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Robot Arena => Modifications => Topic started by: HX_ on July 20, 2009, 10:46:26 PM

Title: huge RA2 download database
Post by: HX_ on July 20, 2009, 10:46:26 PM: Just wanted to point people to something that might have been lost over time or even unknown to some of the newer members. Might be a few lost gems in here that didn't make it onto the gametechmods download list that some might want to check out.

https://gametechmods.com/rfshq/pafiledb/
Title: huge RA2 download database
Post by: TriTon on July 20, 2009, 11:09:13 PM: Ive known about this for a while now. Plus, this database is very old.
Title: huge RA2 download database
Post by: GameKing3 on July 20, 2009, 11:12:34 PM: Ive known about this, but I lost the link for it and was to lazy to really look for it again. So thanks none the less.
Title: huge RA2 download database
Post by: 40757 on July 20, 2009, 11:13:03 PM: Thanks! I never knew about this.
Title: huge RA2 download database
Post by: HurricaneAndrew on July 20, 2009, 11:21:20 PM: I would hope Radio F Software new about this...
Title: huge RA2 download database
Post by: RedSawn on July 21, 2009, 02:27:16 AM: He's hosted that database for years, Hurricane.

Anyway, it still has some useful files. Haven't checked if the selection is much different to the GTM one though.
Title: huge RA2 download database
Post by: System32 on July 21, 2009, 03:40:35 PM: I got an AIing helper on that database.

I posted a thread about it...
Title: huge RA2 download database
Post by: trumpetguy on July 21, 2009, 05:06:55 PM: I heard about the AI helper from S32 but I already saw the db before.
Title: huge RA2 download database
Post by: JoeBlo on July 22, 2009, 01:46:42 AM: I noticed the Jousting Arena made by Lu-Tze and instantly started planing around with it and thought of a Jousting tournament after I finish CC2....would anyone be interested ? it would be AI of coarse...and also the main thing is the arena.... I dont really know how to approach this but is it ok to use Lu-Tze's jousting arena for a tournament ? im just thinking as it wasn't released in like DSL or something ?
Title: huge RA2 download database
Post by: trumpetguy on July 22, 2009, 12:36:43 PM: I downloaded the arena only question is how the bots 'joust'.
Title: huge RA2 download database
Post by: JoeBlo on July 23, 2009, 05:07:29 AM: it would work like how knights did it angle weaponry to the right hand side of the robot and just ram into each other.. who ever has the most points after the first hit wins.. just AI the bots with no LeftRight commands
Title: huge RA2 download database
Post by: System32 on July 23, 2009, 07:04:48 AM: Oh, Rammer AI?

I think if we mount weapons on a burst, so when in range they fire (putting the jousting impliment into position) and thus they joust.
Title: huge RA2 download database
Post by: JoeBlo on July 23, 2009, 07:13:06 AM: O yeah ... just use bigger smartzones like some of Mad's to get them to fire at the right time.. nice thinking S32.. im going to test the idea more before I start the tournament anyway
Title: huge RA2 download database
Post by: Clickbeetle on July 23, 2009, 09:49:42 PM: You need some kind of a target to hit in a jousting tournament. Make some large, weak, custom component that must be present and accessible somewhere on every entry, and whoever knocks it off the other bot wins. In the event of a tie then you could go by points.

The main problem would be AI'ing, though I'm sure there would be some way to do it.
Title: huge RA2 download database
Post by: JoeBlo on July 24, 2009, 03:54:11 AM: I think I should combined the ideas... have a robot with no leftright command to that will only rush forwards... if that fails then you could always have no forward or leftright and wire the bot to charge on a button spin and use omni either way

like what S32 said have the bots move the weapons out to fight via snapper.. getting them to fire using mad's big smartzones

and have something like the beetle brothers clown bomb (minus the damage) big and with only 1 HP so easily be broken off

before I make the tournament I think I will test some designs and then give them out so people can get the idea of how to build one
Title: huge RA2 download database
Post by: HX_ on August 02, 2009, 09:05:45 AM: Quote from: System32;53503
I got an AIing helper on that database.

I posted a thread about it...

I made that! haha so long ago. Simple VB app that just writes text documents with a py extension if I remember correctly.

I went looking for that thread:

https://gametechmods.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1519

Glad to have helped atleast a few people. It didn't get much attention when it was released either. Everyone modding at the time enjoyed DIY more and I can't blame them as its much more thurough and you get a better understanding of what's going on.
Title: huge RA2 download database
Post by: Madiaba on August 02, 2009, 10:18:12 AM: HX_, you need to show up more often. I do appreciate your work, I guess cause I run into it often...

Joust AI: Set up the bots with breakable weapons that would meet in the center, as stated above. Then code the bot's headings toward a certain location straight ahead of them. Then at the buzzer, just have them "put the pedal to the metal".

(Thought: Maybe 'multiple passes' could be coded in the same match...)
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