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Robot Arena Matches => Contests => Topic started by: ACAMS on January 01, 2011, 06:47:50 PM

Title: BOTM Febuary 2011
Post by: ACAMS on January 01, 2011, 06:47:50 PM
RULES:
This month will be DSL HW (800kg or less) Fulll Body Spinner, or Sheck Spinner
                   
 
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Entries not in the size limit may very well be DQed!!!
Title: Re: BOTM Febuary 2011
Post by: Somebody on January 01, 2011, 06:53:00 PM
Oooh unrealistic DSL? This should be interesting...
Title: Re: BOTM Febuary 2011
Post by: Sparkey98 on January 01, 2011, 06:59:24 PM
Do you mean FBS as in shell spinner or sit and spinner? because I've heard it used for both.
Title: Re: BOTM Febuary 2011
Post by: NFX on January 01, 2011, 07:13:21 PM
Hmm, this seems interesting. 123 and Click would be my initial picks for this one, but we'll wait and see what the entries are like.

I'd also like to know whether or not FBS constitutes a few "arms", like an SnS, or a static shell, or both.
Title: Re: BOTM Febuary 2011
Post by: GoldenFox93 on January 01, 2011, 07:13:58 PM
Time to get those flails out.
Title: Re: BOTM Febuary 2011
Post by: Sparkey98 on January 01, 2011, 07:15:20 PM
Hmm, this seems interesting. 123 and Click would be my initial picks for this one, but we'll wait and see what the entries are like.

I'd also like to know whether or not FBS constitutes a few "arms", like an SnS, or a static shell, or both.


My point. Is it a Melty Brain or a SS?
Title: Re: BOTM Febuary 2011
Post by: NFX on January 01, 2011, 07:18:15 PM
Melty Brain, like Feeblemind in Nar AI 2.3. Sheck Spinners are legal anyway.
Title: Re: BOTM Febuary 2011
Post by: Badnik96 on January 01, 2011, 11:05:38 PM
hm...

I will enter. Prepare for something epic.
Title: Re: BOTM Febuary 2011
Post by: Jonzu95 on January 02, 2011, 04:14:22 AM
Meh...
Title: Re: BOTM Febuary 2011
Post by: SteveM4 on January 02, 2011, 04:17:06 AM
Unrealistic DSL?

Meh, Ill give it a go.
Title: Re: BOTM Febuary 2011
Post by: powerrave on January 02, 2011, 07:36:58 AM
this will give odd results.
Title: Re: BOTM Febuary 2011
Post by: NFX on January 02, 2011, 07:44:08 AM
I have an idea for this, now just to refine it.
Title: Re: BOTM Febuary 2011
Post by: powerrave on January 02, 2011, 08:11:18 AM
i have no idea at all...
Title: Re: BOTM Febuary 2011
Post by: Stagfish on January 02, 2011, 08:28:16 AM
i have no idea at all...

I dont have a clue on what to build either.
Title: Re: BOTM Febuary 2011
Post by: Gazea2 on January 02, 2011, 08:32:07 AM
I know exactly what I'm going to build.
Title: Re: BOTM Febuary 2011
Post by: Scorpion on January 02, 2011, 08:53:08 AM
i have no idea at all...

I dont have a clue on what to build either.
Same, but I REALLY want to build something for this  :mrgreen:
Title: Re: BOTM Febuary 2011
Post by: JoeBlo on January 02, 2011, 08:56:36 AM
its funny the interest this is growing when a few days ago there was a debate about DSL not being realistic enough :P
Title: Re: BOTM Febuary 2011
Post by: martymidget on January 02, 2011, 09:01:08 AM
Sheck spinner? Curses D:

Will be interesting to see what the bots turn out like though.
Title: Re: BOTM Febuary 2011
Post by: 123savethewhales on January 02, 2011, 04:30:44 PM
# Realistic rule DOES NOT APPLY

Awesome.
Title: Re: BOTM Febuary 2011
Post by: MikeNCR on January 02, 2011, 09:53:38 PM
Uploaded my entry earlier today. I think there's gonna be some interesting entries with the realism rules removed.
Title: Re: BOTM Febuary 2011
Post by: Enigm@ on January 03, 2011, 03:02:32 PM
I might try to make something.
Title: Re: BOTM Febuary 2011
Post by: Hard Bot on January 03, 2011, 08:12:06 PM
Are flail shell spinners allowed?
Title: Re: BOTM Febuary 2011
Post by: NFX on January 03, 2011, 08:16:26 PM
I'm guessing they are.
Title: Re: BOTM Febuary 2011
Post by: Madiaba on January 03, 2011, 09:55:47 PM
Looks interesting.  We'll see....
Title: Re: BOTM Febuary 2011
Post by: JoeBlo on January 03, 2011, 09:59:13 PM
hecko stranger lol

good to see you back around again

as for this BOTM.. still cant think of anything really "out there" yet
Title: Re: BOTM Febuary 2011
Post by: SKBT on January 03, 2011, 10:09:58 PM
Welcome back Mad. How was your 3 (?) month hiatus?

Now about that BOTM...

I have an idea but I'm not sure how to build it.
Title: Re: BOTM Febuary 2011
Post by: Naryar on January 03, 2011, 10:26:25 PM
Looks interesting.  We'll see....

:O
Title: Re: BOTM Febuary 2011
Post by: J on January 03, 2011, 10:31:12 PM
Winning bot has a giant heart on it.
Yep, I'm calling it.
Title: Re: BOTM Febuary 2011
Post by: G.K. on January 04, 2011, 04:09:26 AM
Welcome back Mad!
Title: Re: BOTM Febuary 2011
Post by: Sparkey98 on January 04, 2011, 04:09:45 AM
Looks interesting.  We'll see....
:D

oh hai
Title: Re: BOTM Febuary 2011
Post by: NFX on January 04, 2011, 05:06:06 AM
Welcome back, Mad. =D How's things going at your end?

I'm working on the splash at the moment. Unless I can find some way of refining it further.
Title: Re: BOTM Febuary 2011
Post by: Clickbeetle on January 05, 2011, 10:53:46 PM
Hmmm....


(https://gametechmods.com/TournamentFiles/botm/oct10/001.jpg)


Dang!  Looks like I used up my unrealistic shell spinner already.  Gonna be tough to come up with something else for this...


Oh, and I'm pretty sure that every DSL BOTM ACAMS has done has not used the realistic rule; it's nothing new.  But remember that just because your bot doesn't have to be realistic doesn't mean it CAN'T be realistic.
Title: Re: BOTM Febuary 2011
Post by: JoeBlo on January 05, 2011, 11:43:56 PM
pretty much you either do something like that ^^^

or build realistic

you dont get any bonus points for having "2 stacked ants" on your splash
Title: Re: BOTM Febuary 2011
Post by: NFX on January 06, 2011, 05:29:48 AM
You don't strictly get bonus marks for stuff like that. It's more things like a clean setup, good looks and efficient building that people look out for. That and memes, eh Click? =P
Title: Re: BOTM Febuary 2011
Post by: JoeBlo on January 06, 2011, 05:38:09 AM
you missed the point I was making (and click made too)

if you build unrealistically you have to really do something with it like Clicks above shell spinner

you either go all out on un-realism or stay realistic to do well.. things like a realistic robot with stacked batteries isnt goign to make people go crazy over it.. 
Title: Re: BOTM Febuary 2011
Post by: logannaruto on January 21, 2011, 07:42:03 PM
Hi. I'm new to BOTM. I've built a bot that I want to submit. What is required to submit it?
Title: Re: BOTM Febuary 2011
Post by: Sparkey98 on January 21, 2011, 07:43:42 PM
The rules up front  ;)
Title: Re: BOTM Febuary 2011
Post by: logannaruto on January 21, 2011, 08:56:47 PM
do you send the bot? or do you just send a picture of the bot?
Title: Re: BOTM Febuary 2011
Post by: NFX on January 21, 2011, 08:59:50 PM
Picture of the bot, normally. You can put the bot up on the BOTM Exchange afterwards, I believe, though I've not done that myself.
Title: Re: BOTM Febuary 2011
Post by: logannaruto on January 21, 2011, 09:05:27 PM
ok thanks
Title: Re: BOTM Febuary 2011
Post by: NFX on January 22, 2011, 09:07:58 PM
Argh. I can't seem to get a good Splash that I like for my bot. I'll work on it a bit more tomorrow.
Title: Re: BOTM Febuary 2011
Post by: Clickbeetle on January 22, 2011, 09:49:36 PM
Argh. I can't seem to get a good Splash that I like for my bot. I'll work on it a bit more tomorrow.


Heh.  I can't seem to get a good bot that I like for my splash.  I had a kind of cool idea for an all-terrain shell spinner for the Mars Base arena, but first it was a Havok bomb and then it was an AGOD bomb.  Probably won't be entering this one... :(
Title: Re: BOTM Febuary 2011
Post by: NFX on January 27, 2011, 06:57:02 AM
Finally got a decent (I think) Splash done. Entry submitted.
Title: Re: BOTM Febuary 2011
Post by: ACAMS on January 27, 2011, 02:25:42 PM
Midnight tomorrow!
 
Then next month, you will only have about 3 weeks!
Title: Re: BOTM Febuary 2011
Post by: NFX on January 27, 2011, 02:28:26 PM
Oh, of course. It's February, there's only 28 days. What a sudden change of pace. =P
Title: Re: BOTM Febuary 2011
Post by: Squirrel_Monkey on January 28, 2011, 01:44:54 PM
I entered a quick 30 min design.