Changes:

• Fixed the baseball bat exploit.
• Fixed the rest of the issues with the carpentry book. You can now use it again.
• Fixed being spammed with hints after crafting.
• Fixed the demote function for the mayor again. You can now also demote people who are bus drivers, dispatcher, swat, secret service and so on.
• RP name now shows when selling items instead of Steam name.
• Fixed the nexus area not being big enough (finally).
• Fixed most of the golf colors being invisible.
• Fixed missing sounds.
• Added /.// and /[[ for local ooc chat. Also added /r for radio chat.
• Fixed missing materials in the store menu.
• Fixed secret service body armor still showing.
• Added string.lower for chat commands. /rAdIo will now also work.
• Khub fixed issues with ooc, and looc chat.
• Fixed being able to get really weird colors with the color picker. It will now clamp between 0 and 255 when you try to purchase.
• Moved the PM system to net messages.
• Fixed being able to close the mayor event menu with OCRP2_CloseMenus
• Fixed errors when opening the librarian menu.

I know not all of the issues have been fixed yet, but expect another update tomorrow with more fixes. I wanted to get this out of the door, so I didn't have time to fix everything.

This update is marked as "Version 4". Type OCRP2_Version in console to check if this has gone live on the servers before reporting that stuff does not work

Changes:

• It doesn't matter if you are the owner of the vehicle or not, you can still use the headlights as long as you are the driver.
• When you exit a vehicle, it will now lock if you are the owner, buddies with the owner, or in the same org as the owner.
• All weapons now have custom holster time instead of all being at 10 seconds.
• Added new radio stations.
• Extended the hud capacity for rp names to hold maximum 15 chars. If your name is longer than that, it will cut down to 12 chars and add two dots to the end like before.
• Dispatchers now get a notify when a player joins or leaves a government job.
• Bus drivers and tow truck drivers can now use the /radio command.
• Government vehicles now get custom license plates. It will say GOV-XXXX. This means you can now look them up on the police computer.
• Boosted police officer paycheck. Turns out they got the same as citizens.

There are possibly more, but i only started making this list like an hour ago.
None of the bug fixes has been listed here. But many bugs has been fixed.

You can find all the bugs that has been fixed in the Fixed Bugs section. You can also view all the current bugs in the Bug Reports section. When reporting a bug, please make sure it does not already exist in the bug reports section. A bug might have been considered "fixed", and then moved, but if you are able to recreate the bug again after this patch, please just post a new bug report on it.

As mentioned in the announcement thread, OCRP2 is right around the corner.
In the previous thread, we said that we would announce a release date, as soon as I was ready.
First, we had to wait for Garry to release update 161 (as 160 was broken), and then it was just about completing the last things for OCRP2.

There's not much more to say here. I've answered any question that came up in the old thread already.
As for repeating myself on one of the questions. On the day of release, a full release thread will be posted.
This will include a full changelog changelog of basically everything that has changed for OCRP2.

Also as promised a lot of people has gotten unbanned. You can view the ban list, and check if your name is on there.
Bans shown on profiles might not be accurate yet. I'm awaiting RTLK to update the script to the OCRP2 database instead of the OCRP1.5 database.

Ban information on profiles is fully accurate as of this edit (April 18.)

If you have any questions, feel free to post them here.

Catalyst Gaming is now running a Team Fortress 2 server. Currently the servers is vanilla, but we're slowly gonna build upon it.
If you have any questions regarding the server, Mmmaaattt94 will probably be able to answer them.

There's not much more to say, below is the information you will need to connect to the server.

Status: IP: Invalid server "TF2"
Players: Invalid server "TF2"
Current Map: Invalid server "TF2"

Have fun!

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Introduction

    With the release of OCRP2, the server has become a little more serious. This means the things you would normally get away with on the old server will get you banned here. With these changes, I will show you ways to make playing a more serious form of RP more fun. You do not have to follow everything in this guide, however it is highly recommended for the best experience in the server.

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General Roleplay Etiquette

    Roleplaying is all about being realistic, building character, and having fun with your imagination, improvisation, and whatever the game supports you with. Your actions can and will influence other players Roleplay experiences. If you follow these simple guidelines to etiquette, you can help yourself as well as others enjoy Roleplaying on the server:

-If somebody interacts with you, interact back in-character (how you react depends on the situation)

-Keep things realistic.
    >Don't run just because its faster.
    >Don't ram things with your car and drive away like nothing happened.
    >Be conscious of yourself and don't do things that might get you in trouble (unless it's crime RP)
    >If you're injured, Roleplay it. Don't run around like everything is fine, even if you're only slightly injured. It's ok to call an ambulance.

-Keep the drunk, crime, mentally unstable, etc. RP to a minimum. Its ok every now and then but not constantly.

-If someone is roleplaying something, do NOT under any circumstances poke fun at them or do something that interferes with it. RP is good. Annoying people roleplaying is not, regardless the situation.

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Passive Roleplaying

    Although OCRP2 provides you with a large variety of jobs and systems to play with, Passive RP is always the best form of RP. This includes things from eating lunch to relaxing in your home. These things however are usually more interesting with someone else so make friends. Making friends is not as hard as you think though. For example, you can go into Billz Bar N Grill and socialize with the other players enjoying themselves there. Maybe you and someone else there will get along with you, go for pizza, go fishing, watch the game at home, or just be buds. Here's a list showing just some of the things you can do to passive RP:

-Having lunch at BK
-Swimming at the lake
-Making breakfast in your home
-Going camping
-Going for coffee
-Going to a party
-Visiting the local bar
-Working a construction job
-Working at the local restaurant
-Cleaning homes and businesses
-Delivering pizzas

That being said, some passive Roleplay requires some sort of supporting role. Example, how can you work at a restaurant if nobody owns one? What parties will you be going to if nobody throws one. If you feel comfortable, feel free to take a supporting role for passive RP. The following list shows some things you can do to support Passive RP:

-Open a restaurant, cafe, or bar/pub
-Throwing parties
-Starting a business such as construction, advertising, or reselling products people craft
-Organizing a group of people for something such as city cleanup or showing spirit


In conclusion, Passive RP is limitless in regards to what you can do which is what makes it the greatest and most interesting form of RP available.

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Situational RP

    Sometimes, shit happens, And when that shit happens, your RP skills are tested. Things like accidents, crimes not caused by you, or disasters can really test you and your ability to improvise and Roleplay realistically.

    As a bystander, you should report what you see. Call 911 if you see a crime or accident and give as much information to the dispatcher as possible. Even if you didn't see the whole thing. If there's a crashed vehicle or someone lying on the ground unconscious, call 911. Stick around if you want and if safe and realistic. Things could get interesting.

    If you're involved in an accident or the victim to a crime, you need to respond as realistically and appropriately as possible. If you crash your car into a wall, you may be left unconscious or seriously injured. Wait for someone to call for help. If nobody helps then try to call for help with regards to your physical limitations. If someone is robbing your store, remain calm. Remember what the looked like, what they were wearing, where they went and how they fled. If applicable, you can try to ward them away with a weapon, however if they have any sort of firearm, it's very risky and not recommended. If there's other people working in your store, they can try to ward the robber away.

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Job Specific RP

    OCRP2 offers a large variety of scripted jobs you can do. These jobs play an important role in OCRP and you should be familiar with each one of them. OCRP offers jobs such as Police, Police Chief, Swat, Dispatch, Secret Service, Mayor, Bus Driver, Towing Specialist, Paramedic, and Firefighter. I will go over all 10 jobs and how to properly Roleplay them.


POLICE

    This is probably the most popular job offered in OCRP. As a police officer, your job is to enforce the law around Evocity, control traffic, and sometimes look into cases. As a police officer, you need to know the major laws and traffic laws and enforce them. You need to ensure everyone is safe and nobody is doing anything that might get them hurt or killed. You should memorize and use the radio codes or have a list of them on hand you can refer to quickly. The following list includes some of the tasks you may have to do as a police officer:

-Enforce traffic laws by pulling over speeders, red light runners, and reckless drivers.
-Maintaining firearms safety by enforcing the mayors firearms laws
-Blocking or redirecting traffic at an accident scene or sudden road obstruction
-Stopping crimes in progress such as robberies, muggings, domestic violence, suicide, or auto theft
-Stopping fleeing criminals or suspects by means of driving tactics or road blocks
-Transporting prisoners from the crime scene to the jail
-Reporting improperly or illegally parked vehicles to dispatch/the towing company

Some things you should consider as an officer:

-You're not immortal, get medical help when you need it
-Only draw your sidearm when you or someone else's life is being threatened
-Only use your taser if someone is not cooperating
-Only tase/shoot vehicles as a last resort. Wait at MINIMUM 5 minutes before resorting to this
-If a criminal/suspect is injured in a chase or fight, get medical help for them as soon as you have them under control, regardless how dangerous they are
-Just because you enforce traffic laws doesn't mean you are exempt from them. Drive properly.
-Not every call requires lights, sirens, and crazy driving. If you get called to a disturbance or noise complaint, just drive normally.


POLICE CHIEF

    An upgrade from the police, the chief is the master of his police. He organizes raids, large pursuits, and anything else they may require 3 or more officers. As the police chief, you are not a dispatch. The dispatch organizes police when calls and complaints come in. The dispatch will give you as the chief a task such as a drug bust or a hostage situation. It is your duty to figure out the best way to solve the situation and execute it, telling your police officers and SWAT what they need to do. Under no circumstances should you use the entire police force in a situation. ALWAYS have at least 1 officer available for other calls or patrols.


SWAT

    SWAT is also an upgrade from the police. SWAT officers are equipped with tactical equipment to give them a buff in raids, firefights, and other dangerous situations. SWAT do NOT patrol and are usually only promoted when needed. Listen to your dispatch or police chief on what you need to do and where. Don't go Rambo style. You can still get killed easily.


DISPATCH

    Dispatch is a very important role in OCRP. As dispatch, you organize the police, fire department, and ems in the city. You answer 911 calls and figure out what the situation is and send members from the 3 groups accordingly. If there's a major criminal situation such as a firefight or a hostage situation and there is no police chief, you need to organize police and SWAT accordingly. If there is a police chief, give them control and focus on the rest of the city's problems, dispatching accordingly. Here are some things you should consider as a dispatch:

-If there's a car accident, send EMS for medical support, Fire for fires or rescue, and police for traffic control. Don't underestimate the importance of these 3 roles working together
-Keep count of everyone currently on duty and what they're doing.
-Only send out what you think is needed, you can always send more people if required
-Try to keep at least 1 officer on patrol at all times
-Stay in your office, you don't need to ride around with the government officials. You have more important things to do.
-Report silly 911 calls to administration immediately. That's not needed here.

More information on dispatching can be read HERE.


SECRET SERVICE

    As secret service, your sole purpose is to protect the mayor at all costs. Dispatch or the police chief have no control over you and vice versa. You take orders from the mayor and keep him safe. Do not engage in police situations unless it involves the mayor, in which case you should be getting the mayor to safety. You are the only one who can protect the mayor. Polcie and SWAT are not allowed to take this role anymore. Just stay with the mayor, drive him around, and do as he says.


MAYOR

    The Mayor is an extremely important role in OCRP. You set the laws of the city and are the figurehead of the city. You make the big decisions and keep the economy in the green. You give the promotions of the police force and demotions of all government officials. Your decisions make or break the city. You should remain with your secret service at all times if they are available. There's no point in secret service if you're not protected by them. If you plan to attend events or travel outside, let your secret service personnel transport you and ensure the area is safe and secure. Your life is more important then theirs. If you feel up to it, you may host events in and around the city for players to attend. Keep in mind the safety of you as well as everyone else. If your event blocks a road, make sure another route is available for people to drive around.


BUS DRIVER

    As the bus driver, you basically do just that. Drive a bus from station to station properly and give time for passengers to hop on. Passengers must have a bus ticket to ride and may not tell you where they want to go. Stick to the assigned route, no detours or other stops. Stop only at designated bus stops. Under no circumstances shall you drive recklessly with your bus.


TOWING SPECIALIST

    Your job is to drive the tow truck and move cars as needed. Dispatch may tell you where to go or someone might directly call you, asking for a tow. Don't charge people for a tow. You have service lights, however ONLY turn them on while towing a vehicle. They are not emergency lights, thus you do not have the right to bypass traffic laws or force people to pull over.


PARAMEDIC

    As a paramedic, your job is to respond to medical related calls and standby at events/situations when requested to do so. Things you might respond to are shootings, falls, vehicle and pedestrian collisions, fires, and injured patients. You might also be requested to standby at events where injuries are high such as destruction derby's or races. You might also be requested to standby for the police at hostage situation or raids. You should take the following list into consideration when playing as a paramedic:

-Do not patrol, ever.
-Report over the radio when responding to any call.
-Drive safely when driving emerg. Two accidents is much worse then one. If it means slowing down when driving near traffic or through red lights then do so.
-If someone wants to injury rp then please rp along with them
-When not on a call, hang out at the station or passive RP at restaurants or stores around town, just ensure your ambulance is close by


FIREFIGHTER

  Firefighters are similar to Paramedics in regards to how to play the job. Instead of responding to medical calls though, firefighters are required to respond to fire calls and in some cases, rescue calls. Firefighters should respond to vehicle collisions for fire control and rescue. If needed, you may be required to respond to a safety call where you examine a structure for structural and fire safety. Some things you should keep in mind:

-Don't patrol, ever.
-Report over the radio when responding to any call.
-Drive safely and carefully, especially when responding to a call. A firetruck is large and can do a lot of damage. Do not push cars out of the way.
-Don't start fires because you're bored
-Hang out at the fire station when not on a call. Try not to take the truck with you to local businesses if you don't have to. Since the fire station is in town, you can just walk.
-Only use your axe to bash doors down to get to a unreachable fire.

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Conclusion

    The new server is semi-serious. Try to adapt to the changes. Just because it's semi-serious doesn't mean you cant play full serious. Don't expect everyone to respond full serious, however anyone who isn't able to Roleplay at even a semi-serious level should be reported to administration immediately. Go play, have fun, and remember, imagination is the base to RP.

(Credits to Statua for this guide)

• Removed Evolve.
• Added FSAMod for administrators. The admin rank is now loaded automatically.
• Added the Catalyst Gaming Store. You can purchase all the regular stuff there, but money purchases has been switched with weapon purchases.
• Added an ak47 to the server.
• Knife now instantly kills its target.
• The sniper now does more damage. A clean headshot should kill the target.

Later today (hopefully), Tomasas will add the updated registration script to TTT. This means that anybody that has joined TTT while its been up, will have the force registration screen popup next time they join back

So you just joined a government job? Not sure what to do? Well, this guide will help you to what you are suppose to do for each job.


RP_EvoCity_V33X~ Current Map

Police Officer
As a police officer your job is to keep the streets clean from minor criminals. You patrol for speeders, or stand by waiting for chases or police raids. When a chase is going on, please check with the other officers if more officers are needed. it's dumb if 5 police cars are chasing some atv for crossing a red light. Keep in mind that as a police officer, your job is NOT to protect the mayor. We have others doing that.

Paramedic
Your job as a paramedic is to stand by at most times. Theres a hospital located outside of the town. This is the same place you gain your vehicle, and job. This is the location you would standby at. Wait for calls where you are needed, or let people walk up to you and ask for health. You are not allowed to charge money for healing people.

Fire Fighter
Firefighters are on standby most of the time. You do NOT patrol as a firefighter. Theres a fire station located in the city. Have your vehicles parked there at all time, when you are not going out to turn off a fire. Do not park on the sidewalk inside the city and sit there. Respond to calls and then return to your fire station.

Tow Truck Driver
As a tow truck driver you are supposed to tow cars. Only tow cars that are not properly parked. Because a car is parked a LITTLE bit on the sidewalks, don't freaking tow it. If a car has broken down, tow it to the repair lady at the industrials. If a vehicle is being towed, and is not broken, just wrongfully parked, please tow it to the tow station in the industrials, and just park it in the huge spot you have there.

Police Chief
As a police chief you are in charge of the police force. That means you are in charge of the regular police officers. In OCRP2 its very important that the police chief does his job, and does it good. You are in charge of sending units to different situations, and make sure that the entire force doesn't go to one situation, so that the streets are left empty. You work together with the dispatcher, the difference is that you are in the field, and he is not.

SWAT
As a part of the SWAT force, you are standby inside nexus. You ONLY do police raids that require heavy armed men and you can be called by the bodyguards if the mayor requires your help. In OCRP2 you do no longer protect the mayor when you are on standby. This is now the bodyguards job.
You go out to police raids if the police chief requires SWAT help. If there is no chief, listen to the police force and consider if you are needed.

Bodyguard
A body guard is somebody who stands by the mayor at all times, your job is to protect the mayor at all costs and never let him come into any danger. Your job is NOT to assist the police force it is purely to help the mayor in any possible way, you may not assist in raids, if you are near one then your priority would be to remove the mayor from that area at once.

Dispatcher
As dispatch, you sit in the dispatch office (wherever you want it to be) and answer 911 calls. You should also organize the government officials in regards to who responds to what call. Don't send the entire police force to chase after a single speeder. Let government officials know about situations you receive as 911 calls and decide who should be dispatched. Don't walk around the city or 'patrol' with other officers while dispatching.

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RP_EvoCity_V2D ~ Out of rotation currently

Police Officer
As a police officer your job is to keep the streets clean from minor criminals. You patrol for speeders, or stand by waiting for chases or police raids. When a chase is going on, please check with the other officers if more officers are needed. it's dumb if 5 police cars are chasing some atv for crossing a red light. Keep in mind that as a police officer, your job is NOT to protect the mayor. We have others doing that.

Paramedic
Your job as a paramedic is to stand by at most times. Either at the BP parking lot, or at the KFC. Wait for calls where you are needed, or let people walk up to you and ask for health. You are not allowed to charge money for healing people.

Fire Fighter
Firefighters are on standby most of the time. You do NOT patrol as a firefighter. Standby outside of town perhaps, or maybe purchase the watertreat plant and build a fire station there. Do not park on the sidewalk inside the city and sit there. Respond to calls and then return to your standby station.

Tow Truck Driver
As a tow truck driver you are supposed to tow cars. Only tow cars that are not properly parked. Because a car is parked a LITTLE bit on the sidewalks, don't freaking tow it. If a car has broken down, tow it to the repair lady behind the car dealer, else you are supposed to tow it to a real parking lot if its parked like in the middle of the streets. The BP or the KFC are good places to park them then.

Police Chief
As a police chief you are in charge of the police force. That means you are in charge of the regular police officers. In OCRP2 its very important that the police chief does his job, and does it good. You are in charge of sending units to different situations, and make sure that the entire force doesn't go to one situation, so that the streets are left empty.

SWAT
As a part of the SWAT force, you are standby inside nexus. You ONLY do police raids that require heavy armed men and you can be called by the bodyguards if they need help. In OCRP2 you do no longer protect the mayor when you are on standby. This is now the bodyguards job.
You go out to police raids if the police chief requires SWAT help. If there is no chief, listen to the police force and consider if you are needed.

Bodyguard
A body guard is somebody who stands by the mayor at all times, your job is to protect the mayor at all costs and never let him come into any danger. Your job is NOT to assist the police force it is purely to help the mayor in any possible way, you may not assist in raids, if you are near one then your priority would be to remove the mayor from that area at once.

Dispatcher
As dispatch, you sit in the dispatch office (wherever you want it to be) and answer 911 calls. You should also organize the government officials in regards to who responds to what call. Don't send the entire police force to chase after a single speeder. Let government officials know about situations you receive as 911 calls and decide who should be dispatched. Don't walk around the city or 'patrol' with other officers while dispatching.

Requesting an admin (/a)
When in OCRP2 you can request an admin to assist you by using the /a command. This shows up in bright blue text so there is no excuse for an admin to not see it but please do not spam this as it can become very annoying whilst admins are dealing with other issues. If you just complain over OOC then you may not receive help you may instead receive a warning.

Be Polite
It is essential to be polite and calm towards admins whilst they are trying to piece together your scenario and issues at that moment in time. Shouting and abusing a member of staff who's job is to assist you is not wise and you may just get in trouble yourself for flaming and all the time you spend arguing or being impolite could be used gathering evidence towards your problem.
 
Detail
In a nutshell, we cannot help you if you do not give enough detail. If you just say "RDM" Or "I'm stuck" we cannot help you in any way due to lack of information. As an example, Where are you stuck? Who is RDMing you?  If you was just to say "I'm stuck in the garage then we can come straight to you and assist you or if you say I need assistance at bp then we have all the information to find you and solve your problem. Just a bit of detail can't hurt.

Admins can't be everywhere at once.
Please remember this, from an admins point of view we get about a message a minute with issues and we can't help everybody at once so please if we don't come straight to you then be patient but if you don't see anything for 5 minutes ask again and somebody will be at your assistance. Another things you could do is record what is going on as admins can't see everything which is going on at one time so if you have been rdm'd then record it and make a ban request which you can send ingame from the new OCRP2 Ingame ban request system that allows you to post directly onto the forums.

Petty arguments between players
So many times I have pulled two people up on to the apartment roofs to talk about something which is troubling them and the two people just won't be quiet as they are far too busy shouting death threats at each other. The admin requires both sides of the storywithout interruption so they can ask questions and make an unbiased decision. If you sit there arguing then there is no chance of the admin being able to help you and may simply just leave the situation as it is and put you down because you are being unreasonable towards them whilst they could be helping others.

Giving evidence towards your case
All you require to get a demo if the ingame data is to open console with the ` button on a windows keyboard & type "record <name>", I would say use a relevant name so you can look back on it such as "Record OCRP_9_9_2011" So include the date etc. All this can later be recorded with third party software such as Fraps or Xfire and can count as evidence for a ban request as most admins will not take the source demo as it is.
Please remember to type in "status" in console to get the players SteamID because this will be required in the ban request otherwise it will simply be denied.

(Credits to Nasty Pasty & OwenCobs for this guide)