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**Author:** [@Brayden21510R](https://forum.recf.org/u/Brayden21510R)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2026, 5:06pm UTC](https://forum.recf.org/t/solo-matches-ranking/330 "2026-11-08T17:06:28Z")
Does anyone know how to access the global solo matches ranking or if there isn’t a way to yet? Something similar to the robot events global skills standings in previous years. --- ## [RECF Launch Robotics Competition Crossfield Game Manual Version 1.1 Released](https://forum.recf.org/t/recf-launch-robotics-competition-crossfield-game-manual-version-1-1-released/323)
**Author:** [@Heather\_Harris](https://forum.recf.org/u/Heather_Harris)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2026, 2:37am UTC](https://forum.recf.org/t/recf-launch-robotics-competition-crossfield-game-manual-version-1-1-released/323 "2026-11-06T02:37:46Z")
Hello, RECF community, and thanks for being part of this season’s Launch game: Crossfield. We’ve just released version 1.1 of the game manual, with a couple of changes. Here’s a list of what you need to know about this u… --- ## [Drone not working](https://forum.recf.org/t/drone-not-working/449)
**Author:** [@unknown4](https://forum.recf.org/u/unknown4)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2026, 5:00pm UTC](https://forum.recf.org/t/drone-not-working/449 "2026-11-05T17:00:09Z")
our co drone edu is not working - when I try to do the skills track when going down after the first keyhole gate the drone simply starts drifting up and going down does not work does anyone know what is going on (we have… --- ## [Game manual updates impact on competitions.](https://forum.recf.org/t/game-manual-updates-impact-on-competitions/440)
**Author:** [@TheBirchTrees](https://forum.recf.org/u/TheBirchTrees)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2026, 3:29pm UTC](https://forum.recf.org/t/game-manual-updates-impact-on-competitions/440 "2026-11-05T15:29:04Z")
Does anyone know if there is a cool down time of sorts for game manual updates? According to the manual there is supposed to be a major update on the 10th of this month, but I also have a competition on the 14th and I’m … --- ## [Awards for RECF Online Challenges (Cycle 1)](https://forum.recf.org/t/awards-for-recf-online-challenges-cycle-1/442)
**Author:** [@BananaPi](https://forum.recf.org/u/BananaPi)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2026, 2:27pm UTC](https://forum.recf.org/t/awards-for-recf-online-challenges-cycle-1/442 "2026-11-05T14:27:44Z")
Are there awards posted or planned for Cycle 1 of the RECF Online Challenges, specifically the CAD challenge? I am a RECF Pinnacle participant, and am hoping to use this Online Challenge to help with scholarship applicat… --- ## [Cascade Lift Speed and Notebook Tips](https://forum.recf.org/t/cascade-lift-speed-and-notebook-tips/441)
**Author:** [@Bruhath79267U](https://forum.recf.org/u/Bruhath79267U)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2026, 7:27am UTC](https://forum.recf.org/t/cascade-lift-speed-and-notebook-tips/441 "2026-11-05T07:27:20Z")
We have a cascade, but it lifts up and down slowly (not really, really slowly). Would anyone recommend it being faster or slower? Because in a past comp (JL Mann opener), we noticed that the teams were playing defense an… --- ## [What are you using 3d printing for?](https://forum.recf.org/t/what-are-you-using-3d-printing-for/190)
**Author:** [@1064G](https://forum.recf.org/u/1064G)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2026, 7:26am UTC](https://forum.recf.org/t/what-are-you-using-3d-printing-for/190 "2026-11-05T07:26:27Z")
In recf pinnacle what are you using your 3d printing ability’s for? --- ## [Recf competition app](https://forum.recf.org/t/recf-competition-app/167)
**Author:** [@1064G](https://forum.recf.org/u/1064G)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2026, 12:08pm UTC](https://forum.recf.org/t/recf-competition-app/167 "2026-11-04T12:08:18Z")
Will there be an app similar to vex via for recf? I have not seen one yet. --- ## [3d Printing Size Limits](https://forum.recf.org/t/3d-printing-size-limits/436)
**Author:** [@Joy\_Chen](https://forum.recf.org/u/Joy_Chen)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2026, 3:17pm UTC](https://forum.recf.org/t/3d-printing-size-limits/436 "2026-11-03T15:17:27Z")
If my 3d printed part’s function is to move during the match, and if the initial 3d printed design of the part fits within the 3 by 5 by 2 size limit, but will be greater than that limit during the match simply because i… --- ## [Pinnacle and controllers](https://forum.recf.org/t/pinnacle-and-controllers/379)
**Author:** [@smiller2](https://forum.recf.org/u/smiller2)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2026, 11:56am UTC](https://forum.recf.org/t/pinnacle-and-controllers/379 "2026-11-03T11:56:31Z")
Since teams are allowed to use 2 controllers for a match, does that mean there can be 2 drivers? --- ## [Where are RECF Online Match Scores](https://forum.recf.org/t/where-are-recf-online-match-scores/429)
**Author:** [@Rowan\_Moody\_A\_ness](https://forum.recf.org/u/Rowan_Moody_A_ness)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2026, 9:27pm UTC](https://forum.recf.org/t/where-are-recf-online-match-scores/429 "2026-11-02T21:27:38Z")
Title. I have looked at practically every recf resource and still cannot find match scores for a past event. Are live/past scores not a part of pinnacle? --- ## [RECF Participant Release Form](https://forum.recf.org/t/recf-participant-release-form/335)
**Author:** [@Shari\_Hiltbrand](https://forum.recf.org/u/Shari_Hiltbrand)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2026, 9:24pm UTC](https://forum.recf.org/t/recf-participant-release-form/335 "2026-11-02T21:24:30Z")
Is there a RECF Participant Release Form that teams need to have signed by parents for tournaments? I haven’t seen a digital option yet on recfevents.org. If there is one on recf.org, I haven’t found it yet. This might… --- ## [Competition switch](https://forum.recf.org/t/competition-switch/234)
**Author:** [@Kaleo03](https://forum.recf.org/u/Kaleo03)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2026, 11:00am UTC](https://forum.recf.org/t/competition-switch/234 "2026-11-02T11:00:40Z")
I already asked my rep, thought I’d see if any one outside of RECF got a way of controlling the robots yet? Trying to build something so I can do as it in practice still. Or if we got a firmware hack for the other one? … --- ## [OBS Scene Switcher Script for C2](https://forum.recf.org/t/obs-scene-switcher-script-for-c2/430)
**Author:** [@NATHAN\_NOLTE](https://forum.recf.org/u/NATHAN_NOLTE)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2026, 11:00am UTC](https://forum.recf.org/t/obs-scene-switcher-script-for-c2/430 "2026-11-02T11:00:31Z")
Here is a script that provides basic scene switcher functionality within OBS when running C2. It is a Python script, so you need to have Python installed on your OBS machine. I tested it with Python 3.12 (which is curre… --- ## [New Teamwork Field Balls Scoring](https://forum.recf.org/t/new-teamwork-field-balls-scoring/415)
**Author:** [@Spacy](https://forum.recf.org/u/Spacy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2026, 2:42pm UTC](https://forum.recf.org/t/new-teamwork-field-balls-scoring/415 "2026-10-29T14:42:44Z")
On the new teamwork field, 4 balls are to be preplaced onto the track INSIDE OF THE SCORING ZONE before a match starts. Do these automatically count as being scored, or are they only eligible for points once they enter t… --- ## [X-Drives. Who Is using them this season](https://forum.recf.org/t/x-drives-who-is-using-them-this-season/375)
**Author:** [@Peggy\_Princess](https://forum.recf.org/u/Peggy_Princess)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2026, 3:47pm UTC](https://forum.recf.org/t/x-drives-who-is-using-them-this-season/375 "2026-10-28T15:47:06Z")
Who is using X-Drives? With there being no drivetrain wattage limit is anyone using 4 motor drives or X-Drives? X-Drive can strafe but with 6 motors being used again they don’t really have that many upsides. I’m curious … --- ## [Legacy VEXnet drive station adaptor mount for portable fields](https://forum.recf.org/t/legacy-vexnet-drive-station-adaptor-mount-for-portable-fields/407)
**Author:** [@Pascal\_Chesnais](https://forum.recf.org/u/Pascal_Chesnais)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2026, 6:40pm UTC](https://forum.recf.org/t/legacy-vexnet-drive-station-adaptor-mount-for-portable-fields/407 "2026-10-26T18:40:21Z")
A few Massachusetts EPs were together during a workshop for teams (it is a good thing to do!) and we had time to discuss how to mount drive station interface on portable fields or on 1/2" PVC poles on bases outside the f… --- ## [Autonomous Code](https://forum.recf.org/t/autonomous-code/400)
**Author:** [@smiller2](https://forum.recf.org/u/smiller2)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2026, 5:13pm UTC](https://forum.recf.org/t/autonomous-code/400 "2026-10-26T17:13:26Z")
Since my teams are registered with RECF, where do my teams need to go to do their programming for the autonomous part? VEX VR already had the playground set up so all the kids had to do was plug in their code. Does REC… --- ## [Pinnacle is poorly designed](https://forum.recf.org/t/pinnacle-is-poorly-designed/406)
**Author:** [@\_60](https://forum.recf.org/u/_60)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2026, 4:56pm UTC](https://forum.recf.org/t/pinnacle-is-poorly-designed/406 "2026-10-26T16:56:52Z")
I went to a competition yesterday, and I walked away from it with the opinion that Pinnacle is a game that inherently discourages robot complexity and strategy. The factors that cause this are not inherently bad, but in … --- ## [Virtual Coding and Driving Skills access?](https://forum.recf.org/t/virtual-coding-and-driving-skills-access/382)
**Author:** [@macskinny](https://forum.recf.org/u/macskinny)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2026, 7:24pm UTC](https://forum.recf.org/t/virtual-coding-and-driving-skills-access/382 "2026-10-23T19:24:14Z")
Hi, my students got a lot of value out of VEX’s VR playground last year, but because we’re registered to compete through RECF this year, we don’t have a passkey. Suggested alternatives? How are other teams getting around… --- ## [Teamwork Yellow Balls and Blue Corner Tracks](https://forum.recf.org/t/teamwork-yellow-balls-and-blue-corner-tracks/337)
**Author:** [@Spacy](https://forum.recf.org/u/Spacy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2026, 7:20pm UTC](https://forum.recf.org/t/teamwork-yellow-balls-and-blue-corner-tracks/337 "2026-10-23T19:20:52Z")
We have found that the blue 90 degree corner tracks are slightly thinner than the normal flat tracks. When pushing the yellow balls through the corner tracks, we have had excessive problems where the balls would get stuc… --- ## [Teaching 3D Modeling + Printing Recommendations](https://forum.recf.org/t/teaching-3d-modeling-printing-recommendations/353)
**Author:** [@unknown2](https://forum.recf.org/u/unknown2)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 7:52pm UTC](https://forum.recf.org/t/teaching-3d-modeling-printing-recommendations/353 "2026-10-15T19:52:29Z")
Hello anyone who might see this, I am a coach and EP for my school’s Achieve program. We just got a set of new 3D printers this school year. I’ve been spending a lot of time learning how they work and printing out diffe… --- ## [Custom preumatics ](https://forum.recf.org/t/custom-preumatics/380)
**Author:** [@colton\_colton](https://forum.recf.org/u/colton_colton)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 4:41pm UTC](https://forum.recf.org/t/custom-preumatics/380 "2026-10-15T16:41:46Z")
So we’ve made custom 3 wire but it’s still uses the normal 3 wire but we just cut it and made it longer and soldered wires but don’t see in the rule book if soldering is allowed --- ## [Clarification on Robit Parts](https://forum.recf.org/t/clarification-on-robit-parts/270)
**Author:** [@mrhltn](https://forum.recf.org/u/mrhltn)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 4:40pm UTC](https://forum.recf.org/t/clarification-on-robit-parts/270 "2026-10-15T16:40:28Z")
The current rulebook states that Andymark Robits are sanctioned parts for this season. Is that just the base kit or is it the full Robits catalog? Thank you for the clarification. --- ## [Gameplay Feedback](https://forum.recf.org/t/gameplay-feedback/365)
**Author:** [@mr.dreadnaut](https://forum.recf.org/u/mr.dreadnaut)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 3:42pm UTC](https://forum.recf.org/t/gameplay-feedback/365 "2026-10-14T15:42:02Z")
Just participated in my regions first ever tournament under RECF and I have some things to say Pros: First, I wanna say I really like the fact that the center goal is worth a lot of points and gets a protection period,… --- ## [Community flagging is locking topics](https://forum.recf.org/t/community-flagging-is-locking-topics/364)
**Author:** [@Pascal\_Chesnais](https://forum.recf.org/u/Pascal_Chesnais)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2026, 10:55pm UTC](https://forum.recf.org/t/community-flagging-is-locking-topics/364 "2026-10-11T22:55:52Z")
I am not sure what’s up, but there are currently two topics being locked by community flags. Is this an attack to make RECF forum less usable? --- ## [Mountain State Mayhem 2027 | Signature Event](https://forum.recf.org/t/mountain-state-mayhem-2027-signature-event/362)
**Author:** [@holbrook](https://forum.recf.org/u/holbrook)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2026, 2:05pm UTC](https://forum.recf.org/t/mountain-state-mayhem-2027-signature-event/362 "2026-10-09T14:05:36Z")
Introducing Mountain State Mayhem, an RECF Achieve Signature Event! January 23-24, 2027 | Charleston Coliseum | Charleston, West Virginia The West Virginia Robotics Alliance and Kanawha County Schools are thrilled to we… --- ## [Student advisory boards](https://forum.recf.org/t/student-advisory-boards/344)
**Author:** [@TheBirchTrees](https://forum.recf.org/u/TheBirchTrees)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2026, 6:22pm UTC](https://forum.recf.org/t/student-advisory-boards/344 "2026-10-06T18:22:29Z")
Hi! I have a question regarding the student advisory boards and was curious as to whether anyone may know the answer. For the students who applied to the student advisory board, is there a date for when we should expect … --- ## [Change in mandatory driver swap](https://forum.recf.org/t/change-in-mandatory-driver-swap/346)
**Author:** [@Shari\_Hiltbrand](https://forum.recf.org/u/Shari_Hiltbrand)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2026, 6:51pm UTC](https://forum.recf.org/t/change-in-mandatory-driver-swap/346 "2026-10-04T18:51:12Z")
Continuing the discussion from RECF Engage Robotics Competition- Tier Takeover Game Manual Version 2.0 Released: I’m curious why the mandatory driver swap as stated in rule 3.3.7, was eliminated. To me, it seems that pa… --- ## [Measurement help](https://forum.recf.org/t/measurement-help/345)
**Author:** [@Josue\_Castaneda](https://forum.recf.org/u/Josue_Castaneda)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2026, 6:50pm UTC](https://forum.recf.org/t/measurement-help/345 "2026-10-04T18:50:34Z")
I’m trying to see the measurements/dimensions of a CoDrone EDU battery and also the measurements/dimensions for the charger. If anyone is able to it would be very appreciated. [Next page](https://forum.recf.org/latest.md?page=1)