Author Topic: Noodle's Showcase (Read 40218 times)

Squirrel_Monkey · « **Reply #180 on:** July 14, 2010, 10:34:30 AM »

Try using 1 snapper.

Sage · « **Reply #181 on:** July 14, 2010, 11:17:36 AM »

Odd placement of the motors, but looks pretty effective I spose.

Noodle · « **Reply #182 on:** July 14, 2010, 12:34:30 PM »

Quote from: Squirrel_Monkey on July 14, 2010, 10:34:30 AM

Try using 1 snapper.

I guess I could try that. I really don't want to after taking so long to make everything fit right. :/

Quote from: Sage on July 14, 2010, 11:17:36 AM

Odd placement of the motors, but looks pretty effective I spose.

Yeah, it does as much damage as any other dual HS, and it's surprisingly stable.

Noodle · « **Reply #183 on:** July 16, 2010, 10:57:26 PM »

Well, I'm at my dads again, so I decided to work on something new again. This time I tried to make a juggler. I used a few pics of jugglers from the wiki as references.

For a first attempt at constructing a type of robot that's supposedly tricky to construct right, I think I did ok. I sorta don't have any good standards to compare this to. Personally, I think it looks kinda crap. It's spinner's wobble to-and-fro and the armor I put on the wedge is admittedly a bad design. Nonetheless, it still got under EMERGENCY and turned him into iron filings within seconds.

Feedback and suggestions are greatly appreciated, as always.

Oh, and I named him Chevron. No real reason why.

Sage · « **Reply #184 on:** July 16, 2010, 11:02:38 PM »

Wedge setup = ewwwwwww

Bot looks cool tho. Why is it 610 kgs? Build it to either MW or HW, but not inbetween.

Noodle · « **Reply #185 on:** July 16, 2010, 11:05:25 PM »

Quote from: Sage on July 16, 2010, 11:02:38 PM

Wedge setup = ewwwwwww

Yeah I know. I put the blades there in an attempt to make the wedge wider and have some sort of armor but I don't think they're gonna serve both purposes very well.

Would it be a good idea to try ram plates?

Quote from: Sage on July 16, 2010, 11:02:38 PM

Bot looks cool tho. Why is it 610 kgs? Build it to either MW or HW, but not inbetween.

It's still a work in progress.

I'm trying to get suggestions on what I ought to do with some of the weight.

Sage · « **Reply #186 on:** July 16, 2010, 11:11:29 PM »

Build a better ramp using ramplates, and see if you can add another motor or something for more weapons.

Doomkiller · « **Reply #187 on:** July 16, 2010, 11:17:29 PM »

maybe adding 4wd would be better?

Noodle · « **Reply #188 on:** July 16, 2010, 11:42:32 PM »

I fixed up the wedges. The new ram plate wedge not only looks slick and is more effective, but I also found out I can use it to self-right the robot.

I'm gonna try the other suggestions (adding another spinner/more drive) tomorrow. I've also got plans for better side protection. No internal pictures for now because I didn't change any internals yet.

Noodle · « **Reply #189 on:** July 17, 2010, 11:03:49 AM »

4wd, as requested. Anything else?

It's approaching the max, but I still got some to work with. It's not enough for another good spinner though.

By the way guys, I was wanted to ask something. What do you guys think of me as a builder so far? Am I doing good? Is there any general mistakes I keep making?

Just wanted to know.

Stagfish · « **Reply #190 on:** July 17, 2010, 12:16:58 PM »

Your wedges are too close together, try spreading them out a bit

Sage · « **Reply #191 on:** July 17, 2010, 12:23:43 PM »

Are you really wasting 30kgs+ to attach that plow?

If you learn to use extenders better, you will be a good builder. But for now your setups are quite messy.

Badnik96 · « **Reply #192 on:** July 17, 2010, 12:48:40 PM »

I like your robot skins, Noodle.

Oh, and I would remake the chassis so that you can fit the plow on an extender.

Noodle · « **Reply #193 on:** July 17, 2010, 12:57:22 PM »

The plow is there to hold the opponent on top. Should I replace it with something or just get rid of it?

Also, I'll see what I can do with the whole extenders thing.

ianh05 · « **Reply #194 on:** July 17, 2010, 01:21:35 PM »

it looks like your using 4 snappers, you really only need 2 for that setup. the blue snappers are great for attaching two parts of robots to it, in this case your wedges and 1 motor could go on a single blue snapper by using both attachment points.

getting rid of a couple of snappers will free up some space for a baseplate to setup your plow.

Noodle · « **Reply #195 on:** July 17, 2010, 02:07:32 PM »

Quote from: ianh05 on July 17, 2010, 01:21:35 PM

it looks like your using 4 snappers, you really only need 2 for that setup. the blue snappers are great for attaching two parts of robots to it, in this case your wedges and 1 motor could go on a single blue snapper by using both attachment points.

getting rid of a couple of snappers will free up some space for a baseplate to setup your plow.

Gah! This is so frustrating, I can't seem to get everything to work right. Either the extender limit bites me, or it's too low for the wedge, or it's not going to be set up for the ram plates.

Jack Daniels · « **Reply #196 on:** July 17, 2010, 02:18:11 PM »

Hang in there man! We feel your pain. The game

can be really frustrating at times. Personally I hate using Snapper 2's (the blue ones) because I never can seem to get them to work in my favor. Try not to get too frustrated and remember that your primary purpose in relation to the game is to just have fun. These things will come to you with time, so try not to stress out.

Whenever I have a ton of trouble with a bot I drop the project for a bit and goof off with some replica making or something simple, just to chill out. :D

Somebody · « **Reply #197 on:** July 17, 2010, 06:09:33 PM »

If you can and have the weight, try switching a few razor tips to something stronger like iron spikes or maces. Something with more longevity.

R0B0SH4RK · « **Reply #198 on:** July 18, 2010, 01:33:20 AM »

Quote from: Noodle on July 17, 2010, 11:03:49 AM

By the way guys, I was wanted to ask something. What do you guys think of me as a builder so far? Am I doing good? Is there any general mistakes I keep making?

Just wanted to know.

I'd say you're promising. A lot of your bots remind me of some of the ones being churned out on the old forums, before we discovered the extent to which we could mercilessly exploit glitches. You're still wasting massive amounts of weight on extender work, but being able to use as few extenders as possible is something that comes with experience.

Your building reminds me of Jack Daniels' early days in stock, although [hint]I really wish Jack would build some more[/hint] so he could show you guys how to really waste weight... with STYLE! (You know I kid, JD xD)

Jack Daniels · « **Reply #199 on:** July 18, 2010, 12:38:54 PM »

Quote from: R0B0SH4RK on July 18, 2010, 01:33:20 AM

Your building reminds me of Jack Daniels' early days in stock, although [hint]I really wish Jack would build some more[/hint] so he could show you guys how to really waste weight... with STYLE! (You know I kid, JD xD)

Hahah! <3

What? Like this?

circa: 2007

I think there was at least 5 snappers in there and probably 100k in extenderwork too. :P

Noodle has a lot more promise than I do at becoming an awesome builder. He seems eager to learn all the tricks to make powerful bots. Which is cool if he does not frustrate himself too much in the process. His progress has been nice and steady, which is cool. :D