War of the Writers

[knightrous]

Some of you might remember while back, I use to occasionally run a little tournament called War of the Writers. A tournament specifically for writers cast aside their words and prove they are the best writer by beating the scrap metal out of the opposition with their best bot.

Well after a rather long absence from the writing scene, I reckon it's time this little tournament made a return, so..... I'm looking for 8 writers to enter their best heavyweight robot. To qualify as a writer, you must have completed a >32 robot tournament (No hypothetical).

A few of you have some prior history I'm aware of that pretty much gets you in straight away if you want to enter, this includes Kody, Stevo, AJ, Joey, Frank, Alex Holt, Matty Haka and Martijn. I know there is a lot of new writers on here, but I've not kept up to date on the tournaments and who's completed what, so if your not on the list, please just post a link to your credentials (tournaments) and I'll add you in

Basic rules
100kg bots only. (walkers/shufflers/tracks get no weight bonus)
48v limit
1000psi pneumatics
3000psi hydraulics

Format
Competition will be held in a Round Robin format, every robot will get to fight every other robot, so 4 fights/bot minimum. After the 4 rounds, the two robots with the highest points (explained below) will go into the Grand Final, to fight for the title of best writer!

Points are awarded as follows:
3 points for winning via KO/Pitting/OOTA/Immobilization
2 points for winning via judges decision
1 points for losing via a judges decision
0 points for losing via KO/Pitting/OOTA/Immobilization

Writers, post your stats in this thread please, I don't want to go forum hunting for them.

[kodster]

Hell yeah.

Reserve, need to decide which of my heavyweights is the best...lol

[joey_picus]

I'm in I'm sure you know my credentials already but just in case; I completed the Roaring Donkey mini-tournament (8 bots, straight knock out) and the Chevron Championship 1 (36 bots, hybrid knockout/challenges), I am currently hypoing Enjoy The Violence (16 bots, straight knockout) and confidently expect to finish Chevron Championship 2 (72 robots, hybrid knockout/challenges) within the next interglacial period.

I shall enter N³, which you will be familiar with as you helped me with it :P the stats are as follows:

N³
WEIGHT: 100kgs
DIMENSIONS: 110 x 80 x 30 (50 with arm raised) cm
SHAPE: Same as the previous version; the front is a trapezoid wedge with sloping sides, similar to Lightning from series 7. The rear is one continuous quarter sphere.
COLOUR: Dark maroon and dark green chevrons, darker towards the front, and this time with (also rather dark) Mouser Mecha Catbot/Raizer Blade style cyborg artwork at various points.
DRIVE: The main drive comes from a hydrostatic system, powered by a 7.2hp 80cc Stihl disc cutter engine driving two separate hydraulic pumps, one of which runs at 1200psi and uses proportional valve gear to control speed and direction of the two hydrostatic drive motors, and the other running on a different gear reduction at 3000psi to power the weapon rams through standard hydraulic fittings.
There are many advantages to using this system; basically N³ not only has a considerable amount more torque and pushing ability than standard electrically powered robots, it can deliver that torque at both very low and very high speeds, plus all those in between, and still have extremely precise and easy control. To put this in real world terms, look at The Big Cheese, which I got a lot of details for this from; it could drive around hanging a robot from the end of the arm and have no loss of speed or control. Basically this isn't going to bog down when pushing or be outpushed most of the time by other machines; this is serious power.
The drive is through tank style steering and two wheels located just in front of the centre of the robot, as before, this means it turns around the front as oppposed to around the the rear and has two ball transfer units at the rear to maintain stability. The wheels have a layer of urethane rubber on for traction.
SPEED: Average 12mph, maximum is around 30mph. Control and power is constant at all speeds due to the hydrostatic drive.
GROUND CLEARANCE: 0 at front due to the forks, 0-10mm elsewhere
ARMOUR: 3mm (6mm on front wedge) titanium/10% vanadium alloy over a stainless steel box section frame, welded into a continuous shell save for the shock mounted front wedge so there are no individual panels to be ripped off, and 10mm polycarb used for both the menacing 'eyes' located in the sides and behind the main armour in places where vital components like the petrol tank and hydraulic cables need to be protected. The base is 5mm 2014 aluminium.
WEAPONS: 1) Inside the front wedge are a pair of hydraulic lifting forks, shaped somewhat like a cross between Panic Attack's and Haardvark's, these are constructed from hardened steel, stick out a bit beyond the front wedge and are capable of lifting around half a tonne easily. These are used to hold opponents on the front wedge for...
2) Sticking out of the front wedge is a hydraulically powered (via a 92mm bore/70mm piston dia ram) crushing arm, which has sharp spines on it, constructed from 5mm spaceframe Hardox with 1.5mm titanium/10% vanadium alloy sheet covering and tipped with a hardened tool steel point, running from a hydraulic ram located behind it similar to Executioner, giving about 8 tonnes of force at the tip of the arm.
The aim of the weapons is more to lift opponents (preventing them from getting any traction on the arena floor), clamping them, and taking them to be deposited in the Bank Of Pit, than for extreme crushing damage.
SRIMECH: The top of the robot and the top of the crushing arm have a rollover shape (think M2/Mega Morg) that should allow it to roll over onto its wheels if it gets tipped over. If for any reason the rolling over doesn't work, like it getting up against a wall, moving the crushing arm should change the balance enough to allow it to self right.
NOTES: Internals are shockproofed where possible to reduce shock damage from impacts and spinners.
THANKS TO: Leo van Miert and Aaron Knight for explaining the technology to me and furthering my knowledge of hydrostatics, and to Martijn Benschop for calculating the ram size for the hydraulic crusher. Cheers guys.
STRENGTHS: Very powerful, hydrostatic drive gives torque head and shoulders above most other vapourbots. Decent armour, good weapons synergy, and generally a tough machine.
WEAKNESSES: Someone jamming a potato in the engine exhaust

(btw, if anyone wishes to help my artistically challenged self out by making a good CAD of it, it'd be much appreciated )

[siphai]

I'd like to enter

my credentials can be found as the Head Writer (2 seasons) of ARC (which includes ARC: Aftermath, in progress, and ARC: Carnage). I was also a regular writer (4 seasons) of ARC (ARC: Reckoning, ARC: Redemption, ARC: Revolution, and ARC: Annihilation) all of which have been completed. They have all been <32, when you consider that each season has had 4 weight classes (only one bot per person per weightclass, so that's 4 bots per person) with an average around 9-15 people entering. Each weight class is considered a full tournament, and every season except for ARC: Annihilation has been round robin. ARC tournaments are headed by a staff of writers, however, so just one person doesn't do all the writing, so take that as you will.

www.drowningcity.com <- this is the main site and this

http://z10.invisionfree.com/Drowning_Ci ... howforum=5

Is where we kept all of the results from the past seasons (except for ARC: Annihilation, as that tournament and the preceding tournaments were unfortunately lost).

Now if I do get accepted, I'd like to enter Flank Attack, who's stats I can't find at the moment, but I'm sure someone has a link to Dave's board or something like that which I 'think' they are held :P

[majinb]

Im gonna enter and will post Back to Rock III's stats in this topic later on, sweet stuff Aaron

[team_orr]

id like to enter if thats ok, im responsible for the varius w.a.r's (my first torny war, war mtod, war teams...)

il enter i.a.n, stats on zed

[steven_mcg]

Yay, Aaron stuff!

Wedge Devolution
SHAPE- low wedge with sloped rear
COLOUR- sleek and shiny silver
WEIGHT- about 100kg
DIMENSIONS- 90cm X 75cm X 30cm
SPEED- 16mph
TURNING CIRCLE- 0
GROUND CLEARANCE- 0mm at the front, 7mm for the rest of the robot. Fitted with Biohazard-style skirts on sides and rear, giving 0mm
ARMOUR- 4mm Hardox
WHEELS- inside robot, 4-wheel drive
POWER- 2 X LEM-130s; 3 x 12v 12amp NiCad packs, giving 36v
WEAPONS- As usual, the main weapon is a rear-hinged flipper. This is very similar to Chaos 2, except the blade at the bottom is bent ala Bigger Brother, allowing the flipper to have greater effect against bots with skirts or low centres of gravity. The flipper itself is powered by a pair of 80mm X 20mm high pressure pneumatic rams, each running at 250psi. This should allow Wedge Devo to comfortably flip up to 1 tonne.
SRIMECH- The flipper can right the machine easily and the rear wedge should hopefully prevent a Chaos-style self-flip. Also, Wedge Devo is equipped with a grey semi-sphere on either side of robot to prevent it getting stuck on its side
NOTES- flashing red light on top of robot, flies Scotland flag
STRENGTHS- powerful flipper, fast, manoeuvrable, difficult to get underneath, tough armour, good traction
WEAKNESSES- could prove a bit tricky to control, limited CO2 (like all other flippers :P)
PIC- http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/7555 ... ionza6.png

[andrewj]

Awesome!

Name: Gehenna
Weight: 100kgs
Shape: A low to the ground wedge shape, with sloping sides and rear.
Colour: Black bodywork with a dark blue flipper.
Length: 800mm
Width: 800mm
Height: 200mm
Motivation: Two 150mm diameter 30mm wide wheels made of Aluminium 7075. Each wheel has an Asmaprene urethane rubber tyre for extra grip on the arena floor.
Drive: 2x S28-400 Magmotors running at 26.4v from 40x A123 Lithium-Ion cells.
Turning Circle: 0mm using a tank style steer.
Speed: 15mph
Ground Clearance: 0mm at the front and variable leading to 10mm at the rear.
Armour: The wedge is made of an 8mm Titanium/Vanadium alloy. The sides, rear and base are all 6mm Titanium/Vanadium. The flipper itself is made of 4mm Hardox.
Weapons: The main weapon is a front-hinged flipper, like Firestorm and Envy. It is operated by an 80mm bore 100mm stroke ram. This is run at 145psi on CO2 and the gas is stored in a 2.2kgs canister. This should provide plenty of quick and powerful flips. The flipping plate has an edge to stop robots driving up and over the wedge shape. The secondary weapon is at the rear - it is a 650mm diameter horizontal spinning bar with a 2kg weight at each end. It is powered by an S28-400 Magmotor and spins at 2450rpm from a 2:1 ratio. It weighs 10kgs and is capable of dishing out 22kJ.
Self-Righter: The flipper is used to self-right Gehenna. The sloping panels mean that it always lands on the flipper if inverted.
Notes: Thanks to Joey for his help.

[knightrous]

Current places
1. N3 - Joey
2. Wedge Devolution - Steve
3. Gehenna - AJ
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Writers, post your stats in this thread please, I don't want to go forum hunting for them.