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This section is essential to the success of your application. You must be able to provide evidence (screenshots are the best way) which shows that you had an OTA unit in the past at Catalyst Gaming:

Evidence:http://cloud-2.steampowered.com/ugc/919001017998579126/2930B3E3AFA7CBF6095BC4907CD8B9623CAD97DB/

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1. Steam Name: Rudolph the Master Blaster

2. Steam ID: STEAM_0:0:26380020

3. Are you listed here? If yes, what unit are you? Rudolph - UU.OTA.VANGUARD.70655

4. What country and time zone are you located in (please use a GMT- or GMT+ modifier)?  Canada, EST [GMT-5]

5. Have you been removed from the Overwatch or the MPF for being inactive? No

6. Do you understand that by being accepted into the Overwatch faction, you are bound to the OOC standards? Yes, I do

ASSESSMENT #1 - IC situation: You have just been tasked with escorting a VIP (in this case, a Civil Administrator) from the Nexus to the center of the plaza for a speech. It is expected that an attempt will be made on the VIP's life today at an unknown time. A citizen begins to follow your escort group. You suspect that they belong to a rebel group who intend to kill the VIP. How do you approach the situation? Be creative.
(I will be OTA unit 1.)
** Yet another day arrives the in quiet, depressing concrete city**
   
     Four OTA units are sent to escort and protect the Civil Administrator while he sends his speech to the general public about recent openings in the CWU's medical department. The commanding OTA briefs the three other units about the possible attack on the CA. "<:: Be aware of any suspicious activity and report in, the standard ROE is in place, unless there is an attack on the CA." says the senior OTA unit. The three other units reply with a quick "<:: Yes, sir." The four units wait at the lift where the CA eventually meets them after coming down from his office. "<:: Come with us, Civil Administrator. We will be escorting you. Units, assume the dagger formation when we exit the nexus!" the Senior OTA unit orders. The CA seems to be calm, and collected- despite the danger that he may be attacked... It seems as though the CA has his confidence in the OTA units.

     The group moves towards the public speaking area in their dagger formation, it seems a large group of citizens have already arrived and taken their seats to listen to the CA give his speech. Two units stand on the stage with the CA in the middle at the podium, while two others are on the lower level, watching any possible movement from their flanks. Unit 1. is tasked with staying with the CA on the stage, he briefly observes the group, looking for any forms of suspicious activity. One male in the crowd is constantly looking around him, keeping his hand in his pocket and his other balled in a fist. Unit 1 speaks into his radio" <:: Suspicious citizen in the crowd, he may have some sort of weapon in his pocket". The elite officer responds in his radio " Affirmative. Remember the ROE." The citizen that had his hand in his pocket has finally pulled it out, revealing a rather sharp shiv. The crowd around him notice his erratic movements- his violent shouting despite the CA giving his speech. They quickly disperse away from the man, worried that they might get caught up. The man is therefore, revealed in full view of his weapon, he stands there with an insane look on his face. He proceeds to take slow but sturdy steps towards the stage.

     Unit 1 responds on the radio "<:: The citizen has pulled out a weapon and is approaching the CA." The unit swiftly raises his OSPIR at the man in question- prepared to fire. The man gulps after seeing the weapon being pointed to him, he stops dead in his tracks, breathing and shaking heavily. The whole crowd has been evacuated by now, the only people left at the stage the CA and the four OTA units stare at the citizen before them. Silence falls upon them, no movement is made expect the raising of each OTA unit's OSPIR... It seems rather silent for a good moment. The attacker suddenly yells- he advances towards the stage at a even greater velocity than he did before, his eyes widened with fear and anger. At that exact moment, a volley of fire meets the man's torso from each individual OSPIR. No screams of agony, shuffling of feet or yelling. The attacker drops dead, leaving only the sound of his corpse thundering down onto the stage. With no wasted movement, the OTA reforms around the CA. "<:: Evacuate to the nexus, the CA is no longer safe." The group exits the area, the units watching every corner, window or catwalk that may give way to possible anti-citizens. They quickly return to the nexus without any further danger, the CA is sent back into his office without any injuries. "<:: That's it wrap it up". The elite officer says to his group of men. "<:: Unit 1 is returning to stasis.", the unit says as he hops back into his stasis chamber, waiting for the next mission.

     Meanwhile, two lowly recruits are given the task to clean up the body at the theater. "<:: This is rubbish, I hate corpses...They make me sick." says one of the recruits. "<:: Yea, no kidding! Those...soldiers...You'd think they would make his death a little less messy." He complains, picking up the corpse to reveal a mountain of blood and guts- he almost pukes in his mask. "

** And so, the day ends in the quiet, depressing concrete city.**


ASSESSMENT #2 - OOC situation: The following scenario has taken place: a player who is in command of a criminal character in possession of hidden contraband was in the process of being handcuffed before they suddenly ran away without any valid RP. A member of the administration team locates and brings the offending player back to where they started. The player does not seem to understand the rules of the server. They are frozen in place while the administrator is sent to deal with an urgent matter. Before the administrator leaves, you are asked to explain to the player about what they did wrong. How do you proceed?


First, I'd explain to him why he was brought back by the administrator. Telling him his mistakes will help him understand the rules better when explained to him. I would then, explain the concept of P2L, powergaming and fear rp- seeing as those are the three main rules needed in that certain situation. If he did not understand further, I would assume that he might of gotten the contraband incorrectly, and ask him how he got the items.
If it proves to be stolen, I would explain to him that every action must be done with a /me, with the exception of obvious things like walking or moving up the stairs in an apartment. I would tell him to return the items to the administrator so that the admin could return it to it's rightful owner. If he does not comply, I would call the admin and wait for him/her to deal with the player.

What happened when the bug occurred? Gmod crashes and mad spawns

What was supposed to happen? Obviously not

Picture/Console Errors: Test it out yourself.

Full Name:Edward Contisher
Citizen identification(CID):55202
Last Assigned Apartment Number:A2
Total Loyalist Points: 3 ( Before the update )
Sex:Male
Age:36

How long have you been in City45: 8 Months.

Why do you want to join the CWU?: Yes, however I only just considered so because of a recent talk with a friend.

Have you ever been detained before?(If so why): No.

Past experience with work/labor:
Two citywide cleanup events. Assistance with repainting the UCH.
Name 4 things a Civil Workers Union member Can possess, and 4 things we cant. Also state why:
Allowed*
A radio is allowed for Workers so they can contact each other and provide a safety check since we could be considered "potential targets"
Medical supplies for those only in the medical branch, because they are used in the aid of citizen.
The ability to have double rations as we are obligated to.
They can also possess certain Union issued products that the normal public can since they have specific authorizations to.
Unallowed*
Firearms, Do I need to give an answer for this one?
Explosives, Likewise.
The ability to command citizens. That's the CCA's job.
Non issued Union products. They are not certified by the Union.
Tell us about what you can do:
I can assist the Union by participating in creating shops and services for the citizens of C45.
I am able to quickly access and tend to a situation if I am needed to and can accurately create judgements to better suit my position.

If a citizen asks for help and is new to the city, what would you do?:
I would assist them in any way possible. This would include showing them around the city and generally getting them more of a Union-Pro mindset.

Name:Rudolph
Timezone:EST
SteamID:STEAM_0:0:26380020
Roleplay Experience: 2 Years in Serious roleplay HL2RP and TRP.
Serious Roleplay Experience:^
Detail a regular day as a worker of the Civil Workers Union?:
Check into the Headquarters and begin the day's task. For example perhaps it would be a cafe. Prepare supplies and other items that may be needed for the day. Bring and unpack at the cafe and begin setting up. Perhaps set around small advertisements around the plaza to encourage more business towards the cafe. Once completed I would eventually open the cafe and continue on the day tending to it.
At the end of the day, I would start cleaning up and packing up. I would log and record my earnings and the amount of stock I have used.
Bring the stuff back to the headquarters, checkout and head back home for a good night's sleep.
Character Backstory:
(Yes this character has auths for the braille)
Edward Contisher lived in Oxford. His father was born without the ability to see, And therefore learnt to read and write Braille. His mother, was unscathed however  and had no mental illness or Disability. As a young boy, Edward grew up learning Braille, He however wasn't blind and surprisingly had 20/20 vision.
The children back in his childhood used to pick on his old man, usually doing petty pranks. Edward Contisher's view on his father did not diminish however as he kept a deep respect for his old man.
In many years later he had become a respected teacher for the blind in Oxford.

The Combine invaded the school, killing anyone that ran, or resisted. Fortunately Edward was at the back of the school, where he was "scavenged" with the other survivors. He remembers nothing else about the invasion, except to the point where he wakes up to a new world, and a new city. They called it City Fourty Five. He has seen much violence from the Combine in City Fourty Five. At first he was angered by their actions often giving them poor judgement. However over time he knew that he could better help citizens as a Worker in a way that wouldn't affect both him or the Union. He talks with a local friend called "Ben." Ben aspiring to become a Unit of the Combine Civil authority suggests Edward to join the Civil Workers Union. Edward eventually gives in and begins to write his application. He walks towards the headquarters after a few hours of writing in his apartment and sends the application through the "intake" chute.

I've been using my pair of Turtle Beach X12's, and I have been happy with the result.

However I heard a lot of conflicting comments about it. I heard that Seinnhesier headsets are much better.

Do you guys have any recommendations? Any headsets that are maybe under 80$.

Josef Sjodin's Civil Authority Application

OOC Name: Rudolph

IC Character Name: Josef Sjodin

1) Please write a minimum of 3 paragraphs OOC'ly detailing why your character wishes to join the Combine Civil Authority and what lead your character to do so.

Josef Sjodin was a man who did not pair well with the rest of society. At first he thought the Combine were demon spawn, they simply could not be trusted. They had wiped out most of the population, and now they restricted virtually everything they could do. Arriving in C45 and finding local work, He had found a small general goods store where he was hired at a greeter. He had earned a humble salary, but it was well enough. However, one day a male became angered at the Shop's owner for not selling a specific item, and began to trash the shop. Josef had attempted to stop the rampant man. The man had bashed his head against the glass of the store's window, shattering it to many fragments, which eventually found its way against his head. Never a dull moment, a CCA unit walked in and smashed the rampant male's head with a stun stick, rendering him utterly useless for many hours.
 
He was treated at a Clinic and sat there thinking about the Combine as he was treated. As he walked the streets of C45, he noticed many citizens trying to reach out for the Rebels, Resisting towards then and placing propaganda posters all over the district. It was pathetic he thought, useless attempts. He sided with the combine's reason. The only way to enforce a city without danger was to use lethal force. Although he did not speak against the resisters. He knew that in the end they would perish in this world without their help, as he almost did without the unit's help in the General store.

He began doing petty work for the CCA, Washing Barricades, cleaning up the garbage left in front of the many buildings in C45. etc., etc. Racking up Loyalist points along the way. He met James Jackson during his time in C45. A well natured man who had shared the same aspects in life as he. The combine were doing the world a favor. They had cleared most of the problems of the world, Poverty, War, Politics. They became friends almost immediately. They both eventually racked up enough Loyalist points, and set to work on their applications. Josef sends his application to a CCA unit, in high hopes of a position in the Combine civil Authority.

2) Please detail your characters traits. (Eg, Pure, Lawful, Trustworthy)

Josef Sjodin is a Lawful character; He will go to the ends of the earth to accomplish a task given to him.

Despite his misty history, He is kind towards people that he respects or seem worthy to him.

He is also clever in developing situation awareness, Where he is able to make out situations that might seem blank to another person's mind.

3) Please provide 2 paragraphs about what you are expecting the Combine Civil Authority to be like for you and your character.

I am expecting the Combine Civil Authority to be an extension of my RP capabilities, as well as improving it and exploring the vast opportunities inside of it. I would like a more in depth perspective of the CCA, Experience how the CCA operates, Rise through the ranks and develop my character into something unique.

For my character it is a new stepping stone in life. He as discovered something that he simply desires to be, a CCA officer. Not only that but because of his friendship between James Jackson, which also added onto his promise to join the CCA. He himself wants to help the CCA in their quest to make civilization proper and "Civil."

4) Please provide a detailed back-story from an out-of-character perspective on your applying character. This section must be detailed and consist of a minimum of 300 words.

-Child hood-

Stockholm ,Sweden, Born and raised. Josef Sjodin was the eldest son of the three children,
Laura Sjodin and Teresia Sjodin. His father Arnold Sjodin was a vice CEO of a Private Military Corporation. Josef's mother had died giving birth to their last child, Teresia Sjodin. His father was a stern man in the first place, but after his mother’s death. Arnold became deeply depressed, be started drinking and gambling all of his money away. At work he would yell at his employee for doing the slightest error. Eventually he developed an infamous name at the Corporation. He was righteous in every way. All employees had to be up to standards or even more to even think about working there. There would be employee's fired every week, every day.  Inevitably, His father was fired for Insubordination for yelling at Senior CEO to “Fix his schedule and stop being an lazy arse.” The family had to move in a small cottage in the outskirts of Sweden when he was 15, where Snow-capped mountains and lush following streams littered the landscape.  Josef went a humble public middle school in the mountain side.  He felt very unwelcomed there. He used to go to a private school where everyone had prestigious parents,  jobs, and money.  In this school everyone was “Ghetto”, dirty and unkept. He never once fit into the community. Perhaps when he first had the motive to be Civil and Just was when a pair of hoodlums came up to him and began to tease him about his parents, and how he was a spoiled rich brat. They began to beat him up to the extent where he began losing consciousness. Their Arithmetic teacher came out with a poker and began to beat the hoodlums like they were insects on his shoe. The trio had ran away in fear, the Arithmetic teacher began to help Josef stand up, and quickly ushered him to the school’s nurse. While he was being treated, Josef saw a stable future, where no one would be in danger of loss and violence. A civil one.
-University years.-
Josef Sjodin was 19 and took his path to become a lawyer, and took Law, Ergonomics and Buisness. Because of his prestigious past he was allowed into Lund University, most likely because his father forced him to study for very long hours, which caused him to have strong grades and high potential. Josef himself also pushed himself to become a lawyer, as he dreamed of the day where he could also be a beckoner of law. The two other siblings had already found their future husbands, and strayed to the path of an ordinary house wife. Josef was much more ambitious however. He pushed himself through ever course. Stressing him to the extent where he almost crashed his car on the highway driving towards his classes, due to his anxiety and fatigue. His hard work paid off however as was given degrees which had allowed him to become a Lawyer.
-7 Hour war-
Josef Sjodin was sitting inside his office in a high-rise building in Stockholm; He had made quite a name for being very aggressive during his work and direct. Always finding loopholes. The office was almost about to end its hours, he stayed in a bit late to finish some paper work he had left the other day. In the other end of the room, a wall mounted Plasma television was displaying the news. Josef took a second to stretch his muscles, having been sitting there for quite a while, and took a glance towards the Screen, listening to the anchor-man’s talk. All of the sudden, the Anchorman began to spit out words like crazy, something like an invasion from extra-terrestrial beings.  They had suggested that they stay inside, and barricade themselves and to remain calm. The Anchor man in the screen looked to his left, as the camera also followed. Josef could see the outline of a dark figure, adorned with unique body plates and weapons. The screen suddenly went black, and utterly silent. In that same moment, he heard explosion outside, and quickly rushed to the window of his office. He could see a strange ship, that looked like a flying cockroach, spraying citizens of Stock holm with blue orbs of light, and as it hit each citizen, they disintegrated.  The same dark figures he had seen on his TV were also swarming the Streets of Stockholm, shooting at every Civilian in sight. Josef quickly took action, and ran down the stairs of the High-rise; luckily he was on the 7’Th floor. He went down to the storage room in the underground lobby and barricaded himself.  He could hear the building falling apart as several bits of building fell to the earth. Several minutes passed, there was nothing but silence. Josef took a brave step towards the door, deciding to open it. The door burst open. Josef was suddenly pushed back away from the door way with enormous power. He was sent flying to the wall of the storage room, where he lost consciousness on impact.
-C45-
Josef is now inside the combine controlled city, City forty five, where he starts a new life. All his achievements were lost. He had wondered where his two sisters were. If they survived or died. He silently grieved inside his mind, but he knew if they were alive, they would have told him to keep on living his life. Instead of a black suit, he now wore a blue bland jumpsuit, alike everybody else. Instead of that First class meal, he now ate Rations. It wasn’t too hard for Josef to get used to though. He was given a number, 98226 and a few tokens. Despite this large change of lifestyle, he continued to make a living for himself, and lived a humble life. He began to get used to the CCA’s rules and conduct, and realised the potential in this new sort of world. And sent in his application for the CCA.

5) Have you ever had a CCA character here at Catalyst Gaming?  If so, explain why it was removed.
I have never had a CCA character at Catalyst Gaming.

OOC Details

1.   How long have you played on role-playing servers in general?

2 Years or less.

2.How long have you played on serious servers?

1 year or more.

How long have you played on Catalyst Gaming?

Since July 2011.

3.What Time zone are you in?

EST

4.In what country do you live?

Canada’ Eh?

5.How old are you?

14

6.What�s your most memorable quality RP experience?

At Tnb’s Terminator Roleplay. I was a T-800, The roleplay I must admit was fantastic. Roleplaying the drone was also unique as well. There was an event once, where there was a Convoy of Refugees trying to make it into the Tech-Com base. Sky net had intercepted their radio signals and signaled a Ambush.
They battled furiously and eventually they had made it to the Tech-Com base of command, where they had to issue a huge Escape plan.

7.Do you consider yourself a good listener?

Yes

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IC Section

Full Name: Josef Alexander Sjodin
CID: 98226
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Height: 6’2
Hair Colour: Blonde
Eye Colour: Blue
Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual
Weight: 150 lb
Mental Distinctions: Creative mind.
Mental Defects: Stubborn
Mental Advantages: Able to precept a deeper meaning in situations.
Notable Qualities: Common sense is possibly above average human.

1.Have you ever been detained or apprehended for a Sociostability Infringement before? If so, explain?

I have never been detained or apprehended.

2.Do you regularly eat Combine Civil Authority Issued Rations?

Yes.

3.Are you willing to give your life to the cause of the Universal Union?

Yes

4.Do you as a Citizen and future Civil Protection Member accept ALL actions performed by you and those under your command as your OWN responsibility?

Yes

5.Will you remain loyal and faithful to the Universal Union as long as you live?

I will remain loyal and faithful to the UU as long as I live.

6.Why do you want to join the Combine Civil Authority?
I would like to join the ranks of the Combine Civil Authority to enforce the laws of city, and keep Civil, in everyone’s mindset. Through this, a better world can be achieved, one without violence or criminals. I will serve forever.


Please sign the attached oath using only blue or black pen.

I, Josef Alexander Sjodin hereby swear my mind, body and soul to the Universal Union forever so long as I draw breath. I do so knowing that my actions will be held accountable to me and solely myself. I also declare my knowledge that as a Member of The Universal Union that I will be required to perform tasks above and beyond as well as perform ANY task ordered to by ANY commanding person(s). I hereby acknowledge the fact that as a Civil Protection Task-force Unit that I will be losing most, if not all, communication and or past relationship with anyone outside of the Universal Union's operational bounds.

Ive been planning to upgrade my card from a ATI Radeon HD 6450 512MB card to the Nvidia GTX 500 series after hearing many good reviews
over the card.


chosen between the GTX550TI 2GB or the GTX560TI 1GB

Which one is better? Please give your opinions i want to make sure i dont make a wrong choice and regret it.

http://www.nvidia.com/object/product-geforce-gtx-560ti-gtx-550ti-us.html

Here are my specs

Processor:Intel Core i5-2390T CPU @ 2.70GHZ (4CPUS)
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
RAM:8192MB DDR3
Videocard:AMD HD RADEON 6450 HD 512MB DDR3
HDD: 1TB
( I cant seem to find the name of my PSU but i know its only 350 Watts.)

Sometimes when i Join OCRP, 20 minutes into my game my Chat box goes invisible, Literally. Youcant see any text or chat, the only way you can see it is through console which is very bothersome,

Hope fully someone can help me with these, Thankyou in advance