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Title: BattleBots Reborn Cup | Season 2
Post by: TheBarangoat on March 11, 2017, 05:03:09 PM
Hey GTM users!

For anyone who doesn't know me, I'm The Barangoat, the guy behind BattleBots Reborn.

Last fall I held a 22-bot tournament, The BattleBots Reborn Cup, where I pitted my heavyweight recreations against each other for ultimate glory. Well, the tournament is back, and it's gonna be way better than last time. You won't even recognize it as the same thing!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKuAypEjvJ4

You can see a lot of what's to come just in the trailer: 49 bots, with last year's field significantly upgraded. Better graphics. BattleBots-skinned Combat Zone. And much more!

This is me trying to get y'all hyped for the start, May 15. I will also be active on Reddit with bot previews starting March 27, one a day, until the premiere in May. I guess I can share them here too lol.

Any questions? I'm an open book, so feel free to comment here, find me on Reddit @TheBarangoat, Instagram @barangoal, and on YouTube at Coleslaw and the Barangoat. Until next time...

It's...ROBOT FIGHTING TIIIIIME!!!
Title: Re: BattleBots Reborn Cup | Season 2
Post by: Thyrus on March 11, 2017, 06:06:36 PM
Good to see you here again. It's easier to talk here than in the comments section of your videos ;)
Good luck with the tournament
Title: Re: BattleBots Reborn Cup | Season 2
Post by: TheBarangoat on March 11, 2017, 09:35:39 PM
Good to see you here again. It's easier to talk here than in the comments section of your videos ;)
Good luck with the tournament

Thank you kind sir! And fair enough, I'll try and pose more on here during the tournament  :thumbup :bigsmile:
Title: Re: BattleBots Reborn Cup | Season 2
Post by: TheBarangoat on March 27, 2017, 01:37:56 PM
It's time for the bot previews! One bot a day for the next 49 days. First up, Bender!

https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/6054bender.jpg

-Builder: The Barangoat
-Career Record: 0-1
-Last Season Finish: First Round
-Offseason Upgrades: Longer blades
-Strengths: Weapon’s reach
-Weakness: Slow, No srimech, Vulnerable weapon

A poorly made Bender appeared in episode 18 of BattleBots Reborn. His only fight since was a frustrating defeat to frenZy in the opening round of the first season of the cup. After a bright start, Bender’s blade was chopped off by frenZy’s hammer. However, he survived the three minutes after frenZy’s hammer broke off before he could get the knockout. Although still slow, Bender’s longer blades will look to cause some upsets in this season.
Title: Re: BattleBots Reborn Cup | Season 2
Post by: Badnik96 on March 27, 2017, 02:56:46 PM
well it certainly isn't the worst replica i've ever seen. you could almost definitely make the chassis smaller and make an attempt at skinning it, but the basic shape is there and you can tell what bot it is at a glance.
Title: Re: BattleBots Reborn Cup | Season 2
Post by: Avalanche on March 28, 2017, 02:12:41 AM
Looking forward to this, big fan of your videos. Just so you know, to have your image appear like this:

(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/6054bender.jpg)

Put [img] tags around the link. One of the options on the image host should do this for you.
Title: Re: BattleBots Reborn Cup | Season 2
Post by: TheBarangoat on March 29, 2017, 10:33:28 AM
Back with more previews!
So my original plan was a post a day on here and Reddit, but on Reddit I was advised not to spam new threads like that. A mod advised a once-a-week post, so since I'm doing that, I'll do it here too. Every Monday I'll post 7 bots. Should make everything easier.

Bender: http://imgur.com/JSl9yaP
Beta: http://imgur.com/iSbcghc
Biohazard: http://imgur.com/iNTpbN0
Bite Force: http://imgur.com/CWLyLjT
Bombshell: http://imgur.com/oua2Mp3
Bronco: http://imgur.com/Z2F01hF
Brutus: http://imgur.com/9e86XLX
Title: Re: BattleBots Reborn Cup | Season 2
Post by: TheBarangoat on March 29, 2017, 10:34:22 AM
well it certainly isn't the worst replica i've ever seen. you could almost definitely make the chassis smaller and make an attempt at skinning it, but the basic shape is there and you can tell what bot it is at a glance.

Bender will soon be getting work done to him. I'm not the happiest with the body shape so I may do a full rebuild
Title: Re: BattleBots Reborn Cup | Season 2
Post by: TheBarangoat on March 29, 2017, 10:35:27 AM
Looking forward to this, big fan of your videos. Just so you know, to have your image appear like this:

(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/6054bender.jpg)

Put [img] tags around the link. One of the options on the image host should do this for you.

Thank you for the support and the assistance!  :smile: For now I'm using Imgur because it made posting to Reddit easier, but for here I may change it up next week.
Title: Re: BattleBots Reborn Cup | Season 2
Post by: TheBarangoat on April 03, 2017, 11:15:07 AM
Time for another 7 previews. Here are the Imgur links:

Chomp: http://imgur.com/6Y9RBrd
Chrome Fly: http://imgur.com/o3OiYDe
Cobalt: http://imgur.com/pYQ2ZCZ
Complete Control: http://imgur.com/3ktUscv
Counter Revolution: http://imgur.com/kHSLBwX
frenZy: http://imgur.com/7rUZIoY
Ghost Raptor: http://imgur.com/ZF7B8r5

This system has worked okay so far for Reddit, but you guys want me to do something different on here let me know :D
Title: Re: BattleBots Reborn Cup | Season 2
Post by: Asbestosstar on April 03, 2017, 11:38:33 AM
I wish Golem was here.
Title: Re: BattleBots Reborn Cup | Season 2
Post by: doot on April 03, 2017, 11:51:28 AM
I wish Golem was here.
notto disu sh**to again
Title: Re: BattleBots Reborn Cup | Season 2
Post by: Avalanche on April 03, 2017, 12:38:07 PM
I wish Golem was here.
Golem sucks. It lost it's only fight.
Title: Re: BattleBots Reborn Cup | Season 2
Post by: TheBarangoat on April 03, 2017, 12:57:44 PM
I wish Golem was here.

Probably will be in next year. Already got quite a few new heavyweight that'll enter: Black Ice, Golem, Lucky, and a lot more to come
Title: Re: BattleBots Reborn Cup | Season 2
Post by: TheBarangoat on April 10, 2017, 02:53:55 PM
Hello GTM! It's Monday, so here's 7 more bots for the Cup!

Golddigger: http://imgur.com/kXqhsjK
Hexadecimator: http://imgur.com/ohAQa4B
Hypershock: http://imgur.com/xsAMV6Y
Icewave: http://imgur.com/qR6ax8S
Killerhurtz: http://imgur.com/2OasXsH
Little Sister: http://imgur.com/hqEImwj
M.O.E.: http://imgur.com/hqEImwj
Title: Re: BattleBots Reborn Cup | Season 2
Post by: superbomb122 on April 10, 2017, 03:10:59 PM
The M.O.E link doesn't work.
Title: Re: BattleBots Reborn Cup | Season 2
Post by: TheBarangoat on April 10, 2017, 04:20:34 PM
The M.O.E link doesn't work.

Yeah I screwed up and put the wrong one xD Here you go http://imgur.com/Mgza5ZB
Title: Re: BattleBots Reborn Cup | Season 2
Post by: superbomb122 on April 10, 2017, 05:30:05 PM
Thanks
Title: Re: BattleBots Reborn Cup | Season 2
Post by: TheBarangoat on April 18, 2017, 12:48:46 AM
So after my girlfriend and I endured the sorrow events in the episode of 13 Reasons with Clay's tape, it hit me that I'm an unprepared dumbass who forgot it was Monday and time for another 7 bot previews. Better late than never, right?

Mauler: http://imgur.com/a/oLgUI
Mechavore: http://imgur.com/a/8CLU0
Mega Tento (god dammit): http://imgur.com/a/U206L
Minotaur: http://imgur.com/a/95d2A
Mortis: http://imgur.com/a/U40Ue
Nightmare: http://imgur.com/a/tPaRU
Omega 13: http://imgur.com/a/W83x9
Title: Re: BattleBots Reborn Cup | Season 2
Post by: Asbestosstar on April 18, 2017, 12:50:09 AM
OK.
Title: Re: BattleBots Reborn Cup | Season 2
Post by: TheBarangoat on April 24, 2017, 01:32:04 PM
Hey GTM! Here's 7 new bot previews to start your Monday:

Overdrive: http://imgur.com/a/4NkHK
Overhaul: http://imgur.com/a/8UjTx
Overkill (Last one with "Over" in his name, I swear!): http://imgur.com/a/tmXuV
Panic Attack: http://imgur.com/a/FkKM6
Poison Arrow: http://imgur.com/a/aOd9Z
Radioactive: http://imgur.com/a/G3zQ7
Razer: http://imgur.com/a/YPz79
Title: Re: BattleBots Reborn Cup | Season 2
Post by: TheBarangoat on May 01, 2017, 10:13:23 AM
TWO WEEKS

That's right, everyone. The BattleBots Reborn Cup returns in just two short weeks!

The penultimate Monday before the premiere is here, so here is the penultimate batch of 7 bot previews:

Red Devil: http://imgur.com/a/4AOEa
SawBlaze: http://imgur.com/a/s7ScA
Son of Whyachi: http://imgur.com/a/qc6b0
Stinger: http://imgur.com/a/1oTcW
Surgeon General: http://imgur.com/a/fFDUV
Tazbot: http://imgur.com/a/LvBTR
Tombstone: http://imgur.com/a/p3VUT
Title: Re: BattleBots Reborn Cup | Season 2
Post by: TommyProductionsInc on May 01, 2017, 12:03:18 PM
I'm happy to see you're using my replicas. If there's a season 3, maybe I can help?
Title: Re: BattleBots Reborn Cup | Season 2
Post by: TheBarangoat on May 01, 2017, 11:14:27 PM
I'm happy to see you're using my replicas. If there's a season 3, maybe I can help?

"If" there's a season 3...of course there will be! xD

If you mean in video production, I'll consider it, but at the moment I've found success with the current setup of things. Plus don't want anyone knowing results besides Cole, Sam and myself ;) But one thing I'll always accept is more fan creations. If you think a certain bot is bad (there's still many bad ones I've done lol) and you can make a better one, I'll definitely swap em out.
I see season 3 having more fan builds than builds of mine. Some of you guys (including you) make some gorgerous bots, stuff I could never do!
Thank you for your offer, I appreciate that so much. <3
Title: Re: BattleBots Reborn Cup | Season 2
Post by: Mr. AS on May 02, 2017, 12:23:05 AM
Tazbot looks good, despite stock's limited component selection.

edit: Have you considered using Component Freedom to make your bots? I feel it'd help out a lot.
Title: Re: BattleBots Reborn Cup | Season 2
Post by: TheBarangoat on May 02, 2017, 12:10:00 PM
Tazbot looks good, despite stock's limited component selection.

edit: Have you considered using Component Freedom to make your bots? I feel it'd help out a lot.

In love with that Tabot! And personally I haven't tried yet, I'm not sure if I even have the proper stuff downloaded to try it. But one sub named Doodle has been sending in a lot of his recent work and he uses CF incredibly well!
Title: Re: BattleBots Reborn Cup | Season 2
Post by: TheBarangoat on May 13, 2017, 07:58:04 AM
Hello GTM users! So it's Friday, and I know this should've been up a few days ago, but my Monday was spent in England. Our group went multiple places, then I followed that up with the Chelsea game, so time was limited to make a post. Then I thought "**** it, it's already late, just don it when you're back home."

Here are the FINAL SEVEN bot previews:
Vlad the Impaler: http://imgur.com/Ggxez6W
Voltronic: http://imgur.com/49L45E7
Warhead: http://imgur.com/OjlkfCL
Warrior Clan: http://imgur.com/7uDcZlB
Witch Doctor: http://imgur.com/bJwz289
Yeti: http://imgur.com/3thCw9o
Y-Pout: http://imgur.com/hno1vtO

Hope this has helped raise interest. The second season of the BattleBots Reborn Cup starts in TWO DAYS!! I promise that if its easier for anyone to view the videos on here, I'll share them just like I will on Facebook and Reddit.

So yeah. It's time yall. See you Monday for the premiere! :)
Title: Re: BattleBots Reborn Cup | Season 2
Post by: Avalanche on May 13, 2017, 08:04:07 AM
Hello GTM users! So it's Friday, and I know this should've been up a few days ago, but my Monday was spent in England. Our group went multiple places, then I followed that up with the Chelsea game, so time was limited to make a post. Then I thought "**** it, it's already late, just don it when you're back home."

Here are the FINAL SEVEN bot previews:
Vlad the Impaler: http://imgur.com/Ggxez6W
Voltronic: http://imgur.com/49L45E7
Warhead: http://imgur.com/OjlkfCL
Warrior Clan: http://imgur.com/7uDcZlB
Witch Doctor: http://imgur.com/bJwz289
Yeti: http://imgur.com/3thCw9o
Y-Pout: http://imgur.com/hno1vtO

Hope this has helped raise interest. The second season of the BattleBots Reborn Cup starts in TWO DAYS!! I promise that if its easier for anyone to view the videos on here, I'll share them just like I will on Facebook and Reddit.

So yeah. It's time yall. See you Monday for the premiere! :)

Congrats on winning the league. Please put Sunderland out of it's misery so hard they fire Moyes, please.
Title: Re: BattleBots Reborn Cup | Season 2
Post by: TheBarangoat on May 13, 2017, 11:40:45 AM


Congrats on winning the league. Please put Sunderland out of it's misery so hard they fire Moyes, please.
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Thank you! Hate to say it but Swansea might've just done that  :baffled:
Title: Re: BattleBots Reborn Cup | Season 2
Post by: TheBarangoat on May 15, 2017, 10:06:48 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i03GyCwbHWQ&t=181s


Hello everyone. Today's the day the BattleBots Reborn Cup returns! Episode one has just been uploaded.
We plan to schedule uploads every Monday, 7am US CST/Chicago time (for anyone in UK, that should be 1pm for you). So if I haven't shared it yet and you're eager to get viewing, here's a link to the channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLhANH5GGoUa-9JLn5I6CvQ

Hope you guys enjoy :)
Title: Re: BattleBots Reborn Cup | Season 2
Post by: TheBarangoat on May 29, 2017, 09:36:43 AM
...Well I've bee slacking...

Here's episodes 2 and 3 of the cup

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHUa55ym_qk&t=3s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-btQFxkj0M&t=1078s