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Title: BTTB Revamped (Display)
Post by: RedAce on March 19, 2015, 06:01:04 AM
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/43278BTTBRevamped.png)


Yup, another Display Tourney, but this time, it's not really an original one, but an unofficial mock tourney this time. For those who are unaware, G.K. officially announced his first original tournament on April 13, 2010 known as Back to the Beginnings. A tourney that had forum members sign up to be in the tourney and then, all participants, will be randomly assigned what bot to build based on the forum members first ever bot based on what bot it actually is. Then those bots would be put in a Double Elimination Bracket to see who built the best rebuild. Since then, it became a pretty popular tournament with lots of interest and an interesting tournament concept. As time went on, a sequel started to come around changing up the game from Stock to DSL. The next two tournaments did repeat the cycle, but people had to build people's first DSL bot in Stock in BTTB 3 and first Stock bot in DSL in BTTB 4. BTTB 3 was my first ever tournament I've ever participated in, and I do miss those times. But anyway, It's fifth anniversary is coming up, I felt, why not celebrate with the bots BTTB 1 & 3? (I probably would've actually done the DSL ones as well, but those bots were never officially released into the public.) But, I'm going to have a different arena than the Twisted Arena because rumor has it that wedges are glitched in the arena. I apologize if I'm not going the whole nostalgic route.




Title: Re: BTTB Revamped (Display)
Post by: Badnik96 on March 19, 2015, 07:00:04 AM
God damn. BTTB was 5 years ago. That makes me feel old as hell.

the flail HS i made out of your FBS in BTTB3 still haunts me as one of the worst robots ive made XD
Title: Re: BTTB Revamped (Display)
Post by: RedAce on March 19, 2015, 07:04:39 PM
Got the Splash and Logo up, and I'm still working on the Arena. It should be done by tomorrow. Videos should be up soon as well.
Title: Re: BTTB Revamped (Display)
Post by: The Ounce on March 19, 2015, 09:22:05 PM
Ah yes, this takes me back, not to the beginnings, but to the days of a thriving RA2 community without corrupt officials.  I can hardly believe it's been only 5 years since then either, Badnik.
the flail HS i made out of your FBS in BTTB3 still haunts me as one of the worst robots ive made XD
If G4W wins its first fight, then it should give SC a quick death, if that makes you feel better.   :laughing

On the other hand, NF's got a multibot 1st round... that's gonna be a problem.  Even if I destroy the first one in one hit I don't think NF can turn quickly enough to face the second one.
Title: Re: BTTB Revamped (Display)
Post by: RedAce on March 20, 2015, 02:29:01 PM
Got a reskinned arena as of now:


(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/8311arena.png)

I think it needs a little more work though. Unfortunately, I can't make any edits to it until Monday. I guess it will do for now.

I'll start working on the Round 1 Matches for the rest of today.
Title: Re: BTTB Revamped (Display)
Post by: RedAce on March 20, 2015, 08:39:57 PM
The first seven battles of Round 1 are now up. I'm uploading this in chunks instead of the whole slice to try to speed things up.
Title: Re: BTTB Revamped (Display)
Post by: RedAce on March 24, 2015, 04:39:34 PM
I'm probably going to upload the next set of Round 1 matches tonight or tomorrow. Sorry that these aren't going as smoothly as before, but honestly, the next matches aren't really worth watching. They are just boring and they are not very interesting. Maybe I'm getting tired of hosting any tournament at this point, but maybe if I keep going on, I probably could get to those matches that are actually worth seeing and maybe it'll get better.

Edit: Speaking of those, they're now up.
Title: Re: BTTB Revamped (Display)
Post by: RedAce on March 29, 2015, 02:02:55 PM
And the last of the Round 1 Matches are up. Brackets are updated, and I'll now work on the Loser's Round 1 Matches.

Edit: The Loser's Round 1 Match is now up, and brackets are updated. On the Round 2. This might take a bit though.
Title: Re: BTTB Revamped (Display)
Post by: RedAce on March 31, 2015, 07:12:17 PM
Uh... hello? The first half of Round 2 is now up. I'll update the brackets once I get the other half up to avoid spoilers for now. It'll take a while for the next half since I'm heading off to the States Competition for my Robotics Team in High School. I will get it up.
Title: Re: BTTB Revamped (Display)
Post by: Squirrel_Monkey on April 01, 2015, 02:36:41 AM
Haha, a broken 'Rupt' flipper and a juggler using blades. I stand no chance here lol.
Title: Re: BTTB Revamped (Display)
Post by: martymidget on April 03, 2015, 06:42:04 PM
Title: Re: BTTB Revamped (Display)
Post by: RedAce on April 06, 2015, 07:34:34 PM
The rest of Round 2 is now up and the brackets are updated.
Title: Re: BTTB Revamped (Display)
Post by: G.K. on April 07, 2015, 04:35:15 PM
<3

EDIT: Also, I'll see what I can do about finding the DSL bots and putting them out.
Title: Re: BTTB Revamped (Display)
Post by: RedAce on April 07, 2015, 05:06:00 PM
<3

EDIT: Also, I'll see what I can do about finding the DSL bots and putting them out.
Hey, welcome back! *chuckles nervously* How are you doing?


Anyway, I started Losers Round 2, but I will be out for the next few days.
Title: Re: BTTB Revamped (Display)
Post by: Squirrel_Monkey on April 07, 2015, 05:35:23 PM
I may have nudged G.K. when he was round my house today.

Hope he gets the DSL ones found as I might stand a chance with them.
Title: Re: BTTB Revamped (Display)
Post by: G.K. on April 07, 2015, 05:44:51 PM
Oh I'm sure I have them, it's a matter of having time to put them together. Haven't lost any files afaik.
Title: Re: BTTB Revamped (Display)
Post by: RedAce on April 15, 2015, 03:30:11 PM
And I finally got the first half of Loser's Round 2 up and brackets are updated. I'll try to be more productive with this when I can.
Title: Re: BTTB Revamped (Display)
Post by: Sage on April 15, 2015, 04:42:48 PM
I was so confused when this thread popped up. I was like "IM POSITIVE THIS ALREADY HAPPENED WHAT" but now i understand it's a redo.

Anyway, good work so far. Keep it up! Elektron WILL GO THE DISTANCE
Title: Re: BTTB Revamped (Display)
Post by: RedAce on April 17, 2015, 03:17:16 PM
The second half of Round 2 is now uploaded. I'm on a roll now. I'll see how much I can get done on the weekend.

Edit: So far I got the Winners Round 3 matches recorded and they are pretty entertaining. I think I'm starting to get to the point where I won't have to go through as many boring matches as I did with Losers Round 2.
Title: Re: BTTB Revamped (Display)
Post by: RedAce on April 18, 2015, 07:33:52 AM
Round 3 Matches are now up and brackets have been updated.
Title: Re: BTTB Revamped (Display)
Post by: Sage on April 18, 2015, 04:27:26 PM
wait wait I have 2 bots entered in this? I swear altitwude looks like something i built
Title: Re: BTTB Revamped (Display)
Post by: RedAce on April 18, 2015, 04:55:58 PM
wait wait I have 2 bots entered in this? I swear altitwude looks like something i built
Yep, you did build Altiwude.
BTTB bot. Loosely modeled after NFX's altitude.
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/87691Untitled-1.jpg)

3 blacks, DSA, 3 razors per snapper.
Title: Re: BTTB Revamped (Display)
Post by: RedAce on May 04, 2015, 05:28:49 PM
Alright, It's been a while. Sorry bout the lack of updates I haven't really found much time from the past couple weeks, but I will say this isn't dead. I have the videos on my SD card and I'll edit them in the next few days. I plan on finishing this by at least the next 2-3 weeks.
Title: Re: BTTB Revamped (Display)
Post by: RedAce on May 07, 2015, 04:15:34 PM
Oh my. I finally uploaded the Losers Bracket Round 3 Battles. I have a feeling things may go quicker once I get the Losers Round 4 Matches out of the way once I record them.
Title: Re: BTTB Revamped (Display)
Post by: Somebody on May 07, 2015, 10:09:06 PM
Cool to see my robots in action even though O_o_O is literally one of the worst things I have ever built. But Go Up Here 2 is pretty darn cool.

Title: Re: BTTB Revamped (Display)
Post by: RedAce on May 10, 2015, 03:16:37 PM
And the Losers Round 4 Matches are up. We now have the final 16 bots in this tournament, so things might go faster than than the last few rounds and matches may get a little more interesting.
Title: Re: BTTB Revamped (Display)
Post by: Somebody on May 10, 2015, 09:07:20 PM
Title: Re: BTTB Revamped (Display)
Post by: RedAce on May 11, 2015, 02:36:40 PM
Winners Round 4 Matches are now up.
Title: Re: BTTB Revamped (Display)
Post by: RedAce on May 11, 2015, 07:38:25 PM
Losers Round 5 is now up.
Title: Re: BTTB Revamped (Display)
Post by: Sage on May 11, 2015, 07:51:06 PM
LETS GOOOOOO


ELEKTRON COMING IN HOT
Title: Re: BTTB Revamped (Display)
Post by: 090901 on May 11, 2015, 08:05:04 PM
ayyyyyyyy windmill my old friend
Title: Re: BTTB Revamped (Display)
Post by: RedAce on May 16, 2015, 10:10:40 PM
Losers Round 6 matches are now up.
Title: Re: BTTB Revamped (Display)
Post by: Somebody on May 17, 2015, 01:10:17 AM
Title: Re: BTTB Revamped (Display)
Post by: RedAce on May 17, 2015, 07:11:13 AM
Title: Re: BTTB Revamped (Display)
Post by: Somebody on May 17, 2015, 10:15:11 AM

Title: Re: BTTB Revamped (Display)
Post by: RedAce on May 22, 2015, 06:29:48 AM
The Winners Quarterfinals are now up. I'm trying something different now with the intro sequences. Please let me know what you think. I'm also making Quarterfinal matches and beyond in HD since they are a little more special than traditional matches.

Title: Re: BTTB Revamped (Display)
Post by: Sage on May 22, 2015, 03:20:33 PM
the videos aren't working
Title: Re: BTTB Revamped (Display)
Post by: RedAce on May 22, 2015, 03:25:52 PM
the videos aren't working
Are you sure? They're working on my computer. I realized I used the link to this thread rather than the YouTube link. Oops. Fixed it though.

Try these ones if that isn't the issue:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVh7rfj3aNk&feature=youtu.be
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zFZLdr8cgM&feature=youtu.be# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zFZLdr8cgM&feature=youtu.be#)
Title: Re: BTTB Revamped (Display)
Post by: G.K. on May 24, 2015, 12:30:06 PM
Exams are preventing my regular posting but this tournament remains a thing of beauty.

Title: Re: BTTB Revamped (Display)
Post by: G.K. on May 24, 2015, 01:01:07 PM
Double posting because I need to make up for lack of posts over the last 3 1/2 years. Also, 5 years since I did the first one of these? I really am not a teenager any more.




Title: Re: BTTB Revamped (Display)
Post by: cephalopod on May 24, 2015, 01:16:18 PM
It's good to see you around man. :)
Title: Re: BTTB Revamped (Display)
Post by: G.K. on May 24, 2015, 01:26:36 PM
I miss this place. Gave me an awful lot of joy for a long time.

But I'm just so busy in the real world right now it's unreal. Least of which is the exam I have on Tuesday about European Government which I know absolutely nothing for.
Title: Re: BTTB Revamped (Display)
Post by: cephalopod on May 24, 2015, 01:28:26 PM
Yeah, I'm in the same position for an exam on Tuesday.
Solution? Coffee. All the time.
Title: Re: BTTB Revamped (Display)
Post by: G.K. on May 24, 2015, 01:31:52 PM
Ach - what's yours on?

I'm not a coffee drinker though, not even a tea drinker, this is the problem.

But I digress, we are leading this offtopic and we should definitely know better :P
Title: Re: BTTB Revamped (Display)
Post by: RedAce on May 24, 2015, 02:41:50 PM
this tournament remains a thing of beauty.
yay.

Anyway, Losers Round 7 is now up.

Edit: Along with Losers Round 8. I'm on a roll.
Title: Re: BTTB Revamped (Display)
Post by: G.K. on May 25, 2015, 05:39:22 AM

Title: Re: BTTB Revamped (Display)
Post by: martymidget on May 25, 2015, 10:30:17 AM

Very nice work Redace. Also, hey GK.
Title: Re: BTTB Revamped (Display)
Post by: Sage on May 25, 2015, 04:19:06 PM



Can't believe Elektron is doing decent. lol
Title: Re: BTTB Revamped (Display)
Post by: RedAce on May 25, 2015, 08:01:18 PM
Losers Quarterfinal is up.

Also, I ask for one thing. If anyone hasn't done it already, please help add up the battle wins total so I can see which bots go in the rumble and save me so much time. [/desperation]

Thanks.
Title: Re: BTTB Revamped (Display)
Post by: G.K. on May 26, 2015, 02:43:03 AM
Title: Re: BTTB Revamped (Display)
Post by: 090901 on May 26, 2015, 11:06:30 AM
Title: Re: BTTB Revamped (Display)
Post by: RedAce on May 27, 2015, 02:43:40 PM
Both the Winners and Losers Semifinals are up now.

Gonna start counting up the battle wins from each competitor to see which ones will be in the rumble.
Title: Re: BTTB Revamped (Display)
Post by: G.K. on May 27, 2015, 04:05:50 PM
Title: Re: BTTB Revamped (Display)
Post by: Sage on May 27, 2015, 10:59:10 PM
THE DREAM IS ALIVE
Title: Re: BTTB Revamped (Display)
Post by: RedAce on May 28, 2015, 04:28:49 PM
Got the spreadsheet done for the bots who are not in the final. The top four will participate in the rumble.


Let me know if I screwed up any of the numbers at least before Saturday.
Title: Re: BTTB Revamped (Display)
Post by: G.K. on May 28, 2015, 05:48:09 PM
Oh dear, Compement or Complicate?. What a dismal robot you are.

Interesting to see how competently GF93's bots did in this.

EDIT: HOW DID THE F1 CAR WIN A MATCH
Title: Re: BTTB Revamped (Display)
Post by: RedAce on May 29, 2015, 10:01:11 PM
Well, I've gotten the final up and ready to go, but the rumble is gonna take a bit to upload since I was trying to upload it earlier and it didn't upload for some dumb reason. Sorry 'bout that.


While it's uploading, I just want to say that this was a pretty fun experience for me. While all the matches have't been too amazing by my standards anyway, it was great to see how much people got to relive this moment from the past. Myself included since this was my very first tournament I ever participated in and I thought this would be a good way to celebrate things for everyone. It brought back some nostalgic moments from many people and it was a nice experience. Thanks to everyone. :)
Title: Re: BTTB Revamped (Display)
Post by: Sage on May 29, 2015, 10:39:33 PM
Who won the first time?

Thanks for doing this redace, was a lot of fun.
Title: Re: BTTB Revamped (Display)
Post by: G.K. on May 29, 2015, 11:09:06 PM
I miss doing BTTB. I really do.


Thanks for doing this RedAce, it's somewhat humbling. And it's been great.
Title: Re: BTTB Revamped (Display)
Post by: The Ounce on May 30, 2015, 01:51:23 AM

I agree that this has been a great tournament to follow, even if some of the matches weren't that great to watch.  Thanks RedAce for this fun trip down memory lane.

On an unrelated note:  G.K. has returned?  For real?  That is freaking awesome!!!