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New Log Opened: Private Logs - C18.MPF.NOVA-03.900 #1
<::|| 02/01/19 - I have decided to open this experience log after promotion from 04 to 03. Today I was ecstatic. After finally finishing my 04-to-03 training courses and waiting I-don't-know how long, I was called into the High Command Meeting Room by C18.MPF.NOVA-DvL.368 and given a speech about how I'd... What was it, "more than served my duty to the Union both inside the medbay and out". Anyways, it went on like that for a little while. I tried to listen, but it was a bit much to take in. He eventually took an 03 armband out of his storage pouch and tossed it to me. I eagerly accepted it, and that was that. ||::>
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New Log Opened: Private Logs - C18.MPF.NOVA-03.900 #2
<::|| 23/01/19 - Oh, jesus. I never thought it would be like... God damn... I had my first amputation today and the screaming... The horrible screaming... I hope I'll never have to do it again. The guy was marked as mentally unfit. Two RAZOR units dragged him in, and requested a NOVA unit to Detainment to diagnose him. Myself and C18.MPF.NOVA-DvL.368 showed up to detainment and 368 diagnosed him with paranoid schizophrenia. He raised his OSIPR, but before he shot the man, he told me to do it. The man screamed. And screamed. And screamed. Over and over again, until a single round of 9x19mm Parabellum sliced through his forehead. It was awful, but in a way... I almost enjoyed it. ||::>
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New Log Opened: Private Logs - C8.MPF.NOVA-02.900 #3
<::|| So, the weather decided that it hates us. A huge storm hit City Eight, and the perimeter restrictors were destroyed. Then, thousands of biotics poured into the city and started slaughtering people.
Overwatch got called in, and our priority switched from sociostability to... Well, sociostability. Only instead of policing, our directive became evacuation. Airwatch was contacted, and Boomers were sent to pick us up. However, the biotic contacts started pushing the Overwatch forces back towards the Nexus' exterior plaza. They managed to repel the so-called 'antlions,' but one Overwatch unit was downed. I took it on myself to haul the trooper into the dropship as it lifted off. I had to conduct emergency surgery in mid-flight. ||::>
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New Log Opened: Private Logs - C8.MPF.NOVA-02.900 #4
<::|| We weren't told where we were going - or if we were, I was too busy trying to save an Overwatch unit's life to notice.
When we set down in City 45, I remember the dropship making a distinctive 'thud' sound when it hit the helipad. We deboarded, myself and a GRID 04, 786, carrying the Overwatch soldier to the medbay. After stitching him up and applying a hearty amount of biogel, he made a full recovery. Man, those guys look weird under all of their armor. All pasty-white and covered in this weirdly-reflective metallic... Stuff, where their digestive system used to be. I don't think they even had hair. Like I said, weird. Dead, colorless augmented eyes, always concealed behind a helmet that's surgically attached to their heads (but oddly removable)... Just... Inhuman. Not that that's necessarily a bad thing. They're just unnerving. Outside of combat they're so silent, it's like seeing a bunch of armored mutes walking around the Nexus, just standing there holding a rifle menacingly and watching you. ||::>
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New Log Opened: Private Logs - C45.MPF.NOVA-01.900 #5
<::|| 01. Oh-one. It feels so strange to say "at ease" and to have people salute me just as I walk past them. It's... Weird. Command has so far been a lot of responsibility. I mean, I did personal, one-on-one training with 222 under NOVA-OfC.787's orders, but now that I'm responsible for managing every unit in NOVA... It's harder work than back at 02, to say the least. ||::>
Steam Name: Comrade Strelnikov How long have you been roleplaying? (can be any game): 3 years. How long have you been playing Garry's Mod serious roleplay?: Approx. 1 year.
Write a detailed in-canon back-story how your character obtained these authorizations. N/A
What will these authorizations give your character in regards to perks or defects? +The ability to spawn and move chairs, allowing me to sit down at my desk.
What do you plan to do with these perks/defects? Build a small desk space in my character's apartment using a chair, use chairs as passive RP items with the ability to move them around.
Will anyone else need these auths? (If so, list OOC and IC name(s)) N/A
Extra Notes (optional): Yeah, um. I've been good enough so far to get not only a unit but an 02 unit, so I feel I can be trusted to not abuse chairs.
I wrote this app really late at night and I was exhausted, so let me know of any errors.
Fatal Flaw/Defect:Sociopathy: Cannot relate to or experience feeling properly; ie, does not feel remorse for a lost life. His physical abuse throughout his childhood and teenage years caused this.
CID: #83362
Physical Description: 5'11"|135 lbs|Standard C18 jumpsuit|Unkempt dark brown hair w/light stubble|Average build|Blue eyes|speaks in a fast, confident tone with a Canadian accent.
Spoiler for Image Reference:
Mental State: Josh is a confident, trustworthy but sociopathic person. He will not relate to you, but you can place your full trust in him to get what's needed done.
Physical State: Like almost all citizens, Josh is malnourished, only 135 pounds for someone standing at 5'11". He has bruises on his back and legs from falling down a flight of stairs at the Civil Housing block, and is covered in scars from the physical abuse he suffered as an adolescent.
Background: Josh was born an only child to a middle-class Canadian family. His father was a roaring, violent alcoholic smoker and his mother died in childbirth. He was raised by his father, who verbally and physically abused him to the point that be became a diagnosed sociopath, which he was prescribed medication to help combat.
When he was 11, his father was killed in a drink-drive accident, leaving Josh orphaned. Because of him being a sociopath, he was targeted by bullies all throughout school and growing up in an orphanage. During his education, he became extremely proficient at mathematics, so proficient that he was able to participate in the Caribou Competition, a mathematics contest that is ordinarily restricted for ninth-grade students, and place 2nd at the national level.
Remaining in orphan care until the age of 18 in 2009,he left the orphanage that had been his home, moved to Halifax, Nova Scotia, and applied to Dalhousie University. He was accepted, and took a payed internship with the Halifax Regional Police force to pay his tuition until he graduated from Dalhousie in 2013 with a Bachelor of Science in criminology.
In 2014, he re-joined the Halifax Regional Police, this time attempting to become a patrol officer. However, he dropped out before his training was complete. Instead, he took a full-time job as an administrative assistant, the same job he had interned at during university. It was here that he was working when the 7-Hour War struck, which he survived by locking himself in the evidence room.
After the War's conclusion in August of 2015, he was assimilated and assigned to City 12, where he remained until 2019 when he was reassigned to City 18. He proceeded to apply for the Combine Civil Authority.
Broke his leg Jan. 14, 2019. Treated in the NOVA medbay because the CWU were being lazy.
Spoiler for Full Back Story:
To be completed.
Strengths - Skills/Traits: Josh is extremely proficient at mathematics and, as a result of fleeing from bullies and his father his entire life, has become a decent fighter and a fast runner. He is confident.
Weaknesses: Sociopath, closed
Mannerisms: Josh can often be seen cracking his knuckles as a way to relieve stress. He also has a somewhat annoying tendency to correct people on small things such as grammar or other unimportant things. He is also very quick to action when it's needed, and can be counted on to get things done.
1) Please write a minimum of 3 paragraphs OOC'ly detailing why your character wishes to join the Metropolice Force and what lead your character to do so. My character wishes to join the CCA because he aspires to lead a better life through joining the union, and has always looked up to law enforcement.
The CCA has always been there when my character has needed them, and as such, wishes to "return the favor" so to speak. He's always respected CCA members and wants to take part in what they do.
The final reason is that my character was physically abused as a child and teenager, and as such wishes to combat this happening to other people.
2) Please detail your characters traits. (Eg, Pure, Lawful, Trustworthy) Trustworthy. Law-abiding. Confident. Has a wish to protect the populace from physical violence.
3) Please provide 2 paragraphs about what you are expecting the Combine Civil Authority to be like for you and your character. I expect it to be quite interesting. While I understand that the CCA isn't a conventional police force, they play the role of one and, seeing as how I am becoming a cop IRL, I want to have my character join law enforcement; "fight the good fight", as it is said.
As for my character's IC side of things, I expect it to be a grueling but educational experience. My character, as has been stated, is a sociopath, and as such, would have a lot of interesting scenarios.
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. Josh Mason was born an only child to a middle-class Canadian family in 1991. His father was a violent alcoholic and his mother died in childbirth. He grew up being physically and verbally abused by his father, which caused him to become a clinical sociopath. At the age 8, he was prescribed medication for this.
In 2002, when Josh was 11 years old, his father was killed in a drink-drive accident, and Josh was placed into an orphanage. Because of his sociopathy, he was unable to relate to other children and as such, was targeted by bullies. He had very few friends throughout his childhood and teenage years. During his schooling, he became extremely proficient at mathematics, to the point where he participated in the Caribou Competition and won 2nd place at the national level.
Having remained in orphan care until the age of 18 in 2009, he left the orphanage and moved from Bedford to Halifax, Nova Scotia, where he applied and was subsequently accepted into Dalhousie University. He worked as a payed intern with the Halifax Regional Police as an administrative assistant to pay his tuition.
In 2013, he graduated from Dalhousie with a Bachelor of Science in criminology. He proceeded to sign up for the Halifax Regional Police full-time, but dropped out prior to completing his training.
In April of 2014, Josh re-joined the Halifax Regional Police, this time taking up a full time job as an administrative assistant, the same job he had interned at during university. He excelled at this, superseding his superiors within months of joining. He was working here when the 7-Hour War struck in 2015. When it was over, Josh has survived by locking himself in the evidence room.
After the 7-Hour War concluded, he was assigned to City 12, where he remained until 2019, when he was transferred to City 18. He proceeded to apply for the Combine Civil Authority, which brings us to present-day.
5) Have you ever had a MPF character here at Catalyst Gaming? If so, explain why it was removed. No.
OOC Details
1. How long have you played on role-playing servers in general? Approx. 2 years.
2. How long have you played on serious servers? Approx. 1 year.
3. How long have you played on Catalyst Gaming? Since OCRP2's launch (April, 2013).
4. What Time zone are you in? -4:00
5. In what country do you live? Canada
6. How old are you? 21
7. What�s your most memorable quality RP experience? Calling the CCA and receiving a loyalist point after they dealt with the situation at hand. 02/03/14 (DD/MM/YY), CG HL2RP.
8. Do you consider yourself a good listener? Yes.
IC Section
Full Name: Josh Mason CID: 83362 Age: 28 Gender: Male Height: 5'11" Hair Colour Brown Eye Colour: Blue Sexual Orientation: Straight Weight: 135 lbs Mental Distinctions: Has an inexplicable fear of tissues. Mental Defects: Is a non-violent sociopath. Mental Advantages: Proficient at mathematics. Notable Qualities: Fast runner.
1. Have you ever been detained or apprehended for a Sociostability Infringement before? If so, explain? No.
2. Do you regularly eat Combine Civil Authority Issued Rations? No.
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? Yes.
6. Why do you want to join the Combine Civil Authority? I wish to join the CCA simply because I desire to help the people of C18, and the Union as a whole.
Please sign the attached oath using only blue or black pen.
I, Josh Mason 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.
Edit: Signed in Blue rather than Black. Edit 2: Just realized I forgot a section. Edited it in.
So I have the perfect image for my character lined up. The problem is, it's an image of a fairly well-known actor (Richard Madden; played Robb in Game of Thrones). So long as my character isn't based off of him, am I able to use the picture as my reference?
EDIT: Character nicknames require admin auths, right? But what if your character's name is Joshua and you want the nickname to just be Josh?
So after growing up around Law Enforcement and having it being painted in a good light, I decided to take up a career in police work. I'm currently training to be a patrol officer in the Halifax Regional Police.
So this is a copy-paste from my CGRP suggestion thread, seen here.
1) SWAT Van Needs to be much, MUCH faster/more powerful. Can barely even get up the ramp from the Nexus garage as-is.
2) New Long Arms Change the UMP.45 to an M4 or MP5; actual SWAT long arms. 9x19mm SMGs and .223/5.56mm NATO rifles. The USP is fine as a sidearm and the M4S90/XM1014 is fine as a shotgun.
3) New Models The CSGO ones suck (unless we switch to the CSGO ct_gign), the CSS ct_gign ones were fine. If they're denied, then I have a few ct_urban and ct_gign retextures that make them look like real SWAT (black tactical gear, etc).
Spoiler for Skins:
CSS: GIGN Remastered A new GIGN skin that makes it look like real SWAT rather than a shitty-textured CSS ones. My second-highest personal preference. Seen here.
CSGO GIGN The nice-looking, CSGO GIGN models. Not my first pick, but they're here. Seen here.
Cool Style GIGN A GIGN skin with SWAT-like black tactical gear. Another one high on my preference list. Seen here.
URBAN SKINS:
Blue TF1 Urban A blue-and-black SWAT-like Urban skin. This one is a tie on my preferences list with the Remastered GIGN skin. Seen here.
MNU Guard A skin mostly just for shits and giggles rather than an actual SWAT skin; that said, I might end up changing my clientside files to this one. Seen here.
LAPD SWAT Now THIS is my highest-wanted skin. An actual SWAT skin, PLUS it says "POLICE" in giant bold, white letters on the back, this would suit OCRP best. If we're using one, make it this one. Seen here.
ct_urban SWAT Skin An alternate to the LAPD SWAT skin. Features gritter-looking normal-mapped textures. I prefer the LAPD SWAT one over this one, but it's here. Seen on this page.
4) Make it an Actual Job Available from the highest rank in the police job tier+. Eliminates new players joining and immediately going SWAT to RDM people as they'd need 2+ days of cop playtime to get it. Half the time, the situation is over by the time SWAT arrives; this remedies this as they get the call immediately rather than having to be promoted on-scene by the chief (which in most scenarios, there isn't a chief to begin with).
Please remove them. With OCRP going Lite upon it's re-release, we don't need the Mass RDMing population of HRP getting on and having a (quite frankly) overpowered weapon from spawn. The server doesn't need punchwhores; they're one of the key factors that caused it's previous death.
I was never around for HL2RP (I only joined CG at OCRP2's launch). That said, the server was still up for a while after I joined; I was just never on it.
I plan to get into it when it (supposedly) comes back up later this year. I was wondering if some of you veteran HL2RP players could point me in the right direction with regards to what I should read prior to joining. I've played through HL2 and its episodes, so I know the general backstory. What confuses me is the whole thing with having an IC forum area and how integrated the server is with its respective forum.
Anyways, I need help with the entire thing in general. I know how to RP seriously, so actual RP *shouldn't* be an issue. I just need help grasping what I mentioned above, character creation, etc.
A few different options for vehicle replacements/additions.
Spoiler for The Crown Victoria:
So currently, our main police vehicle is this one, the 1997 Ford Crown Victoria. My suggested options to change this one would be:
A: The 2007 Ford Crown Victoria Basically the same as the current 1997 one. Only differences are a slightly different body shape and actual police rims on the wheels rather than civilian ones on a cop car, something I've always found a bit ridiculous.
B: The 2010 Ford Taurus SHO A more modern selection over the now-outdated CVPI, the Taurus is a fast and cool-looking police car that would fit OCRP just fine. I would prefer to see this AS WELL as the CVPI in OCRP, but it's up to you guys. Hey, it also has a Customs and Border Protection skin!
Spoiler for The SS Car:
Currently, the SS car is the Ford Crown Victoria undercover model, but it spawns painted stark white, giving it away to anyone even from a distance. Defeats the purpose of the whole "secret service" thing. Anyways, my ideas are:
A: Change the color Have a script set to change the color to either:
a random color on spawn, or
set it to black upon spawning.
B: The SGM Dodge Charger SRT8 A fine replacement for the SS Crown Vic hearkening back to the Sickness Buffalo, the Charger SRT8 has police lights built in to the push bar on the front, but sadly nowhere else. However, that's its only downside; it outperforms the CV in almost every way possible, plus it looks nicer.
Adding all of these would put the Rockford Police Department's fleet at an impressive 4 vehicles, plus the SS car. My ideas for their management:
The CVPI and Taurus should be regular+.
The Charger (not pictured) should remain VIP+.
The Explorer, talked about here, should be Gold Member-only, as planned.
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