TheToxicPixels

Just a quick heads up, we now have an ArmA3 Unit page!
 
If you spot a mistake or an improvement please private message me.
 
I would love an AhoyWorld biography so any member or staff is welcome to write one up.
 

About time we get toe to toe with a proper beast.

OH BABY. This is going to be GOOD.

It is likely I'll only be able to join about an hour later.

Give me an Abrams and a wild Jochem and we'll sort it out.
 
Oh yeah we will also need a driver of sorts... uh... any guy will do I guess.

(12/12/2015) - Toxic Can't type   Operation:Steel Tiger
Map: Takistan
Time of operation start: 7:00 PM GMT
Time of preparation: 6:30 PM (ish) GMT
 
CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP
(Anyone willing to help with Zeus please message me) 
 
Brief:
The former Russian strategic positions of Timurkalay and Feruz Abad have been ran over by local insurgents. During this assault the Russian forces lost several armor pieces, including several T-90 tanks. Due to the current joint peace keeping situation, we have an opportunity to deploy and liberate these towns. It is off up most importance that we destroy or capture the T-90 tanks, as they can not fall into the hands of insurgents who have been trained to operate them. 
It is our current understanding that the insurgents in the local area lack the ability to operate these vehicles, however the situation may change. We also have air superiority over the insurgents during this operation, however airstrikes are limited due to possible hostage situations, with several Russian troops unaccounted for. There is also the possibility of Anti-Air facilities in the towns. 
Intel:
The T-90 Tank 

 
Friendly Units 
2 x Apache Helicopter
2 x BlackHawk Helicopter
1 X Chinook
1 x A-10
2 x M1A2 Abrams 
2 x Bradley 
6 x Humvee
3 x Armored Transport 
 
There will be re spawns, however these will be delayed and within the standard wave system I run. 
 
First person only. 
 
Date is subject to change, if an unexpected issue occurs with the mission. 
 
Normal game night rule apply, if you can’t cope with waiting to get back into the area of operations or planning please to not join.
 
For info on how to get the mods click here.
 

(12/12/2015) - Toxic Can't type   Operation:Steel Tiger
Map: Takistan
Time of operation start: 7:00 PM GMT
Time of preparation: 6:30 PM (ish) GMT
 
CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP
(Anyone willing to help with Zeus please message me) 
 
Brief:
The former Russian strategic positions of Timurkalay and Feruz Abad have been ran over by local insurgents. During this assault the Russian forces lost several armor pieces, including several T-90 tanks. Due to the current joint peace keeping situation, we have an opportunity to deploy and liberate these towns. It is off up most importance that we destroy or capture the T-90 tanks, as they can not fall into the hands of insurgents who have been trained to operate them. 
It is our current understanding that the insurgents in the local area lack the ability to operate these vehicles, however the situation may change. We also have air superiority over the insurgents during this operation, however airstrikes are limited due to possible hostage situations, with several Russian troops unaccounted for. There is also the possibility of Anti-Air facilities in the towns. 
Intel:
The T-90 Tank 

 
Friendly Units 
2 x Apache Helicopter
2 x BlackHawk Helicopter
1 X Chinook
1 x A-10
2 x M1A2 Abrams 
2 x Bradley 
6 x Humvee
3 x Armored Transport 
 
There will be re spawns, however these will be delayed and within the standard wave system I run. 
 
First person only. 
 
Date is subject to change, if an unexpected issue occurs with the mission. 
 
Normal game night rule apply, if you can’t cope with waiting to get back into the area of operations or planning please to not join.
 
For info on how to get the mods click here.
 

Hey
 
I dont know how the planning and organisation for GameNight is working, so im not in the best position to ask this question.
But is it possible to announce the Date (i dont mean the content, just the date) of future Game Night like a week or two in advance?
 
I ask this question because im working always over the Weekend at night and i can take one day of every weekend. So it would be great if i could know the Date of future GameNight a week or so ahead so that i can participate at these events every week:) .
 
Until now i just took work of when ever i had the feeling that there could be a Game Night. And most of the time it didn't work out.
 
I know that this is a lot of work for just one guy but i think that probably many other members have also this or a similar problem.
 
A Thanks in advance for your replies.
 
And of course i can understand if it is not possible to announce the date of future GameNight earlier.

Admin Menu:
 
 
Starters:
Mixed garden salad,drizzled with your choice of our homemade dressing (French, Italian or vinaigrette) served with bread
Tomato and fresh mozzarella salad, flavored with virgin olive oil pesto, a balsamic reduction and basil leaves
Ceasar salad, crispy romaine lettuce leaves tossed in a classic dressing topped with warm slices of chicken breast and parmesan shavings
Beef Carpaccio, from raw chilled tenderloin, with virgin olive oil and parmesan shavings and arugula salad
Prawns Cocktail, fresh poached shrimps sitting on our classic homemade cocktail sauce refined with a dash of Cognac
B.B.Q. prawns skewer, served with lemon grass, fresh salad greens served with tartar sauce
Tom Ka Gai, Thai style soup with chicken, coconut milk, lime juice and herbs
 
Main:
Pork tenderloin escalopes "Calvados", with calvados sauce served with braised red cabbage and French fries
Australian tenderloin "Almond", grilled, wrapped with parma ham, with almond potatoes and stewed mushrooms
Lamb shank, cooked in red wine sauce served on creamy polenta
Veal shank "Ossobuco", slowly braised in red wine topped with cremolata of finely chopped vegetables on creamy polenta
 
Snow fish fillet, covered with fresh tomatos, garlic, lemon juice, olive oil and balsamic vinegar accompanied by lyonnaise potato
Baked prawns, in white wine and mussel jus with tomato cream sauce and black linguini
Sea bass Branzino, baked in a secret crust of herbs served with mushroom, rice, bell pepper and sweet chili sauce
 
Penne alla Arrabiata, with a spicy tomato sauce enhanced with garlic and chili
Black Ravioli,, filled with shrimp, asparagus and ricotta cheese, Tossed in traditional bisque and flavor with white truffle oil
 
Desserts:
Red wine Pear, pear cooked in herbs and red wine, served with Chocolate ice cream and strawberry sauce
Fresh strawberry & peach melba, mascarpone cream trifle perfumed with peach liqueur and chocolate ice cream
Orange salad, marinate with liqueur and ice cream
Caramelized warm spring roll, filled with stewed fruits accompanied by a scoop of vanilla ice cream
 
Plz keep in mind waitingtimes may be longer on busy days (weekend) due to lag.
 
 

AW MVP 2015: Christiansen
AW most friendly admin/staff member 2015: Pero
AW most helpful admin/staff member 2015: Muckduck
AW most helpful user *Non-staff* 2015: Miksi
AW most tacti-cool ARMA player 2015: Chuck Norris
AW best ARMA pilot 2015: -- too close to pick a favourite
AW best Teamspeak singer 2015:
AW funniest person on Teamspeak 2015: Laforte
AW best moment 2015 (can be in any game or on teamspeak/forum): Reformation of the staff.
AW best forum post 2015 (please put url in): http://www.ahoyworld.co.uk/topic/3790-dave-raz-go-flying/
AW best drunk member 2015: Chon
AW best driver 2015: Danny (cain coming a close second!)
AW worst driver 2015: 
AW best baby 2015: MiLoucas
AW most absent staff member 2015: Jester - Baby come back

This is correct, we were founded on the principle that anybody can do anything that anybody else can do. for example all players are able to take a pilot slot on EU1 regardless of being on teamspeak or not. Anybody can drop into a platoon commander slot regardless of experience if they want, anybody can use a mortar (in the right slot and at the right moment) there's no exclusives here.
 
That being said a slot exclusive thing is no bad deal, like pilots can only fly helicopters.
 
I've tried a commanding workshop with great interest, if you guys have time you could make another one?

Dear Mr pedofingers (if this even is your real name), you made quite a topic... "10 sec slow clap". Not only did you make a complete fool out of yourself by the text you wrote but you also approached this situation completely wrong.
You probably have more chance selling glasses to the blind than opening a attack topic like this and expect everybody would agree with you, we giving our servers to some random guy and all staff to fire themselves.
But you must have thought "YOLO" let's do this! Where did it brought you?...
But let's not be too negative. I also have some good news for you, and I'm sure you are more then happy to hear it.
You sir, are nominated for biggest fail of the year in our AW end of the year awards (it's a real thing look it up on the forums).
You should also check out our teamspeak by the way. I'm online a few nights per week. Maybe we can have a talk, you don't seem like a bad guy. You just made a wrong turn.. or 2.. make that 3. I do advise to connect with a other name then your current forum name else I can not guarantee you're safety.
Normally I close with: See you on the battlefield!!! But I guess we all know that will never happen as you are kinda banned from our servers.
PS: We are not all 12 years old, some of us are older than that.

So I did some writing on the backstory etc. for this mission.
 
Backstory
 
Good to know for any user participating
 
 
So as you can read this isnt your run of the mill guns blazing mission. You will need to scout and recon alot more than we use to do on our events as I have no clue where the IED factories,weapons depots and recruitment offices will pop up !

Im gonna keep this short. I got banned for a stupid reason, they cried about an icecream name. I made a ban appeal and the answer i got were from a 12 year old boy. I promise you. 
These admins are so fucking immature. Watching through aalot of different ban appeals, all i can see is mentally challenged staff who probably got bullied during their school days and is out for revenge.

They are butthurt, annoying, immature, crybabies.
Am i the only one who sees this? Or is there more people who find these guys like a couple of friends doing whatever they can to be ass immature as possible?

I feel that they should just give up on this server and give it to someone else, more mature and more nice. SOmeone who is not ganging up on one person, like a ban appeal i saw. Like the whole staff was ganging up on him, probably lying their asses off in that post just to make people think that they are good. 

Worst admins ever. Holy shit

AW MVP 2015: Rarek
AW most friendly admin/staff member 2015: Bacon
AW most helpful admin/staff member 2015: Elcour
AW most helpful user *Non-staff* 2015: Pedofingers
AW most tacti-cool ARMA player 2015: Appeltaart
AW best ARMA pilot 2015: ArmA got things to fly now?
AW best Teamspeak singer 2015:  Zissou  <3
AW funniest person on Teamspeak 2015: Арсений bogDAHN but he got banned within 8 seconds by David I kinda liked the loud music he played in boarding channel.
AW best moment 2015 (can be in any game or on teamspeak/forum): Me purposing Josh for admin right after he was kicked out as admin for being drunk and saying bad words on TS.
AW best forum post 2015 (please put url in): http://www.ahoyworld.co.uk/topic/4624-eu1245-us1-password-change/
AW best drunk member 2015: matt
AW best driver 2015: David
AW worst driver 2015: David?
AW best baby 2015: Milou (4 months old but she can already say AhoyWorld)
AW most absent staff member 2015: LaForte

//AHOYWORLD end of the year awards!
 
Well it's getting to that time again with only 1 more month of 2015 to go we shall get the Ahoy Awards in early!
 
We will use both a poll and some entries which you will have to reply to yourself!
 
Just remember this is a bit of fun and no real prizes will be awarded.
(sorry costing cuts don't allow it)
 
Questions (Please post below):
 
AW MVP 2015:
AW most friendly admin/staff member 2015:
AW most helpful admin/staff member 2015:
AW most helpful user *Non-staff* 2015:
AW most tacti-cool ARMA player 2015:
AW best ARMA pilot 2015:
AW best Teamspeak singer 2015:
AW funniest person on Teamspeak 2015:
AW best moment 2015 (can be in any game or on teamspeak/forum):
AW best forum post 2015 (please put url in):
AW best drunk member 2015:
AW best driver 2015:
AW worst driver 2015:
AW best baby 2015:
AW most absent staff member 2015:

I think the main issue with commanding and leading is quiet a few people lose faith in doing it.
 
"Can we go now!..."
 
Why is this taking so long..."
 
Just a couple examples of things people say at base while leaders mark out a plan, get some f*cking patience.
 
I can do any leading role as I'm experienced in all, if it's really needed I will try and jump in teamleader and squadleader a bit more.
 
Anyone needs any tips or anything to do with any of the commanding or leading roles then feel free to talk to me, sad thing is, I haven't been able to show like 80% of the tactics and maneuvers I know because the community never want any part in it. It usually comes down to the simple: Fly in, land, go across waypoints, finish AO after loosing like 90% of the players and having to shuttle run them, get back and evac. Sad really, would love to do more foot patrols and vehicle convoys with the usual maneuvers like: pincers, herringbone, bounding and phase lines. Those are all fun to do.
 
In the end, Squadleaders and Teamleaders should like what they're doing and continue to do it because the squad mates get respect for them and look up to them. I feel that we don't have this though because people don't actually care if someone dies or get's MIA like a shot down pilot. If people dying and getting lost actually impacted the AO by a larger amount then we would in turn care more for each other, also getting stricter loadouts may help the gameplay so people would have to share ammo and supplies, but i'm getting off topic here.
 
In conclusion, if we need a leader i'm happy to do it more often if people like.
 
"Realism"

Hi folks,
 
I've been seeing a lot of people choosing to not take command positions on the server lately (ASL, PlatCo, even Team Leaders).  In 99% of cases this leads to a poor missions because there is no plan.  I am happy to run as ASL or PlatCo, but what is occurring to me is that we could create some incentives to be a leader.
 
Right now, the only inducement for Team or Squad leads is that you can take the Scar 17 16".  Can we, as a group, think of other incentives that would make people lust to be Squad Lead or Team Lead?
 
In a perfect world, I would make it so that the mission objectives do not spawn until there is someone in a Squad Leader or Platoon Leader position.  Other games (Natural Selection 2 comes to mind) have this approach and it's very effective in getting people to pick up the mantle of responsibility.  I'm guessing further development of Gauntlet is not going to happen, so maybe this can be a thing in Valiant?
 
It's nice to be seeing new people take on leadership positions, but it hasn't always worked out because they have been taking on more leadership than they're ready for (PlatCo, for example, without significant experience in SL or TL).  I'd highly advise sticking to TL for a while before moving on to SL or PC.
 
Oh, and in case it's useful to people - here's a link to all my thoughts on leading units: http://www.ahoyworld.co.uk/topic/4521-thoughts-on-leading-a-unit/
 
-R

To read up on leadership duties, I can also thoroughly recommend ShackTac's strategy and gameplay guide (or any of Dsylecxi's stuff, for that matter) which should be freely available on their website. The complete guide, adding special weapons and tactics, was bundled with Arma 3 Deluxe. Check if you have that, then use it. It's a good read, too.
 
Is there any chance for some kind of leadership workshop? Have a show-and-tell dry run with a whole squad and then take turns to ascend to TL and eventually SL. Being able to show off having completed that workshop might encourage people to fill TL in a live mission, or at the very least be confident enough to assume command when the former lead is KIA.
I'd volunteer to hold the class, preferably with someone else.

Hello and welcome to this weeks game-night  
 
We will be playing Operation Valiant - Insurgency
 
On ArmA3 EU#3 MODDED. 
The map is Takistan
 
The meet up time will be as follows:
 
Sunday - 3 PM GMT Mission start
 
 
Brief: We will have a randomly select primary objective to take care of in this mainly infantry based game mode.
However, we will have to patrol through towns and valleys as an insurgent force is working to recruit and train new members.
Building clearing will be a major part in this patrol based operation.
I will provide a much large brief at the gamenight but for now that will do.
 
If you sign up for squad leader please be prepared to turn up 30 minutes early for a briefing.
 
 
You will not be allowed to JIP once the mission briefing is over..
 
Click here to apply for a slot! Failing to do this my mean you are not guaranteed a slot.
 
I'm stressing that any mucking about while we are doing this event will be met with according punishment for degrading other players enjoyment of the event. Normal EU#3 rules apply
 
Hope to have a good turn out and I will see you on the battlefield
 
For info on how to get the mods click here.
 
 
 
 
SIDE NOTE:
With this game mode we also are able to provide some statistic tracking on the operation.
 
To be able to track your data please sign up here: http://alivemod.com/war-room
Make sure to fill in your UID.
 
Then click join group and search for "Ahoyworld".
Apply to join and you'll be set to go! 
 
 

Seems nice.
Is it possible to pay with Ahoycoins?

Seems solved after helping him in TS3. If any other problem is encountered just try and find help on TS3 and/or post back here.

Hello there,
 
I'd say you just start swapping out weapons and equipment from your default loadout which you don't like that much. The default loadout is the loadout you spawn with and supposed to be a standard for the type of role (i.e. medic / rifleman AT) you are playing. Keep in mind that there is some things that make a role efficient and worthwhile; such as the 'Medickit' on a medic or the 'Titan AT' on an AT soldier, changing them out for less efficient stuff won't be very appreciated by your fellow soldiers. Try and keep those weapons/pieces of equipment close to you and learn how to properly use them.
 
Now, you might not feel perfectly able with the gun the default loadout has provided for you. Shouldn't matter there's plenty left to choose from!
You can either change out the sights - into reasonable lenghts ( it's not mandatory, but please don't take marksman sights etc.) or
you can change the gun itself..
 
Depending on what your placestyle diffrent guns might suit you better; now here's the tricky part. Keep in mind that your role automatically defines what your playstyle is supposed to be (General squadmember, marksman, sniper, helicopter pilot). You should feel a bit obliged to not step outside of the boundaries of your role and pick up dedicated marksmen rifles when you're supposed to be playing with an assault rifle.
 
Generally the server will give you a lot of choice and there is nothing, apart from mad rage and occasional flaming teammates, disallowing you from taking up other weapons than your role 'prescribes'. You will know when you've truly stepped out of the boundaries as the server will 'take away' whatever you've just tried to equip.|
Keep in mind that you're free to take anything, which isn't server blocked, but try and not step too many people on their toes by doing their 'jobs'.
Just as an example; as a medic you don't really need to be running around with a RPG-42, there should be plenty of AT soldiers around perfectly able to do what is necessairy and you're supposed to work as a team and not a one man army as some sources and people are trying to let you believe.
 
Sure. Trial and error might be the way to go, but try and keep these things in the back of your head when selecting the specifics for your 'trials'
 
Hope this helped,
 
MessedUpSmiley

Yes, but it applies mostly on EU3, the modded server. I use it as a reference on EU1.
You can find here: 
http://www.ahoyworld.co.uk/topic/3877-play-your-roles/
 
Also, Dyslexci has some great instruction video's. Like this one:
 

I've had this problem a couple of times where battle-eye wasn't functioning optimally.
 
Try and make your Arma3Sync - Launcher options look like this:
Click on image to enlarge
Afterwards I'd recommend you launch the vanilla game once, just to make sure you 'force' battle-eye to update.
 
Check this page in the Arma 3 (vanilla) launcher for further info on it's status whilst launching:
 
If any further problems occur, feel free to post again :-) | or simply join the Teamspeak server (ts.ahoyworld.co.uk),  which would make me and a fair few other staff members and field ambassadors able to help you somewhat more interactively.