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TAC Report # 71 (2003-01-10)

This report was submitted by AD Marcin Szydlowski

Xunami Wings!!!
     Congratulations to the winners of Phase 1:

  1. CPT Hunter
  2. COL Drake
  3. VA Darksaber, LC Gidda, CPT Broskopf
     Phase 2 ends this Sunday! Good luck to all.

TCC:XWA appointed
     Congrats to CPT Hunter, new Tactical Coordinator for XWA. I believe he will do fine job, and we will soon see increased number of new XWA submissions. Meantime, congratulations.

New competitions.
     There is still Baner and Song competitions on now. Also I've sent one more for approval. Tactical Office Person of the Week. I have also few ideas for competitions, and they will be used one after one.      Meantime I've received some great banner submissions, but you can still win this comp. Also, there was only one Song submission, so great chance to get good medal there.

Tac Office Status:

  • EH Mission Compendium:
      Missions: 2643 (+16)
  • Tactical Database:
    • TIE Division:
      • NOT REPORT!!!
    • XvT/BoP Division
      • In Queue: 11
      • Being Tested: 16
      • Being Corrected: 5
      • Final Check: 1
      • Total: 33
    • XWA Division:
      • N/A
  • Tactical Roster:
    • TIE: 14
    • XvT: 15
    • BoP: 14
    • XWA: 9

Project "Exterminator" update:
     No changes this week, because we are busy with other projects. Most of stuff is corrected. There are many invalid TIE bugs.

TIE and XWA testers sought:
     Tactical Office needs additional testers. TIE Applications to TCC:TIE Mark Schueler, cc me and my CA. XWA to TCC:XWA Hunter, cc me and my CA. Details can be found Mission Creation Message Board. Good awards for hard working people.
     Remember. Working for Tactical Office is great for your career. Here's short list of people who achieved high positions and were/are members of Tactical Staff.

  • AD Ender mBind - Science Officer
  • MAJ Tissaya Argat - Wing Commander
  • LC Frodo March - Wing Commander
  • COL Drake - Wing Commander, Former BGCOM
  • RA Gord Darkonian - CA:TAC
  • RA Khameir Sarin - Commodore
  • VA Darksaber

Just like week before: Clarification about "what is cheating and what is not cheating":
     It is all in Tactical Manual, but it seems some people has problems with it. Ok, listen now:
Cheating:

  • Editing missions - you can view them in editor, but you are not allowed to many ANY changes
  • Editing plt files - do not touch them
  • Skipping missions - this will not bring you upon HCI, but I will remove mission from your profile
  • Editing executables, patches, games
  • Using patches for battles that not use them
  • Killing friendly/captured fighters/ships/etc
  • Sharing pilot files
  • Using one pilot file for multiple missions
  • And many more
Not-Cheating:
  • Using Invulnerability, Unlimited Ammo, Unlimited Waves
  • Not-using patches for battles that require them
  • Renaming plt files - let's say for XWA
If you have any questions ask me or my CA. If you are not sure ASK BEFORE DOING IT. There is no "I didn't know it's illegal" in EH. You break the law, you get punishments. That's why you should always be familiar with EH Bywals, Articles of War, Codes of Conduct and Subgroup Policies. If some situation is not included in them, ask someone from Command Staff or GA Ronin himself.

Cheating cases:
     There were no new cases this week, however I'm observing few pilots. I will probably have first results soon. Remember, if you cheat better mail me and confess before I will find you. Noone will escape. And one note to people who use Hold Steady in TIE ( making enemy ships all hold steady ). Yes, I know how to catch it, if you think it's impossible to catch, expect mail from me soon.

Swearing on EH channels:
     It has come to my attention that some people use lack of bot as good reason to swear on EH chanels. Listen to me loud and clear. This is not going to happed. If I will see you swearing, I will warn you. Next time, you will get kick, and 3rd offense is tempban. Be good, m'kay?

Rate the battles you fly:
     When you complete mission/battle rate it. Soon there will be competition for those who write good reviews. Also, I won't tolerate any personal wars. If you don't like the creator, don't even try to lower rating of every good battle. That will only result in your HCI case. So be good :)

Bug reports:
     I think you should understand what is bug:

  • Ships with Hold Steady order (unless stated in mission it's correct, of ship is wreck, etc)
  • Ships crashing and ramming one into another
  • Capital ships with fighter orders
  • Grammar errors
  • Swearing (this is also violation of CoCs)
     If you are not sure, if something is a bug or not, mail me and ask a question. Also when you are flying on invul, or using unlimited warheads/waves, you are not allowed to post bug report. If you can't complete mission turn it off and try again. And then, if there is still bug, report it.

Final word:
     My office is always open, and you can find me on IRC. Don't hesitate to ask or mail me. Visit Tactical channel #tac and ask question there. Cya next week

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