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Title: N00B WARZ V *Signups are closed! Bugger off.*
Post by: Conraaa on January 21, 2016, 03:02:28 PM
Disclaimer: Reier said I could do it. (https://gametechmods.com/forums/index.php?topic=3223.msg691682#msg691682)
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/28905Noob Warz v.gif)

Building Rules:
-Stock MW-ish (450 kg, you had no idea what a weightclass was back then)
-No BFE/AAM/Hax
-All in game glitches allowed.
-All robots must show controlled movement.
-No Cheap Norris style robots (Venko get out of my head you still haunt my dreams)
-No clusterbots.
-I can AI, but I reserve the right to ask you to AI if needed. All robots must be ai'd to drive towards to enemy robot.
-No cheatbot2 parts allowed.
-Smartzones will not count towards weight, please don't use them as ballast.

Additional Rules:
-Your robot must be something awful you made when you first started playing the game, ideally before you joined the forums.
-If you don't have the original around anymore, then you are welcome to make a replica of the old bot. Please make this replica as close to the old bot as possible, if it spammed pinks, or had backwards normals, then please recreate that.
-Robots that are too good will be rejected. Remember, you didn't know anything, you thought a bracket wedge would get under things. If it has any regard for DSA, or it spams weapons, then it will probably get rejected.
-It's supposed to be a bit of fun, remember that.

Tournament Format:
-32 Entrants
-First round is a 4 way rumble, with the top two robots from each bout advancing to a randomly drawn single elimination bracket, Bo1.
-The 16 robots that lose in the first round will be thrown into a randomly drawn single elimination Bo1 reverse bracket, where the loser advances, in order to find the worst robot.
-Each robot gets one free havok restart, after that any more havoks will result in disqualification.
-The arenas used will be the Metal Skull arena for the initial rumbles, The Octagon for the next rounds and finally Epic Showdown for the grand final.


Edit:
rule of thumb for NW4 (which was HWs) is if it could consistently beat emergency it was too good. just apply that to MW when you decide which one to send in. maybe boxer or something.

BY THE WAY EVERYONE WHO IS MAKING A NEW ROBOT FOR THIS:  in previous n00b warz it was illegal to submit bots that were not either the actual bot file of your old bot or an (attempted) exact replica you made of said bot. people that sent in just "lol random n00by bot i just made!!!" were rejected.
obviously conraaConraaa can do what he wants but those were the goals I had when i made the others. if this is your intention also conraaConraaa i'd make it explicitly clear to everyone to avoid confusion.

For reference, these were the entries for previous n00b warz - it does not contain the ones I rejected for being too good, you can extrapolate those based on the quality of these.

N00b Warz 1 Splash (https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/759mainsplash.png)
N00b Warz 4 splash (https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/49926NW4SPLASH75.png)

@conraaConraaa i'm telling you this from experience that many many people do not get the point of this tournament and try to send in things with the intention to slaughter the opposition. it can get very tiring to reject submissions and it's definitely subjective, and i know that everyone was on a different level when they made said bot. I tried my best and I know some of the submissions I accepted were better than others, but keep in mind its all in the name of fun. nobody cares if you win n00b warz or if you get annihilated in the first 3 seconds.

have fun, go easy on conraaConraaa and just send in like the crappiest bot you have.

Remember that the whole point is you're supposed to send robots in from when you were young and n00by. So we can look back and laugh. If you're trying to push the envelope and send in something with the sole intention of winning then that really isn't cricket.

UPSIGNS:

1) Conraaa-Malc 1.5 'The Lonliest Middleweight In Great Britain'
2) Sircreepalot2-Clampbot 'Bracket wedges are good, i'll show them!'
3) Kurt-NOOB WARS ROBOT!!!Apuntes 'Winners don't do horizontal spinners.'
4) Deadgenocide-P.I.E.R.C.E 'He said he wanted C.R.U.S.H but he won't notice the difference anyway'
5) Redace-Daredevil '/r/cablegore' (https://i.gyazo.com/e5e211df204627fccb91688b8dd54226.png)
6) Thyrus-walking tal 'I think I can I think I can I think I can'
7) Yugitom-3041104-'Buggered if airlines start charging passengers by size'
8) Reier-something else 'Mr Punctuation'
9) Boyasianboy-SHadoW KillErrr 'If you didn't want to be havok dq'd you wouldn't have worn such provocative pistons.'
10) Badnik96-Hammerhead Shark 'At least people remembered the left shark.'
11) Thrackerzod-Pink Pansy-'The One True Skeleton Robot Builder. He Is Truly An Original.' (https://gametechmods.com/forums/index.php?topic=13807.0)
12) Silverfish-BROKEN BOT TOO STRONK '2edgy4paint'
13) Tashic-Crashing my game
14) Geice-H@zard 'Brilliant attention to detail. Looks exactly like the original'
15) Squirrel_Monkey-'With 6 months left to find Madeline McCann, they're really breaking out the big guns.'
16) Mr AS-Blender 'Vorsprung Derp Technik'
17) Echolocation-Pingler The VII 'Ehh it's alright.'
18) Lloop D Lloop-prumzt 'Are you sure this was one of your first bots?'
19) Elementos-W.Y.L .I 'Just wants a hug'
20) Playzooki-killkillill
21) Lightning S.-Toxic Cut 'Breaks the realistic rule'
22) Mazakari-Little Red Box 'Made the panama papers'
23) ClickBait-Deathwatch III 'Even your newb robots sort of look nice'
24) Mtagius-Space Odessey ''
25) Scrapyard24c-Fear Tractor-100 kg overweight even with plastic
26) Virus Bomb-Ginsu 'I will get you yet, Jay Leno!'
27) Mechadino-Thunder Bolt 'HPZ and DDT wedges? You might get under something with those!'
28) Xanosx-Disc Axe 'Goes onto an aeroplane wearing a fake havok vest'
29) COOLRUNNER87-Clothes Off! XL 'Too good'
30) The Red Blur-Flaming JCB (Digger) 'Last seen clearing off the jungle in Calais'

Black: Received
Blue: Accepted
Green: Sentient.
Red: Error!
Pink: Modified to fit the rules

Signups are closed.
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: Badnik96 on January 21, 2016, 03:41:04 PM
OH BOY HERE WE GO

Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: Philippa on January 21, 2016, 03:48:17 PM
Sign me up.
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: Thrackerzod on January 21, 2016, 03:51:11 PM
Alright!  Unfortunately, I don't still have any of my old bots (as far as I'm aware).  Would it be acceptable if I got my roommate (who's never played RA2 before) to make something?
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: Thyrus on January 21, 2016, 03:58:08 PM
looking for the stock dl now... thanks for stealing my time conraaaaaaaa
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: Silverfish on January 21, 2016, 04:04:10 PM
I am so in.


Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: Tashic on January 21, 2016, 04:09:41 PM
I'm going to make the very first robot I made (after I finally got how to anything in the game)!
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: playzooki on January 21, 2016, 04:10:06 PM
Yes
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: RedAce on January 21, 2016, 04:16:19 PM
What if I can't exactly remember what I built from my very first time?  Can I just make some generic n00b bot as opposed to my first one?

Either way, interested.  I'll enter.
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: Reier on January 21, 2016, 04:22:20 PM
wow conra what a ripoff
:gawe:

will send something of course
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: Naryar on January 21, 2016, 04:28:10 PM
will not miss that :D

time for derp tournaments
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: Reier on January 21, 2016, 04:38:29 PM
someone grab SD so he can send in one of his bots from before he discovered the wiring tab
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: Thyrus on January 21, 2016, 04:58:08 PM
done! but IDK if it is too good :O
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: Mr. AS on January 21, 2016, 05:04:09 PM
Can I make a MW version of my very first robot? I don't have, nor do I remember building any n00b warz-suitable MWs, and I really don't want to sit out of NW5 after screwing up my entry into NW4. The first MW in my showcase is this bot (https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/13941Speedy.PNG), and it has DSA + razors.

For comparison, this is what my actual first bot looked like:

I can probably get 4WD and a FS into a MW.
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: Kossokei on January 21, 2016, 06:03:20 PM
huh.

I'm wondering if I should remake my very first bot, enter my first stock tournament bot or rebuild my first showcased bot...

those are in chronological order with probably half a year between each one, on that note
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: Mecha on January 21, 2016, 08:37:10 PM
oh boi this will be good  :dumb)
sign me up
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: Silverfish on January 21, 2016, 09:13:16 PM
also, what is cheap norris?
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: Kossokei on January 21, 2016, 09:27:34 PM
also, what is cheap norris?
it's a VS variation bot type-y sorta thing that Venko made that had it's stabilizers in such a way that you could easily hit it and it'd just spikeball everywhere

it was clever until the controlled movement rule showed up

I doubt a cheap norris will have been someone's first built bot.
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: Clickbeetle on January 21, 2016, 09:29:06 PM
What if I can't exactly remember what I built from my very first time?  Can I just make some generic n00b bot as opposed to my first one?

It doesn't have to be your very first bot, just one of your early ones.

I've got plenty of those lying around; might submit something.  Unfortunately I might be at a 50 kg disadvantage because I knew what a weight class was right from the start and made sure to stay under the limit...
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: Conraaa on January 22, 2016, 02:00:14 AM
Alright!  Unfortunately, I don't still have any of my old bots (as far as I'm aware).  Would it be acceptable if I got my roommate (who's never played RA2 before) to make something?

This is an acceptable compromise.

What if I can't exactly remember what I built from my very first time?  Can I just make some generic n00b bot as opposed to my first one?

Either way, interested.  I'll enter.

It doesn't have to be your first robot, just one of your early creations that is suitable terrible.

If you can't find any of them, however, then channel your inner noob. Look at past n00b splashes like this (https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/49926NW4SPLASH75.png) or this (https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/37465NW2splash.png) for inspiration. Become one with the scrublord.

The beautiful, beautiful robot you posted in your showcase (https://gametechmods.com/forums/index.php?topic=4978.msg692193#msg692193) is fine, though.
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: Scrapyard24c on January 22, 2016, 02:25:05 AM
Well time to delve way back into the furthest reaches of my garage, maybe the General is still back there somewhere....
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: Conraaa on January 22, 2016, 05:03:28 AM
Can I make a MW version of my very first robot? I don't have, nor do I remember building any n00b warz-suitable MWs, and I really don't want to sit out of NW5 after screwing up my entry into NW4. The first MW in my showcase is this bot (https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/13941Speedy.PNG), and it has DSA + razors.

For comparison, this is what my actual first bot looked like:

I can probably get 4WD and a FS into a MW.

Just as long as it horrible, go for it.

What if I can't exactly remember what I built from my very first time?  Can I just make some generic n00b bot as opposed to my first one?

It doesn't have to be your very first bot, just one of your early ones.

I've got plenty of those lying around; might submit something.  Unfortunately I might be at a 50 kg disadvantage because I knew what a weight class was right from the start and made sure to stay under the limit...

50kg is not much at all, especially when it's not being used efficiently. I upped the weight limit to get all the anorexic heavyweights people may have made. I sure know I made a few and i'm the embodiment of perfection so other people must have done the same.
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: Thyrus on January 22, 2016, 06:24:40 AM
https://gametechmods.com/Robot_Exchange/HW/Thierus_Mean%20Maschin.bot (https://gametechmods.com/Robot_Exchange/HW/Thierus_Mean%20Maschin.bot)
plies konra! tak mie robot!
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: Squirrel_Monkey on January 22, 2016, 06:30:29 AM
I'm so ready for this.
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: Conraaa on January 22, 2016, 06:48:10 AM
https://gametechmods.com/Robot_Exchange/HW/Thierus_Mean%20Maschin.bot (https://gametechmods.com/Robot_Exchange/HW/Thierus_Mean%20Maschin.bot)
plies konra! tak mie robot!

I'm sorry I only accept robots sent in the .MINECRAFT format.

Also I don't speak Swede.
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: Thyrus on January 22, 2016, 06:52:42 AM
https://gametechmods.com/Robot_Exchange/HW/Thierus_Mean%20Maschin.bot (https://gametechmods.com/Robot_Exchange/HW/Thierus_Mean%20Maschin.bot)
plies konra! tak mie robot!

I'm sorry I only accept robots sent in the .MINECRAFT format.

Also I don't speak Swede.

is this the .block file?
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: 090901 on January 22, 2016, 02:54:50 PM
someone grab SD so he can send in one of his bots from before he discovered the wiring tab
YOU BET YOUR ASS THAT'S CRUSH'S CHASSIS
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: The Red Blur on January 22, 2016, 03:45:00 PM
I'm guessing any bot I can make'll be alright for this tournament...
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: DeadGenocide on January 22, 2016, 06:44:10 PM
My entry will go down the sh**ter quick
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: Gauche Suede on January 22, 2016, 10:06:08 PM
Wait since this is a stock tourney and I started with DSL (not to mention the fact that my first stock MW is this :(http://i1198.photobucket.com/albums/aa458/coolnael/ClariS.png) (http://s1198.photobucket.com/user/coolnael/media/ClariS.png.html)

Does that mean I'm ineligible ?
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: Naryar on January 23, 2016, 04:06:31 AM
nah, I think you can just make a stock bot as long as it is sufficiently bad. ask reier about that tho.
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: 090901 on January 23, 2016, 04:22:42 AM
idea: remake one of your dsl bots in stock
however at the same time i think it would be funny as hell to have one bot in the tourney like that jsut to see what happens.
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: Conraaa on January 23, 2016, 05:10:50 AM
nah, I think you can just make a stock bot as long as it is sufficiently bad. ask reier about that tho.

Ahem.

You're welcome to make a modern masterpiece, Goose Swede. Just as long as it's suitably n00by.
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: DeadGenocide on January 23, 2016, 07:47:32 AM
Will my bot that I posted recently in my showcase (P.I.E.R.C.E.) be accepted?
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: Gauche Suede on January 23, 2016, 08:42:09 AM
Will my bot that I posted recently in my showcase (P.I.E.R.C.E.) be accepted?
Of course  ;)
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: DeadGenocide on January 23, 2016, 10:15:16 AM
Then you can count me in
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: SteveM4 on January 23, 2016, 10:50:13 AM
I think I have the first Stock bot I made in my showcase on an old USB stick somewhere. I'll have to dig it out.
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: DeadGenocide on January 23, 2016, 11:42:09 AM
-The 16 robots that lose in the first round will be thrown into a randomly drawn single elimination Bo1 reverse bracket, where the loser advances, in order to find the worst robot.

Noob Warz V: The Search For The Worst
lol
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: J on January 23, 2016, 11:48:57 AM
Should totally allow Cheatbot2 parts.
Would be pretty funny
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: DeadGenocide on January 23, 2016, 11:54:36 AM
Should totally allow Cheatbot2 parts.
Would be pretty funny

I'm pretty sure you wouldn't know about cheatbot2 back then
also that's a terrible yet amazing idea
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: Naryar on January 23, 2016, 01:23:57 PM
I must say : 450 kg weightclass isn't good for n00b warz. First we're in stock, so components are heavy, second chassises are necessarily big and DSA is banned so titanium/steel is another weight to add, and third, we have to waste weight to make bots particularly bad, so weight constraints are hard. I mean, to make something cringe-inducing you have to waste lots of weight on tons of batteries, random airtanks or sh**ty extender work.

I say since most n00b bots are underweight HW's, make it CW. Or if you want to make a lighter weightclass make it MW or even LW.

But this 450 kg weightclass is annoying me.
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: DeadGenocide on January 23, 2016, 01:31:02 PM
This tournament doesn't have enough dedotated wam :P
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: Thrackerzod on January 23, 2016, 01:44:31 PM
I must say : 450 kg weightclass isn't good for n00b warz. First we're in stock, so components are heavy, second chassises are necessarily big and DSA is banned so titanium/steel is another weight to add, and third, we have to waste weight to make bots particularly bad, so weight constraints are hard. I mean, to make something cringe-inducing you have to waste lots of weight on tons of batteries, random airtanks or sh**ty extender work.

I say since most n00b bots are underweight HW's, make it CW. Or if you want to make a lighter weightclass make it MW or even LW.

But this 450 kg weightclass is annoying me.

Don't think of it as 450 kg weightclass.  Think of it as a generous MW.  I think it's fine, honestly, since it's not even a serious tournament anyway.  Plus, the oldest bot I still have happens to be a MW so that's oddly convenient.
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: Silverfish on January 23, 2016, 03:40:44 PM
umm, is this too good? (i have a long explanation of the significance of it, but i'll spare you)
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/41141screenshot.jpg)
nothing is stacked, 2wd, dsa(which i actually knew about for most of my ra2 career.)
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: Naryar on January 23, 2016, 04:23:47 PM
umm, is this too good? (i have a long explanation of the significance of it, but i'll spare you)
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/41141screenshot.jpg)
nothing is stacked, 2wd, dsa(which i actually knew about for most of my ra2 career.)

are you serious mang ?
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: Silverfish on January 23, 2016, 04:25:59 PM
about what?
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: DeadGenocide on January 23, 2016, 04:26:40 PM
umm, is this too good? (i have a long explanation of the significance of it, but i'll spare you)
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/41141screenshot.jpg)
nothing is stacked, 2wd, dsa(which i actually knew about for most of my ra2 career.)

I think the answer to that question is obvious and the rules said no dsa
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: Kossokei on January 23, 2016, 04:47:08 PM
about what?
HPZ's and shinies? you call that nooby?
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: Naryar on January 23, 2016, 04:50:33 PM
about what?

It's too good, and I think everyone will agree with me that it is far too good for NW.
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: Thrackerzod on January 23, 2016, 05:06:29 PM
yeah sorry dude but that looks a bit too good.
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: DeadGenocide on January 23, 2016, 05:21:01 PM
Way to good for Noob Warz material O_O
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: 090901 on January 23, 2016, 05:28:42 PM
guys guys guys
i have a great idea on how to make his bot legal
he removes all the batteries in the bot that aren't pinks
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: Silverfish on January 23, 2016, 05:41:19 PM
alright, will fix.
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: DeadGenocide on January 23, 2016, 07:31:57 PM
This will most likely be my entry:

(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/141702016-01-23 08_03_56-Greenshot.png)

Unless I make a nooby version of Heavy Steel Terror without going past the weight limit for this tournament.
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: Badnik96 on January 24, 2016, 12:19:41 AM
i cant believe this actually has a strict weight limit

cmon man

okay i was wondering "what the hell do i enter into this" because i dont really remember many of my bots from the noob days
then i remembered probably the worst middleweight i ever made
(http://i.imgur.com/UiFBKpm.png)
BEHOLD
HAMMERHEAD SHARK
ITS AWFUL

i decided to bring this through one season of career mode
(http://i.imgur.com/yAlnQKi.png)
(like half of the losses were because despite having huge ass wheels it has ZERO GROUND CLEARANCE so it kept getting hung up on ramps)

so yeah i think i'm good for this
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: Gauche Suede on January 24, 2016, 02:42:51 AM
Is this legit ?

(http://i1198.photobucket.com/albums/aa458/coolnael/weeb%20_zpsarpy9ahz.png) (http://s1198.photobucket.com/user/coolnael/media/weeb%20_zpsarpy9ahz.png.html)
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: Conraaa on January 24, 2016, 03:39:08 AM
Well it's overweight for starters.
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: Naryar on January 24, 2016, 03:57:57 AM
it has a semi-decent wedge = no
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: Thyrus on January 24, 2016, 03:58:29 AM
And no one used servo/burst wedges except for flippers
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: Badnik96 on January 24, 2016, 04:56:18 AM
Too little empty space in the chassis imo.
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: Conraaa on January 24, 2016, 05:26:36 AM
Yeah i'd call it slightly too good.
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: Knight on January 24, 2016, 05:43:57 AM
You know what would be an easy fix for the issue of having robots that aren't "nooby" enough? Either have someone who's never played the game before build your entry, or have someone else on here make it for you. That way, it removes the problem of people making entries that are semi-competent.
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: Conraaa on January 24, 2016, 07:04:37 AM
I don't have to accept everything that comes my way, I can reject things that aren't nooby enough.
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: Tashic on January 24, 2016, 08:49:04 AM
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/69952n.png)
This is Pointer! A slight modification of my first robot ('cause of the weight limit).
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: DeadGenocide on January 24, 2016, 08:59:17 AM
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/69952n.png)
This is Pointer! A slight modification of my first robot ('cause of the weight limit).

THAT's perfect for Noob Warz if you ask me
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: Conraaa on January 24, 2016, 10:57:16 AM
If it can actually turn around then it's perfect Tashic.

Also with regard to the tournament. It will start very early February. Once i've bought a webcam I can point at my CRT screen. Pits in the Metal Skull and Octagon arenas will active slightly later than usual. And each robot will get one free havok restart per match before being disqualified.
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: Jonzu95 on January 24, 2016, 11:14:02 AM
I'm tempted to rebuild my very first robot and enter with it.
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: Tashic on January 24, 2016, 12:36:55 PM
Ok I AI'd that robot and yes, it does turn, but it's even worse than sentinel!
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: Conraaa on January 24, 2016, 01:56:46 PM
I made a similar robot to try it out for myself and yep it handles awfully. But it actually turns which is better than I thought it'd do so i'll allow it. The one Ecolusian posted in his Ironforge showcase should be fine too. God forbid they get drawn against each other though.
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: Scorpion on January 24, 2016, 07:34:59 PM
I'm down, will probably have to do a remake though sadly, since i lost my original copy ages ago :/
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: KingofKings696 on January 26, 2016, 06:29:07 AM
Im in Ill make some silly lil bot for this.
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: KingofKings696 on January 26, 2016, 03:07:51 PM
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/19583noobwarz.jpg)

(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/11652noobwarz1.jpg)


This is very similar to the first bot I made once I figured out I could stick motors on the ends of tribars my original from way back when was heavier with 4 blacks and hpz drive and was steel 10 or something overkill like that. If this is considered too good lmk and I can come up with something else.
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: Badnik96 on January 26, 2016, 03:22:55 PM
yeah that'd be way too good
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: Naryar on January 26, 2016, 03:39:01 PM
i cant believe all those people don't get what n00b warz is... maybe it's time to make those rules more explicit, they're mostly done for old guys who were here when n00b warz was a thing
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: Kossokei on January 26, 2016, 03:45:21 PM
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/19583noobwarz.jpg)

(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/11652noobwarz1.jpg)


This is very similar to the first bot I made once I figured out I could stick motors on the ends of tribars my original from way back when was heavier with 4 blacks and hpz drive and was steel 10 or something overkill like that. If this is considered too good lmk and I can come up with something else.
steel 10 in stock? wat?

needs more car steering, axles that do nothing, asymmetrical wheels and bracket wedges
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: Conraaa on January 26, 2016, 03:47:15 PM
Yep it's too good, i'm afraid.

Have a look at past N00b warz splashes, like the ones I linked a few pages prior for inspiration.
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: Silverfish on January 26, 2016, 04:03:46 PM
alright, time to make a razor guy clone. (except worse XD)
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: Reier on January 26, 2016, 04:27:20 PM
rule of thumb for NW4 (which was HWs) is if it could consistently beat emergency it was too good. just apply that to MW when you decide which one to send in. maybe boxer or something.

BY THE WAY EVERYONE WHO IS MAKING A NEW ROBOT FOR THIS:  in previous n00b warz it was illegal to submit bots that were not either the actual bot file of your old bot or an (attempted) exact replica you made of said bot. people that sent in just "lol random n00by bot i just made!!!" were rejected.
obviously conraa can do what he wants but those were the goals I had when i made the others. if this is your intention also conraa i'd make it explicitly clear to everyone to avoid confusion.

For reference, these were the entries for previous n00b warz - it does not contain the ones I rejected for being too good, you can extrapolate those based on the quality of these.

N00b Warz 1 Splash (https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/759mainsplash.png)
N00b Warz 4 splash (https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/49926NW4SPLASH75.png)

@conraa i'm telling you this from experience that many many people do not get the point of this tournament and try to send in things with the intention to slaughter the opposition. it can get very tiring to reject submissions and it's definitely subjective, and i know that everyone was on a different level when they made said bot. I tried my best and I know some of the submissions I accepted were better than others, but keep in mind its all in the name of fun. nobody cares if you win n00b warz or if you get annihilated in the first 3 seconds.

have fun, go easy on conraa and just send in like the crappiest bot you have.
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: KingofKings696 on January 26, 2016, 04:56:51 PM
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/3590sawzall1.jpg)

(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/15904sawzall2.jpg)

Here is my new and worse bot
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: Reier on January 26, 2016, 05:10:39 PM
Here is my new and worse bot

in previous n00b warz it was illegal to submit bots that were not either the actual bot file of your old bot or an (attempted) exact replica you made of said bot. people that sent in just "lol random n00by bot i just made!!!" were rejected.
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: cephalopod on January 26, 2016, 05:13:49 PM
I've never seen so many tryhard 'bad' robots and it pains me :(
I'm gonna do a MW version of that pink thing I sent into an old N00b Warz because it's the only old stock bot I remember having.
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: Silverfish on January 26, 2016, 09:08:49 PM
in previous n00b warz it was illegal to submit bots that were not either the actual bot file of your old bot or an (attempted) exact replica you made of said bot. people that sent in just "lol random n00by bot i just made!!!" were rejected.

Problem: I only remember two of my stock bots: one i can barely remember, and the other is a popup that would probably be viewed as too good. :P
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: 090901 on January 26, 2016, 09:26:40 PM
in previous n00b warz it was illegal to submit bots that were not either the actual bot file of your old bot or an (attempted) exact replica you made of said bot. people that sent in just "lol random n00by bot i just made!!!" were rejected.

Problem: I only remember two of my stock bots: one i can barely remember, and the other is a popup that would probably be viewed as too good. :P
cmon guys let em enter the popup but with just one pink as power
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: Badnik96 on January 26, 2016, 09:28:58 PM
I've never seen so many tryhard 'bad' robots and it pains me :(
I'm gonna do a MW version of that pink thing I sent into an old N00b Warz because it's the only old stock bot I remember having.

MR SPINNY DISC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: Naryar on January 27, 2016, 01:50:23 AM
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/3590sawzall1.jpg)

(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/15904sawzall2.jpg)

Here is my new and worse bot

ghey crawlers
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: Conraaa on January 27, 2016, 03:38:31 AM
Updated the first post with Reier's post that summed it up perfectly.

Remember we're not just making bad robots and watching them fight, we have Britbongs vs Amerifats for that. We're submitting robots we made long ago when we didn't know how to build and laughing at them. Trying to make a new robot that's bad enough to be accepted, but good enough to do well really goes against the spirit of the thing. If I catch anyone doing this, I will have you executed by the fun police.
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: Silverfish on January 27, 2016, 10:15:04 AM
in previous n00b warz it was illegal to submit bots that were not either the actual bot file of your old bot or an (attempted) exact replica you made of said bot. people that sent in just "lol random n00by bot i just made!!!" were rejected.

Problem: I only remember two of my stock bots: one i can barely remember, and the other is a popup that would probably be viewed as too good. :P
cmon guys let em enter the popup but with just one pink as power

Even if I could enter with a new bot, which I guess is up to Conraa, it would be the one I posted in the showcase.
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: Squirrel_Monkey on January 27, 2016, 11:32:13 AM
N00b Warz 4 splash (https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/49926NW4SPLASH75.png)
I'm still annoyed at this one.
IIRC Reier mixed my bot up with Jonzu's, then I ended up in an arena which my bot couldn't even move in.
Never did get my grudge match.
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: Reier on January 27, 2016, 12:30:35 PM
look at it this way if you had drawn that arena by chance you would have still lost
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: El Chickenado on January 27, 2016, 01:41:50 PM
Right so I have never played stock, but have made plenty of awful robots from when I started so I will try to make a replica in stock of one of my first bots. Seems like a fun tournament.
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: Badnik96 on January 27, 2016, 04:28:07 PM
N00b Warz 4 splash (https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/49926NW4SPLASH75.png)
I'm still annoyed at this one.
IIRC Reier mixed my bot up with Jonzu's, then I ended up in an arena which my bot couldn't even move in.
Never did get my grudge match.
i mean to be fair your bot and jonzu's had two letters of difference name-wise
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: Reier on January 27, 2016, 04:48:24 PM
im actually pretty sure the randomizer drew your robots in the order i recorded the matches in and I actually screwed up on the brackets but i honestly can't remember
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: 090901 on January 27, 2016, 05:12:54 PM
im actually pretty sure the randomizer drew your robots in the order i recorded the matches in and I actually screwed up on the brackets but i honestly can't remember
but at the end of the day its n00b warz so who really cares
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: RpJk on January 28, 2016, 02:25:08 PM
It's been a long time since I played RA2 Stock. This will be fun.

Also if you think I'll be using my first bot then chances are that ain't happening. Those files along with the laptop itself are probably in a Ghanan electronic trash field. That being said I might remake a flipperbot from 2011.
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: Conraaa on February 09, 2016, 10:15:45 AM
I SAID THIS IS READY FOR SIGNUPS GUYS MOVE IT ALREADY.
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: 090901 on February 09, 2016, 10:45:35 AM
I SAID THIS IS READY FOR SIGNUPS GUYS MOVE IT ALREADY.
did you try pming someone
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: Conraaa on February 09, 2016, 10:47:02 AM
Yes, I'm not that hopeless 090901.
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: Bobyasianboy on February 09, 2016, 10:49:38 AM
Craig's busy. Just pm him again.
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: Naryar on February 09, 2016, 10:58:29 AM
this is now a signups thread, the rules cannot change.

which is too bad cuz this weight limit is ferociously rustling my jimmies but eh
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: cephalopod on February 09, 2016, 11:02:44 AM
Craig's busy.

This, sorry about that. Completely slipped my mind, chill the hell out :L
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V *Signups are open!*
Post by: Reier on February 09, 2016, 12:18:55 PM
i need to get good ol nerd500 to send something in, she I and SD are the only ones to have entered every NW so far
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V *Signups are open!*
Post by: Conraaa on February 10, 2016, 09:55:17 AM
First lot of robots reviewed. Only a couple I've had to reject so far.

Witty quips on signups list are subject to change.
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V *Signups are open!*
Post by: Thyrus on February 10, 2016, 10:00:32 AM
I'm such a noob !!!1
I will send you update
Please list later :vista: :vista: :vista: :vista: :vista: :vista:
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V *Signups are open!*
Post by: RedAce on February 10, 2016, 10:28:42 AM
/r/cablegore' (https://i.gyazo.com/e5e211df204627fccb91688b8dd54226.png)
Hey, a fellow n00b like myself had no idea how to wire.   :trollface
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V *Signups are open!*
Post by: Thrackerzod on February 10, 2016, 10:51:51 AM
Does it crash when you load it in the bot lab, or crash when you load it with the AI?
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V *Signups are open!*
Post by: Conraaa on February 10, 2016, 11:02:11 AM
When importing into bot lab. Is it running any custom texture packs?
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V *Signups are open!*
Post by: lloopp D lloopp on February 10, 2016, 11:13:23 AM
fixing to enter this tbh
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V *Signups are open!*
Post by: Squirrel_Monkey on February 10, 2016, 11:14:05 AM
fixing to enter this tbh
<3 lloopp
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V *Signups are open!*
Post by: lloopp D lloopp on February 10, 2016, 11:20:17 AM
fixing to enter this tbh
<3 lloopp

What's good brother? How's the wife been
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V *Signups are open!*
Post by: Thrackerzod on February 10, 2016, 11:25:01 AM
When importing into bot lab. Is it running any custom texture packs?

Don't think so.  I'll look at it.
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V *Signups are open!*
Post by: Conraaa on February 10, 2016, 11:28:57 AM
I'll try again later, Robot Arena 2 crashes every time there is a day in the month for me so I may have just got incredibly unlucky having it crash 4 times in a row.
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V *Signups are open!*
Post by: lloopp D lloopp on February 10, 2016, 01:32:09 PM
My entry has been sent  :gunz: :gunz:
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V *Signups are open!*
Post by: The Red Blur on February 10, 2016, 01:58:43 PM
I discovered my original stock bot. It just needs skinning and naming, it should be sent tomorrow.
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V *Signups are open!*
Post by: Silverfish on February 10, 2016, 03:33:34 PM
12) Silverfish-BROKEN BOT TOO STRONK '2edgy4paint'

Much.
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V *Signups are open!*
Post by: Philippa on February 10, 2016, 04:34:26 PM
Mine is just called Apuntes.
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V *Signups are open!*
Post by: Elementos on February 10, 2016, 05:04:35 PM
I'm going to have to raid my old files.

Edit;

On second thought, can I enter with just a really crappy stock bot I made once? I think I entered it into one of the robot wars series tournaments and it was so bad I wish I had never made it.
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V *Signups are open!*
Post by: Badnik96 on February 11, 2016, 01:15:37 AM
no
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V *Signups are open!*
Post by: Naryar on February 11, 2016, 01:24:08 AM
don't spam threads with random ideas, please.
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V *Signups are open!*
Post by: WeN on February 11, 2016, 01:33:44 AM
don't spam threads with random ideas, please.
Ok
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V *Signups are open!*
Post by: Thyrus on February 11, 2016, 01:43:47 AM
Did you get my update?
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V *Signups are open!*
Post by: DeadGenocide on February 11, 2016, 06:39:16 AM
Deadgenocide-P.I.E.R.C.E 'He said he wanted C.R.U.S.H but he won't notice the difference anyway'

*sneezes* yes he will *sneezes*
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V *Signups are open!*
Post by: mtagius on February 11, 2016, 12:50:46 PM
MY VICTORY WILL BE SWIFT AND WITHOUT MERCY

VENI, VIDI, VICI

https://gametechmods.com/uploads/files/4869Space Odessey.zip (https://gametechmods.com/uploads/files/4869Space Odessey.zip)

(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/59526Space Odyssey.jpg)
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V *Signups are open!*
Post by: The Red Blur on February 12, 2016, 01:29:29 PM
Here's the design I'll be entering. I have followed the rules, as this is my actual first stock bot in the showcases. It's the same, except it now has a lick of paint and a new name, I present to you...


The flaming JCB (digger)


EDIT: Oh, yeah, I also changed the extenders to meet the weight limit


(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/24054Diggy%20diggy%20hole%20m80.png)
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V *Signups are open!*
Post by: Elementos on February 12, 2016, 01:51:05 PM
Guys, you're not exactly supposed to be showcasing your entries on this thread.
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V *Signups are open!*
Post by: Naryar on February 12, 2016, 02:18:52 PM
there is a handy n00b warz showcase thread in the showcases, you didn't see it ?
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V *Signups are open!*
Post by: Conraaa on February 12, 2016, 04:50:22 PM
Sorry for not getting back to people. I've been cheating on you guys with another tournament. (https://www.facebook.com/KotN2015/?fref=ts)

On Sunday i'll sit down and sort stuff out I swear.
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V
Post by: cephalopod on February 16, 2016, 05:20:47 PM
this is now a signups thread, the rules cannot change.

which is too bad cuz this weight limit is ferociously rustling my jimmies but eh

can you actually update the tournament lists if you move tournaments around, like srsly
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V *Signups are open!*
Post by: The Red Blur on February 24, 2016, 11:50:34 AM
Is this still a thing? Stuff has sorta gone... Quiet.
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V *Signups are open!*
Post by: Tashic on February 24, 2016, 12:10:58 PM
My robot apparently crashes the game. Might be the smart zones? I used the Madiaba smart zones because I didn't find any other smartzones in the stock game. Witch smartzones should I use?
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V *Signups are open!*
Post by: Squirrel_Monkey on February 24, 2016, 12:15:28 PM
Wait, what's wrong with my bot?
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V *Signups are open!*
Post by: The Red Blur on February 24, 2016, 05:12:53 PM
Wait... Why the **** isn't my bot on the list?
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V *Signups are open!*
Post by: 090901 on February 24, 2016, 05:20:09 PM
Wait... Why the **** isn't my bot on the list?
i dunno, maybe because he hasn't been online recently and is probably busy?
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V *Signups are open!*
Post by: Conraaa on February 26, 2016, 04:59:04 PM
Wait... Why the **** isn't my bot on the list?
i dunno, maybe because he hasn't been online recently and is probably busy?

(https://m.popkey.co/9dfc6e/za0o8.gif)
I've been incredibly busy recently and I apologise for that. I'll go through all the entries I haven't processed yet tommorow. I will probably extend the deadline a little bit for this one.
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V *Signups are open!*
Post by: The Red Blur on February 26, 2016, 06:28:35 PM
Wait... Why the **** isn't my bot on the list?
i dunno, maybe because he hasn't been online recently and is probably busy?

(https://m.popkey.co/9dfc6e/za0o8.gif)
I've been incredibly busy recently and I apologise for that. I'll go through all the entries I haven't processed yet tommorow. I will probably extend the deadline a little bit for this one.

Okay! Hope everything's fine with my bot.
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V *Signups are open!*
Post by: Clickbeetle on February 27, 2016, 10:18:57 PM
My robot apparently crashes the game. Might be the smart zones? I used the Madiaba smart zones because I didn't find any other smartzones in the stock game. Witch smartzones should I use?

Did you use one of the beam smartzones?  The original release of Madiaba's smartzones didn't include the beam zones so if there's any mysterious crashing, it's usually because the host doesn't have those and hasn't updated.
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V *Signups are open!*
Post by: Tashic on February 28, 2016, 08:15:10 AM
My robot apparently crashes the game. Might be the smart zones? I used the Madiaba smart zones because I didn't find any other smartzones in the stock game. Witch smartzones should I use?

Did you use one of the beam smartzones?  The original release of Madiaba's smartzones didn't include the beam zones so if there's any mysterious crashing, it's usually because the host doesn't have those and hasn't updated.

Yes I used the beam smartzone as it's the smallest, I changed it with the basic small and I'm going to send it right now.
Thanks Click!
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V *Signups are open!*
Post by: Naryar on March 26, 2016, 05:40:55 AM
this appears to be dead, any news from conraa or is he too occupied IRL ?
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V *Signups are open!*
Post by: RedSawn on March 26, 2016, 07:33:36 AM
Well if he's coming back I got something for him
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V *Signups are open!*
Post by: The Red Blur on March 26, 2016, 07:45:35 AM
I think if he's that occupied, he should really pass it on to someone else, in terms of hosting.
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V *Signups are open!*
Post by: yugitom on March 26, 2016, 08:03:27 AM
I think if he's that occupied, he should really pass it on to someone else, in terms of hosting.
He last updated the OP 2 weeks ago. He hasn't been gone that long. Not to mention he has ample time left to finish this.
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V *Signups are closed!*
Post by: Conraaa on April 05, 2016, 05:56:21 PM
Sorry for going completely off the radar, I had other real life tournaments to run. Like Football Manager 2016 at Insomnia57.

Signups are officially closed now. I've gone through every robot I've received now and will be chasing up any builders whose robots are too good or broken. If I can't contact them within a week, then i'll kick them from the tournament or replace the offending pieces with bracket wedges.
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V *Signups are closed! Bugger off.*
Post by: Reier on April 05, 2016, 06:09:07 PM
eyyy

for our sake i hope we get a ton of bracket robots
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V *Signups are closed! Bugger off.*
Post by: DeadGenocide on April 05, 2016, 09:07:43 PM
Tbh you could replace missing bots with bots from The Rookies team but meh.
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V *Signups are closed! Bugger off.*
Post by: Squirrel_Monkey on April 06, 2016, 04:25:08 AM
Right, so my bot spikeballs when AI'd. I'm going to try and write an AI line to fix that but otherwise look for another bot.
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V *Signups are closed! Bugger off.*
Post by: The Red Blur on April 06, 2016, 04:49:37 AM
*sees new noob wars posts* Oh, hey, Conraaaa's back.

*looks through entrant list, and doesn't see The Red Blur*

(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/35343C__Data_Users_DefApps_AppData_INTERNETEXPLORER_Temp_Saved Images_giphy.gif)

But, in all seriousness, I entered within the sign-up period. This is a... Little bit irritating. You could've closed the sign-ups when all the places were filled.
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V *Signups are closed! Bugger off.*
Post by: Conraaa on April 06, 2016, 07:17:28 AM
Oh I got your robot, I just don't like you The Red Blur

Not sure how I missed putting it on the list. I tested your robot and everything. I'll add it on now.
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V *Signups are closed! Bugger off.*
Post by: Tashic on April 06, 2016, 08:32:55 AM
Does mine still crash the game?
Title: Re: N00B WARZ V *Signups are closed! Bugger off.*
Post by: The Red Blur on April 06, 2016, 09:52:10 AM
Oh I got your robot, I just don't like you The Red Blur

Not sure how I missed putting it on the list. I tested your robot and everything. I'll add it on now.


woot! I take back my previous rage.