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[BeefJeRKy]

By the 24th, I should be generally more available, so if you want someone to fill in, go ahead.

[Admiral FCS]

Let's do this.

[Libains]

Here as always - don't you go starting without me!

[CommanderJB]

Sure thing!
I actually didn't notice that DerKrieger held two positions. Have I made a stuffup and overwritten someone, or do we actually need two new Russian commanders (so far)?

[Darkfire Angel]

ECA Commander Gamma reporting for duty.

[SorataZ]

ECA ranked member reporting for duty.

[CommanderJB]

As we have all ECA positioned provisionally filled, I can't give you a spot unless TehKiller, Brad, or Electron haven't responded by the end of the week. While I'd estimate there's a very good chance that that'll be the case, would you also be willing to consider a Russian Officer or Commander position in the possible eventuality that it isn't?

[SorataZ]

This would be traitory But if needed, why not

[Liten]

What did Officers do again? *Goes Off To Check* Sounds Interesting Might Join Up For The Motherland, but if a more experienced member wants the position, i can give it away ^^

[BeefJeRKy]

Scope, on 10 Apr 2009, 15:31, said:

By the 24th, I should be generally more available, so if you want someone to fill in, go ahead.

Anyone up for temporary Russian General?

[TehKiller]

if ECA spots are really needed I do volounteer to switch to the Russians (as a commander...though I will pass over that role in case someone else wants it)

Edited by TehKiller, 12 April 2009 - 19:02.

[Admiral FCS]

Scope, on 12 Apr 2009, 10:18, said:

Scope, on 10 Apr 2009, 15:31, said:

By the 24th, I should be generally more available, so if you want someone to fill in, go ahead.

Anyone up for temporary Russian General?

I could, but I think maybe the 1st officer should do it.

[DerKrieger]

I could stand in for a while.

[CommanderJB]

Liten, on 13 Apr 2009, 3:13, said:

What did Officers do again? *Goes Off To Check* Sounds Interesting Might Join Up For The Motherland, but if a more experienced member wants the position, i can give it away ^^

I'm quite positive that I can guarantee you a Russian position at no cost to anyone. Do you want me to pencil you in as Russian Third Officer? If so, please submit a completed copy of the application form on the first page.

TehKiller, on 13 Apr 2009, 5:01, said:

if ECA spots are really needed I do volounteer to switch to the Russians (as a commander...though I will pass over that role in case someone else wants it)

Given the inactivity of Brad and Electron, I'm sure we'll be able to find some without you needing to switch, and if you do after all, as with Liten, there is almost guaranteed to be enough room to move on the Russian side without anyone being disadvantaged.

DerKrieger, on 13 Apr 2009, 9:38, said:

I could stand in for a while.

You'd be most welcome.

Edited by CommanderJB, 13 April 2009 - 02:55.

[Brad]

CommanderJB, on 13 Apr 2009, 3:50, said:

Given the inactivity of Brad and Electron, I'm sure we'll be able to find some without you needing to switch, and if you do after all, as with Liten, there is almost guaranteed to be enough room to move on the Russian side without anyone being disadvantaged.

Sorry, I completly forgot about this roleplay, but after a quick re-read of the rules, I'll be happy to continue my position.

[CommanderJB]

Excellent to hear - the reason I said that was that I was under the impression that you'd taken something of an absence from FS. Glad to see I'm wrong! Welcome back aboard.

[Liten]

3rd Russian Officer Reporting in, Let´s kick those ECA Scums back to whatever contry they came from

[CommanderJB]

As I said, please complete the application form on the first post. I can guarantee you a spot once you have but I need this done as a formality. Make sure you also read the rules (also attached to the first post) carefully and thoroughly, as they are complicated and determine totally how this thing will play; it's far more structured than most forum RPs you'll find, but it will be worth it, I promise.

[Liten]

1) What position would you like to apply for?
Russian 3rd Officer

2) If that position is taken would you mind taking another?
Seems Open To Me

3) Do you have an understanding of the rules? Will you adhere to them?
Yes

4) Will you be active on weekdays?
Yes, if i don´t have a pile of Homework

5) What made you apply for our game?
Seems fun, and i want to kick some ECA Butt

6) Do you promise to be on your best behaviour in this thread at all times?
Yes

Edited by Liten, 14 April 2009 - 09:41.

[cpt_jr]

If you would to apply for our game please answer these questions:

1) What position would you like to apply for?
either of the open russian positions, Commander Б (what is that symbol?) or officer 3 whichever is more needed

2) If that position is taken would you mind taking another?
anything russian, i will suppose i will play eca as well

3) Do you have an understanding of the rules? Will you adhere to them?
yes, will do my best

4) Will you be active on weekdays?
yes

5) What made you apply for our game?
the mod mostly, i think its obviously the best, and i thought cnc should have originally had a russian faction

6) Do you promise to be on your best behaviour in this thread at all times?
yes, to the best of my ability

Edited by cpt_jr, 14 April 2009 - 02:53.

[GrizzAFWX]

JB, what's the schedule like for these things, I'm probably able to monitor the forums about every couple of days and Saturdays will be a no-go for me. If this is pretty time-intensive I'll have to pass. This definitely looks interesting though.

[CommanderJB]

Here's the explanation of phases from the rules:

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C) Phases
To allow the myriad actions taken inside a turn to be made sense of, turns are split up into four phases, each lasting 12 hours to allow world-wide players to have a good chance of contributing to each.

Phase 1: Command
Turns start and end with the General. His orders and RP selections are handed down to his Officers along with the requisition needed to carry them out. Generals will want to reserve some RP at this time if they wish to be able to deploy powers in Phase 4.

Phase 2: Requisition & Attack
Then it’s the Officers turn to relay instructions/RP to the Commanders and carry out other orders. Attacking Commanders declare which territory they intend to siege. If an Officer is absent but his subordinate Commander is not, the General may directly issue the Commander with the desired number of Requisition Points, but may not use any of the Officer’s Support Powers even if they are available.

Phase 3: Selection & Defence
Finally Commanders can select their forces from those available at their Officer’s home base, and declare them and their intentions to the GM. If a Commander is unavailable, any ranking officer may assume his place. If it’s an attacking commander that is absent, the previous defenders will be emboldened by the confusion in the enemy ranks and immediately switch to an Attack stance, forcing the replacement ranking officer into Defence.

Phase 4: Support
The General reviews the operation and if he feels that a reinforcement, Superweapon strike (if available) or Support Power is required to aid his Commanders it is then possible to supplement one or more of the Commanders before he authorises the operation. Officers may also exercise their Support Powers in this time. Support Powers apply their respective strengths to the total, and (with the exception of Shock Trooper platoons and Resistance groups, who add another unit of soldiers to the Task Force) do not receive any benefits or penalties based on either Multipliers or terrain, both discussed in the next section.
If no-one has yet stepped forward to take the place of an absent Commander, Generals have a final chance to do so lest the enemy remain unopposed.
Once Generals are satisfied with the deployment of Task Forces and powers, they authorise they give the go order to their Commanders and the Task Forces to proceed to the Skirmish Line. The turn then ends.

As you can see, if you join as a Russian Commander, you will need to contribute one or two posts inside a twenty-four hour period every forty-eight, depending on whether you're attacking or defending (if you're attacking, you need to declare which territory you intend to attack in Phase 2; if you're defending you don't as you'll be fighting on ground of the attacker's choosing, but in both cases you will need to select your units in Phase 3). Hopefully this will allow people to contribute from any time zone, though you will need to remember to do so lest someone your General take your turn for you.

Also, I've now fired off PMs to Suvorov and Electron. If they haven't responded in two days, you'll get Suvorov's place GrizzAFWX and we'll need one last new ECA Commander.

Edited by CommanderJB, 15 April 2009 - 04:30.

[GrizzAFWX]

JB, sounds good. I'll go ahead and put an application in since you requested them.

1) What position would you like to apply for?
Any position needed, preferably Russian.

2) If that position is taken would you mind taking another?
Same as above.

3) Do you have an understanding of the rules? Will you adhere to them?
I think I have a pretty good understanding of the rules. Yes I will adhere to them, and if I make a mistake that'll be the last time it will happen.

4) Will you be active on weekdays?
I should be.

5) What made you apply for our game?
Seems like an interesting concept and people are needed to play so I thought I'd throw my hat in.

6) Do you promise to be on your best behavior in this thread at all times?
Sure do.

[SorataZ]

My excuses for applying so late, I did not see it before.
1) What position would you like to apply for?
Any site, any position except General.
2) If that position is taken would you mind taking another?
See above.
3) Do you have an understanding of the rules? Will you adhere to them?
I understood the rules very well and I will surely follow them.
4) Will you be active on weekdays?
Most probably yes.
5) What made you apply for our game?
I have no real answer for this, I just want to play.
6) Do you promise to be on your best behaviour in this thread at all times?
Yes.

[CommanderJB]

With no replies from either of the users in question, both your applications have been accepted and we now have a full player set. As Wizard has now also finalised the campaign map, we're ready to roll.
(I'll admit, I'm a little surprised.)
Here's your battleground, gentlemen:

As you can see, the ECA starts off with the whole of Germany, but it also starts in a defensive posture, and cannot attack Russian holdings in Austria, the Czech Republic or Poland (either now or at any point throughout the game). I would ask everyone to go through the rules again (I certainly will be myself) so you know exactly what your role is and how you carry out. I'm a bit busy this evening, and I suspect that things won't go straight off if I fired the starter's gun now, so you have a twenty-four hour grace period until the campaign begins. Generals, I would suggest you use this time to work out your strategy and communicate it to your subordinates; subordinates, I suggest you plan base locations or force compositions and communicate them to your Generals, along with any other coordination any of you see fit.

Also, a few important notes:
1. All ability timers will start at zero, including new abilities when they are gained. This includes upgrades, Generals Abilities and base construction powers. This is so we can get used to a few regular battles without the extra layer of complexity added by powers and ability multipliers.
2. A new terrain type has been added to diversify the combat map: Mountains. This brings the final terrain type tally (yay, alliteration) to Open, Woodlands, Mountain, City, Base. Obviously not all the mountainous areas on the maps are actually genuine mountains IRL, but I've tried to make it as close as possible (and with the forest areas too actually, though these are even less representative for obvious reasons). Think of it as 'mountains and hilly terrain', which should be roughly accurate. The modifiers for mountain terrain are:
-Tanks reduced in strength by half
-Artillery doubled in strength
3. Randomly generated modifiers will now be restricted to an integer of between one and three inclusive. Four and five have been removed as they were too powerful, as discussed earlier in this thread.

These will be added to the rules shortly. Expect to see some final minor rule changes before we begin also, but I will notify you of these in separate writing ahead of time, so you won't need to go through the whole lot again.

The first turn or few will probably be practice turns while everyone gets used to how things are done. In the mean time, get strategising...

Edited by CommanderJB, 19 April 2009 - 11:51.