Armadillo Run forum

You could just store the number of wins people have in a DB, then have php generate the right medal and title.

As for the title in front of the username, it's a really nice idea, but would require more editing of the forum code, and more manual input (Although it might be possible to integrate it into the new system PeterT is talking about).

i really like where all this is going, whos gona be on the first dillo council

daman - I just need one medl to be lord - too bad I have so litle time theese days!

So, unless there is an outcry against it soon, I'll implement this schema:

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1-2 Medals - Contest Veteran
3-9 Medals - Contest Legend
10+ Medals - Armadillo Lord
15+ Light Medals - Light Master
10+ Dark Medals - Dark Master
15+ Light and 10+ Dark Medals - Armadeus

I'll also generate a sorted medal tally from the contest lists. Thus, updating everything should just require 1 line per contest. I hope this will make it easier to keep up to date.

Note: This means that keeping the current notational convention in the first post of the "medal tally" thread will be of utmost importance, once this system is in place.

(I hope to get this done before December 8th, because then I'll buy a Wii )

Let me just add these two suggestions:

A)
Change
3-9 Medals - Contest Legend
to
3-5 Medals - Contest Legend
6-9 Medals - Contest Knight

B)
And add two titles for the two people that currently has most light and dark wins: Light Champion and Dark Champion (or Leader of the Light Forces or something like that). This way there is a dynamic goal to strive for that never will go away.

snowlord wrote:This way there is a dynamic goal to strive for that never will go away.

Unless you already are that person

snowlord wrote:Let me just add these two suggestions: [..]

Great idea with the champions, I like it because it both adds a lot of interest and should be easy to implement once the other stuff is done. I'll follow both of your suggestions. I'll start making the icons now, then I'll add the ranks to the DB, then I'll code the script. Then I have to decide how and when to run/automate it. I'm not sure if I can run cron jobs on this server, otherwise I'll just have to run it from my home PC. It sometimes seems like that has better uptime than the server, so that shouldn't matter much

Edit:
What about exchanging the "Knight" and "Legend" title? English is not my first language, but to me Knight < Legend.

Edit:
or this way:
1-2 : Contest Regular
3-5 : Contest Veteran
6-9 : Contest Legend
?

PeterT wrote:Edit:
or this way:
1-2 : Contest Regular
3-5 : Contest Veteran
6-9 : Contest Legend
?

That way looks nicest IMO

PeterT wrote:1-2 : Contest Regular
3-5 : Contest Veteran
6-9 : Contest Legend

Fine with me!

I love the idea of 'Light Champion' and 'Dark Champion'!!!!
(What happens if someone is both though?)

Also, can we change 'Contest Regular' to 'Contest Winner'? (thanks to Snowlord for the inspiration!)

There are definitely regulars who haven't got a medal!

dudiobugtron wrote:Also, can we change 'Contest Regular' to 'Contest Winner'?

Sure.
So, it's now:

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1-2 : Contest Winner
3-5 : Contest Veteran
6-9 : Contest Legend
10+ Medals : Armadillo Lord
15+ Light Medals : Light Master
10+ Dark Medals : Dark Master
15+ Light and 10+ Dark Medals : Armadeus

Most light medals : Light Champion
Most light medals : Dark Champion

Any idea for better titles for the champions?
And what if 2 people have the same amount of medals? (I'd can either randomize that, or give both the title, or give the earlier/later one to gain the last medal the title)
Should the Champion title take precedence over all other titles (I assume so)?

Any idea for better titles for the champions?

I was thinking something like:

Jedi Grand Master
Sith Lord

But really they both use the force!
There are also lots of other 'Good vs Evil' Archetypes we could borrow from:







etc....

And, even Individual good and evil characters we could mix and match:









etc...


However I think the current titles are fine!

And what if 2 people have the same amount of medals? (I'd can either randomize that, or give both the title, or give the earlier/later one to gain the last medal the title)

I vote for 'give both the title'.

Should the Champion title take precedence over all other titles (I assume so)?

Yes (or, at the user's preference)

It's done!
http://armadillo.metaclassofnil.com/for ... .php?t=821

Sorry for the delay. I probably would have been done sooner, but my hosting providers' ssh access was b0rked for a week. Also Orjan's O kept messing things up