Tornado Report #2 (26.May.01)

FLEET NEWS

EH Domain updated
Grand Admiral Ronin has updated the EH Imperial News Center with news on the latest command changes and other Star Wars info.

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: Summer 2001 - yah!)

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 me (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.

A reminder about the CD Website.
A reminder to everyone that the official website for the Corporate Division is at http://cd.ehonline.org and NOT http://www.corporatedivision.com.

COMM position open
With the removal of Rear Admiral Coolguy, the position for Communications Officer is now open.

The duties of the Communications Officer are:
Keep a website online with working links to the EH Java chat room, IRC chat programs for various platforms, CService registration, Undernet Server list, and instructional material such as the X-Commands FAQ, IWATS mIRC courses, and preferably a netiquette FAQ or two
Maintain the ops list in the #Emperor's_Hammer channel
Be available to assist members on getting connected along with helping new EH ops register on X and get acquainted
Maintain an online archive of EH Meeting logs
Enforces bans (and keeps members of the "Most Wanted" out of EH channels), enforces IRC CoCs, and reports continued violators to the proper command officers
Keep a strong online (IRC) presence
Assist the Security Office with monitoring the EH Message Boards
The MINIMUM requirements for the positions are as follows:
EH Membership of at least one year
Some webpage design experience
Gets along well with others
No HCI convictions or FC/XO issued disciplinary actions and not perm-banned from the #Emperor's_Hammer channel
High online/IRC time commitment
If you wish to apply to the position, you must e-mail your application to both Grand Admiral Ronin and Sector Admiral Kawolski. Failure to do so will result in your application getting ignored because if you're not smart enough to know how to send an e-mail to two people at once, you're not qualified.
Be sure to include any references, how you meet the requirements, how much time you can commit, and what ideas you have for COMM if you were selected for the position.

(Note: Knowledge of writing IRC scripts, configuring bots, and programming are NOT requirements for the position.)

TIE Corps homepage moves
CrystalTech has been forced to change the IP Addresses of all their hosted websites, including the TIE Corps website, as they move to a faster internet provider.

If you're having problems accessing this homepage on another computer. you should reset your cache on your computer (or proxy server) or reboot your computer.

Deus Ex Star Wars Mod
There's a new Star Wars modification starting up for the award winning Deus Ex game. Star Wars Deus Ex: Sins of the Father looks like they're just starting up. Keep their site bookmarked and hope they are more successful than previous Star Wars FPS mods.

RO/EH Banner Comp
This comp is one of pure graphics. The members will design a banner for either the Emperor's Hammer or the RECON Office. The banners must be 400 x 40 pixels large.

Awards:
First Place: IS-GR
Second Place: IS-SR
Third Place: IS-BR

Depending on the number of submissions for each category - EH or RO - will determine if awards are given for each category.

Submissions go to: Admiral Keiran Idanian

New IO Topic Logo Needed
This is a call out to all of you graphically talented people out there. I'm getting tired of my crappy IO Topic Logo for ehnet.org, that I recycled out of previously made graphics.

Current IO Topic Logo can be seen on TIECorps.org

I want something that says "EH", and "Internet" graphicaly (not through text). I will award a Palpatine Crescent (PC) for the best graphic submitted to me. Graphics submitted should be 300x300 pixels (I will resize it down to about 64x64, so make sure it looks good small also), and in high quality PNG, or JPEG format (no gifs please). Please email all submissions to io@absolutek.com.


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WING NEWS

FMC / Wing X Competition
Ship doctor CPT Airyu is running a competition to design a script for "Bob vs Fred Wars"... the deadline is June 1st. You already have details, if not then please email Airyu and ask!

Zone Night
Work is continuing to bring you a multiplayer event. CM Nebers is working on a website and we're looking for people to keep track of things on the night. News will be in your inboxes soon hopefully!


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SQUADRON NEWS

Operation: Interminable (a.k.a. SOV Squad League)
Results will apparently be announced soon (info from Mini Minkus of Teth - they couldn't be arsed to email ME with the information). We won't be holding our breath, as we'll probably all die of asphyxiation by the time we get the scores through.

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ACTIVITY REPORTS

CMDR/COL Mairin Astoris (1-1)
-Flew TC-TIE 120
-Flew TC-TIE 121
-Flew TC-TIE 122
-Flew TC-TIE 123
-Flew TC-TIE 124
-Flew TC-TIE 125
-Flew TC-TIE 126
-Flew TC-TIE 127
-Flew TC-TIE 128

CPT Shakur (1-2)
-None
--> Can you let me know if you're around anywhere, please? :)

COL Corran Force (1-3)
- Flew DB TIE 13
--> Good work, CoFo, keep it up. :)

MAJ TopDawg (1-4)
- Completed IWATS IIC/1 - 100%
- Completed IWATS IIC/2 - 100%
- Completed IWATS TM - 92%
- Completed IWATS RT - 100%
- Completed IWATS ICQ - 100%
- Completed IWATS TT - 95%
- Completed IWATS GFX - 95%
- Completed IWATS SM/2 - 100%
- Completed IWATS XAM - 80%
--> Gentlemen, we have a scholar in our midst...

FL/LCM Boliv (2-1)
- Joined Tornado from the Relentless - had a big barney with Ricaud
- Submitted some HUGE pieces of fiction (*gasp*)
- Completed TC TIE 20
--> Busy week! Keep it up, and kick ass on your exams! :)

CPT Veers (2-2)
- Reported in
- Creating a TIE Mission
--> Keep up the good work. ;)

COL Piett (2-3)
- Flew TC TIE 44
- Flew TC XWA 8
--> Nice work this week, Piett. :)

CPT Fishbone (2-4)
- None this week
--> Please report in! :)

FL/LCM Jerry (3-1)
- Fixed joystick but still no BSFs. :P
- Uber-huge IRC presence.
--> "But I like BSFs!" :P

MAJ Aven Kronn (3-2)
- None this week
--> Please report in! :)

COL Kessler (3-3)
- None this week
--> Please report in. :)

COL Striker (3-4)
- Completed IWATS XAM - 100%
- Awarded three LoCs for victories in XWA EuroComp
- Reported in: On Leave until Monday
--> Hope you're enjoying the sun, sea and sand! :)


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SQUADRON ROSTER

TORNADO SQUADRON OF WING X : Strike
COMMANDER: COL Mairin Astoris (somnia_vacua@yahoo.com)
NICKNAME: DeathWind
BANNER: tornado.jpg
MOTTO: Before Glory, Loyalty...Before Pride, Honor...Before Self, the Empire.
HOMEPAGE: http://www.isdchallenge.org/tornado/
MESSAGE BOARD: http://www.tiecorps.org/mb/view.asp?b=39


FLIGHT I - MISSILE BOAT
Nickname: The Missile Magnets
Motto: Fighter Pilots make movies... Bomber Pilots make History
1) COL Mairin Astoris (somnia_vacua@yahoo.com)
2) CPT Shakur (eightball08k@aol.com)
3) COL Corran Force (corran_force@isdchallenge.org)
4) MAJ TopDawg (topdawg@isdchallenge.org)


FLIGHT II - TIE DEFENDER
Nickname: L'Oreal Flight
Motto: Because we're worth it
1) LCM Badlan (colin.badlan@lineone.net)
2) CPT Veers (edmond2000@freeuk.com)
3) COL Piett (cbmuir@xtra.co.nz)
4) CPT Fishbone (Fishbone@isdchallenge.org)


FLIGHT III - TIE DEFENDER
Nickname: The High Priests of Love
Motto: We're the Love Commandos and this is a raid!
1) LCM Jerry (kaljerry@hotmail.com)
2) MAJ Aven Kronn (Kronn@gmx.net)
3) COL Kessler (kessler@btinternet.com)
4) COL Striker (EH_striker@mail.com)


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Quote of the Week: "Yes, that's a lovely 2 pint jug of cocktail... but can you drink it in ten minutes?" (Jarla to Mairin on the subject of sex on the beach. Mairin drained the jug in five. :P )

Love and fluffles,
Mai
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CMDR/COL Mairin Astoris/Tornado/Wing X/ISD Challenge [LGNR], GS/SS/BS/ISMx2/IS-1BW/CoB/OV
"Abashed the Devil stood and felt how awful goodness is..."