Olympus APD Study Guide
Officers may only fire back when they have what regarding the units?
A positive location.
How should an officer conduct themselves with civilians?
Casually, so long as they don't go out of their way to excessively insult a civilian or go outside the boundaries set forth by the server rules.
What's the highest rank?
Chief of Police.
What's above Patrol Officer?
Corporal.
Which officers should server redeploy when officer placement is unbalanced?
Corporals and higher. Corporals must be on the server at the time of the redeploy.
What's above Lieutenant?
Deputy Chief of Police.
What's the lowest APD rank?
Deputy.
What are the rules of engagement?
Do not fire until fired upon.
What language is frowned upon in the APD?
Don't cross the lines of harassment, racism, and other extreme vulgarities.
If you can't defuse a situation, what should you do?
If necessary, you may bring your weapon at the ready while continuing to use your voice.
When are APD members able to respawn to a HQ?
If there are (5) five or less officers on the server.
What information are officers not allowed to use?
Information used while playing as a cop to use as a civilian, or the reciprocal.
What is Meta-Gaming?
It is any strategy, action or method used in a game which transcends a prescribed rule-set, uses external factors to affect the game, or goes beyond the supposed limits or environment set by the game. Another definition refers to the game universe outside of the game itself.
When is lethal force authorized?
It is authorized only when non-lethal force has failed or is inadequate to resolve the situation.
What may you do with non-lethal force?
It may be used to disable fleeing vehicles by targeting the driver or pilot or their wheels or rotors.
What's above Sergeant?
Lieutenant.
What's above Deputy?
Patrol Officer.
What will delay your test?
Pestering the APD about a test.
If you are fired upon, what are you immediately allowed to do?
Return fire with extreme care for life and property of the people you work hard to keep safe!
In the context of Atlis Life, where we record with Go Pros instead of our capture cards, what are officers expected to do?
Role play every scenario they encounter.
What's above Corporal?
Sergeant.
What are officers of lower rank expected to obey?
The directions of higher ranking officers.
What are all officers expected to follow?
They are expected to follow redeploy instructions. Repeated infractions may result in removal from the force.
When are lethal loading waves not counted?
They are not counted until a Corporal or higher has gone through at least 2 waves.
If the officers are starting the engagement, what must they do?
They must send a text to a member of the criminal unit.
Where can applications be found?
This can be found in the support section of the forums. Lying will deny your application.
Which officers should Full APD Redeploy?
This is conducted by Sergeant and higher to redistribute an unbalanced APD force between all servers. Senior APD must only be in Teamspeak to complete this task.
How is a failure of a non-lethal solution?
Two failed attempts with a non-lethal option by the individual officer.
If two or more officers are tased, what are you authorized to do?
Use of lethal force against the group.gang that tased the officer regardless of wave?
When is the use of tazer rounds (e.g. Police Pistol or Tracer Rounds) permitted?
When a suspect attempts to flee on foot or in a vehicle, or presents any weapon.
When may lethal force also be authorized?
When the officers are outnumbered by a ratio of 3:1.
How are officers expected to treat all players?
With respect. This is a two way street.
If a server reset occurs during an active situation and lethal force was authorized prior to restart, are you still authorized after the restart?
Yes.
If an officers is taken hostage, is lethal force authorized?
Yes.
If any additional forces enter the fray while you are authorized for lethal force, are you still authorized to use it?
Yes.
If while attempting to land/park, the surrendering unit(s) opens fire against the APD after surrendering, may the officers immediately open fire back?
Yes.
When fired on, may officers return fire with the intention of disabling the unit(s)?
Yes.
If the situation calls for it, assuming your verbal attempts to resolve the situation have failed?
You may restrain a suspect or civilian.
What's your first weapon?
Your voice. Diefuse a situation without firing a shot!
