1st.Irish Rangers
History
The 1st. Irish Rangers were founded back in 2001, bit after the release of Operation Flashpoint - Cold War Crisis. Two Irish tested the game on network and soon a third was invited. Soon after some gaming, the 1st. Irish Rangers Multiplayer gaming squad was set up. Originally for Irish members, the clan now includes members from all over Europe. The ball was rolling when more members from Czech Rep, England, Germany, Sweden, Poland, Netherlands joined.
About [1st-I-R]
The 1st. Irish Rangers is a fictional group of the ARW Army Ranger Wing. The ARW are Irelands Special Forces similar to the 1st SFOD-D.
The Squad contains players dedicated to Operation Flashpoint Resistance and the Finnish Defence Forces mod. The structure within the Squad is modelled after the Army of the Irish Armed Defence Forces. A chain of command is required to ensure efficient administration and command on the Battlefield.
[1st-I-R] is mainly a coop orientated clan, although CTF and C&H gametypes are also played and mastered by the members. The home of the 1st. Irish Rangers is the Forum where questions are answered and recruits welcomed. The team uses Ventrilo for in-game communication and the gaming server, provided by the 451st Sniperteam squad is like the Ventrilo server stationed in Denmark.
The 1st. Irish has a Staff of two Officers and two NCO. These four highly skilled professionals command and control the jobs within the squad. An Recruitment Officer is assigned to spot new talents, test and imrove their skills. After a test period the tested recruit will, after a democratic poll, receive the [Pvt] rank. The squad is built up from several firesquads in which each member has his specified role. These squad perfom together to reach the objectives and are variable as the skills are divided carefully and the elite soldiers trust their commanding officers.
451st Sniperteam Server
IP: sniperteam.dk The 451st Sniperteam server is located in Denmark and is a very stable Linux server on fibre glass. The server holds a maximum of 20 players. The mission numbers are +1000 for normal maps and 800+ for FDF maps. At the moment the server runs the Finnish Defence Forces map but will run Resistance plus the ECP mod soon again.
Addons needed to game on 451st
1st. Irish Rangers participated in the Flashpoint Combat Missions league and still play those 1st. class COOP missions and thus the addons should always be at the ready. Many maps on the server also require BAS. The BAS and FCM addons should be loaded by your FDF shortcut, as the sever currently runs the Finnish Defence Forces.
Flashpoint CombatMissions ftp://downloads.the-citadel.us/pub/fcmaddons/fcmsp1.rar ftp://downloads.the-citadel.us/pub/fcmaddons/fcmtp1.rar ftp://downloads.the-citadel.us/pub/fcmaddons/fcmiiap1.exe ftp://ftp.the-citadel.us/pub/fcmaddons/FCMOffSeasonPack.zip ftp://ftp.the-citadel.us/pub/fcmaddons/ao_map.zip ftp://downloads.the-citadel.us/pub/reaper/Addons.rar ftp://downloads.the-citadel.us/pub/reaper/Messor.rar ftp://ftp.the-citadel.us/pub/fcmaddons/FCMOffSeasonPack.zip
Ballistic Addons Studios http://www.nakedsquid.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Downloads&file=index&req=viewdownload&cid=2
Finnish Defence Forces http://koti.mbnet.fi/~fdfmod/
Requirements to join us
Anyone who is interested in joining the 1st. Irish Rangers should submit the following:
A) Name (including game nick) B) Age C) Nationality D) Type of internet connection E) ICQ number / MSN address F) Why the interest in the Rangers G) Your OFP history H) Time to invest in the clan
Please mail this to Info@Irishrangers.com The Recruitment Officer will take care of your request and if you have any questions, write him at sobr@irishrangers.com
We usually play at the weekends, starting from around 9 but you may also find us playing during the week, if you and contact me on ICQ 279174335 or MSN makymany@hotmail.com we can try and arrange a game. The Recruits will have a specified training night, where you have to prove and improve your skills by training missions done by our mission writers. And in following of the training and the recruiment period you will be assigned in one Fireteam where you have specific rolls. People who we seem suitable will become prospects and if they are still interested after the trial period of time the rest of the clan has a vote on their possible membership. It is the fairest way of doing it as each of us will have to play with them in the future.
You need to download Ventrilo, the communication program we use and you need to have the necessary hardware too.