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« on: April 05, 2015, 12:27:03 AM »
First match went better than expected; I didn't expect to get under Vibetech even from the side.
*watches Cutter vs. Gravedigger*
Well, my LW's not gonna reclaim its crown this time. A robot with a skirt hinge couldn't get under Cutter, so what chance does a narrow VS with a chassis wedge have?
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« on: April 04, 2015, 09:19:51 PM »
Not sure how my LW's first match will go seeing how its weapon motor is exposed from the top, but if it can catch its opponent's hammer and keep under it then I should win.
Not sure about my MW's first match-up either because the first charge could result in a crippling blow to either robot. Either SH will take off part of PoI's supports leaving it helpless, or PoI will take off either or both of SH's weapon racks exposing its chassis for PoI to destroy.
Aviator H can certainly win its first match, but only if it tears off its opponent's wedge quickly. Even with 5mm titanium armor, I'm not confident AH's chassis can withstand repeated hits from (what I assume to be) Blitzkrieg's weaponed flippers.
How Thunder Rage's first match goes depends on the speed of its opponent. I don't know how much damage those S3 discs will cause, but once TR gets up to speed, it's very hard for slow robots to stop.
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« on: March 19, 2015, 09:36:53 PM »
I have a LW and a MW that are pretty much ready, the LW just needs to be skinned and the MW needs some AI fine-tuning. I have a HW that I'm considering, but at the moment it doesn't look that good and is honestly very tryhardy. I have no idea what to do for my SHW entry.
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« on: March 19, 2015, 09:22:05 PM »
Ah yes, this takes me back, not to the beginnings, but to the days of a thriving RA2 community without corrupt officials. I can hardly believe it's been only 5 years since then either, Badnik. the flail HS i made out of your FBS in BTTB3 still haunts me as one of the worst robots ive made XD
If G4W wins its first fight, then it should give SC a quick death, if that makes you feel better.  On the other hand, NF's got a multibot 1st round... that's gonna be a problem. Even if I destroy the first one in one hit I don't think NF can turn quickly enough to face the second one.
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« on: March 15, 2015, 06:29:02 PM »
Welcome back madman!
I'm confused as to how the first one can be effective against gutrippers; its wedges don't look like they can get under much. Also what's the point of the two razors on the Perms? They're not going to protect anything or cause any damage in that placement.
I don't really know what to say about the TRFBD since I've never made one myself, but I imagine it's very deadly given that it has the same weaponry as RPP. Speaking of which, how well does it do against flail SnS?
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« on: March 08, 2015, 03:10:24 AM »
Maybe something you can try for the SnS is to make the hammers perpendicular to the motors by attaching the outer CF extenders to the side APs of the inner CFs. Then wire the robot to spin so the ends of the hammers hit first. When I tried this on V.M. Worker, it seemed to cause more damage than when it hit with the broadside of the hammers.
Not sure about the rammer. If I remember correctly, Erebus had trouble driving straight because of the weird NPC collision meshes. I don't know if yours has the same problem, but apart from that it looks okay...
and yes, #bringbackclashcubes
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« on: March 02, 2015, 03:36:16 PM »
More Panda Monium: I personally hate the robot this was based off of, but you did a decent job of replicating it. I do agree with you in that the top skin looks off.
The YTPer: Nice. Though I feel like this needs bottom supports for the spinner.
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« on: February 18, 2015, 01:55:46 PM »
I would like to request Diamond Miner 7 vs Vrykolakas w/ hazards off. Maybe this time a fight between WB and one of my machines will have a clean result.
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« on: February 17, 2015, 06:49:19 PM »
Awesome! DM7 finally showed what it was capable of. Looking forward to its next fi- *sees who my next opponents are*
...Welp that's the end of the line for me. R.I.P. DM7.
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« on: February 17, 2015, 02:13:37 AM »
The Starcore Arena: Not even once. I never knew that Vrykolakas havoked so much.
Could've done a lot better, but oh well.
You definitely deserved better. You would've won your first match had the flippers not screwed you over, and you were doing pretty well against me in your second match; probably would have shoved me out of the arena had you not havok'd. At least DRIII avenged its teammate.
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« on: February 15, 2015, 09:29:39 PM »
Disastrous Recipe got robbed though.
As did 4 others out of the 16 losers so far, including one of mine. Seriously, those arena flippers are BS. Nonetheless, congratulations on your first match. And Tibsy, try not to feel bad: You're a good builder, in Ironforge and stock. Yeti is proof of the latter. Edit: Just saw my draw for Eliminator Round 1. CAH 2 worries me, not because it could de-weapon me but because it might knock me into a hazard or out of the arena.
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« on: February 15, 2015, 03:34:32 PM »
Can't believe I'm the only one (besides the creator of the Ghetto Skin Pack himself, of course) to use components from either of the two skin packs allowed for this tournament. Blood Shed: Well defended, should go far in the tournament provided its rear doesn't get targeted in the rumble.
Carbonate: The N12 wheels make it look slightly more interesting than your average rammer, but I don't see this doing well unless it gets a lucky shot on the side of a robot/shoves it into a hazard.
cheese: A popup with a shallow chassis wedge reinforced by three ramplates? That's definitely going to destroy the HSs in this tournament unless... wait is that only 2WD?!
Crimes Against Humanity 2: A Trinity SNS/HS... WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE!!!
Devil's Rosebush III: Don't expect any flower power here: This thing is 100% thorns!
Diamond Miner 7: Believe it or not, the maces are all perfectly aligned. What I don't trust are its wedges and exposed sides/rear.
Disastrous Recipe: I c wut u did there. Can certainly make it past the qualifying round, but beyond that, who knows?
Hammertime: ehhh...
Hex 2: Not sure about how it'll do against the HS/HS hybrids, but it looks capable of beating anything else here... provided it doesn't get attacked from behind of course.
i ran out of bot names: I thought by now people would have realized that this robot design does not work. At least Tibsy gets a pardon for being a relatively new builder.
Keznar: Even with the stabilizing extenders, it's still too narrow to survive against the HSs and, depending on the circumstances, most of the wedged bots. Should beat the rammers though, obviously.
Mr. Punch 2: Wedge doesn't look too good, but depending on how much drive/weapons are inside that chassis, it could potentially do well against some of the non-wedged bots.
Overloaded Orbinaut 4: Heh, I remember this thing from Ironbot. Shame it didn't make it past round 1 then. Hopefully it does better here; it should, being a 36HS and all.
Pins and Needles: At least it has more weight to spend on weapons being a 4WD rammer, but still, a big exposed chassis = do not want.
Plutonium: I remember this from Ironbot as well. It suffered a lot of damage each round yet still reached the latter stages of the tournament. Still has the potential to do well here, not only having 360 degrees of protection thanks to the mace spinners but also being maneuverable.
pomf=3: This will not be broken easily. Should make it past the qualifying round, but again, who knows how it will do after?
Pride: It's Quell 2 with possibly better wedges. Any robot that turns its backside to this can kiss it goodbye.
Red Extender Protector: Behold: Sage's least favorite bot here :P. Should do well if it doesn't get pushed into the hazards.
The 4AM Bot: What's with the middle wedge? Hard to tell how well this will do because I'm not sure if it's just a wammer, or if it also has popup weapons inside the chassis. Not only that but we can't see its drive.
Thug in space: It has protected sides at least...
Tri-Tip: It looks better than Kungfooey's other bot, but sadly, not by much.
Two Octillion Gigadollars: Seriously, another one of these?
Vrykolakas: Depending on if it has 2WD or 4WD, this could perform decently.
Yeti: Again, I don't know what to say about this one because all I see is a wedge. Predictions for Round 1: Hammer time vs. Plutonium vs. Overloaded Orbinaut 4Crimes Against Humanity 2 vs. Keznar vs. i ran out of bot names Tri-Tip vs. Thug in Space vs. Two Octilion GigadollarsDisastrous Recipe vs. Red Extender Protector vs. cheese Vrykolakas vs. Diamond Miner 7 vs. PridePins and Needles vs. Carbonate vs. Devil's Rosebush IIIBlood Shed vs. Hex 2 vs. The 4AM Bot MR. Punch 2 vs. Yeti vs. pomf=3
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« on: February 08, 2015, 05:05:03 PM »
ooo it's been a while since I entered one of these!
Definitely going to enter this once it enters the signup phase. In the meantime, I'm off to go build some new bots.
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« on: February 07, 2015, 09:54:39 PM »
It seems underweaponed. I would suggest downgrading to SlimBody motors and then shrinking the chassis. That should give you enough weight for a few more weapons.
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« on: February 07, 2015, 09:39:59 PM »
So it's ReFraction with more armor over weapons? Still looks pretty solid, but I don't understand why you're using a skirt hinge for the wedge.
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« on: January 29, 2015, 05:46:18 PM »
7- It's very cool, looks like something from the Beetlebros but I am feeling it is an Ounce bot instead.
If only it was built by one of the Beetlebros... Definitely not mine though. I don't enter BOTM because I'm the worst visual artist in the world and can't make a visually appealing splash or bot. On top of that I don't really build rammers either. Still, #7 does have a cool looking, if inefficient, drive setup, and I'm torn between it and a few other entries here. Ultimately however I give my vote to #4.
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« on: January 27, 2015, 06:05:14 AM »
MW's an interesting take on a gut-ripper. If you haven't already, download the Starcore v3 AI pack and pit the MWs in the pack against yours and see if it works.
The LW HS looks okay except for the drive setup. Mount the drive motors to the sides of everything else, and swap the mini wheels for shinies. Unfortunately the chassis won't be as space-efficient as it is now, but the invertibility you'll gain might be worth it.
For the side hammer, use different weapons like razors, since blades aren't very good for causing damage. If you attached your snappers using a T-connector, that will make them in-line with each other, getting rid of the need for asymmetrical arms.
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« on: January 26, 2015, 06:16:27 PM »
Looks nice, but definitely needs a better skin. How stable is it?
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« on: January 23, 2015, 03:31:25 AM »
Not bad for a first bot.  If you're going for a gut-ripping HS like T-400 Infiltrator, then it might be a good idea to give it something to aid it getting underneath bots, like a chassis wedge. I don't think the plows would be able to do this, at least with the setup you have right now.
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