Forest

.. +1

Mixed emotions. Wasn't ever a huge fan of the Warcraft franchise, but I'll probably see the movie nonetheless

www.niceme.me

Out with the old, in with the new? SnackBar still making Promo/Demos as a Div Manager/Leader. #Logic (just give him CL already and be done with it)

^ Unfortunately xG does have these requirements in place to ensure that we have quality Staff Members. With what you've said, I'm sure it shouldn't be too far of a stretch to fill up those requirements in no time! Just be sure not to spam posts on Forums to get that post count up ;)

Funny you had that costume; me and a large group of friends (10+) had planned an outing on the streets where 7 would be zombies while the remaining 3 would be S.T.A.R.S members. The plan was to just mess around, shoot each other with airsoft guns and the like. Unfortunately it never happened. Would have been pretty fun, even though I got drafted as a zombie and would get shot hell'a. Didn't end up dressing up or anything tonight, just staying at home and handing out candy to the spooky ghouls and monsters of the night :coffee:

-1

Sounds a little too sweet to me

The Legend of Zelda. Not including those that have no right being affiliated with the series. You know the ones I'm talking about ...

hi ribbit

Personally, I'm all for the Snackunist party. I firmly believe in equality. Down with the bourgeoisie and up with the proletariat. Anyone who thinks otherwise is a fascist.

There are other various ways people can capture evidence, but I was just demonstrating the simplest way; those of which could be done by (almost) anyone with little to no outside programs/software. I may edit the OP (ássuming I still can) to include steps for screenshots as well, just to complete the whole "super user friendly" procedure. The intention of the thread was to both ássist Divisions in cracking down on rule breakers as well as to provide an organized/basic list of steps to obtain evidence that, as mentioned earlier, anyone could follow. Though I'm thinking of requesting that the title of this thread be altered to better reflect its contents. Maybe something along the lines of "How-To Gather Evidence"? With that said, should this thread remain in the General section, or should it be under Ban Request (possibly other sections such as Member Protest/Report Abuse/etc)?

It has to be

10/10 would flip the antennas 180 degrees, draw a face on a sticky note, throw it on that thing, and put a small top hat on top of it. #GentlemanCrab

This is nothing compared to our error page :coffee:

Hello fellow xG Members, tis I, Forest! Here to spread the good word on how to subdue rule breakers and other hooligans whose existence revolves around stirring up anarchy and chaos within our Servers. As many are well aware (or at the very least should be aware) Staff Members can't always be on every Server at any given moment. This results in moments of rampancy where rule breakers are running amok, freekilling poor defenseless reds/terrorists, giving multiple Free Days round after round, and the mic spamming.. Oh Lord the mic spamming! I'm here to tell you that things don't have to be this way. You can aid xG in its attempts to subdue these criminals. That's right, you too can help us without the use of fancy powers like slaying, muting or banning! How, you say? Well, allow me to enlighten you in several ways you can personally take down these rulebreakers. For the sake of organization (and ease), I'll break it down into steps for you to take. Now, before we begin dispensing Justice, there are a few things we'll need. First and foremost, we'll need to capture someone in the act of rule breaking. Now, there are various ways in which you can choose to capture evidence against a rule breaker. You can choose to capture it through video recording, voice recording, and by providing text proof (typically in the form of screenshots). I'll begin with text based evidence as it can be obtained without having to be ingame (depending on the rules being broken). 1. Text Based Evidence There are a few ways in which you can obtain evidence toward rule breakers by way of text. This is typically reserved for people who are harassing or otherwise disrespecting players in any way. Keep in mind that you cannot copy and paste text for use as evidence as this is not a valid means of proof! There are a few ways in which you can obtain text evidence that will retain its integrity and validity. 1A. Chat Logs You can pull logs from a Server by going through the following steps: 1.1 Note the time in which the rule breaking occurred 1.2 Head to rank.xenogamers.com 1.3 Click on the Server in which you wish to gather the chat logs 1.4 Click on the Chat tab marked under the Sections 1.5 Find the appropriate time in which the rule breaking occurred and screenshot the offending text (*Note: The chat logs are constantly updated so for ease it is best to screenshot the information rather than link the chat page) 1.6 Make your way to wherever you saved your screenshot and then simply attach the screenshot(s) you took to your post 1B. Chat Logs *Optional: You can also choose to link the offending player's chat history by doing the following: 2.1 Take down the player's Steam ID 2.2 Follow steps 1.1 through 1.3 from above 2.3 Click on the Players tab marked under the Sections 2.4 Input the Steam ID into the Search bar and proceed to click Search Player 2.5 Click on the Player's name 2.6 Click on Chat located below their Statistics Summary (*Note: Because this chat log isn't updated at the same rate as a Server based one, you may choose to link this page instead) 2.7 Make your way to wherever you saved your screenshot and then simply attach the screenshot(s) you took to your post -or- copy and paste the link to the player's chat log page. Be sure to include at what time the incident occurred for convenience! 1C. Chat Logs Another alternative that doesn't require nearly as much effort as the above two is to simply screenshot while ingame. This particular strategy is welcomed, however it is a lot more clunky and disorganized to read due to the feed generating a lot of unrelated content. The only requirement for this is to be ingame and have Console (~) enabled. For the sake of clarity (and consistency) simply do the following: 3.1 While ingame, open Console (~) and scroll through the feed until you see the desired text. 3.2 Highlight the offending text (allows viewers to easily distinguish between related and unrelated text) and then proceed to screenshot it 3.3 Make your way to your game's folder and then simply attach the screenshot(s) you took to your post 2. Recording Based Evidence As with text based evidence, there are a couple ways in which you can obtain evidence toward rule breakers through recording. This form of evidence is typically used against rule breakers who are freekilling, actively harassing or mic spamming as well as other forms of rule breaking that are difficult to capture through screenshot or text. 2A. Demos Demos are a form of recording that are included in the Source Engine to record ingame without the stress of running 3rd party recording software. This allows users who would otherwise be unable to record by using a program such as Fraps to record easily. 4.1 Ensure that you have Console (~) enabled. This option will typically be located under the Advanced section in the Keyboard tab in your Options menu of whatever game you're on. 4.2 While ingame, open Console (~) and type in the following (where demotest is the name you would like to label the file as): record demotest 4.3 You should now be recording all gameplay in the current game you are running (IE. If you are running TF2, then you are now recording a demo for that session. It will not record any other instances of games running at the same time) 4.4 Once you have the desired amount of footage, open Console (~) and type in the following: stop 4.5 Your demo will have stopped recording and will be saved as demotest.dem in your game folder (For instance: \Steam\SteamApps\common\team fortress 2\tf\) along with all its associated files. At this point, it's as easy as locating the file and attaching it to a post. Congratulations! You now have the necessary knowledge and tools to aid xG in taking down rule breakers. You no longer have to worry about a rule breaker getting away before a Staff Member can get on! Keep in mind that this is by no means a substitute for Staff Members; they are always needed and should be called on immediately should anything go wrong on the Servers. This is merely a.. Back up plan, that'll allow you to help out in your own way. The best of luck to you all, go get em'!

It's official. Snackbar is CL. Posted a promo/demo. #Time4Change

-1 should be perm'd and stoned to death (with bars of soap) immediately

Wish you the best of luck in your future endeavours m8

Idontgetit

Another hit song from DJ-Rhodz. What a master piece

@Rejects @metalslug53

Light your hand on fire then slap yourself. Then (and only then) will this be considered