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'''Operation Memes vs Machines''' was a hybrid mission-making contest and [[Mann vs Machine]] tour organized and hosted by [http://steamcommunity.com/groups/potatomvmservers Potato's Custom MvM Servers], and was announced on February 1, 2019. The tour was held from April 1, 2019 to April 16, 2019.

For memes and references, click on an individual mission from [[#Approved Missions|Approved Missions]] and head to the ''Memes and references'' section.

== Contest ==
[[File:MvM Meme vs Machine2.jpg|350px|link=https://steamcommunity.com/groups/potatomvmservers#announcements/detail/1710707142541688242|right]]
On February 1, 2019, Operation Memes vs Machines was announced to the public, starting with a [[Mann vs. Machine mission]]-making contest which would last until February 28, 2019.<ref>NUKLEAR [https://steamcommunity.com/groups/potatomvmservers#announcements/detail/1710707142541688242 Maymays vs Machines], FEB 1, 2019 @ 12:08PM.</ref> After which, judges would judge the missions in between March 1 to March 3, then mission submissions would be open again until March 28, where, once again, they'll be judged by judges in between March 29 to March 31.<ref name=GitHub>Hydrogen MvM's [https://github.com/hydrogen-mvm/hydrogen-mvm.github.io/blob/master/Memes/pdf/Meme.pdf GitHub], FEB 1, 2019.</ref> After this, the servers would be open and the tour would start.

There were a few guidelines set for mission-makers. Primarily, these missions had to be "meme missions," with the primary objective being absurd Mann vs. Machine waves that would make people laugh. All missions submitted had to be of Intermediate difficulty, and they could have an unlimited amount of waves, so long as they were of "reasonable" length. Mission-makers could generally put whatever they wanted into their missions, though any satire, sarcasm, or dark humor would be questioned and possibly rejected. Each participant could create a maximum of 2 missions, and 2-3 participants could collaborate on one shared mission.<ref name=GitHub/>

== Tour ==
On April 1, 2019, the [[Operation Canteen Crasher|Canteen Crasher]] campaign servers were overtaken by the Memes vs Machines missions. Waves of [[w:Meme|memes]] from the contest were run on selected community maps previously used on [http://steamcommunity.com/groups/potatomvmservers Potato's Custom MvM Servers], in addition to a completely new [[Halloween map|haunted]] community Mann vs. Machine map, [[Shadows]].

In keeping with the short duration of the community event, one simple, short tour was offered, with only one medal in reward, rather than a extensive campaign. Originally planned to last only a week, the tour was extended to April 16, owing to the strong community participation, which nearly continuously occupied over 50 servers the first week.<ref>NUKLEAR [https://steamcommunity.com/groups/potatomvmservers#announcements/detail/1782771075735885615 Memes vs. Machines: Deadline Extended!], APR 7, 2019 @ 8:45AM.</ref>

== Featured Missions ==
This table shows the missions available during the event. Every mission in the campaign was of intermediate difficulty.
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== Rewards ==
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| team-colors-class1       = Memes vs. Machines Baked Potato 2019
| team-colors-class1-name  = Baked Potato - Style 1
| team-colors-class2       = Memes vs. Machines Baked Potato 2019 Style 2
| team-colors-class2-name  = Baked Potato - Style 2
| team-colors-class3       = Memes vs. Machines PotatOS Server 2019
| team-colors-class3-name  = PotatOS Server - Style 1
| team-colors-class4       = Memes vs. Machines PotatOS Server 2019 Style 2
| team-colors-class4-name  = PotatOS Server - Style 2
}}

This event had two medals up for grabs. Players who completed 60 minutes of ''successful'' wave time were awarded the Memes vs. Machines Baked Potato ("successful" meaning that time played in any wave only counted if the player both started and completed the full wave; a wave could be completed multiple times, but the total time spent was capped at 4 minutes per wave). In addition, content creators were awarded the Memes vs. Machines PotatOS Server.

Each medal has two [[styles]], named "Style 1" and "Style 2". The Baked Potato's Style 1 depicts the potato with its parasol, while Style 2 depicts it wearing the parasol like a hat. The PotatOS Server's Style 1 depicts a potato with computer parts strapped to it, including a [[Self-illumination|glowing]] screen with a pixelated smiling potato, while Style 2 depicts only the screen.

These medals were contributed to the [[Steam Workshop]] by {{Steamid|76561197971984933}}, {{Steamid|76561198000559913}}, {{Steamid|76561198001380197}}, {{Steamid|76561198024345013}}, {{Steamid|76561198025371616}}, {{Steamid|76561198035883728}}, {{Steamid|76561198043646305}}, {{Steamid|76561198045651005}}, {{Steamid|76561198059675572}}, {{Steamid|76561198066922621}}, {{Steamid|76561198067257865}}, {{Steamid|76561198071007154}}, {{Steamid|76561198071195301}}, {{Steamid|76561198072705060}}, {{Steamid|76561198089927284}}, {{Steamid|76561198120534946}}, {{Steamid|76561198121223239}}, {{Steamid|76561198130181779}}, and {{Steamid|76561198133037212}}.

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  | width = 300px
  | item-name = Memes vs. Machines Baked Potato 2019
  | quality          = genuine
  | item-kind        = Community Medal
  | item-level       = 1
  | item-description = A potato is a great way to help forget the terrible events you witnessed. Just shove one in your mouth and silently scream your insanity away. Awarded to players of Potato's MvM Server's April Fools tour!
  | item-flags       = Not Tradable or Marketable
}}
|{{Backpack item
  | width = 300px
  | item-name = Memes vs. Machines PotatOS Server 2019
  | quality          = genuine
  | item-kind        = Community Medal
  | item-level       = 1
  | item-description = Your chest is the perfect place to install additional bootleg servers. Don't worry, you rarely used that valuable storage space anyway. Awarded to creators of Potato's MvM Server's April Fools contest!
  | item-flags       = Not Tradable or Marketable
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|}

Operation Memes vs Machines was initially supposed to have another reward, which would've been a "donor" badge.<ref name=GitHub/> The donor badge would've been given out to donors who donated at least $5 USD to the [https://www.extra-life.org/?referrer=ddadwordsbrand&gclid=Cj0KCQjwkoDmBRCcARIsAG3xzl93INlOLJlbFomAZlUc4vNj6rj3nPlasNPkLs4JZYg4MNnWRXzxXfkaAhT8EALw_wcB Extra Life] charity organization. According to Memes vs Machines' [https://github.com/hydrogen-mvm/hydrogen-mvm.github.io/blob/master/Memes/pdf/Meme.pdf GitHub page], this badge would've also been given to mission creators who got their mission accepted, even if they didn't donate.

== Painted variants ==
{{Painted variants/Notes}}
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| title = Operation Madness vs. Machines
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| icon2 = Baked Potato - Style 2
| icon3 = PotatOS Server - Style 1
| icon4 = PotatOS Server - Style 2
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== Styles ==
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| title = Operation Memes vs. Machines - Styles
| orientation = horizontal
| icon1 = Baked Potato
| icon2 = PotatOS Server
| content1 = <nowiki></nowiki>
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| image1 = RED Memes vs. Machines Baked Potato 2019 Style 1.png
| image2 = RED Memes vs. Machines Baked Potato 2019 Style 2.png
| style1 = Style 1
| style2 = Style 2
}}
| content2 = <nowiki></nowiki>
{{Styles table
| hatnotes = yes
| image1 = RED Memes vs. Machines PotatOS Server 2019 Style 1.png
| image2 = RED Memes vs. Machines PotatOS Server 2019 Style 2.png
| style1 = Style 1
| style2 = Style 2
}}
}}

== Update history ==
'''{{Patch name|4|17|2019}}'''
* {{Undocumented}} The Memes vs. Machines 2019 medals were added to the game.

'''{{Patch name|4|30|2019}}'''
* {{Undocumented}} Added [[styles]] to the Memes vs. Machines medals.

'''{{Patch name|5|14|2019}}'''
* {{Undocumented}} Fixed the Memes vs. Machines medals using the wrong textures for their first styles.

== Unused content ==
* In the game files, there are unused [[backpack]] icons for the "Style 2" styles for both "Baked Potato" and "PotatOS" medals. The game uses the default style's backpack icon for both medals regardless of the style chosen.

== Gallery ==
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| title = Operation Madness vs. Machines Medals
| orientation = horizontal
| icon1 = Baked Potato
| icon2 = PotatOS Server
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File:Scout Memes vs. Machines Baked Potato.png
File:Soldier Memes vs. Machines Baked Potato.png|{{cl|Soldier}}
File:Pyro Memes vs. Machines Baked Potato.png|{{cl|Pyro}}
File:Demoman Memes vs. Machines Baked Potato.png|{{cl|Demoman}}
File:Heavy Memes vs. Machines Baked Potato.png|{{cl|Heavy}}
File:Engineer Memes vs. Machines Baked Potato.png|{{cl|Engineer}}
File:Medic Memes vs. Machines Baked Potato.png|{{cl|Medic}}
File:Sniper Memes vs. Machines Baked Potato.png|{{cl|Sniper}}
File:Spy Memes vs. Machines Baked Potato.png|{{cl|Spy}}
</gallery>
| content2 = <nowiki></nowiki>
<gallery perrow="3">
File:Scout Memes vs. Machines PotatOS Server.png|{{cl|Scout}}
File:Soldier Memes vs. Machines PotatOS Server.png|{{cl|Soldier}}
File:Pyro Memes vs. Machines PotatOS Server.png|{{cl|Pyro}}
File:Demoman Memes vs. Machines PotatOS Server.png|{{cl|Demoman}}
File:Heavy Memes vs. Machines PotatOS Server.png|{{cl|Heavy}}
File:Engineer Memes vs. Machines PotatOS Server.png|{{cl|Engineer}}
File:Medic Memes vs. Machines PotatOS Server.png|{{cl|Medic}}
File:Sniper Memes vs. Machines PotatOS Server.png|{{cl|Sniper}}
File:Spy Memes vs. Machines PotatOS Server.png|{{cl|Spy}}
</gallery>
| content3 = <nowiki></nowiki>
<gallery perrow="3">
File:Unused Backpack Baked Potato Style 2.png|Unused backpack icon for Baked Potato's "Style 2" style.
File:Unused Backpack PotatOS Style 2.png|Unused backpack icon for PotatOS' "Style 2" style.
</gallery>
}}

== References ==
<references/>

== External links == 
* [https://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=49544 Announcement on the Official Team Fortress 2 Blog]
* [https://steamcommunity.com/groups/potatomvmservers/announcements/detail/1710707142541688242 Maymays vs Machines]
* [https://steamcommunity.com/groups/potatomvmservers/announcements/detail/1782771075735885615 Memes vs. Machines: Deadline Extended!]

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