OK,
It seems like I have to make a tough decision, but
a necessary one;
All Invites for the RCIV and the proposed invites for RCV
have been rescinded and withdrawn.
Amicable, agreement has been made with concerned players.
Thank You, and see you in the draft.

Invites seemed like a good idea when I proposed it,
And it is a nice incentive to have a 1st round bye in next Feb's RCV, but...
too many complications and ratings fluctuations have occurred,
or may occur again next year,
and you know what?

RCIII worked out Great!
We had 12 great teams after the draft.

Let's All enter as Individuals again and
get ourselves 12 NEW teams!

Event: "Rainbow Cup IV" ~ 3 v 3 v Spacenet

Dates: Sat, Feb 26, 2022 at 1600 UTC, (1-3 Bo3 matches)
------ Sun, Feb 27, 2022 at 1600 UTC, (2-3 Bo3 matches)
------ Final 3 teams ~ Date tbd by Capt's (1 Bo3 and 1 Bo7)

------$1,200 Prize Pool-----

• 1st Place = $660 + Unique Avatar
• 2nd Place = $360
• 3rd Place = $180

This is a 3 v 3 Double Elimination Tournament,
where each team wears team colors, and
Spacenet-AI are added on every map
as a common enemy to both sides.
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*Spacenet-AI - are AI-Uveso, RNGAI and AI: DilliDalli.
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Open Registration Player Terms
Anyone may register to be seeded as a Captain or
have an opportunity to be drafted by one of the 12 Capt's,
to play on one of the 12 Tournament teams.

Registration Ends on Sunday, Feb 6th, 2022 @ 2400.
Draft ensues throughout week until all teams are full.
This gives 20 days to draft, strategize and practice
before Tournament start.

Hello everyone.
Hope everyone enjoyed the action and great casting of the RCIV.

I have some idea's for the RCV and VI, that I'd like to throw out their for some feedback.

For the
RCV If's dates are free... Sept 24/25th and Oct 1st , or any following weekends.
Rainbow Cup V ~ 3 v 3 v AI ~ $1,200
Under 1800 - Repeat of RCIV
except with LOTS more AI modders submitting AI's for this tourney

I'm starting this RCV thread "early" because there needs to be a Lot of planning for this one, as
We are going to have 7 Different AI's!
and it will take time to have the different AI's play tested and assigned to their maps.

I would like to give more players an opportunity to have some Rainbow Cup Tourney action,
hence the <1800 rating, (Everyone who registered over 1,800 got drafted in RCIV)
And also showcase some other fun/exciting AI's that have not appeared in the RC's yet.

Would like to have a draft type system similar to RCIV and
for the tournament rules...
I'm basically going to copy and paste from the RCIV rules forum into this thread as
the RCV rules will be 95% the same.

As far as using 7 AI's for this upcoming RCV,
I have a solution to make it work and be easy to implement.
Each Bo3 bracket will play vs the same AI for the whole match.
This way the Game lobby captain of each Bo3 match only has to set the match specific AI mods
once for each match they are hosting, instead of for each game.

RCVI will shoot for end feb/march next year and be Open rating.
It will use just the top 3 performing Computer Cup AI's at the time.

Due to the high number of players who signed up for this Tournament,
and the many players who did not get an opportunity to play in this years event....

I have 2 Exciting announcements,
that will be made on Saturday Feb 26th,
during the RCIV FAF Live Cast.
One of which, will surely please some

Thanks!

Congratulations to:
Team #3 - Haachamachama, FtXCommando and Exselsior for Winning.
Team #8 - YellowNoob, Grimplex and Inspektor_Kot for 2nd place and
Team #2 - Tagada, Hybrid and Ctrl-K for 3rd place.

Some announcements
Due to the large turnout for this tournament
I am announcing and committing to 2 more Rainbow Cup tournaments.

I will open another Fourm Post titled Rainbow Cups V +VI when this tournament is done.

It will be open for discussion on ALL aspects of the 2 upcoming tournaments.
Will dicuss team formations, substitution, ratings, rules and many other things.

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First Announcement
Will have to check first with Admins about time scheduling, but
would like to have another open rating tourney sometime next March.
Rainbow Cup VI ~ 3 v 3 ~ $1.5 K
1st = $780
2nd = $480 and
3rd = $240

Second Announcement
Would like to have a
Rainbow Cup V ~ 3 v 3 ~ $1.2K - Spacenet 2nd Wave <1800 rating
tournament around end of summer.
(same prize structure as this RCIV)
This tournament will be the same maps as this current tournament,
but...
Will be "something" like a 1800 rated and under tournament.

Every above 1800 rated player, who entered this tournament,
got drafted and had a chance to play.
I would like for "everyone" who registered for this tournament and
was in "draft" pool to be invited to sign up for the RCV.

Third Announcement
Although the maps will stay the same for Rainbow Cup V,
the AI has long awaited updates about to be released.
There will be exciting things like:
Zone control for AI smarter map control,
Better eco'ing,
better micro dodging and attacking,
better team play,
better air and sea play, and so much more.
plus....
We have new and old AI's that have been actively updated and want chance at the players.
Rainbow Cup V is going to be the showcase AI war of ages

3rd round of matches of Day 1 (matches 9-12) - Maps released:
5vs5 Tabula Rasa -- Air Wars 6v6 -- Adaptive Flooded Tabula Rasa

Commanders, remember that these are "early" intelligence reports.
We still have a few weeks, before we make contact with enemy.
Our enemies are dynamic, on the move and testing boundaries all the time.
Battle lines are still being drawn.
Forces may be stronger or weaker than expected,
the enemy may have changed positions,
it's possible there may be more enemy bases present then expected.

Prepare as best as you can.
Learn the maps, and be ready for everything and anything possible.
We will not know with certainty what awaits us until about 1 day before battles commence.
A good commander, Will adapt to unforeseen circumstances and come out on top.
Good Luck and may you be victorious against all who stand before you.

Sign up now,
Enter your FAF Player Name below to take part in this campaign.

All Maps are now released.
https://forum.faforever.com/topic/3016/rainbow-cup-iv-3-v-3-1-2k/6

Play balancing and testing are still taking place and
some of the AI mod Developers may release a special Rainbow edition version update before the tournament.
AI strength's, factions, spawn locations, and number of AI are expected to have minor adjustments.

There are only 3 days left to Register.
Registration ends this Sunday at 2400

Draft starts Monday.
Captains please make contact if you have change of plans and will not be able to play,
as reversing the draft once started will not be possible.
Also, be sure to contact players before you select them for the draft,
to be sure they are still able to play.

We have an fantastic turnout this year, and more players have signed up than last year,
and while the top 12 captains ratings are similar to last year,
the remaining field of draft eligible players is even stronger than last year.

Big Thanks to everyone who have signed up, and
looking forward to a Great Tournament.

First 2 days of Tournament is over.
The Semi Finals and Final are left to play.
Which is 2 matches or 5-9 games.

The way the tournament was structured was so that
36 players would sign up and commit to one weekend, and
then 9 players have flexibility to set date of finals.
This allowed more people to sign up.

Players please give min 3 day notice for FAF crew to make preparations
As Soon as we hear from the players on the date and time,
we will forward it on here asap.

Congrats to final 3 teams

@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.

@spikeynoob
Yes!
Everyone is able to register to play in the RCVI open tournament, to be held end of February.

True.... RC III finished with
teams seeded 11, 1, 4 and 9
coming in 1st thru 4th,
which is also a pretty 'good' spread.

I still have to figure out how to enforce ratings cap.
Do I take a snapshot at a certain date like last tourney or
leave ratings change open right up to registration deadline, or later?

For the last 2 RC tournaments I have used the higher of players Global or 1v1 rating.
but some players are now playing 2v2 or 4v4 games exclusively, and
ratings are now kept for 2v2 and 4v4 games.

Since the next 2 tourneys are 3v3 formats with "full share",
I believe all ratings are pertinent and should be used for players ratings now.

So for the next 2 RC's, I would like to use the Highest of the players 4 possible ratings.
of Global, 1v1, 2v2 or 4v4.

*Anyone know of a way to download a list of All 4 Players ratings standings in one database in list form,
sort of like the way I stitched together these 2 lists, from last December.
Would be nice to be able to get current standings list in one DB, or
take snapshot of all the ratings side by side.

@spikeynoob
Thanks for question,
I would like for everyone who registered for the RCIV and did NOT get drafted,
OR
were forced to withdraw on Feb 24th, get chance to play in this tournament.

I already checked the ratings of the 4 players who withdrew last minute and none that I know of are currently over 1800,
But....
the idea is to give players that registered for the RCIV an opportunity to play.

I can see a situation where someone who was passed over at 17-1800 in the RCIV,
(due to maps played, ie."gap player" or "unknown" Global rating player) and
have rating rise to mid/low 1800 and ...
then be disqualified for this tourney and
still Not get picked in the Next RCVI open.
These 'players' would fall thru cracks where, they are not strong enough to get picked in the Open RC's, but too high rated for this <1800 tourney.
So I would like to make exceptions for the 1 or 2 players who might be a "little" over 1800,
and have previously entered RCIII or IV.

Since you gave notice today at 1763 rating,
have been playing steady since RCIV,
I would say it's "fair" to allow you to play if you go over the 1800 rating cap.
Any players that register in high 1700's early, and goes over
1800 by end of draft or fixed date chart for captains,
will of course be the highest seeded captains and get later draft picks.

Now... If someone has improved 'so much' that they are considered much stronger than the other captains,
and
is also considered a shoe in to be picked for the next following RCVI open tourney,
to be held 6 months later, then
we can decide on an individual basis, to make that player wait till the next Open RC.

If you go up to the "1840ish" level, I would say you are good to play.

Need Faf creative team to help name this tourney,
with 7 AI's ...
I'm thinking RCV - Masters of AI Tournament, or something along that line.

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Post #7: AI Developers Acknowledgement

Post #6: Map Pool and Finals Map selection process

Day 1 - 3 Bo3's will have 9 maps.

Day 2 - 3 Bo3's will have 9 maps.

Finals day - 1 Bo3 and 1 Bo7,

Am always on lookout for good 3 v 3 v AI maps,
submit any for consideration please.

AI modders are encouraged to find and test 3 maps from the below 42 Maps, or one of your own map/scenario's.
and submit the map name.
I will then test the maps and fill one bracket of tourney with those 3 maps.
Lock up the fun maps before the others do, and
if your AI is able to play water maps, try picking 1 or 2 water maps for variety as
some other AI's do not make navy.

Choose maps from pool below or submit one of your own.

10x10's
5vs5 Tabula Rasa
Adaptive Actavia Fixed
Adaptive Algun
Adaptive Argon
Adaptive Coiling Dragon River
Adaptive Corona
Adaptive Fields of Great Phoenix
Adaptive Flooded Tabula Rasa
Adaptive Irritated
Adaptive Ivy ValleysSE16
adaptive longor
adaptive lonely island
Adaptive Tournament Desicision
Angel Lagoon
Adaptive Strongwyn
Adaptive Tournament Decision
Battle for Dune
Canyon Mayhem
Delta Ravine
Hyperion
Ice Glizzy
Otgreco
Plateau of Arracis

20x20's
20x20 Whitefire 8v8
Adaptive delta riva
Adaptive Dual Italy
Adaptive Folsum
Adaptive Miridia
Adaptive On the Ledge
Adaptive Selkie Isle 5v5
Adaptive Turtle Beach
Adaptive Air Wars 6v6
Babel
Big Bang Mountain Fixed Hydro
Caldera
Cold Lands
Exp Adaptive war zone
Imperial Palace
Selkie Isle 5v5
Selkie Mirror
Shintos Hide
Swirl

Post #5: Game Map/Scenairo example