Using the post-operation phase, Field Leaders and Campaign managers will file summary after-action reports that encompass overall learnings from all the individiual after action reports of any given deployment. These summaries will be published so both Commanders and personnel alike can learn from every deployment and make corrections as required.
Intelligence systems for campaigns will be updated. OPORDs will recieve a modular update allowing more fragmented orders. Campaigns will recieve timeline style intelligence feeds allowing stringing storylines to be possible, and intel and story development outside of OPORDs.
The pre-slotting muster stage for leaders and mission support will be extended forward by 24 hours so that the lead-in for deployments becomes 5 days, and the 24 hour period before an deployments official release is an automatic pre-slotting stage. Pre-slotting will recieve updates to enforce proper Tier checks and fatigue penalties.
Campaign managers will be able to create dossier profiles for roleplayers in the campaign center. This will allow personnel to "look-up" characters encountered in missions for intelligence and make notes. Roleplayers will have hidden notes to aid them in how to act as specific characters.
A review of the Communications SOP is underway, the entire list of procedures will be re-written and reorganised based on new standards and those that build upon existing concepts. Following re-introduction FTXs will be scheduled to distribute new procedures.
As part of the monthly role preferences review, personnel will be asked to feedback on non-operational specific feedback such as role availability, issues, suggestions similar in form to the annual survey. Headquarters will review feedback reports as a way to identify non-operationally specific issues and opportunities from all ranks. Like an after-action-report, but for your last month in the unit.
Vehicles will appear on ORBATs and be attached to callsigns, displayed similar to how a person is displayed. Crew will know which slots belong to which vehicles and commanders and intelligence staff will be aided in planning through better use of assets. This will pave the way for future integration of other vehicle logistic systems.
MSARs will allow Field Leaders and campaign managers to properly set, track and communicate objectives for missions and in the after-action review, indicate which objectives have been completed or failed. Campaigns will in the future be able to have a tasking sucess rate which indicates how successful it's leaders are at completing objectives. This will later feed into statistics and campaign finance.
Larger parts of the administration including the management of default arsenals, loadouts, SOP, operation, training and deployment approvals process and recruitment and retention centers will recieve updates allowing them to be delegated to more ORGCOC members.
MYCOC will be updated and extended to allow headquarters to issue RFI reports directly to the ORGCOC to digitise the selection and promotion process. RFIs may also be used for input on policy changes. ORGCOC members will be notifed similar to COCREPs of an RFI to which they will provide supporting and opposing comments for consideration. RFIs will improve decision making effectiveness.
A lesson plan feature will replace the SOP attachment system for FTXs. All FTXs will require a lesson plan during the scheduling stage. Draft lesson plans will require a set number of minutes dedicated to specific SOPs and can have notes added to explain how to practically educate them. Lesson plans may include learning outcomes and will ensure FTXs are consistent and helpful, lesson plans can be revised through feedback. This will allow a catalog of FTXs to be published and chosen from by instructors.
The tier system is an experienced based system, not a capability based system. We'll phase in a capability based system which will track people who we deem capable of a role, even if they don't have the tier for it. Priority will always be given to those who have the most experience, but priority outside of that will be given to people who have the capability those will the experience and the capability are always first.
A number of roles (or role areas) in the future will have a mandatory capability requirement. The best way to look at this is like the Twitter verification tick. Roles like pilots, and field leaders will be verified at each tier by someone senior in that area to confirm they are competent in that role.
A review of the Leadership SOP is planned, the entire list of procedures will be re-written and reorganised based on new standards and those that build upon existing concepts. Following re-introduction FTXs will be scheduled to distribute new procedures.
Collecting in-game statistics such as rounds fired, accuracy and importing it into the website for long-term statistics.
UTFN does not currently support multiple games. Support will be added across all systems so that future transitions to multi-game operations will be smooth. Systems will be update so that in the event of a successor to our primary game, our systems support deployments overlap. This may involve introducing support for multiple primary games, but this is subject to change.
Non-supported games will recieve updates to allow timed-scheduling or pings in addition to the current instant ping support. This aims to better support personnel in the organisation of sessions for the non-primary game.
An independent publically facing guide is to be created for newcomers to UNITAF to be lightly introduced to our systems. This should form a decently presented handbook that answers all the key questions that can be issued to those in their first few months, or indeed those not yet applied. This would be best written by someone detached from the command structures. Contact us if you are interest in this item.
Assets, such as vehicles will have Dossier Profiles, now attached to ORBATs like personnel, assets will become persistent and campaigns will have a fixed list of assets. The use of assets will become much more important and a key decision for field leaders on when and what to employ.
Out-of game logistics tools to extend the logistical challenge of campaign management. These tools will allow leaders to order assets, equipment and supplies via an out-of-game platform, the system will force the creation of logistics convoy missions in order for Field Leaders to be granted assets they request for larger missions, providing a meaningful existance for support gameplay and dedicated support missions.
The campaign center will recieve updates allowing central intelligence about the relationships in the conflict, including local forces enemy forces, civilian populations etc. Actions in missions will impact on hostility ratings increasing or decreasing relations with differenct factions. This data will allow game-masters to react accordingling to player behaviour across a string of campaign missions, it will offer field leaders the chance to repair relations through meaninful actions.
We're going to start whitelisting optional mods which aren't part of the UNITAF Mod Pack.
We're doing this for two reasons;
Following this, we will publish a method whereby members can request mods to be whitelisted, which the Signals team will manage. We will also post a public list of approved Mods.
Prior to our public launch planned for October 2019, we wan't to ensure we have a kick-ass joining proceedure, as well as good marketing materials prepared. Headquarters is especially keen on communicating effectively our key differences
In-game events being logged to UTFN, to provide long term statistics and persistancy to players and operations. Confirmed stats are below, more will be added.
As part of the training system for UNITAF, we will compile complete checklists for all roles (in-game roles) players will need to qualify for said role before the ORBAT deployment is allowed.
Discord API with UTFN so that the website can post to Discord and Manage Member Permissions, Nicknames and Roles.
Produce a software solution to allow dynamic ORBATing so that missions can be organised ahead of the mission date.
Feature to allow members to submit AARs and automate the collation of feedback to the Ops Team.
Inject player loadouts based on a website created loadout to avoid any use / time wasting while in game.
Re-write of default loadouts into new format, loadouts should be suitable for a full mission, rather than skeleton loadouts, details over on the project board
Over the next year, we plan to double in active size, in order to enable us to provide more frequent as well as larger operations.
A review of AAR feedback and on the direction of the NCOs a review of the medical system is underway and is currently being looked at with our most experienced and frequent medics. The aim is to ensure it is challenging enough to players and rewarding enough for medics.
The last update to the medical System was January 2020.
2Lt Zero is leading the consultation on this.
A complete solution for the storage of photos and videos, linked to dossiers, and linked to operations, allow tagging.
The 1UP system will be automated as follows;
You cannot 2UP or 3UP if you are not at least T1 in the area.
Timers will be present on the deploy button, to make it easier for people to know when 1UPs can be done.
Add a section of SOP all about UNITAF as an organisation, move Basic Unit Policies, COC, and all operational policies into it. Break Basic Unit Policy down.
The basic infantry area is often avoided by experienced members, and to better promote the core skills of being a rifleman, it will be replaced with a Core Skills area, aimed to develop the fundamental concepts of being an effective rifleman.
Some other areas will be folded into Core Skills, such as Support Weapons and Desposible AT.
Rotary and Fixed Wing will be split.
Reintroduce a new version of the UNITAF mod, that automates the mission framework, and in-game tasks typical of our operations.
Introduce multiple ongoing campaigns on different anchor days.
Have multiple small scale Squad and Team sized operations on a regular basis.
Recruit the required GMs to make it happen.
Host recruit only operations as part of the recruit to private process, that a limited number of regulars can attend, so Recruits can gain experience of practicing SOP outside of Official Operations.
In turn, restrict the number of recruits allowed on official operations.