Welcome to the BattleBots Challenge!
For those of you who don't know what BattleBots is, click here. That should give you a general summary of what BattleBots is.
In this challenge, you'll have to create a vehicle who's only purpose is to rain death and destruction on the opponent! In BattleBots, competitors have to use the best of their ability to create a vehicle that drives well, has deadly weapons, and of course, looks badass! (Not necessary, but it is recommended.)
Rules:
- You are not allowed to use actual weapons in this challenge, which includes, but is not limited to:
Guns
Rockets
Bombs/Missiles
You are only allowed to make a weapon out of the non-weapon parts in the game. For example, take the replica of Ghost Raptor above! (The creation in this post is supposed to be Ghost Raptor.) It has a spinning blade that does not incorporate any weapon parts, although it's kinda weak. (Probably because I made that silly little thing in like five minutes, lol)
One thing I will mention though, you are allowed to use detacher cannons, as there have been actual guns powered by compressed air in BattleBots, for instance, Double Jeopardy.
- You may use XML Modding, in fact I actually encourage it!
- Your creation must stay to scale with Ghost Raptor, however it may be slightly larger/smaller.
- Be creative! There are so many different weapon designs people have made in BattleBots, such as horizontal blade spinners, vertical drum spinners, hammers, launchers that can send you sky-high, virtually anything is possible! Get Creative!
Grading:
Your creation will be pitted against other users creations in a 1v1 fight. They'll be run by the AI, inside a large arena I made. There will be a three minute timer, and whoever performs best or does the most damage to the other bot is the winner!
Your creation will also be graded on:
- Looks, does it look nice? Is it detailed, and/or does it have certain features that make it stand out from the rest? Rated out of 10.
- Performance, how well does it drive? Does it handle nicely, and is it able to handle being attacked by another bot without being disabled? Rated out of 10.
- Uniqueness, does it have something that nobody else has? Like I said, get creative with your creations! Just remember to make sure it can actually destroy stuff. Rated out of 10.
- Extra Points, these are rewarded if you went above and beyond with every rating, and truly put your hardest work into your creation! Five extra points will be rewarded.
Rewards:
1st Place - 15 Upvotes, and a Spotlight.
2nd Place - 10 Upvotes.
3rd Place - 5 Upvotes.
Every entry will receive one upvote from me.
Deadline: April 30th.
Get Creating, and most importantly - Have Fun!
May the odds forever be in your favor...
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Successors 8 airplane(s) +63 bonus
- Created On iOS
- Wingspan 10.0ft (3.1m)
- Length 21.1ft (6.4m)
- Height 6.4ft (1.9m)
- Empty Weight 8,495lbs (3,853kg)
- Loaded Weight 9,078lbs (4,117kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 1.485
- Wing Loading 240.1lbs/ft2 (1,172.3kg/m2)
- Wing Area 37.8ft2 (3.5m2)
- Drag Points 3209
Parts
- Number of Parts 57
- Control Surfaces 0
- Performance Cost 296
@Ibuildcoolstuff101 I don't really like doing challenges, nor do I always have the time for them. However, I may someday build Minotaur.
@AWSOMENESS360 could you do another one of these challenges and also make a Minotaur
@0n33 technically, it ends tomorrow, so you still have a chance. As long as it's uploaded today, it can still enter.
Is there still a chance? I can do it for an hour..
I entered
Explosionator
Alpha
Just commenting this so I can find the non-successor posts easier.
@Clawsome you could've just made it as a successor, but I'll take a look.
http://www.simpleplanes.com/a/slfwP8/Explosionator
The explosionator is here. (I forgot how to do links ¯_(ツ)_/¯ )
Thanks! ^u^ @AWESOMENESS360
@UssInvincible wow, that's a really good Bronco!
*Sniffs* I remember my first battlebots challenge entry
Le old
Ill upload the final version of my bot tommorow
@ELITEGAMEZZZ I'll allow it. Just as long as they're purely for graphic purposes, and not physical damage.
@AWESOMENESS360 can i use guns that has no damage for graphical purposes?
@Clawsome Pitch and Roll for driving, and use whatever controls you prefer for weapons.
But my battlebot uses VTOL for the weapons and pitch roll for movement
I miss battlebots
Ima make minotaur lool
Im joining
What controls will the ai use? (Ie my current prototypes use throttle for movement and roll for turning)
This is going to take much experimentation:)
@asteroidbook345 well, now that I think about it, I think that may be overdoing it. However, it seems that for some reason, idk if this is only happening to me or not, but adding infinite health doesn't seem to protect parts from collisions with e ground, or in this case, other parts. Idk, try it, see what happens.
@asteroidbook345
@Clawsome
I've updated the description, check it out!
Ooooh