@Wainan said in Need UI Mod? Let me know:

I'd love a mod that makes players on a team all have similar colours if possible please. So Team one would be light blue, dark blue, light green, dark green, turquoise and team 2 would be red, dark red, pink, orange, yellow for instance.

I get so confused in team games and the built-in option turns the entire team the exact same colour which creates its own problems.

In case it's relevant I use this icon mod already so please only spend time on it if they would work together. https://wiki.faforever.com/index.php?title=Advanced_Strategic_Icons

Thank You! I Love it, The Whole reason the Rainbow Tourny exists...
is I hate seeing mixed colors like you mentioned.
My OCD with this has me even sorting colors when I play AI solo.

These are the colors for the Rainbow Tourny going on now,,
finishes on Feb 6,,
watch streams on faflive twitch and others to see your idea in action.

Event: "Rainbow Cup III" ~ 3 v 3
Dates: Jan 30, Feb 6, Feb 12 and Feb 13 at 1600 UTC
-----$1,200 Prize Pool----
1st Place = $660 + Unique Avatar
2nd Place = $360 + Avatar
3rd Place = $180 + Avatar

This is a 3 v 3 Double Elimination Tournament.
Similar to the Original "Rainbow Cup I"
Where Each side Must wear team colors.
Except - This year it's a 3 v 3 and
AI is added as: Active Civilians.

Rules:

1 - Color Up,
2 -Team 1: Chooses a faction for any open AI position
3 -Team 2: Chooses a faction for the remaining open AI position
4 -Launch

Here is a photo of the-
Team Approved Colors:
Reds vs Blues, or Warm vs Cool.
Red team will be the upper bracket team and the favorite.
Blue team will be the lower bracket team and the underdog.

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Tournament specific Mods, Options and Rules:

4 MODS: **
1- Simspeed++,
2- AI-Swarm,
3- AI-Uveso,
4- RNGAI

4 OPTIONS:*
1- Share Conditions: Full Share
2- AI Omni Settings: Off
3- AI Map Marker Generator: Autogenerate Always
4-Additional map specific options
are highlighted by - Yellow Dots on Map.

2 RULES:
1- Team #1 (top bracket) must be in "Warm" colors,
and Team #2 (bottom bracket) must be in "Cool" colors,
If a player is Not in an "Approved Team color", -
any player on the opposing team,
that catches him within the first 5 minutes can -
hit the "Pause" button and force a Re-Host of game.
2- Teams play until one human team side is defeated,
by either the opposing human team or the AI,
the remaining team is the winner of that game.

**Special Thanks to Azraeel, Uveso, relentless, muchstuff, Sprouto, !MarLo and
their teams for developing the AI mods that
made this tournament possible, and practicing so much better.

Whenever I forget to set my sound card to stereo this happens, when set on 5.1, the warning will Not play,
also when not in stereo, you will Not get the Nuke launch warning.

@Dro said in Rainbow Cup III ~ 3 v 3 ~ $1.2K:

sign me up if someone drops

There are multiple players who have asked to be put on the standby list since the draft period ended.
So, I am reopening the tournament to new players who would like a "chance" to play.
Players who wish to play will be put on a "Restricted" Standby list
and have an opportunity to play.
The way the Standby list and the Restricted Standby list will work, is as follows:

ANY player on the pre draft - Standby list can fill in for anyone no matter the rating differential.
A player on the 'restricted' standby list can Only fill in for a player with a higher rating.
See list of players on standby and restricted standby here:
https://forum.faforever.com/topic/858/rainbow-cup-iii-3-v-3-1-2k/2

ie: A 1640 rated player drops out and needs replacement -
the team captain can choose an 1800 player from the stanby list or
a player rated 1639 or lower from the restricted list.

So....... If you missed the initial draft and still would like a chance at play,
sign up now for the restricted standby list.
We now have an additional 4 players on the restricted list.
at https://forum.faforever.com/topic/858/rainbow-cup-iii-3-v-3-1-2k

**The reason I opened the registration again is because the standby pool is not very strong,
and if a team looses a player, it is not very fair to that team.
(And for the viewers who are eager to watch the most competitive matches they can)
The players who are already on the standby list have already been passed over in draft
and all 12 captains have had a chance to pick them once,
so rating does not matter as far as replacing someone who was already picked before them.
but... New player who register now,
have Not had chance to be picked so can Not replace someone with a lower rating.
There is 'minimal' chance to abuse this system,
as someone would have to of known and planned ahead of time to "make a swap" .
I expect all to abide by the good faith of our FAF community, and not abuse this opportunity.
But if someone forgets to set alarm clock, or has an emergency,
I would like for the remaining team players to have a deeper player pool to choose from.

@AwarE
Hi,
Have you tried the many new AI's in the Mod Vault?
Sorian is old and Not been updated in long time.
Try uising these AI mods found in the vault

AI Uveso - (Must load for All the following AI to work)
AI Swarm,
RNGAI,
NutCracker AI and
Also Sorian Edit , which I just played, and is great,
smarter and doesn't slow pc down at all!

( Set "Auto Generate AI markers" to: Always Generate, in the options)

ALL 5 above are better and smarter then base Sorian,
and most operated with less PC load then Sorian

Is there a link to keep track of updates with patch notes?
Would like to keep up to date with each new release.
Couldn't find any in this thread or on Discord.
Thanks

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

Next years Rainbow Cup IV Tournament will be a combo draft and invitational.
1st place team gets a 2 yr invite to return with the "Same" 3 players.
2nd and 3rd place teams get a 1 yr invite to return with the "Same" team.

If a top 3 finish team does not re-enter as a "whole team",
but some team members wish to play... they can enter as individuals.

The top seeded "Capt's" and the registered draft players will
make up the remainder of 12 teams.

All 3 Civilian Armies are gathered "Together" for the First Time.
On Adaptive Dark Liver
Azraeelian Angels' Swarm Terror doctrine is on the Left,
Uveso's Adaptive Armies are on the Right, and
Relent0rs' RNG Army and Air will be in Rear.
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Finals
Match 22 > Game 1
Finals - Game 1 Map - Will be Adaptive Dark Liver

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This map is a 3 team map, but it is Not symetrical about the player/AI axises.
So do NOT expect exact symmetry in the battle.
By now you should know Civilian tactics well, AND
will need to compensate.
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If the team who loses this battle,
feels the gameplay favored the other side:
They May choose to "Trade" start positions and try same map again.
(This game will count as Game 2 of the Finals)
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If losing team is 'ok' with the outcome,
and would like to choose alternate maps for game 2 and possible games 3-4,
then proceed as instructed below:
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Finals
Match 22 > Game 2 & 3
Games 2 and 3 maps will be chosen by the Captains as follows:
Each Captain will send list of 8 map numbers, from the map pool to veto.
The remaining maps will be vetoed 1 at a time until 3 maps are left,
and then high seed Captain will pick "Odds or Evens"
The winner of the "Odds or Evens" roll, will then choose the map
to play for Game 2.
Odds or Evens will be decided on Aeolus by using the command - !roll -.
If a game 3 is needed, the other Captain,
will choose one of the remaining 2 maps to play.
(the 3rd remaining map will be used if a Tie Break is needed.)
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*Final
Match 23 > Game 1 (only used if tie break is needed)
The 3rd map remaining in the Finals map selection will be used if tie break is needed.

We have Finally Reached The Finals
To be played on Sunday @ 6PM UTC

11- NushHoob.......-+- archsimkat.........-+- LimeZ3
VS
1 - Nexus-................-+- hurzer99..............-+- Protect

3rd Place goes to:
4 - Blodir..................-+- Koiskix....................-+- Wesh

@FurryLikeMonkey said in Rainbow Cup III ~ 3 v 3 ~ $1.2K:

Is there a way to watch these matches? Getting:
Unhandled exception:
Premature EOF
If I try to watch the live replay x

Make sure to have down loaded the latest versions of the 4 mods being used:
Simspeed++
AI-Swarm
AI-Uveso and
RNGAI

I know live replays still don't work for everyone,
The FAF streamers usually wait for them to finish DL'ng to the vault before playing back.

We are now down to the Last 2 matchs and 3 Teams.

Remaining Teams:

Losers Round 4: To be played on Saturday @ 5PM UTC (winner plays in Final)
1 - Nexus-.........................2510-c -+- hurzer99.................1715 -+- Protect.................1632. .....= 5.86K
4 - Blodir..........................2308-c -+- Koiskix......................1921 -+- Wesh.....................1777.......= 6.01K

Finals: To be played on Saturday @ 6PM UTC
11- NushHoob.................1998-c -+- archsimkat..........1915 -+- LimeZ3..................1750.......= 5.66K

All RCIII maps have had their final adjustments made to playabilty.
Most land maps nerfed AIx to 1.5 to 1.8 and most navy maps nerfed to 1.4x
The goal of map AI is to put slight to heavy pressure on players but not to win.
Check out maps here https://forum.faforever.com/topic/858/rainbow-cup-iii-3-v-3-1-2k/3

Be sure to Match exactly the options on the right side of maps.
Always Double check the AI Types. and the options yellow dots.

Map #14 (below) for instance has 2 game specific options

• the AI is:
• AI:RNG Standard - and Not AIx,
  AND it has a AI Unit Cap of 500.
  

This is the Only tourny map where the AI does not have a cheat.
Will the players allow RNGAI to control the whole middle or will they deny?

Remaining Teams and Players:

Team.......Captains........------..........1st round draft.......----------......2nd round draft

1 - Nexus-------------2510-c...+...hurzer99---------1715...+...Protect-------1632 = 5.86 K
4 - Blodir-------------2308-c...+...Koiskix----------1921...+...Wesh---------1777 = 6.01 K
8 - Paralon-----------2170-c...+...Robustness................1436...+...Magnetic-----1642 = 5.45 K
9 - Swkoll------------2070-c...+...Inspector_Kot---1801...+...Sladow--------1691 = 5.56 K
10- ZLO--------------2029-c...+...Wifi_------------1900...+...Neytron------1528 = 5.64 K
11- NushHoob---------1998-c...+...archsimkat------1915...+...LimeZ3--------1750 = 5.66 K

Finish

7 - DeTandlarts-------1660-c...+...EcoNoob--------1988...+...BlInChIk-------1976 = 5.62 K
3 - AchievedJaguar8--2318-c...+...Evan------------1762...+...BRNKoINSANITY-1360 = 5.44 K
6 - Eternal------------1822-c...+...Auriko-----------1619...+...Lucied---------1514 = 4.96 K
12- F-Odin------------1978-c...+...BigBang-------- 1792...+...Tersto---------1976 = 5.75 K
5 - Tagada-----------2250-c...+...Picco-----------1712...+...GingerbrdMan--1564 = 5.74 K
2 - Fremy_Speeddraw-2361-c...+...csoller----------1772...+...AntronGolden--1730 = 5.86 K

Attention RCIII players.. New Finals Date TBD.
The 3rd place team will receive their victory prize at the end of Saturday.

One Best Of Three Match still remains (Match #13), and then
The Tournament Brackets will be caught up to Saturday Feb 6.
There will then be 6 teams left, but unfortunately,
There are too many brackets left (3-5 depending on present bracket position) to finish the Tourny on Same day.

Teams who win the winners bracket will only have to play 2 matches to reach the Finals,
But a team who loses the first match of Winners round 2, will have to play 5 matches.
This would put the Finals start time in Msk at midnight.
The above mentioned team would have to play 4 straight matches then face the well rested winner of the top bracket.

The 2 Teams in the Finals Will agree to play the Finals match on either:
the following day Sunday Feb 7 at 1700 UTC, or
the following Saturday Feb 13th at 1700 UTC.
If Capt's Can Not agree to play the following day, then the date will be set for Feb 13th, at 1700 UTC.

(1700 UTC/Europe = Noon EST/US and 8 pm in Msk)
1700 UTC is peak hour for viewership and good for the streamers and viewers.
And will give time for the Players to be at their Most rested on both teams.

Thanks again to all participants,
and next year ALL the AI developers (5 and counting) want in on the action.