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Joined the official RA2 forums in the summer of 2007. Jack Daniels is often called "jd" for short. He has not made any major contributions to the community. | Joined the official RA2 forums in the summer of 2007. Jack Daniels is often called "jd" for short. He has not made any major contributions to the community. | ||
| − | Jack is known more for his skinning talents rather than his bot-building effectiveness. He created an array of Battlebot replicas using only stock components. Most of them can be seen here: [https://gametechmods.com/forums/ | + | Jack is known more for his skinning talents rather than his bot-building effectiveness. He created an array of Battlebot replicas using only stock components. Most of them can be seen here: [https://gametechmods.com/forums/index.php/topic,797.0.html Replica Forum Thread] |
| − | He is very fond of making [[FS]]es. His progress in bot-building has been "sloth-like" at best. After | + | He is very fond of making [[FS]]es. His progress in bot-building has been "sloth-like" at best. After four years of playing the game he has still yet to make a popup. He got into DSL building early summer of 2009 in preparation for the Clash Cubes 2 tournament. |
Jack is not fond of making clones of anyone's bots. He usually spends hours trying to find undiscovered configurations that could be unique for battling. | Jack is not fond of making clones of anyone's bots. He usually spends hours trying to find undiscovered configurations that could be unique for battling. | ||
| + | JD participated in an array of tournaments within the Game Tech Mods community in 2009. Mainly, to gain feedback on bots and become a better builder altogether. | ||
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| + | Competitions and Statistics: | ||
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| + | Robozone: 6th Place & Tilt Champion with [[Jackpot Deux]] | ||
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| + | BBEANS5: Rank 50 2 Wins 2 Losses with [[Hellbringer]] | ||
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| + | Noob Warz: 1st round loss with Blue Thunder | ||
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| + | RODE Tournament: 1st round loss with M.A.D. Machine | ||
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| + | Noob Warz 2: 1st Place with Suckerpunch | ||
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| + | Brawl of the Builders: 1st round loss with Teethgrinder | ||
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| + | King of Karnage: 3W 2L with Sir Robin the Brave | ||
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| + | Clash Cubes 2: 1st Round loss with Lament Configuration | ||
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| + | Rust in Pieces: 1st Round loss with Falchion | ||
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| + | Noob Warz 3: Entered with Rust Monster | ||
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| + | UK vs USA: Entered with Steel Reign | ||
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| + | Clash Cubes 3: Entered with Haphazard 2.1 | ||
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| + | RAW 2: (currently underway) 1 win with Beavis and Butthead | ||
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| + | Replica Wars: First round loss with Crabmeat | ||
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| + | Battle Of the Band: Entered with Project Mayhem | ||
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| + | Combat Ants: 2 Wins 1 Loss 2nd Place Overall with Mercury Drone | ||
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| + | Wild Robot Live 2: Entered with Lava Rocket | ||
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| + | Doomed Bots: 3 Wins 2 losses with Guybrush | ||
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| + | Wheely Tag Tournament: Entered with Short Bus | ||
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| + | The Amazing Rage tournament: Entered with Metal Chicken | ||
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| + | IRL tournament: Entered with Steel Phoenix | ||
== Notable Robots == | == Notable Robots == | ||
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[[Guybrush]] | [[Guybrush]] | ||
| − | Hellbringer | + | [[Hellbringer]] |
[[Jackpot Deux]] | [[Jackpot Deux]] | ||
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*Fear Rating: TBA | *Fear Rating: TBA | ||
*Respect Rating: 34/100 | *Respect Rating: 34/100 | ||
| − | *Rank: | + | *Rank: Heavyweight |
*Political Stance on Forum: [[Peacekeeper]], [[Replica Master]] | *Political Stance on Forum: [[Peacekeeper]], [[Replica Master]] | ||
*Trivia: Jack Daniels skins all of his bots using an ancient 266mhz PowerMac G3 laptop and Photoshop 6.0 from 1996. It is ironic that the hardware he uses for Skinning is older than most of the forum members on Gametechmods... | *Trivia: Jack Daniels skins all of his bots using an ancient 266mhz PowerMac G3 laptop and Photoshop 6.0 from 1996. It is ironic that the hardware he uses for Skinning is older than most of the forum members on Gametechmods... | ||
[[Category:Forum Members]] | [[Category:Forum Members]] | ||
Revision as of 19:03, 11 January 2010
Jack Daniels
Joined the official RA2 forums in the summer of 2007. Jack Daniels is often called "jd" for short. He has not made any major contributions to the community.
Jack is known more for his skinning talents rather than his bot-building effectiveness. He created an array of Battlebot replicas using only stock components. Most of them can be seen here: Replica Forum Thread
He is very fond of making FSes. His progress in bot-building has been "sloth-like" at best. After four years of playing the game he has still yet to make a popup. He got into DSL building early summer of 2009 in preparation for the Clash Cubes 2 tournament.
Jack is not fond of making clones of anyone's bots. He usually spends hours trying to find undiscovered configurations that could be unique for battling.
JD participated in an array of tournaments within the Game Tech Mods community in 2009. Mainly, to gain feedback on bots and become a better builder altogether.
Competitions and Statistics:
Robozone: 6th Place & Tilt Champion with Jackpot Deux
BBEANS5: Rank 50 2 Wins 2 Losses with Hellbringer
Noob Warz: 1st round loss with Blue Thunder
RODE Tournament: 1st round loss with M.A.D. Machine
Noob Warz 2: 1st Place with Suckerpunch
Brawl of the Builders: 1st round loss with Teethgrinder
King of Karnage: 3W 2L with Sir Robin the Brave
Clash Cubes 2: 1st Round loss with Lament Configuration
Rust in Pieces: 1st Round loss with Falchion
Noob Warz 3: Entered with Rust Monster
UK vs USA: Entered with Steel Reign
Clash Cubes 3: Entered with Haphazard 2.1
RAW 2: (currently underway) 1 win with Beavis and Butthead
Replica Wars: First round loss with Crabmeat
Battle Of the Band: Entered with Project Mayhem
Combat Ants: 2 Wins 1 Loss 2nd Place Overall with Mercury Drone
Wild Robot Live 2: Entered with Lava Rocket
Doomed Bots: 3 Wins 2 losses with Guybrush
Wheely Tag Tournament: Entered with Short Bus
The Amazing Rage tournament: Entered with Metal Chicken
IRL tournament: Entered with Steel Phoenix
Notable Robots
Intellect Devourer
Red Leader
Lament Configuration
Bullwork (Skinning contest winner)
Tofu Delivery
Any of the replicas, see the above link.
Grudge/Ally Status
- Grudges With: None Known
- Allies with: Everyone
- Fear Rating: TBA
- Respect Rating: 34/100
- Rank: Heavyweight
- Political Stance on Forum: Peacekeeper, Replica Master
- Trivia: Jack Daniels skins all of his bots using an ancient 266mhz PowerMac G3 laptop and Photoshop 6.0 from 1996. It is ironic that the hardware he uses for Skinning is older than most of the forum members on Gametechmods...