Operation Memes vs Machines
Operation Memes vs Machines was a hybrid mission-making contest and Mann vs Machine tour organized and hosted by Potato's Custom MvM Servers, and was announced on February 1, 2019.
Contest
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.[1] 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.[2] 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 which will make people laugh. All missions submitted had to be of Intermediate difficulty, and they can have an unlimited amount of waves, so long as it's of "reasonable" length. Mission-makers could generally put whatever they want 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 can collaborate on one mission.
Tour
On April 1, 2019, the Canteen Crasher campaign servers were overtaken by the Memes vs Machines missions. Waves of memes from the contest were run on selected community maps previously used on Potato's Custom MvM Servers, in addition to a completely new 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.[3]
Approved Missions
This table shows the missions available during the event. Every mission was of intermediate difficulty.
| Map | Mission | Number of Waves | Creator |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barren | HoHoHoes Holiday | 5 | Morton |
| Jesty Joker Jamble | 5 | Seelpit | |
| Mediocre Nonsense | 6 | Enigmus | |
| Coastrock | Insomniacs Insanity | 1 | Jakapoa |
| WhatHaveIDone | 10 | Robo-Poot | |
| Hideout | Chili Sabotage | 6 | Colonel Barrage & Creator Force |
| Isolation | WTF MK Two | 6 | PenolAkushari |
| Sequoia | Extended Deadline | 9 | Crinitus & JugadorXEI |
| tf2wood | 6 | shnowshner | |
| Shadows | Shadows | 8 | Blade x64 |
| Trainyard | Pepper Boys | 6 | HeRp-A-dErP-a-NErp |
| Underground | WelcomeToMyMine | 12 | Delta🍁 & Fiat Seicento |
| Waterfront | Bison Barrage | 5 | theAgamer11 |
| Dihydrogen Monoxide | 10 | Tindall Berry |
Rewards
This event had two medals up for grabs.
| Image | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
|
Memes vs. Machines Baked Potato 2019 | A potato equipped with sunglasses and a team-colored parasol. It is awarded to players who completed 60 minutes of successful wave time; "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 would be capped at 4 minutes per wave. |
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Memes vs. Machines PotatOS Server 2019 | A potato covered in a bunch of computer hardware with a screen on the front showing a digital potato. It was awarded to the content creators (meme makers) and other practical people who made the event possible. |
References
- ↑ NUKLEAR Maymays vs Machines, FEB 1, 2019 @ 12:08PM.
- ↑ Hydrogen MvM's GitHub, FEB 1, 2019.
- ↑ NUKLEAR Memes vs. Machines: Deadline Extended!, APR 7, 2019 @ 8:45AM.
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