Author Topic: Clickbeetle's bots (Read 79135 times)

Clickbeetle · « **Reply #260 on:** June 26, 2010, 04:17:53 PM »

All right it's been long enough. Here's my final bot for Metal Mayhem.

It's designed to beat HS's, specifically of the SnS variety. SnS's have an annoying tendency to knock bots to the side and hit the wheels or the back--well, that won't work with Thwartoise. It's armored on all sides. And the best part is, I don't need to worry about popups in this tourney. Just VS's and flippers.

Also, it uses a custom AI that attacks with either the front or the back, depending on which side has more weapons.

Naryar · « **Reply #261 on:** June 26, 2010, 04:37:59 PM »

Maybe not popups... but other gut-rippers ??

Badnik96 · « **Reply #262 on:** June 26, 2010, 05:39:50 PM »

That's it, I'm making a hammer bot for Metal Mayhem.

Somebody · « **Reply #263 on:** June 26, 2010, 06:54:45 PM »

@The Splash

*applause*

Clickbeetle · « **Reply #264 on:** June 26, 2010, 07:15:21 PM »

Quote from: Naryar on June 26, 2010, 04:37:59 PM

Maybe not popups... but other gut-rippers ??

Not very common in stock MW. And every bot I've seen showcased for this tourney is a HS. If I do encounter one though... well you know how effective rammers are in that situation.

Quote from: Badnik96 on June 26, 2010, 05:39:50 PM

That's it, I'm making a hammer bot for Metal Mayhem.

I'll just count on one of the HS's to take you out before we fight.

Point: don't make a bot just to counter one threat... wait I should probably take my own advice. Oh well.

Pwnator · « **Reply #265 on:** June 26, 2010, 09:37:13 PM »

LOL @ underside skin

40757 · « **Reply #266 on:** June 26, 2010, 09:43:21 PM »

Quote from: Clickbeetle

Not very common in stock MW. And every bot I've seen showcased for this tourney is a HS. If I do encounter one though... well you know how effective rammers are in that situation.

Actually, I'm entering Perturbed (not the RAW2 version).

JoeBlo · « **Reply #267 on:** June 26, 2010, 10:47:20 PM »

Quote from: Pwnator on June 26, 2010, 09:37:13 PM

LOL @ underside skin

x2

I love underside humor, I tend to put it on all stock robots I make..

Squirrel_Monkey · « **Reply #268 on:** June 27, 2010, 10:23:00 AM »

Quote from: Clickbeetle on June 26, 2010, 07:15:21 PM

And every bot I've seen showcased for this tourney is a HS.

*AHEM!*

Clickbeetle · « **Reply #269 on:** July 31, 2010, 07:53:43 PM »

Got a sudden idea for a bot and just had to build it. Yay for hybrid popups!

It's a rammer/popup hybrid (has anyone done that yet?). 2 supervolts, DSA, 5 razors on the DDT, and a whole lotta axes. And also the second best wedges of any bot I've built... which isn't saying much, since I'm usually terrible at making good wedges, but it's good enough to get under NWB, which makes me happy

(And in case you're wondering, my bot with the best wedges is Verbal Abuse to Bodily Harm.)

There are 2 problems with it: One, it can't self right. And two, the top is very vulnerable to HS's that are flopping out of control. It dominates HS's as long as they stay stable... but when they start flopping it's a problem.

Also, there's this thing that's been sitting in my bot lab for months.

Yes, it looks awesome... but it's not called Sacrificial Lamb for no reason. It can barely beat any BW's in Starcore. I knew it wasn't going to be good when I built it though. It's more just because I can.

Badnik96 · « **Reply #270 on:** July 31, 2010, 07:58:32 PM »

:D

those bots look awesome!

Somebody · « **Reply #271 on:** July 31, 2010, 08:24:55 PM »

@Sacrificial Lamb: Understandably bad.

@CF2: Only other rammer/popup hybrid I know of is wiLD cuBE:VENGEANCE in BTTB 2. Its R0B0SH4RK's.

System32 · « **Reply #272 on:** July 31, 2010, 09:45:48 PM »

Needs emphasis on the side castors to gain weight for another razor...

NFX · « **Reply #273 on:** July 31, 2010, 09:55:31 PM »

Cold Front looks fantastic. Would there be any way of allowing it to self-right?

Clickbeetle · « **Reply #274 on:** July 31, 2010, 10:18:23 PM »

Quote from: NFX on July 31, 2010, 09:55:31 PM

Cold Front looks fantastic. Would there be any way of allowing it to self-right?

Yes, if I removed the wedges. But obviously I don't want to do that.

Or if I totally rebuilt it so it was shorter, it might be able to self right with the Snappers. But it would probably have worse wedges as well.

I'm basically open to suggestions.

Cheese please · « **Reply #275 on:** July 31, 2010, 10:46:27 PM »

This...is sexy. how come the zteks are on servos though? does it make them spin faster? and one more question. are the spikes actually better like that then them being effed next to each other?

actually this is my last question :P are the wedges better on anchors or ddt/Snappers?

infiniteinertia · « **Reply #276 on:** July 31, 2010, 10:51:23 PM »

Both bots two thumbs up.

ianh05 · « **Reply #277 on:** July 31, 2010, 10:57:38 PM »

now try an AW version of the sacrifice series :P please :)

Quote from: Cheese please on July 31, 2010, 10:46:27 PM

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This...is sexy. how come the zteks are on servos though? does it make them spin faster? and one more question. are the spikes actually better like that then them being effed next to each other?

actually this is my last question :P are the wedges better on anchors or ddt/Snappers?

Yes, that's where the term servo-enhanced comes from.
On a VS like that yes because it covers more area.
Better on snappers and DDT's.

Sage · « **Reply #278 on:** July 31, 2010, 11:07:48 PM »

Not super impressed actually with Cold Front, it's a cool idea but I think it could have been done a little more creatively?

Of course, relatively it's a fantastic bot :D

Clickbeetle · « **Reply #279 on:** July 31, 2010, 11:40:34 PM »

Cheese please: Wow you must have been digging deep in my showcase to find that. The weapons do spin faster on servos, and the spikes aren't better on Y connectors, but they do give a wider spread and protect the motors. And wedges are definitely better on burst motors than on anchors. The wedges on DQ3:00 were more acting as stabilizers than actual wedges.

ianh05: I'd love to make an AW Sacrifice, but I can't think of a way for it to flip over at the start of the match and still have weight for casters. I suppose I could just make a regular caster-armored pusher, but what would be the fun in that.