GhostDragon

As we all know currently in Ukraine there is a horrific humanitarian crisis unfolding. Here at Ahoyworld we would like to show our support to the people of Ukraine and do what we can with our community to help those in need. As such we have opened up a donation goal on our forums found here. All donations will go to UKRAINE CRISIS | International Committee of the Red Cross (icrc.org). In addition to all donations raised on the forums Ahoyworld is going to match all funds up to £750 and we will also cover all costs so that all of the money donated is going to help.

To give a small update from my side: I know i have been quiet recently on all fronts. Work ramped up quick after easter with a new job and then with black friday/christmas rush its not looking like calming down any time soon. But still, the server is installed and we seem to have the mission running, i just need to ensure that restarter scripts are set up correctly to ensure stability and brush off some of the other server side setup things before im happy to push live. Also wanting to ensure that staff have all the tools they need to ensure that everyone can have an enjoyable time on the server!

Potentially looks like you have a mod selected that's not currently in the modlist.

As remarked above, We have numerous methods that staff can be contacted in game. unfortunately you have decided to direct verbal abuse at members of the community and then respond to an admin with hate speach. As such I will not be removing this ban as those kinds of comments have no place on our servers. As such i will not be removing the ban at this time. BAN APPEAL UNSUCCESSFUL.

Done! Under guidelines

because it is new it is using new metrics that were not measured before. meaning all members start at rank one

Lurking is fun! Welcome aboard

I agree that a review of the rules is needed, but i do not see need for us to massively change them. They are clear and consise. The issue, seems to have stemmed more from the investigation procedure carried out. The reason the report was filed was for the investigation to occur, it would be wrong of us to not question the report, from all angles and ask questions that people do not like because that is often where the truth lies. I agree that discussion is needed. But like everyone else here, Core was not aware it was a big deal as it was never actually discussed with us as a team until the report was filed.

This was discussed within corestaff and we determined that we did not and will not repremand anyone within the community for the use of this mod due to the fact that we use it and the fact that the information is accessable from other sources also. This was always the case and would have been clear had someone asked us at any point. Initial action was taken within 3 hours of the report being made, The first i knew about the initial report was a message notifying me of the demotion in the corestaff chanel. Unfortunately i was working late, doing critical maintance at work and therefore couldnt look at it immediately. We knew the opinions of staff and had detailed notes from many people. we reviewed the information that we had from staff and decided that it was sufficient. Had the process have been completed properly then im sure we would have had a civilised convorsation about the topics at hand. Honestly at the time it felt like we were being beaten from all sides, i knew anything i said would be spread around like wildfire and warped into something that it wasnt. I opted to not disclose anything until action was decided for that reason. I will not pretend and say the action was appropriate when it was clearly not. There was no investigation and that was where my initial concerns lied. Had the evidence been clear cut as people are making it out to be im sure my stance would have been different.

I can attest that the way this was handled was..... lacking from the start. For example most of CS didnt even know about the report when the initial action was taken. This made it hard for us to be united on the decision, when as rightly said it seemed half arsed and came under ridicule. The issue from then was more the fact that peoples minds had been made up because they had seen the report and in their own groups decided on a virdict. The issue for me initially was "This process needs to be fair and look at all the evidence" from that me and midnight discussed it in CS channel and were in agreement that the action taken was potentially too early and needed further investigation, as such that is what we did, we discussed with all parties that were relevent to the report and used the evidence that was brought up after the initial report also. Can i see where a "recruitment ruling" came into it? Sure. Did me and other members of the core staff community also find evidence that there was none. Yes. This was why ultimately we decided that taking any action was too far. The notion that this is a case simply of simply sharing an discord link on EU1. Or anything of that nature is plainly wrong. This was a complex situation that, in my opinion having been dealt with properly, could have been handled in a week with a simple "ok we will keep an eye on it" Type of thing. Had all the evidence been presented in the investigation of the report and before it had been actioned, we wouldnt be here because all the evidence would have come forward we would have come to it from a neutral position (as was eventually done) evidence would have been gathered and a united response put to the reportee, staff and anyone else that was relevent to the enquiry. From a personal side i would like to note i have been here a while and i remember being a mod, admin and player. The community is fun and i have always been here through it all for the players and my honest drive is to be fair and listen to anyone about anything then coming to a fair but firm conclusion. Not for any other reason than that is how i would want to be treated. I will never apologise for fighting for the rules and investigations to be actioned in a fair manner that is consistent and fair for everyone. For, if i can not be fair with the rules i encourage us to follow, how can i expect the rest of the team to follow those same rules. Due to the way the report was initially handled we were fighting a battle where everyones minds were already made. We were not ignoring the problem as you say, we were dealing with the report in the proper way. While i was also working late in a new job that im still getting to grips with that meant that the time i did have available was not instant and a lot of the delay was due to that. It should have been. Since it was a Admin report that is how they are meant to be handled and that is why they are in a restricted area of the forums. the rules apply to all FAIRLY.

[Tweaked] Non-pilots can now use parachutes [Tweaked] Sectors now have an independent spawn and capture radius, so keep an eye out for the differences between sector types. [Tweaked] BRDM to Light Vehicles [Tweaked] Added some generic headwear to arsenal [Possible Fix] Issue with binocular slot (unsure if fix will help) [Fixed] Mission Progress hint not being setup on initPlayerLocal

The modlist we provide does not have to include only "mandatory mods" We can add optional mods that we feel enhance the experience. DUI has been tested with this mission and server where we have found it to be working reliably hence the change. But yes if you remove that mod from your personal modset and add STUI then that will also work

The leave group button has been there for the entire time and you could have left any time you wished. Also there are many lines of communication available to everyone in the community, via the forums, Discord and teamspeak, that could have been used by yourself to get any issues resolved within good time. However it was not brought to my attention that it was something causing an issue to you or anyone in the community my other commitments to the community have been taking a precedent. As you can see as soon as the issue was raised action was taken to ensure that all parties are happy with the outcome. You claimed that you were the owner of the group here: I simply made a comment stating that the group in question was not in fact under your control and the community did not need to contact you in regards to gaining the ownership because we already had it. Also Ryko is in the group and was already an administrator. What is impressive to me is the approach to getting the issue resolved by yourself. i think that would class as impressive for all the wrong reasons. Thank you for your concern, Ghost

If you mean this one: https://steamcommunity.com/groups/AhoyWorldofficial Thats not an issue as you are not the owner

That is separate, is it working now?