RoboGames - THE OFFICIAL SBV (COMPLETED)

[Avalanche]

Return Of Smart Box:  Is it a tradition to have 1 SnS per weight class.  I have yet to really look on the others.  Anyway,  The ramplate seems pointless.
Blitz MKII:  Very cool design.  It might go all the way if it can self-right.
Raus III:  Could definitely be Avalanche's year this time.
Anti-Gravity:  The anti-Flipper mode kinda bothers me, but otherwise, it'll tumble a lot of robots.
Fighter IV:  I feel this is one of the more lackluster Fighter versions...
Panzer strike:  It's quite awesome in some ways, but the front of the wheel guards bothers me.

REACTIONS:
ROSB: The ramplate can be used for ramming if the Frenzy falls off (if doot ai'd it that way), and also provides protection of the weak chassis.
Blitz: Thank you. And yes, it can selfright. So basically prepare to die.
Raus: This is my last stand to get a tournament win. Or multiple, as I will treat each division like a seperate tournament.
AG: Yeah. I think theres differing armor as well but I seriously cannot remember because it's been so long since i built it.
Fighter: I replaced the old typhoon teeth with better-fitting ripping teeth, brought down the 3 teeth to 2, and tested it's selfrighting. It can. It's also (iirc) running a dual perm this time around, so if it hit's you it'll ****ing punt you (and me) clean across the room. Basically: prepare to die or send me flying via recoil.
Panzer: I don't see what the problem is.

I think I'm in with a good chance, here.

[playzooki]

Jaguar:  Case and point

mate it's a replica

[F1Krazy]

Everyone else is doing it so...

Venom III:  I wonder what's the dif between II and III.  Anyway, I always look forward F1's stuff.
Sub-Zero:  So this is the current stage of Vertigo eh?  I wouldn't bet anything on or against it.  A good 3rd place robot.
Virtue:  Mecha 7
Valkyrie II:  Tbh, I thought that robot was backwards in the showcase.  Anyway, it'll be all about the smartzone.
V and V:  Mecha 10... er... do we count that?

LW: I can't remember the full difference either tbh, I just know the chassis is flatter and it has eternalflame.py this time. And thank you! ^_^
MW: Yep, MW Vertigo (or MW Absolute Zero, to be precise). Excited to see it in action.
CW: I built a better version but it was too late for this tourney; ah well. Hope it doesn't spend the whole tourney derping around.
HW: Hooray for unconventional shapes! Will probably get OoTA'd by the first decent flipper it comes across though.
SHW: My first proper clusterbot, excited to see it in action. They're probably outgunned but we'll see.

[kaiser]

Welp, I don't see myself going all the way T.T

Btw, those hinged wedges are for bots like Enceladus. Since we didn't know what arena it would be, I didn't want to chance losing to flippers on arenas with low walls.

[Mr. AS]

All these flying robots made me remember ya main main and local ISIS sleeper agent apanx posting this on the discord chat all the way back in October, any chance of you using this?

Code: [Select]

    def GetNearestEnemy(self):
        closest = None
        min_dist = 9999
        min_weighted_dist = 9999

        enemies = self.GetEnemies()

        # target human players first
        for enemy in enemies:
            dist = self.GetDistanceToID(enemy)
            weighted_dist = dist
            if not plus.isHuman(enemy): weighted_dist += 3
            if plus.getLocation(enemy)[1] > 3: weighted_dist += 30000 #Ignore flying sh**-ass annoying drones and destroy fools who compete with lower weight limit
            if weighted_dist < min_weighted_dist:
                closest = enemy
                min_weighted_dist = weighted_dist
                min_dist = dist

        return closest, min_dist

Believe it applies to AI/_init_.py

[TheRoboteer]

Welp, I don't see myself going all the way T.T

Btw, those hinged wedges are for bots like Enceladus. Since we didn't know what arena it would be, I didn't want to chance losing to flippers on arenas with low walls.

No need to worry about that as Enceladus' wedge is utter sh** :P

[doot]

I'm going to release the brackets in a couple of days when I finish work experience, but for now, I am going to give answers to a few of the questions I have.

And where did my HW's distractionbot go?

I never got it in time. While my timing was bad, I could have accepted the minibot around 1 week over the final deadline at the maximum, but this was 2 weeks over. That, and Paladin is already OP without a minibot made.

Eta on bracket announcements?

I'll try to get them up at Friday, 17:00 at my timezone. No guarantee, though.

All these flying robots made me remember ya main main and local ISIS sleeper agent apanx posting this on the discord chat all the way back in October, any chance of you using this?

Code: [Select]

    def GetNearestEnemy(self):
        closest = None
        min_dist = 9999
        min_weighted_dist = 9999

        enemies = self.GetEnemies()

        # target human players first
        for enemy in enemies:
            dist = self.GetDistanceToID(enemy)
            weighted_dist = dist
            if not plus.isHuman(enemy): weighted_dist += 3
            if plus.getLocation(enemy)[1] > 3: weighted_dist += 30000 #Ignore flying sh**-ass annoying drones and destroy fools who compete with lower weight limit
            if weighted_dist < min_weighted_dist:
                closest = enemy
                min_weighted_dist = weighted_dist
                min_dist = dist

        return closest, min_dist

Believe it applies to AI/_init_.py

I'll make sure to put that in before I start the filming of the videos. Thanks. :3

And now, its about time I reveal the arena, shan't I? The arena I have kept under wraps throughout this tournament's lifespan?

It's time.

The arena...

That will be used...

is...

THE ROBOGAMES ARENA!!!

And let's be blunt here, ADOTIRL Tournament doesn't have a ring to it in all fairness. Let us change that.

This tournament is now under its true name at last. And honestly? It's about time...

[Avalanche]

I'm going to release the brackets in a couple of days when I finish work experience, but for now, I am going to give answers to a few of the questions I have.

And where did my HW's distractionbot go?

I never got it in time. While my timing was bad, I could have accepted the minibot around 1 week over the final deadline at the maximum, but this was 2 weeks over. That, and Paladin is already OP without a minibot made.

SOMEBODY FINALLY ****ING RECOGNISES IT!

[FightingBotInformal]

spits out milk in total surprise over RG rename

[Badger]

Dude, you SPECIFICALLY told me that you would give me time after the original deadline to rebuild the minibot, because you initially accepted it. You never gave me a second deadline, and now you're forcing me to compete 70kgs underweight becuase you don't like my bot? It takes you literally 5 seconds to update the minibot since I ai'd it for you.

And yeah paladin's gonna be super OP in an arena where you basically can't be OOTA'd. Whatever, I only really care anout my SHW entry tbh.

[Avalanche]

Dude, you SPECIFICALLY told me that you would give me time after the original deadline to rebuild the minibot, because you initially accepted it. You never gave me a second deadline, and now you're forcing me to compete 70kgs underweight becuase you don't like my bot? It takes you literally 5 seconds to update the minibot since I ai'd it for you.

And yeah paladin's gonna be super OP in an arena where you basically can't be OOTA'd. Whatever, I only really care anout my SHW entry tbh.

Paladin sends things into the ****ing roof. Yeah, it's OP.

[jdg37]

Well at least one grudge match is decided

Doot you're awesome. Just got this arena this morning.  Also glad I didn't (see: can't) build a flipper.

[Avalanche]

Well at least one grudge match is decided

Mate it was decided before the tournament even hit signups. This is destined to happen.

[botomatic1000]

And now, its about time I reveal the arena, shan't I? The arena I have kept under wraps throughout this tournament's lifespan?

It's time.

The arena...

That will be used...

is...

THE ROBOGAMES ARENA!!!

And let's be blunt here, ADOTIRL Tournament doesn't have a ring to it in all fairness. Let us change that.

This tournament is now under its true name at last. And honestly? It's about time...

RFL nationals were better :V but seriously very nice arena I cant wait till this starts

[doot]

Eta on bracket announcements?

I'll try to get them up at Friday, 17:00 at my timezone. No guarantee, though.

Okay, I lied, They're up now. They are in the OP showing who exactly you are all fighting.

This time around, however, I am not going to stop for 24 hours per round to let modular builders choose their configs for their next battle. I'm giving them 10 days to choose the configs they are going to go through with for every robot in the bracket it is in.

These are the builders that have 10 days to choose all their configurations for the battles:
NeonCalypso (Poseidon's Wrath 3, LW and Prince Duck, CW)
Kurt Wylde (Dominotrix, MW)
Mattiator (Mecha SkellaChopper, MW)
Avalanche (Raus MK.III, MW and Anti Gravity Evo MK.IV, CW)
RedAce (Solstice, MW)
kaiser112183 (Hornet V, HW)
Guldenflame (Night Terror 2 and Torment 2, SHW)
BDBlu (The Iron Wall, SHW)

The rest of you people have to sit back and wait until I get all the choices confirmed from everyone listed by 22:00 at the latest. If you do not confirm within the next 10 days, I will have to use whatever configs I deem appropriate for what situation.

[Avalanche]

Wow. That's a lot of config choices.

Anyways, my first matches are interesting.
ROSB is fighting Sheet Metal, a overhead thwackbot. I think the exposed wheels on sheetmetal should be easy pickings for ROSB but I've no idea if Sheet Metal actually is a overhead or if it is just a overcomplicated SNS.

Blitz Mk. II is fighting Praise Be Upon Yakub, which is an non-invertible spinner. While my robot isn't built to take on spinners, the icewave illuminati engine may prove Yakub's downfall.

Raus has to fight Vanilla ice, which is an SNS/HS hybrid and therefore is my worst nightmare in that it will hit the chassis side and won't stay still on the wedge.

Anti Gravity is fighting Prince Duck: a strange robot that runs configs, making it hard to predict.

Fighter Mk. IV is fighting Mermaid Evo: A drum spinner. I'm concerned that his drum will outwedge me and then rip me up, but he has to get past my spinner first.

Panzer Strike is fighting Crashbox, which while dangerous if it gets under me has to get past the plow and DSL bars if it just attacks straight forwards. Panzer however cannot selfright so basically even if it wins this it's ****ed anyways.

[dragonsteincole]

My thoughts:

AW - Feel like i'll be facing Scrap daddy and losing.
BW - See above.
LW - Feel like a win will be coming. I remember HoT being good against a shell spinner in Rob's tournament last/this year
MW - Close, I think Mootant's self-righting is the weakest point of the design, so I can see Pressure edging it.
CW - Iffy Lifty will be inVaded.
HW - Would prefer to fight Geice out of the two choices, but I believe I stand a good chance either way.
SHW - Again, would prefer to fight Thyrus out of the choices. He deserves a hug from Super Carbonize

[jdg37]

AW - Gallo v Rust Bucket: depends on how prone to mauler dance rust bucket is. Winner gets Aphid, a flipper(?). Has a shot to win both.

BW - woohoo a bye. Winner of footwork/grinder: I'm picking footwork to beat grinder and then logcutter too unfortunately.

LW - pecker v grunt: two hammers, who knows, winner gets destroyed by black harpy 2.

MW - yay another bye! Vanilla ice/ raus: I'll go raus since I don't know what Ice Ice baby will do. I'll probably lose after that.

CW - pointy thwack v Vulcan class c: I like my chances against a flipper in the robogames arena. Winner of Virtue/rofl copter: I'll go virtue cause mechavore disc, then me again to win

HW - yay Bye #3. Splicer 2 mechavore discs kills oceana then blood lotus too.

SHW - Super BBS v Spicy Meatball: uhm probably meatball, sbbs is fickle.  On the off chance I win, therizinosaurus will probably beat sirens awakening (who I'm really digging on) and then sbbs.

Overall here is how likely each of my bots are to win their weight class, with 1 being most likely:
1  A Bit Pointy
2 Crimson Pecker
3 Gallo Macho
4 Blood Lotus
5 SBBS
6 The Witness
7 Logcutter
Mostly just my opinion on each of my bots ability. Time to think about grudge matches and predicting overall winners I guess.

[TheRoboteer]

Since everyone is doing reactions...

AW: Will be interesting. Conflagration's weapon is pretty strong but everything else is weak as hell. If I face Green Slash I might be able to fluke a win, but against Resistor I'm almost certainly ****ed

BW: I could have a chance here. That saw looks relatively vulnerable and Footwork's blade is pretty strong, even if the bot itself is generic as ****.

LW: I'm so utterly ****ed.

MW: And here too. Enjoy your free win Orc 

CW: Not looking good here either. The wedge on Sequoia isn't very strong and 4 typhoon teeth will sh** all over me most likely. Damn you Pressure :P

HW: This will be interesting. Enceladus should be able to send them flying... if it can get under them. It's all gonna come down to how low the wedge on the rammer half of the cluster is. I'm not too worried about the spinner as it only uses DSL bars and the entire front of Enceladus is steel, but the Rammer could prove an issue.

SHW: The only class where I'm remotely confident. Virgil is basically all steel and while sluggish, it has a bloody powerful flipper. If Whiplash manages to land a few hits on the aluminium extenders for the flippers though it could certainly make me look like a fool :D

[Gulden]

Aw-The bye is very much welcome.  I'd feel I'd do well against Fibbly Wibbly, but inch punch might be a wild card.
Bw-I entered a walker that is crazy at best.  I stand no chance.
Lw-I feel like I can win the first match,  all depends on how much damage I can do.
Mw-Proto fly could go either way, but I think the arms will fly off.  I want cling to go far so badly...
Cw-"This match could go either way" is what I would be saying if Iffy Lifty could lift anything...
Hw-Antivirus looks like it could go all the way.  However, the second round competitors look quite fierce...
SHw-I wanna punt that minibot so badly.  Too be honest, I don't expect to use torment much.   It's an ugly mofo.