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Mechanical Maelstrom Season 2.0
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Roo 2
and Hypertension.
Joey post the link as penance for being an implement.
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Roo 2
and Hypertension.
Joey post the link as penance for being an implement.
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Mechanical Maelstrom Season 2.0
At least Im only an implement, could be worse...
http://vapourbots.crystalnode.net/forum/viewforum.php?f=8&sid=5441323096fdb630d368a31ab9ae f3dahttp://vapourbots.crystalnode.net/fo...323096fdb630d3 68a31ab9aef3da and follow the handy Roo 2 and Hypertension linksComment
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Mechanical Maelstrom Season 2.0
Round 1 Draw:
Nidhogg Evo vs Autoism 3.0 vs Spin Dash Unleashed (3) vs Back to Rock III
Mega Masher 2 vs The Zodiac vs Hot Sauce vs Binary Hell
Supreme vs Gabriel IV: Enjoy the Violence (2) vs Cobalt vs Talisman
The May Tracks Has You vs Wedga Triton vs Neo-Mecha vs Pure Evil: Back to Basics
Sheer Heart Attack 2 (1) vs Death Sentence vs Traffic Warden vs Roo 2
Dendroaspis vs Tira V vs Black Panther vs Holepunch 2.0
Visioned vs Dantu vs Monolith vs Leprosy Infection (4)
Hypertension MK3 vs Eternia vs Drilla Killa VII vs Nitro-Gene 5.0Comment
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Hmmm...
Nidhogg Evo vs. Autoism 3 vs. Spin Dash Unleashed vs. Back To Rock III:
I shall go for Autoism, get under it, squeeze and pit as soon as is reasonably practical. I shall then go for one of the other two and do much the same thing, precisely which one depending on any teamups offered and/or whoever happens to be conveniently nearby
Supreme vs. Gabriel IV vs. Cobalt vs. Talisman:
Id like to team up with Supreme here, largely because it can go for Talisman and wreck it while I go for Cobalt, try and get under the sides and get it up on the flipper, and try and send it waaaay out of the arena...in theory. :P
How does that sound, Dan?
Good luck to everyone, this looks like its going to be very good on the strength of the last one
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WOOT! Up is the draw...and ready I am for battle!
Nidhogg Evo vs Autoism 3.0 vs Spin Dash Unleashed (3) vs Back to Rock III
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!
This is BAD! Autoism is against 3 highly sucessful robots, which have won countless fights, and Ive fought 4 and lost 3...so Im stuffed anyway.
Team-up with Back To Rock and try and take out Nidhogg first, before he takes out me, because he can get past my Hardox exo-skeleton and get through the ABC armour. Just grab him and lift him - Ive got enough power to do that. Then go for SDU, with the claws set along the ground like Big Nipper (flat along the ground) and hit the blade, stop it, then pit it...or help Back To Rock if Martijns in trouble.
Mega Masher 2 vs The Zodiac vs Hot Sauce vs Binary Hell
This is pretty obvious for me in all fairness - The Zodiac to rip things to bits, and Hot Sauce to prove to be a saucey contender, and move into round two.
Supreme vs Gabriel IV: Enjoy the Violence (2) vs Cobalt vs Talisman
Again - quite obvious: Gabriel and Supreme to go through.
The May Tracks Has You vs Wedga Triton vs Neo-Mecha vs Pure Evil: Back to Basics
OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!! This is a good fight! Everyone except Neo-Mecha (sorry) stands a chance of going through no issue. Im going to go for Wedga and May Tracks to advance.
Sheer Heart Attack 2 (1) vs Death Sentence vs Traffic Warden vs Roo 2
Death Sentence shall get the death sentence, and Roo shall shockingly kill the champ by breaking the tracks.
Dendroaspis vs Tira V vs Black Panther vs Holepunch 2.0
Black Panther is an arse to get under, or hit with a verticle blade...so forward goes BP deffo - not sure about the other.
Visioned vs Dantu vs Monolith vs Leprosy Infection (4)
Visioned to pit Dantu and Leprosy to MURDER Monolith (True it has 10mm Hardox armour, but how strong are those bolts, and what about shock-proofing) GO CHEZZA AND CHRIS!!
Hypertension MK3 vs Eternia vs Drilla Killa VII vs Nitro-Gene 5.0
Now THIS IS A FIGHT!!
Drilla Killa Ive beaten before, with a different model, but Ive still beaten him, so do what I did again - flip him OOTA! But first, get revenge on Eternia for VFT. Although I lost, I got in a large amount of first attacks, and this time, with an arena with OOTA oppotunities, I should get Leo out. Team-up with Matty for this and take out the others (Hypertension is a fantastic robot, and I would like to team-up with it)
Good luck everyone whos competing, and good luck Lewis fo writing a great comp
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No offence, but why the heck is (ALMOST) everyone hating my vapours?
Regardless, tactics are to:
Death Sentence: Team up with Roo 2 and shred the crap out of Traffic Warden.
Neo Mecha: Prepare my will, and team up with Pure Evil.Comment
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The May Tracks Has You vs. Wedga Triton vs. Neo-Mecha vs. Pure Evil: Back to Basics
Pure Evil will be my first target, just for the fact that it is unskirted. I should get the wedge under the 7mm side clearance quite nicely and send it flying. As Pure Evil€™s flipper runs on Nitrogen, it should start to lose power after a few self-righting attempts. Next up I guess I€™ll go for May Tracks. Neo-Mecha actually looks pretty good so I€™ll avoid that if I can. Maybe I could team up with Sam? You could work on taking out the skirts and then I€™ll come in with the flipper. I€™ll also fit Wedga Triton€™s own skirts for this battle.
Visioned vs. Dantu vs. Monolith vs. Leprosy Infection
Two spinners, eh?
I propose a team up with Chezza to take them both out. My tactics are to quite simply box rush relentlessly. Use continuous pressure to slam them into whatever is closest. Keep the speed of the spinning weapons down by ramming into them with the front wedge. I should be able to out-push both Dantu and Leprosy Infection quite easily. Basically, just put them in the pit.
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True it has 10mm Hardox armour, but how strong are those bolts, and what about shock-proofing
*sighs* There are no bolts, Paul. Monolith has a monocoque. And why would I need shock-proofing? Monolith does not have a spinning weapon, last time I checked.
My predictions for the other battle winners in bold:
Nidhogg Evo vs. Autoism 3.0 vs. Spin Dash Unleashed vs. Back to Rock III
Mega Masher 2 vs. The Zodiac vs. Hot Sauce vs. Binary Hell
Supreme vs. G4briel: Enjoy the Violence vs. Cobalt vs. Talisman
Sheer Heart Attack 2 vs. Death Sentence vs. Traffic Warden vs. Roo 2
Dendroaspis vs. Tira V vs. Black Panther vs. Holepunch 2.0
Hypertension MK3 vs. Eternia vs. Drilla Killa VII vs. Nitro-Gene 5.0
Dendroaspis/Tira/Black Panther/Holepunch should be good, I€™m looking forward to that one. Good luck Lewis, this looks like a great little tournament.Comment
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Right! Predictions and awesome tactics coming up
Nidhogg Evo vs Autoism 3.0 vs Spin Dash Unleashed (3) vs Back to Rock III
I dont see Paul having an easy time here, and I think its safe to say that HES going to get teamed up on. After that, one of the saws will go.
Mega Masher 2 vs The Zodiac vs Hot Sauce vs Binary Hell
Go after Mega Masher 2 and keep hitting the Hardox, should be able to rip something off it and immobilize it. Then go after the number bot (Binary Hell) and tear into it too...aiming to hit the sides or corners or skirting on either opponent to get that nice panel tearing effect.
Will let Hot Sauce do his thing, will save me having to fight so much.
Supreme vs Gabriel IV: Enjoy the Violence (2) vs Cobalt vs Talisman
G4briel through...Talisman out...possibly Supreme to follow Talisman.
The May Tracks Has You vs Wedga Triton vs Neo-Mecha vs Pure Evil: Back to Basics
I have no idea.
Sheer Heart Attack 2 (1) vs Death Sentence vs Traffic Warden vs Roo 2
Martijn and Steve, methinks. Traffic Warden could be better with a few improvements to the weapon, but meh. :P
Dendroaspis vs Tira V vs Black Panther vs Holepunch 2.0
Oh dear. Care for a team-up, Alex? Both of us go after Holepunch and try and take it out first, because that beak looks positively nasty and I dont think either of us would want to take it on later. You flip it, I smash its aluminium baseplate off and after that some internals. Dendroaspis doesnt look all that threatening compared to Holepunch, so after weve disposed of Holepunch, open the pit and try and get Richards bot down. Good?
Visioned vs Dantu vs Monolith vs Leprosy Infection (4)
Paul, have you gone loopy? Monolith has a monocoque, not separate armour. NO BOLTS.
Meh. I actually think Dantu and Leprosy can get this one if they team-up, and keep hitting the other pair towards the pit.
Hypertension MK3 vs Eternia vs Drilla Killa VII vs Nitro-Gene 5.0
Hypertension and Eternia, I think.
Lookin good Lewis.
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AJ, your team up is accepted.
My tactics are the following.
Neo Mecha: NEVER go near the front of Pure Evil or May Tracks, and I mean NEVER. Go STRAIGHT for the back, and also, AVOID THE PIT LIKE THE PLAGUE, and never allow ANY chances to attack, and just let Wedga flip it around. If Pure Evil gets underneath, DRIVE OFF IMMEDIATELY! For May Tracks, Do whatever Tornado did to Chaos 2 in Extreme 1. Get under it using the rear wedge, and push it EVERYWHERE! If Pure Evil DARES to interfere, do the same to him as well.
Death Sentence: Not much I can do here, maybe team up with Matty or Martijn and remove some armour off of Traffic Warden.
Above all, do all things to the best of my ability, and dont take it personally when I lose.
Good luck, you lot.Comment
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MEGA MASHERS TACTICS
Wow, it appears EVERYONE seems to have something against him. Im honoured.
In all seriousness, go for Binary Hell. Push it around and use the disc where appropriate. As for the other two, use resilience. The same kind the original version used against SOR X.
LEPROSYS TACTICS
Ok, first of all, how does a monocoque even work? Second of all, who says Im going to use the drum to smash? It does have two functions.
Ill post more nearer the time.Comment
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(apologies if this seems cranky, but as someone who understands and creates designs that include monocoques, this monocoque abuse does get on my nerves a bit)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monocoquehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monocoque
If the technobabble mystifies you, a monocoque is when your frame and armour are one, or the armour is constructed such that the only thing that could be described as a frame would be some internal bulkheads to mount the motors and axles.
In robots, monocoques tend to be welded (from a single type of metal) or bolted/riveted (welding giving more strength and being more common) with a single panel being removable for servicing (I favour making this the base as its less likely to be attacked, but others have their own views), this is usually bolted or screwed on to the surrounding panels.
This should usually be sited away from positions where it can be it by high impact weapons :P
Firestorm and Inverterbrat were monocoques.
The other predominant technique in robot construction is to have a separate chassis with armour panels and components mounted to it (the one Paul hilariously misidentified as a monocoque some time ago). Tornado is the best example of this I can think of.
There are advantages to both types of construction, a seperate chassis can make the robot stronger but weighs considerably more (and is a lot easier to repair), while a monocoque is a lot lighter and can make up for the strength lacking in a separate frame by using thicker material.
It is possible to combine the two methods of construction and have a monocoque body with a subframe for weaponry support (look at DisConstructor and Dominator 2) but generally robots are either one or the other.
...this is how I understand it anyway, technically minded people should feel free to correct me if they know otherwise. Hope this is of some use.
(Message edited by joeychevron on November 17, 200
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Oh...right. I was just under the impression that to have just one sheet of armour would be impossible without making the robot very, very flat. The instant I see a bend, I just take that as another sheet altogether. Be fair, Ive never actually heard of the term before.
I wouldnt have said Firestorm was completely monocoque though. How else would Hypno-Disc have torn off its wheel guard?Comment
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Will accept your proposal AJ.
And Im busy right now, so cant write tactics. :/Comment
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Tactics for Holepunch 2.0, crush down fast, crumple the opponents frame so it stops driving.
Tactics for Eternia, conserve gas, flip only when the opportunity is there to flip oota or in the pit.Comment
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Supreme vs Gabriel IV: Enjoy the Violence (2) vs Cobalt vs Talisman
Tactics are to first attack Talisman. If its shaped exactly like Grey Matter, then those big exposed wheels are exactly what Cobalt should be good at After that, attack Gabriel due to its weak baseplate and skirts.
The May Tracks Has You vs Wedga Triton vs Neo-Mecha vs Pure Evil: Back to Basics
Get in some tyre shredding action on Neo-Mecha in order to screw up his handling, then do the same to Wedga Triton and work on getting both OOTA.
Fancy a team up in both fights for old times sake, Dan?... Especially since May Tracks and Pure Evil are being teamed up on
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