Hello everyone, remember the FMC Banner Competition ? Well its time to choose the top 3! I've made use of the eXtensible Polling system and made a poll including all submissions, I have loaded all submissions to the following address:
www.minos.net/~fmc/Submissions/

The poll can be found at:
http://www.ehnet.org/xps/poll.php?pollid=98

The poll can also be found on the latest MO report (#7)

You must look at the submissions first to answer!

Good Luck to all!

MO/RA Jedi Eclipse

Well, after consultation with his DOCS etc, AD Mell has decided to stay on as BGCOM. Please disregard any previous news broadcasts you may have heard.

AD Pel, War Officer, has released a new website for the War Office. This site has all the information needed for the war game battles, movements, scoring, structure, and rules. Please check out the War Office site at http://waroffice.minos.net/

IMPSTORM Will be starting very soon!

There are three new IWATS courses available:
Advanced Multiplayer Tactics - http://tausquadron.net/quicksilver/amp.html
Free Worlds - http://www.btinternet.com/~spellfire/fw_iwats.html
FileZilla - http://www.minos.net/~machblader/filezilla

Also there are some vacant PROF positions for courses: ASP, XML, XAM and TM.

I have released the FMC Manual Version 3.0,
In this version I have re-written many chapters and added quite a few sections to help everyone better understand the FMC and its purpose, a question that many, including Command Staff have asked before. With this release I will be re-writing the courses to better reflect the new manual, there will be revisions throughout the next month or so on the manual again (facelift and some additions).

http://www.minos.net/~fmc/FMC (click on FMC Manual button)

MO/RA Jedi Eclipse/M-TFC Last Hope

Hah! We're back up to 50,000 medals! Congratulations! See the Medal Board for more interesting statistics.

This year's Summer Patrol begins today and is open to the fleet! What's the Summer Patrol? Well, like last year's patrol (which was a Sovereign only competition) it consists of a weekly patrol of missions and battles to choose from that lasts 8 weeks long. Pilots are free to sign up by flying a battle or set of missions and submitting them to the moderators.
Sounds easy, right? Last year we saw a large group of pilots participate in this patrol but only a handful survived on the last week. Those who do not submit their pilot files for a week are automatically dropped out and the patrol continues on without them.

Those who do survive this patrol of weekly flying are awarded the Iron-Star Gold Wing.

This week's patrol starts off fairly easy. Your objective is to fly one of any of the 15 battles below. Each of these battles is four missions long. Next week may be a little more demanding.

TIETC-121
TIETC-24
TIETC-26
TIETC-103
TIETC-108

XvTTC-29
XvTTC-26
XvTTC-50
XvTTC-40
XvTTC-87

XWATC-33
XWATC-11
XWATC-6
XWATC-28
XWATC-1

Submit your Summer Patrol pilot file for this week to tieknt@juno.com and "dweezil's" with the header "Week 1 Summer Patrol (ID LINE)"

Due date: July 25th (Sunday)

Good luck and I hope to see you out during patrol.

Many of you in the TC looking for advancement need only look to the TC Rosters to see that there are many FL positions available. These positions are seen as the first step towards gaining a Commandership in the TC. Prove yourselves with a Flight and you may soon get a squadron of your own! If you have ambition and drive, and can run a Flight, look through the rosters and find an empty FL slot, then contact the Commander of the Flight. Apply adn make sure that your current commander is aware of your intentions to further your career in the TC. Flight leaders are important, because without them, new SL's don't get placed in the squadrons. Further more, active FL's are more likely to get noticed by commanders and WC's for other positions.

If you think you have what it takes, look around and inquire. You are not restricted to your current wings, or ships for this, however, look within your current BG first as you may find a position close to home :)

Hurray! We have new webpage. Check it out :)

a slight correction:

I was mistaken when posting what will be rewarded for my Banner comp and have been corrected by OPS, thankyou. The awards will be IS-GR, IS-SR, and IS-BR, If I get enough medals to warrant a higher medal there will be a possible (not enough submissions yey! amount of submissions are average for a battlegroup at the moment ) IS-PR as this is a Fleet Wide competition ! Many thanks and apologies to those who submitted but, for those that have many thanks :)

MO/RA Jedi Eclipse/M-TFC Ambassador

As you may have already noticed from the Message Boards, applications are still being taken for Wing XV WC. Please be quick if still you wish to apply, though.

Rear Admiral Drax requests the following of all applicants:
All apps should be sent to AD Khadgar(khadgar1@shaw.ca) and RA Drax Remlinger(Tombtrooper@aol.com). The requirements are as follows:
- At least one CMDR Tour of Duty successfully completed(4 months).
- Must be able to do weekly reports.
- Be able to reply to all emails within 24 hours.
- Be able to design creative and new wing competitons monthly.
- Be able to maintain a reasonable IRC and MB presence.
- Good communication skills.

The missing .LFD file has been added and the battle now works correctly. Happing Flying

Overview
The Internet Officer (IO) is responsible for providing technical consultancy to the membership of the Emperor's Hammer on matters relating to the Internet, such as web hosting, website construction and other areas. In addition, the position oversees a number of ongoing projects, such as the EH Message boards, Image Archive, etc.

Selection Criteria - Essential
1. Proven experience and knowledge of at least one server side scripting language (ie. ASP, PHP, JSP, etc)
2. Existing general knowledge of a range of computer-related matters
3. Be a member of good standing of the Emperor's Hammer for at least one year
4. Ability to work well with a range of EH members, including the Fleet Commander and Executive Officer
5. High active, online presence, such as IRC, message boards, etc.

Selection Criteria - Desirable
1. Demonstrated application of advanced server side scripting.
2. Proven experience with databases
3. Proven ability in graphic design
4. Good command of the English language

You must address each criteria with supporting evidence. Simply saying "Yeah, I can do that" is not enough. Include specific examples and situations to back up your claims. You should meet at least the essential criteria to be considered for the position. You must include at least three (3) references in your application. At least one of these must be a former or, preferably, current superior. Ensure you have their permission first, as your application will be viewed in a negative light if you have not gained their permission. Applications should be directed to the Fleet Commander (fc@emperorshammer.org) and Executive Officer (xo@emperorshammer.org) with the subject "Application for Internet Officer".

Should you be successful in the position, you will be expected to perform core duties of the position to an acceptable level. This also includes tasks outlined in the EH Tasks List. You will be reviewed upon these tasks and based upon that performance, you may be rewarded or punished.

Congrats to MAJ Andrijas on being named the new WC for Wing XVIII! Good Luck!

This Saturday the ASF is hosting Countdown to Oblivion. This is a Fleet wide multi-player event that will include both XWA and XVT platforms. The competition will take place at two times: 09:00-13:00 Eastern and 20:00 to 23:59 Eastern. Each time slot will award LoCs, DFCs, and Iron Stars for each platform. The competition will take place in #ehcoc

Also this Saturday following the #EHDB meeting is a Sith Order competition hosted by the SHW/COO Sarin. This competition is listed on Tie Corps website because it will also be taking place in #EHCOC. I will award LoCs to TC Pilots who defeat Sith Pilots and CoFs to Sith Pilots who defeat TC pilots. In the future I plan on having several more "Cross" Subgroup competitions. If you are interested in putting the Honor of your little squad or wing against someone from the DB Sith Side, I will attempt to make a competition happen :p

It seems that in my enthousiasm I overlooked something when I posted that it is alright to play XvT and BoP missions in Co-Op. *g*

If you are flying Co-Op or are interested in doing so, please read my post at. http://ehnet.org/mb/viewtopic.php?p=42465#42465 (on the Technical Support Forum).

With Vice Admiral Frodo?s retirement from the Intrepid Commodore spot, Rear Admiral Gidda has been promoted to the spot. Thanks to Frodo for his service, and congratulations to Gidda. Rear Admiral Gidda requests that the following requirements be addressed for Wing XIV WC applications:

- At least one CMDR Tour of Duty successfully completed.
- Good knowledge of XvT/XWA multiplayer and the ability to play those games online.
- E-Mail turn around rate of at least 24 hours.
- Being dedicated, loyal and able to quickly fulfill all tasks the position requires.
- Good communication skills.

All applications should be sent to AD Khadgar (khadgar1@shaw.ca) and RA Gidda (ehgidda@tiscalinet.it)

Many of our XvT and BoP missions give you the option to pick the Flight Group you fly with, meaning that you don't always need to take the first FG selected by default.
If you see other craft types and or flights/squadrons at the bottom of the briefing you can drag and drop your pilot name to them.
This generally offers you more choice in craft, warheads and tactics. (1 FG might be fighters, the other bombers for example.)

Additionally many of these missions are enabled for Co-Op flying (as usually noted in their readme.txt). To do this when using EHBL, move the MISSION.LST out of your /Misc folder into /Train. Then all players launch via EHBL, one hosts a MP game and the others join. Select the mission in "Training" and there you go. (Make sure all players have the same game version.)
Co-Op flying is a lot of fun, does not create more lag then a melee and afterwards each of the players can just have their pilotfiles BSFed. (I've flown a few battles like this myself.) Obviously this makes a mission easier (no stupid AI wingmen), however it can mean that your scores are lower because the amount of targets is devided over the players. (Some battles compensate for this by giving more targets if there are more then 1 or 4 players.)

Send all aplications to VA Terrak (kyterrak@aol.com) and TK-2107 at (tk2107@tiecorps.org). Apps will be taken untill Wednsday July 7th

Requirements
SM/3 or WM/1
No HCI Convictions in last 6 months
MUST have fulfilled your current tour of duty for what ever position you hold.

Prefrences
Web Design abilities
Great Recruiting ability