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| trivia = > Is an active participant in the "furry" fandom.
| trivia = > Wrote a book called Nintendon't.
> Wrote a book called Nintendon't.
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'''Andre Bardin''', more commonly known in the Robot Arena 2 community under the moniker '''Radio F Software''' (frequently abbreviated as '''RFS''' and now known as '''Dracophile'''), is one of the most influential personalities in the Robot Arena 2 AI development community for creating the self-titled [[RFS AI Pack]]. He is also known as being the first (and last) [[AceUplink]] staff member to be fired and was the owner of [[RFSHQ]], a website community which outlived nearly every other Robot Arena 2 community on the Internet (February 12th, 2004 - June 22, 2008). He quietly left the Robot Arena 2 community to pursue personal interests in the furry fandom.
'''André Bardin''', more commonly known in the Robot Arena 2 community under the moniker '''Radio F Software''' (frequently abbreviated as '''RFS''' and now known as '''Dracophile'''), is one of the most influential personalities in the Robot Arena 2 AI development community. He is credited with creating the eponymous [[RFS AI Pack]] which secured him a place in the game's legacy of notable AI modders.
He was a moderator at [[Technex's Forums]], and was later banned there for defecting against Technex's style of administration.
Additionally, RFS is also known as being the first (and last) [[AceUplink]] staff member to be fired from his position. He was a moderator at [[Technex's Forums]], and was later banned there for defecting against Technex's style of management and advertising. More notably, RFS was the webmaster of [[RFSHQ]], a website which outlived nearly every other Robot Arena 2 community on the Internet (February 12th, 2004 - June 22, 2008).
He quietly left the Robot Arena 2 community some time in 2008 to pursue personal interests.
==History==
==History==
===AceUplink===
===AceUplink===
[[Image:RFS2003.JPG|right|250px|thumb|Radio F Software, 2003]]During his time spent on AceUplink RFS quickly learned the [[Python]] programming language. All of his game modifications were created during the time he spent on AceUplink, including the RFS AI Pack and Personalized Components. He was well known for writing tutorials on how to code AI, edit components, and how to beat AI robots; his efforts earned him the custom community rank "The Tutorial Man". In December 2003, [[JFranco]], the webmaster of AceUplink, appointed RFS to work on the [[AceUplink Robot Database]], a comprehensive online encyclopedia of robotics information. With the stiff request of one thousand articles, RFS attempted to resign from his position immediately. When permission was denied, he simply stopped working and filled the database with entries of his own creations until his FTP permissions were stripped.
[[Image:RFS2003.JPG|right|250px|thumb|Radio F Software, 2003]]During his time spent on AceUplink RFS quickly learned the basics of the [[Python]] programming language. All of his game modifications were created during the time he spent on AceUplink, including the RFS AI Pack and Personalized Components. He was well known for writing tutorials on how to code AI, edit components, and how to beat AI robots; his efforts earned him the custom community rank "The Tutorial Man".
In December 2003 [[JFranco]], the webmaster of AceUplink, appointed RFS to work on the [[AceUplink Robot Database]], a comprehensive online encyclopedia of robotics information. With the stiff request of one thousand articles, RFS attempted to resign from his position immediately. When permission was denied, he simply stopped working and filled the database with entries of his own creations until his FTP permissions were stripped.
RFS was unceremoniously fired from AceUplink staff in January 2004. His account, banished to the "Pending Validation" group, was the only such account to have several thousand forum posts and be listed with the "Super Heavyweight" post rank. For several months after being banned RFS remained the top poster on the forums only to eventually be surpassed by [[AW]].
RFS was unceremoniously fired from AceUplink staff in January 2004. His account, banished to the "Pending Validation" group, was the only such account to have several thousand forum posts and be listed with the "Super Heavyweight" post rank. For several months after being banned RFS remained the top poster on the forums only to eventually be surpassed by [[AW]].
===RFSHQ===
===RFSHQ===
The first incarnation of RFSHQ opened officially on February 12th, 2004. February 12th was significant in that it was the day AceUplink's domain was purchased/expired; the intent of the site was to "beat out" AceUplink. The first version of RFSHQ was used as an outlet to host all of RFS' creations for Robot Arena 2. Shortly after the establishment of the site RFS partnered with TheDisturbedOne to create a variety of unique game-altering mods. Their joint-effort production name was Radio F Disturbedware and their only dual credit lies in The [[RFS AI Pack|RFS AI Pack V1.5]].
The first incarnation of RFSHQ opened officially on February 12th, 2004. February 12th was significant in that it was the day AceUplink's domain was up for renewal; the original intent of the site was to "beat out" AceUplink. The first version of RFSHQ was used as an outlet to host all of RFS' creations for Robot Arena 2 as he had them delisted from AceUplink's servers. Shortly after the establishment of the new website RFS partnered with TheDisturbedOne to create a variety of unique game-altering mods; their joint-effort production name was Radio F Disturbedware.
When the Robot Arena 2 community began to falter RFS quickly changed the format of his website to stay afloat. RFSHQ "reopened" on May 9th, 2004 as a comedy/satire website. The first article on the website was a sarcastic review of ''The Adventures of Bayou Billy'' on the Nintendo NES. From May 2004 through July 2008 RFS was the content supervisor of the website which at the time grew to a community of over 12,000 users and several "guest writers".
When the Robot Arena 2 community began to falter RFS quickly changed the format of his website to stay afloat. RFSHQ "reopened" on May 9th, 2004 as a comedy/satire website. The first article on the website was a sarcastic review of ''The Adventures of Bayou Billy'' on the Nintendo NES. From May 2004 through July 2008 RFS was the content supervisor of the website which at the time grew to a community of over 12,000 users and several "guest writers".
===Post-RFSHQ===
===Post-RFSHQ===
In July 2008 RFS, now under his pseudonym "Dracophile", outed himself as a "half-member" of the furry fandom, apologized to his audiences for lying to them for four years, and retired from his position as RFSHQ's lead writer. He re-established Twilight Foundry, a former gaming group turned multimedia studio that was originally active from 2001-2004, and briefly pursued web video series before vanishing online.
In July 2008 RFS, then under the pseudonym "Dracophile", retired from his position as RFSHQ's lead writer. In his departure post he expressed regret for the manner in which he chose to handle himself during conflicts with other communities and their members. Shortly after his departure from RFSHQ he re-established Twilight Foundry, a multimedia and gaming troupe he was affiliated with from 2001 - 2004.
In January 2010 he made a surprise announcement detailing plans to complete the final "V1.7" installment of the RFS AI Pack. There is no official word on the total number of teams being added to the pack, but it is confirmed that stronger versions of both the original Robot Arena and Robot Arena 2 AI will make appearances as well as a "second chance" team devoted to decent designs that never made it to the previous packs. The 1.7 update to the AI pack was eventually renamed "2.0" as it will supposedly retool and rebuild older designs that were unbalanced, broken, or simply bad.
In January 2010 he made a surprise announcement detailing plans to complete the final "V1.7" installment of the RFS AI Pack (now called the RFS-Dracophile AI Pack where "RFS" is marked out). There is no official word on the total number of teams being added to the pack, but it is confirmed that stronger versions of both the original Robot Arena and Robot Arena 2 will make appearances as well as a "second chance" team devoted to decent designs that never made it to the previous packs. As of January 2013 the fate of this pack is still unknown and is presumed canceled.
In mid-2010 RFS was the co-host of ''The Godmode: On 2 Project'', a web series focused around video game commentary. In September 2011 his first book, ''Nintendon't: 25 of the Worst Video Games Ever'', was released via Amazon KDP. Throughout 2011 he was a columnist at GatorAIDS, a website similar to RFSHQ. His work was occasionally showcased on the gaming industry blog Bitmob while it was open.
Presently, RFS maintains a relatively low profile online. He has expressed via Facebook and other social outlets his frustration with his social life and a lack of advancement in his professional life as well. He now lives in San Antonio, TX and mostly keeps to himself, working behind the scenes on various writing projects and occasionally assisting in the production of a Twilight Foundry venture. Old comments made by RFS suggested he returned to the furry fandom, the community he had exited from in 2002 to join the Robot Arena 2 fanbase.
==Notable Game Contributions==
==Notable Game Contributions==
===The [[RFS AI Pack]]===
===The [[RFS AI Pack]]===
[[Image:MewtwoSM.JPG|right|250px|thumb|Radio F Software (now Dracophile), 2010]]Originally slated to be an AI pack that featured non-stock components, this idea was scrapped in favor of a fair all-stock AI pack meant to showcase creative, modern, and realistic designs that could be taken out of the Robot Arena 2 game and built in real life if desired. The original installment of the pack featured the standard fare of 45 robots and was otherwise unmentionable; it made no serious impact on the community and was pleasantly well-received. Through some creative code-editing with the help of TheDisturbedOne, two follow up packs were made that expanded the limits of the original AI from 3 bots per team to 6 and 15 teams to 30, making the final tally of AI-controlled robots 180 by the V1.5 release.
[[Image:MewtwoSM.JPG|right|250px|thumb|Radio F Software (now Dracophile), 2010]]The RFS AI Pack was originally slated to be an upgrade that featured various non-stock components. This idea was scrapped in favor of a more fair all-stock AI pack with the intent to showcase creative, modern, and realistic designs that could be taken out of the Robot Arena 2 game and built in real life if desired. The original installment of the pack featured the standard fare of 45 robots and was otherwise unmentionable. Through some creative code-editing with the help of TheDisturbedOne, two follow up packs were made that expanded the limits of the original AI from 3 bots per team to 6 and 15 teams to 30, making the final tally of AI-controlled robots 180 by the V1.5 release.
Despite the simplistic and often whimsical designs the massive expansion marked a turning point in the customization of the game's AI, allowing future AI pack creators (such as [[Starcore]]) to further explore and cultivate the new found "territory".
Despite the simplistic and often whimsical designs the massive expansion marked a turning point in the customization of the game's AI, allowing future AI pack creators (such as [[Starcore]]) to further explore and cultivate the new found "territory".
===Personalized Components===
===Personalized Components===
RFS never made a fully original component because he lacked the required modeling software. Despite this, he was the first to take requests on "personalized" components. After copying the GMF for the standard [[Ram Plate]] RFS turned it into a decorative license plate. Users were able to request one plate with the following customizable features:
RFS never made a 100% original component because he lacked the required modeling software. Despite this, he was the first to take requests on "personalized" components. After copying the GMF for the standard [[Ram Plate]] RFS turned it into a decorative license plate. Users were able to request one plate with the following customizable features:
* The state
* The state
* A slogan
* A slogan