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== 2022 == | == 2022 == | ||
When the decision was made on Reddit to attempt to create art on r/ | When the decision was made on Reddit to attempt to create art on r/place22, the '''Mass Effect on r/place''' discord was formed. At the peak of r/place22, there were over 400 members working together to create and maintain the art of Mass Effect and the small communities that Mass Effect helped to protect. Countless others followed the updates on r/masseffect and became known as "Keepers" by the discord community in reference to the alien species that silently maintains the Citadel; center of galactic civilization and arguably the most important location in the Mass Effect trilogy. | ||
At 9:36 am EDT on April 1st, 36 minutes into r/ | At 9:36 am EDT on April 1st, 36 minutes into r/place22, a post was made by u/fars3757 on r/masseffect about attempting to recreate the N7 logo that was on r/place17. Based on a black line that had already started to form, the choice was made to start the top left corner at coordinate 801,984. | ||
12:15 pm EDT was when u/transam617 created the discord after informing the subreddit members of what all had transpired for r/masseffect on r/ | 12:15 pm EDT was when u/transam617 created the discord after informing the subreddit members of what all had transpired for r/masseffect on r/place17 and how much negotiation was required to create and maintain the art. | ||
=== Artwork === | === Artwork === | ||
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{{MainArticle| [[N7 Logo]]}} | {{MainArticle| [[N7 Logo]]}} | ||
=====First Iteration===== | =====First Iteration===== | ||
[[File:N7original.png|thumb|Original N7 logo created in r/ | [[File:N7original.png|thumb|Original N7 logo created in r/place22]] | ||
The black outline went up quickly for the logo, but it quickly became apparent that there were other groups attempting to utilize the same space. After sending dozens of messages to the users that were placing those pixels, the owners of the Pig, the Duck, and the Carrot reached agreements to relocate with our assistance and protection going forward. By 1:00 pm EDT the N7 logo was complete and focus shifted to maintaining it while attempting to help allies. In the mean time, our Keepers expanded the left black border to 6 pixels wide and would not let anything else be built there though we tried multiple times to let other groups take that space. | The black outline went up quickly for the logo, but it quickly became apparent that there were other groups attempting to utilize the same space. After sending dozens of messages to the users that were placing those pixels, the owners of the Pig, the Duck, and the Carrot reached agreements to relocate with our assistance and protection going forward. By 1:00 pm EDT the N7 logo was complete and focus shifted to maintaining it while attempting to help allies. In the mean time, our Keepers expanded the left black border to 6 pixels wide and would not let anything else be built there though we tried multiple times to let other groups take that space. | ||
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===== Second Expansion===== | ===== Second Expansion===== | ||
[[File:N7final.png|thumb|Final version of N7 logo created in r/ | [[File:N7final.png|thumb|Final version of N7 logo created in r/place22]] | ||
The newer reds seemed to match the actual N7 logo much better than the original so both of them were changed to reflect this. The entire logo shifted up and the border was adjusted to one pixel to make room for the Normandy SR2 below to satisfy the terms of an agreement that was reached with Italy. | The newer reds seemed to match the actual N7 logo much better than the original so both of them were changed to reflect this. The entire logo shifted up and the border was adjusted to one pixel to make room for the Normandy SR2 below to satisfy the terms of an agreement that was reached with Italy. | ||
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=====Cleaning Up===== | =====Cleaning Up===== | ||
One source of amusement for the discord was the amount of times that griefers would place a brown pixel under Tali and make it look like she had defecated. There were also many attempts to put eyes on her mask that the group had to fend off for the rest of r/ | One source of amusement for the discord was the amount of times that griefers would place a brown pixel under Tali and make it look like she had defecated. There were also many attempts to put eyes on her mask that the group had to fend off for the rest of r/place22. | ||
==== Mass Relay ==== | ==== Mass Relay ==== | ||
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=====Creating the Relay===== | =====Creating the Relay===== | ||
[[File:FirstRelay.png|thumb|First version of the Relay]] | [[File:FirstRelay.png|thumb|First version of the Relay]] | ||
A Mass Relay is a device in Mass Effect used for rapid interstellar travel. While much more complicated than the simple design created for r/ | A Mass Relay is a device in Mass Effect used for rapid interstellar travel. While much more complicated than the simple design created for r/place22, it was a good representation of the game art. The relay went up much quicker than Tali, beginning at 12:56 am EDT on April 2nd and being completed at 1:10 am EDT. | ||
=====Red, Blue, or Green?===== | =====Red, Blue, or Green?===== | ||
[[File:Mass Relay.png|thumb|Final Mass Relay ]] | [[File:Mass Relay.png|thumb|Final Mass Relay ]] | ||
There were slight changes over the remainder of r/ | There were slight changes over the remainder of r/place22, and the center color changed often, possibly as a reference to the controversial ending of Mass Effect 3, but discord members decided to keep the center color closer to the blue of a regularly operating relay in the trilogy. | ||
==== Normandy SR2 ==== | ==== Normandy SR2 ==== | ||
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=====Design===== | =====Design===== | ||
The design for the Normandy SR2 was created at 3:25 pm EDT on April 2nd. It remained largely unchanged throughout r/ | The design for the Normandy SR2 was created at 3:25 pm EDT on April 2nd. It remained largely unchanged throughout r/place22 once the background color was chosen at 10:17 pm EDT the same day. At this point, everyone involved was eager to see another expansion so that the plan could come to fruition. There had been very little problems creating the N7 logo so no one expected an issue with building the Normandy. Just after 3:00 pm EDT April 3rd, the canvas did indeed expand and work began. | ||
===== Paint It Black===== | ===== Paint It Black===== | ||
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{{MainArticle| [[N7 Armor Stripe]]}} | {{MainArticle| [[N7 Armor Stripe]]}} | ||
[[File:N7 Stripe new.png|thumb|N7 armor stripe]] | [[File:N7 Stripe new.png|thumb|N7 armor stripe]] | ||
Talk first began of attempting to place the N7 armor stripe in the black border to the left of the N7 logo and Normandy around 5:55 pm EDT but it wasn't until well after the Normandy had been completed and shuffling of the canvas had calmed that pixels started being placed at 10:32 pm EDT. It was a risk considering how many other groups had attempted to move into that area since r/ | Talk first began of attempting to place the N7 armor stripe in the black border to the left of the N7 logo and Normandy around 5:55 pm EDT but it wasn't until well after the Normandy had been completed and shuffling of the canvas had calmed that pixels started being placed at 10:32 pm EDT. It was a risk considering how many other groups had attempted to move into that area since r/place22 began. The Keepers had kept the black without fail. The discord group moved swiftly to place large blocks of pixels concurrently and this time it was a success - the Keepers ceded the black and the N7 armor stripe was formed within minutes. | ||
==== Garrus Vakarian ==== | ==== Garrus Vakarian ==== | ||
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{{MainArticle| [[The Citadel Council]]}} | {{MainArticle| [[The Citadel Council]]}} | ||
=====Pig===== | =====Pig===== | ||
At the start of r/ | At the start of r/place22, the group attempting to make a Pig face was in the same location as the N7 logo. They were the first group that Mass Effect was able to make contact with and Pig agreed to move to the right of the N7 logo in exchange for help and protection. The official design of the Mass Effect plans was updated at 1:22 pm to include the Pig. | ||
[[File:pig.png|thumb|400x400px|Metamorphosis of the Pig due to griefing]] | [[File:pig.png|thumb|400x400px|Metamorphosis of the Pig due to griefing]] | ||
Pig ended up being griefed more than any other art in the Citadel Council alliance region. The group was contacted by so many others that thought it was just an unimportant pig face and not the oldest and most trusted ally of Mass Effect. There were many battles fought for the face of the Pig and it was a testament to the members of the community that it finished r/ | Pig ended up being griefed more than any other art in the Citadel Council alliance region. The group was contacted by so many others that thought it was just an unimportant pig face and not the oldest and most trusted ally of Mass Effect. There were many battles fought for the face of the Pig and it was a testament to the members of the community that it finished r/place22 looking the way it did<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlzYzP4ErWg&t=160s</ref>. | ||
[[File:174.jpg|thumb|Drum and bass beats per minute]] | [[File:174.jpg|thumb|Drum and bass beats per minute]] | ||
At 1:15 pm on April 4th, the group that had created pig added additional art to the canvas that Mass Effect helped to create and maintain. The 174 is a reference to the beats per minute in the Drum and Bass style of music of which the Pig group are fans. | At 1:15 pm on April 4th, the group that had created pig added additional art to the canvas that Mass Effect helped to create and maintain. The 174 is a reference to the beats per minute in the Drum and Bass style of music of which the Pig group are fans. | ||
=====Duck===== | =====Duck===== | ||
[[File:Duck.png|thumb|Ducks throughout r/ | [[File:Duck.png|thumb|Ducks throughout r/place22]] | ||
Ducks representative of those in Duck Game were being created in the same space as the N7 logo at the beginning of r/ | Ducks representative of those in Duck Game were being created in the same space as the N7 logo at the beginning of r/place22 as well. A relocation was negotiated but it took some time before the canvas was calm enough to get the ducks in the design. | ||
[[File:Moondye7.png|thumb|200x200px|Moondye7]] | [[File:Moondye7.png|thumb|200x200px|Moondye7]] | ||
The first duck lasted from 12:18 am EDT to 12:25 am EDT on April 2nd. The white ducks appeared from 7:00 am EDT to 12:00 pm EDT on April 2nd. The ducks on the purple lattice were more successful, lasting from 12:30 pm EDT on April 2nd until 3:30 pm EDT on April 3rd. The final duck lost his partner but remained until the end of r/ | The first duck lasted from 12:18 am EDT to 12:25 am EDT on April 2nd. The white ducks appeared from 7:00 am EDT to 12:00 pm EDT on April 2nd. The ducks on the purple lattice were more successful, lasting from 12:30 pm EDT on April 2nd until 3:30 pm EDT on April 3rd. The final duck lost his partner but remained until the end of r/place22. | ||
=====Moondye7===== | =====Moondye7===== | ||
Fans of the Twitch streamer Moondye7 created his logo below the pig and also received a lot of grief. They initially contacted Mass Effect at 5:25 pm EDT to facilitate an alliance during the Eminem Invasion. Their logo was briefly overwritten by MT6 before it was returned to the original state. At the second expansion, they added Moondye7's custom Twitch emote below the logo. | Fans of the Twitch streamer Moondye7 created his logo below the pig and also received a lot of grief. They initially contacted Mass Effect at 5:25 pm EDT to facilitate an alliance during the Eminem Invasion. Their logo was briefly overwritten by MT6 before it was returned to the original state. At the second expansion, they added Moondye7's custom Twitch emote below the logo. | ||
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=====Flowers===== | =====Flowers===== | ||
[[File:LivFlower.png|thumb|LivLive's flower]] | [[File:LivFlower.png|thumb|LivLive's flower]] | ||
Around 6:15 pm EDT on April 3rd, someone added a flower next to Tali. The creator was not discovered but the group came to think of it as Tali's flower and kept it there until the end of r/ | Around 6:15 pm EDT on April 3rd, someone added a flower next to Tali. The creator was not discovered but the group came to think of it as Tali's flower and kept it there until the end of r/place22. | ||
At 2:32 pm EDT on April 4th, discord used LivLive asked the group if a flower could be placed above MT6 in honor of the user's mother who had just learned about r/place and was excited by the idea of having something on the canvas. | At 2:32 pm EDT on April 4th, discord used LivLive asked the group if a flower could be placed above MT6 in honor of the user's mother who had just learned about r/place and was excited by the idea of having something on the canvas. | ||
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=====Eminem Invasion===== | =====Eminem Invasion===== | ||
At 4:25 pm EDT on April 1st, the Eminem logo declared that they intended to take all of the area occupied by the Pig and N7 logo. They attempted to strike a deal to make their logo smaller in exchange for taking the Pig off the canvas. Mass Effect refused and continued to hold the line, fending off the attack by Eminem and emerging victorious when Eminem decided to make their logo smaller and move it south by a few rows to be below r/foofighters rather than next to them at 5:29 pm EDT. An agreement was struck to mutually defend each other's territories from that point until the end of r/ | At 4:25 pm EDT on April 1st, the Eminem logo declared that they intended to take all of the area occupied by the Pig and N7 logo. They attempted to strike a deal to make their logo smaller in exchange for taking the Pig off the canvas. Mass Effect refused and continued to hold the line, fending off the attack by Eminem and emerging victorious when Eminem decided to make their logo smaller and move it south by a few rows to be below r/foofighters rather than next to them at 5:29 pm EDT. An agreement was struck to mutually defend each other's territories from that point until the end of r/place22. | ||
=====Italy===== | =====Italy===== | ||