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. The tour was held from April 1, 2019 to April 16, 2019.
For memes and references, click on an individual mission from Approved Missions and head to the Memes and references section.
Contents
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 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.[2]
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]
Featured Missions
This table shows the missions available during the event. Every mission in the campaign was of intermediate difficulty.
| Map | Mission | Waves | Creators |
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| Barren | HoHoHoes Holiday | 5 | Morton |
| Jesty Joker Jamble | ♓Seelpit♓ | ||
| Mediocre Nonsense | 6 | Enigmus | |
| Coastrock | Insomniacs Insanity | 4 | Jakapoa |
| WhatHaveIDone | 10 | Robo-Poot | |
| Hideout | Chili Sabotage | 6 | colonel CreatorForce |
| Isolation | WTF MK Two | PenolAkushari | |
| Sequoia | Extended Deadline | 9 | Athazar JugadorXEI |
| tf2wood | 6 | shnowshner | |
| Shadows | Shadows | 8 | Blade x64 |
| Trainyard | Pepper Boys | 6 | Slimeakku |
| Underground | WelcomeToMyMine | 12 | Delta 👑 Fiat Seicento |
| Waterfront | Bison Barrage | 5 | theAgamer11 |
| Dihydrogen Monoxide | 10 | Literally A Moth |
Rewards
| RED | BLU |
| Baked Potato - Style 1 | |
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| Baked Potato - Style 2 | |
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| PotatOS Server - Style 1 | |
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| PotatOS Server - Style 2 | |
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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 glowing screen with a pixelated smiling potato, while Style 2 depicts only the screen.
These medals were contributed to the Steam Workshop by Glubbable~ ❥ , Sntr , Erikku , Jakapoa , Pelipoika , Interrobang , whatsmynameagain , Rev , Benoist3012 , kratos , Nuke , Dayal , Hydrogen , Hyperion , Pineapple Medals Bot , DaanBox , Chillax! , Swordstone , and BigfootBeto .
 Genuine Memes vs. Machines Baked Potato 2019 |
 Genuine Memes vs. Machines PotatOS Server 2019 |
Operation Memes vs Machines was initially supposed to have another reward, which would've been a "donor" badge.[2] The donor badge would've been given out to donors who donated at least $5 USD to the Extra Life charity organization. According to Memes vs Machines' 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
- Baked Potato - Style 1
- Baked Potato - Style 2
- PotatOS Server - Style 1
- PotatOS Server - Style 2
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| An Extraordinary Abundance of Tinge (RED) | An Extraordinary Abundance of Tinge (BLU) | Color No. 216-190-216 (RED) | Color No. 216-190-216 (BLU) |
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| Peculiarly Drab Tincture (RED) | Peculiarly Drab Tincture (BLU) | Aged Moustache Grey (RED) | Aged Moustache Grey (BLU) |
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| A Distinctive Lack of Hue (RED) | A Distinctive Lack of Hue (BLU) | After Eight (RED) | After Eight (BLU) |
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| Radigan Conagher Brown (RED) | Radigan Conagher Brown (BLU) | Ye Olde Rustic Colour (RED) | Ye Olde Rustic Colour (BLU) |
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| Muskelmannbraun (RED) | Muskelmannbraun (BLU) | Mann Co. Orange (RED) | Mann Co. Orange (BLU) |
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| Australium Gold (RED) | Australium Gold (BLU) | The Color of a Gentlemann's Business Pants (RED) | The Color of a Gentlemann's Business Pants (BLU) |
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| Dark Salmon Injustice (RED) | Dark Salmon Injustice (BLU) | Pink as Hell (RED) | Pink as Hell (BLU) |
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| A Deep Commitment to Purple (RED) | A Deep Commitment to Purple (BLU) | Noble Hatter's Violet (RED) | Noble Hatter's Violet (BLU) |
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| A Color Similar to Slate (RED) | A Color Similar to Slate (BLU) | Zepheniah's Greed (RED) | Zepheniah's Greed (BLU) |
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| Drably Olive (RED) | Drably Olive (BLU) | Indubitably Green (RED) | Indubitably Green (BLU) |
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| The Bitter Taste of Defeat and Lime (RED) | The Bitter Taste of Defeat and Lime (BLU) | A Mann's Mint (RED) | A Mann's Mint (BLU) |
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| Waterlogged Lab Coat (RED) | Waterlogged Lab Coat (BLU) | Balaclavas Are Forever (RED) | Balaclavas Are Forever (BLU) |
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| Team Spirit (RED) | Team Spirit (BLU) | Operator's Overalls (RED) | Operator's Overalls (BLU) |
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| The Value of Teamwork (RED) | The Value of Teamwork (BLU) | An Air of Debonair (RED) | An Air of Debonair (BLU) |
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| Cream Spirit (RED) | Cream Spirit (BLU) | Unpainted (RED) | Unpainted (BLU) |
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| An Extraordinary Abundance of Tinge (RED) | An Extraordinary Abundance of Tinge (BLU) | Color No. 216-190-216 (RED) | Color No. 216-190-216 (BLU) |
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| Peculiarly Drab Tincture (RED) | Peculiarly Drab Tincture (BLU) | Aged Moustache Grey (RED) | Aged Moustache Grey (BLU) |
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| A Distinctive Lack of Hue (RED) | A Distinctive Lack of Hue (BLU) | After Eight (RED) | After Eight (BLU) |
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| Radigan Conagher Brown (RED) | Radigan Conagher Brown (BLU) | Ye Olde Rustic Colour (RED) | Ye Olde Rustic Colour (BLU) |
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| Muskelmannbraun (RED) | Muskelmannbraun (BLU) | Mann Co. Orange (RED) | Mann Co. Orange (BLU) |
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| Australium Gold (RED) | Australium Gold (BLU) | The Color of a Gentlemann's Business Pants (RED) | The Color of a Gentlemann's Business Pants (BLU) |
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| Dark Salmon Injustice (RED) | Dark Salmon Injustice (BLU) | Pink as Hell (RED) | Pink as Hell (BLU) |
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| A Deep Commitment to Purple (RED) | A Deep Commitment to Purple (BLU) | Noble Hatter's Violet (RED) | Noble Hatter's Violet (BLU) |
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| A Color Similar to Slate (RED) | A Color Similar to Slate (BLU) | Zepheniah's Greed (RED) | Zepheniah's Greed (BLU) |
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| Drably Olive (RED) | Drably Olive (BLU) | Indubitably Green (RED) | Indubitably Green (BLU) |
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| The Bitter Taste of Defeat and Lime (RED) | The Bitter Taste of Defeat and Lime (BLU) | A Mann's Mint (RED) | A Mann's Mint (BLU) |
| Team colors | |||
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| Waterlogged Lab Coat (RED) | Waterlogged Lab Coat (BLU) | Balaclavas Are Forever (RED) | Balaclavas Are Forever (BLU) |
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| Team Spirit (RED) | Team Spirit (BLU) | Operator's Overalls (RED) | Operator's Overalls (BLU) |
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| The Value of Teamwork (RED) | The Value of Teamwork (BLU) | An Air of Debonair (RED) | An Air of Debonair (BLU) |
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| Cream Spirit (RED) | Cream Spirit (BLU) | Unpainted (RED) | Unpainted (BLU) |
| Single colors | |||
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| An Extraordinary Abundance of Tinge (RED) | An Extraordinary Abundance of Tinge (BLU) | Color No. 216-190-216 (RED) | Color No. 216-190-216 (BLU) |
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| Peculiarly Drab Tincture (RED) | Peculiarly Drab Tincture (BLU) | Aged Moustache Grey (RED) | Aged Moustache Grey (BLU) |
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| A Distinctive Lack of Hue (RED) | A Distinctive Lack of Hue (BLU) | After Eight (RED) | After Eight (BLU) |
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| Radigan Conagher Brown (RED) | Radigan Conagher Brown (BLU) | Ye Olde Rustic Colour (RED) | Ye Olde Rustic Colour (BLU) |
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| Muskelmannbraun (RED) | Muskelmannbraun (BLU) | Mann Co. Orange (RED) | Mann Co. Orange (BLU) |
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| Australium Gold (RED) | Australium Gold (BLU) | The Color of a Gentlemann's Business Pants (RED) | The Color of a Gentlemann's Business Pants (BLU) |
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| Dark Salmon Injustice (RED) | Dark Salmon Injustice (BLU) | Pink as Hell (RED) | Pink as Hell (BLU) |
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| A Deep Commitment to Purple (RED) | A Deep Commitment to Purple (BLU) | Noble Hatter's Violet (RED) | Noble Hatter's Violet (BLU) |
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| A Color Similar to Slate (RED) | A Color Similar to Slate (BLU) | Zepheniah's Greed (RED) | Zepheniah's Greed (BLU) |
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| Drably Olive (RED) | Drably Olive (BLU) | Indubitably Green (RED) | Indubitably Green (BLU) |
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| The Bitter Taste of Defeat and Lime (RED) | The Bitter Taste of Defeat and Lime (BLU) | A Mann's Mint (RED) | A Mann's Mint (BLU) |
| Team colors | |||
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| Waterlogged Lab Coat (RED) | Waterlogged Lab Coat (BLU) | Balaclavas Are Forever (RED) | Balaclavas Are Forever (BLU) |
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| Team Spirit (RED) | Team Spirit (BLU) | Operator's Overalls (RED) | Operator's Overalls (BLU) |
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| The Value of Teamwork (RED) | The Value of Teamwork (BLU) | An Air of Debonair (RED) | An Air of Debonair (BLU) |
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| Cream Spirit (RED) | Cream Spirit (BLU) | Unpainted (RED) | Unpainted (BLU) |
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| An Extraordinary Abundance of Tinge | Color No. 216-190-216 | Peculiarly Drab Tincture | Aged Moustache Grey |
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| A Distinctive Lack of Hue | After Eight | Radigan Conagher Brown | Ye Olde Rustic Colour |
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| Muskelmannbraun | Mann Co. Orange | Australium Gold | The Color of a Gentlemann's Business Pants |
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| Dark Salmon Injustice | Pink as Hell | A Deep Commitment to Purple | Noble Hatter's Violet |
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| A Color Similar to Slate | Zepheniah's Greed | Drably Olive | Indubitably Green |
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| The Bitter Taste of Defeat and Lime | A Mann's Mint | ||
| Team colors | |||
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| Waterlogged Lab Coat (RED) | Waterlogged Lab Coat (BLU) | Balaclavas Are Forever (RED) | Balaclavas Are Forever (BLU) |
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| Team Spirit (RED) | Team Spirit (BLU) | Operator's Overalls (RED) | Operator's Overalls (BLU) |
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| The Value of Teamwork (RED) | The Value of Teamwork (BLU) | An Air of Debonair (RED) | An Air of Debonair (BLU) |
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| Cream Spirit (RED) | Cream Spirit (BLU) | Unpainted (RED) | Unpainted (BLU) |
Styles
- Baked Potato
- PotatOS Server
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Update history
- [Undocumented] The Memes vs. Machines 2019 medals were added to the game.
- [Undocumented] Added styles to the Memes vs. Machines medals.
- [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
- Baked Potato
- PotatOS Server
- Unused Images
Unused backpack icon for Baked Potato's "Style 2" style.
Unused backpack icon for PotatOS' "Style 2" style.
References
- ↑ NUKLEAR Maymays vs Machines, FEB 1, 2019 @ 12:08PM.
- ↑ a b c Hydrogen MvM's GitHub, FEB 1, 2019.
- ↑ NUKLEAR Memes vs. Machines: Deadline Extended!, APR 7, 2019 @ 8:45AM.
External links
- Announcement on the Official Team Fortress 2 Blog
- Maymays vs Machines
- Memes vs. Machines: Deadline Extended!
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