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Site News and Feedback / Re: GTM is reclining
« on: August 12, 2016, 06:07:59 AM »
I just came here to see a photo of the logo on a sofa chair... was not disappointed

With regards to tournaments, how do you expect a large one on the scale of CC/BBEANS to function when nobody even enters?

This is a valid point..

A major tournament isnt on my radar right now but I wouldnt even think about running another proper Clash Cubes unless I was confident I could utilise a 64 bot bracket with at least minimal byes.. anything too far backward from previous entry lists would basically tarnish the special feeling and history of CC or BBEANS.

Id much rather run a new idea to cater for the 16 of so dedicated entrants

But I can see the general point in this topic so Ill stick around and do whatever I can to help boost this website... whatever that may end up being

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Real Robotics Discussion / Re: BattleBots Season 2 Discussion Thread
« on: August 11, 2016, 10:40:51 PM »
You know what needs to happen? A drone needs to actually do something of significance.

The issue seems to be flamethrowers create its own propulsion which tends the throw the drones off course a bit before they get enough time to properly burn anything.. I dont know what weapon you could put on them as a spinning weapon would do much the same id imagine.

Really id only see dropping entanglement weapons / nets as an effective option.. but they are of course outlawed.

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Real Robotics Discussion / Re: Robot Wars 2016 Discussion Thread
« on: August 11, 2016, 10:16:39 AM »
I dunno, PP3D should be a force to be reckoned with. PP3D vs Apollo/Eruption Heat Final is my prediction.

PP3D looks like it will be a decent weapon but pinballing and finding the pit is a high risk.. could very well end up the same way as supernova

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Real Robotics Discussion / Re: Robot Wars 2016 Discussion Thread
« on: August 11, 2016, 07:35:47 AM »
"...we fitted our Anti Spinner Weapon - but the Hypno boys raised an official objection, and we were prevented from using it, as it was viewed according to the rules as a defensive addition rather than an offensive weapon..."
— Team Tornado

IIRC the anti crush web was required to "support the spinning weapon" as a means of working around..

It always bothered me because it just took no skill to win that match.. when you really think about it.. the amount of driving talent for Simon & Ian to take out the weapon and pick it up was far greater then tornado plodding around.

Anywho, everyone back on topic now :)

Im predicting an Eruption v Storm 2 Heat final

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Tournament Archives / Re: Clash Cubes Video Library
« on: August 10, 2016, 08:14:41 AM »
I havent even played DSL 2.2 yet haha but yeah its something id like to do but it not a part of any immediate plans.. never say never I guess though.

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Tournament Archives / Clash Cubes Video Library
« on: August 10, 2016, 08:02:09 AM »
Since the old youtube channel that hosted all my tournaments went down many years ago I decided to start a thread uploading old content as I pull it from my archives.

So first up the final from the largest tournament I ever held (and possibly the second largest is GTM history?) at 60 Entrants, CCIV

DSL 2.1 Lightweight in the Clash Cubes Arena.



More to come :)

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Tournament Archives / Re: Clash Cubes "Spin-Off"
« on: August 10, 2016, 07:35:51 AM »
The youtube channel they were on went down years ago im pretty sure? but I do have backups of at least all CC3 and CC4 videos.

Anywho we'll jump back on topic here and ill open up a new thread and put some videos up.

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Real Robotics Discussion / Re: Robot Wars 2016 Discussion Thread
« on: August 10, 2016, 07:33:31 AM »
I always liked Mike from the old series but I thought the new DTK team were great entertainment myself.. driving could use some improvement though haha, DanTomKia is one of those robots you need to be pretty accurate with given the smaller setback arm..

Also, curious.. why was it so cold? is that to do with the weather? or the venue itself? does anyone know?

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Tournament Archives / Re: Clash Cubes "Spin-Off"
« on: August 10, 2016, 07:21:44 AM »
It actually played to the arena's hazards perfectly.. Ill reupload some old CC matches sometime and everyone can see a little history :)

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Tournament Archives / Re: Clash Cubes "Spin-Off"
« on: August 09, 2016, 09:12:47 PM »
This tournament was DSL 2.1 SnS only.. hence the tacky pun. :)

Clash Cubes 1 (and to an extent CC2) was dominated by Somebody's (the user) SnS hybrid. This tournament was originally a celebration of the 5 year anniversary of Clash Cubes 1 (which is now 6.5)

I mean tiny tiny chassis like this aren't very good for popups or rammers really, but are well suited to SnS and VS and sometimes HS too.

Funny enough CC3 was won by a front hinge flipper and CC4 was won by a pop-up

Clash cubes concept was always designed to promote external construction given a tiny cube is the only real efficient shape. "Out of the box thinking" if you want some more puns :P 

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Tournament Archives / Re: Clash Cubes "Spin-Off"
« on: August 09, 2016, 11:34:10 AM »
Good to see you back Joe. Do you still have the stuff from See No Evil?

I will look but that its stretching the old memory haha

See no evil is like the beta-hurtz of tournaments after enough tries its bound to successfully start :/ 

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Real Robotics Discussion / Re: BattleBots Season 2 Discussion Thread
« on: August 09, 2016, 09:56:15 AM »
This thread brought JoeBlo back from the dead huh?
Interesting.

This thread and the fact I can now run RA2 on Mac...

But yes.. This year's battlebots has been excellent..

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Custom Components Showcase / Re: Pay Tribute With Replicas
« on: August 09, 2016, 09:53:18 AM »
Thanks everyone.. If I stumble across the botfile while im digging ill put it up for everyone to mess around with.

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Tournament Archives / Re: Clash Cubes "Spin-Off"
« on: August 09, 2016, 09:40:45 AM »
Wow I didnt realise this was a 2014 Tournament.. I thought it was just last year  :embarr


So this is my attempt to make things right, because if their is 1 thing I dont want.. that is to drag CC's prestige through the mud with an aborted tournament.

Ive dug through all my PM's and my computer archives and finally imported all the robots and taken pics for the splash (which is now in the first post)

Ive also made the skin for the Combat Zone, its fairly simple but tributes CC1's arena skin nicely


Give me a little bit to find my feet with the AI but I hope to have some videos up really soon!

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Custom Components Showcase / Re: Pay Tribute With Replicas
« on: August 08, 2016, 09:47:53 AM »
Dont mind me.. Im still taking my Nostalgia trip.. This still has to still be my favourite replica that ive ever made..

Terrorhurtz (Series 6) that I made in Jan 2010



I dont even remember how I did it lol

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Real Robotics Discussion / Re: Robot Wars 2016 Discussion Thread
« on: August 08, 2016, 08:52:10 AM »
This episode was probably the best yet really, I actually enjoyed it.

Finally! Dara is cracking jokes and making the show more fun. The narration still has to go.. replace it with the hosts talking face to face with the camera like they do around the final matches.. it looks so much better.

This episode was still really competitive but I agree with the timeframes resulting in a lot of untested robots.

On that note.. im not totally up to date but roaming robots live tour was full of robots wasnt it? is their something im missing? why do we have MDF robots built 5 days before the competition and not so many of the proven, solid robots from the circuit? licensing issues? or have they all since retired?

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Real Robotics Discussion / Re: BattleBots Season 2 Discussion Thread
« on: August 07, 2016, 09:29:14 AM »

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Real Robotics Discussion / Re: Robot Wars 2016 Discussion Thread
« on: August 01, 2016, 08:45:54 AM »
I get television ratings but why stack heat A with Razer, Terrorhurtz, Behemoth and Carbide and leave heat B scratching a little?

All in all this episode was surprisingly paced better then the first so some improvements in post production there,

Angela is starting to find her feet in the role and doing really well, Dara seems like a nice guy but he still just isnt exciting enough... Robot Wars need their own Faruq right before battles

Ive not mentioned this yet but I quite like the new arena, its nice and fresh and easier to see the action and little bits and pieces bounce off the robots

Seemingly turning up the crowd mic's for this one gets a big plus from me too

I love the new Matilda too.. looks so sleek and purposeful looking now.. I totally didnt realise the whole head bucks on this version

I have more confidence they are heading in the right direction, Battlebots is just hitting all the notes perfectly this year making it hard. 


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Real Robotics Discussion / Re: BattleBots Season 2 Discussion Thread
« on: July 31, 2016, 09:56:09 AM »
I said it at the end of season 1.. having the fan favourite / super destructive robot loose to a strong boxy defensive robot isnt a good look to the casual audience..

Same situation as robot wars series 6 that resulted in the politics of series 7.

That said though I cant really pick much fault with this series, I think its been awesome..

Lock-Jaw deserved to loose imo, you can just put a block of metal on the front of your robot and rotate in circles blocking everything, if you play the defense game you need to still be able to push opponents around and utilise the hazards


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Modifications / Re: Robot Arena 2 Mac
« on: July 29, 2016, 11:48:24 AM »
Wine, Winebottler, Some custom prefix settings and a few extra scripts included from what ive learnt and built off from trial and error.

Its nothing that fancy.. I started playing around with it just so I can play RA2 again.. no sense in keeping the results to myself though. :)

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