Author Topic: X-terminator's showcase (Read 3331 times)

X-terminator · « **on:** August 07, 2009, 05:06:27 AM »

Welcome to my showcase, I hope you enjoy it.

My first serious bot is a heavyweight popup called omega9.

Pwnator · « **Reply #1 on:** August 07, 2009, 05:12:39 AM »

It's a bit tall. Lower the chassis height to 5 pixels (exact height of a HPZ), ditch the plows (quick bots counter this by having fast steering), and you're gonna need 3 blacks for that. And try using the snappers for wedges and the DDTs for weapons. :D

somestrangeguy · « **Reply #2 on:** August 07, 2009, 05:32:44 AM »

And, you are building Stock in DSL, wich is a no-go.

Doomkiller · « **Reply #3 on:** August 07, 2009, 05:40:18 AM »

Also what armour is it? hope its dsa, yet that sucks in dsl, which you are building in. Get rid of the blue control board, as thats the dsl version and check out this site: http://beetlebros.gametechmods.com/ra2techs.htm
now get a clean version of ra2 and build stock bots ONLY in that clean version. Don't mix stock and dsl

pyscolone · « **Reply #4 on:** August 07, 2009, 08:20:08 AM »

I actually like the concept of using a tall chassis to fit the DDTs, I've done one like this with caster armor but it was a hammer.

X-terminator · « **Reply #5 on:** August 07, 2009, 01:21:52 PM »

I installed a clean stock version and rebuilt it.
So here is Omega9.1

The armour is DSA

Changes:
-Replaced the static wedge in the middle for a moving one.
-The wedges use snappers now, instead of DDT burst motors.
-Slightly lowered the chassis.
-Added one DDT burst motor with spikes.
-Added an extra battery.

As for the plows, I tried it without them but it had problems against spinners so I decided to keep them.

somestrangeguy · « **Reply #6 on:** August 07, 2009, 01:51:24 PM »

Pretty good, even better if it can selfright OK.

Im amazed that you didnt need a 20 page tutorial on how to have Stock and DSL in different game folders, like most new guys do.

Altough, it has some empty space in beetween the batteries and drive motors.
And I belive that the wedge could be brought back quite alot if the snappers were to be touching the motors and batteries, then the DDTs could be above the motors and batteries.

X-terminator · « **Reply #7 on:** August 13, 2009, 02:13:20 PM »

Back with a more improved bot.

life robot arena2 · « **Reply #8 on:** August 13, 2009, 02:22:46 PM »

What good do the castors do?

Weirdo · « **Reply #9 on:** August 13, 2009, 02:25:39 PM »

Whats that extender work at the top? You should probably get rid of it. Those ramplates should probably be closer together and lower down. You've made a noob mistake with the caster amour; there arn't enough casters for it to count as 'armour', remove them. Bring the front wedges forwards so they are longer. Those ramplates protecting the wheels -is that what the heavy extender works for?- aren't needed. Also, make the chassis shorter. It should only really have to be five pixels tall=as tall as a HPZ.

Other than that though, I'd say that that isn't bad. Keep at it.

EDIT: Also, don't attach two wedges to one burst motor.

takatsukiyayoi · « **Reply #10 on:** August 13, 2009, 02:25:46 PM »

Underbody protection.

Very cool paintjob, by the way. X-terminator, you're already better than I am, so I'll shut up and leave you alone.

40757 · « **Reply #11 on:** August 13, 2009, 02:26:47 PM »

make the chassis much lower and get rid of the castors. Lower the Ramplates.

Reier · « **Reply #12 on:** August 13, 2009, 02:52:39 PM »

I kinda like the shape of it.

RedSawn · « **Reply #13 on:** August 13, 2009, 03:06:20 PM »

Yeah, a nice shape, and a decent strength bot.

Quote from: Weirdo;59429

Whats that extender work at the top? You should probably get rid of it.

I think that extender work is for the wheel guarding ramplates.

Weirdo · « **Reply #14 on:** August 13, 2009, 03:27:14 PM »

Yup, figures. I think I did mention that in the same post actually.

X-terminator · « **Reply #15 on:** August 14, 2009, 04:51:49 AM »

Well. here's the updated version called Hypernova.

I lowered the chassis and changed the ramplate construction at the front.

Doomkiller · « **Reply #16 on:** August 14, 2009, 04:56:41 AM »

DSA?

If it is, pretty darn sweet

RedSawn · « **Reply #17 on:** August 14, 2009, 04:57:15 AM »

Looking good.

You could probably get away with removing a Snapper wedge as they're so close together, and centralize the other one. That'll save... by the looks of it 36kg for even more spikes.

The Caster armor is still too thin.

Pwnator · « **Reply #18 on:** August 14, 2009, 04:57:40 AM »

VERY much better. If the game allows you to shrink the front sides a bit, you should. A HS can hit those parts where the ramplates don't protect.

Also, maybe wider wedges would help. Not that it would increase its wedginess, but wider wedges would give it an advantage. :D

The Ounce · « **Reply #19 on:** August 14, 2009, 05:01:41 AM »

Looks like we have another generic HW bot named Hypernova.
I like it though.