Race Tracking

=== Getting Started ===
* Thanks for volunteering!  We appreciate you.
* If you haven’t signed up for the race yet, please use the volunteer form (linked in the Discord channel) to enter your name as the tracker.
** Please note: if you sign up for a race during a certain time slot, you may be assigned to another race at that time, depending on staffing.  Keep an eye on the schedule prior to the race so you know which match you’re tracking.
=== General ===
* Ask questions early and often.  If you are unsure of anything, please reach out to tournament staff as soon as possible using the appropriate Discord channel (#commentary-and-tracking or #sg-commentary-and-tracking).  Better to ask questions ahead of time!
* You should have some (but perhaps not all) of these up during the stream (*indicates a required tab):
** Video stream from the restream user in Discord voice chat*
** The tracker page*
** The restream channel’s chat room (you can pop this out)
** Both racers’ Twitch channels, in case they have a personal tracker (helps if you miss something on the restream video)
** The SpeedGaming Discord channel from SpeedGamingBot
=== Speedgaming (SG) Channels ===
==== Communication ====
* For SG races, you'll get a ping via Discord, from SpeedGamingBot, about 10 minutes before the start of the race.
** If you have not received this ping five minutes before the race is scheduled to start, please let staff know in the #commentary-and-tracking channel.
** This ping will include all of the links you need:
*** Tracker
*** How to fix the stream if it doesn’t load
*** An invitation to the Discord server for the restream
==== Tracking ====
* The tracker has buttons that allow you to select a player’s current items and Triforce pieces, as well as the locations for those items.
* The SG tracker is organized according to the side of the screen that the player is on: for example, items for the player on the left side of the restream may be tracked by the buttons on the left side of the tracker.
* Please note the following terms used on the tracker:
** Lad = Coast item
** Arm = Armos item
** Man = White sword item
==== Miscellaneous ====
* You can watch the match through the video stream of the restream user in the Discord voice chat.
* Controlling audio
** You will be asked to control the audio for SG matches.
** The tracker will indicate which player has audio.
** Use the audio for whomever is ahead.
*** If you are not sure who's ahead, then use the audio (if available) for the player who enters Level 9 first.
* Chat is very likely to bring up when something has been mismarked or not marked at all. Do not take these comments personally; however, please do report any abusive behavior to Z1R admins.
==== Wrapping Up ====
* You will be responsible for marking when a runner has finished, which is done by clicking the Done button on the tracker.  This is important, as this is what will send the bot message to the runner for post-race interviews.
* After commentary has finished up, you will be marking the episode as done by clicking End Episode and confirming that the episode is finished.
* Be sure to wait about 10 seconds after commentary finishes talking to confirm ending the episode. Ending it right after may cut off a little bit of the commentary.
* Keep an eye on the SG Discord for any instruction from SG Volunteer Crew. If the episode will be transitioning into another match, the crew may ask for you not to end the episode as it may send the channel offline.
=== Randomania (RM) Channels ===
==== Communication ====
* You should receive a link to the tracker, shortly before the match, in a private DM from the restreamer.
==== Tracking ====
* The RM tracker is much more straightforward than the SG tracker.  You will see players’ names on the tracker, and you track items/triforces by clicking on their respective icons.
* RM is a low-latency stream; therefore, you can use the RM channel itself (e.g. www.twitch.tv/randomania) to observe the race for tracking.
==== Miscellaneous ====
* You are not responsible for audio for RM channels.  The restreamer must manually switch audio between players.
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