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« on: December 24, 2014, 06:29:51 PM »
GTM AWARDS 2014Alright, time to vote! Sorry for opening this a little late. PM me your votes, you don't have to vote in all categories. Obvious joke votes may become void, as always, and you shouldn't vote for yourself. You may have 2 honorable mentions for each vote you make also - each main vote is worth 3 points and a HM is just 1. Make these clearly separated :) Voting will close on the 1st January at midnight (in Forum Default time zone) or whenever I look at GTM first after that moment. (I imagine midnight forum time will be in the middle of the night for me). TIME LEFT - CLOSEDProfile AwardsBest Username Best Avatar Best Signature Best Personal Text Best Profile Overall Forum AwardsRA2 Wizard (Most Knowledgeable) GTM Unsung Hero Most Missed Most Crafty Best Advice Most Likely To Be Online Funniest Kindest and Friendliest Least Friendly and Kind Most likely to stay on topic Least likely to stay on topic Most Enthusiastic Biggest Show-Off Most Annoying Most Bizarre Most Controversial Most Improved Member Favourite Real Robot Builder Favourite GTM-built Real Robot Favourite GTM Staff Member Building AwardsMost Unique Bots Best Bot Designer Best Bot Skinner Best IRL Builder Worst Bot Builder GTM's Favourite DSL Builder GTM's Favourite Stock Builder GTM's Favourite Ironforge Builder Tournament AwardsBest Tournament Best New Tournament Host Favourite Champion Bot Favourite Tournament Entry Modding AwardsBest Innovation Best Skinner Best Overall Modder Newcomer Awards
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Puppy
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yugitom Best Builder Best Modder Best Forums Contributor Best Overall Newcomer
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« on: December 16, 2014, 03:18:48 PM »
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« on: December 12, 2014, 02:41:07 PM »
Discussion for this years categories, might as well start it. Profile Awards
Best Username
Best Avatar
Best Signature
Best Personal Text
Best Profile Overall
Forum Awards
RA2 Wizard (Most Knowledgeable)
GTM Unsung Hero
Most Missed
Most Crafty
Best Advice
Most Likely To Be Online
Funniest
Kindest and Friendliest
Least Friendly and Kind
Most likely to stay on topic
Least likely to stay on topic
Most Enthusiastic
Biggest Show-Off
Most Annoying
Most Bizarre
Most Controversial
Most Improved Member
Favourite Real Robot Builder
Favourite GTM-built Real Robot
Favourite GTM Staff Member
Best Forum Joke
Best Forum Moment
Building Awards
Most Unique Bots
Best Bot Designer
Best Bot Skinner
Best IRL Builder
Worst Bot Builder
GTM's Favourite DSL Builder
GTM's Favourite Stock Builder
Tournament Awards
Best Tournament
Best New Tournament Host
Most Surprising Tournament Moment
Favourite Champion Bot
Favourite Tournament Entry
Favourite Tournament Match
Best Final
Best BOTM Winner of 2014
Modding Awards
Best New Arena
Best New Component
Best Ideas
Best Skinner
Best Overall Modder
Newcomer Awards
Limited to members who joined in 2014
Best Builder
Best Modder
Best Forums Contributor
Best Overall Newcomer Profile AwardsBest Username Best Avatar Best Signature Best Personal Text Best Profile Overall Forum AwardsRA2 Wizard (Most Knowledgeable) GTM Unsung Hero Most Missed Most Crafty Best Advice Most Likely To Be Online Funniest Kindest and Friendliest Least Friendly and Kind Most likely to stay on topic Least likely to stay on topic Most Enthusiastic Biggest Show-Off Most Annoying Most Bizarre Most Controversial Most Improved Member Favourite Real Robot Builder Favourite GTM-built Real Robot Favourite GTM Staff Member Best Forum Joke
Best Forum MomentBuilding AwardsMost Unique Bots Best Bot Designer Best Bot Skinner Best IRL Builder Worst Bot Builder GTM's Favourite DSL Builder GTM's Favourite Stock Builder GTM's Favourite Ironforge BuilderTournament AwardsBest Tournament Best New Tournament Host Most Surprising Tournament MomentFavourite Champion Bot Favourite Tournament Entry Favourite Tournament Match
Best Final
Best BOTM Winner of 2014Modding AwardsBest InnovationBest New Arena
Best New Component
Best IdeasBest Skinner Best Overall Modder Newcomer Awards
Limited to members who joined in 2014Agaton
DaPika
El Chickenado
Garfie489
Graystripe01
Jarvis_Rapture
Knight
Kungfooey242
MR. BONESTRIPPER
Meeko011
Natster-104
Puppy
TK Kenta
TheFallen
TommyProductionsInc
bigbiggerbiggest
jaydee99
microminer100
shedRift
taylorgang85
thesnowingsteak
tmccreight25
yugitom Best Builder Best Modder Best Forums Contributor Best Overall Newcomer Red = removed, green = added So, what needs adding and removing to make it relevant this year?
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« on: December 09, 2014, 04:37:07 AM »
A basic skill which is sometimes unknown to newer members. Let's check it out.I want to send Wasp into a DSL MW IRL tournament.  I need to click it, and then click 'Export' which brings up this screen:  On which I press OK. The bot has now been exported to my Robot Designs folder in the RA2 directory.  I can now go to the GTM Bot Exchange on the top bar of the site, and scroll down to the DSL MW uploader (obviously use whatever class and mod your bot is).  And add my robot to the exchange  ---A FEW MOMENTS LATER--- Yeah! We uploaded it! Now we find it in the DSL MW Bot Exchange, and copy it's link address.  And this address can then be sent to someone running a tournament to enter your - hopefully legal - bot using GTM's Personal Message system.  Congratulations! You entered a tournament!EDIT: I actually just found out there was already a sort-of guide (with less pictures) I posted about 3 years ago, with a slightly more complex method (but a method I personally prefer). Check it out here: 1. Read the requirements of the tournament you wish to enter, noting weight class, game type and any restrictions.
2. Built a bot suitable to these requirements.
3. Leave the botlab, and in Team HQ, click the robot once, and then press export.
4. The bot will be exported to the 'Robot Designs' folder of your RA2 folder.
5. Put the .bot file into a .zip file - most Windows OS can make .zip folders.
-ALTERNATIVE: Use winRAR to put the file into a .rar file. After installing the free winRAR (http://www.rarlab.com/download.htm) program, right click the .bot file, and click 'Add to *botname*.rar'.
6. Go to the GTM File Host (https://gametechmods.com/forums/index.php/page,page4749.html) and upload the .zip or .rar file you just created.
7. The uploader will give you a line of code. Select this code, right-click and copy.
8. Go to the tournament signups page (ENSURE THE TOURNAMENT IS IN THE SIGNUPS STAGE FIRST, AND NOT DISCUSSION, AND ALSO THAT IT IS NOT FULL) and click the message icon (Image removed from quote.) to send the host (the first poster, who runs the tournament) a personal message.
9. In this personal message, right-click and paste the code from earlier. Add any relevant information if you feel necessary, remembering to state why you are sending it in either the subject or message.
10. Send the message, and hope it all goes well! :D
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« on: October 27, 2014, 06:58:11 PM »
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« on: October 12, 2014, 02:24:35 PM »
V1.1 Download Link (Ready-To-Go .RAR file)V1.1 patch alone (If you need to update the old v1.0)V1.1b patch - add this to whatever you haveV1.1c patch - apply this to V1.1b========================= What's New In Ironforge? ========================= 1. Weightclass OverhaulThe new Weightclass limit for Ironforge will be AW - 70kg BW - 90kg LW - 125kg MW- 200kg HW- 400kg SHW - 600kg Please note that this is a self enforced weight class limit, as there is no way to mod the exe directly without the source code. 2. 4 New Components (v1.0)    3. 3 New Teams (v1.0)   ========================= UPDATES ========================= v1.0 all planned components are completed reached over 15 full AI teams new components: fist, servo piston, actuator, car steering balance: beta speed increase to 15, ban hammer nerfed various oversight fix v0.5c replace newer version of py with older version, somehow resulting in much more stable game. v0.5b fix some crash issues with treads v0.5 piston stability, axle stability new components: Drum, Iron Spike, Tread, Tread Motor, Ice Thrower 6 new teams v0.4 crushing teeth 2 new teams v0.3 weightclass overhaul component rebalance ballast slim axle major motor stability fix new team ========================= Installation ========================= For NEW USERS On a fresh copy of STOCK 1. Delete the AI Folder 2. Delete the Components Folder 3. Delete the UI Folder 4. Unzip Files into RA2 directory For EXISTING USERS 1. Unzip file into Ironforge directory **NOTE** PLEASE GIVE FEEDBACK IF YOU LIKE WHAT YOU SEE To install hotfix, unzip file into Ironforge directory. ========================= The goals of Ironforge TC ========================= Ironforge TC is intended to support more realism than DSL TC. While I will not impose any stricter rules than current DSL-S, component balance ensure that you do not have to sacrifice efficiency by choosing certain parts for looks. ========================= Screenshots =========================    Any questions or ideas can be posted through here for any community-agreed changes in any way.
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« on: August 10, 2014, 11:10:51 AM »
I kinda want to update the way I listen to music. I use a 2007 iPod Nano, 8gb, and it's served so well, outliving an iPod Touch easily, but I don't like having all my stuff on 1 device for some reason, plus I love the tactile feedback you get from an Apple clickwheel.
How outdated am I?
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« on: July 28, 2014, 04:08:59 AM »
Hi. Preliminary Round -
Round 1 -
Round 2 -
Semi-Finals -
Grand Final -
Grudge Matches -
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« on: July 12, 2014, 06:48:34 AM »
 Ironforge drive 2quick2fast.
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« on: June 13, 2014, 04:27:28 AM »
Yeah I don't have a team name so deal with that thread title. Making all the threads everywhere now my beetle is getting a little more serious. Initial Sketchup Model (Thanks Tweedy :D)  Current component layout - missing mixer, wheels and forks. Lots of wire shortening to do.  Current Cardboard Mockup (cardboard bots revival 2014)  Will be invertible. Front plate 3mm steel, baseplate/top plate/sloped sides 4mm hdpe, then the rest of the chassis 'box' inside the side skirts (back and sides) will be 10mm hdpe.
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« on: May 26, 2014, 09:00:42 AM »
SIGNUPS OPEN FOR Building RulesBots are to be built in Ironforge v0.3. Bots are to be in the Ironforge Heavyweight category, with a maximum weight of 400.0kg, although 4 ballasts can be added on top of this for no weight cost. Why 400kgs? I didn't see this mentioned before.
1. What actually happened
All components' weight have been cut in half. So the bot you build is exactly the same, just the number on screen is halved.
2. Why?
Because the havok engine functions a lot better at lower weight. Don't believe me? Download v0.3 and watch some AI battles to see the difference.
Bots are to be built to DSL-Style Standard Realism Rules (Not IRL - please ask if you don't understand Standard Realism) Bots may not use any out of game editing such as BFE or AAM, including for long bot names. Cheatbot2/custom components are banned. Bots must show controlled movement and have at least 2 wheels/treads or a functioning walking equivalent. Clusterbots/Multibots are allowed to a maximum of 2. Tournament GuidelinesEntries are ONLY to be sent when the tournament is in the Signups phase. All entries out of these guidelines will be permanently disqualified. There are an unlimited amount of slots. Each person may enter 1 robots, except ty4er who may enter 2 if he chooses for winning RIP3 Signups will be open for 1 week only. Bots will be AIed by me if no bindings are supplied, only to a level where the robot works. AI yourself if you can. Entries cannot be updated. Once accepted, your entry is final. If your entry is declined, you have a single chance to correct any discrepancies. Battle RulesBattles will be 2 minutes long Battles will take place in the Containment Cube Any robot that causes a match-changing havok gets 1 restart. Any more and the bot will be disqualified. Any robot that shows uncontrolled movement for 30 in-game seconds or more will be disqualified. All matches will be 1v1 I will enter and my entry is this:  (Name and skin to be finalized) Entries1. Craaig2. yug1tom
3. Playzooki
4. TommyProductionsInc
5. KOS_Flow
6. 0909017. NeighImACarrot
8. Mouldy King Bash
9. yoda9726
10. STC
11. ty4er
12. ty4er
13. 123savethewhales
14. Meganerdbomb
15. Mystic2000
16. HurricaneAndrew17. MassimoV 18. Mr AS Green - AIed Orange - Accepted Red - Rejected Black - Received
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« on: May 16, 2014, 09:49:19 AM »
SIGNUPS END IN FULL RULES: 1) Ironforge v0.4 2) Heavyweight (400kg maximum, but 4 ballasts can be added at no weight cost.) 3) IRL rules - bots can ONLY be as effective as their hypothetical real life counterparts. If a weapon type is not feasible IRL, it's not allowed.4) BFE is allowed for realistic purposes, however all other glitches (including Narmour) and out-of-botlab editing methods are banned. 5) No custom components. 6) No cheatbot2 components. 7) Fights will be 3 minutes long and take place in the Robot Wars Arena. 8) No joke bots, no multibots. 9) 1 Havok restart, then disqualification. 10) Your bots will be judged heavily on the IRL specification. 11) You get 1 chance to re-enter if your bot is not approved. 12) No updates once approved. 13) There will be 12 entries in total, and there will be a Loser's Bracket for losers of Round 1 only. The main bracket will work with 4 3-way melees followed by 1v1's. The Loser's Bracket will be 1v1 all the way. I will be entering with Woff Dog  But with this srimech design  ENTRIES 1. Craaig2. Kurt Wylde3. 0909014. MassimoV5. 123savethewhales6. TBD Devastator7. Martymidget8. STC
9. Mr AS
10. Mazakari
11. Badnik96
12. Scrap DaddyBlack - Received Purple - Not IRL Red - Problem Orange - Accepted Green - Ready to roll
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« on: May 01, 2014, 01:18:31 PM »
 Welcome to the Centripetal Force SBV Thread :)You can now see your matchups for Round 1. Remember, there is a Loser's Bracket, so although the Round 1 winners go into the Winner's Bracket Final, the winner of the Loser's Bracket goes into the Grand Final against the Winner's Bracket Champion! I will also be hosting some Grudge Matches after the tournament (get in touch with me if there's a match you'd like to see) and a possibly 4-team Tag Tournament, if people organize themselves :P I also realize bracket-wise this tournament has a strange layout, so here's a vaguely explanatory diagram, featuring numbers instead of bot names. Round 1 Videos Group 1 -
Group 2 -
Group 3 -
Group 4 - GROUP 1 -
Naryar - Spiked Chain
Mazakari - Smashmouth
Ty4er - FISTING !
TDB Devastator - Barrage II
GROUP 2 -
Mr AS - Berzerker XL
S.H.I.E.L.D. - Hyperion
MassimoV - Thuggin' Somalian Pirate
Madman3 - Torn Into Enthrallment
GROUP 3 -
TommyProductionsInc - Autistic Pride
HurricaneAndrew - Experimentation
Craaig - Pyrexia 2.0
Playzooki - vs juggler hybrid
Mystic2000 - Quantum Cell
090901 - jonzu x naryar otp
KOS_Flow - ReapZ
Martymidget - Top Spinrar
GROUP 1 -
Mr. AS - Berzerker XL
KOS_Flow - ReapZ
090901 - jonzu x naryar otp
GROUP 2 -
Naryar - Spiked Chain
HurricaneAndrew - Experimentation
Mystic2000 - Quantum Cell
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« on: April 14, 2014, 05:00:37 AM »
This thought has been playing on my mind for some time. The current mobile site is pretty bad in my opinion and browsing on a mobile is sometimes quote tricky, although this may just be me.
Is there any way we could make the site friendlier to mobile? I know a lot of forums use that Tapatalk thing but I don't know much about it.
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« on: April 13, 2014, 07:12:00 AM »
SIGNUPS CLOSE 1st MAY! This tournament is all about the destruction - as much as possible, please! To ensure this, there are bot type restrictions. Rules-The bot must be a DSL 2.1 Heavyweight built under the 'Standard' ruleset. Minimum weight is 700kg. -Please do not enter an IRL bot, I will decline it. Also, if the bot you enter is obviously lower than your creative/technical ability, I may decline it. -The bot must have at least 75% of it's weapon weight in one of the permitted bot types. If you wish, the rest may be used in a rammer/wedged rammer rack. -The permitted bot types are as follows -Vertical Spinner
-Horizontal Spinner
-Face Spinner
-Top Spinner
-Angled Spinner
-Shell Spinner
-Juggler
-Frenzy-style Hammer (Hammer on a Geared Beta or Spin Motor
-NO SNS- -For weapon motors, you may freely use all types of Perm including Dual, the E-tek, the 2/4/6Mag gearboxes and the Geared Beta (for hammers only). Anything below the Perm 80 in power (Piglets, Mags etc) can be used at a limit of 2 for a specific bot type - for example, you can only have 2 Face Spinning weapons using any motor below a Perm 80. This means you can use more than 2 of these motors provided the bot is a hybrid, and only has a maximum of 2 on each weapon system. -No flailing weapons -No BFE for an unrealistic cause, no Custom Components, no AAM/Cheatbot2/ZeroG etc. Trov Glitch is allowed. -No Clusterbots -19 entrants (the last 4 accepted entries will be in a Wildcard match) -Fights will be conducted in the Combat Arena with hazards off for 3 minutes. -There will be a Loser's Bracket -All fights aside from the Grand Final (between Winner's Bracket winner and Loser's Bracket winner) will be 4-way. -1 Havok restart, then your bot will be removed from the battle. -No upgrades when you send your bot, apart from AI lines. -I can AI but PLEASE try, it saves so much time. -If you enter a bot that breaks the rules, you will be notified. Your spot can be taken by someone else if you are holding a spot with an illegal bot and the entry list is full. -Entries received before signups open will need to be resubmitted after signups open to be valid. -I will be entering with Pyrexia 2.0 -Any empty spaces in the entry list after 1st May will provide 'bye' spots, first filling the Wildcard, and then if the Wildcard is empty too, they will be shuffled into the first round via randomizer. ENTRIES1. Craaig2. S.H.I.E.L.D3. Madman34. Playzooki5. KOS_Flow6. Mr AS7. HurricaneAndrew8. MassimoV9. TommyProductionsInc10. Ty4er11. 09090112. Martymidget13. Mystic200014. Mazakari15. Naryar16. TBD Devastator17. 18. 19. Green - Ready to go! Orange - Accepted Red - Problem! Your bot may crash my game or is illegal! Black - Received
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« on: March 31, 2014, 04:58:49 PM »
 V1.0 Robot Wars 2005 AIExtract over a clean copy of DSL 2.1
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« on: March 22, 2014, 05:27:53 PM »
Hey all! This is a quick tutorial to installing all 3 most-played versions of Robot Arena 2 - the original Stock game, the DSL 2.4 mod and the newer Ironforge mod. The process is identical for all 3 versions, so I have just made 1 guide and pointed out the only place it differs - downloading the file. The picture examples show DSL 2.4, and the guide will assume you are using Windows 7, 8/8.1/ or 10. NB: To install any of these, your computer will need either WinRAR or 7zip installed. Both are free and completely virus-free. My example pictures will show screenshots of 7zip, but WinRAR is similar. 1) Download your chosen versions file: StockDSL-IRL 2.4IronforgeMy examples show DSL 2.1 but the process is exactly the same.  2) Ensure you have either 7zip or WinRAR installed and open the .rar file. I'm using 7zip in this example but it's similar.  3) Extract to whatever location you desire - if you're made a version crash or mess up, extract it to a different location to get a clean copy.  Game should now be ready to play using the Robot Arena 2.exe in the folder that was extracted.
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« on: February 08, 2014, 06:35:59 AM »
I imagine a few of you have tried this already, an f2p 3rd person shooter with awesome weapon customization that's just come out of beta.
Tried it? What's your setup?
I'm still trying out a few things but currently use a Rifle with the Pyro payload and a Beam with the Heal payload and a couple of scope/magazine changes on each :D
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« on: December 19, 2013, 02:36:20 PM »
GTM AWARDS 2013
CONGRATULATIONS ALL WINNERS!
Profile AwardsBest Username-Somebody
Best Avatar-Naryar
Best Signature-NFX
Best Personal Text-Craaig
Best Profile Overall-NFX
Forum AwardsRA2 Wizard (Most Knowledgeable)-123savethewhales
GTM Unsung Hero-Trovaner
Most Missed-The Ounce
Most Crafty-Domanating
Best Advice-Naryar
Most Likely To Be Online-Jonzu95
Funniest-Scrap Daddy
Kindest and FriendliestTie between Trovaner, Domanating and Craaig
Least Friendly and Kind-Venko
Most likely to stay on topic-Sonny_Resetti
Least likely to stay on topic-Jonzu95
Most Enthusiastic-Tie between Helloface199 and rnifnuf
Biggest Show-Off-Naryar
Most Annoying-That Robot is a Spy!
Most Bizarre -Davidyamy
Most Controversial-Tie between Mazakari and Venko
Most Improved Member-rnifnuf
Favourite Real Robot Builder-MikeNCR
Favourite GTM-built Real Robot-Nyx
Favourite GTM Staff Member-Trovaner
Best Forum Joke-Goat
Best Forum Moment-DSL3 Beta Release
Building Awards
Most Unique Bots-Domanating
Best Bot Designer-Domanating
Best Bot Skinner-Scrap Daddy
Best IRL Builder-Thyrus
Worst Bot Builder-Playzooki
GTM's Favourite DSL Builder-Domanating
GTM's Favourite Stock Builder-Mr Awesumsauce
Tournament Awards
Best Tournament-RNP: Poker Night at the Arena
Best New Tournament Host-Rob Collins
Most Surprising Tournament Moment-Mad Max vs Cheatbot - RNP:PNatA
Favourite Champion Bot-Ryu:Hellfire - Thyrus - Battlebots 7
Favourite Tournament Entry-GBH3 - Sonny_Resetti - Robot Wars 2005
Favourite Tournament Match-Mad Max vs Cheatbot - RNP:PNatA
Best Final-Black Harpy vs Bye - Battlebots 6
Best BOTM Winner of 2013-AT-AT Imperial Walker - Domanating - June
Modding Awards
Best New Arena-RW Arena v2, WhamettNuht
Best New Component-Wham's RW Components
Best Ideas-WhamettNuht
Best Skinner-WhamettNuht
Best Overall Modder-123savethewhales
Newcomer Awards
Limited to members who joined in 2013Sic
Davidyamy
Galacticruler
TheUnknownRobotics
KOS_Flow
Lemonism
Psydia
thurston_studios
TBD Devastator
HeartFoxx
rnifnuf
Battlebotsboy
lewiscgcol
KaiReptilon
S.H.I.E.L.D
helloface199
Miz_fit
playzooki
LDogMasher
201700159
Havik K12
DaKuzel48
senstro
KnivesInAToaster
HerpsAndDerps
Camaro Kid
- N.B: Mazakari is exempt from this list due to actually joining previous to 2013.
Best Modder-Sic (The only unanimous vote - congratulations)
Best Forums Contributor-Rnifnuf
Best Overall Newcomer-Lemonism
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