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General Discussion / Question

« on: January 04, 2016, 05:01:39 am »

Why is there a NDA about alpha?

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Community / Wasting time.

« on: March 20, 2015, 04:58:03 pm »

So Like many others in this community, I spent about three years of my life basically based around NW and the community. When I turned 18 and had to focus on real life I realized how absolutely wasted the past years were, pursuing goals that meant nothing, and getting worked up over what is really just a game.

If I could go back I would trll myself to stay away from NW and do real life shit. Life has been so much better not carinng about all the arbitrary bullshit of internet regiments.

What are your guys thoughts on this? How do you justify the obsurd amount of time we have collectively devoted to this game?

My advice to everyone is turn off the game and live your lives.

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The Mess Hall / Drunk Posting

« on: October 30, 2014, 03:18:06 am »

Drunk posting is the shit. Drunk post on this thread.

Or any form of intoxication hah

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Regiments / 43rd (Monmouthshire) Regiment of Foot, 1st Battalion [3rd Company] [Apps Open!]

« on: September 29, 2014, 07:29:27 pm »

3rd Company "Walko's Rangers" Company commander: Captain Calvin Hobbs (Walko) 1st Platoon Platoon CO: Lieutenant Reed Burch (Herreman) Non-Commissioned Officers:   Sjt Gregory Britton Cpl - Cpl - Enlisted: LCpl - LCpl - Pte C. MacNair Pte J. Harper Pte P. Sutcliffe Rct Mr.Yort Rct W. James Rct J. Hawkins Pte J. Cromwell Rct J. Cunningham Rct T. Southgate Rct T. Hobbs Rct F. Bourne Rct M. Stiller Rct A. Lowden Rct P. Forest Platoon total: 16 1 officer 1 NCO's 14 Enlisted 2nd Platoon Platoon CO: Lieutenant James Kennedy (Andee) Non-Commissioned Officers: Sjt Fancypants Cpl Clementine Label Cpl - Enlisted: LCpl Mac Lee LCpl Samuel Westberry Pte B. Steffans Pte P. Sinclair Pte M. Harding Pte L. MacTurk Pte J. Sanders Rct L. Bringer Rct W. Harding Rct D. George Rct G. White Rct B. Chadwick Platoon total: 17 1 officer 2 NCO's 14 Enlisted Company Total: 3 officers 3 NCO 27 Enlisted Total: 33

We represent the 3rd Centre Company, 43rd 'Monmouthshire' Regiment of foot. Formed from members from the 4te Silesian Ladwehr, the 43rd is a unit that focuses more on creating a realistic military structure and setting during an American Civil War setting. The unit will focus on organization and cooperation between different sub units. My main goal of this unit is to create a strong and effective skirmisher company, that can be divided into two independent platoons to tackle any tactical situation. The regiment is not based around skill, it is based around having a good time playing the game, enjoying the company, and being respectful to all of those around you. Here is a list of things to expect from the 43rd. First and foremost, Respect to both members of the regiment (both to subordinates and superiors) and other members of the community. I understand that this is an internet regiment and I want every member of the community to be treated with respect and kindness. With that said there has to be a certain respect given to the officers decisions and commands on the field. Second, organization. As a regiment leader my favorite part of my regiment is the organization that I put into it. The 2ndUSS will be as organized as historically possible, starting on the section level, and including both platoon and company level organization. Finally, Fun. We are here to have a good time and enjoy ourselves, and as leader it is my job to make sure that everyone is having a good time. Any concerns, questions, or suggestions on how to improve the regiment can and should be brought to me at any time.    1st Battalion in action 1811                 Captain [Capt]: The Captain is in charge of one of the battalions Company's. His job is to make sure that his company meets the standards of the regiment, and that it is a well operating unit. He oversees his Lieutenants, and organizes his company into platoons. The captain is in charge of making sure all of his subordinates do their duty, leads in the field, and does administrative work when he needs to. The captain is a leader and example to his men, and should do his best to portray his ideals to his men.    First Lieutenant [1stLt]: The First Lieutenant is the second command of a company, and is in charge of the company's first platoon. The 1stLt will be in charge of his platoon and will be assisted by his NCO's to keep the platoon up to standards. He will lead in the field in the companies are doing company drill (with independent command of platoons), is in charge of keeping the appropriate paperwork, (attendance promotions, ect.) as well as running a  weekly inspection of his men. To reach the rank of 1stLt you must have previously been an officer for an extended period, and have proven yourself as a platoon leader.

Maybe reserving the name for future use in a couple months, or might not use it.



We shall see.

Add me on steam: [43rd] Walko to join or more info.

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Community / Possible Idea: Multiple autonomous Companies

« on: September 05, 2014, 06:21:43 am »

So this is an idea I have been playing with for over a year, and I think it's good enough to be brought to the community. I know that on the initial release of North and South Millander attempted this with the 33rd Virginia (I was a member of Company E If I recall correctly).

My idea is having multiple (2-4) autonomous companies within a regiment that all report to a unified battalion staff. While I know this sounds risky, I think there a couple of things to take into consideration in order to make something like this even potentially possible.

1. Chain of Command

All of the Captains of the individual companys, as well as the men in those companys, have to be aware of and respect the chain of command. The battalion staff will be in charge of making sure that the companys are up to the standards previously agreed upon by the captains and the battalion leadership (Col, Lt.Col, Major). And it is the primary concern of the captain to meet said standards. IF they do not meet these standards they can/will be removed and either a new captain is found, or a battalion staff member takes the company under temporary control.

2. Understanding Ideals

I understand that different regiments have different ideals, and different aims, so the only way for this system to work, is if both the staff running the regiment (Col, Lt.Col, Major) set a clear set of standards and expectations for the regiment that each company Captain is responsible for upholding. The Captains must agree with said standards to make sure that they will uphold them, and that the regiment is functioning as both sides wish it to.

A good way of making ideals understood is by creating a document that specifies the goals/ideals of the regiment to help everyone fully understand what said regiment is about. By having and understanding these ideals, you will have people with link minded ideals that come together to form the multiple company regiment.

3. Communication

Communication would be probably one of the most important parts of the regiment. If anyone has a complaint or suggestion make sure that they have the ability to voice it to their direct superiors (Company officers) or battalion officers, officers within the companys should also be able to talk about their concerns/complaints with the battalion officers.

4. Checks and Balances.

Almost in juxtaposition to chain of command, a series of checks and balances should be put in place to make sure complete power does not come from the battalion staff. Potential ways to do this are:

- Have the regiment officers be a council, where if a certain amount of subordinates agree to a change, they can outvote higher ranking officers

- Have the Colonel be able to Veto or make executive decisions if need be, but at his own risk, if he loses favor with his officers and men, they may leave him.

-Vote! Allow the men to vote and voice their opinions democratically.

The balance of power may potentially work since the companys are autonomous, and if they are unsatisfied with the regiment/it's officers, they can easily just leave with their intact company. This will make it so the system works for both the mutual benefit of the battalion staff and the comapnys.

5. Organization and duties

Having a set organization to each company, and regiment, with assigned duties to each member and rank of the company will eliminate large amounts of variables in between companys, and set a standard for which each company must meet for ranks. If members of either the company or the battalion staff do not meed the standards/do the duties assigned to them, they will be removed.

Potential Company Structure

1 - Captain (In Charge of Company)
1 - 1stLt (In charge of 1st Platoon)
1 - 2ndLt (In charge of 2nd Platoon)
1 - 1stSgt (Sergeant Major)
2 - Sgt (1 per platoon)
2 - Cpl (1 per platoon)
32- Pvt (16 per platoon)

Each company will not be able to change this organization unless voted on as a regiment as a whole, or on individual cases brought up with the staff.

Each rank will have specifically assigned duties (ie. Corporals take attendance)


6. Respect

Of course none of this will be possible without respect from both sides, from the officers to the men, from the men to the officers, and from the officers to the officers.

7. The Autonomy

Each company captain will do the following

- Select and promote subordinates to his choosing as long as it follows proper company structure
- Keep their own steam group
- Be in charge of their own roster and attendance
- Be in charge of recruiting for the comapny (?)
- Lead the company as it's own line in the field
- Make sure his subordinates do their job
- Muster their own men before events
- Train as a company during trainings

However the captain will be required to listen to the staff on the field (through use of commander chat) and must be tolerant of his men and other officers. His company is his to make and mold how he chooses, as long as he follows the ideals and standards set by the staff.


Will probably add some more later.

What do you guys think? Do you agree disagree? What would you add?

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Community / Why was the community petition thread removed?

« on: August 31, 2014, 12:14:38 am »

Why was the thread removed?

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The Mess Hall / Musicians thread!

« on: August 28, 2014, 08:16:09 am »

Are you a musician? Let's hear what you've got!
What kind of instrument do you play? What kinda music? Basically general musician discussion/sharing thread.

Here is me, I'm self taught guitar and singing, been playing for a couple years, but this is the first thing I've ever recorded. Feedback would be great.

[youtube]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=j6_AdIzs7OQ[/youtube]

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Union / 2nd United States Sharpshooter Regiment, Company A, [1st Platoon]

« on: August 26, 2014, 07:05:20 pm »

Company A     "Walko's Rangers" 1st Platoon Platoon CO: 1stLt. Walko Non-Commissioned Officers: 1stSgt- Herreman Sgt- Vorn Sgt- Lanius Cpl Tryhard Enlisted: Pvt Zotago Pvt Izzy Pvt George Pvt Finnley Pvt Deathsheep Pvt Vini Pvt Engr Pvt Kigbigb Pvt Howard Pvt Sherminator Platoon total: 15 1 officer 4 NCO's 10 Enlisted 2nd Platoon Coming soon!

We represent the 1st Platoon of Company A, 2nd Regiment of United States Sharpshooters (Berdan's Sharpshooters). Formed from members mostly from the 4te Silesian Ladwehr, the 2ndUSS is a unit that focuses more on creating a realistic military structure and setting during an American Civil War setting. The unit will focus on organization and cooperation between different sub units. My main goal of this unit is to create a strong and effective skirmisher company, that can be divided into two independent platoons to tackle any tactical situation. The regiment is not based around skill, it is based around having a good time playing the game, enjoying the company, and being respectful to all of those around you. Here is a list of things to expect from the 2nd United States Sharpshooter. First and foremost, Respect to both members of the regiment (both to subordinates and superiors) and other members of the community. I understand that this is an internet regiment and I want every member of the community to be treated with respect and kindness. With that said there has to be a certain respect given to the officers decisions and commands on the field. Second, organization. As a regiment leader my favorite part of my regiment is the organization that I put into it. The 2ndUSS will be as organized as historically possible, starting on the section level, and including both platoon and company level organization. Finally, Fun. We are here to have a good time and enjoy ourselves, and as leader it is my job to make sure that everyone is having a good time. Any concerns, questions, or suggestions on how to improve the regiment can and should be brought to me at any time.    Rifleman of the Sharpshooters

Second Lieutenant [2Lt]:

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Modifications / Quick question - New textures

« on: July 07, 2014, 08:46:45 pm »

Hey guys whenever I try and put my own textures in game, they don't show up (the model doesn't show up either) does anyone know why that is?

Example;

took prussian_freikorps.dds and changed some stuff, renamed it dutch_coat.dds.

Exported the static mesh of the freikorps coat into blender, changed some more stuff and changed it's texture from prussian_freikorps to dutch_coats, then reimported back into openbrf.

The texture works in openbrf, but neither the texture or model show up in game, help?

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The Mess Hall / What is your favorite universe?

« on: June 29, 2014, 11:08:07 pm »

What is your favorite game/book/movie/other universe and why?

Personally I would say that mine might be the  Resistance universe, as it combines alien and sci-fi elements with World War 2/ 1950's  technology and culture. It's also incredibly dark, and at the end is partially post apocalyptic as well.

Play nice.

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Community / How do you make teamspeak server groups be in order?

« on: May 11, 2014, 01:40:28 am »

I want to have ranks/Server groups in order.  For example:

4 server groups.

Kompanie Staff
1. Zug
2. Zug
3. Zug

I want everyone with Kompanie staff to be at the top of the channel, everyone from 1 zug after, then everyone in 2. Zug, then 3. Zug.

Help please?

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Community / We need a general requests thread.

« on: April 23, 2014, 04:11:49 pm »

There are too many threads requesting banners, skins , and teamspeak server groups. I suggest a general requests thread.

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Off Topic / How happy are you?

« on: April 01, 2014, 06:17:56 pm »

In general, how happy are you? Are you content with your life? Why or why not?

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Regiments / An Idea I had.

« on: March 25, 2014, 10:28:26 pm »

I just had an idea of making creating some sort of regiment filter/quiz to help players find regiments.

Basically it would have a list of regiments, and eliminate regiments based on the persons answers to questions:

for example:

1. What timezone are you available for?

A. EU (8 pm BST/ 3 pm EST)
B. NA (1 am BST/ 8 pm EST)
C. EU/NA


this would eliminate all EU regiments given to the person.

2. What class would you like to play?

A. line Infantry
B. Skirmishers
C. Cavalry
D. Artillery

This would eliminate all regiments that are not the class the person would want.

3. How big a regiment would you want?

A. 5-10 per event
B. 10-20 per event
C. 20-30 per event
D. +40 per event



these are just examples, I was just wondering what the community thinks of the idea?

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The Mess Hall / Things that annoy you

« on: March 24, 2014, 06:31:22 pm »

Name things that annoy you, vent that shit.

I'll start:

When people put their regiment name before their name in their FSE account, just use the nickname box! Ugh.