Custom Arenas And More!

[I Like Tacos]

I made this topic for my custom stuff that doesn't fit in a custom component showcase.

Here's my first arena completely from scratch! The compactor arena:

I was thinking about making an arena that was kind of like a trash compactor, with huge moving walls and stuff (like in movies), so after spending more time than I should have, I made this. All 8 walls cycle though different patterns to change the shape and size about every 30 seconds. Sometimes though, the walls cant push things very well.

The patterns and timing can be customized in the .py file. With  hazards off, it's just a big octagon.

There's also another .py file for a different mode:

Whenever a robot gets too close to the edge, all the walls quickly push towards the center, causing damage and sending things flying. Bots usually keep bouncing off walls until they are destroyed, so it's more for fun and not good for a "real" battle.

If anyone can skin it better, show me! I think it only looks ok-ish as it is.

Here's the dowload (.zip)

[playzooki]

This is a good idea.

Sometimes the robots temporarily get stuck in the walls, is this supposed to happen

[Lemonism]

Not tried it yet, but it looks really cool, nice work. I'll give the skin a try too.

[Philippa]

Nice looking arena you've got, I'll be sure to download it when I'm on my laptop.

[RedAce]

Awesome man! Thanks! I don't mind the skin since it looks like a realistic with the industrial setting.

[I Like Tacos]

This is a good idea.

Sometimes the robots temporarily get stuck in the walls, is this supposed to happen

Yeah it isn't supposed to happen, but I couldn't figure out how to make the walls just push the robots slowly, even with mass in the millions. They get stuck because they can't turn, as they're pressing against a wall.

And thanks everyone!

[Naryar]

It's very nice but it still would be only useful in multiplayer, because AI's will just fail to consider the arena.

[Jonzu95]

Arena of the year 2014 goes for this I suppose :P

[HurricaneAndrew]

Arena of the year 2014 goes for this I suppose :P

Pretty sure we got rid of that award because there weren't any new arenas.

[Jonzu95]

Arena of the year 2014 goes for this I suppose :P

Pretty sure we got rid of that award because there weren't any new arenas.

Yeah but now there is

[HereticBlue]

Hey mate, I like what you've done here a lot! Would you like to join our team to finish and release the Official Robot Wars RA2 Mod? :)

As said before it will be on the Official Robot Wars Website and we might be making a pay per play setup at live events. You will be credited of course with the rest of the team.

robotwarsra2.webs.com
robotwars.tv

[I Like Tacos]

It's very nice but it still would be only useful in multiplayer, because AI's will just fail to consider the arena.

I've tried a few matches and it can they can make it through, but if you think it would be better I could make the collision lines the ai uses for path finding. It would be rough though. Either they would always think the arena was at the smallest state possible, or I could add a collision line whenever a wall moves, but it wouldn't move back.

Hey mate, I like what you've done here a lot! Would you like to join our team to finish and release the Official Robot Wars RA2 Mod? :)

As said before it will be on the Official Robot Wars Website and we might be making a pay per play setup at live events. You will be credited of course with the rest of the team.

robotwarsra2.webs.com
robotwars.tv

Wow, thanks! I would love to help, but keep in mind you would have to wait a while for me to make anything. Using text editing to make things from scratch like this takes a fairly long time. Anyways, if you want, I'll join. 

[toAst]

very creative set up! you going to make more of these?

[I Like Tacos]

very creative set up! you going to make more of these?

Thanks! I'm going to make more if I can get any good ideas.
I've started this,

but I don't know if it's worth finishing. The 4 edges are slightly higher than the center, with a slight slope connecting the. I might just make it flat. This is just an improvised thing (without walls yet) so it might not even get done.

[Badnik96]

Hey if you don't mind, I have an idea for an arena you could do.

It's inspired by an arena someone on FRA was using for a vaporbot tourney, and it's basically a circular arena with a pillar in the center. This pillar has two buttons on it, and once they're pressed the arena spins at some sort of high velocity and tries to spin people off into the OOTA zone. IDK if it would work with RA2's physics but if you're looking for an idea then there you go.

[FOTEPX]

very creative set up! you going to make more of these?

Thanks! I'm going to make more if I can get any good ideas.
I've started this,
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but I don't know if it's worth finishing. The 4 edges are slightly higher than the center, with a slight slope connecting the. I might just make it flat. This is just an improvised thing (without walls yet) so it might not even get done.

I actually really like it, dude! Keep working on this arena; we need more simple, but effective arena ideas.

[I Like Tacos]

Hey if you don't mind, I have an idea for an arena you could do.

It's inspired by an arena someone on FRA was using for a vaporbot tourney, and it's basically a circular arena with a pillar in the center. This pillar has two buttons on it, and once they're pressed the arena spins at some sort of high velocity and tries to spin people off into the OOTA zone. IDK if it would work with RA2's physics but if you're looking for an idea then there you go.

That's possible. Would it have short walls or just be a tabletop arena?

very creative set up! you going to make more of these?

Thanks! I'm going to make more if I can get any good ideas.
I've started this,
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but I don't know if it's worth finishing. The 4 edges are slightly higher than the center, with a slight slope connecting the. I might just make it flat. This is just an improvised thing (without walls yet) so it might not even get done.

I actually really like it, dude! Keep working on this arena; we need more simple, but effective arena ideas.

Ok. Should I make the floor flat or leave it as it is? I can't decide.

[Lemonism]

Leave it as it is I think, just to make it a bit more interesting than most flat arenas.

[Absolarix]

That octagon arena seems like it could be interesting.

[helloface]

You've been here for over a year, you should know not to bump.