Author Topic: Noodle's Showcase (Read 40216 times)

Sage · « **Reply #160 on:** July 07, 2010, 11:29:08 PM »

General rule of thumb: one tank per piston.

Noodle · « **Reply #161 on:** July 07, 2010, 11:32:49 PM »

Quote from: Sage on July 07, 2010, 11:29:08 PM

General rule of thumb: one tank per piston.

Ok that's good to know.

I'm gonna start from scratch again with this, the chassis for that last bot was way too small.

Noodle · « **Reply #162 on:** July 08, 2010, 12:33:14 AM »

Well building this one went alot more smoothly than I thought. I got surplus CO2, a good weapon, and I had inadvertently built to the limit. I still think I can optimize the chassis a bit.

I called it Slam-Wow because I was thinking about that stupid shmuck Vince at the time.

Pwnator · « **Reply #163 on:** July 08, 2010, 12:41:27 AM »

You got enough weight to lengthen your wedges by 20cm more. And in this situation, it's better to have a large tank than 4 tanks. Try fiddling around with your setup 'til you can find space for the tank. :D

Sage · « **Reply #164 on:** July 08, 2010, 12:41:52 AM »

Better for sure. Might want to spread the wedges out. Also, ice picks dont really help, try putting iron spikes going sideways.

Noodle · « **Reply #165 on:** July 08, 2010, 01:24:38 AM »

Well I had space for the big tank. Matter o' fact, I had more than enough. I still haven't found a useful application for the big gap left next to the pistons, so I just put the snapper mount for the wedges there. I also haven't brought the bot up to the limit yet. It's definitely getting there, though.

Naryar · « **Reply #166 on:** July 08, 2010, 02:25:49 AM »

Wedge ilook quite fail to me. Try to snapper load it so it overlaps on the bottom piston and is symmetrical.

Somebody · « **Reply #167 on:** July 08, 2010, 08:25:49 AM »

If you've got the weight and absolutely nothing to do with it, just throw some more spikes on.

Noodle · « **Reply #168 on:** July 09, 2010, 01:10:25 AM »

Quote from: Naryar on July 08, 2010, 02:25:49 AM

Wedge ilook quite fail to me. Try to snapper load it so it overlaps on the bottom piston and is symmetrical.

I can't do that. The collision model of the stationary part of the snapper motor gets in the way.

Naryar · « **Reply #169 on:** July 09, 2010, 01:16:15 AM »

Hence "snapper load"

Noodle · « **Reply #170 on:** July 09, 2010, 01:19:15 AM »

Quote from: Naryar on July 09, 2010, 01:16:15 AM

Hence "snapper load"

The stationary part is in the way (the part that stays where it is, even after snapper loading). If I moved it over enough to let the piston in, it would be alot closer to center than it is now, but still off center.

Noodle · « **Reply #171 on:** July 10, 2010, 03:34:46 PM »

Well I'm at my dad's for now, so I can't work on that poker now. I figured I'd try my hand at another high ADC class.

Here's my first face spinner. It's not that good in my opinion. It runs out of battery power pretty quickly and tips over forward on occasion, not to mention the fact that it doesn't do all that much damage. I named it 8ball 'cus it has 8 spikes on the spinners. He's got DSA armor by the way.

Pwnator · « **Reply #172 on:** July 10, 2010, 08:38:36 PM »

That's odd. A single supervolt should've done just fine on this bot.

You could attach your weapon motors to a single Snapper2 (requires some snapper loading, though) and use the other one for a wedge.

Noodle · « **Reply #173 on:** July 10, 2010, 09:07:24 PM »

Quote from: Pwnator on July 10, 2010, 08:38:36 PM

That's odd. A single supervolt should've done just fine on this bot.

You could attach your weapon motors to a single Snapper2 (requires some snapper loading, though) and use the other one for a wedge.

Ok I'll give it a spin, but not before asking an important question.

Is it better to have the two spinners inside each other like that or seperate?

Pwnator · « **Reply #174 on:** July 10, 2010, 09:22:00 PM »

It's probably better to keep them separate for a wide range of attack.

Noodle · « **Reply #175 on:** July 12, 2010, 03:52:38 PM »

I'm sick of this poker. I got no ideas for it, so I think I'm just gonna move on to something else.

Sage · « **Reply #176 on:** July 12, 2010, 03:55:20 PM »

Nice. Looks good, Noodle.

Noodle · « **Reply #177 on:** July 13, 2010, 08:59:04 PM »

Quote from: Sage on July 12, 2010, 03:55:20 PM

Nice. Looks good, Noodle.

Thanks. I wasn't expecting that kind of response for that poker.

In other news, I've been working on another HS. This time, I'm trying to get a dual HS MW with a two wheel HPZ drive and dual razors as the spinner weapons. I've succeeded, but only theoretically.

I need to know what the exact limit for middleweights is. If it's any more than a kilo or two I'm prolly gonna give up, because as you can see it's already pretty packed. I've spent alot of time shaving off extra space.

Scrap Daddy · « **Reply #178 on:** July 13, 2010, 09:06:59 PM »

398.9 is the limit. Sometimes if your lucky you can get 399.

Simple solution for weight is to snapper load the motors onto the snappers and you'd gain 4kg.

Noodle · « **Reply #179 on:** July 13, 2010, 09:29:59 PM »

Quote from: Scrap Daddy on July 13, 2010, 09:06:59 PM

Simple solution for weight is to snapper load the motors onto the snappers and you'd gain 4kg.

Thanks! I really should've thought of that myself.

Anyway, the robot's name is Geminus Roto.