Mechanical Maelstrom

22nd October 2008, 16:16

Hello and welcome to Mechanical Maelstrom. This is my first proper tournament.
I need 8 people to enter one heavyweight robot each, it must be a vapour unless you actually own the vapour you are entering, in which case you can enter that.
The robots must adhere to these rules:
â‚¬Å¾Â« No wheeled robot can weigh more than 100kg
â‚¬Å¾Â« A 10% weight advantage is given to tracks and shufflers
â‚¬Å¾Â« A 50% weight advantage is given to true walkers. The definition of a true walker must be that rotary camshafts do not operate any part of the walking mechanism, and each leg must have 2 stages of movement
â‚¬Å¾Â« No un-tethered projectiles are allowed
â‚¬Å¾Â« Cluster-bots are allowed, but there can be no more than 4 parts. Each cluster must make up an equal part of the overall weight and if 50% or more of the cluster is eliminated the whole bot is out
â‚¬Å¾Â« Pneumatic pressures cannot exceed 2400psi, hydraulic pressures 5000psi
This tournament will take place in the Annihilation Stadium, which is a 10 x 10m2 box with stainless steel floor and 50mm hardox walls that reach the ceiling, therefore no OOTAs. Inside the box there are multiple hazards:
â‚¬Å¾Â« There are 4 sets of killsaws, one in each corner. These are tungsten tipped and spin at 3000rpm courtesy of powerful chainsaw motors, and are raised by 2 x 100mm rams at 2400psi to launch robots into the air
â‚¬Å¾Â« When 30 seconds of a 3 minute fight remain the starting squares will drop out of the floor, creating two pits you can push your opponent in to
â‚¬Å¾Â« There are a 5m spike strips in the middle of the left and right walls
â‚¬Å¾Â« In the centre of the arena there is the floor spinner, designed to throw robots across the arena courtesy of 4 Briggs and Stratton E-Teks running at 48v
You can find a picture of the arena here:
http://s404.photobucket.com/albums/pp127/lewismatthews321/robots/?action=view&current=AnnihilationStadium.jpghttp://s404.photobucket.com/albums/p...action=view&cu rrent=AnnihilationStadium.jpg
During battles you can defeat your opponent in any of the following ways:
â‚¬Å¾Â« Immobilising 50% or more of their drive
â‚¬Å¾Â« Stacking them against the wall
â‚¬Å¾Â« Flipping them into a position from which they cannot self-right
â‚¬Å¾Â« Winning a judgeÂ¡Â¦s decision based on Damage, Aggression, Control and Dominance after 3 minutes of a battle have passed
You can reserve a spot, but it will only last three days before becoming vacant again.
Please go easy on me if my mistakes, this is my first time after all.

**kodster** · 22nd October 2008, 16:19

Right, what to enter...

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â‚¬Å¾Â« A 50% weight advantage is given to true walkers. The definition of a true walker must be that rotary camshafts do not operate any part of the walking mechanism, and each leg must have 2 stages of movementCurse you!

Ill enter The Zodiac. Stats should be somewhere in the region of: http://strickenone.proboards99.com/index.cgi?board=heavies&action=display&thread=18http://strickenone.proboards99.com/i...display&thread =18

Good luck writing this. Will be plenty enjoyable, Ill bet.

**neontetra23** · 22nd October 2008, 16:22

May as well enter the only flipper, just for a laugh, so I will enter Haldux 2.0

**paulc** · 22nd October 2008, 16:24

I will enter...MeCannibal 3.0, my fericous robot desgined to eat others for lunch!

Here are the stats: http://strickenone.proboards99.com/index.cgi?board=tivapours&action=display&thread=17 5 http://strickenone.proboards99.com/i...n=display&thre ad=175

**joey_picus** · 22nd October 2008, 16:25

Reserve me a spot please, this could be interesting with the RFL pneumatics rules...

As much as I want to exploit these by entering a 2400psi Gabriel, I cant be bothered to redo stats unless this becomes a standard rule so Ill just use the bog standard full pressure CO2 Gabriel III: http://strickenone.proboards99.com/index.cgi?board=chevhw&action=display&thread=164http://strickenone.proboards99.com/i...isplay&thread= 164

Good luck with this Lewis, looking forward to it from what Ive seen in the improving thread

22nd October 2008, 16:41

Where are stats for Haldux 2.0?

**dinowarrior** · 22nd October 2008, 16:44

Ill enter little Leprosy Infection. Stats when I can find them.

**steven_mcg** · 22nd October 2008, 16:44

Ooh, consider me entered, Mr Matthews!

Spin Dash Unleashed (formerly Metal Sonic Spin Dash)
SHAPE- skirted box, with rounded sides and back.
COLOUR- dark blue bodywork, with red-and-white striped skirting.
WEIGHT- about 100kg
DIMENSIONS- 100cm X 75cm X 20cm
SPEED- 16mph
TURNING CIRCLE- 0mm
GROUND CLEARANCE- virtually 0mm all round, 10mm at sides and rear without skirts.
ARMOUR- 4mm Hardox
MOVEMENT- inner, 6WD
POWER- 2 x LEM-130s. These run at 36v and produce approximately 18hp.
WEAPONS- A horizontal Pussycat-style saw blade on the front. The blade is mounted on the underbelly ala Code:BLACK and is designed to chew up skirts and wheels. It is powered by an S28-150 Magmotor and runs at 3000rpm. Its 18hp and shape also makes it an excellent battering ram.
SRIMECH- invertible. The rounded sides and rear also prevent it getting beached.
NOTES- flies Scotland flag.
STRENGTHS- excellent traction, fast, tough armour, low weaponry, invertible
WEAKNESSES- untested, so-so manoueverability, saw blade less effective upside-down

PIC- http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/5359/spindash6ta1.pnghttp://img137.imageshack.us/img137/5...indash6ta1.png