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Custom Components Showcase / Revamped Ram Plates Showcase

« on: January 17, 2011, 09:11:32 PM »

I decided to come out and make a showcase for my components. These custom bots were built not too long ago for the sole purpose of seeing how many purposes I can come up with for using these components.


My first two components consist of the ram plate and the beater bar (which I found that the beater bar originated from the ram plate, or at least that is what the GMF file said).





Gyro Lad uses the first set of components, which are stabilizers that help the bot keep itself down, but this particular set of components aren't long enough to keep it stable other than when it starts to spin up and while driving. The original use of the component was for axe bots to keep them stable. I was inspired by a Killerhurtz RC bot I used to own, but it got thrown away .





Jolt shows both of the components being used for different purposes. The second component is a beater bar turned into an axe. I used the axe component as a stabilizer, and it does a great job keeping the bot from tipping forward too much when flipping.


I'll be making a few more components as I slowly come back to Robot Arena 2. Between Gran Turismo 5 and college, I haven't played around with Robot Arena 2 much, but I am still interested in this game.

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Modifications / Why I built the Chaos AI "Pack"

« on: November 12, 2009, 07:30:41 PM »

Recently my video on Youtube was found not long after it was posted. Well, I have decided to build this pack to do the following

Reason #1

I wanted to get local people who were interested into robotics get into RA2. I built this pack to show different designs for those who were interested. Now, the majority of the bots are unrealistic and some are rebuilds of some known robots (Only two bots were copied and two were inspired by a design and completely built around this design) If the owners want them gone, I will remove them immediately. I have them unrealistic because the majority of the people that are interested like both unrealistic and realistic (which DSL 3 will be another tournament later on after its release, unless it gets cancelled, then DSL 2.1).

Reason #2

I have this AI Pack for entertainment and art purposes. Now many who have tried this mod already know that there are some, not all, UI changes. I have yet to completely finalize everything and I have even rebuilt the main menu. I am changing everything from Chaos AI Pack to Chaos Tournament, because that's what it will become. Now, when I mean entertainment, I mean a lot of destruction and a lot of throwing around the arenas. Realistic bots have quite the battles, but heavily unrealistic bots have a lot more fun and excitement around them (custom components or even bare stock bots like those from the Starcore AI Packs).

Reason #3

I wanted to build something in my spare time and I was still interested into RA2, though DSL just wasn't cutting it. I actually like the unrealistic values of stock RA2, but since using Alphasim's motors, I wanted to build custom (well, not custom as in having a one weapons bot that will do 999999+ damage per hit). A more balanced (but unrealistic) set of components. I wanted to add that extra unrealistic value to RA2. I have played so many games with mods that either made things really great and realistic, to those that throw things out of proportion. Both of them entertain me, but having the satisfaction of building my own mod (originally for myself) made me start it.

I'll probably be bashed for this, but I respect modifications to games. They add life to the game, not matter how realistic.

Okay, now for some pictures of the progress. Expect the title to show up better on the final release, though I don't know what I'm going to do with it without it looking bad.



Now the below image I'm being a bit controversial about. The surrounding background for the bots look good, but I don't know if I want to keep it or the original one for the purpose of making easy to photoshop screenshots (you know, for robot previews). My original thought was to keep this one and have the bland one that's easy to photoshop as an extra that can be swapped with renaming files.





This modified Octagon will have one last change. I don't like the top plates' stripes not being even. The guard rails are even and the guard rail at the entrance is a bit odd as well, but I'm keeping those.



lol Binary



Now, I am planning to make some new bots. I'm going to get rid of the replica bots, and RAMJET II (SCRAMJET remake) and Playmaker. The others may have modifications, especially textures.

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DSL TC Showcases / My DSL Attempts

« on: February 19, 2009, 07:17:51 PM »

I haven't played DSL 2.1 in a long time, or Robot Arena 2 for that matter. I have messed with some UI stuff for my original RA2, but I haven't really started to create bots again. Finally after seeing a lot of progress here, I might as well put at least one of mine.



The bot Attempt uses a horizontal bar with medium drum beaters for the weapon. So far this is just my first DSL build for a long time. I'm sure there are many improvements to be made. I have made it as low as possible without the blade hitting the ground. I also hear many good things about the Hypno wheels, at least for speed.

The batteries used are 2 Red Battlepacks and 5 ant batteries. I'm not used to the DSL mod itself, and I'm not used to the realism behind it, but I'll learn within time. One thing that I know would be rejected about this bot is that it is a lightweight, and it's using a Perm 45 for a spinner motor. That kinda ruins the realism thing lol.

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Discussion / Nightmare's teeth not doing damage all the time

« on: February 22, 2006, 11:06:28 AM »

Why isn't Nightmare doing damage all the time when it hits any bot? I figured that this might be fixed in 2.0, unless there was a reason to it.

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Discussion / Some iders

« on: December 14, 2005, 03:48:45 PM »

Could someone add Cuad the Crusher to the DSL mod. I'll add a pic if anyone doesn't know what CtC is.

And what about lego pieces, to make lego bots :P . I always wanted to see that.

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General Support / I need the RA2 Patch, it's rare to find now

« on: October 21, 2005, 11:33:07 AM »

I can't get the Gamer's Hell one to work, the RA2 site shut down and RAR Download's doesn't have it's RA2 Patch download working either, so I'm stuck.