ISD Challenge Weekly Report #27 –
16th of April 2007
Introduction
WAR!!!!
Ok, not so much....more like a training exercise, because declaring
war on another Emperor’s Hammer vessel would most likely be
considered treason ;)
Either way, as you must have heard, the competition against the MC-80B
Redemption, the TIE Corps Infiltrator Wing ship, has commenced. I
refer you to the ISD Challenge’s competition’s page:
http://isdchallenge.tcbg.net/CCompetitions.htm. There, you’ll
find competition’s details, and the information you’ll need to fight
this battle. The Challenge is in need of you flying, so get to it!!!
Fly lots, and let’s bring yet another title to this fine ship!!
Besides that, we also have a new Flight Office competition. It’s the
TIE Corps Squadron Tournament. It will be four rounds of three
missions (one for each platform – just one required to participate
in each round). Squadron with best average participation wins!!
Details on the Competitions Center down below!! Participation is
mandatory!!!
We had a few more pilots leaving for the Reserves this week. Long
time veteran COL Marcin Szydlowski, former Tactical Officer among
many other things, last placed in Cyclone Squadron, and second place
in the EH’s history of FCHG points, has left. LCM Meyan Ravenus,
also from Cyclone Squadron, is no longer in this ship. From Typhoon,
CPT Fallien Skull has been AWOL’ed for lack of communications to his
superior officers. All pilots will be very much missed, and I hope
they find time again in the future to be active, and that they
return to active duty aboard the Chal.
Gladly, We’ve had some reinforcements. Long time Challenge veteran,
MAJ Elwood the Brave, has returned to the ranks of Typhoon Squadron.
A fine reinforcement, if I may say, even because Woody has already
flown his first battles for the Challenge vs. Redemption competition
(along with LT Toran Yarr and CM Great Griffin). Again arriving at
Typhoon, we have the pleasure of having, for the first time aboard
the Challenge, LC Kodiak Kereban.
With Mike leaving, we had this week the appointment of LT Dempsey as
Flight Leader of Cyclone’s Flight 3. Congratulations on your first
command position, Dempsey. We wish you luck!! Also, LT Dempsey was
appointed this week as the new Professor of TIE Mission Creation!
Congrats!!!
Mike’s departure has also changed the FCHG listings aboard the
Challenge. Now the current king of the hill is no other than LCM
Zosite Konstyte Styles, with 2251 points, followed closely by MAJ
Elwood the Brave with 2158 points. Can you top them? ;)
All the departures and arrivals have changed the balance of the
averages FCHG points of the Wing X Squadrons, since Cyclone has lost
lead to Typhoon Squadron.
MWE awards have been processed. Congratulations are in order to LC
Kadon Beir and LT Dempsey on their Bronze Stars, to LT Toran Yarr,
LT Godo Nurok, LCM Oskar Holtz, LT Sergeyli and COL Angel on their
Palpatine Crescents and to CM APanasyuk and CM Garrett Hap’kette
(who left already) on their Imperial Security Medals. There are
still a couple more of medals to be awarded. Also, congratulations
to Saul, Darklord, me, Flint, Zosite, Oskar Kadon, Clark, Domi and
Azurin for our Medals of Communication. Especially to Oskar, who was
awarded the MoC with its Gold Oak Cluster, and Azurin with the
Silver Oak Cluster!!!!
On another medal note, I’d like to personally congratulate LCM
Zosite Konstyte Styles for his first Imperial Security Medal!!!!
Four FL positions are still open for applications. Currently, open
positions are: Typhoon Flight 3; Inferno Flight 2; Tornado Flight 3;
and Omicron Flight 3. These positions are of great importance, and
they are to be filled with good active officers. If you feel you’re
up for it, contact the Squadron Commander of the position you’re
interested.
Congrats are also in order to Rancorous and Kaisin Mirtez on their
promotions to Major!!
- Flew TIE-TC 53 –
5 missions with new highscores in missions 1, 2 and 3 - Flew TIE-TC 54 – 5 missions with new highscore in mission 3
Commodore’s Other
Activities
- Updated the Challenge website
- Updated Wing X Mailing List
- Completed negotiations for Challenge vs. Redemption
- Got a little extra job as FOA
- Created mailing list for Tornado Squadron
* ISD Challenge vs.
MC-80B Redemption Start date:
04/16/2007
End date: 05/06/2007
Battles: any/all from the Mission Compendium
Medals: IS-GWs for first place SP, first place MP and first place
overall (SP+MP). IS-SWs for second places. IS-BWs for third places.
Additional IS-SW for every participating pilot of the winning ship
that gathers more than 30 points, and additional IS-BW for every
participating pilot of the losing ship that gathers more than 30
points. Winning ship will be determined by the average: Sum of all
points of all participating pilots in the ship/number of
participating pilots in that ship.
Details: 1 point for every mission flown (3 points if it's a
highscore). 3 points for every LoC awarded. 10 points for every DFC
awarded.
* TIE Corps Squadron
Tournament Thats
right, the Flight Office has a new competition running! THE TIE
CORPS SQUADRON TOURNAMENT! It will be a simple matter of flying one
of the three missions (one for each platform per week). The Squadron
with the best participation over the course of the 4 weeks (4
rounds) will win IS-GWs for all participating members! If there is a
TIE, the highest score between the tied Squadrons will win.
This week's missions are:
XvT-Free 207
TIE-Free 265
XWA-Free 129
Remember not to send the files to Frodo, simply BSF them and he will
do the rest from there!
* 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.
* 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 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:
LT Dempsey, new Professor, new
Flight Leader and awarded the BS!!! Congrats!!!
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:
Fallien, Mike and
Meyan, for leaving the best ship ever!!!
Quote of the Week
1 – Zosite: “/me
starts slapping his Commander without mercy... -
Calm down, Sir!! Please!! Calm down!!! Control yourself!!!
* Vice Admiral Bonini looks funny... *
- Vice Admiral, Sir, sorry... I didn't think this could be seen as
an insubordination. Will I be courtmarshaled or something? :_|
- Nahhh... we need him with us much more time and it seems he needs
to calm down and some motivation on his part... go your merry way,
Zós ^_^
/me continues with his new "tour of duty"
- Come back, Sir!! We need
you!!! Come
back!!! And calm down!!!”
Saul:
“Don't worry, Lieutenant Commander. I'll deal with this.
*starts shaking and slapping LC Beir*
Calm down! Control
yourself, man!
</Airplane reference>”
Ted Stryker?? :D
2 – Flint: “/me points
out that 5 of the 6 current Chal CMDRs are Collie vets >:D
And in all cases, Relentless, Collie, Challenge, Tug-o-matic, Honda
Accord, whatever...boo the Redemption :P”
Domi: “Is
now a good time to point out that I am a SOV-vet? Hrmmmm probably not,
eh?
"SQUISH THE FISH!!!"”
Dan: “There's never a
good time to point that out :D”
Domi:
“Yeah, that's what I was thinking too. Just I've been here so
long now that I'm pretty sure that whatever blemish that might have
had has been removed.”
Oskar:
“You have been cleansed with alcohol...so fear not! But still I wouldn't
bring it up too much :P”
Sorry Domi, I had to
bring it up this one more time :D
3 – Provided by LCM
Zosite, with note that Phoenix is our LC Kadon Beir:
“<`Phoenix> http://goldenhide.deviantart.com/gallery/ <`Phoenix> my
Space Marines are in here somewhere
<LCM_ZositeKS> Who's the 19th century lout at the bottom? xD
* `Phoenix sets mode: +super-insane-hyperactive-mode-ON LCM_ZositeKS
<LCM_ZositeKS> NOO!!! Not THAT!! Aaaaargh!!! X__x
* `Phoenix laughs maniacally
* LCM_ZositeKS starts equipping with engines even the damned
protocol droids and the trash bins
* LCM_ZositeKS pilots an engined bin all over the Wing X quarters...
<LCM_ZositeKS> Hi-oh, Silver!!!
<`Phoenix> "Go my little minion create death and destruction and
insanity wherever you may roam!"
<`Phoenix> IT IS COMPLETE!
* LCM_ZositeKS crashes against LC Beir's office and the Iota patch
goes to hell
<LCM_ZositeKS> Oooops... sorry :-P
<`Phoenix> Noooooooo!!!!!
* `Phoenix sets mod: -super-insane-hypeactive-mode-OFF LCM_ZositeKS
<`Phoenix> need to work out the malfunctions
<LCM_ZositeKS> Daiiiisyyyy... Daiiiisyyyy
<`Phoenix> ROFL!
<`Phoenix> nice 2001
<LCM_ZositeKS> Now, my beloved COMMA and FO... the #wing_x is almost
always like that. True story. Where's the damned Medical Fleet when
you need 'em?
<Frothy> decomissioned.
<LCM_ZositeKS> Now I'm starting to understand a couple of things xD”
Wing X rocking the
#tiecorps world :D
4 – From my IRC log:
“<Marisha_B> I am woman brought on *special* shuttle yet they say I
can't work until flights are made no?
<danielbonini> Special shuttle coming from.... ;)
<danielbonini> Marisha, you're in the TC?
* Marisha_B points at *OPS*
* LCM_ZositeKS was kicked by Marisha_B (because you aren't insane
enough!!!!)
* LCM_ZositeKS has joined #wing_x
<danielbonini> OPS, really?
<danielbonini> now that's not a good reason to kick Zosite :D
<Sergeyli> OPS, what is that?
<danielbonini> Operations Officer
<Sergeyli> Oh
<danielbonini> Says To Be Assigned still :(
<danielbonini> I'm curious :)
<Marisha_B> NO!
<Marisha_B> I have Ops
<Marisha_B> but its me Beir :D
<danielbonini> aaaah :D
<danielbonini> UAHAUAHAUAHAUAHAUAHAUAHA
<danielbonini> DAMMIT BEIR
<danielbonini> :D”
Heh, I thought we’d
have another lady awarding us medals....bah!!!
5 –
Another one from Zosite:
“<`Darklord> Beir - make your FL do something simple and give him an
ISM!
* `Darklord slaps LC_KBeir around a bit with a large trout
<Frothy> Delegation in action.
<`Darklord> nothing like making others do all the work :P
<Zosite|Score> NOW that's a good idea! :-D Something involving blood
and fire, please! (Forget about blood pudding)
<LC_KBeir> hmmmm
<LC_KBeir> Zos.
<|Stryker|> Zos, I need a litre of your blood
<LC_KBeir> The next time we put into drydock....
<|Stryker|> then set yourself on fire
* Zosite|Score is ready for the doom
<LC_KBeir> You can clean the entire ISD Challenge
<LC_KBeir> inside and out
<LC_KBeir> with nothing
<LC_KBeir> but a mere
<LC_KBeir> horsehair
<LC_KBeir> then you *maybe* get an ISM
<Zosite|Score> Great! Now that's a nice and simple idea!
<Zosite|Score> But...
<Zosite|Score> ..
<Zosite|Score> What will I do after breakfast, Sir?
<LC_KBeir> ....”
He got his
ISM....soooo......
Ouch, no more quotes
today :D
Ship Statistics
Commodore: VA Daniel
Bonini
FCHG Points: 1579 (Optio)
Wing Commander: COL
Darklord
FCHG points: 897 (Decurion)
Ok, so we have a lot of competitions to participate, so go fly as
much as you can. Also, if you are a multiplayer pilot, go take
somebody down and earn some LoCs and possibly a DFC. Highscores are
worth points, so, if you can, get them, but don’t waste much time on
that. Fly, fly and fly some more, and help the Challenge achieve
victory!!!