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(10/18) The finals are up!
Synopsis:
--FINALS--
Enfilad3 vs. Hazardous Contraption
Dude, it's the finals. Go watch them if you want to know what happens.
--ROUND 9--
Hazardous Contraption vs. Diarrhea Of A Madman
The bot that wins this fight goes on to fight Enfilad3 for the championship, so you can bet neither of them will give up easily. Diarrhea Of A Madman gets under Hazardous Contraption right away in the first round and immediately kicks it into the corner. There, it takes a bit of effort to juggle Hazardous Contraption over the wall, but eventually DOAM does it for a TKO. The second round begins with Hazardous Contraption speeding behind DOAM as it comes around the corner of the center wall. Caught by surprise by this ambush, DOAM is unable to turn and bring its wedges to bear, allowing Hazardous Contraption to get under and begin chewing DOAM. However, despite DOAM's paper-thin chassis armor, it survives the attack long enough to give Hazardous Contraption's plow a good whack, which catapults DOAM off of Hazardous Contraption and into the wall. Unfortunately, from that point its weapon catapults it again out of the arena. In the tiebreaking third round, Hazardous Contraption is able to get under DOAM without any sneaky tricks like in the second round. Taking a tip from that last fight, it pushes DOAM into the wall, where DOAM's weapon catapults itself straight up into the air. When it comes down, it gives Hazardous Contraption one last spiteful smack before flinging itself out of the arena. Hazardous Contraption wins 2-1 with 2 TKO's; Diarrhea Of A Madman gets 1 TKO.
Like you probably are, I wondered what would have happened if Diarrhea Of A Madman didn't make that fatal mistake in round 2. So I found out. The result was the same: a TKO for Hazardous Contraption. No tricks necessary to get under DOAM.
--ROUND 8--
Ham-mer Sandwich 2 vs. Hazardous Contraption
I propose a new nickname for Naryar: "Comeback Guy". Just when you think he's doomed, he somehow manages to pull victory from the jaws of defeat. If we keep seeing fights like Red, Red, Green? and now this one, Hazardous Contraption will be climbing all the way up the loser's bracket and taking the Champion's Sword from Enfilad3. In the first round, Hazardous Contraption gets off to a good start when Ham-mer Sandwich's skirts get snagged on the center wall, exposing its side. Then it's another typical push-and-grind-until-dead exercise for Hazardous Contraption... until it gets flipped in an amazing maneuver by Ham-mer Sandwich. As Ham-mer Sandwich is self-righting, one of its hammers catches under Hazardous Contraption's rear stabilizer skirt, lifting it up and over as Ham-mer Sandiwch lands back on its wheels. When Ham-mer Sandwich starts pounding on the helpless Hazardous Contraption's vulnerable underside, it looks like now Ham-mer Sandwich is guaranteed the win and Hazardous Contraption is doomed. But NO! There's yet another amazing comeback as Ham-mer Sandwich flips Hazardous Contraption back over with a few poorly-placed hammer blows. Having suffered only minor damage so far, Hazardous Contraption is then able to do what it did at the beginning of this fight--and this time there's no surprise flips. After turning the fight around 360 degrees, Hazardous Contraption claims a KO. Compared to that back-and-forth, edge-of-your-seat first round, the next two fights are disappointingly short and one sided and hardly worth mention. Hazardous Contraption pushes Ham-mer Sandwich to the wall, flips it, and as Ham-mer Sandwich tries to self-right, it launches itself off of Hazardous Contraption and over the wall. The second and third fights are eerily similar to each other, almost exact move-for-move replays, both ending in a TKO for Hazardous Contraption. Hazardous Contraption wins 3-0 with 1 KO and 2 TKO's.
--ROUND 7--
Enfilad3 vs. Diarrhea Of A Madman
Diarrhea Of A Madman quickly loses the first fight after failing to turn fast enough to keep Enfilad3 off its flank. Safe from DOAM's weapon, Enfilad3 has an easy shot at hitting its weak chassis armor. It's hard to say who might have won had DOAM not made that blunder, and it becomes no clearer in the back-and-forth struggle of the next two rounds. First Enfilad3 gets under DOAM, but DOAM still strikes it with its weapon and punts it away. Before DOAM can take advantage of the hapless Enfilad3, however, Enfilad3 self-rights and gets under DOAM again, this time avoiding the weapon long enough to score a one-hit KO. DOAM starts off strong in the third round, kicking Enfilad3 halfway across the arena on the first hit, but once again Enfilad3 swiftly recovers and gets under DOAM. It's looking like a clean sweep for Enfilad3 when it throws DOAM into the center blade, but miraculously, the blade chucks DOAM in such a way that it lands back on its wheels with its wedges facing Enfilad3. Enfilad3 charges DOAM again and gets under it again, but somehow ends up tipping backwards as it pushes DOAM's wedges under DOAM. DOAM is the first to recover now, and is quick enough to throw Enfilad3 over the wall. Enfilad3 wins 2-1 with 2 KO's; Diarrhea Of A Madman gets 1 TKO.
Iron Spaghetti vs. Ham-mer Sandwich 2
To be honest, I don't think a spaghetti-and-ham sandwich sounds very tasty. And neither is this fight--it has to be restarted more times than an old lawnmower being pushed through a tall-grass prairie. First, Ham-mer Sandwich gets stuck on top of a piece of its own hammer and immobilized, which warrants a free restart, but that's only the tip of the iceberg. Every time Ham-mer Sandwich breaks Iron Spaghetti's shell (which inevitably happens in every fight), the axle-covered shell creates such a massive Havok explosion that Ham-mer Sandwich is, some way or another, flung out of the arena. What should be a 3-0 sweep with 3 KO's for Ham-mer Sandiwch turns into a purely technical win as Iron Spaghetti is forced to forfeit due to Havok explosions. Well, not PURELY technical: in the third fight, in the second restart after Iron Spaghetti has already exploded once, Ham-mer Sandwich FINALLY manages to stay inside the arena after being thrown by a small Havok explosion. Having gotten past the critical shell-breaking point, Ham-mer Sandwich easily tracks down Iron Spaghetti and gives it what it should have gotten in the first round. It's not all bad for the bots, though: Iron Spaghetti denies Ham-mer Sandwich two KO's by exploding, while Ham-mer Sandwich gets the chance to prove it could even win 7-0 if it had to. Ham-mer Sandwich 2 wins 3-0 with 1 KO.
Red, Red, Green? vs. Hazardous Contraption
It looks like Red, Red, Green? has a guaranteed win after it gets under Hazardous Contraption and begins juggling it all over the arena, but the instant Hazardous Contraption's wheels touch the floor, it turns the fight completely around. Now it's Hazardous Contraption's turn to juggle RRG, and RRG doesn't get a second chance. Hazardous Contraption gets under Red, Red, Green? right away in the second round, and there's no comebacks this time. The third round is Red, Red, Green? again, and this time it manages to keep Hazardous Contraption in the air longer, but Hazardous Contraption still somehow manages to make a comeback, even with both drive motors pouring smoke and its rear balance skirt ripped off. Even so crippled, Hazardous Contraption is a tough bot to get away from once it's under you. Hazardous Contraption wins 3-0 with 3 KO's.
--ROUND 6--
Enfilad3 vs. Hazardous Contraption
Hazardous Contraption gets a perfect shot at Enfilad3's flank at the beginning of the first round, but somehow, instead of getting under Enfilad3, Hazardous Contraption catapults over it and lands with its back exposed. It seems almost as if Enfilad3 planned the whole ruse as it seizes the opportunity to get under Hazardous Contraption and KO it with that lethal popup weapon. Hazardous Contraption has no such trouble in the second round, sliding right under Enfilad3 every time the bots collide head-on. After a single free restart for Enfilad3, Hazardous Contraption secures a KO. Hazardous Contraption clearly has the better wedge in this fight, but the tie-breaking last round ultimately comes down to driving and not wedginess. Hazardous Contraption is narrow and squirrely enough that Enfilad3 has little trouble sneaking around the wedges and lifting one corner to get under. After that, the fight is reminiscent of the first fight and ends with a KO for Enfilad3. Enfilad3 wins 2-1 with 2 KO's; Hazardous Contraption gets 1 KO.
Ham-mer Sandwich vs. Diarrhea Of A Madman
Ham-mer Sandwich just isn't well suited for fighting vertical spinners. Every time it gets a chance to fire its weapon, it can only hit DOAM's weapon, which in turn gives DOAM the leverage necessary to begin juggling Ham-mer Sandwich. That Diarrhea Of A Madman can easily slip under Ham-mer Sandwich's front skirts certainly doesn't help any either. Each of the three short fights end with Ham-mer Sandwich landing outside the arena in some way or another, and in the last fight it's even hung on the fence by its hammer like laundry out to dry. Diarrhea Of A Madman wins 3-0 with 3 TKO's.
Layziee vs. Iron Spaghetti
We already saw in round 1 how this fight goes: Layziee needs to toss Iron Spaghetti out of the arena within 30 or 40 seconds, or else its weapon will break and the fight will become a hopeless pushing contest. Layziee doesn't even come close to succeeding in the first round, and is forced to endure two minutes of punishment before time finally runs out. It's worth noting, however, that Layziee does an impressive job of repeatedly getting Iron Spaghetti into the center blade, though not quite impressive enough for a win. Layziee comes extremely close to a TKO in the second round, getting Iron Spaghetti up to the edge of the fence a few times and also taking off a wheel, but the weapon still ends up breaking before Layziee can put Iron Spaghetti in serious trouble. Once again, Layziee takes Iron Spaghetti on a few trips to the blade, but this amounts to no more than a token resistance in the final score. After two full-length fights, it's a relief when the last fight is over quickly: Layziee sends Iron Spaghetti over the wall in less than 30 seconds. Iron Spaghetti wins 2-1 with 2 WBP; Layziee gets 1 TKO.
Smitemare 8 vs. Red, Red, Green?
This fight can be summed up in a single word: OWNAGE. Red, Red, Green? dominates every fight, never letting Smitemare land a single hit or get under RRG even once. The first fight is over after RRG takes Smitemare on a box-long slam into the wall, and Smitemare's own weapon catapults it into the air for a TKO. The second fight is more drawn-out and violent, ending with RRG KO'ing a one-wheeled, one-skirted Smitemare. And the third fight goes like the first, just in a slightly less spectacular fashion. Red, Red, Green? wins 3-0 with 1 KO and 2 TKO's.
--ROUND 5--
Haymaker vs. Layziee
For the most part, Haymaker remains stable as it harmlessly knocks aside Layziee's charges. Key word: "Most". All it takes is one well-directed hit by Layziee to send Haymaker flying and tumbling, and with that nigh-impregnable front armor on Layziee, it's bound to happen sooner or later. Haymaker still does an impressive job of keeping itself in the arena--it never flies out on its own--but with the additional stress of Layziee's vertical blade, it's too much and Haymaker is tipped over the wall. The first fight goes this way, as does the second after Layziee flips itself and is just barely righted in time to avoid immobility. Layziee isn't so lucky in the third fight, however. Haymaker gets the leverage to flip it on its bad side, and being unable to self right, Layziee is immobilized. Layziee wins 2-1 with 2 TKO's; Haymaker gets 1 TKO.
Iron Spaghetti vs. BrasOuvert
By now, we pretty much know what to expect when BrasOuvert fights a bot with horizontally-oriented weapons: a long, mostly dull fight that often takes the full 3 minutes and comes down to points. It isn't surprising to see the same pattern in this fight. What IS surprising is the result. For one thing, BrasOuvert loses its front hammers for the first time in the tournament. That alone is enough to earn high honors for Iron Spaghetti. But then, even after Iron Spaghetti loses several of its spikes, Mauler dances, and barrel-rolls harmlessly around the arena for the rest of the fight, it still accumulates enough points in the beginning to beat out BrasOuvert in the final score for the first fight. The second fight goes to BrasOuvert, despite having lost a wheel, as the unbalanced Iron Spaghetti rolls into a corner and is unable to escape immobility. BrasOuvert really deserved to win the third fight--it took off both of Iron Spaghetti's wheels while it rolled around the arena, while BrasOuvert only lost a single hammer--but alas, it was not to be; Iron Spaghetti's relentless flailing racked up too many points in the first minute for BrasOuvert's lumbering pace to overcome. Iron Spaghetti wins 2-1 with 2 WBP; BrasOuvert gets 1 TKO.
With Layziee and Iron Spaghetti both winning their fights, they'll get another crack at each other in round 6. The two bots previously fought in round 1, with Layziee emerging the victor, though it was a close match. Will Iron Spaghetti be able to slake its thirst for revenge, or will it only drink shrapnel as Layziee defeats it a second time? It's not often bots get a second chance like this in BBEANS, so this will be a match to look forward to.
Red Tide VI vs. Smitemare 8
Once again, Red Tide is thoroughly out-wedged by its opponent, but this time, it's not quite fast enough to sneak around to Smitemare's side. When it tries, Smitemare just pops off its wheels and launches them across the arena like Nerf frisbees. Lacking wheels, Red Tide is little more than a harmless soup can for Smitemare to kick. Red Tide is dominated for 90% of the match, only redeeming itself in the last minute of the third fight, when it finally gets under Smitemare and is able to bring its drum to bear. Unfortunately, Red Tide is so crippled by this point that it can't move fast enough to escape being counted out. Smitemare 8 wins 3-0 with 1 KO and 2 TKO's.
Red, Red, Green? vs. Go Barbie, Go!
For the second tournament in a row, brother and sister Phlox and Barbie face off in the ultimate sibling rivalry. Last time, Phlox thoroughly stomped his sister with the unusual Volatile Partisan. Now he's going with a more conventional design, and it's Barbie's big chance to even the score, but... she ends up getting stomped even more thoroughly than before. For one thing, Go Barbie, Go! can't get under Red, Red, Green, and for another, RRG is much faster and more maneuverable than its opponent. On many occasions, RRG is able to simply bypass Barbie's wedges altogether and scoop her up from the side. A handful of solid chassis hits are enough to do Barbie in for good in all three fights. The overall Sibling Rivalry score: Phlox 2, Barbie 0. Red, Red, Green? wins 3-0 with 3 KO's.
--ROUND 4--
Haymaker vs. No Leaf Clover
Haymaker: SMACK! No Leaf Clover: Thank you sir, may I have another? Haymaker: SMACK! That's pretty much how most of this fight goes. No Leaf Clover's wedge and vertical spinner have the potential to destabilize Haymaker and send it out of the arena, but NLC has to ram Haymaker just right to do so, and it turns out that's somewhat difficult when NLC is busy practicing Basic Gymnastics 101. Sooner or later, Haymaker lands a hit on NLC's chassis, which cripples its drive so badly that it can't escape the immobility counter. While the first two rounds go to Haymaker hands-down, that changes in the third round as No Leaf Clover gets just the hit it needs. Haymaker is sent spinning out of control into the air, and although it manages to knock off NLC's weapon in the process, that doesn't count for much when Haymaker is stuck on the other side of the boundary wall. Haymaker wins 2-1 with 2 TKO's; No Leaf Clover gets 1 TKO.
T4 vs. Iron Spaghetti
T4 gets two flips on Iron Spaghetti at the beginning of the first round. Compared to its performace in its previous two fights, those flips are pretty pitiful, but T4 had better enjoy it while it lasts--those two times are the only chance it gets to even fire its weapon in all three fights. T4's chassis is just too narrow and too easy for Iron Spaghetti to grab on to and brush aside before it is in any danger of being flipped. T4 certainly has the power to launch Iron Spaghetti over the wall... but in this fight, it's like trying to strike a gopher with a lightning bolt. Iron Spaghetti wins 3-0 with 3 KO's.
Slasher vs. Red Tide VI
Slasher clearly has the superior wedge in this fight, getting under Red Tide again and again in the first round, never letting Red Tide so much as touch its chassis. After this quick, clean KO, the fight is looking pretty one-sided. But then Red Tide shows that wedginess isn't everything: speed and maneuverability are important factors too, even in an AI fight, and in this respect Red Tide far outstrips Slasher. After escaping Slasher's drum, Red Tide is able to sneak around to the sluggish Slasher's side, get under it, and grind it down after a good tour of the arena. Then in the third fight, Red Tide actually drives right over Slasher, turns around, and gets in its rear. Once on Red Tide's drum, the much less maneuverable Slasher has no way of escaping. Red Tide VI wins 2-1 with 2 KO's; Slasher gets 1 KO.
No Name #12 vs. Red, Red, Green?
Not much to say about this fight. The best No Name #12 can do is put up some token resistance as it is simultaneously tossed and destroyed in each fight. The final hit by Red, Red, Green? is a must see: RRG gets behind No Name on one side of the arena, pushes it to the other side at full speed while flipping it a few times, slams it into the wall, rips off BOTH of No Name's wheels in one hit, and leaves it standing upright on its hammer heads, utterly helpless. Play that one in slow motion! Red, Red, Green? wins 3-0 with 2 KO's and 1 TKO.
--ROUND 3--
Enfilad3 vs. BrasOuvert
BrasOuvert is nearly invincible against bots with only horizontal weapons, but sooner or later, the laws of probability dictate that it will run up against an opponent who can simply bypass that front armor and hit BrasOuvert's vulnerable top or bottom. That time is now, and BrasOuvert goes straight from being a brick wall to a punching bag in the space of one round. Enfilad3 easily destroys it in all three fights for a 3-0 win with 3 KO's.
Hazardous Contraption vs. Layziee
The first two rounds are over in a flash. Get under, boom, Layziee is dead. Get under, wham, Layziee is over the wall. The third round takes a bit longer, but Layziee still has no better luck and it's still a very short fight. Just before getting KO'd, Layziee pushes itself over the wall with its own weapon to deny Hazardous Contraption the KO. Hazardous Contraption wins 3-0 with 1 KO and 2 TKO's.
Go Barbie, Go! vs. Ham-mer Sandwich
The first fight is all about suspense. Ham-mer Sandwich carefully stalks Barbie around the arena like an assassin, staying on Barbie's flank, waiting for the perfect opportunity to strike. Not counting self-righting attempts, Ham-mer Sandwich only fires its weapon four times, and it only takes two hits to defeat Barbie. The second fight is much closer: the bots collide head-on, and Ham-mer Sandwich loses most of its weapon as it strikes Barbie's drills. But then Barbie somehow drives up Ham-mer Sandwich's plow and flips itself, exposing its flank. With only one razor tip left, Ham-mer Sandwich avoids Barbie's weapons and hits her underside for another KO. Barbie gets her revenge win in the third fight though. After taking off one of Ham-mer Sandwich's front skirts, it becomes much easier for Barbie to get under her opponent and avoid those hammers, and once under, it's not too hard to do enough damage for a KO. Ham-mer Sandwich wins 2-1 with 2 KO's; Go Barbie, Go! gets 1 KO.
Diarrhea Of A Madman vs. Smitemare 8
Smitemare gives DOAM a good run for its money in the first few seconds of the match, and even gives it some excellent airtime in the second round, but ultimately it proves a lot easier for DOAM to toss Smitemare than for Smitemare to toss DOAM. Diarrhea Of A Madman wins 3-0 with 3 TKO's.
Undercutter vs. Haymaker
With no slanted surfaces, Undercutter has no way to destabilize Haymaker and send it out of the arena. The fact that it's out-weaponed and under-powered doesn't help any either. Once its weapons are gone, those Perm axles effectively protect the chassis, but they also give Haymaker (or the center blade) the leverage necessary to flip Undercutter onto its back, where it can only helplessly await immobilization. Undercutter gets a lucky break in the second round when Haymaker bounces right onto the center blade and gets catapulted out of the arena, but its luck doesn't hold for the third round. Haymaker wins 2-1 with 2 TKO's.
No Leaf Clover vs. Psyco Sweeper
Psyco Sweeper is good at shoving No Leaf Clover around and keeping it tumbling, but with no active weapon it can't do much else, and sooner or later No Leaf Clover will self-right and get under Psyco Sweeper. Once that happens, it's all over for Psyco Sweeper. No Leaf Clover wins 3-0 with 2 KO's and 1 TKO.
T-4 vs. System Flailure
System Flailure can survive being launched by T-4 once, but twice is too much. T-4 secures its win right away in the first two rounds. But despite touching the ceiling on one occasion, System Flailure shows it isn't just a glorified Flip Test Dummy in the third round, after a hit from its flail effectively disables T-4's weapon and it comes down to a whittling project. T-4 wins 2-1 with 2 TKO's; System Flailure gets 1 TKO.
Iron Spaghetti vs. T I T A N
Try as it might, T I T A N lacks both the speed to stop Iron Spaghetti's spinning and the firepower to destabilize it. It holds up for a long time under Iron Spaghetti's relentless flailing, but eventually is either KO'd or loses a tread. Iron Spaghetti wins 3-0 with 1 KO, 1 TKO, and 1 WBP.
Gohem vs. Slasher
Both bots have a hard time getting under the other, resulting in a rather long stalemate until someone eventually gains momentum. That's Gohem in the first round, beating up Slasher before flipping it and allowing it to be immobilized. The second round is a real shocker: Slasher maneuvers into Gohem's rear and pins it against the wall not just once, which warrants a free restart for Gohem, but twice! What are the odds of that? As if self-concious of its cheap victory, Slasher proves it has what it takes for a straightforward win in the last round, pushing Gohem into the wall and allowing the movement of Gohem's own weapon to flip it over. Slasher wins 2-1 with 2 TKO's; Gohem gets 1 TKO.
ByeyE vs. Red Tide VI
Red Tide starts off strong in the first round, but each successive match gets a little closer than the last. Unfortunately for ByeyE, it never gets close enough for a win. ByeyE lacks the power to KO Red Tide once under it, and sooner or later Red Tide is going to get under ByeyE again. Red Tide wins 3-0 with 3 KO's.
Rage III vs. No Name #12
Rage III rams No Name with the force of a semi truck, but No Name is built like a tank. No Name hardly sustains a scratch before Rage is reduced to a harmless box zooming around. After this fruitless first round, Rage seems to say, "Aw, screw it! I can't win this!" and hurls itself over the arena wall in a fit of, well, rage. No Name #12 wins 3-0 with 1 KO and 2 TKO's.
Thumper vs. Red, Red, Green?
Just looking at it, it's easy to underestimate RRG's small spinners, but they pack a deceptively powerful punch. It's more than powerful enough to flip Thumper out of the arena in all three fights. Red, Red, Green? wins 3-0 with 3 TKO's.
--ROUND 2--
Red Red Green? vs. Enfilad3
Enfilad3 gets under Red Red Green right away in the first round, and it only takes a few hits for Enfilad to dispatch its opponent after that. The second round is a little closer - Red Red Green actually gets under Enfilad, but somehow bounces back out and flips over, allowing Enfilad to recover and KO RRG once again. Red Red Green finally gets it right in the last round, getting under Enfilad and then flipping it over the wall, but too late to make a difference in the overall outcome. Enfilad3 wins 2-1 with 2 KO's; Red Red Green? gets 1 TKO.
BrasOuvert vs. No Name #12
As Smoker learned in the last round, if you can't hit BrasOuvert's top or bottom and you're not fast enough to get around to its side, there's no way to get past all that armor in the front. No Name #12 does a little bit better than Smoker did - it takes off a few of those bars in the front and damages BrasOuvert's motors a good bit - but the fight still ends up being strikingly reminiscent of BrasOuvert's previous match. No Name #12 breaks itself on BrasOuvert's sledge hammers, and then it's a long wait while BrasOuvert slowly racks up points. BrasOuvert wins 3-0.
Hazardous Contraption vs. Red Tide VI
Not much to say about this fight: Hazardous Contraption can get under its opponent, and Red Tide can't. Hazardous Contraption must struggle for a bit to get past Red Tide's drum and hit the chassis, but there's nothing Red Tide can do to fight back while trapped on Hazardous Contraption's wedge. Hazardous Contraption wins 3-0 with 3 KO's.
Layziee vs. Slasher
There's a bit of a stalemate at the beginning as neither bot is able to get under and hit the other, but once somebody's weapon connects, it's over quickly. The first round goes to Layziee and the second to Slasher. Layziee gets under Slasher right away in the third round for a decisive KO. Layziee wins 2-1 with 2 KO's; Slasher gets 1 KO.
Go Barbie, Go! vs. T I T A N
Once Barbie gets under T I T A N and past the polycarbonate skirts, she makes short work of the chassis for a KO. Things don't go so smoothly for the second round, when T I T A N gets under Barbie and starts flipping it like a pancake. Barbie has several opportunities to recover, but all of them come to naught: two spiked clubs may not be a lot of weapon mass, but when every hit connects with Barbie's chassis, it's enough. The third round goes almost exactly like the first. Go Barbie, Go! wins 2-1 with 2 KO's; T I T A N gets 1 KO.
System Flailure vs. Ham-mer Sandwich 2
These bots are evenly matched in terms of power, speed, and wedginess, but Ham-mer Sandwich has one huge advantage over System Flailure: when System Flailure swings its flail, it's blocked by Ham-mer Sandwich's tough razor tips. But when Ham-mer Sandwich fires its hammers, there's nothing between it and System Flailure's chassis. System Flailure does well at flipping Ham-mer Sandwich and avoiding blows, but with no way of consistently striking back it's only a matter of time before Ham-mer Sandwich lands one more hit than System Flailure can take. Ham-mer Sandwich wins 3-0 with 3 KO's.
Diarrhea Of A Madman vs. Psyco Sweeper
The first two rounds are what you would expect from DOAM: Psyco Sweeper spends as much time tumbling in the air as on the ground before, inevitably, being flipped out of the arena. In the third round, though, after DOAM flips Psyco Sweeper into the blade, it drives away and mistakenly destabilizes itself, allowing Psyco Sweeper to get under DOAM and return the favor. A trip to the blade brings DOAM's damage levels to critical, after which Psyco Sweeper hangs DOAM face-down on the wall to dry. Diarrhea Of A Madman wins 2-1 with 2 TKO's; Psyco Sweeper gets 1 TKO.
Haymaker vs. Smitemare 8
Try as it might, Smitemare 8 can't so much as touch the hurricane force that is Haymaker without being violently knocked away. Things are looking good for Haymaker - until its own speed betrays it. If one of Haymaker's wheels ever touches the wall, it flings itself up and, in the first two rounds, over the wall before it can get through Smitemare's front armor. The third round is looking grim for Haymaker as well after it gets tossed into the blade and immediately afterward tossed by Smitemare, bringing its control board into the yellow, but soon Smitemare loses a hammer and is unable to deliver the finishing blow. It is also unable to drive into Haymaker, though, denying Haymaker a KO. Smitemare 8 wins 2-1 with 2 TKO's.
Hostility II vs. Undercutter
Hostility II can't get past Undercutter's spinners, and Undercutter can't get past Hostility's plow, so it all comes down to who can get to the other bot's side more times. It's Undercutter for the first round, and although it doesn't have what it takes for a KO, it does disarm Hostility for an easy win by points. The second round goes to Hostility after it takes off both of Undercutter's wheels for a TKO. The third round is Undercutter again, but once again Undercutter can't manage a clean KO with that tough plow in the way. Undercutter wins 2-1; Hostility II gets 1 TKO.
Smoker vs. No Leaf Clover
No Leaf Clover really should have won the first round - it quickly takes off one of Smoker's wheels, but just as Smoker is about to be immobilized, the damaged No Leaf Clover climbs on top of Smoker's weapons and gets KO'd. Smoker is off to a good start, but then karma strikes in the second round, which Smoker really should have won but didn't. It climbs up No Leaf's wedge and rips off the whole weapon almost immediately, and then it should only be a matter of time before No Leaf is KO'd. But one of the maces protecting No Leaf's wheels gets pulled in to Smoker's weapon and completely jams it, rendering Smoker totally ineffectual against No Leaf Clover. Eventually, No Leaf pins Smoker against the wall, and with its battery almost drained, Smoker is counted out. The third round evens things out with a fair (although very close) fight: No Leaf Clover takes off one of Smoker's wheels again and only has to wait for it to be immobilized. But Smoker manages to take off No Leaf's weapon and wedge at the last second, getting it stuck on its front end. Both bots begin being counted out at almost the exact same time, and you can't tell who's going to win until "IMMOBILIZED" at last appears over Smoker's name. No Leaf Clover wins 2-1 with 2 TKO's; Smoker gets 1 KO.
T-4 vs. Interventionism 2.0
After losing horribly in its first fight, T-4 finally gets to do what it was designed to do: it doesn't take more than two flips for Interventionism to fly out of the arena in the first two rounds. Interventionism gets under T-4 and lands a few hits in the third round, but it can't do enough damage before T-4 gets another chance for a flip, and this time Interventionism goes flying again. T-4 wins 3-0 with 3 TKO's.
Iron Spaghetti vs. FIRST ROUND FINALE!
For a bot with basically no weapon, FIRST ROUND FINALE does remarkably well against Iron Spaghetti. The arena wall proves to be a bigger threat than Iron Spaghetti: when FRF rams it too hard, its springy front skirts send it flipping over and out. FRF loses this way in the first and third rounds, only getting Iron Spaghetti over the wall in the second round. Iron Spaghetti wins 2-1 with 2 TKO's; FIRST ROUND FINALE! gets 1 TKO.
Gohem vs. Mace 2
Gohem can easily get under Mace, and tears up its backside for a KO in the first round. Gohem loses a hammer and one of its front supports in the second round, leaving Mace to run low on battery and be immobilized. This happens again in the third round, and although Mace isn't ever immobilized, Gohem has enough points for a win. Gohem wins 3-0 with 1 KO and 1 TKO.
ByeyE vs. ThunderStruck!
ByeyE can effortlessly stop ThunderStruck from spinning, but actually doing significant damage to it is quite a bit harder. The result is a strategic, if long and boring, win by points first for ThunderStruck, then for ByeyE in the last two rounds. ByeyE wins 2-1.
Ripterra vs. Rage III
Rage III rams Ripterra before Ripterra can even leave its starting position, and hits it so hard that Rage rears up and tips Ripterra right over the wall. Rage repeats the feat in the second round, but can't quite manage it in the third. It hits Ripterra just a couple more times before a bad move sends it sliding along the top of the arena wall and eventually over it. Rage III wins 2-1 with 2 TKO's; Ripterra gets 1 TKO.
NOS-BOT vs. Thumper
If either bot's weapon spun in the opposite direction, things would have gone very differently. As it is, NOS-BOT's weapon always connects with Thumper's weapon on the downward-spinning side, making it nigh impossible to lift it up and hit Thumper's chassis. And once one of NOS-BOT's side skirts falls off, it's Thumper that's getting under NOS-BOT. It's a slow-moving fight, but also a very one-sided one for Thumper. Thumper wins 3-0 with 3 KO's.
--ROUND 1--
Red Red Green? vs. Hostility II
The first round is over almost as soon as it begins. Red Red Green gets under Hostility, drives it to the wall, and flips it over for a TKO. In the second round, Hostility is the first bot to get under the other, and beats up Red Red Green's chassis a good bit before Red escapes. Red Red Green proceeds to teach Hostility some basic gymnastics, but it is unable to get its opponent to the wall again. After a couple minutes of fighting, that damage Red took early in the match begins to show, and as it loses steam Hostility slowly gains the advantage. With 7 seconds left on the clock, Hostility manages to win by KO. The third round goes much as the first did, just with a bit more showmanship by Red Red Green: it tosses a wheel like a discus and sets Hostility on fire before tipping it over the wall for another TKO. Red Red Green? wins 2-1 with 2 TKO's; Hostility II gets 1 KO.
Undercutter vs. Enfilad3
There's not much to say about this fight. Once Enfilad gets under its opponent, Undercutter is helpless until its armor succumbs to repeated hits from Enfilad's popup weapons--"repeated" here meaning about a handful. Undercutter manages to nick Enfilad's side a little bit in the third match, but that's the best it can do. Enfilad3 wins 3-0 with 3 KO's.
Smoker vs. BrasOuvert
Those huge wheels on BrasOuvert are very tantalizing targets for Smoker's undercutting weapons... the only problem is that they're too well protected by BrasOuvert's ground-scraping sledgehammers for Smoker to reach. In each fight, Smoker valiantly charges BrasOuvert with weapons whirling, but ends up breaking against it like a wave on weathered rocks. And like the weathered rock that it metaphorically represents, BrasOuvert doesn't have much offensive might for all its durability. Once Smoker loses all its weapons, it's a long wait for the clock to tick down... yawn. BrasOuvert wins 3-0 with 1 TKO.
No Leaf Clover vs. No Name #12
No Name #12 is slow, but that weapon packs a powerful punch. It's enough to set No Leaf Clover a-tumbling in the first round, where its weapon motor is an easy target. NLC's wedge proves more difficult to remove, however, and after a yawner of a fight the best No Name can manage is a win by points. NLC manages to deal some heavy damage to No Name's chassis in the second round, but can't finish the job before No Name boosts itself up NLC's wedge and pushes off the weapon. No Name isn't so lucky in the third round, though. NLC gets behind No Name again, but this time makes sure to destroy it. No Name #12 wins 2-1; No Leaf Clover gets 1 KO.
T-4 vs. Hazardous Contraption
This all comes down to who can get under the other bot first. In all 3 matches, Hazardous Contraption proves to have the better wedge. In addition, it's fast enough to keep T-4 trapped on the spinners until it is destroyed, denying it any opportunity to self-right for a second chance. Hazardous Contraption wins 3-0 with 3 KO's.
Red Tide VI vs. Interventionism 2.0
"Stalemate" is the word that first comes to mind to describe this fight. Red Tide can get under Interventionism, but Interventionism's skirts are so wide and shallow that they never contact Red Tide's drum, resulting in a lot of pointless tug-of-war. When Interventionism gets under Red Tide, the weapon isn't nearly powerful enough to do any significant damage, and Red Tide is usually able to drive off and escape. Things get a little more interesting when Red Tide flips itself over from ramming Interventionism too hard... but of course that's relative to the rest of the match. In the first round, Red Tide stays upright for most of the match, only flipping near the end after Interventionism has already lost its iron spikes, and wins by points. In the second round, Red Tide flips over much nearer to the beginning, and Interventionism is able to whack it enough times to pull ahead in points, despite Red Tide making a late recovery. The third round starts much like the first, but just when you're starting to yawn, you see sparks. What was that? Red Tide hit Interventionism? Yes, and once the drum actually contacts Interventionism's skirts, Red Tide does what it was designed to do: hold its opponent on the drum and grind it into hamburger. Red Tide wins 2-1 with 1 KO.
Layziee vs. Iron Spaghetti
After Layziee toys with Iron Spaghetti for a few seconds in the first round, it tosses it over the wall for a TKO. Layziee knocks Iron Spaghetti around a good bit in the second round too, but just as it starts to look like Iron Spaghetti has no chance, Layziee's weapon falls off. That tough plow in front keeps Layziee alive for the rest of the fight, but it also feeds Iron Spaghetti enough points to win. Layziee flips Iron Spaghetti over the wall again in the third round, just with a bit of flames to liven things up. Layziee wins 2-1 with 2 TKO's; Iron Spaghetti gets 1 KO.
Slasher vs. FIRST ROUND FINALE!
To be honest, I wasn't expecting much from FRF, but this fight could easily have gone either way. FRF packs a lot of power under its deceptively simple exterior. In the first round, FRF slams Slasher against the wall hard enough to flip it, but once Slasher gets flipped back over and FRF tries to slam it again, it flies off Slasher's drum like a ramp, right at the camera and out of the arena. FRF dispenses with all that extra stuff in the second fight at cuts right to the chase, launching itself off Slasher's drum in the first few seconds of the match. The third fight is over just as quickly as the second, but this time it's Slasher that takes the ride over the wall. Slasher wins 2-1 with 2 TKO's; FIRST ROUND FINALE! gets 1 TKO.
Go Barbie, Go! vs. Gohem
This fight reminded me of Shebeast vs. Mako from BBEANS2. Except this time, it's much more one-sided in favor of Shebeast. Shebeast... er, Barbie has no trouble getting under Gohem's front skirts, and once under the skirts it's a short trip to the chassis. Barbie KO's Gohem in the first round after removing one of its fragile polycarbonate skirts. It gets a TKO in the second round by slamming Gohem into the wall and letting the momentum of Gohem's own weapon carry it over. The third round ends like the first, but this time Barbie breaks off both of Gohem's front supports before the KO. Go Barbie, Go! wins 3-0 with 2 KO's and 1 TKO.
Mace 2 vs. T I T A N
T I T A N rolls Mace across the arena too many times to count, but it will take more than just two spiked clubs to KO the well-armored Mace. T I T A N loses its weapon in all three fights, leaving Mace free to beat on it without fear of retaliation, but ultimately Mace's lack of speed proves to be its downfall. It's not powerful enough to KO T I T A N, but not fast enough to escape the immobility counter once the clock winds down. Mace manages to remove one of T I T A N's treads in the first round for a TKO (after barely escaping being counted out). It has no such luck in the next two fights, though: first its own weapons clamp onto a tread and hold it immobile as surely as if it were upside-down. Then it simply appears to run out of power in the third round, and can't even drive an inch in any direction. T I T A N wins 2-1 with 2 TKO's; Mace 2 gets 1 TKO.
(Because Mace's battery life is less than half when it is counted out, it doesn't get a free restart. After seeing round 2 of this fight, I'm inclined to change that for the next BBEANS--I really think Mace 2 should have won this one. But for now I have to stick with it.)
System Flailure vs. ByeyE
This fight is as long as some of the other yawners, but it's all action throughout. All three matches are an intense back-and-forth as ByeyE gets under System Flailure, System Flailure flips, System Flailure self-rights, System Flailure hammers/flips ByeyE. Lather, rinse, repeat. In the first round, ByeyE manages to get System Flailure leaning up against the wall where it can't move, and not a moment too soon: as soon as System Flailure is immobilized, ByeyE's entire weapon assembly breaks off. ByeyE spends a lot of time underneath System Flailure in the second round, but two things are working in System Flailure's favor: one, ByeyE lacks a lot of KO'ing power, and two, System Flailure can still hit ByeyE. Several good hits to the top and ByeyE is done for. System Flailure spends more time on the ground in the third round and ByeyE more time upside-down, which doesn't bode well for ByeyE. After destroying the base extender of ByeyE's entire front half, it only takes a few hits for System Flailure to finish ByeyE. System Flailure wins 2-1 with 2 KO's; ByeyE gets 1 TKO.
Ham-mer Sandwich 2 vs. ThunderStruck!
Now THIS is a fight. Ham-mer Sandwich takes off one or a few of ThunderStruck's side panels with almost every fall of the hammers, but does that deter ThunderStruck? No, it keeps on spinning, and although Ham-mer Sandwich eventually KO's ThunderStruck in every fight, it's not without a serious struggle. By the end of the second round, both bots are ready for the scrap heap, Ham-mer Sandwich only slightly less so than ThunderStruck. Ham-mer Sandwich 2 wins 3-0 with 3 KO's.
Diarrhea Of A Madman vs. Ripterra
I already knew that Ripterra was going to get owned even before I started up RA2. So imagine my surprise when Ripterra sneaks around to DOAM's side in the first round and tears up its chassis like tinfoil! Suddenly things are looking dire for DOAM. The second round goes more like I initially expected: DOAM punts Ripterra across the arena like a steel football, violently removing its disc weapons in the process, and soon sends it out of the arena. In the third round, there is one tense moment when Ripterra is chewing at the side of DOAM's front skirt, trying to get around to the juicy chassis, but Ripterra's hopes are dashed as DOAM manages to maneuver its weapon into position once more and Ripterra becomes a football again. After balancing on the wall two times and driving back into the arena, Ripterra is finally punted out on the third time. Diarrhea Of A Madman wins 2-1 with 2 TKO's; Ripterra gets 1 KO.
Rage III vs. Psyco Sweeper
Psyco Sweeper wouldn't be called "tough" in most people's books, but for Rage III it's a nightmare. Well-armored, wedgy, and flat are all characteristics that don't bode well for a fast rammer, especially in an arena with low walls. In the first round, Rage III actually gets under Psyco Sweeper, but the force of the impact pushes back its springy wedge so much that when it snaps back, Rage III goes flying almost to the ceiling, and then out of the arena. In the second round, Rage more just flies off of Psyco Sweeper like a ramp. The third round is almost a move-for-move replica of the second one, so much so that if it wasn't for the slightly different camera work I would think I accidentally used the same footage twice. Psyco Sweeper wins 3-0 with 3 TKO's.
Haymaker vs. NOS-BOT
NOS-BOT, with its relatively slow speed and broad, flat sides, is basically fodder for Haymaker. But does Haymaker grant it a quick, painless death? No, it has to draw things out as long as possible, slowly disassembling NOS-BOT piece by piece until just a wheeled chassis is left. I must admit though, it makes for an entertaining fight, especially once the walls around the blade come down... Haymaker wins 3-0 with 2 KO's.
Smitemare 8 vs. Thumper
Smitemare can't win a war of attrition with Thumper, so its only hope is to flip Thumper. Things look bad in the first fight after Smitemare loses a hammer and starts flopping like a beached fish, but somehow it manages to get Thumper on its back and wait for it to be counted out. The second round is more decisive, because when Smitemare flips Thumper this time, it's out of the arena. And the third round is the most decisive yet, as Smitemare manages to KO Thumper while its soft underbelly is exposed. In the end Smitemare wins by every way possible: KO, elimination, and immobilization.
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Did better than I expected, I thought that I would of lost much faster than that.
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...Wow, didn't expect a win...
Lock Nut kicks my ass so much I thought I was toast.
EDIT: Oh boy, Haymaker...
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First time I won't recieve Most fearsome bot :[
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Dangit! i was hoping round 2 was gonna go like round 3 did. :( Oh well, there's always the losers brackets, but I guess I wont be here to see that.
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What would be the best way to save the vids if you just want to watch them and then delete?
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I was realy worried after the first round of my match
I was also disappointed at how boring some of the matches are. They were probably just bad matchups. I'm already very excited for the next round.
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my bot put up a better fight then i thought it would against a hammer bot. pretty decent match. hopefully i can beat byeyE in the losers brackets.
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I like your bot, CB. The hinged weapon is very original. Sorry I missed your IM,... so if you could send me the AI.py (and bot) you finally used, I'd appreciate it.
BTW, maybe using 'range' would help keep the right distance away from opponents...?
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yep, like i said, my bots crap...
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yep, like i said, my bots crap...
did better then i thought, maybe the wedge on red red green could have been improved though? it didnt seem to get under the wedgeless bot very well.
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well, i thought i did pretty well to get 1 win out of 3 :) there's always the losers bracket for me to make my comeback!!!!! MWUHAHAHA!
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i did pretty bad 0 out of 3 lol...why i was in line to fight vs. popup, better would be Hspiner or smth but not a popup but how is so is...
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NOS-BOT should have used a better drive.
FRF was awesome... ish.
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My match went according to expectations. Wasnt really anything to land a big hit on.
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SO CLOSE!!!!!!!!!!!
I had him in the 3rd round, but Ripterra couldn't get it done. I must commend the AI though, because it was smart enough to save me twice from falling out of the arena.
Also: as of now, I HAVE MORE KO'S THAN DOAM!!
I can't believe that Ripterra actually beat DOAM once (and almost twice:mad:)
I like what CB said about the fight in the synopsis, lol, and hopefully things go better against Rage III
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I'm not expecting my bot to end up with many KOs. It's probably going to win most of its matches by ringouts.
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strage but i don't saw II bot...which was yours?
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Woah, T I T A N won a match? Awesome lol.
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Haymaker.
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oh Haymaker nice one...looks like very very tough opponent
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I'm not expecting my bot to end up with many KOs. It's probably going to win most of its matches by ringouts.
Yes, but if you just look at pics of the bots it would look like DOAM would have more KO's
I had no idea that ByeyE had an active weapon, and Rage III vs. Psyco Sweeper was a shocker to me.
And BrasOuvert won?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
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Psyco Sweeper actually won!!! Amazing, but I am crap to DOAM
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Psyco Sweeper actually won!!! Amazing, but I am crap to DOAM
Have Fun:icon_tongue::icon_tongue:
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bras ouvert is underrated. those strong weapons a re a killer.
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But it will probably lose against NN#12
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But it will probably lose against NN#12
ya thats what im hoping ;)
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You are lucky zd64, because I think that NN#12 would have lost if MNB hadn't changed the weapon.
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How are the rumble entrants decided, because I would like to be in it.
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Psyco Sweeper actually won!!! Amazing, but I am crap to DOAM
I just noticed this, but you are crap to a bot named Diarrhea.
How do you get into the rumble, because I would like to be in it.
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I just noticed this, but you are crap to a bot named Diarrhea.
haha, your right :D
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Top 4 robots^
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Well then I have no chance of getting in.
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Rage III in match one: "I believe I can fly..."
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I think its top4 robots that arent finalists.
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Well, I was 12/16 in the predictions. Not bad at all :P (the fights I picked wrong were Psyco Sweeper vs. Rage III, T I T A N vs. Mace 2, ThunderStruck vs. Ham-mer Sandwich 2, and Smitemare 8 vs. Thumper)
Bots that I was impressed by:
FIRST ROUND FINALE!
Hazardous Contraption
Interventionism 2.0
ByeyE
Bots that I was dissapointed by (they looked better than they really were):
No Name #12
Mace 2
Thumper
My bot performed well. Apart from a few premature weapon firings, it fought about as well as I designed it to.
I wanna see a match between FRF and Rage III.
EDIT: Round 2 predictions!
Winners Bracket:
Match #1 (Red, Red, Green? vs. Enfilad3)
W: Enfilad3
Match #2 (BrasOuvert vs. No Name #12)
W: BrasOuvert *could go either way
Match #3 (Hazardous Contraption vs. Red Tide VI)
W: Red Tide VI *could go either way
Match #4 (Layziee vs. Slasher)
W: Layziee
Match #5 (Go Barbie, Go! vs. T I T A N)
W: Go Barbie, Go!
Match #6 (System Failure vs. Ham-mer Sandwich 2)
W: Ham-mer Sandwich 2
Match #7 (Diarrhea of a Madman vs. Psyco Sweeper)
W: Diarrhea of a Madman
Match #8 (Haymaker vs. Smitemare 8)
W: Haymaker *could go either way
Losers Bracket:
Match #9 (Hostility II vs. Undercutter)
W: Undercutter (Dragonfire eliminated)
Match #10 (Smoker vs. No Leaf Clover)
W: Smoker (Meganerdbomb eliminated)
Match #11 (T-4 vs. Interventionism 2.0)
W: Interventionism 2.0 (Silver eliminated)
Match #12 (Iron Spaghetti vs. FIRST ROUND FINALE!)
W: Iron Spaghetti (Man Manu eliminated)
Match #13 (Gohem vs. Mace 2)
W: Gohem (mjrobots eliminated)
Match #14 (ByeyE vs. ThunderStruck!)
W: ByeyE (ianh05 eliminated)
Match #15 (Ripterra vs. Rage III)
W: Rage III (Somebody eliminated) *could go either way
Match #16 (NOS-BOT vs. Thumper)
W: NOS-BOT (JoeCB1991 eliminated)
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haha i better not get eliminated ><
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Robo: You forgot some of the matches in the losers bracket, such as Ripterra vs. Rage III
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I dont expect my bot to win this time... I'm just glad I won a match.
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I actually think I can beat haymaker. My wedge and weapon should keep his wheels off the ground, allowing me to pummel him at my leisure as he fails to spin.
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I wish that I could of made mine better, but you can see why I called it Thumper instead of another more violent adjective that fits in with a spinning hammer whacking something.
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I knew I should have just built that rammer instead.... >_>
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Well Sorrow, if you would like me to show you a video of how VSs do against Haymaker I can...
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I just noticed Haymaker has inherited Inf's lack of morality. I rate haymaker at 22 on my scale of evil.[url] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Most_Evil)
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I mean if you want I can make a video of 'em going at you too S32.
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I was just making a joke of how you Just beat NOS BOT with that Full body spinner.
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SnS but ight.
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I wouldn't say he "just beat" NOS-BOT.
Yeah it was a slow match, but NB really was never in it. Smitemare 8 will probably put up more of a fight.
Also, Inf's about an 18. According to Pys, he's a 17. I'd say I'm an 11.
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Actually, look at Haymakers heath through the match. When his bot his the arena spinner, it nearly got destroyed.
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I have an SnS as well, but more like Inertial Deathlock. Whenever he hits a wedge, he goes flying.
It's not a question of me having a better robot. It's just my scissors beating your paper, for lack of a better metaphor.
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Rofl... Good analogy.
Btw, isn't the next BBEANS stock HW?
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most likely stock HW seeing it hasn't been done, then i would assume a DSL LW. if BBEANS is still going.
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Well I dont think Jules would care I said this, (he can correct me and be mad at me later if he does) but Haymaker beat DOAM in an online match, and no offense, DOAM is alot more well built then Smitemare.
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No, I'm not mad.
As long as Haymaker doesn't fly out of the arena on a big collission, I suspect it to win.
A big advantage of Haymaker is that even when it loses a hammer, it loses almost zero stability. If one of our VS's loses a hammer, the match is probably over. (With my bot losing)
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Yeah, same with my SnS Inertial Lifelock (how original).
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I have a VS like yours, and it works pretty well, but if I lose a hammer I won't do very well.
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I wonder what that giant VS (I can't remember it is either Click's or ACAMS's) would do if one of its hammers came off.
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Edit: It might start somersaulting...
(http://lh5.google.com/bour3com/RyVZGIH7EpI/AAAAAAAAAnU/phAqdRqLhvk/Somersault.gif)
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It's Click's giant VS. Phaemastadonaplatypus. or something of that range.
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Oh well, at least I didn't expect much fighting Haymaker. At least there is always the Loser Bracket... Congratulations to all of the winners!
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUST70hsZsw
This is the VS that I made, although I have revised it. Instead of the Cold Fusion Reactor [Lu-tze parts] I switched to 4 of the 20 pound black batteries, and I put a skirt hinge on the back tail for sloped levels.
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Round 2 predictions!
Winners Bracket:
Match #1 (Red, Red, Green? vs. Enfilad3)
W: Enfilad3
Match #2 (BrasOuvert vs. No Name #12)
W: BrasOuvert
Match #3 (Hazardous Contraption vs. Red Tide VI)
W: Hazardous Contraption
Match #4 (Layziee vs. Slasher)
W: Layziee
Match #5 (Go Barbie, Go! vs. T I T A N)
W: Go Barbie, Go!
Match #6 (System Failure vs. Ham-mer Sandwich 2)
W: Ham-mer Sandwich 2
Match #7 (Diarrhea of a Madman vs. Psyco Sweeper)
W: Diarrhea of a Madman
Match #8 (Haymaker vs. Smitemare 8)
W: Haymaker
Losers Bracket:
Match #9 (Hostility II vs. Undercutter)
W: Undercutter
Match #10 (Smoker vs. No Leaf Clover)
W: No Leaf Clover
Match #11 (T-4 vs. Interventionism 2.0)
W: T-4.
Match #12 (Iron Spaghetti vs. FIRST ROUND FINALE!)
W: Iron Spaghetti
Match #13 (Gohem vs. Mace 2)
W: Gohem
Match #14 (ByeyE vs. ThunderStruck!)
W: Thunderstruck! (backing my own bot this time)
Match #15 (Ripterra vs. Rage III)
W: Rage III
Match #16 (NOS-BOT vs. Thumper)
W: Thumper
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that losers bracket is mine punk!
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solace to me is that i win vs. anyone even one match! lol
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Back from holidays, i've seen that Bras Ouvert (which mean 'Open arms') has won the first round.
Well, smoker is a very aggressive, fast bot with light structure (much like a cheetah). On the other side, Bras Ouvert is a slow over-armed bot but only in a defensive concept (much like a porcupine). Time plays for it : when i've tested it, it always wins (when it wins) by cutting its opponent weapons than slowly affecting the core. In this context, Smoker was an ideal opponent for Bras Ouvert.
Against No Name #12 it will be harder. NN#12 has a good balance between protection and attack power. My hope for Bras Ouvert is that NN#12 often land between the wide opened hammer of BO, and thus slowly lost its weapon... this is not done yet! so I really can't predict the result.
BO is also quite inffective against VS or any vertical attack but very good against HS.
About its wide wheels : they are made to protect the motors and allow the bot to be invertible . the weapon attached to the wheels are here to give a light protection to the wheels (make them less reachable).
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Back too.
OK i wasnt expecting my bot to RAPE that flipper.
Well i have to thank Rejected for the design and CB for the drive and wedge setups (same as SlashBack)
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Dang. Red Tide is going to be a very tough opponent for my bot. Well same as before, the better wedge wins.
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Hasn't Cooker been gone too?
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Sadly, we're only two Frenchies to compete.
Well my favorite (other than mine) five bots in this tourney are:
System Flailure - I love the originality of Click's tournament entries. And the name too. That weapon's just awesome. Too bad this is unstable.
Ham-mer Sandwich - Now this is a hammer. Powerful- very. Decent defense. Good wedges. Not too slow. These plastic extenders aren't that vulnerable.
Enfilad 3 - A really great popup. Did heavy damage in the first round. Nice defense.
No Name 12 - "Juggernaut" is a good analogy for that bot. I don't want to fight against that spear. Too bad it is that slow.
Slasher - Cool-looking, and that drum looks dangerous. Neat wedges.
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My 5 Favorites (In no particular order)
Hazardous Contraption
T-4
Red Tide VI
Haymaker
DOAM
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I don't know why everybody feared that T4... This wedge doesn't looks that efficient and he has more ground clearance that HazCon.
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If it can get under you, then you are screwed though, because it is a MW in an arena with low walls with a Beta motor on it.
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Yeah, but look at that weak armor... it sounded like plastic.
well it should win it's next match, in the loser's bracket.
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My favorite bots:
Psyco Sweeper :D
Haymaker, I like how it has a very small chassis but powerful motors and weapons.
Eniflad, Nice wedge and like how titanium sheets are laid out to make a perfect wedge.
Iron Spagetti (sorry Scrap Daddy if name is spelled wrong), one of the only shell spinners, and I love the name :)
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I rebuilt Thumper yesterday, and it turned out MUCH better than the version I entered in this competition... I used a stronger motor and I made the hammers lighter.
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Round 2 is up now, along with tournament rankings. Check the links on the first page of this thread.
Overall I think the fights were better this round, though there was nothing as surprising as Diarrhea Of A Madman vs. Ripterra. That's not to say you'll be able to predict who wins, though...
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yay. tied for first.
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Well, dip me in soup and call me a cracker, I won.
EDIT: Oh, BALLS. I have to fight DOAM?!
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Well dip me in mud and fling me over the wall, I lost.
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Holy crap I won...
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Since I mentioned that I upgraded it, how much better does this look:
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/54912screenshot.bmp)
The main upgrade is that I used a motor that was twice as strong as the one I am using in the version I entered in this tournament.
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I almost lost to main menu :O
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Joe, you should start a showcase for posting your bots. This isn't the place.
That said, I think you can manage use even bigger weapons on Thumper 2. Just for fun a while ago, I took the original and gave it a double magmotor - same weapon, same drive, same chassis, just less batteries.
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That's what I did with the version I posted on here, and I made the body smaller.
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I almost lost to main menu :O
That would have been humiliating :wink:
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I was scared for SD. I seriously thought MM was going to put him out of the arena.
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and i should have done. argh. i dominate all 3 rounds. darn my springy wedge lol. anyway good fight SD:D
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Hey, can someone tell me how to get their bot on fire?
Like in the Go, Barbie, Go vs Gohem battle when Gohem caught fire?
Its for my bots that have fur on them and when they come across my House Robot, Fireball!
(E.g. When fw-Fluffy comes across Fireball in the FW rounds!!!!!!!!!!!!)
And why did no one tell me there was going to be another BBEANS?
I would have loved to have entered!!!!!!!!!! ):-(
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Oh.
That wedge is better than I expected..
There is going to be a good bunch of wedged bots there... phew, at least I won't fall against a HS.
Normally.
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Favorite at this point: Hazardous Contraption
Inf: You can beat DOAM, but you can't beat Smitemare!
Good Job Sorrow!:-D
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Well, Inf's bot defeated himself. Smitemare just helped it to do that.
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Hey, can someone tell me how to get their bot on fire?
Like in the Go, Barbie, Go vs Gohem battle when Gohem caught fire?
Its for my bots that have fur on them and when they come across my House Robot, Fireball!
(E.g. When fw-Fluffy comes across Fireball in the FW rounds!!!!!!!!!!!!)
And why did no one tell me there was going to be another BBEANS?
I would have loved to have entered!!!!!!!!!! ):-(
I think that was an edit that he did to make fire come out with the smoke.
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oh bummer, still searching for my first BBEANS win >.< well least it was a good match especially the first round lol 100 points or so in it.. entertaining till the very end!
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I think that was an edit that he did to make fire come out with the smoke.
Oh, but are there any ways to get a bot that has fur on it catch fire?
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I was so close! Stupid No Leaf Clover dropping its parts around like that... >_>
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I don't think you can, unless you find a way to make it shoot fire like Lut-Ze did with the flame spikes.
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I was so close! Stupid No Leaf Clover dropping its parts around like that... >_>
Well I also found that unfair. I was wondering "why the heck these spinners stopped?" and didn't noticed the mace. just in Click's synopsis.
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Lol, weapon jam.
As for round three, doesn't the robot that is player one always get immobilized if the countdowns start at the same time?
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Yep, that has happened to me a lot.
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Then it was not a fair fight. If it is allowed, I would atleast like to see(even if it wont change the situation in the tournament) how it would have gone if smoker did not get counted out.
In my opinion, the third round should have been a tie.
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I would give the win to whoever had more points.
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Hazardous and enfiletc. are very impressive bots, one of them for the win
brausO seems like a good bot, whether its method of winning was intended or not, i'd love to see it face something with a flipper though.
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brasOu seems like a good bot, whether its method of winning was intended or not, i'd love to see it face something with a flipper though.
As explained in https://gametechmods.com/forums/showpost.php?p=13152&postcount=64
it's method of winning was intended, and it's vulnerability is effectively flippers and VS.
By the way, i'd like to talk about a fabulous meeting i can't stop watching :
When Hammer sandwich meets system failure
each try to give the other its cure
Like chaos emerging from heck
this match looks like L.S.D. infused D.S.L.
love theses bots.
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finally, i think BrasOuvert is a great design. good strategy, boring matches but you win.
do these big wheels are on purpose, that is for making these hammers harder to toss upwards and for more stability?
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Because of it's heavy weight on the front, Bras Ouvert must have big wheels otherwise they do not reach the floor ! moreover, it's important that it must be invertible because of its weakness against vertical attack (flipper, VS).
Boring matches
: That's right, apologies. But as i said previously, BO is a concept of 'defensive bot', relaying mostly on the agressivity of its foe.
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no need to apology. it's your bot that works like that. yawners are just a downside, but there isn't a lot of bots like yours. It isn't a ram, neither a pusher, but it still owns against HS and several rams, although i think Headache 3 could win against it.
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Edit: Greatest matches IMO:
-Both of the Ham-mer Sandwich 2 matches
-Smitemare VS Haymaker
-Iron Spaghetti VS FIRST ROUND FINALE!
-DOAM VS Ripterra
-Smoker VS No Leaf Clover
-Both of the System Flailure matches
Favourite bots at this point:
-Hazardous Contraption
-Ham-mer Sandwich 2
-DOAM
-Enfilad3
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Even though Ripterra got owned by Rage III, I will still remember the fight against DOAM.
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Rage 3 put on a good show even if on 6 matches he managed to get OOTA 4 times.
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That was spectacular
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Oh, by the way, Philet, you didn't need that much armor - titanium 10 would be sufficient (and titanium has a better durability/armor ratio) , and a simple battlepack too, because this bot is WAY overpowered. And with the weight gained, you could put another hammer, I think.
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I was shocked that T I T A N got under Go Barbie Go! even once. And this time, the weapons held on through the match... Even though I lost the match, I was just glad I made it that far. Decent tournament ranking as well.
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By the way, Gigafrost, why did you put a drive E-tek for weapon for your bot? Perhaps for better bot tossing ? Because it can lift bots easier if the spinner has more torque...
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how was my match exciting
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I just ran a quick test and I figured that the games locig is that if all bots start getting counted out at the same time, the one in the highest # sarting point wins.
Pic 1 (https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/34613screenshot_110.jpg)
Pic 2 (https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/43270screenshot_111.jpg)
With this I say that the way Smoker got counted out in round 3 was not fair.
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That means smoker should have won. You should tell clickbeetle.
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He will eventually read this. Or should i email this to him?
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Was exciting because of all the action, Inf.
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He will eventually read this. Or should i email this to him?
Probably just email it to him.
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By the way, Gigafrost, why did you put a drive E-tek for weapon for your bot? Perhaps for better bot tossing ? Because it can lift bots easier if the spinner has more torque...
I simply liked the drive E-teks instant spin up time... I honestly don't know why I didn't look for more torque, and the bot was purposely created large for more surface area (for like you said, better bot tossing). The fact that it was at an angle also makes up for a little lost torque. Won't make that mistake again though.
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Well ill be... I dont have the corrcet email adress, does anyone know clicks email adress? PM it to me.
What I have is the one he used for BBEANS3, but it returned a message saying that the hostname is incorrect.
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Gig: One TTB Lives on, but possibly not for long, as I don't see T I T A N getting through System Flailure that easily.
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Yeah, it was good while it lasted. Wait, am I going against him in the losers bracket???
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Gig: One TTB Lives on, but possibly not for long, as I don't see T I T A N getting through System Flailure that easily.
Well, I don't honestly know. With a good piece of luck, T I T A N could rip off System Flailure's hammer, but SF could flip it and give it a serious headache.
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Actually, T I T A N is facing Iron Spaghetti.
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If then, Iron Spaghetti will win, excepted if T I T A N will get him OOTA, but if T I T A N tosses up Iron Spaghetti with it's spinner, then IS could hit T I T A N's weapon and destroy it.
This will be an interesting match.
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I just ran a quick test and I figured that the games locig is that if all bots start getting counted out at the same time, the one in the highest # sarting point wins.
Pic 1 (https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/34613screenshot_110.jpg)
Pic 2 (https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/43270screenshot_111.jpg)
With this I say that the way Smoker got counted out in round 3 was not fair.
I would agree with you, except Smoker was already missing a wheel when it got counted out, and it lost that wheel long before No Leaf Clover tipped onto its front. If No Leaf Clover didn't keep pushing Smoker around, it would have gotten immobilized much earlier. Based on how the fight was going, the timeout counter SHOULD have started for Smoker first (and indeed, if you look really closely, you can see that Smoker's counter changes a fraction of a second earlier than NLC's). Smoker was also immobilized as a direct result of an action by its opponent, while No Leaf Clover just tipped over by itself once the wedge was gone. In real life, if both bots are immobilized simultaneously, it comes down to a judges' decision for whoever mostly caused the immobilization. In this case I have to go with No Leaf Clover.
If Smoker still had both wheels and more than half battery power, you can be sure it would get a free restart.
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Ok then, fair enough.
Even if I didnt expect Smoker to do good in the tournament, I still didnt think it would drop out in the second match.
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Well that's right, with these few batteries...
I would give it the BTRSHDBBDDTBL (phew, all hail copy/paste)
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Click, will you put a link up for download that contains all of the bots in BBEANS? I really would enjoy it if you did, because I coudl ge some building tips.
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Yeah, it was fun to battle the BBEANS 2 bots in DS.
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Yeah I'll do that. Eventually. Not today. I'm all tired out from posting the round 3 stuff.
...Wait, the round 3 stuff? Yeah that's right, round 3 is up! Go check the first page of this thread.
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Disappointed? Yes.
Surprised? No.
Ah, well. I'm still in this.
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Yay!. Guess who won... NOT ME!!:-D
Two great fights coming up, DOAM vs. Ham-mer Sandwich 2 and Enfilad3 vs. Hazcon. Can't wait.
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Well, I'm not surprised that i got owned this time...
Hopefully if the next tournament is DSL I can send in one of my better bots.
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Enter RAW. It is DSL HW, registration closes tomorrow, and there are spots open.
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I'm in it.
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Well... there were too many clovers for Psyco Sweeper to sweep up. Oh well
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Oh well... It was good while it lasted.
Long live TTB.
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Hazcon, eh? May the best wedge win.
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
I GOT TWO TKO's!!! TWO!!
(YES i'm bitching)
EDIT: Robo, I'd like to see your ground clearance...
EDIT2: AAAH you're a rookie too?
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muder death kill praise jesus!
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I'm in it.
Sorry, I didn't see your name on the list.
BTW Happy 100th post!:-D
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muder death kill praise jesus!
What?
BTW Jules, it would be good to enter your RAW bot... you could just use Mako, or another of your numerous VS.
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Sorry, my older brother posted that when I left the window open last night.
I believe he meant "murder, death, kill, praise jesus!"
I have sent in my bot, Sage just hasn't updated the page or gotten it.
My matches with Smitemare were close. A few times I got thrown and it could have been me who ended up outside the ring. I am very excited for the next matchups once again.
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LOL.
I think you're going to win (although, not sure) against Ham-mer Sandwich and perhaps against my HazCon. Because your wedges are pretty good.
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Bras Overt: The Tank got Tanked.
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Jeez, the quality of the bots has improved immensely since I last competed(BBEANS1) I'm kinda glad I haven't been able to build a bot in a while, I would have gotten trashed, haha.
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Predictions!
Winners Bracket:
1. Enfilad3 vs. HazCon
W: Enfilad3
Nothing against Naryar, but I think I have the better wedge. I'm sure we'll be seeing a rematch of this fight whichever way it goes though.
Winner faces HamSam/DoaM
2. Ham-Mer vs. DoaM
W: DoaM
The worst bot in the competition IMO for Sage to fight is DoaM. HamSam's probably gonna get some complimentary flying lessons too.
Winner faces Enfilade/HazCon
Losers Bracket:
1. Haymaker vs. No Leaf Clover
W: Haymaker
Unless Haymaker goes OOTA twice, expect it to knick away at NLC's front wedge and slowly gain points. This one could be a big yawner.
Winner faces Layziee
2. T-4 vs. Iron Spaghetti
W: Iron Spaghetti
T-4 has the potential to end it quickly, but the more damage Spaghetti gets in on the weak chassis, the easier the fight gets for it. T-4 might win one, but barring any bad luck, Spaghetti should go through.
Winner faces BrasOuvert
3. Slasher vs. Red Tide IV
W: Red Tide IV
This one might be over fairly quickly. Red Tide's wedges are better, its weapons are better, and its drive is better. Slasher is resilliant though, but look for it to ultimately come up a little short.
Winner faces Smitemare 8
4. No Name #12 vs. Red, Red, Green?
W: RRG?
NN#12's a tank, but it has yet to face something that can attack its vulnerable undersides. RRG? is just that something. But, if RRG? can't get past the hammers, NN#12 might get a win by points
Winner faces Go Barbie, Go!
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Jeez, the quality of the bots has improved immensely since I last competed(BBEANS1) I'm kinda glad I haven't been able to build a bot in a while, I would have gotten trashed, haha.
You were the person with Twerkyulate Yourself! right? I am new here but I have been on Click's site. You should join RAW. It is just like BBEANS 2, but Sage is running it.
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Yeah, Sage is running out of competitors...
..if you are a decent DSL builder, of course.
EDIT: Robo, you better watch out. I think you know the ground clearance of a hypno wheel with NPC's (left and right) sticked to the baseplate?
EDIT2: But if you win, because I know your wedges are good, HazCon could hopefully tear the loser's bracket.
EDIT3: I agree with you on at least one thing: Ham-mer Sandwich can't beat DOAM.
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That means that you have until the 22nd to got DSL, and build a HW.
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I've noticed something interesting about Iron Spaghetti: the fact that its weapons are flails actually weakens it. The spikes aren't stiff enough to knock opponents away. I'm afraid that will be its undoing.
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at least i got to the semifinals. that's a first for me.
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I also noticed somthing about Iron Spagetti. The flails may be weak, but they actually do more damage than normal ones.
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Round 4 is up! The loser's bracket, anyway. Watch for the quarterfinals after round 5.
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Nice SD! You finally got that flipper !
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well it was a good run
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Hmm...will this be my chance to have taken out a Beetle Bro in two tournaments straight?
Eh. Whoever's wedge is lower will win. Smitemare isn't fast enough to get around Red Tide, but Red Tide's going to be doing some gymnastics if the hammers catch him.
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Man. I didnt think I would win that one.
Im definatly going to lose to bras ouvert though.
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Round 5 is up, everybody! This is the last loser's bracket "catch-up" round before we return to the winner's bracket.
There were some pretty major surprises this round. Let's just say that two out of the four fights went the complete opposite direction I expected.
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i love bbeans
but he did it again
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Hmmm...it seems I called it on my fight.
That was quite entertaining to see Red Tide valiantly try to knock out Smitemare in the third round.
This next fight will be decided once again by whose wedge is superior. Unfortunately for me, I think that the wedgier one is RRG.
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i love bbeans
but he did it again
You'll have to sneak and look at Phlox's bot after he enters next time, and then build a bot to counter it :mrgreen:
...And then not end up facing him, probably. It's pretty weird that you two would fight two BBEANS in a row, while me and FB have never fought.
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Click, are you and FB related or anything, or was it just a name coincedence.
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..They are actually brothers.
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I'm glad that you got BrasOuvert SD. I had a feeling you were going to won that fight, because of the fact that all the spikes do hit normally one of BrasOuvert's hammers (especially as a flail) and all the spikes have more HPs that one hammer. (these are 60kg's right?)
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Oh. Why isn't FB on anymore. Obviously he is still building.
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i dont find it quite fair that the people in the losers brackets are taking over the ranking system because they have had more fights.
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i dont find it quite fair that the people in the losers brackets are taking over the ranking system because they have had more fights.
I do agree, but you may cheer up a little because we, the winner bracket, NEVER lost a fight and for some of us, never lost a match.
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Click, you mentioned how you have never faced FB, why not have a sibling showdown. It will use team battle mode, and it will be like a rumble. You an FB on a team vs. Phlox and Barbie on a team, or you could make it so you face FB or something.
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I mean I've never had to face him in a tournament. We've fought off the record before.
Sage: the loser's bracket bots might have had more fights, but that's also more opportunities to get knocked out of the tournament. What would be unfair is if the loser's bracket bots were given lower scores than the winner's bracket bots despite having beaten more opponents.
And I don't see any way around the fact that the loser's bracket has more fights in it. Either I would need to arbitrarily add more fights to the winner's bracket (unfair), or remove some fights from the loser's bracket, so some bots would be eliminated without fighting (even more unfair).
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Anyways, Round 6 is up!
I tried some new techniques for these videos. For one thing, I put in background music, which I always do near the end of the tournament (I don't use it for the whole tournament because then it would get tiresome). Music is by Firebeetle.
But secondly, I put in some slow-motion instant replays of the really spectacular hits. I haven't done anything like this before so I'd like to know what you all think! The fights with instant replays are Ham-mer Sandwich vs. Diarrhea Of A Madman and Smitemare 8 vs. Red, Red, Green?
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*cry*
oh well. i hope i can get the better of iron spaghetti in the next round. good job on the slo-mo. could be more slo-moish.
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I liked the new videos, and the music is pretty good.
Is there any way I can download that and have it play during the matches, or have it included in the next DSL patch?
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Firebeetle's music is going to be here - http://beetlebros.gametechmods.com/bbeans/music (uploading updated versions right now)
One of these days I'll get around to making a proper page for it.
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Called it!
Ah, well. Getting to the quarterfinals is a pretty good run in my book.
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Good fight Naryar. It was very close. I really don't want to face HazCon again. It's a damn good bot.
Great, now onto DoaM. Somehow, I think this fight will be alot like sage's...
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AAH! I lost because of driving!
That was a pretty damn sweet fight, loved HazCon's jump at first round.
Now, the loser's bracket... (BIG EDIT) Against Phlox ? Hmm. Interesting. Let's see if my wedge is superior.
(would have prefered to fight against SD, but... nevermind)
When I'm having a look at RRG's difficulty to get under Hostility, I'm thinking I have the best wedges.
Or HazCon would again drive like crap and lose again...
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I really need to write my own .py for my own SnS's...
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Unofficial Awards:
Judge: Somebody
Biggest Hit: Red, Red, Green? at the end of the end of the first round vs. Smitemare 8
Biggest Surprise: Ripterra mauling DOAM once in the first round. (to bad I lost though.)
Great job on the slo-mo, I :heart_smiley: it :-D
DOAM should be named Mako's Revenge because it is like Mako and will go ALL THE WAY.
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hmm. Top six, my best performance yet i believe i thought that last fight was a tadge unfair though, sorrow deserved better than what he got.
I fear my run maybe over, HC is one killer bot. ROBOSHARK Ftw
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Well, all that i think for our next fight Phlox is based on your first fight against Enfilad3... Enf3 had a better wedge than your RRG and I have a better wedge than Enfilad3.
I must say that i like the wedged VS design a lot and that your bot performed very well.
EDIT: I honestly think i will made it to the loser's bracket finals, and then lose to DOAM or Enfilad3 for the grand final.
EDIT 2: Fun how Click's predictions were accurate. All of his 5 picks for possible finalists are still in competition and we're only 6 now...
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Hey, has anyone counted the points gathered over the tournament?
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I thought the same thing two weeks before.
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hmm. Top six, my best performance yet i believe i thought that last fight was a tadge unfair though, sorrow deserved better than what he got.
I fear my run maybe over, HC is one killer bot. ROBOSHARK Ftw
Eh, I got pretty far, and I'm happy with how Smitemare did.
Best of luck to ye. Next best thing to winning is having the guy who took you out win instead.
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Eh, I got pretty far, and I'm happy with how Smitemare did.
Best of luck to ye. Next best thing to winning is having the guy who took you out win instead.
id rather get second personally.
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Round 7 is up!
This means we're down to the final four bots. The top 1/8. Regardless of whether any of these bots go any further (and, inevitably, one of them will not) they've all performed exceptionally well to get this far in a field of very tough opponents. Also, any bots that are eliminated at this point are guaranteed a place in the rumble--so it's not over yet, even if you lose!
Also, I apologize for putting "Quarterfinal Match" at the beginning of the loser's bracket fights. It's not the quarterfinals, they're next round. I would fix it, but these match videos aren't editable once converted to .wmv format without losing quality.
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My match was realy close. We were evenly matched in my opinion. Like you said, who knows what would have happened without the driving mistake in round 1.
Even if I lose next round, top 4 isn't bad.
Edit: Dang, I just realized that even if I win the losers bracket I will have to face Enfilad3 again.
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Wow. I was not expecting to out-wedge DOAM. Good fight Jules, and we might still meet again.
Out of DoaM, HazCon, and HamSam, I'd only feel confident about fighting one of the three in the finals. Second (which I'm guaranteed I think...) in any tourney is great, let alone BBEANS. I'm looking forward to seeing the finals, whoever I end up fighting.
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My favorite match was HazCon vs. RRG, and I was surprised that Mako got hit that hard.
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Wow. HazCon just had it's best fight. Awesome match, especially for the air time.
RRG sure is a fearsome opponent. I never thought he'll gave me so much trouble. But HazCon has an awesome fighting spirit -and luck this time- and better wedges. And he avoided the nearly OOTA's. All of them.
I LOVED the third round, especially HazCon running into the wall and making some acrobatics.
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Ok, now... Sage? As I guessed he won VS Scrap Daddy.
These look like Layziee's ones, ground clearance must be nearly the same, there's NO way HazCon can lose!
And if Enfilad3 can bypass DOAM's wedges, I have my chance.
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i lose. no way i can get under HazCon. oh well. at least im in the rumble.
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(10/12) Round 8 is up!
And although "round" 8 only consists of one match, I must say it's one of the best I've seen. The last two fights not so much, but the first fight is a must-see.
Only two more matches to go before the champion is decided. Enfilad3 feels pretty secure in the top spot right now, but either of the remaining two bots is capable of bringing it down. It will be an exciting last two matches, that's for sure.
Also, since I anticipate this question coming: the loser's bracket finalist will need to beat Enfilad3 twice to win, because otherwise Enfilad3 would be getting eliminated with only one loss while everyone else gets two, which is hardly fair.
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Ah! Ah!
Jules, bring it on !
EDIT: Comeback Guy isn't bad, rather than SHW...
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AHHHHHHHHH. oh well. 4th place aint bad. ill do better next time, and just might win the rumble.
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Best fight of the entire Tournament.
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Definetly
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BBean tournament is nearly to end and it has been a real entertainment to prepare our bot, discover other's realisation and follow the competition. Thank's.
To keep a little part of this magic at home, should it be possible to create a zip of all this bots and their AI and to share them under the download part of this site ?
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He is going to put up a download so we can use them.
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That will be so cool, I may learn something after my failure after all...
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I will be able to try Ripterra against all of the other bots to see which ones I could beat.
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That'll be interesting to see other people's builds but when I realize than there will be Hazardous Contraptions everywhere...
..whatever.
Click, are you going to pack 'em AIed in teams, or simply bot files?
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Both would be the best.
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He is going to put up a download so we can use them.
Did he do this with the other ones too?
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I don't know, but the original official forums are gone, so if they were there, they aren't there anymore.
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Round 9 is up!
That means we're down to our two finalists and four rumble participants. The next round will be the last... who will be crowned champ? Will Enfilad3 continue its winning streak unhindered, or will the loser's bracket winner usurp him for the first time in BBEANS history? Either result is entirely possible.
Also, here's a link to the BBEANS 4 AI (http://beetlebros.gametechmods.com/files/bbeans4ai.zip). Be aware that this is an extremely rough pack and will require some basic knowledge of AI in order to install (unless you just want the bots and not AI, in which case you can just pull them out of the Team folders). You will also need Madiaba's smart zone pack (available in the Gametechmods download page).
I've included some instructions, but I'm sure that some people will still mess it up. If you want an easy-to-install, completed AI pack, you'll have to wait until after BBEANS6 when I will release the full DSL BBEANS AI pack (featuring bots from BBEANS2, 4, and 6). The stock BBEANS AI pack will be released after BBEANS5.
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HazCon again... well, I know I can beat him and he can beat me. The winner here could be decided by a coin flip.
And from my understanding, HazCon will need to win two rounds against Enfilad3, and I will only need to win one round to be the champion. Is this right CB?
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I can have that stacked Supervolt now.
*drools*
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And from my understanding, HazCon will need to win two rounds against Enfilad3, and I will only need to win one round to be the champion. Is this right CB?
Right. So, you're at a definite advantage, but it's not so big that I would start celebrating just yet :mrgreen:
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3rd isn't bad but I would have loved to get 1st or 2nd.
Oh well, I hope I win in RAW.
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I was hoping that it would of been a little bit longer... but hopefully the next round will be good.
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here's a link to the BBEANS 4 AI.
Thank you very much, here unlucky bot may have chance in our private arena
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3rd isn't bad but I would have loved to get 1st or 2nd.
Oh well, I hope I win in RAW.
Actually, I think Mako 4 is seriously superior to Mako 1 and even DOAM.
I think you can win, if these wedges are efficient.
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The finals/rumble are up!
Click here to watch. (http://beetlebros.gametechmods.com/bbeans/matches/4/final4_1.wmv)
--SPOILER ALERT-- Do not scroll down until you've watched the final match!
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Watched it yet? Here's the second match. (http://beetlebros.gametechmods.com/bbeans/matches/4/final4_2.wmv)
(I had to do that, because if you saw there were two matches, you would know that Hazardous Contraption won the first one.)
And here's the rumble. (http://beetlebros.gametechmods.com/bbeans/matches/4/rumble4.wmv)
I'll PM the winners about prizes shortly.
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Wow, cool.
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Why did you have to do it twice?
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Because Enfilad3 was undefeated. It wouldn't be fair to eliminate it while it still only had one loss, while everyone else got two losses.
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Aww. To come all this way and lose twice to a bot I had already previously beaten... But I can't say I'm too dissapointed with 2nd place. Hazcon is an amazing bot and full credit goes to Naryar for winning. In all honesty, I think he should have gone undefeated in the tourney. And a huge thanks to CB for his committment to this tourney. He should get huge amounts of respect for this. It takes alot of work to put on any tourney, let alone the biggest, best and most sucessful one around. Here's to hoping it continues to be.
Now, time to start prepping for the next one.
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What an awesome fight. Congrats to Naryar on winning.
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OFF TOPIC: 100th Post!
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Congrats to Naryar and Phlox! Great job guys. I know I should know this, but, do I just copy/paste the bots in the Teams into my Robot Designs folder to use them?
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What an awesome fight. Congrats to Naryar on winning.
Same here.
I know I should know this, but, do I just copy/paste the bots in the Teams into my Robot Designs folder to use them?
Yes.
Edit: Oh man, my rank dropped down form 10 to 25 >_> *Cuts Smoker into pieces and them burns the rest*
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Edit: Oh man, my rank dropped down form 10 to 25 >_> *Cuts Smoker into pieces and them burns the rest*
Then buries it next to the mine when the tank goes over it.
KABOOOM!
btw, thanks.
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Congratz Naryar.
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Some of the bots are not realistic.
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Some of the bots are not realistic.
ORLY?(https://gametechmods.com/forums/images/smilies/confused.gif)
Sure Iron Spaghetti's drive train was unorthodox (Can't drive straight or turn left) but I don't see any bot that is any more unrealistic than that. Besides, surely Click would have rejected any entry that was unrealistic as that was one of the guidelines...
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Great bot Nar. Nicely set up, for it consistently, and advantageously, got under the opponent.
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Great bot Nar. Nicely set up, for it consistently, and advantageously, got under the opponent.
Fast drive train and good wedge. That will be my building style for now.
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BBEANS 4 bots renamed so you can extract to your Robot Designs folder CLICK HERE (https://gametechmods.com/Robot_Arena2/bots/BBEANS4_AI_bots.rar)
They are also on the download page.
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(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/79618No Name 12 Proof.jpg)
The airtanks overlap the right wheel.
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Empty space ! Empty space ! Largely overpowered!
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The airtanks overlap the right wheel.
you could cut a slot in the rubber of the wheel.
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ya that bot is kind of crap i didn't really care when i built it
it did alright though
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The airtanks overlap the right wheel.
I said in the rules that stuff like this wouldn't be allowed, but I also said there's a small grace margin. I'm not going to reject a bot if it's totally realistic except for one spot where the wheel just barely grazes some component. That's just nitpicky.
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Edit: Oh man, my rank dropped down form 10 to 25 >_> *Cuts Smoker into pieces and them burns the rest*
Your rank drop actually isn't as big as it appears, because several rookies were added to the rankings. The lowest rank used to be 54; now it's 69. So you were 10/54 or 18.5%. Now you're 25/69 or 36.2%. It's a factor of about 2 (instead of 2.5 if you use numerical rankings). And being in the top 36.2% still isn't bad by any means. Actually it would be even higher than that if you count all the people that are tied.
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Ok, thats a good enough answer for me, and Sage is right, you could just cut the wheel.