Coalition Syllabus

A fraternity. A team. Always gaming. Always competing. Always creating fun.

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Welcome!

ArmA is first and foremost a community-driven game. When we desire a feature, we create it. When we desired a fraternity, a close knit element of ArmA enthusiasts and content creators - we founded it. Since October of 2016, we have been creating private organized sessions in ArmA in :order to support the "arma without the bullshit" attitude. Unlike other communities, we value solid gameplay and mission design to empower players and not fake ranks. A Community like no other, comprised of individuals who embody our values of Teamwork, Engaging Gameplay, :Competition, and Fun. Since then, we've swelled to well over 100 members and have our own operating procedures and in-game elements that put us above the others.

Syllabus

This syllabus is designed to introduce you to the community as well as inform you on what you need to do next. Follow the instructions and you'll be in-game in no time. If you have any other questions, ask anyone in the #barracks channel on discord!

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What you need to do next

A.) Post your Dossier

Your dossier is step one in the joining process. It comprises of information about yourself and serves as a first introduction to the other members of the community. It is also a living document. In the event you will be absent from the community for extended periods of time or have a :major life change you want to inform others about, simply posting in your dossier keeps us updated.

1.) Log into the forums and navigate to the dossier forum:

http://coalitiongroup.net/forums/viewforum.php?f=4

2.) Create a new topic and name it

[Dossier] yourNameHere

3.) Inside the body of the post, copy this and add your information:

[b]Full name:[/b]
[b]ArmA3 Player ID:[/b] 
[b]Steam Profile URL:[/b]
[b]Join Date:[/b]
[b]Availability Percentage:[/b] (per 8 sessions a month)

At least a paragraph about yourself, gaming ventures, etc.... This can be anything you deem appropriate or that you want others to know about yourself.

Images of yourself here(required)

An example of a dossier can be found here.

4.) Submit!

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B.) Join Discord

Discord is our go-to chat communication medium to keep all members informed on administration, mod repository updates, announcing when other games are being played, and just generally keeping in touch with others within the community. It is the one thing you are required to be :active on. You'll notice members are organized by colors in discord. Purple is new members, green are full-time members, and red members are admins.

Connecting to Discord

1. ) Download and install the desktop discord client from here.
2. ) Once installed, click our personalized discord link here to connect.
3. ) Await permissions to be given to you.

Channels

In order to separate banter from mission design conversations, the discord is split up into different channels. All with their own functions. Some channels will only be avaliable to you when you’ve become a full member of the community.

• Welcome and Admin

Welcome:

A self-explanatory welcome page.

Announcements:

Important announcements made by HQ.

• Basic Channels

Session (#session):

This is not a conversation channel. Announcing when pre-join is available and when missions are starting. Mostly handled by Coalitionbot

Repo (#repo):

This is not a conversation channel.Modpack updates and displays whenever the repo is offline for maintenance.

General (#general):

Just about anything goes in this channel. Post memes or just chat.

Tech-Support (#tech-support):

If you’re having any issues ArmA or non-ArmA related, post it here. Please be patient with each other.

Streams (#streams):

This is not a conversation channel.A bot-only channel that announces who is streaming.

• Member Channels

AAR (#aar):

After-Action Report, this channel is for pictures and videos of previous sessions. Also to chat about what went wrong/what was good with the mission.

Now-Playing (#now-playing):

This is not a conversation channel. If you’re playing something and want to bring some people in, announce it here. Also a channel for posting your stream.

Other-games (#other-games):

Anything not ArmA related, talk about other games than ArmA.

Listentothis (#listentothis):

Got a fat track you want to share? Post it here.

Blowingmoney (#blowingmoney):

A channel for all things buying. Discussions on sales will also go here.

C.) Download the Modpack

For our modpack, our mentality is K.I.S.S: Keep It Simple, Stupid. Our modpack is designed to be streamlined, functional, but also flexible in our ability to foster various different types of combat scenarios ranging from vietnam to modern day. The modpack is required to download :in order to take part in sessions.

Download Guide

1.) Download and install swifty from this link.

2.) Once installed, open swifty and click the wrench icon at the top right.

3.) Setup your arma3 install directory as well as the temporary download folder to match this:

4.) Next, click the "plus" icon at the top right to add a repository.

Place the url "http://coalitiongroup.net/repo/" as the repository location and click IMPORT.

5.) This window will pop up indicating connection to the repository. Parameters can be adjusted to your liking. Finally, click save.

6.) Any time you launch swifty, if there is an update, you will see a download icon over the repository logo. Simply click this to start the download.

Once the download is completely, you can either launch the game or directly connect to our server through the play button.

Teamspeak is the backbone of our community. We use teamspeak as our main verbal communication medium while out-of-game as well as how we communicate during sessions. You're expected to be active on teamspeak (even if just sitting in the AFK channel) just as you would in discord.

If it's your first time connecting to Teamspeak, you won't be able to see any clients in the member-only channels. In order to receive teamspeak permissions, you must receive your orientation for a Company NCO or Headquarters member first.

D.) Connect to Teamspeak

We currently support teamspeak 3.1.8 with ACRE version 2.6.1.992

INSTALLING TEAMSPEAK 3.2.0+ WILL CAUSE ACRE TO NOT FUNCTION. YOU MUST ROLLBACK TO TEAMSPEAK 3.1.9 FOR IT TO FUNCTION.

Teamspeak Guide

1.) Download the Teamspeak 3 client from here.

2.) Install teamspeak

3.) Open the client and goto Bookmarks -> Manage bookmarks

4.) Add a new bookmark and label it "COALITION" with this connection information:

Address: ts3.coalitiongroup.net -OR- 149.56.106.43

Port: 9987

Password: None

5.) Set your nickname for the bookmark to be whatever nickname you registered to the Coalition with

6.) Connect!

Voice Activation

For the consideration of other members, please consider using push-to-talk, especially if you have frequent background noise. Alternatively, bind a push-to-mute key and use it especially during slotting. Be aware that once you're in game, ACRE consistently disables toggle mute. If you :use voice activation and you find yourself suffering from background noise while in ACRE, you can use TAB + Scroll down to reduce your volume to whisper so as to avoid bothering those around you.

Respect is the key aspect of voice activation, always be aware of what noises you may have coming through your microphone if you choose to use it.

E.) Do an Orientation

Finally, once you have your dossier posted and connected to discord, your final task is to conduct a 30min orientation on how sessions work here at Coalition. You must contact a @Recruit Trainer in the #barracks channel and one will be with you ASAP.

Why do we require orientation and what do we go over?

Simply put, we require orientation because it cuts down on the amount of questions that you need to ask in the middle of a live mission particularly if you are new to the game or the mods we use. Orientation times vary based on how experienced a person is with ACE, ACRE, and ARMA :::controls. Our main goals are to make sure you had no issues with your modpack install, familiarize you with these mods, introduce you to the ideology of Coalition itself, and show off some framework features you might not see in other groups.

If you are an experienced player we mainly focus on how things work within the group and do a quick run through of our checklist to make sure you know whats up.

If you are a new player we will take the time to answer any and all questions you have about anything that you feel you need to know to transition into ARMA easily. We will also offer suggestions on certain controls or settings to help streamline your experience in-game.

Some of the biggest things on our checklist include but are not limited to:

• ACE Interaction and Medical
• ACRE radio keys and how to change volume settings
• How to use the in-game "Message Admin" system
• What we expect of you if you become a full member
• Binding a few important miscellaneous controls
• Answering any and all questions you have