TCON Forum 2.0; Forum 1 lock coming soon. - reply

Tymme Hunt wrote:

Due to our desire to upgrade to a newer version of phpBB and the technical issues that prevented us from upgrading our previous forum, The CONSORTIUM has now moved to this forum to take advantage of the new phpBB features - most importantly, improved control over spam bots that should allow us to open up registration to anyone.

This new forum is currently under construction, though it's basically open for business - all of the forums and groups that we need have been built, and should have proper permissions set. I've done my best to duplicate what we have, though I haven't added everyone to their appropriate user groups. If you used to be able to see any of the following but now cannot, feel free to post to this thread so an admin can get you added to the appropriate user group:

SWG Forums
STO Forums
TCON Extracurricular
Secure Forums

Thanks to Longstreet and Spiglord for making this new forum possible, I hope everyone enjoys our new home!




We have created a new forum with the latest edition of PhPBB, enhanced bot security and all that. This will allow new prospective members to create accounts without the need for individual acceptance to make a first "hello" post. This is a high requirement for TCON as we move into new games, STO is the current example.


We will not be closing (this) forum 1.0. We will soon be LOCKing this forum and leaving it up as a historical archive and reference material for everything ever posted here. Unless the football folks need it up longer I plan to lock this forum on the New Year. If you are a current player or ever return to active ingame play with TCON, you can copy and repost/restart a thread from here to the new forum2.

As of now, any new gameplay or general community posts should be done in the new forum2.

You will see, Tymme has done a great job of replicating these forums onto the new forum2.


Come join us on the fresh, new and shiny home for TCON, forum2!-)

http://the-consortium.net/forum2/index.php

--22 Nov 2009: ceres tauri
Star Trek Online Approaches - reply

Cryptic, the developer of Star Trek Online, has announced the start of closed beta as of October 22, 2009. Therefore, TCON's Star Trek Online branch has also opened recruitment to new members. If you're interested in joining the TCON fleet in Star Trek Online, please feel free to visit our forum.

--24 Oct 2009: Tymme Hunt
Game Update 14 - Death Troopers - reply



Star Wars Galaxies: Game Update 14 Death Troopers


Publish Notes, October 12th, 2009

Death Troopers
After a mysterious turn of events the Empire has mustered an enormous military presence in a remote location on Dathomir. Imperial High Command has issued a travel warning to notify citizens to avoid travel to the planet if possible. Citizens that cannot avoid travel to Dathomir should be aware that certain locations are now considered restricted areas. Unauthorized travel by citizenry to these restricted areas may result in fines, arrest or both. While rumors have circulated that restricted areas are being used to contain a biological threat, no official report has been confirmed or denied by High Command.

* Players that have already completed the Update 13 "Something is Obviously Wrong" quests will be contacted and given a quest upon login.
* Players that have not already completed the Update 13 "Something is Obviously Wrong" quests will need to finish up to have access to the Death Troopers quest line.
* Players that have not started the "Something is Obviously Wrong" quests can kick off the content by using the publish gift named "Jabba's Comlink."
* To participate in the Death Troopers content, players will first need to complete the "Something is Obviously Wrong" quest line.
* Added Chronicles relics specific to the Death Troopers content

Death Troopers - Known Issue

* After further experimentation with the Blackwing virus, we discovered that the Sullustan race was particularly susceptible to the infection. Sullustan's who have been infected will exhibit symptoms including mood swings, cold sweats, and white eyes. Rest assured we have an inoculation ready and it will be administered in the next update.

Vendor/Bazaar

* Search By Attribute: You can now search by attribute factory crates by the attributes of the item contained inside the crate. If the Misc->Factory Crate node is selected, you must first specify the Type search attribute to indicate the type of item you are looking for, and based on the specified item type, additional search attributes for that item type will be added to the attribute list. If an item type node under the Misc->Factory Crate node is selected, the attribute list will be automatically populated with the search attributes for the selected item type.
* Fix issue where the Offers and Stockroom tab return all items regardless of what is selected in the Object Type Filter tree.

Chronicles

* If your Chronicles Reserve has something in it, you will see a reminder message when you log in.
* Reward items inside of a Chronicles Holocron will no longer appear in a junk dealer's list.
* You will now be able to move objects inside of a Chronicles Tent up or down.
* Generic Location tasks in a Holocron built directly from a draft will point to the correct location.
* If you are claiming more than 500 tokens from your Chronicles Reserve, you will now get the correct amount.
* Chronicle relics are no longer of any interest to junk dealers.

Game Update 14 Gift

* Undead Rancor Statuette

TCG

* FG 8T8-Twin Block2 Special Podracer: Driver uses the correct riding position.
* The AT-AT Head ITV will now cancel sending you to a location if you choose "Cancel" in the confirmation window.

User Interface

* Chronicle rating now shows the rating to the tenths place, this provides a bit more accuracy.

Misc

* Navari Trik (Painting Distribution Specialist) is back in Mos Eisley with some new paintings for you.





--14 Oct 2009: Drekkin Hart
SWG Game Update 13: Chronicle Master System - reply

Star Wars Galaxies: Game Update 13 -- Chronicle Master System



On Thursday, October 1st, 2009 at 4:00 AM PDT all U.S. and European galaxies will be taken down for server maintenance and Game Update.

When the Game Update is complete, all galaxies will be live but unavailable while we complete final testing. All galaxies will be made available after that time.

4:00 AM PDT (Los Angeles) / 6:00 AM CDT (Austin) / 7:00 AM EDT (New York) 11:00 AM GMT / 1:00 PM CET (Berlin) / 8:00 PM (Tokyo) / 10:00 PM AEDT (Sydney)


Publish Notes, September 30th, 2009


Chapter Gift

* Jabba’s Comlink (Quest Object)

Highlights

Star Wars Chronicles Master System
It’s time to open your imagination and start creating stories to share with your friends. With the Star Wars Chronicles system, you now have the ability to create stories from relics you will discover throughout the galaxy. Use the Quest Builder to write your story with the relics you have discovered. Hit “Create Quest” to consume the relics and create a holocron in your inventory. This holocron can be traded to others or activated to begin the adventure. Completing holocrons will reward you with profession experience and tokens. Tokens can be used at the Chronicles reward vendor, S7-U44 Vending Droid, in both Theed and Coronet. The vendors are in the tent behind C-3PO. You can purchase relic booster packs from them as well as other exciting rewards.

For some friendly assistance, speak with C-3PO and he will explain more about Chronicles.


* Chronicle Master – all players can advance in the chronicle profession. Open your profession wheel and take a look at what awaits as you advance as a chronicler.
* Quest Builder – the tool used to create holocrons or drafts.
* Draft – a saved version of your quest. Creating drafts does not consume relics. You can edit drafts freely. They can be used to create holocrons.
* Relics – objects that represent memory, experiences, visions. You will discover relics as you play the game.
* Holocrons – by pressing “create quest” in the Quest Builder, you will consume the relics for your quest and produce a holocron in your inventory. This can be traded or sold on the Bazaar. Players can active them to participate in your quest.
* Sharing – as you progress in the Chronicle profession, you will gain the ability to allow your Chronicle holocrons to be shared. Sharing will allow multiple players to enjoy your quest from a single holocron.
* Fragments – relic fragments. They are acquired through loot, as a byproduct of creating a holocron, and by deconstructing relics. Fragments can be combined to create a relic.
* Tokens – earned for completing other people’s quests. When people complete your quests, some tokens will be held in your Chronicles Reserve for you to claim. Use /chroniclerGetReserve to claim your reserve of tokens and Chronicles XP.
* Relic booster packs – purchased from the Chronicles reward vendors by using tokens, they provide random relics.

Vendor/Bazaar:

* Search By Attribute: Selected object types can now be searched by selected attributes in the vendor/bazaar window. If the selected object in the Object Type Filter tree of the vendor/bazaar window supports search by attribute, the "Enable Item Attribute Filter" checkbox will be displayed at the bottom of the window where you can perform search by attribute.
* The price limit on the bazaar has been increased to 10,000,000 credits.
* Vendor price limit has been increased to 833,333,333 credits.
* A /locateVendor command has been added to find all your initialized vendors and report their status. The command has a 15 minute cooldown.
* Resource containers on vendor/bazaar that are instant sale now contain the "Credits Per Unit" attribute. This attribute is also searchable through item attribute search.
* You can now create waypoint to vendor for items in the Available Items tab. These waypoints will not contain the item price in the waypoint name.
* Fixed issue where some items of type Armor Component or type Container are not listed when the Component->Armor Component or the Misc->Container node is clicked in the bazaar/vendor window Object Type Filter tree.
* In the vendor/bazaar window Object Type Filter tree, items immediately under the Component node have been moved to the new Component->Component node. The new Component->Component node supports Search By Attribute.
* In the vendor/bazaar window Object Type Filter tree, items immediately under the Deed node have been moved to the new Deed->Deed node. The new Deed->Deed node supports Search By Attribute.
* In the vendor/bazaar window Object Type Filter tree, items immediately under the Misc node have been moved to the new Misc->Misc node. The new Misc->Misc node supports Search By Attribute.
* In the vendor/bazaar window Object Type Filter tree, items immediately under the Tool node have been moved to the new Tool->Tool node. The new Tool->Tool node supports Search By Attribute.
* You can now specify more characters on the item name filter entry field.

Banking:

* Galactic Reserve
o You can store up to 3 billion credits per character in "long term, for a rainy day" storage in the Galactic Reserve. There is no interest paid on credits kept in the Galactic Reserve.
o From any banking terminal in any of the Galactic Reserve 3 branch cities (Mos Eisley, Theed, and Coronet), through the bank terminal's radial menu, you can deposit/withdraw 1 billion credits at a time to/from the Galactic Reserve.
o If you have a deposit with the Galactic Reserve, the balance will be displayed after the Bank balance.
o There is a 15 minutes wait before you can perform another transaction with the Galactic Reserve.
* If receiving new credits into the cash (or bank) balance would cause the cash (or bank) balance limit to be exceeded, existing cash (or bank) credits will be automatically transferred to any available bank (or cash) balance or any available galactic reserve balance to make room for the incoming credits.

User Interface

* Holding delete/backspace/arrow keys/home/end now works properly in text fields.

Combat

* A pass was made on many melee weapon sounds.
o This means many of the melee weapons will now be using custom sounds rather than the default swing.

Misc

* Yavin IV Whisper Bird lair names should no longer show as code string.
* The pirate trap abilities can no longer be used on asteroids
* The Sorosuub Ion Mesh Projection shield should now get valid values when looted
* Added new counter badges for players that have accumulated more than 300 badges.

--01 Oct 2009: Drekkin Hart
SWG SERVER CLOSURE - WANDERHOME INCLUDED - reply

The closure of 12 SWG servers has been announced, one of which is TCON's beloved Wanderhome.

It's advised that if any past TCONers still have characters on the Wanderhome server that they seriously consider transferring them over to Starsider before Oct. 15th.

If you've ever even considered a return to the game, take this last opportunity to make sure there's a character for you to return to!

quote:

Dear Star Wars Galaxies™ Account Holder,

Due to the overwhelming success of the recent Free Character Transfer Service, we want to inform you that on October 15, 2009, at 5:00 PM PT, Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) will close the following 12 Star Wars Galaxies servers:
o Corbantis
o Europe-Infinity
o Intrepid
o Kauri
o Kettemoor
o Lowca
o Naritus
o Scylla
o Tarquinas
o Tempest
o Valcyn
o Wanderhome

Character creation will be disabled on the affected servers beginning September 15, 2009 at 4:00 AM PDT.

In accordance with the server closure date, the Free Character Transfer service has been extended through October 15. 2009. Between September 15, 2009 and October 15, 2009 at 4:59 PM PT all characters on the affected servers are eligible for a one way, one time Free Character Transfer* to any of the remaining thirteen (13) Star Wars Galaxies servers. After October 15, 2009 at 5:00 PM PT, any characters and their associated items and structures remaining on the identified servers being closed will no longer be accessible on your Star Wars Galaxies or Station Access account.

Please visit http://starwarsgalaxies.station.sony.com/freects/ for complete details on how to transfer your character using the Star Wars Galaxies Free Character Transfer Service.

We appreciate your loyalty and commitment to Star Wars Galaxies and value having you in the community. We hope that you will continue to play on one of the 13 thriving Star Wars Galaxies servers and look forward to sharing many more new and exciting Star Wars™ themed adventures with you in the coming months as we introduce the Chronicle Master System, Death Troopers, and the upcoming Galactic Civil War enhancements.

Sincerely,
Sony Online Entertainment

*Terms and Conditions Apply:

* In connection with the identified servers, Free Character Transfer Service will be available through 4:59 PM PDT on October 15, 2009. This "Free Character Transfer Service” only applies to a one-time/once per character move from an identified server to be closed to one of the remaining galaxy servers as determined by SOE in its sole and absolute discretion. All characters much be transferred to and from the same Station account.
* Your character must be located on one of the original 10 ground planets at the time of your transfer request to perform a server transfer. The original 10 ground planets are Corellia, Dantooine, Dathomir, Endor, Lok, Naboo, Rori, Talus, Tatooine, and Yavin 4.
* For purposes of this Free Character Transfer Service, the identified servers closing October 15, 2009 include: Corbantis, Intrepid, Kauri, Kettemoor, Lowca, Naritus, Scylla, Tarquinas, Tempest, Valcyn, Europe-Infinity and Wanderhome.
* Valid destination servers include: Ahazi, Bloodfin, Bria, Chilastra, Eclipse, Europe-Chimaera, Europe-FarStar, Flurry, Gorath, Radiant, Shadowfire, Starsider, and Sunrunner.
* To access the Free Character Transfer Service, you must login to Star Wars Galaxies with the character you would like to transfer. You will be notified that your character qualifies for the free character transfer service opportunity when you login. Eligible characters may also enter "/freects" to begin the transfer process. Only one character may be transferred at a time. Please read and respond carefully to each question and answer entry you type. All Character Transfers are considered final and cannot be reversed.
* Free Character Transfer Service terms and limitations: Please be aware that Vendors and contents of Vendors will not transfer. Items equipped by the character (and/or contained within items equipped by the character) will transfer. Items in the character's inventory (and/or contained within items in the character's inventory) will transfer. Items in the character's bank (and/or contained within items in the character's bank) will transfer. Items in the character's datapad (and/or contained within items in the character's datapad) will transfer. Items that do not qualify as either "items equipped by the character" or "items in the character's datapad" as noted in the aforementioned terms, will not transfer.
* Please note that any items that are connected to your in-game structures must be packed up with the structure(s) or they will not be transferred.
* Character names are not guaranteed on galaxy-to-galaxy transfers. If the character's name has already been used on the Galaxy you wish to move to, you will be able to enter a new name in the field provided (subject to the terms and conditions of the Character Naming Policy).
* Character transfers from one account to another are not part of the Free Character Transfer Service.
* If you attempt to transfer characters in violation of these guidelines, restrictions, the Terms of Use for Star Wars Galaxies, the Software License and Limited Warranty agreement or the Rules and Policies (for instance, attempting to transfer characters from another person's account or to or from an account purchased by or for you for another person on which you are not the original registered user of that account), the characters will not be moved, your request will not be processed or approved, and your account(s) will be subject to review and appropriate disciplinary action taken.
* Any characters that are not transferred before the October 15, 2009 server closure date will be removed from your character list.
* Sony Online Entertainment and LucasArts do not ensure continuous or error-free access, use or availability of any game content, feature, game-play or server and may change, modify, disable, suspend or remove any such content, feature, game-play or server at their sole discretion.


STAR WARS GALAXIES™ SERVER CLOSURE F.A.Q.

Which servers will be closing?

The following 12 servers will be closing on Thursday, October 15 2009:

- Corbantis

- Europe-Infinity

- Intrepid

- Kauri

- Kettemoor

- Lowca

- Naritus

- Scylla

- Tarquinas

- Tempest

- Valcyn

- Wanderhome

When will these 12 servers be closed?

These servers will be closing on Thursday, October 15, 2009, at 4:40 PM Pacific Time.

Why are you closing these 12 Star Wars Galaxies Servers?

The Free Character Transfer Service launched earlier this year with the intention of allowing players to transfer to servers with more active communities, creating a more vibrant and memorable Star Wars Galaxies gaming experience. The Free Character Transfer Service was a phenomenal success, leaving the less active servers in an undesirable position. In order to help streamline the current and new user experience, we have made the decision to close the less active servers and focus on the thriving Star Wars Galaxies servers.

Can I move my characters off of these servers?

Yes, you can move any character from the 12 identified servers up until Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 4:59 PM PT. Please see http://starwarsgalaxies.station.sony.com/freects/ for terms and conditions.

Will I be charged to move my characters from these servers?

No. If you take advantage of the Free Character Transfer Service before Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 5:00 PM PT, you will not be charged to transfer your characters to one of the 13 destination servers including:

- Ahazi

- Bloodfin

- Bria

- Chilastra

- Eclipse

- Europe-Chimaera

- Europe-FarStar

- Flurry

- Gorath

- Radiant

- Shadowfire

- Starsider

- Sunrunner

Where can I find out more information on the Free Character Transfer Service?

http://starwarsgalaxies.station.sony.com/freects/

What if my account is inactive/closed but I want to move my characters off of these servers?

You must reactivate your account by visiting the www.station.sony.com and entering a valid credit card or Game Time card. Once your account is active, paid, and in good standing you will be able to transfer your character using the Free Character Transfer Service through October 15, 2009.

What happens if I am not able to transfer my characters from these servers before October 15th 2009, can I move my characters after October 15th 2009?

Beginning October 16th, 2009 at 12:01 AM PT you will be able to contact Customer Support and for the standard Character Transfer fee of $50.00 you will be able to schedule a transfer for your character, eligible structures and inventory.

Please be aware that the Character Transfer Service from closed servers does not guarantee that all inventory items will be transferred. Due to the unique nature of moving a character from a closed server, the Character Transfer Service may take additional time to process.

For more information on the Character Transfer Service visit: https://store.station.sony.com/cts/...ertransfers.jsp

What if I don’t want to change servers?

Unfortunately, if you’re on a server that’s slated to be closed you will have to make the move in order to continue playing Star Wars Galaxies.

I like playing the game by myself and don’t care how many players are on my particular server at a given time. Can you just leave me be and let me keep playing?

Sorry, but in an effort to improve the gameplay experience for everyone, all characters on the identified servers must be moved. We encourage everyone to take advantage of the Free Character Transfer Service before October 15, 2009 so that you can move your character at no charge.

Does this mean you’re shutting down Galaxies?

No, not at all. We have lots of new content and updates planned for Galaxies and remain committed to making the game an enjoyable and engrossing experience. The server closure is an effort to improve the gameplay experience for all of our players.


--17 Sep 2009: Drekkin Hart