You might as well call it Maximum Overkill 2: Maximum Armageddon.That's a great idea actually. Changed the thread title and put in a logo.
I might enter one bot. Could I do that?
Yeah go ahead. I largely encourage that you enter a multiple of 6 but you can enter any amount you want up to whatever I set the limit at.I might enter one bot. Could I do that?
Ahem.
I might enter one bot. Could I do that?inb4 Bad Wedge Blues: Stock Boogaloo
BWB: Stock edition would probably do better under the new rules.I might enter one bot. Could I do that?inb4 Bad Wedge Blues: Stock Boogaloo
If Redace or Virus Bomb could throw their flame rammers up on the botexchange I could prove or disprove my theorycrafting, but as it stands right now flamethrowers likely won't be allowed for MO2.I wasn't planing on entering it anyway, but here you go:
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This tournament will be Stock AW, BW, LW, MW, and HW. Each class will have it's own tournament.
-Limit for AW is 125.0, BW is 175.0, LW is either 248.9-249.0, MW is 398.9-399.0, and HW is 800.0.
You can enter up 24 robots total. You can spread your entries evenly, or enter all of your bots in one division. No restrictions.
Double elimination, 1v1 best of one matches. The finals for each division will be best 3 of 5. Last bot standing is the winner.
The AW and BW divisions will take place in the Small Arena, the LW and MW competitions will take place in the RA2T#2 Tournament Arena, and the HW competition will take place in the DSL Tournament Arena. All will have hazards turned on, except for the small arena. Arenas will be reskinned.
Arena pictures:No restrictions on bot quality. Come one come all, all skill levels will be accepted (but not all skill levels will win the tourney).
GENERAL RULES
-You know what "stock" means. No BFE, AAM, Hax Mode, cheatbot2, Thyrus Glitch, Text Editing, etc. Don't download anything like those stupid custom 1HKO lightsabers either.
-Reskinned components (stuff like black razors or green irons) don't count as custom "cheat" components as long as you don't touch the stats or edit the shape of the component. Please do not make any components transparent as that lags the game severely and makes match viewing unpleasant both on my end and on your end.
-Any and every non-cheatbot2 component included with the 1.4 version of stock is 100% legal, this includes the 140cm extenders, all AI parts, and the snapper II.
-Your bot must show some sort of controlled movement (I will be testing for this, but I am generally lenient about it). This includes crawlers, they must have some form of rear support so that it can drive forward.
-1 wheel drive robots will be allowed in the LW, MW and HW divisions only! AWs and BWs with less than two powered wheels will be rejected.
-Crawlers are allowed in all classes, but must have rear and/or front support to enable controlled movement (examples: long weapons on the front and back of your robot, 4 "wheel drive" crawlers such as Bumble Bee (https://wiki.gametechmods.com/index.php?title=Bumble_Bee)). If you can make an AW crawler work then by all means go ahead.
-Failing the controlled movement test will result in any infringing entries being rejected, you must replace your entry with something more stable/controlled (this will not count as updating your team).
-Smartzones do not count as weight if it pushes your robot above the weight limit. I will be using custom smartzones that do not add any weight on your robot. You cannot, however, spam smartzones to act as a ballast. Ballasts in stock are laughable in most cases anyway.
-Once accepted, you are allowed to update/change your team ONCE and only ONCE. Updating a single bot counts as updating your team, so be careful!
-Of course, adding bots to your team, or replacing an invalid bot doesn't count as updating your team. If you explicitly say that you want a sent bot to replace another bot on your team, that IS a update and will be counted as such.
-Any obvious attempts to counteract or otherwise exploit a loophole in the rules will be automatically DQ'd (example: sending 24 of the same bot).
-Multibots are allowed, even though there is really no reason to build a AW, BW or LW multibot.
-Replicas, IRL bots, and intentionally poorly built bots clearly built below the builders skill level ("jokebots") will be accepted, given they follow the rules. You're still limited to 24 entries per person, so be aware.
HAVOK RULES:
-Occasional, minor havok is counted as controlled movement as long as it is not constant (i.e. you cannot turn without going airborne).
-If your bot is suspected of causing a game-altering havok (example: teleporting into the ground or out of the arena completely, havok flipping another robot into a vulnerable position, changing the outcome of the match), the match will be restarted once. If it happens again during the match, the offending bot will LOST THE MATCH IMMEDIATELY, no exceptions.
My entries will be:Signups will run from when they open to when the splash/bracket/videos thread is made. A warning/last call will be made when the SBV thread is about to be made.
tl;dr It's kind of like Battlebots but not. The gigantic wall of text makes the tourney seem more complicated than it really is, if you just enter 24 stock robots and you should be fine.
This tournament won't be starting up for a while however, so hold onto your butts for now.
Flamethrowers allowed never, by the way. IMO stock components have too little HP and flamethrowers will likely instarape any bot powered by motors (read: virtually all of them) and turn the tourney into a snoozefest. The reason they work in DSL is because most components have upwards of thousands of HP (with few exceptions) and higher speed, allowing them to not run at <2 MPH when they lose HP, while in stock every motor has a flat 400 HP and become virtually immobile when their drive motors lose HP (especially at LW level and lower). If Redace or Virus Bomb could throw their flame rammers up on the botexchange I could prove or disprove my theorycrafting, but as it stands right now flamethrowers likely won't be allowed for MO2.
How long will matches be? It doesn't say in the rules.2 min.
16 teamsyo wut
extend dedline bleaseI'll think about it. Really depends on how many entries I get though. If I have 300+ robots then I'm probably not going to accept more, but at this rate I'll probably give another week before I start working on the SBV. Remember that you don't strictly HAVE to enter 24 robots either.
Did you get S.O.A.P. to work right?Yeah, you're supposed to use a regular "Spin" button to fire the pistons, just like a regular SnS + HS hybrid does.
Crap, I said too much. Well, since I can send in an AW, BW, LW, MW, and a HW all maxing out at 24, I thought I might as well put them in team form for the sake of organizing them.16 teamsyo wut
It was more of a suggestion if you really wanted people to send in the maximum amount of entries. I do want to enter the maximum amount for all weight classes, but I'm not sure if I can actually do it.extend dedline bleaseI'll think about it. Really depends on how many entries I get though. If I have 300+ robots then I'm probably not going to accept more, but at this rate I'll probably give another week before I start working on the SBV. Remember that you don't strictly HAVE to enter 24 robots either.
Crap, I said too much. Well, since I can send in an AW, BW, LW, MW, and a HW all maxing out at 24... I do want to enter the maximum amount for all weight classes, but I'm not sure if I can actually do it.You ARE aware that you can only enter 24 robots across the board, right? "24 robots total" does not mean 24 for each division.
Oh. I missed that. :facepalm:Crap, I said too much. Well, since I can send in an AW, BW, LW, MW, and a HW all maxing out at 24... I do want to enter the maximum amount for all weight classes, but I'm not sure if I can actually do it.You ARE aware that you can only enter 24 robots across the board, right? "24 robots total" does not mean 24 for each division.
When do I get to get added to the list?how about never nerd LOLREKT
A little bit more than 10 days left.Less than 10 days left.
Take my 18 Lightweights from the first tournament again, I'll send you others soon hopefully.Will do. You might want to test out that one bot you made that fell through the floor back in MO however.
I sent a replacement for that didn't I?Take my 18 Lightweights from the first tournament again, I'll send you others soon hopefully.Will do. You might want to test out that one bot you made that fell through the floor back in MO however.
4 days.
I'm assuming signups are closed now that the countdown timer for the time remaining has expired. Right?It's the same case as MO1. Signups are "closed", but in reality you can still send in entries and I'll still accept them.
I'm assuming signups are closed now that the countdown timer for the time remaining has expired. Right?
Signups will run from when they open to when the splash/bracket/videos thread is made. A warning/last call will be made when the SBV thread is about to be made.
sbv when ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)NOW
will enter. when's deadline?
By the way, you have 24 hours from this post to point out any mistakes I may have made with the splash/brackets, if you don't speak up and I don't notice it, I'm going ahead regardless.In other words, less than 12 hours if my calculations are correct.