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So, what is 'Oceanic Wolf Pack'?
In short... OWP is a PC gaming group/community.
To further explain... It was a general conversation between online gaming friends on multiple occasions that sparked the interest in forming our own group, we threw around ideas and did some brain-storming about wanting something better, more inviting, friendly and mature for our online gaming (mainly Milsim within the game Arma 3).
An then on February 29th 2020, 'Oceanic Wolf Pack' was officially established!
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| 'Oceanic Wolf Pack' (Strength Logo) |
I (soulkobk) behind-the-scenes, came
up with the group name, and designed our logo without anyone else's
knowledge... I thought, why not just create it and see where it takes
us. With one of the founders nicknames being 'Wolvren' who was to lead
the group and be a front man (wolf), I thought it was rather fitting to name
the group 'Wolf Pack', 'Oceanic Wolf Pack' to be exact. The main logo was designed in a
way that if we ever expanded the group to other locations of the world,
we could do so with ease. Most of us reside in Oceania, but also have
regular players from outside of this area.
We created our presence on Discord, set up the channels, roles, etc and had more discussions about the group and the direction we wanted to take it. Quite a few online friends that we played in-game with regularly also wanted to join after hearing about what we were doing, so they were invited in.
Not long after that, came our dedicated server... starting off as a spare PC one of the founders had (gavwiki), myself and gavwiki got together to set it up as dedicated server for the group to use to host gaming servers, and other services that we required. Once the server was set up ready to host, I got to creating/scripting all the files to automate the process of installing, updating, upgrading, launching, scheduling, etc... after some trial and error, we now have a 95% automated dedicated server. After a few months, the dedicated server was given a fairly hefty upgrade.
The services we currently run on the dedicated server are (may expand in the future)...
- Arma 3 Server, KP Liberation (OWP Edit)
- Arma 3 Server, OWP Training (Custom Training Ground For OWP)
- Arma 3 Server, Antistasi (OWP Edit)
- Arma 3 Server, Alive
- Arma 3 Server, OWP Special Operations
- Assetto Corsa, Nordschleife - Tourist (Car-Variety)
- Assetto Corsa, Bathurst (V8Supercars)
- Assetto Corsa, Silverstone (GT4)
- TeamSpeak3, Oceanic Wolf Pack TS3
All these services run 95% automated, from game updates, to mod updates, to server restarts. We do have to intervene when required due to 'Two Factor Authentication', but it's convenient enough in order to have that extra layer of security for the server and the group. Server O/S updates are also 100% automated and don't require any intervention.
The group is nearly 6 months old already... and has expanded quite a lot in the short time 'OWP' has been established. From word of mouth, to our servers showing up in the game server lists or other friends seeing or asking what servers they were playing on... many have joined us. In that time, we have played casually on our gaming servers and also ran special operations (within Arma 3) to which many have joined or wanted to be a part of.
We have expanded from the original 3 Founders (myself, gavwiki and Wolvren), and a few online gaming friends, to what we have today, which is 5 moderators and 30+ OWP Unit (Arma 3/Milsim) members.
We have also recently expanded in to 'Racing Simulation' on 'Assetto Corsa', which is extremely enjoyable to race around in cars and on tracks from over the world. From casual practicing, to qualifying and grid racing... it's been enjoyable thus far.
From humble beginning, to officially forming the group, to seeing what would follow... we have had nothing but support and great interest in the group from the Oceanic region... but also players from outside of this area, which has been a pleasant surprise. We have worked together using our different skill-sets in making the group run as smooth as possible (with some hiccups along the way), but for the most part, players seem to enjoy themselves.
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| Oceanic Wolf Pack WWW Page |
We have also now created a online web presence (with big thanks to gavwiki), a creation from a collaboration between myself and gavwiki. It was initially created from a basic html/css template, and has expanded in to just-about custom everything. You can check it out at http://www.oceanicwolfpack.com, navigate via the top right menu (still a work-in-progress).
And on another note... Here is the 'Oceanic Wolf Pack' Unit logo (Milsim/Arma 3)...
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| 'Oceanic Wolf Pack' (Milsim Division) |
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| 'Oceanic Wolf Pack' (Motorsport Division) |
I'm sure 'OWP' will continue to gain interest, and also gain affiliates (there has already been interest), so let's see where this new journey takes us. It's a lot of work, but it's enjoyable, and I/we have already met a lot of new players with the same interests and expectations in mind.
And as our group slogan says...
OCEANICWOLFPACK
PACK IS THE WOLF...
AND THE STRENGTH OF THE
WOLF IS THE PACK.
Want to get involved in 'OWP' aka 'Oceanic Wolf Pack'?, start by joining our discord at http://discord.oceanicwolfpack.com. We have most of our information, scheduling, tutorials, etc on Discord, which will explain how to get yourself involved.
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| OWP DISCORD |
P.S. If you join, have a read of the 'Code-Of-Conduct' to make sure you understand what we expect from our visitors (and members)... Thanks.
Until next time...
-soulkobk.
