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Now that I finally got my PC back up for now, I can get this going. Recording will have to take some time, so I'll make sure to find some time for that. For those with Alternate Configurations or Weapons, I'll PM details to you eventually. Does give you some time for predictions or bot evaluations so, maybe it's a benefit.
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Pike has an alternate configuration found here (https://i.imgur.com/ot3XdvD.png)
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Tree Hugger has an alternate weapon system found here (https://i.imgur.com/FsWTM4O.png)
(https://i.imgur.com/AKDxvAr.png)
Gecko is a modular robot, and all variants can be found here (https://i.imgur.com/sHSH7jh.png)
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Archon has an alternate weapon set up found here (https://i.imgur.com/ief0Jbc.png)
https://youtu.be/XyDF2Ikx7SU
https://youtu.be/geZ8AjQwdB4 (https://youtu.be/geZ8AjQwdB4)
https://youtu.be/r5p9GQymcqY (https://youtu.be/r5p9GQymcqY)
https://youtu.be/2vIesnBX5KE (https://youtu.be/2vIesnBX5KE)
https://youtu.be/aRS_HxvljtE (https://youtu.be/aRS_HxvljtE)
https://youtu.be/NQCdqzjTw-s (https://youtu.be/NQCdqzjTw-s)
https://youtu.be/96lmyrVPD0o (https://youtu.be/96lmyrVPD0o)
https://youtu.be/8noOXCuAt1c (https://youtu.be/8noOXCuAt1c)
https://youtu.be/-Tjok1AF8ms (https://youtu.be/-Tjok1AF8ms)
https://youtu.be/65YiZRzZAMQ (https://youtu.be/65YiZRzZAMQ)
https://youtu.be/iRlSUFJCQoU
Heat C is actually the easiest heat lmao.
My heats include a nice drum, a plain wedge, a new drum, a CAD bot, a flipper thingy. Gay drum, chassis vert, box grabber, F3, bombshell.
Love my chances, love the splashes RedAce.
Very spinner heavy this time (I can't complain I entered one) around so it could be one of many bots so I can't predict a winner, as for myself I've always gone out at the earliest stage in all the deathmatches so I just hope that changes. Looking forward to it though and GL to everyone
Woo Deathmatch, let's see who I'm faci-
No...NO! Please no, not that MONSTROSITY! NOOOOOOOOOOOO-
Heat C Looks Horrible, Me and Sickle can ace this
Heat A
Vespin Mk. II- Typhoon drum is typhoon drum
Not Copyright- Oof piglet as a weapon motor, is it IRL?
Franken- What in the...
Orcatraz Evo- Looks alright, but will probably be meh in combat
Top Hat- Probably ineffective, but a rookie built it so what can I really say?
Sad Slapper- probably won't do well, but my favorite in the heat
Heat B
Craplectric 2- Neat for a vert
Jaguar- Looks OK, but will it perform?
Supersonic- That weapon support is :puke:
SBD- Well built S3 clone
Cujo 2: Maneater- That color scheme makes a dull tombclone bad
Pike- Alright
Heat C
DJX: Name Suffix- Pretty boring and boxy vert honestly
Bored Again- LEDs don't hide messy extenders. Nor do they hide a flat on a tombclone
Break You Down- How is this at weight? Also, rather boring and ineffective.
Proximus- Havok Bomb
Tree Hugger- If only axes were good at fighting. It looks so nice
Coal Miner-
Heat D
Legacy- I'm not sure on this one.
Sarin- Mine
Gecko- Ooh, a modular bot. It's not bad.
Distributor- Custom shell is nice, but shot me it's in my heat.
Slightly MAD- The bursts irk me a hefty bit. The rest is fine
Tearaway- A nice little drum. Clean.
Heat E
Duality- Eh, it's ok
The Machine- No weapon or wedge, this can only go well..
Cruor- Well, it exists. The chassis edges just hurt
Solar Storm 4- Should do well in the heat, but it's not going to win imo.
Pure Abuse- Badger should know better
Kopter- One of the better tribars out there
Heat F:
Binary Star Systems- I'm doubting it defends the seed
Critical Mach- looks great. Enough said
Kirin 3- Messy as h*ck, but not terrible for a new builder
V2- I know it doesn't really fight well, but it's got that cool factor to it.
Murderous Beetrute- Double should knew better
Earth, Wind, and Fire- Do you remember? The 21st night of September? When this thing entered a heat and was dismembered? It's good, but the support is weird
Heat G
Catalyst- The same as before
Tsuihou- I've heard it OOTA's SHW bots, but that's with a human driver. The AI is dumb
Pandrumonium- Just a cool drum, typical of Badnik
Veorra- Spazzing out=win :puke:
Puxxgear- Hey it's the thing from BOTM
Arctic Storm Mini- That flipper is super spindly
Heat H
Pulse- Oh, hey Flatline.
Neon Light- How did Geese perfectly scale a Hw to CW? It's not fair!
Archon- Jeez this is the vert heat
Koto- Ooh a clamp, looks like a typical American build. Take that how you will.
Queen Bee II- Make the Colts cohesive and it's good
Gatecrash- Basic. Could do with better skinning/spoiler]
Also, bot rundown and opinions:
Vespin Mk II: Definitely better than the old version now. I also like the new drum. Only thing not good for me is the exposed flats
Not Copyright: Pretty decent for a newbie bot, a newbie who also does Besiege Bots. I like the chassis shape. Only thing not good for me is obviously the exposed motor, as well as the drum bein uncentered
Franken: Decent entry from a newbie too. I don't think the exposed burst is too problematic, as there's few bots IRL like that. I also think it's properly supported with all the extenders, which I think allow the burst to be bolted firmly to the one on bottom IRL
Orcatraz Evo: Cool bot from Orc. It also looks cleaner now. Hope it'll do well again that it has returned uigraded
Top Hat: Decent overhead. I like the teeth, as well as the whole disc. Though the chassis and wedge is standard other than that
Sad Slapper: Cool hammer. I like the whole theme of it, as well as the way the hammer is done and the face on it.
Melee predictions: Vespin Mk II and Orcatraz Evo
Heat winner prediction: Vespin Mk II
Craplectric II: Great VS. It now looks better with the new color, as well as the new extenderworks. The drisc is also good. Only have a problem with right NPC clipping
Jaguar: Awesome eggbeater. I like the chassis shape, and love the colorscheme, as well as the skin.
Supersonic: Clean and simple, but also pretty standard and generic. I think it can stand out better if it has a skin imo
SDB: Cool S3 VS. Also entered to my tourney. I like the way the support is done.
Cujo 2: Maneater: Also entered to my tourney. Decent Tombclone. I like the support, as well as the wheelguards
Pike: Cool bot. I like the claws, as well as the spiked hammer. The anti HS wedge and hammer config is also good
Melee predictions: Craplectric II and Cujo 2: Maneater
Heat winner prediction: Craplectric II
DJ X: Vengeance Remix: Decent VS. I especially like the varying colors, as well as the flowing support shape
Bored Again: Idk what to feel about it. I don't like how the support is at the top tbh, as well as how the flatmotor is held. The support also looks pretty disconnected from that angle
Break You Down: Quite unique and tall shape. I also like the hammer rest too on the back. Only have a problem with lack of hinged feeder wedge to wedge effectively, or a better chassis skin than that
Proximus: Awesome undercutter. I like the shape on the top especially. Also cool that it's the CW version of MrBK's LW entry to my tourney
Tree Hugger: Cool axe/hammerbot. I especially like the wedge shape, as well as the skin and all the extenderworks. The Frenzy hammer config is also nice
Coal Miner: Woke stock rep. I like how it's just Coal Miner but with some DSL components, and pentagram on the top
Melee winner predictions: DJ X: Vengeance Remix and Proximus
Heat Winner: DJ X: Vengeance Remix
Legacy: Cool and unique VS. Not much change from previous version, but I like the new wedgelets
Sarin: Cool Tombclone. I like the skin, and especially how the support is done, extending uniquely, as well as acting as a bit of a wheelguard too
Gecko: Nice bot. Box shaped, but clean and simple, as well as having a bit of personality with the eyes. I also like the interchangeable configs, but I like the hammer one the most
Distributor: Cool shell. Despite the holes made into it showing the internals as there are no chassis, I still think it is still protected enough and even looks cool. The shape of the shell is also unique and flat, and the triangle setup for teeth is nice too
Slightly M.A.D: Cool CW M.A.D. Not much problem with exposed burst too, though I'll prefer if it's covered with a bit of extender or a polycarb panel. The burst is at least protected from every side but the top from the extenders anyway
Tearaway: Clean drum. Not much to say but that I like the length of the bot, as well as the small sized drum
Melee winner prediction: Sarin and Slightly M.A.D
Heat winner prediction: Slightly M.A.D
Duality: Decent Tombclone. I like the back wedge, as well as the disc setup. The wheelguards are also nice
The Machine: Pretty standard Breaker Box inspired bot, but clean and simple. Idk how good it will lift though
Cruor: Decent undercutter. Would look better without the serrated edge on the skin though imo
Solar Storm 4: Nice to see another bot, and former champion to return. I now like the more compact shape, as well as the new flipper and wedge, with the triangular protective plates and protrusion above the wedgelets
Pure Abuse: Lol at how Badger named it and the purpose of it. Anyway, I like the chassis shape honestly, though I think he took inspiration from Archon. Other than that, Idk how to feel about it tbh with the plain white, the way the wedgelets are done, the wheels sticking out, and the flat positioning
Kopter: Cool overhead. I like how the tribar is done. I also like the skin, especially with the mouth in the front
Melee winner predictions: Duality and Solar Storm 4
Heat winner prediction: Pure Abuse
Binary Star Systems: Cool cluster VS. I especially like the skin, as well as the difference between the two, like how one has a three teeth setup that sticks out more, while the other has a two teeth one that sticks less
Critical Mach III: Cool flipper. I like the colorscheme, and especially the chassis shape, which is pretty unique.
Kirin3: Decent concept, but pretty messy. Giving a bit of pass though, as the previous second version was made by Code Red, and because the builder is new and doesn't build much yet
V2: My bot. I hope it performs well, but I worry about Murderous Beetroot and even Earth, Wind and Fire. The track is not locked because AGOD, so I worry about it being taken off the ground and exploited. Also, it doesn't seem to have enough torque to push bot into the weapon in AI. In addition, just responding to what Primeval and Sagaris said, first, I could use BFE for the disc too as I did it for the drive and support aligning, but moving the disc is a different deal, so I'm too lazy to do it. The uncentered disc irks me too. Second, I made the aesthetic like that as I was inspired by Nazi war machine theme, due to the pun of the bot's name
Murderous Beetroot: Again, Idk how to feel about the stock decal face. But the flipping arm is decent. The whole bot doesn't look that good though
Earth, Wind and Fire: Cool disc Deep Six inspired bot. I like how the support has a back part that provides more of it. Though that ribbon shape looks doubtful. Also nice Jojo song naming scheme
Melee winner predictions: Critical Mach III and Murderous Beetroot
Heat winner prediction: Binary Star Systems
Catalyst: Cool drum. I like how clean it is, as well as the drum itself
Tsuihou: Decent flipper. Could do with making the panels cleaner imo, but it's not bad
Pandrumonium: Cool bot. I like the skin on it, as well as the whole weapon setup itself. Like triangular eggbeater. Wow
Veorra: Cool VS to me honestly. I especially like the front and the skinned plates. But yeah, the donking.
Puxxgear: Great shell spinner. I like the shape of the shell, as well as the custom, and reskinned components, like the gear for aesthetic. The color is also good
Arctic Storm Mini: Decent bot, as well as simple and clean. I also like the 4WD, thick wedgelets, and the wedges itself. I don't like how the arms are just bended 90 degree at the start
Melee winner predictions: Tsuihou and Veorra
Heat winner prediction: Veorra
Pulse 3: Cool VS too. I like the color, as well as how compact it is. The shape is also decent
Neon Lite: Cool drumbot. I like the color of it, as well as the new shape of the side for weight saving
Archon: Awesome VS. The whole shape is cool, as well as the color and skin. Idk though why it has a different config with 4 smalls or 2 larges
Koto: Clean and simple grabber. I like the arm especially. I'd prefer if there's like either a gap for the grabber, or it doesn't sit inside the chassis
Queen Bee 2: Good VS. I like the colorscheme, as well as the shape. Could do with covering the flat though imo
Gatecrash: Pretty cool. I like the chassis skin, as well as the drisc on it. Worried about the exposed chassis though
Melee winner predictions: Pulse 3 and Queen Bee 2
Heat winner: Pulse 3
Looks like I'll be using my VS setup quite a bit...
Heat A of Deathmatch 4 is now up!
https://youtu.be/XyDF2Ikx7SU
It should be noted I am trying a lot of experimental things for the editing or just format this time. So I apologize for anything unintentionally jarring. I will note I will rate each fight based on recording and watching each fight based on my personal opinion, and express at least some thoughts for what I thought of each fight, or something that should be noted.
Qualifier 1: (Match Rating: 3/5) - When I was randomizing bots for heats, I was not expecting a lot of the newcomer bots to fight Vespin MkII. Feels like an accidental coincidence, with how Robot Wars back in the day, putting a lot of weak bots to fight the defending champ. Despite them trying to gang up on Vespin, they couldn't keep up.
Qualifier 2: (Match Rating: 3/5) -The tussle between Top Hat and Orcatraz wasn't bad, but as soon as Orcatraz was falling apart, I knew it was going to have a bad time. Kinda unfortunate really.
Redemption Battle 1: (Match Rating: 2/5) -I actually ran this battle quite a few times cause Sad Slapper always kept finding a way to keep itself parked on Not Copyright and no way to get out. I'm going to need a rule to prevent bots from being pinned on each other, and try my hardest to prevent this if I run a Deathmatch 5.
Redemption Battle 2: (Match Rating: 3/5) -In testing, Orcatraz was capable of self-righting, but whenever it gets caught on it's backside, it has a much more difficult time. Either way, Orcatraz needed to get Franken out as soon as possible, but sadly no luck.
Semi-Final 1: (Match Rating: 3/5) - Fairly straight forward. Once Vespin got ahold of Franken, it was just a matter of time. The crash in the end didn't affect much. This was just pure dominance for Vespin.
Semi-Final 2: (Match Rating: 3/5) - An underweight drum against an aggressive hat? Only one real outcome I feel.
Heat Final: (Match Rating: 4/5) - Now THIS was a fight. A real worthy match of a heat final. Many expected Orcatraz to be the one to put up a fight against the defending champ, but Top Hat actually took advantage of the exposed chassis sides to make a close fight. I did unfortunately have to count it out since I knew Top Hat was capable of freely moving on the ground, but as soon as the wheels came off, I had to time it. It's nothing against anyone, but I have to be as fair as I can be. Regardless, it was a damn good fight.
Well, I'll be damned Top Hat did well.
Winner was as expected, but man was that heat final good.
Poor Orcatraz though. Franken ended up being the counter, but I still doubt it would've stood a heavy chance against Vespin.
The production quality is great man! Keep it up!
Finally got round to watching Heat A. I'm not sure Franken is IRL, tbh. Its Perm is sticking way too far out the back for my liking. Good concept, but the execution needs work.
Vespin still looks a tough nut to crack, but I think an HS with better armour and less fragile wheels will be able to get the job done.
Heat B of Deathmatch 4 is now up!
https://youtu.be/geZ8AjQwdB4
Qualifier 1: (Match Rating: 3/5) - Holy similar designs, Batman. This fight wasn't too bad in the end. It seems evereyone took turns tag teaming each other, but it seems that Craplectric just dealt the most punishment and was too fast for Jaguar.
Qualifier 2: (Match Rating: 3/5) - From here on out, I wanted to make the immobility timer more visible and a little more consistent so moments like SDB getting counted out wasn't overshadowed by the lack of one since I turned the game graphics off. Regardless, this was a tricky call for me to make. Both Cujo and Pike dealt a lot of damage, but I don't think Cujo had enough aggression in it compared to Pike who was giving both Cujo and SDB a hard time. I felt Pike got the nod for the decision.
Redemption Battle 1: (Match Rating: 3/5) - Supersonic really did a lot of the early damage and took control for most of the fight. It was only really at the end that SDB got itself going and ripped the teeth out of Supersonic. Also, SDB ran out of power at the end, which I think also influenced this.
Redemption Battle 2: (Match Rating: 2/5) - Ouch. That's unfortunate for Jaguar. They had control of Cujo and would probably get an easy win, but they just had to get stuck on a piece of shrapnel from Cujo. That's honestly a shame. Kinda annoying too.
Semi-Final 1: (Match Rating: 3/5) - I guess I could say karma, but really, Cujo was so sluggish it just had a hard time keeping up no matter who it faced. It really just boiled down to luck.
Semi-Final 2: (Match Rating: 3/5) - I should mention that when I was sending out config PMs to builders, and some were a tad unclear. Gulden did say any Horizontal Spinners and/or grabbers to use the wedge, so that's what I assumed from there.
Heat Final: (Match Rating: 3/5) - Craplectric was way too fast for Pike to even keep up with. Even the initial hit wasn't enough for Pike to take advantage of. Not much in the end to really say.
RIP Jaguar, perhaps the worst way anyone's gone in DM (though getting flipped by the floor flipper while your opponent gets stuck on its side is close)
Craplectric had this heat the moment is btfo'd Cujo
Surprising to see an axe get to the heat final
cujo worked i guess. that jaguar fight was pure luck, as hopefully i can fix cujo's sluggish-ness next season
Heat C of Deathmatch 4 is now up!
https://youtu.be/r5p9GQymcqY (https://youtu.be/r5p9GQymcqY)
Qualifier 1: (Match Rating: 3/5) - Well, DJ X wasn't going to go down easy. Needless to say it was quite violent. I almost want to rate this a zero, but at least Proximus actually got it together for a KO and gave some hits, salvaging something I guess.
Qualifier 2: (Match Rating: 3/5) - Proximus got gored and Coal Miner just didn't really do much, so Tree Hugger kept hammering away took it comfortably.
Redemption Battle 1: (Match Rating: 3/5) - Started slow and it didn't really get going. Bored Again took it comfortably, but at least it wasn't taking forever. Unlike...
Redemption Battle 2: (Match Rating: 1/5) - So Proximus took down Break You Down without much trouble, and I wish I can say that, but Proximus just kept riding up Break You Down's Face, where absolutely nothing happened for half the fight.
Semi-Final 1: (Match Rating: 3/5) - I remember this match took a few tries cause of some havoks that interfered, but man was Proximus getting destroyed.
Semi-Final 2: (Match Rating: 2/5) - Neon said he did want to use his Heavy Axe Config for this one. Other than that it was mostly a dance off. Both bots weren't fast enough to flank each other and Bored Again just kept leaning on Tree Hugger to give enough vital damage to earn a win here.
Heat Final: (Match Rating: 3/5) - This was quick. Slicing the underbelly of Bored Again and leaving it to rot is proving that DJ X is looking real formidable.
Surprised that DJ X won, hopefully Cruor wins it’s heat.
I cant believe it, I made a heat final.
Heat D of Deathmatch 4 is now up! (Coming a tad earlier than usual, but I gotta work soon, which will interfere with when I have to upload this, so you get an early treat then!)
https://youtu.be/2vIesnBX5KE
Qualifier 1: (Match Rating: 2/5) - Trust me, I tried to get a long enough battle, but either havoks kept interferring, or my game just kept crashing. This was the best take I got. So the decision came before the hacok, where Sarin was causing the most damage and aggression to earn a decision.
Qualifier 2: (Match Rating: 3/5) - M.A.D was just slaughtered so it was ineligible for the decision, where I felt that while both were slightly equal in control and aggression, Distributor took it home on damage for leaving more shrapnel flying from Tearaway than Tearaway did to Distributor.
Redemption Battle 1: (Match Rating: 3/5) - I think this was the first time this series that one of the seeds were seriously on the ropes. M.A.D was making Legacy looks stupid, and could run with a decision, but the floor flipper gave M.A.D trouble, and couldn't get back the momentum. Shame too, it was doing so well!
Redemption Battle 2: (Match Rating: 3/5) - Merrick did choose the Axe config for this, but I guess no matter what config he would've chosen, it probably was going to struggle against the nasty drum on Tearaway.
Semi-Final 1: (Match Rating: 3/5) - I think the melee was the first time Superbomb managed to win a battle? Well, that victory didn't last long as Tearaway just ate up Sarin like a hungry rat.
Semi-Final 2: (Match Rating: 4/5) - Talk about a gorey fight. Legacy was just tossing Distributor left and right, and ripping that shell clean off until there was nothing left. The match ended with a crash, but it lasted long enough to where I could get a decision, but it didn't really matter.
Heat Final: (Match Rating: 3/5) - Legacy just kept on going and would not go down. The countdown probably should've come long before the wheels were ripped off, but Tearaway kept picking at it and juggling it to where it would let go. Eventually I had to give it out, and I'm not just saying that because there was a crash shortly after the cut anyway. Nope, not at all.
That went a lot better than I expected, especially after I lost that opening fight to Distributor. After that I was just tearing everything up. ngl I feel a little bad about breaking my streak of "red bots with weird weapons" and then doing so well, it feels like I'm sacrificing originality for performance. Something to think about for DM5.
shame legacy couldn't go much further. I knew going into this that legacy would have a much harder time in this heat than last time. I'm fine with him ending up in the heat final since I don't see him going much further anyway. Earth wind and fire will be nice to see since I'm more interested in how that thing does. Also this is easily my favourite RA2 tournament with the editing and all that. Great work
Heat E of Deathmatch 4 is now up!
https://youtu.be/aRS_HxvljtE
Apologies for this being up here late. Had a pretty busy evening yesterday.
Qualifier 1: (Match Rating: 3/5) - This match I remember getting quite a few havoks for, and I think most of which I can blame on The Machine. Lucklily this fight was rather one-sided in Duality's favor for the judge's decision, so nothing particularly difficult. Also, just to note now, Duality now can push with its back wedge once the front weaponry gets broken off. I love Apanx's bot exporter. I couldn't get it to work for the longest time, and I'm so happy now since I can actually get the specific quirky AI .pys to finally work! :D
Qualifier 2: (Match Rating: 4/5) - Due to multibot ruling, Pure Abuse could only fight with one of the twins. But this fight was hectic. Lots of parts being taken off of everything, and luck was in favor for Solar Storm, as both Kopter and Pure Abuse was counted out before Solar Storm got mangled.
Redemption Battle 1: (Match Rating: 3/5) - Okay, I dunno how the music got so loud here, but regardless this is where the twins really shined. Poor Cruor wasn't fast enough to flank either of the twins make a statement.
Redemption Battle 2: (Match Rating: 3/5) - This fight was actually close. While Machine spent most of the time in the first half pushing around Kopter being incredibly aggressive, Kopter really took the second half with Damage, and for control, I had to give the nod to Kopter for being slightly more controlled. Again, this was hella close.
Semi-Final 1: (Match Rating: 3/5) - Oh boy, this match. Another close fight here. Firstly, I probably could've counted out Kopter, after closer inspection, Duality did kinda keep nudging Kopter while it was on its back, and I knew in testing Kopter was capable of self-righting. The decision itself was close cause while Kopter took Damage and Duality took Aggression, Both bots were in a close stage of being out of control, and towards the end, it's where Duality lacked it the most. Sheesh. Two close decisions in a row, and coincidentally, both have had my bot coming out from the skin of its teeth. I feel I might get scolded for that, but I'll do my damndest to certainly be fair as possible. And that's my word.
Semi-Final 2: (Match Rating: 3/5) - The previous champion wasn't capable of taking on the twins as they took full advantage and tossed around Solar Storm. Shame too, I was hoping Solar Storm was going to make a comeback someday.
Heat Final: (Match Rating: 4/5) - A short, but quite a thrilling fight I must say. I was almost certain Kopter was going to get it's ass kicked by the Pure Abuse twins, but sure enough, the blade had some power in it, so it can actually take the twins out. Yay, I finally won a heat! It took me four series, but my God, I'm finally glad I can actually say that!
Heat F of Deathmatch 4 is now up!
https://youtu.be/NQCdqzjTw-s
Qualifier 1: (Match Rating: 3/5) - Due to multibot ruling, Binary Star Systems could fight with only one of the twins. Luckily, Orange had better defenses, so it had a better chance with this. Unfortunately, neither Orange or Critical Mach was able to take down the new blood, Kirin, as it just tore everything up. Not a lot to say other than that.
Qualifier 2: (Match Rating: 3/5) - At first I wanted to give it to V2 for the decision, but I felt that with EWF taking the weapon off and fighting back rather well in the second half, I gave it to EWF
Redemption Battle 1: (Match Rating: 3/5) - Since now the BSS have two bots now, it could show it's true potential, and it took V2 to the cleaners here.
Redemption Battle 2: (Match Rating: 3/5) - I guess this is the rare flipper fight in Deathmatch history. Well it took a bit for one to actually immobilize the other, but in a rather creative fashion, Critical Mach managed to do so.
Semi-Final 1: (Match Rating: 4/5) - Once again, a one sided slaughter in Kirin's favor. It was rather entertaining to say the least. Too bad the game crashed, but let's be real, Critical Mach was dead anyway.
Semi-Final 2: (Match Rating: 3/5) - A havok at the very end to stop match would've made this fight more interesting... until I realized in editing that EWF was crab walking for the longest time. BSS probably would've just snuck a decision from Aggression and Control anyway.
Heat Final: (Match Rating: 3/5) - And the winner of the "Gemini Cooperation Award" goes to BSS. Despite Kirin clearly being on their back, Red, taking down Kirin, and Orange getting in the way, and Orange attacking Red didn't help either.
Heat E of Deathmatch 4 is now up!
https://youtu.be/aRS_HxvljtE
Apologies for this being up here late. Had a pretty busy evening yesterday.
Qualifier 1: (Match Rating: 3/5) - This match I remember getting quite a few havoks for, and I think most of which I can blame on The Machine. Lucklily this fight was rather one-sided in Duality's favor for the judge's decision, so nothing particularly difficult. Also, just to note now, Duality now can push with its back wedge once the front weaponry gets broken off. I love Apanx's bot exporter. I couldn't get it to work for the longest time, and I'm so happy now since I can actually get the specific quirky AI .pys to finally work! :D
Qualifier 2: (Match Rating: 4/5) - Due to multibot ruling, Pure Abuse could only fight with one of the twins. But this fight was hectic. Lots of parts being taken off of everything, and luck was in favor for Solar Storm, as both Kopter and Pure Abuse was counted out before Solar Storm got mangled.
Redemption Battle 1: (Match Rating: 3/5) - Okay, I dunno how the music got so loud here, but regardless this is where the twins really shined. Poor Cruor wasn't fast enough to flank either of the twins make a statement.
Redemption Battle 2: (Match Rating: 3/5) - This fight was actually close. While Machine spent most of the time in the first half pushing around Kopter being incredibly aggressive, Kopter really took the second half with Damage, and for control, I had to give the nod to Kopter for being slightly more controlled. Again, this was hella close.
Semi-Final 1: (Match Rating: 3/5) - Oh boy, this match. Another close fight here. Firstly, I probably could've counted out Kopter, after closer inspection, Duality did kinda keep nudging Kopter while it was on its back, and I knew in testing Kopter was capable of self-righting. The decision itself was close cause while Kopter took Damage and Duality took Aggression, Both bots were in a close stage of being out of control, and towards the end, it's where Duality lacked it the most. Sheesh. Two close decisions in a row, and coincidentally, both have had my bot coming out from the skin of its teeth. I feel I might get scolded for that, but I'll do my damndest to certainly be fair as possible. And that's my word.
Semi-Final 2: (Match Rating: 3/5) - The previous champion wasn't capable of taking on the twins as they took full advantage and tossed around Solar Storm. Shame too, I was hoping Solar Storm was going to make a comeback someday.
Heat Final: (Match Rating: 4/5) - A short, but quite a thrilling fight I must say. I was almost certain Kopter was going to get it's ass kicked by the Pure Abuse twins, but sure enough, the blade had some power in it, so it can actually take the twins out. Yay, I finally won a heat! It took me four series, but my God, I'm finally glad I can actually say that!
Couldn't have got more unlucky w/ matchups and how the rumble played out. Oh well. Karma for entering such a sh**bot lul
Heat E of Deathmatch 4 is now up!
https://youtu.be/aRS_HxvljtE
Apologies for this being up here late. Had a pretty busy evening yesterday.
Qualifier 1: (Match Rating: 3/5) - This match I remember getting quite a few havoks for, and I think most of which I can blame on The Machine. Lucklily this fight was rather one-sided in Duality's favor for the judge's decision, so nothing particularly difficult. Also, just to note now, Duality now can push with its back wedge once the front weaponry gets broken off. I love Apanx's bot exporter. I couldn't get it to work for the longest time, and I'm so happy now since I can actually get the specific quirky AI .pys to finally work! :D
Qualifier 2: (Match Rating: 4/5) - Due to multibot ruling, Pure Abuse could only fight with one of the twins. But this fight was hectic. Lots of parts being taken off of everything, and luck was in favor for Solar Storm, as both Kopter and Pure Abuse was counted out before Solar Storm got mangled.
Redemption Battle 1: (Match Rating: 3/5) - Okay, I dunno how the music got so loud here, but regardless this is where the twins really shined. Poor Cruor wasn't fast enough to flank either of the twins make a statement.
Redemption Battle 2: (Match Rating: 3/5) - This fight was actually close. While Machine spent most of the time in the first half pushing around Kopter being incredibly aggressive, Kopter really took the second half with Damage, and for control, I had to give the nod to Kopter for being slightly more controlled. Again, this was hella close.
Semi-Final 1: (Match Rating: 3/5) - Oh boy, this match. Another close fight here. Firstly, I probably could've counted out Kopter, after closer inspection, Duality did kinda keep nudging Kopter while it was on its back, and I knew in testing Kopter was capable of self-righting. The decision itself was close cause while Kopter took Damage and Duality took Aggression, Both bots were in a close stage of being out of control, and towards the end, it's where Duality lacked it the most. Sheesh. Two close decisions in a row, and coincidentally, both have had my bot coming out from the skin of its teeth. I feel I might get scolded for that, but I'll do my damndest to certainly be fair as possible. And that's my word.
Semi-Final 2: (Match Rating: 3/5) - The previous champion wasn't capable of taking on the twins as they took full advantage and tossed around Solar Storm. Shame too, I was hoping Solar Storm was going to make a comeback someday.
Heat Final: (Match Rating: 4/5) - A short, but quite a thrilling fight I must say. I was almost certain Kopter was going to get it's ass kicked by the Pure Abuse twins, but sure enough, the blade had some power in it, so it can actually take the twins out. Yay, I finally won a heat! It took me four series, but my God, I'm finally glad I can actually say that!
Couldn't have got more unlucky w/ matchups and how the rumble played out. Oh well. Karma for entering such a sh**bot lul
Don't worry Badger, Pure Abuse warmed our hearts and will be forever missed :dance:
Heat F of Deathmatch 4 is now up!
https://youtu.be/NQCdqzjTw-s
Qualifier 1: (Match Rating: 3/5) - Due to multibot ruling, Binary Star Systems could fight with only one of the twins. Luckily, Orange had better defenses, so it had a better chance with this. Unfortunately, neither Orange or Critical Mach was able to take down the new blood, Kirin, as it just tore everything up. Not a lot to say other than that.
Qualifier 2: (Match Rating: 3/5) - At first I wanted to give it to V2 for the decision, but I felt that with EWF taking the weapon off and fighting back rather well in the second half, I gave it to EWF
Redemption Battle 1: (Match Rating: 3/5) - Since now the BSS have two bots now, it could show it's true potential, and it took V2 to the cleaners here.
Redemption Battle 2: (Match Rating: 3/5) - I guess this is the rare flipper fight in Deathmatch history. Well it took a bit for one to actually immobilize the other, but in a rather creative fashion, Critical Mach managed to do so.
Semi-Final 1: (Match Rating: 4/5) - Once again, a one sided slaughter in Kirin's favor. It was rather entertaining to say the least. Too bad the game crashed, but let's be real, Critical Mach was dead anyway.
Semi-Final 2: (Match Rating: 3/5) - A havok at the very end to stop match would've made this fight more interesting... until I realized in editing that EWF was crab walking for the longest time. BSS probably would've just snuck a decision from Aggression and Control anyway.
Heat Final: (Match Rating: 3/5) - And the winner of the "Gemini Cooperation Award" goes to BSS. Despite Kirin clearly being on their back, Red, taking down Kirin, and Orange getting in the way, and Orange attacking Red didn't help either.
Critical Mach III is a great-looking bot, but the flipper is too far up the wedge and it just couldn't get it into play. The way it kept out-wedging Kirin, it could have won that comfortably if the flipper was lower down. And then Binary Star Systems constantly whacking into each other was painful to watch >.<
Also, EWF was minus a wheel at the end, so it wouldn't have been mobile even if it wasn't spikeballing all over the place.
Heat F of Deathmatch 4 is now up!
https://youtu.be/NQCdqzjTw-s
Qualifier 1: (Match Rating: 3/5) - Due to multibot ruling, Binary Star Systems could fight with only one of the twins. Luckily, Orange had better defenses, so it had a better chance with this. Unfortunately, neither Orange or Critical Mach was able to take down the new blood, Kirin, as it just tore everything up. Not a lot to say other than that.
Qualifier 2: (Match Rating: 3/5) - At first I wanted to give it to V2 for the decision, but I felt that with EWF taking the weapon off and fighting back rather well in the second half, I gave it to EWF
Redemption Battle 1: (Match Rating: 3/5) - Since now the BSS have two bots now, it could show it's true potential, and it took V2 to the cleaners here.
Redemption Battle 2: (Match Rating: 3/5) - I guess this is the rare flipper fight in Deathmatch history. Well it took a bit for one to actually immobilize the other, but in a rather creative fashion, Critical Mach managed to do so.
Semi-Final 1: (Match Rating: 4/5) - Once again, a one sided slaughter in Kirin's favor. It was rather entertaining to say the least. Too bad the game crashed, but let's be real, Critical Mach was dead anyway.
Semi-Final 2: (Match Rating: 3/5) - A havok at the very end to stop match would've made this fight more interesting... until I realized in editing that EWF was crab walking for the longest time. BSS probably would've just snuck a decision from Aggression and Control anyway.
Heat Final: (Match Rating: 3/5) - And the winner of the "Gemini Cooperation Award" goes to BSS. Despite Kirin clearly being on their back, Red, taking down Kirin, and Orange getting in the way, and Orange attacking Red didn't help either.
Critical Mach III is a great-looking bot, but the flipper is too far up the wedge and it just couldn't get it into play. The way it kept out-wedging Kirin, it could have won that comfortably if the flipper was lower down. And then Binary Star Systems constantly whacking into each other was painful to watch >.<
Also, EWF was minus a wheel at the end, so it wouldn't have been mobile even if it wasn't spikeballing all over the place.
That's equally down to my terrible smartzone placement as it is down to the flipper being high up. I put the smartzone way back to try and ensure that I'd get a good flip, but the result was me getting no flips at all. Boneheaded move on my part.
Heat G of Deathmatch 4 is now up!
https://youtu.be/96lmyrVPD0o (https://youtu.be/96lmyrVPD0o)
Qualifier 1: (Match Rating: 3/5) - Two nasty drums and a flipper with a smartzone placed higher than it should be. Sounds like that'll go well. PanDRUMonium really had the weaponry advantage due to Catalyst's drum not quite being strong, and Tsuihou... well trying anyway, better than nothing I suppose. PanDrumonium took the decision here after the crash.
Qualifier 2: (Match Rating: 3/5) - Puxxgear had a giant smartzone surrounding it just so it can operate the cosmetic gears. I didn't remove it at all, so Puxxgear was just silly unstable. Meanwhule in the fight, Veorra was kicking ass so hard, it got bored of ArticStorm, and eventually bullied Puxxgear into the pit, and took itself out. Quite a humorous fight I must say.
Redemption Battle 1: (Match Rating: 4/5) - This was a massacre of a fight, and such a shame too, cause Puxxgear is one of the coolest shell spinners I have ever seen. Like the parts skinned don't actually change performance, those are just cosmetic if you're wondering. But man was Catalyst refusing to stop, so I had to give it to Catalyst anyway.
Redemption Battle 2: (Match Rating: 3/5) - And here we see Veorra's real strength. Being stupid strong. Though Tsuihou managed to get underneath a few times, it couldn't keep the momentum up.
Semi-Final 1: (Match Rating: 3/5) - PanDRUMonium had a strong start, but man were those teeth on Veorra too much to handle. I feel I should limit those things even more now, more than two for a crusierweight might be a little much at this point.
Semi-Final 2: (Match Rating: 3/5) - Hey, look at this, an actual OOTA. Not something that happens everyday in Deathmatch. ArcticStorm really had some luck coming in.
Heat Final: (Match Rating: 3/5) - I feel this was ArcticStorm's end for their luck, and sure enough it was. Credit for making it this far I suppose.
I really thought for a moment that Arcticstorm Mini was gonna cheese its way through the entire heat, but alas, it was not to be. Veorra looks terrifying.
Heat H of Deathmatch 4 is now up!
https://youtu.be/8noOXCuAt1c
Qualifier 1: (Match Rating: 3/5) - Oh yeah, Archon was a modular bot, and when I asked Doot to send his configs, he sent me... nothing. So I had to guess which matches would work well. Pulse was doing a lot of the work in this fight, and sure kicked Neon Light and Archon around long enough to determine its strength for the decision. Admittedly, I remember that this match did have a number of crashes here, so this one took a bit.
Qualifier 2: (Match Rating: 3/5) - Veorra Part II-- I mean, Queen Bee II wasn't so strong at first, but then made quick work of Koto and Gatecrash eventually gave up.
Redemption Battle 1: (Match Rating: 3/5) - Fun Fact, I actually somehow messed up the original recording and lost the entire fight and actually had to redo this match. Oops. Luckily the fight had the same result anyway and was just as fast if my memory serves me right, so lucky break there.
Redemption Battle 2: (Match Rating: 3/5) - Despite the weapon disadvantage, Gatecrash really kept on Neon Light and tore off the drum to take the match home.
Semi-Final 1: (Match Rating: 3/5) - Well whatever wedge advantage Gatecrash had wasn't going to last long against one of the fastest VS's in the tournament,
Semi-Final 2: (Match Rating: 4/5) - This is what I get for AI'ing Archon with VertSpinner.py. Cause it really loves to gyro. Regardless, this was a crazy good fight. Some quick action to precisely gut out the drive on Queen Bee was enough to make it through before the immobilization counter.
Heat Final: (Match Rating: 4/5) - I thought at first we were going to get Pulse to win this and we would get a double Hop final. But man did Archon fight back BIG TIME. I'm impressed and with a stroke of luck, Archon manages to avenge it's fallen cousin from Heat G.
Glad that DJ X got 3rd place, congrats at winning DM4 F1krazy.
....wow.
I have been blown away by Tearaway's performance. Never thought I'd win this series, especially after my performances in the previous two. Well done to everyone else who entered, there were some phenomenal bots this series... hopefully next time we'll see a non-spinner in the final, though, eh? :P
I'll count this as my first solo tournament win. And I look forward to trying to defend my title in Deathmatch 5. I'm sure it won't be easy.
Props for Tree Hugger for getting in the finals
And thus ends the story of a bot named after a WMD because apparently that's cool I guess
The final had the best ending to any fight ever btw don't at me.
I was expecting each robot to be fighting the Juggernaut individually, but I guess that format works too. My takeaways from that fight are a) we need more UHWs, b) if a 600kg bot can juggle a 2500kg(?) bot like that, maybe 2-flat 4-Typhoon verts are OP, and c) ban the pit tbh heck
Great tourney as always! Very much looking forward to the next one!
And of course, Tearaway will return to defend its title...