spaz out when the wheels touch anything? Awesome.

[G.K.]

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What are those wheels on the CF Extender test bot?

[Badnik96]

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What are those wheels on the CF Extender test bot?

The Shish-kabot wheels I think...

[Clickbeetle]

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What are those wheels on the CF Extender test bot?

The Shish-kabot wheels I think...

Yep, they're called Colson wheels and they come in 3 different sizes.  The ones pictured are the large ones; Shish-kabot uses the small ones.

[Jack Daniels]

Nice work man. I am super impressed.  <3

[GroudonRobotWars]

Wow, awesome work Click. 

[smashysmashy]

Oh wow this is awesome.

[Gauche Suede]

I'M BAAAAAAAACK and I have new stuff.
 
Never really intended to be gone from GTM for... what was it, a month?  Two?  It just sort of happened.  But I haven't been idle in that time.  Here's what's new:
 
- Wheels are 100% done.  Rebalanced, more realistically weighted, all have extra attach points on the outside face (except shiny hub), and driving controls are no longer reversed when driving on top of bots or obstacles in the test garage.
 
- This is fixed:
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- Meet the new carbon fiber extender.
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It now has an attachment point in the middle, because that's just insanely useful.  It also has attachment points on all four sides so you don't have to rotate it 90 degrees when it attaches the wrong way because that's just insanely annoying.  And it's a tube now instead of a 90 degree angle because this is a more realistic shape, plus it just plain looks better.  You have to admit it looked really awkward when you put weapons on the old CF extenders.
 
In addition to all that obvious stuff, there's also some behind the scenes tweaks.  The end attachment points are now the same distance from the ends (this distance is 5 cm) so it doesn't matter which attachment points you use.  All extenders are now EXACTLY the length they say they are, so for example, 4 20cm extenders won't be slightly longer than 1 80cm extender.  And, the skin is no longer stretched on the longer versions.
 
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^ That is actually a bunch of different extender lengths attached together, yet the skin stays consistent and loops nicely.
 
- And finally:
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How many times have you wished for one of these?  No more finagling with ugly sideways extenders--the 10cm extender is now available for those times when you just need a really short extender.
 
The aluminum, titanium, and steel extenders will be the same as this, except they'll be square because that is a more common shape in real robots.  Polycarbonate extenders are being ditched, because frankly, they don't exist in real life and they look kinda ugly to boot.  If you use polycarbonate IRL it's in a sheet, not a rod.  Aluminum will be the new 2kg/20cm extender, titanium will be 3kg/20cm, and steel will stay 5kg/20cm.

Ummm.............. 1 question click, if a bot uses wheels that have less than 1 grip (prolly the ant wheels),would it actually slow the bot down?

[cephalopod]

Slow it down from what? It's not as if there's a standard, because you can't have a motor with no wheels. Of course higher grip will probably mean higher speed and lower grip will mean less speed.. if that's what you mean.. that's practically by definition.

[Naryar]

Ummm.............. 1 question click, if a bot uses wheels that have less than 1 grip (prolly the ant wheels),would it actually slow the bot down?

Yes, grip is an acceleration/speed multiplier. So yes it will.

[Mr. AS]

Slow it down from what?

i'd assume that the "standard" would be how fast a bot goes with a wheel w/ 1 grip

[legocreeper2001]

this has been going on for 5 years... when will this flaming project be done!!! 

Trov's Edit: Excessive smiley usage is generally frowned upon.

[Jamin]

double accounter detected

[Trovaner]

For the most part, Click is the only member currently working on DSL 3. He also hosts a tournament every year and occasionally released new mods (things like AI and stuff that wouldn't fit into DSL). It is also hard to keep working on something when there is little incentive.

DSL 1 and 2 had a whole team of people working on them and it still took them both over 2 years to complete. DSL 3 is a complete overhaul of everything from all the previous versions of DSL and will incorporate many more things. It is also worth noting that Click doesn't use 3DS Max so it takes longer to make custom components for the new AI bots.

It is difficult to set a deadline because it is strongly dependent on the amount of free time that Click has and is willing to spend on DSL 3.

[Mr. AS]

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Last Active: October 14, 2012, 09:05:39 PM

[RedSawn]

Not being on the site doesn't mean he's not working on it, we must remember.

[AlexGRFan97]

Well, being as this thread has been dug up from the depths of , I hope BioHazard gets re-rebuilt so to speak. If possible, it should have a plain rectangle body shape with skirts overhanging it, rather than a solid body. This would make it a more formidable opponent and a more realistic one, too. Hell, I might design a concept for it later today.

[Jamin]

Stop posting in this thread unless Click does, that is all.

seriously guys

[Kossokei]

April Fools~