Xappan

I mean can we talk about the fact that @CG l Florian is balancing on the edge of "hard working" and "insane" with his OD time? I know he has his reason to do it but still kudos. Sure he bullies me all the time but best admin as of now >.>

Worry not old friend, for we shall keep peace and order! And though some might leave, new will come, for we are eternal! And we have you to thank for our lovely little community here

You say wot? That is secret, not rdr, shhhhh.

I like how you made this, can't comment on the audio, but I like that you put the subtitles. RDR being one of the most evasive and hard-to-understand rule we have I'm glad someone took the initiative to make an easier to understand guide on it. Most of the main points of it are covered and it is examplified. Good job Yuuki!

Yep what you just descirbed would indeed be FDA as it would exceed the maximum number of fading doors, which is 3. With that logic you just did players could build bases where you only have to crack 1 door but you'd have to wait like 1-2 minutes altogether to go in, and in the meantime you can get gunned down. Anti hack bases, as Olly said it, are bases where the fading doors are on the same button in an on-off-on state, so while a keypad is in "acces granted" status the other keypads, while can be hacked, it'll have no effect. Anti-hack bases are a remnant of a mechanism we had in older days, where the hack tool could imitate an EMP charge, and fry all keypads in a radius. Since that was taken out anti hack bases really only do good work if there are either 2 or more people trying to raid you with hackers, the first is cracked giving a fast hack on the second, or if they try to bug the door out by hacking it twice. An on-off-on construct will prevent all of those. Mind you, in this case they have to be toggle, otherwise they would close doing what you described namely letting in the raider, and after 4 sec letting him in further, which is not against the rules, but simply stupid. Also the min. 4 second acces granted time should still be kept.

Thanks mate :3

Nice guide Ain't methcook /drugdealer though? + the if admin or higher ... parts are bad, admins still have to resort to votes, they can only instachange if they have to check something in that job

I don't rly know about that, because nowadays this seems to work in a different way. At the moment I'm frustrated that I cannot guess what the problem is. Though it is a good idea not to weld buttons and keypads, it could still cause it too.

COMMANDS ON DARKRP This post will mostly help staff members, though I'm going to go through ALL commands that is listed in ULX for users, mods, admins and admin+. With the exception of teleport every command of a lower rank may be used by members of upper ranks. For any typo I'm sorry and feel free to pm me or write a reply, I'll edit it accordingly. So lets get to it: What is ULX? The creatords described ulx this way: "ULX is the oldest lua-based administration mod released for Gmod, and it is the admin mod that almost every other admin mod has compared itself to or claimed to be better than. Not just an ordinary administration mod with kick/ban features, ULX contains many useful features to assist in administration and server management (reserved slots, detailed logs), or just fun punishments (blind, slap, maul). Combined with its module system and a supportive forum community of developers and ULX users, the possibilities of extensibility are virtually endless." Buuut, who cares. I'll put it simply so everyone can understand, even though it won't be correct. Ulx = all the commands we use on the server. How to use a ulx command? Using ulx commands, is easy. Either you type in the console: "ulx command" and the argument it needs, or you can use the ingame chat for it, e.g. !command <arguments>. Targeting This will get meaning for mods and above but targeting can be quite hard sometimes. Players might have similar names, weird characters, or keep changin names. With ulx commands there are 12 methods of targeting, not all having different effects. Lets start from easiest and go to the most obscure: command NAME - issuing a command with the name of the player you are targeting. This is to be done in the chat. ulx command NAME - same as the pervious, done in the console instead of the chat window. command $STEAMID - issuing a command with a steamid, or any unique id (userid, ip, etc.). Chat. ulx command $STEAMID - same as command $STEAMID. Console command $USERID - same as command $STEAMID. Chat ulx command $USERID - same as command $STEAMID. Console command @ - Target the person you are looking at. Failure to look at someone will result in either failure of the commands, or executing it on everyone you are able to manipulate, depending if the command is multitarget or not (i.e. Jail is multitarget, jailtp is not). Works both in chat and console. (Really not recommended) command ^ - Targets yourself. Some commands like god and cloak targets yourself on default. Works both in chat and console. command # - Targets a group of people. i.e. command #admin will target everyone who is an admin. Console command % - Supposedly targets a group who has acces to a certain group. One can target the group "user" (%user) and thus target everyone as they have acces to the user group. This won't work on higher leves though, as it seems admins do not have acces to mod, so %mod will only target moderators. Works with user, vip, goldvip, ultimatevip, admin for sure. Console Command * - Targets EVERYONE who you are allowed to manipulate. (i.e. a mod cannot target admins, etc.) Works in chat and console. Command ! - Targets the target but yourself. E.g. command !* will target everyone but ourselves. If a command is used in the console, where it is possible, it must be preceeded by the keyword "ulx". I.e. ulx mute <player> At all times it seems a players name can be swapped by either $steamid or $userid or $ip. You can get 2/3 by typing "status" in the console. You can get the steamid from the tab menu too. Getting the IP is not possible under a ceratin rank, unless with the help of external programs, though this will have administrative consequences. Some commands are multitarget commands, meaning multiple people can be manipulated at once. This can be done by giving a part of the name that fits multiple people, or separating them with a comma (I.e. ulx mute playerA,playerB,playerC) Arguments Some commands require more than one argument, some require none. For example !thetime/ulx thetime has 0 arguments, simply typing it and pressing enter will have an effect. Some other commands however use 1 or multiple arguments. !kick/ulx kick uses 1, namely who we want to kick. !ban/ulx ban/ulx banid uses 3: The name/id of the player, the length, and the reason. Some commands work without targeting and it will default to ourselves, such as !tp/ulx teleport. We can teleport others by giving an argument, or we can teleport ourselves by giving none. User For users there is not much in terms of ULX commands. They can use some pretty basic commands but that's that. ulx help - When typed into console it shows all the possible commands to be used. ulx asay <message> - Sends a message to the admins. Chat equivalent (CE for short) is @. ulx psay <player> <message> - sends a PM to somoene. CE is !p <name> <message> or /pm <name> <message> ulx thetime - Shows the time of the server (GMT, UK time). ulx motd - Shows the message of the day (Rules). CE is !motd. xgui - Typing xgui, xgui show, xgui toggle or ulx menu will bring up the menu. Can be closed with the x or commands xgui, xgui hide, xgui toggle or ulx menu. CE is !menu or !xgui While (for some reason) ulx help lists dban and xban neither can be used by users. ulx usermanagementhelp - See user management help. Utterly pointless under rank Superadmin. Moderator Can utilize anthing from the "User" section, furthermore: ulx dcals - Clears all dcals. CE is !dcals. ulx kick <player> <reason> - Kicks a player with or without reason. CE is !kick <player> <reason> ulx nolag - Freezes all props. CE is !nolag. ulx gag <players> - Stops someone from using their microphone. CE is !gag <players>. MULTITARGET ulx ungag <players> - Opposite of gag. CE is !ungag <players>. MULTITARGET ulx mute <players> - Stops someone from inputting into the chat. @ chat excluded. CE is !mute <players>. MULTITARGET ulx unmute <players> - Opposite of mute. CE is !unmute <players>. MULTITARGET ulx voteban <player> <time> <reason> - Starts a vote to ban someone from the server. Time can be given in minutes, if nothing is written but a number, or can be given in hours days or weeks by giving #h #d #w respectively, where # marks a number. CE is !voteban with same arguments. ulx votemap <map>/nothing - Starts a map vote. Not utilized on our server, and one must not use this command. CE is !votemap. Argument can either be a map name, or nothing so a list of available maps will load. <USAGE OF THE COMMAND WILL RESULT IN PUNISHMENT> ulx freeze <players> - Freezes the player, so they cannot move, look away, or shoot. While in this state they can be freely teleported, brought, returned or jailtpd, but admins cannot manipulate them with physgun. CE is !freeze <players>. MULTITARGET ulx unfreeze <players> - Opposite of freeze. CE is !unfreeze <players>. MULTITARGET ulx jail <players> <time> <reason> - Jails the player in a small cage for a given time. Used as the primary punishing method. Time is in seconds, giving 0 will jail them permanently. CE is !jail <players> <time> <reason>. MULTITARGET ulx jailtp <player> <time> - Teleports the player where one is looking and jailing them there. One cannot give a reason, this should be done in either OOC after the jail, or be given to the punished player in advance. Time is given in seconds, setting it to 0 will jail them permanently. CE is !jailtp <player> <time> !unjail <players> - Removes the cage from around the players, was it spawned with !jail or !jailtp. CE is !unjail <players> MULTITARGET ulx strip <players> - Removes all equiped weapons and tools from a player. CE is !strip <players>. MULTITARGET ulx bring <player> - Brings a player to your location. CE is !bring <player> ulx goto <player> - One goes to the location of target player. In case they are in narrow space or in vehicles one must use noclip, or sit down on something and utilizing the command that way, actually glitching the targeting, but being able to go anywhere. CE is !goto <player> ulx return <player> - Returns one to the place they either used "goto" or "bring" from. Can only set this cycle back one stage, so bringing someone twice, and trying to return them will only succed once, placing them at the location of the second bring. CE is !return <player>. Defaults to self ulx teleport - Teleports the player or someone else to the location of the crosshair. CE is !tp <player>. Defaults to self. ulx unarrest <player> - Unarrets a player without the need to go to them and manually do it. CE is !unarrest <player> ulx unlockdown - Forcefully removes a lockdown without the need of a mayor. CE is !unlockdown Admin An admin can utilize every command a moderator (and thus a user) can, except for teleport, furthermore: ulx ban <player> <time> <reason> - Bans a player from the server (restrict their acces to it) for a given time with a given reason. Time can be given in minutes, if nothing is written but a number, or can be given in hours days or weeks by giving #h #d #w respectively, where # marks a number. CE is !ban <player> <time> <reason>. This is one command where using $STEAMID instead of name might actually be a good idea, since its harder to screw up that way. This command does NOT work on players not connected to the server. ulx banid <id> <time> <reason> - Works like ban, with the exception that here one MUST give an id instead of a name. This works whether the target is connected to the server, or not. Console only. ulx csay <message> - Sends a message to everyone in the middle of their screens. CE is @@@ <message>. ulx tsay <message> - Sends a message to everyone in the chatbox. CE is @@ <message> /admintell <player> <message> - Sends a message to someone on the top of their screen. Chat only. /admintellall <message> - Sends a message to everyone on top of their screens. Chat only. ulx cloak <player> <amount> - Cloaks a player (makes them invisible) by <amount>. Seems any number given there is only invisible and visible. Amount ranges from 0 to 255. CE is !cloak <player>. ulx god <players> - Makes a player immune to damage. CE is !god <players>. Defaults to self. MULTITARGET ulx ungod <players> - Opposite of !god. CE is !ungod <players>. Defaults to self. MULTITARGET ulx hp <players> <amount> - Sets the target's HP to a certain amount. The amount can be between 1 and 2147483647. Giving any other amount than 100 is considered abusive behaviour if done on purpose. Event staff excluded in case of events. CE is !hp <players> <amount>. MULTITARGET xgui fban <player> - Short for "freezeban". Opens a ban menu. If a target is given the command freezes the target, and fills in the name and the steamid section automatically. Closing this window will unfreeze the player. CE is !fban <player>. Giving a target is not required if one wants to search through the players, or give a specific steamid. Fban works on targets not connected to the server, if it is opened without target argument. If it is opened with a target argument, it freezes the player and fills the name + steamid, but if the player disconnects the ban cannot be done. Resorting to ulx banid is advised. xgui xban <player> - Works the same as fban, but not freezes the target. Everything otherwise is applicable here too. CE !xban <player> ulx jobban <player> <job> - Bans someone from using a job. The job has to be specified carefully and 100% correctly. Mayor exist while mayor does not. Usage of "" is necessary. CE is !jobban <player> <job> ulx jobunban <player> <job> - Allows someone to use a job they were banned from previously. Specifying a job is done the same way as in "jobban". CE is !jobunban <player> <job> ulx selldoor - Unowns the door one is looking at. CE is !selldoor ulx setjob <player> <job> - Sets the players job to the job argument. Job must be specified like in "jobban". CE is !setjob <player> <job>. Using the tab menu is advised, as it is easier. Admin+ Admin+ can use every command mentioned above with the exception of teleport, furthermore they can use: ulx send <player> <player2> - Sends player to player2's location. CE is !send <player> <player2> Conclusion There is a wide variety of commands that one can use, using them good makes a good staff member in case of staff. I won't even try to get SA and above's commands, as it is unnecesary. I hope this little guide helped you learn what commands you can utilize, how and why. Happy times on DarkRP!

Good old blade knows what's hes doing

The misterious goat agrees, and seems satisfied with your words. (Really tho, thank you ;))

Nawww, thank you guys :3 Means a lot.

Yes, though CG is my free time, and nomad is my friend, and by no means is he a kid x) I shall call him whatever I want! (Being serious don't worry, I'm not this deviant normally)

What of it? I call people weird names, problem?

Thanks fluffybutt, I like you too And yes I'm strict what of it?

First what are those things? Well an appeal is a post you make when you were banned from one of the CG servers, and you wish to appeal it, or you think it was unfair, and you want to get unbanned. Writing one some steps we'll go over, but one thing is certain: You might get unbanned, you might not. A ban requests is made when you seen someone else break the server rules, and you think their behaviour is unacceptable. In this case you'll need to follow a template AND have evidence of their wrongdoings. (this is important) If you want to make an unban appeal or a ban request you can navigate there by pressing the links. Furthermore before continuing it'd be wise to read this guide on the same topic made by Fruitel. This guide here is going to go through it in more detail. -----Unban appeals----- First lets look at what we're going to need while making an appeal. We'll need the following informations: What server Ingame name SteamID Reason Screenshot of ban What server - Since Cloud Gaming has multiple servers you'll first have to choose on which you've been banned. Ingame name - The name you used ingame. This is most likely will be your steam friends name, unless in RP you used a command to change it, in that case write that one. SteamID - The most problematic for some people, a steamid is a unique ID to everyone. It looks like this: STEAM_X:X:XXXXXXXX where the Xs are numbers. Getting your steamid is not hard, though it can cause a headache for some people. The simplest way to get your steamid is to join a server on any steam game, open the console and type 'status' then hit enter. It'll bring up the names and ids of all the players on the server. From this point on you'll just have to copy your own. Another method is using an online search engine like this one. For this to work you'll need your community id, which you can get from your steam community page. THIS IS IMPORTANT! You are banned via this ID so if you cannot supply it you can't get unbanned. Reason - The reason why you want to get unbanned. If you think you were falsely banned you can write down that, if you are sorry for what you have done you can write down that. Be honest and if you did break rules at least appologize. Be mature. Try to grammar proof what you write. Having bad grammar can really hinder your chances, and using a google search to correct your words only take some seconds. Be polite, do not swear and do not accuse people. The administrators are people too, they have feelings, and they will be more likely to accept your appeal if you are nice, than if you accuse others of everything, swear a lot, and call people names. Screenshot of ban - Another tricky one. This should be a picture of your attempt while trying to join the server. It won't let you join, but it'll display a little window on why you were banned by who and for how long. This is important too. The easiest way to do it is open the game, try to connect, the window pops up, you press the "Prt Sc" button on your keypad (Short for Print Screen), open the paint program and paste it with ctrl+v or from the menu, then save it. Ofc there are other methods, you can use whichever you want. After this you only have to post it, and admins will read it, reply on it, and either unban you or leave you banned. Your chances are still better if you are informed. If you do not get unbanned don't worry, either your ban will expire, or you can appeal your ban again, still, trying is a sign to the admins that you do care about the community at least a little bit. -----Ban Requests----- Mostly the same as in ban appeals with the exception of: Name of offender Offender SteamID Why they should be banned Time of incident Just like before lets go through separately: Name of offender - This is the name the offender used while he commited the rulebreaks. If he changed names you can list which you can. Offender SteamID - The steamid of the offender, you can get it the same way you can get yours, or, if the offender disconnects by the time you are making the appeal, look in the console. It will say something like: "Dropped "Offender's name" from server<STEAM_X:X:XXXXXXXX>" From this you can see their id and name too. Why they should be banned - You can write down the rules he broke while on the server (YOU MUST BE ABLE TO PROVE IT), or if it happened to you you can write down what happened from your point of view. I.e. on RP: "I was walking in the middle of the street with my friend when this guy came up to us, adverted 'raid' and shot us both. I think this was rdm as we were not in/near our base/didn't have a base, so the raid was invalid." After writing down what happened you have to prove it somehow. Proof can be a video, or a picture, or a picture of the console, or the chat if that proves your point, or a set of pictures. However, no matter how many people say it happened, if you cannot prove something with hard evidence, admins cannot listen to witnesses. Time of incident - Just write down when it happened, though try not to be too vague. Do not write "at night" write "9pm" or "9pm GMT" or "2016.11.28 18:21 GMT", more information is never bad, but less information can be. -----Conclusion----- And with that we came to an end I hope it was some help to you. If anyone has any questions with the workings of ban appeals or ban requests feel free to comment here, and I'll edit the thread according to those. Always remember: Give as many information as you can, be polite, do not make false accusations, and do not rush what you write. Take your time think it through make a draft if you will, it will help!

Proxy ya always seen through the tricks didnt ya?

Neither of the admin+ at the moment are fit for superadmin, not nearly, so I guess it would be empty.

Allright I do not know what is the usual method for this or where should I post it but since its mostly a recommendation I'm going to do it here. Since we had @Nomad on the staff team, at least as far as I've known him, he has always been very helpful to everyone who needed help, he is on the server for a ridicolous time every week. Apart from that I can always see him on the forums active, commenting on many post, and from personal experience I can tell if I have any doubt or problem I can go to him and get an answer in a short time. He cares about the staff team to the points where I can discuss my daily life with him and such. He is friendly, fair, and always willing to listen to peoples problems and questions. He is probably the most devoted member of the community I ever seen after Proxy, though I've known Proxy for a longer time. And this is where I come to the part I'm writing this thing at all. Namely: We need a new Community Manager. Apart from Nomad being the closest to it in rank with his Superadmin (Unless our lord Roast wana become a CM) he puts an insane ammount of time and energy into the servers and the community, he is truly someone you can go to if you have questions, problems, or you need things done. I truly believe that he is fully capable of handling the responsibilites of the rank and that he'd do a damn fine job. But of course this is my opinion only so I want to hear what others have to say about/think about him. I'm going to tag quite a lot of people, please those of you who can and want to share your opinion do so! @NightBlade@docge@Toast@Madninja44@kelloz@WarMachine@Deadlux@priorduck★@Leon Stark@Senaeth@Zecron@Dexter@Jerry@JimmyTortellini@OU Pals@Dandy@jacksolget@Lightnin9515@Zaadlob@Nukez@TheMadMin3r@Zoulou@Yuuki And of course if I didn't call your name (Mostly did staff and not all of them just whom I can remember fast) please feel free to add your POV too.

@Nomad or @roast please have a say in the matter.

Thanks for the kind words tho lately I've been doing shitty lets be honest. Toast thank you too but you're better admin+ than I'm atm

Thank you for the kind words, they really mean much to me

I appreciate kind words too man, though honestly I felt like I somewhat neglected my staff duties I'm glad to hear I made some useful things too And @kelloz, I see everything >:)

Hey there I appreciate the kind words they really mean much to me. I see you ingame every now and the and I'm glad you are so fond of the community About that one argument we had, don't even worry about it. Hope you'll have fun playing on the server for the days to come. Best Wishes Xappan

Don't sweat it that is as minor of a mistake as it gets