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| Topic Started: Feb 27 2009, 05:00 PM (14,993 Views) | |
| britespark | Aug 25 2009, 08:32 PM Post #161 |
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Got crappy paint pics of my machines and asked Kody on MSN if he'd CAD them for me. I am so gratful because I can't CAD for crap LOL. UE3 - lower, wider, stronger, new shape and a secret weapon. LowDown 2 (name is top secret) - small stat change, body shape changed a bit and interchangable weapon pod on the front. HW (no name decided yet) - front spinning weapon with rear defense and good speed/weapon power. Deuces, Betch - ramming machine with interchangable front ramming plates. |
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| NWOWWE | Aug 26 2009, 10:02 PM Post #162 |
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My next season team probables: LW: The only question mark really. I'm pretty sure I'm going to take ZK out of the rotation for a couple seasons at least. I'm just not sure what I'm replacing him with, but it will be something new. MW: Influenza, graciously donated by the Spatula fire-sale. Hopefully he can be just as good as he was last time. HW: Revolver Ocelot will go for round two, maybe with a tweak here or there, maybe a revamped paintjob. SHW: Final Boss, with another cool paintjob, probably bring him back as a lifter rather than a flipper. |
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| That Kode Guy | Sep 1 2009, 02:28 PM Post #163 |
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Question: would the (theoretical) power of a dumb thwack be lowered if it had more wheels? (e.g: a 4WD/6WD that has a spiked tail to thwack defensively, but the added traction of 4WD/6WD over 2WD slows it down?) Because I'm thinking of giving SZF a spiked tail and punting the plow, lol |
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| Fish Of Doom | Sep 1 2009, 03:02 PM Post #164 |
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I'd have to say yes, the more wheels it has not only throws off the center point of the turn, but also makes the turning more powerful, but also slower. |
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| That Kode Guy | Sep 1 2009, 03:27 PM Post #165 |
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All right, there goes that idea then. Just trying to think of something that won't make SZF "another boring rammer" lol |
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| Ry_Trapp0 | Sep 1 2009, 03:56 PM Post #166 |
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it depends, if the wheels were angled correctly, then it could be more powerful, though it would be slower driving normally(I.E., not spinning) due to all the scrub. |
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Nothing to see here, people, move along Trapp Engineering Dissociative Identity: (Fantasy Fury) 3-0 and FF Champion! | |
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| That Kode Guy | Sep 1 2009, 05:37 PM Post #167 |
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Ry, that's a good idea for 6WD, actually...have I got it right? See diagram below: / \ | | \ / Basically the front wheels are angled a bit towards the front-middle (not cambered like Tazbot's, but actually angled inwards), the middle wheels are normal and the rear wheels are angled towards the rear-middle. That it, Ry? And it would be a problem for driving straight? Hmm... |
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| Ry_Trapp0 | Sep 1 2009, 06:32 PM Post #168 |
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yep, thats exactly what i was talking about. i don't believe that driving straight would be too much of a problem, but the bot would be wasting quite a bit of its power overcoming the tire scrub from the front and rear sets of tires being angled. maybe there should be a new rule about thwacks like that(if anyone is even interested in using a design like that), they are a little more powerful when thwacking(more traction = more energy going into the opponent on impact), but lose a few torque points when driving due to the tire scrub or something. |
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Nothing to see here, people, move along Trapp Engineering Dissociative Identity: (Fantasy Fury) 3-0 and FF Champion! | |
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| panicattacky2k | Sep 1 2009, 08:13 PM Post #169 |
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Wasn't T-Wrex 4WD or is my memory off? |
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| That Kode Guy | Sep 1 2009, 08:54 PM Post #170 |
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Nope.![]() I did like T-Wrex though. |
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| Fish Of Doom | Feb 5 2010, 01:33 AM Post #171 |
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I found all of the old underall pics and I thought people might be interested in seeing its evolution![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I also found a picture of this bot, which I don't think was ever entered, but it's pretty funny. I think this was made during the ADD MORE WHEELS era of CFRC.
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| Meganew | Feb 5 2010, 12:09 PM Post #172 |
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Those are some nice pics right there. |
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Team Corsair 7-8 with my antweight, Top Gun. | |
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| DRD | Feb 5 2010, 12:16 PM Post #173 |
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lol I remember that thing. Copperhead, Barrier, Gila, Wedge, and Sandcrab all put into one. |
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| Meganew | Feb 5 2010, 12:19 PM Post #174 |
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And while I'm here, I might as well post my plans for the next ARC season. LW: It'll probably be Minesweeper again, but with spikes on the sides or something like that. MW: I'm going to bring in a concept of mine. It'll be an omni-drive box with 11 armor and 11 speed. No weapons, just pure and super-charged aggression, plus near-invincibility. HW: 1-hit Wonder will probably be replaced with a new design that actually walks. It'll use a walking system similar to Manta's, and it'll also use a friction-driven ring, instead of the original belt-driven ring. SHW: Depends on whether or not Extreme Gyration makes the playoffs. If it doesn't, then I'll probably replace it with an ax robot, or maybe a Tank clone/Eurypterus clone/million-wheel rammer design. |
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Team Corsair 7-8 with my antweight, Top Gun. | |
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| Area51Escapee | Feb 5 2010, 01:07 PM Post #175 |
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Root Admin Wannabe
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Reflector Shield, actually. Barrier hadn't even been created by that point, I don't think. Nevertheless, a nice homage to the rammer dominant era. |
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| Siphai | Feb 5 2010, 01:09 PM Post #176 |
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as if this era is any different with Eurypterus, Copperhead, and Vendetta winning the SHW division 3 seasons in a row, with Drive as an honorable mention. |
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Team Targeted - (36-12) Robot Bastards Dr. P: 4-8 Square Wave: 11-1 Snijmachine: 10-2 Parabolic Trajectory: 11-1 | |
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| NWOWWE | Feb 5 2010, 01:09 PM Post #177 |
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11 Armor and 11 Speed, eh? Well as long as you don't mind gliding around the arena like an ice skater, you should okay. |
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| Meganew | Feb 5 2010, 01:26 PM Post #178 |
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Meh. I'll be fine with it. My main goal is for a super-fast and super-tough robot. Also, looking at the rules, the robot would have a ramming power of 5, seeing as it has 11 speed and 0 torque, and the rules for ramming power are speed + torque/2 rounded down to the nearest number. |
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| That Kode Guy | Feb 5 2010, 01:29 PM Post #179 |
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You won't be able to line up your shots properly with a traction-speed disparity of 11. |
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| panicattacky2k | Feb 5 2010, 01:35 PM Post #180 |
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I'm far more concerned about the fact that he won't be able to push fuck or shit with 0 torque, making the whole concept useless to begin with. It'll rape spinners with a 30 foot pole. Even Jab could fuck it sideways. |
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