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Liberty City Police Department - Quick Start Guide
This Quick Start Guide is designed to give all officers of the police department a quick one-stop place for the most important information they'll need (and/or want) to know.
How to Get On-Duty & Begin Patrolling
Starting a Game Session
Getting ready to patrol is simple - you can either join an existing patrol session (with other online officers), or you can start a new one. To start a new one:
<ol style="list-style-type: decimal">[*]Bring up your in-game phone[/*:m:5bcg6s0b]
[*]Navigate to Multiplayer > Player Match > Live > Create Match > Free Mode[/*:m:5bcg6s0b]
[*]For Private Slots, select the maximum number of officers you wish to join the game or alternatively, select the maximum number of civilians you wish to manage and subtract this number from 32. A typical number you can select is usually between 5 - 10.[/*:m:5bcg6s0b]
[*]When ready, select Start Game[/*:m:5bcg6s0b]</ol>
The setup of the free-mode game session should be as follows:
All other settings can be freely chosen, based on your preference and the preference of any other joining officers.
Getting Weapons & Your Vehicle
To acquire a weapon, you can find stray police officers and kill them - finally picking up their dropped pistols. Do this as many times as necessary until you feel you have enough ammunition (a reasonable amount is usually around 120 rounds - 240 rounds. If you are authorized to use shotguns, you can obtain these by entering a police cruiser; each car will give you an additional 5 shotgun shells. Authorized officers who wish to acquire additional weaponry (such as automatic weapons) will have to acquire a 4-star wanted level and take the weapons from the AI NOOSE team that eventually arrive.
Once you've got your weapons, you're ready to patrol. Acquire a police car from the nearest police station and once you're ready, go ahead and begin. For the record, officers who are not authorized to use weapons other than a pistol (for instance, a standard officer) will still get a shotgun upon entrance of a police car. This is OK - not using it is enough.
Making Arrests & Submitting Tickets/Citations
Arresting
The way to arrest someone is the same method used by AI police in multiplayer: kill the subject. It is important to note however that we do not arrest for minor crimes such as running red lights, driving on the sidewalk, etc. But instead, as we serve the public, we arrest for things like murder, shootings, thefts, property damage, etc - as long as it involves a real person (or plural, "real people"). For a full list of laws, see the Procedures page in the Service Database.
The Service Database
The Service Database is the central service used to keep track and manage various statistics and data - and is the system responsible for managing arrests, citations, and more. To login to the Service Database, you will need to use your NTWT Account username and password (this is not the same as your Community Forums account).
The Police Desktop is where all police department resources can be found (here, specifically the Liberty City Police Department Desktop). To access this, navigate to PC Network > Grand Theft Auto IV > Liberty City Police Department:
In-Game Communication
There a few ways to communicate in-game; either via text chat or, if you have a functioning microphone, TeamSpeak 3.
TeamSpeak 3
TeamSpeak 3 is a powerful VoIP (Voice over IP) communication tool that uses a client-server modeling paradigm. You download the client from the official website (http://www.teamspeak.com/) and install it on your computer. You then configure the client with proper controls and input hardware so that your voice can be transmitted with the press of any key, of your choice. Finally, you connect to NTWT's official TeamSpeak 3 server by using the address: ts3.teamofweaponsandtactics.com.
TeamSpeak uses a channeling structure: only clients in the same channel can hear one another. The official NTWT TeamSpeak 3 server is structured into a variety of different channels - which you'll be able to see upon connection to the server. Simply double-click on any channel you wish to enter and you'll automatically move into it.
The Dispatch Communication channels are used for dispatch and communication purposes - while anyone in the world can join them and listen, only official police officers can transmit. This was done by our design, which simulates real-life dispatch communications: civilians can use police scanners to listen-in on the activity, but they cannot transmit any audible audio.
Using TeamSpeak is of course optional, and is not required by any means. It is however designed to improve the player experience, so we do highly recommend using it. It surely makes it easy and far more desirable than the in-game annoyances caused by other fellow players who transmit junk over their microphones.
In-Game Chat
The in-game chat is the second most-common way to communicate. Simply press "Y" on your keyboard and type your message; when finished, press the "Enter" or "Return" key on your keyboard. Message lengths are limited and often cut-off, so keep messages short and use multiple submissions if necessary.
Ranking System
The Police Department has a ranking system in-place that corresponds to a member's organization rank. Organization ranks can be seen here on our main website and - for purposes of the police department - we are mainly concerned with ranks #1 - #20. There are five (5) "ranks" in the police department: Auxiliary Officer, Standard Officer, Advanced Officer (LC Patriotism & Immigration Authority), NOOSE Agent / Air Unit and FIB Agent. Each rank corresponds to an organization rank; such correspondence and details can be found on the Ranking System Table in the Service Database.
Where Your Rank is Displayed
Normally, all ranks are displayed under your username in our Community Forums. At the moment, we are in the process of improving the rank insignia for our ranks and during this process, a generic icon, that states your organization role (ie: member, administrator, etc), will serve as a placeholder for ranks. We do apologize for the inconvenience.
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Questions, Suggestions, and Comments
This guide was written to give officers of the Liberty City Police Department on PC a quick-start on some important information they should know. It was written at the spur of the moment, shortly after some confusion from different officers - and thus may lack information, details, or contain typographical and/or structural errors. If you have any questions, suggestions, or comments, please feel free to reply directly to this thread. This thread will remain "stickied" or "pinned" for convenience.
This Quick Start Guide is designed to give all officers of the police department a quick one-stop place for the most important information they'll need (and/or want) to know.
How to Get On-Duty & Begin Patrolling
Starting a Game Session
Getting ready to patrol is simple - you can either join an existing patrol session (with other online officers), or you can start a new one. To start a new one:
<ol style="list-style-type: decimal">[*]Bring up your in-game phone[/*:m:5bcg6s0b]
[*]Navigate to Multiplayer > Player Match > Live > Create Match > Free Mode[/*:m:5bcg6s0b]
[*]For Private Slots, select the maximum number of officers you wish to join the game or alternatively, select the maximum number of civilians you wish to manage and subtract this number from 32. A typical number you can select is usually between 5 - 10.[/*:m:5bcg6s0b]
[*]When ready, select Start Game[/*:m:5bcg6s0b]</ol>
The setup of the free-mode game session should be as follows:
- Location: Liberty City (do not select the Airport, as things tend to get chaotic there)[/*:m:5bcg6s0b]
- Weapons: Melee[/*:m:5bcg6s0b]
- Auto-Aim: Disallow[/*:m:5bcg6s0b]
- Police: On[/*:m:5bcg6s0b]
- Join during session: Allow[/*:m:5bcg6s0b]
- Blips: On (for most standard patrol sessions) / Near (for some more fun) / or None (for ultra-realism)[/*:m:5bcg6s0b]
- Weather: Clear (for most standard patrol sessions) / or anything else, based on preference[/*:m:5bcg6s0b]
- Time of Day: Morning (this gives time for officers to acquire proper weapons and equipment to get ready to go on-duty)[/*:m:5bcg6s0b]
All other settings can be freely chosen, based on your preference and the preference of any other joining officers.
Getting Weapons & Your Vehicle
To acquire a weapon, you can find stray police officers and kill them - finally picking up their dropped pistols. Do this as many times as necessary until you feel you have enough ammunition (a reasonable amount is usually around 120 rounds - 240 rounds. If you are authorized to use shotguns, you can obtain these by entering a police cruiser; each car will give you an additional 5 shotgun shells. Authorized officers who wish to acquire additional weaponry (such as automatic weapons) will have to acquire a 4-star wanted level and take the weapons from the AI NOOSE team that eventually arrive.
Once you've got your weapons, you're ready to patrol. Acquire a police car from the nearest police station and once you're ready, go ahead and begin. For the record, officers who are not authorized to use weapons other than a pistol (for instance, a standard officer) will still get a shotgun upon entrance of a police car. This is OK - not using it is enough.
Making Arrests & Submitting Tickets/Citations
Arresting
The way to arrest someone is the same method used by AI police in multiplayer: kill the subject. It is important to note however that we do not arrest for minor crimes such as running red lights, driving on the sidewalk, etc. But instead, as we serve the public, we arrest for things like murder, shootings, thefts, property damage, etc - as long as it involves a real person (or plural, "real people"). For a full list of laws, see the Procedures page in the Service Database.
The Service Database
The Service Database is the central service used to keep track and manage various statistics and data - and is the system responsible for managing arrests, citations, and more. To login to the Service Database, you will need to use your NTWT Account username and password (this is not the same as your Community Forums account).
The Police Desktop is where all police department resources can be found (here, specifically the Liberty City Police Department Desktop). To access this, navigate to PC Network > Grand Theft Auto IV > Liberty City Police Department:
- Use the Police Database to submit and manage citations[/*:m:5bcg6s0b]
- Auxiliary officers (security officers) can use the Incident Database to submit and manage reported crimes[/*:m:5bcg6s0b]
- Use the Inventory to see a list of available weapons, vehicles, and other gadgets that may be used[/*:m:5bcg6s0b]
- Check the Procedures page for detailed instructions and laws to be mindful of - these are what you can and cannot arrest civilians for[/*:m:5bcg6s0b]
In-Game Communication
There a few ways to communicate in-game; either via text chat or, if you have a functioning microphone, TeamSpeak 3.
TeamSpeak 3
TeamSpeak 3 is a powerful VoIP (Voice over IP) communication tool that uses a client-server modeling paradigm. You download the client from the official website (http://www.teamspeak.com/) and install it on your computer. You then configure the client with proper controls and input hardware so that your voice can be transmitted with the press of any key, of your choice. Finally, you connect to NTWT's official TeamSpeak 3 server by using the address: ts3.teamofweaponsandtactics.com.
TeamSpeak uses a channeling structure: only clients in the same channel can hear one another. The official NTWT TeamSpeak 3 server is structured into a variety of different channels - which you'll be able to see upon connection to the server. Simply double-click on any channel you wish to enter and you'll automatically move into it.
The Dispatch Communication channels are used for dispatch and communication purposes - while anyone in the world can join them and listen, only official police officers can transmit. This was done by our design, which simulates real-life dispatch communications: civilians can use police scanners to listen-in on the activity, but they cannot transmit any audible audio.
Using TeamSpeak is of course optional, and is not required by any means. It is however designed to improve the player experience, so we do highly recommend using it. It surely makes it easy and far more desirable than the in-game annoyances caused by other fellow players who transmit junk over their microphones.
In-Game Chat
The in-game chat is the second most-common way to communicate. Simply press "Y" on your keyboard and type your message; when finished, press the "Enter" or "Return" key on your keyboard. Message lengths are limited and often cut-off, so keep messages short and use multiple submissions if necessary.
Ranking System
The Police Department has a ranking system in-place that corresponds to a member's organization rank. Organization ranks can be seen here on our main website and - for purposes of the police department - we are mainly concerned with ranks #1 - #20. There are five (5) "ranks" in the police department: Auxiliary Officer, Standard Officer, Advanced Officer (LC Patriotism & Immigration Authority), NOOSE Agent / Air Unit and FIB Agent. Each rank corresponds to an organization rank; such correspondence and details can be found on the Ranking System Table in the Service Database.
Where Your Rank is Displayed
Normally, all ranks are displayed under your username in our Community Forums. At the moment, we are in the process of improving the rank insignia for our ranks and during this process, a generic icon, that states your organization role (ie: member, administrator, etc), will serve as a placeholder for ranks. We do apologize for the inconvenience.
[hr:5bcg6s0b][/hr:5bcg6s0b]
Questions, Suggestions, and Comments
This guide was written to give officers of the Liberty City Police Department on PC a quick-start on some important information they should know. It was written at the spur of the moment, shortly after some confusion from different officers - and thus may lack information, details, or contain typographical and/or structural errors. If you have any questions, suggestions, or comments, please feel free to reply directly to this thread. This thread will remain "stickied" or "pinned" for convenience.