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Originally Posted by Chief Hedgehog

So definitively - a cycle only starts in tele-op? In other words, only a 'Human Player' can start a cycle after all the autonomous balls have been 'scored'.

So if you miss in autonomous you are in big trouble because you have to score that ball before you can actually start getting points?

From the manual

Although an ALLIANCE may start a MATCH with up to three (3) BALLS, the PEDESTAL will only be illuminated when the last BALL that started the MATCH is SCORED, effectively reducing the number of BALLS in play per ALLIANCE to one (1).

So essentially you have to score those balls that started the match before you can start the cycles. This means you get no points unless these balls are scored, since points are given once in every cycle.