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Re: Interesting Q/A's

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Originally Posted by AmyPrib
I'm not exactly sure what the questions is, but it sounds like there will be a 5sec grace period for balls to be counted at the end of automode. However, if they are to count balls that are in the air as the buzzer sounds, but aren't yet in the center goal, will it still tell the scoring system to make a 5sec delay? Bottom line, is there a 5sec pause no matter what at the end of automode?
According to some of the GDC guys up at the FIRST Kickoff in Manchester, the 5 second pause will occur only if the sensors pick up balls on the ramp that have not yet dropped into the goal tube to be counted, otherwise there will be no pause.
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