new game

[grillachief05]

anybody got any idea what the game is gonna be like this year???????

[Mike Schroeder]

yes, Magical flying monkies are gonna transport our robots to an alternate universe, where teams of robot comandos lead by a red or blue alliance, will strike a vampires castle, and the team that survives gets 1 point, 25 points if they are on the ramp at the end ...... atleast thats how it was like in the dream i had last night

[Sachiel7]

Well, Elgin Clock explains his theory in this thread:

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...threadid=22406

and it's the only one that's been forwarded so far. Basically, he believes that 55 gallon drums will be involved, as well as moving smaller scoring objects around, possibly removing them from the drums.
I think he's probably got it.
We also do know that:
-Auto mode is back
-The field will remain the same size/shape
-It is 99% likely to remain 2v2 (the only suspicious thing about this is a few posts from Dave...but you never know what he's up to... )
-It's gonna be coool!
From all the little tips I keep picking up from here and there (FIRST people and non) It just sounds like they've cooked up something really cool that they don't want to give much info about (other than the suspected hint in Elgin's Post).
Thus I added my little line below the logo in my sig.
I'm getting pumped already!
Only 8 weeks 'til kickoff!

The one thing I am curious to know is this....does anyone know what the field in Alanta is going to be like? I remember my comp. team whining and moaning about how long the ramp was to go into the arena at Huston and I am curious to know if the set up is any better this year. Any ideas?

[generalbrando]

OOOO, monkeys!

[RogerR]

Originally posted by "Big Mike"
where teams of robot comandos lead by a red or blue alliance, will strike a vampires castle,

would they have to do this autonomously?

[Aignam]

Clowns. No joke.

[grillachief05]

thanks big mike for you awesome reply i am sure looking foward to monkey taking over my brain and robot not no dude this game is suppost to me so awesome this year

[grillachief05]

goooooooooo chiefs

[IMDWalrus]

Originally posted by Brm789
The one thing I am curious to know is this....does anyone know what the field in Alanta is going to be like? I remember my comp. team whining and moaning about how long the ramp was to go into the arena at Huston and I am curious to know if the set up is any better this year. Any ideas?

If I remember correctly, way back when the venue was announced in August, this was discussed - no one liked the ramps very much.

I think I remember someone saying that the distance between the likely pit and competition areas was much shorter, and can be covered without any ramps.

[Mike Schroeder]

Originally posted by RogerR
would they have to do this autonomously?

no... the drivers will operate them via a holographic display system in the feild

[KenWittlief]

Ok, this is totally secret, so dont tell anyone I told you

but I got it straight from DK

this years kits of parts will use nanotechnology

the playfield will be 1mm long and 0.5 mm wide

and we will have to build nanobots - max size: 24nM by 26nM by60nM

and the whole game will be played under an electron microscope!

[now remember, you didnt hear this from me - I was never here!]

[Sachiel7]

Man, It's gonna be hard building a robot that small with a 6" x 7" x 0.9" Robot Controller!(http://innovationfirst.com/FIRSTRobotics/edu-rc.htm)
j/k

[miketwalker]

Originally posted by IMDWalrus
If I remember correctly, way back when the venue was announced in August, this was discussed - no one liked the ramps very much.

I think I remember someone saying that the distance between the likely pit and competition areas was much shorter, and can be covered without any ramps.

Yes, you're right. Except, there are some ramps. I think it's just a simple like 14 feet ramp (if I rmemeber what they said correctly) though just to move up and down slightly, so it's nothing major (none of the 5000000000 ramps like Houston) so this shouldn't be a major problem, and the distance is like 1/5 the distance Houston was, so it's not a crazy walk.

[grillachief05]

i thought the ramps or anthing has'nt been unvailed yet so how do you guys know what the ramp are gonna be like