::|CONTENTS
- Different Classes
- Other Class Types
- Changing Classes
- See Also
BotB declares BotBr Classes depending on a
BotBr's contributions. Different acts grant different types of points. The type of points a
BotBr had the most of on their most recent
level-up is their respective Class.
"First you must know, to have more points you have to participate in BotB community, sharing stuff, doing music and having fun with the chiptunes and people." - ui
Different Classes
n00b
A BotBr with less than 25 points is considered a "
n00b" and must participate with BotB more to ascend from this vernacular gutter jargon. It doesn't scar!! Promise!! xD
Playa
A general point is earned every day a BotBr visits the site while logged in. BotBrs are also rewarded in Playa points for voting on all eligible entries in battles.
Samplist
When some REMIX
compos are on the way there is a time to submit samples. Big bonus samplist points for getting samples into the compo's
sample pack.
Mixist
You get these points mixing SOUNDS/SAMPLES in any of the
Remix competitions,
Allgear,
S3XMODIT, etc. See full list under
Format.
Chipist
You get these points making CHIPTUNES in the CHIP competitions or in any of the CHIP OHB's. Currently 57 different chip formats exist! See full list under
Format.
XHBist
You get these points for participating in the BotB
XHBs.
OHCist
These points were previously used for participating in
OHBs (formerly known as OHCs). After OHBs were renamed to
XHBs, OHCist was made a legacy class, and it is no longer possible to get OHCist points.
Grafxicist
You get these points for making GRAPHICS. Formats that give Grafxicist points are
ASCII,
ANSI,
SVG,
Draw, and
Photomash, and you can also earn these points by submitting
mixbattle art to major battles such as
Spring Tracks.
Pixelist
You get these points mainly by submitting
chipbattle art to major battles such as
Winter/Summer Chip.
Criticist
You get these points for voting for the tracks in any of the BATTLES on BotB (Detroit, 3xThemeChip, Winter/Summer Chip, OHBs, etc). You get one point per entry voted on.
Pedagogist
You get these points by adding content to pages within BotB's
Lyceum. But, you also lose points for taking content away, so be careful!
Hostist
You get these points by hosting your own
XHBs. The more participants you gather, the greater the reward!!
Taggist
You get these points by adding tags to any submission on BotB. Tags are used for easier classification and sorting of submissions, so please be sensible about tagging things!
Renderist
You get these points by making and uploading MP3 renders of other BotBrs' music, so that their work can be accessible to all!! At the moment, you don't get Renderist points for creating renders of your own tracks </3
Mappist
You get these points by making levels for
Doom,
Super Mario World, and in future hopefully many more games!
Codist
Not to be confused with Hackist! These points are an award for entering
game jam compos and other miscellaneous battles where Codist formats are available (currently just
HTML5 and
TIC-80).
WebDevist
You get these points by making web pages in
HTML/CSS XHBs. This class is very rare to come across.
Signalist
You get these points by making audio through programming algorithms or designing DSP-chains in
vcv_rack,
pd,
bytebeat, etc. See full list under
Format.
Writist
February 6th 2023 marks a magical day, when
this new class was revealed. You can get Writist points for writing written text symbols like your ancestors did. Wow, so retro!
Other Class Types
Due to different reasons, maybe a bug, or maybe because BotB is a mysterious place with a lot of secrets, there are a few more point types and sometimes BotBrs with classes different from the ones listed above. Here's a (hopefully complete) list of every other Point Class:
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Hackist :: You get these points for by doing stuff to make BotB better, such as programming IRC bots.
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Campist :: You get these points by managing BotB Bandcamp and uploading Battle Compilations there.
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Posts :: In the past it was possible to get points for posting something in a forum thread. This is not possible anymore.
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Altruist :: In the past, these were sometimes given for donating money toward BotB's operation.
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Awesomist
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Buggist
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BotB :: Reserved for BotB Bank account only!
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Number Points :: a bug with collaborations resulted in number points for several BotBrs
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allgear, midi, s3xmodit, spc, wildchip, nsf, nsfplus, remix, sample, :: format tokens, links are to accounts having points of this class
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:: a point class with an empty name, example account
here.
Changing Classes
A BotBr's class changes to the class that he/she/they have the greatest amount points in, but this check is only done upon
leveling up. In days of olde, a BotBr's class could change at any time.
See Also
BotBr Level Ups
Entry Formats
