Boto's meh showcase

[R01]

People commonly say that Emergency Wedges are worse, but I believe that it depends how they are used.

You are right, but there is a point on them being worse on average. on some of my wedge testing i feel like the wider the wedge is and the further you get away from the center of the hinge the worse it gets. Surface area actually hurts you the less hinges you have for your wedge. However I'm not sure why then something like a spike strip wouldn't be better than a small wedge, i'm guessing angle has a lot to do with it as well.

Thanks, I haven't seen that yet, only saw Click's old Mythbuster thread. No idea how it is in DSL with the hinges, wedge pieces and all that, but I can imagine that weight plays a big part as well. From what I remember Spike Strips are heavier than Emergency Wedges(which are heavier than normal ones), Spikes seem to work well(but the iron one is 10 kg as well), so maybe pole spikes?
Also you know how axles can glitch? I think something similar happens with the skirt wedges here, the further they are away, the more likely they will bend on impact.

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yay another VS, it looks good but you really need front protection or those supports will be gone quick.

Interesting VS bud.

Couple of things:

- 2 Black Batts are more than enough to power this, so feel free to get rid of the pinks. A good rule of thumb is 1 black battery for every 4 HP zTek Motors you have.
- Don't use square extenders. They are the same strength as black/red ones but they weigh more. The exception is of course the 140cm one that only weighs 5kg, feel free to use that.
- The front wheel supports need more protection, if they go your bot losses all stability. More weight needs to be invested in securing them. You could also tidy up the extender work a bit. For example instead of using the T-connector at the bottom, why not try using a 2cm black extender and it's side attachment point?

How well does it perform?

But are 2 Black Batts enough to power it the entire match without power loss? Would be interested in knowing more about this as I've heard that adding a 3rd battery makes burst motors stronger and allows zteks to spin faster?

[botomatic1000]

I'm not even bothered about how crap it is I won't be improving or winning

[Hi5er]

I'm not even bothered about how crap it is I won't be improving or winning

You should really have more faith in your designs lol... We all make bots we're not pleased with from time to time. My latest design sucks balls.

[R01]

I'm not even bothered about how crap it is I won't be improving or winning

But it can be, don't give up with it.

[Pwnator]

You should really have more faith in your designs lol... We all make bots we're not pleased with from time to time. My latest design sucks balls.

But it can be, don't give up with it.

That's pretty much it. Cleaned up the thread because I don't want the whole page to look depressing.

Relax, you're doing fine. Not everyone can whip up a battle-worthy bot in less than 5 pages in a showcase. Take your time, wait for some advice, and rebuild. You will get it eventually. Nothing feels as good as finally having a good bot after countless rebuilds.

[botomatic1000]

so yeah I think I better explain what happened on me vs RedAce... originally I was just going to enter OA3 but then I decided to start building a MW with either a drum (preferably) or maybe a pop-up I didn't really know at the time. I lost interest on it and got bored around halfway through the building stage as I thought it wasn't going to win anyways. here is what I had so far It is very crummy and unfinished. I also decided to give TA3 a longer stick for well I don't know...

[Badger]

That's more a VS than a drum. Drums usually have weapons on extenders placed on the dies of the disc, so the weapon motor is inside the ring of weapons. It has an ungodly amount of empty space too, which is why you're nearly at the weight limit with 1 black, redbirds and 4 maces (and blue snapper wedges)

[090901]

needa hpz drive bro

[botomatic1000]

I didn't know people would respond so much to something that isn't even finished so thanks but I thought badger hated me lol Anyways heres The big brother to IM NOT AT ALL SERIOUS! called IM A BIT MORE SERIOUS! why? I hear you ask. well why the hell not!

[Silverfish]

You should only need 3 BAs for that setup. Saves a TON of weight for irons. Also, you can cut some chassis space by stacking the blackvolt.

[Badger]

You should only need 3 BAs for that setup. Saves a TON of weight for irons. Also, you can cut some chassis space by stacking the blackvolt.

This. You could save even more weight by putting all the ztecs onto a snapper, and shrinking the chassis even more.

[Silverfish]

Also, shinies are probably a better choice of wheel.

[Hi5er]

Also, shinies are probably a better choice of wheel.

If he mounts the Snapper2 upright for the wedge shinnies won't let him be invertible I don't think... I'm also a fan of making weapon racks, rather than having a separate baseplate extender for each iron on my rammers.

[Badger]

Also, shinies are probably a better choice of wheel.

If he mounts the Snapper2 upright for the wedge shinnies won't let him be invertible I don't think... I'm also a fan of making weapon racks, rather than having a separate baseplate extender for each iron on my rammers.

It will. There's a 6WD rammer in ASAI that has its drive on a snapper, it's invertible, as are 36HS with shinies and drive on a snapper.

[botomatic1000]

Also, shinies are probably a better choice of wheel.

If he mounts the Snapper2 upright for the wedge shinnies won't let him be invertible I don't think... I'm also a fan of making weapon racks, rather than having a separate baseplate extender for each iron on my rammers.

It will. There's a 6WD rammer in ASAI that has its drive on a snapper, it's invertible, as are 36HS with shinies and drive on a snapper.

Wow you guys are really taking this thing to seriously to the point where I can barely understand it lol. Like I have said time and time again I really don't care much for nearly all my older robots they just kind of sit on my computer not getting any treatment I may play about with them once or twice but that's it (unless its the Orange Avenger series). I really do appreciate all the advice and stuff but this one was just made in like 15 minutes as a jokey sequel to a Joke entry not something I put like an hour into designing and redoing like the OA series.

[Badger]

If you don't want advice don't post them. Showcases are for either showcasing interesting or excellent bots, or (for 95% of users, myself included) to gather advice on how to improve their bots. I'm not sure you understand what a joke bot is as well, lol.

It's OK if you don't understand, but please don't waste everyone's time by showcasing, let's be frank, sub-par bots, then refusing to accept advice.

[090901]

if you are going to make a """"""joke""""" bot at least make it extra sh**ty or actually funny instead of some subpar rammer and then claim its a joke bot since you dont want to rebuild it bro

or at least say its a joke bot when you post it, that works too.

[botomatic1000]

AYY LMAO Badger I get it you hate me lol ahahaha.
Now I could have worded it better im sorry (Now everyone is gonna go "YOU CANT JUST SAY THAT YOU GOIYT" lol) I meant it as like just a bit of fun creating a sequel to a robot I entered as a joke. now next robot I do I will try and get it upgraded from advice and stuff.

[botomatic1000]

Its been a lot longer than 180 days...

You've probably (definitely) seen this in GTMCS 2 already but here it is anyway straight from the Kingdom Of Italy Cei-Rigotti, it flips out like hell and I'm as of yet unsure if it can last a full 3 minutes but eh

Its doing fine so far