It's Movie Night: The Last Starfighter

HA Turtle Jerrar

17 March, 2024 21:21
32 ABY

Join us on the Emperor's Hammer TIE Corps Discord on Monday, 18 March at 1930 Eastern/2330 UTC for a watch party: The Last Starfighter, hosted by Commander OL"Davy Jonez.

Report from the ISDII Challenge

CM Jagged Fell III

15 March, 2024 14:09
32 ABY

Soldiers of Battlegroup III, we are engaged in FIVE separate battles for the very soul of the Rift today. This has been a long campaign and it is nearly finished. We must hold the line and free these worlds from the slavery the Marmalades will inflict if we fail today.

For the Emperor’s Hammer!

Helldivers 2 & Battlefront Classic Support

D Surgo

12 March, 2024 16:58
32 ABY

The Secret Order will support two new games: Helldivers 2 immediately, and Battlefront Classic upon its release on March 14.

“HELLDIVERS™ 2 is a 3rd person squad-based shooter that sees the elite forces of the Helldivers battling to win an intergalactic struggle to rid the galaxy of the rising alien threats. From a 3rd person perspective, players use a variety of weapons (pistols, machine guns, flamethrowers) and stratagems (turrets, airstrikes, etc.) to shoot and kill the alien threats. Players can also aim down the sights for a more accurate 1st person camera view.”

As Helldivers is a PvE game, it will not be eligible for Clusters of Fire, but is eligible for competitions and as activity towards your monthly evaluations. Once the Path system is implemented, it will be used towards earning experience points. Please record the number of successful missions you've played and submit these to your House Quaestor at the end of the month using this form: https://forms.gle/8uRESBHipNvUNQ918

This form will change monthly and be posted. This will eventually be replaced with an "upload match" functionality similar to what we have for reporting matches in the TC, but we're not quite there yet.

With its launch, we will also open up a new competition: The Illumine Strike Back: Helldivers 2

Play as many games as possible, and earn bonuses for playing with other EH members. (They don't have to be SO members.)


Battlefront Classic also returns and will be supported for Clusters of Fire. Support here is pretty straightforward and works like our other platforms.

We're opening up a new competition here as well: Get in, Trooper!. Submit Clusters of Fire as usual, and the Master-at-Arms will grant you one point per kill. The top seven will earn Crescents, and the top player may additionally earn a Kaiburr Star if they submit at least 50 matches.

Report from the ISDII Challenge

CM Jagged Fell III

12 March, 2024 16:08
32 ABY

Soldiers of Battlegroup III, to your ships! We are fighting multiple battles across the Rift to stop the insidious spread of the Marmalade menace.

Our forces are working to liberate two separate worlds from the tyrannical religious slavery that has been visited upon them. In the battle for A697 we have beaten back the first wave, but a second wave has descended on our forces, this time with near equal firepower. However in the battle for P3009 we vastly out match the pitiful forces the Enleavened Janitor Kale has sent against us.

To arms! For the Emperor’s Hammer!

Report from the ISDII Challenge

CM Jagged Fell III

11 March, 2024 12:55
32 ABY

One thing that has troubled this reporter since the inception of this war with the Kilji has been their rapid technological advancement in recent decades.

From the records of Grand Admiral Thrawn, and those of the Chiss Expansionary Defense Force, we know that the last time the Kilji Illumine sent a Kilhorde into the Chaos regions around Chiss space their ships used simple Electrostatic Barriers instead of shields and Spectrum Lasers rather than turbolasers. Also their largest ship, the flagship of their Generalirius, would barely been as large as a Victory Class Star Destroyer. Now their fleet are peer equals to our own, with their flagship for a mere General as large as a SSD. How did they advance so quickly? How did they build such a large fleet?

The Kilhorde that was sent into this region 50 years ago could easily have been completely annihilated by just one of our Battlegroups, if not by just one ISDII and her support ships. How are they fielding a fleet bigger than three of our Battlegroups?

We begin to see some answers from the data obtained by the Secret Order. Their shield systems and weapons design have striking similarities to those of the Trade Federation during the waining days of the Clone Wars. Is it possible that a faction of those insurrectionists found shelter from the justice due to them out here in the Unknown Regions? Once again, Grand Admiral Thrawn's records show that he destroyed a similar group of Neimoidians who also had tried to hide here in the Chaos after the Clone Wars. Did another group also do the same but were found by the recently devastated Kilji?

Are we now fighting the descendents of the forces that plunged the galaxy into the horrors of war? A war from which our glorious Empire rose to prevent any more like it in the future?

Report from the ISDII Challenge

CM Jagged Fell III

10 March, 2024 17:08
32 ABY

Take heart soldiers of the TIE Corps, through the efforts of the Secret Order we have had a much needed boost to our fighting prowess.

They have negotiated, or coerced, the ship yards of the Paccian Governance to repair several of our ships.
Their agents have also infiltrated the Kilji fleet and have returned with vital intelligence for our scientists.

With their information we now know the Marmalade's weapon specifications and have tuned our shields to block more damage from their ships. They also brought out the designs of their shield systems, allowing our weapons experts to calibrate our systems to more effectively peirce their defenses.

Imperial Storm VI: Secret Orders Concludes

D Surgo

09 March, 2024 15:15
32 ABY

[SSD Avenger, Day 68, ABY 32.]
[Unknown Regions, sector coordinates 2007.]

Two figures stood in a room deep within the Super Star Destroyer Avenger, on opposite sides of a massive circular holotable. One wore the red robes of a Royal Guard; the other, the gilded, black robes of the Grand Master.

"Explain to me your successes and failures. And succinctly, my report to the Fleet Commander is due in twenty minutes. How have you used your team, and what benefit has it brought to the fleet?" asked the man robed in red.

"We have sent small strike teams to every world in the sector," came a deep reply from underneath the black hood, "and have made significant progress. While our main fleets have engaged the Kilji Illumine in open space, we have fomented rebellion and formed allies across every system. They have no interest in the Illumine religion taking hold over their own fiefdoms, potentially upending the power they hold over their worlds. We have received supplies, technicians, engineers, and even scientists and novel technology to improve our shielding and the efficiency of our limited supply of Tibanna gas."

"Can we trust these... aliens with our technology?"

"They have been thoroughly interrogated by our top agents. All changes are carefully monitored and verified by two teams of our own engineers. They've been surprised by their output. We believe we can increase our turbolaser output by 6%, and shielding by an additional 4%."

"And?" asked the man in red, impatiently. "More efficient lasers alone won't turn back the Kilhorde. Our reputation with the Chiss is on the line."

The man in black pressed a button on the holotable, and ships began to hover, outlined in blue. "We have secured additional ships to the effect of enabling an additional 10% of the First Recon Division. Before the battle began, that is- meaning a very significant reinforcement at this stage of the game. I hope the Fleet Commander will be pleased with this performance."

The red-cloaked man nodded. "That will be sufficient. I will submit my report. Carry on." The other shut off the holotable and followed behind.


Imperial Storm VI: Secret Orders has concluded! In this competition, we submitted Secret Order-based activities to help the Fleet combat the Kilji Illumine across three categories: earning Clusters of Fire, playing Dark Brotherhood singleplayer missions, and submitting fiction, art, or other creative works related to battles that took place during the first three weeks of IS VI.

The top three overall earn awards, as well as the top seven in each category.

The creative awards go to:

  1. Acolyte KEBLAOMEGA (Crescent with Diamond Star)
  2. Stalker Locke Setzer (Crescent with Ruby Star)
  3. Novice Hector von Ricmore (Crescent with Amethyst Star)
  4. Warrior TheBlackxRanger (Crescent with Sapphire Star - tie)
  5. Juggernaut Westric Davalorn (Crescent with Sapphire Star - tie)
  6. Darth Surgo (Crescent with Sapphire Star - tie)
  7. Novice Vapen Van'an (Crescent with Emerald Star - tie)
  8. Inquisitor Taurus (Crescent with Emerald Star - tie)

The singleplayer awards go to:

  1. Warrior TheBlackxRanger (Crescent with Diamond Star)
  2. Acolyte KEBLAOMEGA (Crescent with Ruby Star)
  3. Stalker Locke Setzer (Crescent with Amethyst Star)
  4. Acolye Vanguard88 (Crescent with Sapphire Star)
  5. Juggernaut Westric Davalorn (Crescent with Emerald Star)
  6. Darth Surgo (Crescent with Topaz Star)

The multiplayer awards go to:

  1. Warrior TheBlackxRanger (Crescent with Diamond Star)
  2. Juggernaut Habu (Crescent with Ruby Star)
  3. Stalker Locke Setzer (Crescent with Amethyst Star)
  4. Acolyte KEBLAOMEGA (Crescent with Sapphire Star)
  5. Novice Vapen Van'an (Crescent with Emerald Star)
  6. Marauder Maston Dane (Crescent with Topaz Star)
  7. Marauder fr0Zen (Crescent with Quartz Star)

The overall awards go to:

  1. Warrior TheBlackxRanger (Gold Nova)
  2. Acolyte KEBLAOMEGA (Silver Nova)
  3. Juggernaut Habu (Bronze Nova)

Congratulations!

The full report can be found on the ISVI:SO tracker.

Report from the ISDII Challenge

CM Jagged Fell III

09 March, 2024 13:08
32 ABY

Continue the Fight!

Our Secret Order has finished their mission and we will soon be seeing the fruits of their labors on the battlefield. But in the meantime, we are locked in many heated battles for the survival of our fleets and the liberty of the whole of the Tkon Rift.

It has been a hard fought campaign fellow soldiers of the TIE Corps, but our fight is not yet done. To your fighters and death to our enemies!

Report from the ISDII Challenge

CM Jagged Fell III

08 March, 2024 13:09
32 ABY

Success!

We have managed to re-engage the enemy fleet from the Battle of P3069. We found them in Sector 1105, likely running for safety. Has this orange scourge turned yellow?

To arms soldiers of the TIE Corps! Are fleet is numerically smaller than the Marmalades' but we have greater amount of firepower and have a chance to deal a serious blow to their war fighting ability in the Tkon Rift.

I know you may be getting tired, but we are entering the final week of this campaign and we soon will be reinforced by the efforts of our Secret Order.

For the TIE Corps! For the Emperor’s Hammer!

Report from the ISDII Challenge

CM Jagged Fell III

07 March, 2024 12:18
32 ABY

VICTORY

Warriors of the TIE Corps, we engaged the primary fleet of the Kilhorde and emerged having destroyed 13 of their capital ships. Their fleet is currently on the run from us as we have wheeled about attempting to re-engage them and prevent their escape.

This victory was only possible due to the extraordinary efforts of all the pilots of the TIE Corps. This reporter salutes you.

This victory does not mean the end of this war how ever. We must pursue the Marmalades wherever they hide and continue to break their spirit.

For the TIE Corps!

Report from the ISDII Challenge

CM Jagged Fell III

06 March, 2024 12:53
32 ABY

Another strange message was forwarded to my in-box today. This one seems to be a transcript of the Roost's final transmission.

[static] ... the Kilji swarm ... [static]
[static] ... no escape ... [static]

[static] ... we fight ... [static]
[static] ... we stand ... [static]
[static] ... we sacrifice ... [static]
[static] ... we honor ... [static]

[static] ... the Kilji rage ... [static]
[static] ... the fire and blood ... [static]
[static] ... the screams and pain ... [static]
[static] ... the death and loss ... [static]

[static] ... we resist ... [static]
[static] ... we defy ... [static]
[static] ... we strike ... [static]
[static] ... we soar ... [static]

[static] ... the Tkon Rift ... [static]
[static] ... our final stand ... [static]
[static] ... our legacy ... [static]
[static] ... our glory ... [static]

[static] ... remember us ... [static]
[static] ... the CRL Roost ... [static]
[static] ... the brave ... [static]
[static] ... the fallen ... [static]

Remember the Roost!

Report from the ISDII Challenge

CM Jagged Fell III

04 March, 2024 07:31
32 ABY

TO ARMS!!!

Our Battlegroup Commanders have decided that the Marmalade advance stops HERE! They have committed our forces to the capture of P3069 and we will do it or die trying! Our forces are on near equal footing with the hated slavers, but if we are to overcome their preternatural combat accuracy we must all rush to the combat simulators and do our duty!

For the liberation of the Rift! For the TIE Corps! For we are the Emperor's Hammer!

Report from the ISDII Challenge

CM Jagged Fell III

03 March, 2024 14:54
32 ABY

We continue our valiant fight above the world of P3069 but our brothers-in-arms in Battlegroup I have found themselves in two separate engagements at the moment.

The Marmalade main fleet has found the ISDII Grey Wolf in sector 0307 and they have begun their attack on our fellow TIE Corps ship.

Meanwhile one of their Interdictors is being attacked in sector 0905.

In none of these battles can our forces emerge victorious, but we will make them pay for every meter!

Report from the ISDII Challenge

CM Jagged Fell III

02 March, 2024 18:39
32 ABY

Well warriors of Battlegroup III, the time has come for us to shoulder the responsibility of a near impossible battle. The A/CRS Hellfire and her TIE Fighters have been attacked while attempting to liberate the world of P3069 from the zealots.

We are significantly out gunned, but we will make them pay to hold this world dearly with blood. Don't allow them to drive the Hellfire from the Rift without exacting a harsh cost. Let this be a glorious battle that will be told for generations to come by the free peoples of the Tkon Rift.

To your fighters, the Battle of P3069 has commenced!

Imperial University Academic Integrity Policy update

AD Sylas Pitt

01 March, 2024 21:53
32 ABY

Recently, the Training Office has encountered a few issues with new members in the Imperial University, an issue that was not their fault, but rather a lack of forwardness. While the Training Manual is publicly available to all in the Wiki, we soon came to realize that this document was not high up on new member's priority lists when engaging with the club.

As a solution, the Internet Office (thanks Turtle!) put together a yearly prompt for all members about the Academic Integrity Policy. Before students can take any exams, they will have to acknowledge the policy, with renewal approval on a yearly basis. We hope this cuts back on misunderstanding and mistakes from newer members that were unfamiliar with the policies employed by the Training Office.

If any member has any doubts or concerns, my DMs are open.

Academic Integrity Policy.png

Report from the ISDII Challenge

CM Jagged Fell III

01 March, 2024 12:53
32 ABY

In the second battle of sector 1204, the Emperor’s Hammer forces decimated the Marmalade fleet and left them all as burning wrecks.

A small force from Battlegroup II was briefly engaged with a Kilji picket group in sector 1105, but the TIE Corps ships are effecting a retreat to conserve our numbers in this arduous campaign.

The worlds of the Rift continue to change hands as the different armadas traverse the region in search of one another.

Our forces have taken heavy losses in the opening weeks of this campaign, but this reporter still believes that the superiority of the TIE Corps pilots will win out and we will save those of the Tkon Rift from the slavery offered by the orange scourge.

Report from the ISDII Challenge

CM Jagged Fell III

29 February, 2024 20:12
32 ABY

The battle here in sector 1204 is shaping up to be a total victory for the Emperor’s Hammer, but we must remain focused and continue the fight.

While most planets within the Tkon Rift have changed hands in the last weeks, we continue to work to save the denizens of this Rift from slavery at the hands of the Marmalades.

There have been reports of dissension in the ranks of the legions of vassals that Kilji force into service. Recently their sabotage of the Kilhorde has caused a nearly 50% reduction of combat ability for the whole of the Orange Fleet. We must use this opportunity to push them back and drive them from every world!

Remember the Roost, remember all the TIE Corps ships forced to retreat!

Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster Released

RA Alexandre Morgan

28 February, 2024 19:47
32 ABY

After months of waiting, Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster has been released! Developed by Nightdive Studios and LucasArts, the remastered game features new content, modernized graphics, and updated mechanics. Now we can enjoy Kyle Katarn's story with a modern twist on many different platforms, including PC, PlayStations 4 and 5, Xbox One, Xbox S|X, and Nintendo Switch.

Click the image below to watch the launch trailer and learn more about the game!

Dark Forces Remaster Title Card

Report from the ISDII Challenge

CM Jagged Fell III

28 February, 2024 13:03
32 ABY

This reporter has received a strange missive in my email in box today and have decided to share its contents here.

Greetings, my fellow believers!
Today is a special day for the EH
For today, we have all been chosen.
We must save ourselves, the galaxy and perhaps even existence itself,
We must fly XWA-FREE 154, and we must review it!

You all know the story of how the GN Master created XWA-FREE 154
One of the greatest ever made, with his own hands and his own genius.

You all know why you have been selected. A group of loyal and faithful servants!
To fly XWA-FREE 154!
And to carry out divine will!

You all know what our mission is,
A holy and righteous crusade
To destroy the evil orangy gooish empire
And to ensure freedom for us all!

But do you know what the reward is?
Do you know what the GN Master promises?
Do you know what XWA-FREE 154 offers?
Do you know what we will gain?

Let me tell you, my friends
Let me reveal to you the truth
Let me share with you the joy
Let me make you laugh with the joke

The reward is eternal salvation
The GN Master promises us a place in his kingdom
XWA-FREE 154 offers us a ride to heaven
We will gain the glory of the GN Master

But do not be afraid, my friends
Do not be sad, my friends
Do not be angry, my friends
Do not be fooled, my friends

For this is the will of the GN Master
For this is the plan of the GN Master
For this is the joke of the GN Master
For this is the love of the GN Master

He loves us so much that he wants us to be with him
He loves us so much that he wants us to share his glory
He loves us so much that he wants us to enjoy his joke
He loves us so much that he wants us to laugh with him

So let us rejoice, my friends
Let us be glad, my friends
Let us praise him, my friends
Let us laugh with him, my friends

For we are the chosen ones
The pilots of XWA-FREE 154
The saviors of the galaxy
The children of GN Master

This war has certainly become strange...

VA Robert Hogan awarded the Grand Order of the Emperor

HA Turtle Jerrar

28 February, 2024 01:54
32 ABY

The Grand Order of the Emperor is awarded to VA Robert Hogan in recognition of his exceptionally meritorious service to the Emperor’s Hammer through his combined efforts within the Training and Internet Offices. Robert Hogan is hereby inducted into the Order, with all the rights and privileges associated with such recognition, including display of the ceremonial dagger on his Emperor’s Hammer uniform.

Robert has been an integral member of the Training Office since day one as a Training Officer Assistant. He is the creator and developer of the Qualifications we have integrated, which has seen an incredulous uptick in member interaction with the Imperial University as a whole. His elevation to Command Attaché for the Training Officer was due to his insightfulness, his willingness to entertain and develop new ideas, and his unfiltered honesty when asked for an opinion on a subject. With his help, the Training Office was able to expand on the Qualifications program, develop and publish a Training Office Manual for current and future members of the office, develop the academic journal for the IU called "Proceedings", and most courses have received an update from HTML to Markdown. Robert has always been a reliable source of constructive criticism and unbiased opinions when discussing new courses, qualifications, and new members of the Training Office. He is a mentor in the many fields he occupies with pride and dedication.

Robert is recognized as the “go to” person within the Internet Office for creative works, particularly 2D and 3D graphics. From small projects to large, Robert Hogan has demonstrated the willingness to step up whenever asked. As a contributor to Internet Office projects, Robert’s consistent dedication to improving the quality of Emperor’s Hammer materials is noteworthy. His contributions are widely featured on the web site and Wiki, as well as in companion applications like TTT3. This has included continual improvements to Emperor’s Hammer medals, uniforms, and heraldry items. Most recently, his efforts led to the re-implementation of the position badges for Emperor’s Hammer Command Staff, Attaché, and Advisor positions. In addition, his concept and design work for the General Campaign Medal has contributed to a new and unique recognition system within the Emperor’s Hammer that will be enjoyed by members across multiple subgroups.

Robert’s initiative and creativity has directly led to new developments, such as the fully rendered 3D medal and ribbon upgrade devices implemented in TTT3 v3.1.0. These devices bring a beautiful and functional upgrade to the medals depicted on uniforms and personnel records. Robert’s initiative has also contributed to a “back catalog” of designs and concepts that are likely to see use in future projects.

Robert Hogan’s meritorious achievements are in keeping with the finest traditions of service to the Emperor’s Hammer and the membership, and reflect great credit upon himself, the Training and Internet Offices, and the Emperor’s Hammer Command Staff.

Jointly recommended by TO/AD Sylas Pitt and IO/HA Turtle Jerrar, and approved by FC/GA Rapier.

Report from the ISDII Challenge

CM Jagged Fell III

27 February, 2024 13:25
32 ABY

(Model and Background credit to TFTC)
Remember the Roost

Report from the ISDII Challenge

CM Jagged Fell III

26 February, 2024 23:18
32 ABY

The last remnants of the eastern fleet have been forced to retreat from the Rift. But they inflicted a considerable amount of damage to the hated Marmalades considering the size of their force.

Once again elements of the TIE Corps fleet have been caught in a battle where they are vastly out gunned. This time only the pilots of Battlegroup II can spur our comrades-in-arms on, but we of Battlegroup III still cheer for your valor.

Our forces continue to work to liberate two Kilji infested worlds, and their task will soon be done.

We of Battlegroups I and III wait and recoup our strength for the next battle that is on the horizon.

Remember the Roost!

Report from the ISDII Challenge

CM Jagged Fell III

25 February, 2024 14:16
32 ABY

Our intrepid warriors of the eastern fleet may not last to see another day in the Tkon Rift, but they ARE NOT going without a fight. Through your efforts they are valiantly striking back at the slaver fleet. Don't let up. This campaign is just starting.

While the Marmalades have spread their horrors to most of the worlds of the Rift, Emperor’s Hammer forces have reached the planets of P587 and A3828. The enemy named these worlds as Scinto IV and Terakine in their broadcast one week ago. We will soon liberate them from their foreign-space invaders!

Report from the ISDII Challenge

CM Jagged Fell III

24 February, 2024 16:03
32 ABY

DISASTER HAS STRUCK

The Kilji Fleet that so badly mauled our valiant warriors of the eastern fleet have found them again! Once again the ISDII Hammer, ISDII Relentless, and MC-40 Roost have been forced into a lopsided battle.

We of the TIE Corps must do whatever we can to aid their attacks but I fear for those aboard these ships.

To arms, we will not go quietly into the night!

Report from the ISDII Challenge

CM Jagged Fell III

23 February, 2024 20:36
32 ABY

Today is a sad day fellow soldiers of the TIE Corps. Our brethren aboard the ships of the Eastern Fleet have just suffered a crushing battle. While the lead ships from each of the three Battlegroups amongst the group have escaped the battle, many of their support ships were forced to retreat from the Rift in order to affect repairs.

Our forces, headed by the ISDII Hammer, ISDII Relentless, and supported by the MC-40 Roost faced a Kilji fleet more than a third larger than their force. They fought valiantly and damaged the enemy as good as they received, but the disparity in our forces were too much and the Eastern Fleet has been forced to retreat from the battle in sector 1307.

All is not lost, and this war against the religious zealots is far from over. As we speak our central and western fleets are maneuvering to turn the tide of this campaign back in favor of the forces of peace, order, and liberty.

As a Fleet we must lick our wounds and strengthen our resolve to beat back the Marmalades and their barbaric slavery!

Report from the ISDII Challenge

CM Jagged Fell III

22 February, 2024 21:07
32 ABY

We have experienced both our first victories and reversals to the despised Marmalades. The worlds of NE256 and G5406 have been shown the freedom that only the Emperor’s Hammer can secure, while the previously secured planets of LE855 and Q0604 have been visited by the murderous slavers while our forces have been deployed elsewhere. This reporter shutters to think what depredations those religious zealots will visit upon the populations of those worlds during the time it will take for our forces to reliberate them, but we must focus on the greater good of all those depending on us in this war against extremism.

The final hours of our first major battle with the orange scourge are coming to a close. Our comrades-in-arms aboard the ISDII Hammer, ISDII Relentless, and MC-40 Roost are facing overwhelming odds and it is our duty as a wider fleet to do everything in our power to aid them. Reports from the battlefield state that the Kilji force opposing the two Star Destroyers have among they number 4 ISDII analogs, 6 VSDII analogs, 4 A/CRS, 2 INT, 8 CRV, and ancillary support craft too numerous to report here. Needless to say, this engagement will be bloody for the brave warriors of the TIE Corps, but we know that they will give better then the take. And their efforts will help weaken this Marmalade fleet and allow our forces to engage them at a time of our choosing.

Important changes to Competition and Submission

INQ Taurus

21 February, 2024 17:30
32 ABY
  1. The last predated Competition "The Great Hunt" by M:MAA Legion Ordo has ended the awards are booked.
    From now on there is a special rule in place, regulating the Crescent Quality in conjuction of the participants in each competition.
    This adjustments are already documented and applied by standard to all Competitions for Clans and the whole Secret Order.

  2. In light of recent events, I've come to the conclusion to allow multiple submissions of a group to be a viable way to submit Clusters. There is however a catch. Cluster submitted for groups are atm only allowed for one game at a time (e.g. if you are playing SWS and BF2 in one sitting, i need all the SWS screen in one and all the BF2 screens in another mail). The reason for this special rule is, that all the comps are counted in spreadsheets, most of the time with different point values per game. As an additional factor, I urge everyone to cc everyone they are submitting with and at the same time give me a quick note, which username belongs to which SO-Account. Each individual will be judged by their position on the scoreboard.

For nearer Information on both Items check the MAA:Applied Arms Manual

Report from the ISDII Challenge

CM Jagged Fell III

21 February, 2024 16:39
32 ABY

"The Galaxy is a dark forest; cruel and brutal. We are the light. We are civilization and order."

There had been some disappointment in the ranks over the pitiful single corvette that the MC90 Renegade and accompanying forces found above G5406. Still we have done our duty to ensure the slaver ship's swift destruction.

Meanwhile, the ISDII Challenge and our task force has arrived at NE256 and will soon have secured it for the preservation of liberty in this chaotic rift. Although we have received word from the Kilji that they have expanded their barbarity to yet another system, P3059. It will just be one more system that we will burn these invaders out of when the time comes.

But now reports are flooding in that a large Marmalade force has engaged the ISDII Hammer, ISDII Relentless, and the MC-40 Roost in open space at map coordinates grid 1307. Early reports are that this enemy battle group may comprise over half of the Kilhorde sent to enslave this region of the Chaos.

Our forces may be out numbered, but we of the TIE Corps will fight valiantly to make these zealots pay for every kilometer of their advance!

Database: Secretly Ordered

D Surgo

21 February, 2024 01:06
32 ABY

The Internet Officer has recently delivered a number of updates to the Secret Order website; the most pertinent of which is to finalize the absorption of the Dark Brotherhood into the Secret Order. Most importantly, all references (other than historical references) to the Dark Brotherhood should have been replaced with the Secret Order.

As mentioned in the last newsletter, we still have a ways to go to implement a number of new systems. These changes shall come incrementally.

We will be updating the wiki and IU exams over the coming months. Some of this has already been completed, but there's a couple decades of legacy to work through, as well as sifting through what should be updated as well as what should remain historical. The Dark Council has taken on this task, but feel free to volunteer if you're interested in helping out with the conversion.

--

Lore-wise, we're not retconning anything. The Secret Order is an evolution of our previous organization, not a wholesale replacement. The Dark Brotherhood was not a failure. The Secret Order continues to be run by Sith practitioners and follow Sith teachings, although the Secret Order isn't entirely made up of members focusing on the Force, or even necessarily Force-sensitive (although many may be.)

Our goal is to focus on creative works; roleplay, fiction, and art is a primary focus, as well as a wide array of supported games. In this era, we will be defined by experimentation and iteration, and support the fleet through unexpected, and sometimes unfamiliar, means.

Report from the ISDII Challenge

CM Jagged Fell III

20 February, 2024 17:08
32 ABY

A great cheer was heard across the Fleet and the Tkon Rift as a whole as the first engagement of this war commenced.

The Emperor’s Hammer's forces, led by the MC90 Renegade of Battlegroup III along with other forces from all three Battlegroups, have arrived at planet G5406 and found a lone corvette of the Kilji invaders. Pilots all across the Fleet have quickly rushed to their craft to help deliver a decisive, and crushing defeat to the Marmalades in this small skirmish.

True that the loss of this lone slaver ship will not materially reduce the danger the Kilji pose to the denizens of the Rift. But we of the Emperor’s Hammer have sworn to stamp out this menace and we have drawn first blood in the war for freedom from religious tyranny!

Secret Order Update

D Surgo

20 February, 2024 16:04
32 ABY

The Secret Order fleet bounus tracker is live:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1OiCCUSOoqGQLHkPa3--aTSLPW1CnOAzC3p-DWj6SDro/edit?usp=sharing

This is all manually tracked, but should be updated daily by myself and MAA Taurus. You can check our totals, as well as your own score, on the first two tabs. WAR TheBlackxRanger is in first place, with ACO KEBLAOMEGA in second and INQ Taurus in third.

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We've just had our first battle (even though it was short: https://discord.com/channels/293177599549505536/961704337267101716/1209282091788017714), so creative entries are allowed if you want to describe how we helped crush the sad, lone Corvette that the Illumine sent at us. With your submission, please include whether you'd like your entry published.

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We've reached our first breakpoint - over 25 -DB Singleplayer missions have been submitted! (And we're very close to our second breakpoint.) Good work!

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The Kilji Illumine will be crushed.

Report from the ISDII Challenge

CM Jagged Fell III

19 February, 2024 18:36
32 ABY

Things are starting to ramp up in the Tkon Rift. The Marmalades have secured their beachhead worlds of P587, A3828, and P3864. The invaders have released a dispatch naming these worlds Scinto IV, Terakine, and Carido Prime. We in the Emperor’s Hammer have safeguarded the worlds of LE855, Q0604, and E149N.

Data released to the wider public shows that our fleet has split into multiple smaller units and we and currently journeying to secure the vulnerable worlds in the middle of the Rift to halt the predation of these slavers from being visited on yet more unsuspecting populations.

None of the fleet elements have yet encountered the ships of this orange scourge, but when we do, we will smash them into a pulp, for we have the

Stength to rise; power to fly

Use of AI in IU Exams

AD Sylas Pitt

19 February, 2024 13:05
32 ABY

The Training Office would like to remind ALL members that the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to answer Imperial University exams is strictly prohibited.

If you have any concerns or doubts about a question or the course material, we urge all members to reach out to any member of the Training Office, and we would be more than happy to guide and help you. All exams are considered open-book, thus rendering the need for any AI help as unnecessary and against the spirit of academia.

You can find a list of Training Office personnel here

You can review the Training Office's AI Policy here