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Title: SFTW Showdown - Signups
Post by: wakkydude on November 14, 2016, 10:13:02 AM
When it comes to worn-out memes, nobody serves them better. As this is my very first tournament, I’m in a prime position to get started with a bang by using the meme only I have the true ability to exploit in this fashion – let’s dig SFTW out of its grave and make it truly great again. First of all, I must point out that this is my first tournament to be hosted so if there's rules I'm missing or times where I am blatantly going against community consensus, let me know.

Stock unrealistic

Heavyweight up to 800.0kg

16 entries, single elimination

1 entry per person, although slow entries near the end of the signup period may see this rise to 2

Best of 3 battles

I will be able to AI but this is the first time I’m ever actually going to be doing it for a tournament like this – if your robot does something unbelievably stupid and unusual that a newbie like me simply cannot comprehend I reserve the right to ask you to do it yourself, and of course you’ll make things easier by sending the bindings anyway ( ;) ;) )

Byes filled by the original SFTW

Robots must be built off the original spinner from the west downloadable at https://gametechmods.com/Robot_Exchange/LW/wakkydude_Spinner%20from%20the%20west%20(T).bot (https://gametechmods.com/Robot_Exchange/LW/wakkydude_Spinner%20from%20the%20west%20(T).bot), this means:

Standard in-game glitch rules. Stacking, eFFe, loading allowed, you name it

No outside modifications at all, including BFE, Thyrus, and text editing.

No use of component freedom in any form.

Skinned components are okay but please actually send them to me in the correct format

No crawlers, this is a jank-free zone

Clusterbots are allowed but both must add up to the 800kg limit. If you can actually successfully pull this off and win a fight with it considering that the base robot is over 200kg, I will be impressed. You’ll win your own award.

Fighting will be on Mr AS' new SFTW Arena:

Havoks that KO a robot or otherwise are responsible for ending a fight will be restarted, but if a robot gets three round-ending havoks across the best of 3, it forfeits the fight

Battles are 3 minutes with timeout matches being decided on points

You will be able to upgrade your robot as many times as you want up to 24 hours after I announce I have accepted the last robot.

I will be entering with this (http://i.imgur.com/21d6Grv.png).

You will have one month from the start of signups to get entries in, and you can’t enter until I have accepted your robot.

Entries:

Accepted
Received
Rejected
Title: Re: SFTW Showdown - Discussion
Post by: Badger on November 14, 2016, 12:16:08 PM
Upload the .bot file you're talking bout with the DSA please
Title: Re: SFTW Showdown - Discussion
Post by: Jammy Dodger on November 14, 2016, 01:36:15 PM
 1 question. what version of RA2 is this tournament running on also hi
Title: Re: SFTW Showdown - Discussion
Post by: Mecha on November 14, 2016, 01:37:53 PM
1 question. what version of RA2 is this tournament running on also hi
Stock
Title: Re: SFTW Showdown - Discussion
Post by: Jammy Dodger on November 14, 2016, 01:40:02 PM
OH I just noticed when looking in the rules thanks Mechadino also could I enter?
Title: Re: SFTW Showdown - Discussion
Post by: Thrackerzod on November 14, 2016, 01:47:27 PM
OH I just noticed when looking in the rules thanks Mechadino also could I enter?
Signups haven't started yet (note the word "Discussion" in the thread name) but when they do, you can definitely enter!  That is, if you can get a bot in before all the entry slots fill.
Title: Re: SFTW Showdown - Discussion
Post by: Jammy Dodger on November 14, 2016, 01:55:51 PM
AH ok
Title: Re: SFTW Showdown - Discussion
Post by: Baconus_Yum on November 14, 2016, 03:00:00 PM
Is the armor type allowed to be changed?

Edit: Saying we still keep the paintjob
Title: Re: SFTW Showdown - Discussion
Post by: F1Krazy on November 14, 2016, 03:32:56 PM
Is the armor type allowed to be changed?

Edit: Saying we still keep the paintjob
Probably, but this is Stock so I don't see why you'd want to :P
Title: Re: SFTW Showdown - Discussion
Post by: SKBT on November 14, 2016, 03:36:16 PM
This is fantastic. I will totally download stock ra2 for this
Title: Re: SFTW Showdown - Discussion
Post by: wakkydude on November 14, 2016, 04:05:19 PM
Title: Re: SFTW Showdown - Discussion
Post by: Thrackerzod on November 14, 2016, 04:32:12 PM
Gotta say I love this idea.  I'll try to build something.
Title: Re: SFTW Showdown - Discussion
Post by: Baconus_Yum on November 14, 2016, 04:39:22 PM
Got a bot.  It is from the north this time.
Title: Re: SFTW Showdown - Discussion
Post by: Badger on November 14, 2016, 05:25:11 PM
Calling dibs on "Spinner from the East"
Title: Re: SFTW Showdown - Discussion
Post by: Dreamcast on November 14, 2016, 06:11:25 PM
Calling dibs on "Spinner from the East"
Aw, I wanted that. Can I use Spinner from Levante?
Title: Re: SFTW Showdown - Discussion
Post by: Baconus_Yum on November 14, 2016, 06:12:43 PM
Calling dibs on "Spinner from the East"
Aw, I wanted that. Can I use Spinner from Levante?
As long as it is not "Spinner From The North"
Title: Re: SFTW Showdown - Discussion
Post by: Mecha on November 14, 2016, 06:40:04 PM
I think i'm gonna re-enter casters from the west
Title: Re: SFTW Showdown - Discussion
Post by: Naryar on November 15, 2016, 06:22:01 AM
oh yes. i definitely will enter.

this will be the greatest tournament since the last n00b warz.

so basically build up SFTW up to 800 kg, but no modifying the base bot in any way, and we can reskin it a bit as long as the skin is still recognizably SFTW- like ?

Also you should have a rule about names... the name of the bot should be noticeably SFTW-themed. Like Spinner from the X, X from the west, X from the Y. Or stuff like "The Real BBEANS3 Champion", "My Sawblade spins the wrong way", "It's large...?", "3.14-ston did nothing wrong", etc. etc.

Title: Re: SFTW Showdown - Discussion
Post by: wakkydude on November 15, 2016, 08:29:31 AM
oh yes. i definitely will enter.

this will be the greatest tournament since the last n00b warz.

so basically build up SFTW up to 800 kg, but no modifying the base bot in any way, and we can reskin it a bit as long as the skin is still recognizably SFTW- like ?

Also you should have a rule about names... the name of the bot should be noticeably SFTW-themed. Like Spinner from the X, X from the west, X from the Y. Or stuff like "The Real BBEANS3 Champion", "My Sawblade spins the wrong way", "It's large...?", "3.14-ston did nothing wrong", etc. etc.

Yeah, your description of the rules is pretty much right. I am allowing you move the control board because it's in a really uncomfortable position that might be hard to build off, and it's really the lest important part of the whole SFTW formula. Batteries have to stay, however, as the use of the Nifty and Pink is noobish enough to be considered a part of the robot's character.

And as a clarification: you can un-wire the original components.

I'm considering the name rule, that sounds quite fun. Also, as this is getting quite a noticeable amount of interest, a tournament size expansion isn't completely off the table.
Title: Re: SFTW Showdown - Discussion
Post by: Jammy Dodger on November 15, 2016, 09:38:25 AM
Since there have been more posts I now know the basic concept of the rules, do we have to name the bot like spinner from wales or can we name it anything? Also I'm defo entering so... TIME TO GO FULL GUNS BLAZING  :gunz:
Title: Re: SFTW Showdown - Discussion
Post by: Jammy Dodger on November 15, 2016, 10:13:06 AM
Also can we add batteries? 
Title: Re: SFTW Showdown - Discussion
Post by: yugitom on November 15, 2016, 10:43:47 AM
I now know the basic concept of the rules
can we add batteries? 
Did you actually read the rules?

  • You can add anything

Also, please don't double post.
Title: Re: SFTW Showdown - Discussion
Post by: Naryar on November 15, 2016, 12:58:37 PM
huh, we can actually change the control board ? I assume that too was a part of the bot's character...

but okay
Title: Re: SFTW Showdown - Discussion
Post by: Jammy Dodger on November 15, 2016, 02:36:41 PM
I've finished my bot The spinner from WALES! wakkydude do you have yahoo mail? if so I'll be able to send it to you :)
Title: Re: SFTW Showdown - Discussion
Post by: wakkydude on November 15, 2016, 02:48:00 PM
I've finished my bot The spinner from WALES! wakkydude do you have yahoo mail? if so I'll be able to send it to you :)

When I open the signups you will be able to send entries to me via the forum's PM feature. This tournament is still in the discussion phase - I have to finalize all of the rules, then run a poll, and only when that poll is complete and more than half of the amount of people I need would enter the tournament, it moves to the Multi-Entry signups phase and only THEN can you submit.

One more thing - given the quite large interest this has gathered, I'm going to bump this up to 16 entrants. I plan on entering myself but can't confirm that until I've got my entry complete, as per the rules.
Title: Re: SFTW Showdown - Discussion
Post by: Baconus_Yum on November 15, 2016, 02:56:15 PM
Are we allowed to change the armor?
Title: Re: SFTW Showdown - Discussion
Post by: wakkydude on November 15, 2016, 03:13:21 PM
Are we allowed to change the armor?

In Stock, the armor used on the robot, DSA (Double Strength Aluminum, enabled by not selecting an armor type), is both the strongest and nearly the lightest in the entire game. I mean, you can, but you don't want to.
Title: Re: SFTW Showdown - Discussion
Post by: Baconus_Yum on November 15, 2016, 03:14:30 PM
Are we allowed to change the armor?

In Stock, the armor used on the robot, DSA (Double Strength Aluminum, enabled by not selecting an armor type), is both the strongest and nearly the lightest in the entire game. I mean, you can, but you don't want to.
Starts to redesign
Title: Re: SFTW Showdown - Discussion
Post by: wakkydude on November 16, 2016, 11:44:06 AM
A couple of things. First of all, some of you have probably seen this already, but for everyone else: thanks to the wonderful work of Mr AS we have a meme-tastic arena that, given its nature, this tournament demands:

(http://i.imgur.com/OdzySIK.png)

I should be using this for the tournament, and I'll leave the upload of it to his discretion, I'm not particularly fussed.

Anyway, I'm otherwise really quite close to opening this tournament for entries! What could possibly go wrong?
Title: Re: SFTW Showdown - Discussion
Post by: Jammy Dodger on November 16, 2016, 11:49:17 AM
IT'S IT'S... BEAUTIFUL :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:
Title: Re: SFTW Showdown - Discussion
Post by: Mr. AS on November 16, 2016, 03:43:23 PM
Here's a download link so that you can test your potential entries: https://gametechmods.com/uploads/files/3892SFTW_Arena.rar (http://Here's the download for the arena.)

The sawblade spins when hazards are on, and has spawn points for players 3 and 4 in case of multibots.
Title: Re: SFTW Showdown - Discussion
Post by: wakkydude on November 16, 2016, 06:42:35 PM
Alright. With a few more updates to the OP on the subject of the arena, my entry, the size limit, and the name rule, I think I'm ready for the poll and I think I've got the whole poll thing set up properly.

Because there's a number of people who are clearly brand new to the tournament thing around here, let me explain this step to them so I don't get Yahoo mailed any robots yet: this tournament needs to receive eight "yes" votes (that's half the size of the tournament) before it can go into signups. I am unlikely to move into signups immediately if this gets greenlit overnight or something, but it'll be very soon after I get what's needed. Voting yes isn't absolutely, permanently forcing you into enter later down the line but it's common sense that you're going to make the best attempt you can to enter if you're interested enough to vote.
Title: Re: SFTW Showdown - Discussion
Post by: wakkydude on November 17, 2016, 10:59:26 AM
The poll is done! Thanks for the support! I'm likely to actually get this ready for signups at the start of next week, as I've got a few more things to get done this week and don't want to get inundated with entries to review at the same time.
Title: Re: SFTW Showdown - Signups
Post by: yugitom on November 21, 2016, 11:49:37 AM
When it comes to worn-out memes, nobody serves them better. As this is my very first tournament, I’m in a prime position to get started with a bang by using the meme only I have the true ability to exploit in this fashion – let’s dig SFTW out of its grave and make it truly great again. First of all, I must point out that this is my first tournament to be hosted so if there's rules I'm missing or times where I am blatantly going against community consensus, let me know.

Stock unrealistic

Heavyweight up to 800.0kg

16 entries, single elimination

1 entry per person, although slow entries near the end of the signup period may see this rise to 2

Best of 3 battles

I will be able to AI but this is the first time I’m ever actually going to be doing it for a tournament like this – if your robot does something unbelievably stupid and unusual that a newbie like me simply cannot comprehend I reserve the right to ask you to do it yourself, and of course you’ll make things easier by sending the bindings anyway ( ;) ;) )

Byes filled by the original SFTW

Robots must be built off the original spinner from the west downloadable at https://gametechmods.com/Robot_Exchange/LW/wakkydude_Spinner%20from%20the%20west%20(T).bot (https://gametechmods.com/Robot_Exchange/LW/wakkydude_Spinner%20from%20the%20west%20(T).bot), this means:
  • The chassis must be kept the same
  • All the original components (except the control board which I'll allow you to move) must be kept in place
  • None of the original components actually have to be used usefully or be powered, but they must all still remain there
  • You can add anything, of course, and use any kind of weapon you want
  • Armor changes are allowed but reasons you'd want to do so are unknown to me, at least
  • Effectively you can build anything as long as the original SFTW parts remain
  • While obviously, your skin can be done externally, it has to be built on top of the original armour plating that we know all too well and must include some of that original skin underneath. I will be checking.
  • Your robot's name has to be linked, in some way, to SFTW. It doesn't necessarily need to be in the same format, any assorted jokes that are related to it will be fine, but keep a clearly visible link there. I'm going to be fairly lenient on this rule as long as it's in the right spirit

Standard in-game glitch rules. Stacking, eFFe, loading allowed, you name it

No outside modifications at all, including BFE, Thyrus, and text editing.

No use of component freedom in any form.

Skinned components are okay but please actually send them to me in the correct format

No crawlers, this is a jank-free zone

Clusterbots are allowed but both must add up to the 800kg limit. If you can actually successfully pull this off and win a fight with it considering that the base robot is over 200kg, I will be impressed. You’ll win your own award.

Fighting will be on Mr AS' new SFTW Arena:

Havoks that KO a robot or otherwise are responsible for ending a fight will be restarted, but if a robot gets three round-ending havoks across the best of 3, it forfeits the fight

Battles are 3 minutes with timeout matches being decided on points

You will be able to upgrade your robot as many times as you want up to 24 hours after I announce I have accepted the last robot.

I will be entering with this (http://i.imgur.com/21d6Grv.png).

You will have one month from the start of signups to get entries in, and you can’t enter until I have accepted your robot.

Okay, people. Tell me what I've missed or gotten blatantly wrong. Once everything's in check I will run the poll and remember, there's only 8 slots!
This is now a signups topic and the rules quoted may not change. You've got 3 months, enjoy :)
Title: Re: SFTW Showdown - Signups
Post by: wakkydude on November 21, 2016, 11:51:08 AM
We're live! For new people, submit .bot files via PM, preferably using the bot exchange (https://gametechmods.com/forums/index.php/page,page1887.html).
Title: Re: SFTW Showdown - Discussion
Post by: wrhysj on November 21, 2016, 12:00:43 PM
I've finished my bot The spinner from WALES! wakkydude do you have yahoo mail? if so I'll be able to send it to you :)

If it's from wales i can make red and white stripes and a samurai sword on my bot and i'll have a good chance of beating it (rugby reference btw)
Title: Re: SFTW Showdown - Signups
Post by: wakkydude on November 21, 2016, 12:37:24 PM
Badger accepted and ready
Title: Re: SFTW Showdown - Signups
Post by: wakkydude on November 21, 2016, 02:10:05 PM
DemonOfTomorrow and Baconus_Yum accepted
Title: Re: SFTW Showdown - Signups
Post by: Mecha on November 21, 2016, 02:14:05 PM
let's hope this one doesn't fill up in a day also
Title: Re: SFTW Showdown - Signups
Post by: wakkydude on November 26, 2016, 09:08:38 PM
Hey guys! Three people have entered so far. I should've maybe seen something like this coming but the 16 votes blinded my perception of how these things actually usually go. If I can get at least 8, that'll be just fine. I am likely to allow second entries if things don't speed up quite a bit in the next week (I'm not expecting a tournament fill but getting 8/16 done by that point would be great)
Title: Re: SFTW Showdown - Signups
Post by: Dreamcast on November 26, 2016, 09:41:08 PM
Hey guys! Three people have entered so far. I should've maybe seen something like this coming but the 16 votes blinded my perception of how these things actually usually go. If I can get at least 8, that'll be just fine. I am likely to allow second entries if things don't speed up quite a bit in the next week (I'm not expecting a tournament fill but getting 8/16 done by that point would be great)

I'm sorry. I'm a slow HW builder.
Title: Re: SFTW Showdown - Signups
Post by: Meganerdbomb on November 27, 2016, 04:42:44 PM
Don't worry I'll build something.
Title: Re: SFTW Showdown - Signups
Post by: Baconus_Yum on November 27, 2016, 04:46:35 PM
I have a second entree, for if they are allowed.
Title: Re: SFTW Showdown - Signups
Post by: Naryar on November 29, 2016, 07:14:15 AM
Right. I'm gonna build something.
Title: Re: SFTW Showdown - Signups
Post by: wakkydude on November 30, 2016, 06:00:19 AM
Received from Meganerdbomb, not been able to check yet. With talk of some more entries on the horizon things are looking more positive.
Title: Re: SFTW Showdown - Signups
Post by: TommyProductionsInc on November 30, 2016, 07:29:15 AM
Finally, a Stock tourney worth entering! :gawe:
Title: Re: SFTW Showdown - Signups
Post by: wakkydude on December 07, 2016, 01:51:54 PM
The initial deadline set was unclear but by "a month" I meant "4 weeks". I didn't quite realise I had an extra few more weeks to play with than I thought when I set this date, however, and in the interim I made quite a big mistake in working out what really counted as a "week" given the signup week, so consider this a more formal setting of the date and also a slight extension while we're at it - I'm locking in a final date of December 26th and am likely to start allowing second entries from December 12th (but I will make a second post when that is actually the case).
Title: Re: SFTW Showdown - Signups
Post by: wakkydude on December 13, 2016, 01:14:59 PM
Ayyyyyyyyyyyy I'm a day late on this but: second entries now allowed.
Title: Re: SFTW Showdown - Signups
Post by: wakkydude on December 19, 2016, 02:19:36 PM
Forgot to post about the second entry received from Baconus_Yum

Seven days to go. I'd appreciate just a little more.
Title: Re: SFTW Showdown - Signups
Post by: wakkydude on December 21, 2016, 10:35:05 AM
Conraaa recieved. I'm going to review the ones I got in a couple of days
Title: Re: SFTW Showdown - Signups
Post by: Jammy Dodger on December 21, 2016, 10:41:02 AM
i dont know if i want to send in my robot as its top tier sh**
Title: Re: SFTW Showdown - Signups
Post by: wakkydude on December 23, 2016, 11:04:41 AM
We're fast approaching the last weekend you'll be able to submit as I'm not convinced another extension will actually help matters. Let's get something going!

i dont know if i want to send in my robot as its top tier sh**

You'll probably beat me if we meet. I'd say go for it
Title: Re: SFTW Showdown - Signups
Post by: wakkydude on December 23, 2016, 02:41:41 PM
Thrackerzod recieved
Title: Re: SFTW Showdown - Signups
Post by: Jammy Dodger on December 23, 2016, 03:02:04 PM
Can you except an late entree from me as I've been banned from the computer and I want to enter this :|
Title: Re: SFTW Showdown - Signups
Post by: wakkydude on December 24, 2016, 04:38:09 PM
Jamied666 and would you believe it, apanx recieved
Title: Re: SFTW Showdown - Signups
Post by: Jammy Dodger on December 24, 2016, 04:45:05 PM
Jamied666 and would you believe it, apanx recieved
WOO HOO
Title: Re: SFTW Showdown - Signups
Post by: wakkydude on December 24, 2016, 04:46:24 PM
Everything submitted up to today accepted
Title: Re: SFTW Showdown - Signups
Post by: wakkydude on December 27, 2016, 10:10:25 AM
With one more entry from Geice, we're done. This has picked up just to the point where I'm happy with what we've got. You'll be seeing more from this tournament hopefully later in the week.
Title: Re: SFTW Showdown - Signups
Post by: Meganerdbomb on December 28, 2016, 06:15:33 AM
GET HYPE
Title: Re: SFTW Showdown - Signups
Post by: Jammy Dodger on December 28, 2016, 06:18:52 AM
GET HYPE
DOUBLE HYPE