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April 2010 2v2 Demigod Community Tournament - Rules and Registration

April 2010 2v2 Demigod Community Tournament - Rules and Registration

DG Community - we are in the process of organizing a Demigod 2v2 tournament.  This tournament is open to all that would like to participate, but does require that you follow this thread for updates, etc, as the majority of the communications including brackets will be published here. 

This thread will provide the latest tournament rules, 2 man teams that have registered, and individuals that are looking to be a part of a team but do not currently have a partner.  If you'd like to participate and don't have a team, indicate so here.  Then, make efforts either in this thread or via pm to form your own team. If you are unable to form a two man team, don't worry.  All of the individuals that have indicated that they'd like to participate and were not successful at forming a 2-man team will be randomly placed into teams on the cut off date.

REGISTRATION IS CLOSED

Tournament Rules:

  • You may only select characters as indicated in the grid below:

  • Each match in the tournament will be the best 2 out of 3 games
  • All matches will be played on cataract with default settings (the only exceptions being AI HP on Very High and AI Gold/XP on low)
  • After teams are formed, they will be randomly placed into a bracket to determine who will fight who.  Everything will be random initially in round 1.  In the following rounds, the winners from one game will play the winners from another based on location in the bracket starting from the top on to the bottom.
  • Each team will play 1 round on light side, then 1 round on dark side.  If there is a 3rd round, the team that had the fastest win in game 1 or 2 gets to pick the side they want to be on (keep in mind the following rule).  
  • The team that is on the dark side must pick their characters and ready up first.  Then the light gets to pick and the dark side does not have a chance to adjust their characters. 
  • To track your wins, you must do the following - post the replay at gamereplays.org.  If you have issues with gamereplays, upload the file to rapid share and provide us with a link.  Also, provide a link to the match in the pantheon and let me know if its a win or loss.  The winning team should do this for each and every match.
  • UberFix 1.02 must be used (http://forums.demigodthegame.com/374315) UberFix is a mod that simply fixes many of the bugs in Demigod.  Check the modding forum for everything that is fixed by UberFix 1.02. 

How will we handle crashes:

If there is a game crash, the players involved in that match should see if they can come to a consensus on the probable outcome of the match.  If there is no clear winner, the 2 teams should replay the match using the exact same demigods and sides (light/dark).  If there was a clear winner at that point in the game, then that team should be awarded the win.  If the 2 teams disagree on the outcome, a third party will review the replay of the match and render a decision.  Be aware that the 3rd party must agree that a specific team was going to win or the results will be thrown out and the match redone.

How we will handle invalid game states:

The lastgamereplay file is still created in the event of an invalid game state, so it is still possible to review the results of a match.  In the event of an invalid game state, players should attempt to resolve the issue exactly the same way as game crashes.  If you believe foul play occurred, submit the replay along with any screen shots, etc, as evidence and we will review.  If there is a CLEAR consensus that a team is willingly triggering invalid game states, that team should be disqualified after a thorough review of the facts. Please be reasonable, though.  We all know that Demigod has its bugs and its still pretty easy to encounter an invalid game state even if no one has intentionally triggered it.  If your game does crash, it might be advisable to take a screen shot of the crash as proof.

Also be aware that we know invalid game states can occur without any foul play.

Prizes:

Outside of prestige in our small community, there is also a cash prize thanks to community contributions.

Currently, the total amount pledged for this tournament is $199.95.  Of that $199.95, I have received $99.95.  If you would like to contribute to the pot, please pm me and I'll get you the needed info to send me a payment.  If individuals do not come through on their pledges, I will not be personally covering the difference.  My goal is to collect the pledged amount before the tournament starts and I will be providing updates as I receive the pledged money.

Please thank our contributors and consider contributing to the prize yourself.

Bracket: 

Round 1a/1b results are here:  http://forums.impulsedriven.com/380837

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Reply #201 Top

i just found out a lot of fun dg players arnt participating in this cause they either dont come on the forums or stopped coming on the forums . it just makes me sad thinking they wont participate X( :'(

Reply #202 Top

i just found out a lot of fun dg players arnt participating in this cause they either dont come on the forums or stopped coming on the forums . it just makes me sad thinking they wont participate

 

Hey Pacov, is it possible to put up a thread in the OT section about this for the dg players that still play stardock games and then push the deadline back a couple days?

Reply #203 Top

If you look at it there are quite a few teams gonna be in this thing...

I know there are some excellent players out there who aren't registered but for a first tournament this is pretty good, imo...

Reply #204 Top

keep it quiet, if the Koreans find out it's over^^

Reply #205 Top

^You're GERMAN for god sakes. If anything everyone should be afraid of YOU.

Reply #206 Top

Can I also pledge Justin Bieber's new album?

Reply #207 Top

Pacov, you may want to provide a download link to Uberfix 1.02. I know it isn't difficult to find but it would still be convenient. 

Secondly, you may want to offer Private Lagwar channels like I mentioned to you before ;)

Reply #208 Top

God hates me...

KuH cant play with me, becasue he has exams next week and the week after and if he plays too much at mom his parents **** him...

I told him already to leave home and don't care about his future, but he is not listening to me!!!:/

Add me to the lonesome poor guys plz and delete KuH.

Greetz

Reply #209 Top

Here's me saying Kalel and I will be a team.

Added RAWRRRR + KalelSmX as a team.

Hey, so when do we have to play the games...

cause next week == death

We don't have an official start date other than to say sometime after registration closes and the brackets are made.  I'll reiterate my basic plan as i talked about it somewhere early on this thread (but its not in the OP).  I'm planning on creating a window of time to complete a given round (3-5 days or so).  It will be on the teams involved to coordinate when they will play their games.  Once we get down to the semi-finals and finals, then we will formally set some dates and times for games. 

If you look at it there are quite a few teams gonna be in this thing...

I know there are some excellent players out there who aren't registered but for a first tournament this is pretty good, imo...

That's kind of my thought as well.  If I counted right, we have like 21 teams right now.  Keep in mind too that if we pull this off successfully, I really doubt we'll have that big of a problem getting another tournament going 1-2 months from now.  I think we'll keep having people willing to put up some prize money even then, though I'd play in the tournament just for fun if its not a huge hassle for me to do so.

Pacov, you may want to provide a download link to Uberfix 1.02. I know it isn't difficult to find but it would still be convenient.

Secondly, you may want to offer Private Lagwar channels like I mentioned to you before

Hedgie - I can't view anything in the modding forum from work.  If you or someone else would be kind enough to post a link here, I'll add it to the OP.  Otherwise I'll look to get that added after work.  And yeah, I think we can get some private lagwar channels setup for the tournament.

KuH cant play with me, becasue he has exams next week and the week after and if he plays too much at mom his parents **** him...

I told him already to leave home and don't care about his future, but he is not listening to me!!!:/

Add me to the lonesome poor guys plz and delete KuH.

Sometimes you can't win, McGreg.  Sorry to hear that.  Adding you to the free agents.

Reply #210 Top

And remember - REGISTRATION CLOSES TONIGHT AT 11:59PM EST.  You CAN NOT participate in this tournament if you have not registered by that point.  Additionally, free agents will no longer be able to create their own teams as I will randomly assign them a teammate.  So, if any of you free agents are looking to form a team, do so by 11:59PM EST tonight and let me know in this thread.

Reply #211 Top

Hey team i think it could be nice to upload each game that will be play. So others people should take a look at team, style, etc. Like made a topic on "multiplayers" and only post the replays there. What do u think ?

Reply #212 Top

Hey team i think it could be nice to upload each game that will be play. So others people should take a look at team, style, etc. Like made a topic on "multiplayers" and only post the replays there. What do u think ?

Per our tournament rules, someone on the winning team MUST post a replay for each game.  So, there will be a replay for each instance.  And the teams will have to report in to this thread who won, so we should be able to track this info and make it easily accessible to everyone. 

 

Special thanks go out to jongalt26 for his $20 contribution (pledged and paid).  :beer: :beer: :beer:

If you would like to contribute to the pot, please send me a pm and I will provide you with the info you need. 

Reply #213 Top

Poor ninki, left outside by his GMs. Only going to play as an alternate :'(

And btw pacov, we are an odd number in the individual list. How do we do if we dont get another player?

Reply #214 Top

Just an idea, but it might be nice to have a new clean post with the brackets as they develop and as each round passes so players can go to one place to set up their game times and post their wins and losses. This would allow the OP with all the rules to remain up, but give us all one place to see who is playing who, communicate with one another, and post links to our replays.

 

BTW, total noob question, but I have not posted a replay yet. How do we do that? I know it is simple, but it might be nice if someone posted a link or a simple set of directions. It would make for a lot less confusion for some people, especially after round one, when some people realize they are not sure how to do it.

Reply #215 Top

And btw pacov, we are an odd number in the individual list. How do we do if we dont get another player?

In the event of an odd number of folks when I randomly create teams, 1 guy will be randomly without a teammate.  I suppose we could give an extension of a few days to that player to find someone to play with them (I can advertise that here in the thread as well).  Otherwise, that player will be dropped from the tournament. Another good reason to try and find a partner asap to avoid the random pairing.  We'll sort things out as appropriate, though. 

Just an idea, but it might be nice to have a new clean post with the brackets as they develop and as each round passes so players can go to one place to set up their game times and post their wins and losses. This would allow the OP with all the rules to remain up, but give us all one place to see who is playing who, communicate with one another, and post links to our replays.

That's a reasonable idea and I'll probably do something to that effect.

BTW, total noob question, but I have not posted a replay yet. How do we do that? I know it is simple, but it might be nice if someone posted a link or a simple set of directions. It would make for a lot less confusion for some people, especially after round one, when some people realize they are not sure how to do it.

Would someone mind taking the time to post a walk-through if one doesn't exist?  I found this, but I can't view the pictures at work, so I can't tell if its a good walk through, valid, etc.  Take a look:  http://forums.impulsedriven.com/364799

Reply #216 Top

Would someone mind taking the time to post a walk-through if one doesn't exist? I found this, but I can't view the pictures at work, so I can't tell if its a good walk through, valid, etc. Take a look: http://forums.impulsedriven.com/364799

Sorry, pacov, that one is just how to load them to watch. I'll look around.

Reply #217 Top

Looks like that is just a how-to on loading and viewing them, pacov. I'll look around. Thanks.

Reply #218 Top

yah at work myself so I can't access these sites, but from memory it's something like:

1.  Save Replay after game (In Vista I think the replay saves under Documents/My Games/Gas Powered Games/Demigod/Replays/YourImpulseName but I might be tangling it slightly)

2.  Go to Game Replays website

3.  Register and log in to the site. 

4.  Search 'Demigod' on the site to see other DG replays

5.  Select 'Upload' tab in the upper right corner of the site. 

6.  Fill out necessary fields and browse to find the replay file at the directory path on your PC

7.  Confirm the upload

Congratulations, you've uploaded a replay for the community to watch ;)

You can upload to sites like MediaFire, too, but GR is the most convenient imo, and shows game details like who played what DG on the title page.

Hope that helps. 

Reply #220 Top

@ Ke5strel.

Thanks. That does help me and probably many others.

Reply #221 Top

Quoting ba294, reply 219
Can you sign me up with Kiamori?

Thanks

Absolutely - glad to hear you and kia are playing. 

Reply #223 Top

I would like to register as well.  FutileEmotion + Tshughes, with SocialistRyan as an alternate.

Reply #224 Top

Quoting Csonti66, reply 222
I'm new to the game. I don't have a partner but i would love to play.

Welcome!  Added to the free agents list.

Quoting FutileEmotion, reply 223
I would like to register as well.  FutileEmotion + Tshughes, with SocialistRyan as an alternate.

Addd FutileEmotion + Tshughes (SocialistRyan as alternate).

Reply #225 Top

@pacov: Ok thx dude, just hope we'll be able to find the replay with all the replies ;p