I'm not sure how often people are playing 1v1s on 4/6 spawn maps, but that's probably part of why Palms and Badlands are so good (Petric perfectly explained why these two are my equal favourite maps), and the mapgen can create that pretty easily. You could turn the mexes (and maybe reclaim) slider(s) right down to avoid having an obscene amount of mass.

We have Come to the end of the Rainbow Cup III

Team #11- NushHoob--+- archsimkat-------+- LimeZ3---1st Place. = $660.00

Team # 1 - Nexus------+- BloodOath/Picoo--+- Protect--2nd Place = $360.00

Team #4 - Blodir------+- Koiskix-----------+-Wesh----3rd Place = $180.00

Congratulations and thanks to All who participated.

The AI developers learned a lot.
Most AI was developed for 1v1 play, and team play is new.
Next years AI will be much smarter and AIx factors will be adjusted accordingly.
Some maps that did not play well, will be changed.
I've already come up with some fun things to try in RC IV

Shinobu
2200

So the tournament has sadly been postponed due to lack of interest a new date. I'll announce the new date within a couple weeks, until you can look forward to another SCTA Show Match Game. This time in addition to players playing TA v Supcom, we will have ArmoredFish and Ozone on stream talking about the mapmaking process. And as a preview from Balthazar, creator of Brewlan, have a preview of the new SCTA ARM Commander

SCTA Arm Commander - Imgur.png

@arma473 wow that's pretty comprehensive. Thanks!

@arma473 I know of a good thread for that : https://forum.faforever.com/topic/705/faf-statistics-megathread

@NoundedElkWoob Putin winning Putin's money? reminds me of https://youtu.be/vm1U5E44W90?t=130 xD

You all heard him, I won! I made the cutest one! 😂

This is all amazing! It was great fun, even if I did hop in at the last second. I hope to maybe polish it up now that the competition is done.

@biass
You are correct, it is a kitbash of the harbinger. The petals on the legs are just the harbinger shield generator head texture on a new shape and rebound to the feet. And the turret head was replaced with a bacteriophage stem.
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The petals were meant to look a bit like the petals on Aeon shields, but more so that it can hide when it's scared 😥
(Or in a transport)
Beep! :3

The radar range is the aura range. The buff is refreshed/checked every 5 seconds, just like the regen aura on the Sera com, so things just leaving it will be buffed for a moment.

@Krapougnak
Sorry it didn't work, thank you for checking it out though 😄

Roundup video here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMGSrUXsPi0&feature=youtu.be

Legend of the Stars 2020 Substitution Qualifier Tournament
List of All Games Played
November 28, 2020

Round 1

Series 1 - keyser vs MilchRatchet
#13242671 on TAG_Craftious Maximus
#13242847 on Theta Passage - FAF version

Series 2 - FunkOff vs LuXy
#13242687 on Theta Passage
#13242882 on Theta Passage
#13243050 on Theta Passage - FAF version
#13243196 on Cadmium Green

Round 2

Series 3 - darkym vs Morax
#13242802 on Roanoke Abyss
#13243144 on Z-D Rasty Lite
#13243514 on Vya-3 Protectorate

Series 4 - Eternal vs Se7ven
#13242655 on Z-D Rasty Lite
#13242868 on Theta Passage
#13243117 on Regor VI Highlands

Series 5 - harzer99 vs keyser
#13243092 on Regor VI Highlands
#13243276 on Roanoke Abyss

Series 6 - LuXy vs Yudi
#13243427 on The Ganges Chasma
#13243633 on The Ganges Chasma
#13243765 on Point of Reach v4

Round 3 (Semi-Finals)

Series 7 - keyser vs Morax
#13243728 on Regor VI Highlands
#13243848 on Point of Reach v4

Series 8 - Se7ven vs Yudi
#13244023 on serenity desert
#13244321 on Chiron
#13244545 on Cadmium Green

Bronze Match - Morax vs Se7ven
#13245006 on Z-D Rasty Lite
#13245507 on Chiron

Finals - keyser vs Yudi
#13245145 on Regor VI Highlands
#13245369 on Point of Reach v4
#13245632 on Z-D Rasty Lite

Also: here is a search string that you can enter into the Java client to pull up all tournament games (copy it to your clipboard, then in the FAF client, check the box for: display search query, and then paste this into the query input field, and press enter to perform the search directly from the query input field).

id=="13242655",id=="13242671",id=="13242687",id=="13242802",id=="13242847",id=="13242868",id=="13242882",id=="13243050",id=="13243092",id=="13243117",id=="13243144",id=="13243196",id=="13243276",id=="13243427",id=="13243514",id=="13243633",id=="13243728",id=="13243765",id=="13243848",id=="13244023",id=="13244321",id=="13244545",id=="13245006",id=="13245145",id=="13245369",id=="13245507",id=="13245632"

@FtXCommando said in Battles of intelligences Tournament (6000 rating cap):

Just some slight stuff guys; it would be appreciated if you could at least include an English translation to your messages that gets the concept across on the forums. I’m not asking you guys to have perfect English, google translate is fine.

nothing special. all the important stuff is already translated.

AFTER TEN THOUSAND YEARS, okay more seriously the SCTA Tournament is over. Congratulations to Harzer and Se7ven.

Finals
Game 1: 13140169- Harzer & Felix vs Banana (Herzer) & Explosive (Hurzer): Felix & Harzer Win
Game 2: 13192822- Harzer & Felix vs Banana (Herzer) & Explosive (Hurzer): Banana (Herzer) & Explosive (Hurzer) Win
Game 3: 13193095 - Harzer & Felix vs Banana (Herzer) & Explosive (Hurzer): Felix & Harzer Win

Streams:
Endranii Cast of Game 1: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/805391070 (first 15-20 Minutes)
Harzer/EDC Cast of Game 2&3 + After Events: https://www.twitch.tv/edc_clan

Legend of the Stars 2020 Qualifier Tournament #4
List of All Games Played
November 21, 2020

Initial Round (Best of 1 on Loki - FAF version)

Game 1 Blodir vs FunkOff - #13179514 (Sera vs UEF)
Game 2 Eternal vs Tex - #13179446 (Cybran vs Cybran)
Game 3 SilentNoob vs TURBO2 - #13179492 (Cybran vs UEF)
Game 4 Hybrid vs Yudi - #13179518 (UEF vs UEF)
Game 5 Paralon vs StormLantern - #13179462 (Sera vs Sera)
Game 6 Explosive vs WoundedElkNoob - #13179493 (UEF vs UEF)
Game 7 Harzer99 vs Morax - #13179540 (Sera vs UEF)
Game 8 Bennis vs Blast_Chilled - #13179474 (Sera vs Sera)

Round 2 (Winners Qualify for LoTS)

Series 9 - Blodir vs Tex
#13179884 on Saltrock Colony (Sera vs Sera)
#13180140 on Aalhaven (Cybran vs UEF)

Series 10 - TURBO2 vs Yudi
#13179901 on Setons Clutch - FAF version (Cybran vs Cybran)
#13180060 on The Drunken Beetles Dance (Cybran vs Sera)

Series 11 - Paralon vs WoundedElkNoob
#13179928 on Abhor (Sera vs UEF)
#13180103 on Chiron (Sera vs Cybran)

Series 12 - Blast_Chilled vs Morax
#13179991 on Chiron (Cybran vs Cybran)
#13180259 on Arcane (Sera vs Sera)

Round 3 (Semifinals)

Series 13 - Blodir vs TURBO2
(forfeit by Blodir)

Series 14 - Blast_Chilled vs Paralon
#13180456 on Loki - FAF version (UEF vs Cybran)
#13180920 on Chiron (Aeon vs Sera)

Bronze Match - Blast_Chilled vs Blodir
(forfeit by Blodir)

Finals - Paralon vs TURBO2
#13181301 on Saltrock Colony (Aeon vs Cybran)
#13181436 on Osiris (Cybran vs Sera)

Also: here is a search string that you can enter into the Java client to pull up all tournament games (copy it to your clipboard, then in the FAF client, check the box for: display search query, and then paste this into the query input field, and press enter to perform the search directly from the query input field).

id=="13179446",id=="13179462",id=="13179474",id=="13179492",id=="13179493",id=="13179514",id=="13179518",id=="13179540",id=="13179884",id=="13179901",id=="13179928",id=="13179991",id=="13180060",id=="13180103",id=="13180140",id=="13180259",id=="13180456",id=="13180920",id=="13181301",id=="13181436"

I would like to use this opportunity to sign in aswell

Legend of the Stars 2020 Qualifier Tournament #3
List of All Games Played
November 7, 2020

Initial Round (Best of 1 on Daroza's Sanctuary)

Game 1 - Blackheart vs Lucied - #13057800
Game 3 - Blast_Chilled vs GrunttiNoob - #13057848
Game 6 - archsimkat vs Hybrid - #13057806
Game 7 - FunkOff vs ZLO - #13057828
Game 8 - Explosive vs WoundedElkNoob - #13057787

Games 2, 4, and 5 were forfeited

Round 2 (Winners Qualify for LoTS)

Series 9 - Blackheart vs SilentNoob
(forfeit by SilentNoob)

Series 10 - Blast_Chilled vs BlInChIk
#13058261 on Point of Reach v4
#13058688 on Red Rocks
#13059007 on Syrtis Major - FAF version

Series 11 - archsimkat vs DemonStreamer
#13058262 on The Bermuda Locket
#13058470 on desert arena

Series 12 - WoundedElkNoob vs ZLO
#13058088 on Regor VI Highlands
#13058325 on The Ditch
#13058598 on desert arena

Round 3 - Semifinals

Series 13 - Blackheart vs BlInChIk
#13059521 on serenity desert
#13059686 on The Ditch
#13060009 on desert arena

Series 14 - archsimkat vs ZLO
#13058989 on The Bermuda Locket
#13059258 on Crossfire Canal - FAF version
#13059496 on Syrtis Major - FAF version

Bronze Match - archsimkat vs BlInChIk
#13060262 on desert arena
#13060514 on Daroza's Sanctuary
#13060749 on Crossfire Canal - FAF version

Finals - Blackheart vs ZLO
(forfeit by Blackheart)

Also: here is a search string that you can enter into the Java client to pull up all tournament games (copy it to your clipboard, then in the FAF client, check the box for: display search query, and then paste this into the query input field, and press enter to perform the search directly from the query input field).

id=="13057787",id=="13057800",id=="13057806",id=="13057828",id=="13057848",id=="13058088",id=="13058261",id=="13058262",id=="13058325",id=="13058470",id=="13058598",id=="13058688",id=="13058989",id=="13059007",id=="13059258",id=="13059496",id=="13059521",id=="13059686",id=="13060009",id=="13060262",id=="13060514",id=="13060749"

Me when i realised i picked aon on a map that's not theta or finns

(See avatar)

BEST GAMES (imho)

Time is money Prize (most action-packed game from start to finish)
Quarter-finals series 4 - BlinChik vs TURBO2
Game 4: 12729410 on Palaneum - Rate 10!!!
What a nice little map, so many cool visual features, a real eye-candy, the map selection for this series has been stellar. But mostly, what a game! With the menace of the elimination, the need to step-up, to fight to the very end. This game is dynamite!

Jagged Appliance cast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaP8yVdxWsI

EPIC!!!!! Prize
THIRD PLACE Series
Petric vs Tagada game 3:
12736992 on Setons - Rate 10!!!
Another great setons game, this map has been the star of this tournament, and this it's the best game here so far. Back and forth in land and sea, nukes, land drops and a great game from start to finish. Watch out for the naughtiest one Siege Tank drop from Fremy into Tagada, what a run he had.

Honorable mention
Quarter-Final Series 1 - Petric (Fremy) vs Turin Turambar (Sonozaki)
Game 4: 12729025 on The Bermuda Locket - Rate 9.5!!!
Amazing game!!! Brutal fight on all fronts, with air, land and sea. Nail-biting, back and forth, action packed duel by 2 very determined players.

BEST SERIES!!!
This one had a nice history arch, with the climax at the end:

Quarter-finals series 1 - Petric (Fremy) vs Turin Turambar (Sonozaki)

12728585 on crazyrush 8
Typical action-packed Crazy Rush game.

12728786 on Frithen 7
Game was kinda even, then it wasn't and boom. Someone's not playing around. Deadly attack.

12728883 on Z-D Rasty Lite 9
With the tournament on the line, he rises up to the challenge and plays a much more solid game. Both sides fight until the very end in a very nice to watch game.

12729025 on The Bermuda Locket 9.5
Amazing game!!! Brutal fight on all fronts, with air, land and sea. Nail-biting, back and forth, action packed duel by 2 very determined players.

Jagged Appliance Cast:
Part 1 - Crazy Rush and Frithen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwjmT7CyeQ8
Part 2 - Rasty Lite and Bermuda Locket: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GwNupw7ydE

Most Entertaining Player to Watch:
BlinChik was a try-hard fighter. Fun to watch from the qualifiers until the end of his participation of the tournament. GG WP

Congratulations to the winners of the Qualifier!

Tagada Turinturambar Espeperant Swkoll

All players can claim their avatar reward by talking to me and can keep track of their group bracket in the main thread. In addition, as people that passed the qualification, they all will have the ability to claim at least $35 in the official tournament!

Also, special thanks to both Endranii (https://www.twitch.tv/endranii) for helping be an emergency streamer when I needed it and harzer99 for helping cover TD responsibilities for the final!

@BlackYps I know this is kinda been and getting off topic, but im kinda old school and rely on say artificial help least as possible in terms of reading and writing.
May not serve me better but I'm not trying to win votes at time , so feeling better is what I don't mind to do.

But to try to get back on topic and subject of some more, I still agree on a tourney or series or etc for Map Gen.
Even though I think in an overall sense to a good majority; Map Gen has been updated, yes, there still might be something to update or add further to really make the most of some sort of regular challenge event of it than it is(was). Mainly from my part is still the thumbnail highlight to least see what kind of maps there's been/are to maybe add. Overall shouldn't be worth much of an actual gameplay change but an element I think is just accustomed to being there, that if did change anything, is there otherwise to do it in regards to Play Tab functions.

Outside that of thumbnails I believe I'm updated with Map Gen to a knowledge base basis and things like changing amount of players per map and map sizes and etc can be changed but an actual practice of them myself , 3v3 10km yes, anything else, no.
As such, how tourneys can be done from Map Gen could be a question in which to ask often. A feature based on regular play that adds up to a tourney event might be nice, but just hosting tourneys as they is is most likely more reasonable.

Thanks

thank you for your feedback, as soon as I'm more free, I'll finish the map. Congratulations to all