>>3017 Here's all of the stuff we made for the original infinity cup on the old /sw/ before 8chan went down https://archive.is/u8brL

I'd like to do this again because some of the team composition ideas I had didn't get fully translated onto our team last time, but it's clear that my soccer skills aren't up to par with a lot of the other boards. So how should we do this now that we're not in such a rush to make jerseys and fill up the roster? Do we want to just make a few minor changes and try again or revise the entire strategy?

>>3019 Didn't /sw/ have an article on the icup site? Just fix our teams there. I doubt anyone will object considering not many here are sportsfags

>>3023 Yes we do. I'm not a sportsfag either, I just grew up around a lot of sportsfags. What's the deadline to submit our changes for this tournament?

>>3028 >10 days no answer Goddamn it this is what happens when I don't get a list of boards we've advertised on. Anyway, we're aiming for late summer for this to kick off, so it'll be some time in the July/August month-time. Keep an eye on the board for full and proper updates.

>>3068 So do we just post a link to our old icup thread there? >>3018

>>3069 Create a thread on anon.cafe/icup and include the archive link in your OP. Regardless of what happens to this bunker, we'll have that thread as a touchpoint and I can keep up with where you guys end up.

Hey guys, just looking to see if you'd still be interested in participating in the 6th Infinity Cup. We have everything you need to participate, just want to see if interest is still here.

>>3108 Yes we are interested. All of the stuff we have from our old participation is here >>3018

>>3108 Sure, we're up.

Congratulations /sw/, your board is now officially entered into the 6th Infinity Cup, a competition dedicated to crowning the divegrass champion of the webring! The defending champion and host for this Cup is /kind/, who defeated /co/ in the final, via a nailbiting penalty shootout. We will be following a similar tournament structure this Cup, with a Group Stage, guaranteeing your board at least 3 games, and a final Knockout Stage to determine the sole champion. The tentative schedule for the tournament is as follows: >July 31 Second Deadline, for tactics and Player Cards (explained below) >August 1st Draw Stream on the Infinity Cup Cytube, determining which teams your board will face in the Group Stage >August 7th, 8th, 9th First, second, and third Day of competition >August 14th, 15th, 16th Fourth, fifth, sixth day of competition, completion of Group Stage >August 22nd First day of Knockout Stage >August 23rd Final day of Knockout Stage, and the champion is crowned So what's the deal with this second deadline? This is for the strategy your team will run during the games, and it's the alternative to live managing. It's a simple text document that the rigger follows during the game that outlines offensive and defensive tactics, as well as substitutes. As for Player Cards, these are the special abilities your players will carry into the game. >Alright, I think I can handle that Perfect. The page explaining Team Strategies and how to select them is here: http://infinitycup.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Team_Strategies And the page for Player Cards that does the same is here: http://infinitycup.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Player_Cards You can send your strategies and player cards to me (SKF@8chan.co or SKF@cock.li) until July 31st, which gives me ample time to actually put them into the game. If you have any trouble with this as well, reach out. I've tried to make those two pages as accessible as possible, but I know there's still going to be issues for those putting it together. >I want to help but not do that Not a problem. Most teams don't have their roster pages filled out, and it's likely yours is one of them. Head to the wiki and fill in your team's roster page with images and brief profiles on your players. It really helps the commentators with their shitposts in-game. (Exemplar roster pages: http://infinitycup.shoutwiki.com/wiki//ita//Roster http://infinitycup.shoutwiki.com/wiki//loomis//Roster http://infinitycup.shoutwiki.com/wiki//otter//Roster) We're always looking for 3D models of players on teams, so if you happen to know how to use Blender or have access to MMDs or similar 3D models, pass them along and we'll work on getting them into PES. We're also opening up submissions for adboards for this Cup, the field advertisements the scroll through during play. To submit them, simply post in your respective thread on /icup/, the only requirement is that the images be scaleable to 512x64, as that's the dimensions that PES needs for them to work. And as always, there's also room for any OC you guys want to put together for the tournament. t. SKF

>>3130 So I came here and found this site out of order over a month ago. I got some weird error, something like SSL_INTERNAL_ERROR or some such. I found that the domain was parked, but this seems to have been resolved. But people were posting on the site while I was unable to get to it. Let me say some general stuff about our team so we can have something to go on in the event that I'm unable to post again. First off are the roster changes. (((Alderaan))) is no longer relevant because No Flag is the default setting on this version of the board, and Mandalore the Infinite also needs to be replaced because we're no longer on the pig farm. Finally, I know we like to flex our EU cred by putting in obscure characters, but Stupid Ap never made any sense even to me and the last thread doesn't appear to have been consulted on it, so I vote to replace him/her/it. But it seems as though our team is already locked in, which is bad because nobody ever told us what the deadline for making roster changes was. I hope we can also just post our team strategies in the thread like last tourney. After having looked at our match records, I noticed a few things. We maintained possession of the ball very well in every match and this is something that should continue. Piett and Revan were the keys to our defense, because we were scored on as soon as they were taken out. I was trying to give us something approaching wingbacks since there's no actual wingback option on the position list, but apparently I didn't set up the team quite right for that. We can fix this problem by changing some of the player cards to make sure Piett and Revan are better supported so we don't have to take them out. We also might want to change Thrawn's playing style to Goal Poacher to maximize his usefulness. Finally, we should change the False Fullbacks advanced attack instruction to Attacking Fullbacks so when combined with the player card changes, we can truly have wingbacks. We also need the extra offense to get through some of these rock-hard defensive formations. Also, cytube isn't loading for me, so I haven't actually watched any of the matches. Could you post them on some other site?

>>3130 Finally we're relevant again

Hey /sw/. I'll be running a test stream this Saturday the 18th at https://cytu.be/r/8cup. The whole thing kicks off at 3 EDT, 2CST, 19:00 UTC. We'll be playing some exhibition games, having a bit of banter, and just shitposting on our merry ways. Tune in!

>>3170 Actual link not messed up by punctuation: https://cytu.be/r/8cup

>>3132 >Again, I miss an important post I can make those switches if you provide me with some new players. Since none of them have special models, it's a matter of switching names in-game, which is easy. As for the strategic changes, those can be made until July 31st so you still have time. As for the match videos, I've finally found a place to start dumping them. Here's the playlist of videos so far from the last Cup https://pt.neko.bar/videos/watch/playlist/2281abfd-15de-4f9c-9920-05ccce5a1e22

Stream today 2 CDT 3 EDT 19:00 UTC https://cytu.be/r/8cup

Thank you to all who tuned in to the /test/ stream today. If you missed it, the matches will be up on the archive soon (https://pt.neko.bar/video-channels/icuparchive/video-playlists). We are officially two weeks away from the Group Draw to see who your team will compete against in the first stage of the Cup. If your team does not have their tactics sorted out yet, feel free to chip in by working on Team Strategies (http://infinitycup.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Team_Strategies) or Player Cards (http://infinitycup.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Player_Cards). I know this is complicated, so swing by your thread on /icup/ and I can answer any questions you might have. The deadline is July 31st. If you're not tactically inclined, you can still help out by creating adboards specific to your board. Adboards, like /japan/'s here, pic #2 related, are the little signs that cycle through on the sidelines during games. Post a board-related ad as a PNG in the same dimensions as /japan/'s and I'll be able to use it during the Cup. Any other OC for your team or roster you'd like to contribute is always appreciated as well.

Wanted to post this here last night, but between me hitting up /ita/ and getting to you guys, julay went down. Just a reminder you have less than a week to finish up tactics and player cards. If you are having any difficulties or are worried no one will step up, leave a post here or in your thread on /icup/. I have an anon on standby willing to put something together for teams who need help. If you're a team who has participated in a previous Cup and you have not explicitly let me know you're sticking with your strats from last time, do so ASAP, as it cuts down on the work I'll have to do in the week after the Draw Stream. If you've already done so, kick back, take it easy and wait for the draw stream. Draw Stream is August 1st, 2PM PDT, 4PM CDT, 5PM EDT, 21:00 UTC. Mark that calendar. As well, we're still accepting adboards for use during the tournament, visit the dedicated adboard thread on /icup/ and post them there. >>3132 If you still want to make your changes there's time.

Just under an hour away, Draw Stream, be there! https://cytu.be/r/8cup

The Draw Stream is complete, and with only minor technical difficulties! You guys will play in Group B with /wooo/, /lego/, and /bane/! I'll be by again later with official game times for your board.

Took a little longer than I thought to get it finished, but here's the schedule for your Group.

Thanks to all who tuned in this weekend. The current Cup standings are as follows. For a slightly more detailed look please see http://infinitycup.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Infinity_Cup_6

Looks like matches are going to start in like 15 minutes here.

Quick recap of the scores from today. The full image with an update on Golden Boot will come tomorrow. /kind/ 1-2 /v/ /japan/ 1-2 /librejp/ /wooo/ 1-0 /sw/ /lego/ 0-1 /bane/ /co/ 1-2 /monster/ /late/ & /comfy 1-2 /cuckquean/ /bmn/ 2-1 /2hu/ If you don't see your team listed above, it means you're playing tomorrow. Matches kick off at the usual time (18:00 UTC). For a more detailed breakdown see: http://infinitycup.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Infinity_Cup_6

Matchday 2 of the Cup is now complete. Congratulations to all teams who have thus far punched their ticket to the Knockout Stage. As usual, you can get a more in-depth look at http://infinitycup.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Infinity_Cup_6 Matchday 3 begins next Saturday, same time, same place.

Just a quick update: All matches played in the Cup so far are now viewable on NekoBar. The ICUP 6 playlist can be found at: https://pt.neko.bar/videos/watch/playlist/8d9881ff-e2f4-4335-8fa7-897c5219f8ea Additionally, the last set of Group Stage matches are to be held this Saturday and Sunday, usual time, usual place. Group winners and other teams advancing to the Knockout Stage will be determined through these matches, including the pair of rivalry matches in Group B, to be collectively referred to as "Grudgement Day". Be sure to tune in for these games and more this weekend!

The Group Stage of the Cup is now complete! Congratulations to the teams that advanced, the Cup continues with the Round of 16, beginning and ending on Saturday the 29th, and the final day, Sunday August 30th. The champion will be crowned this coming weekend, will you be there?

The Knockout Stage begins tomorrow afternoon. Join us for what could be the only sport running in North America! First match kicks off at the usual time: 11:00 AM PDT / 1:00 PM CDT / 2:00 PM EDT / 18:00 UTC

Today is the day! A new divegrass champion will be crowned! The final matches of the tournament begin at 11:00 AM PDT, 1:00 PM CDT, 2:00 PM EDT, 18:00 UTC https://cytu.be/r/8cup BE THERE

Infinity Cup 6 is now complete! Congratulations to /fascist/ who join the ranks of champions as they defeated /bane/ 2-1 in the Final! In an unprecedented turn of events, the Golden Boot will be shared by not 2, but 3 players: Alfred Legosen (/lego/), Ammit (/monster/), and Cuckquean-tan (/cuckquean/). Each player scored 6 goals officially through the Cup, fitting, giving it was the 6th edition. Thank you to every anon who chipped in throughout the Cup, and thank you especially to all the anons who took the time to tune in. We'll see you for ICUP 7!

Hello /sw/, I arrive at your humble board to officially announce the GCUP! The GCUP will be an exhibition tournament between boards of the webring that represent nations of the world, and will be contested under usual ICUP rules. In addition, we'll also be hosting friendlies for non-national boards/teams as part of the festivites. Friendlies can be played under normal rules, or, if you choose, under alternate (meme) rulesets that will be decided closer to the Cup's kickoff. If you would like to participate, head on over to the pinned thread at our board on Cafe. The event is set to begin February 13th, 2021. Look forward to having you there!