(https://i.imgur.com/33tAgoH.png)
In all fairness, I've had an idea for this for a while now and I planned on hosting an IRL tourney to end on a high note back in March, but Doot made something not only similar, but also completely overshadowed mine in every way. So I decided to hold back on that idea for a bit, then I decided to do a small mini tourney in Ironforge for the summer just to make sure I still had it in me for tournament hosting. It wasn't my best as I found myself distracted on other life things and just having other issues with my laptop. This time, it's going to be a tournament I will put all of my priorities on. I want to make this the best tournament I will ever host, and one that I will feel proud of completing. I'm probably not going to start this quite yet, but I'd like to create as many improvements and such before this enters signups.
GENERAL RULES:
- DSL 2.2 CW's
- IRL Building Style
- 36 bots will Compete
- Once bot per member, but if signups aren't completely filled up for a while, then I will extend for another week and allow secondary entrants.
- I'm willing to AI if you are not able to, but don't complain what I AI'd your bot or you will disqualified automatically (It will not change once the SBV thread is up.)
BUILDING RULES:
- DSL 2.2 Bots only
- Cruiserweight bots only (399.1 - 600.0 KG)
- Very Strict IRL Rules Apply
- Walkers/Shufflers will get an additional 200 KG, but that weight must be used for the mechanism itself.
- Multibots will be allowed, but at least weigh at least 35% of the total weight limit of your bot.
- Modular robots will be allowed, but you can enter a maximum of four configurations and you must PM the specified bot type for the configruation to fight.
- The DSC IRL packs will be allowed (Even future releases)
- The following components are allowed, but you can only use one on your entrant: Mechavore disc, Microvore disc, Moros blade, Frenzy hammer, Minion disc, Overkill blade
- You can send your own component reskins as long as you provide the necessary files to me when you enter and the ONLY change to said component(s) is the skin.
- The only cheatbot2 Components allowed are the Flatmotor, Slow Flatmotor, and the Overkill Motor. Everything else is banned.
- BFE, AAM, OBJRA2 and Every Sergepatcher Component Freedom tool, except for the weight bonus one, will be allowed for IRL purposes
- You can make an update once and only once (The only exception if it's a skin change or anything extremely minor), but I will stop allowing updates when signups close.
- If an updated bot is illegal, then I will use the original bot you sent me.
BATTLE RULES:
- 3 minute length matches
- The Robot Wars 2016 Arena (Reskinned) will be used for this tournament
- In the event of Secondary Signups, then I will make sure both of your bots do NOT compete in the same heat
- Any multibots competing must have at least 55% of the total robot to be considered eliminated, and any melees they fight in will have the heaviest robot compete.
- Only VERY minor havoks will be shown in a main heat video, and bots will not be penalized for havoks. However if a robot havoks more than enough times or just straight up crashes my game too often, then the robot will be eliminated and will be referenced to "technical issues" (If the builder would like to see a video of the havoks for proof, then I will upload said video, and for the record, I'd say 20 havoks or crashes would be a tipping point for me to just forfeit it and move on).
- There will be six heats, with three 1-on-1 qualifiers per heat. Winners will advance to the semi-finals, but losers will go on to a redemption rumble for a second chance. The winner of that will earn a spot back in the competition, and follow a traditional bracket style for the heat. The Grand Final will also follow the same format.
- I will be judging every bot fairly on a spectrum of 45 points from three categories: Aggression, Damage, and Control (in other words, Classic Battlebots style judging).
Arena Skin:
(https://i.imgur.com/pHxkl0Q.png)
My Entry:
(https://i.imgur.com/u3aaEFY.png)
Prizes:
First place will earn the AI of all the entrants, the arena, and a Robots Designs folder with all the entries to play around with, including the rejected ones.
tl;dr Dutch Robot Wars but with Cruiserweights
SIGNUPS:
1. RedAce - ToXiN
2. pokebro14 - Sea Lobster
3. Hoppin - HIROHITOKINGOFTHESEE
4. Olister92 - Lynx
5. GroudonRobotWars - Nightmare Moon Evo
6. 8bean - Mustard
7. TheOrcCorp - General Orcatraz Mk2
8. Guldenflame - Armoriod 1.5
9. kaiser - 600kg Ferrortite 2
10. TheRoboteer - Zodiac
11. Dadddjent - BIGSTICK 2.0
12. TGM - Bite Me!
13. Mouldy - Ejector
14. evil toaster - fatal risk
15. Plerco - Dwarf Adder & Garter Snake
16. xanoz - Clip Hurr
17. NeonCalypso - Sir Morphsalot
18. Bildschirm - The Revenger
19. jaydee99 - Underboss A-Spec
20. Botomatic1000 - Macromandra
21. SagarisRA2 - Panthera 2
22. DemonofTomorrow - Implosion
23. MrBK455 - U.L.L.
24. Jamied666 - Dreaming Of Screaming
25. DragonSteinCole - Queen Lance-a-Frog
26. G.K. - Dune Buggy
27. Moully - Robbie Botten
28. FaceBagman - Witching Hour
29. PrimevalMamba - Neopolitan
30. BDBlu - Startprogramm
31. Arcane - Contaminant Evo
32. Badnik96 - Evil Art Project Mk3
33. Dreamcast - Le Goon
34. 090901 - Ripblade
35. Geice - AyEsDeEf
36. Mystic2000 - Night Stalking Murderer
Black - Received
Green - Accepted
Red- Problem
Italics - Update Used
So I finally got the Mock Heat done and running. Sorry for taking so long with this. I had some IRL things again, and I also had to learn how to use Sony Vegas (I've been using Adobe Premiere in my schools for too long, lol).
https://youtu.be/Y3fsiz2a9a0 (https://youtu.be/Y3fsiz2a9a0)
The editing may look a bit rough, but I might try a different format now having a bit of knowledge on how to use Vegas. Also, I changed a few rules after I took these precise notes from recording the matches:
- I decided to just straight up big havoks and restrict to the minor details.
- A rule was added to give much more leniency to bots that havok, though bots that are just designed to be a havok bomb will be disqualified entirely.
- I didn't want the entire tournament to be plagued with havok bombs or RA2 crashes so that's why you see the matches.
- Extenderbots (i.e. Igor) might be a cause of some trouble I had with the crashes, but I really hope it doesn't completely break the tournament.
- I'll try a different computer to see if the performance is any better and gives me a better chance to avoid crashes.
- I mostly did the Robot Wars music as a slight placeholder. If I happen to find enough original-ish music I'll use that instead.
- I also shrunk the entrant size down in the event that I don't get nearly as many entrants as I hoped and that signups don't go so slow.
Also I'm going to announce that I plan to open signups on January 12, 2018.