For those interested, we just released the SGN Chat that we'll be using in Knights of Stonewall. Check out the announcement here.

This belongs in the Welcome Center.

One of the most frustrating shortcomings of Star Wars: The Old Republic has been its rather limited chat system. Not only are custom chat channels difficult to use, you’re also limited in how many you can join and can even be randomly dropped from them. Worst of all, they’re both faction and server specific. This makes communicating among our faction-specific guilds difficult and getting invites out to new members even more so.

We’ve come up with a novel approach to this ongoing issue, our own chat app. The app has unique features that fulfill a much-needed niche while helping our community take to it quickly. Instead of using the in-game chat, this app provides us with a cross-faction guild chat that we can utilize. Instead of new members having to hunt us down in-game, they can simply open up the app and give a quick “Hello”. That way, no matter what faction a member or guild officer is playing, they’ll be able to communicate with the entire in-game membership currently online.

Features

Transparency | When you first open the app, the UI will be transparent so as not to obstruct your game view. This also allows shadowed text to take center stage. Click the circle icon in the toolbar to turn the app opaque for better greater visibility.

Pinned | By default, the app is always on top, allowing you to still play your games while seeing what’s going on in chat. Click the thumb tack to toggle this on and off.

Quick Reply | Tapping the Insert key will bring the app front and center, even when you’re focused on another game or program. The text field is automatically selected and you can start typing right away and a quick Alt + Tab will get you right back in to the action.

So without any further ado, you can download the app here. This is the first official release of the app so there’s bound to be some bugs and other issues. Please give it a try and report back to me with any problems. You’re welcome to use it whenever you’re at your computer, not just when you’re in SWTOR. We’ll be using this as part of our overall goal to revitalize Knights and Lords of Stonewall and we look forward to seeing you in-game!

Note: You'll need to set your Full Screen Mode to Fullscreen (Windowed) for the chat to be visible while in-game.

This is really well put together Dave something everyone should ready for sure.

For me its all of them, they are all a lil slow on the uptake.

another excellent episode ..however that Nick kid is really beginning to get on my nerves :evil: :evil:

NA :)

Great to hear from another Summoner, Keioel! One question: which server are you on? ;)

My entries for challenge #1:

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There's not a lot of variety in my pantry, but somehow, the items that I stock the most, have re-arranged themselves to honor the namesake of this event! Can you spot it?

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This is a screenshot of my older self, discussing the time-stream with a Tholian representative, in an alternate dimension.

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Finally, is a screenshot of me practicing Mokbara on the railing in front of the Club 47 fountain. It's where all of the Go-go boy dancers come before their shifts at the club, to limber up. I was taught the art of stretch and balance on the beam by none other than the head dancer, Go-Go Gary, and my private lessons are paying off, as you can plainly see!

Quote by Zander_Hawk

This is THE definitive guide for fleet interaction -it should go on the stonewall front page and be a reading requirement with a quiz at the end before a person can join stonewall.

Zander Hawk

+1. hellz yes!

Captain's log, Commander Rix reporting.

I want to say that my first command is going well, but unfortunately that would be a lie. I appreciate Captain Rayne recommending me for this assignment, but I'm starting to think twice about that. So far I've been met with nothing but maintenance logs and reports on how half of the ship is falling apart.

To be fair, she's an old ship. Because of the war, she was pulled from mothballs and assigned a crew fairly haphazardly. Under normal circumstances I'm sure most of the crew would still be assigned in training positions, but for now, we're doing the best we can.

I'm interested to see how things with my new first officer, Subcommander Rikala, will play out. She's already voiced her opinion on serving aboard a Starfleet ship, instead of getting her own warbird, and I can't say that I'm overly confident in how this might end up. However, after the incident on the holodeck where I was summarily blocked from most of the simulation, she showed excellent leadership and coordination.

I also want to put on file how well Lt. Janice Rand seems to be adapting to her new environment. It's not easy being thrown out of your own time period and into one with so many wars and new technology to get used to. She has a tendency to voice her opinion a bit more than her rank would dictate, but so far I don't see an issue.

With the new crew finally on board we can begin our first assignment. Luckily Command realizes we aren't ready for the front lines, so we're being asked to scout a nebula and refine raw materials for the local starbase.

Computer, end log.

Great work - thanks for taking the time to do it ;)

In the Welcome Center under Guides & Tutorials, there's much info about setting up TeamSpeak. :)

Here is my Entries for Challenge 1

FOOD BANK
Make my Dinner!



THOLIAN
Ignore them and they will go away




MOKBARA
Peacefull on ESD hull watching the shuttles come in

not as much as it could be, but that is only because members dont use it

is teamspeak used much?

So I'm gonna be reinstalling this as a requirement for getting some of my LoL friends to play HotS with me ;) Summoner name is Keioel (go figure lol)

Ensign T'Nel, personal log:

Today Commander Rix reported that, owing to my service to date, I have been promoted to the rank of ensign. The news was, to me, most irregular, given my limited service aboard the Duranja to date.

Yet everything about this ship, its crew, and this mission appear highly irregular. I have yet to meet any medical staff. I doubt I am the senior medical officer on this mission. But my ability to perform my role as ship's counselor is limited without the support of other medical personnel.

Even so, I have access to the medical profiles of the crew. Lt. Rand is most fascinating. Her profile offers some clue as to her erratic behavior. In the briefing room today, she at times lost control of her muscular function, gyrating about and standing on her chair. And her reactions in the holodeck indicate either a lack of familiarity with the technology, or, more likely, a delusion that what appears in the holodeck is in fact real. Her temporal displacement may have resulted in chroniton interference in her parietal lobe and cerebellum. I shall pursue a complete physical for Lt. Rand -- though I am yet unsure as to who would perform the procedure.

Commander Rix currently has command of the ship. He requested that Lt. Rand and I repeat the training simulation we had engaged in before, this time joined by a Lt. Dantes and Subcommander Kimara of the Romulan Republic. The former exhibits highly erratic behavior, as it took him ten minutes to deduce the ranks of everyone in the room, even after we had apprised him. He may require evaluation, as well.

During the space portion of the simulation, Lt. Rand noted that the parameters appeared to have been raised significantly from our prior run. Indeed, my ship's hull fell to 73% integrity, whereas previously, it never fell below 99%.

When we beamed into the Elachi ground simulation, we faced the same holomatrix malfunctions as last week, though I seemed to be more dramatically affected than the others. I in fact faced a holomatrix sensory lockout for a full five minutes. As to the elastic-band effect, none of the other team members reported such a difficulty.

Then we lost contact with Commander Rix entirely. Together we determined what our course of action should be. I surmised that the testing might run deeper than a holodeck simulation, that our teamwork would be tested as we worked with the rest of the crew of the Duranja to assess the holodeck malfunctions. I also suspect that Captain Rayne's report explaining the malfunctions may have been a ruse. Though the rest of the team agreed to the possibility of my assessment, we deferred to Subcommander Rikala, whose orders were to run the simulation once more before retiring for the day.

Upon beam-in, I experienced significant issues with the elastic-band effect. I then received an emergency call to the mess hall, and left the simulation.

My time aboard the Duranja thus far has been unsatisfactory. An inconsistency in staffing has led to briefing sessions in which the same material is repeated. That I have not met any other personnel in my department is most disturbing. Overall, I find the general demeanor of this crew to be highly unprofessional and unbecoming of Starfleet.

Though I must weigh the fact that Captain Rayne and Commander Rix might consider doing so a slight to their promoting me, I am considering a request for transfer. If the captain insists upon a manner of command such that the crew cannot perform their duties within acceptable parameters, it is illogical for me to remain a part of this crew. In essence, the captain is subverting my work as a counselor by fostering what is classically known as "a hostile work environment".

I have much to consider. I will spend some time in meditation, and if I decide to make my request, I will report to Commander Rix within the next 48 hours.

Computer, end log.

So I'm sorry but my internet died! I'll be reading over the after action reports on the in character forum!!

Sorry guys!

Qapla'!

Cheers,

Brandon }}}:-]