[Official Event] The New Musician Reward System

[3lijah]

I will be working on a submission at the end of the FFR tourney. Whats the program to make files again?

[XJ-9]

Originally Posted by 3lijah

I will be working on a submission at the end of the FFR tourney. Whats the program to make files again?

I'm not proficient in stepping but the three programs I know of are DDream, ArrowVortex, and StepMania. I used SM for awhile, but I recently tried out AV and it's been great so far. It was easy enough for me to get started by using the guide on the website. I know others would be able to elaborate more on the advantages/disadvantages of each program.

You can find the file downloads for DDream and ArrowVortex pinned within the #simfiles channel on the FFR Discord server. I'll provide download links for StepMania and ArrowVortex through their respective websites:

ArrowVortex
StepMania

Good luck!

[XJ-9]

Updated the spreadsheet to include the June/July 2022 batch and Dump Batch. Because all files in these two batches are unjudged at the moment, only potential point values have changed. The changes are as follows:

-Tim- 0 -> 1
bmah 0 -> 2
DarkZtar 1 -> 2
Deamerai 0 -> 1
Hateandhatred 0 -> 1
Impzbot 0 -> 1
jacobvl39 1 -> 2
jh05013 3 -> 4
M0nkeyz 3 -> 4
Psychotik 0 -> 2
Snupeh 0 -> 1
storn42 2 -> 3
Tru 1 -> 2
Velocity 4.5 -> 8.5
WirryWoo 0 -> 3
Xtreme2252 0 -> 6

Reminder that this is based off of a quick comparison with the current song list and file info on the batch page. I only do a search for aliases after a file has been accepted and slightly before I hand out rewards. If anyone notices any aliases before that point, please let me know.

At this point I've contacted all event token winners so far and have awarded tokens to those who have responded. Next I'll get to the credit rewards for those who have less than three points as I verify the musicians.

[XJ-9]

Just updated the spreadsheet with potential point increases based on the Aug/Sept 2022 batch submissions. See the results below.

bmah 2 -> 3
Deamerai 1 -> 2
Elite Ninja 0 -> 2
EppuJoloZ 0 -> 1
Gradiant .5 -> 2.5
Hateandhatred 1 -> 2
Jade5_ 0 -> 1
M0nkeyz 3 -> 5
ositzxz369 3 -> 3.5
QwertyVibin 0 -> 1
revolutionomega 0 -> 1
ryandoesthings 0 -> 1
Skayles 1 -> 1.5
sploder12 0 -> 2
suicidaln00b 1 -> 2
T-Force 1 -> 2
Tru 2 -> 3
Velocity 8.5 -> 11.5
Xtreme2252 6 -> 10

I've also verified musicians for those that have more than one point. I'll be sending out credits shortly for that.

[jh05013]

Luze in Dump Batch is an alias of LuzeriA.

[XJ-9]

Originally Posted by jh05013

Luze in Dump Batch is an alias of LuzeriA.

Thanks, jh! I adjusted that on the spreadsheet.

As a general update, I'll be getting some more credit prizes sent out over the next week.

[XJ-9]

Added a tab for the Winter 2022 Seasonal Batch to the spreadsheet. Potential points can be found there for those that it applies to.

For those that have no more potential points I'll make sure the new musicians are verified and prizes are sent out over the course of next week. I'll also make sure to verify any new musicians that will affect a potential token prize. Otherwise I've generally been waiting until someone has at least a couple definite points before going through the verification/reward process.

[XJ-9]

I've updated the main post with a few changes.

-I made a new spreadsheet that tracks everything in one place. (Before I had a few different files and it wasn't efficient.)

-I never handed out rewards until CR/FR files were addressed and marked as final before, so I'm treating those as potential points in the spreadsheet instead of definite points.

-I've changed up a couple things regarding gifting tokens. You don't need all of the eligible event tokens to gift one away anymore. Also, if I don't receive a response from someone after a month of messaging them for their token selection, the token will be gifted away instead. I'll message people via Discord, FFR profiles, and/or FFR PM to make sure I can get a response. (It's extra helpful if your Discord name on the FFR server matches your FFR username!)

-Even though Velocity doesn't participate in this event since he has no need for the rewards, I'm considering any tokens he earns as being eligible for gifts. As with other gifts, those will be handed out once the gifting conditions are assured to have been met for the user receiving the gift. (Essentially definite points being at least .5 but less than 3.)

[XJ-9]

With the 16th Official Tournament batch now closed, I have created a spreadsheet for 2023. You can find it at this link or within the first post. Reminder that points reset each year, but the 2023 spreadsheet will probably go without updates for awhile since there are a couple batches worth of files in 2022 to judge first.

[XJ-9]

Files with tentative new musicians from the Round-Table Special Batch have been added to the 2023 spreadsheet.

Based on the batch system being closed for awhile in 2023 and there being fewer submission opportunities for the year as a result, there's a chance I'll adjust the points required for event tokens to compensate. I'll have more on that later.

[XJ-9]

Originally Posted by XJ-9

Based on the batch system being closed for awhile in 2023 and there being fewer submission opportunities for the year as a result, there's a chance I'll adjust the points required for event tokens to compensate. I'll have more on that later.

Going back to this, I've decided to lower the point threshold for token rewards in 2023. Instead of unlocking a token on the 3rd, 6th, and 10th point, you'll unlock one on the 2nd, 4th, and 6th point. Again, this is only for 2023.

I've awarded credits based on verified new musicians for accepted files so far. I'll be reaching out to those that are eligible for an event token soon.

[XJ-9]

Files with tentative new musicians from the Winter 2023 Seasonal Batch have been added to the 2023 spreadsheet.