2008 Game- Overdrive

[Jon K.]

Originally Posted by woodze13

The track ball weighs about ten pounds... how do i get the manual to stay decrypted and not have to do it everytime?

Unless you have a pro copy of Adobe you can't easily(unless they have changed something within the past year to allow for it) Best bet is to just download the new unencrypted manual sometime today or tomorrow.

[Chaos204]

i didn't write the code down Help!

[Éowyn]

Originally Posted by Vikesrock

I've uploaded a zipped copy of the decrypted manual to Rapidshare for anyone having trouble getting it off the FIRST site.

2008 FRC Manual

THANK YOU!!

Originally Posted by Chaos204

i didn't write the code down Help!

It's

Drive!Straight?turn!LEFT!?

EDIT: The zipped version available for download at the top of the page apparently doesn't need the code.

[woodze13]

the code is Drive!Straight?turn!LEFT!?

[dantheflipman]

Originally Posted by Chaos204

i didn't write the code down Help!

Drive!Straight?turn!LEFT!?

someone correct me if i'm wrong...

[Robo_Cat_379]

defensive stratagies anyone????

[Binome]

I really think this game has a realistic auto mode, which is great, and should eliminate those boring moments in the beginning of a match. Should be an amazing game to watch and participate in.

[bhsrobotics1671]

if anyone else needs the manual you can find the decrypted zipped and non zipped files on our server.

www.brt1671.com/08manual

[slade24]

Originally Posted by Robo_Cat_379

defensive stratagies anyone????

I don't really see any. You can't block the path of other robots, you can't reach up onto the other team's overpass and knock down their balls (6ft height restriction and the overpass is 6.5ft up), and you can't hold an opponent's ball.

Basically its just going to be a lot of driving in circles. Boring.

[waiakea2024]

Hey, my team has some questions. If you have two RoboCoaches, does that second RoboCoach need to come from another team? They had that on the red alliance and they had two Coaches...Can someone help us out? Thanks and Happy FIRST Season!

[Jon K.]

Originally Posted by waiakea2024

Hey, my team has some questions. If you have two RoboCoaches, does that second RoboCoach need to come from another team? They had that on the red alliance and they had two Coaches...Can someone help us out? Thanks and Happy FIRST Season!

ROBOCOACH: A pre-college student team member designated as the only team member
permitted to provide external stimuli to the ROBOT from either of the two ALLIANCE
ROBOCOACH STATIONS. There is one ROBOCOACH per TEAM.

p.s. sorry for the double post

[fordchrist675]

I got the manual today
i like this seasons game i feel it is easier in the most part other than incorporating the infared and the remotes will be a challenge and also teams that have always taken the defensive aspect will have o change as this is a primarily offensive game

[Deacon Blues]

I am looking at the checklist, and it includes 2 2.5in CIMS, so I dont know what you guys are freaking out about.

The .5in Bump is by the center divider, whoever asked that.

HAs anyone done calculations on how long it would take their robot from last year to tranverse the field?

[feliks_rosenber]

Wow this year's games looks pretty easy at first glance.
Drive in circles and earn points.

When you get to know the details, though, it doesn't look that simple anymore.
How long does a bot have to stay at the same place for judges to consider it as blocking ?

Can't wait to find out whether this turns to be purely a race game or something more complex.

[Petey]

I'm running on only about four hours of sleep after waking up early to see Obama's speech, so maybe I missed this, but:

Am I crazy, or is there no rule limiting the speed of projectiles this year?