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smurfgirl 11-01-2009 23:37

Re: Super Cell Scoring Question posted 2X by me on Q&A but no reply??
 
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Originally Posted by BaldGuy (Post 797421)
Hence the thread title- I already posted 2X- I'm one of the lead mentors, and posted the question 2X (yes using the passwd) but have yet to hear a peep.

I don't know if it's necessary to post twice- they will read all the questions. They have been unusually slow about answering, though, and I'm not sure why that is happening. It's incredibly frustrating.


To answer your original question though, it doesn't say anywhere (specifically) that a robot cannot score a supercell. However, it doesn't say that it can't either. (Also, I don't see why a robot wouldn't be allowed to score a game piece...) I never had any doubts that robots were allowed to score supercells.

BaldGuy 12-01-2009 11:53

Re: Super Cell Scoring Question posted 2X by me on Q&A but no reply??
 
So counting me and Doug Adams, the question has been submitted 3X to the Q&A system-

Still no answer.... They seem to be answering a lot of other questions....:confused:

Taylor 12-01-2009 11:57

Re: Super Cell Scoring Question posted 2X by me on Q&A but no reply??
 
I imagine the GDC has hundreds if not thousands of questions to sift through, consolidate, edit, and answer. I don't know how many GDCers there are on the FIRST forums, and I'm guessing they all have 'real jobs' in their lives as well. Our team has posed about a half dozen questions and have seen no response; I'm not too concerned. I believe they'll get to it when they get to it, and once again the GDC is teacing us a valuable lesson - patience is a virtue.

Akash Rastogi 14-01-2009 15:54

Re: Super Cell Scoring Question posted 2X by me on Q&A but no reply??
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Akash Rastogi (Post 799031)
I expect a team update on Tuesday at the latest.

*crosses fingers*

owned

RobotDevil1985 14-01-2009 18:16

Re: Super Cell Scoring Question posted 2X by me on Q&A but no reply??
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by lingomaniac88 (Post 796942)
The narration for the game animation says:
"During the last 20 seconds of the match, humans or robots can score bonus points by getting super cells into opposing trailers."
The game animation says yes, but I think the GDC should confirm this officially.

Don't rely on the game animation to be your rule explinations, every year we have to explain to our rookie members that most of the robots in the animation break some rule. That animation should only be used to explain the object of the game to a non-competitor.

EricH 14-01-2009 18:25

Re: Super Cell Scoring Question posted 2X by me on Q&A but no reply??
 
It has been officially announced (Update #3). Go ahead and use your robot to score them.

dlavery 14-01-2009 18:47

Re: Super Cell Scoring Question posted 2X by me on Q&A but no reply??
 
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Originally Posted by RobotDevil1985 (Post 801011)
Don't rely on the game animation to be your rule explinations, every year we have to explain to our rookie members that most of the robots in the animation break some rule. That animation should only be used to explain the object of the game to a non-competitor.

Every year I am amused by the notion that there are many comments about the various cartoon robots in the kick-off animation that violate rule X, Y or Z in the course of demonstrating the concept of how the game is played. But no one ever seems to have a problem with the fact that most of the robots defy several laws of physics during the course of the same animation. :)

-dave

p.s. just for the record, every year the animation is correct and compliant with all the rules at the time it is rendered. However, the final versions of the rules and the animation are done in parallel. More than once, a rule has been tweaked at the last minute that causes something in the animation to become illegal. But there is no time to correct the animation before the kick-off, so it just goes "as is." And if you are wondering just how close we cut things when finishing the rules and the animation, this year was a classic example. I flew to Manchester to go to kick off and deliver the animation at 7:30am on Jan 1. The animation had not been completed and the final edits done until 3:40 that morning.

,

Rick Wagner 14-01-2009 19:20

Re: Super Cell Scoring Question posted 2X by me on Q&A but no reply??
 
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Originally Posted by dlavery (Post 801040)
... no one ever seems to have a problem with the fact that most of the robots defy several laws of physics during the course of the same animation.

Everyone knows that cartoon robots are allowed to violate laws of physics! :)

EricH 14-01-2009 20:20

Re: Super Cell Scoring Question posted 2X by me on Q&A but no reply??
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Rick Wagner (Post 801068)
Everyone knows that cartoon robots are allowed to violate laws of physics! :)

Hey Dave (and Rick), have you ever heard of Wiley's Law?:yikes:


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