Author Topic: First Strike Tournament Splash Brackets Videos (Read 6437 times)

Avalanche · « **on:** December 07, 2014, 05:26:05 AM »

Game - DSL 2.1
Arena - Official Robot Arena 2 Tournament Arena
Weight - Heavyweight
Realistic Rule - IRL Realistic
8 entrants.
One entry robot per person.
Only in game glitches are allowed - eFFe Glitching, Axle Loading and Snapper Loading.
Exception of BFE for chassis shape and realism.
If you can't AI I will try me best to AI for you, just dont expect perfection.
You can't enter until I have received and accepted your robot.
If your bot doesnt load up in a DSL 2.1 clean copy then your bot is disqualified. No ifs, no buts.

Battle Rules:
1v1 battles. 1 round.
A Poll will go up if a battle goes the full 3 minutes.
3 minute battle.
If a havok occurs, unless it does not affect the match outcome, the match will be restarted. If there is a second havok caused by the SAME robot it will be disqualified. If both bots contribute to a havok it will set both on a next havok-dq warning.

Splash:

Bracket:

Videos:

Avalanche · « **Reply #1 on:** December 07, 2014, 09:22:22 AM »

First match should be up soon. Just hitting a few snags on some shoddy AI by me.

Badnik96 · « **Reply #2 on:** December 07, 2014, 11:07:00 AM »

I want Ounce to win but I have a feeling it's gonna be RedAce.

GL everyone that got in.

RedAce · « **Reply #3 on:** December 07, 2014, 11:18:26 AM »

My summary:

Panzer Strike: It looks okay. It's well armored, so that could help.

Roboenza: I don't remember if the spinning blade spins fast enough, so that could be my downfall.

Trinity 4ce: Love the look of this one. It also looks dangerous.

EBony: Very much Electric Boogaloo in this bot.

Playzooki Multibots: Eww. Left one looks better, yet both look half-assed in terms how their built.

Axe Bot: Another cool looking bot.

Android: Seen this one before, but with a different name.

Gamo: Not the worst thing I've ever seen, yet it looks decent.

Overall, about half the entries look awesome, but will they fight as good as their looks? Only time will tell. Good luck guys!

Avalanche · « **Reply #4 on:** December 07, 2014, 01:01:21 PM »

Im having issues witht he recording. When the file is played back it has flickering of the image so much its simply unusable. Has anyone got any ideas for screen recorders that are free?

RedAce · « **Reply #5 on:** December 07, 2014, 01:08:02 PM »

Quote from: Avalanche on December 07, 2014, 01:01:21 PM

Im having issues witht he recording. When the file is played back it has flickering of the image so much its simply unusable. Has anyone got any ideas for screen recorders that are free?

I use Bandicam. Not only is it free, it's easy to use and safe to download.

helloface · « **Reply #6 on:** December 07, 2014, 02:31:30 PM »

Panzer Strike: A huge improvement on most of Av's bots.

Roboenza: Pretty generic but clean and will probably dominate most bots.

Trinity 4ce: One of the best looking bots in this tournament and it looks deadly to match.

EBony: Decent looking and a well armoured front. Could go far.

xXxXxXx_kekscopezz_xXxXxXx & great banter: Kill yourself.

Axe Bot: Pretty cool and probably my favourite bot but probably won't do too well.

Android: Performed well in BB iirc, could get dismantled by the HSs but otherwise good.

Gamo: What even is this

Avalanche · « **Reply #7 on:** December 07, 2014, 02:35:14 PM »

Gamo is a bot with 2 dual saws on the front, powered by piglets, and a hammer which actually pokes out the back and strikes up at the top. My first reaction was the exact same, except me thinking "Thank god he didnt make me AI this."

yugitom · « **Reply #8 on:** December 07, 2014, 02:51:56 PM »

Really like the look of Trinity 4ce.

The Ounce · « **Reply #9 on:** December 07, 2014, 05:09:10 PM »

Quite the interesting selection of bots we have here.

Panzer Strike: Very well armored. Even with the minimal weaponry, I can see this doing very well.

Roboenza: I too worry about the weapon spinning too slowly, but it still looks great.

Trinity 4ce: IMO the best looking out of all the entries, and probably the deadliest too. Definitely my pick to win the tournament.

EBony: I think it does a good job of emulating the robot it was based off of, but its lack of a decent wedge and speed will be its downfall in this tournament.

Playzooki Multibots: Neither of them are really great in either looks or effectiveness, but if that wedge has a flamethrower, then the team might stand a chance against some of the other entries.

Axe Bot: Second best looking robot here. Too bad that axe doesn't look capable of any real damage.

Android: Looks decent, but I think those drums are going to spin too slowly to beat some of the bots here.

Gamo: I'm really not sure what to think about this.

As for my first match... I'm gonna lose. Even though I really don't know what my opponent is capable of, its usage of metal hinge wedges means an instant loss for me.

Other first round winners: Panzer Strike, Roboenza, and Trinity 4ce.

cephalopod · « **Reply #10 on:** December 08, 2014, 02:08:43 AM »

May I just ask, how did you decide the matches, Avalanche? Were they randomised in some way or did you pick?

Avalanche · « **Reply #11 on:** December 08, 2014, 03:26:37 AM »

I used randomise seeds in challonge.

EDIT: great banter is indeed a flamethrower.

Agaton · « **Reply #12 on:** December 08, 2014, 05:39:09 AM »

Tournament time! **** yeah!

Trinity 4ce looks strong because it got bars everywhere dealing blows but to me, Roboenza is better looking.

Gamo is a beauty AND a beast, just wait and see

Avalanche · « **Reply #13 on:** December 08, 2014, 09:38:53 AM »

Slight rule change. To make the battles easier to film and also to make judges decisions work, they will be only 1 3 minute round. I will put up polls for judges decisions after each video.

EDIT: First match up, Judges decision poll up for 5 days.

cephalopod · « **Reply #14 on:** December 08, 2014, 10:14:10 AM »

You can't change your rules mid tournament, I thought this was clear...

Avalanche · « **Reply #15 on:** December 08, 2014, 10:40:36 AM »

I saw it as no issue as i fixed it before the matches were put up.

cephalopod · « **Reply #16 on:** December 08, 2014, 11:25:02 AM »

Changing the way the matches are done after signups is of course an issue, people may have entered something different had the matches been done differently.
A quick example: I know nothing about football, but would people be happy if the way the World Cup was being run suddenly changed after all the teams were confirmed?
As a host you have a certain obligation to be completely crystal clear about everything, and make sure everything is ready to run the way you're saying it will before you run it.

Agaton · « **Reply #17 on:** December 08, 2014, 11:38:03 AM »

Does framerate affect physics? Cause the bots acted very "bouncy" though I cant tell for sure since its not my bot and multibot was involved. I would also recommend you start using the action cam by trov to help out with the filming

Changing the rules after signups is indeed a problem, though I agree that combining a three-rounder with polls would get messy so maybe something has to be done. Not for me to decide however, just my opinion.

HurricaneAndrew · « **Reply #18 on:** December 08, 2014, 11:57:40 AM »

My bot is actually named Jellybean. No big deal though. The bot file is misleading.

Mr. AS · « **Reply #19 on:** December 08, 2014, 03:54:59 PM »

Did you record this with a potato from 1990? The video you put up runs at a silky smooth 2 frames per second. At least try to speed it up in whatever video editing software you have. Or shut down any RAM-eating software like skype/google chrome while you record, and lower the framerate in FRAPS from 60 to 30 so it's smoother.
The AI on these bots is pretty bad too, example being at the very beginning when the robots kept jerking left and right. I would just throw that match out the window and fix the AI.
Just use in-game points instead of a judges decision. Judge's decisions are pants-on-head retarded.