Jaeger Academy OOC Community

Hello everyone! This is Vi, and I need to start out by apologizing to everyone for the disappearing act I've pulled lately. March blindsided me with a series of real life obstacles that have finally stabilized over the last few days. With that, I'm pulling together here, and coming to you guys for discussion.

To begin, a question of interest! I'm finally back in a place where I can dedicate the time and attention this game deserves to the game itself. But as I've been out of it, I want to ask the simple, and hard, question first: who is, and isn't, interested in having the game continue? If you are, please keep reading below. If you are not, I want to thank you for the energy and time you've shared with everyone here, and wish you the best in future endeavors!

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Vi here, with a heads up that I'm putting up a log for characters to investigate the city of Valparaíso during their free time on the latter half of Saturday, and all of Sunday. Cadets will be expected (and required) to go into town in full uniform, and will find that people have varied reactions to their presence, primarily positive. Some of the largest complaints have to do with how ugly the Shatterdome is compared to the rest of the city, and even other parts of the harbor. Others will want details about what it's like in the Shatterdome, and others will be intent on trying to figure out where each Cadet is from.

Edit: The log is now up here!

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All of this is further downtime before the first big event in game: on March 3rd, the Breach will be opening and a Cat IV Kaiju will be entering the Pacific Ocean. Movement tracking will take it close to South American waters, before it angles sharply down toward Cape Horn.

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Please direct questions to the thread below labeled "Questions." Otherwise, feel free to use this post to plot among your fellow players!

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The game opens (and has opened in other parts of the world) February 15th. To kick us off, I'll be posting a group arrival log, covering options such as checking in, finding individual bunkers, the Shatterdome tour, and an end stop by the Shatterdome Exchange.

Characters may or may not be surprised to learn that all personal belongings, with the exception of undergarments of approved colors (whites), and various items concerning personal hygiene, will be stowed until completion of the initial three months of training -- or leaving the program.

Characters who arrive without personal hygiene products will receive them when they're given their uniforms. Showers will be communal for cadets, based on age ranges.

Issued clothing and gear will include the following: 1 pair grey coveralls, 1 pair Physical Training shorts, 1 Physical Training shirt (short sleeve), 1 all weather coat, 1 pair running shoes, 1 pair dress shoes, 1 pair leather boots, 1 pair shower shoes, 3pk black boot socks, 3pk white socks, 6 pair boxer/briefs (for men) or 6 pair underwear (for women, 4 regular white bras (for women), 4 white sport bras (for women), 1 PPDC combat uniform, 2 white crew-neck undershirts, 2 pair grey slacks, 1 grey cotton web belt, 1 chrome buckle, 2 ditty bags, and 1 PPDC issued ALICE pack.

From that day forward, they'll be referred to as Cadet Surname, and they will be expected to address all superior officers or Shatterdome staff civilians by sir and ma'am. (Everyone is higher ranked than they are.)

All of this is a lot of set-up for the tone of day-to-day life, so let's switch gears to focus on some plot related ideas.

First off: within the first month and a half of game opening, there will be a Kaiju attack requiring Valparaíso Shatterdome response. It will also shift the focus on how to handle continuing Kaiju attacks as it reveals a different direction being taken by the Kaiju from those seen previously.

In the meantime, I want to hear back from you on which sorts of group events you'd like to see. For example, there are "team-building" logs, like running ropes courses, tug-of-war, blind driving, first aid training with casualty evacuations by litter, obstacle course runs, etc. Certain classes lend themselves better to group logs - swimming, for example. We can also participate in out-of Shatterdome exercises, from hiking to learning sail boating.

Secondly, what kind of group logs would you like to see in Jaeger Academy? Please give me your input in the thread titled "GROUP LOG SUGGESTIONS" below. "Anything goes" is an acceptable answer, though I encourage specifics. Even if something isn't feasible right now, it may well be in the future!

Third, if you haven't already, please comment to the Player Contact and Character Cast pages.

Thank you, and see you all later on tomorrow!