For the first time, I’m going to be hosting TWO divisions instead of one! Building rules are: Stock division:HW Stock, Stock-Unrealistic building rulesAAM, BFE, HAX, RA2CF, etc. Banned.Clusterbots & SnS banned. DSL division:This division is going to use standard Orc's Wars 5 build rules, which can be found here (again, this is just the building restrictions, not the tourney format), with some edits:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DVpgLadgG2l9BxwuycujsRLUE_qp7AJINEakg7BnWsk/edit (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DVpgLadgG2l9BxwuycujsRLUE_qp7AJINEakg7BnWsk/edit)To restate, this is also DSL 2.4 IRL HW.Multibots Banned (This is less because I care and more because a bunch of arenas break with 3+ bots)Additionally, for both divisions, I reserve the right to reject a bot if I believe it’s pushing the rules, exploiting a loophole, or is going to be boring to watch fight (read: an SFTW). Signups will cap out at 64 bots per division, though I’m going to institute a 3-week signups deadline for a category once it hits 8. Users may also only submit one bot to each division (EDIT: DSL is now accepting second entries, Stock will begin this on Thursday, Feb. 11th).
Criteria for Accepting an Arena:
I’ll list 6 things that an arena should be to get in here. Think about them before you send me an arena:
1: An arena should let bots fight each other, not it.
If two bots can’t traverse the arena to get to each other or the hazards are nearly guaranteed to decide the fight, the arena probably isn’t good for this tournament. Examples: Geosphere Battle Arena, High Dive Firepit, FlexTop.
2: An arena should be (fairly) bug-free.
I want to minimize restarts due to havoks and such. Please try testing the arena to make sure it works first. Examples: AU Onslaught 1.0, Insanity Arena, Robotica’s Fight 2 the Finish.
3: An arena should be unique.
There are plenty of reskins floating around, as well as arenas that are extremely similar to others. Try to avoid them. Examples: Any of the combat arena re-skins, DSL Tourney Arena (to RA2T#2 arena).
4: An arena should have meaningful terrain, OotA zones, and/or hazards.
Quick question: What do the League of Champions, Trauma Pit, and Combat Zone have in common? They’re all boxes with no really meaningful hazards. There are already several arenas in the pool that follow this formula (Like the 3 above), so more aren’t necessary. Examples: Low Lag Arena, The Trauma Pit (Though an exception was made for this particular arena)
5: An arena should be designed for combat.
There are arenas out there designed to make challenges for players, such as traversal, that aren’t really suited to combat for one reason or another. They don’t really work here. Examples: AU Challenge Arena, DSL Stunt Arena, DSL Soccer Arena.
6: Other
If I don’t accept an arena that follows all the above guidelines, I’ll list a specific reason for it.
Rejected Arenas:
These are some arenas I’ve decided aren’t going in the pool. I’ll list them and the guideline they break, as well as any specifications I think I need to make. You probably don’t need to bother reading this, it’s mostly just for me to keep track.
Stock:
FlexTop: #1 (The tilt of the arena almost always decides the outcome of a match.)
Practice Arena: #4
BBEANS AI:
Small Arena: #1 (Giant crusher that doesn’t even give bots the chance to move if hazards are on.)
DSL:
Bat Cave: #4 (The giant ball in the middle does almost nothing, and other than that this arena is basically just an empty box)
DSL Cave Arena: #1/#2 (A pit at one end of the arena that does not immobilize or eliminate a bot that falls in, leading to dragging fights)
DSL Hamster Ball of Doom: #2 (Bots, for some reason, drive backwards on this arena)
DSL Ice Arena: #1 (The hill on the side of the arena is nearly impossible to get up)
DSL Lava Island Arena: #1 (The rising lava is not something AI are really programmed to avoid)
DSL Obstacle Course Arena: #5
DSL Onslaught Arena: #2/#3 (This is a reskin of the AU Onslaught Arena 2.2, and even if it weren’t, bots just drive straight into the pit anyway)
DSL Soccer Arena: #5
DSL Stunt Arena: #5
DSL Tournament Arena: #3 (Too Similar to the RA2T#2 Arena)
Mars Base: #1 (This arena is nearly impossible for a reasonable bot to traverse)
Robot Wars Arena: #3 (Too Similar to Robot Wars Studio 7)
The Ring: #4 (Though the shape is unique and the terrain is more varied, neither of these things actually do anything to affect a fight 99% of the time)
Robot Wars RA2:
Northern Tour: #3 (Extremely similar to the PinkBox/RA2T#2 Arena)
Robot Wars Live Arena: #3 (Same reason as Northern Tour)
Robot Wars at EB Games: #3 (Are you sensing a theme yet?)
Standalone:
Any reskins/minor mods of another arena (there’s a TON on the downloads page, particularly of the combat zone and containment cube)
A A A Test 2: See "DSL Hamster Ball of Doom," above
A: RA-Reborn Arena v1.0: #3 (A newer version of this is already in the pool)
AA Joust Arena: #5
AU Challenge Arena: #5
AU Onslaught Arena 1.0: #2 (This arena needs patches. If someone wants to send me a working version, I’ll gladly add it to the pool.)
AU Onslaught Arena 2.1: #3 (A newer version of this is already in the pool)
AU Soccer Arena v 1.0: #5
Battlebox 2.0: #3 (A newer version of this is already in the pool)
Geosphere Battle Arena: #1 (The entire arena is a slope directly into a giant spinning bar)
Hangar ‘Alien Visitors’ Arena: #1 (A blade flies around the arena, hitting bots at random.)
High Dive Firepit: #1 (Do you like flipping bots immediately due to bad terrain? Well I’ve got an arena for you!)
Insanity Arena: #2 (Bots get stuck in the floor. A LOT.)
Low Lag Arena: #4 (LITERALLY AN EMPTY BOX)
Magnetron Photon-Phazer Arena: #3 (The “R” version of this arena is already in the pool.)
RoboGames Arena: #4 (It’s basically an empty box.)
Robotica’s Fight 2 the Finish Arena: #2 (Bots have an extreme tendency to get stuck in the starting poles.)
Seizure Arena: #3/#6 (Too similar to the RA2T#2 arena. It also was, y’know, designed to cause seizures.)
Signups (Blue - Accepted, Red - Error, Green - AIed):Stock Division Signups (Closed): 1 - BotBuster/Luigi Judah. - White Noise2 - WeN - Caroobon Ice3 - KDestroyer9 - Free Robux! (Thank you for the AI line!)4 - NeonCalypso - Camo Tank5 - Hard Bot - Eco-Unfriendlier (Thank you for the AI line!)6 - Cringus/[cringey name goes here] - Sakuraitron7 - Lightning S. - Blood Moon (Thank you for the AI line!)8 - ThatDiscordGuy - Sharknado9 - Thrackerzod - Sealion Hammersmith (Thank you for the AI line!)10 - Thrackerzod (2) - Maelstrom (Thank you for the AI line!)11 - SwindobotsJP - Sawbet12 - SwindobotsJP (2) - Hazardous Waste13 - Lightning S (2) - Nuclear Winter14 - Evil Toaster - Bodacious15 - Evil Toaster (2) - I Need a Mom16 - Mecha - Disincarnate17 - Mecha (2) - Mortality II18 - Squirrel_Monkey - UnBEARable (Thank you for the AI line!)19 - Squirrel_Monkey (2) - Mr. Claws (Thank you for the AI line!)
DSL Divison Signups (Closed):1 - MrMatthews - Black Pixel: Y2K (Thank you for the AI line!)
2 - BotBuster/Luigi Judah. - LaunchPad (Thank you for the AI line!)
3 - TheRoboteer - Zealot III (Thank you for the AI line!)4 - Nabi - Alpenglow (Thank you for the AI line!)
5 - Lilleh - Pitstop S (Thank you for the AI line!)
6 - 8bean - Murder Hornet
7 - NeonCalypso - Bananaque
8 - KelimpelJR - Toucan Play This Game
9 - dabdabdab - Toxic Waste
10 - ForceOfWill - Rest In Pieces
11 - Hard Bot - Checkmat3 (Thank you for the AI line!)
12 - Cringus/[cringey name goes here] - Bloodiest Hell 3
13 - Lightning S. - Cryptocide (Thank you for the AI line!)
14 - ThatDiscordGuy - The Intimidator
15 - DylanTRM - Bloodshot (Thank you for the AI line!)
16 - Bildschirm - Caress (Thank you for the AI line!)
17 - TheRoboteer(2) - Phosphor (Thank you for the AI line!)
18 - KelimpelJR(2) - Satisfactory
19 - NickyDustyOwl - Carbon (Thank you for the AI line!)
20 - dabdabdab (2) - Identity Theft
21 - KidDelta - Guerilla
22 - KidDelta (2) - Speed King (Thank you for the AI line!)
23 - NeonCalypso (2) - Fable of Bugs
24 - DylanTRM (2) - Spongebot Steelpants
25 - BotBuster (2) - Thunderbolt
26 - 8bean (2) - Purple Nurple 5.5 (Thank you for the AI line!)
27 - Evil Toaster - One Eyed Watcher
28 - Evil Toaster (2) - Welcome to the Rice Fields 2
29 - Geese - L2 (Thank you for the AI line!)