Stock Scramble: Signups

[09090901]

                                                           
Basic Rules:
-Stock HW, normal stock rules (unrealistic)
-No custom components or cheatbot2
-Ro7 break is allowed
-No BFE, AAM, Ra2cf or other BS. Offending bots will be disqualified
-2 minute matches, Bo3, double elim
-Robots must have 2 powered wheels and show controlled movement
-I can reject a robot for any reason
-Arena is the RAW 2 arena with hazards on and modified start positions

The Gimmick:
Everyone who signs up picks a MW or HW that comes with the stock AI. After I have 16 entrants I'll randomize and redistribute them among the entrants for you to build your bot. Go read the Pot Luck thread if you want a better explanation of the process.

Gimmick Rules:
-All robots must use the original chassis as the stock AI.
-Robots must be the same type as the original stock AI bot. Some bots (see: Ronin) have been changed to make them not completely
terrible. See the list below for allowed bot types.
-Armor cannot be changed (all stock AI armor is x2 as strong anyway)
-Wedges are not allowed (both small and e-wedges) unless they are a part of the original stock bot. For reference the only bot allowed to use wedges is EMERGENCY.

ALARM: Poker
Sentinel: Flipper
Sabre Tooth: Side-Hammer
Grog the Warrior: VS
Mud Runner: Hammer
BEAR: Hammer/Side-Hammer Hybrid
Bushido: Hammer
Ronin: Wammer or Popup**
Devil: Wammer
Coal Miner: Face Spinner
The Boxer: Poker***
EMERGENCY: Flipper****
Dementia: Weaponed Flipper*****
Little Metal Friend: Side Hammer
Iceberg: Hammer
SnowJob: Rammer or Pusher
Backlash: True Popup******
Wide Load: Poker
Lug Nut: Rammer
Hanky Panky: Weaponed Flipper or Clamp*****
Razor: Wammer
Eye Poker: Rammer
Da Dog: Rammer or Pusher
Big Dog: Rammer or Pusher*******
REVENGE: Bar HS********
Raptor: Hammer
Tornado: HS*********
Deadbeat: Hammer
Ripblade: VS
Backyard Ripper: Angled HS or Juggler

Green=bots that have already been picked

*Bear must have at least 4 bear claws as active weapons
**Ronin can only use Samurai Swords if being rebuilt as a popup
***The Boxer must have at least 2 iron fists as active weapons
****EMERGENCY must use at least 2 Emergency wedges and cannot use any weapons or small wedges
*****Weaponed Flippers can have maximun of 1 weapon attached to a burst motor. I will reject the bot if I feel you're going for a true popup
******Backlash can only use axeheads as it's weapons
*******Big Dog cannot be picked as I will be rebuilding it as a byebot
********Revenge can only be built as a bar HS and can have a max of 24 weapons
*********Tornado cannot use tribars or disks and has can have a max of 24 weapons

Other Rules:
-I can AI, and I believe I have all my .pys up to date
-No cheat .pys
-Standard havok restart rules, each bot get's one free pass before it forfeits the round
-One update per person
you can signup to be a backup after signups are full. Amount of backups is unlimited
-Byebot if needed will be a rebuilt Big Dog

Signups:
1. 090901-Little Metal Friend (Side-Hammer)
2. Kurt-Backlash (True Popup)
3. Squirrel_Monkey-Bushido (Hammer)
4. Thrackerzod-Hanky Panky (Weaponed Flipper or Clamp)
5. JoeBlo-Mud Runner (Hammer)
6. Redace-Tornado (HS)
7. R01-Wide Load (Poker)
8. Silverfish-SnowJob (Rammer or Pusher)
9. Mechadino-Ronin (Wammer or Popup)
10. Sage-BEAR (Hammer/Sidehammer Hybrid)
11. Fracture-ALARM (Poker)
12. Kill-DeadBeat (Hammer)
13. Pwnator-Grog the Warrior (VS)
14. Wen-Sabretooth (Side Thracker or V-Rack Rammer)
15. Mystic2000-Iceberg (Hammer)
16. Mr. AS-EMERGENCY (Flipper)

Green=Accepted and AI'd
Blue=Accepted
Red=Problem

Deadline: September 24, 2016

Backups:
1. Lightning S


Here's a DL to all of the required chassis, 0 components included:
 https://gametechmods.com/uploads/files/1639Robot%20Designs.rar

[DeadGenocide]

I would definitely join

[Philippa]

Yeah, cool. I'm in.

[Reier]

something like this may actually make me play stock for a lil bit

[kill343gs]

in.

[R01]

So would the MW's be upgraded to HW's as well? Would be kinda difficult with bots like Backlash.

[DeadGenocide]

So would the MW's be upgraded to HW's as well? Would be kinda difficult with bots like Backslash.

[09090901]

So would the MW's be upgraded to HW's as well? Would be kinda difficult with bots like Backlash.

All bots would be rebuilt as HW's. Space isn't an issue as all of the bots are large enough to fit at least a black and a snapper at minimum.

You can always find creative ways to build your bot if you don't want to use snappers:

This was built by Sage for doomkiller's stock revenge and was built using dsl's realistic rules. Shouldn't be too hard with the stock ruleset

[Lightning S.]

i'll definitely enter

[Silverfish]

I'm in. :)

[R01]

So would the MW's be upgraded to HW's as well? Would be kinda difficult with bots like Backlash.

All bots would be rebuilt as HW's. Space isn't an issue as all of the bots are large enough to fit at least a black and a snapper at minimum.

You can always find creative ways to build your bot if you don't want to use snappers:
(Image removed from quote.)
This was built by Sage for doomkiller's stock revenge and was built using dsl's realistic rules. Shouldn't be too hard with the stock ruleset

I was thinking about something like that, but wouldn't that cause issues with the no wedge rule? Unless Backlash gets them allowed of course.

Also are skin modifications(still trying to keep the skin close to the original) allowed?

[09090901]

That bot is from the old tournament where wedges were allowed. Backlash would not be allowed to have wedges in this tournamnet.

Bots can be reskinned as long as they resemble the original stock AI skin.

[Mystic2000]

Sounds interesting....  i'm tempted to already rebuild every single stock AI bot on the list so i already have somthing to enter regardless of what's given to me by RNGesus, EMERGENCY will be tough to make better tho with bigass chassis and being already really close to weight limit

[09090901]

Changed a few bot types, added the byebot, and posted a pic of the arena.

I'll also put the poll up since I think I'm done as far as rules go.

[Mecha]

"Voting closes: September 26, 2020, 12:58:59 AM"
well ok then 
anyways, I'll enter. sounds good.

[Sage]

You can always find creative ways to build your bot if you don't want to use snappers:
(Image removed from quote.)
This was built by Sage for doomkiller's stock revenge and was built using dsl's realistic rules. Shouldn't be too hard with the stock ruleset

what a pain that was

definitely in for this one. praying for that DSS armor

[JoeBlo]

Id be keen to dust off RA2 and come out of retirement for this one.. sounds like fun.

Backlash.

Yes?.. oh uh.. you meant Backslash.. carry on :)

[Naryar]

hmm yes

and honestly considering the arena is an oota one and i fully expect a 36hs style bot to go spikeball mode it'll probably go OOTA so i don't think HS are really overpowered.

[yugitom]

                                                           (Image removed from quote.)
Basic Rules:
-Stock HW, normal stock rules (unrealistic)
-No custom components or cheatbot2
-Ro7 break is allowed
-No BFE, AAM, Ra2cf or other BS. Offending bots will be disqualified
-2 minute matches, Bo3, double elim
-Robots must have 2 powered wheels and show controlled movement
-I can reject a robot for any reason
-Arena is the RAW 2 arena with hazards on and modified start positions

The Gimmick:
Everyone who signs up picks a MW or HW that comes with the stock AI. After I have 16 entrants I'll randomize and redistribute them among the entrants for you to build your bot. Go read the Pot Luck thread if you want a better explanation of the process.

Gimmick Rules:
-All robots must use the original chassis as the stock AI.
-Robots must be the same type as the original stock AI bot. Some bots (see: Ronin) have been changed to make them not completely
terrible. See the list below for allowed bot types.
-Armor cannot be changed (all stock AI armor is x2 as strong anyway)
-Wedges are not allowed (both small and e-wedges) unless they are a part of the original stock bot. For reference the only bot allowed to use wedges is EMERGENCY.

ALARM: Poker
Sentinel: Flipper
Sabre Tooth: Side-Hammer
Grog the Warrior: VS
Mud Runner: Hammer
BEAR: Hammer/Side-Hammer Hybrid
Bushido: Hammer
Ronin: Wammer or Popup**
Devil: Wammer
Coal Miner: Face Spinner
The Boxer: Poker***
EMERGENCY: Flipper****
Dementia: Weaponed Flipper*****
Little Metal Friend: Side Hammer
Iceberg: Hammer
SnowJob: Rammer or Pusher
Backlash: True Popup******
Wide Load: Poker
Lug Nut: Rammer
Hanky Panky: Weaponed Flipper or Clamp*****
Razor: Wammer
Eye Poker: Rammer
Da Dog: Rammer or Pusher
Big Dog: Rammer or Pusher*******
REVENGE: Bar HS********
Raptor: Hammer
Tornado: HS*********
Deadbeat: Hammer
Ripblade: VS
Backyard Ripper: Angled HS or Juggler

*Bear must have at least 4 bear claws as active weapons
**Ronin can only use Samurai Swords if being rebuilt as a popup
***The Boxer must have at least 2 iron fists as active weapons
****EMERGENCY must use at least 2 Emergency wedges and cannot use any weapons or small wedges
*****Weaponed Flippers can have maximun of 1 weapon attached to a burst motor. I will reject the bot if I feel you're going for a true popup
******Backlash can only use axeheads as it's weapons
*******Big Dog cannot be picked as I will be rebuilding it as a byebot
********Revenge can only be built as a bar HS and can have a max of 24 weapons
*********Tornado cannot use tribars or disks and has can have a max of 24 weapons

Other Rules:
-I can AI, and I believe I have all my .pys up to date
-No cheat .pys
-Standard havok restart rules, each bot get's one free pass before it forfeits the round
-One update per person
you can signup to be a backup after signups are full. Amount of backups is unlimited
-Byebot if needed will be a rebuilt Big Dog

tl;dr i stole stock's revenge's gimmick and pot lucks gimmick, put'em together, and made a tournament. Please Clap.

Any other suggestions? kinda feel like I should mix up some of the bot types some more as there are a lot of bots of the same type. On the other hand they all have completely different chassis' and I feel that changing too many of them goes against the idea of the tournament. Probably gonna change the rules about Revenge and Tornado to balance them better with the other bots.

This is now a signups topic and the rules quoted may not change. You've got 3 months, enjoy :)

[090901]

i pick you backslash