UK vs USA - Brackets and Videos

[Thyrus]

I would like to give Naryar a chance to fight  with a bot without issues.

Thank you kind sir. Now i am certain i will beat you :P

your`re welcome. I never said anything else :D

[090901]

So Badnik, are you looking forward to our little duel?

GF93, your not in this, GF98 is.

[Naryar]

As i said in first post but Joey didn't noticed (or seemed to notice) :P

[JoeBlo]

becasue I dont care ? :P I know I made the mistake but can be bothered fixing it since its the second splash this tournament has had.. its only purpose was to show Typhoon 2 and Mauler.

[Naryar]

OK, i'll send my Bad Attitude replica this evening. (AKA in less than 10 hours)

I wish for an AI that would reverse nose heading if inverted though... might see if i can make that from Click's SwitchDirRam.py

[JoeBlo]

I can probably make it for you (I think such one exists though)

you could probably do it with new controls like BountyHunter.py

[GoldenFox93]

Time for my predictions-
 
Spitfire vs. Phere -
Phere looks strong, but to be honest, I think Spitfire was built to take it on. If Phere goes over, that'll be it. But it could go the other way if Phere damages Spitfire's flipper.

Bad Attitude vs. Night Stalker -
NARYAR YOU TRAITOR, DEFECTING TO THE USA DAMN YOU TO HELL FOR ALL ETERNITY 
Seriously though, It depends on whether Bad Attitude can turn over Nightstalker with the wedges. If not, Night Stalker has this one for sure.

Hypnodisc vs. Typhoon 2 -
Two of the most destructive spinners in RW history. Has Typhoon 2 improved the armour, though? If not, I think HypnoDisc will win. There is a likelyhood of Typhoon 2 getting to HypnoDisc's vunerable undercarriage, though.

The Alien vs. The Matator -
I've seen Alien in action, and its weapons are very destructive. As long as it keeps off The Matador's flipper, The Alien has this one. On the other hand, It looks unstable though, so depending on the power of Matador's flipper, it could go out of the arena.

Terrorhurtz vs. Dark Striker -
Terrorhurtz looks well-protected and low to the ground curtesy of those external armour plates, so if it keep under Dark Striker and hammer the chassis with the axe, It'll have this one for sure.

Mauler vs. Steel Reign -
Mauler looks great, but I think the hammers will be too high to hit Steel Reign's low profile. It could go either way, mind.

V-Max vs. Aces and Eights -
V-Max will probably win on points here, but will the stock extenders hold out on the arm? If not, I can see Aces and Eights pushing it around the arena to win.

GBH 2 (Mulsanne Monster) vs. Snookums -
I love the replica Sonny, but I think it'll be over the moment Snookums goes over. However, GBH 2's wedges don't look too reliable, so again, could go either way.

[Naryar]

Hah ! Battlebots was clearly superior to Robot Wars (proof, it's still running) so i have no regrets about changing sides.

Spitfire over Phere: The cheat burst motor flipper wins.  Phere can't out-wedge it, and it doesn't looks like it can self-right well it seems.

Bad Attitude over Night Stalker: Well of course :P BA's not even built but i know i will win !

Hypnodisc over Typhoon 2: Hypno has a superior weapon, plus the Typhoon replica really fails, if this bot is just that same exact replica with a change on weapons it's going to be even easier to beat.

The Alien vs The Matador: It really all depends on Haz's flipper power and armor. The Alien will probably go into uncontrolled bumbling most of the match, so it just takes heavy armor and powerful flippers for Haz to win. If not, then SM takes the win.

Dark Striker VS Terrorhurtz:  DS's nose value will make it either win, either lose the match :P I want the best builder (aka Pwn) to win, but it's difficult to call out.

Steel Reign over Mauler - Probably the best spinner of the competition against my favorite. I'll give the win to the gut-ripper because it is both invertible, damaging and it looks fast, but you never know.

Aces and Eights over V-Max : Despite being a rammer against flipper fight, AaE is just the better built. Definite WBP here.

Snookums over GBH 2: I'm taking a massively wild guess here but Snookums has 2 things GBH has not: half-invertibility and actual damage potential. Win by points here.

[GoldenFox93]

Hah ! Battlebots was clearly superior to Robot Wars (proof, it's still running) so i have no regrets about changing sides.

Spitfire over Phere: The cheat burst motor flipper wins.  Phere can't out-wedge it, and it doesn't looks like it can self-right well it seems.

Oh well, Each to their own, I guess. Good luck against Nightstalker.
 
And thanks for the nice comments on my machine, too 

[Zog]

Snookums over GBH 2: I'm taking a massively wild guess here but Snookums has 2 things GBH has not: half-invertibility and actual damage potential. Win by points here.

GBH 2 actually has damage potential, it has got a couple of beater bars on it's flipper.

[Pwnator]

Dark Striker VS Terrorhurtz:  DS's nose value will make it either win, either lose the match :P I want the best builder (aka Pwn) to win, but it's difficult to call out.

What does nose have to do with it? It can always be fixed during AI-ing. o_O


Anyway, just in case most of you haven't recognized it yet, DS is equipped with a Morse Code Breaker wedge. And it can get under FnF from time to time. >8D

[JoeBlo]

he is talking about which direction it moves.. wedge first or weapon first (like alien)

[GoldenFox93]

he is talking about which direction it moves.. wedge first or weapon first (like alien)

Ah. Depending on which way it faces, it could go either way really.

[Naryar]

he is talking about which direction it moves.. wedge first or weapon first (like alien)

Ah. Depending on which way it faces, it could go either way really.

Exactly what i am thinking...

*MUST BUILD*

[JoeBlo]

it attacks wedge first and has... like 50 ant batteries ? :P

[GoldenFox93]

it attacks wedge first and has... like 50 ant batteries ? :P

So yeah, that match belongs to Terrorhurtz, methinks.

[Pwnator]

it attacks wedge first and has... like 50 ant batteries ? :P

I wanted to use something else other than ballasts. Ants seem to work. XD

[JoeBlo]

move it, move it. move it, Nary. videos are to come tomorrow and I want all robots ready and AI'd

[Naryar]

Coming soon... builders block took me in it's deadly grasp again and it is no easy task to fight it off :P

[JoeBlo]

please aim within the next few hours.. this is exactly the time I wanted to have everything ready :P