GCC CLAN

                        NewsLetter

Editor:  Chuckster                                           Gulf Coast Commandos                                                       Apr. 30, 2005

 

 

 

                                 NEWS from the Admins.

Founder and Admin: BigB,                                Support Admin's:  Chuckster  & V1ROT8  

 

CHEATS:

It appears the ‘NoFog” mod has again raised it’s ugly head resulting in the banishment

of one of our members.  For those of you that don’t know the particulars, the member

was caught by anti cheat software on another Clan’s server and kicked.  The server

admin contacted and informed us of the situation and we banned the offending member.

Just another reason to move to, and play on Missionary compliant servers.

 

Transfers and new assignments:

Transfer Assignments have been completed.  Check the webpage to see your position

within the Clan. 

 

PROMOTIONS:

The question of  promotion has come up several times during this month and the

following guidelines were discussed with the Division Commanders.

Ø     Division commanders will have the sole responsibility of promoting individuals

      within their ranks

Ø     Promotion should be based on TEAM leadership ability and not entirely on the

number of kills acquired during game play.  We are primarily a Capture the Flag

clan and the number of flags posted is our objective.

Ø     During this Rapid Expansion period of our Clan, there may be positions filled

 by “Acting” Leaders.  They will be designated by (Actn) at the end of their title

Ø     There must be some commonality within the Divisions on the criteria required

to promote, therefore I challenge the Div. Commanders to establish a

“Promotion. Requirements Guideline” for publication in the next Newsletter.

 

 

MISSIONARY:

I am VERY pleased to report the push to get Missionary installed on all members

computers is progressing extreamely well.  There have been some issues and not

everyone is “Up and running” just yet, but the response has been phenomenal. 

THANKS, not only for being willing to suffer the effort to get it installed, but for

your patience of my lack of knowledge when we run into a problem.  I really

believe the end result will more than justify the installation issues.

 

There have been some concerns expressed about the addition of the second

Missionary server. Primarily, “Aren’t we reducing our public player base?” and

“How will we recruit new players into the Clan if they can’t get into our servers?” 

Both those are valid questions and need to be addressed.  Our plan is to convert the

169/18 position server into the Custom Map Missionary Server.  The 34 server will

then become the “Public” server and run CTF on stock maps.  There will be a banner

periodically displayed throughout gameplay that will advise all players to visit our

webpage and join us on our “Cheat Free” servers.  During the initial phase of the

transition, we MAY disable the requirement for Missionary on one or both servers

for brief periods to entice players to install it.

 

We should have our second Missionary Server up and running with in the next week.

It will initially run Custom Maps and a variety of game types.  There will be a Poll

posted in the forums for each map and gameplay type so that we can select the

maps YOU like to play on, and the type of game you prefer.  We should end up

with several different rotations of maps.  Those can be changed as well.

 

The plan is to have 20 maps per rotation.  With a 30 min nominal running time

per map, that means you could play for 10 hours with out ever playing the same

map twice.  If the config file is set up to swap the gametypes, you would have to

play for 20 hours to repeat the same map and gametype.  Talk about a week-end

marathon!!

 

There are currently 73 maps that are support by the Melfy mods (Freeze Tag &

Capture The Flag).  They are listed below:  We already have the ones

highlighted and will be collecting the others as we can find them.  They will be

cycled to determine the ones we enjoy playing the most.  Unless the majority

of the members really dislike a map, the cycle frequency will be weekly and

based on the poles.  This will only work IF you participate, so be sure to

VOTE for your favorites!  Otherwise, you’re stuck with the maps I pick!

 

DM Maps

10thMtn_Hedgerow_v3  

 

mw_miamiheatnight  

aftermath_revised  

 

mw_nasiriya  

anubis  

 

remote_village  

Belgas74  

 

Renverse  

bridges  

 

river_town  

bs  

 

round_lol_v2_13  

canal  

 

rush_party  

city_nights  

 

schule  

compound2  

 

sf2  

deadend  

 

showdown  

DeadEndStreet  

 

silodm1  

dmarena-towers  

 

stalingrad-2  

dm_FallenVillage  

 

stalingradsnow  

dm_v3lab  

 

TheChurch  

doomed  

 

thefalls  

evening  

 

The_Camp  

Forschungslabor  

 

tigercompound  

gloomcove  

 

tirtagen-kechtat  

hide-and-seek2  

 

toysoldiers  

huntrevisited  

 

treasure_island  

lastcastle2  

 

tunisian_sh  

mission_afrika  

 

vg_bootcamp_snow  

morocco  

 

vg_osiedle  

MP_AfricaBackStreets  

 

warehouse  

MP_Stalingrad1942_DM  

 

WarRoom2  

MP_Thunder-II_DM  

 

weihnachtsmarkt  

mw_docknight  

 

west_wyc  

mw_docksunset  

 

Work_Compound  

mw_miamiheat  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obj Maps

dasboot  

 

renan  

gloomcove  

 

schplatzburg 

mw_dock  

 

stalingrad1942  

mw_nasiriyanight  

 

stlo  

navarone  

 

thechurch_final 

objlol_v2_13  

 

tirtagaine-kechtat 

obj_finalv3  

 

v2shelter  

obj_howitzer  

 

vsuk-abbeybeta  

 

 

 

                            POLicy Changes:

Boy! Policy changes occur so often around here, you don’t want to miss a day of

attendance.   Anyway, the new ones are:

 

Disbandment of the ROTC Division

It was decided to disband the ROTC division.  This was partially because the

ROTC members felt segregated from the rest of the Clan.  That was NOT the

intention, but it was the way, at least some of them felt.   Additionally, several

ROTC members had expressed an interest in joining the new Rifle/Sniper Div.

The original purpose of the ROTC Div was to allow younger members an

opportunity to participate in the game and yet be recognized as minors.  We

feel this can still be accomplished by assimilating them into the other Divisions.

That method allows more freedom when assigning members to squads based on

their individual skills.

 

The below info is part of a post that appeared in the forums and is worth repeating.

 

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ALL members under the age of eighteen will still be required to have ROTC as

a part of their Clan Tags. This is to serve notice to non-GCC players that there

are minors playing the game, and they must conduct themselves accordingly.

All under eighteen members Tags should read:

*GCC*Pvt-PlayerName<1st>ROTC

*GCC*Pvt-PlayerName<2nd>ROTC

*GCC*Pvt-PlayerName<R&S>ROTC

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TeamSpeak:

The post below was taken from the forums and originally written by TexasJedi.  It

was posted by V1ROT8 and is included here in it’s entirety to remind all of the need

to be aware of the “PG” rating.

 

1.The Main Lobby will now be used for all players, without any curfew imposed

 upon the ROTC members.

2. The Over 17 Channel will be password protected and made available to

players over the age of seventeen. This channel will not have restrictions

on profanity, sexual innuendo, or adult humor. However members should

remember that this remains a public forum and retain a certain level of

decorum.

3. The ROTC (Under 18 ) Channel will be renamed to the MATCH channel.

4. The MATCH channel is for General Use EXCEPT when a Clan Match is

in progress. During that time, it will be restricted to members Actively

participating in the MATCH! This will be enforced and repeat violators

will be banned from TeamSpeak for an indeterminate period of time.

Otherwise, if the Main Lobby has excessive traffic, members can use this

Channel as a secondary channel.

5. The Server 1 Channel will be used for members who are playing on the

63.209.37.169 server. Members are asked to move to this channel while

playing on the 169 Server. Members have the ability to further break

apart into Axis and Allied teams at their discretion.

6. The Server 2 Channel will be used for members who are playing on

the 63.209.37.159 server. Members are asked to move to this channel

while playing on the 159 Server. Members have the ability to further

break apart into Axis and Allied teams at their discretion.

7. The Server 3 Channel (Rifle Only) will be used for members who

are playing on the 63.210.145.34 server. Members are asked to move

to this channel while playing on the 34 Server. Members have the ability

to further break apart into Axis and Allied teams at their discretion.

8. The Team Away Channel may be used for members who are playing

on Server(s) other than the GCC servers. Members have the ability to

maintain communication without interfering with members on Clan

servers.


Parental Guidance Suggested
This program contains material that parents may find unsuitable for

younger children. Many parents may want to watch it with their younger

children. The theme itself may call for parental guidance and/or the

 program contains one or more of the following: moderate violence (V),

some sexual situations (S), infrequent coarse language (L), or some

suggestive dialogue (D).

 

 

                                     Membership

Our Clan now has 50 Members.  Last month our membership was only 29

  We are pleased to announce the addition

of the following new members:

Due to the recent reorganization, the Division’s are not displayed.

         

Silverthorn                                         LordGorlof

DM                                                    Filiftos

Texassault                                          Zed

JohnQPublic                                      Pappy

Hume                                                 Scoop

Popeye                                              Dopey

AinHIghGranny                                  WalkerTexasRanger

MrBulletz                                           Shoot

Snowflake                                          NigelThornberry

Linkster

                                                         

 

                          WELCOME NEW MEMBERS

 

We are glad you choose GCC and look forward to getting to know you better.  If

 you have questions or need help, please contact one of the Admins or Captains. 

 

 

                           Clan Matches

Sometimes matches occur within a few days of the post so be sure to check

the Forums OFTEN and get in on the fun

 

                           Server Fund

At this time there is no charge to belong to the Clan. Originally all costs were

born by BigB and he is the party directly responsible to our Server Provider. 

Unfortunately, he informs me that he is NOT repeating NOT independently

wealthy! 

 

Big B has received several donations this month.  THANK YOU!

However, the contributions are not enough to pay for the server, he still

makes up the necessary difference.  While there are no plans to make

membership contributions mandatory, ANY amount is APPRECIATED. And

the addition of a larger server or adding any additional servers will be limited

by the funds available.  So this spot in the News Letter is to remind every

one when the Server Payment is coming due.  Like this week!!

 

If you wish to donate, there is a link on the webpage that will allow you to

donate directly to our Server provider

. 

If you have a PayPal account you can make a donation to:     

BigB-Redbear@sbcglobal.net     

 

Or if you prefer not to use your credit card via the internet, you may mail

your donation to:

                             Gulf Coast Commandos

                             5901 David St.

                             Groves, Tx  77619