General Tournament Discussion

[Philippa]

Wrong thread to post this in, but use VertSpinner.py and wire the weapon motor to a forward/backward stick.

[Asbestosstar]

I would like AI help on my event.

[kill343gs]

I would like AI help on my event.

You are required to know how to AI yourself if you are running a tournament. If you have specific AI related questions, please post them in technical support.

[Asbestosstar]

Ok, I have mastered Aing and this is the 1st vid when I 1st got it to work and will have another tommorow of 2 AI

Vid 1 the baked spinner was with AI
Vid 2 for tomorrow. <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/UNyaHihKRTE" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

So can I start my event now?

[kix]

C'mon give him a try, what can pawsibly go wrong?

[Asbestosstar]

Thank you homie

[FightingBotInformal]

Thank you homie

Ummm....I don't know why but that AI doesn't look right to me.

[Asbestosstar]

mean to, I dont know what wrong.

[FightingBotInformal]

mean to, I dont know what wrong.

If you don't know what's wrong, then WHY DO THE ROBOTS WALL-HUG FOR AN EXTENDED AMOUNT OF TIME?

[Asbestosstar]

thats what i aint know,
maybe they like trump
But hey, whats a MEME tournament without MEME AI

[090901]

The nose math in the bindings is wrong, if you post the bindings and the bots we can help you fix that.

[Asbestosstar]

It is Math.pi*0.5

[090901]

Actually from watching the video, it looks like you didn't name you controls for turning left and right correctly on the bots, the control should be named LeftRight.

[Asbestosstar]

Maybe i mixed that up.

[toAst]

probably a pipe dream but ive been thinking all day about a throwback tournament. no ai, just for fun and kicks. maybe bring back some classic elements of my favorite tournaments from like a decade ago (maybe a records table/challenge board style page like ra1 used to keep, or a traditional tournament including a nifty thing with robot profiles and fun junk like the old aceuplink mega-tourneys). not super serious, no bitching about lag (just drop out and shut up), just super seriously cool-looking and fun. i'd build a page for it that'd look something like a real robot competition's, maybe better. just for the flash and fun. it's been a long time, nobody plugs their computer into a phone-line anymore. keep it light or beetle for a test-run and see where it goes from there. i'll ****in' do it, would anyone join in?

[toAst]

i was honestly going to spend my whole night demo-ing it out before i posted anything but i just spent my whole night reading about alaska half asleep god knows why. i blinked and its 4am

[Badger]

Guys, what do you think of allowing a host to set a minimum number of signups, so if they don't get the required number of entrants by end of signups they aren't forced to keep extending the deadline or run the tournament with byebots, and instead can cancel the tournament?

[Asbestosstar]

think its ok, if the people dont like it, it does not need to go on.

[RedAce]

Guys, what do you think of allowing a host to set a minimum number of signups, so if they don't get the required number of entrants by end of signups they aren't forced to keep extending the deadline or run the tournament with byebots, and instead can cancel the tournament?

Eh, maybe.  It seems more like host error at that point to cancel the entire tournament.

Anyway, I've had an idea stirring up in my head for a while to try a tournament like this, but I'm not sure if I want to run it unless enough people really, REALLY want me to do it.  At the very least I'm just throwing the idea for whoever wants it.

RA2's Creed (Name most certainly a WIP):

The idea of the game is that every entrant is an Assassin.  No, these assassins aren't going to be making leaps of faith into haystacks, having humans with no faces, or using spike wrists for weapons.  The assassins here have a specific target that they must kill.  Once they kill their own target, they get a new target, and the game goes on from there.  The last man standing is the grand winner of the tournament.  That's basically it in terms of trying to win the game.  The catch?  Everyone's target is a secret, and only the host knows who's who needs to kill who.  Everyone also has to PM the host of who they are attacking.  If they win and the person they choose wasn't their target, then the target lives.  The good news?  If they choose their specific target that they must kill, than the target is officially eliminated.  Also, it's advised to be careful on who the person wants to attack.  It's a little tricky to explain this next bit, but put it this way: If Person 1 asked to attack Person 2, and Person 2 beat them, then Person 2 get the benefits and Person 1 could be potentially killed, or assist Person 2 find their assassin.  Because of all this, the host will not be entering, of course.  This was going to be a tricky tournament if I ever did it, but I was going to try and add some sort of spice or benefits to not make it completely random, but hopefully, the idea has gotten across without much confusion.

Again, just an idea.  I didn't plan on running it very soon, but just food for thought.  If anyone does want to take a crack at it, then you're more than welcome to.  I'd try this in a display tournament first, but I don't see how I can.

[Mr. AS]

If you don't know your target at all, isn't it effectively random? Since you're still taking pot shots in the dark until you get the correct guy.

Maybe give people hints, or list 3-5 people off and say that one of them is the target.