User:Archie.m.vist/testbed

1. Deadlines
   1. Each official tournament is preceded by two (for Elite Cups) or three (for Babby Cups) export deadlines: the preliminary deadline (Babby only), tactical deadline, and final deadline.
      1. For a Babby Cup, the preliminary deadline is on the Friday three weeks prior to the start of the tournament at 23:59:59 UTC. For an Elite Cup, this deadline coincides with the tactical deadline below.
         1. Verified managers of each team must have placed a link to a valid tactical export on their board's team page on the wiki by the specified time. An export is valid if it corresponds to the appropriate team and player IDs, and functions in the current version of PES. Any submission after 23:59:59 UTC of deadline day will not be accepted. A link to the export on the Exports page is additional but not a requirement.
         2. Newly established or revived teams, whether managed or autopilot, must demonstrate adequate proof of interest to the 4CCC prior to this deadline to compete in the coming Cup.
         3. Failure to submit an export by the preliminary deadline may result in a deadline violation penalty. Failure to demonstrate proof of interest by the preliminary deadline will result in the team being barred from the competition until the next appropriate Cup.
      2. The tactical deadline is on the Friday preceding the start of an official tournament at 23:59:59 UTC.
         1. Tactical changes will not be accepted between this deadline and the first match, other than save fixes and aesthetics changes.
         2. The most recent valid export posted by a verified manager will be downloaded for each team. In the case of autopilot teams, exports will be provided by the 4CCC. All other exports are considered invalid.
         3. Following the tactical deadline, all exports will be checked for rule-breaking faults by an external body.
            1. Should an export contain rule-breaking faults, the 4CCC will then take the necessary actions to fix these faults with a penalty.
            2. The 4CCC reserves the right to disqualify teams for an Elite Cup should their export be deemed to contain too many faults. In this case a backup will replace that team.
            3. Managers are encouraged to check their own export with the help of the Auto-ATF tool before uploading their export.
      3. The final deadline is on the Wednesday following the prior deadline, at 23:59:59 UTC.
         1. This deadline is typically only used for aesthetic and music exports.
         2. Tactical exports can be accepted after the tactical deadline, as long as they are "save fixes". A save fix is an export which, when compared to the export available at the tactical deadline, changes only:
            1. Aesthetic settings.
            2. Rule-breaking faults officially identified by the 4CCC. Note that save fixes submitted after the tactical deadline may be subject to deadline violation penalties.
            3. Any other changes in a tactical export will lead to the export being ruled invalid.
2. Deadline Violation Penalties
   1. If a team fails to submit an export before the preliminary deadline (either three weeks prior for a Babby Cup, or one week prior for an Elite Cup), a grace period of 24 hours is available. Teams submitting their exports during the grace period may face:
      1. Loss of any number of voluntary time-outs for some or all games in the tournament.
      2. Loss of the ability to submit nightly exports for some or all games in the tournament.
   2. Teams who fail to submit an export in the grace period may face:
      1. Stat or height nerfs to players.
      2. Punitive tactics determined by the 4CCC.
      3. Disqualification from the tournament, to be replaced by the next eligible team.