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Around an hour later, users from a small community named Staropa decided to start building a small 8x8 star in the area, unaware of the alliance between SFU and the Blue Jays. At the same time, users from r/Spelunky started building the character sprite from Spelunky Classic directly above the star. Due to this, members of Staropa joined the Spelunky Discord server and began to work with the Spelunky team to move the star down by one pixel to prevent overlapping. After Spelunky and Staropa had completed their placement, a user from the Blue Jays team joined the Spelunky server, then had members join the SFU discord in order to coordinate what would come to be called the Cyan Quadrangle Alliance.  
Around an hour later, users from a small community named Staropa decided to start building a small 8x8 star in the area, unaware of the alliance between SFU and the Blue Jays. At the same time, users from r/Spelunky started building the character sprite from Spelunky Classic directly above the star. Due to this, members of Staropa joined the Spelunky Discord server and began to work with the Spelunky team to move the star down by one pixel to prevent overlapping. After Spelunky and Staropa had completed their placement, a user from the Blue Jays team joined the Spelunky server, then had members join the SFU discord in order to coordinate what would come to be called the Cyan Quadrangle Alliance.  


Despite growing pains and sporadic confusion the four communities were able to relocate and come to a rough form of completion by 06:00 GMT, 18 hours after place 2022 was launched and on the original canvas.
Despite growing pains and sporadic confusion the four communities were able to relocate and come to a rough form of completion by 06:00 GMT, 6 hours after place 2022 was launched.
 
[[File:First Beginnings.png|200px|thumb|left|First beginnings of the Quadrangle]]
 
 
[[File:Early Alliance.png|200px|thumb|left|Shaping up]]


==Change and Compromise==
==Change and Compromise==
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From here on, the focus of the Cyan Quadrangle Alliance shifted from change and edits to their own artwork to maintenance and repair of the major pieces of art, with a number of (primarily SFU) students shifting to create a small collection of banners for the 4 main post-secondary institutions of BC. Plans were, however, afoot for the creation of a raccoon, the unofficial mascot of Simon Fraser University, somewhere in the Cyan Quadrangle. Initial proposals and designs considered building the raccoon on the banner of SFU directly, and extending the SFU banner south. However, an opportune moment would occur to the northeast of the Quadrangle which would see a plan to build it there instead.
From here on, the focus of the Cyan Quadrangle Alliance shifted from change and edits to their own artwork to maintenance and repair of the major pieces of art, with a number of (primarily SFU) students shifting to create a small collection of banners for the 4 main post-secondary institutions of BC. Plans were, however, afoot for the creation of a raccoon, the unofficial mascot of Simon Fraser University, somewhere in the Cyan Quadrangle. Initial proposals and designs considered building the raccoon on the banner of SFU directly, and extending the SFU banner south. However, an opportune moment would occur to the northeast of the Quadrangle which would see a plan to build it there instead.


==Conflict and Conquest==
== Conflict and Conquest==
 
[[File:Canucks proposal.jpg|200px|thumb|left|The disputed territory]]
 
[[File:Raccoon placement.png|200px|thumb|left|The Raccoon on the disputed territory]]


[[File:Battle for the Raccoon.png|200px|thumb|right|Halfway into the hours long battle]]
====The Raccoon War/Strip Incidents====
==== The Raccoon War/Strip Incidents====
The small strip between the Cyan Quadrangle and what would become the territory of /r/CalgaryFlames had initially been claimed by WallStreetBets as part of their Gamestop stock price line, then taken over by a mass of small Brazillian flags, then devolving into chaos and occasional pieces of tiny artwork. By the dawn of the 3rd day (GMT) however, it had been seized by Canucks fans from their large logo above the Cyan Quadrangle, and used to build a small armband from the home jersey of the Canucks, breaching the black border and raiding into the Cyan Quadrangle itself. The Alliance suddenly took offensive action, and soon overwhelmed the area, claiming a strip 3 pixels wide and 16 pixels high.
The small strip between the Cyan Quadrangle and what would become the territory of /r/CalgaryFlames had initially been claimed by WallStreetBets as part of their Gamestop stock price line, then taken over by a mass of small Brazillian flags, then devolving into chaos and occasional pieces of tiny artwork. By the dawn of the 3rd day (GMT) however, it had been seized by Canucks fans from their large logo above the Cyan Quadrangle, and used to build a small armband from the home jersey of the Canucks, breaching the black border and raiding into the Cyan Quadrangle itself. The Alliance suddenly took offensive action, and soon overwhelmed the area, claiming a strip 3 pixels wide and 16 pixels high.


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====Banner War====
====Banner War====
[[File:BCIT alive.png|200px|thumb|right|The four uni banners completed]]
Built on the 2nd canvas at (1467, 793) above the Tigreten area of the German flag, the 4 small banners of the 4 main post secondary institutions of British Columbia were intended as a secondary addition to the canvas to give representation to each university together as a collaborative project. SFU, UBC, UVIC and BCIT students each worked together to secure a small area for the cooperative project, beginning around 21:00 GMT on April 2nd with the creation of a small SFU banner, followed by UVIC, UBC and BCIT, finishing at 22:30 GMT. A program was created on PlaceSFU discord, similarly to the original program for the Cyan Quadrangle, and maintenance of the uni banners was underway.
Built on the 2nd canvas at (1467, 793) above the Tigreten area of the German flag, the 4 small banners of the 4 main post secondary institutions of British Columbia were intended as a secondary addition to the canvas to give representation to each university together as a collaborative project. SFU, UBC, UVIC and BCIT students each worked together to secure a small area for the cooperative project, beginning around 21:00 GMT on April 2nd with the creation of a small SFU banner, followed by UVIC, UBC and BCIT, finishing at 22:30 GMT. A program was created on PlaceSFU discord, similarly to the original program for the Cyan Quadrangle, and maintenance of the uni banners was underway.


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Notably, BCIT was the target of a large amount of sabotage, being that it was easy to change the small banners with only a few pixels. BCIT frequently became CLIT or some other changed variation, despite the efforts of a few maintainers to keep the banners in place. To their credit, those few maintainers, aided by Cyan Quadrangle help whenever possible, managed to keep the banners up in spite of massive raiding and sabotage, and even the peripheral attacks of a Void invasion nearby. However, by 12:00 GMT on April 4th, a concerted invasion by a French CSGO team called Vanadium had completely taken over the UVIC and BCIT banners, with SFU and UBC falling by 13:30 GMT that day.
Notably, BCIT was the target of a large amount of sabotage, being that it was easy to change the small banners with only a few pixels. BCIT frequently became CLIT or some other changed variation, despite the efforts of a few maintainers to keep the banners in place. To their credit, those few maintainers, aided by Cyan Quadrangle help whenever possible, managed to keep the banners up in spite of massive raiding and sabotage, and even the peripheral attacks of a Void invasion nearby. However, by 12:00 GMT on April 4th, a concerted invasion by a French CSGO team called Vanadium had completely taken over the UVIC and BCIT banners, with SFU and UBC falling by 13:30 GMT that day.


==== The SkyshockTV Invasion====
====The SkyshockTV Invasion====
[[File:Skyshocks Plan.png|200px|thumb|left|The great invasion planning]]
 
[[File:SkyshockTV invasion two.png|200px|thumb|left|The great invasion, 5 mins in]]
 
[[File:SkyshockTV invasion.png|200px|thumb|left|The great invasion, 20 mins in]]
 
By 07:00 GMT April 4th with the knowledge of /r/Place shutting down soon, members of the Cyan Quadrangle, SFU included, were prepared for the end of the experiment. All that remained was maintenance of the 5 pieces of artwork that constituted the Cyan Quadrangle. However, there was one last piece of excitement yet to come. Streamers had largely avoided the area around the Cyan Quadrangle, and it had been largely devoid of conflict as a result- The Void had come close but had never affected the Alliance directly. At 07:20 GMT however, this changed with a Spanish speaking streamer named SkyshockTV and his viewers launching an attack to take over the Quadrangle.
By 07:00 GMT April 4th with the knowledge of /r/Place shutting down soon, members of the Cyan Quadrangle, SFU included, were prepared for the end of the experiment. All that remained was maintenance of the 5 pieces of artwork that constituted the Cyan Quadrangle. However, there was one last piece of excitement yet to come. Streamers had largely avoided the area around the Cyan Quadrangle, and it had been largely devoid of conflict as a result- The Void had come close but had never affected the Alliance directly. At 07:20 GMT however, this changed with a Spanish speaking streamer named SkyshockTV and his viewers launching an attack to take over the Quadrangle.


With all hands on deck following a mass ping on the discord, members of the alliance tried to defend as best they could, though the streamer's numerical superiority far outweighed that of the Alliance numbers even with all hands on deck. As the attack was launched at a time when the majority of East Coast Americans and Canadians were asleep, SFU students along with those Spelunky and Staropans (And assorted allies from the West Coast, including Canucks fans, nearby Washington Universities students and Calgary Flames fans among others) who were awake formed the crux of the defense, fighting a desperate defense of the Cyan Quadrangle. The planned attack would have seen practically all the Cyan Quadrangle taken except for the raccoon.
With all hands on deck following a mass ping on the discord, members of the alliance tried to defend as best they could, though the streamer's numerical superiority far outweighed that of the Alliance numbers even with all hands on deck. As the attack was launched at a time when the majority of East Coast Americans and Canadians were asleep, SFU students along with those Spelunky and Staropans (And assorted allies from the West Coast, including Canucks fans, nearby Washington Universities students and Calgary Flames fans among others) who were awake formed the crux of the defense, fighting a desperate defense of the Cyan Quadrangle. The planned attack would have seen practically all the Cyan Quadrangle taken except for the raccoon.


Fighting a losing battle, Staropa and Spelunky, being closest to the Mexican flag were overwhelmed in minutes, while large areas of the Cyan were replaced with red, a colour of SkyshockTV's. The SFU banner was cut down the middle with the new border of the planned attack, and despite their best efforts, the Cyan Quadrangle alliance would quickly be overwhelmed. Not boasting enough members to counter the streamer (As well as the mass useage of spammable accounts by the fans of SkyshockTV), the battle looked lost. But, through the actions of one spelunky, the invasion was called off after a member of the discord found the stream and made a donation to SkyshockTV, appealing successfully for a stop to the attacks at 07:45 GMT. A bribe, some would say.
Fighting a losing battle, Staropa and Spelunky, being closest to the Mexican flag were overwhelmed in minutes, while large areas of the Cyan were replaced with red, a colour of SkyshockTV's. The SFU banner was cut down the middle with the new border of the planned attack, and despite their best efforts, the Cyan Quadrangle alliance would quickly be overwhelmed. Not boasting enough members to counter the streamer (As well as the mass useage of spammable accounts by the fans of SkyshockTV), the battle looked lost. But, through the actions of one spelunky, the invasion was called off after Anemic made a donation to SkyshockTV and appealed for a stop to the attacks at 07:45 GMT. A bribe, some would say.


==The Final Clear==
==The Final Clear==
[[File:The_final_clean.png|200px|thumb|left|The last few pixels of the Cyan Quadrangle Alliance, Spelunky at the bottom left]]
Rebuilding from the SkyshockTV invasion would take a full hour with all community defenders working together, but by 08:45 GMT all damage had been repaired and Spelunky/Staropa were recreated according to their original design. The remaining hours of /r/Place were spent maintaining and keeping the Cyan Quadrangle intact. By 22:47 GMT, the last moment before the great Whiteout began, the Cyan Quadrangle was perfect. No errant pixels, no sabotage, all 5 pieces of artwork up together. While the uni banner project had fallen, the Simon Fraser banner and the raccoon were, at the very end of it all, still on the canvas proudly.
Rebuilding from the SkyshockTV invasion would take a full hour with all community defenders working together, but by 08:45 GMT all damage had been repaired and Spelunky/Staropa were recreated according to their original design. The remaining hours of /r/Place were spent maintaining and keeping the Cyan Quadrangle intact. By 22:47 GMT, the last moment before the great Whiteout began, the Cyan Quadrangle was perfect. No errant pixels, no sabotage, all 5 pieces of artwork up together. While the uni banner project had fallen, the Simon Fraser banner and the raccoon were, at the very end of it all, still on the canvas proudly.


When the Whiteout began, the Cyan Quadrangle, being on the original Canvas was quick to disappear. The last remnants of the Cyan Quadrangle (that weren't white to begin with) succumbed to the Whiteout 82 hours and 54 minutes after the experiment began. The discord of the Cyan Quadrangle Alliance remains however, and perhaps one day it will see use as the base of a renewed alliance again.
When the Whiteout began, the Cyan Quadrangle, being on the original Canvas was quick to disappear. The last remnants of the Cyan Quadrangle (that weren't white to begin with) succumbed to the Whiteout 82 hours and 54 minutes after the experiment began. The discord of the Cyan Quadrangle Alliance remains however, and perhaps one day it will see use as the base of a renewed alliance again.
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