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Discussion / Re: RA2 Wiki

« on: July 04, 2013, 03:04:28 AM »

I'm thinking of updating some Fear/Respect ratings some point soon. Any other Raters wanna team up (youknow, so we can check each others contributions and adjust if necessary)?

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Modifications / Re: DSL3 is not cancelled.

« on: July 04, 2013, 02:53:03 AM »

Oh hey Joe. Your VS were quite the inspiration for my contributions to the VS playing field.

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Tournament Archives / Re: Helloface's DSL2 Summer 2013 Tournament - SBV and Standings

« on: July 04, 2013, 02:46:57 AM »

Of course Crasp Drone would try and attack the only threat in the rumble. Of course. Should've seen that one coming.

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Tournament Archives / Re: Helloface's DSL2 Summer 2013 Tournament!

« on: June 28, 2013, 08:52:23 AM »

Seeing the two splashes already up, I think I have a pretty good chance.

Join the club

Woo club yay

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Chatterbox / Re: Nominations for best profile

« on: June 26, 2013, 03:54:53 PM »

As best username, because whoever ran GTM awards for 2012 is a tard, I vote (not specified)

SORRY MAN, GOD, YOU'RE SO MEAN TO ME.


Anyway yeah Marty u got best synergy, i mean hu new a rabbit goez so well wiv solly

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Discussion / Re: A little question regarding newbies and DSL-IRL

« on: June 25, 2013, 05:30:12 PM »

I build IRL mostly now because I really like thinking about real designs. That and what 123 has already stated - DSL-S isn't fun anymore. It's gotten to where Stock always has been to me. You build a certain bot type or you suck.
Besides
1) It's a game, I can do what I want
2) I think I innovated in DSL-S enough, even if it was only 1 design, I can do what I want.


EDIT: I should make clear however that I think new builders should learn skills of the game itself, even like what components to use (eg Multis not Baseplate Anchors) and space management before delving into IRL

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Modifications / Re: Robot Wars 2013 AI Pack

« on: June 24, 2013, 05:32:45 PM »

What's wrong with generic bots? The robot combat community is hardly booming enough to make demand for random unknown bots, it just makes much more sense to put time into bots that lots of people really want, rather than bots 1 person cares about.

Good to hear Killertron will make an appearance anyway.. I'd love to see the Series 1 look of it represented I must say :P

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Modifications / Re: Robot Wars 2013 AI Pack

« on: June 24, 2013, 07:14:14 AM »

Killertron and Napalm or Mace.

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Chatterbox / Re: Are you bored?

« on: June 23, 2013, 02:32:19 PM »

Robert Downey Jr. Sorry.

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Chatterbox / Re: Are you bored?

« on: June 23, 2013, 02:27:11 PM »

Well here goes.

0: Height - Not even sure.. around 165cm
1: Age - 19
2: Shoe size - UK 8 (but in length, a UK 7. Super wide feet.)
3: Do you smoke? No
4: Do you drink? I have a drink, but I won't get drunk.
5: Do you take drugs? No
6: Age you get mistaken for - 14?
7: Have tattoos? No
8: Want any tattoos? Dunno really
9: Got any piercings? No
10: Want any piercings? Not hugely
11: Best friend? Matry the Medget
12: Relationship status - Taken :3
13: Biggest turn ons - Muse
14: Biggest turn offs - Snakes
15: Favorite movie - Scott Pilgrim
16: I’ll love you if... I love you
17: Someone you miss - Slinky
18: Most traumatic experience - almost drowning while kayaking on a river in flood.
19: A fact about your personality - I'm a vaguely nice person?
20: What I hate most about myself - Preeetty much everything
21: What I love most about myself - Being able to kinda play guitar
22: What I want to be when I get older - a teacher?
23: My relationship with my sibling(s) - okay
24: My relationship with my parent(s) - very good
25: My idea of a perfect date - cinema and meal and gig
26: My biggest pet peeves - Finger clicking.
27: A description of the person I like the most - Tall, currently with blue/green hair, lovely eyes.. ;p
28: A description of the person I dislike the most - Someone who abuses animals. :P
29: A reason I’ve lied to a friend - BIRTHDAY
30: What I hate the most about work/school - That I don't have a job?
31: What my last text message says - 'Pahaha he has no concept of real life lol'
32: What words upset me the most - Poohead
33: What words make me feel the best about myself - Kind
34: What I find attractive in women - Slinkyness
35: What I find attractive in men - Being Bellamy, Tennant or RDJ
36: Where I would like to live - A city.
37: One of my insecurities - Everything lol
38: My childhood career choice - Red Arrows pilot
39: My favorite ice cream flavor - Cookie dough?
40: Who I wish I could be - Matt Bellamy
41: Where I want to be right now - with Slonky
42: The last thing I ate - Pancake
43: Sexiest person that comes to my mind immediately - Slonky
44: A random fact about anything - I am scared of fish but have 3 goldfish in mah bedroom.

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DSL TC Showcases / Re: Helloface's horrible realistic showcase

« on: June 23, 2013, 02:16:57 PM »

For the motor, I guess. It would help. But change all those Poly extenders for some variety of metal, then you won't need Flippermaker's on the Plow extender, and it'll help give a more IRL feel to the motor extender.

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DSL TC Showcases / Re: S.H.I.E.L.D's failcase

« on: June 23, 2013, 02:15:32 PM »

I thought the chassis that low because it was pretty much invertible... if you need a srimech already then
1) Shrink the chassis and make it a little taller
2) Put your weapon motors inside the chassis
3) Random drive motors unprotected outside the chassis is not IRL in any sense.
4) Perhaps use just 2 perms, making for 4 saws, then build supports connecting to both ends of your saw-drum.
5) 4 NPC-Fasts with Overkill's is MORE than enough. If you're saying it goes too fast, ditch the Overkills for Technos or something. Lighter, a little less fast.

Follow those bits and it should be a lot more compact and shouldn't have miles of messy unnecessary extender work.

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DSL TC Showcases / Re: Helloface's horrible realistic showcase

« on: June 23, 2013, 02:10:12 PM »

So if you were making a real robot you'd allow your expensive motors to be very easy to hit to other robots AND be held on with just plastic? That's why (along with the other bits Plaz mentioned) your current setup is not IRL, in my eyes anyway.

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DSL TC Showcases / Re: S.H.I.E.L.D's failcase

« on: June 23, 2013, 12:42:15 PM »

Get rid of the front wheels and extenders and replace the astros with NPC's in the chassis and you've just made it a lot tidier and more effective.

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DSL TC Showcases / Re: S.H.I.E.L.D's failcase

« on: June 23, 2013, 10:34:03 AM »

I'm not even gonna delve right into this one, all I'm gonna say is how can the Piglet be a support when the other saws aren't even on the same level, so an axle couldn't run through them all. But, wow, that extender work. Is the worst.

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DSL TC Showcases / Re: S.H.I.E.L.D's failcase

« on: June 22, 2013, 06:45:53 PM »

You're more likely to outweapon those nasty SHW VS than helloface believes, so no, don't downgrade the armour. Most VS would just slot in under the hammers, hit it upwards then grind the chassis. Downgrading armour is very bad in this case.

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Tournament Archives / Re: Robot Wars 2005 - Signups

« on: June 22, 2013, 04:32:33 PM »

Signups closed. I now need to go through all the entries and make some splashes, then voting will commence, and only then can the battles begin :D

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Tournament Archives / Re: Robot Wars 2005 - Signups

« on: June 22, 2013, 02:25:34 PM »

That's now entry 13.
If I receive no other entries over the next 2 hours I will (as long as all are accepted, of course) put whoever the randomizer puts as 12 and 13 into a qualifier battle, just so it won't be 1 person left out. Any other entries and it will all go as previously planned.

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DSL TC Showcases / Re: Helloface's horrible realistic showcase

« on: June 22, 2013, 02:22:37 PM »

I'm sure it gets under some bots, but when you're faced with a bot with a modern wedge they'll go straight under.

As for the extender work, use moar multi-extenders. Frankly you could use 2 - one at the bottom for the scoop, and 1 above it for the spikes (on the side AP's) and the flamer (top AP).

It'd weigh a lot less and be a lot less fragile.

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Site News and Feedback / Re: Tougher people on the boards.

« on: June 22, 2013, 12:29:03 PM »

Yeah, I even just turned the 'Leave Words Uncensored' off in profile options and we still have Shell Spinners/h-word etc so it's fixed.

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