ISD Challenge Weekly Report #32 –
21st of May 2007
Introduction
Greetings,
Today I make my 32nd report as Commodore of this ship. While this
does not seem such a big deal, it’s a nice day for me, since today I
equal the number of reports I issued as Wing X Commander. This makes
a total of more than 14 months as a flag officer aboard the
Challenge, and I am very proud to be part of this ship!!
Well, it seems that after the war against the Redemption we are
enjoying a good period at the cantina, with activity slowing down a
little bit, despite a few pilots still flying. Enjoy your little
brake, because it won’t last long ;)
COL Darklord came back from leave, to rescue us from tcbg.net going
offline. Darklord himself is funding a new host for the Challenge,
the isdchallenge.net server. Darklord is the man!!! Sadly, tcbg.net
died before scheduled, which left us with little time for
preparation, and we were left without mailing list for a couple of
days. Almost everything is back in order, tho. ISD Challenge website
is back online, Cyclone site is back online, Thunder website is on
it’s way, but sadly, the other site hosted by tcbg.net, the Tornado
site, was lost. If anyone is able to help COL Domi get another
website up, please step forward. Also, any help in the other
squadrons needing websites is much appreciated. Omicron needs one,
Typhoon needs a new one, Tornado, and also Inferno.
We are still looking for a new Commander for Inferno Squadron.
Applications are being accepted by me and Darklord, and we are eager
to have someone in the job that will make Inferno flames raise again!!
LT Toran Yarr has been promoted to Lieutenant Commander this week!!!
Congratulations to LCM Toran Yarr on a much deserved promotion!!
Keep up the good work!!
VA Jarek La’an has been officially named Communications Officer
again. Spammers, beware. VA Jarek is accumulating the positions of
COMM, CA:FO and JAG, doing great jobs in all of them.
Congratulations, La’an!!
Sector Admiral Cyric has returned from his leave, and he is looking
to fill the open Command Staff positions in the Fleet, especially
Operations Officer, Training Officer and Security Officer. If you
are interested in any of the positions, apply to the Executive
Officer. Internet Officer, Logistics Officer and Recon Officer are
also open for applications.
Golden Tug Awards 2006 voting has begun. Log in to the database and
answer the survey in your admin. Voting goes until the 27th!!
Medals of Communication were awarded this week for april’s comm
activities. Congrats to Dempsey, Sergeyli, Angel, Saul, Bodo,
Darklord and Kadon for their MoC-bocs, and also to me, Domi and
Zosite for our MoC-gocs!!!!
Congratulations to Omega Squadron for being named the TCCOM’s Own,
after achieving victory in the TIE Corps Squadron Tournament. They
were followed closely by Green Squadron and Praetorian. ISD
Challenge’s Cyclone Squadron came in a close fourth
place....congrats!!! Thunder got 7th place, Omicron got 9th place
and Typhoon in 10th.
News
* tcbg.net went down
* isdchallenge.net went up, thanks to DL!!
* Inferno Squadron CMDR open for applications!!!
* Toran promoted to LCM!!!
* XO back from leave and looking to fill SO, TO and OPS
* Angel and Kadon hosting run-ons!!!!
* GTA 2006 voting begun!!!
* MoCs awarded!!!
* Omega new TCCOM’s Own!!
* Recruit!!!
* Command positions open for applications in the Fleet: IO, TCBGCOM,
TO, SO, OPS, RO, COO and LO!!
- Updated Challenge website in the new server
- Awarded MoC-goc for good communications in April :)
- Awarded IS-SW for achieving more than 30 points in Chal vs. Red
- Awarded IS-SW for highscore in XWA-Free 137 in TC Squadron
Tournament
- Awarded IS-SW for highscore in XvT-Free 211 in TC Squadron
Tournament
- Achieved third place ever in number of IS-SWs :)
- Updated the new Wing X and Wing X CS Mailing Lists
- Flew for Tornado flying competition...got beaten by CM Gward
- Tests week....gah!!!
- Sorting unpleasant and pleasant things in the Challenge...
* Thunder’s Cantina
Fight Start date:
05/10/2007
End date: 06/01/2007
This is a run-on competition, held by COL Angel on the Thunder
message board. Posts will be judged by him, and the overall best
posts will receive IS-BRs. The topic of the run-on is the name of
the competition. Here it is:
http://mb.emperorshammer.net/viewtopic.php?t=4712.
* A Man(dalorian)’s
Tale Pt 1 Start date:
05/15/2007
End date: 06/18/2007
This is a run-on competition, held by LC Kadon Beir on the Cyclone
message board. Posts will be judged by him, and the overall best
poster will receive an IS-SR. And IS-BRs to the ones who contribute
to the story well. Here it is:
http://mb.emperorshammer.net/viewtopic.php?t=4716.
* The Number of the
TIE Flying Beast 655
Graduates have passed through the TIE Tactics course to date, the
666th to complete it successfully will receive an IS-GR - only way
to have a chance is sto take the exam - and hopefully be the 11th to
do so!
* Build That Mission The first
pilot to pass the new TM/3 course with 100% will earn an IS-BR!!
* The Corellian
Connection Every
quarter of the year, the TM prof will provide the briefing for a
mission. The briefing will include a basic storyline, but won't be
too specific. People can build a mission using that briefing
question ad submt em to the TM prof. Missions will be judged based
on technical aspects, originaity, and overall feeling. Each quarter,
the winner can win an IS-BW (each time). People who win 3 times get
an IS-SW (only 1 per PIN), people who win 5 times get an IS-GW (one
per PIN). Starts on June 1st and ends on June 30th.
* Thursday’s Vaping
Rhapsody The
Multiplayer competition hosted by our own CM Zosite. They happen
every Thursday 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.
* Wing X Pilot of
the Week/Month 5 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:
COL Darklord for funding and
setting up a new server for the ISD Challenge!!!
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:
Tcbg.net, for dying on
us!!!
Quote of the Week
1 – From Zosite IRC
logs:
“<LC_KBeir> Being able to fly all those missions won't stop me from
killing you with my RL bare hands :D
<CM_ZositeKS> Bah... talking about missions you'll meet your own
piece of hell this month by LCM Dempsey's hand and not mine it seems
;)
* CM_ZositeKS flees and when he thinks he's already safe... flees
some more!
<LC_KBeir> No I'll soon find a way to rid myself of Dempsey
<LC_KBeir> and yourself
* LC_KBeir then can live a peaceful TC existance
<CM_ZositeKS> You're forgetting about the dramatism, Sir :)”
Hehehehehe....it’s
true....they make Beir’s life miserable with all the BSF’ing :D
2 – Zosite: “Me?!
Grand Admiral?!! No, NO, never!!! By Crom's and Odin's sakes! Who
the hell am I going to plot against then? xD”
Oskar: “Crom would say
to kill us all and listen to the lamentations of our women while
Odin would say to turn yourself into a crow, fly to Astatine's house
and trick him into giving up his servers, his gold and his mead...
:P”
Hah, you’d have to go
past Omega Squadron :D
3 -
Oskar: “W00000000000000000000! We're back! That long long day
without the list I started to feel my tenuous grip on sanity
slip...I dreamed of eating apple pie in a swamp surrounded by small
furry hoojibs and yet I did not know how I got there or how I
amazingly got to work safely!”
I kinda felt that way
too....my hands were shaking and everything...
4 – And
another one from Zosite’s IRC log:
“<Zosite|Score> Hey, Lieutenant! Pleased to see your CT is gone now
:)
<Zosite|Score> Kappa, ein? :)
<LT_Zoltar> yes
<LT_Zoltar> :D
<LT_Zoltar> I mean
<LT_Zoltar> Yes, Sir
<LT_Zoltar> :P
<Zosite|Score> I'd like to say "Don't call me Sir" but since I
didn't drop it until I got LCM... xD
<Zosite|Score> Even nowadays I use it just for the sake of the
dramatism :-P
* `Ric shoots Zosite
<`Ric> covertly of course and just a flesh wound :P
<Zosite|Score> Yessir! Three bags full, Sir! I'm dead now, Sir! <Zosite|Score>
See?”
LOL!!!
Ship Statistics
Commodore: VA Daniel
Bonini
FCHG Points: 1685 (Optio)
Wing Commander: COL
Darklord
FCHG points: 897 (Decurion)
And that’s it for another week. Don’t forget to go post on the
ongoing run-ons in the message boards, they’re quite fun, and it
looks like I’m getting shot....or maybe not ;)
Also participate on your squadron competitions, and let’s work to
make the new Challenge server be swamped with our ship/squadron
websites, and set up your mailing lists with DL...