Author Topic: Bubbleman's Stock bots (Read 33117 times)

RedAce · « **Reply #200 on:** November 05, 2018, 08:14:25 AM »

Hey nice to see you around here again!

Honestly, for improvements, I'd probably say to maybe just give it better drive, cause HPZ's would work wonders, and I honestly can't see the samurai swords doing anything other than hinder its performance.

Also, for AI packs, I'd say maybe Starcore V4, INF AI, PYS AI and ReStocked 2018 would be good picks for testing if a bot is viable or not.

Bubbleman · « **Reply #201 on:** November 05, 2018, 08:52:44 AM »

Quote from: RedAce on November 05, 2018, 08:14:25 AM

Hey nice to see you around here again!

Honestly, for improvements, I'd probably say to maybe just give it better drive, cause HPZ's would work wonders, and I honestly can't see the samurai swords doing anything other than hinder its performance.

Also, for AI packs, I'd say maybe Starcore V4, INF AI, PYS AI and ReStocked 2018 would be good picks for testing if a bot is viable or not.

Nice to be welcomed back :D

The swords are there to keep things on the razors, the previous version had exactly the qualities you suggested but probably wasn't airtight because I saved so much weight somewhere:

Also I got so fixated on whether I could that I didn't stop to think about whether I should

Interesting snapper stack that I did because I left the wedge as an afterthought

Redalert · « **Reply #202 on:** November 05, 2018, 11:24:08 AM »

That drum spinner's pretty clever. I would have never though of that.

Also, I have stacked a pink battery in a supervolt in that same fashion, but I never stacked a motor!

Bubbleman · « **Reply #203 on:** November 06, 2018, 11:45:07 AM »

got a pixel tight nifty+cb stack and then started looking for an exostack on an anchor that probably doesn't exist

wasted an hour and now i cant think of the extender setup to make this lightweight tribar vs work

Redalert · « **Reply #204 on:** November 06, 2018, 01:34:34 PM »

Did you use the stacking technique where you rotated the chassis repeatedly and zoomed in and out, or did you use a different technique?

Anyway, that's very clever.

Bubbleman · « **Reply #205 on:** November 06, 2018, 03:20:26 PM »

Quote from: Redalert on November 06, 2018, 01:34:34 PM

Did you use the stacking technique where you rotated the chassis repeatedly and zoomed in and out, or did you use a different technique?

Anyway, that's very clever.

It just kinda fell into place, I knew you could stack a nifty on a cb from past experience with none of the sides of the nifty outside of the cb hitbox so it was a case of making a pixel tight cb chassis

Anyway I was missing an obvious answer, not sure how well it works in combat because it can't turn left or right due to a bug that I forgot existed

EDIT:
Took 20cm off the stabilizers and added it to the width of the wheels, also angled the stabilizers downwards slightly more. It turns now

Team Code Red Robotics · « **Reply #206 on:** November 06, 2018, 03:21:45 PM »

Nice, looks good

kix · « **Reply #207 on:** November 06, 2018, 03:35:48 PM »

osh** nibba bubbleman returned!

Redalert · « **Reply #208 on:** November 06, 2018, 04:29:46 PM »

Nice design. You should export that bot to the bot exchange?

Bubbleman · « **Reply #209 on:** November 07, 2018, 11:21:03 AM »

Probably the fastest triple stacked black (2 minutes) I've ever done, shame it was in a sandbox chassis. I'm sure this was like impossible 8 years ago

also what

Anyway here have a drumbot

Geice could probably make this look better than I can, my stock builds were never great. 32 razors, 2 blacks

EDIT: gdi i could turn the chassis around 180 degrees and swap which mounting points i use for the drive and spinners, would probably make it look far better but im done for today

Redalert · « **Reply #210 on:** November 07, 2018, 11:59:28 AM »

NIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIICE!

I never triple-stacked supervolts!

Pwnator · « **Reply #211 on:** November 07, 2018, 06:47:09 PM »

IMO the last 2 bots show why sometimes the tightest chassis isn't the best setup you could use. More extenders just mean more points of failure.

For example, you could make the drum chassis wider so the snappers can be attached to the anchors (or even better, the baseplate). It should weigh roughly the same and it gives your bot more HP.

I understand the novelty of the VS, but it should be lighter with 2 side-by-side anchors (one drive motor + stabilizer per anchor). That said, I'm not sure where else you could use the free weight on other than beefier stabilizers.

kill343gs · « **Reply #212 on:** November 07, 2018, 07:18:03 PM »

i really like the fs with the swords

Bubbleman · « **Reply #213 on:** November 07, 2018, 08:36:02 PM »

Quote from: Pwnator on November 07, 2018, 06:47:09 PM

IMO the last 2 bots show why sometimes the tightest chassis isn't the best setup you could use. More extenders just mean more points of failure.

For example, you could make the drum chassis wider so the snappers can be attached to the anchors (or even better, the baseplate). It should weigh roughly the same and it gives your bot more HP.

While the VS was purely for novelty, you're right. I don't think the drum bot is the best I could make, I got too fixated on the idea of a snapper setup I had in mind and forgot to pay attention to much else. Didn't have much experience with heavies back when I was active and that really shows

Snapper setup wasn't even that good either

Also the snappers probably could have been attached to the anchors anyway I'm not sure I was thinking logically when I put them on extenders

Redalert · « **Reply #214 on:** November 08, 2018, 06:18:51 AM »

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While the VS was purely for novelty, you're right. I don't think the drum bot is the best I could make, I got too fixated on the idea of a snapper setup I had in mind and forgot to pay attention to much else. Didn't have much experience with heavies back when I was active and that really shows

Snapper setup wasn't even that good either

Also the snappers probably could have been attached to the anchors anyway I'm not sure I was thinking logically when I put them on extenders

The more extenders and exposed motors you have- the more prone your bot is to havok exploding.
nice concept, though

Bubbleman · « **Reply #215 on:** November 08, 2018, 12:12:14 PM »

Rebuilt it, also now obeys the rule of 7

Would like something above the drums to stop opponents going over but weight doesn't allow it and I don't want to drop to 2wd, probably more efficient to base mount the drive at that point

Redalert · « **Reply #216 on:** November 08, 2018, 12:28:27 PM »

better... try to fit the snappers inside your bot's chassis.

Reier · « **Reply #217 on:** November 08, 2018, 12:30:16 PM »

Quote from: Redalert on November 08, 2018, 12:28:27 PM

better... try to fit the snappers inside your bot's chassis.

no the wider wedges help more than a snapper being inside that will never get hit unless hes already doomed anyway

kill343gs · « **Reply #218 on:** November 08, 2018, 05:42:35 PM »

I really like it, but the extenderwork for the plow setup is hella janky

Pwnator · « **Reply #219 on:** November 08, 2018, 06:21:02 PM »

If the plow thing's what you're actually trying to achieve, then you probably just want to tweak your new wedge setup. Rotate the extenders holding the snapper so the snappers are pointing towards the back, then build your plow setup from the ends of those extenders. Should be just enough for a top plow or bracket wedge.