Not too sure if that wedge is very effective... usually wedges are best if they're just on a single extender. Wedges become less effective with the more things you put on them.Does the SnapperII motor fit behind the control board? Like, if you move the control board to, say, above the CO2 tanks, is it possible to then angle it downwards, build the wedge, then change the starting angle of the motor so it goes through the DDT Burst motor? Or is it supposed to be IRL style, with nothing clipping through anything?
Regardless, I really do like the design.
he used burst pistons instead of burst motors my dude. i don't think anybody has actually made a flipper like that in stock in the recent years.the reason why your turnspeed sucks is because when you have the motors placed facing towards each other it makes the turnspeed sh**. just flip them around and it should turn much faster.
also lol at most toxic guy around calling others out on this sh**
I think SM is a pretty cool guy, eh builds unicycle-bots and doesn't afraid of anything
It would be very strong in ironforge, due to pistons being extremely powerful in IF. I think MR. AS made an ironforge bot with a similar design philosophy. I think I did too but never showcased it. The idea was to have a normal flipper, with pistons attached parallel to the flipping sheet to push the other robot forward as it's being flipped.As for bot advice, your chassis is huge, shrinking that should be tour no1 priority I think
Quote from: Badger on April 22, 2016, 06:42:24 PMIt would be very strong in ironforge, due to pistons being extremely powerful in IF. I think MR. AS made an ironforge bot with a similar design philosophy. I think I did too but never showcased it. The idea was to have a normal flipper, with pistons attached parallel to the flipping sheet to push the other robot forward as it's being flipped.As for bot advice, your chassis is huge, shrinking that should be tour no1 priority I thinkWhy should I make the chassis smaller(other than making it harder for other robots to hit me)? This is a heavyweight and I dont' think that a smaller chassis would allow me to use the 800 weight limit. With that said I do plan to make a 1 flipper middleweight, since I prefer middleweights(compared to RW, LW is MW, MW is HW and HW is UHW). Pushing the other robot forward? so I guess it was basically the same setup except without directly having the pistons on the arms?
I love the pixel art on your Wild Thing replica, but that robot was actually named Thing 2. :V
Nah it's probably just because you update the first post instead of pasting the pictures in new posts.Either way, while popups can flip (usually limited to heavyweights and above though), it's not always beneficial since most bots have weapons that protect the top side. The best scenario of a popup is to simply fling the enemy upward but not flip it over.
Consider updating your main post, then copying the relevant stuff and also posting it in your post announcing a new bot. That would probably encourage more discussion.And yeah, popups main intention is to get under the opponent and then stab them in their weak point to inflict massive damage. We use burst motors not for flipping power, but just because they fit nicely in the chassis, unlike pistons which could do the same thing but are clunky and huge.
Offtopic, really hoping to join one of your tournaments one day, but I sadly don't have good enough bots and AI skills yet.
Quote from: R01 on April 29, 2016, 02:23:30 PMOfftopic, really hoping to join one of your tournaments one day, but I sadly don't have good enough bots and AI skills yet.Good to hear you're interested in entering tournaments but I wouldn't worry about AI skills, as it's a tournament host's obligation to AI your robots for you if you cannot do so yourself.