Antoine Rockamura

@killer11 @Antoine Rockamura

Just over 3 months ago ownership of Asylum was transferred to @BaDaBiNg_10-8 and @Clint Beastwood. A lot has been accomplished in that short time span with much more planned. This topic is to acknowledge those accomplishments and share a roadmap for the future of Asylum.
 Within the first 30 Days
Servers returned to full or nearly full during peak times Opened up past bans for a second chance Brought on a new lead developer 3 contributors were also brought in Removed the unpopular money and group caps Within the last 3 months
Migrated servers to a new host Updated the website front and back end (it needed it badly) Continued to roll out a patch every month that not only fixes past issues but takes community feedback and makes it a reality Increased server stability (While we aren't where we would like to be yet, it has come a long way from December) Upgraded player reporting systems to a streamlined ticket system (Shout out to Mitch for this one) Introduced new weapons to the player base This is just a snap shot from the last 90 days. Even more has been done on the back end to improve server stability and functionality.
 
Now that we've looked at what has been done, a preview is in order for the future of asylum.
A complete re-write of asylum's code from the ground up Replacement of current MyAsylum page and features A re-work of the housing/crate system Re-work of vehicle, police, and ems lighting White-listed medics Various cartel changes  Additional armor and weapons New vehicle and clothing skins Re-work of talent trees Many more items on the list, these are just some of the features we are most excited for. As with anything in development all points are subject to not only change but may never see the light of day. In an effort to be transparent we felt it was time give a glimpse behind the scenes of what the Dev's are working on in addition to the regular content/bug fix patches. @Mitch (IFRIT) and myself look over the suggestion section of the forums almost daily and take that feedback and pass it a long to the owners and dev's for what the community wants and in some cases doesn't want. And while not everything suggested will be implemented we value that feedback and want to give a big thank you to those who offer it.
 
As a final note I wanted to take a line or two and say Thank You to the community as a whole. With out you Asylum wouldn't exist. From the admins  who dedicate their free time looking over player reports and compensation requests, to the support staff who sit in Teamspeak everyday waiting to help players, to the gangs whom without the APD wouldn't have much to do, to the APD for keeping the streets safe for the apple pickers and diamond miners, to the Kavalians teaching new players how to put their hands up when being robbed, Thank You. The people are what makes Asylum what it is. 
 
 

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@BaDaBiNg_10-8
 

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On behalf on the team of staff we would like to wish everyone a happy and Merry Christmas. We appreciate the outpouring of support you have given us all over the last few weeks. 2019 will be truly spectacular!

thank you for that in depth review

Thought I'd say hi.
First experience,on the server I'm helped get a start by mining & refining. Get shot multiple times in town without warning. Realized that if someone in my group engages that makes me free game even though I don't have a gun. Bought a gun.
Ally goes into shop. Chopper overhead so I take cover in building beside. Gunfire down my ally. I gun down the assailant. Unable to help ally and hear a vehicle approaching. Hide around back of building and headshot same guy from before out the vehicle. Suddenly 3 more players show up. Take one down but go down. They take my gun and revive me and without a word, take my ally away. Realized my ally was wanted for robbing a store and I had just gunned down 3 officers  Ally gets captured for his transgression, I don't even get a slap on the wrist.
10/10 will play again.

Hello fellow RPers, my name is Luis, but everyone calls me Louie. Just got into Arma 3 for the RP and i enjoy it a lot! My IGN is also Louie. i usually play medic, or bounty hunter at times, ( which makes me a lot of enemies). I am planning on playing on this server for a long time, and also plan on applying for a position for the APD in the future. I play many games such as HoTS, LoL, Dayz standalone, MineCraft, and L4D2. thanks and sorry for the terrible introduction, hope to see some of you in game!

The Federal Reserve is expecting a delivery of 36 gold bars (Valued at $1,287,000) to the reserve later tonight. The bars are being shipped in from over seas and will be offloaded at the docks at Kavala Police HQ. The State will be employing the Altis Police Department for transport and security of the delivery to the reserve. The APD will be transporting the cargo in 2 separate HEMTT Boxes escorted by multiple armored vehicles stacked with officers equipped with only DOWNING AMMUNITION. 
The event will be starting in roughly 1 hour on server 1 (9pmPST) POSTPONED until 10PM by popular vote
Rules
The APD will be escorting the gold bars and are clear to shoot on sight. However, you will need to follow standard initiation with other civilians before engaging with them. 
The APD's primary goal is to deliver the gold bars to the reserve safely. They will be using strictly downing ammunition and will NOT be restraining. 
 
The event will be held on server 1
 

Why do we not yet have a heli pad across from Highway HQ like there is in Pyrgos HQ? Its in the middle of nowhere, if any of the HQ's have one Highway should definitely be one of them. @bamf @Gnashes

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Altis News 
Sept Ed 3
Brought to you by : Pyrgos Safety Group
Note from the Editor:
Hello friends, we at the newly re-branded Altis News Network have been diligently working,
to bring you the latest and greatest stories from all around our beautiful country of Altis.
due to the success of the Pyrgos News Network the company has decided to expand its coverage, 
to the whole of Altis. Our news letter will be instead released in two week intervals to allow our journalists
the time to write their stories and articles. We appreciate all of the support and feedback from our esteemed readers
and look forward to continued success.
- Ivan Yerkinov
 

APD Responds to Bank Robberies
What was once thought of as an insurmountable task , now looks like a ray of hope in a bleak fog.
Our last edition highlighted the string of bank robberies plaguing the country and the APD's inability to successfully respond accordingly. 
Since that expose the Altis Police Department stepped up its recruiting campaign and hired a surprisingly large and adept group of cadets. 
We all now some will not make it but the hopes of the Department seems to be on getting more boots on the ground to quell any insurrections that could have been funded
by these robberies, our investigative reporter IceVenom sent us a report on one of the notorious groups that have taken part in these robberies :
" 3:03 AM after the bank of Altis has closed a notorious gang known as "Drunk Squad" has broken into the bank armed to the teeth and waiting for a fight. Multiple fatalities at the bank including many police officers. After a long fight on the bank roof the officers lost yet another fight to the criminals. The criminals managed to make away with around 100 thousand dollars in bank notes."
Our reporters will continue to investigate the perpetrators and attempt to shed some light on the motives of the individuals in question. We will be bringing you continuous updates on this story.  We would also like to thank our reporters and officers risking their lives for the safety of the Country and to bring you the most telling news.
 
 
 

Where are all the Fish?
The fish seemed to have disappeared from most of Altis's markets
this seems to have stemmed from an influx of citizens steering away from lawful
work to unlawful work. With the new wave of officers patrolling the streets , will we see an increase 
in fish production? or will the staple food of the country become a scarcity leaving the citizens to sustain themselves
with grains and fruits. We cannot directly pinpoint the reasons but the ANN feels confident in its assessment and conclusion. 
 
 

Seismic Activity Wreaking Havoc
Across The Country    
Across all of Altis residents are awoken and startled by a large measurable increase in seismic activity
homes are being destroyed , and contractors are out in full force repairing and replacing the damage, the Governor has failed to comment on the the disaster response and 
the end to these nightmarish quakes  is no where in sight. The ANN urges all citizens to drive and walk with caution to avoid injury, the Medical examiner's office has issues a statement advising all citizens to seek medical attention upon any injuries to avoid prolonged disabilities. Anyone who has experience in the field of seismology is urged to assist in any capacity. 
 
This Concludes our 3rd edition of our Paper. We do want to apologize for the brevity of this edition as the new transition into a country wide news network has had a profound effect on our reporters who have been in the process of relocation to major cities across the country. We look forward to providing you with some news  footage on our next edition and urge our citizens and police force to participate in our reporting and news casting. 
 
 

I dont get it 
 
Rly tho fuck Nike thousands of people fought and or died under the flag and for kaprineck to kneel to the flag is just plain disrespectful and for Nike to partner with that retard it is just fucked   

I see Gang vs Gang stuff possibly returning?

nice job @Poseidon might hop on for a night and piss off some cops
@Mitch (IFRIT) "FU" ban list doesn't work i'm the CM of asylum. 
 

Sometimes sending someone to jail just doesn't make you feel good.  Sometimes you really want revenge.  Sometimes someone just has to die...
Dead or Alive
Rebels on the the island of Altis have decided to band together and setup an illicit murder for hire racket.  Players can now place bounties to have other players killed by visiting a rebel outpost.  Rebels have the ability to level up as an Assassin which will allow them to track players faster and more accurately, as well as to ensure they get a larger cut of the assassination bounty.  Only the best hitmen will become Master Assassins.  
Other members of the island may not want to go out and kill people, but instead may want to get discounts at rebel, sell their illegal items for more, and process drugs faster.  If that sounds like you, then you should choose to become an Intimidator.  The Intimidator will receive discounts on items and vehicles at rebel shops.  Drug dealers will pay more for their goods since you've got the good s*#t.  You'll also be able to make those drugs faster.  The Master Intimidator even gets a discount from the APD on their bounty.
Finally, maybe you feel more like an Outlaw.  Outlaws can lock pick cars faster.  They get more money when robbing gas stations.  They even have special medical talents to allow them to blood bag, splint, and defib players faster.  If you can become a Master Outlaw, then you will even have access to a full medical shop at the rebel outposts.  
Players with a Rebel license now have access to the Infamy skill trees Three Infamy skill trees have been added:  Assassin, Intimidator, and Outlaw Players can now place kill bounties on other players inside the community.   Kill bounties are taken and redeemed at Rebel Outposts. Players killing other players with a kill bounty on their head must still follow all RP rules of the server.   The sub trees of Assassin allow for a smaller tracking radius, faster re-track times, and getting more of the bounty When you kill a player with a bounty on their head, they will drop a "scalp" virtual item that must be turned in at the rebel outpost in order to collect the bounty.   To track a player kill bounty, simply enter the circle and the location will update without scroll wheeling - provided you are not in a vehicle.   Collected scalps can be stolen from other players by killing them (again, RP rules apply). The sub trees of Intimidator grant discounts at rebel outposts, increase in sale prices of illegal items (drugs and gold bars), and faster processing of drugs.   The sub trees of Outlaw allow you to lockpick faster, get more from gas station robberies, and medical perks.   Experience for Infamy is earned by turning in scalps, selling gold bars after robbing the fed, robbing the bank, prison breaks, gas station robberies, chopping vehicles, and selling drugs.   There are other under the hood performance tweaks and bug fixes as well, but I'm not going to list all of those out.  
HF1: 
Fixed a derp HF2:  
Fixed a minor exploit related to infamy gain.   Capturing a cartel now awards some infamy.  HF3:  
Fixed a bug preventing gold bar sales from giving infamy Drug runner missions now give infamy Also fixed an apparently long standing bug related to goldbar pricing when you own the turf that increases the sale price

Is there a S1 edition of this?

Pyrgos News Network
Brought to you by : Ivan Yerkinov
                                                                                     
Bank Of Altis Pyrgos Branch Unprotected?
A slew of bank robberies has the residents of Pyrgos on edge, Ivan Y. brings us a hair raising story about the state of the town's bank
This week the bank of Altis Pyrgos branch has been robbed at gun point an alarming amount of times leaving the residents of Pyrgos to consider keeping their money elsewhere. The Altis Police Department has been stretched so thin that some robberies go unhindered and others end in bloodshed with the perpetrators making off with over one million Altis pesos in the course of one week. residents have expressed concern over this due to the increasing amount of collateral and property damage in the area. Government officials in Pyrgos have had talks of meeting with the Altis Police Department to discuss better ways to protect the bank . This week they will try and meet in Kavala where the Police Department's headquarters is located, we will bring you more on this later in the week. 
 
Other News
Local Fisherman turned chemist has run in with APD
In a weird and wacky turn of events a local fisherman who goes by the name of Augustino Sierra had a run in with law enforcement officers in the Illegal zones near Pyrgos, officials say. 
According to the police report Mr.Sierra was apprehended after trying to flee the scene. The officers arrived due to a call from a local citizen stating there was some suspicious activity in the zone. When apprehended and asked what Mr.Sierra was doing at the location Mr.Sierra responded with "I was called to repair and tow a broken vehicle" Officers found the statement suspicious and determined the vehicle was indeed Mr.Sierra's , law enforcement officials reviewed the suspects record and deduced that he was neither a threat to the city of Pyrgos and did not have enough information to make a determination on whether or not to arrest the suspect. He was given a fine and probation due to his successful work with the Pyrgos Safety Group. Police officials declined to comment. 
 
Real Estate market showing signs of revival
Last week we ran a story about the Real estate market revival in the area in and around Pyrgos. After the story was ran citizens flocked to the town to purchase the remaining properties in Pyrgos. Pyrgos News network took a look at the number of homes available for purchase directly from the bank and noticed that only a few remained , with the remainder of the homes being listed or sold by individuals , this caused an increase in the cost to purchase a home in the area. The local government has declared that Pyrgos is now becoming the go to place to retire. We will continue to review the market and keep our readers up to date with this.
 
A once sluggish economy shows signs of strengthening 
Pyrgos , a town who a fews weeks ago had few residents and even fewer business men has shown a dramatic increase in vehicular and foot traffic, the local shop owners have told PNN that their sales have grown since the new residents and PNN established their base in town. some residents have even opened new businesses such as Mother Russia Taxi, Sierra's Spirits, and Yerkinov Estates. these prominent members of the town have purchased large swaths of real estate and have provided a much needed bump to the local economy.
 
No women in Altis?
This article will dive into the reasons, recommendations and stories as to why not many women migrate to Altis, causing a dramatic decrease in new births and homosexual activity. A once happy town was devastated when they learned of the counter vagina culture in Altis, with some criminal enterprises kidnapping , killing , and even threatening to rape fellow female residents. once such resident spent over a week establishing herself to the move out of the Asylum due to excessive harassment and verbal abuse from the opposite sex. This culture has been ingrained in the minds of the country's social economics.  In one interaction as a gang member was arrested, he was heard yelling things like " I will rape you" "you're a whore" and even worst. PNN condemns this sort of behavior and will pursue all violators with the full extent of its capabilities. We as humans can be very insensitive, however these matters are not to be joked with and EVERYONE should be respected, with the APD already spread too thin , is it too late to change things? more on this story  next week.
 
Honorable Mentions
 
The PNN usually mentions honorable citizens in this part of our newsletter. However we have had little to no participation from out citizens in reporting news or stories to our Network. This week unfortunately there are few to be mentioned. We do , however , want to take the time to thank all of the Police officers who put their lives on the line to protect our cities and homes. The APD is always Hiring and we urge citizens who are ethical in character to apply and help enforce the laws throughout the lands.
 
 
This has conluded our Second Edition of the PNN newsletter. 
Please make sure to reach out to us with any news that we can publish . We can only publish what we personally report on and receive from others. 
Good Luck and See you next week in our Third Edition.
 
Sponsored by: Yerkinov Estate, Mother Russia Taxi, and Sierra's Spirits
 
 
 

Will be released September 5th.