Unique arena type: What'd you guys think?

24th April 2005, 21:14

I thought up of a arena out of the bordeom of my mind, and I want to know what you guys think of it.
WARNING: VERY COMPLEX
This arena is divided into three segments: Heaven, the Casino of Death, and Hell.
All robots start in the Casino of Death.
Casino of Death: There is a circle with 14 pit buttons, and a pit trigger for each one. They represent the symbols on a playing deck of cards, Ace through king including joker]
Heres the catch: The circle SPINS at a pretty good speed,[500 RPM to be exact] so if one is opened, you could be bait if you dont see it coming. The pits lead to the Hell area. Also, beware the drunken dart throwers, who may activate a pit trigger, or even hit your robot, leaving a dart stuck in it!
or deal some damage to you. Be careful of the iron roulette ball of death as well, [its not overly big as in cartoons, just think the size of a MW] which will likely crash into your robots electronics if it hits the top, or damage you good if it pushes you or runs over you if you have side skirts.
Also, be on the lookout for the cards, which will be thrown at the trigger to the slot machine trigger. It will deal out 3 random numbers from 1-5, if those equal 10 or less, then nothing happens, but a card may be thrown again later. But if they exceed 10, then beware, because the Housebot, Revolver, comes into play to do whatever he pleases to the death!
Also, the cards will fall on the ground after they are thrown, so they may be hard to get off if your robot isnâ‚¬â„¢t very maneuverable. Also, thereâ‚¬â„¢s a poker button that activates if you hit it. A random hand of cards will pop up on a screen across from the arena. Roboteers, keep a eye on it, because if you get anything, the elevator leading to heaven will start going up. The better hand you get, the faster the elevator goes.
Dimensions of this arena: 800 feet by 600 feet.
Heaven area: This is a simple area with 2 house robots, The Hammer of the Law, and Shovearound 2. Heres the catch: It takes place OVER TOP OF THE CASINO OF DEATH ARENA! Whatâ‚¬â„¢s the OTHER catch then, you ask? Thereâ‚¬â„¢s an open area that leads back down to the casino of death. The drop WILL hurt though...
Also, be even MORE careful, because Hammer of the Law can make holes in this arena, its so powerful! If he hammers enough, youâ‚¬â„¢ve got another pit! Also, if your robot is pushed off and doesnâ‚¬â„¢t land in the casino of death, you lose by default; this makes Shovearound 2 feared here.
BEWARE the button hidden under a random part of the big metal sheet that your robot is on! If you hit it, then a panel opens up to make room for a claw carrying a saw blade to cut the chains that hang from the top of the building holding up the big metal sheet YOURE ON! You will go crashing back into the casino of death, or maybe out of the arena! The impact WILL be painful though. Ouch.
Dimensions of this arena: 300 feet by 200 feet. Held on by chains, so it may get a little wiggly at times. By the by, its a 8 foot drop if you fall off.
Hell area: THIS is where the REAL hazards are. If you got here by the pit in the casino of death, then DAMN, it sucks to be you, mate.
The hazards are:
THE CLAW!: The claw is the master, and it sure as hell doesnâ‚¬â„¢t want YOU to stay! If you get too close, it will follow you within its reach. If it catches you, it will grip you, pick you up, and then drop you. BEWARE of this, im telling you! Thatâ‚¬â„¢s a 10 foot drop right there! In the upper right corner.
THE SWEATSHOP BLADE: A huge saw [for its position, think the price is right wheel] spinning at over 5000 RPM with one hell of a lot of teeth. Its even been fired up beforehand, blazing at a temperature of over 600 degrees celcious. Sucks to be hit by it, eh? In the middle of the right side. Its about the size of the price is right wheel, too.
THE HALF GLOBE OF ALMIGHTY DEATH: Name pretty much says it. Its half a globe, but with lots of spikes inside. This spins at a very high RPM [about 2000 or so] and if you hit a spike enough times, say bye bye! A conveyer belt leads to the entrance of this, and once youâ‚¬â„¢re inside, The entrance doors close, meaning the only way out is to get tossed high enough so you can get out of the half globe. The walls arenâ‚¬â„¢t very high, however. About the size of a ant arena. Located in the bottom right corner.
THE CATAPUALT OF DECISION: If you get pushed onto the area of it, they will tighten up and a gumball machine outside of the arena will drop a ball into a plinko-like board with 3 sections. If it hits low, you wont take much damage. IF it hits medium, youâ‚¬â„¢ll be in for a wild ride, and possibly be thrown into the opened pit in the middle of the arena, guarded by sidewalls, but open in the top!
If it hits high, youâ‚¬â„¢ll be sent into the arena wall at about 22mph. BE PREPARED for some damage when you hit that thing. SPLAT! Oh, and the 5 foot or so drop may hurt too. Location: In the middle of the left side. [the conveyer anyways, the bowl is in a separate area, but is walled from all ends except the front, and the conveyer is easily traversed if its gone down from the other side, so once youâ‚¬â„¢re out of the bowl, youâ‚¬â„¢re safe]
THE TRAMPOLINE OF HELL: A trampoline, but with a magnetic like device pounding it, making it bounce. If you get pushed into this area, be careful not to get into the magnet zone, or your bot will be constantly slammed into the trampoline, making one nasty bounce every time. Eventually the magnet will let you go, however. If youâ‚¬â„¢re in any other area of the trampoline, its just some bounces. But if youâ‚¬â„¢re on the magnet and slammed into the trampoline enough times, it may break, sending you into the depths of hell when the magnet sets you loose!
Dimensions of this arena: 1000 feet by 800 feet.