Author Topic: The showcase of 798 (Read 11074 times)

Naryar · « **Reply #20 on:** March 22, 2013, 04:09:10 PM »

in stock, you don't need to use anything else than razors, irons or maces for offense. Maybe the occasional axe or pointy tip, but only in several directions.

also smaller chassis and more weapons.

markman798 · « **Reply #21 on:** March 22, 2013, 04:18:19 PM »

oh, ok

Venko · « **Reply #22 on:** March 22, 2013, 04:24:31 PM »

Try to put all weapons on 1 or 2 pistons, instead of having many pistons, this way You will need less CO2.
Also, when You are making the image, made it in the component placement screen, so We can see what is inside of the bot, also the weight of the bot. Also, tell us what type of armour You chose. After the rebuild, go and test the bot vs all stock bots, the fights will show You what You have to improve.

Kossokei · « **Reply #23 on:** March 22, 2013, 05:33:37 PM »

Disclaimer: I don't do stock

It's my understanding that in stock building you wanna try to put the most crap with the least space possible, and you want to have in mind what you're gonna build before you start building it, and build a chassis according to what you want/need, not just make a massive chassis and fill it with things.

I mean sure, a chassis can look stylish but stock is not always about style (referencing master cb) and the stock war is about the most efficient and effective bot you can build.

AlexGRFan97 · « **Reply #24 on:** March 26, 2013, 08:14:17 AM »

Few things you urgently need to know, even though I'm far from an expert at RA2:

Never build to the max height. Even though it will give you more strength, it will also give you more weight and make your bot harder to control.

Never use casters, unless you want to completely cover your underside to protect it from Pop-ups.

Build to the weight limit. So this means make sure a lightweight robot weighs around 245kg, a middleweight around 395kg etc because no matter how efficient you think your bot is, it can always be more efficient.

Align any spiked weapons. Seriously, it looks neater and you can build some really mean robots with it, like this one:

Make your robot invertible or with a srimech. I bet anyone on this forum could KO your robot in less than 30 seconds with a robot they built in 2 minutes. All because there's no way that robot can flip itself back onto its wheels or drive upside down.

Only use rubber wheels or shiny hub wheels. They have the best weight efficiency of any wheels in stock RA2.

Make sure you're able to beat any stock AI opponent with your robot. Even Tornado, Raptor and Emergency. I know people who have built lightweights capable of KOing those 3 "deadly" heavyweights.

HurricaneAndrew · « **Reply #25 on:** March 26, 2013, 08:45:06 AM »

Quote from: AlexGRFan97 on March 26, 2013, 08:14:17 AM

Even Tornado, Raptor and Emergency. I know people who have built lightweights capable of KOing those 3 "deadly" heavyweights.

Tornado?

Merrick · « **Reply #26 on:** March 26, 2013, 08:56:41 AM »

Quote from: HurricaneAndrew on March 26, 2013, 08:45:06 AM

Quote from: AlexGRFan97 on March 26, 2013, 08:14:17 AM

Even Tornado, Raptor and Emergency. I know people who have built lightweights capable of KOing those 3 "deadly" heavyweights.

Tornado?

The middleweight with the spinny sledgehammer things.

Meganerdbomb · « **Reply #27 on:** March 26, 2013, 10:03:21 AM »

That poker reminds me of my first "good" bot, as in my first one that could beat EMERGENCY every time. It was called Leopard, and it was almost exactly like that, except with a slightly different chassis shape and axe heads instead of pointy tips. You have reached that moment when you realize that the key to success is to pack as many weapons into your bot as possible, now you just need to learn the ways to make it more possible.

I'll give you the first piece of advice Metal Virus and others gave me then, you can put the spikes on extenders and use less pistons to do the same amount of damage. Then you can shrink the chassis and save weight to add even more weapons.

J · « **Reply #28 on:** March 26, 2013, 11:36:31 AM »

Add to what everyone already mentioned...
HP Z-Teks are your friend

Generally, it's preferred as the standard for drive power. Since if your robot moves faster then your Opponent, then you have the advantage at being able to out speed him, and will generally add to your robot's fighting power.

markman798 · « **Reply #29 on:** March 27, 2013, 12:40:32 PM »

I give you... The Torture Rack:

Torture rack inside:

Torture Rack bottom:

markman798 · « **Reply #30 on:** March 27, 2013, 12:42:24 PM »

And it weighs exactly 798!

markman798 · « **Reply #31 on:** March 27, 2013, 12:46:09 PM »

I was going to name it pummeler, but i changed it

Meganerdbomb · « **Reply #32 on:** March 27, 2013, 12:47:10 PM »

Slightly better, but you don't need nearly that many batteries and air tanks, also MOAR RAZORS.

markman798 · « **Reply #33 on:** March 27, 2013, 12:50:35 PM »

ok, looks like im getting a little bit better.

Venko · « **Reply #34 on:** March 27, 2013, 12:54:48 PM »

OK, any chances of this being a Reier type multi-accounting joke (Mrhalitosis)?

markman798 · « **Reply #35 on:** March 27, 2013, 12:57:14 PM »

markman798 · « **Reply #36 on:** March 27, 2013, 01:00:26 PM »

A quick question: how do you record a match?

Conraaa · « **Reply #37 on:** March 27, 2013, 01:02:53 PM »

The free option is WeGame (http://www.wegame.com/) I haven't used it in a while, but when I did, I recorded 3 full tournaments on it without incident. Not sure how much it's changed since I used it though.
The better option is Fraps (http://www.fraps.com/) Which is what I use now. Very easy to use, but it costs a bit. £24.95 to be exact.

markman798 · « **Reply #38 on:** March 27, 2013, 01:04:36 PM »

ok thanks

infiniteinertia · « **Reply #39 on:** March 27, 2013, 01:43:13 PM »

You need to look around the forum a bit and learn some contemporary building styles. No offense, but you're bots are worth crap.