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Re: Thrackerzod is bad at Stock
« Reply #120 on: January 22, 2016, 11:20:31 AM »
Alright!  Unfortunately, I don't still have any of my old bots (as far as I'm aware).  Would it be acceptable if I got my roommate (who's never played RA2 before) to make something?

While I still don't have any of my bots from then I first played this game ~10 years ago, I did find this:



This was the first robot I ever entered in a tournament.  I hate to say this, but it might be too good; I built this after having read the building guide thing, so it uses different APs, and does have a wedge (which is for some reason wired as a flipper even though this is clearly a rambot?)  And it uses shiny wheels and doesn't go nuts with batteries.  On the other hand, it has 2 ballasts and what even is that extender setup and why is there a plow on the back and why are there ramplates and whats with the pole spike?  What do y'all think, use this or go with the roommate idea?

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Re: Thrackerzod is bad at Stock
« Reply #121 on: January 22, 2016, 02:23:18 PM »
dude i remember how it almost won a couple matches

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Re: Thrackerzod is bad at Stock
« Reply #122 on: January 22, 2016, 02:35:15 PM »
dude i remember how it almost won a couple matches

yeah what a legend

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Re: Thrackerzod is bad at Stock
« Reply #123 on: January 22, 2016, 02:38:41 PM »
and honestly i rather see old bots people built/replicas of old bots instead of new bots people built to "look" nooby so i think its fine.

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Re: Thrackerzod is bad at Stock
« Reply #124 on: March 06, 2016, 10:37:05 PM »
Whoops, showcase fell into the pits of Tartarus onto the second page; can't have that.

I made this:



I put the razors on frontways like that because I figured it meant there was less time for HS to knock the extenders off.  Of course, once the bot gets its face smashed in, the razors/extenders are easy to reach.  I should probably fix that.  Despite that, it performed decently in testing.

On a related note, how far should the popup arm go on a bot like this?  Should it go the max distance of the burst motor?  Should it just barely break the surface of the bot?  Something in between?

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Re: Thrackerzod is bad at Stock
« Reply #125 on: March 06, 2016, 10:40:27 PM »
Whoops, showcase fell into the pits of Tartarus onto the second page; can't have that.

I made this:

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I put the razors on frontways like that because I figured it meant there was less time for HS to knock the extenders off.  Of course, once the bot gets its face smashed in, the razors/extenders are easy to reach.  I should probably fix that.  Despite that, it performed decently in testing.

On a related note, how far should the popup arm go on a bot like this?  Should it go the max distance of the burst motor?  Should it just barely break the surface of the bot?  Something in between?

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Re: Thrackerzod is bad at Stock
« Reply #126 on: March 06, 2016, 10:46:31 PM »
Read the name of the showcase, pal.

Jokes aside, this thing was mostly built with HS in mind, hence the long/wide chassis wedge.  I'd have loved to jam a wedge up in there but I just didn't have weight for it.

That said, HS tend to bash its face in and remove the weapons, so it's not even particularly great at that.  Nothing a few redesigns shouldn't mitigate though.

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Re: Thrackerzod is bad at Stock
« Reply #127 on: March 06, 2016, 10:47:13 PM »
most lws are either hs or rammers so having a wedge isn't that important

as for the burst length,  maximum distance is the best Imo, with the razors starting as low as possible. Also if you remove the red extender and shave off a few kgs  you should be able to get another razor
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Re: Thrackerzod is bad at Stock
« Reply #128 on: March 07, 2016, 12:08:06 AM »
even though the chassis looks like it gets smashed in after damage it doesnt actually change the hitbox so your razors are just as safe
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Re: Thrackerzod is bad at Stock
« Reply #129 on: March 07, 2016, 09:56:05 AM »
Also if you remove the red extender and shave off a few kgs  you should be able to get another razor

Red extender's there because for some reason I can't do the "2 extenders right next to each other" thing on the first extender coming off a burst motor.  Donno if I'm just not trying hard enough.

even though the chassis looks like it gets smashed in after damage it doesnt actually change the hitbox so your razors are just as safe

Reallly?  Seemed otherwise during testing, but maybe they were just getting knocked off when they popped up.
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Re: Thrackerzod is bad at Stock
« Reply #130 on: March 07, 2016, 09:58:52 AM »
Also if you remove the red extender and shave off a few kgs  you should be able to get another razor

Red extender's there because for some reason I can't do the "2 extenders right next to each other thing" on the first extender coming off a burst motor.  Donno if I'm just not trying hard enough.
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Re: Thrackerzod is bad at Stock
« Reply #131 on: March 07, 2016, 11:47:38 AM »
Also if you remove the red extender and shave off a few kgs  you should be able to get another razor
Red extender's there because for some reason I can't do the "2 extenders right next to each other thing" on the first extender coming off a burst motor.  Donno if I'm just not trying hard enough.
try a setup like this
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Re: Thrackerzod is bad at Stock
« Reply #132 on: March 07, 2016, 12:28:06 PM »

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Re: Thrackerzod is bad at Stock
« Reply #133 on: March 07, 2016, 12:31:01 PM »
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Re: Thrackerzod is bad at Stock
« Reply #134 on: March 22, 2016, 07:07:57 PM »
Had to make a new bot for me vs RedAce since I misinterpreted "no wedges":



I think this one's a lot better.

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Re: Thrackerzod is bad at Stock
« Reply #135 on: March 22, 2016, 07:10:59 PM »
just use your old bot as a wedge on your new bot simple as that
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Re: Thrackerzod is bad at Stock
« Reply #136 on: March 22, 2016, 07:12:19 PM »
Damn it, I was gonna do that once I had some time.

Ah well.  Still hilarious though.  Will this one be able to work with the Ring Arena start points?  :P

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Re: Thrackerzod is bad at Stock
« Reply #137 on: March 22, 2016, 07:36:37 PM »
theres no batteries you moron this robot sucks
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Re: Thrackerzod is bad at Stock
« Reply #138 on: March 22, 2016, 07:42:01 PM »
shrink the chassis noob
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Re: Thrackerzod is bad at Stock
« Reply #139 on: March 22, 2016, 07:52:20 PM »
theres no batteries you moron this robot sucks
servos don't need batteries duh