Competitions / The Sinister Six

Competition detail

The Sinister Six

Competition #6

Challenge

Design one or more cheap ships for a meteor-shower arena where every ship matters and each submitted entry is fielded four times in battle.

Competition Video

Final

Rules

Full rule breakdown recorded from the original Discord announcements.

View full rules Build 9 · Crew 8 · Combat 8 · Format 1

Build

Original design
Must use your own ship design or designs
Fleet format
Build 1 or more ships
Combined budget
1M space bucks maximum
Docking ports
Each ship must have at least 1 docking port
Minimum engines
At least 1 engine per ship
Armor
Not allowed
External shields
External objects may not be placed as shields
Maximum speed
130
Overlapping items
Not allowed

Crew

Maximum crew
2
Food and water
Required for any ship with crew
Crew capacity
Must be equal to or greater than crew count
Breathable atmosphere
Required where spacesuits are not needed
Oxygen supply
Must be supplied from a bottle or reprocessing
CO2 handling
Must be captured and either bottled or reprocessed to oxygen
Sewage handling
Must be captured and either bottled or reprocessed to oxygen
Weapons officers
Weapons officers and consoles allowed

Combat

Arena modifier
Combat takes place in a meteor shower
Start position
Ships start facing each other outside railgun range
Combat control
Game AI controls all combat
Orders
Default orders enabled, including hull repair
Match format
Ships fight twice; two kills wins
Tie-breaker
If each ship gets one kill, the faster kill wins the tie
Time limit
5 minutes
Time-limit handling
Judges may call battles early if ships are stuck in a loop; if time expires, the ship or ships with the highest percentage of health left win

Format

Entry multiplier
Each entry is multiplied by 4 for combat

Entries

Main

21 entries in this division.

Entrant Entry Result Honours
Zenrath
Squeege Shredder
8x Squeege Shredder Primary
Winner
Winner Self Destruct Award
Zenrath
X
16x X Primary
Final
Runner up Least like a Penis 2
Imre
Crossfire-Class Outpost
Crossfire-Class Outpost Primary
Semi
Self Destruct Award
Ranamar
Asteroid Crab
4x Asteroid Crab Primary
Semi
Self Destruct Award
BrendyBear
Gatattack Drone
4x Gatattack Drone Primary
r3 —
Imre
Borealis Fighter
8x Borealis Fighter Primary
r3
Coolest Ship 2
OmgBear
Speck
8x Speck Primary
r3 —
Ranamar
Eel Fighter
4x Eel Fighter Primary
r3 —
BrendyBear
Annoying Fly
8x Annoying Fly Primary
r2 —
Force_10
10 Enterprises Hybrid Eco Fighter Mark II
4x 10 Enterprises Hybrid Eco Fighter Mark II Primary
r2
Last Longest
Fredrick Von Strudel
Sparrowhawk MK4
4x Sparrowhawk MK4 Primary
r2 —
Fredrick Von Strudel
Turkey-Vulture
4x Turkey-Vulture Primary
r2 —
Hype
Atom
12x Atom Primary
r2 —
Hype
Photon
4x Photon Primary
Atom
4x Atom
r2 —
OmgBear
Big-Y
4x Big-Y Primary
r2 —
Stunty
Harpy-Class Drone Gunship
4x Harpy-Class Drone Gunship Primary
r2 —
DoctorX
DRx Blowie MK I
4x DRx Blowie MK I Primary
r1 —
DoctorX
Stunned Mullet MK II
4x Stunned Mullet MK II Primary
r1 —
Rochdale
Ascension of Mass
4x Ascension of Mass Primary
r1 —
Rochdale
Asceticism of Action
4x Asceticism of Action Primary
r1 —
Stunty
Sai-Class Heavy Fighter
4x Sai-Class Heavy Fighter Primary
r1
Backstory 2

Trainer ships

No trainer ships are recorded for this competition yet.

Awards

Award Entrant Ship / entry Judge
Backstory
Stunty Sai-Class Heavy Fighter Johnny Struggles
Backstory
Stunty Sai-Class Heavy Fighter Totengeist
Best Fight
Squeege Shredder vs Photon Match award Johnny Struggles
Best Fight
Big Y vs Crossfire Match award Totengeist
Coolest Ship
Imre
Borealis Fighter 8x Borealis Fighter
Johnny Struggles
Coolest Ship
Imre
Borealis Fighter 8x Borealis Fighter
Totengeist
Last Longest
Force_10
10 Enterprises Hybrid Eco Fighter Mark II F10 Enterprises Hybrid Eco Fighter Mark II
Outcome
Least like a Penis
Zenrath
X 16x X
Johnny Struggles
Least like a Penis
Zenrath
X 16x X
Totengeist
Self Destruct Award
Zenrath 2x Squeege Shredder Outcome
Self Destruct Award
Ranamar Asteroid Crab Outcome
Self Destruct Award
Imre ? x Crossfire-Class Outpost Outcome

Matches

Main division

Round Entry 1 Entry 2 Winner
Stage 1
4x Eel Fighter 4x Stunned Mullet MK II 4x Eel Fighter
Stage 1
4x Turkey-Vulture 4x Asteroid Crab 4x Asteroid Crab
Stage 1
4x Ascension of Mass 4x Gatattack Drone 4x Gatattack Drone
Stage 1
4x DRx Blowie MK I 12x Atom 12x Atom
Stage 1
4x Asceticism of Action 8x Borealis Fighter 8x Borealis Fighter
Stage 1 Best Fight award
4x Big-Y Crossfire-Class Outpost Crossfire-Class Outpost
Stage 1
4x Sai-Class Heavy Fighter 8x Speck 8x Speck
Stage 2
8x Annoying Fly 4x Eel Fighter 4x Eel Fighter
Stage 2
4x Harpy-Class Drone Gunship 4x Gatattack Drone 4x Gatattack Drone
Stage 2
16x X 12x Atom 16x X
Stage 2
4x Sparrowhawk MK4 8x Borealis Fighter 8x Borealis Fighter
Stage 2
8x Speck 4x 10 Enterprises Hybrid Eco Fighter Mark II 8x Speck
Stage 2 Best Fight award
4x Photon - 4x Atom 8x Squeege Shredder 8x Squeege Shredder
Stage 3
4x Eel Fighter 4x Asteroid Crab 4x Asteroid Crab
Stage 3
4x Gatattack Drone 16x X 16x X
Stage 3
8x Borealis Fighter Crossfire-Class Outpost Crossfire-Class Outpost
Stage 3
8x Squeege Shredder 8x Speck 8x Squeege Shredder
Semifinal
4x Asteroid Crab 16x X 16x X
Semifinal
Crossfire-Class Outpost 8x Squeege Shredder 8x Squeege Shredder
Final
16x X 8x Squeege Shredder 8x Squeege Shredder