2007 Flash Game Teaser/Plea for Help

[Schnabel]

I can't play.

[Eldarion]

I will host this for you if you would like. All I need to know are which ports the game uses, so that I can open them in my firewall.

EDIT: I should mention that I have a 2.8GHz webserver that is up 24/7--that is what I would be running this on.

[Alex Cormier]

oh yeah i also reccomend havinf 1 4" and 1 12", along with 6WD, Tank tracks, lower point value for 2 12".

[burkey_turkey]

i just updated it a little. you dont need to login to the server to design a robot and then play with it by itself on a field. right now ive got it so it makes your robot visually depending on what you selected, and also you cn deploy ramps with the 'a' key and brakes with the 's' key. once again, it is at

http://151.199.217.250:6666/RackAndRollv2.html

from what ive heard here are the changes im planning on making for the next update:
-im gonna change the 2x12" points to 70 not 80. i dont want it to be easy to have a good bot with 2x12" ramps so i wont lower it any more.
-i will change 4wd to 6wd. 6wd is closer to treads but makes the visual easier. and i also think that the torque difference from 2 to 4wd in real life isnt too much that a side torque upgrade couldnt do worse especially with the lack of agility.

hopefully the next update will also let you drive around by yourself. and then the update after that you might evne be able to score! goodnight for now.

[Bob22341]

Would you please post the controls, I can only get the robot to deploy the ramp

[burkey_turkey]

right now all that it can do is deploy the ramp and deploy the pneumatic brakes using the 'a' and 's' keys, resectively. but more to come, i promise

[StephLee]

One thing I'd like to point out...on the practice field shown, the robot takes up the entire short dimension of the home zone. That'd make it an 8-foot robot.

I like what I see so far, though. Can't wait for the full game!

[burkey_turkey]

Originally Posted by StephLee

One thing I'd like to point out...on the practice field shown, the robot takes up the entire short dimension of the home zone. That'd make it an 8-foot robot.

I had noticed that too. im trying to decide whether to make the home zone unrealistically big or shrink the robot even more. i dont want to get it too small or else its too hard to see whats going on (arm up, brakes deployed, etc) but if half the field is home zones, and there are 6 big bots out there, things could get crowded. im leaning towards a slight shrinkage of the bot, and a slight expantion of the home zone; a good compromise. thoughts on this are welcome.

Also, i would like to thank eldarion of team 1625 for generously hosting this game on his site. the game can be found at:

http://robotics.pearsoncomputing.net/gamesim/

this is still that same version with only 2 systems working, but driving one robot is my next goal. ill update again once that works, and then again once tubing works. im also planning on working in a help menu with controls too at some point, just something simple.

[Grant Cox]

Looks great, especially now with the gamefield teaser. Absolutely cannot wait for a playable demo, even just driving around with yourself would be great!

My only suggestion is make the individual attributes worth more than one point. I don't recall the exact configuration, but earlier I had a robot with pretty nice specs (probably 4 wheel drive, medium arm, etc) and every of the individual attributes maxed at 10. Without a playable portion it's hard to tell how much influence these little points would make, but it's something to consider.

Oh and I'm in support of a 6-wheel-drive option too. If you know 217, you know that we love our 6 wheels

[SamC]

Any new updates coming out soon? you've done a realy good job so far!

[fluffy]

our robot has a 4 wheel drive with deployable casters...that might make a good option
looks great from what ive seen. keep up the good work

[burkey_turkey]

sorry for the lack of progress, ive been at the VCU regional and am just about cought up with all my schoolwork i missed (its insane making up even one day at MLWGSGIS, but two is even worse) i would expect an update by the middle to end of next week (model congres this weekend, projects due monday and tuesday, book i havent started due weds)

thanks for the support and suggestions, im trying to work in as much of the feedback i get as i can

[cbale2000]

I think I found a glitch, after playing around with the robot settings I noticed that if you just clicked on a setting enough it would give it to you weather you have the points for it or not, needless to say, I ended up with combinations like this one: