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« on: January 22, 2024, 05:59:40 PM »
Surprise! Yes, I'm still alive and kicking, and shockingly I've come back before the forums have had the chance to bitch at me for posting in my own thread. Though I've been catapulted into full-time apprenticeship work and job stuff, I still had some time to mess about with some ideas in my head. And fortunately for y'all, I've managed to cook something in my head and get it to fruition! Aaaaanyways, here you go. This is Voltaic Wraith. A 'bot made through inspiration from a new machine the ORBY team made alongside notes of REALITY in there, Voltaic Wraith's a 4WD hubmotor VS with a negative wedge and ground game, basically like what Beta tried to do but actually somewhat effective this time around. I know not being a weg can hurt in RA2, but I'm just here to cook stuff up and hope for the best. And hey, it looks like it went pretty damn well, all things considered. Now to scurry into the shadows for 8 more months...
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« on: July 12, 2023, 12:45:30 PM »
...oops. Yeah, I thought I'd be more active in 2022, but unsurprisingly I ended up getting blindsided by work commitments. Sadly, I ended up forgetting about RA2 and nearly just disappeared. Fortunately, after a parsec session messing around, I got my spark back and made a new 'bot to shake the rust off. So anyways, here's Tsunami. The newest iteration of a machine that's nearing 7 years old at this point, it's still the same old world viciousness merged with new world sensibilties, still keeping its lethal angled flywheel while now being updated for the current year, with a new chassis and enhanced skinwork. Here's hoping that's not the only thing I make this year... or in the next year.
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« on: January 09, 2022, 12:19:49 PM »
Wait, so not only have I managed to make more 'bots in 2021, I've managed to do so in a matter of days? What the hell happened to the old doot and what is going on? This is Acceptable Overkill. A machine built similarly to Deep Six, Acceptable Overkill's weapon is a large vertical flywheel that is powered by the most powerful motor that can be fitted in a 'bot, a 72V 4-Mag. This basically means it hits like a freight train, though stability and explosive tendencies tend to be a bit of a massive problem in RA2. Still, Acceptable Overkill can self-right well enough and has enough force to punt even Super Heavyweights off into the distance.
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« on: January 06, 2022, 01:56:40 PM »
...I've got a lot of explaining to do, huh? I've been inactive throughout most of 2021 for reasons mostly pertaining to my own self, to be honest. The spark in RA2 I had seemed to fade massively, especially with my hard drive killing itself, but I've still been around in some minimal sense trying to better myself. And now, almost like some corpse, I return to life out of nowhere to make some 'bots. Why? Who knows. But I'm making stuff, damnit, and I'm about to show off for a bit! Here's Seraphim Reborn. A total upgrade to an old machine, being Seraphim, this reborn model has been heavily updated with most of the stuff I've learnt over the past years, from OBJRA2 to all manner of skinning and stuff, its an upgrade that stays faithful to the original while being just that bit better in every way.
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« on: June 14, 2021, 01:59:37 PM »
Hi, all.
I did say I was going to finish up Annihilation Nation 2's reserve battles and rumble, but unfortunately I'm now incapable of doing that at this point. The hard drive in my laptop bit the big one and ultimately killed itself, but the good news is my laptop's still working thanks to an SSD being fitted in. The bad news? All data relating to Annihilation Nation 2, including 'bots, templates, statcards and all I had is now completely gone and irretrievable because the hard drive just fully died on me.
I hate to bring this news to you all. If I manage to get myself the files and everything again, I could give it another shot, but it'll be way off into the future if I even do so.
The tournament is now over due to technology screwing me again. I really need to get better luck with that type of thing...
--doot
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« on: April 11, 2021, 05:49:33 PM »
Hey, guys. Unfortunately, I probably won't end up posting the Reserves/Final Rumble anytime soon as I've severely lost the drive to continue onward, so the chances are I'm probably gonna end Annihilation Nation 2 right there. I'm sorry about this announcement, but I've probably left it far too late at this point.
There will potentially be a chance I'll finish up the tournament and do the last couple episodes in time, but its a slim possibility. At least with the main tournament done we do have a champion crowned, so there's that at least.
--doot
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« on: March 06, 2021, 04:00:07 PM »
Urrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgh... ...ah, right, here's Bunker Buster. I whipped this up rather quickly to get back into the swing of IRL building. It's basically a Hammerhead-like 'bot with 4 spikestrips for ramming and 4 astros for speedy attacks and escapes. I didn't think this'd be my first 'bot of 2021, but here we are.
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« on: February 27, 2021, 08:31:24 AM »
I hate to say this, but honestly I don't think I'll be doing the extra episodes I wanted to do mainly because of a lack of requests and motivation. However, I will still do the Reserve Rumbles and Royal Rumble episodes soon, so look forward to those. ^_^
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« on: February 14, 2021, 01:02:17 PM »
And now, after 8 deadly heats and 2 destructive semi-finals, The Grand Final is now finally out as we crown ourselves an Annihilation Nation Champion! Fight Summaries:Come on, this is The Grand Final. Watch it yourself if you want to know what happens. So now we have other episodes to deal with, and this means the battle requests are now available! You can now request various fights between 'bots in the form of Vengeances (1v1), Tag Team battles, Mayhems (3-way battles) or the classic Rumbles. Only the 10 best fights from each set will be picked if there are too many fights in one set. As for the Reserve Rumbles, I'll be doing those first while you guys bring in fight suggestions. Reserve Rumble Fights:RESERVE RUMBLES COMING SOON...
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« on: February 07, 2021, 01:20:30 PM »
The second Semi-Final has now arrived! Fight Summaries:Eliminator 1:A relatively quick first match where Shrike got unlucky and lobbed itself out the arena while Microburst struggled to get anywhere and was ultimately thrown out by Crescent. Gwip's Revenge managed to prove its worth as well with some good attacks on Crescent and Shrike as well. Eliminator 2:This one was a much longer fight, but Bucktooth Hurly has finally started to prove itself as more of a threat after its heat performance, by utterly dominating not just Bumper, but Breaking Point as well. I had to make a special ruling, however, as Aesthetics was spikeballing for too long while Breaking Point would've been able to move had it not been for Bucktooth Hurly smothering it constantly. Thus, I eliminated Aesthetics and allowed Breaking Point to barely get through. Losers Rumble:Simple enough, honestly. Microburst once again got thrown out and this time Aesthetics gave up on staying in the arena and catapulted itself out trying to spikeball itself back onto its wheels. As for Shrike and Bumper, they fought a decent fight together, if a bit boring.
I ultimately gave the win to Shrike on Aggression and Control as it pulled back its performance in the last minute alongside it managing to be the main reason for Aesthetics and Microburst being eliminated. Bumper... won on Damage, I guess, but there was no visible damage anywhere so I could've split it, to be honest. Winners Rumble:Remember when I said Bucktooth kicked its performances up a gear? This fight was the culmination of that, with it being ruthlessly aggressive and controlling all throughout the fight, dealing loads of damage and commanding the fight. All the other 'bots did decently, but soon ended up getting carved apart and Crescent was lucky that the fight ended before it could be counted out.
Come on, do I even need to tell you how the decision went? Fine, Bucktooth Hurly won on all categories, and it wasn't even close. Final Showdown:And after getting all 3 'bots into the Semi-Final, Nicky ended up getting no 'bots into the Grand Final, with Breaking Point suffering an unlucky pin loss. Crescent would eventually get chucked out to leave Shrike and Gwip's Revenge having a Deathmatch vengeance, but the rest of the fight was admittedly boring afterwards with a few flips and hits here and there.
Ultimately, I gave the win to Shrike on its control and aggression as it once again proved responsible for taking out a 'bot as well as being the more controlled in the 1v1 battle that followed. Gwip did have damage, but I felt as if it wasn't doing enough to get points for control and aggression until the end, but by then, it was too late for it to claw back the victory. Overall Thoughts:I'll be honest, I enjoyed this Semi-Final more than the first one, as many of the 'bots here seemed like they'd have a chance to get to the Grand Final. Ultimately, Bucktooth was the star of the show with its phenomenal performances while it would be Shrike that managed to narrowly clutch judges' wins to become our final Grand Finalists. Still, it'd be hilarious if Gwip's Revenge of all 'bots made it to the Grand Final. Ah, well. The Grand Final Matchup:As a reminder, here's how the Grand Final works: Placement Rumble: A fight between all 4 Grand Finalists. 2 go through to the Winners Battle while the 2 losers drop to the Losers Battle. Losers Battle: A fight between the losers of the Placement Rumble. The loser takes fourth place while the winner moves onto the Last Chance Battle. Winners Battle: The winners of the Placement Rumble will fight for the first Grand Final spot. The loser will drop to the Last Chance Battle while the winner takes the first Grand Final spot. Last Chance Battle: The last chance for the 2 'bots to make it into the final battle. The loser of this fight will take third place while the winner becomes our second Grand Finalist. The Grand Final: A final no-holds-barred battle between the 2 best 'bots of Annihilation Nation 2. No second chances, no mercy. The loser of this fight takes second place, while the winner of this fight becomes the Annihilation Nation Champion. THE GRAND FINAL IS COMING SOON...
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« on: January 31, 2021, 01:26:57 PM »
After a week-long break, its finally time to begin the Semi-Finals! The first one is up now! Fight Summaries:Eliminator 1:This was a brutal first fight, but poor Faultline and Schweinehund never had a chance. I had to count out Faultline as even though it still seemed capable of driving, I felt like it being on its back for too long with only one wheel active resulted in it not showing any controlled movement. Shame, really. Eliminator 2:Talk about a fast fight, Apogee III was sent skyward by Exosphere in 5 seconds. Meanwhile, I have to feel bad for Bored AgaIIn because it seemed like it'd do decently, but ended up immobilised in the worst possible place it could've ended up, on its side with no torque to get up. Grey Box Testing just kinda survived this one. Losers Rumble:Apogee III managed to go back to its absolute best in this battle, sending out all 3 of its competitors despite a bit of a struggle with Faultline in the first half. Bored AgaIIn disabled Schweinehund and it was technically counted out before Apogee punted it OotA, but the match didn't really change all that much despite that. Winners Rumble:I think Exosphere has finally managed to bounce back from its rocky start because it absolutely dominated all 3 'bots in short order. GBT managed to disable Sadlads' weapon, but ultimately wasn't able to escape its fate of being thrown OotA. Final Showdown:Talk about poor luck there for Apogee III. It started so strongly by sending Double Dealer OotA, but the cumulative damage that Sadlads 2 managed to deal finally ended up being too much for it in the end, with it losing both its wheels and its entire chassis. Grey Box Testing ended up being the ultimate MvP for Sadlads, but even without that I think Apogee was beginning to fall apart, and the scary thing is that I don't think the JD would've saved it if all 3 'bots made it to the end. Overall Thoughts:The first semi-final proved itself to be quite a decent one, with Exosphere proving itself to be a monstrously potent 'bot while Sadlads managed to avenge Pyongyang Dreams and demolish everything, albeit rather luckily. Apogee was unlucky and Grey Box Testing... well, it existed. Hopefully the second semi-final proves to be better. SEMI-FINAL 2 COMING SOON...
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« on: January 18, 2021, 11:54:20 AM »
Its time to reveal the draws for the 16 'bots remaining in Annihilation Nation 2! Here are the Semi Final draws for all your 'bots! This will be spoiler tagged as now we're past the heats and this essentially reveals the results for all the heats. Anyways, here are who your 'bots are gonna be fighting against! Semi Final 1:Semi Final 2: The builders that have modular 'bots will have time to decide their configs for the fights ahead, so hopefully we'll be all ready to roll again this week! ^_^
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« on: January 17, 2021, 01:17:19 PM »
And now the heats reach their conclusion as Heat H has now come out! Fight Summaries:Eliminator 1:Looking back, I really shouldn't have accepted Entry Point considering how often its weapon system havoked. That being said, though, it still did decently by killing off Infestation while Bucktooth Hurly dominated BL&T relatively easily. Despite the irritation of Entry Point going berserk, the fight was not too bad all things considered. Eliminator 2:3 huge weapons... and Scratch. Talk about a massacre in the making, and speaking of which this one was also a right ballache to get a recording. Ultimately, Scratch was demolished and Wrecks losing a wheel cemented its loss while the spinners managed to go through. Losers Rumble:The Losers Rumble wasn't too bad all things considered. I thought Wrecks would cakewalk this battle but it was BLT's multiple weapons that managed to beat out the monster VS and throw it out the arena while Infestation was killed off and Scratch... errrr, got stuck despite having all 4 wheels on the floor. Something to do with how the controls are set up, I think. Winners Rumble:So... this fight. This was the one that ended up with me having to push this heat all the way back to the last heat. I just want to say this first:
**** THIS ****ING BATTLE.
...anyways, what you're seeing is all true, this took me far too many recordings and none of them managed to end up as a full battle without a match-ending havok occurring to any of the 'bots. So I had to finally put my hand down and force the match to go to a judges' decision in the end with the best take I had and the fight we ended up getting wasn't actually too bad, with a ton of damage all around and Entry Point spazzing out, but the judges' decision wasn't too hard.
Bored AgaIIn won the major points on Damage and Control which was enough to win the nod automatically while it also got the half-point for aggression. Entry Point got the remaining points, so the score went Bored AgaIIn 4.5, Entry Point 3. Pray to god I never have to do a fight like this ever again... Final Showdown:And after a match that legitimately broke me, the Final Showdown literally took 3 tries to do, and even then, we still had the usual shenanigans with Entry Point berserking around the place. However, it would be Bucktooth Hurly who managed to get the last semi-final space by taking out BL&T and ultimately tearing apart Entry Point piece by piece. And as for Cujo 2, it just got torn to shreds. Overall Thoughts:I'm not gonna lie, I utterly hated having to do this heat's recordings, but as far as the matches go they weren't that downright terrible. Just the last heat soured me so hard with the Winners Rumble not having a complete recording. Still, I'm glad the heats are done as now all we have to do is deal with the 16 'bots left! I will be doing the semi-final draws tomorrow, but I may be taking a brief break to make sure I've got everything in order. It's been a wild ride thus far, and here's hoping the semi-finals are even wilder! The Semifinals are coming soon...
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« on: January 10, 2021, 01:19:04 PM »
The penultimate heat is upon us as Heat G is now here! Fight Summaries:Eliminator 1:A brutal battle to start out with where Sarin was just pummelled to near-death, but still survived. Meanwhile Torrent and Mediocre White were fighting their own fights, but all 4 'bots did survive, so the judges' decision went as such: Damage: Obviously Orang Min got the 2 points for damage for utterly demolishing Sarin while the minor point went to Mediocre White for destroying Torrent's weapon system. Orang Min 2, Mediocre White 1 Control: I'm gonna say this right now, SnS'es will almost certainly lose in the event of a judges' decision due to having no real controlling capabilities. With that said, Torrent was far more controlled with Mediocre white snagging the minor point solely because Sarin lost points for charging into Orang Min constantly and not getting any control. Torrent 2, Mediocre White 1 Aggression: Aggression's a similar case, with both Mediocre White and Torrent getting the points while Orang Min got nothing. Mediocre White was better at aggressive action, though, so Mediocre White 1, Torrent 1/2 Overall, Medicore White 3, Torrent 2.5, Orang Min 2.
Eliminator 2:The DM4 champ struggled hard, getting ripped to death by Kirin 2020. I figured Shrike would suffer the same fate, but to my surprise a killer flip outta nowhere after an abrupt havok ended up killing Kirin while Grey Box Testing managed to deal wayward damage, breaking off one of Shrike's forks in the process. A relatively solid, if quick fight. Losers Rumble:Poor Tearaway never had a chance, did it? It got torn up and spat out in ruthless style while Sarin was torn apart again and actually counted out as a result of Kirin's attacks. Kirin did die in the closing seconds, but it didn't really matter for it in the end.
Kirin got the win on all categories, not only because it killed Tearaway and immobilised Sarin, but also because Orang Min was so passive and reluctant to do anything that even with Kirin getting penalised for attacking an already dead Sarin and losing power, it was not enough for it to be eliminated. Winners Rumble:...aaaaaand cue a 'bot suddenly coming out of nowhere to put on a dominant performance. Shrike did fantastically after a slow start, managing to punt out all 3 'bots in the fastest fight of AN2 to my knowledge. No 'bot was safe, and Shrike pulled off an amazing victory without any losses despite its minimal changes. Final Showdown:Welp, the 'bot I expected to win the fight somehow ended up being the only 'bot that actually got eliminated, that being Kirin. This was actually harder than I thought it would be to judge, because all 'bots did damage in some form and had their strong moments. Here's how I scored this fight. Damage: I had to think quite a bit about this, as Torrent and Mediocre White did more noticable damage but were in terrible shape at the end while Grey Box was less noticable, but was relatively intact at the end. Ultimately, Grey Box's consistent damage output and lack of any damage netted it the 2 points while Torrent got the minor point for ripping apart Mediocre White's armour and weapon. Grey Box Testing 2, Torrent 1. Control: What sealed the minor point for Grey Box was it being the lone 'bot left standing in the end, but it didn't do enough to get the major points, which I gave to Torrent as it consistently managed to control the 'bots it fought during the match. Torrent 2, Grey Box Testing 1. Aggression: The decider... was actually the minor point, as Mediocre White got the 1 point for aggression for being the most aggressive during the battle. Ultimately, though it was Grey Box that got the minor point due to its stronger performance and being the last 'bot standing in the end. Mediocre White 1, Grey Box Testing 1/2. Overall: Grey Box Testing 3.5, Torrent 3, Mediocre White 1. Overall Thoughts:This was a bit odd, honestly. Sarin felt like it was screwed over hard, but Shrike managed to pull off a phenomenal performance that I was not expecting at all. Grey Box managed to survive and barely make it out alive, and with that, only one heat remains. I can't avoid it any longer, so I might as well do this thing... HEAT H COMING SOON...
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« on: January 03, 2021, 01:20:46 PM »
Heat F has now officially arrived! Fight Summaries:Eliminator 1:Holy sh**, was this one a right bastard to record. The official take almost ended up blowing up on me, but regardless it was still able to push on, with Sadlads 2 doing catastrophic damage to both of TDG's 'bots while Crescent managed to survive, but only just. Which could also apply to the game itself, as it was almost killing itself through the sheer number of havoks going on throughout the fight. Eliminator 2:The first time all 4 'bots managed to survive to the end without being automatically eliminated despite Sky High losing power in the last 5 seconds. This one was really tough to decide mostly 'cause all 4 'bots managed to do well in some way, so this was how I scored the battle: Damage: The big points went to Spongebot Steelpants for being the only 'bot to do any major damage while Stereo Madness managed to deal some minimal damage in some way. Spongebot Steelpants 2, Stereo Madness 1. Control: I actually gave the big points to The Orient Express for how well it controlled Sky High and how often it kept on the offensive while Stereo Madness kept the control on all the 'bots active decently enough. Sky high lost the points for firing its flipper too wildly and running out of power and Spongebot never got any meaningful control. The Orient Express 2, Stereo Madness 1 Aggression: The one to decide who went through ended up with me giving Stereo Madness the major point for its aggressive antics on every 'bot and The Orient Express was the other 'bot that did well and kept fighting aggressively. Stereo Madness 1, Orient Express 1/2 Overall, the points went as such: Stereo Madness 3, Orient Express 2.5, Spongebot Steelpants 2.
Losers Rumble:Another judges' decision, but this one was really easy to decide. Oreo Storm managed to kill off its own brother 'bot, The Black Knight without much sweat while Sky High's power ran out on it. Spongebot Steelpants did mount a decent offensive, but it attacking a dead Sky High ended up costing it severely as Oreo Storm won in all categories. Winners Rumble:This was an utterly brutal battle between the two strongest 'bots of the heat in my opinion, and Crescent still managed to do really well despite taking near-catastrophic damage. Surprisingly, Sadlads was utterly manhandled in the fight while Crescent got two KO's despite getting mangled by Sadlads' weapon.
Ultimately, though Sadlads 2 won on damage, it was Crescent who managed to get the victory thanks to its better control and aggression during the battle. Final Showdown:If you ever wanted the definition of an utterly destructive battle, Sadlads 2 managed to provide that excellently. None of the 'bots managed to escape its wrath as Stereo Madness took severe damage while both Oreo Storm and the Orient Express were de-wheeled and killed off.
Also of note was the havok on Oreo Storm, which I let stand as the havok happened when Oreo Storm was killed in the same shot, so no worries there. Overall Thoughts:This is probably the first heat where both 'bots that made it to the semi-finals were the strongest 'bots of the heat. It was great to see Crescent make it through without losing while Sadlads absolutely demolished everything else in its path. Heat G is next, and here's hoping that continues to keep up the destruction. HEAT G COMING SOON...
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« on: December 27, 2020, 01:20:31 PM »
We're past halfway through the heats as Heat E is now up! ^_^ Fight Summaries:Eliminator 1:A quick, simple fight for Microburst while eBay Atomic managed to survive the battle in rather surprising fashion. Fancy Meat Computer didn't do a whole lot of anything while Bloodshot rocketed off, never to be seen again until the losers' rumble. Eliminator 2:A very, very good display for Furious Wasp there, where it ripped into all 'bots and managed to become the last 'bot standing in the melee. Schweinehund was barely saved by its batteries that lasted just that little bit longer over Tri-Tac-Ton, while Blasting Cap was torn apart. Simple stuff. Losers Rumble:Yep, Bloodshot ran rampant after its loss, didn't it. Fancy Meat Computer was rendered completely destroyed, Tri-Tac-Ton ran out of power again and Blasting Cap was ripped to pieces and killed again. This one was also rather havok-prone, which is something I'm repeating a lot, aren't I? :P Winners Rumble:The 'bot I thought would win it, Microburst, was the only one to go out, so that was surprising. Aside from that, a really good tussle between the remaining 3 'bots ended in a close-ish judges' decision.
Damage: Furious Wasp unsurprisingly got the damage point, while Schweinehund got the remaining point because it was less heavily damaged. Furious Wasp 2, Schweinehund 1. Aggression: This was easy enough, Schweinehund got the point for staying on the 'bots most of the time while eBay Atomic got the minor half-point. Schweinehund 1, eBay Atomic 1/2. Control: I gave the points to Schweinehund again while eBay Atomic proved itself more controlled throughout the battle. Schweinehund 2, eBay Atomic 1. Overall, 4 to Schweinehund, 2 to Furious Wasp and 1.5 to eBay Atomic. Another surprising semi-finalist. Final Showdown:Microburst managed to do very well as it was the main reason why eBay Atomic died while Furious Wasp lost its wheel thanks to Bloodshot. Heavy damage was dealt to Microburst, but it wasn't enough for it to lose the judges' decision as it controlled Bloodshot and was far more aggressive overall. Overall Thoughts:This also wasn't a bad heat, with a drum spinner and a rear-hinge adding themselves to the semi-finals to further diversify the lineup. Microburst proved itself well, and I was even more shocked that Schweinehund was the 'bot to go 2-0 in this heat. Hopefully Heat F keeps up the chaotic carnage. ^_^ HEAT F COMING SOON...
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« on: December 20, 2020, 01:21:07 PM »
Heat D of Annihilation Nation 2 is now officially up! Fight Summaries:Eliminator 1:The first eliminator was quite a good one for Ground Zero XL, as it managed to stomp on Monochrome II surprisingly well while continuing to control the fight throughout. Unfortunately for Horsefly, it ran out of power and went out disappointingly while Faultline 2 managed a decent amount of attacks here and there. Eliminator 2:A hard-fought battle between 3 'bots that was quite fun to watch. I was surprised at how well Parabite managed to dispatch of Deserted Blue, while the battle that happened after proved to be a back-and-forth battle, where Breaking Point 4.0 proved itself to be a strong battler.
The judges' decision gave the major points to Breaking Point 4.0, but what decided the other 'bot going through was simply because Parabite managed to gain the only KO of the match and thus, gave it the edge in Control and Aggression while Artificial Sweetener only got the point for Damage. Thus, the decision gave 5 to Breaking Point, 1.5 to Parabite and 1 to Artificial Sweetener. Losers Rumble:I think this is inadvertently the first case where all 4 'bots technically lasted the full 3 minutes, but this was very hard to call as whatever decision I made would still feel wrong to me. It was a tough call, but Monochrome II was removed from the decision because it was on its back for too long. As for the criteria, this was how I scored it:
Damage: The 2 points went to Deserted Blue for its heavy damage to Monochrome II that crippled it heavily while Artificial Sweetener got the 1 point for breaking off Horsefly's front plow. Deserted Blue 2, Artificial Sweetener 1. Control: Though Horsefly did well controlling Artificial Sweetener around the battle, it struggled massively at the second half and what really hurt its chances of 2 points was it getting immobilised in the last 10 seconds. Meanwhile, Deserted Blue continued to attack Monochrome while Arti was consistently aggressive in the latter half. Artificial Sweetener 2, Horsefly 1. Aggression: I gave the point to Horsefly as it stayed aggressive on all 'bots, but Arti continued to control the other 'bots in the battle. Horsefly 1, Artificial Sweetener 1/2. Overall, it was 3.5 to Artificial Sweetener and 2 to Horsefly and Deserted Blue. Winners Rumble:Heat D, the heat of the Judges' Decision. This was 2 fights that converged into one, and Breaking Point got killed by Faultline while Ground Zero XL simply died, poor thing. It all came down to who would get the decision in the end, but this time, it was a far easier call.
Faultline 2 won on all categories as it killed Breaking Point and was far more aggressive and controlling even before Parabite and Faultline fought each other. Final Showdown:If there's an award episode, then surely Ground Zero XL deserves the "Unluckiest Robot" award, right? It got 2 kills on Parabite and Artificial Sweetener, but was unable to kill off Breaking Point 4.0 before its flipper broke and was left for dead upside-down. Breaking Point still proved itself a damaging machine with its axe and flamer, though. Overall Thoughts:This wasn't too bad. Three judges' decisions in a row was surprising to me, and the list of 'bots are getting more and more diverse now, with an axebot, a rammer, a grabber, a VS, an overhead, a dual HS and 2 front-hingers. Can't wait to see who manages to get to the semi-finals next, honestly. HEAT E COMING SOON...
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« on: December 19, 2020, 10:02:15 AM »
Quick little note, I've switched around Heats D and H to keep my upload schedule consistent because the original Heat D's been an absolute havok fest. Good news is that the new Heat D's stuff is recorded and will hopefully be ready to come out tomorrow. ^_^
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« on: December 13, 2020, 02:18:53 PM »
Heat C is now up after a few dumb technical issues! Ah, well, at least its up now! ^_^ Fight Summaries:Eliminator 1:Thunderstorm? More like Storm 2! RedAce's 'bots utterly dominated the battleground, with a fantastic ram OotA on Stanley while Orcatraz wasn't able to disrupt the Double Dealer. Not much to say, really, it was a destructive start for Red's machines.
No idea what the hell was going on with Thunderstorm's AI, I think RedAce had the turnspeed set way too high there. Will have to rectify that for future battles. Eliminator 2:A good showing there from Coal, managing a good OotA on Lotto with its revolving drum and tearing a tooth off in the process, but unfortunately Barney managed to get it to suffer the same fate with its own dual drums. Gwip's Revenge also proved itself quite effective with its trapping design despite its weapons breaking off, so not too bad a fight there. Losers Rumble:Poor Stanley couldn't catch a break, could it? 2 OotAs in both its matches, but that's how it is sometimes. But a good tussle between the remaining 3 'bots occurred, with a very strong display from Orcatraz in the fight, throwing all 'bots around and dominating.
Orcatraz actually managed the win on every category there because despite Lotto dealing damage to the back of Coal, Orcatraz's spike managed to severely hurt Coal's weapon and leave it unstable. Besides that, Orcatraz controlled the battle fantastically well and was incredibly aggressive, helped by it KO'ing Stanley. Winners Rumble:If you want to talk about the definition of a havok ****fest, this battle was the very definition of it. It took me well over 25 tries before I actually got a good take, and even then we still had some havoking going on. If only rumbles were more stable...
Gwip got unlucky getting pinned down, but Double Dealer proved it was a 'bot that didn't need luck on its side by destabilising Barney to leave it to spikeball by itself and ripping out Thunderstorm's wheels to kill it off. Both were counted out, and Double Dealer went into the semifinals, with a nice destructive fight marred with havok buggery. Final Showdown:This was a good fight, with Orcatraz pulling off another OotA despite its small flipper. Aside from that, Gwip's Revenge managed to prove how efective its trapping weapon was and actually managed a kill on Orctraz, meaning Orc's 'bot committed fratricide while Thunderstorm still managed some good attacks to end with a judges' decision.
Though Gwip struggled a bit with Orcatraz, I gave it the win because it killed off Orcatraz and was way more controlled and aggressive over Thunderstorm when it went to a one-on-one battle. Thunderstorm got a win in damage, but control and aggression went to Gwip's Revenge for a very surprising semi-finalist indeed. Overall Thoughts:I'm actually kinda happy with this heat, and even moreso happy that this wasn't the RedAce curbstomp I thought it'd be. I'm even more surprised that Gwip's Revenge pulled out a win from nowhere in the Final Showdown by killing Orcatraz and suffocating Thunderstorm. This was fun, even with the havoks conspiring to destroy the game. Other Notes:No idea what was going on with OBS freezing briefly there during the fights, but hopefully that's just a small technical glitch that doesn't happen in the other heats. HEAT D COMING SOON...
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« on: December 07, 2020, 10:39:23 AM »
God, I'm so rusty with building. Still, that ain't gonna stop me from making something, no matter how weird, wonderful or messy. So here's Sergeant RL-3, a 'bot based off of a Mr Gutsy of the same name from Fallout and armed with pneumatic punching fists to give it a major edge over other 'bots and push them around the arena, helped by a heavy plow and 4-wheel drive to overwhelm all in its path, especially spinners. Fast and aggressive, its main weakness is its ground clearance.
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