ISD Challenge Weekly Report #24 –
26th of March 2007
Introduction
Greetings,
Some things happened this week that will require our full attention
in the near future. I’ll get to that in a while, but right now, you
are to focus on the Wing X Flying Competition, which will last until
April 1st. Get flying and flying...and flying...
Well, what I was referring to is that we have been challenged for a
Ship vs. Ship competition against the Cruiser Redemption. For
motivational purposes, check this thread
http://mb.emperorshammer.net/viewtopic.php?t=4607. If you read
it, you will find out the reasons why we will be particularly
engaged in this competition to simply annihilate those tasteful
calamari. I mean really, all Challenge personnel will be committed
to kick some IW butt, as we don’t appreciate our titles being
downsized like that... Preparations for battle begin early next
month...
The bright side of the week is the confirmation of what we have
known for ages....the Challenge rocks!!! That’s why
http://www.ehtiecorps.org/stats/pilotkillboard.asp.
Congratulations to everyone on that Kill board, and to the others
who don’t appear there, but still fly hard.
There is a new Graphics competition running, sponsored by the CA:FO
VA Jarek La’an.
It’s the Praemega Propaganda Parade.
Check
http://ehtiecorps.org/competitions/details.asp?id=2708
for further detail, and go mock the elite :)
The position of Inferno CMDR is still open for applications. If you
fancy a shot at a Command position, and already have taken the SM/3
course, mail me and Darklord with your application, mentioning what
are your plans for the squadron. Inferno is a great squadron with a
tremendous history, and we’re looking for the right guy to continue
to write those successful pages :)
COL Angel and LT Sergeyli have been working on the new Thunder
website, which we are still waiting for the pleasure to see, but
from what I hear it shows great promise. I just can’t wait ;)
Results for The Hunt for Alcohol competition have been compiled, and
medals were awarded. Congratulations to LCM Zosite for getting first
place in the run-on, and to LCM Oskar for getting second place. In
the flying section, congrats to LT Sergeyli, who got the highest
score, and to LT Dempsey who came in second place!!! Great work!!!!
News
* Applications for Inferno CMDR still being accepted
* New Graphics competition to mock the elite is running
* There are many open positions in the wing, let’s fill
them...recruit!!
* Flying competition going on....fly, fly, fly!!!
* Ship vs. Ship competition coming soon....let’s nail some calamari
* Hunt for Alcohol ended...congrats to Zosite, Osk, Sergeyli and
Dempsey for their medals ;)
* Applications for: IO, TCBGCOM, TO, SO, OPS, RO, COMM, COO, LO, and
CA:TO are being accepted...
- Flew two MP matches in XvT – 1 victory for WoW :)
Commodore’s Other
Activities
- Updated Challenge website
- Compiled results and awarded medals for The Hunt for Alcohol
competition
- Updated Wing X Mailing lists
- Overviewed Challenge operations
- Being ill....your COM is not as young as he used to be...
* Wing X Ace Pilot Rules are
nice and simple - fly lots of missions / battles (any you like)! COL
Darklord will be awarding an IS-SW to the pilot who achieves the
highest overall score from all the battles he or she has flown, and
an IS-BW for the runner-up. For TIE battles I will be counting the
Laserless score. Choose your battles wisely, pick the ones where you
can achieve high scores and you’ll stand a better chance of picking
up a shiny new medal! Good luck and happy hunting! You have 2
weeks... the competition ends in 2 weeks – 1st April
2007. I’ll be tallying scores based on the BSFs I receive in my
inbox.
* Praemega Propaganda
Parade
Praetorian and Omega feel the need to oil each other up and flext
their collective muscles - the rest of the fleet feels the need to
mock them. In the vein of the Banner Prank comp VA Jarek would like
you all to come up with the best gfx mocking either (or both) elite
squadrons. For hints see
http://mb.emperorshammer.net/viewtopic.php?t=4601entries to me at
dgm@ehdb.net, attachingsubmissions as a jpeg or similar format.
End date is 04/20/2007. IS-GR for 1st place, IS-SR for 2nd place,
IS-BRs for excellent entries.
* Beir’s Birthday
run-on With the lack of alcohol aboard the ISD
Challenge Lieutenant Colonel Beir has run out of his famous Collie
Brew. But rumors are that there is a warehouse out there filled with
it. There will be a run-on posted in the Cyclone Board on the 10th.
The entire Challenge is open to this competition. Start date is
March 10th and end date is April 1st. IS-BR to overall best posts
judged by Kadon and appropriate MoC recommendations for posts!
* Friday’s Vaping
Rhapsody The new
Multiplayer competition hosted by our own LCM Zosite. They happen
every Friday at 15:30 EST on the #EHCOO channel. Platforms are XWA
and XvT, and DFCs can be awarded.
* TIE Corps
Training Competition Every
Saturday, 1300 to 1600 EST on #EHCOO
Multiplayer competition with XWA, XvT and IA. DFCs can be awarded.
* Competition – the
spice of life... MUHAHAHA.
A little friendly competition to liven up this very special report
(TAC Report #250). This will be AD Master’s twenty first TAC report,
in each of these reports at the top there’s is a movie/tv/game
quote.
The first three to email AD Master with all 21 correct answers will
win IS-GR, IS-SR & IS-BR (or subgroup equivalent).
The subject line of the email should read 'When TACcy Speaks...noone
listens' :P
And don't forget to include your ID Line.
Let the madness begin!
* Let’s get ready
to RUUUUUUUMBLE! Ahhhh January, the
only other time of year AD Master care about professional wrestling,
why? Cause its the Royal Rumble, and this year..it was goooooood.
So following his current trend of shameless
rip-off comps he’s starting a new comp! Start Date: 10th February 2007 End Date: 24th February 2007 (looks
like it was postponed...) Medals: IS-GW x3 (or subgroup
equivalent) Missions: Custom Missions Info: One FREE (each platform), one
winner (again each platform). The three winners (you can only win one
platform) will then have the opportunity to enter the 'Shameless
Wrestlemania competition' in April for an IS-PW. Currently he’s hoping to have three custom
missions of his done in time, but since he really hates making stuff
under pressure (comes out crap and lame) he’s not promising nothing.
Oh and don't worry, they will be beta checked
before you fly them
*
Master's Monthly Map & Mission Mayhem Start Date:
10/1/2006
Parties Involved: EH-wide
Medals: IS-GR, IS-SR, IS-BR (or subgroup equivalent) each month.
According to the System Manual (http://sysman.emperorshammer.net/)
the EH is in control of ten systems.
Each month Master is going to pick a planet from one of the EH
Controlled Systems* from the manual. Those interested will then have
the remainder of the month to create a Empire at War or SW Galactic
Battlegrounds or Jedi Academy map based on that planet. *Master may throw in the odd other planet
from SW from time to time with more bonuses.
Designers are free to do as they like with the map provided basics
stay true to the System Manual information.
Maps will be judged on: Technical realization (use wat u got),
general plotline & general enjoyment.
All maps should be submitted ala standard TACcy Rules and via the
Custom BSF (http://tac.emperorshammer.net/tacdb/batsubmit.asp)
All maps will be judged by TAC.
Additional M: AD Master has decided to change
the plot of his funkily named competition for the new year. He has added an additional M! Now the comp
also includes our flying platforms! So that means when he gives us a
planet each month you can base a TIE or even an XW free on that
planet! Awards remains as an IS-GR each month, and he has yet to
give away a single one Anyway.... February's World of the Moment
is.....Aurora Prime!!!
http://sysman.emperorshammer.net/aurora.php The fabulous EH homeworld provides, warm days,
cold nights, a Dark Jedi infested moon, three funky massive
platforms and the ever impressive New Imperial City....think of all
the fun you could have. MUHAHAHAHHAA!!!! Winning submission will be judged by AD Master
based on fun level, plotline and bribes! All submissions should go
through the Custom Battle Submission
Form as always, with a
MMMMM mentioned in the comments box.
* Ace of the Tie
Corps
Starting this month, we now have a new monthly competition series -
Ace of the TIE Corps. The concept is simple - the pilot with the
most flown missions at the end of each month will recieve an Iron
Star with Gold Wings and the title "Ace of the Month". You will be
able to see the progress of pilots over time by checking the
Pilot Kill Board. At the end
of the year, the pilot with the most missions flown will recieve an
Iron Star with Platinum Wings and the title of "Ace of the TIE
Corps".
The competition is open to all members of the TIE Corps and the
counts are based on missions.
* Frozen Doom
Competition The weekly
multiplayer combat calendar events are returning! Starting with the
Frozen Doom Competition!!! It will be held on Tuesdays from 1900 EST
to 2200 EST!
Host is GN Ric Taldrya! Matches take place in #EHCOO, COME
ONE COME ALL!
Having said that, DFCs will no longer be awarded for 24/7 LoCs. They
will only be awarded for winning combat calendar events. If you do
fly a 24/7 LoC match, e-mail the scores to coo@emperorshammer.org.
* Wing X Pilot of
the Week/Month 4 Each week the
Wing X Commander will choose a pilot he believes has performed
better then any other pilot on the ship that week. At the end of the
month, Challenge Commodore will look at the overall performance of
every Pilot of the Week for that month, and will choose one of them
to become the Pilot of the Month. Each Pilot of the Week will be
awarded an IS-BR and each Pilot of the Month will be awarded an
IS-SR. The Wing X Pilot of the week will always be chosen in the
Wing Commander’s report.
Dark Lord of the
Week
The highly
prestigious title of Dark Lord of the Week is only given to the
person who has most advanced the success of the Ship, amused the
Commodore, or slipped me the most $5 notes in a brown paper bag.
This week's winner is:
LCM Zosite Konstyte
Styles, for
defending fiercely the EH in the Week of Wars!!!
Ewok of the Week
Yub Yub!
Every story has a
hero, every journey has a first step, every Fleet has a pilot who's
about as much use as an ashtray on a speeder bike. This weeks's
Prize Ewok is none other than:
Some sea-food like
thingies...
Quote of the Week
1 - Zosite: “J-Justhh
wonderrr why thee h-hell are they shooo muchsh con-concerned abbout
theeeh sub-atomic t-theoriesshhh off Rhymaann anddh the ov-verall
perrformanhce of C-Coruscanth Planehtary B-Ballet...
jijijijijijijijijijijiji... n00bs...
juajuajuajuajuajuajua!!!”
Oh, the wonders of
alcohol
2 – From my IRC log:
“<LC_Beir> oh wow it might raid wednesday
<LC_Beir> thats a first in about a few months
* LC_Beir loves rain
<danielbonini> a month here and you'll change your mind
<LC_Beir> a nice cool refreshin 70 degree (F) rain after about a 90+
day
* LC_Beir lived in the Phillipinnes for a few months
<LC_Beir> that was RAIN!
<LC_Beir> not to mention the "tropical storm" that went by
<LC_Beir> I wonder what they call those in the pacific
<LC_Beir> if hurricane=typhoon
<LC_Beir> tropical storm=?
<danielbonini> who knows...
<LC_Beir> then again they usually go typhoon-----> Super Typhoon
<LC_Beir> in about a day
<danielbonini> Typhoon....Tornado....Cyclone...who cares
<danielbonini> the important thing is that they are all in the Chal”
Ship Statistics
Commodore: VA Daniel
Bonini
FCHG Points: 1559 (Optio)
Wing Commander: COL
Darklord
FCHG points: 809 (Decurion)