Molotov

FAQ, Comments & Clarifications Q: Homing Rockets are able to target all vehicles (and several other entities) this seems OP to give to organisations? A: Very good point, it has been noted that homing rockets would be generally too easy. Instead, the launchers provided will not be homing. Q: If the police force is outgunned, though not outnumbered, would the Akula be able to be activated? A: On a case by case basis, this is possible but will be evaluated at the time of request. Q: Bodycam recording should be required full the full duration of activation. A: This is an excellent idea but may cause issues with extended situations and the limited storage space on some officers systems. I will review possible alternatives. Q: PSC should be given final decision on punishments. Namely, police employment terminations. A: Agreed, they and Cabinet will be included in decisions. Q: What happens if the FRO is unavailable, and what level of government is able to activate in the FRO's stead? A: Activations would be permitted by FRO, Managers & Executives (Excluding those members of the presently hostile organisation). Q: In addition to the gunships, SRT should have a team whose 'cousins' are not associated with organisations. A: Noted but this should be raised with the directors/Cabinet, this proposal will mandate no changes to SRT. Q: AFP should be excluded from this department. A: I'll consider it, but there is nothing inherently wrong with them activating (from a philosophical standpoint) Q: Will there be only one FRO? What about deputies? A: At this stage, yes. Q: Can FRO be corrupt? A: No, unlike the person who accused the FRO of corruption being the most corrupt officer in the city's history - you know who you are. Q: The Akula can use tear gas bombs. A: Yes, great idea. $50,000 each - max 6. Q: It's stupid! A: Yes, I'm glad you noticed... Q: Sounds like it would be lame. A: O rly? Q: "Yeah let’s make the server a military roleplay server fuckin mint" A: Coming from a member of the Apostles, this seems ironic... or at least hypocritical. Q: Was this an April Fools' joke? A: Yes What I found amusing was how many people were very pressed then saw someone else say it could be an April Fools and tried to unreact/retract statements to pretend they were never fooled. You know who you are and yes I saw. Many thanks to all for the extremely humorous discussions, direct messages, responses and outrage/fuss. I knew PD and the Orgs could be a little prickly, but goodness... (Not all of you, chill). I thoroughly enjoyed reading the various remarks. What some of you thought were viable ideas makes me frightened for any suggestions you make in future. Also, some of you may need to work a little on some self-reflection... some of those EOI question answers were... interesting. Congrats to @Flexas the first person to outright state what was up - granted in dev chat. Sorry to our runner-up @Jackothegamer, since Ryan inadvertently helped you out, I consider your 'realisation' cheating - P.S. Cubix and I were messing with you in channel, he knew what was up sorry dude, it was just too good to pass up.

Greetings all, For some time there have been concerns around Police’s capability to handle extremely hostile coordinated criminal organisations. Given the Police’s organisational disadvantages, it is felt additional tools are required in specific situations. In an effort to provide police with adequate tools to address this challenge, we are proposing a new department’s creation. The new department will operate under my direct oversight to ensure careful and diligent management of what could be a very problematic group if left unsupervised. This means the return of Ex-Police Commissioner Robert Wilson. After some discussions over drinks with the powers that be, he has been persuaded to return to police in a newly created role: Federal Requisitions Officer (FRO). Please read the following proposal carefully, and then I ask for your considered feedback in the forum linked below. Department: Strategic Air Command Initiative: Tactical Assistance Program Director: FRO Robert Wilson Program Outline Active police officers not in a command position (Incremental Senior Sergeant and below) will be able to express interest in becoming a TAP Pilot, to be called on in cases where police are severely and notably disadvantaged against an organisation - approved by the FRO directly. These pilots will in interviewed and hand-picked to serve, character references and police references (from command members) will be required to be considered. Standing in the city, activity and Commendations/Reports will all be considered. Selected pilots will be provided with a single police Akula helicopter with no munitions. They will be on a trial period to prove their skills at handling, communication and ability to follow instructions from the ranking officer. During this trial, they will operate as eyes in the sky for the other officers. After completion of this trial, the pilot will be allowed to purchase consumables for their Akula, namely ammunition. All purchases will be logged and approved by FRO, also will cost the officer, to ensure suitable discretion is exercised. While the Akula may be used for normal Polair duties, it is not to engage targets unless attacked first or written authorisation is sought from the Commanding FRO. Activation Criteria The pilot cannot be the Shift Commander. The Akula may be launched in a strictly Polair capacity until all further criteria are met. The police must be outnumbered (or equal) to present hostile organisation group. The hostile group must have initiated hostile actions, police initiated hostile actions will result in a 10-minute cooldown before the Akula may engage. FRO written approval must be sought, if the FRO is unavailable then a member of Government may grant activation in their absence. All flight time for any reason must be logged. Once engaging in hostile action the Akula cannot be stored until all hostility has ceased, no further rearming may occur until the situation is considered complete. If the FRO or a superior officer instructs the pilot to deactivate, they must comply immediately or be grounded pending investigation. Only one Akula may be active at any one time. Failure to comply Breaches of activation/deactivation requirements or any other breach of TAP protocol will be dealt with harshly and may result in: Grounding Removal from TAP PSC Referral Demotion Termination of Employment Asset Acquisition Only one Akula will be granted to a pilot at a time, loss of this asset will result in a two-week cooldown before a new one may be issued, at FRO discretion. Frivolous or dangerous use of the asset will result in grounding until a formal review is completed. Proposed Consumable Costs Machine gun ammo: $250 per round Barrage missiles (not homing, max 4): $100,000 each Flares (Max 5): Free (Automatically rearmed on storage) Countermeasures Available Understandably, Organisations will require a counter to this. The homing launcher will be available for trade at the blackmarket. The launchers will be single use, each costing $200,000 (Black money). Note: one missile will destroy the Akula if hit. Planned Deployment Timeline Review feedback: 2 weeks Update proposal: 2 weeks Finalise with Government: 1 week Interview potential pilots: 2 weeks Program going live: Approx. final week of May Congratulations on reading this far, please provide all feedback via this form: Proposal Feedback & Expression of Interest Police interested in a pilot role with TAP should fill in the EOI section when prompted in the feedback form. Regards, FRO Robert Wilson

Dear OzzyGaming, It has been my pleasure supporting OzzyGaming over the last seven years. The last four have certainly been the most challenging but rewarding as an Executive. I have worked with remarkable people and helped bring a vision for this community to life. The staggering amount of time required isn't what I remember most about this process, but rather the people I have met and the friendships I have gained. It is with sadness that I am announcing my retirement from OzzyGaming. There is so much more I could say and want to say, as that's one of my faults, I just never quite know when to shut up. But I promised myself I'd try to keep it brief. Returning to Ozzy started as a favour for a friend (Boss) but grew into a passion project for me. Ozzy remains one of my proudest achievements, and I'm happy that long after any of you remember my username, my fingerprints remain throughout. Knowing I had a hand in enabling so many friendships, stories, experiences and fun for so many, most of whom I will never know personally, made everything worth it. Ozzy has given me amazing memories, friends and experiences - and very difficult challenges. It turns out running a gaming community is like any large group, it's a cold day in hell when there is a simple 'right' or 'wrong' and someone is always going to be upset. I feel it would be irresponsible of me to not explain generally why, though for privacy reasons I will skip much of the detail. It has nothing to do with Ozzy. During the last year I achieved a level of happiness I have never experienced before, a bunch of pieces fell into place (like getting my dream job after years of trying). But as you probably guessed and have likely experienced, the higher you go, the further you have to fall. Fall I did. Like an achievement speed run, I managed to achieve not only the highest, but also the lowest I have ever been. I thought taking a month away with family over Christmas would help, I guess in some ways it did, but it wasn't close to enough. To add to my personal problems (which we don't deal with here - inside joke alert), kicking a man while he is down is one of life's favourite past times, as I learnt late last year about some family issues too. I have always taken my role, and it's responsibility to Ozzy seriously, and I respect this community (and myself) far too much to hold onto a role for the sake of it. My ability to support this community has been severely damaged, and my heart isn't in it any more. I find myself staring out at the fragments of my world, wondering what I am to make next. I would like to specifically thank those I consider some of my closest friends. You helped me without question and stood with me when my world was crumbling - your patience, understanding and compassion cannot be understated. @MJC@Boss@Caldweld@The Silverback@Wrath@Kieran@Bendacat You all helped me more than you will ever know at the time I needed it most. You're all exceptional, and I am grateful for everything. There is a long list of other friends who have aided in making the last few years unforgettable, even those I sometimes disagreed with, but I'm trying to keep this short (-ish) so won't try to list you all, and I'd hate to risk forgetting anyone. I hope you know who you are. Stepping down was a difficult decision to make, I will miss it, but I need to focus on my affairs and Ozzy is certainly big enough and ugly enough to manage without me. I always said that no one is irreplaceable on Ozzy - including me. While this is a sombre occasion, I'd like to focus on the great things that have been achieved and how far Ozzy has come - what started out as a bit of a pipe dream with a single 32 slot FiveM server spawned a thriving community and so many copycats, the ultimate form of flattery when you think about it. 3.0 is on the horizon and that will certainly offer an interesting change of pace. If there is one thing I could ask of the community, remember you've all been drawn together for the same reason - your shared interest. Roleplaying provokes a lot of emotions - remember that your character is just that, a character, and the person you're speaking with is another human just like you on a different keyboard who is no less human because you cannot see them. Try not to let your emotion outpace your reason. I know there are a fair few romantics on the server and gaming communities seldom talk about love, but you all have or will face that hurdle in your life, so here is a thought-provoking talk on the topic that I recommend: Click here. I would also like to address one of my passions and one of the gravest problems plaguing the world - mental health. You need to look after yourself and never give up. Even if you think no one believes in you, I believe in you. Ozzy has had too many amazing people hospitalised and worse, and the world is poorer for it. No matter how dark it gets, hold on, you'll find your way. Being unable to see the way through doesn't mean it isn't there. Reach out, don't let yourself become isolated, you'll be surprised how many people reach back. If you're struggling, I dedicate this song to you - Click here. I suppose this all sounds very doom and gloom, but don't fret, I'll still be around playing games, you'll see me loitering. Come say hi if you're brave enough to risk my bizarre and coarse humour. No matter where life takes me, I'll always come back to play games. I just know many people won't care a second past the point I don't have the tags to help them out, I don't take it personally. Ozzy is an amazing place and the place so many people learn to roleplay here. It is one of the most inclusive gaming communities I have ever been a part of - and tragically I can say that because I've been in gaming communities longer than some of you have been alive thanks for making me feel old. Thank you to the staff for your selfless volunteer work, and thank you to all of you for your passion, stories and humour. You all helped make Ozzy what it is today. "Happiness is like a butterfly; the more you chase it, the more it will elude you, but if you turn your attention to other things, it will come and sit softly on your shoulder" - Henry David Thoreau. All the best, Molotov

Yes, it is the primary use for properties.

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I can assure you Ozzy (and the staff team) have nothing against Smokey. It is unfortunate what happened but it's always good to see him poking his head in. He and the rules may not have got along perfectly but he's still a lot of fun to watch streaming - I would recommend it if you see him online on twitch.

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@Ryan King can answer that one, I'm sure he would love to tell you how many of us told him not to do it. Anyway, back to 120 now. Sanity has prevailed.

Please reread my post, no one is permanently on final warning.

New punishment process and requirements for staff These take effect today (22/03/20) as of this post being made. It has come to Managements attention that we have some recurring issues with players on the server. To address this, we are issuing the following instructions to our staff. This is predominately for our FiveM server but applies in principle to all our services. We have seen a small section of the community which have pages of warnings and far too many temporary bans, we do not appreciate people who keep flaunting the system so this is aimed to address this. We would rather have 50 solid players than 100 legion square trolls. All staff must refer to the bans and warnings of players before a decision on punishment is made - this has always been the case but we will be scrutinising this closely. All bans will now escalate in duration and they will not be shorter than the longest recent ban. Recent ban and recent warning will now apply to all within 3 months. Bans will only be issued with the following durations: 6 hours (Minimum - first ban) 12 hours 1 day 3 days 1 week (Minimum - second ban) 2 weeks 1 month (Minimum - third ban) 3 months Permanent - A maximum of 3 temporary bans will be placed (within 3 months) before the player is considered on final warning. - Players on final warning will now extend to any player with a recent ban of a month or longer. - Any player who breaches a final warning will receive a permanent ban. - Temporary bans are to be a minimum of double the last recent ban. - All permanent bans appeals must have manager+ approval to reduce to temporary. - Minor breaches will result in a warning, a second warning may be granted in exceptionally minor infractions - instead of a third warning a ban will be issued. - All warnings/bans will be considered universal to an account (i.e. they are no longer rule dependent) - Ban appeals of low quality or effort will now be automatically denied - no further information or questions are required. - Three consecutive failed ban appeals will result in a forum ban (no further appeals) unless specifically instructed otherwise by a manager+. Finally, any variation to the above must be authorised by a manager+ and this will be added to the players notes for future reference. This may seem an overly harsh line by the staff team but there are plenty of opportunities for players to improve before facing significant punishments. We will also be using this as an opportunity to crack down on the quality of roleplay (not to be confused with requiring hardcore roleplay - we do not require hyper-realism). We have decided to release this information for the community and not just our staff team in an effort to smooth the transition - and not put the onus solely on our staff team. You may now consider yourself forewarned. This should encourage those of you who do silly things because you are 'bored' to behave with the other players around you in mind you are ruining their roleplay and that isn't acceptable. We are still a welcoming community for newcomers but a certain minimum level of respect for others and our server needs to be maintained. We will also be introducing a few more initiatives to try and improve the experience for new players without negatively effecting the more experienced players. Further information to come soon on that. Regards, Molotov On behalf of the OzzyGaming Management team.

Hello PandaKazii, We evaluate our servers slots progressively. The dedicated server which the FiveM server operates on has plenty of available hardware capacity for a much greater number of slots. The question is really around framework stability and server enjoyment/experience for players. We do not increase slots on the release of major new updates (like today) as we already have to troubleshoot any issues introduced. But it is presently under review and will be for a while to be sure the new update has been successful. We are mindful of the experience of players, if performance is negatively affected or too many people are present then the experience as a whole degrades. Even the seemingly mundane issues like more slots requires more staff. We have added and will be adding more staff regardless to improve our coverage and distribute the workload better. At a fundamental level: we would always prefer 85 players having a solid and enjoyable player experience rather than push to say 150 that sucks for everyone online. The slot limit is used to maintain server health in a number of ways and isn't as simple as just whether we could get that many people logged in. We continue to review this in the coming weeks. Regards, Molotov.

New fone, who dis?

Welcome, glad you are sticking around. Our Squad community is a little quieter than these raucous FiveM types - I hope to see you on the server. @Patricktan112 is leading the charge on seeding and doing an excellent job, I'm sure he would love the company to get the server rolling each night.

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Welcome to the server, cheech

Welcome to the server robitz

Welcome to the server Barra! Which of our game servers catch your fancy? Our delightful staff team is at your disposal if you need any assistance. Regards, Molotov.

Welcome to the server Rampage, granted a little delayed but we are pleased you are enjoying yourself. Cheers, Molotov

I'd evade Zaydan too if I could, oh, not what you meant? Welcome to Ozzy, don't feed the Admin's. They have to work to earn their food.

Orgys and sandals, I am hardly an expert in sandals but I feel like their presence would really ruin an orgy. Welcome to the server.

Welcome back Justin, I certainly remember you! Molotov

*Insert obligatory grill joke* Welcome to OzzyGaming - I am an equal opportunity troll and will make no exceptions.

This is why Ozzy cannot have nice things.

Tits or GTFO

I'm going to need some proof of this so called Commissioner role, I think I blinked and missed it <3