GE Meeting #55

[Jagged Fel]

<FA_Fel> All hands, Attention on deck!
* FA_Fel changes topic to 'GE Meeting #55 Underway - Announcements || www.empirereborn.net'
<FA_Fel> Greetings Imperial Officers and Citizens, and welcome to the 55th GE:ER Meeting!
<FA_Fel> Official Rosters currently stand at 71 active Imperials, with an overall membership count of 928 officers...!
<FA_Fel> As usual, please do NOT message myself or other chanOPs with announcements until invited to do so...
<FA_Fel> That said, I have the honour of beginning announcements.
<FA_Fel> -= News from the Office of the Supreme Commander =-
<FA_Fel> 1) Star Wars Galaxies Returns
<FA_Fel> Through the hard work of the SWG Emulation project, the pre-combat upgrade version of SWG is now playable once again.
<FA_Fel> We support SWG as a platform and players can sign up today using the join form.
<FA_Fel> We will start with two SWG Units, Predator (Combat) and Sentinel (Support), both of which are in the second brigade. Players will be divided based on their primary professions in-game.
<FA_Fel> General Antillies will be presenting the majority of the details of this news item, and should be your first contact with questions.
<FA_Fel> For more details about the SWG Pre-CU Emulation Project, please visit http://www.swgemu.com/ .
<FA_Fel> --
<FA_Fel> 2) Star Wars: The Old Republic - Beta Signup
<FA_Fel> It is finally possible to sign up to be in the beta test for Star Wars: The Old Republic. Many officers have asked whether we will support TOR as a platform, and t this point it is too early to say for certain. However, the beta test will be an excellent way to determine whether or not we will...
<FA_Fel> I have already signed up (as has Admiral JaggedFel), and you too may sign up, although the beta itself has not yet begun. See http://swtor.com/news/news-article/20090929_001 for full details.
<FA_Fel> For those who do make it into the beta, your reports on the game will be greatly appreciated!
<FA_Fel> --
<FA_Fel> 3) External Competition Changes
<FA_Fel> As Admiral Mar is certain to announce, since the ICTE is no longer being operated by the Dark Jedi Brotherhood, we have chosen to undertake to run it ourselves... The admiral will provide you with full details, but I note that it is necessary to change the definition of "External Competition" for the purpose of external competition participation (ECP) reports.
<FA_Fel> The old definition required that the competition be hosted externally. The updated version requires only that some participants of the competition be non-members of the GE. The Imperial Officers' Manual has been updated accordingly: http://www.empirereborn.net/erom/combat-excomp.shtml
<FA_Fel> --
<FA_Fel> 4) Unreal Tournament: Troopers Update
<FA_Fel> Given the very low interest in UTT as a signup platform, it has been removed from the list of primary, signup platforms. Although it remains a supported game by the Empire, it may no longer be a primary platform.
<FA_Fel> -= End of Section =-
<FA_Fel> Admiral JaggedFel cannot attend today, and has accordingly provided his meeting notes for presentation:
<FA_Fel> -= Imperial Navy News =-
<FA_Fel> Not a lot to report for this month.
<FA_Fel> 1. Current Navy membership is 26 (+2) Officers, with 12 (+2) Cadets in the Academy.
<FA_Fel> --
<FA_Fel> 2. Roster Shuffle
<FA_Fel> This is still being discussed, nothing has been finalized as of yet.
<FA_Fel> --
<FA_Fel> 3. Recruitment Bonuses
<FA_Fel> Reminder that I will be awarding medals to officers that can recruit cadets and graduate them into squadrons.
<FA_Fel> Note that this does not apply to EaW cadets, they must register as TIE, XvT or XWA.
<FA_Fel> Awards will depend on the response, and are not limited to the Navy.
<FA_Fel> --
<FA_Fel> 4. Bug Reports
<FA_Fel> We haven't had a reminder in a while, but if you see anything that appears to be broken or missing, please remember to fill out a bug report at bugs.empirereborn.net
<FA_Fel> Although we check and test before they're loaded sometimes things get through, so let us know!
<FA_Fel> -= IDMR News =-
<FA_Fel> Briefing images for YOGEME have been completed, the rest of the briefing code still needs to be worked out.
<FA_Fel> XWA adds another level of complexity to the existing code base.
<FA_Fel> --
<FA_Fel> I've successfully decoded backdrop files for TIE and XvT again, the format information has been lost for nearly 10 years and the only programs to edit them are no longer usable.
<FA_Fel> With this will come a new editor, as well as a DLL and source to be released to the modding community.
<FA_Fel> --
* MGN_Antilies sets mode: +o VA_Mike_Mar
<FA_Fel> A couple days after the last meeting I also started work on a new cockpit editor, which corrects several errors found when using TIE Edit. I'm still very busy in my labs.
<FA_Fel> -= fin =-
<FA_Fel> General Antillies, I am sure you have announcements for us today...
<MGN_Antilies> Yes indeed, Admiral.
<FA_Fel> Please proceed.
<MGN_Antilies> Thank you.
<MGN_Antilies> --Status of the Imperial Army--
<MGN_Antilies> 1. The Imperial Army consists of 15(+2) officers, 13(-2) cadets, 5(+0) companies, and 2 Brigades.
<MGN_Antilies> 2. Recruitment Drive
<MGN_Antilies> If any army officer can successfully recruit a new member and have him/her graduate within a timely manner, I will be awarding a MoM in addition to the automatic MoX (or variant thereof).
<MGN_Antilies> Please remember that the GE favors quality of its officers over quantity.
<MGN_Antilies> We'd rather have some one who takes the time to get involved and not the person who says "This is kinda cool" and then goes AWOL in a week.
<MGN_Antilies> 3. Vanguard Base
<MGN_Antilies> As I first talked about at the August meeting, we have been eyeing the SWG Emulation Project as a possible new platform and, as mentioned by FA Fel, we have now added it an army-supported one.
<MGN_Antilies> SWGEmu will be hosted in two new companies (Predator and Sentinel) within 2nd Brigade.
<MGN_Antilies> Predator will host all officers that choose a starting profession that are combat-related (Brawler and Marksman), while Sentinel will contain all officers who have specialized in professions that are support-related (Artisan, Entertainer, Medic, and Scout).
<MGN_Antilies> With the launching of Predator and Sentinel, I am pleased to announce that the Vanguard Base site, which had previously been "Under Construction", is now up and operational.
<MGN_Antilies> Check it out here: www.army.empirereborn.net/vanguard.html!
<MGN_Antilies> The site will contain all relevant information regarding SWGEmu in relation to the GE and Vanguard Base.
<MGN_Antilies> At the moment, only 4 pages are available, including the FAQ, which contains a large amount of useful information.
<MGN_Antilies> Naturally, the site will be update/modified as more pages are needed.
<MGN_Antilies> I would also like to mention that participation in Vanguard Base is not restricted to new members whose primary platform is SWGEmu.
<MGN_Antilies> Should a current officer wish to partake in GE operations within SWGEmu, they will simply need to complete the now available SWGEmu BCC(http://academy.empirereborn.net/ccs/swgemu.html) and then contact me (coa@empirereborn.net) and express their interest.
<MGN_Antilies> Current officers will be included in the roster on the Vanguard Base site, but will not be placed in one of the SWGEmu units as to retain their primary station.
<MGN_Antilies> There are numerous command positions within Vanguard that will need to be filled.
<MGN_Antilies> Please visit here for a complete listing: www.army.empirereborn.net/vanguardcommand.html
<MGN_Antilies> I will be heading GE operations as the Regional Commander and it is my pleasure to announce that LCL Hazledine will take direct command of Vanguard Base as Base Commander.
<MGN_Antilies> Congratulations, Colonel. You may now include "Base Commander // Vanguard base" in your ID line should you choose to.
<MGN_Antilies> Any and all inquires regarding Vanguard Base can be sent to me at coa@empirereborn.net.
<MGN_Antilies> And, as always, please visit www.SWGEmu.com for more SWGEmu-specific information.
<MGN_Antilies> --End Section--
<MGN_Antilies> That is all I have, Admiral.
<FA_Fel> Thank you.
<FA_Fel> Admiral Mar, news for us today?
<VA_Mike_Mar> Yes sir.
* VA_Mike_Mar salute
<FA_Fel> Please proceed.
<VA_Mike_Mar> ----==== OFFICE FOR TACTICAL COORDINATION ====----
<VA_Mike_Mar> Greetings fellow Imperials.
<VA_Mike_Mar> ---=== FPR and ECP reviewing :
<VA_Mike_Mar> *All FPRs and ECP reports have been reviewed. Not much work there in the last month...
<VA_Mike_Mar> ---=== New Missions uploaded in the Combat Chamber
<VA_Mike_Mar> *We have 1 BoP , 1 EAW and 1 GB mission ready to be uploaded. I hope to be able to upload them this weekend.
<VA_Mike_Mar> I'll post on the MBs once this is done.
<VA_Mike_Mar> ---=== Imperial Squadrons Forum (Also the TC Forum)
<VA_Mike_Mar> *The TC topics in the forum are updated. Test Pilots, please take a minute to go see your next assignment. For other GE personnel, you can follow the ITPs progress there.
* Quits: VA_Mike_Mar (Excess Flood)
<FA_Fel> Oh dear... we'll wait a moment for him to return...
* FA_Fel sets mode: +o VA_Mike_Mar
<VA_Mike_Mar> thank you
<VA_Mike_Mar> sorry. gtg.
<VA_Mike_Mar> back :p
<FA_Fel> Your announcements were cut off, Admiral...
<VA_Mike_Mar> Please copy my last meeting note
<FA_Fel> [13:19:23 ] VA_Mike_Mar: *The TC topics in the forum are updated. Test Pilots, please take a minute to go see your next assignment. For other GE personnel, you can follow the ITPs progress there.
<FA_Fel> VA_Mike_Mar left the room (quit: Excess Flood). 13:19:23
<VA_Mike_Mar> *Log on IS.net to get information on Combat Chamber missions and Mission Creation (it's free!!! :p )
<VA_Mike_Mar> *** http://www.imperialsquadrons.net/phpbb/portal.php ***
<VA_Mike_Mar> ---=== Test Pilots
<VA_Mike_Mar> *The test pilots have been relatively lazy lately. I hope to see you more active, even if it's a little bit more.
<VA_Mike_Mar> *Mission testing as resumed. Read the IS.net MB!
<VA_Mike_Mar> *If you wish to help out and are familiar with Missions Creation. Send me a mail, I need help to have more missions tested and/or created.
<VA_Mike_Mar> ---=== TC Screenshots Contest
<VA_Mike_Mar> *The New TC Screenshots Competition (Third edition) as started. See the rules here:
<VA_Mike_Mar> http://empirereborn.net/holonet/viewtop ... 7833#27833
<VA_Mike_Mar> Some pictures are in my mailbox. But I want MORE, MORE MOOOORRRREEE! :p
<VA_Mike_Mar> *This is an easy way to win medals and create activity within Units. Join by sending me screenshots of SW games while you were playing.
<VA_Mike_Mar> ---=== Various Topics
<VA_Mike_Mar> *I am looking for a 'EAW Mission Creation Walkthrough' document. A nice SHINNY will be awarded to the person who can supply it. It must be a GE exclusive one. E-mail me when you have something.
<VA_Mike_Mar> ---=== Personnal Activity
<VA_Mike_Mar> Pretty much the same.
<VA_Mike_Mar> *Still very busy with my RL business
<VA_Mike_Mar> *Created some EAW missions that are in the testing phase
<VA_Mike_Mar> *Tested, fixed and uploaded some missions in the Combat Chamber
<VA_Mike_Mar> *Re-activated the Imperial Test Pilots Team
<VA_Mike_Mar> *Started the Sept-Dec 2009 Edition of the 'TC Screenshot competition'
<VA_Mike_Mar> Contact my Office for any questions or bug reporting at *** Tactical@EmpireReborn.net ***
<VA_Mike_Mar> ---=== Scimitar Squadron
<VA_Mike_Mar> Same here as well.
<VA_Mike_Mar> *Activity is relatively slow in the Squadron for now. Use the OUTERRIM channel to setup MP matches. Even with the ICTE site down, I am ready to recognize your participation in a MP event (ECP Reports) if you discuss and setup a match there.
<VA_Mike_Mar> *Remember that these matches can count for both EPC Reports and GE Ladders.
<VA_Mike_Mar> ---=== The End ===---
<VA_Mike_Mar> Thank you Admiral.
<FA_Fel> Thank you.
<VA_Mike_Mar> My apologies for rushing my notes.
<VA_Mike_Mar> Working atm
<FA_Fel> If anyone else has announcements today, please /msg me now...
<FA_Fel> Admiral Junon, anything for us today?
<RA_Junon> No, sir. Thank you.
<FA_Fel> So noted.
<FA_Fel> Seeing no further messages, it's time to move the meeting to open discussion.
* FA_Fel changes topic to 'GE Meeting #55 Underway - Open Discussion || http://www.empirereborn.net/'
* FA_Fel sets mode: -m
<VA_Mike_Mar> Thank you everyone. Got to get back to work.
<VA_Mike_Mar> bbl
<MGN_Antilies> Bye.
* VA_Mike_Mar salutes
* Quits: VA_Mike_Mar (Quit)
<FA_Fel> Not much discussion today.
<MGN_Antilies> Did you get my pm?
<MGN_Antilies> [12:19] <MGN_Antilies> Hey, I just wanted to say that I signed up for the TOR Beta yesterday.
<MGN_Antilies> :P
<LT_Falcon> I woke up just in time for this.
<EN_Araujo> well, heres my t3 skin
<EN_Araujo> http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/755/16265720.jpg
<EN_Araujo> they made it for the movie as soon as it came out
<MGN_Antilies> Cool.
<EN_Araujo> I really love it
<MGN_Antilies> I'm fine with the default Windows :P
<EN_Araujo> but each time I install it something happens :P
<EN_Araujo> oh
<EN_Araujo> the xp one
<MGN_Antilies> Vista.
<LT_Falcon> I am going to join your Vanguard if I can. I have been helping SWGEmu for the last month and a half. Hope thats ok with you Antillies?
<EN_Araujo> oh that one is cool
<MGN_Antilies> Yeah, so long as you complete the BCC.
<EN_Araujo> I like that idea btw
<EN_Araujo> there seems to be a lot to read about swgemu and the bcc would tell me what should I be reading
<MGN_Antilies> Try the FAQ.
<MGN_Antilies> And the "What is SWGEmu" page.
<EN_Araujo> I can only hope one day I'd fly one of those fancy red T/Is
<EN_Araujo> ok
<EN_Araujo> my gf gave me a miniature red t/i for my bd
<EN_Araujo> isn't she cute?
<MGN_Antilies> What, your red T/I?
<FA_Fel> :-)
<MGN_Antilies> :P
<EN_Araujo> LOL
<EN_Araujo> hahahahaha
<EN_Araujo> tiny and red but fast and agile
<EN_Araujo> o.O
<EN_Araujo> hehehehe
<LT_Falcon> So they put levels in swgemu now? Before you could walk up to a guy in Theed and get Master Professions for free.
<MGN_Antilies> Yes, they wiped everything down and updated the code.
<MGN_Antilies> Now it's more realistic.
<MGN_Antilies> Xp is still 2x though.
<LT_Falcon> Can
<MGN_Antilies> Sorry?
<LT_Falcon> Can't wait for SunCrusher to come out.
<LT_Falcon> my bad. Using a laptop
<EN_Araujo> good thing about this is players getting what they want
<EN_Araujo> lol
<MGN_Antilies> Yeah.
<MGN_Antilies> Sony just closed 12 SWG servers too :P
<EN_Araujo> laptops...ahhh poop and play but it gets fried if you use it too much
<EN_Araujo> LOL
<EN_Araujo> 12 servers?
<EN_Araujo> hahaha
<EN_Araujo> "hey guys I got an idea to better our profits, lets close 12 SWG servers!"
<EN_Araujo> the rest of the executives "YAY!! WOOOT"
<MGN_Antilies> lol, I think it's representative of how many people have left SWG.
<LT_Falcon> well that leaves 4 original servers.
<RA_Junon> Well I must be going. Good day, sirs.
<EN_Araujo> *S*
<LT_Falcon> bye Junon
<EN_Araujo> they could try to go back to pre CU
<MGN_Antilies> Bye Junon.
<EN_Araujo> but no, they're too blind to do this
<LT_Falcon> They won't because it would be too much work.
<MGN_Antilies> Yeah, they're way to far into it now.
<MGN_Antilies> too*
* RA_Junon is now known as Junon
<EN_Araujo> in a sense it is a good thing for us, it means SWG goes more and more to the domains of freeware and modders
<MGN_Antilies> Yup.
<EN_Araujo> now we just have to sabotage old republic :P
<EN_Araujo> if things keeps the current course and pro modders and coders jumps in then you could end up having a different, better final product
<LT_Falcon> Well at least Bioware is putting lots of resources into it.
<EN_Araujo> yea
<EN_Araujo> I like the looks and stuff, I'm into the community and applied for the beta
<LT_Falcon> Sony's got one guy sitting in a dark lit room with a computer and a 12 pack of donuts.
<EN_Araujo> donuts...
<MGN_Antilies> No, it would be fine if we end up supporting both. More people for us :)
<EN_Araujo> we would be sith right?
<EN_Araujo> the republic soldiers armor is awesome tho
<LT_Falcon> Technically in that time period we would be republic.
<EN_Araujo> ok
<EN_Araujo> ok , like the idea
<EN_Araujo> I was wondering sine many imperial groups or fleets are sith based
<EN_Araujo> very few focuses on the Empire per se
<EN_Araujo> which came from the republic in the end
<EN_Araujo> so I get to use the republic armor :D
<MGN_Antilies> That's something we'd have to decide if we end up supporting it.
<MGN_Antilies> The GE:ER does not like Sith, though :P
<EN_Araujo> well most imperials on the internet sticks to the sith roots
<EN_Araujo> I personally dont so yea, I like that policy
<LT_Falcon> The Empire doesnt have sith roots.
<LT_Falcon> it was run by a sith
<EN_Araujo> indeed
<LT_Falcon> not inhabitied by them though, nor was the ideals made to accomodate a sith.
<EN_Araujo> but they have this tendency to state "Galactic Empire = Sith Empire" and we can easily counter that argument
<LT_Falcon> Because of the basic Good=Evil argument.
<LT_Falcon> They think Evil must always come from evil.
<EN_Araujo> yup...also , if you look at it, the addition of sith/dark jedi elements on the post endor era makes it look like a corruption of what was the Empire meant to be
<LT_Falcon> But in truth most evil comes from corupt good individuals.
<EN_Araujo> i.e. thrawn
<EN_Araujo> you can't say he is evil
<EN_Araujo> zahn leaves the door open to discuss this imo
<EN_Araujo> guy was trying to restore order
<EN_Araujo> he used that dark jedi as a tool but nothing else
<EN_Araujo> and as for the noghri if we , imperials used them then leia did the same
<EN_Araujo> on TIE Fighter itself the game creators said they tried to show the "gray side" of the Empire but I dare to say they showed a positive element
<EN_Araujo> they couldnt just openly admit it
<LT_Falcon> Sorry I haven't read many of the novels, but Zahn makes the best ones though.
<EN_Araujo> he does
<EN_Araujo> the specter of the past / vision of the future duology is pretty interesting
<LT_Falcon> Well I think I will go. I need to learn how to land on Flight Simulator.
<MGN_Antilies> lol
<MGN_Antilies> That's the hardest thing.
<EN_Araujo> :P
<EN_Araujo> try il2 sturmovik
<EN_Araujo> if you land there you'll land everywhere
<EN_Araujo> well ppl time for me to get back to work
<EN_Araujo> :S
<EN_Araujo> thesis
<EN_Araujo> but one day I'll strike back!
<EN_Araujo> on land, sea, air, forums and competitons
<EN_Araujo> until then *S* all
* Quits: EN_Araujo (Quit)
<FA_Fel> That's all for today then... thanks for attending!
* FA_Fel changes topic to 'GE Meeting #55 Over - Thanks for Attending! || http://www.empirereborn.net/'