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Thread: Ranger On TC (GRM+LoR)
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Preacher-UM
Fri Dec 24, 2004 7:03 pm
#2
What all would be involved in setting up a char on TC? This sounds very interesting and promising. Thanx in advance.
Owen-Lars
Sat Dec 25, 2004 1:52 am
#3
TheRangers Of TC: The Legends Of Rangerdom (LoR)
Currently there are many rangers on TC who have got together to play, test and basically hang out on one server, TC. We made a guild to focus our efforts, provide aid to each other and basically hang out with other forum rangers and tc rangers, its call LoR, the legends of rangerdom. You dont have to be a regular tester, just have a chracter on the server and come and visit the lodge to get guilded.
We are a friendly set of people as youll get to know and basically just hang around on tc. There are a few of us who play quiet a lot on tc now, some that dont and some that just play on the odd occassion. TC will the home of the TC GRM and also the Ranger Games which i will go into more detail later in this thread.
The idea of this guild is for you to meet like minded people and forum rangers on tc to hunt, hang out and test when the time comes. Im hoping by the time the ranger revamp starts to develope we will have a core group of prety experienced characters on TC that will be able to realy test the crap out of the revamp features so we have a smooth revamp going live.
The main purpose is to have fun and meet up with rangers you no doubt discuss and talk to on the forums.
We have a guildhall in Sky Stone city on Tat where we hang out and base our opperations from, its called The Ranger Lodge. Feel free to stop by, theres normally someone online and around thisplace and treat it as your home.
Here is a little something on the events and features we will have located on TC in a short while.
GRM Introduction
The TC Great Ranger Meet: (GRM)
AGRM or Great Ranger Meet is when alarge amount of rangers from the forums and in-game meet up on one server andbasicallyrun around hunting, chatting and basically having lots of fun together on large scale hunts. They happen ever so often andsoon will hopefully be happeningquiet regular. It doenst matter whatserver you are from, what skills you currently have(master ranger or complete noob) you are welcome to join and will be accepted right intothe meet, no probs at all.
Advancing on from this, there is a new developement forrangers playing on TC and visiting the forums. The Ranger Games
The Ranger Games: (GRG)
The main focus of the ranger games are to get lots of scouts and rangers from all galaxies together on tc and participate in scavenger hunts, events, group contests that give points that go onto aleague scoreboard and generally have lots of fun participating in ranger made games and events. The set up for these events are getting worked on as we speak and in a couple of weeks we should be ready for ourfirstRanger Games.
GRM Content
The GRM and the Ranger Games follow on from each other to provide an exciting event and two seperate areas you can participate in. You can leave after the Great Ranger Hunt phase or carry on to the Ranger Games or just participate in the Ranger Games, its up to you.
The GRM and GRG feature lineup looks like this:
The GRM Score Board:
Yes there will be competions and teams, and these teams will be able to gather points related to their performances and impact on their possition in the league. More on this later but expect a leader board in the lodge.
The Hall Of Heros:
This area is like a GRM trophy room. The winners of each GRM get their team represented in this hall for all eternity and there will also be areas for highest ever score etc. Think of this as an area where the winners can be rewarded with a place in the hall not many people get.
The Ranger Uniform:
Every member is entitled to a ranger kit. This kit consists of ranger gear including a GRM uniform, cupa mount andcdef of death (once i can get my hands on them). You will also recieve a team clothing item (most proably ahat) that will set you and your team apart from the rest of the teams.If you preferto wear something better in the field then imfine with that but i would like all to wear the team item when participating in the games and the uniform at the start of the event (for pictures sake hehe).
Free Ranger/Scout Training:
From me or any of the TC guys. We will be happy to help in your training and possibly in your weapons training also.
The GRM Events: (Great Ranger Meet)
The Great Meetup:
Rangers form all over the galaxies load up and head to Skystone, to the ranger lodge. When they are here they will be kitted out with complementory ranger kit and split into teams based on dice roles. Think of this part of the event as a staging time where we prepare what we are going to do.
Mass Hunt:
Exactly what it means. The event starts of witha huge hunt. Every ranger there going out, no armour, either none or partial buffs and kicking ass ranger style on adventure planets. The pruposeis to have fun, get a little cred behind you so you can travel come group events and gain a few skills.
The GRGEvents: (Great Ranger Games)
Group Hunt:
After meeting up back at the lodge, the teams are formed. Objectives set and the teams all head out at the same time in their mini groups to complete the objectives. Some of these may be to get as much leather hide from a planet as possible in 45 minutes. Although the objectives will change by each meet the concept will stay the same, this being gathering as much as possible as a group. Points are allocated by rankings at the end of the hunt (1st place will get x points, 2nd y points etc)
Wheres Wouldzey:
I posta map with a highlighted 'zone' where ill be walking around in. The idea is that the teams line up and are let go all at the same time and the first one to come place a camp around me wins. Basically a points bonus round
Fishing Competition:
The teams have15 minutes to fish there butts off with points going for fish size and number of (unfilleted) fish submitted. Again a group effort and lots of points to be won. This is meant as a sort of cool off before the biggest event of the evening. All fish submitted must be unfilleted in order to prove they are from this shift (the fish meat name must match this shift).
The Great Scavenger Hunt:
Groups of rangers, a list of 20 objectives, a galaxy of danger and hazzard, 1 deadline to meet, lots of fun to be had. Basically this involves the groups planning how they want to aproach the list and what areas they want to focus on. The list will change each month but will focus on scouts and rangers using their skills to find the things they need.Expect gathering, exploring, traveling and hunting tasks. Points are allocated per objective met so be careful what objects you go after as they may not be the best points vs time wise. The higher risk ones will command a higher points prize and every team can complete each objective if they desire (its not just first to finish one gets the points).
Closing comments:
The focus of the events are to create a group feeling and a fun atmosphere to play in. Its not about what skills you have, but how resourcefull you are and how well you work as a team. Im sure winning teams will let it known all over the ranger forums of their triumphs and the contenders will surely let them known their glory will not last
Ok after clearing that up and showing what to expect from the TC rangers in the futures, heres a little fictional stroy behind the guild on TC, the Legends Of Rangerdom (LoR)
The Story (RP based off SolFlare's ranger history)
Within the great townof Skystone, Tatooine, awhisper in thewindthat has not graced the ears ofmanfor some time eachos around the sandy streets calling for all to listen. The voice tells tales froma forgotton age, great battles from anow deadera and times of great prosperity. The voice speaks of the once greatnation ofRangerdom, a place of peace, a place of honour and a place of undying loyalty to the ranger cause.
Randgerdom wasonce a powerfullnation where courage and heroismwas rewarded with respect and admiration. Great heros of that time called theLegends Of Rangerdom fought an ongoing struggle against the Horde, the scourge of the wilderness, the ever creeping industrial essance that covered the landscape in un-used housing, abandoned mining facilities and mechanised transportation. For years they battled and controled the attempts of the horde todestroy Rangerdom but this was never meant to last. From deep within the bowls of the nation cametheFlood,a forceof impatience wrapped up in greed and lust for power. The Horde and Flood converged on the front lines of Rangerdom yet the legends of old stood firm, holding off certain doom for those final daysso they could complete the final and ultimate sacrifice and save the last of their race from extinction.
Within thedepths of the battle, the warriors of Rangerdom drew up every last unit of power they had and forced the enemy on the back foot. Outnumbered impossibly they drew the forces of evil far from the nation's capital of power,The Ranger Lodge and charged into the deathlands with the Horde and Flood behind them.But where the evil powers decieved? For the Deathlands holds no exit, no light at the end of the tunnel and no hope of ever returning.The Horde and Flood, consumed byhate and greedwere tricked into following therangers never toreturn to the land of Rangerdom.The Legends of Rangerdomsacrifced themselves, forsaking their own lives to give hope to the few that remained, that they could escape, find safety and slowly rebuild their empire passing down the knowledge of the ranger from generation to generation.
After the great war the kindom of Rangerdom fell, the few that were saved by the heroism of the many escaped and went into hiding bound by their promise to pass their knowledge from one generation to the next until it was time to resurface. The once great streets of Rangerdomwhere now lined withan eary sense of loss, an un-fading blanket of mistrust and an ever burninglust for power. City-scapes coverd the lands, vehicles poluted the wild and greed lurked everywhere. The tales of great heroism and courage faded into folklaw which in turn faded to legend, to myth and then to the wind. The time of theLegends of Rangerdom was over, the time of the Horde began and remain has it ever since.
That is until now, the voice whispers ever so faintly of a power not seen for an age uniting under the banner of old, a forgotted race of pure and honourable rangers ready to surface again after all these years to fight once again in the name of their forefathers and murdered acestors. Can it be true that theLegends Of Rangerdom have returned to fullfil their promise to the world or is a whisper just a whisper, aninsignificant voice ina society of noise?
That is for you to decide, the wind can tell you many things, but it is you who must act and you who must make that decision. However on thing is for certain, the voice calls for help, and unity of the lost brethren of Rangerdom.
Ok i hope you like what you see so far and are excited by the prospect of large scale ranger made events. I honestly cant wait to set them up and get everyone involved.
Now here is the current Legends Of Rangerdom Members list. If you are in-game on tc, add these to your friends list and send them a tell if they are online. The names below in blue show each forum ranger's TC characters. The names in the section after that are all the rangers with unconfirmed forum names so are just in list form.
Current Ranger Guild Member List: (Forum Name/TC Name)
Owen-Lars:
-Thortac Balcor
-Thorbac Balcor
Nemo:
- Lythender
Almagill:
- Ken'
- Ke'n
- Ozie
Vorpaks:
- P'kas
- Paks
- Kie
Frightwig:
- Kimi'
Dariane_Kamutsovy:
- Dariane
Fodder:
- Mawg
Zaene:
- Zaene
Sanca:
- Kayl
LiraDenetrus:
- Amaurea Luahi
OhGod:
- Kyru
Names to claim: (please post in this thread to claim these TC names so i can add them to your tag in the member list)
Oreet
Unjor
Yyyf
Femwae
Uudoo
Wepwawet
Ty'ler
Wufei (kimi?)
Aina-Ariel
Hupfa
Isrep (not sure of your forum name bud, just know you from tc)
The Ranger Lodge Location:
The Ranger Lodge is the Ranger TC Headquarters and should be your base of opperations if you are planning on joining the guild. Feel free to stop by, no doubt one of us will be there.
0, 4000
Skystone City
Mos Entha
Tatooine
Message Edited by Owen-Lars on 03-26-2005 10:26 PM
Almagill
Sat Dec 25, 2004 10:59 am
#4
Two ways to set up a character on TC.
From the launchpad, press the Test Center button and let the sofware download and install.
Create a character in exactly the same way you would on Live.
OR
From the launchpad, press the Test Center button and let the sofware start to download and hit the little X in the top right corner to cancel download.
From windows file manager, COPY the contents of your SWG directory into the new SWG TC directory. Will take a few minutes, but if you're on a slow connection wil save a huge download.
From launchpad hit the TC button again, you should be taken to the TC launchpad and then into TC itself.
(You might need to manually create a SWG:TC shortcut)
Once in, joing the TCPA and RIN chatrooms.
It's also a good idea to have a look at swgtest.com and the Test Centre forums, to get a feel for what the community there is like.
From the launchpad, press the Test Center button and let the sofware download and install.
Create a character in exactly the same way you would on Live.
OR
From the launchpad, press the Test Center button and let the sofware start to download and hit the little X in the top right corner to cancel download.
From windows file manager, COPY the contents of your SWG directory into the new SWG TC directory. Will take a few minutes, but if you're on a slow connection wil save a huge download.
From launchpad hit the TC button again, you should be taken to the TC launchpad and then into TC itself.
(You might need to manually create a SWG:TC shortcut)
Once in, joing the TCPA and RIN chatrooms.
It's also a good idea to have a look at swgtest.com and the Test Centre forums, to get a feel for what the community there is like.
Odajja
Mon Dec 27, 2004 2:49 am
#5
So if i go into TC i would have to become a Ranger again. Before i could Join the ranger guild??? Hehhh THANK YOU SIR MAY I HAVE ANOTHER???
One more question. Will there be Bothan Shaving??? You allI know i like my Bothans Smoooth!
Ok One more question Can I get the Code to unlock the /INSTANTRANGER comand. Im joining the I want it Now Kids.
Message Edited by Odajja on 12-27-2004 02:25 AM
Owen-Lars
Mon Dec 27, 2004 5:49 am
#6
Hehe nope you dont need to be a ranger do join, but it would help future testing and even the future quests we plan on making if you had ranger skills of some kind or scout skills.
Oh and no-one will be using the instant master ranger skills hehe. Even if they were working i wouldnt use them at this time, its just not fun, and besides im enjoying leveling scout and rifleman again. I only wish i could master doc in an instant because there is not alot of heling to be done on TC 
Vorpaks
Mon Dec 27, 2004 7:42 am
#7
We'll have to go hunting together - as my favorite Doc knows, there is always a lot of healing to be done when I am around. 
Almagill
Mon Dec 27, 2004 8:42 am
#8
LOL, nope, Odajja, we're ALL n00bz. But it's surprising how fast you start to progress when you're working with likeminded people. The guild itself is, as I understand it, meant as a focal point to help people who are ranger-minded to get the best out of the profession rahter than being a ranger only club where you need to flash your masters tag to get in.
There are already a few rangers in the existing TC community, mostly alts of some of the long term players who drag their ranger out to go git good gear for their doc / AS / whatever toon. I know that some of them would tag along on a hunt to help out, once we start gettign things organised on a 'regualr' basis.
Now. All we need is a living breathing TC, hehe.
(BTW, if you ARE looking to start a toon over on TC, get used to the idea that it DOES and WILL cr*p out on us at random intervals and comes surprisingly low down the support staff's list of priorities for fixing. Life's Like That, but hey, you're RANGERS, you're not afeerd of a challenge, huh?)
(Owen: have a couple of Life Day paintings to drop off once the servers back up. Might as well hang them in the Lodge as keep them in a rucksack in my house)
There are already a few rangers in the existing TC community, mostly alts of some of the long term players who drag their ranger out to go git good gear for their doc / AS / whatever toon. I know that some of them would tag along on a hunt to help out, once we start gettign things organised on a 'regualr' basis.
Now. All we need is a living breathing TC, hehe.
(BTW, if you ARE looking to start a toon over on TC, get used to the idea that it DOES and WILL cr*p out on us at random intervals and comes surprisingly low down the support staff's list of priorities for fixing. Life's Like That, but hey, you're RANGERS, you're not afeerd of a challenge, huh?)
(Owen: have a couple of Life Day paintings to drop off once the servers back up. Might as well hang them in the Lodge as keep them in a rucksack in my house)
Owen-Lars
Mon Dec 27, 2004 4:10 pm
#9
Nice Al. Ill add you and kimi on admin at our hall and anyone else if they get signed up.
BTW, how do i make you and everyone else an officer so they can invite new people? Id like it so anyone can invite someone so i or another person NEEDS to be on for progress.
EDIT: Bah! loggin server still ballsed up? Well once the login server or my end issues have been sorted out ill be on and we will have to try get you all officered, thats if you know how to 
Message Edited by Owen-Lars on 12-27-2004 11:16 PM
Almagill
Mon Dec 27, 2004 5:14 pm
#10
Owen-Lars wrote:Nice Al. Ill add you and kimi on admin at our hall and anyone else if they get signed up.BTW, how do i make you and everyone else an officer so they can invite new people? Id like it so anyone can invite someone so i or another person NEEDS to be on for progress.EDIT: Bah! loggin server still ballsed up? Well once the login server or my end issues have been sorted out ill be on and we will have to try get you all officered, thats if you know how toMessage Edited by Owen-Lars on 12-27-2004 11:16 PM
Will PM you
/tap /tap Nah, still borked..
Owen-Lars
Mon Dec 27, 2004 6:01 pm
#12
Oh ya, ill get thorbac (my medic/doc new alt) to tat asap to get in guild.
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