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« on: September 29, 2009, 02:16:00 AM »
i also vote suckerpunch, but it should be cool to re-paint it (that may be allowed).
btw, it is interesting how this 'noob' bots are more creative than more recent ones.
this noob contest is a great idea.
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« on: September 28, 2009, 04:01:51 AM »
a Good boy holds the tournament on its computer. call him the 'organizer' he defines the rules of the tournament (realistic or not, stock or DSL, weight, etc). each competitor send its bots. the organizer makes AI to the received bot so they can fight without a human driving them (much as those you meet when you play events on RA2). the organizer publishes the result. Most famous tournament is Bbean : http://beetlebros.gametechmods.com/bbeans/hof.htmbut some other tournaments keep growing (Clash Cube, RAW, etc). see on this forum, there is the list of current tournament, those who will come soon. ACAMS also holds other kind of contest : show contest with BOTM (bot of the month).
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« on: September 26, 2009, 02:42:43 PM »
Teaser : before the super nova implode, i will release in this thread :
-source code of the 'mixer'
-information 'how to add you own teams'
-information 'how to had an entire AI -a 1mn work with the good tool-'
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« on: September 25, 2009, 05:59:10 PM »
i'm on edge : when could we see the video ?
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« on: September 25, 2009, 08:59:20 AM »
indeed many bots use now Mad's marvellous custom zones.
i take it as a common component.
thank you to give any feed back of trouble so i can correct the pack (as long as we are not the lone to use it...)
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« on: September 25, 2009, 08:46:41 AM »
Please, could you tell me wich teams (not their number but their name)
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« on: September 25, 2009, 07:50:08 AM »
why so much hatred ?
anyway, you should develop your pectoral
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« on: September 25, 2009, 07:45:22 AM »
it's a pity you do not show more bots, first because your DSL one was noticeable, second because i like the bot you show in your signature's picture : not killer but so well painted .
please show us your Stock ones.
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« on: September 25, 2009, 02:00:54 AM »
thanks,
loading is long because of the number of bots : there are more than 700 different bots !
about future inf"s pack, stareCore4 and BBean's pack, i wait for their official delivery (yet, inf just gives it pack for test, not for personnal use). Once they will be officially delivered, i will create a add-on ; teams 145..200.
note : it's good to have feed back.
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« on: September 24, 2009, 03:25:54 PM »
old post
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« on: September 24, 2009, 05:39:52 AM »
Well, so I have finished RA2GE and here is my feed back. First of all, a quick tour of 'What is RA2GE' This is a pack made by Gigafrost. It defines a new set of Aied teams. You're invited to play event (the one you found under Team HQ -> < > -> Event Scheduled)
Some of these events bring Code (called TCode or Emu Code).
You keep trace of these codes in an Excell File.
With these codes, you go in the 'my unlockable' folder and may decrypt
special gifts (use the free program AxCrypt for that).
gifts may be background, repaint arena, bots, icons, etc. Mostly all of the part of
RA2 are so redefined by those awards.
RA2GE My way
about the bots :
Gigafrost's bot come with a wild variety of difficulty. Some are very easy to beat, other
may give you more difficulties : remember that all your bot are human driven, this point
must be taken into account.
In fact RA2GE bots form a challenging 'starting' set of teams for beginner : hard, but not too hard.
to finish RA2GE you must win about 70 codes. This mean (if you ever win all your fight) about 300 different fights, triple if you lose from time to time ! : after a while, it starts to be a little boring to meet always and always the same bots, for this i made a compilation of STOCK AI packs that brings variety,
Teaser : https://gametechmods.com/uploads/files/UserManual.rar
to download this compilation of Stock AI pack, go there :
[size=+1]Here is it [/size] All in One STOCK AI Pack : gigafrost, Starcore, MadScientist, etc
Other point, some events brings Code, some not. In a season under RA2, you have 9 events selected randomly from a set of 24.
founding those codes may take time : if only one code is missing and the associated event is not selected, you must finish (forfeit) all the other events, expecting the next random selection to bring you the event you want. It takes time..
this is what i did :
first i edit the file RA2/events.txt : adding a "*" after each event title that may bring code : Thus i know
which event i should do if i want to win code, and which one if i just want to test my bots.
As long as i win some T/Emu code, i re-edit the file event.txt to suppress the '*' : no more need to fight this event.
Second : when i know that there only 2 or 3 event that still may give me some code, i force RA2 to select them in my event list : this is done by setting the number of my selected event in the file RA2/teams/Teams.txt
It is useful to note the TCode/EmuCode in the Excel file delivers by Ra2ge. But sometime, the code is not easy readable under RA2, so, when I win one, I edit the Events.txt to get it and copy it in my journal.
The Good Points
what's entertaining is fighting events with a goal : winning TCode or Emu code : there is a progression : 5 phases to win, this is a good motivation.i've made hundred of fights ! meet many and many LW, MW, HW from various teams, that was a great time.
As almost all RA2 interfaces have been relooked, it is always fun to discover which gift comes with which code. BTW, this is some of the Most important job ever done
in a single pack : arena, background etc :i don't know if GigaFrost have been help for this but i'm really stuck !
Things to improve
-for sure, newbie won't know how to install the gift. Well this thread is here to help them.
-some TCode or Emu code seems not to work :
Stage 4 : Revision Tcode: fancystuff
Stage 3 : ??? EMUcode: nvr4sakn
Stage 3 : Purple EmuCode
Stage 5 : ??? EMudeCode
I did never get the Legend EMuCode : file missing ?
There is a really ugly background (but all others are nice) :
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« on: September 24, 2009, 03:28:48 AM »
answer here : notepad++ tips and, by pass, a quick-made little bot with Reier's skin  and better as long as it is possible with those saw 
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« on: September 24, 2009, 03:25:04 AM »
Question : how to add something in the beginning of each line of a file. Answer : Use search and Replace and Regular Expression. For instance, imagine you're named ACAMS and you need to add " to the front of each line here are the regular expressions to use (GUI is Frnech, regular expression is international ): search : ^(.*)$ : which mean all the line replace : "\1 : which mean the line prefixed by " be aware to check 'regular expression'  result if applied to a file event.txt : "0
"F.O.R.C.E. Tournament
"<text font fg_mcn14>The bot association, Friends of Robotic Combat Events, began this tournament as a refuge for young robot builders scolded by critics of violent pastimes.</text>
"4
"Arenas\event_results\prizes\Fruit_Punch\Fruit_Punch.gmf
"<text font fg_mcn14>You didn't win, but all participants receive a free six-pack of Fruity-Punch.</text>
"Arenas\event_results\prizes\Vacation_Photo\vacation_photo.gmf
"<text font fg_mcn14>At least you won the first round. You won an autographed photo of the beautiful supermodel, Glenda Goodsmile.</text>
"Arenas\event_results\prizes\VCR_Series\VCR_Series2.gmf
"<text font fg_mcn14>Hey, pretty good. You won two rounds! You won the video casette series, 'How to Build a Robot in Metal Shop Class Without the Teacher Finding Out.'</text>
"Arenas\ev
...
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« on: September 23, 2009, 02:26:33 AM »
If you have time, could you record the custom component text files that RA2GE uses . Where should i record them ? (even if I cheated to get them)). i didn't at all to get the 96% T and Emu CODE. it appears that few did not work. But, what i did to 'go faster' was to select first the event that brings code, for 'newbies' i will explain that soon in the gigafrost thread . the last 2 teams used in RA2GE :  Those weapons are not the best but i feel they fit well with the bot.  nothing original here, but i did want to give a tribute to Gigafrost, that's my way.
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« on: September 22, 2009, 05:47:40 PM »
this tourney was very pleasant, thank you.
i particulary like Mr Claws : minimalist painting but huUuge chassis.
funny.
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« on: September 22, 2009, 02:32:35 PM »
no there are 4 snappers, the picture on the top right shows the glitch used to attach the pistons.
Each of the 2 snappers (one on the front-left, the other on the front-right of the bot) holds 8 pistons for a total of 16.
on each piston only one weapon is mounted.
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« on: September 22, 2009, 02:24:51 PM »
the 2 snappers hold the 2 snow plows and 2 ram plates that protect the bot
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