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Title: Centripetal Force - SIGNUPS CLOSED
Post by: cephalopod on April 13, 2014, 07:12:00 AM
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SIGNUPS CLOSE 1st MAY!

This tournament is all about the destruction - as much as possible, please!
To ensure this, there are bot type restrictions.

Rules
-The bot must be a DSL 2.1 Heavyweight built under the 'Standard' ruleset. Minimum weight is 700kg.
-Please do not enter an IRL bot, I will decline it. Also, if the bot you enter is obviously lower than your creative/technical ability, I may decline it.
-The bot must have at least 75% of it's weapon weight in one of the permitted bot types. If you wish, the rest may be used in a rammer/wedged rammer rack.
-The permitted bot types are as follows
-For weapon motors, you may freely use all types of Perm including Dual, the E-tek, the 2/4/6Mag gearboxes and the Geared Beta (for hammers only). Anything below the Perm 80 in power (Piglets, Mags etc) can be used at a limit of 2 for a specific bot type - for example, you can only have 2 Face Spinning weapons using any motor below a Perm 80. This means you can use more than 2 of these motors provided the bot is a hybrid, and only has a maximum of 2 on each weapon system.
-No flailing weapons
-No BFE for an unrealistic cause, no Custom Components, no AAM/Cheatbot2/ZeroG etc. Trov Glitch is allowed.
-No Clusterbots
-19 entrants (the last 4 accepted entries will be in a Wildcard match)
-Fights will be conducted in the Combat Arena with hazards off for 3 minutes.
-There will be a Loser's Bracket
-All fights aside from the Grand Final (between Winner's Bracket winner and Loser's Bracket winner) will be 4-way.
-1 Havok restart, then your bot will be removed from the battle.
-No upgrades when you send your bot, apart from AI lines.
-I can AI but PLEASE try, it saves so much time.
-If you enter a bot that breaks the rules, you will be notified. Your spot can be taken by someone else if you are holding a spot with an illegal bot and the entry list is full.
-Entries received before signups open will need to be resubmitted after signups open to be valid.
-I will be entering with Pyrexia 2.0
-Any empty spaces in the entry list after 1st May will provide 'bye' spots, first filling the Wildcard, and then if the Wildcard is empty too, they will be shuffled into the first round via randomizer.

ENTRIES
1. Craaig
2. S.H.I.E.L.D
3. Madman3
4. Playzooki
5. KOS_Flow
6. Mr AS
7. HurricaneAndrew
8. MassimoV
9. TommyProductionsInc
10. Ty4er
11. 090901
12. Martymidget
13. Mystic2000
14. Mazakari
15. Naryar
16. TBD Devastator
17.
18.
19.
Green - Ready to go!
Orange - Accepted
Red - Problem! Your bot may crash my game or is illegal!
Black - Received
Title: Re: CentRIPetal Force
Post by: Shield on April 13, 2014, 07:34:34 AM
Would totally join
Title: Re: CentRIPetal Force
Post by: Naryar on April 13, 2014, 07:38:55 AM
>CentRIMPetal Force
Title: Re: CentRIPetal Force
Post by: Merrick on April 13, 2014, 07:45:05 AM
I thought you were retiring from hosting to concentrate on mod duties?
Title: Re: CentRIPetal Force
Post by: cephalopod on April 13, 2014, 07:49:41 AM
Me too. Thing is I actually kinda enjoyed filming the last few fights of RW2005 - the fact is, that tournament wasn't really what I wanted to run, it was an experiment into if I could get people to build 'more' IRL, with the vote.
Besides, I figured I should make up for how long that one took by running something right. What better way to make me run it right than to make it something I personally want to see?
This may well be the last one. It might not. No promises anymore.
Title: Re: CentRIPetal Force
Post by: Mystic2000 on April 13, 2014, 08:00:18 AM
That, man is an COOOOOL idea, i bet that this tourney is gonna be a total robotic savagery

i tend to hate DSL-S nowadays but this tourney should be funny and full of frightful carnage
Title: Re: CentRIPetal Force
Post by: playzooki on April 13, 2014, 08:50:39 AM
May enter, may try to get 2 dual perms on...
Title: Re: CentRIPetal Force
Post by: martymidget on April 13, 2014, 09:14:38 AM
Quote from: Mystic2000 on April 13, 2014, 08:00:18 AM
full of frightful carnage

Total Carnage. ;)
Title: Re: CentRIPetal Force
Post by: Natster-104 on April 13, 2014, 09:40:33 AM
Well I like the idea, just a shame I can't build a good spinner
Title: Re: CentRIPetal Force
Post by: Badnik96 on April 13, 2014, 09:51:56 AM
I might enter. Dunno yet.
Title: Re: CentRIPetal Force
Post by: ty4er on April 13, 2014, 12:52:29 PM
hell yeh this is what we need
Title: Re: CentRIPetal Force
Post by: 123savethewhales on April 13, 2014, 02:13:27 PM
I am not entirely sure how you categorize a bot type though.

Say if I build a juggler with a WRAM, it's still a juggler, but how would that work under these rules.
Title: Re: CentRIPetal Force
Post by: martymidget on April 13, 2014, 02:33:58 PM
I'd say that 75% of the weapon weight has to be spinning. Or something along those lines. And half or so of the bot's weight must be part of the weapon system.
Title: Re: CentRIPetal Force
Post by: Mystic2000 on April 13, 2014, 02:45:57 PM
123stw: If i know what you meant my WRAM i could probably give an answer

Marty:

Quote from: martymidget on April 13, 2014, 09:14:38 AM
Quote from: Mystic2000 on April 13, 2014, 08:00:18 AM
full of frightful carnage

Total Carnage. ;)

Wasn't Total Carnage a tourney Scorpion made with popups banned, i remember Click entered a DSL Drumblebee with a PA top on it
Title: Re: CentRIPetal Force
Post by: cephalopod on April 13, 2014, 03:06:47 PM
Yeah, I think we'd go for the 75% weapon weight on the spinning weapon rule.
Also, Mystic, yes - I pretty much copied it because it never got finished and it seemed like fun.
Natster - try. You've done a lot of IRL builds where people can't give you a lot of advice to improve. You actually have to work a little to get something good in standard, so just try something and showcase it then people can help you improve it :)
Also, ty, yes. It is. :3
Title: Re: CentRIPetal Force
Post by: Mystic2000 on April 13, 2014, 03:16:26 PM
anyways for sure i'm gonna enter that, i already made a prototype that you
can check in mah showcase, well maybe i'll make a vs with two 6mag powered discs
Title: Re: Centripetal Force
Post by: cephalopod on April 15, 2014, 05:16:29 PM
Top post updated with pretty full set of rules. Anything I should add? Any questions?
Title: Re: Centripetal Force
Post by: Mystic2000 on April 16, 2014, 06:03:23 AM
You should allow Drums, unless you class them as Vertical Spinners
Title: Re: Centripetal Force
Post by: playzooki on April 16, 2014, 10:13:42 AM
ok ive had an idea.... lel
Title: Re: Centripetal Force
Post by: Shield on April 16, 2014, 10:19:04 AM
Quote from: Mystic2000 on April 16, 2014, 06:03:23 AM
You should allow Drums, unless you class them as Vertical Spinners

Drums don;t really have that much ADC tbh
Title: Re: Centripetal Force
Post by: playzooki on April 16, 2014, 11:01:05 AM
drums are basically VS
Title: Re: Centripetal Force
Post by: cephalopod on April 16, 2014, 11:37:26 AM
Thinking about implementing a minimum weapon motor so as to restrict back jugglers and wall-of-weapon FS, I imagine the minimum will be a Perm 45, so I'd be allowing only perms, dual perms, eteks and 2/4/6 mags as weapon motors. Geared Betas are of course allowed on hammers.
Title: Re: Centripetal Force
Post by: playzooki on April 16, 2014, 04:08:25 PM
 :gunz:
Quote from: Craaig on April 16, 2014, 11:37:26 AM
Thinking about implementing a minimum weapon motor so as to restrict back jugglers and wall-of-weapon FS, I imagine the minimum will be a Perm 45, so I'd be allowing only perms, dual perms, eteks and 2/4/6 mags as weapon motors. Geared Betas are of course allowed on hammers.
i personally disagree with this, what if someone enters a crazy 6 spinner hs that uses mags or piglets or something
Title: Re: Centripetal Force
Post by: martymidget on April 16, 2014, 04:23:34 PM
and a 6 piglet HS is going to be oh so destructive.
Title: Re: Centripetal Force
Post by: cephalopod on April 16, 2014, 04:25:43 PM
Good luck doing that while staying realistic :P
I think I'll keep those guidelines for now - they're in the rules now :)
Title: Re: Centripetal Force
Post by: TommyProductionsInc on April 16, 2014, 09:13:57 PM
Okay, I've decided to grow some balls and enter this tournament, with my MOST powerful robot yet. :laughing
Title: Re: Centripetal Force
Post by: madman3 on April 17, 2014, 03:18:30 AM
The problem with having a certain heavier weapon motor for jugglers is that it's rarely ever effective, I don't think restricting the minimum motor options is a good idea.
Title: Re: Centripetal Force
Post by: martymidget on April 17, 2014, 05:04:04 AM
Quote from: madman3 on April 17, 2014, 03:18:30 AM
The problem with having a certain heavier weapon motor for jugglers is that it's rarely ever effective, I don't think restricting the minimum motor options is a good idea.

Jugglers aren't going to be effective in this. Period.
Title: Re: Centripetal Force
Post by: cephalopod on April 17, 2014, 05:06:31 AM
Quote from: madman3 on April 17, 2014, 03:18:30 AM
The problem with having a certain heavier weapon motor for jugglers is that it's rarely ever effective, I don't think restricting the minimum motor options is a good idea.

Well don't enter a juggler? :P My point of view, and this issue was raised to me by Marty, is that if it's not done, somebody will enter an FS which essentially is a rammer or something because slow motors, and win everything by, very boringly, deweaponing everything else.
In my opinion it's either the restriction or remove Jugglers and Face Spinners, unless I can be convinced otherwise :P
Title: Re: Centripetal Force
Post by: madman3 on April 17, 2014, 06:16:28 AM
Ah well, I've managed to get a juggler that fits these rules now XD
Title: Re: Centripetal Force
Post by: playzooki on April 17, 2014, 03:31:07 PM
i had an idea that may be slightly original for this, but the new rule ruins it.
it wasnt a fs or juggler.
Title: Re: Centripetal Force
Post by: Naryar on April 18, 2014, 12:57:34 PM
definitely entering, seems good. Good to see FSS are out of this as well.

also lol @ frenzy hammer, more like a walking target.

Though now I need an intredasting idea.... ohwait HS/VS or VS/FS hybrid :O

Title: Re: Centripetal Force
Post by: cephalopod on April 18, 2014, 05:10:51 PM
Quote from: Naryar on April 18, 2014, 12:57:34 PM
Good to see FSS are out of this as well.

Actually I never clarified flails. I might disallow them just to make things... less flaily.
Title: Re: Centripetal Force
Post by: cephalopod on April 19, 2014, 07:09:10 AM
Would people rather the bracket be 16 with a loser's bracket or 32 with no loser's bracket?
Thinking of expanding to 32, but still using 4 way melee's, so the first round would be qualifiers and the top 2 in each battle go through to the main 16-spot tournament
Title: Re: Centripetal Force
Post by: TommyProductionsInc on April 19, 2014, 04:37:48 PM
Quote from: Craaig on April 19, 2014, 07:09:10 AM
Would people rather the bracket be 16 with a loser's bracket or 32 with no loser's bracket?
Thinking of expanding to 32, but still using 4 way melee's, so the first round would be qualifiers and the top 2 in each battle go through to the main 16-spot tournament
I would prefer a loser's bracket, personally.
I'd get to see my robot in action at least twice, as well as any other cool competitors.
Title: Re: Centripetal Force
Post by: Shield on April 19, 2014, 08:04:27 PM
Quote from: TommyProductionsInc on April 19, 2014, 04:37:48 PM
Quote from: Craaig on April 19, 2014, 07:09:10 AM
Would people rather the bracket be 16 with a loser's bracket or 32 with no loser's bracket?
Thinking of expanding to 32, but still using 4 way melee's, so the first round would be qualifiers and the top 2 in each battle go through to the main 16-spot tournament
I would prefer a loser's bracket, personally.
I'd get to see my robot in action at least twice, as well as any other cool competitors.

^this
Title: Re: Centripetal Force
Post by: Naryar on April 20, 2014, 02:49:04 PM
*storms into thread*

CRAAIG-CHAN ? MAY I ASK WHY DID YOU BAN PIGLETS WHEN THESE ARE A PERFECTLY VALID MANNER TO BUILD SPINNERS ?
Title: Re: Centripetal Force
Post by: cephalopod on April 20, 2014, 03:04:55 PM
Because people will just make wall-of-weapon FS.

I think I will allow anything below Perm 80 as long as there is no more than 2 used on 1 spinner type. This makes more sense and will allow for cool hybrids.
Title: Re: Centripetal Force
Post by: Naryar on April 20, 2014, 03:10:57 PM
So ? Wall of weapon FS can be beaten by a VS quite easily. Or a solid enough HS.

But thanks for changing the rule. I knew my bot was awesome enough to sway you :D
Title: Re: Centripetal Force - SIGNUPS OPEN SOON!
Post by: cephalopod on April 20, 2014, 05:59:34 PM
I think the current ruleset may be the final one. Get building, signups will open sometime in the next few days!
Title: Re: Centripetal Force - SIGNUPS OPEN SOON!
Post by: HurricaneAndrew on April 20, 2014, 10:06:26 PM
Quote from: Craaig on April 16, 2014, 11:37:26 AM
Thinking about implementing a minimum weapon motor so as to restrict back jugglers and wall-of-weapon FS, I imagine the minimum will be a Perm 45, so I'd be allowing only perms, dual perms, eteks and 2/4/6 mags as weapon motors. Geared Betas are of course allowed on hammers.

B-but muh FS...
Title: Re: Centripetal Force - SIGNUPS OPEN SOON!
Post by: Badnik96 on April 20, 2014, 10:07:45 PM
Punterator 3, coming to a rimp near you.
Title: Re: Centripetal Force - SIGNUPS OPEN SOON!
Post by: cephalopod on April 21, 2014, 05:26:40 AM
Quote from: HurricaneAndrew on April 20, 2014, 10:06:26 PM
Quote from: Craaig on April 16, 2014, 11:37:26 AM
Thinking about implementing a minimum weapon motor so as to restrict back jugglers and wall-of-weapon FS, I imagine the minimum will be a Perm 45, so I'd be allowing only perms, dual perms, eteks and 2/4/6 mags as weapon motors. Geared Betas are of course allowed on hammers.

B-but muh FS...

B-but read the rest of muh thread... :P
Title: Re: Centripetal Force - Signups
Post by: cephalopod on April 21, 2014, 03:20:14 PM
Quote from: Craaig on April 13, 2014, 07:12:00 AM
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/88576centripetalforcelogo.png)
SIGNUPS CLOSE 1st MAY!

This tournament is all about the destruction - as much as possible, please!
To ensure this, there are bot type restrictions.

Rules
-The bot must be a DSL 2.1 Heavyweight built under the 'Standard' ruleset. Minimum weight is 700kg.
-Please do not enter an IRL bot, I will decline it. Also, if the bot you enter is obviously lower than your creative/technical ability, I may decline it.
-The bot must have at least 75% of it's weapon weight in one of the permitted bot types. If you wish, the rest may be used in a rammer/wedged rammer rack.
-The permitted bot types are as follows
-For weapon motors, you may freely use all types of Perm including Dual, the E-tek, the 2/4/6Mag gearboxes and the Geared Beta (for hammers only). Anything below the Perm 80 in power (Piglets, Mags etc) can be used at a limit of 2 for a specific bot type - for example, you can only have 2 Face Spinning weapons using any motor below a Perm 80. This means you can use more than 2 of these motors provided the bot is a hybrid, and only has a maximum of 2 on each weapon system.
-No flailing weapons
-No BFE for an unrealistic cause, no Custom Components, no AAM/Cheatbot2/ZeroG etc. Trov Glitch is allowed.
-No Clusterbots
-19 entrants (the last 4 accepted entries will be in a Wildcard match)
-Fights will be conducted in the Combat Arena with hazards off for 3 minutes.
-There will be a Loser's Bracket
-All fights aside from the Grand Final (between Winner's Bracket winner and Loser's Bracket winner) will be 4-way.
-1 Havok restart, then your bot will be removed from the battle.
-No upgrades when you send your bot, apart from AI lines.
-I can AI but PLEASE try, it saves so much time.
-If you enter a bot that breaks the rules, you will be notified. Your spot can be taken by someone else if you are holding a spot with an illegal bot and the entry list is full.
-Entries received before signups open will need to be resubmitted after signups open to be valid.
-I will be entering with Pyrexia 2.0
-Any empty spaces in the entry list after 1st May will provide 'bye' spots, first filling the Wildcard, and then if the Wildcard is empty too, they will be shuffled into the first round via randomizer.

ENTRIES
1. Craaig
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
Green - Ready to go!
Orange - Accepted
Red - Problem! Your bot may crash my game or is illegal!
Black - Received

Okay, let's do this :)
Craaig, the rules I've quoted above cannot change, and this thread is now a SIGNUPS TOPIC.

..Thanks Craaig. Signups are closing 1st May, go go go :)
Title: Re: Centripetal Force - Signups
Post by: cephalopod on April 22, 2014, 02:00:43 PM
S.H.I.E.L.D accepted and AIed

EDIT: Along with Madman3 and Playzooki :D

EDIT2: KOS_Flow and Mr AS accepted
Title: Re: Centripetal Force - Signups
Post by: TommyProductionsInc on April 23, 2014, 04:03:54 PM
Here's my bot.
Title: Re: Centripetal Force - Signups
Post by: cephalopod on April 23, 2014, 04:41:39 PM
HA, MassimoV and Tommy accepted, and all bots are AIed.
Title: Re: Centripetal Force - Signups
Post by: TommyProductionsInc on April 23, 2014, 04:43:04 PM
YAY!
I wonder how Autistic Pride will do against all these hardcore veterans.
Title: Re: Centripetal Force - Signups
Post by: cephalopod on April 23, 2014, 05:05:01 PM
We shall see :)

10 spots left! :D
Title: Re: Centripetal Force - Signups
Post by: cephalopod on April 25, 2014, 10:07:34 AM
6 days left of signups, still got 10 spots available.
Title: Re: Centripetal Force - Signups
Post by: cephalopod on April 27, 2014, 02:09:40 PM
Ty4er and 090901 accepted, 4 days of signups left, 8 spots remain.

EDIT: Marty accepted, 7 spots left.
Title: Re: Centripetal Force - Signups
Post by: Naryar on April 28, 2014, 09:21:52 AM
4 days of signups ? i'll have to send my bot then, I didn't think it would close that soon :O
Title: Re: Centripetal Force - Signups
Post by: cephalopod on April 28, 2014, 09:40:37 AM
It's been in the first post since signups opened, and I've mentioned it lots of times :P
Title: Re: Centripetal Force - Signups
Post by: Mystic2000 on April 28, 2014, 12:01:05 PM
Dammit i can't get something that can survive in a rumble, i guess that i'll stay out of this... =(
Title: Re: Centripetal Force - SIGNUPS CLOSE SOON!
Post by: cephalopod on April 30, 2014, 08:49:44 AM
Mystic received, 6 spots left, signups close in 28 hours.

EDIT: Mazakari recieved, all entries AIed
Title: Re: Centripetal Force - SIGNUPS CLOSE SOON!
Post by: Naryar on April 30, 2014, 02:29:34 PM
Alright, I'll be sending my bot.

EDIT: Sent.
Title: Re: Centripetal Force - SIGNUPS CLOSE SOON!
Post by: cephalopod on May 01, 2014, 05:38:51 AM
Nary and TBD Devastator accepted, 3 spots left, just over 7 hours until signups close.
Title: Re: Centripetal Force - SIGNUPS CLOSE SOON!
Post by: cephalopod on May 01, 2014, 11:20:15 AM
3 spots with 1 and a half hours left. If you were thinking about entering, now is the time.
Title: Re: Centripetal Force - SIGNUPS CLOSED!
Post by: cephalopod on May 01, 2014, 01:13:10 PM
Signups closed.
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