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Damn kids "planking" in warzones.... Narcissistic even in death... I can hear it now, "(glurg) I'm dying joe... (glurg glurg) Quick - take my picture while I plank (*cough* *glurg*)... put it on the web..." (*blegh*)

Merry Christmas!

https://discord.gg/gHyVqC Waiting for Brakegamer to get me back as an admin for it, holiday weekend so maybe next week sometime. I'll download the actual program so I can start to help manage it. If it becomes active, we will need to manage settings and moderate the way we do with our website and TS3.

We do have a VG Discord at https://discordapp.com/channels/182939816541945856/182939816541945856 (does that link to it? or is that "my" link?)

Out of curiosity, does it have sub-profile settings to switch between different mic/speaker settings without going back into settings? I use those a lot in TS3 depending on which speakers/mic I'm using at the time, and also have defaults for different TS3's that I join so settings are saved different depending on the server I join. I suppose the desktop program version of Discord and maybe the cell phone app have those things? I've only ever used the website version...

What do you actually mean by this? I understand we don't all speak English as a first language, and I'm definitely not briefed on the integration concepts of discord, but I'm not sure what you mean by "add our discord to contacts". Like, do you mean with regards to user profiles on this website, the way we can add contact methods, or such? If Discord has a type of link to our discord profiles, it certainly could be made into a field for profiles on this website. (but on that topic, there are other website changes or upgrades that are higher up on the "to-do" list, and we only make major website changes once or twice every year or two, on an as needed basis) ....... I'm not a big fan of Discord as a Server Administrator because we already pay for a much higher quality VOIP software/server via TeamSpeak 3, and nobody has yet provided any reason (beyond chatting up memes and embeded YT videos) that Discord should be considered a competitor or improvement over TeamSpeak 3. I would love that about now Why use Discord? Why not use TS3? Also, are there plugins for TS3 that add functionality similar to Discord? w/e I don't have time to spend on investigating another VOIP option when I have a perfectly good one with great functions, and a ton of other stuff I'd rather do.

You have been unbanned. We will be watching and listening. If it was correct, then it will happen again and we'll be right back here. If not, then we'll move forward understanding what is and what is not acceptable here, and play the game according to the rules. Our team is discussing better ways to identify those who choose to spam the mics with bullshit and we have a pretty good idea on how to isolate it. Everyone should keep that in mind from this day forward: we WILL be able to tell who is speaking using technology instead of our own ears, and intolerant mic spam will be the focus of our Admin team in the coming weeks and months. READ: If you spam the mic with bullshit, your days are numbered! /locked

You reported that the dev test server (#2, 16577) was in an endless loop of reboots, and was not responding to TCAdmin commands. I had fixed it and sent a message to you that it was functioning properly. There has been no need to reset the server in any way. Your edits or changes to any maps or files on the server are frequently backed up like every file on the server, furthermore, setting them to the side and using default (working) PR files for an event, and later putting them right back where they were is a simple function of the buttons I programmed into TCAdmin. This has not happened, the buttons may destroy maps if not told otherwise, or if the custom file structure is not properly used, but your files are right where you left them, because... ...we have three PR servers. Events formerly ran on the VG Event Server (#3, 16587), our third server, and as you are doing development on what was the Insurgency server instead of using the third one, #3 by default becomes the Event Server again. Basically, we always have 3 servers, they always have file structures that can be swapped within their capacity/needs with the push of a button, and put back the same way. Not all servers use these systems anymore, but for any needs or purposes, they can be reinstated and tailored to any need with less than a few minutes of configuration. (this is what I do here, I keep everything running like a greased pig, and I maintain systems I set up long ago)

Event server was fixed, anyone can feel free to make any event they would like and we'll get it running

You can do this online multiplayer on our server, of course - if both Pilots are humans, that is.

Interesting concept!

Not sure your skill level with BMS or it's interface, but you should be able to frag a flight in TE with a Harrier. You could also start a campaign and find an airbase that has them by default, but then you'd have to fight HQ fragging to get an available seat... Best advice is to get Mission Commander to get full control over campaign save files, etc. where you can choose which aircraft are available at which airbases, and whether they can be used by AI or just you. If you have any more specific questions, feel free to ask - details help. Best wishes and good luck! http://weapondeliveryplanner.nl/download/index.html

No shit - so many times IRL I have died, and been screaming out for a medic (only to see 3 on the mini-map right near me) and ended up giving up just to start respawning again (which takes forever as stated). Life sucks, Imma stick to video games...

What matters most is that there are many, many hashtags so that this thread gets crawled by the google search engine, and for years, any google searches including Jabal Al Burj crashing will lead straight here so they can get all the info they need on a simple report that happened in days past on some groups PR server. Once this starts trending on Twitter, and the global discussions begin, it will all be worth it. Will be great if that map name gets into any other game in the future, hahaha! #hashtag (just busting your balls, Evergreen - j/k)

No -- never!! This is not RO, this is PR and along with other suggestions, these are changes that would alter the gameplay to such an extent that it would be essentially a "different" game. No offense intended. With all due respect, a few of these ideas along with some suggestions on the PR forums to alter the Medic system to resemble the one in Squad are well meaning but flawed at the core. While it feels right to speculate that implementing/changing a system to behave like another one you enjoy in a different game, it is often irrespective of how and why this game operates the way it does. The opinions of a player mature over time, too, in the first few weeks or months vs. after 3000-4000 hours like myself and several other VG alumn, and it is not always easy to remain objective regarding what we personally feel would be a good improvement or addition to Project Reality (DEP or COOP). We've got a few ideas, and great feedback from this thread, but I believe the consensus is that there are a few issues that can and will get solved in future patches, and also that jamming up the difficulty setting will not alleviate these issues. We likely will not lower the number of humans allowed to join the server, but we may request Admins police certain types of camping, but we'll need to discuss it internally to hash out details, specifics, etc.

Really? This is a thing that was intentionally removed?! Maybe unintentionally?

Yea, we got those kinds of official videos here in America, too...

Happy Thanksgiving to all our American brothers and sisters online! Hope you all have a great day!