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The entire AUS30K website revolves around two main items; [[Creating an Army|Armies]] and Reports; the armies represent represent the forces which the players use on a regular basis while the Reports represent the games played by those players and their impacts on the in game universe.
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The entire AUS30K website revolves around three main items; [[Creating an Army|Armies]], [[How the Sub-Sectors and Systems work|Locations]] and Reports; the armies represent the forces which the players use on a regular basis, the locations are where the battles are taking place while the Reports represent the games played by those players and their impacts on the in game universe.
  
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There are three levels of Reports, each one providing greater levels of depth in regards to fluff and story, with all of them linking to the armies involved and providing influence over the planets which they are played on.
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There are two levels of Reports;
  
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==[[Skirmish Report]]s==
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==[[Battle Report]]s==
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This is the base line report which all players can make. It contains little to no fluff and is primarily focused on the aspects of the game played; who defeated who on behalf of which faction. It is normally the winners responsiblity to lodge the Skirmish report, to prevent double ups, however if only one player is using the AUS30K system then the opponent can still lodge the report and use a placeholder name for their opponent.
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The Battle Reports are the most common form of report and the most flexible, they can be used to report a casual game for two players in the garage all the way up to a 20 players club day. These reports are designed to add fluff and story to the universe. The reports not only list the players armies involved, but contains area for a summary of the battle which took place, the ability to upload photos of the games, maps of the battle lines etc, as well as the location where it took place. While it isnt required to link the battle to an existing location that has been built within the site, this can add more depth to the narrative as people can then follow the link which is created to read about the planet/location where the battle took place and any other conflicts which have occurred there.
  
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When submitting Skirmish reports under the [[Global Heresy]] the player only needs to enter the following pieces of information:<br>
 
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''Date'': The date on which the game took place (this will be converting to the 30K date format automatically)<br>
 
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''Victors Faction'': The faction for which the Victor was fighting for, i.e Loyalist, Traitor, Ork etc<br>
 
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''Victor'': The Army ID of the winner
 
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''Defeated'': The Army ID of the loser
 
  
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If the report is being submitted against a [[Local System]] then some additional pieces of information need to be added:<br>
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==[[Campaign Report]]s==
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''Sub-Sector/System/Planet'': The details of the planet, its System and the Sub-Sector of where the fight took place, these can be left blank but will not contribute towards Influence over a planet.
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The other type of report is for Campaigns; these are reserved for orgnised games, something like an ongoing Club Slow Grow League or a major event at a convention etc. They are always based around a planet, or other location, not currently targeted by the [[Global Heresy]], often creating a new planet specifically for the event. These reports should contain a high level of fluff and story along with photos and links to really enhance the in game universe. Similar to Battle Reports, but they can also contain multiple Battle Reports within them to represent different stages of the Campaign or different rounds of the event.  
  
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In both cases there is also a Draw indicator, defaultly set to No (n), in the rare circumstances that the game was a draw this can be changed to Yes (y) to indicate a drawn game.
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In addition all armies involved in a Campaign will have a special Campaign Honour attached their armies profile to represent their participation, these Campaign Honours can be used by groups and clubs to give that army a small ongoing benefit, like a single non IC model gaining a Master Crafted Bolter, based on the fluff of the Campaign. To help personalise these major events and to provide a token/keepsake we have also orgnised with various suppliers to be able to have custom Dog Tags made for Campaigns with the Loyalist and Traitor emblems engraved on them along with a brief description of the Campaign stamped into them, as well as decals and velcro patches with the campaign badge on them. For groups interested in using this resource, please contact the Admin Team or Dono1979.
  
  
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==[[Battle Report]]s==
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== A Note on Influence Points ==
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While the original incarnation of the AUS30K (and the now dormant AUS40K) website utilised a scoring, or Influence, system to help determine ownership of planets and even entire systems, this function became cumbersome. A lot of groups wanted custom scoring systems and a standard point value would not work. In addition the coding required to keep track of the various points from different reports started to eat into a lot of maintenance time. As a result as of the latest version (June 2019) these functions have been removed from the site.

Latest revision as of 20:29, 30 April 2019

The entire AUS30K website revolves around three main items; Armies, Locations and Reports; the armies represent the forces which the players use on a regular basis, the locations are where the battles are taking place while the Reports represent the games played by those players and their impacts on the in game universe.

There are two levels of Reports;

Battle Reports

The Battle Reports are the most common form of report and the most flexible, they can be used to report a casual game for two players in the garage all the way up to a 20 players club day. These reports are designed to add fluff and story to the universe. The reports not only list the players armies involved, but contains area for a summary of the battle which took place, the ability to upload photos of the games, maps of the battle lines etc, as well as the location where it took place. While it isnt required to link the battle to an existing location that has been built within the site, this can add more depth to the narrative as people can then follow the link which is created to read about the planet/location where the battle took place and any other conflicts which have occurred there.


Campaign Reports

The other type of report is for Campaigns; these are reserved for orgnised games, something like an ongoing Club Slow Grow League or a major event at a convention etc. They are always based around a planet, or other location, not currently targeted by the Global Heresy, often creating a new planet specifically for the event. These reports should contain a high level of fluff and story along with photos and links to really enhance the in game universe. Similar to Battle Reports, but they can also contain multiple Battle Reports within them to represent different stages of the Campaign or different rounds of the event.

In addition all armies involved in a Campaign will have a special Campaign Honour attached their armies profile to represent their participation, these Campaign Honours can be used by groups and clubs to give that army a small ongoing benefit, like a single non IC model gaining a Master Crafted Bolter, based on the fluff of the Campaign. To help personalise these major events and to provide a token/keepsake we have also orgnised with various suppliers to be able to have custom Dog Tags made for Campaigns with the Loyalist and Traitor emblems engraved on them along with a brief description of the Campaign stamped into them, as well as decals and velcro patches with the campaign badge on them. For groups interested in using this resource, please contact the Admin Team or Dono1979.


A Note on Influence Points

While the original incarnation of the AUS30K (and the now dormant AUS40K) website utilised a scoring, or Influence, system to help determine ownership of planets and even entire systems, this function became cumbersome. A lot of groups wanted custom scoring systems and a standard point value would not work. In addition the coding required to keep track of the various points from different reports started to eat into a lot of maintenance time. As a result as of the latest version (June 2019) these functions have been removed from the site.

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