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« on: August 28, 2016, 05:57:23 PM »
Silly ol' me thought it was Earth, all this time :P Thanks, man
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« on: August 28, 2016, 02:58:51 PM »
Anyone know a good way to get Level Eater in your hand/grave from the deck other than Mathematician or Foolish Burial?
483
« on: August 26, 2016, 08:13:16 PM »
RA2: Retooled has been released. I really would like to push this as the metagame for the tournament but I want to see what people think about the proposal, so I'm putting a poll up, be sure to vote on it. However, the time is nigh to start getting this moving into signups so that the meta in Retooled is untouched as possible.
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« on: August 24, 2016, 05:16:27 PM »
There are a fair few rules you're omitting from this thread. Be sure to check previous tournament signup threads to see what they have included and also be sure to check this out. Also, 'thwackbots' would be considered SnS if you don't enforce an IRL rule. In which case, your tournament becomes the Clash Cubes spin-off. I think you'd be better off hosting a tournament once you understand RA2 bot types and other conventions we have by lurking for a little while. Thanks for making this your first post, though. Glad you've got an interest in tournaments 
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« on: August 24, 2016, 07:14:26 AM »
Bizarro World in IF :D
486
« on: August 22, 2016, 08:03:13 PM »
Signups ups will open shortly, but No Promises™
Yes, it is indeed back. This time with some more added fun, let's cut the the chase.
BASIC RULES:
Ironforge Heavyweight
Serge's rule of 7 break is allowed, but everything else is banned.
No hax mode (honestly why would you use this when CF exists?), BFE (seriously dude, why?), and other junk.
Robots need to have some sort of movement that's in a controlled manner.
Arena will be the Kenzorg IGC
16 entrants (may get expanded in someway if there is indeed that many people wanting to enter)
Matches will be B03, and yes, there will be a loser's bracket.
I can reject your bot for any reason I deem fit.
THE MORE ODD RULES:
If you remember the first Waifu Deathmatch, you probably remember the most important rule of them all, that is you must skin your robot with an image of your Waifu or Husbando (if you don't know what these words mean, just look them up, other skin your bot with your choice of insect, that works too). Remember, NO 3D WOMEN OR MEN ALLOWED.
IF YOU ENTER A MULTI-BOT THE BOTS MUST BE SKINNED WITH A PAIR OF TWINS, NO EXPECTATIONS
However, this time, instead of making your own chassis, similar to Clone Clash I guess you could say, you will be getting a premade chassis from your's truly in the shape of a dakimakura:
(Image removed from quote.)
You can get this wonderful work of modern art here!:
https://gametechmods.com/Robot_Exchange/AW/090901_Waifu%20Deathmatch%202%20Bodypillow.bot
Remember, you are NOT allowed to edit the chassis points in anyway. What you are allowed to do is change the armour and place whatever the hell you want to inside it.
OTHER STUFF:
The poll for the mod to use will run for 3 days starting from the time this is approved!
After the poll closes and I build my bot, Signups will open and will last for 2 weeks, no more, no less (unless it gets filled somehow)
MY BOT:
ENTRY LIST:
1. 090901
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
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8.
9.
10.
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13.
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15.
16.
This is now a signups topic and the rules quoted may not change. You've got 9 months, enjoy :)
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« on: August 22, 2016, 07:48:58 PM »
Congrats on a successful tournament! Your host point will be added shortly.
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« on: August 22, 2016, 06:54:33 PM »
 We have a logo! (courtesy of Kill) All that's left is to wait until the beta release of Retooled to judge whether we want it as the tournament metagame.
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« on: August 21, 2016, 11:35:55 AM »
Alright, I wanna try hosting a tourney. Here are the rules:
Rules:
Stock-Standard HW
3-Minute Matches
SnS banned
No external glitches (AAM,BFE,etc.)
HAX mode is banned
Cheatbot components banned (just to specify, this does NOT include AI components)
Just to specify, clusterbots ALLOWED
One havok restart per match, afterwards a havok forfeit will occur every portion of the match (A restart will be caused if it is obvious that the havok caused a loss)
Sergepatcher is banned except for Ro7 Break
Arena will be randomly selected from the following list (Just to specify, I mean using Trov's random arena selector, with a restart for 2 of the same arena in a row):All of the stock deathmatch arenas
Kenzorg IGC
RA2T#2 Arena
Ring Arena
Robotica Fight to the Finish Arena
BBEANS Arena V2
Epic Arena
Ant Late Night Rumble
Twiiisted Arena (BTTB skin)
Electric Arena 2
RA Reborn Arena 1.5
Containment Cube
SCAI Combat Arena
RAW 2 Arena (Request: 090901)
North Sea Oil Rig (Request: 090901)
The Cage (Request: 090901)
AON 2 Arena (Request: Geice)
Battlebox 2.0 (Request: 090901)
Clash Cubes 3 Arena (Request: 090901)
The Pyramid (Request: 090901)
ELBITE Arena (Request: RedAce)
Robot Wars Arena (Request: 090901) (Sorry, but I had to use Lu-Tze's)
Compactor Arena (Request: 090901)
Black Hole Space Arena (Request: 090901)
Flextop Arena (Request: Thrackerzod)
There will also be a Bo1 rumble for the 4 bots with the most kills (again, in a random arena)
16 spots, obviously
Unlimited minor adjustments while this is still in signups (afterwards, no adjusting, obviously), but you can only perform ONE major upgrade.
I will enter this if there is space, with this thing: This is now a signups topic and the rules quoted may not change. You've got 3 months, enjoy
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« on: August 20, 2016, 11:08:05 PM »
Congratulations on a successful tournament. Your host point will be added shortly.
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« on: August 20, 2016, 09:19:27 AM »
Congratulations on a successful tournament. Your host point will be added shortly.
492
« on: August 20, 2016, 09:16:54 AM »
Although I don't think you gave me the pm, this should be locked and finished, by now.
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« on: August 20, 2016, 05:51:10 AM »
Righto, time to name the tournament. I wasn't gonna keep it Official GTM Tournament forever. My current suggestions are 'GTM Official' and 'GTM Championship Series', I prefer the latter. I believe Mr AS has thought of using HAVOC as an acronym for something, in the GTM discord, although the name doesn't really seem like it would fit this tournament, imo.
Suggest your names and I'll cherry pick a select few and we may have a vote (unless there's significant support for a name suggested, already.)
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« on: August 19, 2016, 09:09:32 AM »
I suppose I could set it out to be yearly but, if it seems the time is right before 12 months pass, I may just start a second tournament earlier than expected.
Thanks, ty
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« on: August 19, 2016, 08:35:47 AM »
I'm sorry but I believe prizes are just an added incentive to join anything. I don't want this to become the 'originality' tournament because I want this to have a competitive edge to it. I'm sorry, R01, if you feel that innovation is the thing to strive for because I believe simply having high turnout and entrants that know the unwritten rules (i.e. no crawlers, even uf they aren't banned) will be the best option for this tournament and is enough to up activity a bit more.
As for realistic/unrealistic divisions, I'm afraid I'm extremely hesitant to do that. It will all depend on the metagame whether or not it will be DSL-S or unrealistic but I am not doing IRL because the majority of builders, right now, would prefer not to build IRL.
Host points, btw, are just to represent how many tournaments you have hosted successfully once (and also the points you mentioned.)
Even though I may not think every point was in this tournament's best interest, thank you very much for you feedback, R01 and Rob.
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« on: August 19, 2016, 07:35:05 AM »
Thanks for the prize suggestions, Hi5er.
Fracture, I actually think that ribbon idea would be rather neat, if it could be implemented. Also, yeah, I do hope to create a Hall of Fame to archive the success of entrants. Thanks for the suggestions!
Everyone else, even if you have nothing to contribute more to this thread than "I think this is good", be sure to still post and let me know the interest.
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« on: August 19, 2016, 05:00:56 AM »
Congratulations on a successful tournament! Your host point has been added.
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« on: August 19, 2016, 04:48:31 AM »
Courtesy of Kill343gs :) [As I reference in the post, I just want to make sure that you guys know that this project is currently just my endeavour and is not supported by Trovaner. I have had messages of support from moderators such as Kill and Thyrus but this is not a set-in-stone project and can only happen through community support and, ultimately, the thumbs up from Trov.]
It’s no secret anymore that I am trying to organise an “official” (I hate saying that) tournament for GTM. This thread is being made so I can keep everyone up-to-date with the progress I have made with it becoming an actual thing and also as a way of people to state their views on the idea and what you guys expect and want from a tournament of such a high caliber.
One thing that I am going to get out of the way first is that I have no mandate to ensure that this will actually happen. Whether or not this is recognised as the official GTM tournament will, ultimately, be decided by Trov (which it hasn’t, yet). Once this has been planned thoroughly, I will present my plan to Trov and ask him if he wants to endorse it.
In no particular order of importance, I’m going to try to flesh things out as much as I can:
So far, the ‘team’ for this is me, Mr AS, Kill and RedAce. I’m the organiser and main host. Mr AS has very kindly offered to create prizes for the tournament, once we know what the metagame is. Kill is the one making the flashy splashes and other promo material, RedAce is a backup host.
As it goes for prizes, there will be in-game components made by Mr AS and the AI pack used to host the tournament will be provided to 1st-4th place. What I want to know is, are people interested in the possible idea of creating a “Forum Champion” rank that could be provided to the winner? I just feel like this would make the whole thing feel more “official” and like it is actually affecting the forum, other than just a large sense of community involvement. Please give me ideas on what prizes/rewards you want to see from this tournament, because it will be a major factor in why people will bother entering.
As for the actual format of the tournament, I have planned it to be a double elimination tournament (with no entry limitations, obviously) with some possible side events such as rumbles (feel free to suggest anything you want to see on the side.) The tournament will also have LW, MW and HW divisions in which everyone will be allowed to enter one bot in each division. The tournament will be in a metagame voted for by the forum. However, it may be held in RA2: Retooled, as there is a less clear meta, so everyone will be at a closer level-pegging, as well as no-one will really know what the best designs or parts are. Obviously, this subject can be debated much clearer once Retooled is released. This is a subject for debate that is really integral to this project because the only reason I am attempting this is so I can spark some life into builders here and give people a reason to, at least, visit for a fortnight to a month once a year, every year. In the best case scenario, people will stick around to sharpen their skills.
On that note, I hope for the tournament to be yearly. People have suggested possibly being 6-monthly or have multiple tournaments like this running over the course of every year, but I feel like that will have a feeling of oversaturation and I want this to be grand occasion with the highest turnout possible. If this was any shorter than yearly, some people may not enter because they’ll feel as if they can just enter the next one as quick as the current one goes.
I will also be hoping to debut an official tournament ranking system along with this, but I want to keep this thread to this tournament discussion only, so I suppose this subject will be given it’s own thread in the future. The only reason I am mentioning it is because this tournament won’t keep tabs on rankings like BBEANS, but I hope it can contribute greatly to an overall tournament ranking system, instead.
As for who will be hosting it, I imagine it would be me but, in the event that I am suddenly busy during the tournament process, RedAce will pick up where I left off or, if the tournament is ready to go but I’m too busy, RedAce will become the main host. For the unlikely event that both me and RedAce will be held up, I may want one more backup host. No-one hosting this tournament will get a host point as it’s a community project which may involve multiple hosts and contributions from people who aren’t directly hosting the tournament.
On that note, I hope everyone with a negative opinion of the forum’s current state can contribute their opinion on what would make this the tournament which they will enter. Remember, you can propose any idea you like because, if given an express mandate by Trovaner once I present the finished idea to him, the prizes and rewards for this tournament can range from in-game components to what appears on the homepage of GTM, not that I’m making any promises, tho. Absolutely every voice will be heard and I hope this can be made a reality in order to revitalise some activity in the forum, even if it only happens for a month every year. At least it’s something for people to come back to :) Yes, you've read the homepage correctly. This is your chance to get your name in the GTM hall of fame, claim your gold ribbon, win a few prizes and, most importantly, have bragging rights for 12 months Metagame + weight class: Ironforge LW, Stock MW and Retooled HW, get to building! DSL-S building rules apply for all but Stock, which is unrealistic No BFE. Bots must be made completely inside the bot lab Cheatbot2 is banned in all but Retooled, in which it is actually encouraged. Custom parts are banned but skinned components from these skin packs are fine (for Stock) Entrant limit: None, it is the forum tourney, after all :P (however, one person can only enter each metagame once) Tournament format: Double eliminationArena: GTM Tournament Arena Match format: Best of 3, 3 minute fightsPrizes: The in-game prizes have not been made, yet. However, these are the prizes which 1st place (he will have two picks), 2nd place and the rumble winners will have their choice of The winner shall receive a gold ribbon that they can wear next to their name to commemorate their victory! Top 4 will receive the AI pack used to host the tournament with, too. Prizes will be courtesy of Mr AS and, of course, the ribbon will be courtesy of Trov. Host(s): yugitom (yours truly), RedAce (the backup guy) and Thrackerzod (the backup backup guy) Banned bot types: Meltybrain SnS/Trinity spinners Multibots are allowed. Their total weight must add up to equal to or less than the weight category they were entered in. If a multibot qualifies for a rumble or other side event which involves 3 or more bots, only one half of the multibot will be entered. You must show controlled movement (no spikeballing, pretty much) Component freedom is bannedOnce you have entered your bot, you are allowed to update it once and this can only happen during signups, before the splash has been made. Havok explosion rule: One havok explosion will cause the match to restart. If one bot havoks twice in the same match, that bot is DQ'd from that match. Side events (hosted by RedAce): Rumble - Bots that made the top cut (excluding the champion) will be cherry picked to enter this. The winner will get a prize. BTRSHDBBDDTBL Redemption - The person voted BTRSHDBBDDTBL will be given a rematch with the bot they faced in their last match. SFTW Rumble - I'll pick the robots of the tournament that weren't exactly the best and give them a chance to crown themselves the "Cream of the Crap". Exhibition matches - People will be able to request exhibition matches after the tournament is done. Tag Team Terror - A mini tag team bracket (teams will be formed by either me or RedAce). The following links will provide you with a working version of each metagame you can build in: StockIronforgeRetooled and also download the patchSignups end at 23:59 (GMT) 30th September Ironforge: 1. Guldenflame 2. wakkydude 3. RedAce 4. TeamXtreemer 5. battledutchman 6. DSC 7. Lightning S. 8. Thrackerzod 9. WenXiangLee 10. Scorpio 11. Kurt 12. Mechadino 13. Redline 14. Craaig 15. Geice 16. playzooki 17. Reier 18. Conraaaaaaaaa 19. Meganerdbomb 20. R1885 21. Mr. AS 22. 090901 23. S_M 24. Tashic 25. Badger 26. Badnik96 27. botomatic1000 28. R01 29. ty4er 30. Mouldy 31. UberPyro 32. rnifnuf 33. Mystic2000 34. MassimoV 35. Bobyasianboy 36. Kill Stock: 1. Thrackerzod 2. RedAce 3. battledutchman 4. DSC 5. wakkydude 6. AHeapOfGames 7. Guldenflame 8. Jonzu95 9. Lightning S. 10. frezal 11. Rob Collins 12. Badnik96 13. firestorm999 14. WenXiangLee 15. Scorpio 16. Kurt 17. kix mrox 18. Redline 19. Craaig 20. Silverfish 21. Joeblo 22. Fracture 23. Geice 24. playzooki 25. Reier 26. Conraaaaaaa 27. Sage 28. R1885 29. Mr. AS 30. 090901 31. S_M 32. DemonofTomorrow 33. Badger 34. NeighI'mACarrot 35. R01 36. Kill 37. wrhysj 38. botomatic1000 39. ty4er 40. Mouldy 41. Mystic2000 42. rnifnuf 43. MassimoV 44. Mechadino 45. Bobyasianboy 46. Meganerdbomb Retooled: 1. Guldenflame 2. kix mrox 3. RedAce 4. Uberpyro 5. DSC 6. Lightning S. 7. xanosz 8. willy69 9. WenXiangLee 10. Sage 11. Redline 12. Craaig 13. Thrackerzod 14. Scorpio 15. Geice 16. playzooki 17. Meganerdbomb 18. Mr. AS 19. 090901 20. Tashic 21. Badger 22. R01 23. ty4er 24. Mouldy 25. rnifnuf 26. Badnik96 27. Linck 28. MassimoV 29. Mystic2000 30. Mechadino 31. Bobyasianboy
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« on: August 18, 2016, 07:30:05 PM »
Yeah, that reaction from older builders is what I was banking on. I also just want to keep talks going and constantly remind the forum that it's going to happen (if it does happen.)
Forum pessimists, don't just let mods do the fighting for you. If what I am proposing actually gets off the ground, get stuck in. I really do feel as though, with enough community support, this can keep interest in RA2 going (even if it's just one time a year.)
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« on: August 18, 2016, 08:23:05 AM »
Hi5er presents: The Sui Generis Wars
(Splash to be uploaded tonight)
Forward:
Hello everyone, I am a longstanding GTM member. I have been here on and off since 2010 and after a long hiatus I have spent the last few months being as active as possible throughout the forums having really rekindled my love for this game and robot combat in general. I recently read an article by Mr. AS regarding his views on the state of GTM and the fact that forum activity as a whole seems to be “reclining”. https://gametechmods.com/forums/index.php?topic=19235.msg707371#msg707371I think part of that reason is the way the game has evolved in that we all know which designs work better than others. In stock for example, we often see a slew of pop-ups and horizontal spinners enter (and win) tournaments because they are the most efficient designs. I think the community would be more driven if we all experimented a little more, hence the creation of this tournament. “Sui Generis” is Latin for “Unique” or literally translated “of its own kind” which I hope will engage people to experiment a little bit with Stock and create some truly different and one of a kind battles.
Rules:
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 1st SEPTEMBER 2016
Stock HW 1.4
Pop-ups BANNED.
Sit n Spinners BANNED.
Crawlers BANNED.
Horizontal Spinners LIMITED*.
AI Components ALLOWED.
Rule of 7 Break ALLOWED.
BFE, Hax Mode, AAM, Component Freedom BANNED.
Cheatbot2 Components BANNED.
- Except for: Flamethrower, .
Robots must show controlled movement through 2 or more powered wheels.
Your bot may be updated as many times as you wish before the cutoff date, but when I return from holiday I will take note of your most recent design sent through and take that as your entry. After the 1st September, no further entries or updates will be accepted.
Ring Arena
3 minute matches
Please take the time to AI your own entries. You have 2 weeks, I will put an omni on your design if you can’t AI, but I take no responsibility for poor performance.
Format:
This will be a table based points tournament like so:
| X | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 1 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | X | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | X | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X |
An X denotes, no game, a 0 denotes a match.
Matches will be 2 rounds and a bot is awarded points as follows:
Total Destruction/Counted out/OOTA: 3 points
Points/Timeout: 2 points
Loss: 0 points
That’s a total of 6 points, per match available for each game.
The bot with the highest points at the end of all 6 games is crowned the victor. In the event of a tie, a final BO3 match will be played between the 2 top bots to decide the winner.
My entry:
I am away from the 21st – 31st August on holiday, so recording will take place after that. As such, the cut off for entries will be 1st September 2016 so that everyone has a good 2 weeks to get their designs finalised. Depending on the interest I would initially be limiting this to 8 entries (1 bot per person, including my own), but may extend this if interest picks up.
Entrants:
1. Hi5er
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Black: Received
Green: received, AI'd and accepted.
Red: Issue
Waiting List:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Have I missed anything?
*HS Rules:
You may have no more than 2 powered HSs on your robot. In addition, you may not attach more than 2 weapons per attachment point if using a single HS and no more than 1 weapon per attachment point if using a double HS setup. For example, a Tribar has 3 attachment points, so you can EITHER: Have 2 Tribars mounted on a separate motor, each with a single weapon on each attachment point, OR, have a single Tribar mounted on one motor with a MAXIMUM of 2 weapons stacked per attachment point (A total of 6 weapons in either case).
A Disc extender would work in the same fashion, except due to the inside attachment points I am simplifying the rule to a MAXIMUM of 4 weapons per HS mounted disc if you are using 2 discs and a MAXIMUM of 8 weapons on a single HS mounted disc, with a maximum limit of 2 HS mounted discs per robot.
I reserve the right to reject any robot who tries to be clever and get around this rule, or I feel is simply not embracing the spirit of this tournament, however, I must stress that VS, Drums, HS/VS Hybrids, Gut rippers, jugglers etc, are absolutely fine to submit, providing they comply with the above.
This is now a signups topic and the rules above may not change. Good luck and enjoy, you've got 3 months :)
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