Author Topic: Nate Tech's Showcase (Read 14987 times)

Nate Tech · « **Reply #40 on:** October 04, 2011, 04:40:47 PM »

New Bot! Look in OP.

The Ounce · « **Reply #41 on:** October 04, 2011, 05:04:53 PM »

You could just make a new post rather than edit your original one. Also, try to crop your pictures so only the bot (and weight) is shown.

Now for the new bot, you're still using too many batteries: this bot will function fine with a single Supervolt. That rear trapper thing doesn't look too useful either, I would replace it with just a snowplow on an extender attached to the baseplate anchor.

Normally, I would complain about you having custom components in your game, but since you've done a good job not using them so far, I'll leave it alone for the most part. Just remember that we have a separate section for bots with custom parts.

Nate Tech · « **Reply #42 on:** October 04, 2011, 05:20:12 PM »

Quote from: The Ounce on October 04, 2011, 05:04:53 PM

Normally, I would complain about you having custom components in your game, but since you've done a good job not using them so far, I'll leave it alone for the most part. Just remember that we have a separate section for bots with custom parts.

I used to use them a lot, but now I'm better at building and never use them.
Also, improved Juggler:

Now it has 3 Jugglers

Mr. AS · « **Reply #43 on:** October 04, 2011, 05:25:56 PM »

Build to the weight limit. You could do this by:
Using HP-Z-teks instead of Redbirds & regular HP t-teks. (redbirds tend to be never a good idea in the HW class),
Using irons instead of razors,
Putting ram plates on your chassis wedge (put it on a base-plate anchor),
Up-grading to 4WD.

NFX · « **Reply #44 on:** October 04, 2011, 05:36:22 PM »

It's looking pretty good so far, you've got quite a few of the basics understood very well. If you lost the third spinner, and moved the drive motors alongside the battery, I reckon you could probably get this down to a MW if you used RADs for the spinner motors. inf is convinced that Snapper2 wedges are superior to DDT's, so you've appeased him. =) And you could also raise the Baseplate Anchor off the ground to reduce the weight spent on extenders.

Nate Tech · « **Reply #45 on:** October 04, 2011, 05:58:00 PM »

Disc Juggler v3:

It's a MW now

J · « **Reply #46 on:** October 04, 2011, 06:19:14 PM »

Disc Juggler needs a way to hold things ontop of itself.

Nate Tech · « **Reply #47 on:** October 04, 2011, 06:23:26 PM »

It originally had a snowplow, but I wanted to make it a middleweight so I removed it and it keeps bots on top of it fine

J · « **Reply #48 on:** October 04, 2011, 06:48:16 PM »

Quote from: Nate Tech on October 04, 2011, 06:23:26 PM

It originally had a snowplow, but I wanted to make it a middleweight so I removed it and it keeps bots on top of it fine

I'll just assume your using the wall to pin things.

090901 · « **Reply #49 on:** October 04, 2011, 10:17:28 PM »

Quote from: J on October 04, 2011, 06:19:14 PM

Disc Juggler needs a way to hold things ontop of itself.

*cough*Windmill*cough*

Somebody · « **Reply #50 on:** October 04, 2011, 11:25:00 PM »

Try to shrink the chassis. You have space to save where you can scrunch together the components, and also cut out where the wheels go.

And I see a square extender! GAH!!! BLASPHEMY!!!! :P

Square extenders weigh a bunch more but aren't any tougher. If you look closely, the "round" extenders are actually six sided. find the side that the attachments are on and save some weight.

FOTEPX · « **Reply #51 on:** October 05, 2011, 04:24:31 AM »

That chassis needs to be thrown in the wash (AKA shrinked). All the other advice that I was gonna give someone else has already said so .-.

Naryar · « **Reply #52 on:** October 05, 2011, 07:09:42 AM »

It's OK for a first juggler.

You might want to try, reduce the chassis and get HPZs on there.

*grammar nazi mode*

Quote from: FOTEPX on October 05, 2011, 04:24:31 AM

(AKA shrinked-.

SHRUNK.

Nate Tech · « **Reply #53 on:** October 05, 2011, 07:35:23 AM »

Ok, I used the square extender because the round one wouldn't connect for some reason, ok i'll try to shrink the chassis and maybe get HPZ's in there.

Natef · « **Reply #54 on:** October 05, 2011, 08:07:30 AM »

Did you uncheck 'snap to grid'?

Nate Tech · « **Reply #55 on:** October 05, 2011, 08:18:22 AM »

I can't make a smaller chassis with HPZteks, I can't even fit them in this one. I think i'll make it a HW.

FOTEPX · « **Reply #56 on:** October 05, 2011, 08:55:38 AM »

Quote from: Nate Tech on October 05, 2011, 08:18:22 AM

I can't make a smaller chassis with HPZteks, I can't even fit them in this one. I think i'll make it a HW.

NOOOO

I mean, no. Keep designing and redesigning until you find the perfect design. That's what all of us do, so, unless you're gonna build for fun/realism/insert excuse here, I guess you're gonna have to do it two. Three. Four. Five. Six. Seven. Eight. Nine. Ten. Not a number.

That Robot is a Spy! · « **Reply #57 on:** October 05, 2011, 10:31:34 AM »

You've gotten better.
You don't need a trapping thing horribly if it's a MW.
Also, do you have Starcore?

Nate Tech · « **Reply #58 on:** October 05, 2011, 02:43:15 PM »

I couldn't get Starcore to work.

Nate Tech · « **Reply #59 on:** October 28, 2011, 07:20:44 PM »

DP Bump.
I made a new robot and it's a popup. It has DSA and it's name is Undertaker.