Jamin's things

[Gauche Suede]

yes, you are certainly getting better, but you might want to
1. have a steeper shallower wedge so bots will climb up and be able to be guttripped easier
2. get rid of one of the blacks (http://beetlebros.gametechmods.com/ra2stats.htm)
3. get burst motor wedges, green snappers recommended for this

EDIT: and get it down to a mw because 6 irons is like nothing for a hw

And oh, before you even wanna start building, think first of what you wanna build. So, if you wanna build a HW Popup for example, think of the chassis of the bot, what shape it'll be, how is it going to work, how much space the parts need, and the finished product of the bot.

[courthousedoc]

The black extenders are weak if you want to keep a bot from driving over your bot you should use snowplows instead.

[R0B0SH4RK]

Nice to see a bit of innovation in stock for a change.

Not to burst your bubble or anything, but a turret hammer is hardly innovative.




General tips that you should probably take to heart:
1. Try to build to the weight limit. 800kg heavyweights are usually going to be better than 500kg heavyweights simply because they have more stuff - faster drive, stronger armour, more weaponry, etc. So, you should try to make your bots as close to the weight limit as possible.
2. Static wedges are more or less useless. You should put them on a burst motor of some kind (like a Snapper2 or a DDT). We have only a vague idea of what makes certain wedges better than others, but bursted wedges are always better than non-bursted ones.


The other guys will fill you in on specifics, but the best way to get better is to just mess around and build whatever you want. Just try to be mindful of the weight limits and efficient building (like using appropriate weaponry, or not wasting chassis space), and your building will get better.

[Jamin]

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[Gauche Suede]

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dude, before giving any advice, what is this bot's type? is it a normal Horizontal Spinner or is it a Horizontal Spinner/Rammer Hybrid? if it's the former, change the drive to RADs, shrink the chassis, and change the extender holding the weapons to 20cm. If it's the latter, also shrink the chassis, and try to get a mace weapon rack. I'll let the ones who are better at me give more advice.

[Jamin]

Self explanatory

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dude, before giving any advice, what is this bot's type? is it a normal Horizontal Spinner or is it a Horizontal Spinner/Rammer Hybrid? if it's the former, change the drive to RADs, shrink the chassis, and change the extender holding the weapons to 20cm. If it's the latter, also shrink the chassis, and try to get a mace weapon rack. I'll let the ones who are better at me give more advice.

Uhhh, I guess it rams stuff, but that's not when I had in mind for the design.

[Gauche Suede]

Self explanatory

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dude, before giving any advice, what is this bot's type? is it a normal Horizontal Spinner or is it a Horizontal Spinner/Rammer Hybrid? if it's the former, change the drive to RADs, shrink the chassis, and change the extender holding the weapons to 20cm. If it's the latter, also shrink the chassis, and try to get a mace weapon rack. I'll let the ones who are better at me give more advice.

Uhhh, I guess it rams stuff, but that's not when I had in mind for the design.

so, do you want an ordinary Horizontal Spinner like this:
https://gametechmods.com/RA2wiki/index.php?title=Fury
or do you want a Horizontal Spinner that still can Ram opponents like this:
https://gametechmods.com/RA2wiki/index.php?title=2_Sinister
your pick.

[Jamin]

Self explanatory

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dude, before giving any advice, what is this bot's type? is it a normal Horizontal Spinner or is it a Horizontal Spinner/Rammer Hybrid? if it's the former, change the drive to RADs, shrink the chassis, and change the extender holding the weapons to 20cm. If it's the latter, also shrink the chassis, and try to get a mace weapon rack. I'll let the ones who are better at me give more advice.

Uhhh, I guess it rams stuff, but that's not when I had in mind for the design.

so, do you want an ordinary Horizontal Spinner like this:
https://gametechmods.com/RA2wiki/index.php?title=Fury
or do you want a Horizontal Spinner that still can Ram opponents like this:
https://gametechmods.com/RA2wiki/index.php?title=2_Sinister
your pick.

I guess....furry? I wasn't really going for anything specific, I was just trying to recreate what I see in showcases around here.

[Pwnator]

There are some HSes that are might fast and they're pretty good as well (case in point). You don't even need a ramming rack for it to work, just ample protection. It wins matches by not allowing the opponent to set up properly (HS's weapons not up to speed or VS still stabilizing from an angled starting position).


Anyway, simplify the whole thing by using a single Snapper II first (drive, weapons and all). Try it out.

[Badnik96]

dude, before giving any advice, what is this bot's type? is it a normal Horizontal Spinner or is it a Horizontal Spinner/Rammer Hybrid?

How can it be an hs/rammer hybrid when there are no spikes there?

[Wacky Bob]

Love the name for some reason, worried about the exposed motors and lack of weapons though.

[Jamin]

lel stauck

lel paint splashes

WARNING: IT LOOKS LIKE BAD WORDS BUT FOR YOUR EYES

[Gauche Suede]

lel stauck

lel paint splashes

WARNING: IT LOOKS LIKE BAD WORDS BUT FOR YOUR EYES

a Face spinner eh? good job. but i would switch the drive anchors and the nifty's position and ditch the whole angled thing(make it a normal Face Spinner).And try to make it invertible, and try to stack the control board into the nifty.

[Wacky Bob]

Good to see you building to the weight limit, plus a pretty good job making the chassis compact. As Gauche said, having the wheels in the middle will make it tip from front to back. So instead of putting the Z-teks like that, add a pair of 40cms pointing backwards where the drive is now, then put the drive on the end of those and switch to shinies. Then you can lengthen the stabilizers with 20cms.

[Jamin]

Good to see you building to the weight limit, plus a pretty good job making the chassis compact. As Gauche said, having the wheels in the middle will make it tip from front to back. So instead of putting the Z-teks like that, add a pair of 40cms pointing backwards where the drive is now, then put the drive on the end of those and switch to shinies. Then you can lengthen the stabilizers with 20cms.

I spent a very ridiculous amount of my time trying to get this to work, and it wouldn't. The problem was either stability (tipping over) or the wheels wouldn't make contact with the ground...so I just ended up doing this.

Maybe my lack of sleep is messing with me, I should probably work on redesigning it when I am more awake.

[Badnik96]

Doesn't look half bad, are you planning to enter RIWS4 Sparkey?

[Jamin]

Doesn't look half bad, are you planning to enter RIWS4 Sparkey?

I guess I might as well, shouldn't I?

[nicsan2009]

You should my bot and that one would probably have a close fight.

[Naryar]

...Fatigue seems to ruin your extender work.

[J]

LolDashStripes

...Fatigue seems to ruin your extender work.

That, or he tries to build the whole thing off a Snapper, which might work better.