Here's the news section. READ THIS. Lots of things can change, and a small news announcement may require you to rethink your ship. Red announcements are must-reads, and involve the rules.
News (Newest at top of list)
-Now entering Phase Three- submission. All old news has been archived.
Phase Three:
Welcome to phase three! This is the submission phase, and it will end as soon as all ships are in. I will not begin to look over any ships until all are in. The following is how I would like ships submitted.
In a Perfect World
Ideally, each group leader will send me a single PM, containing a Zipped file containing the following.
-Each ship's .shp file
-Each ship's .sb3 file
Additionally, the PM MUST (MUST) contain an accurate itemized list of where all of your points went.
In a Slightly-Less-Than-Perfect World
Each team member will send me their ships individually. I would like a zipped file hosted on the database containing:
-An .sb3 file
-A .shp file
Additionally, I need an itemized list of your point expenditure.
Deadline for Phase Three: All Ships In
Current Roster
Team Alpha:
1.Natch
2.CmdPrompt
3.Himura.Kenshin
4.Droid
Team Beta:
1.Iron Ham
2.Admiral Evars
3.Sponge
4.DarkenShroud
Team Gamma:
1.derekiv
2.EndlessInfinity
3.Jafo
4.Master Chief
Team Delta:
1.TrashMan
2.antisocialmunky
3.ChaosTheory
4.TheBlueEcho
Introduction
Welcome to a new take on the custom ship tournaments. Unlike a typical tournament, where it’s everyone for him/herself, this tournament is based on teams of four. It will be a standard team vs. team tournament-style brawl.
We’ll start with four teams, but if the interest is there, I can add more. Due to the difficulties of making a ladder with an odd number of teams, if we have too many people but not enough to form a team of four, the extras will become alternates in the event that a team member is unable to compete.
Please discuss any point value that you think should be changed. I am especially interested in getting input on the “favoring” system, where light weapons are cheaper for Corvettes, heavy weapons for Battleships, and medium/misc for Frigates.
Signing Up
Slots will be filled on a first-come, first-serve basis. Teams will be filled in order. If for whatever reason you would like to be on a team that is not yet filling, send me a PM and I’ll make sure you get on that team. This would be useful if, for example, you wanted to make sure you were on the same team as your friend. During signup, the roster will be at the end of this introductory post. Once construction starts, I’ll move it to the top.
Building a Ship
The table of point values for ships in the next post. Notice that this is a 200 point system as opposed to the traditional 100, and that weapon values are different for different classes of ships. Have fun! Special thanks for CmdPrompt for letting me use that his latest tournament rules revision as a base for this ruleset.
Entering a Ship
During the signup phase, I encourage everyone to comment on the point values, and so they are up for debate. This said, I wouldn’t encourage ship building until signup is done, or you may have to make numerous changes to your ship as the point values change.
When you complete your ship, post it in the thread with a point breakdown so I can see what you spent your points on. Post a .SHP and a SM file- I have V2 and V3. ZIPs are always nice
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News Archive
Phase two news.
-Submission date changed. Now starts on the 3rd, and ends on the 4th.
-Submission date changed. Now starts on the 25th, and ends on the 26th.
-Submission starts on February 22, and ends on February 23.
-RogueThunder has left the competition, being replaced by antisocialmunky.
-Lancelets are now restricted to 2 per ship!
-QwiceNitely has left the competition, being replaced by Master Chief.
-All slots filled! Moving on to Phase Two! All old news moved to bottom of post.
Phase one news.
-_Ti__ has dropped out of the tournament.
-Point Value Change: Pulse Guns are not 2 points for Corvettes. Yay balance!
-Rule Change: You may only upgrade a section's HP 4 times
-Point Value Change: Nano Matrix/Mega Tach
-Rule Change: Minor tweak involving deflector purchase Read it for more info.
-Rule Change: Weapons may no longer touch.
-Rule Change: Section Scaling Read it for more info.
-Point Value Change: Missile Launcher (again)
-Team Gamma Filled. Only one slot remains!
-Goduranus has dropped out of the tournament. One slot open on beta
-Mr_Wizard has dropped out of the tournament.
-Fixed a nasty typo in the Modify Base Stats section. Make sure your point values are still correct!
-Team Beta Filled. Only Gamma remains!
-Team Delta Filled.
-Point Value Change: Missile Launcher
-Sections are now scaleable (partially). Check the rules for details.
-Team Alpha Filled. Now seating team beta!
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