[OCRP2] Dispatching Guide

[Sir Binary]

So you want to be a dispatcher? Very well then! In this guide i will help you to understand the dispatching job better.

First of all the rules!

Stay active
You are the final word on all government dispatches so you must stay alert and stay active
You have to take all the 911 reports into account and prioritize them according to severeness sending your units out.

No Favoritism
You must not put certain things ahead of others because your friend might be in trouble

Keep your units updated
Simply saying "There's a conflict at suburban house 1 all units respond" Isn't good enough, you must keep the officers who attend the conflict updated with any further 911 calls for their own safety

Speak clearly
You are the key element of the radio and this means you must speak clearly with your microphone at all times. If you know you have a terrible microphone then don't go dispatcher as it may add confusion to other peoples RP experience
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Alright, now we know the rules. Lets sign up for the dispatching job now then!
Inside the nexus (the big building in the city) is there 4 NPCs at the desk with a "chat prop" over their head, go there.
The NPCs are in this order from left to right -> Police, Bus driver, Secret Service and the last is Dispatch
Go and talk with her and apply for the job. (There can only be one dispatcher at the time. The dispatcher have a grey/black colour around their pictures in the TAB menu) There is no vehicles specially for the Dispatcher, but you can use your own if needed. But mostly you just have to sit in an office and dispatch.

Alrighty then, lets move on!

Description of the job!
You are the one that dispatches all units online! The job is about sending the needed vehicles in any kind of situation in the city(map) It can be fire, EMS, Police etc. Remember not to send any vehicles that are not requested, an example could be sending a police cruiser to a fire.
The mayor is protected by Secret Service. He is not your business.
Remember not to send all units to a little emergency like a pullover.
Always keep one police cruiser patroling.
You can help the police with finding owner of properties or cars by using the computer prop (Only dispatcher can use it as a police computer)

The purpose of the job
The purpose is to have the city under control, and to send out the needed emergency vehicle to the emergency. You also need to answer 911 calls.

Chat commands and keys used by the job and what they do
The most important thing to have/use as a dispatcher is the microphone!
Press the x (default) to talk. You do also use the microphone to answer 911 calls on the mobile phone!

T button (default(dunno if it can be changed)) to activate /radio mic-mode. When it is active there is a walkie-talkie icon near the top left corner
Use T when you have to talk to the Gov. Officials. When it is active all Gov. Officials are able to hear you, the Mayor, the Police, EMS etc.

/radio If it is totally impossible to talk in your microphone, use the /radio command and require radio silence or just type the message you want to say. But remember if you use /radio more often then microphone, you have to be fast to type, because can mean the difference between life and death if it takes to long.

Z(default) to activate your mouse in-game, this is only used when you have to answer the phone.

Extra
You need a good microphone.

The easiest way to keep control over every unit online is to give them a callsign, or ask them to give you one. When you have their callsigns write them down on a piece of paper.

There is a hint that tells you if someone join or leave one of the Gov. Jobs.

Always tell people that they have to keep you informed of the situation, or if they go from patrolling to a car chase or so.
Remember to give/ask for as much information as possible.

You should use the radio codes as often as possible (Radio codes ->http://www.catalyst-gaming.net/index.php?topic=16270.0) Print them out

If you need an idea of how to use the radio codes check this topic (http://www.catalyst-gaming.net/index.php?topic=19182.0)