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Title: Survival of the Fittest Signups.
Post by: yoda9726 on April 16, 2010, 10:29:11 PM
Due to my last project being completed, I'm needing a new one to keep myself from going crazy...It's time for
 
SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST
 
FORMAT:
 
DSL in Nar AI
Each entrant makes a team consisting of a LW, a MW, and a HW.
Matches consist of a rumble, starting out with all LW's of 4 teams.  When 1 bot is eliminated, the match is stopped and the eliminated bot is removed, to be replaced by the next bot in the team. The match will then begin anew. This goes on until 3 teams are eliminated, last team standing wins the match.
 
RULES:
 

16 entrants only
Each entrant must make their entire team. 
arena will be a reskinned RA2 Tournament arena
This will be ran in NarAI v2.2.  All components legal in that are legal in the tourney
No BFE, AAM, etc.  All building must be done in the bot lab.
No cheatbot2 parts, ai parts, or custom parts allowed.
bots must show controlled movement.
No multibots, since they wouldn't work right anyway.
Realistic rule enforced.
each bot in a team must be different types.
A strict limit of 4 flails PER TEAM.
Standard Havok restart rules.
I reserve the right to edit videos of long matches down.  This will consist of cutting out any extended section of bots in a cluster, barely moving.
Entrants AI'ing their own bots is preferred, however, i can AI if need be.  But i expect no griping if i don't do it the way you want.
 
Bracket is such:

(http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b118/starcrosst/SOTFbrackets.png)
Here's your arena:
(http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b118/starcrosst/SOTFarena.png)

Prizes will be:
(http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b118/starcrosst/frooniumprizes.png)
1st place. Froonium Spike and Froonium Snowplow reskins. These components also feature slightly more hit points then their normal counterparts as well as slightly lighter.  Once won, they can be
           used in any future tournament I may run.
2nd place. Choice of Froonium spike or froonium snowplow.
 
 
There will also be a few awards handed out based on community votes, no prize other than bragging rights.
They are as follows.
 
 
Best built team: self explanatory
Best team theme: Also self explanatory
Darwin Award: Awarded to the bot that got eliminated in the most spectacularly failure way.
Eye of the Tiger: Bot that survived longer than expected
Extinction due to misadventure: Team that should've done better.
TFTW: Team from the west, i think you all know what that means.
 
Tourney will begin when all entrants teams are sent in and approved. 
 
Color coded list:
Team waiting to be Received(NOTE: You are not entered until i receive teams, this is just to help me keep organized)
Team Received
Team Approved
Team Ready
 
 
CURRENT ENTRANTS:
1.090901
2. G.K.
3. Team Xtreemer
4. Bubbleman
5. S.T.C.
6. Ogre
7. FOTEPX
8. Pwnator
9. freeziez
10. Clickbeetle
11. The Ounce
12. Squirrel Monkey
13. Naryar
14.
15.
16.
 
Expressed interest, but no bots yet.
1.
2. Badnik
3. R1885
4. Alterer of Reality
6. Gazea2

 
 
 
 
Title: Re: Survival of the Fittest Signups.
Post by: 090901 on April 16, 2010, 11:48:13 PM
*Sends Team after typing this post*
There already AIed too.
Title: Re: Survival of the Fittest Signups.
Post by: The Ounce on April 17, 2010, 12:17:30 AM
I'm definitely in!

Now I just have to see which bots make the best team.
Title: Re: Survival of the Fittest Signups.
Post by: ACAMS on April 17, 2010, 12:27:31 AM
Somebody approved this before it was ready......does not say Stock, or DSL!
 
 
EDIT: I take it this means DSL...."This will be ran in NarAI v2.2.  All components legal in that are legal in the tourney"
Title: Re: Survival of the Fittest Signups.
Post by: yoda9726 on April 17, 2010, 12:29:52 AM
Somebody approved this before it was ready......does not say Stock, or DSL!
 
 
EDIT: I take it this means DSL...."This will be ran in NarAI v2.2.  All components legal in that are legal in the tourney"

Yes, it does.  Sorry bout that, I assumed it would be understood.  I'll change it to be clear.
Title: Re: Survival of the Fittest Signups.
Post by: 090901 on April 17, 2010, 12:32:02 AM
Are we allowed to BFE on The Shred  Sheck because that's the easiest way to get it on a SS?
Title: Re: Survival of the Fittest Signups.
Post by: yoda9726 on April 17, 2010, 12:41:22 AM
Are we allowed to BFE on The Shred  Sheck because that's the easiest way to get it on a SS?

Sorry, butnope.
Title: Re: Survival of the Fittest Signups.
Post by: JoeBlo on April 17, 2010, 12:47:59 AM
EDIT: I take it this means DSL...."This will be ran in NarAI v2.2.  All components legal in that are legal in the tourney"

NaiAI has become a stand alone mod with DSL parts, Darkrat Parts and DSL Cheat parts all apparently balanced (I havent found the time to set up my copy yet)
Title: Re: Survival of the Fittest Signups.
Post by: Bubbleman on April 17, 2010, 03:34:45 AM
This sounds interesting, i'll enter.
Title: Re: Survival of the Fittest Signups.
Post by: Badnik96 on April 17, 2010, 10:45:41 AM
I'm in.
Title: Re: Survival of the Fittest Signups.
Post by: TeamXtreemer on April 17, 2010, 10:57:06 AM
More Crappy Stats For My Sig,Im In.
Title: Re: Survival of the Fittest Signups.
Post by: R1885 on April 17, 2010, 11:03:23 AM
I shall join this challenge.
Title: Re: Survival of the Fittest Signups.
Post by: Naryar on April 17, 2010, 11:31:56 AM
NAR AI v2.2 = i am in
Title: Re: Survival of the Fittest Signups.
Post by: JoeBlo on April 17, 2010, 11:32:59 AM
NAR AI v2.2 = i am in

we shall all have incredibly high expectations then :P
Title: Re: Survival of the Fittest Signups.
Post by: G.K. on April 17, 2010, 11:34:22 AM
Count me in :D
Title: Re: Survival of the Fittest Signups.
Post by: TeamXtreemer on April 17, 2010, 11:34:55 AM
Whats team from the west?

(^Noob^)
Title: Re: Survival of the Fittest Signups.
Post by: Gazea2 on April 17, 2010, 02:23:23 PM
I see you did the prizes by yourself. They look good. :D

I won't be entering this, though. I'm not that good in DSL.
Title: Re: Survival of the Fittest Signups.
Post by: yoda9726 on April 17, 2010, 02:52:56 PM
Whats team from the west?

(^Noob^)

Team From the West: the SFTW team of the tournament.  in other words, the team that's the worst built, not expected to do well.
 
I see you did the prizes by yourself. They look good. :D

I won't be entering this, though. I'm not that good in DSL.

Thanks. Wasn't that difficult once if figured out the meat of it.   Thanks to Sage's tutorial. 
Title: Re: Survival of the Fittest Signups.
Post by: TeamXtreemer on April 17, 2010, 02:55:39 PM
OK, is myentry ok?
Title: Re: Survival of the Fittest Signups.
Post by: yoda9726 on April 17, 2010, 03:01:30 PM
OK, is myentry ok?

Just got done checking it.  See no problems and counting it as approved. 
Title: Re: Survival of the Fittest Signups.
Post by: S.T.C. on April 17, 2010, 03:27:22 PM
I'm in  :gawe:
Title: Re: Survival of the Fittest Signups.
Post by: G.K. on April 17, 2010, 04:05:05 PM
Bots now all sent.
Title: Re: Survival of the Fittest Signups.
Post by: S.T.C. on April 17, 2010, 09:51:22 PM
Just sent in my team.
Title: Re: Survival of the Fittest Signups.
Post by: yoda9726 on April 18, 2010, 04:57:57 AM
G.K. and S.T.C. your teams are approved and ready to go. 
Title: Re: Survival of the Fittest Signups.
Post by: G.K. on April 18, 2010, 05:18:57 AM
:D
Title: Re: Survival of the Fittest Signups.
Post by: yoda9726 on April 22, 2010, 06:26:56 PM
Team Xtreemer, your team is AI'd and ready to go.  Couldn't have made it easy on me by facing all the bots the same way, huh? :P  Oh well, gave me practice in finding the 'nose' values.
 
Anybody else?
 
 
Title: Re: Survival of the Fittest Signups.
Post by: Jack Daniels on April 22, 2010, 07:06:36 PM
I have an idea for a team.  Have this weekend off, will try to work on it and put something together Mr Yoda.
Title: Re: Survival of the Fittest Signups.
Post by: yoda9726 on April 23, 2010, 01:23:26 AM
"Mr Yoda"...I feel old now, thanks :P
 
Also got a friend of mine to enter.  He lacks access to the internet, so he's not here on the forums, but he wants to be a part of this.  That's who 'Ogre' is on the list, if anyone was confused.
Title: Re: Survival of the Fittest Signups.
Post by: Naryar on April 23, 2010, 02:19:31 AM
Must- build-something
Title: Re: Survival of the Fittest Signups.
Post by: TeamXtreemer on April 23, 2010, 03:31:04 AM
Sorry about the teams, i was a bit busy at the point of building doing a LP of pokemon heartgold with FOTEPX.
Title: Re: Survival of the Fittest Signups.
Post by: yoda9726 on April 23, 2010, 03:46:52 AM
No problem, bub.  Was just something i hadn't messed with yet.  I actually thank you for giving me the experience.
Title: Re: Survival of the Fittest Signups.
Post by: Naryar on April 23, 2010, 04:03:29 AM
Hell, it's filling up quite fast... i must really build moar but Dungeon Crawler is really too awesome :P

Will try to get my entries by this weekend.
Title: Re: Survival of the Fittest Signups.
Post by: yoda9726 on April 23, 2010, 04:35:15 AM
Hell, it's filling up quite fast... i must really build moar but Dungeon Crawler is really too awesome :P

Will try to get my entries by this weekend.

Procrastination due to awesome games, i think we've all suffered that before. 
Title: Re: Survival of the Fittest Signups.
Post by: TeamXtreemer on April 25, 2010, 12:36:18 PM
Well im ready so i hope i get a Froonium whatsitcalled thing. :)
Title: Re: Survival of the Fittest Signups.
Post by: 090901 on April 25, 2010, 05:28:57 PM
Can I send you my Nar AI team and can you take the first 3 bots of the team for my team here?
Title: Re: Survival of the Fittest Signups.
Post by: yoda9726 on April 25, 2010, 06:35:17 PM
Can I send you my Nar AI team and can you take the first 3 bots of the team for my team here?

Sure, i'm allowing that for the first edition of this.  If there's ever a sequel, all bots must be made anew. 
Title: Re: Survival of the Fittest Signups.
Post by: Badnik96 on April 25, 2010, 07:04:00 PM
I will enter something sometime this week Realllly busy on Tuesday >:[
Title: Re: Survival of the Fittest Signups.
Post by: Alterer of Reality on May 01, 2010, 08:39:34 PM
*Will probably join as soon as I have a decent MW & HW*
Title: Re: Survival of the Fittest Signups.
Post by: yoda9726 on May 11, 2010, 01:14:12 AM
Bubbleman, i've received and reviewed your bots.  sent you a pm about a few minor issues we'll talk about.
 
 
Title: Re: Survival of the Fittest Signups.
Post by: Gazea2 on May 31, 2010, 05:22:52 AM
BUMP for interest.

I'll enter this. :)
Title: Re: Survival of the Fittest Signups.
Post by: Badnik96 on May 31, 2010, 06:23:32 AM
Who the heck is Ogre?
Title: Re: Survival of the Fittest Signups.
Post by: yoda9726 on June 01, 2010, 03:47:10 AM
Who the heck is Ogre?

Ogre is a real life friend of mine, currently without internet access who wants to join in on the mayhem. Fairly new to the game, got his copy about 2 months ago, if i remember right. 
Title: Re: Survival of the Fittest Signups.
Post by: FOTEPX on June 01, 2010, 08:37:49 PM
Can I slide in at the last minute?
Title: Re: Survival of the Fittest Signups.
Post by: 090901 on June 01, 2010, 09:12:23 PM
Entry's are about half way filled up.
Title: Re: Survival of the Fittest Signups.
Post by: yoda9726 on June 02, 2010, 03:01:51 AM
Can I slide in at the last minute?

slide in when you wanna.  still technically plenty of spots left
Title: Re: Survival of the Fittest Signups.
Post by: Avalanche on June 02, 2010, 03:35:48 AM
Can somebody drop me a link to this nar ai?also does it edit any parts of dsl?
Title: Re: Survival of the Fittest Signups.
Post by: JoeBlo on June 02, 2010, 03:38:25 AM
https://gametechmods.com/forums/index.php?topic=1786.0 (https://gametechmods.com/forums/index.php?topic=1786.0)


it rebalanced all of DSL + rebalanced darkrat parts + extra skinned parts

should be kept separate from your DSL 2.1
Title: Re: Survival of the Fittest Signups.
Post by: FOTEPX on June 03, 2010, 09:40:16 AM
Bots will be sent in about 20 minutes
Title: Re: Survival of the Fittest Signups.
Post by: yoda9726 on June 04, 2010, 11:03:17 AM
Bots will be sent in about 20 minutes

This has been the longest 20 minutes of my life :P
Title: Re: Survival of the Fittest Signups.
Post by: FOTEPX on June 04, 2010, 12:18:20 PM
Bots will be sent in about 20 minutes

This has been the longest 20 minutes of my life :P

Oops. Forgot to send it.
Title: Re: Survival of the Fittest Signups.
Post by: yoda9726 on June 10, 2010, 01:20:23 PM
Don't wanna pressure anyone, but i'd really like to get this show on the road.  Let's get some teams in.
Title: Re: Survival of the Fittest Signups.
Post by: Squirrel_Monkey on June 10, 2010, 01:49:37 PM
I have my LW and MW but need a HW.
Title: Re: Survival of the Fittest Signups.
Post by: The Ounce on June 10, 2010, 05:39:39 PM
I'm struggling to find the best bot combination, but I will make sure that I get a team into this.
Title: Re: Survival of the Fittest Signups.
Post by: Jack Daniels on June 10, 2010, 08:20:06 PM
I am not entering. You make me cry in the arcade.

...


Just kidding.  Actually, I haven't gathered the courage time to download NAR AI yet. I would like to see this tournament get participants and start rocking.

Please everyone, join in and makes some teams.  Yoda is a great guy, he will put on a good tournament.
Title: Re: Survival of the Fittest Signups.
Post by: yoda9726 on June 10, 2010, 10:29:06 PM
I'm struggling to find the best bot combination, but I will make sure that I get a team into this.

That's one of the reasons i wanted to do this tourney.  Was curious about strategies involved with the team makeup.
 

Please everyone, join in and makes some teams.  Yoda is a great guy, he will put on a good tournament.

I'll do my best at least.  Thanks for the support :D
Title: Re: Survival of the Fittest Signups.
Post by: Squirrel_Monkey on June 13, 2010, 04:44:39 AM
*Decides to make 3 Crawlers*
Title: Re: Survival of the Fittest Signups.
Post by: yoda9726 on June 13, 2010, 04:58:57 AM
*Decides to make 3 Crawlers*

Won't work. 1 of the rules is all 3 must be different type bots :P
Title: Re: Survival of the Fittest Signups.
Post by: Squirrel_Monkey on June 13, 2010, 05:02:03 AM
"Goes to make a HW crawler"
Title: Re: Survival of the Fittest Signups.
Post by: yoda9726 on June 13, 2010, 05:10:00 AM
one will be fine.  I never specified that crawlers were banned, so crawl if you wish
Title: Re: Survival of the Fittest Signups.
Post by: yoda9726 on June 17, 2010, 08:40:21 AM
Just kidding.  Actually, I haven't gathered the courage time to download NAR AI yet.

Someone correct me if i'm wrong on this, but i'm pretty sure you can build in regular ol' DSL and it'll work just fine in NarAI.  Granted, doing that you won't have access to any of the new components, but other than that, you don't actually have to have NarAI to enter this. 
Title: Re: Survival of the Fittest Signups.
Post by: S.T.C. on June 17, 2010, 12:28:51 PM
Any chance I can edit my team any time soon? There's some bots I really wanna change.
Title: Re: Survival of the Fittest Signups.
Post by: G.K. on June 17, 2010, 12:31:12 PM
I was able to change mine.
Title: Re: Survival of the Fittest Signups.
Post by: yoda9726 on June 17, 2010, 12:48:24 PM
surely. edits are allowed
Title: Re: Survival of the Fittest Signups.
Post by: yoda9726 on June 18, 2010, 11:17:19 AM
Due to the new tournament rules, and the desire to get this thing going, I am putting a 1 week from today limit on getting teams in.  Sign ups will close Friday, June 25th  at approximately 6 p.m. Central time and the tournament will proceed with whatever approved teams I have.  I will allow team edits for 3 days after that.  expect the first vids to be uploaded sometime on June 30th. 
 
Let's have some fun and see who survives.
Title: Re: Survival of the Fittest Signups.
Post by: freeziez on June 20, 2010, 06:18:46 PM
I'll enter! :dance:
Title: Re: Survival of the Fittest Signups.
Post by: yoda9726 on June 22, 2010, 07:37:26 AM
better hurry, then, not much time left on the clock
Title: Re: Survival of the Fittest Signups.
Post by: Gazea2 on June 22, 2010, 10:28:44 AM
Yoda, sorry but I have to drop out. My DSL just crashed and I copied the bots onto a fresh copy and it won't work. Sorry for letting you down.
Title: Re: Survival of the Fittest Signups.
Post by: G.K. on June 22, 2010, 10:32:44 AM
I take it that that means BTTB 2 as well?
Title: Re: Survival of the Fittest Signups.
Post by: Gazea2 on June 22, 2010, 10:36:01 AM
No, hopefully I will be able to get everything by then.

Or I might just build another bot. :P
Title: Re: Survival of the Fittest Signups.
Post by: freeziez on June 22, 2010, 10:43:40 AM
OK. I uploaded my bots under "Freeziez's Survival of the Fittest Entry" in the File Hoster, but what do I do next?
Title: Re: Survival of the Fittest Signups.
Post by: Gazea2 on June 22, 2010, 01:18:53 PM
My DSL randomly started working again. O_o
Title: Re: Survival of the Fittest Signups.
Post by: yoda9726 on June 22, 2010, 04:48:25 PM
OK. I uploaded my bots under "Freeziez's Survival of the Fittest Entry" in the File Hoster, but what do I do next?

It should've given you a link, just send that in a pm
Title: Re: Survival of the Fittest Signups.
Post by: Clickbeetle on June 23, 2010, 11:57:49 PM
lol I made a team for this... got it all AI'd... thought I was being pretty clever... but for some reason, I had it in my head that this was in the Combat Arena.


Oh well, there's plenty of spots and I already went to all the work making the bots, no reason not to enter.  We'll see how I do in an arena with low walls.  If anything, I'll be an easy win for somebody someone.


Maybe I'll change some of my bots if I can come up with a LW or MW that's better in this arena (I think my HW is still good, at least).


Although I do really want to see how the LW does... it uses a very unconventional (and possibly controversial) strategy.  ;)


Edit: Hey cool, I just thought of some bots I can use that are much better in this arena AND don't ruin my team's theme.  Expect an update...
Title: Re: Survival of the Fittest Signups.
Post by: yoda9726 on June 24, 2010, 12:26:46 AM
The lightweight is...quite bizarre. lol.  Had quite a 'what the heck?" moment when i saw him.  update will be accepted if you wish.  If not, i'm kinda curious to see what it'll do.
 
EDIT:  Ahhh, I see now.  Interesting strategy. 
Title: Re: Survival of the Fittest Signups.
Post by: Naryar on June 24, 2010, 04:57:29 AM
Crawler ? :P Kidding.

Anyways, i will try to build something but if i don't get anythng can your get in some v2.3 bots as my entries ?
Title: Re: Survival of the Fittest Signups.
Post by: The Ounce on June 24, 2010, 05:04:56 AM
My team very much sucks, but I couldn't come up with any outstanding combination.  I'm not expecting to fare well.
Title: Re: Survival of the Fittest Signups.
Post by: yoda9726 on June 24, 2010, 06:14:29 AM

Anyways, i will try to build something but if i don't get anythng can your get in some v2.3 bots as my entries ?

surely.  Just lemme know which ones. 
 
approximately 36 hours remaining, give or take an hour or two. 
 
 
Title: Re: Survival of the Fittest Signups.
Post by: yoda9726 on June 24, 2010, 06:55:56 PM
DP
 
The Ounce, you've been moved up to the approved list.  Thanks.
 
23 or 24 hours remaining.
Title: Re: Survival of the Fittest Signups.
Post by: S.T.C. on June 24, 2010, 07:52:35 PM
Did you get my new heavyweight, yoda?
Title: Re: Survival of the Fittest Signups.
Post by: yoda9726 on June 24, 2010, 07:54:28 PM
sure did.  Everything's good with it.  Thank you :D
Title: Re: Survival of the Fittest Signups.
Post by: yoda9726 on June 25, 2010, 11:35:35 AM
Congratulations freeziez.  Through all the problems, you stuck through it.  And now your team is accepted.  I'll get it AI-ed and ready to go for ya.
 
approximately 6 1/2 hours remaining. 
Title: Re: Survival of the Fittest Signups.
Post by: freeziez on June 25, 2010, 11:45:50 AM
Thanks so much!
Title: Re: Survival of the Fittest Signups.
Post by: yoda9726 on June 25, 2010, 10:30:48 PM
Allright, Signups are officially closed.  I'll accept updates for the next three days, at which point we'll get this underway.  And though sign ups are officially closed, Since there's still a few spots open, I guess I could take a few late entrants as well.