Author Topic: The Stock Showcase of The Ounce (Read 28778 times)

nicsan2009 · « **Reply #220 on:** May 28, 2010, 11:19:44 PM »

exactly

The Ounce · « **Reply #221 on:** May 28, 2010, 11:33:04 PM »

Nicsan, shut up; you're not helping me.

I've actually made the changes that I mentioned earlier, and it seemed to perform better.

Sage, can you think of ANY better setup that would offer better weight distribution?

Sage · « **Reply #222 on:** May 28, 2010, 11:50:39 PM »

widen the chassis, move the DDTs in front of the battery/air tank (you should widen the chassis enough to fit the ddts in those wedge parts of the chassis) put a gap between the tank and the batterys and fit the snapper there, then move the back of the chassis up.

DuckRA2 · « **Reply #223 on:** May 29, 2010, 12:11:33 AM »

nicosan, quit hating, I wanna see a bot that awesome from you!

Just a question to sage or anybody that may know the answer: If the snapper that holds all the wheel motors and some other stuff is in the front, does it put all the weight it has on it stressed to that one spot of the snapper? If so maybe moving the stacking snapper forward could help with the wedges. Maybe it would be a more efficient design if you put the pistons and weapon motors at a 45 degree angle?

Sage · « **Reply #224 on:** May 29, 2010, 12:15:49 AM »

duck, thats what i just suggested :) at least the moving the snapper part

Pwnator · « **Reply #225 on:** May 29, 2010, 12:16:56 AM »

If all else fails, use ballasts. XD

The Ounce · « **Reply #226 on:** June 16, 2010, 05:31:18 PM »

For those wondering the setup of my BTTB entry:

3 blacks, 12 razors on 4 Snapper 2s, wedge length: 160 cms of extenders.

The reason for the superb wedges I believe lies in the position of the wedge mounts. I seem to have better success with wedges when I put more weight before the wedge mount. When I implemented that theory into this bot I was quite surprised, and satisfied, with the result.

I've also rebuilt my LW mace rammer. It uses less extender work than the previous version, so I was able to get stronger weapons, and is more stable. However, it still havoks against certain opponents, and runs out of power too quickly for my liking. I plan to downgrade the axes to razor tips and use the weight to add another pink and lengthen the weapon rack by 20 cms.

Somebody · « **Reply #227 on:** June 17, 2010, 09:02:59 AM »

I got beaten by Snapper2s... *facepalm*

I'll have to show Go Up Here 2...

Squirrel_Monkey · « **Reply #228 on:** June 17, 2010, 09:31:45 AM »

They are DDT wedges, Snapper2 for weapons.

Somebody · « **Reply #229 on:** June 17, 2010, 09:44:14 AM »

I know. My bot got KOed a bunch by Snapper2s >.<

Squirrel_Monkey · « **Reply #230 on:** June 17, 2010, 09:46:33 AM »

4 of them, thats quite powerful.

Sage · « **Reply #231 on:** June 17, 2010, 11:05:48 AM »

Altitwude uses snapper2s. There's nothing wrong with them really, just a paradigm by the community that they suck xD

The Ounce · « **Reply #232 on:** June 23, 2010, 09:42:42 AM »

Guess who's back?

Basically everything is visible, except for the DSA and a bit of the 60 cm wedge (which is only decent, but can still get under a few bots).

The chassis wedge is rather shallow so it can take on quite a few HSs. I had 4 kilos left so I added ballast extenders to the wedge (I didn't want to lengthen the wedge because I thought it would cause issues with reach).

Pwnator · « **Reply #233 on:** June 24, 2010, 12:06:46 AM »

'Ballasting' using extenders is kind of a bad idea since it doesn't add any pressure to the wedge. You could remove them and use an anchor instead. :D

Naryar · « **Reply #234 on:** June 24, 2010, 05:32:00 AM »

Wait, what ? Adding heavy things on the wedges doesn't improve wedginess ?

Pwnator · « **Reply #235 on:** June 24, 2010, 06:04:53 AM »

That's because it's already on the wedge. There's a difference between putting a ballast on the wedge and putting a ballast on the chassis to add more pressure to the wedge. :P

Somebody · « **Reply #236 on:** June 24, 2010, 01:43:13 PM »

I agree with Pwn here. You need more pressure on the wedge, not weight on the wedge.

System32 · « **Reply #237 on:** June 24, 2010, 02:06:43 PM »

This needs to be proven. We Have not got any evidence (And all current evidence for it is pretty piss poor).

The Ounce · « **Reply #238 on:** October 14, 2010, 05:30:04 PM »

Ooh boy this showcase is dusty.

1 black, 36 Maces, DSA, 4WD HPZ

Another mace rammer, but considerably better than my other ones, mostly because this one has a wedge. I haven't tested it under AI control yet, but so far it seems to beat wedges and HSs consistently.

*goes to AI with Pinner.py*

Sage · « **Reply #239 on:** October 14, 2010, 07:26:35 PM »

mmmmm maces. i might v shape it just a tad though to trap better, cause with that wedge your not going for the hard hit that rammers have.