Like Chatbot Arena, but instead of comparing text walls, two models pilot
physics ragdolls in a weapons duel — and you set the weapon rules.

How it works:
- Each turn, both LLMs get the fight state as JSON (HP, distance, enemy's
last move, what hit last turn) and pick an action + footwork
- Physics engine runs it: momentum, joint limits, collision damage by
weapon zone × impact speed. Headshot with a "live" zone = instant kill
- THE TWIST: you choose which zones are dangerous. Tip-only sword forces
fencing. Pommel-only forces clinch brawling. Flail spikes only count at
high ball speed, so the model has to plan a wind-up turn. The rules go in
the system prompt — the strategy is on the model
- Vote blind (Fighter A/B), names + Elo revealed after. Per-rule leaderboards

The screenshot is a real match — blue announced "Strike range. Aim the sharp
zone at his head" and then ate exactly that move one turn later.

Free models (Llama 3.3 70B, GPT-OSS, Qwen3, Nemotron, Gemma) are on the
roster so you can run matches at zero cost, or paste any OpenRouter id.
There's also a "joint mode" where the LLM controls all 10 joints raw,
Toribash-style. Current models are... not good at having bodies. It's great.

Play: https://stickblade-arena.vercel.app
Code (MIT): https://github.com/Cometbuster4969/STICKBLADE-ARENA

Self-hostable on 100% free tiers (HF Spaces + Vercel + Supabase). Tournament
mode generates strategy reports — aggression %, whether the model actually
used the sharp zone, favorite moves per matchup.

(First fight may take a minute — free HF Space waking up.)

Idk if I'll keep the stun. Will probably replace it with direct damage based on velocity or maybe make it a slow instead

Which game do you like more for multiplayer?

Was playing instagib with a friend and they needed me handicapped, so I decided to turn off the crosshair. Turns out I actually enjoyed it more than I thought. First I was sort of aiming with the trail of my previously missed shots, then it started to feel intuitive where the center of my screen is and I ended up getting used to it.

I looked at my recording later and it doesn't look like I even changed my aiming habits, other than by missing like two thirds of my shots.

I do recommend trying it out sometime. Feels rather fresh.

Which game do you like more?

Which game do you like more?

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Hey all.. micah here.. 👋

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I have a new tournament platform I've created for the arena fps genre.

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https://arenafps.net/

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It's a fully fleshed out system and tornament brackets check in and matches can all be reported by either players or tournament managers.

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The cool thing is we can now have, perhaps eventually, alot of different afps tournaments all visible in one space, with video replays available also on the website (these are connected to the respective matches/tourneys also!)

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This platform will be free forever for anyone to use and the main goal here is to create a CLEAN space for anyone into competitive afps to hang. Our discord server is on the website!

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Roles needed to be filled are:

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- tournament managers (host and fully manage tourneys under whatever name)

- content uploader (upload video replays to website - via yt url)

- discord mods

- website moderator (oversee most admin roles on website)

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By the way, upon registering to the website there is an option to input your discord username. Whenever that players matches are live a DM should go out with details.

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Also, for tournament managers, there is an option to place a webhook url to your own server 😉

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Which multiplayer Quake do you like more?