[TA] Updated Rank System

Table of Contents

• 3………………………….Community Chain of Command Introduction

• 4………………………....Community Chain of Command Explanation

• 5………………………….Community Chain of Command Tree

• 6………………………….Staff Positions Introduction

• 7………………………….Community President’s Roles

• 8………………………….Chief of Staff’s Roles

• 9………………………….Community Executives’ Roles

• 10………………………..Department Heads’ Roles

• 11………………………..Department Staff Roles

• 12………………………..Administrators’ Roles

• 13...........................Moderators’ Roles

• 14………………………..Members’ Roles

• 15………………………..Prospective Members’ Roles

• 16………………………..Guests’ Roles

• 17………………………..Department Expectations Introduction

• 18………………………..Department of Recruitment Overview

• 19………………………...Department of Development Overview

• 20………………………...Department of Administration Overview

• 21…………………………RCON (Battlewarden) Guide

• 22…………………………Reporting Issues with a TA Member or Staff Member

• 23………………………..Reporting Issues with a TA Server

• 23………………………..Conclusion

Community Chain of Command

• The following describes the chain of command within True American Gaming

• Community President• Chief of Staff• Community Executives• Department Heads• Department Officers• Administrators• Moderators

• All positions mentioned above are considered staff level positions.

• Members• Prospective Members• Guests

Community Chain of Command

• Chain of command is necessary to ensure order.

• Community chain of command is used when a decision or situation affects the community as a whole. Department chain of command is applied to day-to-day operations.

• Using rank arbitrarily is strictly forbidden. Abusing power at any level will result in immediate dismissal.

• All community members are expected to wear [TA] tags, and, therefore, uphold a positive and professional image of the community at all times.

Staff Positions Defined

Community President

• DeathDealer is the Community President. The President is the highest ranking member of True American Gaming and has full authority over all community matters.

• The President’s role is to:• Oversee mid to long range operations• Manage community finances• Approve appointed Executives and Chiefs of Staff

• The President may intervene in any circumstance deemed detrimental to community growth or professionalism.

Chief of Staff

• The Chief of Staff is the primary manager of the community. His responsibilities include:

• Monitoring activity of all personnel

• Operating the community website and TeamSpeak

• Working with Executives and Department Heads to ensure the community is moving forward

• Advising the President on community matters

• Like the President, the Chief of Staff may intervene in any circumstance deemed detrimental to community growth or professionalism.

Community Executives

• Community Executives are overseers of the community. They monitor the day-to-day operations of the community and work with the Chief of Staff to keep the community moving forward. Community Executives are appointed by the Community President and Chief of Staff. Specific responsibilities include:

• Approving promotions and demotions above Corporal (2 Executives required to approve a rank change)

• Monitoring activity of all personnel

• Authorizing expansion into new games

• Resolving disputes and complaints between admins

• Developing, updating, and launching Big Game Events

Department Head

• Department heads are the leaders of individual departments. These departments consist of recruitment, development, and administration. The department heads are responsible for:

• Appointing department officers

• Overseeing department-specific tasks

• Reporting progress to the Executives, Chief of Staff, and/or President

• Department specific tasks will be outlined in the department slides

Department Staff

• Each department consists of a leader, at least one officer, and members.

• Officers• Community staff members are eligible to be department officers. These

officers work with the department leader to manage the department’s members and responsibilities.

• Members• Community staff members are eligible to be department members.

Members follow all instructions handed down by officers and the department leader to advance the department’s goals.

Administrators

• Staff members holding 2nd Lt. or higher, and who are not a member of a department, fall into the Department of Administration. Responsibilities of these admins include:

• Helping new players on any game or server

• Monitoring activities of moderators, members, and guests

• Professionally handling conflicts between guests or members

• Following any instruction given by ranking Department of Administration staff

Moderators

• Moderators serve as the face of the community. Like NCOs in the military, moderators are designed to have the largest day-to-day impact on guests and members. All moderators fall into the Department of Administration, and carry the following responsibilities:

• Welcome guests to the community and assign guest tags in TeamSpeak

• Monitor activity of members and guests

• Help players on any game or server

Members

• Members are the backbone of the community. They are expected to:• Help players on any game or server

• Behave maturely and professionally, representing the community positively

• Be active on the TeamSpeak when possible

Prospective Member

• Prospective members are newly-accepted members who are not yet full members. They are expected to behave as a community member would and have the same responsibilities (re-pasted for convenience):

• Help players on any game or server

• Behave maturely and professionally, representing the community positively

• Be active on the TeamSpeak when possible

Guest

• Guests are not members of True American gaming but should be respected and treated as if they were. These individuals contribute to our community by playing and populating our servers.

Department Expectations

Department of Recruitment

• Mission Statement• To attract and recruit mature players into the community

• Parameters• Any and all interested players must fill out an application• Applicants must be at least 15 years old• All applicants must go through a trial period

• Officer Duties• Review and comment on pending applications

• Member Duties• Monitor guests and invite mature players to apply• Monitor prospective members and report their behavior to recruitment officers

Department of Development

• Mission Statement• Brainstorm, develop, and update community missions

• Officer Duties• Officers may perform the duties of members as well as developing high level

mission guidelines and managing mission development, including designing, testing, and debugging mission functionality.

• Member Duties• Based on their individual skills, members will work on mission development

and testing including map design, scripting, and development of art and media assets.

Department of Administration

• Mission Statement• Oversee the gameplay on community game servers

• Department Head – Ender• Responsible for the professionalism of all moderators and admins across the website, TeamSpeak, and

servers. This includes resolving complaints on members, moderators, or admins.• In charge of rank assignment (alongside with Executives for admin promotions and demotions/removal).• Responsible for holding regular department meetings.• Keeping the core values strong in community – good leadership, respect, and having fun.

• Department Officers – Unassigned (3x)• Receive complaints on members, moderators, and admins and propose a repercussion to the department

head.• Head admins in charge of 3 departments:

• Website management - Report to Collins to make sure everything posted on the website is spelled right, there aren’t any offensive/spam forum posts, and suggest improvements.

• TeamSpeak management – Admin in charge of moderators. Report to Dept. Head weekly on suggestions for rank assignment. And maintain moderator visibility in public lounge.

• Server management – Admin that spends a heavy amount of time in game. Constantly monitoring other admins/moderators in game handling of issues and report to Dept. Head daily on major issues.

Instructions for Battlewarden• TA uses an RCON GUI named Battlewarden

• The latest version of Battlewarden can be found here:

Battlewarden Download

• To use Battlewarden, simply open the program and click on the “Server” tab and enter the following information:

• Description: (Enter the name of the server) i.e. “Takistan Wasteland”

• Host: (IP Address of the server will be provided by a Senior Administrator)

• Port: 2302 (this is always the port)

• Password: (You will be provided the password by a Department Head)

• Press “Save” to make sure the program keeps the information for quick future entry.

• To connect to a saved server, simply double click the desired server.

• To punish a player, right click on the name of the person you want to punish and click on the punishment you want to impose. The program gives you the ability to kick a player, ban a player for a set a number of days, or ban a player permanently.

• When the program prompts you to enter a description for your kick or ban, enter your reason plus your name. Ex Trolling/Cols . Entering a description allows us to find the ban in the future.

• If banning a player, enter the same ban conditions on all TA servers. You can copy a player’s GUID and/or IP address to your clipboard when right-clicking the player in Battlewarden.

• Database: search for an IP address, GUID, or name of a player who played on the server before. This is incredibly useful to find a player that committed an offense and then logged off. The player’s information, such as last login time, are accessible from thedatabase.

• Removing bans: the administrator that banned the individual is the ONLY person, outside of the Executives/Chief of Staff/Community President, that can remove said ban. Do not remove the ban of a player if they are not someone you banned yourself.

Reporting Issues with TA Personnel• If reporting a guest

• Complete a complaint form on the website

• If reporting a member, moderator, or admin • Contact an available officer from the Department of Administration

• If reporting a department staff member• Contact the department head

• If reporting a department head• Contact an Executive

• If reporting an Executive• Contact the Chief of Staff

Reporting Issues with a TA Server

• Inform personnel following the appropriate chain of command, starting with moderator

• Do NOT yell or demand immediate attention

Final Thoughts• All TA personnel are expected to remain professional at all

times. This does not mean that fun is prohibited; simply consider your actions before you execute them and make sure they do not contradict professionalism.

• The goal of this community is to provide a welcoming environment for guests and members alike. Always help others when given the chance.

• Questions are always welcomed. If you have any confusions on your role in the community, ask the appropriate staff member.