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Many virtual fleets take their procedures and rankings too seriously. You will find this gets tiresome over time. Here at the Wolfpack League, the main goal is to have fun, not get bogged down in bureaucratic time demands. Our league will function as a meeting place for online battles to form up, a repository for custom missions, tactical guidelines, and advisories, and a place to share ideas and stories.

You will be permitted to play as often or infrequently as you like and still retain WPL/Sub Club member status. We understand not everyone can play a specified number of games each week due to real life commitments.
When Silent Hunter II and Destroyer Command are released, the League will have a 30 day break in period to allow you practice and time to get used the the games. Once the official Virtual Atlantic War begins, you will be invited to participate in "STAT' battles. STAT games are games that go on your personal record. Results from STAT battles will be tracked in the WPL Members and Scoring Database. Read the STAT Games Guideline below after this section.
During the pre-game phase of a STAT battle, players will choose a Battle Reporter and agree on play options. All players will set the permission to their account ON before the battle begins. (This allows the Reporter to post a Battle Report after the game and update each player's records. The permission returns to OFF after a Battle Report is entered against a player, preventing anyone from tampering with a player's records).
Player must use their WPL member # and name in the battle. When starting Silent Hunter II and Destroyer Command, the space for name should look like "Benny245" or "Mad Maxx1320". This will enable the Battle Reporter to identify all members for the Battle Report.
The Battle Reporter is responsible for filling out the Battle Report at the conclusion of the battle. The Reporter must forward the Battle Report number to all players by e-mail or make a post in the Battle Report Forum. Penalties for inaccurate Battle Reports, players refusing to set their permission ON before a battle, and other violations will be prescribed in the Penalties section.
Each player's records will record his number of patrols, successful battles (survived till the end), KIAs (Killed In Action), ships sunk, tonnage, and a performance rating. The rating is based on

RATING = (#successes/#patrols)*70+(tonnage*0.00025)+(total#patrols*1.25)+(kills*2.8)

A detailed Battle Report how-to manual has been created and is available here. See sample pages of the Peck Scoring System here.
Players who quit in the middle of a game, drop, or otherwise fail to complete a STAT game will be considered KIA. All ships sunk and tonnage will be credited to them in the Battle Report. There will be a ten minute grace period at the outset. More details on this below in the STAT guidelines.
Any matches played outside of STAT battles will not be counted as official games. You are encouraged to play non-STAT games as often as you wish, with other WPL members and non-WPL players. There are no penalties or restrictions for having fun!
Any cheats with the program should be reported. We will work with Ultimation to ensure that Silent Hunter II and Destroyer Command games are fair and above board.
Anyone verified cheating in a multiplayer game will be banned from the League and decried publicly. The proof must be absolute. If you "think" someone is cheating, take it up with him in e-mail. But if you have ironclad proof, we want to know about it.
There will be no League sanctioned officer ranking system as employed in other fleets. You are a commander of a submarine and the most experienced player you meet online will be a commander, too. There are no Vice-Admirals at sea. You don't need another player running his power trip on you for not playing or not winning often enough. The Flotilla Commanders serve as the focal point for your flotilla. They will be administrative assistants to the League webmaster. The League webmaster simply works to ensure you have an interesting place to meet other Wolfpack captains to play.
We will be making a easy reporting system to register online battle reports. There will be "medals" and awards for high performers. You can have these medals next to your name in your Flotilla page. The medals will be small icons representative of historical medals, such as the Knight's Cross. In addition, a tally board will be kept to show who among us is the best. We will compete in tournaments and matches and we will challenge other online fleets to skirmishes. Last, SUBSIM Review will sponsor prizes for the winners of tournaments so you can really claim a prize with your skills.

Rules of Conduct

The Nazi Swastika is banned in Germany and some other countries. Wolfpack League does not actively display it in any substantial manner. While it is not absolutely forbidden (such as historical boat emblems), please consider muting the symbol or replacing it with the more honorable Iron Cross. Any use of the symbol deemed excessive and unwarranted will be removed from the website.
Wolfpack League in no way condones war, acts of aggression, fascism, or real violence. We consider the simulated naval engagements and practice thereof to be an acceptable form of the in-depth study of historical events.
Wolfpack League encourages different points of view. However, any member who cannot get along with a significant number of members may face sanctions including warnings, up to ejection.

Penalties

Inaccurate Battle Reporting
- First Infraction - If reported by the BR, no penalty; otherwise loss of BR status
- Second Infraction - Loss of 20% tonnage. Loss of BR status
Player refuses or does not set personal permission ON
- First Infraction - If reported by the member, no penalty; otherwise loss of 20% tonnage
- Second Infraction - Loss of (additional) 20% tonnage
- Third infraction - 90 day suspension from Stat games

Player cheating
- Proven to the satisfaction of majority of flotilla commanders - Dismissal from WPL

STAT Games Guidelines (v2 7/16/01)

STAT games are Statistical games that go on your personal record--they are the games that count. Results from STAT games will be tracked in the WPL Members and Scoring Database.

All non-STAT games may be conducted as the participants of each game chooses. These will not be recorded with Battle Reports, do not require a BR, and may be played as often as desired. Consider these unofficial skirmishes, combat training, bragging rights, etc.

Any member of the Organization (WPL and EGL) may play as a DD and/or U-boat player as he desires.

Total number of STAT games allotment per month: 8 WPL / 15 EGL /8 SC-HQ. Battle Reporters earn an additional 2 STAT games per month, each side (10 WPL / 17 EGL / 17 SC-HQ).

Scheduling of STAT games during the month: TBD (possibly no scheduling, throughout the month?).

Difficulty settings: Universal 100% realism, as posted in Sinkings.

Game option: Game historical time period (Early 39-41 , Middle 42-43, Late 44-45) to alternate monthly, posted in Sinkings.

Minimum of 4 Silent Hunter II players and 2 Destroyer Command players for WPL/EGL matches. Sub Command will allow 3 and 4 player matches for SC-HQ STAT.

Must include at least 1 Battle Reporter.

Battle Reporter will submit both the WPL and EGL Battle Reports (SC-HQ Reports for those games).

All combatants (except excused players) must meet in the same WPL chat room before the game and after.

Ten minute grace period in the beginning of the battle for players who are dropped.

Players dropped after ten minute grace period are not recorded, unless BR feels player was in the heat of battle, then player is listed as KIA.

Sub Command games will have a 5 minute no-fire period at the beginning of the game. Weapons free comes at the 5:00 minute mark. Premature release of weapons means disqualification.

Players who are dropped and listed as KIA may have 1 extension STAT Games for ever 4 drops/KIAs, limit 1 extension STAT game per month.

Any player who must leave the game must signal all other players and give ten minutes notice. He is then considered an excused player and may leave without penalty if he is not under direct attack or pursuit.

Any and all STAT games played must be entered into the Scoring System.

If a major ISP disruption occurs, the game crashes, or more than 50% of the players are dropped, or all from one side (DD/U-boat), players may decided to replay the game. No scores, tonnage, or other Stats from aborted game may be entered into the Scoring System. Players of the game must decide and agree to this with BR approval.

Any player firmly suspected of cheating should be confronted immediately and a report sent to BdU.

All Battle Reporters must conform to the established Battle Reporting Guidelines, no exceptions.

All Players must conform to the Rules of Engagement, especially in regards to turning on their Permission ON before the battle begins and using their name and Member# in the Chat and the game.

Any objections, complaints, reports of error, honest or otherwise, should be directed to BdU.

Flotilla, Fleet, & Division Commanders may schedule meetings and attempt to line up STAT games within their flotilla but all STAT games must contain DC and SH2 players from different WPL flotillas. The WPL will not tolerate "rigged" games where a flotilla arranges for 8 U-boats and one or more DD players from their flotilla in order to stack the deck against other flotillas in the League. Sub Command games should not have all players from one Division but we are not enforcing this rigidly until we see how the Sub Command gaming plays out.

From SH2Fleet.com