How the Competition Works (Recap) Spoiler At the end of the coding period, all four themes will be loaded onto the server for one week. They will be played, judged, and hopefully enjoyed, by the members of the Mafia community. After that week, an anonymous poll will open in the Mafia forum in which everyone can vote on their favorite theme from the competition. YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO VOTE FOR YOUR OWN THEME. Your vote will not count if it is cast for your theme. The winning theme will be uploaded to the server and considered "Accepted" (at the discretion of the hosts). In the rare event of a tie, there will be a tie breaker to determine the winner. As a runner-up prize to the loser of the tie breaker, their theme will receive and automatic Two (2) Approves in review. This prize can also be awarded to any theme that meets the current standard of the channel (at the discretion of the hosts). Unlike in the last Theme Competition, Fuzzy and I have thrown in a twist for this year's theme submissions. Each team will receive a list of nine "conditions," broken up into three blocks of three. Each team will have to choose at least five of their nine conditions for which their theme must meet before being considered a complete theme. More info on this will be given once the teams are formed. To make sure teams aren't doing their theme the night before, we will request a progress report containing your plans and/or coding every "Monday" during the event (Oct. 7, Oct. 14, Oct. 21, Oct. 28). These reports will help make sure you guys are staying on track and producing a theme with acceptable quality. The result of these progress reports will not be held against you in any way, its purely for your benefit. Requirements for all themes: -Must follow the usual theme guidelines. -The theme must have a 35-40 player cap. -The theme must be Error Free in RiceKirby's theme checker. -The theme must contain at least five of the required conditions, including one from each of the three blocks. All team members are expected to be contributing to their team. You may be removed from your team if you are not seen to be contributing. Hello, folks! The time has come, the moment of the culmination of a ton of behind-the-scenes PiratePad-filled, late-night discussions between Fuzzy and I and two weeks of sign-ups. Here are your teams for the second Theme Creation Competition: TEAM 1 - Devious Distractors Captain: JhenMohran (GMT) (Yes) TheUnknownOne (GMT+1) (Yes) Princess Luna (GMT) (No) Rentorar (GMT) (Maybe) Black Mage (GMT -5) (Maybe) - Lucario - [Lucario_3] (GMT - 6) (Yes) Hopkirk (GMT) (No) Gr0v. (GMT) (No) TEAM 2 - Brawling Bodyguards Captain: Roild (GMT -4) (Yes) Veteran Padgett (GMT -6) (No) ServantofCygnus [Sheath Knight/Grey Mage G.C./DraquusDiscord] (GMT -6) (No) Magnamon (GMT -7) (No) Karp Karpity [Meatshieder] (GMT -8) (Yes) Matt Ayala (GMT -5) (Yes) MewtwoHidden (GMT -6) (Yes) Zony11 (GMT - 8) (Maybe) TEAM 3 - Stealthy Spies Captain: Sky Sentinel (GMT -5) (Yes) Withoutatrace (GMT -6) (Maybe) Human Destroyer (GMT -5) (Yes) IronStorm (GMT -8) (No) Rand (GMT -7) (Yes) Silone (GMT -6) (No) Parakinetic (GMT -7) (Maybe) Fiery Espeon (GMT -5) (Maybe) TEAM 4 - Veritable Villagers Captain: Beast (GMT -5) (Yes) Joeypals (GMT -5) (No) Milost (GMT -8) (No) Zach33 [Hades, Sableye] (GMT -6 ) (Maybe) ajhockeystar (GMT -5) (Yes) Brightside (GMT -5) (Maybe) Windblown (GMT -8) (Yes) kaloki (GMT) (Maybe/No) TEAM 5 - Ethereal Exposers Captain: Angel Flonne (GMT +8) (Yes) Mad is my mood today [Sir Betato] (GMT +8) (No) Kland (GMT+10) (No) Shazan [Obey to Kyubey] (GMT +2) (Yes) HarisKun (GMT +7) (No) Turtoid (GMT +10) (No) GTFAN (GMT -5) (No) Each of the teams has a private channel set up in the server (the name will be the same as your team name). PM Fuzzy or I or your team Captain if you cannot find it or don't have access. Conditions Each team has a set of nine conditions listed below. They are broken into "Easy," "Medium," and "Hard" categories depending on difficulty (self-explanatory). Each team must use FIVE (5) out of the nine (9) conditions, including at least one (1) from each difficulty level. (Note: The numbers next to the conditions are irrelevant to you. They are just reference numbers for Fuzzy and I). TEAM 1 - Devious Distractors Spoiler Easy 5. No role should be able to outvote everyone else in the game with a single vote. 43. Theme must include at least one (1) role that is sided with itself at all periods where the role is alive. No Conspirator roles may win with this role. 37.No Village-sided role may have start-up reveal on another village-sided role. Medium 50. At least two (2) Village-sided Power Roles must be inspected and exposed as a Mafia-sided role or side. 48. At least two (2) roles must utilize the mode "die" as the result of a night action performed on them, excluding kill. 55. Theme must include at least one (1) Mafia-sided day-bomb (or revenger) that only kills Village-sided roles. Hard 22. No Village-sided role may have the command "protect" or "shield," with the exception of one (1) role that may use utilize a "self-protect." 25. Theme must include at least one (1) role that can use a single action on at least three (3) different players in a single phase at least once during the course of the game. 51. Theme must have at least one (1) Village-sided role that possesses a command that induces a poison on itself with a count no greater than four (4). TEAM 2 - Brawling Bodyguards Spoiler Easy 10. Theme must include at least one (1) role that possesses a variable vote count. 8. Theme must include at least one (1) poison bomb role with a count no less than two (2). 33. Theme must include at least one (1) role that utilizes the mode "resistance." Medium 21. At the start of each game, all roles must have at least one (1) other role on their team that has spawned. 29. All inspects and exposes must reveal the target's side and not their role at all. No "pseudo-inspects" to learn the role are allowed. 13. Theme must include at least one (1) Village-sided Power Role in which every command used has a suicide chance of 40% or greater. Hard 16. Theme must have at least one (1) single role that has the modes "onDeath" and "lynch" that result in different effects. 47. Theme must use more than five (5) roles lists. 30. Theme must include at least three (3) roles with the action "safeguard." TEAM 3 - Stealthy Spies Spoiler Easy 18. Theme must include a role that utilizes a detox and/or dispel command. 17. All Village-sided Bodyguards are restricted to one (1) "protect" per night. 20. All "Villager" roles may not have any special abilities. Medium 36. No role can do more than one (1) command in a single phase. There must be roles with the choice to use different actions. 11.Theme must include at least two (2) roles with the mode "onDeath." 7. No roles in the theme may get hax on any action. Hard 53. Theme must have a role that is never the same two (2) nights in a row (chain curse). 19. Theme must have a role with at least a "tri"-command action. 15. Theme must have a role that converts itself and other players when lynched. TEAM 4 - Veritable Villagers Spoiler Easy 40. Theme must include at least one (1) role whose vote is always negative. 26. Theme must include at least one (1) Mafia-sided role which reveals as a Villager when inspected or exposed. 4. Theme must have a role that utilizes a "day inspect" command. Medium 54. Theme cannot use the modes "killattacker" and "changetarget" 28. Theme must include at least one (1) role that revenges exposes. 56. Theme must include at least one (1) role with the "vengeful" property. Hard 6. At least one (1) Mafia-sided role must get start-up reveal on a Village-sided role. 35. All Village-sided information roles (ex: exposer, stalker, inspector, spy) cannot have any other special feature. 38. Theme must have a Mafia team that is not initially full connected. TEAM 5 - Ethereal Exposers Spoiler Easy 57. Theme must include at least two (2) roles with copy as an action or part of an action 33. Theme must include at least one (1) role that utilizes the mode "resistance." 49. Theme must include at least one (1) role with a delayed lynch. Role must die no later than the following night. Medium 29. Theme inspects and exposes must reveal side instead of role (i.e. "sight"). 31. Theme must include a role with self-protect command and no other special attributes or commands. 24. Theme must include at least one Village-sided role that is auto-lynched when anyone votes for it (i.e. voteshield of +9999). Hard 34. Theme must include no actions that occur during the standby phase.. 59. Theme must have no more than three (3) sides. 58. Theme must include a Mafia-sided bomb. Cannot bomb any other Mafia roles, only allowed to bomb Village-sided roles. Some terminology used: "X-sided" means there must be an "X" side. "Role" refers to a role in the theme. "tri"-command refers to something like [kill, distract, protect] All inspects/exposes are not restricted to just the command "inspect" or "expose." Pseudo-inspects and exposes fall under the restriction as well. If a role has a command or mode, there must be a use or way to trigger it. Random spawns to stuff your conditional roles in the same slot is not acceptable on the grounds that, you're not really using the conditions to build the theme and are trying to disregard the challenge. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Fuzzy or Solace for clarification.
sorry i didn t thought.that there could be a limit of mesaage storage, now it should be ok angel flonne
Underestimating a team with someone who's been behind the creative process of a few themes, Beast, and a few Mafia regulars. gg IceKirby. In all seriousness... VV/SS > VV/SS > BB > DD > EE
Last time my predictions were quite close :x Also, all teams have a formation like that (except for Beast, he's not in all formations)
Gonna try something different by posting my perception of their Mafia qualifications then make predicts based on them Spoiler TEAM 1 - Devious Distractors Captain: JhenMohran (GMT) (Yes) - Helped with idea of LOTR and plays Forum Mafia. MA and QC TheUnknownOne (GMT+1) (Yes) - Good coder Princess Luna (GMT) (No) - Don't know this person Rentorar (GMT) (Maybe) - Don't know this person Black Mage (GMT -5) (Maybe) - Coded Mario theme and played a lot of server Mafia - Lucario - [Lucario_3] (GMT - 6) (Yes) - I know this person, but I can't quite remember qualifications Hopkirk (GMT) (No) - Coded Cosa Notra and is an MA Gr0v. (GMT) (No) - Is this the same guy as luca.? lol idk TEAM 2 - Brawling Bodyguards Captain: Roild (GMT -4) (Yes) - MA and QC, as well as coded plethora of themes. Co-leader of RTM Veteran Padgett (GMT -6) (No) - Um I kinda know him ServantofCygnus [Sheath Knight/Grey Mage G.C./DraquusDiscord] (GMT -6) (No) - Coded a couple rejected themes Magnamon (GMT -7) (No) - Don't know Karp Karpity [Meatshieder] (GMT -8) (Yes) - Coded Creatures as well as a few other themes Matt Ayala (GMT -5) (Yes) - Coded Mt. Ember, as well as other themes. Is a coder in TUO's dead coder service thread lol MewtwoHidden (GMT -6) (Yes) - Coded DBZ and Mafia QC Zony11 (GMT - 8) (Maybe) - Don't know TEAM 3 - Stealthy Spies Captain: Human Destroyer (GMT -5) (Yes) - Coded Dethy, LynchWars, and is an MA and ex-QC. Co-owner of RTM and Forum Mafia player and host (happy? :D) Withoutatrace (GMT -6) (Maybe) - MA (and MU lol) IronStorm (GMT -8) (No) - see above except ex-MA and pro at VGC Rand (GMT -7) (Yes) - dont know Silone (GMT -6) (No) - took on Kid Icarus Parakinetic (GMT -7) (Maybe) - dont know Fiery Espeon (GMT -5) (Maybe) - coded Egypt Sky Sentinel (GMT -5) (Yes) - Coded AC TEAM 4 - Veritable Villagers Captain: Beast (GMT -5) (Yes) - Coded KH and another theme I'm blanking on. sMA and senior QC Joeypals (GMT -5) (No) - Um I know he used to be a tours stud but I don't know his Mafia achievements Milost (GMT -8) (No) - Don't know Zach33 [Hades, Sableye] (GMT -6 ) (Maybe) - Don't know ajhockeystar (GMT -5) (Yes) - Forum Mafia player I guess Brightside (GMT -5) (Maybe) - Don't know Windblown (GMT -8) (Yes) - Coded LOTR. QC. TEAM 5 - Ethereal Exposers Captain: Angel Flonne (GMT +8) (Yes) - Mafia QC and coded Paranormal, Toys, and plenty others Mad is my mood today [Sir Betato] (GMT +8) (No) - Coded that one theme I'm blanking on. Kland (GMT+10) (No) - Beast at OU and master of grammar Shazan [Obey to Kyubey] (GMT +2) (Yes) - MA and QC and coded Trust, which I need to play someday HarisKun (GMT +7) (No) - Don't know Turtoid (GMT +10) (No) - See above[/HIDE] 1. VV 2. SS 3. BB 4. DD 5. EE Teams at the bottom, please prove me wrong :3 EDIT: LOL identical to Joeypals
Okayy, this should be interesting. With the numbers, I assume you used rng? Also, while it is true that my team is the most disadvantaged, otk and I have decided that despite that we will rek your face Haha Stop, EE is on top
Whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa. Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. Whoaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. e_e. What's with my team in low rankings? Got a bunch of creative minds on my team and I'm a whiz at lots of bullshit. Gotta pull out some underdog stuff I guess. Fine by me. B) Also, you have Jhen in two places for some reason. VV and DD.
VV looks promising doe Sorry i have a habit of posting before i'm done with a post I'd also like to say that your team looks about second or third best (depending on where SS and VV go) really but who knows, anyone can pull something out of their ass
could I maybe join? If so, here's the info. Server Name: kaloki Timezone: England. Does that count? Can you code Mafia themes? If yes, with what level of experience?: Maybe. Learning though.
>implying Beast's team has any chance of beating my team If anyone, the one to beat is Roild. SS/BB > BB/SS > DD > EE > VV EDIT: Epikhairz you forgot my outside experience, RTM co-leading and forum mafia playing silly billy.
I'm surprised Rice hasn't take part in this competition. well if he was his team would obviously have won so I think it would be unfair
Nah, I didn't participate in the first edition either. Too much trouble, following from the outside is fun enough :3
TEAM 3 - Stealthy Spies Captain: Human Destroyer (GMT -5) (Yes) Withoutatrace (GMT -6) (Maybe) IronStorm (GMT -8) (No) Rand (GMT -7) (Yes) Silone (GMT -6) (No) Parakinetic (GMT -7) (Maybe) Fiery Espeon (GMT -5) (Maybe) Sky Sentinel (GMT -5) (Yes) Lol? I can code .-.
Not really, I just disagreed and I have more faith in my team than Ice did so nice try of trying to make me look like I have a large superior complex? Anyway, I'll just leave it at that, let's all make awesome themes everyone and may the best win!
My team is always predicted to be last. :( We are going to win this year. I think the captains need to have a friendly bet like last competition. :D
Ladies please. Wait until the themes are ready before saying who's going to win. Besides, we've got a secret weapon. Oh Roooild, time to come out and play some games with the victi- er, our competitors!
Me? I choose my own team, because ss and vv will probably be murdered by me And ee has great potential stop looking down on us, same goes for beast's team
i am unbiased towards other teams, so i will say this: all the other teams have an equal chance of taking second place. ;)
I'm sorry Q_Q HD's team to win it all lol The top 3 were pretty close so it came down to the tiniest of facts for me. Either team has a chance of winning first imo. And idk like half of Angel's team so maybe they might win, but based on my knowledge of them, I have them ranked last. Please feel free to prove me wrong lol. EDIT: Gonna shift rankings a little after a second look 1. SS 2. BB 3. DD 4. VV 5. EE top 3 still close
It seems that great part of you are underestimating he ethereal exposers, if our team win can i expose a giant bolded "ahah! In your face!!!" ?
Can you guys put all of the conditions that we could have gotten in the OP please? I just think it would be cool to see them all.
We'll release the link to the PiratePad once the competition is over. We're still using it atm and c/ving everything would make for one hell of a post.
Hi there Solace said to post here saying I'd like to join, if it's too late I understand and all, but I'd love to try! Username : GTFAN Alts: MegaCharizardX
K, you've been added to the Ethereal Exposers, GTFAN. Good luck! And, with that, sign-ups are now officially closed. If you missed it, you missed it.
With delayed lynch, is meant a role like disgruntled soldier or a role like the vengeful villager that dies the next night?
It's obviously like Vengeful Villager. It says "role must die no later than the following night". Chikorita/Cyndaquil/Totodile captured by Green/Red/Blue respectively would be another example.