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Mech Madness is now looking for new applicants for Season 3! After a wild Season 2 successfully wrapped up under a new format, I made the announcement that entries will be accepted for next season right up until a TBA due-date. I am currently making some technical changes to how the MM edit of the RoboGames arena functions with OotAs and multibots; once this is complete, an end date for signups will officially be announced. But definitely start sending your robot design files & any AI to me as soon as you please!

ENTRY DETAILS:



BUILD RULES:



TOURNAMENT RULES:



I'll record fights first, then cut them as necessary, then add in commentary & post-graphics.


Bracket and Album of Season 1 Competitors:
https://challonge.com/MechMadnessGTM
https://imgur.com/a/pfBof

Album of Season 2 Competitors:
url=https://imgur.com/a/tKdcwhd

Ongoing Spreadsheet of Season 2 Fight Records: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1qSp9ZnWhde0GtrAy37OkXuA_G78EW9eQnHFyPyFFsvE/edit?usp=sharing

Season 2 World Championship Tournament Bracket: https://challonge.com/ssq58wvm

A major thank you and credit to the following builders for their contributions!:

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Tournament Archives / Mech Madness SEASON 2 (SEASON CONCLUDED!)
« on: February 12, 2018, 11:10:24 PM »
Welcome back, roboteers. After a needed summer break, Season 2 of Mech Madness is finally set to begin! There are a few significant changes incoming, so please take some time and read the modified rules below. I'm looking forward to an even longer season, featuring many more of your unique and impressive creations!


ENTRY DETAILS:



BUILD RULES:



TOURNAMENT RULES:



I'll record fights first, then cut them as necessary, then add in commentary & post-graphics.

CONFIRMED SEASON 2 ENTRIES:

Bracket and Album of Season 1 Competitors:
https://challonge.com/MechMadnessGTM
https://imgur.com/a/pfBof

Album of Season 2 Competitors:
url=https://imgur.com/a/tKdcwhd

Ongoing Spreadsheet of Season 2 Fight Records: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1qSp9ZnWhde0GtrAy37OkXuA_G78EW9eQnHFyPyFFsvE/edit?usp=sharing

Season 2 World Championship Tournament Bracket: https://challonge.com/ssq58wvm

A major thank you and credit to the following builders for their contributions!: 8bean, Badnik96, BDBlu, Bildschirm, Dadddjent, DemonOfTomorrow, DragonSteinCole evil toaster, F1Krazy, geese, Guldenflame, Hoppin, Jamied666, kaiser, KillerTurtleG, Kris, MrBK445, Mystic, NeonCalypso, Olister92, Plerco, pokebro14, PrimevalMamba, RedAce, Sevalent, TheOrcCorp, TheRoboteer, Thyrus

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DSL TC Showcases / That Time FaceBagman Tried DSL
« on: October 05, 2016, 09:25:29 AM »
First, a major thank you to all of you for inspiring me to join and get back into this game. I'm fairly sure I have negative artistic/creative talent, but I enjoy giving this stuff a shot anyways and I'm always looking for advice and ways to improve what I'm building technically and aesthetically.

So since my joining this site kicked off with entering a tournament right off the bat, here's the Cruiserweight that will be repping me in GTM Robot Wars, Witching Hour:



Witching Hour
"Ring" Spinner
Weight: 593.00

As far as ways to improve it for the future, I definitely need to get better at extender-work. It also has some trouble maneuvering when cornered, but that may have more to do with the AI I've been playing around with? When I've taken it for a whirl, it's not nearly as sluggish/awkward.

Also, watching it Mauler dance is amazing.  :beer:  My goal was to make a bot that could pull the dance off and still keep on moving when inverted. From that standpoint, I'm incredibly pleased with how it turned out. I think it actually hits a little harder and lower when inverted, oddly enough. Makes it naturally very successful against flippers but it's obvious weakness is to well-timed hammers and any spinner with better mallets that can out-range it.

The full HW version is a complete rebuild with a larger frame, a different drive-setup, and panel-work around the ring. I may enter it in a future Redditbots tournament under the name "Forever Midnight" if the current tourney there is popular enough to guarantee it.

Eager for any advice anyone has!

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