The aim of this tournament is simple: Beat "The Clock", a fearsome Cruiserweight Ring Spinner that can call time on your bot's life with a second's notice. You have Three minutes to get the job done, but every second counts, as with twelve bots vying to knock The Clock's block off, you better move fast!Time Puns.
Rule Stuff:-I can AI, although AI'ing yourself is encouraged.
-1 entry per person, to a maximum of 12 (for every hour on a 12-hour clock), and changes can be made up until the deadline. Entries will only be accepted once I have received and tested them. There are no spots reserved, so entries with issues will be refused and that spot may be taken in the meantime.
- Issues mentioned above being an error with the bot, being too heavy, stupid/racist names/skins. Don't push your luck.
-I will not be entering, due to being responsible for "The Clock", in order to remain impartial.
-Middleweight DSL Standard (IRL robots will be accepted at the entrant's risk) (Build style must be stated upon submitting the bot)
-DSL 2.2 + IRL Packs 1 & 2
-No out-of-game modifications, nor any in-game hacks
-No cheatbot2
-Component Freedom is allowed, to a max of three uses (which must be documented when submitting the robot). Rule of 7 break is freely allowed.
-A maximum of 1 of ANY of these components, total. Mechavore disc, Microvore disc, Moros blade, Frenzy hammer, Minion disc, Overkill blade
-All robots must show controlled movement, however, 1WD Crawlers and Clusterbots will be allowed. Crawlers will have a 20Kg weight allowance. Clusterbots must add up to the 399Kg weightlimit, but can be different weights.
-Meltybrain SnS and Trinity Spinners are banned.
-Arena will be The VaporZone by 090901
-The first havok explosion in a match will cause a restart. The second havok explosion will end the match and add a 3-minute penalty to their time. Bots causing deliberate havok explosions will be given a 5 minute penalty.
Format:-Format will be a time trial versus against a 'Boss' opponent, named "The Clock".
-Fastest time after all 12 bots have fought The Clock wins.
-Matches will be the standard 3 minutes.
-Results will be determined by the in-game timer.
-If after all 12 bots have competed, there is a 2,3 or 4 way tie for 1st place, there will be a 4-way rumble to determine the winner. A tie involving 5 or more bots will result in re-running their matches with the clock, either until a rumble can be enacted, or a clear winner is determined.
-There is also the possibility for 3 rumbles to involve all entrants after the main competition. These are just for fun. Only half a clusterbot will be eligible for these rumbles, if any are entered.
Prizes:
-A Gold 'Swiss Made' DSL Disc set based off The Clock's appearance. These will have boosted stats above their equivalent size, and be able to cause modest damage in their own right.
-A hammer called "The Sands of Time" with an additional frequency-based damage stat.
-The opportunity to build the next 'Boss' robot for the next Beat the Clock tournament.
Both component prizes will be included in IRL Pack #3, and be legal for the winner to use in any of my future tournaments using the IRL Components packs. See below for further info on this.
So, I've done a lot of new things in less than a month back on the forums. So naturally, I want to try my hand at something else I've not tried before. I want to keep it small in the hopes of it being a quick and gratifying experience for all involved. So, here are some points I want to make here that are open for discussion.
In General - The general spirit of the competition is beating 'The Clock' in a quick and cool way, that bot is not supposed to be some uber-efficient killer, but not a walkover either. How you go about defeating it is down to you, with a few exceptions. It is also why Standard and IRL entries will be accepted, mainly because I am an IRL nub and nobody gives a **** about IRL
But if you think you can win quick with an IRL bot or a cluster, or even a crawler, you're welcome to try.
The Prizes - In the past tournaments have had their own specific component prizes, but have either died off shortly after, or the parts have never been heard of again. I never even received the components I won from that Team Challenge tourney from years ago. So, my instinct is to make them a part of the IRL packs, so they're more widely available for everyone to play about with for their own personal enjoyment and showcases, but also allow some advantage to winning a tournament, and at the same time let people know what to expect from them.
A longer-term goal, which probably won't work (lol optimism) is that other tournament hosts using the IRL packs also allow previous winners to use those items in their tournaments, and maybe offer their own prizes to be included in future IRL packs. So maybe there is more encouragement to enter a tournament using IRL packs as you'll be able to use the prizes in more tournaments.
Either way, this is probably going to be seen as an abuse of power, or the components are lame.
Entries:- - Rob Collins "Pinchy"
- - Badger "Mule's Kick"
- - Guldenflame "Time Machine"
- - Kurt "THOTH - Messy BTC Fix Version"
- - F1Krazy "Saber"
- - HavokMcSplosion "Hyperslash"
- - R01 "R01"
- - RedAce "Cyanide"
- - 090901 "SPEEDY SPEED BOI"
- - Ben Purse "The Little Bot That Could"
- - Thrackerzod"Akaname"
- - Baconus_Yum "Bacon Flipz"
DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES IS MIDNIGHT ON HALLOWEEN! SPOOPY!ENTRIES OR CHANGES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AFTER THIS TIME