Author Topic: SKBT's Stock Showcase (Read 6823 times)

SKBT · « **on:** July 19, 2010, 02:17:19 PM »

I did it backwards I started in DSL and now about 5 months later my stock showcase is here.

DSA
4 HPZ
3 Blacks
16 Razors

Beat Seism 13 first try

Badnik96 · « **Reply #1 on:** July 19, 2010, 03:11:29 PM »

Nice. There really is nothing to do with this bot IMO, maybe someone a bit better at Stock could help out.

40757 · « **Reply #2 on:** July 19, 2010, 03:34:20 PM »

You're wasting more weight in snappers than you would by just enlarging the chassis. Plus, the Z-Teks' angle now makes it slide out of control every once in a while. You should stack the blacks too.

SKBT · « **Reply #3 on:** July 20, 2010, 02:55:04 PM »

I started out with the bot above and I rebuilt and rebuilt. Now it looks like a R4 clone.

3 stacked blacks
too many razors to count
4 hp-zteks

40757 · « **Reply #4 on:** July 20, 2010, 03:00:21 PM »

Add a razor, and make sure every Razor faces the in the same direction so they all hit at the same time.

Stagfish · « **Reply #5 on:** July 20, 2010, 03:05:29 PM »

Use the effe glitch

NFX · « **Reply #6 on:** July 20, 2010, 06:10:04 PM »

Keep the razors a bit closer to the middle, and add some frontal protection. Also, 2 Blacks is a bit much, 2 would be enough, I think.

40757 · « **Reply #7 on:** July 20, 2010, 10:42:31 PM »

Quote from: NFX on July 20, 2010, 06:10:04 PM

Keep the razors a bit closer to the middle, and add some frontal protection. Also, 2 Blacks is a bit much, 2 would be enough, I think.

No. 4 DDT's and 4 HP Z-Teks needs WAY more than 2. 3 Would be fine tbh.

JoeBlo · « **Reply #8 on:** July 21, 2010, 09:44:49 AM »

yeah 3 is fine... 4 would perhaps be ideal but not essential

Sage · « **Reply #9 on:** July 21, 2010, 10:37:52 AM »

DDTs drain 500 each, HPZteks 100 each, Black batts give out 800 each, so 3x800 = 2400 = (500x4) + (100x4)

3 blacks is perfect for max power.

JoeBlo · « **Reply #10 on:** July 21, 2010, 10:39:21 AM »

but you can overpower bursts for more power in the swing

Sage · « **Reply #11 on:** July 21, 2010, 10:45:16 AM »

I don't think so... max power is max power.

NFX · « **Reply #12 on:** July 21, 2010, 11:04:06 AM »

But more battery power means you can keep attacking with the same strength for the whole match instead of running out towards the end and getting lethargic with the pops. It's annoying when you're ahead on points with 30 seconds to go, then you get flipped over, realise you can't right yourself because you've sapped all the battery power, and end up immobilised. That's why Valid Query 2 had so much power.

JoeBlo · « **Reply #13 on:** July 21, 2010, 11:09:19 AM »

I have tested over powering many times.. while there is a limit at some point you can reach more power then using just the minimum

SKBT · « **Reply #14 on:** July 25, 2010, 01:02:55 PM »

2 blacks
6 razors EF'd on to the DDT's
DSA

I don't know what to do with the remaining weight and I'm not sure how I got the blacks like that and intersecting the Z-teks.

NFX · « **Reply #15 on:** July 25, 2010, 01:07:33 PM »

Quite good. Try attaching your extenders in a sort of L shape, so you can get two razors on a 2kg extender, rather than just one with your current setup.

Stagfish · « **Reply #16 on:** July 25, 2010, 01:09:55 PM »

I suggest turning the razors around so the flat side hits the opponent, it will do more damage.

NFX · « **Reply #17 on:** July 25, 2010, 01:15:54 PM »

Razors work better if you hit the opponent dead straight, with the Y shape of the razors, it would work if you hit them perpendicular like this:

YYYYYY
_____

I'm not sure how it works, though, might be something to do with the cosine of the angle it makes with the opponent.

G.K. · « **Reply #18 on:** July 25, 2010, 01:19:32 PM »

That is disputable.

Trovaner · « **Reply #19 on:** July 25, 2010, 01:31:44 PM »

Using one of the pointed sides rather than a flat side is better IMO. The razor's collision mesh sticks out further which potentially means that it is harder to hit what it is attached to (usually 100 HP extender). The text file specifies that it doesn't have normals so all sides should deal the same amount of damage regardless of how much contact is made (by that one razor).