An Easy Way to Spread FIRST: Catalyst 2012

[Ravage457]

I would love to see previous seasons as DLC for this, but ill just have to wait an see, but I cant wait to get home from work and download the game

[coalhot]

It also would be cool if there was a way for teams to add their own robots. Such as, if you had a complete CAD of the robot, you could add it to the game and play with it. Just a thought...

[Chris is me]

It's neat. A little disappointing that there's no online play, but I'll live with that just so I don't have to log in every time

[bearbot]

Anyone run into issues with the game not going passed the catalyst screen

[cziggy343]

Yay, I'm glad that people are excited about the game! We really hope that all of the teams use this as a recruiting tool, spread FIRST, and just have fun!!

Just in case some are struggling to find the game on the Xbox, when the home dashboard comes up, slide over to the games menu, then "browse games," then "indie," and it was currently under the New Releases category!

Originally Posted by bearbot

Anyone run into issues with the game not going passed the catalyst screen

And I'm not sure what your problem is... We had one person email about a similar issue earlier today. If you can PM me with exactly what happened, and what version of the 360 that you have, we will try our best to fix the problem in an update!

[MrBydlon]

Soooo FRC Team 3313 Mechatronics is obsessed with FIRST. I'm the head coach and I bought the game. Here's a quick demo of it on YouTube. I hope this isn't copyright infringement or anything. I just want to spread the word. And the word is that this game is freaking amazing!! Can't wait to bring it to school tomorrow and play with the team members.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2Gzp...ature=youtu.be

[familyguyfreak]

Originally Posted by MrBydlon

Soooo FRC Team 3313 Mechatronics is obsessed with FIRST. I'm the head coach and I bought the game. Here's a quick demo of it on YouTube. I hope this isn't copyright infringement or anything. I just want to spread the word. And the word is that this game is freaking amazing!! Can't wait to bring it to school tomorrow and play with the team members.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2Gzp...ature=youtu.be

I second this. I downloaded it and could NOT stop playing. A really well made game. There is a minor glitch , but other than that, awesome work. Can't wait to share this with my teams and possibly make some tournament fun out of this.

Keep up the great work guys!! I can't wait to see what else you guys come up with!!

[Peyton Yeung]

Is there any plans on making updates? I'd love the option to make my robot a wide base or to be able to use a wedge to lower the bridge. Overall a very fun game.

1 thing that is weird is that if you run into the opponent's bridge you get a technical foul but if u lower it from the side it is no foul.

Peyton

[Gregor]

Like the game. Downloaded the free version, about to buy the full.

Wish there was an option to drive tank drive robots over more than one joystick. Not used to arcade drive, more used to split arcade.

[Peyton Yeung]

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Wish there was an option to drive tank drive robots over more than one joystick. Not used to arcade drive, more used to split arcade.[/QUOTE]

I agree

[kenavt]

Just had my first chance to play Catalyst on a teammate's Xbox, and I loved it! However, it didn't feel exactly like a good simulator to me for a couple of reasons:

• I didn't like the default control scheme - an editable one would be amazing (especially Gregor's suggestion above)
• I think that a lot of the different robot configurations do not reflect what we saw in 2012 (primarily the lack of widebots, and over-the-bumper intakes).
• To better reflect how teams designed robots and mechanisms, perhaps one could pick different mechanisms, then have an objective table with a fixed number of points to assign for effectiveness (for example, increasing the speed of one's drivetrain would be a point for each increment, as well as maneuverability, and shooting speed, weighted as to the difficulty of each design task)
• While the others seem like quite a bit of work, this seems like it would the most. Some sort of AI would be amazing, to allow one or two people to play (and not need a full set of four)

Do you know if there will be a future 2013 version, especially with less restrictive DRM?

[cziggy343]

Originally Posted by kenavt

Just had my first chance to play Catalyst on a teammate's Xbox, and I loved it! However, it didn't feel exactly like a good simulator to me for a couple of reasons:

• I didn't like the default control scheme - an editable one would be amazing (especially Gregor's suggestion above)
• I think that a lot of the different robot configurations do not reflect what we saw in 2012 (primarily the lack of widebots, and over-the-bumper intakes).
• To better reflect how teams designed robots and mechanisms, perhaps one could pick different mechanisms, then have an objective table with a fixed number of points to assign for effectiveness (for example, increasing the speed of one's drivetrain would be a point for each increment, as well as maneuverability, and shooting speed, weighted as to the difficulty of each design task)
• While the others seem like quite a bit of work, this seems like it would the most. Some sort of AI would be amazing, to allow one or two people to play (and not need a full set of four)

Do you know if there will be a future 2013 version, especially with less restrictive DRM?

Well, we have thought about most of the points that you have brought up here, and you will be happier soon!

[kenavt]

Originally Posted by cziggy343

Well, we have thought about most of the points that you have brought up here, and you will be happier soon!

Let me know if you need a beta tester!

[Chris is me]

Originally Posted by Tubatroopa

I agree

The Mecanum robot, for once, is the best option. Split arcade is the default for it.

I don't care so much about the robots looking similar. I would pay twice as much for simple online play, or even LAN.