Getting prepared for an event - by Marcsand2
(Please note this is an in-depth, best practices, most likely to work system in the current patch 3.5.1. It is likely that future patches will greatly simplify this system and make it a lot easier. Thank you Marcsand2 for writing up the small details. All insults and disparaging comments are by me, not Marcsand2 who is a nice person!)
Preparations:
1) Set a spawn location before the event!
Currently (3.5.1) the default spawn for new players is Port Olisar. If you are on Hurston or ArcCorp at the start of an event, you are too far away and we will not
wait for your fat ass. Go to the terminal room at Port Olisar and await instructions.
2) Have correct armor before the event!
Default armor for TEST events is our black and yellow color scheme. If you do not have the correct color armor, it means you are incapable of following instructions, which means you are not meant for this event. Go play Skyrim instead.
If you have the correct armor, also keep another color like green or red. Reason being is that we split into two teams. One team is yellow, the other team is not. Having a different color armor will make it a lot easier to differentiate who we are shooting at since team icons do not work at times.
3) Standard rules of engagement - no grenades, rail guns or snipers. Have multiples of your primary weapon!
Unless specified otherwise by the CO, standard weapons for an op are pistols and rifles. No AOE of long range weaponry unless the commanding officer specifically asks you to bring it.
In this current patch (3.5.1), dying with a primary weapon makes it despawn and you lose it from your inventory. Be sure to carry 3-4 of the same weapon so you can keep running more ops without having to go buy a new weapon upon death.
4) Be in Discord voice channel before the op, add contacts
Gather in voice channel, be present some time before the event. Everybody who joins add the party leaders as contact.
Party leaders add everybody to their contact list.
If you are special cupcake that has an RSI handle different from their Discord handle here in TEST Discord, guess what? You can't be added to the contacts list! If the party leader has to start asking you how to spell your RSI handle xXx_734t_N0ScOp3, he will sooner eat cat poop than bother doing that. Have fun playing more Skyrim.
But wait! If you really want to join up but have a different handle, do not worry, you can try post your RSI handle in #ops-comms channel and if the party leader feels like being nice, they will add you as a contact from there.
5) Restart the game and launcher, wait in main menu. Wait in main menu until further notice!
In 3.5.1's current state, getting everybody into the same instance without crashes works best if everybody starts a fresh game launch and waits in the main menu to get an invite from the part leader. Watch for the invite to pop up and press left bracket " [ " to accept. This way, when the party leader launches the game, everybody will start off in Port Olisar in the same instance! Magic!
6) Party leaders and members can restart game launcher without breaking the party
If your game does freeze or crash because Star Citizen is a giant scam, do not worry! When you rejoin you should still be in the party! If you are dropped, it may still be possible to re-add you to the existing party as long as you can see the party leader online.
7) LETS DO THIS! Everybody go “Main menu” to “Universe” to “Stanton System”, wait there!
Yeah, we know this sounds complicated, but this party system will be improved upon in upcoming patches, so let's just enjoy this over complicated system so we can look back at this time and lauch! Haha haha haaa... hmm.
Everybody select “Region: USA”
Party leader does a role call to check if everybody is ready.
Party leader lets get everybody prepared to hit the “Visit Location” button after a countdown
Countdown begins, probably in some weird language.
Party leader does NOT hit “Visit Location”. Party leader checks which server the most members land and where the most free space is available.
Party Leader lets everybody who is not in the selected server, return to main menu
Party Leader joins the selected server with “Join Friends”.
All members in the main menu join party leader with “Join Friends”.
Gather at PO and get ready to have some fun!
Everybody laugh at the fuckwad wearing the wrong color armor and has not picked up a weapon, medpen and ammo. Keep laughing at him as you all leave and he is still at the kiosk making his purchase.
