Interest Check and Question - Rust In Pieces 2

[cephalopod]

Right guys. Hullo.
You may be wondering why I mention this now, seem as though I'm always complaining about having no time, but in 46 days I'm done with exams, and I have 2 months of summer break, so I thought I'd get a check done now on if anyone would like anything.

I am willing to run RIP 2, with a different weight class (I would limit entries to probably 8 if UHW), but you guys may also want the bots from the last tourney.

I am unaware of what you lot think, hence this thread.
Let me know within the next few weeks over this thread and the poll.
Obviously I understand if you want neither - there are a lot of tourneys at the moment, and you'd probably find the AI pack dull, but yeah, just thought I'd put it out there :D

Thanks,
Craaig

Okay guys, I have officially chosen DSL SHW as the bot type for RIP too, and having just remembered that I have a week off (the week after next), then I only need to be in school for certain days until the 25th, I'm going to get the ball well and truly rolling.

I will open signups soon - maybe today or tomorrow - and then hopefully we can fill a 16 bot bracket pretty quick, to be AIed in the half term break.

RULES
1. Realistic DSL SHW. Bots must be over 800kg but under or exactly 1200kg.
2. Multibots are allowed, to a maximum of 2, both bots must be at least 400kg however.
3. The arena used will probably be The Electric Arena 2 with hazards disables for a large fighting plane with OOTA-able walls.
4. No custom parts, cheatbot2 parts or AI parts.
5. No glitches, e.g. Nasty Pickle or Trinity bots, although Trov Glitch may be accepted in realistic circumstances (see Sage's Hummingbird)
6. I will AI, but I would appreciate you sending your own AI lines if you can.
7. No BFE, AAM etc. All building must be done inside the bot lab (except chassis skinning)
8. Any complaints about the tournament itself, AIing or the like will result in instant disqualification. Any reason that things may not be going as fast as they should (highly unlikely) will be fully explained, and I would appreciate your co-operation. Not saying stuff will happen, but yeah. These rules are here for reasons.
9. A restart will occur if a bot havoks, or is immobilized unfairly (eg stuck on a component). If a robot havoks twice, it will be disqualified.

[G.K.]

DSL HW/SHW and the AI!

[Stagfish]

I want UW

Time to make a cluster bot!

[Badnik96]

I just want the AI.

[nicsan2009]

i want the AI

[JoeBlo]

I cannot recall a DSL SHW tournament since CC2.. and that was a year ago :P

[nicsan2009]

i dont think there was another DSL SHW tourney

[Somebody]

There hasn't been one yet. C'mon Craaig be the innovator again. First you got the first tourney out in like 2 days pretty much. Now do a UHW Fest I've been dying to test EFIE 2 against some real competition.

[Naryar]

DSL SHW !

[JoeBlo]

agreed 

[cephalopod]

Yeah, personally I'm edging more towards SHW. But if the community wants other stuff, I'll obviously try to accomodate it. But I do have the final choice, but yeah, what the community says will play a big part in what I choose.

[cephalopod]

Okay guys, I've closed voting, I'd appreciate if you read the first post (it's edited) and let me know of any rules I may have miss/may want to amend. Thank you :D

[Thyrus]

hmmm I will not enter this time since I never build SHW. Hope there will be a RIP 3. Keep it comming Craaig, I`m going to follow this :)

[G.K.]

SHW? I have the very thing....

[cephalopod]

Ah, and before I forget, Pwn has an instant place if he wants it for winning RIP.