OHPW - Week 30: B-Block Showdown
Time to get ready again for OHPW this Saturday.
Kayu refused to surrender yet another week going against supreme Showdown A-Block Loser, finishing with zero points: King Skeleton.
Former Hellweight Champion Suzan Blades makes her return as Newcomer Nero Sin has his first match in an OHPW ring in a four-way.
The Dashes are up to no good again and I guess so are Team Skull. Meanwhile, Mina gets a shot at Shakedownâs Bunny Title :3
And after our weekly VACANT Open Challenge, with A-Block wrapped up, itâs time for the B-Block Finals, only weâre headed into the Block Finals with a three-way tie and to make things worse they have tie-breakers as follows: Cocademon > Ryu > Malfest Goat-Monster > Cocademon. So if all three of those win their respective matches weâll have a true tie and weâll need an additional match to settle things.
And finally, in our main event Boob Marley will try to earn the Darkweight Title by going against Black
#1 Jabroni Royale Deathmatch
Kayu Zakisaka © vs. King Skeleton
#2 Four-Way (First Fall)
Suzan Blades vs. Great Maharaja vs. Nero Sin vs. DivineCoffeeBinge
he oRa 66
#3 Tag Team Match
The Dash Rendars vs. Team Skull
#4 Bunny Championship :3
Mina Park vs. Mr. Shakedown ©
#5 VACANT Open Challenge
TBD vs. VACANT
#6-8 Showdown Tournament B-Block Finals
Cheese Pietzza (0) vs. Ryu (6)
N-T Punk (2) vs. Malfest Goat-Monster (6)
Weeb Weaver (4) vs. Cocademon (6)
#9 Underworld Darkweight Championship
Boob Marley vs. Black ©
Going live now and starting in 15 minutes https://www.twitch.tv/iggy_igsen
Hereâs the match card again:
#1 Kayu Zakisaka © vs. King Skeleton for the Jabroni Royale
#2 Suzan Blades vs. Great Maharaja vs. Nero Sin vs. DCB
#3 The Dash Rendars vs. Team Skull
#4 Mina Park vs. Mr. Shakedown © for the Bunny Title :3
#5 VACANT Open Challenge
#6 Cheese Pietzza (0) vs. Ryu (6) - SD-BFinal
#7 N-T Punk (2) vs. Malfest Goat-Monster (6) - SD-BFinal
#8 Weeb Weaver (4) vs. Cocademon (6) - SD-BFinal
#9 Boob Marley vs. Black © for the Darkweight Title
Week 30: Squash??? - (Twitch VOD)
Well the Winner of A-Block is without a question Harmony. She defeated all her opponents. But with B-Block, itâs not so simple. We went into the final Block Night with a three-way tie and left it with a three-way tie. So we need to settle that next week somehow so we can have two clear finalists. I didnât expect this, but I probably should have.
Weâll go again, as usual, this Saturday!
The Block Phase of the Showdown Tournament is over we get a more normal sized card. Well, almost. Opposed to our normal 7 Match setup we got 8 this one time. Ego returns after a long excursion, Canada and Fomore have an actual No. 1 Contender Match for the Hellweight Title to earn their chance to become the first quadruple crown champion of OHPW. Ryu, Goat and Cocademon have their tie-breaker three-way and in our main event the oRa 66 challenge the School of Slam for the Legion Tag Titles!
And Next week, weâll have the FINAL SHOWDOWN of the Tournament of the same name where whoever wins the tie-breaker this show will challenge Harmony, who went on a clean sweep thorugh A-Block
#1 Jabroni Royale Deathmatch
Kayu Zakisaka © vs. Cheese Pietzza
#2 Four-Way (Elimination)
Maya Northwind vs. Anna May vs. Hellranger Flamander vs. Undeddie Guerrero
#3 Singles Match
EGO vs. Harley Havik
#4 Hellweight No. 1 Contender Match
Canada Alderman vs. Fomore
#5 Bunny Championship :3
Vacation Skeleton vs. Mr. Shakedown
#6 Three-Way Showdown (Elimination)
Ryu vs. Malfest Goat-Monster vs. Cocademon
#7 VACANT Open Challenge
TBD vs. VACANT
#8 Legion Tag Championship
oRa 66 (Anus and Mina) vs. School of Slam
Going live now and starting in 15 minutes https://www.twitch.tv/iggy_igsen
Hereâs the match card again:
#1 Kayu Zakisaka © vs. Cheese Pietzza for the Jabroni Royale
#2 Maya Northwind vs. Anna May vs. Hellranger Flamander vs. Undeddie Guerrero
#3 EGO vs. Harley Havik
#4 Canada Alderman vs. Fomore
#5 Vacation Skeleton vs. Mr. Shakedown © for the Bunny Title :3
#6 Ryu vs. Malfest Goat-Monster vs. Cocademon - SD-B Tiebreaker
#7 VACANT Open Challenge
#8 oRa 66 vs. School of Slam © for the Legion Tag Titles
Bear_Princess has gone Live on Periscope
Anna May: Ooowwie!
Anna May: Heya folks Iâm back again. As you may have heard I had Four Way match recently. It was going great, like most Battle Royales Iâve been in I ended up lasting towards the end. But then I got pinned by that jerk Flamander. That part didnât really bother me, you win some, you lose some. Thatâs how you get better in Animeland.
Anna May: No itâs what happened after the match that got to me. Because after he pinned me that jerk Flamander decided to just keep beating on me in jerkish rage. Security had to come in and drag him off of me. Apparently he didnât like the fact that I scratched up his helmet during the match.
Anna May: And Iâm making this video as a warning to Mr. Shakedown. Shakedown, youâre a jerk too but Iâm going to give you this warning anyway. Shakedown, Iâve beaten you before and I know your tricks and now Iâve seen Flamanders tricks and let me tell you, youâve got an up hill battle ahead of you. The Manâs a beast, a menace to society. He may be even more devious than that crazy arsonist Mina Park and more vicious then that Capitalist Malfest Goat-Monster.
Anna May: So youâve got to be prepared and do your cardio or heâll outrun you and squash you like a bug. Believe me, because if I could beat you then so can he!
Anna May: And Flamander, you may have beaten me this time but I wonât stay down, Iâll see you again someday and beat you for sure. BECAUSE THATâS THE KIND OF ANIME I AM!!!
Bear_Princess has gone Offline
Week 32: ULTIMATE SHOWDOWN
The show will be one hour earlier than usual to not interfere with AEWâs ALL OUT.
Itâs time for the ULTIMATE SHOWDOWN.
Can Kayu finally overcome the curse of the Jabroni Royale? Who will commit the seven deadly pins? Is DCBs Coffee just a euphemism for attempting a beating on a much bigger opponent? Just how stupid are The Dash Rendars? We shall see.
Flamander will fight Shakedown for the Bunny Title, Cocademon gets a shot at the Darkweight due to his performance in the Showdown Tournament. 1/2 Dragons challenge the newly crowned oRa 66 for the Legion Tag Titles due to Royâs singles performance lately and Ryuâs performance in the Showdown Tournament. Of Course, VACANTâs Open Challenge still stands and the namesake of the show the Finals of the Showdown Tournament will take place. The Undefeated Harmony Gray goes against Malfest Goat-Monster. But of course, the Main Event is the big one, the Infernal Hellweight Championship. Over the last weeks Canada has earned her right to challenge Pantha not only for a chance to become the third Hellweight champion but also to become the first Quadruple Crown champion having held the Seven Deadly Pins, the Bunny Title :3, the Darkweight Title and the Hellweight Title.
#1 Jabroni Royale Deathmatch
Kayu Zakisaka © vs. Undeddie Guerrero
#2 Seven Deadly Pins Battle Royal
Apollo vs. Zoltan vs. Hobo One Kevodki vs. Kelsey Slaughter vs. Jan Itor vs. Doctor Mutant vs. Rick Wreckage vs. A Mimic ©
#3 Singles Match
DivineCoffeeBinge vs. Nero Sin
#4 Bunny Championship :3
Hellranger Flamander vs. Mr. Shakedown ©
#5 Tag Team Match
The Dash Rendars vs. Team Skull
#6 Underworld Darkweight Championship
Cocademon vs. Black ©
#7 Legion Tag Championships
1 1/2 Dragons vs. oRa 66 ©
#8 VACANT Open Challenge
TBD vs. VACANT
#9 Showdown Tournament Finals
Harmony Gray vs. Malfest Goat-Monster
#10 Infernal Hellweight Championship
Canada Alderman vs. Pantha ©
Going live now and starting in 15 minutes https://www.twitch.tv/iggy_igsen
Hereâs the match card again:
#1 Kayu Zakisaka © vs. Undeddie Guerrero for the Jabroni Royale
#2 Seven Deadly Pins Battle Royal feat. A Mimic ©
#3 DivineCoffeeBinge vs. Nero Sin
#4 Hellranger Flamander vs. Mr. Shakedown © for the Bunny Title :3
#5 The Dash Rendars vs. Team Skull
#6 Cocademon vs. Black © for the Darkweight Title
#7 1 1/2 Dragons vs. oRa 66 © for the Legion Tag Titles
#8 VACANT Open Challenge
#9 Harmony Gray vs. Malfest Goat-Monster - Showdown Final
#10 Canada Alderman vs. Pantha © for the Hellweight Title
The Showdown Tournament is over now, Malfest Goat-Monster has taken the win. Our shows can now have the tried and tested seven matches again.
I say this every time, but Kayu could indeed finally get rid of the Jabroni this time. A newcomer, Midas, will go against five others, including Suzan Blades and Manic Misanthrope. Last week Palpy challenged Freddie to a fair-and-square match, though, we donât really believe him that itâll be fair. Itâs been a while since weâve seen either Lawful Good or Pineapple Pizza, so they will face-off this week. And finally, Grace, along with Showdown runner-up Harmony will go against the 1 1/2 Dragons for the Legion Tag Titles.
#1 Jabroni Royale Deathmatch
Kayu Zakisaka © vs. Rick Wreckage
#2 Six-Way Elimination
Midas Minoson vs. George Cluwney vs. Super Samio vs. Manic Misanthrope vs. Josef Dub vs. Suzan Blades
#3 Singles Match
Palpatine vs. Freddie Hope
#4 Tag Team Match
Lawful Good vs. Pineapple Pizza
#5 Bunny Championship :3
Apollo vs. Hellranger Flamander ©
#6 VACANT Open Challenge
TBD vs. VACANT
#7 Legion Tag Championships
Harmony and Grace vs. 1 1/2 Dragons ©
Going live now and starting in 15 minutes https://www.twitch.tv/iggy_igsen
Hereâs the match card again:
#1 Kayu Zakisaka vs. Rick Wreckage for the Jabroni Royale
#2 Midas Minoson vs. Cluwney vs. Samio vs. Manic vs. Josef vs. Suzan
#3 Palpatine vs. Freddie Hope
#4 Lawful Good vs. Pineapple Pizza
#5 Apollo vs. Hellranger Flamander © for the Bunny Title
#6 VACANT Open Challenge
#7 Harmony & Grace vs. 1 1/2 Dragons © for the Legion Tag Titles
Week 33: Fair and Square - (Twitch VOD)
What a weird episode this was.
Something unexpected, planned or not (mostly not) happened in basically every match. There were upsets⊠one match went obscenely long (on that note: our previous longest match with over 45 minutes is no longer our longest match) and an old rivalry heats up in the way youâd least expectâŠ
All right⊠uh⊠since this episode had our new longest match letâs contrast this episode with the one that has our second-longest match. This happens to be the first episode.
This is just some basic stats, really. Such as Number of matches, Scenes, Wrestlers booked in matches and so on but since I compiled it I might as well show it.
Between those two episodes, we had 268 matches. Out of those only 9 were longer than 30 minutes in game-time while 31 were nine minutes or shorter. Only one of those was less than five minutes. The average time across all matches was 15:46 (14:15 for singles matches)
Including those two episodes, the average match time for all matches goes up to 16:04 (while the average time for singles matches goes down to 14:10)
The below is a post from my former Patreon which is no longer in use. Iâve appended it to the corresponding update post to preserve it.
Week 33: Modifications
Well, damn. This episode was a weird one. Almost every match had something unusual or unexpected happen. Only one of these things was planned.
I guess this is a good time to talk a bit about the use of mods and how they enhance OHPW.
Thereâs some under the hood stuff you might not notice, such as AI behaviour in tag matches being altered or people who are in tag teams not actively ruining each otherâs day in multi-person matches. Then thereâs some that have more immediately obvious effects. Such as the Free Cam mod which lets me set up dynamic camera angles or the Arena Texture Database mod which⊠well lets me swap out textures to make arenas look more unique. I havenât done that yet, though. But that mod also lets me add custom nameplates and it also lets me change the texture of the dodecagon mat, which would not have been possible otherwise.
If you wanna look at whatâs KINDA the main window here it is. This is a mod that is required for most other mods I use to run correctly but I rarely ever touch anything here aside from the Health Bars, which are invaluable for testing and I have at times forgotten to turn them off for the show. You can see thereâs a couple of non-standard things I have enabled, but they are either cosmetic or expected behaviour (such as 5-Count Rope Breaks)
This mod here letâs me add some more classic heelish behaviour to specific wrestlers. Inf youâre wondering why thereâs multiple entries for a lot of these itâs because I have multiple versions of these wrestlers and I forgot which was which so I just made identical entries for all of them. You can see the settings available here and can probably make an educated guess as to who has which based an what youâve seen them do in matches.
Now, I use a crapton of mods by this point. Some of them donât have a UI (the one that replaces the fight graphic with the Letâs Rock from Guilty Gear, or a different one thet lets me add custom voice files to refs, wrestlers and venues. Those just involve naming files correctly and putting them into a folder.
Letâs go over the mods I used for the Palpatine vs. Freddie match, our first worked match and most likely only for a long time (if it even happens ever again, I like to use techniques like these very sparingly, but a feud with history like that kinda warrants something special)
What happened in the match was that Palpy and Freddie just kinda fought until Flamander showed up, Freddieâs former tag partner, friend and rival and attacked Freddie. After Flamander left again Palpy also left, forfeiting the match.
So, first up you probably never noticed even though I did it for a while is that the Arena Texture mod lets me turn off the smoke during entrances in the Spike Dome Venue, which weâre using. I just found it too distracting sometimes so I turned it off. Thatâs Mod #1. Next thereâs a custom name-plate but thatâs part of the same mod. Then youâll probably have noticed that Palpyâs entrance attire and match attire were different. Well, of course thatâs Mod #2, the Alternate Entrance Attire mod. It looks something like this.
Thereâs a couple other wrestlers that have those and youâll notice buttons for Entrance Weapons and Stage Taunts. Which youâve seen before. Kelsey usually enters matches with a Barbed Wire Baseball Bat and some wrestlers do a taunt on the ramp. Normally they just do one in the ring.
The altered Fight Graphic would be Mod #3, the different ref sound for starting the match (the Letâs Rock in this case) is Mod #4. Mod #5 is the Free Cam mod.
You didnât see it during the match and it doesnât always work anyway, but Palpy can do the Nightmare, which is a move that just kind of looks like heâs teabagging his opponent. The game gives these moves a âsexualâ flag. And since the game is a bit homophobic maybe biphobic depending on how you see it these only work on the opposite gender. However, I removed the sexual flag from those moves. Thatâs Mod #6 that was active, technically, but we didnât get to see.
This is what the interface for that looks like if youâre wondering. It gives you some insight in how moves work in Fire Pro even if youâre just seeing that one Tab of that mod.
Up next is the Rivals and Referees mod. Aka #7. You probably donât notice it most of the time, but the Referee part is active every match. It allows to enhance refs a little. I set them up to eject seconds if they interfere too much and that they will restart the ring-out count when a new wrestler exits the ring. Something Mama Bear gloriously ignored the match prior. The Rivals part is what let me set up the interference from Flamander. While I can technically let these happen more or less at random I donât quite like that. Instead I like to set up interferences myself. And this is the first time Iâve done this. You can set someone to interfere on behalf of either wrestler or neither of them. I canât control what happens when the interference starts. I just know that they will attack their âteammatesââ opponent for a bunch and then leave again.
In our case, during the interference, we saw Mod #8. The Throw Out Logic mod. Now, this does not mean we literally throw out logic, instead it adds a small window that letâs me set the AI to throw their opponent out of the ring to set up dives. Otherwise they are very rare. Freddie threw out Flamander and followed with a springboard cross-body, which started their brawl outside the ring that almost lost Freddie the match.
Finally, since this match is a work (and again, will likely remain the only one for a long time if not forever) I wanted there to be no mistake about this match not really counting. So I used Mod #9. A Mod I use semi-regularly but not for what you might thinkâŠ
The Match Pacing and booking mod. I should have mentioned this as a mod right after the match started but I donât think what I set up there actually fired. Because to be safe that the match doesnât end prematurely I set it up so the match canât be one by either (by setting one of them as the winner and selecting a move that canât end the match as the finish move) What you saw at the end of the match, Palpy leaving, was triggered through this mod though. This was supposed to both communicate that Palpy was kind of in cahoots with Flamander here as well as, as mentioned, drive home the fact that this match wonât count because it had a predetermined outcome. The post match scene also makes more sense if it happens this exact way as the dialogue directly references what happened. Normally I donât use this mod to select a winner. But I set the Finish Move to Signature/Finishers only for Hellweight Title matches.
This shouldnât be why the last two took so long, though. I used that setting before. In fact, I do tests a lot and most of the time my wrestlers finish matches with Sigs or Finishers anyway, but for a match like this I kinda want to make sure it doesnât end off a nothing move. However, I turned off that setting by the end of the last two Hellweight title matches because if they last too long it feels like they drag. However, in case of the most recent one it didnât even make a difference because Pantha finished with the Pantha Claw.
Anyway, slight tangent. I used a whopping 9 mods for Palpy vs. Freddie alone. There might be some more under the hood ones or ones without UIs that I forgot. But Iâll be honest, I canât imagine this game without mods anymore. When I started I was very wary of them but as I tested more and more of them and noticed that none of the caused issues. (except the one time they wouldnât load properly, but I figured out why that was)
What I havenât used yet is stuff like custom moves, as relying on those might prove detrimental when, for whatever reason, mods stop working. I like to be on the safe side here basically. I also didnât use any custom parts yet. Those are a pain to set up anyway. But Iâm not using them for the same reason. Also custom parts and moves are memory intensive and Fire Pro World is a 32-Bit application so weâd hit a ceiling sooner than later.
Anyway, hope you liked my little bit of writing on mod use in OHPW. Those werenât all, thereâs others too that only get used rarely but this should give you an idea of how they enhance the show.
(Note: At the time of the writing of the above I didnât even use the best mod, the MoveLists mod yet. Part of it is because it hadnât been expanded with the features that I think really make it as great as I think it is, though it was always powerful, just not for my purposes. I may write more about this in the future but hereâs a quick explanation. The mod allows you to add multiple moves to a single move slot, giving you control over how often it happens. You can set conditionals for thes moves to happen, restrict them to only happen a set number of times and you can set whether they can actually end a match or not. With some creative thinking tis allows for a lot of unique possibilities, such as Family Manâs âgoing nutsâ state that would not be possible otherwise.)
OHPW - Week 34: Hungry Devil
OHPW streams again this saturday at the usual time.
Last weekâs show was full of weirdness. Among other things, VACANT was defeated by Malfest Goat-Monster. Much like the other time VACANT has been defeated they will take a week off after a 21 match long undefeated streak. You could say that Malfest Goat-Monster is the 1 in 21-1. Though if we include all the matches before that itâs more like 26-2.
Of course, thatâs still impressive.
Anyway. Next show will begin with Rick Wreckage trying to rid himself of the Jabroni Royale he acquired from Kayu Zakisaka last week. Family man will wrestle his first match against Midas. Following up on on a random remark last week Manic will team with IGgy to see if he is any good at tag matches. In our two title matches, weâll have Samio challenge Flamander for the Bunny Title :3 and Sadim going up against Black for the Darkweight belt. The full match card is below:
#1 Jabroni Royale Deathmatch
Rick Wreckage © vs. N-T Punk
#2 Singles Match
Family Man vs. Midas Minoson
#3 Tag Team Match
Manic and IGgy vs. Wizards Not Allowed
#4 Three-Way One-Fall
Hobo One Kevodki vs. Weeb Weaver vs. EGO
#5 Bunny Championship :3
Super Samio vs. Hellranger Flamander ©
#6 Singles Match
Fomore vs. Harley Havik
#7 Darkweight Championship
Supreme Sadim vs. Black ©
Going live now and starting in 15 minutes https://www.twitch.tv/iggy_igsen
Hereâs the match card again:
#1 Rick Wreckage © vs. N-T Punk for the Jabroni Royale
#2 Family Man vs. Midas Minoson
#3 Manic & IGgy vs. Wizards Not Allowed
#4 Hobo One Kevodki vs. Weeb Weaver vs. EGO
#5 Super Samio vs. Hellranger Flamander © for the Bunny Title :3
#6 Fomore vs. Harley Havik
#7 Supreme Sadim vs. Black © for the Darkweight Title
We are one week removed from DETERMINATION so letâs get ready for that with, you guessed it, more wrestling.
Punk has finally earned the Jabroni Royale, but can he get rid of it again? Or will Weeb destroy him.
It pains me greatly but The Dash Rendars are in the No. 1 Contenders match for the Tag titles. Muscle Wizard is here to try and win the Bunny Title :3 for a second time, but Flamander is the one in his way so good luck, pal!
VACANT is back and ready to destroy while in our main event Kelsey will attempt to defend the Seven Deadly Pins Title against seven challengers.
#1 Jabroni Royale Deathmatch
N-T Punk © vs. Weeb Weaver
#2 Three-Way First Fall
Vacation Skeleton vs. Anna May vs. Maya Northwind
#3 Singles Match
Nero Sin vs. King Skeleton
#4 Legion Tag No. 1 Contender Match
The Dash Rendars vs. Lawful Good
#5 Bunny Championship :3
Muscle Wizard vs. Hellranger Flamander ©
#6 VACANT Open Challenge
TBD vs. VACANT
#7 Seven Deadly Pins Battle Royal
Nawt a Robutt vs. Haz Matt vs. Great Maharaja vs. Boob Marley vs. Kayu Zakisaka vs. Plumeria vs. Ryu vs. Kelsey Slaughter ©
Going live now and starting in 15 minutes https://www.twitch.tv/iggy_igsen
Hereâs the match card again:
#1 N-T Punk © vs. Weeb Weaver for the Jabroni Royale
#2 Vacation Skeleton vs. Anna May vs. Maya Northwind
#3 Nero Sin vs. King Skeleton
#4 The Dash Rendars vs. Lawful Good
#5 Muscle Wizard vs. Hellranger Flamander © for the Bunny Title :3
#6 VACANT Open Challenge
#7 Seven Deadly Pins feat. Kelsey Slaughter ©