Author Topic: The DSL 2.2 preview and news thread (Read 329251 times)

Mouldy · « **Reply #620 on:** February 24, 2010, 01:09:52 AM »

Can you put the AI robots in the Robot Design file so you can acess the robots for XP users.

JoeBlo · « **Reply #621 on:** February 24, 2010, 01:15:03 AM »

um I have several XP computers and all access my AI folders fine.... even my computers that dont have the game installed :P

Mouldy · « **Reply #622 on:** February 26, 2010, 10:50:04 AM »

I cant do that for some reason...

Avalanche · « **Reply #623 on:** February 27, 2010, 02:52:44 AM »

FAIL.

Somebody · « **Reply #624 on:** February 27, 2010, 07:42:28 AM »

STFU Spammer.

MKB, by not being able to get into the AI folder, do you mean that when you click the folder named AI to go into it from the main RA2 folder, It doesn't let you in?

Clickbeetle · « **Reply #625 on:** February 27, 2010, 05:57:01 PM »

Burst motors don't exist in real life.

Pistons with racks and pinions do. These are modeled after some photos I found of TerrorHurtz's hammer setup.

I can't actually make them use CO2, which is a bummer (believe me I tried), but having the realistic look is pretty cool. At least having burst motors that make a psssshhhhh pneumatic sound when you fire them makes a bit more sense now.

I have all the stats worked out for these and also the other burst motors in DSL3. It took a lot of tweaking, but I'm happy with the stat formula I have now. Compared to other burst motors, the VDMA R/P pistons have:

-Very high power
-Fast retracting
-Low HP
-High battery drain

I expect these things to be very popular with flippers.

kill343gs · « **Reply #626 on:** February 27, 2010, 06:19:46 PM »

And if only we could have figured out how to get a motor that drained CO2, somebody had mentioned that a while ago when discussing ACAMS's car pack with a gas engine.

somestrangeguy · « **Reply #627 on:** February 27, 2010, 07:07:37 PM »

It looks nice but it has me confused, care to explain how it works?

trumpetguy · « **Reply #628 on:** February 27, 2010, 07:07:51 PM »

Finally!!! Wow...if only I have skillz, patience, and a good desktop.

SKBT · « **Reply #629 on:** February 27, 2010, 08:35:56 PM »

Very cool and realistic. Now if only there was a way to use pnumatic rams for flippers and make it self right.

Clickbeetle · « **Reply #630 on:** February 27, 2010, 08:51:11 PM »

Quote from: somestrangeguy on February 27, 2010, 07:07:37 PM

It looks nice but it has me confused, care to explain how it works?

It's just a burst motor that looks and sounds like a piston.

You attach stuff to the sides of the axle on the big gear (see last piston in the pic).

Reier · « **Reply #631 on:** February 27, 2010, 08:58:41 PM »

Wait....why can't you make those run on CO2?

Somebody · « **Reply #632 on:** February 27, 2010, 09:06:08 PM »

Apparently the programming does not let you.
DSL 3.0 Will really change building...
And it will go to unprecedented realistic levels.
It will be epic...

Pwnator · « **Reply #633 on:** February 27, 2010, 09:24:43 PM »

Quote from: Reier on February 27, 2010, 08:58:41 PM

Wait....why can't you make those run on CO2?

I think it's because the component's programmed as a 'BurstMotor', not as a 'BurstPiston'.

Clickbeetle · « **Reply #634 on:** February 27, 2010, 10:12:54 PM »

Exactly. I tried putting "airmaxinoutrate" in the txt file, but it does nothing. I even tried putting in "base = BurstPiston" and "base = BurstMotor" at the same time, but of course that didn't work either.

I could make a sham piston that uses CO2 that you must include on your bot in order to be realistic, but then nothing is stopping you from firing the burst motor even after your CO2 runs out.

If anyone comes up with any solutions to this, I'm happy to hear it.

090901 · « **Reply #635 on:** February 27, 2010, 10:24:42 PM »

Quote from: Clickbeetle on February 27, 2010, 10:12:54 PM

Exactly. I tried putting "airmaxinoutrate" in the txt file, but it does nothing. I even tried putting in "base = BurstPiston" and "base = BurstMotor" at the same time, but of course that didn't work either.

I could make a sham piston that uses CO2 that you must include on your bot in order to be realistic, but then nothing is stopping you from firing the burst motor even after your CO2 runs out.

If anyone comes up with any solutions to this, I'm happy to hear it.

Make a battery take looks like a CO2 tank that you must have in the bot if you use that Piston.

Clickbeetle · « **Reply #636 on:** February 27, 2010, 11:17:23 PM »

I thought of that, but your drive and any other motors will run off that battery too. It doesn't change the functionality of the piston at all, it would just make the bot look more realistic. Which isn't a bad thing, I might decide to do it. But I could just as easily require all bots using these pistons to have at least 1 regular air tank, just for looks, in order to be realistic.

I also want the realistic rules to be as simple as possible, which is why I'm not sure if I will require air tanks.

cephalopod · « **Reply #637 on:** February 28, 2010, 05:58:36 AM »

Aha, I love it Click! I can see those being veery handy :D

Badnik96 · « **Reply #638 on:** February 28, 2010, 07:17:17 AM »

Nice job, Click! Too bad about the new motor being unable to use CO2 though.

Zog · « **Reply #639 on:** February 28, 2010, 12:41:43 PM »

Click, if its possible, try and make it so then only a certain battery can power it.