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Thank you staff you hope you enjoy the holidays.

I Am so proud of this server and every staff member for all the time they put in. Thanksgiving is coming up and I'm just happy to know I have good people all around. Thank you staff you hope you enjoy the holidays.

Indeed! Remember, spend time with loved ones this Thursday. Much as I love y'all, don't spend ALL your holiday online!

I too am thankful for the staff haven’t been playing nearly at all lately cause I got a girlfriend but the staff on the server are always Johnny on the spot and have a perfect mixture of playfulness and professionalism have a good thanksgiving everyone! SM Zero

Rank You are Applying For: Captain In-Game Name: LT Revan 1L49 SteamID: STEAM_0:0:112662369 Current Rank: LT How long have you been in your current rank?: 1 month What timezone are you in?: CST How many Warns do you have?: 0 Why should you be promoted (150 words Minimum): I want to bring about a more realistic feel for PD but with the limitations of GMOD. I feel the higher I climb the more I can accomplish a more authentic experience for the people on the server. Policing is a tricky business and a very complex idea that to this day we have a general idea of what we want but the laws and justifications for everything changes by the second. Thus due to this and my experience with law enforcement I want to ensure people learn about policing from a source outside of somebody who only has knowledge of policing from GMOD. In addition to these reasons I feel as a captain I can hopefully be more of a beacon for people to ask genuine questions regarding police work as I want people to be interested in policing and have a view that’s based off of experience and textbook scenarios. Of course I want the server to progress and do well but my goals far exceed outside of the realm of GMOD for this server. Thank you for evaluating my application. You agree that disobeying any rules set by High Command will result in an immediate demotion (Yes/No): Yes

Your In-game: Toby Valentino Your SteamID:STEAM_1:1:174946833 The admin's name in-game: Rocco Rex The admin's steam name (If you know it): idk What warning did you receive: Cop bait Evidence of the warn (REQUIRED): Why do you think this warn was false: My name was the same as my friends cause i wanted to see if it would work then i went afk and came back and had this warn and rocco said for me to appeal it so here i am. Any extra information: @Rocco_Rex

What you want to see? - It's called a Metal Detector but it's really a Gun detector and it's really cool. Why should we add it? - It would add alot more RP to SS than just handcuffing everytime to search. What are the advantages of having this? - Okay so it has really cool features i think you guys will like. It displays the weapons the player is holding on a 3D2D screen. Flashes red when illegal weapons are detected. Easily customization list of white listed weapons. Supports ALL default weapons and addon weapons (m9k etc). It Sounds an alarm when illegal weapons are detected and Automatically sets the player to wanted if weapons are detected (can be switched off). Lastly Will flash orange if the player has a gun licence Who is it mainly for? - Secret Service Links to any content - https://www.gmodstore.com/market/view/advanced-weapon-metal-detector Please let me know if you have any questions or comments in the replys and ill answer.

Good luck!

Everyone puts in hard work, also without the members we wouldn't be here either. Have a good Thanksgiving.

+Support +Mikey Did NOT Deal with it with maturity +Did not tell viper he was getting warned and didn't get vipers side -Isnt Clearified about leaving the gen store I think this warn should be removed cause i mean he ran out of the general store as well as they broke gas rules i am pretty sure by just chucking gas around the outskirts gas station. he was trying to RP and not die due to you guys throwing gas into the general store, also mikey didn't take care of the situation with maturity. Nothing directly against you mikey just think it could have been dealt with, with more maturity and responsibility due to him being a Senior Admin

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I kinda agree but if it didnt ruin imersivenes which it didnt so i think that it should be lifted +support

Thank you all for the replies. I’d recommend you maybe make these things clearer in the “Accepted” comment or whatever that you put on accepted suggestions. Something as simple as “Note: The suggestion may not be implemented if it is found to cause performance issues, imbalance, etc.” Also, hope everything works out with that drug mod, Steve. I feel like it’d be a really great addition to the server. Side note- if I eventually wanted to help with the server’s development, where would I apply to do that and what kinds of things would I have to know? I have a pretty extensive experience of computer science for a senior in high school (I am currently learning about data structures which is generally regarded as a second-year computer science college course), and might be interested in learning Lua nd helping out. Any links with requirements or applications would be appreciated- I’m currently working on another computer science project but as soon as that’s done I would be willing to invest my time here.

-Support Why?

So uh im going on a trip i guess for about 5 days and I allready miss the sweet smell of burnt clothes from masterson,Ryan either singing or yelling at me and ah yes just minding my buisness and a COL *cough*cough* zage*cough* as well as leaving my crim family #enclavegang the most hated family on the server rn i beleiveXD butt I'm hoping when i get back on nothing to crazy will have been missed and i just wanted to say as this is the time for thankfulness, i just wanted to thank you all for my making my day awesome when i get on the server and seeing everyone have fun, cracking jokes,pulling over some car and getting murdered. I also wanted to thank you all for embracing me into this community and letting me enjoy it with you:)-regards Burboon Boi

I don't know

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rcJmWoR1XtiVEfOH-Eu9lyUInmNUtq2Kr1_2mZyDzGU/edit?usp=sharing

Your In-game: ViperKimg Your SteamID: STEAM_0:1:157110347 The admin's name in-game: Multiple What warning(s) did you receive: Multiple Evidence of the warn(s) (REQUIRED): Why do you think this warn was false: N/A Any extra information:

@TerPepsi1 This is exactly the type of post SMT want to see from our players. Respectful, mature and well thought out. You guys are what enable us to enjoy the positions given to us by having people playing on the server and having fun! Now to touch base on a few thing you talked about. With suggestions SMT always try to make the best decisions when it comes to them. All of us in SMT have invested hundreds/thousands of hours into Gaminglight and also frequently RP whenever we get the chance to so we definitely like to have fun on the server and new things are always a bonus! Unfortunately however, new things can also cause issues. For example VC Mod, or just a vehicle mod in general is a staple in most Garry's mod servers, however it is also the most lag causing thing you can add. Garry's mod wasn't ever designed to fully support a vehicle mod and have them control the way you could when you build one in game using the props and various tools (thrusters, wheels etc) or even when you're using the default vehicles in game. The other issue is a lot of members that I have spoken with regarding lag issues/not being able to load into the server are simply either not a strong enough internet connection or their PC is lacking in certain areas (Generally CPU since Garrys mod runs a large amount of physics due to the source engine). The more stuff we add into the server the more things your computer will need to download/load to get in and to run once you're in the server. Having to many entities or addons to load before you get into the server can cause timing out issues (internet speed usually) thus causing a lower player count which also creates other issues for RP experiences so it is a very fine balance we need to keep. Onto the other topics of your post in regards to your lockpick suggestion (I am not sure if you were referring to this or other suggestions that you created/commented on that were suggestions, but ill touch base on those a little bit) I have edited the code for that job to include the regular lockpick however there is a process with actually getting it into the server files to reflect the change in game which is why we state it may in some cases take up to a week to be implemented in game. If it has been more than a week it, as others have stated it is usually because there were issues with the addon when we tested it. This could include the addon not being stable enough or conflicting with other addons in the server. We always try to get back to a post if something went wrong, or when I am looking into it before we accept it I will put a PENDING. However we are only human to, most if not all of us have school/work and things can slip our minds especially when other issues are presented to us that may take priority over the addon being implemented. Onto the drugs addon suggestion that was accepted back in September. The previous PoliceRP Manager and Zeeptin began setting the ground work for the addon to be implemented however there was a lot of coding that needs to be done/edited with the addon. Myself along with other SMT have spent hours researching every single effect/side effect of the mods that might not be listed in the code, actually testing the drugs so that they work the way we want them to and the way they should and make it so they are not super OP ruining RP experiences. We are happy to say we are getting really close to being ready with that addon if everything works out in the end. Unfortunately though it's not as simple as just subscribing to the addon, adding it into the server and that being it, there is a lot of behind the scenes work which players do not see. For the CAT model issue post that you commented on that should have also been fixed, the issue was it was not into the workshop pack for the server when people subscribe to it. We can add them and everything looks OK from our end of things but if a player is still having issues we always encourage them to reach out to us to see if we can resolve it with them or see if it's a larger issue. Onto the topic of addons being denied just so I can give everyone some clarification. We ALWAYS value any suggestions made, when I look at them I instantly think of the dedication the player has in the first place to not only think about ways to improve the server, but also taking the time to research an addon that fits their suggestion and do their own research on it. However this doesn't mean that any suggestion can be implemented. When I look at suggestions I think of the playability of it, the effect it might have on the server as a whole and the effect it will have on the servers community due to it being a Police RP server. In my time on the community, before I even became a staff member I saw quite a few jobs added in the past that SMT had spent hours coding, editing, changing and making it as flawless as they can which unfortunately, usually had an expiration date attached. What I mean by expiration date attached is that players usually lose interest with the job being added and only play it because it's "new". Then what happens is the amount of players actually using that job drops significantly or it is just never used again after a few weeks/months. Lets take the Construction job for example; - Great idea in theory but there is not enough for the job to do to make it a long term thing. Generally new jobs need something to do. While yes you can set up work projects for replacing a side walk, checking generators etc, there is no way to actually make the player feel like they are doing that. The player will set up cones around a side walk, stand there and try to RP out that the sidewalk is being replaced but can't actually do anything to feel like they are doing something other than placing props around an area. I spoke with a few people regarding that suggestion to get different opinions and the consensus is it would get boring because there isn't an actual way to do anything. The CAD System; - Again great idea to enhance RP but it was already added before and never was able to be used properly. This is heavily dependent on everyone in a department taking their time to learn all the ins and out of the CAD system and be able to tab out to interact with it since it has no overlay attached for Garrys mod. The issues that were present before in State when they had this is not enough people used it, some didn't want to learn how to use it. An addon like that would require the entire department to be active on it and use it which wasn't the case and it failed. I would go over a few more suggestions that were denied to kind of give you the thought process on it but I hope you can kind of understand where were coming from, from my examples above. If anyone reading this have anything to mention to SMT regarding the server please don't be afraid to reach out to us and to those reading this big wall of text, thank you for making PoliceRP and Gaminglight a space where we can make new friends, make memories and most importantly have fun!

Pending Please come and Speak to me in Teamspeak when you can! (Just join my Waiting Room when I am online and poke me)

+support Combat engineers finally getting a PKM, salute sweps, im a tad bit concerned about the commanders weapon additions but they are a rare sight so it shouldnt be too much of an issue.