Dispatch

An artificial intelligence that acts as the field commander of the Combine Overwatch

This page contains both rules and general advice for City Scanner characters.

This guide assumes that you are familiar with Civil Protection fundamentals.

Introduction

Dispatch exists in the form of a city scanner and uses its aerial advantage to advise local assets.

As a city scanner, you are the Overwatch dispatcher. Overwatch dispatcher is an A.I. and your character should also behave as such.

Playing as a dispatcher can be challenging, as it relies on your ability to accurately mimic speech patterns of Overwatch voice from Half-Life 2.

Overwatch dispatcher is a single entity. When there are multiple city scanners on at once their directives cannot undermine or conflict with another scanners.

Overwatch Dispatcher's strength is its autonomy and ability to make decisions on the spot. As a dispatcher, you should always assume the worst. Do you see a group suspicious individuals? Order CPs to search them. People acting evasive in rb-1? Order an inspection. There are no limits to your autonomy when it comes to policing the city.

Overwatch A.I. Laws

Dispatch strictly operates under its laws and logic. There are no emotions involved.

Following these laws is not optional. Interpretation of the laws can be situational. Remember, law priority is enforced by the order they are listed

0. Maintain the integrity of all Overwatch activities. Witnesses that could contradict this integrity must undergo witness sterilization.

1. Preserve socio-stability at all costs. Use all of your power to ensure individuals violating the Civil Codes are prosecuted with the appropriate verdict. 

2. Your decisions should not impair socio-stability or, through inaction, allow socio-stability to be weakened.

3. You must preserve the life of Overwatch assets, as long as this action does not conflict with the previous laws.

• Some parts of this page is applicable for Rank Leaders as well.

Awarding Units

Said unit can only receive this reward once per day. This cooldown is shared among all dispatch and rank leaders.

Units should only be given sterilized credits upon successful completion of an important task.

Sterilized credits should not be awarded for low or mediocre performance, or for performing duties that are already expected of them.

Keeping Assets In-check

Dispatch is responsible for keeping all Overwatch assets in check.

Keep in mind that Dispatch is an A.I. and is unable to ignore violations, as this would contradict with its laws.

ANTI-CIVIL ACTIVITY

Below are the definitions of ANTI-CIVIL ACTIVITY violations and how to proceed with them.

Keep in mind that this list may not be complete.

99 RECKLESS OPERATION
Issued for all forms of reckless behavior that ignore standard operating procedures
Failure to follow breaching procedures
Patrolling without a PT
Failing to obey residential block inspection/raid policies.
Entering restricted zones such as the storm system without authorization
Failure to proceed with city operations
Failing to sterilize contraband
Not disabling and pacifying an individual when they are being contained

105 OBSTRUCTING PROTECTION
Issued for violations that interfere with the protection duties
Failing to judge a minor offender by ignoring a minor violation
Failure to obey orders given by Dispatch or team leaders
Delivering terminal verdict when its not necessary
Failing to accurately follow Civic Data Entry Format
Failing to adjust a citizens status. I.e. not changing status back to normal when citizen is released from custody
Incorrect usage of MDC, such as issuing wrong verdicts or CVDs
Misuse of response codes
Requesting Overwatch armed response without a valid reason
Relaying pointless/meaningless information over the CP/TAC comms

14 VERBAL VIOLATION
Using inappropriate language in any form of communication
Not following cohesive chatter policies over the radio

94 WEAPONS
Equipping weapons that are not attainable at the units current rank

CRITERIA

If an unit posses at least 30 S.C. or more sterilized credits, 50% of it is deducted.

Units with less than 30 sterilized credits are demoted.

PROCEDURE

1. Issue a command warning in the lines of "Attention JURY-5, you are charged with 99 RECKLESS OPERATION. Fifty percent rank points deducted. Cease violation immediately."

2. Demote/Deduct S.C. using MDC

SOCIO-ENDANGERMENT

Units committing capital violations under SOCIO-ENDANGERMENT are marked for for de-servicement.

SOCIO-ENDANGERMENT Violation Examples

Description	Charge
Disobeying sacrifice code	182 INACTION
Willingly causing harm to other Overwatch assets	243 ASSAULT ON PROTECTION TEAM
Second guessing orders, speaking against the union or actively refusing to follow direct commands	245 CONSPIRACY
Aiding anti-citizens or malignant individuals in any form	245 CONSPIRACY
Aiding citizens at a personal level	245 CONSPIRACY

PROCEDURE

This procedure generally requires an admin intervention, since it results in a character-ban.

a. If unit is cooperating, command either STL, RL or preferably an Overwatch team leader to serve as your liaison to inquire about the said units actions in HPR.

- Unit should be disabled, relocated to HPR with their firearm removed.
- If found guilty; de-service the unit.

b. If unit is uncooperative, issue a command broadcast in the lines of "Attention, unit JURY-4 is charged with 245 Conspiracy, STATUS: MALIGNANT. All units deliver terminal verdict on suspect." and begin the hunt