There are a few points in the (https://projectunsc.org/forum/showthread...engagement) Rules of Engagement that I would like to contest for gameplay, balance, RP or other purposes

"Non-civilian hostages can be executed at any time for any reason" in both the UNSC and URF Rules of Engagement. While execution should be allowed for non-cooperative, violent, etc prisoners, someone that surrendered without firing a shot and co-operated while they were captured should have some degree of protections. For such prisoners (the quiet co-operative type) there should also be limits on interrogation/torture severity. "If an Innie surrenders peacefully or after non-lethal struggle or contact where they did not personally inflict casualty and co-operates with their arrest and processing, they are to be kept in Holding until they can face trial." [see misc suggestion #1]

Regarding prisoners, Rules of Engagement for taking prisoners should be implemented. Peacefully surrendering forces should not have their tendons cut or joints dislocated when UNSC forces outnumber prisoners stripped of gear 5 to 1. If handcuffs are unavailable, aim a smallarm at their legs or something until a humane method of restraint is available. Battlefield execution of unruly prisoners is allowed only if they are an objective threat. This is only to thin the numbers down such that co-operative prisoners may still survive the round and not get caught up in prisoner-UNSC crossfire. Ideally, prisoners should be secured with zip or handcuffs, which should be made available in the various armories. Other restraint methods are allowed, however. A UNSC lockable locker works as a ghetto paddywagon to hold URF forces, as does any that are welded shut

> The URF, being rebels, have a looser RoE regarding prisoners, but degrading it from the UNSC RoE should be considered poor form OOC.

Clarify Heresy rules for the covenant. "Do not commit Heresy" is black and white until you see "Kig-Yar and Unggoy are allowed to secretly commit minor heresy". What constitutes as minor heresy? Using a human smallarm as a last ditch in a fight? A grunt manning a human HMG in a flood attack?

Maybe add in a rule for engaging the covenant that a covenant prisoner is not to be rendered free or armed?


Misc 1: Get an MP role. Break RoE and get treated like an Innie. Give them the power to fax central command about issues they can't uphold due to resistance among the ranks.
 > "Keep your marines in check, interrogate and handle prisoners. Administer executions when necessary and arrest marines who break Rules of engagement, Mutiny or disobey direct orders that aren't suicidal. This is considered an RP-heavy role, though less is acceptable when you have to handle a lot at once by yourself." as a suggested job description

Misc 2: 2-shot sawn-off and/or 5-6 shot pump/lever shotgun for Insurrectionists along with beanbag, flash, buck and slug ammo types in the armory. IIRC the asteroid has beanbag slugs on it but no shotguns, but I could be wrong there.

Misc 3: Clean up the Innie IED/Bomb/grenade workplace a bit. Give more beakers and a complex machines vendor.

Edit 3: Another misc suggestion: Make less than lethal ammo available to all human factions for a variety of guns. Rubber bullets, flash rounds and the like. I know you can make flashbangs as an Innie, but I'd love to see LTLs or crowd control things like tear gas being used more often.

Ckey: Insanegame27


Discord name: Insane / Evie Brown

In-character name: Evie Brown

General character info: Evie is generally a docile woman until shit hits the fan. She stands 180cm tall and weighs in at 70 kilograms. Her twin brother and another brother 1 year younger were killed when the Covenant glassed Corbulo. Her parents were killed on a UNSC base shortly after in a vehicle accident. When the local insurrection cells found out that she blamed the UNSC on all the family deaths, she was offered a rifle by the Insurrection. Evie didn't want to fight, not even those who were responsible for her family's deaths. She feared that she would be shot if she refused, however, so she took the rifle and made plans for splitting with the insurrection.

Some time later, Evie managed to surrender herself to a marine patrol. She was tried in court and offered a pardon if she completed four years of service as a marine. Four years later, her service was completed, but she elected to continue as a marine, passing the ODST qualifier test.

Which role is your character's main(ex: Technician, Marine, etc): Insurrectionist / Marine

Reason for joining: Character progression. I'll still play Evie as an Innie sometimes, but this will be her canonical story.

Assuming this is like ODST, so posting it here.

Ckey: AccointNaim

Discord name (username####): Someone Random#5544

Character Name(s): Parry (Kig-Yar Ruuhtian), Jasmine Bullard (Human), Kuikla 'Warasee (Sangheilli)

How long have you been a member of the Covenant Faction? Since 08-24-2018, 5:34 AM according to my covenant application

What are some examples of good Covenant Roleplay that you have been a part of? Can't think of any, sorry.

Do you understand the RoE? I do.

Do you understand that you are not above the Covenant law, and may be persecuted for not following the RoE? I understand, if I do not follow the RoE and Covenant Law, I'd be punished if I don't follow it.

Do you understand that you can be removed from the whitelist at any given time, based on your behavior, even when not playing the role you applied for? Yes, I do.

What do you think your job is as the role you are applying for? To command and run the ship, not ground operations, killing everyone with a kickass energy blade, giving orders and manning the ship.

Why should you be whitelisted? I've been a covenant member for well over five months, and I think its time to apply for this whitelist that opened around a week ago. I've had some good roleplay on some other servers, and I think I can provide some good roleplay in this server as a command role aswell.

Ckey: 24THBN

Discord name: Friendly Fire #4586

In-character name: Sev (T'voan Kig-Yar)

general character info: Sev was as bloodthirsty as most of his kind, but after seeing how others fall when rushing their enemies, he has decided to held back his instincts and become more respectful of his superiors, he still loves being sent into battle but now holds a more supportive role while also trying to teach others and help them stay alive. He has a short temper for those who won't respect superiors or won't listen to advice.

Reason for joining: Oh, I love how different the Covenant perspective is from the UNSC, how rich each Species can be and how that allows for so much Roleplay potential, plus each one plays differently aswell, I wish now to go even deeper between the Covenant ranks so I can fully experience each one.

Roleplay Example/History: While sent into a searching mission with a pack of other 3 T'voans, Sev was ordered to recover and inform of anything of value in a seemingly abandoned base, little to his knowledge they all were walking into a trap, and as they searched underground in the facility they got surrounded and ambushed, Sev saw as his partner got quickly surrounded and knocked, now being alone he made his way and when trying to communicate with the rest of his team, he could only hear them share the same fate as his fellow companion, not having other option but to escape, he made his way to his superiors, not knowing what punishment awaited for him.

More depth with factions details IE:

-Unggoy: Annoying little creatures, they seem to cause nothing but trouble from him even, and he believes that they are better as soldier if they mouths got welded shut.

-Kig-Yar: He tries to get along with his own kind, even though he knows some are smarter than others, he values all Kig-Yar life the same.

-Jiralhanae: He sees them as more brawn than might, he doesnt believe they ever have something intelligent to say, and likes them more in as soldiers than tacticians.

-Sangheili: He values both their battlefield knowdledge and leadership, and tries to obey them without question.

-Mgalekgolo: He respects the strenght and power of these inmense creatures, he tries to keep his distance with the creatures.

Ckey: Nyoz


Discord name:Graffy#1402

In-character name:Cheshire Polk

General character info:
Polk is standing at 5'6" followed with a pair of black soulless eyes,her skin would be black being an Afro-American,her past war life would've been as a bartender for the Emsville bar "The Drunk Deckhand",but since the UNSC presence that disturbed her with their supression and occupation upon the civilians living in Emsville.After that she joined the United Rebel Front as a normal grunt applying for the Machine Gun unit slot to assist as a tactical unit the other grunts,then she realized that she's fighting for the right cause she would make the supreme sacrifice by joining permanently the United Rebel Front as an official grunt and increase in rank.

Reason for Joining : Aggression towards the Colonists from the United Nations Space Command which are putting in danger the life of the normal people who've created a future for themselves in the areas by taking their homes or ships away for "Military noble causes"  or "Minor Casualties" and applying unlawful arrests to them for not complying with their requests cause of the Insurgent war that's going on between USNC and URF.

Your Byond/Ckey Username: Sparrow201
Discord Username: Khada Jhin#0260

Your character name (if relevant): David Law (Primarily), Tung Ironskin, Giovanna Chungus.

Who were you banned by: Unknown (assumed to be TitanField)

Date of ban: 30/1/2019.

Length of ban: Permanent.

Full ban reason: No specified reason sent to me, but from what people have told me and what I believe it to be, it was the NSFW image I posted in general chat after XO said to someone not to post it.

Appeal details/ Why should you be unbanned: I have three things I have come to realise after the ban and during this appeal; That it was stupid of me to post an image after a member of staff had told another person not to post said image, second it was to limit similar images ( albeit not NSFW ) to the proper channel, which is Unggoy-Bathroom, and my third realisation is that that Unggoy had a dong on it, which I did not see and many others did not. I realise that my actions reflect poorly upon myself and after a lapse of judgement that came to posting it at all, I've come to believe that I am sincere in my apology in that I fucked up, I fucked up and broke three rules during that moment. No NSFW images at all are permitted, which I had no realise but that is no excuse. Keep posting to their relevant channels, such as shitposts to Unggoy-Bathroom, which I should of done. And always listen to a staff member as long as it is law ( and doesn't conflict with a more higher admin. ). I know I messed up pretty badly, however, I am writing this appeal in that I wish to be heard out in that I didn't realise the image was NSFW, which as far as I am told, was the primary concern with my ban. It is quite hard to see that dong.

Your Byond/Ckey Username: Tylaaar, 
Discord = Tylaaar#4705

Your character name (if relevant):

Who were you banned by: James

Date of ban: 30/01/2019

Length of ban: Perma

Full ban reason: Being a shitter on discord

Appeal details/ Why should you be unbanned:

Right, I admit. I went way too far with what I said and the attitude in which I responded to James and any other staff member present. There isn't a lot I can say apart from sorry to be honest, I fucked up hard and should of left the conversation way sooner. I'd prefer to stay a member of this community as the server is one of the better combat / RP ss13 servers out there, and the community itself isn't a toxic no-go zone. Anyways I understand if this is a bit too soon to be appealing my ban, but worth the shot. All in all, I hope you consider allowing me back into the discord

Ckey: Lionfire1234

Timezone:Mountain Standard Time

Discord Name: Lionfire11234

Character(s): Jack Mercan

How does your character interact with the world around them and the people in it?: He follows the orders of his superiors, he also follows the standards of the UNSC Marine Core with a strict sense of order, and he never leaves a anyone behind.

Provide a brief description of your character: Growing up on the edge of UNSC space with a large loving family. From his family he learned loyalty and discipline, this lead to him enlisting in the UNSC Marine Core at the age of eighteen. He is eager to rise the ranks of the UNSC. He is skilled shooting but has some experience in basic first aid.

Do you understand that members of this whitelist are held to a higher standard of roleplay?: Yes.

Do you understand that if your behavior is deemed inappropriate you will be removed from the whitelist?: Yes.

Do you understand that breaking a server rule can remove you from this whitelist permanently?: Yes.

With the First Contact overhaul, the Insurrection will gain subfactions called 'cells' with their own objectives and the option to merge together to form the United Rebel Front later in the round for special bonuses. The three cells and their objectives I'm planning currently: 

Revolutionaries
- Take over the colony by force, propaganda or guile
- Unite the cells
- Destroy UNSC assets
- Protect the colony from destruction

Pirates (Or Mercenaries, Bandits, Commandos)
- Steal money and items
- Upgrade your ship
- Destroy UNSC assets

Mad Scientists (or X-51)
- A single objective such as build a superweapon or achieve other mad science

By forming the URF, the players would unlock special abilities such as 
- Summoning NPC black market traders with better gear 
- Summon friendly NPC warships 
- Summon NPC mercenaries
- Unlock new propaganda options to make taking over the colony easier

Other notes: 
- The revolutionaries will have the ability to "recruit" civilian players into their faction via game mechanics. The civilian player can choose to accept or reject the offer (with appropriate RP). 
- The Mad Scientists may have an objective to commit terrible crimes like destroy the colony or carry human testing. This will bring them into conflict with other Innie factions in late game. 
-   The Pirates can choose to act as mercenaries for other factions. 
- Forming the URF is optional and requires negotiations between the cells. Some cells may not want to merge as their objectives may conflict. Forming the URF means the Innie players all vote on a single leader from the 3 cells.

Post your ideas or suggestions in the thread below.

Your Byond/Ckey Username:
MonkeyMan901
Your character name (if relevant):
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Who were you banned by:
maxattacker
Date of ban:
1/18/19
Length of ban:
Permanent
Full ban reason:
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Appeal details/ Why should you be unbanned:
The whole ban makes no complete sense server-wise since it was a SERVER ban. I was banned while I wasn't even on the server and before this I did nothing out of the ordinary to gather admin attention. Pretty unfair, be'd pretty neat if I wasn't randomly server banned for something which didn't even happen on the server. It might've been a memey one-week appeal, but a perma on the server for it? Really? Please note that before I was banned I did nothing wrong on the server and was RP'ing as a lost marine on a foreign planet. You heard it right, RP'ing.