BOTM September 2015

[Trovaner]

With all of the recent activity surrounding Ironforge, I think it is fitting to have this month's BOTM be Ironforge 1.1.

Here's how this works. Every participant creates a bot that follows the given bot restrictions for that month. They then create a simple splash for their bot and uploaded it to GTM's BOTM Uploader before the deadline expires. After the deadline expires, a poll will be created for the community to vote on their favorite entry. At the end of the month, the splash with the most votes will be put on GTM's homepage for a month.

Bot Restrictions

• Ironforge 1.1
• Standard (or IRL if you want to go with something a tad more strict)
• HW (up to 400kg + 4 'free' ballasts)
• No AI components
• No cheatbot2 or custom components
• No BFE, AAM, HAX mode, Zero glitch, etc.

Splash Rules

• Entries must be uploaded using the BOTM Uploader.
• One bot per splash
• One splash per member
• Please do not put anything in that identifies you as the creator. Credit will be given after the poll to reduce bias and give people a chance to guess who made what.
• There must be at least one image of the insides in the splash.
• The weight must be given in the splash.
• Images must be either JPG, PNG, or GIF.
• Images must be no wider than 700px and no taller than 800px.
• Entries must be in by August 28, 2015 at 11:59 PM Central Standard Time (GMT - 6:00) so that we can spend the rest of the month voting.

Please upload your entries using the BOTM Uploader.

Questions/comments?

[RedAce]

I might if college and my new AI pack doesn't eat too much of my time.

[ACAMS]

HW (up to 400kg)

[090901]

HW (up to 400kg)

Ironforge weight limits are halved because of all the component weights being halved in order to create more exciting fights

[goose]

how does halfing everything make for more exciting fights? if everything is halfed, isent everything the same?

(also, hi acams. y u no skype ever.)

[090901]

how does halfing everything make for more exciting fights? if everything is halfed, isent everything the same?

only the weights are, motors are even more powerful than before so bots will fly around more after being hit, flippers flip higher, and etc.

[Squirrel_Monkey]

So are we not allowing the 4 'free' ballasts that are normally included in Ironforge?

[Naryar]

So are we not allowing the 4 'free' ballasts that are normally included in Ironforge?

That's not really important in a contest when the bots don't fight, unless you want to add some red in your internal shots...

And I will enter.

[Squirrel_Monkey]

So are we not allowing the 4 'free' ballasts that are normally included in Ironforge?

That's not really important in a contest when the bots don't fight, unless you want to add some red in your internal shots...

It's more of a personal thing but I like my bots to actually be as effective as the splash indicates.

[Hero Of War]

What is a "splash"?

[cephalopod]

A picture showing off your entry. See last months voting page to see examples of splashes :)

[Domanating]

What is a "splash"?

Consider it a virtual poster

[Hero Of War]

So does that mean my lack of photoshop / whatever means i can't enter? crap

[Philippa]

Microsoft PowerPoint is what I've always used.

[yugitom]

So does that mean my lack of photoshop / whatever means i can't enter? crap

Microsoft PowerPoint is what I've always used.

That is quite viable and there is also paint.net. I recommend this if you think you will be able to easily grasp the tools quite quickly, which isn't hard to do.

[ACAMS]

(also, hi acams. y u no skype ever.)

I don't know how!

[Trovaner]

So are we not allowing the 4 'free' ballasts that are normally included in Ironforge?

I'm fine with it. I've updated the OP with this clarification.

[090901]

When's last months winner going to go on the front page