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Robot Arena Matches => Tournaments => Tournament Archives => Topic started by: ianh05 on April 06, 2009, 03:35:29 PM
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Robo Zone is now Finished, thanks to all who entered.
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here are the entries:
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/4608Robo Zone entries.JPG)
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Videos:
2 on 1:
part 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2KimexBurY
part 2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GJu8tgtoBA
beat the box:
part 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5exvBWlxpU
part 2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHH0gXsdrgU
Tilt:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMpOhziRUM0
Survival:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXMyt1ZywkE
Top 4 battle royal:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8q2jYHueng0
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The Results:
2 on 1:
9pts- Antichrist V.1 - Win in 0:33
8pts- Anti-pacman - win in 0:37
7pts- UndeaD - win in 0:45
6pts- spin cycle 2 - win in 0:58
5pts- Robotogeddon - win in 1:02
4pts- Sadie's closet - win in 1:57
3pts- Jackpot deux - draw 4852 points
2pts- Solar07 - draw 2534 points
1pt- Razor wind - loss in 1:46
0pts- PinHole - loss in 0:57
Beat the Box:
9pts- Robotogeddon - win in 0:11
8pts- spin cycle 2 - win in 0:13
7pts- UndeaD - win in 0:21
6pts- Razor wind - win in 0:22
5pts- Antichrist V.1 - Win in 0:25
4pts- Anti-pacman - win in 0:28
3pts- Solar07 - win in 0:39
2pts- PinHole - win in 0:46
1pt- Sadie's closet - win in 0:59
0pts- Jackpot deux - win in 1:00
Tilt:
9pts- Jackpot deux - win in 0:05
8pts- UndeaD - win in 0:07
7pts- spin cycle 2 - win in 0:09
6pts- Solar07 - loss in 0:09
5pts- Antichrist V.1 - loss in 0:08
4pts- Robotogeddon - loss in 0:06
4pts- Anti-pacman - loss in 0:06
4pts- Razor wind - loss in 0:06
1pt- PinHole - loss in 0:05
1pt- Sadie's closet - loss in 0:05
Survival:
9pts- UndeaD - win in 0:24
8pts- Antichrist V.1 - draw 4235 points
7pts- Jackpot deux - draw 3832 points
6pts- Razor wind - loss in 0:57
5pts- Robotogeddon - loss in 0:47
4pts- Anti-pacman - loss in 0:42
3pts- spin cycle 2 - loss in 0:41
2pts- PinHole - loss in 0:24
1pt- Sadie's closet - loss in 0:11
1pt- Solar07 - loss in 0:11
Total:
1st: UndeaD - 31pts
2nd: Antichrist V.1 - 27pts
3rd: spin cycle 2 - 24pts
4th: Robotogeddon - 23pts
5th: Anti-pacman - 20pts
6th: Jackpot deux - 19pts
7th: Razor wind - 17pts
8th: Solar07 - 12pts
9th: Sadie's closet - 7pts
10th: PinHole - 5pts
Congrats Scrap Daddy, UndeaD finished in the top 3 for every challenge and is the first Robo Zone champion!
list of winners:
Robo Zone season 1 champion - Scrap Daddy/UndeaD
Top 4 battle royal winner - infiniteinertia/Spin Cycle 2
2 on 1 champion - Glenku/Antichrist V.1
beat the box champion - Somebody/Robotogeddon
Tilt Champion - Jack Daniels/Jackpot deux
Survival Champion - Scrap Daddy/UndeaD
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Wait, we never fight each other?
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nope.
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i'll have a Death Match at the end between the top 2, for fun :)
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Bots look nice....
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2 on 1 challenge will be uploaded first, any predictions?
oh and FYI, i am having internet troubles.. so uploading large files to youtube is a pain as i keep getting cut off >.<
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Jackpot Deux and Pinhole will lose. The other's will do decently.
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Jackpot Deux and Pinhole will lose. The other's will do decently.
Haha, I can't help but agree... I really wish I could have found a way to fit more weapons on that bot... but I built it in 15 mins and really wanted to see if DSS would be beneficial in this tourney.
But yeah... if i lose my razors, I'm pretty much done for.
good luck to everyone though!
Edit: actually, after reading the rules, I don't think my bot will die the fastest out of the group... So I think it will at least score 1 or 2 points. I think II's HS stands the best chance for this round.
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part 1 of the 2 on 1 challenge is up!
speedy hey? :)
EDIT: part 2 is up now. i will update the leader board later when people have had a chance to watch the challenge.
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lol at Somebody's piece of sh**.
like this 'change of pace' competition
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Hey Inf, do you have a grudge against Somebody? (Pronoun)
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yup, especially since he's a bot cloner.
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I see.
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the 2 on 1 challenge is complete and the leader board is updated on page 1. next challenge is the Beat the box challenge.
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QUESTION: WHY ISNT MY BOT USING THE .PY I SPECIFIED?
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it is, i had to search for the pillar.py file but eventually found it.. I'm using the bindings you sent also. unless your pillar.py file is different to mine (the one that comes with DSL) then it should be working as intended.
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ill send it to you.
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ok no problem.. would you like a re-run? or you fine with 4th? it will be tough for my robot to win now even after 1 round >.<
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Oh heck. I entered for the show mainly...
AND EVERYONE ELSE WON ??? AAAAAAARGH
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i didn't win :( we were the only 2 who lost if i recall correctly. least the little aw's will give people something interesting to watch :P
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Woop! Got a win!
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Glenku, you lucky one... Only a 4 secs difference...
Ianh, what you do with the AI, which one you use? It was suppose to stop spinning when the enemy is not close, so the bot be more controllable and go faster for these loser house bots...
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i used the range command, i'm not sure if it stops spinning >.> the ai'd version didn't load for me and you could use mad's smartzones which is what i use and send the AI'd version then there wouldn't be a problem?
i wanted to get all the AI right this time, that's why i said i would prefer people AI their own robot.
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Estimate on when the next round will be up Ian?
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when Inf sends me the pillar.py file he uses i can start recording the next challenge. Venko can also fix the problem with his bot if he wants.
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thanks for your hard work on this Ian... that is gracious of you to re-do matches for them.
I am pleased with my match... My goal was not to die... mission accomplished.
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I really dont want a re-d0. But thanks.
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ok just waiting on venko to see if he wants to fix up the ai for his robot. i'll start recording the Beat the Box challenge now.
EDIT: for those who want to know the exact results for the 2 on 1 challenge here they are..
9pts- Antichrist V.1 - Win in 0:33
8pts- Anti-pacman - win in 0:37
7pts- UndeaD - win in 0:45
6pts- spin cycle 2 - win in 0:58
5pts- Robotogeddon - win in 1:02
4pts- Sadie's closet - win in 1:57
3pts- Jackpot deux - draw 4852 points
2pts- Solar07 - draw 2534 points
1pt- Razor wind - loss in 1:46
0pts- PinHole - loss in 0:57
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bump.. Beat the Box challenge part 1 is up, i need to know if Venko wants to change the ai for his entry before i can complete part 2.
the order that the robots compete in will be based on total points at that point, so robots with the lowest number of points will go first and the current leader will go last in each challenge.
might have this tourney finished by the time BBEANS starts, i'm hoping to have it finished by then anyway.
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I really should have entered a SnS...
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Im doing better than I thought. Im probably going to break all my razors on the box though.
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I really should have entered a SnS...
there's always next time.. your aw's certainly give us something to watch :)
not sure if Venko wants to fix the AI on his bot, personally i think it does stop spinning when not in range but because it's spinning so fast it will make it unstable anyway.. i could be wrong. so I'm going to finish up the beat the box challenge. Inf has fixed his bot already.
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venko wont show up for about a month or two.
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beat the box challenge is complete and part 2 is up! (check first page) i also updated the leader board.
next challenge is Tilt, which should be entertaining... :)
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I think i will do better in Tilt (possibility of the dozer hesitating on the bot to take on) and Survival (two bots to KO even if they're weak)
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1. Ianh, i don't have time to remade the bot using Mad smartzones... So, leave it this way... No need to replay any match.
2. Come on... Is this some kind of "the festival of Venko's bad luck"... Ianh, go to youtube, load "beat the box part2" and go to time = 2:04 . WTF! I hit the unprotected chassis very well and... nothing. Watch the whole match, there are some others "blank hits" too. Damn, that bad luck...
3. The next round is not very good for me so... I'm out...
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At least you're not Naryar!
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awwww i was so close... like... millesecond close! nuts.
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Venko, your robot hit an unprotected bot so hard a mace came off O.o
anyone can get lucky in the next round, one slip up from the house robot Dozer is all it takes.
here's the results from beat the box:
9pts- Robotogeddon - win in 0:11
8pts- spin cycle 2 - win in 0:13
7pts- UndeaD - win in 0:21
6pts- Razor wind - win in 0:22
5pts- Antichrist V.1 - Win in 0:25
4pts- Anti-pacman - win in 0:28
3pts- Solar07 - win in 0:39
2pts- PinHole - win in 0:46
1pt- Sadie's closet - win in 0:59
0pts- Jackpot deux - win in 1:00
robotogeddon got an insane time!
it's a very tight tourney at the moment with a 4 way tie for first.
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Tilt video is up and leader board is updated.
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... Just wait for next season guys.
On another note, popups ftw.
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SURVIVAL! SURVIVAL! SURVIVAL!
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Why is my bot so freaking sh**?
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lots of fast rammers have trouble staying sane >.> if you remember project tabletop from my tabletop tourney...
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Rammers are a bitch to AI, that said.
Next time if you make another tabletop thingy, we should be allowed to change the radius value of our bot's bindings for the tabletop tourney.
SURVIVAL! SURVIVAL! SURVIVAL!
Yes.
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I'll record the survival round later tonight (Aus time) and might have it up tomorrow along with the results.
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Didn't pinhole win?
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no one has won yet, only 3 challenges completed out of 4. looks like UndeaD will be hard to beat with survival being the last round... i fear it could even get under the massive hw :/ cause i didnt use snappers for the wedges.
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I think system is asking about the multibot still on the platform.
And, no... I think Ian stated in the rules that Multibots lose if one of the two is taken off the platform. Something like that.
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what Jack Daniels said is right, i did mention that in the rules.. however in survival both need to be beaten for it to be a loss.
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looks like Pinhole will be harder.
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if you remember project tabletop from my tabletop tourney...
:-D
Ehh, I dont like my chances against the heavyweight. It probably too heavy to get under and hit the chassis.
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the survival challenge is now up. i got rid of the leader board and put all the results from all the rounds on the first page. (hopefully i got all the math correct and didn't make a little error somewhere)
thanks again to all who entered, hopefully the next tourney will be bigger and better!
who would like to see a top 4 battle royal for fun? i also want to know what everyone's favorite and least favorite challenge was, rank them in order from fav to least fav.
EDIT: Top 4 battle royal is up.
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Congrats SD :]. Realized I never wired my bot correctly, so that was why it wasnt working properly even though i sent you the right .py (and the one you had before was probably right too!)
Even without SnS capabilities, i think we all know who is more destructive after the rumble :]]
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Yay!
I like the way you run a tournament. Once the bots are in a couple days later you have the splash, then a couple days round one, etc. Good work on this tournament.
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PROOF THAT POPUPS OWN.
...and proof that multibots suck.
And congrats to SD to make a champion other than a HS.
I love the idea of this tournament, it makes us think in a strategic way. (However to be honest i don't like season 1 that much because i was pathetic)
Can't wait for next season !
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...and proof that multibots suck.
You entered an AW with a single spike (Probably chicken drill but still). Ofcourse it was going to fail. Stock RA2 wasn't exactly built for 125kg bots.
If it was DSL LW, an AW multibot might of stood a chance. The lower classes are still pretty poor for multibots, but atleast it has parts designed for sub-lights.
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Awesome, I am pleased with how my bot performed. It essentially did what I had hoped... though total-epic-failure at BTB was not totally expected.
Congrats on the top 4 finishers!
Excellent tournament. Thanks for all your effort Ian.
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Damn... This late-start-spinning fails me again. I'll hope for more luck in BBEANS...
Congrats to SD. Good tournament Ianh... but it was more luck-important, thats why most of the predicitions was failed, and some was have a lot luck compared to others...
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some got lucky for sure, i didn't expect spin cycle 2 to beat dozer in tilt O.o and antichrist V.1 held on for a draw against torture chamber! when i tested the AI it only last like under 20 seconds..
and guys i'd still like you to rank the challenges from your fav to least fav.
i wanna know what i should keep and what i should get rid of for something else... maybe i'll make a topic in general discussion to ask what people think.
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1 - 2-1
2 - beat the box
3- tilt
4- survival
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Favorite: Survival
Why: Because the house bot was designed perfectly to be dominating, but still beatable (congrats SD). It totally reminded me of Robot Wars when Matilda was actually defeated... or when Sir Killabot was tipped over. Excellent stuff, really riveting.
Almost Favorite: Beat the Box
Why: Because it pretty fun to watch the box get damaged... Next time, make the box have a lot of extenders and useless parts so that we can watch tons of parts fly. I think you should design a bot that has tons of useless crap attached to it and see which bot rips it to shreds first.
Almost least favorite: 2-1 challenge
Something about this round seemed kinda boring. I don't know, just wasnt exciting.
Least Favorite: Tilt
This challenge depends more on the environment than the actual bot itself. I'm not a big fan of the tilt arena as it is, mainly because it's a PITA to navigate with most bots. And it ends up resulting in some cheap deaths. Even though my bot did well on this challenge, I still am not a fan of it.
Hope this helps man
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tilt provided 2 of the best moments in the tourney i believe..
1. Sadie's closet retreating from battle.
2. UndeaD using its pop-up weapon to lift itself up from the middle of the tabletop!
thanks for the info, would love more from others too.
anyway here's my fav's.
1.Beat the Box (will get buffed up next time!)
2.2 on 1 (i might change this up next time, maybe 2 very average lws...)
3.Survival (might have hazards or something extra next time!)
4.Tilt (the rounds don't last long enough imo, need to figure out a way to fix it)
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You entered an AW with a single spike (Probably chicken drill but still).
These are rammers and they have 3 spikes each including 2 overlapping spikes.
Also:
Favorite = beat the box, the box could be faster though
2nd Favorite = survival, a LW that can beat a decent HW is a rare thing
3rd Favorite = 2vs1, too easy to enter a HS to win that
Least Favorite = Tilt, matches are too quick or too lucky.
EDIT: If you want Ian i can rebuild the box.
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1.Survival - challenged the contestants while not killing them too quickly (or at all)
2.Beat The Box - I think the box could have been better but I liked the destruction scattered throughout the arena
3.Tilt - it had the most surprises but didn't really last long enough.
4.2 on 1 - it seemed a little boring compared to the others
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This is a very good tourney and congrats to all. I recommend that the next one of these tourneys is MW something, probably DSL.
Also
1:Beat the box :)
2:Survival
3:2 on 1
4:Tilt
Also, are you going to release the bots in a download for us to see?
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These are rammers and they have 3 spikes each including 2 overlapping spikes.
Shows I should of actually watched the videos.
Well, it's more respectable.
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Ok, here some feedback...
1. Will be better, if you rebuild the house bots. As the guys said, and some other updates...
2. Will be better, if you add more challenges. All was good but... I can help you with ideas or bots about this one. These challenges we saw was... just not too highly varied as a game type, there must be a challenges that every bot type will "fear" and "like a lot". So there musn't be a bot type that will preform well in most challenges... as we all saw happaned...
3. Will be better, if you make the scoring system more challenging. Every round must seems that anyone can go on the top of the list...
4. Will be better, if you keep the tournament STOCK, and make the entrant bots at least MW.
5. Will be better, if you make the time limit of the arenas more.
6. Will be better, if you give more registration period, so more people to join. 8 was just not enough for fun...
7. Will be better, if you use the other tabletop arena. This one sux...
I can't think of something more for now...
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I think this tourney in the future should be MW like people have been saying but I dissagree with venko by saying it should be DSL as that gives more variety which will help with his #2 point. I also think, Venko, that 8-10 people is just the right amount for this tourney as it is just a quick tourney not a huge one such as BBEANS and RAW. Additionally, think about how many matches Ian will have to record if 20-30 bots entered. An almost impossible task. As well as that I think the round time was spot on! Long enough for the winner to reveal itself, but short enough so the match doesn't get boring. But I do agree with you Venko that a different tabletop arena would be great as that round was far to quick, maybe a custom made one? Finally I'd just like to say thanks to Ian for this tourney as the amount of effort gone into it was amazing to get the whole thing done in around 2 weeks. Very well done Ian and I hope you will continue this event as I thoroughly enjoyed particiapting in it.
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thanks for the feedback. seems like the most popular is beat the box and least popular is tilt.
i thought the challenges were varied enough for all bot types to get a fair chance at winning. I will add more challenges next time.
-2 on 1 favored bots with defense and offense (don't worry this will get harder).
-beat the box favored the bots with the most powerful weapons such as spinners and pop-ups.
-Tilt favored bots with a good wedge (in future i hope it will favor bots with powerful drive such as rammers).
-survival favored bots with good defense, any bot with a plow or wedge should last longer then a robot without one.
i actually wanted to keep it lw for a while for a good reason, this type of tournament is suppose to bring out different designs and i don't think we achieved that and i was also planning to bring back the best robots from each season in a champions season.
i hope to have the next season starting up sometime after BBEANS has finished. if you have ANY idea's for a challenge pm me your idea.
i would also love anyone who can make arena's to help out with the custom arena we need for the final round of the tournament.
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Well, looking at the sheer scope of how big BBEANS is shaping up to be. It might be a good while before that is finished (I'm thinking about a month).
I will try to think of some good suggestions soon... right now I am too tired to really think about much.
and... Wow... Man Manu spoke a lot of words... mostly coherently. Bravo!
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I would love then next one of these to be DSL. Very nice job on managing the tournament!
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Back from holidays, i rush on this thread :
First of all, the looking at the video demonstrates your inovative and challenging idea and the big work you've done for us. thank you.
2 vs1 and Beat the box were my favorite.
second : well, i've not been very sharp and my bot (solar) did not shine as much as i expect
Third : HS get the preference, and indeed, they're some of the most deadly, striking in every direction.
Fourth : I do appreciate the paint jobs of Scrap Daddy, Venko. and Jack daniels : pleasant-to-see-bots
Fifth : could you share this bots and their AI ?
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Fourth : I do appreciate the paint jobs of Scrap Daddy, Venko. and Jack daniels : pleasant-to-see-bots
You mean this ghosty?... :
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...It was good... It beats Tempus Fugit in SC4a within 10 seconds... But it failed here...
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You mean this ghosty?... :
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Haven't notice this side of your art ... is it an american or british quotation of some illustrate one ? ... or is it a burp from the darkest part of your mind ?
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Perhaps he likes Pinky?
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Nope. I was watching the unpainted chassis of the bot and was wondering how to paint it... Then i realize that looks like a ghost from pacman and so... But this was just lack of ideas for the chassis paint. I couldn't think for some other "anti-pacman" text so thats why i made this...