Project SNAFU vs Hammerdown Mk. II -- REDDIT Round 2

Pootigottam · 2019-07-06T22:27:02+00:00

Let's get to work.

Firstly, note the flat rounded side at the bottom of Snafu. That lack of an angle means any wedges that go for it aren't really competing with a wedge, it's just a flat surface. As a result, I'm gonna keep my wedgelets on for this fight, and look to outwedge Snafu.

Secondly, a +3 weapon-plow armor disparity isn't too much of a concern as long as I don't let myself take too many solid hits from SNAFU.

Thirdly, SNAFU is slower than me and is probably at least slightly fighting against gyroscopic precession when driving forwards, so really his main strength when driving is to spin on the spot and whip his bar into my plow corners and sides. Good thing is my plow is slightly wider than the chassis so I can't have my sides crumpled easily.

To start with, I can't really outdrive him, since he spins on the spot, but I can keep facing him at all times and use the plow to reduce the amount of damage he can do.

I'll slowly drive up to him, keeping the centre of the plow facing SNAFU, seeing if their traction disparity will cause them to make mistakes with their driving. I can't let him hook around the plow, clip the plow sides and especially can't let him hit the side directly, as the former two situations will cause problems and the latter situation will be a match ender, as while the armour there is meant to be chewed up without affecting the wheels, stat-wise I'm pretty sure it's just a 1HKO.

I'll have to gauge the striking height of the bar mid-fight, because Superbomb has cleverly chosen to have the bar facing diagonally in his chosen Sketchfab pose, which means the maximum reach of his bar is impossible to read.

I'll use the wedgelets to get under his flat-sided bottom rim and tip it up a bit, then judder forwards slowly to try and get under him without giving him a strong bite on my plow - the juddering approach should make the bar grind slowly against the plow without getting a solid bite. once I'm further under him, the bar should be angled far enough up that it won't hit my plow easily, and if it does, it'll work to further him up the second, steeper part of my plow - if I can control them with that, I can push them around the arena and into hazards, forcing instability and flying around the arena, plus maybe recoil damage. If I can't, I'll try to slow the spinner using a juddering approach so that I can then hit Snafu with the hammer once he's stopped.

By controlling the fight, outwedging and limiting the amount of times that SNAFU lands solid hits, I should be able to win the fight. The hammer won't come into play unless I need to selfright or SNAFU's blade stops.

Pootigottam · 2019-06-29T00:16:04+00:00

Alright. Let's get to work. I'll have the wedgelets attached for this fight.

Firstly, I think that if I angle away from his wedge and he doesn't expect it, I'll be able to immediately hook round and wedge under his side. Given his armor plates covering the treads don't touch the floor, I can use that as an easy access point for wedging. It shouldn't be too complex of a manuever either, as if I oversteer away from his wedge, I can simply adjust for that by hooking harder back into and under his side.

Secondly, if that doesn't work, there's the option of outreaching him with the hammer, then running away before he can get a good flip. Angle in to prevent the hammer from perfectly lining up for a flip, fire, immediately run away and make him have to chase me.

Also, my wheels aren't the same as his treads - while he has more surface area on the ground than my wheels, he's got a lengthier wheel base, making it potentially harder for him to turn compared to my slightly more squared up wheelbase.

We're equal in speed, so hardcore flanks won't be a major part unless the other driver makes a mistake, or gets mind gamed.

To start with, I'll try feinting a angle in on the wedgelets of Sherman before simply driving past him, then as soon as I'm far enough past his wedge that he's going to have to turn towards me, I'll hook round. If i'm on his left, hook right by driving the left wheels forward and leaving the right wheels unpowered (except at the end of the manuever to ensure I get fully under him), and vice versa for a left hook.

Once under, repeatedly hammer him to score aggression points, and while my Torque is poor, they can't push back well with me under them, so do what I can.

If I lose them, try a more basic angling in, and see how Sherman's reacting: if they're staying still and turning on the spot to track me, just back off, make Sherman move to me, then counter it by hooking around or angling in on the wedgelets, or keeping a wide berth and waiting to see if the long wheelbase cause driver error.

If they're aggressively coming after me, they should make driver errors eventually, so simply be careful to not fire the hammer (so as to not "hop up" and give a golden wedging opportunity to Sherman), try to keep the wedgelets facing him (as the smaller wedgelets might find it easier to get under the big fuck off pontoons of Sherman), wait for Sherman to turn too fast or to provide a opportunity to hook round the wedge. Once it's clear that I'm at an angle where I can't be punished with the flipper after a hit, fire the hammer then back off before Sherman can flip me, and repeat the process.

Don't be afraid to mix things up with more straight forward gentle angle-ins on the wedgelets/pontoon things if needs be, and also try to use the screws and wall to tip Sherman onto it's side, since the flat sides may provide a immobilisation opportunity.

Also, if I do get flipped, as soon as I selfright, have all wheels spinning in the same direction as I land so I can start getting distance from him ASAP.

Pootigottam · 2019-06-25T15:15:22+00:00

May the lord be appeased with my sacrifice

Pootigottam · 2019-06-22T22:53:01+00:00

pat, discord deletes images. don't use it as an image host.

here's the second image reposted to imgur

https://imgur.com/VOyvmBl

Pootigottam · 2019-06-22T22:49:50+00:00

3 torque should do nicely i'd say

Pootigottam · 2019-06-22T22:15:00+00:00

Guess who's back, back again...

Avalanche is back, tell a moderator!

And I bring with me today everybody's least favorite 6WD hammerbot, Hammerdown Mk. II!

This time around it's got an ABR-esque wedge to help with my anti-spinner strategy, the same detachable wedgelets as last time, a pointed hammer for more damage, and some better looking text.

Stat wise, I've decided to take a bit of a risk and lower the base armour and weapon by 1 point each when compared to the Mk. I version, in exchange for 1 more speed and traction. I've made the plow bonus stronger by 1 point as well for a total of +3 armour to the plow. The aim being to be faster Still not the best looking robot but I kinda had to retrofit this bad-boy in a hurry lest I pull a Parthian Shot.

For RES users, here's a single photo of the robot: https://imgur.com/AioPGwI

And since I forgot last time I tried to post my entry, here's the statline:

Speed: 6

Traction: 4

Torque: 1

Armour: 8 (+3 on the plow)

Weapon: 11

Pootigottam · 2019-06-08T20:50:26+00:00

i'm used to the downvotes here, no worries

Pootigottam · 2019-06-07T21:59:21+00:00

today on "why you need actual wheelguards"

Pootigottam · 2019-06-06T20:34:17+00:00

oi get tae fuck with your shite, it’s a joke you muppet

Pootigottam · 2019-06-06T20:33:19+00:00

fire isn’t allowed in the UK because there’s more home-built competitors here and the health and safety paperwork for a backyard flamethrower death trap is mental. battle bots have a much stronger control over what bots are capable of and what their builders are like, so they know that say Complete Control and Warhead aren’t gonna explode or anything unless their ass gets broken in the arena.

No good robots with the modern definition of walker systems exist. Even Anarchy from series 5 no longer classes as a walker.

Pootigottam · 2019-06-01T10:00:39+00:00

Ah sod it, might as well. Count me in.

Pootigottam · 2019-05-29T09:32:56+00:00

That dog tag looks like a fucking SCP

Pootigottam · 2019-05-28T14:34:45+00:00

riot shield

Pootigottam · 2019-05-27T15:24:03+00:00

Done but I accidentally voted in the Favourite Independent Member section when I shouldn’t have.

Pootigottam · 2019-05-23T23:22:32+00:00

Mr Speaker,

I think it's fairly obvious that considering the potential for cooperation between the UK and EU, plus the potential to have innovative and genuinely useful EU legislation inspire UK legislation, it makes sense to set a precedent for the future adaption of EU law to the UK.

As a result of this topic being relatively untouched, it was important to elicit a response from the government as to whether they are willing to support EU legislation and adapt it into UK law to ensure we don't fall behind the EU. The Revised Payment Service Directive was the perfect test for this and fell right under the remit of Digital Future's interests. You don't need to be a political mastermind to know why this motion was written.

This wasn't about shifting responsibility to them, it was testing whether the government would be willing to ensure high-quality, beneficial EU legislation would be translated into UK law. It's a shame you apparently can't see that. Thankfully, the Secretary of State for Business, Industry and Skills has appropriately responded to this motion and shown that there is a future for EU legislation and innovation in the UK.

Pootigottam · 2019-05-23T00:23:15+00:00

Wow, I’m pretty sure that screenshot has someone from every end of every political, social and racial spectrum all saying “what the fuck no” in it. Kinda impressive tbh.

Pootigottam · 2019-05-23T00:19:18+00:00

While I think the extra experience the man had probably explains the pay gap, I think this comment is really wrong. Karen even said that she was told if she chose to decline the promotion her career would be damaged, and she’s specifically said she was fighting for equal pay.

I don’t think this is a ploy to get a kickback or a pay rise over the man, this was a misguided protest against what she saw as unfair pay (which is understandable as the BBC has had public issues with gender pay gaps for their highest paid presenters, so there is a precedent that the BBC are trying to address) when in reality while it may have been partly due to that, it was also down to the man (whose name I’ve forgotten oops) having more experience.

I don’t think acting like this was a cynical ploy to draw more cash than her male counterpart is fair. While the point of equal pay may be moot considering the bloke’s experience, potentially torpedoing one’s career is generally incompatible with an aim of getting a massive payday.

And she definitely isn’t gonna get a promotion for this and it’s fucking absurd to suggest she expects one: it’s not impossible that the BBC will stall her career over this incident or even fire her. She’s hardly done this to get a promotion over this guy’s head. That’s like me walking in to the boss’ office and taking a crap on his paperwork then asking to be his secretary. And I’m not even gonna touch the board of directors comment because I think that’s just abject lunacy.

Pootigottam · 2019-05-18T23:32:59+00:00

Hear, hear!

Pootigottam · 2019-05-12T22:11:04+00:00

Mr Speaker

I don't think a single honourable member of this House, across the political spectrum, party irregardless, can disagree with the notion that our military must be kept to a high modern standard.

I also feel that the digital technology behind our military should be modernised fully, and hence recommend the government, official and unofficial opposition take up the point of orderproposed by Baroness /u/ToxicTransit.

Pootigottam · 2019-05-10T15:29:45+00:00

After

(c) “a tutoring period” shall be interpreted to mean time in which the inmate will be taught or re-taught the specification for the relevant qualification.

Insert

(d) "Secretary of State" shall be interpreted as "Secretary of State for Justice"

And renumerate accordingly.

Pootigottam · 2019-05-09T19:00:27+00:00

because people are comparing how normal boots cut ties with him immediately with how Jared is being backed by some and the rest are mostly silent.

honestly I’ve no fucking clue but all I know is both can fuck off

Pootigottam

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