Quote from: XXXPUSSYSLAYERXXX on March 11, 2014, 07:55:17 PM

Quote from: Delta1116732 on March 11, 2014, 07:42:13 PM

Take into consideration this will sorta lower the limit of how many people donate for gold aswell. Since the income is a big thing.

maybe for you it is but id rather have a working economy

And rofl would like to have incoming donations to pay for the box.  The check should be removed but not until someone comes up with a perk that would replace it.  HL2RP could be a good money hole if we can come together and make some nice perks.

Pretty much this.

Also, the idea sounds good to remove token income and have a real economy in game, but we don't do rations regularly as it is and we never have, regardless of how much we've talked about ration distribution being a problem. People donate and get the flags to spawn items, but if they have to rely solely on rations for tokens, they'll rarely be able to actually get any benefit from it, which leads to pissed of donors, which leads to less server population and likely less overall donors as well when people realize they won't get any benefits over regular players in the game, in terms of income.

Vincent Stalton's Metropolice Force Application

OOC Name: Airborne1st

IC Character Name: Vincent Stalton

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.
Vincent Stalton has a desire for self preservation and is tired of scrounging for food and struggling to survive as a mere citizen in City 18. He is young and as spry as one can be, given the circumstance and feels he is wasting away his youth. He desires recognition, something he never had in his past. Being relatively shy, he didn't stand out very much. Now, he intends to change that and become someone new with a new mission in life.

Vincent knows joining the MPF will bring food, shelter, knowledge, and maybe even some new friends into his life. He is becoming desperate for these basic life necessities as the days pass in City 18. Vincent can't imagine his future becoming any better by standing by the wayside and going in the same direction he has been. For his own sake, and for the chance of living at least another year, he wants to give joining the MPF a shot.

Other than means of survival, Vincent believes there is a possibility for a lucrative, bright future with this occupying force. A future much better than living as a simple citizen of the city. He has clearly seen the brutality of those wearing the uniforms and masks, but he'd much rather be on the other end of the stun stick. Vincent desires authority, prestige, and a purpose. He feels this new militaristic police force that has occupied this city is just the organization to get those things.  

2) Please detail your characters traits. (Eg, Pure, Lawful, Trustworthy)
Serious, Selfish, Shy, Conscientious

3) Please provide 2 paragraphs about what you are expecting the Combine Civil Authority to be like for you and your character.
I expect the personal experience for me to be something interesting. It won't necessarily be a "new" experience since I had an old unit here before the server went down but this will be a chance to develop a new type of character and start over with different people to role play with.

The experience for my character will be full of changes I'm sure. Vincent is relatively shy but is bent on his own personal survival. As he progresses through training and learns the ideals of the MPF, he will change in some ways, but in other ways I expect his attributes to become even more enhanced, so to speak. For example, he will likely become less shy over time and learn to be more aggressive and voice his opinion, but his desire for self preservation may drive him to do his duty even better.

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.
Vincent Stalton was born in 1990 in South Carolina, in the United States. He had an average childhood and had a strong interest in aviation. His dream job was to be a pilot. He didn't come from a very wealthy family, so college wasn't much of an option for him. This also meant his passion for aviation would never become a reality.

As he grew up, he developed a more serious attitude towards things and was often seen as being mature for his age. He was somewhat shy, and didn't approach people very often just to ask them to be friends. Instead, he was someone who waited for others to approach him. He developed more of a secretive lifestyle, often keeping things to himself that most people would love to go around telling others about. Because of this, the few friends he did have found him to be very trustworthy when it came to telling Vincent things they didn't want others to know about.

Vincent's teenage years were fairly average as well. He went to a public school where he took a few extra history classes, something that interested him. He began to develop a strong sense of self preservation for himself and his family. The more he studied history, the more paranoid he became about the government turning on its people or becoming too powerful, like that of ancient Rome. He never really expected the day to come where he would have to fight for his survival, but he wanted to be ready if it ever did. This wasn't exactly something he spoke of publicly, as he didn't want to be judged or thought of as a freak.

As he got into his mid twenties, a drastic change took place in the world. The Seven Hour War began and ended and now there was a strange militaristic force occupying the Earth. Vincent found himself separated from his family in the chaotic events that took place during the invasion. Some of his friends stood against these invaders, trying to fight back, but they were killed or captured quickly. Vincent chose to  pick his battles and this was one he knew he couldn't win. He went peacefully along with a fair number of others from his local city, into Combine custody where he was transported a long way from his home to a very dirty, decrepit city.

Vincent was now away from home, alone, hungry, and scared and in a city he didn't know along with people he didn't know. There was a new lifestyle to get used to. One of oppression and sorrow. His ideals of resisting an oppressive government soon faded and his ideals and need of self preservation took over more than ever. The events that took place in the past hardened Vincent emotionally, but made him more reclusive, as he felt the more he laid low, the better he could survive. He figured it was best to stay out of the spotlight, so to speak.

Although he felt just getting by as simply as possible was best, he saw how the local police force seemed to be in good physical shape. He knew they had food and shelter and training. He knew they were recruiting more and more members of their organization from the local populace and he saw an opportunity to better himself. "Perhaps I could get that aviation training I always wanted", he though to himself.

5) Have you ever had a MPF character here at Catalyst Gaming?  If so, explain why it was removed.
Yes, former CmD 938. Removed when the server was shut down in 2013.


OOC Details

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

2. How long have you played on serious servers?
3 years

3. How long have you played on Catalyst Gaming?
3 years

4. What Time zone are you in?
GMT -5 (EST)

5. In what country do you live?
United States

6. How old are you?
21

7. What�s your most memorable quality RP experience?
We did an OTA event in the outlands back in late 2012 where we had a transport that was carrying an adviser crash and we had to secure it and protect it until another transport could extract us and the adviser. It allowed the citizens to get involved as well, which was a lot of fun.

8. Do you consider yourself a good listener?
Yes.

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IC Section

Full Name: Vincent Stalton
CID: 79368
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Height: 5'11"
Hair Colour Dark Brown
Eye Colour: Green
Sexual Orientation: Straight
Weight: 130
Mental Distinctions: Observant, notices small details.
Mental Defects: Sometimes overly cautious
Mental Advantages: Weighs pros and cons before acting. Very aware of his surroundings
Notable Qualities: Serious natured, strong willed, trustworthy


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?
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?
Yes.

6. Why do you want to join the Combine Civil Authority?
Food, water, shelter, and an opportunity for a new life with new experiences.


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

We don't need a lot of plugins. More plugins/content means longer download times which means less people to join the server that haven't played here before. We're striving for higher population, not more scripted things and plugins. Which is a large part of why the new CP models weren't brought back and we're using the old ones again. Honestly I think its a waste of time to post any plugin suggestions. I already know RiffleballBat isn't going to allow more content to be added for the very reason I mentioned.

yes, it has begun

At least we now have a replacement game mode for hl2rp.

UU.S0.93817 938 received a secured transmission in the weeks before all hell broke loose in City 17. Rumors began to spread among the ranks about the possibility of disloyalty from 93817. Just a few days before the events that led to chaos in the city, 93817 just simply disappeared and none of his former comrades knew his true fate. Did the transmission he received shortly before his disappearance have anything to do with his fate? Only 938 knows... (//I know the true story of what happened to 938 but I'll only tell certain people, if I'm asked.)

Vincent Valtiere Vincent stayed in the Ineu Valley for a few more months, thinking back to the old days of the canals. He'd escaped the OTA and Combine more times than he could he count and he was still alive and breathing. He fell in with a group of armed mercenaries moving through the area looking for supplies and extra hands and left the Ineu Valley with them, never to be seen again. Where he is today or if he's alive is unknown.

Sheperd 'Shep' Thomas Sheperd remained a loyalist and promoted Union Watch activities up until the day he was killed during the rebellion in City 17. He died young, but at least he died believing in something.

Jessica Landsford Jessica was always resourceful and more intelligent than most people gave her credit for. This paid off for her when she managed to escape City 17 during chaotic events that unfolded during the rebellion. There were rumors that an attractive girl that didn't look like she fit in a post-apocalyptic world was seen in the nearby Ineu Valley area with groups of other survivors. Perhaps Jessica made it out alive and to the Valley after all?

The only real problem I have is with the hacking. I wouldn't see "Advanced Hacking" as being acceptable based on the backstory. True advanced computer knowledge of any kind requires at least a 4 year degree in some computer science and then a good few years of actual time spent doing those computer skills on a job. I could see basic hacking and computer skills being feasible though. The fact that your character is only 18 doesn't logically show that he would have had anywhere near 4 years or even 1 full year of college courses on computer skills. Sure, he could learn a fair amount on his own but it all still be basic.

Also, as Yak said, change your application to say worms if that is what you're truly applying for knowledge on. Also, if this is accepted, don't use this as an excuse to hack into former Soviet super computers in the city. The only thing in your application that seems to support your character being able to bypass a security system is just being very creative and being able to guess passwords easily. All in all, just be careful what you're hacking into if this get's accepted. I should hear about you hacking into the Union Database through a rigged wifi signal and deleting everything with worms and viruses.

I'm just going to post to clear up a few things regarding what actually happened when Elizabeth was "killed". Referring to twinkle's post where he described the events from his perspective, that was mostly correct. The only additions would be the fact that I did fire a shot and confirm a kill over the radio and I did roll her body out on a gurney with a sheet over it, covered in blood. However, no other unit but myself would know what was actually done to the body. I never informed anyone that it was being incinerated. Who ever said that must have just assumed that was the case. 938 is the only unit that even still today, knows the whole story and everything that actually unfolded that day. 938 even has a legitimate way to get himself out of this should he be confronted that is relatively indisputable by logic, especially due to the fact that he is the leading unit when it comes to anything medical.

In regards to Elizabeth's capture, it sounds like Toxic got very sloppy in her RP and failed to evade capture due to slipping up, assuming everything posted so far is true. If these allegations of DNA testing are in fact true, I'll be looking into that. Red's original post in this thread regarding the rules of DNA collection are indeed true and accurate and there are no exceptions to those rules, regardless of your division. However, on another note, putting any DNA testing aside, I don't believe Elizabeth would be able to change herself THAT much to where you couldn't tell there was absolutely no physical similarity to her former self.

As for the renovation of the theater and 685's capture leading to the discovery of the hidden base and the capture of Elizabeth, Pettit's motives sound valid, assuming what's been posted is true and accurate.