Hey Thrak,

What level of medical technology will MD be using? I'm thinking Vargr Hyena MD...

(laughs maniacally) <-- cause he cna't help it

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I'll use this thread as a place to include helpful information as things come up.  This is information on how to upload an image to your Game's Gallery and then insert it into a forum post, Blog Entry or Game Move.  More information of this nature can be found in the FAQ...but it isn't the easiest thing to navigate.

How do I upload a picture to my Games Gallery?

1. Locate the Create Content link, in the left hand Navigation Column, under My Tools
2. Click on Image & this will open your image entry screen
3. Required:  Title of your image
4. Click on the Image Gallery drop down box and select the gallery most suited for your image.
5. Click on the Story drop down box and select the game that the piece is for.
6. Unless your image is adult in nature, you do not need to mess with Rating.
7. Select Browse in the Image Field to Locate the image that you would like to upload.
8. Body - This is where you add any notes or body cast information that you would like to share about your image.
9. Click Save

How do I upload a picture into a game move or blog?

1. Locate and open the blog or game move that you want to insert your image into
2. Click on where you want the image to be inserted
3. Click the Mountain Icon or the Image Assist Icon in the text editor - it's located on the second row of buttons, to the right of the Anchor.  Try them both until you find which one feels easier for you.
4. Mountain Icon
   1. Click on the Browse Server button in the first line
   2. If you recently uploaded your image into a game gallery, you should see it on the first screen.
   3. If you would like to search, The Image Assist Upload is a better choice.
   4. Select your image and choose the size you would like to insert (Thumbnail, Preview or Original)
   5. Once you're back to the main screen, select the align box (very bottom), and choose left or right, depending on which way you want the text to wrap around your image
   6. Click the okay button
   7. Once you're back in the game move, click on the image and drag it to size it correctly
5. Image Assist
   1. This method will automatically take you to the screen of your uploaded Gallery Images (If the picture you want wasn't uploaded by you, you will need to find it in the gallery)
   2. Cycle through them by page or Browse Images by Gallery at the top.
   3. Select the image you want to insert into your game move or blog
   4. Select the size that you want to insert.
   5. Chose alignment for text wrapping
   6. Click Insert
   7. If the image did NOT wrap correctly, which is a common issue, right click on the image and select Image Properties.
   8. Select the align box (very bottom), and choose left or right, depending on which way you want the text to wrap around your image
   9. Click the okay button
   10. Once you're back in the game move, click on the image and drag it to size it correctly

1.  Be sure to assign your game moves to the Maneuver Drive book, under book outline.  This will allow your players and lurkers a way to cycle through your story.  If things get out of order, contact an admin to learn how to add weight to your pieces, or tell them how you want them ordered.  

2.  Also, choose MD at the top under Story, that is the identifier that will drop it into your player's new games queue. This is also what will allow players to access your game pages.  If you need any help, grab an admin or send them a PM.

3.  IF at any point you or your players don't see an edit tab in your game related pages, it's likely an error on our end with granting player privileges.  Contact an admin and we'll get it fixed for you.  (Do recheck for #2 first.)

I need to add the left click for image properties to that FAQ bit on images.

I've been trying to log on all this week!  Finally gfot internet back, but my log-in wont work!  Just set up this temporary account to communicate with you guys.

This was not the same issue but has been fixed.

Yay for new blood!

Okay, we're about at the close of the first major story arc.  That means several things:

1.  Transition to the next major story arc: I'm going to use China's example from the Conquistador's campaign and establish a transitional period of about two months between arcs.  In this case, the time will have been spent aboard the Nostromo training for your new roles as the operational members of Task Force 272. 

A lot can take place during this time period.  There's the training, of course, but there's also a lot of discovery and interaction that can go on.  There's a lot of opportunity for joint posts and solo pieces, so if you're so inclined then by all means let me know.  I've introduced several recurring NPCs at this point: Lt. Ring, Ensign Sliwa, Major Chance, Captain Batiatus, and Doctor Lekzs.  The Nostromo is a giant ship.  If you have questions, let me know.

2.  Introduction of a new character: We'll be bringing in our new player with the new story arc.  Yay!

3.  Experience award: everyone will exit the transitional period with the following 12-point task force package:

3 Anonymity 
1 KS: The Ancients 8-
2 KS: TF272 Field Agent Protocols 11-
2 PS: TF272 Field Agent 11-
3 Teamwork 11- 
1 WF: Handguns

Nothing stacks with what you already have on your sheet.  In those instances, just leave it off.  Everyone also gets 5 additional experience points to spend or bank as they please.  My recommendation is to think about what your charcater might want to learn during the training period that isn't covered in the package.  You could even write up a page about it.

I've got to settle how I'm going to open the new arc, debut the new player, etc., and we still have to wrap B&S 11 - so we've got plenty of time to work on JPs or solo pieces, figure out point spending, and so on.  This would also be a good point to offer feedback on the campaign, privately via PM or over in the safe zone thread.  I love hearing from my players about what they like, don't like, or want to see more of in my games.

Been heavy going recently, pipe burst above us, half the house flooded and the Landlord has no Insurance so their insurance wont pay up... anyway I totally forgot to check back in on here, what comes from having to use a different browser for Next Gen, I guess.

How about a couple of generic threads for the journey?  People might respond to a casual canteen scene, or a VR training session?  Y'know, just some non-plot progressive scenes that we could use for more character interaction to avoid weighing down the main thread.

Not sure about XP, might save it, or else spend it 'brushing up' on her old special ops basic language training.  Ie, learning a bit of Zhodani or Sword-worlder.

I'm up for something like that, either as a JP or as a "group" thing. We could just start a JP thread, invite everyone on the list anyway, and whoever wants to join in, can. Maybe something earlier in the break, like a month or so after we start training, and place it either in the cafeteria, a lounge area or whatever. Just a suggestion...if you have something else in mind, holler. But I do like the idea.

The NPCs I've introduced willbe fleshed out over time, for sure.  If you want to see them in this thread you're planning, just let me know and I'll write them in.

Thrak, I'll make sure permissions are set right for you. Someone may have forgotten to tag it properly.

No, that's fine.  Carry on.

and some how, I don't know how, I managed to delete that Blog entry last night.... 

Doesn't seem to be saving my entries at all, maybe because I didn't publish them?  I dunno, it worked doing things in stages before...
Anyway, Its alright, all I'd written was a basic outline of plot ideas, started working on it, off-line last night, just to be on the safe side

Ohnanka asked for this, but I figure it couldn't hurt to make sure everyone had access to it:

The Nostromo is very big, on the order of 200,000 displacement tons.  That's like two Nimitz-class aircraft carriers put together.  There are bigger ships in the Imperial fleet, but not many.  Then there's the 500,000-ton Tigress-class battleships...
 
Take a look at this chart for a good idea as to how relatively sized all the ships are when I talk about displacement tonnage.
 
There are 26 decks.  The ship is approx. 500m x 130m.  The ship's company is 2,800, plus an air wing of 200, plus 300 Imperial Marines, plus a science staff of 50, plus you five.  
 
After you boarded, Nostromo jumped into the Persephone system, spent one day in transit to a scout waystation in orbit around one of the two gas giants where she made port for one day before she spent another half a day in transit to the main world starport, where she made port for three days.  After refuelling and taking on supplies, she departed port and spent another two days making a roundabout  course for the outgoing jump point during which flight deck drills were conducted.  Then she made jump for Lunion, the sector capital.  There's a sizeable Imperial Navy base in the Lunion system where Nostromo spent two weeks undergoing refit and maintenence during which time a fairly intensive stretch of your ops training took place at facilities on the base.

Hey, I'm back, well, done with my LARP and my Dad isn't dying, woo!  He has also realised he can't keep drinking like a fucking idiot, which is good!
Anyway, I've replied and should habve more time once things are going again, though I gather Thrak has been on his annual summer vacation :)