Operation Madness vs Machines
Operation Madness vs Machines was a hybrid Contest-Charity-Campaign community Mann vs Machine event organized and hosted by Potato's Custom MvM Servers that was announced on January 11, 2019, and concluded on July 9, 2020.
Contents
Contest
The contest for MvM Mappers and Mission Makers was opened during January 11, 2019 with an initial contest deadline of May 15, 2019. No contest rules were initially established, 'other than basic ethics and "common sense"'. The judging was to follow the same judging procedure as the Operation Canteen Crasher contest. With the inclusion of Expert missions, content creators should have at least 1 accepted mission (which also included missions from previous events) before submitting an Expert mission. The contest concluded on November 7, 2019. [1]
Charity
The event was also host to a charity drive for Extra Life. By donating at least 10 USD through item or monetary donations, players earned the Madness vs. Machines Hopeful Heart medal. In addition, each time the charity drive collectively passes a $5,000 threshold, each player who has donated at least 1 USD beforehand also received the Madness vs. Machines Boundless Heart medal, if they hadn't already. Item donations closed on December 31st, 2019, followed by the charity drive closing temporarily on January 3rd, 2020. The charity drive for cash donations reopened in February 22, 2020 and closed at the same time as the campaign, ending with a grand total of over $60,000 raised for charity.[2]
Campaign
The campaign was originally announced to deploy on May 17th 2019, but it was further delayed until October 2, where the campaign was released to the public as a "soft launch". The campaign officially launched on November 22, 2019, and temporarily closed from March 30, 2020 to April 16, 2020 to pave way for Operation Mashed Mediocrity.
Mechanics
The players' objective in the campaign is to earn 100 tour points as an individual and 100 contract stars as a community.
Tour points are earned individually by completing a mission from the beginning to the end. Each mission awarded the player a set amount of tour points upon completion, with more difficult missions awarding more points. 1/3/5 tour points are earned for each completed intermediate, advanced and expert difficulties, respectively. This only applies if the mission has not been completed already by the player.
Contract stars are earned collectively by completing contracts whose progress is shared by the entire community, rather than individual contracts like in the previous event. There are contracts for every class (e.g. "Pop it, Don't Drop it!" for the Medic, wherein progress is earned by deploying ÜberCharge), as well as for all classes (e.g. "Titanium Tank Turmoil", wherein progress is earned by destroying Tank Robots). 1/2 contract stars are earned for single class and all class contracts, respectively. As most contracts are straightforward and lack strict requirements, this encourages multiple play styles as any class.
Contract progress (CP for short) can be earned even while replaying a mission, joining a game late or leaving a game early, but will be erased if the wave is lost.
Expert missions
Servers running Expert missions are locked to players who have not finished 5 or more advanced missions (they are automatically kicked if attempting to join). However, as this only affects joining players, this is easily bypassed by voting for the expert mission itself when one is already on the server.
Accolades
Accolades are percentage bonuses that aid in contract completion. They are "mini-objectives" that, when completing a mission, will grant players bonus CP. If multiple accolades are completed, they are stacked in an additive manner. The most notable accolade is the "Mission of the Day" accolade, where one mission from each difficulty will be randomly chosen daily, and if completed once, will earn more bonus CP than any other accolade.
Miscellaneous
In the official website, there are leaderboards, speedruns and completists that aim to recognize players (or teams) who show exemplary performance in the campaign.
In the case of leaderboards, the top 100 contributing players for contracts are recognized. It is divided into monthly and all-time leaderboards. A charity leaderboard that displays the top donors is also included.
In the case of speedruns, a speedrunning team is recognized if they've completed any mission in the shortest time possible. Time between waves is also counted, apart from the setup time on the first wave. Major conditions for a speedrun to be successful include a full team, no wave losses, no refunds, and no replacement players. Speedruns are reset every 32 days for other teams to get a chance to be on the spotlight.
In the case of completists, players who have completed all missions in a certain difficulty or the entire tour are recognized, along with the date and time that they have done so.
Featured Missions
This table shows the maps and missions that were in rotation during the Madness vs Machines campaign. A total of 45 maps (13 from the contest) and 98 missions (27 intermediate, 57 advanced, 14 expert) were available to play.
Maps listed in italics indicate approved maps from the contest phase.
Map | Mission | Waves | Creators |
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Cyberia | Northern Lights | 6 | Braindawg dexc34 Waugh101 |
Dockyard | Pier Pressure | 7 | Tindall Berry |
Doppler | Nuclear Winter | 5 | Gian |
Downpour | Alluvion | 6 | Athazar |
Hideout | Autonomous Annihilation | 5 | Braindawg |
Outlands | Out of Options | Tindall Berry | |
Powerplant | Unoptimized Output | 6 | Clickin |
Sequoia | Forest Catastrophe | Orinuse Remilia Scarlet | |
Shiverpeak | Shudder | 7 | Sntr |
Snowpine | Raid Resort | 3 | zombie (anti-robot AI) |
Steep | Scrap Metal | 6 | Slimeakku |
Teien | Disruption | Dayal | |
Waterfront | Treacherous Waters | 7 | Delta 👑 |
Waterlogged | Winter's Bite | 5 | skg |
Map | Mission | Waves | Creators |
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Casino City | Gambler's Gambit | 1 | Jakapoa |
Metro | Choir of Robots | Startacker! |
Rewards
RED | BLU |
Royal Rhodonite - Normal | |
Royal Rhodonite - Gem Only | |
During the event, five unlockable medals of different tiers were up for grabs. These medals were automatically granted once the player reached the tour points/contract stars threshold required for them. Unlike leveling campaign tokens, these medals are separate items, so it was possible to own all five medals at once. In addition, the Pinnacle of Ingenuity medal was awarded to all contest participants whose submissions were accepted into the campaign. The charity drive awarded two medals as well, one for donating 10 USD individually, and one for passing cooperative donation thresholds.
Each medal has two styles, named "Normal" and "Gem Only". The "Gem Only" style displays only the gemstones, without the robot hands or metal frames.
These medals were contributed to the Steam Workshop by NeoDement , Sntr , Erikku , sigsegv , Jakapoa , Pelipoika , Interrobang , Rev , Benoist3012 , kratos , Nuke , Hydrogen , Hyperion , Pineapple Medals Bot , DaanBox , Swordstone , and a whole thing of candy beans .
Genuine Madness vs Machines Tempered Tourmaline 2019 |
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Genuine Madness vs Machines Pinnacle of Ingenuity 2019 |
Content creators (be it missions and/or maps) are also given out the donor medals and the respective gem medal(s) as a bonus. For the gem medals, they are acquired based from the number of missions they have submitted, and their difficulty (in the case of expert missions, they are counted as 1 advanced mission and 1 intermediate mission). For mappers, they will receive all gem medals. Because of this, content creators can gain up to two gem medals of the same type; one from the campaign and one from the contest.
Image | Name | Description |
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Madness vs Machines Burnished Beryl 2019 | A square-cut green beryl gemstone held by an iron robot hand. Given out to the players who accumulate 1 Tour Point (equivalent to finishing any single mission). No contract stars required. Also given out to participants during the contest phase, regardless if their content was accepted or not. | |
Madness vs Machines Grandiose Garnet 2019 | A six-corner-cut purple garnet gemstone held by a bronzed robot hand. Given out to the players who accumulate 25 Tour Points, upon the community collectively obtaining 25 contract stars. Also given out to content creators who made 1 advanced or intermediate mission. | |
Madness vs Machines Tempered Tourmaline 2019 | A triangular orange tourmaline gemstone held by a silver robot hand. Will be given out to the players who accumulate 50 Tour Points, upon the community collectively obtaining 50 contract stars. Also given out to content creators who made 1 advanced or intermediate mission. | |
Madness vs Machines Royal Rhodonite 2019 | A bipyramidal red rhodonite gemstone held by a golden robot hand. Will be given out to the players who accumulate 75 Tour Points, upon the community collectively obtaining 75 contract stars. Also given out to content creators who made 1 advanced and 2 intermediate missions. | |
Madness vs Machines Chaotic Crystal 2019 | A white crystal/diamond held by a platinum robot hand. Will be given out to the players who accumulate 100 Tour Points, upon the community collectively obtaining 100 contract stars. Also given out to content creators who made either a map or 2 advanced and 2 intermediate missions. | |
Madness vs Machines Pinnacle of Ingenuity 2019 | A yellow star encased in a golden frame. Given out to the content creators who submitted maps and missions that were accepted for the campaign. | |
Madness vs Machines Hopeful Heart 2019 | A purple colored heart encased in a silver frame. It is given to players who donate at least $10 USD to the charity. | |
Madness vs Machines Boundless Heart 2019 | A rainbow colored heart encased in a silver frame. It is given to players who donate at least $1 USD to the charity, each time a $5,000 USD threshold is passed. |
Painted variants
- Burnished Beryl
- Grandiose Garnet
- Tempered Tourmaline
- Royal Rhodonite
- Chaotic Crystal
- Pinnacle of Ingenuity
- Hopeful Heart
- Burnished Beryl
- Grandiose Garnet
- Tempered Tourmaline
- Royal Rhodonite
- Chaotic Crystal
- Pinnacle of Ingenuity
- Hopeful Heart
Styles
- Burnished Beryl
- Grandiose Garnet
- Tempered Tourmaline
- Royal Rhodonite
- Chaotic Crystal
- Pinnacle of Ingenuity
- Hopeful Heart
- Boundless Heart
Notes
Weapon changes
- The following upgrades have been disabled as they are either deemed imbalanced or bugged; attempting to buy these will only cause them to be immediately removed and the money to be refunded:
- The Pyro's Explode on Ignite Upgrade for the Gas Passer. Gameplay from streams demonstrated advanced and expert missions were completed too easily with this upgrade.
- The Pyro's Burn Time Upgrade for all primary and several secondary weapons.
- The Engineer's Sentry Gun's 3rd firing speed upgrade. The first 2 upgrades function normally.
- The Medic's ÜberCharge duration upgrade for the Vaccinator.
- The Scorch Shot's projectiles have been replaced with the Detonator's.
- Air blast has been reverted to pre-Jungle Inferno Update strength. [3]
Update history
- Added the Madness vs. Machines community medals.
- [Undocumented] Fixed the Madness vs Machines Royal Rhodonite medal always using the RED team skin.
Gallery
- Madness vs Machines Burnished Beryl 2019
- Madness vs Machines Grandiose Garnet 2019
- Madness vs Machines Tempered Tourmaline 2019
- Madness vs Machines Royal Rhodonite 2019
- Madness vs Machines Chaotic Crystal 2019
- Madness vs Machines Pinnacle of Ingenuity 2019
- Madness vs Machines Hopeful Heart 2019
- Madness vs Machines Boundless Heart 2019
- Scout Madness vs Machines Burnished Beryl 2019.png
- Soldier Madness vs Machines Burnished Beryl 2019.png
- Pyro Madness vs Machines Burnished Beryl 2019.png
- Demoman Madness vs Machines Burnished Beryl 2019.png
- Heavy Madness vs Machines Burnished Beryl 2019.png
- Engineer Madness vs Machines Burnished Beryl 2019.png
- Medic Madness vs Machines Burnished Beryl 2019.png
- Sniper Madness vs Machines Burnished Beryl 2019.png
- Spy Madness vs Machines Burnished Beryl 2019.png
- Scout Madness vs Machines Grandiose Garnet 2019.png
- Soldier Madness vs Machines Grandiose Garnet 2019.png
- Pyro Madness vs Machines Grandiose Garnet 2019.png
- Demoman Madness vs Machines Grandiose Garnet 2019.png
- Heavy Madness vs Machines Grandiose Garnet 2019.png
- Engineer Madness vs Machines Grandiose Garnet 2019.png
- Medic Madness vs Machines Grandiose Garnet 2019.png
- Sniper Madness vs Machines Grandiose Garnet 2019.png
- Spy Madness vs Machines Grandiose Garnet 2019.png
- Scout Madness vs Machines Tempered Tourmaline 2019.png
- Soldier Madness vs Machines Tempered Tourmaline 2019.png
- Pyro Madness vs Machines Tempered Tourmaline 2019.png
- Demoman Madness vs Machines Tempered Tourmaline 2019.png
- Heavy Madness vs Machines Tempered Tourmaline 2019.png
- Engineer Madness vs Machines Tempered Tourmaline 2019.png
- Medic Madness vs Machines Tempered Tourmaline 2019.png
- Sniper Madness vs Machines Tempered Tourmaline 2019.png
- Spy Madness vs Machines Tempered Tourmaline 2019.png
- Scout Madness vs Machines Royal Rhodonite 2019.png
- Soldier Madness vs Machines Royal Rhodonite 2019.png
- Pyro Madness vs Machines Royal Rhodonite 2019.png
- Demoman Madness vs Machines Royal Rhodonite 2019.png
- Heavy Madness vs Machines Royal Rhodonite 2019.png
- Engineer Madness vs Machines Royal Rhodonite 2019.png
- Medic Madness vs Machines Royal Rhodonite 2019.png
- Sniper Madness vs Machines Royal Rhodonite 2019.png
- Spy Madness vs Machines Royal Rhodonite 2019.png
- Scout Madness vs Machines Chaotic Crystal 2019.png
- Soldier Madness vs Machines Chaotic Crystal 2019.png
- Pyro Madness vs Machines Chaotic Crystal 2019.png
- Demoman Madness vs Machines Chaotic Crystal 2019.png
- Heavy Madness vs Machines Chaotic Crystal 2019.png
- Engineer Madness vs Machines Chaotic Crystal 2019.png
- Medic Madness vs Machines Chaotic Crystal 2019.png
- Sniper Madness vs Machines Chaotic Crystal 2019.png
- Spy Madness vs Machines Chaotic Crystal 2019.png
- Scout Madness vs Machines Pinnacle of Ingenuity 2019.png
- Soldier Madness vs Machines Pinnacle of Ingenuity 2019.png
- Pyro Madness vs Machines Pinnacle of Ingenuity 2019.png
- Demoman Madness vs Machines Pinnacle of Ingenuity 2019.png
- Heavy Madness vs Machines Pinnacle of Ingenuity 2019.png
- Engineer Madness vs Machines Pinnacle of Ingenuity 2019.png
- Medic Madness vs Machines Pinnacle of Ingenuity 2019.png
- Sniper Madness vs Machines Pinnacle of Ingenuity 2019.png
- Spy Madness vs Machines Pinnacle of Ingenuity 2019.png
- Scout Madness vs Machines Hopeful Heart 2019.png
- Soldier Madness vs Machines Hopeful Heart 2019.png
- Pyro Madness vs Machines Hopeful Heart 2019.png
- Demoman Madness vs Machines Hopeful Heart 2019.png
- Heavy Madness vs Machines Hopeful Heart 2019.png
- Engineer Madness vs Machines Hopeful Heart 2019.png
- Medic Madness vs Machines Hopeful Heart 2019.png
- Sniper Madness vs Machines Hopeful Heart 2019.png
- Spy Madness vs Machines Hopeful Heart 2019.png
References
External links
- Teaser on the Official Team Fortress 2 Blog
- Announcement on the Official Team Fortress 2 Blog
- Archive of potato.tf website during event
- Operation Madness vs Machines: A Co-op Contest-Charity-Campaign
- We've reached our $10K Charity Goal!
- April Fools & Madness vs Machines News
- Extra Life
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