NFX
NFX is a relative newcomer to the Robot Arena 2 community, having first downloaded Robot Arena 2 in August 2009, and joining the Gametechmods Forums just two days after. Following a brief departure from the forums for unknown reasons, he returned in April 2010, and started to become one of the forum regulars, receiving Advanced User status in December 2010.
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| Rank | Advanced User | |
| Political Stance | Informationalist, Peacekeeper, Post King | |
| Grudge / Ally Status | ||
| Allies With | G.K., GoldenFox93, martymidget, Gazea2, Thyrus, Conraaa, Badnik96, Scorpion, Vertigo, J, Craaig, madman3, possibly JoeBlo, Naryar and Sage. Generally gets along well with everyone. | |
| Rivals With | GoldenFox93 (Friendly) | |
| Grudges With | None | |
| Fear Rating |  25/100
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| Respect Rating | 34/100
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| Trivia | ||
| NFX is one of the few Scottish members of Gametechmods, others being System32 and Scourge of teh Galaxy. | ||
| Memorable Quote | ||
| "I see what u did there"
"PMbomb'd" "<expletive>" | ||
His Stock showcase can be found here, and his DSL showcase here. R0B0SH4RK once described his as "possibly the most underrated builder on the forums". Occasionally, NFX builds replicas to quite a good standard, and some more humorous robots when "Builder's Block" sets in. Recently, he emerged as a strong Bot Of The Month contender, having become only the third member to win back-to-back BOTM polls.
Still doesn't completely understand the rules for batteries.
Skill
Stock - Knows almost all of the glitches, and can build some reasonably competitive bots, though has a slightly more experimental style. Tends to build popups and HS bots only, but has recently branched out with a number of hybrids.
DSL - Has reached a reasonably good level. Likes to experiment, but tends to make bots more for looks, or proof of concept, rather than combat efficiency. Doesn't really build any specific type of bot, but likes rammers, and has some trouble building effective wedges.
Modding - Has finally managed to crack AI'ing, and reskin an arena for Gazea2's Stock mod RA2INBOW. He has also recently learned to reskin components, and has 'absolute minimal knowledge' of BFE
Notable Tournament Entries
| Tournament | Robot | Position | Awards | Notes |
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| Wild Robots Live 2 | Snap! Happy | Second Round | None | NFX's first ever tournament entry. |
| BBEANS 6 | Zombie Pirate Ninja | Loser's Bracket, Round 2 | None | NFX's first ever DSL bot. |
| Back To The Beginnings | Tribute To Tribute To Mayhem | Loser's Braket, Round 2 | Best Match (vs. Pwnator) | Voted joint Favourite Tournament entry in 2010 GTM Awards. |
| Back To The Beginnings 2 | Whiplash Recoil | Loser's Bracket, Round 2 | None | Knocked out of the Winner's Bracket and Loser's Bracket by the same robot - R0B0SH4RK's Bear Cube. |
| Back To The Beginnings 3 | c3:++ | Loser's Bracket, Round 5 | Rumble Participant | One of the first robots to use the 140cm Square Extender effectively. |
| Back To The Beginnings 4 | As If I Give A Flying Melon | Loser's Bracket, Round 4 | Rumble Champion | Scored the same amount of KO's as c3:++ (8). |
| Total Annihilation | Valid Query 2 | Grand Champion | Most Promising | NFX's first - and so far, only - individual tournament championship. |
| RA2 Trials 2 | Wheels Are Tasty | Heat Final | Most Creative Entry | N/A |
| RA2 Trials 3 | Puncture III | Runner-Up | None | Threw itself from the Tabletop in the final match. |
| Replica Wars 2 | 360 | Fourth Place | Best Match (Grand Final) | Voted joint Favourite Tournament entry in 2010 GTM Awards. |
| Replica Wars 3 | Corkscrew Two | Third Place | Warmonger Award (Most Damaging) | Lost its entire weaponry in one hit in the final. |
| RA2 Team Championships | Wheels Are Tasty 4 | Grand Champion | None | Coined the team name, "Naryar's Not Quite Evil Council". |
| RA2 Team Championships 2 | Extenders Are Delicious 3 | Grand Champion | SFTW (Team 1) | NFX is the only member to have won all three RA2 Team Championships. |
| RA2 Team Championships 3 | Toss Salad | Grand Champion | Best Bot (Team 4), Best Overall Bot | Captained Team 4 at Scrap Daddy's request. |
| Clash Cubes IV | Wheels Are Tasty 4 1/2 | Loser's Bracket, Round 7 | Rumble Participant | Finished the tournament ranked in fourth place overall. |
| Our Replicas Are Different | Lapshade Of Doom | Third Place | None | N/A |
| Pot Luck | Urjak's Folly | Loser's Bracket, Round 2 | Unluckiest Robot, Most Surprising Moment | Finished third in the Byebot Qualifying matches. |
| 2 Legit 2 Quit | Implosion 2.0 | First Round | BTRSHDBBDDTBL | Also entered in the upcoming Robotic International Wars Season 2 tournament. |
| Battlebots | Freezerburn | Third Place | Best Match (vs. Thyrus) | Originally designed in Rhinoceros 2.0. |
| Battlebots Season 2 | Revolutions Per Minute | Fourth Place | None | Built for the abandoned Blades Of Fury Tournament. |
| Battlebots Season 3 | SWARM | Round 1 | Unluckiest Bot | Originally entered as a Heavyweight multibot. |
| B4ttlebots | (LW) Watch Your Step!, (MW) Cage Of Mirrors, (HW) The Highlander 2 | (LW) Quarter-Finals, (MW) Round 1, (HW) Runner-Up | TBC | The Highlander was originally entered into the SHW Bracket. |
| Home And Away | Fatal Exception | Runner-Up | Most KO's, Most Home Wins, Most Away Wins | Fatal Exception was not KO'd once in all its 42 matches. |
| Not Quite Replica Wars 2 | Swift Justice | TBC | TBC | Lost to the Byebot in the Preliminary Rounds. |
| Steel Warzone | Ion | TBC | TBC | An upgraded version of the bot that won the February 2010 BOTM poll. |
| GTM Home Nations Tournament | The Highlander | Joint Second Place (with lloopp d lloopp and Goldenfox93) | N/A | Represented Scotland |
Challenge Board
6WD Popup Challenge (Orange Blue Orange Yellow 1.3) vs. Somebody vs. Vertigo - LOSS
IRL Challenge (Taur 2) vs. Thyrus vs. dragonsteincole - LOSS
Other Notable Robots
Halestorm - A Stock HW Popup series, which has gradually improved over its seven incarnations, specifically with SnapperII work and extender setups.
Present Of Doom - His BOTM Entry for December 2010, coming second to Clickbeetle. It featured his first public showing of reskinned components: a red DSL Disc which read "To ACAMS. Merry Xmas!"
Crab Salad - A LW Rammer that utilises the Trov Chassis glitch, known for its unique weapon setup. Its potency was displayed in a screenshot showing a KO victory over the fearsome Mako.
Pyramid Scheme - A pyramid-shaped Stock HW Flipper with a smiley face on the front. Liked for its humour, and there is also footage of it upending Hammer Of Justice.
Hosting
So far, NFX has only attempted to host one official tournament, Mechapocalypse. However, due to university work and time constraints, he was unable to continue with it.
He has also hosted the Home Nations Tournament, an unofficial tournament between himself, Goldenfox93, G.K. and lloopp d lloopp, on the basis that each of the four countries of the United Kingdom would be represented.
Achievements/Awards
GTM Awards 2010
- Best Personal Text
- Favourite Champion Bot (Valid Query 2) [Tied with Somebody (Ripper Of Guts 3.7)]
- Favourite Tournament Entry (Valid Query 2, Tribute To Tribute To Mayhem, 360)
- Favourite Tournament Match (vs. Pwnator, Back To The Beginnings Round 2)
Bot Of The Month (x5)
- October 2010 (Flash Bang)
- January 2011 (Viral Sweep)
- February 2011 (Ion)
- June 2011 (Enterprise)
- July 2010 (Kart)