Author Topic: A Fractured Stock Showcase (Read 64297 times)

Squirrel_Monkey · « **Reply #20 on:** April 16, 2011, 10:39:24 AM »

Or get the Snapper II's!

Fracture · « **Reply #21 on:** April 16, 2011, 10:41:08 AM »

Quote from: SKBT on April 16, 2011, 10:32:16 AM

Keep all of 'em! They all look good! If you are going to attach stuff in the "not cool way" still rotate them so they are paralle to the ground instead of perpendicular to it.

What's different about it? I mean other than how it looks, e.g. does it protect the extenders better or something?

Squirrel_Monkey · « **Reply #22 on:** April 16, 2011, 10:43:43 AM »

Yes, they hit the opponent better also.

NFX · « **Reply #23 on:** April 16, 2011, 11:37:46 AM »

That looks seriously good for a newcomer. I can see you becoming a real strong builder pretty soon. Just one thing I would point out, if you have 8 or 7 maces on a tribar, it will be seriously unbalanced. 6 maces seems good at this stage, but attach them the "not cool" way, to save a bit of weight, and keep the extenders better protected. If you go to Plastic and have a razor on the innermost attachment point, that should give you a bit more weaponry than a normal 6-mace HS, and I think they make a roughly straight line between them, so they should all hit the opponent at the same time, dealing more damage.

FOTEPX · « **Reply #24 on:** April 16, 2011, 11:48:22 AM »

Well, you've jumped so far forward in such a little amount of time, it's unbelieveable. Now, get Starcore V3 and the AI component pack, and prepare to yell your bollocks off.

Fracture · « **Reply #25 on:** April 16, 2011, 12:45:48 PM »

Quote from: NFX on April 16, 2011, 11:37:46 AM

That looks seriously good for a newcomer. I can see you becoming a real strong builder pretty soon.

Yay I'm a good person. :P

Quote from: NFX on April 16, 2011, 11:37:46 AM

If you go to Plastic and have a razor on the innermost attachment point, that should give you a bit more weaponry than a normal 6-mace HS, and I think they make a roughly straight line between them, so they should all hit the opponent at the same time, dealing more damage.

It becomes REALLY unstable then. As in it flies in the air and I can't drive at all. :P

Quote from: NFX on April 16, 2011, 11:37:46 AM

Just one thing I would point out, if you have 8 or 7 maces on a tribar, it will be seriously unbalanced. 6 maces seems good at this stage, but attach them the "not cool" way, to save a bit of weight, and keep the extenders better protected.

Thanks, probably the best advice I've received so far.

DSA, and self-righteable...ish. idk, remains untested. I could give it Plastic and make the srimech extender longer....

FOTEPX · « **Reply #26 on:** April 16, 2011, 01:22:22 PM »

Someone please link this guy to the place where you download RA2 V1.4 Whilst I find Starcore 3.

EDIT: Starcore 3: http://www.starcore.gametechmods.com/download.php?id=StarcoreAIPackV3.rar&url=/

Sparkey98 · « **Reply #27 on:** April 16, 2011, 01:23:29 PM »

Lol I like Your sense of humor.

Fracture · « **Reply #28 on:** April 16, 2011, 01:32:37 PM »

Quote from: FOTEPX on April 16, 2011, 01:22:22 PM

Someone please link this guy to the place where you download RA2 V1.4 Whilst I find Starcore 3.

EDIT: Starcore 3: http://www.starcore.gametechmods.com/download.php?id=StarcoreAIPackV3.rar&url=/

I'm guessing v1.4 = RA2 with AI parts unlocked?

Thanks for the link, but I could've just found both of those on the big buttons labelled "Downloads" and "AI Packs" on the GTM homepage. :P

Oh well, it's more convenient to find it here. :)

FOTEPX · « **Reply #29 on:** April 16, 2011, 01:35:44 PM »

No problem, my good sir. I do believe Robot Arena 2 V.1.4 is available for download in Joeblo's sig. I'll find it for ya.

FOTEPX · « **Reply #30 on:** April 16, 2011, 01:37:25 PM »

DP

Here ya go: http://raw.gametechmods.com/Shhhh/Robot%20Arena%202%20v1.4.rar

Install this FIRST, then Starcore. OK?

Avalanche · « **Reply #31 on:** April 18, 2011, 04:07:09 AM »

If you feel like its too hard go on the front page of gtm,downloads on the right then pick ai packs and take v2.
If you feel ready for a harder one ill go find v4 alpha for you.

Fracture · « **Reply #32 on:** April 29, 2011, 06:52:23 PM »

I should name it Insult so I can make a MW upgrade and name that one Injury. :o

It gets under other bots, flips them over with the spinner (while causing lots of damage), and pushes them around while grinding their undersides. It does fairly well in Starcore v4.

Hard Bot · « **Reply #33 on:** April 29, 2011, 10:42:37 PM »

Use rads instead of Redbirds, then use maces and/or irons. Then use Stock AI-style snapper2s.

Clickbeetle · « **Reply #34 on:** April 29, 2011, 11:31:06 PM »

The weapon, drive, battery and wedge are all good. The only problem I can see with that bot is the shape... with such a narrow front, it will be easily knocked to the side and the sides of the chassis will easily get hit. If you use a Snapper II instead of a Snapper 2 for the wedge, you might get enough weight to make a wider chassis. (The chassis will still be vulnerable, but it's better for the front to get hit than the sides, plus a bigger chassis has more HP.)

Also, with careful placement it should be possible to attach the Redbirds directly to the baseplate anchors and eliminate those extenders.

J · « **Reply #35 on:** April 29, 2011, 11:34:55 PM »

Instead of using 2 anchors, you could just use 1 and put a sideways extender on it, and then put the 2nd extender off the other end. You would have the same set-up, except the wheels would be closer to the chassis, and have a few bits of weight to mess around with.

Fracture · « **Reply #36 on:** May 04, 2011, 10:43:52 PM »

The Redbirds are pretty exposed, but I don't have enough weight to put them inside the chassis, and downgrading to RADs inside the chassis...well, let's just say that right now it's already so bouncy that the best thing it can get under is a chassis wedge.

Badnik96 · « **Reply #37 on:** May 05, 2011, 03:13:43 PM »

use a small wedge, it is wedgier than an EMERGENCY wedge.

Fracture · « **Reply #38 on:** May 05, 2011, 03:24:49 PM »

Perfect wedges aren't much of a problem in the LW division, and it's easier to feed bots into the spinner with a bigger wedge...

Sage · « **Reply #39 on:** May 05, 2011, 03:27:59 PM »

Fracture has a point.

protip: split the wedge extender into 2 20cms, and attached one on the side AP of another to move the wedge to the center of the robot