I also worked this year as a programmer on Team 160 Impulse, but as always, I happen to disagree with my fellow programmers
Autonomous Mode:
I loved the way it worked with the remote activating the program in the microcontoller, but I liked it better when deactivating the remote would also halt or stop the program (I'm pretty sure it did that in older versions of master code) This would save a lot of accidents resulting in the code gone or made wrong, or some remote off switch would be appreciated. (Especially one time when I got my thumb drive which was hanging around my neck caught into moving robot)
Tele-Operated Mode:
No Problems here except keeping track of those crysals must of got annoying for the staff after awhile, too bad there isn't enough frequencies to assign a team their own crystal for the tournament.
Game Object(s):
Something like this again I suppose, scoring something into a goal
Goals/Scoring:
I like it how the harder to reach goals are worth more points
Tournament Structure:
Keep it seperate! I loved the way the programmers got their own match so to speak, though it makes ranking a bit harder.
Other/General Game Ideas:
As for the field, easy to make was a good thing... but easy to deteroiate was a bad thing, especially for us programmers. Can't tell you how many times we would have to change ODS "limits" in our code due to the wheels spinning differently or experienceing different ammounts of friction between fields.
Also, maybe its just the field inconsistencies but maybe more accurate sensors could also be made. The sensors get the job done but especially with the ODS, they tend to change a bit in their readings a bit, especially as battery levels go down. This is rather annoying.
Now in this next statement,I apologize if I offend anybody, but maybe have FVC a bit more spaced out from the FRC. In both Hartford and Atlanta, the FRC teams made a lot of noise, which was a lot to compete with. I understand that the FRC teams have done a lot of work and deserve a lot of regconition, but I think FVC should be seen in the same light. I don't think its fair to have us being drowned out by FRC. We worked hard too. :/ .
Well that about it, Hope I didnt over talk like usual.... whoops.