March 2004

March 2004

03.24.04

XVT WoW Highest Finish Ever and EH first in XWA WoW: 02.28.04
As Emailed From: Combat Operations Officer (AD Sarin)

FC Ronin,

Below is the news from the COO during the EH meeting. We finished 2nd in XVT WoW and are currently leading the XWA WoW. The news also talks about all of the projects being run.

<VA_Sarin> COO News! The EH finished 2nd Place at the XVT Wow!! This ties as our highest XVT WoW finish Ever. This XVT WoW was also our most active in Several Years! EH Pilots took home a nice 136 Wins (That translates to 136 LoCs)!!
<VA_Sarin> Tau Squadron and Avenger Squadron's led the way at the XVT WoW with five members participating from each squad. Tau Finished with 99 games and 77 Wins. These numbers come close to doubling the rest of the EH Combined! Woot! Tau back to back MP Squad of the Month!
<VA_Sarin> Tau 77-22. Avenger 27-20 lead the way
<VA_Sarin> The top EH Pilots were Tau Kaerner (Ranked 9th Overall), Tau Rax Von Verr (Ranked 12), Tau Dr.
Soccer (15th), Alec Q (19th), Avenger Lonestar (20th), and Tau Gen Von Rein (20th). Great work to all of them.
<VA_Sarin> DFCs from the WoW will be awarded to Kaerner for being the higest ranked EH player and to Rax for most wins! Great work!
<VA_Sarin> Also, Congrats to the DB and IW participating in the WoW this month. Great work!
* Tiamat- has joined #emperor's_hammer
<VA_Sarin> WoW News is not over! Right now XWA WoW is going on, and the EH IS IN FIRST PLACE. The more members that come and fly, the better chances we will have of winning. If a few more pilots would of participated last month we would of won, lets not make the same mistake twice. Get your booty to the Zone and support your club (If you can drag yourself away from SWG Crack addictions. Stupid Camping XP....) <VA_Sarin> In new COO Developments: The COO and OHC have created two ladders on Battlestats that will someday be placed into operation for JA and JKO. The COO and the SHW are also working on ladders and the current non Battlestats ladder for the SHW is almost complete (Thanks REB!).
<VA_Sarin> Currently the COO and some members of the DIR are throwing around MP ideas look forward to seeing them soon! Ive also talked with the HF Genralisimo and we are discussing ideas as well. WooT! Go busy COOness!

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COO/VA Khameir Sarin/VSD Aggressor "Black Shirt"
PCON/SBL Khameir Sarin/Arcona "Shadow Lords"

NL #101 Posted to the Fleet: 02.28.04
As Compiled By: Executive Officer (SA Astatine)

Office of the XO

Herein, the Executive Officer (SA Astatine) posts the current and previous Emperor's Hammer Newsletters...

Downloadable Zip: http://www.ehdb.org/nl/nl101.zip (3.98 MB)

NEWSLETTER DESIGN NOTES:

The entire Fleet owes the former Executive Officers SA Compton (ret.), SA Kawolski (ret.) and the current Executive Officer (SA Astatine) a debt of gratitude; their assistance in compiling these Newsletters has been invaluable...!
In addition, FA AbsoluteK and Internet Officer (FA Ari) have kindly posted a set of Mirror download sites for the NLs...
And last but not least....thanks to FA Yodavin for HTML'izing/coding the online NLs !!!

New EH Logo Variant Posted by LC Tempest: 02.06.04
As Emailed From: CMDR-OPSA/LC Tempest/Kappa/Wing II/SSSD Sovereign

(Please click to download full size logo image)

<SALUTE>

Greetings Grand Admiral Ronin.

You might remember my name from back in 2001 when I designed that new EH logo. Actually, it's the reason why I'm contacting you today. When going through my graphics folder, deleting old stuff, that mesh came up again and once more I thought that I didn't really like it that much anymore...

Still like the shape, but the rendered pictures I submitted back then are not that great. The logo is very dark, has a dull surface and doesn't really look 3D at all.

Because I thought that I could do that much better today, I've made a new version... It's still based on the old mesh, just a little spiced up.

I started it more or less just for the fun of it , but then I thought, I could as well send it to you... it *is* your club's logo. :) So, it's attached to this mail. Hope you enjoy it.

Respectfully,

CMDR-OPSA/LC Tempest/Kappa/Wing II/SSSD Sovereign
GOE/GS/SSx2/BSx3/PCx3/ISM/MoI/IS-3BW-2BR-5SW-2SR-2GW-2GR-1PR/CoL/CoB/LoA/OV-2E
[CNTR] {IWATS-CBX-GFX-M/1/2-SM/2/3-TM-TT}
RSV/WO Tempest/CD [CoL/SoA/BoMx2/CSS/CDMx2]

Fleet Commander's Note:

Our thanks once again go to LC Tempest for his fine work ! His design has been adopted as our club's official log. Please review the 2001 competition on our Logo Page.

Timothy Zahn Autograph to the EH: 02.14.04
As Emailed From: COM/RA Ky Terrak/SSD Avenger

(Please click to download full size image)

[ Please see our Articles Page for other notable EH mentions ]

<Salute>

Hey guys

Today I went to a book signing in Huntintonbeach CA for Timothy Zahn. I got a personalized autograph for the EH and a generic one for the EH...(dont worry i got one for myself also) I have scanned the pictures and put them into jpeg form. the first one is TimZ.JPEG and its of both of them together. the next one TimZ 1.JPEG is the personalized one for the EH and then TimZ 2 is the generic one for you guys also. I also spoke to him about becoming an honorary member briefly. He said that he was interested and gave me a PO to send the info to. I already sent that info to you Joe. Let me know if you need anything else.

RA Ky Terrak
"Serve the Empire above all others"

COM/RA Ky Terrak/SSD Avenger
BS/PCx2/ISM/MoI/IS-4BW-1BR-1GR/LoC-Rx2CoB/OV
[LGNR] {IWATS-AIM-CBX-ICQ-IIC/1/2-M/1/2-SM/3-TT-XML-XTT}

Fleet Commander's Note:

I selected just one overall image for EH use...no sense in posting someone's zoomed in signature on the internet :)

Lord Ambassador Astix Retires/Replacement Sought: 02.21.04
As Submitted From: Fleet Commander (GA Ronin)

With the recent resignation of RA Astix as Lord Ambassador of the Emperor's Hammer, I am currently seeking candidates with the following qualifications:

Been an EH Member for 2-3+ years
Have no serious HCI convictions
Have the ability to host an alliance website or be able to regularly update the EH Alliances Page
Have an outgoing personality with demonstrated experience dealing with other online Star Wars clubs
Be a MATURE individual who can both follows orders and work independently

If you have what it takes, please email the Fleet Commander ASAP !

GA Ronin
Fleet Commander/Founder - Emperor's Hammer
FC/GA Ronin/CS-1/SSSD Sovereign
MoH/IC/GoE/OoR/PC/MoI-dc/ISMx2/MoT-rhx2/MoT-ghx8/LoC-CSx5/DFC/CoS/OV-9E//CoL/LoA
[DJP(Sith)/Overlord of Alvaak, SL]/DC {IWATS-Core}

Grand Order of the Emperor (GoE) Medal Awarded to WARD Danrik: 02.22.04
As Recommended By: High Inquisitor (HA Royal)

(Please see the Operations Manual for medal descriptions)

Congrats to WARD FA Danrik on a Grand Order of the Empire for his excellent work within the HCI for the past year and half as WARD and his previous 2 years before as INQ. He has showned exceptionnal qualities as an officer of the court and demonstrated on tons of occasions that he is the right man for the job. He wrote a good number of great court opinions posted on the HCI web site. He presided over several case as P-INQ before becoming the WARD. He's also helped on tons of occasion in the choosing of new INQs and on deserving members for awards and stuff.

So for "service above and beyond the call of duty and valor extraordinaire" we present you this award. Congratulations.

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HI / HA Royal / VSD Stalwart

Executive Officer Reports:
As Submitted From: Executive Officer (SA Astatine)

Office of the XO

SA Astatine - XO
e-mail: jpboyce@indigo.net.au

XO Report 28: 02.21.04

First XO report for a while, it would seem. We've obviously had some movement in the CO positions in recent times. Hopefully these appointments will prove to be good choices and lead their respective areas of the EH into greater times.

My time of late has been in dealing with the DB site. Most of the core components are finalised. Most of the difficulty has been with dealing with the unique structure of the DB and how to gracefully code around that. In terms of the TC site, I've started moving more information into centralised areas to make it easier to update. This week saw the images for the personal fighters updated, thanks to the work of the SCO.

With the posting of the document written by Ari and Keldorn, there's been a lot of talk and not really any action. I think deep down, all of us are a little guilty of not pushing that extra yard. I've talked to COs about certain projects, both new and old projects that have been abandoned, and I get a response all too often. A response I dislike. "It's too hard". But then, that's what being in a position like that is all about. It's supposed to be hard. If it was easy, everyone would want to be COs and we'd have no one having fun as normal members.

In line with all this, over the next week or so I'll be drafting up directives for all the COs to carry out over the course of 2004. This was tried in 2003 but never was really successful for a variety of reasons. In 2004, these directives will be carried out. In most cases, these directives will be things you're currently already working on or projects you've discussed with me, so it should be all good. The directives will give the FC and myself a yardstick to measure COs by over the course of the year, as well as provide long-term focus and
direction for various areas of the EH.

One directive I think that can be applied in a blanket fashion is that of promotion and public relations. As I found out, simply doing a news post on a site and on a message board doesn't cut it. I used that method with a competition earlier this year and got two submissions. I also think the lack of promotion and public presence is resulting in members forgetting or not being award of what services there are and what avenues of activity there are. This has been reflected by the drop in specific server awards in 2003. At the other end of the scale, we're not effectively promoting the "good works" of ordinary members. As such, I'd like all COs to make an extra effort in this area. The CHAN/OPS and MAA in the DB have already been directed to start doing this. A public presence heavy approach was very successful for IWATS in the old days and should prove useful for us now.

Lastly, Newsletter 101 should hopefully be released over the weekend. This edition will feature submissions from the TO's Apostosy competition.

XO Report 29: 02.28.04

First up, we have a new newsletter. It's available for download at http://www.ehdb.org/nl/nl101.zip and is a touch over 4 megs. This is a special edition featuring exclusive content from the Apostasy competition run by FA Keldorn last year. It also features a post competition reivew by Keldorn. Letters of Achievement for that NL have already been awarded. Congratulations to those who submitted. As always, I'm wanting submissions for the NL. You can submit graphics, fiction, etc. as well as reviews of recent games, books, etc.
Submissions can be sent to jpboyce@indigo.net.au Make sure you include your ID line.

I went through and did the recommendations for the TIE Corps and Dark Brotherhood Commendations of Loyalty this weekend, as well as approving them. I don't think anyone was missed on the list.

I've gotten a number of responses for my little research project ( http://www.ehnet.org/mb/viewtopic.php?t=1284 ) and will start that going soon. If you're interested in helping, you've got about 1 day to let me know via email.

Lastly a reminder about reports. Seems some people are slipping back into old habits by either doing lots of copy-pasting between reports or trying to fill out their reports by including content that is inappropriate or not relevant (ie. stuff about their real life). Do yourself a favour and don't do it if you are one of those that are trying it on. Instead, maybe you should question why you need to use such tactics to fill out your reports in the first place.

Tactical Office Reports:
As Emailed From: Tactical Officer (FA Mike)

Tactical Office

Fleet Admiral Marcin "Mike" Szydlowski
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Tactical Officer
Emperor's Hammer Strike Fleet
#3203 < pbmike@go2.pl >

Tactical Office Report #128: 02.22.04

Introduction:

Not the best week I had, though I did some work this week, but at the moment I am sick, so I don't feel too well.

XvT free missions updated:
I have fixed several XvT-FREEs, namely #120-148, so they now work with EHBL. Also, my CA:TAC will work on cleaning bugs reports from our database, so we should have many battles fixed. Also, my TCHC is doing final checks now, so we should have more battles soon. I already have two battles on my desk and they should be released tomorrow morning, unless I really feel bad.

Testers and engineers needed:
We can use XvT and BoP people. TIE is full, but you can try with XWA and XW. Great career opportunities, so apply if you have time.

Make more battles:
I encourage you all to make more battles, especially for TIE and XWA. We need them. Also, make some JA maps.

New medal:
New hammer for Medal of Tactics has been approved by FC, XO and OPS, namely yellow hammer. You will get it for every JA map you submit, so start working on JA maps and get some shiny new yellow hammers.

Tactical Roster:
Tactical High Command [3]:
Tactical Officer: FA Marcin Szydlowski #3203 (pbmike@go2.pl)
Command Attach� to Tactical Officer: VA Styles #274 (stelerain@comcast.net)
Tactical Head Coordinator: LC D.T Hammer #9121 (aburt@tampabay.rr.com)
Tactical Command [3]:
Tactical Coordinator (TIE): COL Beef #1639 (Beefment@aol.com)
Tactical Coordinator (XvT): CM Chris Cox #9354 (dodgygeeza98@hotmail.com)
Tactical Coordinator (XWA): COL Master #6252 (capt_master@hotmail.com)
Tactical Assistants [3]:
Honorary Tactical Officer's Assistant: HA Striker #420 (striker@tiecorps.org)
Tactical Officer's Assistant: CPT Justin #5853 (justinmantonico@aol.com)
Honorary Tactical Officer's Assistant: VA Philo #7894 (cnwilde@umich.edu)

Websites and links:
Tactical Office Website - http://www.emperorshammer.net/tac/newpage/
Tactical Manual v2.01 - http://www.emperorshammer.net/tac-man/
Tactical Database - http://www.isdcolossus.com/tacdb/
Mission Creation Forum - http://www.theholo.net/mb/viewforum.php?f=42
TIE Mission Creation Tutorial by VA Philo - http://www.emperorshammer.ca/tiemiss/tutorial_1.htm
XWA Mission Creation Tutorial by VA RogueWing - http://www.minos.net/~immortal/noob/index.html
Philo's 3D Waypoint Utility - http://www.emperorshammer.ca/tiemiss/waytemp2k.zip
CM Lenvik's TIE95 Fix For EHBL Users Running Windows 2000/XP - http://www.minos.net/~lenvik/tie952kxp.htm
Imperial Hangar Patch for XWA - http://www.minos.net/~sco/files/xwa/IMP-XWA.zip

Tactical Office Report #129: 02.28.04

Introduction:

Well, I didn't go to work today, because I feel I am sick again, or I will be if I will leave my nice and comfy place called home. So, you have my report earlier. This week was full of work, both in real life and EH. I've been talking to my staff, I've been releasing battles, awarding medals and working on my secret project. Secret until today, but that's later.

In real life I am busy like hell and it's not going to change. I have also bad news. Because Poland is joining EU, we need to finish our plant before may. This means we are working like hell, and my work day has been changed. From 10 to 12 hours. This means I will be working from 6am to 6pm. And you understand I will be tired and busy. Fear not. If I will feel I'm not doing my duties, I will send resignation letter. But, with help of my staff I am sure we will manage very well and in April it'll be back to normal.

About my staff. Well, I am happy. We have released 52 missions this month, so it's not that bad. Also, old battles are going to be released very soon and they are being released now. My TCHC is doing great job as team manager, and my CA:TAC is working on bugs in mission compendium.

And I think that's all ;)

Testers and engineers needed:

We can use XvT and BoP people. TIE is full, but you can try with XWA and XW. Great career opportunities, so apply if you have time.

"Tacky" the ultimate pilot file viewer:

As you probably know, in RL I am software engineer. I write stuff for my company and now, I've decided to use my skill for EH. I am working on pilot file viewing software for all platforms. There will be two versions. Basic for entire EH and full for Tactical/Science Office. It will support all platforms, even XW. So, I guess it's worth waiting.

Make more battles:
I encourage you all to make more battles, especially for TIE and XWA. We need them. Also, make some JA maps.

New medal:
New hammer for Medal of Tactics has been approved by FC, XO and OPS, namely yellow hammer. You will get it for every JA map you submit, so start working on JA maps and get some shiny new yellow hammers.

Tactical Roster:
Tactical High Command [3]:
Tactical Officer: FA Marcin Szydlowski #3203 (pbmike@go2.pl)
Command Attach� to Tactical Officer: VA Styles #274 (stelerain@comcast.net)
Tactical Head Coordinator: LC D.T Hammer #9121 (aburt@tampabay.rr.com)

Tactical Command [3]:
Tactical Coordinator (TIE): COL Beef #1639 (Beefment@aol.com)
Tactical Coordinator (XvT): CM Chris Cox #9354 (dodgygeeza98@hotmail.com)
Tactical Coordinator (XWA): COL Master #6252 (capt_master@hotmail.com)
Tactical Assistants [3]:
Honorary Tactical Officer's Assistant: HA Striker #420 (striker@tiecorps.org)
Tactical Officer's Assistant: CPT Justin #5853 (justinmantonico@aol.com)
Honorary Tactical Officer's Assistant: VA Philo #7894 (cnwilde@umich.edu)

Websites and links:

Tactical Office Website - http://www.emperorshammer.net/tac/newpage/
Tactical Manual v2.01 - http://www.emperorshammer.net/tac-man/
Tactical Database - http://www.isdcolossus.com/tacdb/
Mission Creation Forum - http://www.theholo.net/mb/viewforum.php?f=42
TIE Mission Creation Tutorial by VA Philo - http://www.emperorshammer.ca/tiemiss/tutorial_1.htm
XWA Mission Creation Tutorial by VA RogueWing - http://www.minos.net/~immortal/noob/index.html
Philo's 3D Waypoint Utility - http://www.emperorshammer.ca/tiemiss/waytemp2k.zip
CM Lenvik's TIE95 Fix For EHBL Users Running Windows 2000/XP - http://www.minos.net/~lenvik/tie952kxp.htm
Imperial Hangar Patch for XWA - http://www.minos.net/~sco/files/xwa/IMP-XWA.zip

Tactical Office Report #130: 03.06.04

Introduction:
Hello and welcome to this 130th Tactical Office Report. Last week was full of work. We will drop some dead weight this week, so if you are inactive tester you email your TCC now and DO some assignments, or you are gone. :)

My CA is working on bugs in Mission Compendium, so all battles should be bug less sooner or later. That's good. TCCs should clear there queues pretty soon, so there will no old battles in TacDB. My goal is to hold all battles no longer than 1 month. I think that's possible.

Finaly, I have processed all pending High Scores and FCHG points, so there is no delay. And we have released some battles, so go and fly them :)

500 battles in Mission Compendium, 2 to go

So far we have 498 battles in EH Mission Compendium. This means we need only 2 battles to hit magical number of 500. No bad achievement I think, but I want to hit TAC4k :)

"Tacky" the ultimate pilot file viewer:
I made no progress this week since I was busy with other duties. But I will try to code more this week. Maybe I will get alpha version in April. WHo knows?

FCHG Competition ends tomorrow:
I have extended FCHG Competition #5 to end tomorrow. So if you have battles ready send them before it's too late. Participation is rather low so there is a good chance to win something shiny. :)

Tactical Roster:
Tactical Higg Command [3]:
Tactical Officer: FA Marcin Szydlowski #3203 (pbmike@go2.pl)
Command Attach� to Tactical Officer: VA Styles #274 (stelerain@comcast.net)
Tactical Head Coordinator: COL D.T Hammer #9121 (aburt@tampabay.rr.com)
Tactical Command [3]:
Tactical Coordinator (TIE): COL Beef #1639 (Beefment@aol.com)
Tactical Coordinator (XvT): CPT Chris Cox #9354 (dodgygeeza98@hotmail.com)
Tactical Coordinator (XWA): COL Master #6252 (capt_master@hotmail.com)
Tactical Assistants [3]:
Honorary Tactical Officer's Assistant: HA Striker #420 (striker@tiecorps.org)
Tactical Officer's Assistant: CPT Justin #5853 (justinmantonico@aol.com)
Honorary Tactical Officer's Assistant: VA Philo #7894 (cnwilde@umich.edu)

Websites and links:

Flight Office Reports:
As Emailed From: Flight Officer (FA Cyric)

Flight Office

FA Cyric
CA:FO/FA Cyric/CA-4/SSSD Sovereign
GOE/SSx5/BSx2/PCx2/ISMx5/MoI/MoT-1rh-5gh/LoC-CSx7-Rx1/CoLx3/CoB/LoA/OV-5E [KNGT] {IWATS-AIM-BX-CBX-ICQ-IIC/1-JS-M/1/2-SM/1/2/3-XTM/1-XTT}

Flight Office Report #21: 02.20.04

<salute>

I will be going away for work on 2/21/04 and will not be returning until 2/28/04. VA Reaper will be handling all of the roster changes while I am away. Please send Reaper any changes that need to be done by mail, as I will NOT have computer access and will be unable to check my mail.

Next up, AD Darksaber was asked to retire from his position of ASF BGCOM for a few things that culminated in days of no contact. He was not asked to retire from the TC as he stated in the TC meeting, but was offered two other flag spots which He turned down. I'm not going to sling any mud here or anywhere. I made the decision to ask him to leave and I stand by it. He contributed to the EH and the ASF for 16 months, and it will not be forgotten, but no matter what he DID do for the ASF, He was NOT doing it for the past few months....

A new ASF BGCOM has been selected. VA Khadgar has been named to be the new ASF BGCOM!

The issue of incorrect transfer procedures has popped up yet again! Please follow the protocol, which is very simple. Notify your cmdr, the squadron cmdr of where you want to go and all the flags involved. Then after they give their approvals, then and only then should I get the mail requesting the transfer!

That's about it for this week. I'll see everyone on 2/29/04!

In Service...

Flight Office Report #22: 03.05.04

<salute>

This is my first report since my leave, so the first piece of news to report is the assigning of VA Khadgar to the position of ASF BGCOM. Khadgar is a veteran member of the ASF and the Tie Corps, and is the best fit to return activity and moral back to the ASF. Congratulations Khadgar!

Daniel Goad has been named the New Vanguard Commodore and promoted to the rank of RA

LC Frey Gallandro has been named the new WC for Wing XVIII on the SSD Avenger

LC Guthwolf has been assigned as the new WC for Wing IV on the SSSD Sovereign

I think that's about it for Flag Positional changes within the TC for the last two weeks....

Now on to a bit of business:

I have recently been getting a lot of improper transfer requests come into my inbox. By improper I mean, there is no Chain of Command followed. Sound familiar? Well it should since I've broached the topic in a few other reports. The Flight Office is the LAST person to hear about the transfer. I only want to see the final mail, where everyone approved (knows) about the transfer. If I get ANY transfers where the protocols are not followed, I will ignore them. It is a very easy procedure so follow it! Repeat offenders shall be sent to the Flight Office where they will recite the transfer protocols forwards and backwards until they are blue in the face! They have been posted on the TC Message board and the EH message board. So there is NO excuse not to know them!

Another issue is that of dead weight within the TC ranks. I've seen countless reports from different squadrons where the same members always have, no contact this week....no contact for several weeks....These members need to either AWOLed or MIAed. Active members are more valuable than having a full complement. A full complement that is active is the goal. Wing XIII ISD Greywolf has pretty much achieved this and should be a model.

I am submitting a competition for all TC members to create a new INPR for me. The more creative the profile, the better. IS GR for first place, IS SR for second, and IS BR for third. Watch for details on the news page when it is approved by the TO.

On a happier note, I want to congratulate the members of Tau squadron and Avenger squadron for their participation in the last WoW events. The COO informs me that TAU members have scored the best out of the TC and place the EH in the highest ranking it has seen! Congrats to all the pilots who participated!

That's it from the Flight Office this week!

In Service....

Internet Office Reports:
As Emailed From: Internet Officer (HA Ari)

Internet Office

IO-FSEA-PROF/HA Ari/CS-5/SSSD Sovereign
[MoH] [GOE] [GSx3] [SSx2] [BS] [PCx3] [ISMx9] [MoT-rh-gh] [IS-3BR-4SR-2GR-1PR]
[LoC-CSx6] [MoC-SoC-5BoC] [CoE] [CoB] [CoLx2] [LoAx2] [OV-4E]
{IWATS-SM/1-IIC/1/2/3-VBS-RPG-CBX-M/1/2-GFX-PHP/1/2-ASP-AIM-XML-JS}
Internet Officer of the Emperor's Hammer
ISD Colossus: FC's Own, 2000
IWATS VBScript Professor

Internet Office Report #131: 02.20.04

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Internet Office Report #131

February 20, 2004

:: [ Internet Office News ] ::

After CM Rokin's appointment to the position of PREX, the IO is down to a smaller staff. However, each of us has a fairly large project we're working on, so we're keeping busy.

I'm working on the EH.org automation. I've finally acquired the information I needed to go ahead and complete the database design, so that is now finished and I've filled in some of the common code, and now I just need to write the classes and the scripts.

Related to that is the development of EHNet Login System 2.0 which AD Turtle has been working on. It will feature an entirely new system of processing logins and a considerable improvement upon security and thus will greatly help in providing EH developers with a unified login and data retrieval system. The new EH.org system will be based off this new version of ELS, hopefully making EH.org a more central hub for EH operations.

Leeson continues to work on MP Sabacc - no updates from him this week yet. Drako is working on a PHP project for the Training Office.

Also, of note, I've updated some of the more outdated links at the end of the IO Report, an update that was long overdue.

:: [ Emperor's Hammer: Site of the Week ] ::

This week's SOTW is the House Gladius site by Aeishline Strathaven at http://tarentum.net/gladius/. Congrats on her 4 star site!

:: [ Internet Office Poll ] ::

Which internet IWATS course do you like most?

-PHP
-ASP
-XML
-JavaScript
-VBS
-IIC (HTML)

Vote for your choice at http://www.ehnet.org!

:: [ Internet Office Staff ] ::
Internet Officer: HA Ari
Command Attache: FA Bevel Leeson
Command Assistant: AD Turtle
Command Assistant: RA Drako
Command Assistant: RA Xander Drax

:: [ Internet Office Links ] ::

http://www.ehnet.org/ - Internet Office
http://www.ehnet.org/mb/ - EH Message Boards
http://www.minos.net/ - MinosNIC
http://els.minos.net/ - EHNet Login System
http://www.ehnet.org/guidelines.php - EH & TC Internet Guidelines
http://www.minos.net/oldmb/ - Archived Message Board Data
http://my.ehnet.org/ - My EHNet
http://squadfirst.minos.net - SquadFirst Squadron Website Template
http://www.ehnet.org/xps/ - eXtensible Polling System
http://www.ehnet.org/sabacc/ - Sabacc Online v2.4
http://www.ehnet.org/ca/ - IO Code Archive
http://ehlibrary.minos.net/ - EH Library
http://code.minos.net/ - EH Code Collaboration
http://bannerx.ehnet.org/ - EH Banner Exchange
http://counters.minos.net - EH Counter Service
http://www.ehnet.org/gcc/ - Greeting Card Center
http://www.ehnet.org/thj/thj2/ - The Holonet Journals, Issue #2
http://www.ehnet.org/thj/thj1/ - The Holonet Journals, Issue #1
http://www.minos.net/webring/ - WebRing
http://php.minos.net/ - PHP IWATS Course
http://to.minos.net/java/ - JavaScript IWATS Course
http://www.ehnet.org/vbs/ - VBScript IWATS Course
http://to.minos.net/flash/ - Flash IWATS Course

:: [ In Service of the Emperor's Hammer ] ::

Internet Office Report #132: 02.27.04

:: Transmission Begin ::

Internet Office Report #132

February 27, 2004

:: [ Internet Office News ] ::

Been a quiet week, with some more work on EH.org and ELS development. Xander Drax has officially stepped down from his IOA spot so he can continue work in the Logistics Office.

I'd actually like to take this time to remind you all of some services the IO offers. For the developers out there, there is the IO Code Archive at http://www.ehnet.org/ca/. Here you can find all sorts of interesting code snippets you can copy and paste freely to use and modify in your code. Please post your own snippets and share with the EH developers community!

For use by everyone there's the eXtensible Polling System at http://www.ehnet.org/xps/. This is a rich and full-featured system that will allow you to create most kinds of data collection forms you can imagine. Easy to use, very powerful and useful!

Also another favorite is the EH Greeting Card Center at http://www.ehnet.org/gcc/. This service allows you to send personalized e-cards to anyone. There is a huge variety of possible cards to send, look at them all!

:: [ Emperor's Hammer: Site of the Week ] ::

This week's SOTW is the Communications Office site at http://www.ehcomm.net by AD Turtle and VA Foley. Congrats both on a 5 star site, full of useful functionality!

:: [ Internet Office Poll ] ::

What IWATS internet course do you like most?

-PHP
-ASP
-XML
-JavaScript
-VBS
-IIC (HTML)

Vote for your choice at http://www.ehnet.org!

:: [ Internet Office Staff ] ::
Internet Officer: HA Ari
Command Attache: FA Bevel Leeson
Command Assistant: AD Turtle
Command Assistant: RA Drako

:: [ Internet Office Links ] ::

http://www.ehnet.org/ - Internet Office
http://www.ehnet.org/mb/ - EH Message Boards
http://www.minos.net/ - MinosNIC
http://els.minos.net/ - EHNet Login System
http://www.ehnet.org/guidelines.php - EH & TC Internet Guidelines
http://www.minos.net/oldmb/ - Archived Message Board Data
http://my.ehnet.org/ - My EHNet
http://squadfirst.minos.net - SquadFirst Squadron Website Template
http://www.ehnet.org/xps/ - eXtensible Polling System
http://www.ehnet.org/sabacc/ - Sabacc Online v2.4
http://www.ehnet.org/ca/ - IO Code Archive
http://ehlibrary.minos.net/ - EH Library
http://code.minos.net/ - EH Code Collaboration
http://bannerx.ehnet.org/ - EH Banner Exchange
http://counters.minos.net - EH Counter Service
http://www.ehnet.org/gcc/ - Greeting Card Center
http://www.ehnet.org/thj/thj2/ - The Holonet Journals, Issue #2
http://www.ehnet.org/thj/thj1/ - The Holonet Journals, Issue #1
http://www.minos.net/webring/ - WebRing
http://php.minos.net/ - PHP IWATS Course
http://to.minos.net/java/ - JavaScript IWATS Course
http://www.ehnet.org/vbs/ - VBScript IWATS Course
http://to.minos.net/flash/ - Flash IWATS Course

:: [ In Service of the Emperor's Hammer ] ::

Training Office Reports:
As Emailed From: Training Officer (AD Keldorn)

Training Office

Fleet Admiral, Krath Priest Keldorn Cochrane
Training Officer, Dean of IWATS, Headmaster & Minister of Education
---------------------------------------------------------------
IC/GOE/GSx5/SSx5/BSx2/PCx2/ISMx6/MoI/MoT-1rh-1gh/IS-1BR-2SR-1GR/LoC-CS-Rx1/CoE/CoB/OV-2E
SB/GCx2/DC/LSS
[LGNR] {IWATS-AIM-ASP-CBX-FLA-GFX-ICQ-IIC/1/2/3-JS-M/1/2-PHP-PHP-RT-SM/2-VBS-XAM-XML-XTM/1}

Training Office Report #29: 02.21.04

<SALUTE>

Welcome Ladies and Gentleman to the 29th Training Office Report!

My thanks to Grand Admiral Ronin and Sector Admiral Astatine for my promotion to Fleet Admiral.

Several new IWATS Courses to announce:

Trillian (TLN), the popular IM and communications software: http://to.minos.net/trillian/
Internet Basics (IBX), a general introduction to the Internet: http://to.minos.net/ibx/
Vice Admiral Khadgar, the new ASF BGCOM, Commander Trido and Orv Dessrx have been appointed as Professors. The former ASF BGCOM, Admiral Darksaber has been appointed as a Training Office Assistant to assist me in the formulation and management of new EH competitions. Admiral Mell Kerrigan, the current TC BGCOM was awarded an Imperial Security Medal for his valuable assistance to the Training Office.

Vice Admiral Sarin has been awarded a Gold Star of the Empire for his management of the new IWATS Multiplayer Course, which has passed 100 Graduates! In record time!

The Chancellor of the Imperial Senate has offered me the position of Minister of Education, which after much deliberation I have accepted. I have relinquished the position of XML Professor to free more time for this enterprise. Former Flight Officer Priyum Patel has agreed to act as my Vice Minister.

Obelisk Battlemaster Jaron Kai of the Dark Brotherhood has completed a rewrite of Krath Grammar Studies for the Shadow Academy. The entirely revised material can be found here: http://to.minos.net/sa/order_grammar.html.

:: [ TIE Corps Standing Orders ] ::

I. Forward Dating of Competitions: 13th March 2003

All forward dating of Competitions (with very select exceptions) beyond a term of 3 consecutive months will be prohibited. This time-span should be more than enough for the Ship and Wing competitions that are run. If after that 3 month period, the competition concept will continue, the applicable Officer will need to recommend it once more.

II. Denial of Combat Rating 'Races': 21st March 2003

All internal unit competitions of this nature (Combat Rating 'Races') will be denied. I would like to highlight the emphasise on �internal unit competitions�; this only applies to a competition involving one unit (Squadron, Wing etc.) and not to a inter-unit competition � I.e. Squadron vs. Squadron, Wing vs. Wing etc.

:: [ Dark Brotherhood Directives ] ::

I. Recovery of Shadow Academy Graduates: 29th August 2003

If you would like a Course listed on your profile from before the 'split', send an e-mail with the subject 'SA Profile' to hm@darkbrotherhood.org. Please note that this only includes SA courses, and not general IWATS courses (at this time).

:: [ Office Resources ] ::

Academic NeXus : http://to.minos.net/
Emperor�s Hammer Training Manual : http://to.minos.net/tmanual/
Imperial Weapons & Tactics School : http://to.minos.net/courses.html
Dark Brotherhood Shadow Academy : http://to.minos.net/sa/
Dark Brotherhood Dark Side Compendium : http://www.ehdb.org/db/dsc/
TIE Corps Training Message Board Forum : http://www.ehnet.org/mb/viewforum.php?f=34

:: [ Academic Staff ] ::

Administrative Officers

Rear Admiral Drako, Command Attach� ("Number One") [rswojc@poczta.wp.pl]
General Drake, Training Office Assistant ("Number Two") [Drake@EHNet.org]
Admiral Darksaber, Training Office Assistant [Darksaber@EHNet.org]
Sith Battlemaster Daniel Goad, Praetor to the Headmaster [dazexeter@yahoo.com]
Priyum Patel, Vice Minister of Education [spellfire@btinternet.com]
Imperial Weapons & Tactics School Professorship Roll

High Admiral Ari; Professor, Visual Basic Script [ari@tiecorps.org]
Fleet Admiral Ender mBind; Professor, OPTing Course [mindb_ender@hotmail.com]
Fleet Admiral Bevel Leeson; Professor, PHP [skinner@axelero.hu]
Fleet Admiral Marcin Szydlowski; Professor, X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter Mission Creation [pbmike@go2.pl]
Admiral Proton; Professor, Squadron Management [hullbreach@warpmail.net]
Vice Admiral Khameir Sarin; Professor, Multiplayer [khameir_sarin@yahoo.com]
Vice Admiral Khadgar; Professor, Trillian [khadgar1@shaw.ca]
Rear Admiral RogueWing; Professor, X-Wing: Alliance Mission Design [roguewing25@yahoo.com]
Rear Admiral Tomaas Banys; Professor, Linux [incomtech@wp.pl]
Colonel Locke Setzer; Professor, Eggdrop [KevinSetzer@aol.com]
Colonel Master; Professor, Rebellion Tactics [slavelet@iinet.net.au]
Colonel Wes Janson; Professor, Active Server Page [eh_janson@shaw.ca]
Lieutenant Colonel Alec Qarni; Professor, AOL Instant Messenger [oneblah2@cs.com]
Major Lohr Zadash; Professor, ICQ [LohrZadash@isdrelentless.org]
Major Justin ; Professor, TIE Fighter Tactics [justinmantonico@aol.com]
Major Ace; Professor, Flash [ace003_bla@yahoo.com.au]
Major Aeolus; Professor, JavaScript [zexipher@yahoo.com]
Major Chris McCollum; Professor, Graphics [ministryisadeity@aol.com]
Major Sarn Eric; Professor, TIE Fighter Mission Creation [sarn_erec@web.de]
Captain Tek Selkirk; Professor, X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter Tactics [tek_selkirk@hotmail.com]
Commander Trido; Professor, Internet Basics [ehtrido@hotmail.com]
Lieutenant Commander Orrimaarko Reeft; Professor, BitchX [orrimaarko_reeft@hotmail.com]
Orv Dessrx; Professor, XML [orv@borkweb.com]
Shadow Academy Erudite Roll

Dark Adept Jaron Kai; Pontiff, Grammar Studies [eh_jaronkai@yahoo.co.uk]
Guardian Sirik Xirok, Obelisk Apprentice & Obelisk Doctrine [red_headed_rebel1089@yahoo.com]

Training Office Report #30: 03.02.04

<SALUTE>

Welcome Ladies and Gentleman to the 30th Training Office Report!

Vice Admiral Khadgar and Commander Trido have been awarded Silver Stars of the Empire for their work for the Training Office.

Three new IWATS courses will be released at some point during this week: Dreamweaver, Galactic Battlegrounds Tactics and mIRC Scripting. The recently released courses have all been progressing exceptionally, with over 100 graduates between them thus far.

There are also several IWATS Courses currently under final revision or still in the writing phase. These include those of a 'fictional' orientation (Trade & Customs, Starfighters), those referring to our gaming platforms (a JK/JO/JA suite of courses) and more of those dastardly internet/programming courses.

Rear Admiral Drako has continued work on the 'Top Gun Academy' for the TIE Corps, along with the Combat Operations Officer. The website is looking very promising, the idea equally so. More on this later. Drako has, however, been busy with university exams, of which I'm sure we wish him the best.

The Senate Core exam will also be uploaded and functioning shortly, permitting a new influx of Senators and Representatives into the Emperor's Hammer...

Work continues on the Emperor's Hammer 'university' project. This institution will be a central academic body for the EH, offering Bachelors and Masters degrees, accompanied by the possibility of doctoral study. Most SubGroup academies will be heavily involved in this institution once the idea is ready to go gold. Any questions can be directed to me at keldorn@btopenworld.com.

:: [ TIE Corps Standing Orders ] ::

I. Forward Dating of Competitions: 13th March 2003

All forward dating of Competitions (with very select exceptions) beyond a term of 3 consecutive months will be prohibited. This time-span should be more than enough for the Ship and Wing competitions that are run. If after that 3 month period, the competition concept will continue, the applicable Officer will need to recommend it once more.

II. Denial of Combat Rating 'Races': 21st March 2003

All internal unit competitions of this nature (Combat Rating 'Races') will be denied. I would like to highlight the emphasise on �internal unit competitions�; this only applies to a competition involving one unit (Squadron, Wing etc.) and not to a inter-unit competition � I.e. Squadron vs. Squadron, Wing vs. Wing etc.

:: [ Dark Brotherhood Directives ] ::

I. Recovery of Shadow Academy Graduates: 29th August 2003

If you would like a Course listed on your profile from before the 'split', send an e-mail with the subject 'SA Profile' to hm@darkbrotherhood.org. Please note that this only includes SA courses, and not general IWATS courses (at this time).

:: [ Office Resources ] ::

Academic NeXus : http://to.minos.net/
Emperor�s Hammer Training Manual : http://to.minos.net/tmanual/
Imperial Weapons & Tactics School : http://to.minos.net/courses.html
Dark Brotherhood Shadow Academy : http://to.minos.net/sa/
Dark Brotherhood Dark Side Compendium : http://www.ehdb.org/db/dsc/
TIE Corps Training Message Board Forum : http://www.ehnet.org/mb/viewforum.php?f=34

:: [ Academic Staff ] ::

Administrative Officers

Rear Admiral Drako, Command Attach� ("Number One") [rswojc@poczta.wp.pl]
General Drake, Training Office Assistant ("Number Two") [Drake@EHNet.org]
Admiral Darksaber, Training Office Assistant [Darksaber@EHNet.org]
Sith Battlemaster Daniel Goad, Praetor to the Headmaster [dazexeter@yahoo.com]
Priyum Patel, Vice Minister of Education [spellfire@btinternet.com]
Imperial Weapons & Tactics School Professorship Roll

High Admiral Ari; Professor, Visual Basic Script [ari@tiecorps.org]
Fleet Admiral Ender mBind; Professor, OPTing Course [mindb_ender@hotmail.com]
Fleet Admiral Bevel Leeson; Professor, PHP [skinner@axelero.hu]
Fleet Admiral Marcin Szydlowski; Professor, X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter Mission Creation [pbmike@go2.pl]
Admiral Proton; Professor, Squadron Management [hullbreach@warpmail.net]
Vice Admiral Khameir Sarin; Professor, Multiplayer [khameir_sarin@yahoo.com]
Vice Admiral Khadgar; Professor, Trillian [khadgar1@shaw.ca]
Rear Admiral RogueWing; Professor, X-Wing: Alliance Mission Design [roguewing25@yahoo.com]
Rear Admiral Tomaas Banys; Professor, Linux [incomtech@wp.pl]
Colonel Locke Setzer; Professor, Eggdrop [KevinSetzer@aol.com]
Colonel Master; Professor, Rebellion Tactics [slavelet@iinet.net.au]
Colonel Wes Janson; Professor, Active Server Page [eh_janson@shaw.ca]
Lieutenant Colonel Alec Qarni; Professor, AOL Instant Messenger [oneblah2@cs.com]
Major Lohr Zadash; Professor, ICQ [LohrZadash@isdrelentless.org]
Major Justin ; Professor, TIE Fighter Tactics [justinmantonico@aol.com]
Major Ace; Professor, Flash [ace003_bla@yahoo.com.au]
Major Aeolus; Professor, JavaScript [zexipher@yahoo.com]
Major Chris McCollum; Professor, Graphics [ministryisadeity@aol.com]
Major Sarn Eric; Professor, TIE Fighter Mission Creation [sarn_erec@web.de]
Captain Tek Selkirk; Professor, X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter Tactics [tek_selkirk@hotmail.com]
Commander Trido; Professor, Internet Basics [ehtrido@hotmail.com]
Lieutenant Commander Orrimaarko Reeft; Professor, BitchX [orrimaarko_reeft@hotmail.com]
Orv Dessrx; Professor, XML [orv@borkweb.com]
Shadow Academy Erudite Roll

Obelisk Battlemaster Jaron Kai; Pontiff, Grammar Studies [eh_jaronkai@yahoo.co.uk]
Guardian Sirik Xirok, Obelisk Apprentice & Obelisk Doctrine [red_headed_rebel1089@yahoo.com]

Operations Office Reports:
As Emailed From: Operations Officer (VA Alex Foley)

Operations Office

OPS/VA Alex Foley/CS-7/SSSD Sovereign
GSx5/SSx6/BSx5/PCx6/ISMx4/IS-2BR-3SR-1GR/LoC-Rx4/MoC-1BoC/CoE/CoL/CoB/LoAx2/OV-3E [HUSS] {IWATS-AIM-ASP-BOT-BX-CBX-FLA-GFX-ICQ-IIC/1/2/3-JS-LIN-M/1/2-PHP-RT-SM/2/3-TM-TT-VBS-XAM-XML-XTM/1/2-XTT}

OPS Report #24: 02.20.04

Things are back under control, for the time being. I've been here as OPS for six months. Remember that when you show me disrespect.

Some people really made me mad this week. Some key points to remember are that, number one, I'm the OPS. It's me who decides whether or not a medal should be awarded, not you. Number two, I know the Operations Manual. It's a guide, not law. Number three, no one, ever (besides maybe Astatine or GA Ronin) has the right to talk down to me. If you think I denied a medal that should've been awarded, you don't fire back an e-mail demanding me to award it. If I deny a medal because it's being too qualitative (words) and not quantitative (numbers) enough, you resubmit your recommendation with the numbers. Don't even bother e-mailing me if I tell you to give me specifics. If I deny a medal, sooner or later you're going to have to resubmit it. So leave e-mailing me some crazy rant out of the process.

So, my medal rant (I haven't had one of these in a while...). If you mention "He flew a lot of battles" all I'm going to do is deny the medal and ask how many battles. "He completed lots of IWATS coures." Which ones? What dates? I approve recommendations with dates and plenty of information in a heartbeat - giving me too much can never be wrong. I understand you all want to be wordy when you recommend medals, and that's fine. Just do so at the bottom of the recommendation, after you have given me all of the data.

Here's another tidbit (again, something I've preached on before). Decide right now whether it will be the COM or the WC who awards MSE medals. I'm sick of accidentally awarding the same medal and then having to take it back from a pilot because the two people in charge of a ship can't figure out who's going to be awarding the medals this month.

I hadn't been too active lately (spring sports have started and I worked 13 out of the last 14 days, along with the rest of my free time going to school and life). I've got a week coming up where I'll be out of town, so my access will be limited. I'll try and be online as much as possible, but if this is impossible please bear with me.

The medal queue is now clear. I'm going to approve all outstanding uniforms today. I also awarded the medals for my competitions last night - if you didn't get yours, e-mail me.

Astatine has recommended to me that I highlight some of the medals earned each week in my reports. Expect me to start doing that next week. I'll also post some good ones on the news pages.

If you want to know what I'm thinking on a particular day, check out ScramKid.org, my personal website. Get a glimpse into who I really am outside of the EH.

Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others.
Groucho Marx (1890 - 1977)

OPS Report #25: 02.27.04

Here we go again. I'm out of town for a week starting yesterday, so please bear with me.

Nothing too bad this week, partly because I haven't processed all the medals yet. I'm about to do that. I find it makes me happier when I write the report first then award the medals.

I hope you all read my last report. I no longer will show any compassion if you don't fill out a medal recommendation correctly. It's very simple. I want to award medals as much as you do. Keep in mind if you go that extra mile and write a little bit more you'll be better off.

I'm eager to see what 2004 means for the EH. So far, I haven't seen much. Come on people, let's do some things! Medals for anyone that does something that benefits members in real ways :)

Like I said last week, Astatine has recommended to me that I highlight some of the medals earned each week in my reports. Again I'm away from my computer, so I don't have the medals awarded in front of me. Expect me to start doing that next week. I'll also post some good ones on the news pages.

If you want to know what I'm thinking on a particular day, check out ScramKid.org, my personal website. Get a glimpse into who I really am outside of the EH.

Speak when you are angry--and you will make the best speech you'll ever regret.
Laurence J. Peter (1919 - 1988)

OPS Report #26: 03.06.04

Back from the extended absense. A new outlook on life. But still just as busy.

I've been put into some hard spots between Real Life and the EH lately, but thankfully I have cleared completely the backlog of medals and uniforms in the database.

Astatine (thankfully) awarded all of the CoLs from early February. If you have any problems, e-mail me.

Not much of a report because I just returned home from a basketball game two hours away and it's awful late here. I'll leave this part of the report open to any ideas you may have. Please e-mail me if you have any ideas whatsoever for the Operations Office and the Emperor's Hammer as a whole.

Some highlights this week came late this afternoon. Two medals approved for long-standing members of the Tie Corps for their hard work and service.

The Bronze Star of the Empire has been awarded to: BGCOM-COOA/AD Mell Kerrigan/TIE Corps Battlegroups

The request was made by: FO-TCCOM/FA Cyric/CS-4/SSSD Sovereign

Reason given for request: Since his inception as TIEBGCOM, AD Mell has performed above and beyond, handling many flag changes, averted a few minor issues through diplomacy, and created more activity for the Battlegroup. AD Mell has also been instrumental in bringing in "older" members back into the TC which brought experience, and activity back to the Tie BG. He has slowly started to turn the BG around from the despair that it was in. AD Mell has also run and moderated a few TC meetings on Mirc for me when I was unable to attend. For this I thank AD Mell and award him the Bronze Star.

The Bronze Star of the Empire has been awarded to: COM-PROF/AD Proton/SSSD Sovereign

The request was made by: FO-TCCOM/FA Cyric/CS-4/SSSD Sovereign

Reason given for request: Proton continues to show himself to be one of our best leaders, continually working to expand the SOV and keep her pilots and Flags occupied and happy. The SOV has seen its fair share of ups and downs, but through it all, AD Proton remains the rock for the foundation of the entire ship. He is an asset to the TC and a trusted BGCOM.

If you want to know what I'm thinking on a particular day, check out ScramKid.org, my personal website. Get a glimpse into who I really am outside of the EH.

The thing I hate about an argument is that it always interrupts a discussion.
G. K. Chesterton (1874 - 1936)

Communications Office Reports:
As Emailed From: Communications Officer (AD Turtle)

Communications Office

Admiral Turtle Jerrar
Communications Officer
Emperor's Hammer Strike Fleet
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COMM/AD Turtle Jerrar/CS-8/SSSD Sovereign (Paladin),
GOE/BSx2/PCx2/ISMx7/MoI/IS-2GR-1PR/LoC-CSx2-Rx3/CoE/CoLx2/CoB/LoA/OV-6E
{IWATS-AIM-ASP-BX-CBX-GFX-IIC/1/2/3-JS-LIN-M/1/2-PHP/1/2-SM/1-VBS-XML}
-AIM: TurtleXIT -WWW: www.ehcomm.net

Communications Office Report #6: 02.20.04

Between school, the Corps of Cadets (inspection last weekend, all this week, and white collar inspectionthis morning - basically, constant cleaning), and actual Army duties, I've been insanely busy the last two weeks. As such, I was unable to get a report out last week. This report serves as reports #5 and #6.

I've been able to squeeze some ELS work into my busy schedule, especially today. ELS is now slated for a 2.0 version jump, which I hope to have available (schedule-permitting) next week. Major changes include:

- Greatly enhanced redundancy, 2.x will support a pool of master servers so that you will always be able to login to an ELS-enabled web site, even if one or more master servers are down.

- Improved security. ELS logins will now be handled directly by the master server (as opposed to ELS- nabled sites passing along usernames and passwords for verification), which eliminates any possible man- n-the-middle attacks and now makes it possible for any site in the Emperor's Hammer to use ELS functionality to enhance their web site.

- Additional data available. 2.x will include multiple new data fields.

- Improvements in ease of use. ELS 2.x client code will now include multiple scripts, including pre-made example scripts to demonstrate ELS functionality on your own site. ELS is truly a plug and play solution to user authentication issues!

The new login method was completed today, and is currently in use on www.ehnet.org in a test stage.

The next project on my list (probably following the launch of ELS 2.0) will be to fix the ordering and organization of message boards (by subgroup) like several users have been asking about. Luckily, next week will almost certainly be a much calmer week.

As a reminder, please use the COMM request from on the Communications Office web site to submit message board creation and moderator change requests. Requests for IRC operator access will be added to COMM request shortly, after I have time to add a CService username field to ELS.

Communications Office Links

http://www.ehcomm.net/ - Communications Office
http://www.ehnet.org/mb/ - Message Boards
http://www.ehcomm.net/request.php - COMM Request Forms
http://www.emperorshammer.org/irc.htm - IRC Code of Conduct
http://www.minos.net/ - MinosNIC
http://els.minos.net/ - ELS Management

Communications Office Report #7: 02.27.04

Greetings,

I've recently seen users talking in IRC channels about problems they've had with the ELS system, its implementation on the message boards, or other such topics. In some cases, users have been having XYZ problem for days and/or weeks. The kicker: not a single user had approached me in that time to tell me about the problem.

If you experience an unexpected error or problem dealing with the ELS or MinosNIC, *please* contact me. I simply cannot fix problems that I don't know about. Suggestions for the system are also welcomed. I need to have user feedback in order to make the system function as you'd like.

While we're on the subject of ELS, a quick update. Additional backend development was done this week, as well as the frontend interface for the new master-side login page. The 2.0 release is approaching.

I also spent some time this week working on the various extension TCL scripts of dasb0t, cleaning everything up and making it work correctly. I should announce the appointment of a new Communications Office Assistant (COMMA), Count SyNthetiC PaRadoX of the Bounty Hunter's Guild. He will be assisting in the management of the IRC bots/botnet, and TCL scripting. For his first tasking, I've asked him to create a database of all the bots floating around EH channels, and their primary function. This should be completed next week.

An addition to the Communications Office policies has been made this week:

#2 25 Feb 2004- IRC channels designed by the Communications Officer as being 'official' must be managed by Undernet Channel Services (X bot) and are explicitly governed by the IRC Code of Conduct. Additionally, a Communications Office approved bot will assist in the enforcement of code of conduct policies.

To this end, a request for designation as an official IRC channel form has been added to the COMM Request function on the Communications Office web site. Current official channels are listed at www.ehcomm.net/irc.php. If you'd like to add your channel to the list, please fill out the form after ensuring that it meets policy #2. (a COMM bot will be provided after designation)

Finally, everybody remember that this is a leap year and there will be an additional day this month!

Communications Office Links

http://www.ehcomm.net/ - Communications Office
http://www.ehnet.org/mb/ - Message Boards
http://www.ehcomm.net/request.php - COMM Request Forms
http://www.emperorshammer.org/irc.htm - IRC Code of Conduct
http://www.minos.net/ - MinosNIC
http://els.minos.net/ - ELS Management

Security Officer Reports:
As Emailed From: Security Officer (VA Ziggy)

Security Office

SO/VA Sithspawn/CS-9/SSSD Sovereign
GOE/SS/BS/CoL/OV-5E [LANC] {IWATS-AIM-CBX-ICQ-IIC/1-LIN-M/1/2-TT}

Security Office Report #7: 02.20.04

News

1. One random security exercise ran this week. #Hammer's_fist passes inspection with flying colors. No real surprise there.

2. As a reminder, former Logistics Officer Darknyte was expelled and is to be banned on sight. Contact the Security Officer if you experience any difficulties.

Case News:

1. LC Thorn was charged with violations of Article 409 and 410 on 2/15.

Computer Security News:

1. Amusing strains of the MyDoom virus have been spreading through a vulnerability opened by the original virus. In essence, you don't need to open any attachment, nor will you receive any emails. It installs itself onto the computer IF you have already contacted (and failed to repair) the original MyDoom.A or MyDoom.B. The variant able to spread through the backdoor is known as Doomjuice, or MyDoom.C

2. W32/Netsky.B is of particular interest to me right now, although I haven't seen much spread. Key subjects include the following:

stolen
fake
unknown
something for you
read it immediately
warning
information

Further information is available at http://www.cert.org/current/current_activity.html#netsky.b

Security Product of the Week:

X-chat 2.0.5 ( http://xchat.org/download/ ):

Not what you'd expect to see as a traditional security product, eh? X-chat was my personal solution to a desire to eliminate any exposure to the exploits of mIRC without having to upgrade and pay the registration fee. Could I if I wanted to? Sure. But I'm cheap, and I'm sure we have EHers running on a budget or unavailable to shell out the cash. This is a multi-platform open source client, and I haven't had a problem yet running it on XP. Highly customizable, no DCC exploits, and best of all, it's free. Also of note is that it matches mIRC in most if not all features of convenience, such as auto-rejoin, nick completion, auto-join, and cool buttons that produce amusing results.

Security Office Report #8: 03.06.04

News:

1. The Security Office is still not hiring.

Case News:

1. A verdict of guilty has been returned in Case #197. See the HCI site for details.

Computer Security News:

1. Current high profile virus threats include the following:

W32/Beagle.J-K Variants
W32/Netsky.D
W32/Beagle.C-G Variants
W32/Netsky.C
W32/Bizex
W32/Mydoom.F
W32/Welchia.D

Update your Anti Virus software.

2. Product of the Week

This week's product is Sysgate Personal Firewall 5.5. I've been having trouble finding a quality firewall lately, specifically one with individual packet filtering. SPF 5.5 met my standards, and I've been content with it. Key features include logging, dll authentication, and the ability to shut off all traffic. Also included is a security test, which the firewall (obviously) passed with flying colors. I'd recommend running http://scan.sygate.com/probe.html on your own firewall to see how it stands up to the test. As with every product I review, Sysgate Personal Firewall 5.5 is available at download.com

Science Office Reports:
As Emailed From: Science Officer (FA Ender mBind)

Science Office

SCO-TCT-TCS-PROF/FA Ender mBind/CS-10/SSSD Sovereign
GoE/GSx2/SSx7/BSx4/PCx7/ISMx16/MoI/MoT-35rh-53gh-6bh/IS-1SR-2GR-1PR/LoC-TS-Rx1/DFC-Rx1/CoS/CoE/CoL/CoB/LoAx2/OV-3E
[CNTR] {IWATS-AIM-GFX-ICQ-IIC/1/2/3-JS-M/1/2-OPT-SM/2-TM-TT-XAM-XTM/1/2-XTT}

Science Office Report #36: 02.21.04

"Remember Taluca, everything is possible - if it happens."

<salute>

Welcome to my thirty-sixth public report as a Science Officer, quit a bit too late (sorry, being an easily distracted mad scientist don't help *g*). But that don't mean I have less news:

Science Office News:

1. The Freespace 2 mod is progressing nicely and has been renamed to its final title "Imperial Alliance", replacing the former working title "TIE Fighter Empire". All craft of X-Wing (X-W, A-W, Y-W, B-W, T/F, T/B, T/I,
T/A, GUN, TRN, SHU, TUG, FRT, CRV, FRG, CRS, ISD, CN/A, SAT/1, NAV/1, Mn/T1, Mn/T2, Mn/T3) have now been ported into it which means we can go to the first beta testing phase to tune the stats and flying properties:

2. To this end Timmay has set up a new forum just for the project at http://hosting.infiltrator-wing.com/phpbb2 - if you want to help out in the testing department, or just want to have previews/early access of what we are doing, you are advised to go and check it out. Registering makes sure you will receive email notices of next beta phases and other such matters. Do report a bug that you come across though, that's what testing is about.\

3. To this forum I've released four converted training missions from X-Wing for Imperial Alliance which immediately also spawned some updated stats for the craft. They should behave more as in the X-Wing series now, however as we're in early beta phases still not everything is completely operational.

4. AD Darkhill has compiled new versions of the game .exe, now also renamed to our new title. Curtsy of FS_Open, this .exe now is updated to DirectX 8 (originally FS2 was DirectX 5) and offers better graphics and 3D effects. However you do need a different launcher to start it with fully. If not it will ask you if you want to download that. When you have, make sure the Launcher points to the new .exe.

5. The newest version of the .exe also supports our new Registration Desk, which I ported from TIE Fighter and Den Darkhill made the code changes for. It looks and works very much like the registration desk in TIE Fighter, as the included screenshot should point out nicely. Next up in the imperial concourse.

6. Meanwhile the total conversion of the game "Warlords III: Dark Lords Rising" (which I have named "Sith Lords: Dark Lords Rising") has made progress as well: the interface is now mostly replaced and I have started on matters like items and advisors etc. (For example the Merchant now is Watto.) The complete amount of files in this game is actually half that of just the interface of FS2, so this is still considered an easy mod. At the moment however Imperial Alliance has priority.

7. I have made a few updates to the Fleet Manual, with the addition of the TIE Experimental Mk 1 (with full graphics and stats) and the update on the TIE Interceptor entry, which now also has full graphics and stats.
Lay-outing on about all Rebel craft has been updated; about all of those also now include at least a side view as well.

8. As a short in between I've added a java game to shoot rebbies with to the SCO site. Another more complex one (platform game flier) is near complete. These are just for your amusement of course. :

Science Office Status:

CA: Admiral Darkhill has made new versions of our Imperial Alliance exe file, which include changes to accommodate our own new interface. SCOA: CM Tim has set up the Imperial Alliance forum and released the first Beta phase of all craft in X-W.

Site: The Science Office site can be found at http://sco.minos.net or via the redirect http://scienceoffice.isCool.net. The mirror can be found at http://www.gimmie.tudelft.nl/homes/blok10b/ender/sco. Updates have been made to fleet manual and a java game has been added.

Science Office Projects:

XvT/BoP/TIE95 Ship patches: This project's goal is to add all the original and Order of Battle craft that are still "missing" from these games, like the SSD in TIE and XvT, the Medium Transport in all etc. Currently all "missing" craft have been added to these games by use of the EHSPs. All remaining freighters, fighters and all but 2 transports of XWA have also been released as loose patches for TIE, XvT and BoP. Currently on short hold to accommodate Imperial Alliance better.

Imperial Alliance: With the release of the freely available source code of FS2, we have started on making a Star Wars mod for it. We can freely distribute a finished mod as long as we have all our own data files (graphics, sounds, models etc). Renamed to "Imperial Alliance". About all craft from X-Wing have been added and work has started to add the TIE Fighter concourse and to update the exe. Beta phase 1 has started on the new testing forum.

Finishing up:

I think that's it - If I've forgotten anything or if you have comments, suggestions or corrections, let me know via email or look us up at #science_office. Don't forget that all the projects are described in more detail on the SCO site.

(Use only mindb_ender@hotmail.com for official SCO mails.) or ICQ (9706474). Preferably do not mail large files to me, but DCC them via IRC - I'm practically always online at #science_office, #emperor's_hammer and
#tiecorps using the nick MindB_ndr (or variations.)

All my SCO reports are available online as well: you can reach them on the SCO site but they are on the TIE Corps site, CS reports, as well.

Until next time, good luck and have fun!

<salute>

Logistics Officer Reports:
As Emailed From: Logistics Officer (VA Xander Drax)

Logistics Office

LO/VA Xander Drax/CS-11/SSSD Sovereign
GS/SS/BSx3/PCx5/ISMx13/MoI/IS-2BW-1BR-1SW-1SR-2GR/LoC-Rx1/CoE/CoL/CoB/LoA/OV-6E
[CNTR] {IWATS-AIM-CBX-ICQ-IIC/1/2/3-M/1/2-RT-SM/1/2/3-TM/1-TT-VBS}

Logistics Office Report #3: 02.20.04

Logistics News
1. The Logistics Office has, with the help of Underlord Koral of the BHG, located all but one of the EH Newsletters and posted them on it's mirror. The only one we are still missing is #100 (the most recent). If
you or anyone you know have any information as to the whereabouts of this file, please contact the Logicistcs Office immediately.

2. The EH Codex seems to be lost in the mists of time, so beginning this week, work on a brand new Codex will commence. This will be a bit more difficult and time consuming then simply using the older one as a base
to update and change a new one, but such is life.

3. This Office is also beginning to work on the EH Memorium with the help of the Special Operations Director (this project was originally his, and I don't want to come in and simply steal it from him). More info on who to contact with information about additions to this project will be forthcoming.

Logistics Staff

LO: Vice Admiral Xander Drax
CA:LO: Vice Admiral Darwin Matir
LOA: Admiral Zsinj
LOA: Vice Admiral Daniel Stevens

Logistics Links

http://logistics.lusankya.org/ - Logistics Office

Logistics Office Report #4: 02.26.04

Logistics News

1. The Logistics Office has been brought on board by the SCO to assist in creation of a game that they are working on. This assistance will be rendered in the from of historical in universe information about the EH and it's SG's, as well as the rest of the SW universe. This will be an ongoing project that will require contacting a number of SGCOMs.

2. A possible copy of the old EH codex has been located. If this pans out, expect an updated Codex to be posted in the next few weeks.

3. The Logistics Officer (i.e. me) will be on leave from the 27-29. If anyone needs to contact anyone, please direct inquiries to AD Zsinj.

Logistics Staff

LO: Vice Admiral Xander Drax
CA:LO: Vice Admiral Darwin Matir
LOA: Admiral Zsinj
LOA: Vice Admiral Daniel Stevens

Logistics Links

http://logistics.lusankya.org/ - Logistics Office

LO Report #5: 03.06.04

LO Report - 3/6/2004

1) Activity in the Office has slowed to a crawl because of the real world, but it is a productive crawl. Thank the California Community College Forensics Association's upcoming State tournament for this.

2) The LO continues to work with the SCO on some historical data for a project of theirs. This will be something useful outside of the game as well, and will compile a brief history of the EH and its SG's.

3) We are still trying to get a concrete copy of the Codex. A copy was rumored to exist, but hasn't surfaced. If you know the location of one, please tell us.

4) We are beginning work with the SOD on the EH memorium. The new ISP HA Pri has asked to be brought on board as well.

5) The LO will be on leave starting on the 10th until the 14th for the aforementioned CCCFA State Tournament. All questions should go to AD Zsinj during that time.

Recon Office Reports:
As Emailed From: Reconnaissance Officer (AD Joe)

Recon Office

-- Reconnaissance Office Staff --

((((((((((((O#O))))))(ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ>
RO/AD "Six" Joe/CS-12/SSSD Sovereign
IC/GOE/GS/BSx3/PCx2/ISMx6/MoI/MoT-1gh/MoC-6BoC-7SoC-4GoC-27PoC-3DoC/CoL/CoB/OV-5E
[DRAG]

CA:RO/RA Shay`la DuKahn Ludsorkim/CA-12/SSSD Sovereign
PC/ISMx3/CoL/LoA/OV-2E {IWATS-GFX-ICQ-IIC/1/2-M/1/2-PHP-PHP-SM/2-VBS}

ROA/AD Zsinj/SSSD Sovereign
IC/GSx3/SSx6/BSx2/PCx2/ISMx5/MoT-3rh-1gh-3bh/IS-1SR/LoC-IS-CSx4-Rx3/DFC-BW-Rx2/MoC-6BoC-9SoC-6GoC-12PoC-19DoC/CoS/LoAx5/OV-4E [GLDR] {IWATS-CBX-ICQ-IIC/1/2/3-M/1/2-R-SM/1/2-TM-TT-VBS-XTT}

RO Report #42: 03.06.04

-=Salute=-

Greetings from the Recon Office.

My sincere apologies for my lack of report last week. My Sergeant threw a few State Cases my way last week so I can gain more experience. Those are a... well you get the point.

Anyways, I have some great SW Gaming News, be sure to check that out.

I'm still looking for a CA:RO. Send all apps to Noon001@aol.com

OK, If we are going to have a floor booth for Celebration 3, we need to start getting the money together. This is not something we can do at the last minute. Any ideas for an EH-Fundraiser would be great. Remember, we need to raise at least $1000 for a floor booth. Those are the booths in the middle of all the action where we can get the most traffic. It will need to be manned by at least 2 EHers at all times. But that's something we can discuss later.

Also, we need to start thinking about computers to bring to the event. Around eight should be enough to have a good LAN going. Anyone want to volunteer??

We have just under a year before we really need to have this organized. That might sound like a lot, but if we wait till the last minute, we will regret it. The floor booth needs to be paid for when they first announce the space available. Space is limited so we gotta act quick. That should happen around September, so we really need to start with raising the money.

A lot can happen in a year people, so if we really want the EH to rise above all other fan clubs, we need to start acting and planning now. I don't want a soul there to think we are not what we truly are, the best of the best. We're the largest. We're the most engrossing. And of course, we're the club that has the most fun. I've been in this group for Six years, I know of what I speak.

Any ideas would be appreciated.

Anyways, On to Star Wars news, Enjoy!

STAR WARS NEWS:

Starwoids on TechTV

Tech TV will be airing the documentary "Starwoids" on Monday, March 8th at 9pm Eastern, after which there will be a Q&A with the director. Email your questions about Starwoids and Star Wars to nerdnation@techtv.com and the answers will be posted on the Nerd Nation site.

You can also take part in their ultimate Star Wars quiz by clicking here.

TFNGames Unveils Mods Section

TheForce.net Games is veRy happy to annouce the grand opening of a new feature: Game Mods. As many of you know, modifying a game gives it an entirely new feel and modifying a non-LucasArts game to fit in with our beloved Star Wars genre can give you an entirly new Star Wars game to play and enjoy.

TFNGames starts out with 5 mods listed, and in the future we plan to add new ones as they crop up and we are able to update. We start our mod coverage with several prestigous mods, and some promising mods that you might not have known about.

SW:Total Annihilation is one of the longest running mods and creates a Total Conversion of TA including Imperial walkers, Starfighter dogfights, and Turbolaser Defense Batteries. We feature an Interview with Influenza, one the key members of the SW:TA team, as well as the only review we have currently for a mod.
Galactic Conquest is a magnificent looking mod for Battlefield 1942 that is currently in Alpha. They were kind enough to provide us with 22 screenshots from their Alpha, most of them exclusive! You should definetly check these eye candy shots out.

We've also got summaries and screenshots from two Homeworld mods; New Rebellion and Episode I, and the magnificent UT2K3 Troopers mod for Unreal Tournament 2003/2004.

In an effort to increase news coverage on Star Wars mods, we encourage all Mod Teams to send in news about their mod or a link to their homepage so we can cover you in an update to the section.

New Knights of the Old Republic Patch

LucasArts has posted a new patch for the multiple-award-winning RPG Knights of the Old Republic. The 1.03 updates fixes many bugs in the game, a few of which are listed below.

Holding Shift when clicking Give Item or double-clicking the item to give will transfer the entire stack, without shift it moves the items one at a time.

The Sand Person disguise will no longer be reset when entering Anchorhead and the Dockingbay.
Removed the awareness penalty when running

If you haven't played KOTOR, and you own an XBox, you need to head out to a Rental store and try it out. And if you haven't played it and you own a PC, you need to go out and buy it. It's received more awards than I could count, many of which were "Game of the Year".

New Battlefront Interview

SWBattelfront.net has posted their exclusive interview with Pandemic Studios, developers of Battlefront.

Excerpt follows:

SWBF.net: Could you comment on the general size of the maps (as small as Jedi Academy or as large as Tribes) and how interactive these maps will be? Jens Andersen: The maps vary in size greatly. Our environments range from arid deserts and icy plains to urban streets and dense jungles. But there are essentially two styles of maps we have, vehicle heavy or infantry heavy. The vehicle heavy maps tend to be much larger and expansive since the vehicles of Star Wars are fast and powerful. The battle of Hoth and Geonosis are excellent examples of large expansive maps with lots of vehicles. The infantry oriented maps tend to be tighter, letting us direct the action of the map. Marching across country to the battlefront may be realistic; it just isn�t always the most fun. So we kept this in mind when we made our urban maps like the city of Theed and Mos Eisley spaceport.

The maps will be incredibly interactive, allowing the player to feel like they can affect these maps through their actions is an extremely important focus in our design. Some maps have buildings or other objectives that must be destroyed. It is up to each team to attack and defend these points accordingly. To add to this there are game objects like turrets, supply stations and shield walls that can be built by the player to fortify the defenses around their Command Posts.

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SWBF.net: With vehicles comes the need from something to combat them. What type of anti-vehicular weapons can we expect to find and will the balance between them and the vehicles be fair?

Jens Andersen: There will be emplacements on each map - turrets, bunkers and pillboxes, which will help infantry combat the vehicles. In addition there are units designed to carry the kind of weaponry needed to take out the heavier targets. But it is important to choose your shot well, certain spots on vehicles are more vulnerable than others. So players will need to learn these weak spots, both to exploit them as an attacker and to protect them as a pilot.

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That's it for the Recon Office this week.

Non-EH SOTW: Star Wars Imperial Center

http://www.imperialcenter.com/startup.htm

-=SALUTE=-

-- Reconnaissance Office Staff --

Dark Jedi Brotherhood Reports:
As Emailed From: Grand Master of the Dark Jedi Brotherhood (Admiral Khaen)

The Dark Brotherhood of Jedi

Admiral; Lord Darth Khaen
Grand Master of the Dark Brotherhood

Grand Master Report #6: 02.16.04

Dark Side Compendium
The DSC is now located at http://www.ehdb.org/db/dsc. It should be linked off the DB site soon.

Herald
I announced at the DB meeting this weekend that DJK Zeth Durron had been chosen as the new Herald. Unfortunately, Zeth has been forced to go on leave until April. I am currently trying to work through the situation, and this may include choosing another candidate. I apologise for the unforeseen hiccup.

Inter-Club CTF League
The COO and I will be attending a round-table meeting on Wednesday with representatives of the other clubs involved in the CTF League to hammer out details. I will inform the Brotherhood promptly of the outcomes of this meeting. I found out yesterday that Jedi Outcast will be supported, so if you have JO or JA and want to fight for the Brotherhood and reap the rewards, get in touch with the OHC.

Member Input
I've received no emails in the last week since I invited members to email me with any of their ideas or concerns in my previous report. This leads me to believe that no-one cares... Please prove me wrong.

Grand Master Report #7: 02.22.04

Herald
Unfortunately, Zeth Durron is unable to fill the role of Herald as announced last week due to RL, but fear not- we have a replacement Herald. Congratulations to Obelisk Battlemaster Tatsu Kogarasu, who has already been doing some graphics work for me and brings a wealth of talent and ideas to the job.

Seneschal Requires Research Assistant
Astatine needs a researcher with extensive knowledge and/or possession of secondary Star Wars sources like the comics and novels to assist him with a project. Get in touch with him at jpboyce@indigo.net.au

Inter-Club CTF League
On Wednesday evening, I attended a meeting of representatives from the various clubs participating in the league, along with the COO and OHC. Discussions went rather well, and we sorted out most of the issues. The league is only a few weeks away now, keep your eyes peeled on the OHC reports and DB news page for more info.

Clan/House Feuds
There have been some good steps recently towards a clan feud or two, and that's excellent. We need to see these kind of medium level competitions before we can move on to larger things like vendettas. I encourage all clan/house summits to look at challenging other clans/houses to feuds, and offer my services as a sounding board for ideas or a judge for miscellaneous events.

Darth Khaen: The College Years
This Tuesday I commence the next chapter of my life, university, and so there may be some disruption in my activity as I attempt to settle in to to my new schedule (bus, tram, and train for a total of over 3 hours travel each day.. fun). I don't expect it too be too much of a problem, but it's always good to CYA (Cover Your Arse).

GM Report #8: 02.29.04

Lightsabers
This week I have seen some good progress from Herald Tatsu on the basic lightsaber system, and given him some input on what I would like to see done. Keep an eye on the Herald reports, because I'm sure there'll be a sneak preview of the new sabers in the next couple of weeks.

Master-at-Arms Promoted
For his excellent handling of the time-consuming and often repetitive tasks that fall to the Master-at-Arms since coming to the job over a month ago, I hereby promote Mordann Tal'kyra to the rank of Obelisk Battlelord. Congratulations, Mordann, and keep up the great work.

Cluster of Fire Confusion
I have had to deny several competitions recently due to people not observing what seems to be a forgotten rule- that Clusters of Fire are not to be awarded for internal battleteam/house/clan competitions. They can only be awarded for general DB MP events/tournaments, external MP competitions (like the CTF League or Weeks of War), and inter-unit competitions (such as clan/house feuds). When and if the Chancellor writes a new 'Medal Guide', rules like this will be included to eliminate confusion.

Inter-Club CTF League
There is one more meeting of the higher-ups from the involved clubs this Thursday, at which the final details will be hammered out (including the start date, hopefully). Either the OHC or I will report the outcome of this meeting back to the DB.

Grand Master Report #9: 03.06.04

Chancellor Resigns
Due to RL and other EH commitments, Alex Foley has given up the position of Chancellor. I am currently taking applications for this job; details can be found on the DB news page. (To allay any fears of delayed medals - yes, I'll be taking care of the CHAN's duties until a replacement is in place).

Lightsabers
The new Herald is making some excellent progress on the standard lightsaber system, and even included somewhat of a preview in his latest report. Keep an eye on those HRLD reports for more possible previews.

Inter-Club CTF League
The meeting this week didn't go ahead, so discussions are taking place through email as to the final form of this league.

Hammer's Fist Reports:
As Emailed From: Prefect of the Legion (GN Mordred)

Hammer's Fist (EH Stormtroopers)

PRF/GN Mordred/GS-1/DREAD Retribution =MS, SD, SN1, CM1, VS1=
[DsS] [DJ] [IrC] [CoO] [CAR x8] [PsW] [MoD] [PUC] [LsA] [LoC x2] [CoL]

HF Domain Report: 02.21.04

Member Count (Active Members): 80
Member Count (With Training Platoon): 102
Member Count (With Homeguard - Full): 194

<salute>

Hello people.

Gotta be quick on this one:

- OP Overlord is going... And going... And going... C'mon people! Save me!
- We're maintaining our incredible 2 Recruits a week growth... not much, but it's stable
- Field Manual WILL be released next week, even if I have to make hardcopies and mail everyone! :P
- Joint OP on pause cause I heard nothing from the others.
- MAJ Narthax is the new CO.
- MG Dante is on semi leave, but still working on the roster.
- Operations office: no words from the previous CO, so I'm assigning a new one.
- Training office: a reorganization in the courses might occur, nothing serious! Remember to always check the CSMA for new curses!
- Internet office: Join date bug fixed and the ID Card's Kuro has come up with, might get added to the HF site
- Security: The usual, shooting bystanders and yelling around..
- Companies: Vindictive - DC for Vendetta is CPT Torres, still looking for a DC for Vehement
Nova - All fine
1st Special Forces - All bored
- 1st Hammer's Fist Annual War Games (woooaaa big name, uh?) are about to start! Go check Kuro's message on hammersfist list and MB!

That's it, have fun!

Infiltrator Wing Reports:
As Emailed From: Infiltrator Wing Commander (AD Silvori)

Infiltrator Wing

Admiral Adren Silvori
PROF-MPF-IWCOM/AD Adren Silvori/IWCS-1/MC-80a2 Saratoga/IW/EH
[BS/CBV-5x2/CoB/CoLx2/DHI/DSMx3/ESCx2/IWSwGW-IE-BC-SS-DE-SI-PS-DS-SF/LoMx3/LSMwOC/MC-1x27/MC-2x17/MoDx8/MoI-B/OotF/SLA/SVx3/VC-Ex5/WRCx7]
BS/PCx4/ISMx4/MoI-BC/IS-3BW-1BR-2SW-2PW/LoC-TS-IS-CSx3-Rx2/DFC-BW-Rx2/CoL/CoB/LoAx3/OV-2E

IWCOM Report #13: 02.22.04

Welcome to another week pilots. The fleet has now moved into position around the Sweunty Nebula and we are observing rebel forces. Our spy satellites, unlike there's, have remained hidden. I have offered great rewards for the pilot who gains the most kills and for the squadron who shows exceptional team work in this operation. ( IWCOM COMP ) I shall be giving the order to engage. Early Monday morning.

be ready pilots and commanders, keep those drills up. Surprise is on our side. but one can never be to cautious in War.

Renegade and Neo, into position please.............

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IWOTA Chosen

The new infiltrator wing operation and tactics officer is LGN Orzon. He moved to his new ship this morning and is settling into his new role.

On behalf of the command staff. I would like to welcome him to the upper echolons of command. And i am sure you will all join me in informing him. its his round for the rest of the week at the main bar.

Well done orzon.

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Trivia competition

The IWCOM Trivia competition for this month was won by MAJ Nicol Bolas of white squadron. Well done major, Excellent submission.

Sadly there were not enough entries from any one squadron to win the squadron prize. but i am sure that will change in the new trivia competition that will begin next week.

Once again. Well done Nicol.

IWCOM Flying competition

The melee | Free mission competition is beginning to heat up. After a quiet first week. I have started to receive pilot files and looking at the melee board. I am seeing some fine piloting there. Black squadron are winning the overall competition at this time. but with still over a week to go. It still all to play for.

Details of the competition can be found on the main infiltrator wing web site and in your commodore reports.

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Return of the echelon Guardian Award

For the last six months the echelon Guardian award has not been awarded or handed out to anyone. I know the reason for this and i am correcting this issue as we speak. The ship commodore's will now include there Echelon guardian recommendation to me. in there ship wide evaluation on a monthly basis. This is a great award and one that has many great pilots on its honors list.

The Echelon Guardian for the month of February is Colonel Drak of black squadron.

A fine example of great leadership and activity. he is always on IRC and flying in competitions. his dedication and heart are an inspiration to everyone.

Well done colonel drak.

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Rear Admiral Astix Retire's

I have been a leader in the infiltrator wing, for two and a half years. I myself have been in the command staff for nearly two years. I shall always remember those who influenced me and shaped me into the person I am here in the infiltrator wing.

I can not relay into words, how much respect I have for the man who this week decided to leave us and travel the universe. An open minded individual who is always honest and offers opinions that always make sense and more importantly is willing to change his opinions based on intelligent conversation.
A leader with out many equals and one of the finest officers I have ever had the pleasure of serving with. From shadow commander to IWSO - To Commodore, Rear admiral astix has given 110% of himself at all times and has pushed back the boundaries on more times that I care to remember.

For your efforts and Advice Admiral, I thank you. A sincere thanks for your hard work and dedication.

Its Fitting that on this day, I find myself as IWCOM of the infiltrator wing. As it means I can give you an Award you truly deserve.

Rear Admiral Astix, please step forward. It is my great honor and privilege this day, to award you the black cross of infiltration.
This award is given lightly or with out meaning. Few can match your workload or your dedication to the group. I believe its fitting that you have one more medal to weigh you down before you journey. This way you shall not wonder to far.......

Your place or a position is always available for you here. When you do indeed return from Europe my friend.

Respectfully

AD Admiral Silvori

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Squadron commander's Award

Commander Sirik Xirok
Captain Brent Tainer

Your commodore has recommended you for this award. You have shown consistent and excellent performance in your assigned role as commander. For you efforts. It has been deemed you shall be awarded the Supreme leadership award.

Well done both of you.

Rear Admiral Astix, if you would be so kind as to send in the Renegade's recomendations for the IWCOM 3 month awards please.

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Infiltrator Wing Command Staff

IWCOM: AD Adren Silvori (ehdmaul@yahoo.co.uk )
IWFO: VA Boliv (iw_boliv@yahoo.com )
IWOTA : LGN Orzon ( ma4sbwithu@aol.com)
IWTO: RA Mad Hatter (HaTTer@Infiltrator-Wing.com)
IWSE: RA Timmay (infiltratorwing@swirvemail.com)

Infiltrator Wing Auxiliary Command

IWMD (IW Melee): Read Admiral Hatter (HaTTer@Infiltrator-Wing.com)

Command Staff Advisors

RTO: SA Renegade (gcavitt@charter.net)
CSO: FA Moreco (talren.moreco@gmx.net)
NIO: FA Trevor Rastyn (Rastyn@shaw.ca)
BWD: FA Niksavel (nikola.leder@medri.hr )

MC-90 Renegade

Commodore : RA Astix (Astix@gmx.co.uk)

MC-90 NEO

Commodore : LGN Destavol Gin (Destavol@aol.com)

Infiltrator wing Main site : http://www.infiltrator-wing.com/news.asp
Infiltrator wing Academy : http://www.hosting.infiltrator-wing.com/tempiwta/

Active membership - 66
Reserves - 60

IWCOM Report #14: 02.28.04

The pilots of the infiltrator wing and the Rebel alliance, have been fighting all week. The nebula has made fighting difficult. But I am pleased to say so far we have not lost any lives on our side. Our Gambit of trying to draw them into the newly placed mine field appears to be working. With luck and some patience, The Rebel cruisers will be in the centre of the mine field and the Neo and the Renegade Can lay down enough fire to destroy all in the set up kill zone.

I would like to extend my personnel Gratitude to black squadron who have the highest number of sortie's and kills in this campaign. Well done black squadron.

We of course are playing the waiting game now. Lets see if the Rebel General will fall for it. Keep up the great work pilots.

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The IWCOM Competition now has over 10 submissions. I expected more from a fleet of 70 pilots. The competition comes to a close in 3 days time. You sure you want to see your squadron have no points or placing in this competition. Imagine the shame and the Fact the winners get free drinks for a week.

FXWA Battle 15 can be downloaded and flown in under 15 minutes - win yourself some prestige and some squadron pride. DL and fly it today

All submissions are to be sent to Ehdmaul@yahoo.co.uk

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Renegade commodore

The position of Renegade commodore is still open to application. With the early retirement of Rear Admiral Astix. The position has fallen open a week sooner than expected. I am fully aware the flight officer made a slight error in choosing a commodore with out IWCOM approval and I am looking for the right person for the Job.

I would appreciate General hobbie sending his application to me for review.

The position has the following prerequisites

Have been in active duty in the infiltrator wing for more than 5 months
Hold the rank of Commander or higher.
Must have an email response time, no later than 36 hours.
Must have passed the SCC and IWATS SM 2 or 3

I am looking more for your idea's and plans for the ship. I would like a detailed outline of what you would do in command of a MC-90 strike cruiser.
your plans for competitions and the Crew as a whole. Your leadership style and how you rate yourself as a leader all to be included in the application.

I am more interested in finding a man or women with the correct drive, Than the right qualifications.. as we can work on the latter. but you either have drive or you don't. And drive and spirit are priceless to a commodore.

Send all applications to the IWCOM & IWFO - I shall be choosing a commodore in the coming week.

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Infiltrator Wing Command Staff

IWCOM: AD Adren Silvori (ehdmaul@yahoo.co.uk )
IWFO: VA Boliv (iw_boliv@yahoo.com )
IWOTA : LGN Orzon ( ma4sbwithu@aol.com)
IWTO: RA Mad Hatter (HaTTer@Infiltrator-Wing.com)
IWSE: RA Timmay (infiltratorwing@swirvemail.com)

Infiltrator Wing Auxiliary Command

IWMD (IW Melee): Read Admiral Hatter (HaTTer@Infiltrator-Wing.com)

Command Staff Advisors

RTO: SA Renegade (gcavitt@charter.net)
CSO: FA Moreco (talren.moreco@gmx.net)
NIO: FA Trevor Rastyn (Rastyn@shaw.ca)
BWD: FA Niksavel (nikola.leder@medri.hr )

MC-90 Renegade

Commodore : Acting commodore - Vice Admiral Boliv

MC-90 NEO

Commodore : LGN Destavol Gin (Destavol@aol.com)

Infiltrator wing Main site : http://www.infiltrator-wing.com/news.asp
Infiltrator wing Academy : http://www.hosting.infiltrator-wing.com/tempiwta/

Active membership - 69
Reserves - 59

IWCOM Report #15: 03.06.04

A week long battle has ended. Our plan of luring the rebels into the minefield worked and our capital ships and mines destroyed the new republic task force.

Our losses were light, but still felt by all of us. A memorial service is being held later for the pilots and engineers lost in the battle's.

We managed to capture a few rebels thanks to Vice admiral malik. Vice admiral malik managed to infiltrate the Mon cal cruiser Reason.

He has been on reason for a couple of months now and it was he who helped us bring the rebels to this location. While the Main task force was under fire, Vice admiral malik, managed to get the rebels into an assault shuttle and fly them over to the Sarotoga. A great job and it honors me to be in the company of such a supreme infiltrator as he.

The Rebel Leaders are being handed over to intelligence and there we have begun to salvage their ships. Black squadron had the most confirmed kills in the battle and have been honored with IWCOM Escort duties for the next month. Leaving the nebula behind to the Scavenger drones and small frigates. The infiltrator wing task force is breaking up. I am on my way to meet Prae and hand over these rebels. The Renegade and Neo are patrolling this sector looking for survivors.

I salute all of you, for your fine efforts and I hope to see you all later in the memorial.

Later that evening, In the main hangar of the MC-80 Saratoga. Pilots and commanders from the three main ships, listen as admiral silvori and Vice admiral Boliv finish the honors list and list of pilots best not forgotten.

" And that brings this service to an end " Relays the flight officer.

The IWCOM steps up.

Pilots,

Before this gathering is brought to an end. I would once more like to honor the living. Vice admiral malik, please do me a Forward and Come down to the Stage please. Your last mission was an astounding success. I have known you since the first day I set foot on a infiltrator wing vessel. My respect for you and what you have achieved increases on a daily basis. since that fated day I joined this great group.

You have your critics Malik, But not a single one of them can deny your ability as an officer or as a pilot. You are the most decorated officer in the infiltrator wing and i believe giving you another medal, would be a waste at this time. Not to devalue medals of course, I just cant find the room on your current uniform.

So, unless you agree to put on some weight, I shall award you something better.

Vice admiral malik, For 19 months you have been a vice admiral and that is something we are going to rectify with a promotion.

It is my esteemed honor and privilege as infiltrator wing commander, to promote you to the rank of admiral, with all the rights and privileges this rank entails.

Drinks for the next week are on you.

The officers gathered in the Main hangar bay of the Saratoga all salute and applauded. The party no doubt will go on into the early hours of the next day...

COMPETITION DIRECTOR

A new position has been created. Admiral Abel malik, Shall be moving over to the MC-80 Saratoga and adopting a new role.

The Infiltrator wing Competition director is an Attaché position to the IWCOM. His job is to create and help the IWCOM run IW Wide competitions as well as oversee the infiltrator wing's melee database. I hope this new Position, provides focus into these area's and perhaps gets more people involved. The IWCOM competition I ran was a good test of activity levels and I would like to begin what I refer to as the snowball effect. The small ball has been sent down the hill, but the next one is somewhat bigger, So I have employed help :)

Directors duties

* Maintain the IW Melee and keep records of all Melee wins and awards
* Create Competitions inside or with exterior factions for all infiltrator wing personnel
* Help the IWCOM In grading and judging of the IWCOMs escort competition.
* Offer assistance to Commanders and commodores in the setting up of new ship and squadron competitions.
* The Director holds the Role of Auxiliary command staff - Which means he will take over Command staff offices should a Member of the command staff go on leave.
* In the event the IWCOM - Goes on leave, The flight officer shall take over IW Command and the Director shall replace the flight officer.
* They Shall announce the results of the melee and other competitions once per month.
* Send a weekly report to the IWCOM

REPORT CONTENT

Inspired by the EHXO - I would like to make certain things clear to all commanders and command staff.

I have read many report of late that start like this - Well I have been really busy this week, so this is a short report as I have a dentist appointment.

Well, The emperors hammer is a star wars club. It has a huge role- playing element to it and as such you have to adopt that role. Reports should include events, activity, competitions idea's . Perhaps a short piece of fiction at the start to keep pilots informed of what has happened in THE STAR WARS universe.

Real life events have no business in your reports and constant admissions of little time or leave, Just say perhaps you should step aside. I don't mean to be harsh or then again perhaps I do. I wont to get people vibrant with energy and motivation, Not bore them to death with talk or Rear maulers or the fact you don't have the five minutes to write your report.

I would like to be CCed in all squadron commander reports please. Lets get our reports hip and groovy and once again inspirational.

IWATS COURSE RECOMMENDATION

This week I have the pleasure of taking one of the new IWATS Courses. Commander Trido has done an excellent job and I found it well written and in informative.
I would recommend it to all of you.

Should you wish to increase your basic knowledge of the internet - Take IWATS Internet Basics at http://to.minos.net/ibx today!

The training office shall be awarding any officer who scores 95% or higher a merit cross first class, for any who take these exams and excel

IWCOM SQUADRONS PRIDE II

The squadron with the most melee wins, this month. Shall be appointed IWCOMs Escort for the month. This title shall be awarded on a monthly basis and will be decided by the melee and a free mission competition. The results will be decided by participation and by of course results.

Melee element

Melee Loss - 1 point
Melee victory - 2 points
Over 50% squadron participation - 3 points per pilot.
Melee first place - 15 points.

Free mission element

Two free missions will be selected from the battle compendium. The pilots will be judged on high scores and of course participation.

Each entry - 1 point
Squadron high score - 5 points
Overall high score - 15 points.
over 50% squadron participation - 3 points per pilot.

The melee director, Shall announce the squadron totals every week in his weekly address.
The Competition Director and myself shall score pilot files. Black squadron won last month with a great 86 points - think you can beat it ?

This months mission's

Tie Free mission - 106
XWA Free mission - 47

RENEGADE APPLICATIONS

Applications for Renegade commodore have now been closed. There is now a short list of three

I shall be contacting them in the coming days and choosing one of these fine officers in the next couple of days.

Thank you all for your time

Admiral Silvori

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Infiltrator Wing Command Staff

IWCOM: AD Adren Silvori (ehdmaul@yahoo.co.uk )
IWFO: VA Boliv (iw_boliv@yahoo.com )
IWOTA : LGN Orzon ( ma4sbwithu@aol.com)
IWTO: RA Mad Hatter (HaTTer@Infiltrator-Wing.com)
IWSE: RA Timmay (infiltratorwing@swirvemail.com)

Infiltrator Wing Auxiliary Command

IW/comp-dir/ Admiral abel malik ( ezwill@famvid.com )

Command Staff Advisors

RTO: SA Renegade (gcavitt@charter.net)
CSO: FA Moreco (talren.moreco@gmx.net)
NIO: FA Trevor Rastyn (Rastyn@shaw.ca)
BWD: FA Niksavel (nikola.leder@medri.hr )

MC-90 Renegade

Commodore : TBA - A- Com - VA Boliv

MC-90 NEO

Commodore : LGN Destavol Gin (Destavol@aol.com)

Infiltrator wing Main site : http://www.infiltrator-wing.com/news.asp
Infiltrator wing Academy : http://www.hosting.infiltrator-wing.com/tempiwta/

Active membership - 69
Reserves - 59

Corporate Division Reports:
As Emailed From: President of the Corporate Division (Rokin)

Corporate Division (CD)

PREX/CG Rokin/VSD Warhammer

Corporate Division PREX Report #2: 02.22.04

-:[ Roster ]:-

Active Members: 25
--Direx Board: 3
--Imperial Broadcast Corporation: 12
--Auroran Technology Enterprises: 10

Trainies: 11
Reserves: 89
TOTAL: 124

-:[ Introduction ]:-

Time for my second report as President of the Corporate Division. We have a few new Trainees, great to see some new members. We also have a couple members coming back from the Reserves, which is another great thing to see!

-:[ News ]:-

Work on a new manual has begun. It's going to have a cleaner layout and include the many updates and changes that the Corporate Division has gone through over the years. It's about time this project has started! :)

There is going to be a change in the DIREX Board structure. Instead of being so top heavy, we are removing the positions of VPP, VPB, and VPS. The new descriptions of PREX, VPX, VPO, and VPT will be included in the n