Xalphox

Hi all, Quick explanation regarding the site issues: I missed an invoice with the previous host (OVH) which led to the service being suspended - normally this isn't an issue and the service is reinstated instantaneously after the balance is paid (which it promptly was). However unfortunately the system they use that is responsible for suspending and reinstating VPSes went awry and corrupted/catastrophically broke our VPS. The last couple of days has been like pulling teeth as I went back and forth with their support, but finally I gained access to our data yesterday and have since moved us to a new provider. I'm condensing down the process a lot - but TL;DR it transpires copying MySQL databases from one server to another when (1) the source isn't running a mysql server and you have to use the actual files in /var/lib/mysql and (2) you can't actually access /var/lib/mysql is a slow and painful process. At the time of writing, the wiki isn't back yet - there's a few extra steps to getting this up (the WYSIWYG is a separate node service) but I'm hoping to get it up by the end of today, if not early tomorrow. The site will probably be slow for a day or two whilst the cache is built. Some people may still find that the site isn't working for up to 48 hours as the changes to the sstrp.net domain propagates across the internet (https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/domain-names/dns-nameserver-changes/domain-names-dns-changes), though for most it should be near instantaneous. Xalphox

MILKY WAY UNITES AGAINST PROGENITOR THREAT It has emerged today that humanity has an unlikely ally in its offensive against the Progenitor threat: the Arachnid and Skinnie empires. As Federal forces make headway into reclaiming the solar system, the arachnids and the skinnies have launched simultaneous offensives of their own against this intergalactic threat, opening fronts against the Progenitors over a dozen of their own planets, including Klendathu and Tophet. "The Progenitors must surely be feeling the pressure by now", said Sky Marshal Ortiz this morning. "And although we find ourselves in the unusual position of metaphorically fighting shoulder to shoulder with our once sworn enemies, there is nothing usual about the times, and they are absolutely right to recognise that the Progenitors pose a threat not only to just one species, but the entire galaxy." She explained that the Federation under her guidance had made contact with the Arachnids and the Skinnies, coordinating and negotiating to achieve an environment where the Progenitors find themselves fighting on multiple fronts. "Divide and conquer", she said.

Schedule Aug. 21 at 2100 BST/1600 EST: Briefing Aug. 21-26: Duration of the operation (aka all missions this week will relate to this) Fri Aug. 24-26: The main 3-day campaign

CARMEN ORTIZ, GOVERNOR OF ISKANDER, FORMALLY CONFIRMED AS 56TH SKY MARSHAL AT FIRST MEETING OF FEDERAL COUNCIL SINCE CIVIL WAR. Carmen Ortiz, the former Fleet Admiral, governor of Iskander, and figurehead of the Coalition during the Civil War, has been unanimously confirmed as Sky Marshal by the Federal Council, receiving the backing of not only her party but also the major opposition parties, at the first convening of the Federal Council since the fall of Terra. SM Ortiz: Thank you. I am truly humbled by this great honour, convened on this great day, by this great council of men and women, of whom hail from all corners of this great Federation. The loss of Earth and the internal strife that has ensued has hit everyone hard: from the ruins of Faraway to the farms of Iskander; there is sparsely anyone who has not lost a mother, or a father, or a son, or daughter, or in some terrible cases a combination of the above, to this civil war that has very nearly consumed us. Note that when I speak of the civil war, I speak in the present tense. For whilst active hostilities have ceased, fractures remain in the foundations of our society, and until those are repaired, the civil war can only said to be temporarily suspended, not concluded. As the victors, we have a responsibility to the defeated - on the whole, men and women who dutifully fought for what they thought was right, proper, in many occasions what they thought was the Federation. Thus, effective immediately, I am offering a general amnesty to those who fought against us, except where other crimes were committed, should they swear their allegiance to the Federation and this great council, and agree to enlist or re-enlist with the federal armed services for no less than a two year term. During the campaign, I promised that we would retake Earth whatever the cost, and that is precisely what I intend to do. As we speak, the groundwork is being laid for a prolonged operation to retake our homeworld - with ships assembling from across the galaxy to form the largest armada in the history of the human race, ranging from the largest of warships to small re-purposed pleasure yachts. We will drive the Progenitors from our shores, our planet, indeed from our very galaxy, back into the dark void whence they came. No sacrifice too great, no challenge too difficult... we will anoint our new Federation with the blood and viscera of our enemies.

Reduced to +17 as experience erodes.

I'd like to see at least a week's worth of that before I'd be willing to give you a bonus. For the two PFOs you attended and the aforementioned longevity, you'll get a +15 on top of your base and your psychic bonus.

Long lived character is fine (for reference to any future readers - you'll only get a roll bonus if your character is OOCly long lived or everyone would claim to be a 50 year veteran). Let's say a +5 there. Who is the Pathfinder that you spar with, and how regularly? The sniper stuff won't get you much. Psychic roll bonuses will be handled separately - the mechanism will be announced shortly. There are no stealth bonuses.

Old players in my mind are people like Camgrr, Deckers, Hicks, Soap, Frankenstein Joe, Orwell, Snow Wolf, and so on and so forth. These players typically aren't especially elitist about their longevity - so for those of us who really have been here a long time we find it quite amusing when a player who has been here perhaps a year or two gets too big for their boots because they are a veteran - least of all because "a year or two" is little more than the margin of error for many of us when we are calculating how long we've been here. You are all new players - half of you barely recognise the Murphy, and 95% of you probably don't even know what a Yukon is. Some of you are newer than others. Get off your respective high horses. I would appreciate it if you could tell me in confidence who these problem players are. Targeted PKs lead to immediate dismissal from the admin team. Indeed the last targeted PK led to a whole swathe of admins not only being removed but several being flat out banned from SSTRP. If you have any evidence of this, please feel free to share it with me.

Noting he's a former Pathfinder, roll bonus will stabilize at +20.

Caveats: You must have held that rank continuously for longer than 2 weeks. This means if you are promoted to Sergeant and then are demoted 14 days later, you retain the roll bonus of a Sergeant. However, the clock resets if you are demoted after 13 days, meaning if you are promoted again, from that point you need to retain your rank for 14 days. In certain circumstances this entitlement may be rejected - for example, if you were inactive for most of that two week period. You must be able to prove you held that rank, and that you held that rank for 2 weeks. My advice would be to post here when you have achieved the given two week threshold so that there is always a record of it.

Hey So we were discussing this ingame a few moments ago. The general consensus on SSTRP has always been that the Sky Marshal is the head of the executive AND the commander-in-chief, similar to all other western systems - but the RPG describes a Prime Councillor who is elected for 5 years. I'm of the viewpoint that the RPG is just retarded - it is a secondary canonical source, no existing western government functions in a way where the commander in chief and the head of state are different people, and any such system would fundamentally be unstable. I think the Federation being as militaristic as it is, it is much the same as the US president being president and CiC - but just flipped, where his title as Sky Marshal is more prominent than being head of the executive.

You shouldn't need to - it's not bound to google accounts? Fixed

Caveat on this - I reserve the right to veto the outcome if it's perverse, particularly if we're left in a situation where every admin gets their PK appealed but none of the players do.

Once again, another round of surveys! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfe3-P9Ci8ALMb-84FNbuZ6DAeytkiguBvZ-P1X6is1O1lYrQ/viewform

I'm fine with this and would prefer it over the current weapon spec methodology

Hi all, I am now strongly against reversing any legitimate PKs, however noting that others such as Westervelt have had the opportunity recently, and noting that some understandably feel it is unfair that they aren't so lucky, I have decided to come to a compromise here. At the next admin meeting we will give players who have had a character PKed that they wish to restore the opportunity to speak to the admin team and explain why they think that character should be revived - followed by a vote on whether or not to sustain said appeal. After this, there will be no more reversals of otherwise legitimate PKs except in the most exigent of circumstances. This is your one and only opportunity - after this, I am drawing a line under the whole affair. If you want to petition us to consider your character, please post here. Other players are welcome to comment on whether they agree or disagree with a PK reversal and why.

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Caveat: XAs must approved roll bonuses for admins

Approved, base rank + 15, diminishing by -5 each week unless you make a concerted effort to retain training (see http://sstrp.net/index.php?/topic/1410-anni-jarvinen-fitz-base-15/). No but if it's clearly waffle/bs I will reject it. Base +40 roll bonus. You can get up to base + 75 if you train and prove weekly proof of training. Please post the thread yourself - see the first post for instructions on how to. Declined - the +40 roll bonus you get as a Captain factors in your experience and etc. +10. Please post the thread yourself - see the first post for instructions on how to. Approved, base rank + 15, diminishing by -5 each week unless you make a concerted effort to retain training (see http://sstrp.net/index.php?/topic/1410-anni-jarvinen-fitz-base-15/). Please post the thread yourself - see the first post for instructions on how to. Approved, base rank +10, up to a maximum of +20 with training. Please post the thread yourself - see the first post for instructions on how to. +5 per week of doing it, up to a maximum of +15. Please post the thread yourself - see the first post for instructions on how to. Approved, base rank + 15, diminishing by -5 each week unless you make a concerted effort to retain training (see http://sstrp.net/index.php?/topic/1410-anni-jarvinen-fitz-base-15/). Please post BOTH threads yourself - see the first post for instructions on how to. Hugo only has a -10 debuff instead of the usual -50 given his former experience as a marine - but noting the fact that he no longer does MI work day to day.

Recruit: +0 Private: +5 Private First Class: +10 Specialist (all ranks): +10 Lance Corporal: +15 Corporal: +20 Sergeant: +30 Staff Sergeant: +35 Gunnery Sergeant +35 Technical Sergeant: +35 Master Sergeant (and above): +40 Member of the Marines: +15 Member of the Pathfinders: +100 Wearing Marauder Suit: +200,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 (200 septillion)