Author Topic: Gaz's Garage (Read 99777 times)

Naryar · « **Reply #260 on:** June 08, 2010, 09:41:33 AM »

Yes... but... you... fell... on... a... CRAWLER...

Whatever. Try and do it, though good luck to make a good lightweight one :P

Thought it might be easer to make a 2WD.

Sage · « **Reply #261 on:** June 08, 2010, 10:32:28 AM »

LW A for Abstract?

Somebody · « **Reply #262 on:** June 08, 2010, 11:49:57 AM »

You should just post the whole alphabet again in your showcase. I've only ever seen like two of the letters, but you always talk about them.

Gazea2 · « **Reply #263 on:** June 08, 2010, 12:37:47 PM »

I've done the crawler:

12 Razors, DSA, HP Zteks, Control Board stacked into the Nifty...;D

Stagfish · « **Reply #264 on:** June 08, 2010, 12:41:51 PM »

looks awesome!

Squirrel_Monkey · « **Reply #265 on:** June 08, 2010, 12:42:55 PM »

Shrink chassis around the nifty, maybe use some irons or add a caster.

System32 · « **Reply #266 on:** June 08, 2010, 12:57:55 PM »

He can't, chassis weight = surface area, not size.

Squirrel_Monkey · « **Reply #267 on:** June 08, 2010, 01:02:38 PM »

The decrease of top/bottom area is more than the increase in back/front area.

System32 · « **Reply #268 on:** June 08, 2010, 01:06:10 PM »

No it's not.

It's all about surface area. Everyone who lurks knows this, and it's why nobody uses H shaped chassis as often.

Squirrel_Monkey · « **Reply #269 on:** June 08, 2010, 01:18:51 PM »

Here's my proof:

Yes the exact dimensions aren't correct but it shows the concept.

Stagfish · « **Reply #270 on:** June 08, 2010, 01:36:48 PM »

Maths is confusing...

Squirrel_Monkey · « **Reply #271 on:** June 08, 2010, 01:38:03 PM »

Just proving a point.

System32 · « **Reply #272 on:** June 08, 2010, 01:39:12 PM »

Here's mine.

http://filesmelt.com/dl/screenshot_4.bmp

http://filesmelt.com/dl/screenshot_512.bmp

Exaggerated, but true.

Squirrel_Monkey · « **Reply #273 on:** June 08, 2010, 01:40:24 PM »

I used 45 degree sides, you used 90 degree sides.

System32 · « **Reply #274 on:** June 08, 2010, 01:41:13 PM »

Hmm. I'll test that...

Squirrel_Monkey · « **Reply #275 on:** June 08, 2010, 01:42:26 PM »

OK, I am right IN THEORY. I'm not sure what the game mechanics will think.
It will depend on the ratio between height and top area.

System32 · « **Reply #276 on:** June 08, 2010, 01:47:31 PM »

height stays the same.

You should only count the parimeter of the bot if you are thinking of shrinking a chassis without a wedge.

Squirrel_Monkey · « **Reply #277 on:** June 08, 2010, 01:50:14 PM »

Quote from: System32 on June 08, 2010, 01:47:31 PM

height stays the same.

You should only count the parimeter of the bot if you are thinking of shrinking a chassis without a wedge.

Sorry, I don't get you.
But if the chassis is question is very tall or thin, the shrunk chassis will have a larger area, if it is very short or wide, the shrunk chassis will have a smaller area.

Sage · « **Reply #278 on:** June 08, 2010, 03:05:06 PM »

Yep, knew it. A LW A for Abstract xD

EDIT: I don't know if i could find my whole alphabet again. I never actually finished it either. There was nothing that important about the alphabet other than it helped me come up with names :)

NFX · « **Reply #279 on:** June 08, 2010, 03:22:00 PM »

I'm a bit curious as to the chassis sizing, does the bot not get stuck on the razors and rotate around its own axis at all?