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Events Guide

Schedule and coordinate Prism Party events!

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Prism Party tries to host regular events—typically once per week—to keep gameplay fresh and boost server engagement. While most events on the Events server are semi-automatic, they are still hosted, organized, and run by members of the staff team. Anyone on staff can host an event on Prism Party at any time and without prior approval (though there are certain restrictions on how many prizes may be given out during, or post, event).

When to host an event

Events are typically hosted on Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays around 4pm EST, though they can be hosted whenever desired by any member of the staff team. Avoid hosting events back-to-back on days where one has already taken place, or hosting events on consecutive weekdays (for example, hosting an event on Monday, and another on Tuesday. This guideline does not apply to weekends.)

Events should be exciting treats; don't overdo them! Still, if an event hasn't been hosted in awhile—or another staff member is unable to host a planned event—it is better to host an event than skip out on the opportunity or cancel existing plans.

Selecting an event

The event selector can be accessed by right-clicking the Server Selector compass within the Events Lobby and clicking the upper right arrow, or by running /dm open guide_navigation-games should this fail. The resulting menu shows a list of currently available minigames. Hovering over a minigame will show a basic overview of the type of event, while left-clicking the minigame will load the minigame and teleport you there.

Details
Players	The recommended amount of players for the specified minigame. Some events require a minimum number of players to work correctly.
Type	Whether or not the event is team based, grouped, or solo.
PvP	Whether or not PvP is enabled, disabled, or activated conditionally as part of gameplay (excluding modifiers).
Rounds	The number of rounds recommended for prize-enabled events. Some minigames rewards prizes more readily than others, meaning less rounds are recommended.
Length	The average length per round. This is not a measure of how long the overall event should take.
Winners	Who is deemed a "winner" of the minigame. Winners are rewarded additional prizes based on their performance.
Lootables	Whether or not the minigame contains lootable chests during gameplay which players can collect. Events without lootables reward prizes in-between rounds.
Resources	Whether or not custom resources are optional to play, or are enforced by the minigame. Players are unable to participate in events that require custom resources should they refuse the resource pack prompt.

Running an event

Once you have determined which event to host, simply click the minigame from the selection menu to load the world and teleport to it. Afterwards, you can run /guide and click the "Event Controls" button in the upper right to access the control panel for the active event. Familiarize yourself with the layout of this menu: It is vital to hosting the event!

Each colored orb represents a single action required to operate the game, and selecting that orb will run the specified routine. The colors of the orbs is largely irrelevant, but follows a typical pattern:

Green	Normal routines which are often required and cannot be skipped.
Orange	Routines which are optional or open additional menus for user selection.
Blue	Routines which require manual intervention or are not automated.
Chest	Sub-menu which contains activation triggers for optional game modifiers.

All minigame control panels accessed through /guide follow the same general layout and are designed to be run left-to-right, row-by-row, in incremental order. Each row starts with a sign item which describes the purpose of the routines following it:

The first row of routines is designated for event setup. Routines in this row generally set the event as the "active" event (allowing players to join the minigame world), creating required game data or teams, repairing the event world, pushing announcements, and actualizing the game. All routines in this row are meant to be run once, in order, and not run again during the event.

The second row of routines is designated for event gameplay, and differs the most between the various events. When run in order, these routines control each "round" of the selected minigame. After the event coordinator runs the final routine in this row, they may return to the first item in the row to begin a second round. All items in this row are designed to be run multiple times, cyclically.

The final row of routines is designed for event closure. After all desired rounds have been run, routines in this row are selected to close the active event, reset the minigame world to its initial state, move players back to the events lobby, and unload the world. All routines in this row are meant to be run once, in order.

Each specific routine has a title and detailed description when hovered. Be sure to read the details of each routine before running it, as some routines may present additional options to the events coordinator. Don't rush through all routines in an event! Some routines may require action from players before the next routine should be run. Ultimately, when to run the next routine is down to the event coordinator's judgement.

Granting prizes

The way in which prizes are distributed varies per event. Events with lootables often do not require manual intervention to give out prizes; as long as the minigame is repaired between rounds, loot chests will be replenished (unless, of course, loot chests not replenishing is intentional). Other events automatically distribute rewards based on in-game performance (Eg. Frockey, Infection), while some rely on the event coordinator to dole out rewards using provided commands, or the item catalogue.

While most events awards players through the course of the minigame, additional prizes can be given through use of the item catalogue, accessed via the /guide menu or directly from /itemcatalogue. This menu allows the event coordinator to spawn items that can be given out to specific players or everyone in-game. During seasonal events, this menu is useful to award participants with the limited edition holiday-themed crate keys, or give all participants additional rewards per-round. Likewise, it can be used in concert with /invsee to give specific players rewards in special circumstances.

Ultimately, it is up to the event coordinator how event prizes should be awarded. However, it is encouraged to be conservative in the amount of additional prizes to award; Most events award players sufficiently, so one should avoid giving players more than is necessary.

Goodiebags

Prizes are transferred to permanent gameplay servers, such as Survival, via the "Goodiebag" plugin (currently EpicBackpacks). Most events will automatically open the Goodiebag for all players in-between rounds (or whenever appropriate), but players can manually access their Goodiebag via their playerhead in /guide outside of event rounds.

Players can access their Goodiebag contents in gameplay servers at any time via right-clicking their playerhead in /guide. Within the Events server, items placed within Goodiebags cannot be taken out from that server. In all other servers, items can only be removed from Goodiebags: new items cannot be placed within. In other words, Goodiebags are always one-way, depending on the server the player is connected to. This is to prevent players from smuggling illegal items from Survival (or other gameplay servers) into Events.

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