ok i finally play on it this is very cool but what are your advice to setup the robot wheels ?

@ Harry - Ummm... yeah. This is a blueprint. Spawn it on any planet.

Hi, i can't find the arena in game is this a blueprint ?

10/10 this is the best 10 hours i spent with random people online, the things that people come up with....this is easily the best item on the workshop.

Janitors of the late space age?
Ever seen the anime series "Planetes"? :D
Those are the janitors, the actual heroes.
When i first played space engineers i felt strongly reminded at this.

It's Battle bots arena

Thanks! This is so awesome :D

@PlasmaHawk - Release the robot (like in the video). Your space suit has a 200meter radio so just press K - then find the robot you want to control in the upper left corner. Click on the Remote Control and then CONTROL. That should do it.

How do you actually control the robots? I've not used remote control blocks before. Cheers.

Thanks Parkasever. Looks like lot of fun ahead

Try posting a video of it in www.reddit.com/r/shittyrobots

Literually thought of this idea last night and them bam this appeared lol

Thank you for the test. I am taking note of all the feedback for the Arena 2.0

I made a video of a match I had but I slightly modified the map. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5r4_socqw2g&feature=youtu.be

Now, there are some issues I suggest fixing:
* Not all drones are wheel-based and those that are not have severe difficulties exiting the lift, as I show in the video at the end.
* There are plates/catwalks/those thiny flat blocks that block the drones.
* Many of the traps are too smal, also. The crusher is a tiny area, never even found it. The grinders are just a short section (so I extended them) and the bumper-plate is barelay any-thing worth noting other than a means to flip your drone around when it is upside down (as seen in the video).

So make it deadlier, make it cooler and make it with more zing.

like weed

Good stuff :)

Opponents* you're welcome

I feel your pain, RunKittensRcoming. I've made my own drone for this game but they all require players. You can make them automatic with sensors or scripts but it just won't match another player's stupidity.

do the robots use AI or do actual players have to control them? im uselly alone in my games, as none of my friends have the time to play with me.

@namoth


Where is razer?

this makes me think.... robo wars ?
wheres sir killalot ? ^^

@parkasever i have never tried it. One other thing, since you used rotors and pistons on the arena, each rotor head / piston head is a sub grid that is represented in the bp file, every sub grid you want to be indestructible has to have that line changed. Try using Ctrl+F in a text editor to search for all the lines where it is.

@ljkamrath - Oh, thank you very much. I will try your solution. Do you know if I re-publishit after the edit, will it make it indestructible for everyone over workshop?

you can edit the blueprint file for the arena to make it indestructible when you spawn it in. you have to be sure not to modify it in any way once it is spawned in because it will make everything indestructible, but if you just spawn it in, everything else will stay normal. if you modify this line near the bottom of the bp file (can be opened with any text editor)
<DestructibleBlocks>true</DestructibleBlocks>
make it
<DestructibleBlocks>false</DestructibleBlocks>
the arena will be indestructible next time it is spawned in a world.
bp files are normally in C:\users\username\AppData\Roaming\SpaceEngineers\Blueprints

Love this so much. Too bad none of my friends can play this game.

oh man, can't wait to start this contest out

Robot Wars, should that be a official event or something? It would be amazing if it did become that.

@w4stedspace - what crazy destructive robots did you use to smash the arena apart? :D I know the crusher damages itself a bit when something is thrown into it. Thank you for your suggestions - I hope that with the community input and testing we can make functional Robot Wars in SE. This game is a perfect platform for it.

Tried this evening on my stream, loved the look of everything and the look you took.. hope you don't mind me streaming it (ofc with credit in the video). Enjoyed it a lot but we had a few issues, mostly with the central pit and the fact the arena was easily damaged. Can I suggest making it a world download and then editing it in scenario edit mode to make all the arena blocks indestructible?

Overall though, great presentation man! love it

*laughs evilly* time to lose some friends and become the victor!

Why not ask me about Microbot Arena safety protocols...

wohhooo ROBOT WARS of the 2nd Space Race :)

Hmm, feal like i should make a Razer now.

Sure, anyone that wants to stream robot battles is welcome. No need to mention me or anything, just have a good mayhem.

Can't believe noone has done this before, amazing!

thats great man :D

Nice idea! What about a livestream with prices!