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Discussion / Re: Inspiration Via Prototypes

« on: January 27, 2010, 04:24:55 PM »

In response to Jack's VS.


 
The green arrow is the *Push* of the VS, which is greater than *chassis force*. This weakens the wedge (Shown as yellow arrows) and puts pressure on the rear (Red circle).

Solution? Ballasts, and lighter main weapon. Less *Push* created, and more weight pinning the front to the ground.
 
Protip: VS weapon weight in total must not weigh the same or more than the bot, for a good wedge. (Motors don't count.)

We need a physics of RA2 tutorial...

Thanks for the tips and visual. Modifying this bot is going to be interesting... I have some ideas though.

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Discussion / Re: Inspiration Via Prototypes

« on: January 26, 2010, 07:47:10 PM »

RR. That think rocks hard on the creativity scale. I like it!

@123stw... to answer your question, the wedge does not seem to do very well.  Oddly enough the bot does not seem to perform the same in the arena as it does in the botlab.  Gonna try some more ideas with that design and get back to you.

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Discussion / Re: Inspiration Via Prototypes

« on: January 26, 2010, 05:50:38 PM »

Couple of prototypes that I have been working on over the past week or so:

First bot is a feeble attempt at a popup killer.  I originally had the weapons mounted on motors... but the blades would tap the floor and make the bot unstable.  Like a crawler with a wheelchair.  Anyways, I was hoping that the speedy HPZtek drive would power the bot up and over opponents while grinding damage kamakazi style. Nope, no such luck. Failbot this is.



My next bot is far more promising. I have been toying with the idea of effectiveness of wedges based on the amount of frontal weight.  Well, everyone knows that if you put too much front weight on a VS it will just tip over right? Well, you can build a chassis to sustain the extra front weight like this.  I also am finding that sides of the bot react differently to the ground than the base. Some of the designs I have come up with absolutely LOVE to be touching the floor with sides other than the base of the chassis. Needless to say, this bot sticks to the ground very well. It drives and rides like it is on rails... rather than being rocky and unstable like most of the heavy VS-ers I have built.  I think there is something valid to the possibility that different sides of a bot react differently to the floor depending on the chassis shape and weight distribution. I think my next version of this might have a wider and fatter nose with more ground coverage. I might be able to get rid of the hinge/skirts altogether and just beef up the front to take a beating.

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Off-Topic Discussion / Re: Story Time - TMP: Character gallery

« on: January 26, 2010, 04:19:25 PM »

Do you need the pictures by a certain time? I gotta flip through a ton of manga to find front/back/side pictures that would work.

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DSL TC Showcases / Re: Phlox

« on: January 26, 2010, 04:07:35 PM »

hahah. Everyone is being so nice and gentle because we don't want to scare Phlox away. (so much love... how can you stand it Phlox?)

So, uhhhh... I'll be the bastard and call out that the Irons pass though the motors which is a realistic rule no-no.  I think people are not pointing this out because they are scared of the possible scenario:

Random member: "OMG Phlox you noobzorz... You cant pass teh irons thru motors liek that!!!1!!"
Phlox:  "Augh! So rude. I am leaving GTM and taking all my shiny toys with me. You ruined it for everyone Random Member. I hate you. Buh-bye."
All other members: "You scared Phlox away! It was like the second coming of Jesus here on GTM and you ruined it."
Random member:  *cries*

Sooooo... yeah the battery thing was already pointed out and that will probably make you happy. Looks like a cool bot, just needs some tweaks.  Hope you share more of your work!

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Robots Showcase / Re: twisted sick robotics

« on: January 26, 2010, 04:00:02 PM »

That is some excellent craftmanship there!

Somebody get this man some GTM sponsorship decals!

I wish I had the time and money to get into building like that. You do a great job!

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Off-Topic Discussion / Re: Story Time - TMP: Character gallery

« on: January 26, 2010, 03:50:41 PM »

I found this pic on Photobucket yesterday... Might be good to use for Pwnator if he wants.

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DSL TC Showcases / Re: R0B0SH4RK's DSL Showcase

« on: January 26, 2010, 03:35:38 PM »

Awesome Robo. Are those swords you used on the side arms? Doesn't it feel great to trap a shell spinner like that and grind away? Keep us posted on how the bot changes with your tweaks and tunes.

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Chatterbox / Re: The most memorable and funniest quotes thread.

« on: January 26, 2010, 02:30:14 PM »

Dude, the topic says "most memorable"... that happened, like, 5 mins ago.

*shakes stagfish silly*

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Tournament Archives / Re: Wheely Tag - Brackets, Splash and Vids

« on: January 26, 2010, 02:27:27 PM »

Yes, but I made the spash and brackets, not Virus giver.

I think that llloop (Sage?) was trying to bash the virus giver.  And inadvertantly inavertently inavertantly *grrrr* by mistake, directed his bashing at you.

We are all frustrated by how things turned out. But, you know, we can make the best of it and make awesome tourneys for the future.

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Tournament Archives / Re: Wheely Tag - Brackets, Splash and Vids

« on: January 26, 2010, 01:46:08 PM »

And my offer still stands if you want me to take care of any splashes or brackets for you with the new tournament if needed. I am more than happy to help.

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Discussion / Re: Inspiration Via Prototypes

« on: January 25, 2010, 08:54:15 PM »

123's failbot3 has me interested... I like the way you think! That idea is going to be rattling around in my head for sure.

I have a VS/SnS hybrid...

Let's see it man! :D

can this be stock? I've got a bracket wedge drum................aaaand I like being creative!

Sure thing Sparks. Try not to post too much though, I would like to see ideas from everyone. You get really excited about stuff, so if I come back to this thread and find it with 20 bots posted by you... I will probably have to send my thugs out for a beatdown.  :P
(Yes, I have some thug friends. They listen to Insane Clown Posse. Go figure.)

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Discussion / Inspiration Via Prototypes

« on: January 25, 2010, 07:34:54 PM »

Builders Block?
Running out of ideas?
Need a challenge beyond building a clone?

Welcome to Inspiration via Prototypes.

A lot of builders on the forum are feeling a bit uninspired. Sure,there are some great bots being built right now. But some of them are just re-hashes, clones, or tweaked designs of bots built in the years past.  While it would be nice if we all had minds like Clickbeetle, we don't. Some of us are doomed to gain inspiration in short bursts.  On a good night, the bot designs just roll out from the gray matter like a thought waterfall. On a bad night... welll, it usually ends with closing out RA2 and resorting to the comfortable braindead-ness of random entertainment across the interwebs.

This is where this thread might come in handy.

Got an idea? Share it.
Got a neat design that turned into a failbot? Let us dissect it.
Are you trying to make a concept work but know that a better builder could make it happen? Post it.
Got builders block and you need some ideas? Read and Absorb.  (yeah... I am looking at you Ounce and Urjee.)

This is not your showcase.  Spectacular spashes and catchy names are not necessary. Heck... if this thread becomes a destination of posting failbots, so be it.  I am pretty sure that quite a few of you have tried different designs only to have them not perform to expectation.Why? Was it too radical? Was the concept beyond the capabilities of the game? 

Let's inspire each other to build different things... Let's all become the minionbeetles that we aspire to be!

First Prototype:

Flat Bed Gutripper

This is a design that popped into my head while I was bored at work last week. I quickly put one together while (trying) to adhere to realistic rules. A couple of the the teeth intersect where they should not... but otherwise with some more time and effort the idea could easily be made to DSL rules.  I think that some of the more talented members could make a design similar to this and have it be rather capable.  This design has difficulty against some of the wider bots out there... but once a bot is "caged" and on the grinder, there is not much saving the helpless captive.




I also have a concept for a unconventional chassis wedge that takes better advantage of front weight distribution.  Will try to post that later this week.

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Chatterbox / Re: Double accounter come clean topic

« on: January 25, 2010, 05:45:38 PM »

lol... awesome white text is awesome.

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Chatterbox / Re: Double accounter come clean topic

« on: January 25, 2010, 05:26:13 PM »

SAGE THIS IS PAINFUL CAN I TELL THEM

Lemme give ONE more hint!

ThreadsiLike This

Hmmmmm... Three letters... the first one is the same as the last...

OMGZORZ!

You are llllooop D lllooop? 

It all makes sense now. You have a circle around your "sage" in your avatar.  Wow man. I can't believe it. 



*snicker*

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Stock Showcases / Re: SM's Stock Showcase

« on: January 25, 2010, 04:38:24 PM »

It makes your bot look so much better if you take a minute and crop out the pictures.

We could make comments and feedback on everything BUT the bot itself.

Naw, that would be mean.

Nice popup btw.

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Tournament Archives / Re: Stocks Revenge Discussion

« on: January 25, 2010, 02:49:40 PM »

Can I use a non-heavyweight chassis, like Li'l Dog, if I feel inclined to do so?

Yes you can. We all know you are going to make a replica... you can't hide it.  :P

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DSL TC Showcases / Re: S.T.C's DSL Bots

« on: January 25, 2010, 04:17:14 AM »

It might be on a metal hinge...

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DSL TC Showcases / Re: The DSL Showcase of The Ounce, to Learn

« on: January 24, 2010, 08:50:14 PM »

Need inspiration UrJee and Ounce?

I have an idea... but I wont be able to execute it tonight.  I will keep you posted over the next day or so.

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Chatterbox / Re: Double accounter come clean topic

« on: January 24, 2010, 08:46:53 PM »

@frezal:I`ve been using my cell phone all day to post while watching the AFC/NFC Championship Games today. It only has one apostrophe so... ya...

I`ll have to look into that hint later. Tie game with 3 minutes left, then I go to sleep.
ZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzz

Oh man it is such an awesome game too!