Hi everyone,

It's that time again where we announce the top 2 streamers and commentators! We are using Google Forms to collect responses as HBANZ is limited to one poll per thread.

Please read below before voting!

1. Polls will remain open until the end of D1 and D2 finals, after which the top 2 in each category will be announced
   
2. You can only vote once - invalid responses will be ignored
   
3. Where applicable, the badges will be transferred from the previous holders to the current
   
4. Points will be awarded as follows: 3 points for first choice, 2 points for second choice, 1 point for third choice, 0 points for no vote
   
5. Your vote is not public
   

• Angst
  
• Chad
  
• EBUS
  
• Drag
  
• Lacker
  
• Fank009
  
• Matsui
  
• Maxie
  
• Richie
  

• Lacker
  
• Fank009
  
• Matsui
  
• Winky
  

Hello frints, it is I your administrator Juicy Tampon.

There has been talks between me and a few other fellow local haxball superstars to have a meetup where we can all indulge in some yummy all you can eat KBBQ around the inner west. If you'd be interested in going we are currently looking at Saturday 10th April evening to meet. Provided we're not all socially awkward weirdo's in person and people are keen we could head out to the city for a drink and to help wingman @envy as I've been told he's been going through a bit of a dry season. 

I've added a poll above just to see how many people are keen to come out so that I can look at making reservations, etc as needed. If the date doesn't suit and there is enough people who'd like to come at a different date we can look at organising this for a different weekend. 

Maybe even @Kuma will come out and say hello

TL;DR Haxball Meet roughly 7pm on 10/04/21 for Korean BBQ 
 

Dearest members,

Please read below before voting in the poll above!

As you are aware, we have completed the end of an exciting season. The efforts of our league admins has not gone unnoticed, and the HBANZ Development Team would further like to extend their appreciation by awarding the top two streamers and top two commentators with a badge on their profile. The badges will last until the end of next season, after which the awards will be transferred to the next top streamers and commentators.

We feel this will not only encourage the involvement of those who have not yet streamed or commentated before, but also encourage existing award-winners to maintain their status.

I want to take this opportunity to personally thank Fank for his efforts throughout the season - for streaming, commentating, managing statistics and overall running the league rooms. I would like to also like to thank the wider admin team, NZK and Juicy.



The first Streamer Award goes to @fank009! Fank has consistently provided quality streaming services throughout the season. I think we can all agree he is deserving of this badge.

The second Stream Award goes to @Lacker! Lacker has made the effort to stream using his school computer while providing exciting and energetic commentary.



The first Commentator Award goes to @~13! Drag has provided insightful, entertaining and amusing commentary on a majority of games throughout this league - despite living in a completely different time zone.

The second Commentator Award will be decided by the poll. I believe there are several close runner-ups and it was a difficult decision. Polls will close on 29th March after the D2 finals are complete. If you think I have left out someone from the poll, please let me know soon.

- Winky

Winky's 1v1 Elo - Classic & Multiball!



https://hbanz.org/forum/elo.php
(click on your name in the ladder for ELO Profile)
 

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1. #[id] to send a challenge to a player
   
2. !help to see all commands
   
3. !a to see all accepted challenges
   
4. !p to see all pending challenges
   
5. !cancel to cancel all your challenges with no penalty
   
6. !me to view your person statistics
   
7. #[id] PM to send a personal message
   
8. !mute to mute chat (you should still get notified when its your turn to play)
   
9. !users to see a list of logged in users that you can challenge
   
10. Type !help in chat to see all the updated commands
    

1. [Done] Recorded replays and match stats for every game https://hbanz.org/forum/eloreplays.php
   
2. [Done] Categories based on rating (e.g. like Chess you have IM, GM, etc.) https://hbanz.org/forum/elo.php
   
3. [Done] Colours for these categories - to be applied as team colours, chat font colour, on the ladder, etc.
   
4. [Ceebs] Player betting - this is ambitious but I have some ideas for it that may take time to implement but I want to see if this room is popular first before investing more time in this
   
5. [Done] ELO is still being tweaked. The one you see on the ELO page on HBANZ is not necessarily the same as the one used in the bot. ELO may be reset if I have made big changes to the bot. When finalized I will announce it here and there will be no intention for further resetting.
   
6. [Done] !p command to only show challenges involving you
   
7. [Done] Other cosmetic changes with the announcements
   
8. [Done] Reset all stats, ELO, replays, match history
   
9. [Done] Direct replay link is announced in game after a match, rather than to the general page
   
10. [Done] Regular messages to appear in replays, (except for tagged messages which we can't do much about)
    
11. [Done - but paused for now] ELO reduces by 1 each day if you are above 1200
    
12. [Done] ELO Profiles with head-to-head information
    

1. ELO changes was very sensitive. This was so we have a good starting point for players when they first join and reach the rating they deserve quicker. It was reduced slightly due to rapid number of games played.
   
2. Cancelled games now works properly. Before it used to skip games if a player appeared in the queue consecutively. It is now fixed.
   
3. !pending and !accepted reduced to !p and !a.
   
4. !p command now only shows those related to you. Previously it was showing all pending challenges in the room.
   
5. Added the above in "What else are you going to add?" section
   
6. Added individual ELO profiles
   

1. The bot will display the total score, visually, on the field! Yes, it rearranges segments and joints in the stadium like a calculator display on the field after each shot. When the ball is touched, this display is changed to show the number of attempts you have remaining, until the next shot is taken.
   
2. The average score, shots and angles for all attempts is displayed to the user. Getting a maximum average has no significance at this point besides displaying some sort of level of consistency.
   
3. World record for score, speed and angle is saved.
   
4. Personal best scores, speeds and angles are saved for each logged in player. These are checked independently (i.e. the WR or PB total score, speed and angle are not necessarily from the same shot - in fact, they rarely will be since a high angle often sacrifices speed).
   
5. Replays are automatically saved whenever a personal best or world record is detected - so please make sure you are logged in.
   
6. If you are not logged in, you can still enjoy having 10 attempts and seeing you "session best", which are your best scores since you have been in the room. However, these will be lost when the player leaves the room.
   
7. We noticed while testing that it is takes some skill to get low speed and angle, which is why we have also recorded all-time personal minimum scores and session minimum scores (for guests). World record minimum score, speed and angle is also saved.
   
8. Type "!help" in chat to see a list of commands.
   

• Enter "-" to remove yourself from the room
  
• It will detect leaving players and adjust map size
  
• It displays number of lives after each goal
  
• It can support 2-12 players
  
• The server is hosted in Singapore, so players internationally and locally will get decent ping!
  

The server is up now!

https://www.haxball.com/play?c=D3YYtQr4Ps4
 

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Enjoy

- Winky

1. Scoring (15/100) - This is the number of goals you have scored. As the score limit is just 2, it is either 0, 50 or 100.
   
2. Assisting (10/100) - This is the number of assists you have made. As the score limit is just 2, it is either 0, 50 or 100.
   
3. Dribbling (20/100) - This measures how involved you are in the game, by counting how many touches (or kicks) you have made. This is then compared with the total number of touches in the game from all players. For a 6-player game, this averages to around 16.7% per player. To get the full 20 points, you will need to have at least 20% of the total touches in the game.
   
4. Passing (15/100) - To emphasize the importance of passing, this category is heavily weighted. This is a measure of how accurate your passing is, and is measured by counting the number of successful passes you have made to your teammates. A pass is detected if you have kicked or touched the ball which is then touched (and not necessarily kicked) by one of your teammates. Performing 50 passes in a game will get you the full rating in this criteria.
   
5. Intercepting (15/100) - This measures how many passes from players in the opposing team you have intercepted (this includes touches, as this can alter the direction of the ball without having to kick it). Intercepting 50 passes will give you the total points for this category.
   
6. Keeping (10/100) - Clean sheets are awarded on a team-basis. Covering the goal when the keeper is under pressure is as critical as being a full-time keeper, so we feel this should be a shared reward.
   
7. Clutching (10/100) - Scoring a goal can be done with or without an assist. When scoring with an assist (i.e. the last two kicks were from you, most likely resulting from a wall kick) then this is considered a clutch goal. Scoring two of these will give you full points (you will also be rewarded for "Scoring").
   
8. Forcing (10/100) - An assisted goal is typically when your teammate passes you the ball and you score. But there is another type - when an opponent concedes an own goal a a result of you kicking the ball into them or forcing them to push the ball in. A maximum of two of these can be scored per game (you will also be rewarded for "Scoring".
   
9. Blocking (10/100) - Blocking is very important in opening the game and allowing the keeper to make comfortable clearances. We reward players for blocking, which is determined by the total amount of time one player is in contact with another. A "block" is defined when one player is between an opponent and the ball, thus blocking them from reaching the ball. The closest player to the ball will receive blocking time. Ten seconds per game will result in a full score.
   
10. Winning (5/100) - Bonus points are awarded for scoring the winning goal. Of course, there is only one winning goal per match.
    
11. Conceding (-10/100) - Conceding goals will result in a deduction of 5 points per goal (applied to the team).
    
12. Own Goals (-10/100) - Self-explanatory, can be either forced or not. Each own goal will result in a deduction of 5 points (to the player only).
    

• The keen eye will spot that there are 120 points awarded across these measures when combined, which might cause the maximum overall should be 100. But this cannot the case as some categories are not mutually exclusive. For example, scoring goals can either be assisted by your teammate, a clutch, or a forced OG. Players will no be able to achieve all 3 at the same time. Because of this, "Clutching/Forcing" are combined in the detailed statistics view. Similarly, goal scorers cannot receive points for scoring and assisting at the same time. Taking this into account, the maximum is 100 points.
  
• Scores are combined in the groups and converted to a ranking out of 5 - similarly with the overall score. This is because there is no point showing 0/100, 50/100 or 100/100 for things like "Scoring" or "Assisting" when it can't be anything in between (since Futsal has a 2 goal limit)
  
• This performance system is not final and will likely be tweaked as we get real games happening (as it was very difficult to test with just two people or alone)
  

• The bot reports the score, game duration, possession and winning streak at the end of each game
  
• Overall stats are calculated as per above, with an MVP identified
  
• Goal speed is recorded at the time of passing the goal line, and not the speed the moment it left the player's "foot"
  
• As of now, the only command is "stats" - admins can be given a code in special circumstances to kick/ban players
  

• A captain system for 3v3 games. How this will work is if there are 6 players or less in the server, the bot will randomly generate 1v1, 2v2 or 3v3 games depending on the number of players. If there are 7+ players, the top players in each team will become captains (unless they already have 3 players) and will be able to choose their team. As the game mode will remain "dynasty", this new team will have a chance of picking a stronger team to try to take down the winners.
  
• For player selection, captains will be able to type the players name they wish to choose, or their ID. The name option will be "smart" so that if one makes a typo or is unable to enter specific special character(s) it should detect the closest match to what was input. This is still under testing.
  
• Player ratings will be updated. They were a bit too detailed. Yesterday I've worked on grouping these into Attack, Defense and Skill. I've adjusted the weightings and formulas for each to hopefully give a better overall calculation. The usual penalties for own goals will still apply. As before, I would like to test this in real situations and tweak it as we go.
  
• All games are automatically saved, but we will add the !save feature so the archives are not spammed and will try to include Kuma's sexy heatmap implementation as well if you have not yet seen that.
  
• Updated map aesthetics to give it a sleeker look and feel, along with nicer announcements for goals, stats, etc. from the Bot.
  
• If Futsal becomes more popular, we will implement user authentication which will allow for better all-time statistics tracking integrated with HBANZ.org
  
• Ability to see detailed match statistics for other players (e.g. "!stats winky")
  
• Goalkeeper detection and therefore clean sheet detection to be recorded as per point #6
  
• Goal net physics - a nice to have but not sure as this is difficult to implement with smaller ball radius
  
• Increasing room size (given server limitations) to around 14 or so. Game style will remaining 2 mins, 2 goals to avoid long waiting times especially with the captain system. Happy to change this according to demand/feedback.
  
• I have taken a short break from the Futsal bot and worked on something else - a Rambo Bot! This is currently complete (thanks to those who beta tested it) and will be hosted 24/7 starting tomorrow. For now it will replace one of the pub rooms. If this is an issue we will get a separate server to host Futsal and Rambo.
  
• Finally, I would like to test VPS hosting on Singapore-hosted servers. If the ping is decent for Australia, it will provide much more traffic from other countries as we have seen from the Singapore servers. If this is the case, I will get another dedicated server to host 2 more rooms specifically for Futsal, one being 3v3 and possible another for 4v4. If not, we will stick to 100% Australian free-range servers. Note that separate sever will mean that the current 4 rooms will be unaffected.
  

Miss your Haxball? Well we will be running organised pub nights beginning this Sunday 23rd and Monday 24th Feb, 9PM AEDT both nights. Feel free to start jumping on a little earlier than 9 if you wish.

Hopefully see as many old faces there as possible!

We'll see how the first few nights go and then schedule a few more dates after that.

The Preliminary Final  series between Glorious North and Alaskan Bullworms will be held this Tuesday 26th March at 8pm.