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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:    (Pic from some op back on the winter Ineu Pass)

(Name on roster in VANGUARD)

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1. Steam Name: Mr. Pettit

2. Steam ID: STEAM_0:1:27386478

3. Are you listed here? If yes, what unit are you? Yeah, UU.OTA.VANGUARD.17808

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

5. Have you been removed from the Overwatch or the MPF for being inactive? N/A

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

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.

(Assuming the role of Elite 001) Overwatch Elite Unit 001, and two other soldiers, 002 and 003, are tasked to escort a VIP from the Nexus of City 18 for a short speech being held in a few minutes, where Units and Citizens are already waiting. As the squad of 3 reach the elevator platform, the Elite Unit radios in the the Nexus' Overwatch commander to confirm their arrival, and are waiting for the lift to reach the bottom. A few seconds later, the VIP and two Overwatch soldiers exit with the Administrator. As the three disembark the lift, the Elite Unit announces to his squad: "<:: Four and five, attach to the squad." He turns to face the group of soldiers and says, "<:: Tight diamond formation to the Plaza- There's been a tip off of a possible threat on the asset. Keep the Administrator out of danger and alive at all costs. Expunge any threats, understood?." Each of the solders confirm their orders with a nearly simultaneous "<:: Understood". The VIP enters the safety of the diamond formation, with the Elite unit taking his place at the tip of the point. "<:: Moving, ETA twenty seconds." he says through his radio, as the formation makes their way down the roadto the gathering at the Plaza.
Once the group makes it to the plaza, the Elite unit points the VIP to his position at the podium. Shortly after, the Elite Unit radios in, "<:: Squad, assume your positions around the stage." The four soldiers take a position at each point of the stage, watching their surroundings with the dozen or so CCA units keeping the peace. The Elite walks over to the podium, standing to the left of the Administrator for the duration of his speech.
Roughly a minute or so into his speech, there's a couple citizens making their way around the stage watching the roofs and units around the stage, obvious indications of something off. One of the soldiers at their post notices this, radioing this information into the general CCA channel where the units and soldiers are aware, and able to keep an eye on the two. One of the men begins to retreat towards a mezzanine overlooking the Plaza. From there, he begins to raise his wrist to his mouth, indicating even more strange behavior. "<:: Target has his arm to his mouth- possible communication device, advise?" One of the soldiers says. "<:: Hold. Keep viscon on both targets." Elite 001 says, keeping his index finger against the trigger guard of his AR2.
The microphone makes a loud distorting noise, and a slight panic sets in as the other man begins to run. Elite unit 001 notices this after the soldier promptly radios his movement in, and the soldier replies with a sharp "<:: Engage." The soldier shoots several pulse rounds into the man's torso, killing him. Several units begin to pursue the accomplice and search the downed man who has light body armor and a radio on his person. The soldiers then regroup at the Administrator "<:: This is Elite 001, attempted sociocide had been averted. Ripcording to Nexus with asset." The soldiers reform the diamond formation, quickly bringing the VIP back to the safety of the Nexus.
 

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?


Assuming they legitimately got the items, I'd ask them if they understood the proper process of roleplay here at CG. If he doesn't, I'd explain to him the P2L system, and give him an example in some other form. If they understand this, I'd then give them suggestions of how to deal with resistance towards being ziptied, and that it's the proper way to do so rather than just running since that's against the rules here.
After that, I'd link them to the rules and tell them to read through them for a refresh to avoid further problems. But if none of this works, I'd just refer back to the Administrator to try to get them to understand or issue punishment.

I bought the gas upgrade for the 4x4 Huntley Sport. It starts out as 400 liters standard, but with the upgrade it went to 420. I'm assuming that's a bug as nobody would pay 30.5k for 20 extra liters. Thought you may have meant + 200 instead.

495's letters

I'll keep doing these if anyone reads them or I just get bored. Basically 495 is afraid that someone will watch or get a hold of video logs, so he writes them down on stationery. Grammatical errors are IC.

Alright, so two problems are happening with OA now. Whenever I pick any prop up from it's place, the hands model raises even if they happen to be down. They never go back down and this happens all the time now. Another issue I'm getting is when my weapon isn't raised, it still appears to be and doesn't go into the off to the left placement it used to. Two small things that don't really change anything. I'm guessing I need to delete all OA files and re-download them but I don't know where they're located. Anyway, thanks for any help.

So after I watched Meet the Pyro today, I stumbled on the little program that Valve uses to make the videos and other stuff, like Left 4 Dead's posters for instance. It's going into beta and thought I should share this. nao I can make sooper moviez n gmod!11111!!1!1!

http://sourcefilmmaker.com/

Derp it up, post your results. Its all about co-operation and using a little of your brain.

http://team.forsvarsmakten.se/english/

Ian Pettit's Civil Authority Application

OOC Name: Mr. Pettit

IC Character Name: Ian Pettit

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.
Ian's experiences in life have lead to him becoming what he thinks is a productive member of society by being a Loyalist. He has always dreamed of eventually joining the ranks of the Officers who patrol the streets of City 45 because he knows that others respect them and that he wants to become an important part of the men and women who keep the city together. For the length of time that he has been in the city, Ian has accumulated 14 points and counting from his effort to be a loyal and trustworthy citizen. Ian knows the obvious power of the Combine, and he strongly believes that if they can take over Earth in seven hours then they must be a better choice than a typical Human goverment and cannot be messed with. Even if Earth is much different from his old life now, he can say that he has done productive work to help his community.

 Due to these beliefs, Ian is hated by a large portion of the City which he has learned to try his best to overcome when others do make remarks. He knows that making trouble like them is going to get him into bad spots, so he spends all of his time away from there doing prodective activities. Whether it is scrubbing streets, washing windows, or reporting illegal items throughout the town and overall just staying out of trouble. Ian has had a very long time to ponder his thoughts, and eventually made what he truely does believe is the right choice his main priority in this world as he helps others among himself. Civilians pass him by, noticing his armband that signifies what he lives for. He also observes the officers. They stand for power, authority, and hope in Ian's mind.

 Because of Ian's positive attitude and effort, Officers give Ian compliments that give him that little boost to continue what he does. Even if he is a Loyalist, that doesn't mean he gets any royal treatment which he understands. Ian's hard working attitude and positive outlook on the future of his life are what fuels him to keep going. He takes self pride in the work he does, and continues to do for his city. Through all of it, all that Ian wishes is that he will eventually be rewarded for his his sacrifice and loyalty for the Combine. Until then, he does his part for what he cares for, his "home".


2) Please detail your characters traits. (Eg, Pure, Lawful, Trustworthy)
Ian has a few traits that are quite important in what he is. He is very humble, which makes him very helpful towards others, especially his superiors. He is also a trustworthy individual. If he is given a task, he makes sure that it is completed as efficient and as quickly as possible. Lastly, he is a quick learner. Ian has had to adapt to his surroundings wherever he has gone in life. Without this important trait, he would most likely be dead by now from making incorrect decisions, but he certainly is far from perfect.



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 Combine Civil Authority to be a very rewarding, but hard job. I know that it comes with responsibility, but i know i can respect the responsibility and fulfill what is expected of me instead of abusing my roll as an officer. I'll make sure to RP correctly with my ranks as well as around civilians. I'm also expecting to have to use my patience and do lots of hands on work like filling out forms and checking civilians along with helping them if i am required.

But for Ian, he'll be quite scared yet honored for being picked to join the Civil Protection. The scare comes natural to all, but a bit more for Ian since he didn't spend much time around others. He'll overcome his fears and climb out of his shyness to become a more hardened and refined person. So overall he'll be a bit scared for a while, but eventually adapt and use his authority for what it i meant for and hopefully climb the ranks of the Civil Protection and make name for himself.


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.
Ian Pettit was born on a rather hazy, hot and humid day central Florida. A typical day in August for sure in the southeast. He was born inside one of the many extremely busy hospitals in the area that was delivering new life that day. There in Florida, Ian spent most of his life learning about his ever growing fascination with technology in which he always desired to learn more about since a very young age which was sparked by the simple question of how a television worked. His obsession with technology kept him indoors most of the time tinkering with things, which made him a shy kid in school and in his neighborhood. The average kid spent most of their time outside to places, or hanging out with friends. Ian, on the other hand was inside trying new ideas and learning. He was living with his mother at the time, who he cared for just as she cared so much about him. They kept each other company, making it though life just fine for the years to come.

 His father divorced his mother when he was young, and he was an abusive alchoholic, so he wasn't home much anyway which Ian didn't mind in the least bit. By the time Ian had graduated High School, he aquired enough knowlege about tech to fill a thick phone book. He took pride in his hobby, and as the years went on, he strived to join a techncal institute of some sort to further his hobby into a respectable career, but things changed. Gasoline had risen in price over the years and pollution was eating at the Earth. Many people had to sacrifice their old ways of life and struggle to make a living and to live a comfortable life. Ian followed the stuggle for the world to pull along with everyone else due to economy, resource, and environmental issues. But when the unexpected happened, it was all over. The Combine had invaded earth, and with the large governments of the world crumbling as it was, they had no chance. Not enough time to act wasn't even a factor that would've saved us either. The war ended in a mere seven hours. The Combine now occupied Earth, making all lose hope.

 Ian was separated from the last of his fragile family during a failed evacuation from his town when the war was going on. After the cities were sectioned off under Combine control, Ian was sent from Florida to City 14 along with some other civilians that had no clue what was going on, and were too scared to even think about the subject. In the new City, Ian had many occurances involving flashbacks. The horrid memoried of the sounds of police sirens ripping through the air, gunshots, explosions, and screams and that wretched image of a portal ripping into the sky haunted Ian for a quite a few years, but Ian had to adapt or succomb to the awful memories. Ian, like many others, were relocated to other cities even after the first. He was moved to City 45 after his time in 14. Here, he accepted his fate. There wasn't going to be any other authority besides the Combine. With a name like "Combine", nothing was going to stop them. So, Ian became what he ultimately found to be, "useful". He saught out to stop Anti-Civil activity in the town to the rather menacing looking, yet respected officers patrolling the city and keeping it safe. And as time went on, Ian's tech knowlege become rustier and rustier not being able to work on things on a basis that he did before. One day after reporting drug activity, an officer handed him his reward, a blue loyalist armband. Ian now wears it proudly as he roams the streets of the city he has called home among the many others, stiving to one day become something people can respect.


5) Have you ever had a CCA character here at Catalyst Gaming?  If so, explain why it was removed.
No. I have never had a Civil Protection character.


OOC Details

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

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

3. How long have you played on Catalyst Gaming?
Almost 2 months

4. What Time zone are you in?
Eastern Standard Time

5. In what country do you live?
United States of America

6. How old are you?
16 Years old

7. What�s your most memorable quality RP experience?
My most memorable experience so far was on another HL2RP server. During ration distribution, the cps search everyone entering the building. One civilian had a lot of illegal books on him, and it got him into obvious trouble. Other civilians thought it would be alright to take the books, since nobody was looking, and they were rare. They were also arrested, which led to a huge event in which the Resistance and Civil Protection battled in the streets and took out key figures on both sides.



8. Do you consider yourself a good listener?
Yes, I do.

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IC Section

Full Name: Ian Pettit
CID: 19212
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Height: 6'3
Hair Colour Dark Brown
Eye Colour: Hazel Green
Sexual Orientation: Straight
Weight: 175
Mental Distinctions: Intelligent and strong
Mental Defects: N/A
Mental Advantages: None
Notable Qualities: Fast learner and loyal


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, I do.

3. Are you willing to give your life to the cause of the Universal Union?
Yes, I am.

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, I do.

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

6. Why do you want to join the Combine Civil Authority?
I wish to join the Combine Civil Authority to aid a righteous cause and to make a name for myself in the world lawfully instead of rebelling from the Combine. I have been working my way towards my overall goal of eventually becoming an officer, and helping my city.



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

Steam Name: Mr. Pettit
Steam ID: STEAM_0:1:27386478
Character Name: Ian Pettit
Reason for the switch: I had misclicked on my city character instead of creating an outlands character. (Today around 5:38 PM EST)