Kappa Squadron Report - May 31th, 2001 - LC Astarosta


As RL delivers his nasty punch over Roasty's stomach, he somehow does a Matrix-esque back flip in cool slow motion and dodges the punch, but as it was slow motion things get delayed. Oh dang, I must stop seeing so many movies :p

Squadron News

-Ok, now I've beaten the longest time of delay on WSRs. The guys at Guiness are going to be pissed :p

-We're deep in the Kappa vs Wraith comp. I WANT SUBMISSIONS!!! So far I got 3 (good work Tim, you made the first one and only a day after I announced the comp!!), and you know we need to do better than this. I know we have time and that the missions aren't easy but WE CANNOT BE DEFEATED!! Head to the orders section for more.

-Still haven't heard anything from LT Dark Horn. Are you there pal? Please send a mail saying at least "hi!" soon, as AWOL warnings will be sent to you soon.

-The Sov Top Gun contest round 1 has ended, and it seems that the fool who's speaking has made it to the next round. Yay me :p

-This week's Ol' Roasty's word o' advice: "If it doesn't kill you, it makes you stronger. Therefore, old ladies offering you pieces of cake are a good way to become a mighty dude :p"


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Squadron Orders


-Kappa vs Wraith is ON!!!! GO GO GO GO!!!! Missions to fly are FREE-TIE 152 and Redemption Scenario, both attached. Both MUST be flown on Medium, otherwise they don't count. Laserless is on effect and top scorer get a IS-BW. Deadline is June 22nd. I WANT 100%!!! Imperial pride is at stake!!! TOP OVERALL PRIORITY!!!

-The Inkwolf Raid competition in on its third round!! The mission this time features Sigma. The deadline is June 3rd, head over http://www.inkwolfraid.50megs.com/ to check out the details and submit the pilot file to Stele at tieknt@juno.com Top scorer gets an IS Silver Wings! PRIORITY!!!

-Get Sovman a suit!! His self esteem is pretty low cause he's always naked and other superheros mock at him when they see his little...........muscles, so we need to make him a tight spandex-like suit to "enhance" his powerful..........muscles. Release your artistical skills in any way you want and send a picture of the suit to Inkwolf before June 15th.


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Squadron Activity

LC Astarosta/Kappa 1-1

05-22-01 Exchanged missions with the Rebel CMDR for Kappa vs Wraith
Awarded an IS-SW for the Wing II vs Wing V comp
05-24-01 Passed IWATS XTT course with 92%
05-28-01 Played FREE-TIE 93 for the Sov Top Gun comp
Compiled Kappa scores on the Sov Top Gun contest

CMDR stuff


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LT Razor/Kappa 1-3

05-26-01 Played Mission 2 of the Inkwolf's Raid comp
05-30-01 Played Mission 3 of the Inkwolf's Raid comp


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LCM Tim/Kappa 1-4

05-23-01 Played FREE-TIE 152 and Redemption Scenario for Kappa vs Wraith. Good work!!


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CM Algaron/Kappa 2-1

5-28-01 Reproted finished the Kappa Historic Records section on the Kappa site


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LCM Reb Crush/Kappa 2-2

05-28-01 Played FREE-TIE 93 for the Sov Top Gun comp


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LT Dark Horn/Kappa 2-3

no activity reported - Official AWOL check soon!! MAIL ME DUDE!!


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LT Dash Riprock/Kappa 2-4

05-26-01 Sent a set of tips for the Redemption Scenario mission on Kappa vs Wraith
05-27-01 Played Redemption Scenario for Kappa vs Wraith
Played TC-TIE 33
05-30-01 Played TC-TIE 5
Played TC-TIE 10

big mail activity - good work pilot!!


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CM Jan Wemmel/Kappa 3-1

05-26-01 Played FREE-TIE 93 for the Sov Top Gun comp
05-27-01 Played Mission 3 of the Inkwolf's Raid comp
Played Redemption Scenario for Kappa vs Wraith


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LCM Tempest/Kappa 3-2

05-23-01 Awarded an IS-SW for the Wing II Pilot League
05-24-01 Reported on possible leave due to RL moving


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LT Steffen - Daniel Dunkat/Kappa 3-3

5-23-01 Reported possibly going into the Reserves


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CM Sauron Tarrke/Kappa 3-4

5-23-01 Re-Played FREE-TIE 93 for the Sov Top Gun comp
5-30-01 Played Mission 3 of the Inkwolf's Raid comp

mail activity


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Miscellaneous


-ASP Course is online

The ASP Course is now online. Check it out at www.imperialacademy.org/asp/

-Virii warnings/General virii information

It seems that some people in the EH have been forwarding an email around that's supposedly an virus warning. The email being forwarded is a hoax. The email informs the viewer that a file (SULFNBK.EXE) is possibly infected. This file is actually a Windows system file and is used to restore long file names. To complicate things, a virus known as W32.Magistr.24876@mm (Symantec's designation) actually arrives as an attachment named SULFNBK.EXE. Full details of this particular email hoax is available at here. There is also a general virus hoax site located here where you can check whether it's a hoax or not. In addition to this, I was recently sent a virus myself, but I was not infected. There are some simple steps you can do to avoid being infected:

If you get an email with an attachment from someone you've never heard of before, it might be a virus
If the email has a .EXE, .VBS extension, it's probably a virus
Do not open attachments on emails from unknown sources. Instead, save them to the hard drive and run a scanner over them.
If you're using Outlook Express or Outlook, patch them or use a more secure email client such as Netscape or Eudora.
Get a well-known, quality virus scanner such as McAfee VirusScan or Norton Anti-virus and keep them updated. Also, set the scanner (if possible) to scan your email as it's downloaded.
If you are not expecting a DCC file send from someone, do not accept it and do not open the file you were sent. Only accept DCCs that you are expecting from known, trusted sources.
That about covers it. Remember that virii are written to take advantage of social engineering, ie. they work on people being stupid. If you aren't stupid, you won't get infected.


-IWATS passes 8K

This is getting a tad regular, isn't it? :P IWATS, the premier training academy of the EH, has once again passed another milestone. Eight thousand (8,000) graduates since I became Dean. That's over the period of just over 3 years. Not a bad effort I think.

-ImperialAcademy.org back up

A couple days ago the server hosting the ImperialAcademy.org domain suffered a massive hardware failure, resulting in one of the hard disks in the server's system to die. This is what caused the "The device is not ready" message that displayed whenever you accessed anything on the domain. The server has been rebuilt and updated to Windows 2000, but in the upgrade, the hosting company has changed a few things. I think I've covered all the changes. However, if you use the site and notice any error message, copy the error message exactly and email it to me. If you just sent a general "It's not working", you're not really helping me. Also, if you get a directory listing coming up instead of a site, please email me the site you're trying to access.

-EH Database PIN #s

Just to clarify things: The Emperor's Hammer Database does NOT have the TIE Corps PIN #s programmed in them, so you can't use the database with it. However, they will in the future, but in the meantime, the EH Database is for members of the Fringe only.

-Updated IO Site URL's

Here are the updated URL's that people should use for the following IO websites:

Internet Office: http://www.ehnet.org
Webring: http://webring.ehnet.org
Images Archive: http://ia.ehnet.org
VBScript Course: http://vbs.ehnet.org
EH Message Board System: http://mb.ehnet.org
Greeting Card Centre: http://gcc.ehnet.org

Some ISP's may not have up to date DNS, so please be patient, and the above mentioned URL's will eventually work for you. :-)

-Sins of the Father closes down

Looks like the Deus Ex mod didn't last very long at all. LucasArts shut them down. Jedi Knight II better be one hell of a damn good game or I elect we storm the LA building with pitchforks and torches.

-Star Wars @ E3

After many disappointments over the last few games, LucasArts appears to have stopped being mere SW-Label sell-outs and start producing (or at least hiring good people for producing) good and promising Star Wars games!

Three of the PC games came out as GameSpot's Top 20 "Best of E3 2001":


Jedi Outcast: Jedi Knight II - The FPS sequel starring everyone's favorite Kyle Katarn, who abandons the Force after defeating Jerec in Jedi Knight because he was afraid he'd turn to the Dark Side (wuss...). The new game uses the Quake III engine with kickass lightsaber duels and has the gory damage animation system used in Soldier of Fortune II (which might be toned down, but I hope not). (Estimated release date: Spring 2002)
Knights of the Old Republic - This is the RPG game that BioWare is making for LucasArts to take place 4,000 years before Episode I. The gameplay is quite similar to Baldur's Gate, though it will be more action-orientated. (Estimated release date: Winter 2002)
Star Wars Galaxies - Gamespot's Best Game of E3 (Platinum) - We've been following this game in the Newsletters for a little bit. This massively multiplayer online game has an excellent graphics engine that could convince me to upgrade to a GeForce3 and P4 later this year. Little information is provided in this article if you've been following the game development, but the reactions are positive so far and we could have a real winner in our hands in a few months! (Estimated release date: Fall 2001)

-NYC Meet

VA Pel has planned a meet for all the East Coast'ers who can't get to Europe or St. Louis. Come to NYC for Columbus Day 2001 (October 5-8). For details, please e-mail Pel at Palinathas@aol.com, activites to include Museums, tours of NYC, and a visit to the Intrepid.

-Scorpion Squadron reopens

Scorpion Squadron aboard the ISD Vanguard Wing XV has returned to active duty! The reopening is due in part to the burgeoning numbers that the ASF has seen in recent weeks and the excellent leadership of the Vanguard. Congrats to the new CMDR, Commander The_Z.

-Corporate Division Website Back Up

Thanks to FA AbsoluteK, the Corporate Division website can now be accessed via www.corporatedivision.com once more.

-Congrats to FA/IO AbsoluteK!

Congrats to Fleet Admiral/Internet Office AbsoluteK who was just awarded the Medal Of Honor, the Emperor's Hammer's most presitgious award. AbK, has given time, money and an outstanding dedication to the Emperor's Hammer. AbsoluteK, wear this medal with pride!

-Mirroring Files
As our webspace at emperorshammer.ca is limited so if you wish to mirror a piece of software, please contact Quake (The Vice Prex of Propaganda and the Internet Office Assistant) and I'll get the piece of software mirrored on the Corporate Division's Website.



.Attached: Redemption Scenario for Kappa vs Wraith

FREE-TIE 152 for Kappa vs Wraith


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Squadron Roster

KAPPA SQUADRON OF WING II : Escort
COMMANDER: MAJ Astarosta (astarosta@copetel.com.ar)
NICKNAME: The Spirits of Wing II
BANNER: kappa.jpg
MOTTO: If it Flies, it Dies
HOMEPAGE: http://kappa.squadron.org/
MESSAGE BOARD: http://www.tiecorps.org/mb/view.asp?b=12


FLIGHT I - MISSILE BOAT
Nickname: Smashing Kegs
Motto: In Eternal Quest for Party
Homepage: http://www.kappa-flight1.f2s.com/
1) MAJ Astarosta (astarosta@copetel.com.ar)
2) TBA
3) LT Razor (pedroamado@eudoramail.com)
4) LCM Tim (TieCorps@usa.net)


FLIGHT II - MISSILE BOAT
Nickname: The Dark Avengers
Motto: Hatred Breeds Strength
Homepage: http://www.kappa.squadron.org/FlightII/home.html
1) CM Algaron (algaron1@hotmail.com)
2) LCM Reb Crush (g3blackmac@mac.com)
3) LT Dark Horn (scooterb1234@yahoo.com)
4) LT Dash Riprock (demandred@mac.com)


FLIGHT III - TIE DEFENDER
Nickname: The Lunatic Roastars
Motto: Be Afraid, for we are the Defenders of the Keg!
Homepage: http://kappa.squadron.org/FlightIII/home.html
1) CM Jan Wemmel (Jan1506@gmx.de)
2) LCM Tempest (EH_Tempest@gmx.net)
3) LT Steffen - Daniel Dunkat (Dunkat@firemail.de)
4) CM Sauron Tarrke (Jean.Christophe.gay@freesbee.fr)


Total: 11

Respectfully,

CMDR-TCS/LC "Roasty" Astarosta/Kappa/Wing II/SSSD Sovereign
BS-PCx6-ISMx10/IS-1SW-1BW/CoB/OV [CNTR] {IWATS-TT-TM-XTT-IIC-M1-M2-CBX-ICQ-SM2}
DOC/LCM Astarosta/Wing II/SSSD Sovereign/TC/EH [DOC]
ACO Astarosta (Sith)/Archanis of Taldryan {SA:CORE}