Author Topic: Sparkeys Stock showcase (Read 151335 times)

R1885 · « **Reply #80 on:** January 08, 2010, 06:14:19 PM »

Quote from: Sparkey98 on January 08, 2010, 06:07:36 PM

WHY!?!? that would just slow him down, he's perfect, trust me

Theres no such thing as a perfect robot. You can build it to get it as optimized as possible, but theres always something you could do to it to make it better.
In the case of your bot, move the spike to the front, and place it so it would barely hit the other bot, so the FS will grind it a way while the spikes do damage.

Sparkey98 · « **Reply #81 on:** January 08, 2010, 06:17:20 PM »

I did that before and it did not work that good

should I put a plow on the back?

R1885 · « **Reply #82 on:** January 08, 2010, 06:20:38 PM »

The back would be better with no deference. Its a common new comer mistake to put armor in the back.

Sparkey98 · « **Reply #83 on:** January 08, 2010, 06:51:52 PM »

hey guys, this thing is REEEEEEEAAAALY hard to control, any tips? PLZ?

RedSawn · « **Reply #84 on:** January 08, 2010, 06:52:16 PM »

Quote from: Sparkey98 on January 08, 2010, 06:02:51 PM

here, I don't think he can be Improved anymore than this

Quote from: Sparkey98 on January 08, 2010, 06:07:36 PM

WHY!?!? that would just slow him down, he's perfect, trust me

Nothing is perfect but the thought that something is.
I'd go and make my own version but I'm too lazy right now.

Sparkey98 · « **Reply #85 on:** January 08, 2010, 08:53:41 PM »

here is the fastest F***ing thing you'll ever see

Sage · « **Reply #86 on:** January 08, 2010, 09:04:43 PM »

Can someone show this kid a REAL fast bot? I can't find the picture, but I'm not a master of the search button like some of you guys are.

Sparkey98 · « **Reply #87 on:** January 08, 2010, 09:12:01 PM »

I mean at stock level and I was joking around, and YES I have seen some bots so fast the go strait through there aponent and the arena

was'nt that guys name 2 FAST 4 U? he was built be click right?

EDIT:ohhhhh, his name is C++
here is MC2

Sage · « **Reply #88 on:** January 08, 2010, 09:39:28 PM »

Getting much better with the chassis size and weight limit!

Saw blades are really bad weapons in stock. Try using a disc with some weapons on it, like razor tips or iron spikes.

N12 wheels aren't horrible, bet there are better choices. Try using shiny hubs or granny guards. What's the armor?

Those drive motors are good on a HW, but on a LW they are just too darn fast unless you are making a rammer. Try using normal Zteks or Reverse angle drives.

Sparkey98 · « **Reply #89 on:** January 08, 2010, 09:43:41 PM »

THANKS
ok, it has DSA and I'll go change that
look who else is on the team

Natef · « **Reply #90 on:** January 08, 2010, 09:48:08 PM »

Which way does the sawblade run? it has to run downwards, like the original SFTW. Unless your making your own and not a replica.

Sparkey98 · « **Reply #91 on:** January 08, 2010, 09:51:52 PM »

it runs down

what batts does SFTW have?

saw blades were all that would fit

Sage · « **Reply #92 on:** January 08, 2010, 09:53:00 PM »

Well, sawblades suck. So rebuild it so that you don't have to use sawblades.

Sparkey98 · « **Reply #93 on:** January 08, 2010, 10:10:27 PM »

OHSHI-

did I over do this? lol it went from a SFTW-like-bot to a sesion 1 nightmare esque bot in less than 8 min.

Sage · « **Reply #94 on:** January 08, 2010, 10:13:41 PM »

There you go! See, that's a real weapon.

Now for extenders. Try not to use the angle extenders if possible. Usually a 20cm extender will function just fine. T-connectors are useful though, so don't think you can't use those. Just the 90 degree angle connectors are pretty lame.

Sparkey98 · « **Reply #95 on:** January 08, 2010, 10:19:13 PM »

yeah but I can't think of any other way to set that up

I could have the blade stick out from the center, but the batt is in the way

this think keeps flipping, how can I stop it, widen the back?

Sparkey98 · « **Reply #96 on:** January 08, 2010, 11:46:46 PM »

HEY here is the rebuild
once again I know slims suck but theymake him 20x faster and invertible

Virus Bomb · « **Reply #97 on:** January 08, 2010, 11:50:50 PM »

Why did you switch the weapons? The irons were fine, blades suck as weapons.

Sparkey98 · « **Reply #98 on:** January 08, 2010, 11:59:44 PM »

eh, I'll change them........maybe

here is a good design poorly executed

OMG

Pwnator · « **Reply #99 on:** January 09, 2010, 12:43:16 AM »

Sparkey, you gotta listen to what experienced builders say. HPZ motors might be good, but attaching poor weapons on it makes is basically useless. Don't use steering motors. They are a wasted of weight and space, and are very slow. Saws are terrible weapons, and the same goes to blades. The only weapons worth using are razors, irons, maces, axes, pointy tips, bear claws, and pole spikes, and on a lower degree, single-sided ice picks, blades, spike strips and samurai swords (these 4 could be used for motor and extender protection, which means these can't be used as your true weapons). Also, having a smaller chassis doesn't matter much when you have external armor such as plows and ram plates (though most bots have weapons acting as protection already).

It won't help you if you keep building tons of bad bots instead of improving your old ones. Showcase a bot, ask others for advice, fix it again, and fix it again until most are satisfied.

Again, visit this site (http://beetlebros.gametechmods.com/ra2techs.htm), which will surely help you make better bots. Visit other builders' showcases for more ideas and try to clone some of them to help you build better. :D