Oh No!!! It's VRW 5!!!

What he's saying is ask for less robots.

Also, I'm using All Bar One and something I've named Frustum when I can make the parts fit and the stats have been checked.

Name: All Bar One

Weight: 100 kg

Shape: A very wide paralelogram wedge

Colour: Battleship Grey

Dimensions: 33cm * 110 cm * 14 cm

Drive: 2 * LEM 130 (95S) on 49.5 V with 6 * 15 cell A123 ANR26650M1 battery packs

Locomotion: 2* 15cm diameter 5cm wide titanium hubbed wheels covered in urethane rubber

Armour: 7mm hardox on the wedges, 5mm hardox top and bottom, 10mm hardox on the ends and heavy shock proofing to protect vital components

Speed: 29mph

Ground Clearance: 0mm at the wedges, varies along the sides to 5mm at the back although technically more due to inverted wedge

Turning Circle: 0 cm

Weapon: Translational spinner and rammer dishing out 8.4 KJ when top speed ramming

While spinning:

18.2 KJ @ 500 rpm
73.1 KJ @ 1000 rpm

(now it might kill itself)
164.5 KJ @ 1500 rpm
292.5 KJ @ 2000 rpm

Srimech: Invertible

Notes: A bar shaped translational spinner that can ram if stopped spinning due to it having two wheel drive.
The robots innards are pushed as far as possible to the sides to maximise weight there with the center being hollow.

what he said ^

I pretty much just said what you said.

True :P but Mark doesn't understand anything when I say it

alright then. All you have to enter is 4 vapours(you can use realies if you don't have enough vapours), and I'll automatically eliminate 2 robots from the 3 people entered. Mainly the lower-ranked robots, as they aren't necessary.

Samuel Park
1: Theseus
2: Paralyzation 3 (11)
3: Mecha's Revenge (3)
4: Return of Black Death

Jack Orr
1: CrOoKeD eVo (9)
2: I.A.N
3: O.I.D
4: Pickaxe of Doom

Lian Walsh
1: Merry Hampton
2: The Servant
3: Dr. Thwack
4: Druid

Jordan Brown
1: All Bar One
2: Frustrum
3: ???
4: ???

mark i have a bit of a problem with the percentage rule
because it might become a shouting match over who should have won
if i were you id stick to fights so its more of a fair way of dealing with it

im not saying its a bad idea but jordan is right about the intercontinetal shouting match :uhoh:

without meaning to offend, this is just an accident waiting to happen,

what i would do: write fights rather that percentages, but TAKE YOUR TIME! write nice long fights (which means the fights are longer than the intros!) im not saying making them as long as the likes of kody and aj etc but make them long anough to make them entertaining :mrgreen:

cos the percentages will just end in disaster :wink:

Fine then, but if people start pointing out that I'm making major errors, then I'll switch to percentages. I don't want to ruin what's left of my career.

Je voudrais Tough As Nails et Terrorhurtz comme mon deux autre entres svp.

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Originally Posted by daliad100

Je voudrais Tough As Nails et Terrorhurtz comme mon deux autre entres svp.

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what?

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Originally Posted by daliad100

Je voudrais Tough As Nails et Terrorhurtz comme mon deux autre entres svp.

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I would like Tough As Nails and Terrorhurtz as my other two entries if you please.

Well, I guess this is like VRW3, with 4 bots per heat, but oh well...

Samuel Park
1: Theseus
2: Paralyzation 3
3: Mecha's Revenge
4: Return of Black Death

Jack Orr
1: CrOoKeD eVo
2: I.A.N
3: O.I.D
4: Pickaxe of Doom

Lian Walsh
1: Merry Hampton
2: The Servant
3: Dr. Thwack
4: Druid

Jordan Brown
1: All Bar One
2: Frustum
3: Tough as Nails
4: Terrorhurtz

To heck with the seedings. I don't need them.

Heat A:

All Bar One vs Druid
Return of Black Death vs Pickaxe of Doom

Heat B:

Theseus vs Terrorhurtz
I.A.N vs Dr. Thwack

Heat C:

Paralyzation 3 vs The Servant
Oh, I'm Dizzy! vs Frustum

Heat D:

Tough as Nails vs Merry Hampton
Mecha's Revenge vs CrOoKeD eVo

Tactics, predictions, and a nuke for me to blow up France with, due to it being England's mortal enemy.

Let's not forget the slightly revised VRW arena:

The Weapon Shop:

The arena is essentially a 20m x 20m platform with pipes above the arena. The walls are 50cm high, and there are 3 of them. The last wall is a polycarbonate panel that retracts downward when a release button is pressed, and exposes the robot to 3 side-by-side conveyor belts with small barbs on them to grab robots. These belts lead to a 3m x 4m pit, and will pull your robot into it. Don't worry about your robot though, as the 6ft deep pit is filled with a section of soft Tempur-Pedic mattress foam, so your robot won't get badly damaged. In each of the 4 corners, there is a propane flamethrower exuding flaming gas at a temperature of 500 degrees Fahrenheit. On the 2 walls opposite eachother, there are 2 140cm wide drums, each powered by a custom built 135hp engine mounted outside the arena. Each drum spins at a dangerous 5000rpm, and puts out over 300kjs! The wall opposite the panel contains 2 CPZs: One on the left side of the wall, and one on the right side. Each of the CPZs is a 4m x 5m rectangle, and contains 1 house robot. in between the 2 CPZs, the is a 10m gap, and on the wall is the button to release the polycarbonate panel and expose the conveyor belts. We're not done, however. There are 6 50cm diameter special alloy pipes running above the arena. These pipes are filled with burning thermite, and purposely leak a bit, so if some drips on your robot, watch out! There's a grill in the middle of the arena that spews out Co2, so if some thermite drips on you, head to the the grill to cool yourself off.

Anyways, start sending in your tactics & predictions now.

*gives mark an atomic bomb* there you go mate


tactics

dr thwack vs i.a.n: i dont know what it is beside the fact it belongs to jack (good luck mate) so my tactics are to
hammer it to hell, i have a 0 ground clearance and also im very low if hes a spinner, if bashing it dont work hit the pit
release and try to get him down

druid vs all bar one: good luck in your debut jordan :mrgreen: anyways ive seen the stats so i know its strengh and
weaknesses, so flip it around the arena (its invertable but meh :P ) and try to stack it on its side

the servant vs paralyzation 3: attack it from behind as im much quicker :mrgreen:

merry hampton vs tough as nails: ok for good luck ill write the trains number all over no. 60066 so do what storm 2 did
to it slam it round and pit it :mrgreen:

mark this tournie will be great :mrgreen:

My Tactics:

All Bar One vs Druid - My main tactic is to spin up to full speed in translational mode and aim to hit the sides of Druid. If he manages to stop me from spinning then run away in normal drive mode, switch modes and spin up again.

If things don't look too good for me (i.e. he consistently stops me from spinning with little effect on his robot) then switch to normal drive mode and ram everywhere.

Terrorhurtz vs Theseus - Get around the sides and hit it until something breaks.

Frustum vs O.I.D. - Start backwards and charge him down (still backwards) to stop him from spinning. Do a 180 and use the lifter to try and stack it or take it around the hazards, otherwise I'll try the pit.

TAN vs Merry Hampton - Use the favourite tactic of TAN, go for the pit.

hey jordan tough as nails tactics against rammers useally backfires e.g storm 2 vs tan

and my bot goes 20 mph so the best you can do is get me side (which will be a bit of a problem as im very nippy)


anywho good luck mate :mrgreen:

I know but I can't really do much else can I :proud:

I forgot to say good luck all

Let's get this thing started, shall we?

Welcome to VRW 5, 5th in the series known as Virtual Robot Wars...

Let's get ready for our first battle, shall we?

Entered by Lian Walsh: Druid!!!

An interesting Mortis-like machine with tank tracks and titanium armour. The real interesting thing is what could be described as a half-body flipper. Not only does the front of the robot lift up, but the top does too.

Entered by Jordan Brown: All Bar One!!!

It hasn't even fought yet, but people are scared of it, mainly due to the specialized translational spinning system inside, which can spin the robot up to 2000rpm. We haven't seen a machine like this in ages, so this machine is a classic design.

As we know, the battle will take place in the Weapon Shop, our new arena, and our first 2 house robots will be(pulls 2 names out of a hat) Magnavox and Wunderbar!!!

The fight will begin in 3..2..1..
Activate!!!

All Bar One is the first bot out, but it's Druid getting to the side before it can spin up, flipping it and driving it into the Panel Release Button. Druid backs away, a very bad idea as All Bar One spins up to full speed, hitting the side of Druid, and making a massive dent in the side!!! All 4 corner flamethrowers light up in their full fury to dramatize the event, as Druid limps over to one of the drums, while Lian makes a plan to hopefully win his first match. However, he isn't aware of All Bar One driving straight in and ramming Druid into the drum...

CRASH!!!

Druid's back section is dented, but Lian runs away. All Bar One drives Druid into Magnavox's CPZ, as the claw of the Mechanized Menace picks up Druid, and crushes into it. Druid manages to use the flipper to pry his way out of Magnavox's claws, but lands on top of a fully-spinning All Bar One. Since he only landed on the top, Lian's machine wasn't majorly damaged, but Druid is clearly showing signs of serious abuse. Wunderbar is spinning up to full speed in his CPZ, as All Bar One shoves Druid in...

BOOM!!!

A massive explosion of sound erupts in the arena, as Druid is hit so hard, he is flung into the drum on the opposite side of the arena, bounces off that, and grinds to a halt in the very middle of the arena. It looks like Lian has given up, but Druid suddenly starts moving erratically across the arena. Lian turns off his transmitter, but Druid still continues driving around the arena. It appears the failsafe was broken on Druid, however since it's still moving, Lian's bot can't be counted out. Druid drives straight into the spinning and celebrating All Bar One, and Jordan's machine ricochets into Wunderbar...

BOOM!!!

All Bar One is flung across the arena and stops in the middle of the arena. Meanwhile, Druid appears to have lost drive on 1 side, as the Guardian lands next to the 2 robots. The Guardian, not knowing what happened, turns on the timer and counts both robots out!!!

1..2..3..4..5..6..7..8..9..10!!!
CEASE!!!

Druid's failsafe appears to kick in, as All Bar One sits staticly on the arena floor.

Mark: Alright... Well... I didn't expect that to happen, so I guess I need to bring in my Judging System...

Rules(Out of 10):
Damage x 3
Aggression x 2
Style/Control x 1

Damage:
All Bar One: 9/10 = 27/30 (Did a hefty bit of damage to Druid)
Druid: 6/10 = 18/30 (That last hit knocked out All Bar One, but it wasn't that effective earlier in the match)

Aggression:
All Bar One: 6/10 = 12/20 (Didn't expect that final hit by Druid, so loses points for that)
Druid: 7/10 = 14/20 (I don't know what happened, but Druid became very aggressive and knocked out All Bar One)

Style:
All Bar One: 6/10 (Quite stylish, with the whole spinning and moving at the same time idea)
Druid: 5/10 (Also quite stylish, I laughed at the robot when it was Out of Control)

Control:
All Bar One: 6/10 (Quite controlled, but it worried me when it bounced across the arena)
Druid: 0/10 (You don't get control points for an Out of Control robot...)

Total:
All Bar One: 51
Druid: 37

And the winner, by a judges' decision, is All Bar One!!!

Coming up when I get their tactics: Return of Black Death vs Pickaxe of Doom!!!

So what did you think about the above fight? *Braces wall for major criticism*

The I don't know what happened really shouldn't need to be there as you wrote the battle so should know what went on.

Otherwise a good start to a tournament well done Mark.

:rofl: KO'd by it's big brother and (I think) a robot without a driver :rofl:

The I don't know what happened... was said by the announcer Mark, and not me.

that was...actualy quite...good :mrgreen: its a good lenth, realistic anough, nice job :proud:

i accept my painful defeat :(

i saw this coming and prepare for it but can still walk away with my head held high :mrgreen:

Who's ready for another fight?

Entered by Jack Orr: Pickaxe of Doom!!!

A rather outdated design, Pickaxe of Doom utilizes a deadly pickaxe running off of a low-pressure pneumatic system. However, the 2mm ground clearance makes it hard for Pickaxe of Doom to turn.

VRW 4: It was clamped and pitted by Razer in round 1.

Entered by Samuel Park: Return of Black Death!!!

Formerly The 2nd Revenge of Black Death, RoBD returns with the same weapon synergy. However, it might not survive very long due to limited Co2, although with an arena like this you don't need to use all of it.

VRW 4: (As The 2nd Revenge of Black Death) Burnt out a motor, immobilizing itself in round 2 against Apocalypse II.
VRW 3: (As The 2nd Revenge of Black Death) It was flipped OOTA in round 2 by Apocalypse II.

And our 2 house robots will be: Auger Henstrom and Cyclone!!!

3..2..1..
ACTIVATE!!!

Pickaxe of Doom slowly trudges forward, as Return of Black Death speeds around to the side, getting underneath, and flipping it. Pickaxe of Doom self-rights, only to be shoved into one of the drums. No real damage caused, as Return of Black Death gets under the front of Pickaxe of Doom. Jack hammers away at the top of Sam's machine, but causes no damage as he is shoved into the CPZ, where Auger Henstrom awaits. Our Soviet house robot lifts Pickaxe of Doom up, toppling it upside-down, where it self-rights and carefully escapes the CPZ. Pickaxe of Doom runs into the Panel Activation Button, as Return of Black Death hits it with the disc. Jack looks frustrated in his control pod, as his robot is shoved into the fully spinning Cyclone...

CRASH!!!

Pickaxe of Doom never stood a chance of surviving that, as Jack's machine flies across the arena and onto the conveyer belts. Suddenly, Pickaxe of Doom begins to crawl off of them, but the barbs are tearing up his tyres. The rubber and foam is torn off, as Pickaxe of Doom tries to run away on its metal rims. Samuel looks on with glee, as Pickaxe of Doom tries to escape one last time, is caught by the barbs, and is pulled into the deep and dark abyss of the pit, landing on the Tempur-Pedic mattress foam.

CEASE!!!

And the winner, by pitting: Return of Black Death!!!

Coming up soon: The heat A final: All Bar One vs Return of Black Death.

Time for the heat final...

Entered by Jordan Brown: All Bar One (And One Bar All :P )!!!

Like the 3 Musketeers pun? You better, after all the work Jordan put into the deadly translational spinner to get it working after Druid knocked it into Wunderbar...

Entered by Samuel Park: Return of Black Death!!!

Having taken out Pickaxe of Doom in round 1, Return of Black Death is preparing to cause some serious trouble for Jordan and All Bar One.

Let me remind our fans that our 2 house robots will be the super-spinners Wunderbar and Cyclone.

3..2..1..
ACTIVATE!!!

All Bar One is spinning up to full speed, while Return of Black Death presses the Panel Release Button. It appears that Samuel wants to get All Bar One onto the barbed conveyor belt to end this match early via pitting, but that means stopping the Melty Brain system, and believe me, that'll take a lot... Anyways, Return of Black Death lines up his wedge with the spinning All Bar One, and charges forward, motors blazing, as the 2 robots hit...

CRASH!!!

Return of Black Death is reeling after that last blow, but so is All Bar One, who has stopped spinning, and now turns towards Samuel's machine. All Bar One charges forward, hitting Return of Black Death's disc as Sam turns to get back onto the attack. That doesn't stop Jordan however, as he fully spins up, waiting for Samuel to go back onto the attack. Meanwhile, both Wunderbar and Cyclone fully spin up, preparing for one of the robots to hit them, as All Bar One is hit by Samuel, who goes in disc-first...

CRASH!!! BOOM!!! CRASH!!! BOOM!!! SIZZLE!!!

A one-in-a-million thing just happened: Return of Black Death ricocheted off All Bar One into Wunderbar, ricocheted off him into Cyclone, and ricocheted off of Cyclone into the drum. I don't think Return of Black Death can still move, but IT DOES!!! Black Death just suffered a (Combined) 2592KJ impact, and yet it's still moving!!! But not for long, as that sizzle was the motor for the disc dying from the impact... Now exposed from the rear, Return of Black Death is hit once again by All Bar One, who is spinning at 1000rpm now. Samuel, not wanting his robot to come back in a bin bag, tries to move Return of Black Death forward, and barely gets forward movement. Return of Black Death now stops in the middle of the arena, as Samuel gives up...

1..2..3..4..5..6..7..8..9..10!!!

Or does he? Return of Black Death, now having lost a back panel from All Bar One's hit, moves with what little life is left in it, turning towards All Bar One, as Samuel winks to Jordan in his control pod. Seconds after, Cyclone comes in and tears off the right side panel of Samuel's machine, but as he slows down, he doesn't notice All Bar One coming in from behind...

CRASH!!!

The impact just knocked Cyclone into the nearest drum, as the house robot limps away from the battle. All Bar One spins in victory, until Wunderbar rams it into the other drum. Jordan doesn't expect to do any more attacking, but Wunderbar doesn't notice that his back panel is on Black Death's flipper...

FLIP!!!

Wunderbar was just flipped by Return of Black Death, as the speed controller dies and the robot ceases movement. Wunderbar is stunned just enough for All Bar One to get under, shove Wunderbar onto the barbed conveyor belt, and watch as a house robot is pitted.

CEASE!!!

And the winner, by knockout: All Bar One!!!

In the next heat, 4 more robots will tangle for the 2nd place in the semi-finals.

But for now, that's it from us at VRW. Good night, and a Merry Christmas to all, even though it's not here yet.

now i know what tactics ill use for i.a.n (since it entered x-mas crazy bots) there is now way he can flip me over
(thanks to 3mm thick titanium skirts) just fire the 70 mph hammer onto the flipper, after a few hits it should crumple
then when he fires the flipper, hit the c02 supply, if that dont work, clamp it down with the axe and pit pronto

dont let me down dr thwack :mrgreen:

so many flaws i cant be bothered to point them out :P

In what? The battle, or Lian's tactics?

Well...both really :P

the tactics, the battle was fine :wink:

actualy lian, mabey that was a bit harsh, all im saying is that:

a: i have omm grond clearance at the front

b: if my flipper does crumple *cough* then it really wouldnt be abl to firin the first place, also, how are you going to hit the c02 supply?

c: hammers cant be used to pin, unless they are attached to a hyrdraulic thingy

d: isnt xmas crazy bots YOUR tornament?

Who's ready for Heat B? I know I am, and if you aren't: Too Bad... :p

Entered by Samuel Park: Theseus!!!

It's an interesting machine, using tough Hardox armor and an Atomic-style flipper. The one hitch is that, as always, there's limited Co2. And is that a risk that Sam's willing to take?

Entered by Jordan Brown: Terrorhurtz!!!

Surprisingly a newcomer to VRW, but a rather tough and old veteran. The robot's weapons are a vicious and lethal axe, combined with a vacuum sticking it to the arena floor. The one hitch is that this puts more stress on the motors, which can cause problems...

And our house robots today will be Magnavox and Auger Henstrom.

3..2..1..
ACTIVATE!!!

And in comes Theseus, trying to get to the back of Terrorhurtz, which is exposed and not meshed to the ground, but Terrorhurtz gets to the side and begins firing its axe. No real damage caused except some scars on the paint, as Theseus again attempts to get behind Terrorhurtz. Terrorhurtz, via the weight difference, gets underneath the side of Theseus and starts axing the top. Sam, too busy trying to escape, doesn't really seem to notice where Jordan is shoving him: Into the flywheel of Magnavox!!!

CRASH!!!

Theseus now gets off of Terrorhurtz's wedge with a bit of damage to the Atomic-style flipper, however he is now cornered in between Magnavox and the arena wall. Samuel, realizing he must do the unthinkable, gets underneath the front of Magnavox, as he presses the flip button, and flips Magnavox over!!! The televised menace is now lying on his right side, as Auger Henstrom comes in and attacks Theseus for what he did to Magnavox. Terrorhurtz, not wanting to win via house robot interference, Gets to the side of Auger and begins to axe it to pieces. Terrorhurtz is now rammed into the panel release button, as the Guardian steps in and gives Auger a yellow card! Or maybe it was Theseus for flipping Magnavox. Eh, nobody cares, as the Soviet house robot heads back to his CPZ. But what's going on with Terrorhurtz?

SIZZLE!!!

It looks like a couple drops of Thermite have dripped on top of Terrorhurtz, and they've burned their way through the polycarbonate!!! Terrorhurtz is trying to get over to the Co2 vent, but it appears one of the motors has been welded shut by the Thermite, so Terrorhurtz cannot make it to the vent. It appears the Thermite has immobilized Terrorhurtz, as the Guardian lands and counts the Robot Wars Veteran out.

1..2..3..4..5..6..7..8..9..10!!!

And now we bring our fire control teams and do the only thing we can to stop a Thermite reaction: spray fire-extinguishing foam all over Terrorhurtz. This works very well, as the Thermite finally cools down.

CEASE!!!

And the winner, by knockout: Theseus!!!

...what was fair about the fight being ended by random chemicals dripping on one of the robots? It's a lot like a robot winning because its opponent was driving towards it and a large hole opened up in the ground with no prior warning...

In my opinion hazards - the pit excepted - do not exist to end fights suddenly and unfairly like that. Same goes for the house robots. If whoever entered Terrorhurtz wants to have that rewritten, in my opinion they'd be very justified in asking and should recieve one.

sorry if you took offence jack :(

and when i said x-mas crazy bots it means i know what weapon and stats it has and from ZED (i finally found the site :mrgreen: )

but yeah sorry about that jack

no problem mate
and mark...thermite? :rofl:

Yes. The flaming mixture of Magnesium and Iron Oxide.

You haven't answered my question :?

In any ordinary case, the Thermite wouldn't have burned through the armour fast enough to stop the robot from cooling off on the Co2 vent, but Terrorhurtz's armour is polycarb, which is easy to burn through.

...and you had such a deus ex machina hazard in your arena because? You're still not answering my question :P