* IMPORTANT * Be sure to unzip all the files in the ZIP file in the same place so the JAR can find the "robots" subfolder. Simply running the JAR from inside the ZIP file will cause a crash when you click "Tournament" in game.
Enter a single robot into the Ring of Oil Tournament, and try to survive all the rounds. Remember, there are no repairs or rearms, so whatever you go in with is all you have. If you want, you can also try your hand at creating new robots in the workshop.
Controls: A-D/Arrow Keys: Move left or right 1-9: Activate module groups (configurable in the editor) Mouse: Aim arms, if you have any Escape: Go back Return: Go forwards
This game requires a recent Java Runtime. One can be downloaded from www.java.com if you don't have one.
Great game! I played it for a while and then realized how long I had been crushing robots :D! One thing though, I won and the robots freaked out for about 3 seconds, and then I had to fight again. A bug, perhaps?
I kept playing the robot turnies. Very addicting fun game, however I didnt really build any robots... XD I included this game in my Ludum Dare Compilation series, if you'd like to check it out :) http://youtu.be/EqAXn91dGLM
Well, sometimes the robot break just after being dropped on the floor. Most of the time I've just won the battle on points after doing no damage to the opponent.. weird
Despite its name and lack of wheels, static slasher is quite mobile actually and is yet to be beaten at least once in my experience. The other robot still loses sometimes against heavy-shooting opponents.
Thanks for the comments. To answer a couple questions:
The crash when pressing enter "to begin" will happen when you don't unzip the JAR along with its data files into the same place. When you start the tournament, it tries to seed your opponents but can't find any. If I had it to do over I'd probably have it display a more descriptive error message.
The super-speed matches are AI-vs-AI matches. Since it is a 8 way single elimination tournament, there are 7 matches, 4 quarterfinals, 2 semifinals and 1 final. You can only ever play in one of each, for a total of 3, so the remaining 4 matches are played in 64x speed.
Love the sound effects of metal upon metal. Would be cool to control the arms with up/down rather than mouse, it was hard to swing the mace / blade with any force.
This is a great job for 48hrs. I finally managed to win a tournament with plenty of luck and after playing for too long :)
You just need to polish the gameplay in order to have hit: sometimes robots would rebound after being dropped and fall on their side, sometimes I'd just win without any contact, and sometimes I'd get shot to pieces before I could do anything.
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If you'd managed a text export/import feature for player designed robots, it would be a hit!
Rapid Shooter:
http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/5498/oi78.png
Static Slasher:
http://img837.imageshack.us/img837/7383/inly.png
Despite its name and lack of wheels, static slasher is quite mobile actually and is yet to be beaten at least once in my experience. The other robot still loses sometimes against heavy-shooting opponents.
This game has some serious bugs,
but with some work this could be seriously awesome!
Great job dude!
The crash when pressing enter "to begin" will happen when you don't unzip the JAR along with its data files into the same place. When you start the tournament, it tries to seed your opponents but can't find any. If I had it to do over I'd probably have it display a more descriptive error message.
The super-speed matches are AI-vs-AI matches. Since it is a 8 way single elimination tournament, there are 7 matches, 4 quarterfinals, 2 semifinals and 1 final. You can only ever play in one of each, for a total of 3, so the remaining 4 matches are played in 64x speed.
You just need to polish the gameplay in order to have hit: sometimes robots would rebound after being dropped and fall on their side, sometimes I'd just win without any contact, and sometimes I'd get shot to pieces before I could do anything.
Nice work with the graphics and audio as well!