ChrisRid

Just a quick update on the numbers that have been chosen so far (to make it easer to see what's still available): @KingMash 42 has already been taken by JazzaFoo! @xFish 69 has already been taken by killa02! @Zulas 88 has already been taken by Tanhk! There's 75 entries left, so get them in

DarkRP VIP Giveaway Here ye! Here ye! This weekend on Saturday the 7th of May 2022 I will be giving away one permanent VIP rank to the winner of this raffle, which is valued at 20 credits in the Garnet Gaming store! Entry is completely free and anyone is welcome to take part, even those that already have VIP may enter and nominate someone else to receive the VIP rank. How to enter - Pick a number between 1 and 100 - Post in this thread with your chosen number to confirm your entry (e.g: "I'm choosing number 28") - You must not have the same number as someone else, the first person to post the number would win if it came up How the winner will be selected - At midday (12:00 EST) on Saturday the 7th May (this weekend) I will use the /roll command in-game to select the winner at random - If the number generated hasn't been selected by anyone, then I will /roll again until there is a winner - Anyone who is online at this time can view the result live in-game on the Garnet DarkRP server, you will be able to find me outside the entrance of PD - For those who are unable to make it, I will post the results here and make contact with the winner A few extra points - In the unlikely event there are more than 100 people who want to enter, tough! First come first served losers! - If you win, you must be able to provide your Steam ID, or your nominee's Steam ID in the format "STEAM_0:0:00000000". If you have trouble finding it, I can help you in-game - The raffle is for permanent VIP rank only, I won't gift anything else regardless of value (e.g: vapes, guns, etc) Get those entries in and good luck!

-1 You need to be at least 13 years old to apply for staff. I’d give a proper response when you re-apply though for sure

+1 Vortex has always been a good laugh to be around and has become a good friend. He's a long standing member of the community (I mean I know you were here a long time but 8 bloody years! Jeez!). He's always been kind and helpful, helping everyone (including myself) in game. He's a solid member of the community with countless number of hours to his name and he literally knows the game inside-out. The only thing that surprises me is that he hasn't applied to be staff sooner! I think he would do an amazing job if he were to be accepted given his mature and calm demeanour, and I have no doubt he will impart a positive impact on all of those which he meets. Best of luck mate

+1 Corbz is a good friend and a solid member of the Garnet community who has always demonstrated kindness and care towards everyone. He's helped me with certain things in the past, and dedicates a huge amount of time engaging with others, both playing on the server or just chilling on discord with others. There is a lot more I could list, but as he's a previous staff member (of many times) and someone we all know and love, I don't think I need to say much more other than it's a big +1 from me. Best of luck mate

Shin, it’s bitter-sweet to hear that you’re resigning. You have been a fantastic manager in my time knowing you, an absolute inspiration to the other staff members including myself. Your energy and enthusiasm is incredible, keeping it real with a good laugh while also maintaining a high standard in the work you have done that everyone should strive to achieve. I have the upmost respect for you and I’m sad that you’re not going to be managing on the server anymore. On the other hand, I am incredibly excited to hear how things go with college! You’re a 300IQ guy that I know will absolutely nail it in your exams, given your immense determination. I think you’d do great in criminal psychology if that’s still something you would like to persue, and I’d love to hear all about it as you get into it. And as others have said, it will be cool to hang out, whether it’s in DarkRP, Fallout, or something else; I’ll be up for a laugh for sure. For now, I just want to thank you for everything you have done and for being a generally amazing guy. Of course, I wish you all the best but I’ll stay in touch

+1 An absolutely perfect application. You have a huge number of hours on the server which show a genuine commitment to the community, with no prior bans or current warns. Everything you have said about your reasons for becoming staff is awesome. Even the manor in which you convey yourself is noteworthy. I've never had any bad interactions with you either, even if we haven't spent much time chatting in-game. Overall, I think you'd be a good addition to the staff team in my opinion and from your application, and so I wish you the best of luck

-1 - Serious question about your bans...... It seems as though there is a potential issue here. You said your steam ID is 76561199067907008 which I quickly checked to list any previous bans. Initially nothing came up, but our system was made to take the default steam ID (which is a different format than the DEC Steam ID). So after converting it, it says your ID is STEAM_0:0:553820640. Is this correct? The reason I ask is because it shows two previous bans, one for NITRP at the beginning of last year, but more importantly, a ban last month for Mass RDM & LTAP. If this is true and I have got the correct steam ID, then you'd be lying on your staff app and I'd give a strong -1. This ban was very recent so you wouldn't have forgotten. However, I'm asking in case I'm mistaken and somehow messed up the conversion, in which case I'll edit my post.

-1 (for now) I've never had any issues with you personally Rapts, in fact all of the interactions that we've had have been good. You have a huge number of hours on the server which show a genuine commitment to the community and you have previously been staff, all of which is truly great. The reason I am giving a -1 (for now) is that you have 8 bans in the last year, the most recent (January this year) was an extended ban for multiple issues as you've said. As a previous staff member, this is even more concerning. I do absolutely agree that people can change, I believe we all mature with time. But change does indeed take time, and I don't believe that such a drastic change would happen overnight so to speak. Instead, I think this application would be a fantastic marker to show how your character has changed if you were to apply at a later date, proving that you were serious about reforming your character. And if you were to do that, I would give you a +1 instead. This is not a dig at all because like I say, I think we have always got on well in my experience. I just hope you understand my reasoning when it comes to representing the Garnet staff team

Congratulations everyone on a fantastic month! There's been some great work done, and I'm so pleased for everyone. Special mention to @WallE and @lmay who I trained half-way through this month, with both of you doing a super job and already getting promotions! You guys are truly doing a great job Here's to the GG family

+1 I mean it does actually make a lot of sense to increase the prop-limit for gamemasters to hold events, if it's possible of course. And as you say, if it was attached to a class then it would prevent people from RPing with the higher prop-limit too. Plus the server is running silky-smooth with all it's recent upgrades giving good FPS. In fact, I can't think of anything negative to say at all to be honest, so it's a +1 from me

-1 Perhaps not a Minecraft mod for GMod, but maybe an actual GG Minecraft server? You never know, one day maybe.... The best thing about GG DarkRP is that it's one of the most vanilla servers around, rather than containing a crazy amount of mostly silly and pointless addons (which other servers have). That, and the community here, is what makes GG DarkRP number 1 in my books

-1 I suggested (when the chef was added) that food should give some kind of temporary perk, for example, eating a burger gives you the “Fatty-boom-boom-bullet-sponge” perk, which decreases your walking / running speed significantly but adds extra health. I don’t think a hunger bar would be good though, especially if I die from starvation while taking sits lol Also, if you had to leave your base to get food, a raider could literally besiege a base, waiting for either the baser to leave or die of starvation in order to raid.

Neutral, perhaps +1 with more info.... Funny enough, I'm almost certain that Mayor elections were a thing back in the early days of DarkRP many years ago. If you play DarkRP in single player (so totally boring-vanilla) then they are still a thing now in the game mode by default. So I'm assuming it was removed for some reason? Perhaps to encourage the hitman / assassin job roles? I do like the idea though, it could be really quite interesting, but I'm also interested in why it may have been removed as I can't think of anything off the top of my head right now. So I'll update my post with either a proper +1 or -1 as I learn more

+1 Good hours, awesome application, well liked in the community, never had any issues at all. I think you’d be a great staff member

Awesome update! And the performance boost is awesome. To be fair, my FPS has never been an issue (other than when the RPG death match event took place) but any boost is always appreciated Love the fixes too, so glad we can buy perks after switching jobs now. Great work as always

So with the new DarkRP tax update, I got a $5.00 tax bill and decided to evade it

+1 Completely agree Given that the cinema is now back, and we're making full use of it, it would be awesome to be able to sit down in the cinema. Also, would sitting-down prevent being slayed for being AFK? Like while watching a movie?

+1 This is a really decent application with brilliant paragraphs. I haven't met you before, but that's not necessarily a bad thing as I also used to generally keep to myself and mostly solo basing and staying out of trouble. You have great hours on the server and have been part of the community for a long time. The only thing I would say is that while this is admirable, just don't burn yourself out by consistently doing 6-7 hours a day! But an overall +1 from me

This is how I pictured you in your post Bizzy But in all seriousness the tax system is a great idea

On a serious note, this is an absolutely amazing update! Awesome work @Bizzy !

+1 This would be really cool to bring back. Although I think 2 days of day and 2 days of night is a bit long. I'm not sure if it's possible but maybe have it track a 24-hour time period of the time zone that the server is at? So it's day when it's day and night when it's night? Only an idea, but I did like the cycle anyways

Only just seen this and it's a brilliant idea! Whether it be the key cards or buttons, it makes sense

+1 Totally agree! Pretty pretty please can this be fixed? It's especially annoying when someone att. RDM's me in a sit, taking away my health / armour, so I have to kill myself and respawn in order to re-buy my perks every time that happens (and it happens quite a lot). So this would be really helpful