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Thank you for the great memories, Joe. You were a great friend and a brother to many of us, and you'll be dearly missed. Rest in peace ❤️

An induction to the topic [ Section 0 ] Undoubtedly we have all had characters at some point during our journey into roleplay that have suffered from the issue of Self Insertion. This is something that can affect your attempts to play new and unique characters and is often the cause of people who can only stomach a single character at a time. This guide is going to attempt to focus on why people are Self Inserting themselves into the stories they create on the server and address ways you can come out of your comfort zone and still enjoy your roleplay to the same extent. What is Self Insertion [ Section 1.1 ] Self Insertion is the act of an author writing themselves into their stories as a character and in roleplay commonly describes how we the players will react to situations on our character as we would in real life. In characters that suffer from this you'll often notice a character will react to the majority of situations in the way the author would — and in certain situations, how the author believes they would if that situation occurred. Self Insertion isn't typically a 1:1 conversion of what you yourself would do in a certain situation, I'm sure the majority of chracters who murder and do despicable things aren't psychopaths in the real world. This doesn't mean these characters can't fall under the same issues. Their general personality and actions can easily undermine their overall character by roleplaying based on OOC bias.Their general personality and actions can easily undermine their overall character by acting through OOC bias. Do you Self Insert? [ Section 1.2 ] It's extremely easy to overlook our own issues and flaws in roleplay. I myself, the writer of this guide, have majorly self-inserted throughout many of my characters in different communities. I'm far from a professional writer, it'd be egotistical of me to claim I can entirely divide the characters I write and myself in every single scenario. An example of this is, we all have fine lines we're completely not okay with roleplaying. Subjects rather too sour or close to home that we'll avoid them and in some ways, that is yourself having impact on your character. Here are some questions you can ask yourself, the more of these you answer "Yes" to the more likely you are to be Self Inserting a lot of your characters personality. Does your character have a lot of the same tastes as you? Do they like the same music? Do they like the same kind of cars? Do they watch the same kind of movies or shows? Do they like the same kind of food, the same kind of drinks? Would you be friends with all of your characters friends? The people you surround yourself with are usually based on your own judgement of character, if you find that all of your characters friends are the type of people you yourself would be friends with, potentially your character has the same personality as yourself. Are your IC and OOC relationships intertwined? Yes, this is also mixing. But mixing OOC and IC is the exact same, practically, as Self Insertion. As those you dislike and like out of the game are directly coming into play through your character. Has your character ever lost friendships IC as you've lost a friendship OOC? Do you avoid certain people with your character? On top of these, ask yourself How do I tackle simple, spontaneous choices of my character? When a choice is presented to your character do you react immediately, is there any thought at all or disconnection between your own OOC reaction and the reaction of your character? Is it inherently bad to Self Insert? [ Section 1.3 ] The short answer to this question is no, it isn't actually inherently bad. Though, the vast majority of the time, it will lead to uninspired and boring characters with no real character to tell a story with. Sometimes great things can be made with characters that have some of ourselves inside of their portrayal, there are instances I'm sure where people can point out amazing characters born from this style of roleplaying. But what these characters very rarely have is inspiration, they very rarely tell any compelling story to anybody but yourself. You'll find that most people around you and who roleplay with you are not actually that interested in the development of your character. It is very difficult to get another player interested in the progression of your character. To actually have another person intrigued by the route or journey of your character you need compelling story, this doesn't have to be a main character mentality, simply doing something that is realistic can often have people pay more attention to your character verses somebody who is following their own OOC interests and hording assets, properties and cars. How can I seperate? [ Section 2.1 ] First of all, one of the biggest and most beneficial methods of addressing the issue of separation is actually recognizing that you are doing it in the first place. You'll never overcome the issue if you don't understand or accept that you're doing it in your character. Some Self Insertion is absolutely harmless, one example of this may be liking the same kinds of foods. It's harmless and doesn't really display bad writing. Concept of Anchors? [ Section 2.2 ] This is something a lot of illegal factions and characters already do. It's the concept of anchoring your character to a reference, this should be somebody from the world or environment your character has found themselves in. From movie characters to television characters, or even real life examples. This isn't to say pick a movie character and begin portraying them on a 1:1 basis, but to find an anchor that would fit into your world, the world your character has found themselves in. Be it illegal or legal, and then instead of spontaneously reacting per situation you can ask yourself What would my anchor do in this situation? You'll immediately find that your characters choices will begin to actually differ from your choices in a way that makes more sense, assuming you've picked an anchor that relates to the right envrionment. Don't forget: Movie characters and anchors are written with their own specific personalities and intentional narrative built from their past, use this advice with caution and do not attempt to copy a characters personality but rather take them as a theme to hold yourself to. Do not mimic them, make your own, unique character. Unique Characters done correctly [ Section 2.3 ] As mentioned making a unique character to add interesting roleplay is always amazing to see, there are cases such as mute characters, disabilities, elderly and so forth that need to be done correctly to be done well. Making a unique character can be interesting and captivating to see and roleplay with however, only when it's done correctly. Make sure your intentions are in the right place when making characters that are extremely unique there are always other ways to seperate yourself and create good roleplay. Don't let your OOC Sexuality dictate your Character [ Section 2.4 ] One example being; Now, this is certainly a controversial topic in the server. We're going to write over it briefly. Lesbian roleplay is a form of roleplay that is not always but commonly derivative of how your sexuality is formed out of character. Lesbian roleplay can be done correctly and properly. The reason the topic of Lesbian and Bi-Sexual characters is so commonly heated is due to the fact of some inaccurate portrayal. A good amount of female characters if not the majority of them are roleplayed by males OOC and this can often cause them to lean into the portrayal of making a Lesbian character naturally as they do not wish to roleplay with the same sex in a romantic fashion. We should never belittle or harass a player when they choose any sexuality with their character however when making a Lesbian character you should seek to ask yourself what are your reasonings for doing so? Are you looking to educate or engage yourself in a new kind of roleplay or scene of roleplay? Does it make sense for that character to be Lesbian with the people and world they've surrounded themselves in? Don't let your OOC gender or sexuality lead you and instead create a character with their own unique set of traits. Let go of that main character [ Section 2.5 ] This is advice I myself have always struggled with following as at some point, you've put so much time and care into a character that it feels almost impossible to let it go. And this is a choice we'll all make at one point or another. Be it a day one character or simply a character you've fallen in love with. The simple fact is, a good majority of the time; Once a character has gone on for hundreds and sometimes thousands of hours, you will get less and less good roleplay out of that character for other people. And this is where Self-Inserting can begin to seep its way into even amazing roleplayers. Deciding to let a long-term character go to begin fresh with a new concept will always be a difficult choice, it's sure to spark new creativity and spark more engaging, intriguing characters as you can use all of your experience to set your character goals and a past that makes them a wonder to roleplay with for other people. But actually letting those hours go is difficult. One thing to remember is nothing is ever lost. Roleplay is about the experience you create for others and the memories you have yourself of the stories you told. It doesn't have to last forever to be a good story. The impacts [ Section 3.1 ] The negative impacts of playing a Self Insert character. Becoming frustrated and angry OOC over IC incidents When your character is a direct implication of yourself it is much harder to prevent mixing feelings. You will find more often you'll be facing situations where your OOC self is becoming upset and salty over things that are happening to your character. This can just as easily work in reverse, being upset IC with people whom have instead upset you OOC. Falling into common cliche and tropes As briefly mentioned with Lesbian roleplay, this is one of many examples where self-inserting can, at times effect major things about your characters personality. This is by far not the only example and there are others such as tastes, reactions, and so on. Struggling to roleplay more than a single character If the only character you play is a direct copy of yourself or has majority of your traits, it can be hard to ever make a new character. All of your characters will blend into one single character and between two seperate characters they'll share much of the same traits, music tastes, friends and beyond. Don't be belittled or demotivated [ Section 4.0 ] Never let anybody belittle or insult you for Self Inserting your character, the majority of us are not professional writers, we come onto World and into the realm of roleplay to simply chill out and have some enjoyment telling stories with other players. I myself and most likely, if you're not lying to yourself; you have at some point been in situations where your character has acted more like you than you would like, or than is realistic for that character. The origin of your character never dictates its destination. A special thanks [ Section 5.0 ] @BantaMan - Aiding with opinions for the guide. @Hood - Aiding with opinions for the guide, ❤️ lovely support member. ❤️ 4 other silent and/or anonymous contributors. ❤️ Regarding Grammatical and Spelling issues [ Section 5.1 ] I have mild dyslexia so writing isn't always the most coherent. If you notice any mistakes please tell me as you notice them and I'll fix them as soon as you send them to me! I apologize in advance.

Detailed Description I would like to bring some light to the trucking aspect of the server. I have had an amazing time on GTA:W and one of my favorite things, trucking, I have noticed would need some sort of an overhaul to bring some light to the job that realistically is a key component to a well-developed economy. I have browsed through numerous threads regarding trucking and always saw great input from others, but I would definitely like to see more development as some people genuinely enjoy driving around and delivering for hours at a time. So throughout my experience in the past and comparing it to GTA:W, I have come up with a few ideas I would like to present. This is all up for discussion but I was able to run it by a few people that are involved into trucking and they recommended for me to see where we can go with it. 1. Increasing size for crates within vehicles to make our time worthwhile. So let's do the math, below will be a list of all the vehicles available, how many deliveries are required, their crate capacity, and the profit per run according to the figures presented the below. Speedo/Burrito (0-25 deliveries) - 5 crates - $675 profit (taxed at 10%). Boxville (25-100 deliveries) - 8 crates - $1080 (taxed at 10%). Mule (100-250 deliveries) - 12 crates - $1620 (taxed at 10%). Benson (250-500 deliveries) - 15 crates - $2025 (taxed at 10%). Pounder (500+) - 20 crates - $2700 (taxed at 10%). The way the current crates are set up, the base purchase price is $350, the base selling price is $500. Certain businesses accept them for $550-$600 but that is not very common, at least to my time-zone, to find one available is fairly rare. The company I work for takes out a share of 10% profits, which would make you earn a profit of $135 per each crate delivered. Let's do some more math. The most common route that I personally used for the "grind," is Textile City (clothing pickup) to the Vespucci Mask Store. Roughly a 1.8 mile trip each way. Including trips in both directions, obeying traffic laws, properly roleplaying the loading and unloading, as well as occasional traffic at the loading and unloading spots, we're looking at around 8 minutes. For deliveries within the city that are a little bit further from Ocean Docks, we're looking at around 15 minutes. Generally, between 8 - 15 minutes per each delivery. I have myself performed several deliveries that I have timed myself in preparations for this suggestion topic. For the purpose of comprehension and easier understanding, let's put a number somewhere in the middle, which would round up to 12 minutes per delivery. Several other drivers may certainly have times that vary but this topic was made simply from my personal observations. Based on the statistics, it would take an average person: - 1200 minutes (20 hours) to drive a Mule, which as described above would profit around $1620 per delivery. - 3000 minutes (50 hours) to drive a Benson, which as described above would profit around $2025 per delivery. - 6000 minutes (100 hours) to drive a Pounder, which as described above would profit around $2700 per delivery. Now, when you continue looking at another aspect are the sizes of these vehicles. When you compare the two, such as comparing a: - Speedo (5 crates) to a Benson (15 crates); or - Speedo (5 crates) to a Pounder (20 crates), There is a tremendous difference in size between these two vehicles. I think it would be a fair suggestion to increase the size of the major vehicles such as the Benson and Pounder to increase their crate capacity to make it appropriate when it comes to the size of the vehicle and how many crates can fit, as well as the time it takes to obtain the deliveries to have permissions to drive each of those vehicles. My suggestions would be to increase the caps as the following: Speedo - 5 crates Boxville - 12 crates Mule - 18 crates Benson - 24 crates Pounder - 30 crates The numbers would be certainly up for a debate and approval by Nervous. But based on the "research" I did crunching numbers and doing timed runs, I think this would be closer to a "sweet spot" of making the income worth the, sometimes unfortunately, a mindless grind. As well as referencing the actual size of these vehicles. And for people skeptical, I ask that you keep in mind that those are hours of active driving & roleplaying, rather than just standing still in a gas station or store as an attendant. Another thing to keep in mind is the speed of these vehicles. Obviously it will take you less time to complete in a delivery in a Speedo than it would be in a Pounder due to its sheer size, speed, and handling, so the numbers presented above can still fluctuate. 2. Implement bonuses based on miles traveled during a delivery. Currently the majority of deliveries are performed within the city. Unless you work for a company that has a business partner requesting you to deliver to a specific business or you don't have the full knowledge of where all the businesses and loading spots are, most people will pursue the deliveries that will request crates within the closest location to them, shaving off a substantial amount of time, making deliveries in the county, in most cases not as profitable. What about adding a server script that would implement a bonus of X amount of dollars added per X amount of miles traveled while holding cargo? In real life, contractors and companies pay depending on the distance it takes to transport the load. I think it would be common sense to make the payout of a delivery between LS - Paleto Bay higher than a delivery within the city. For example, additional $250 per .25 of a mile traveled if the delivery is over 2 miles. For example. If I have a delivery from Textile City to to Vespucci Mask store, the route itself is around 1.8 miles one way. The pay could remain the same, hopefully with the first suggestion implemented in this topic. However, if I have a delivery from Terminal to Sandy Shores which would be around 5 miles, we can do the following: 0-2 miles (base pay), then the additional 3 times could reward an additional $3000 for 3 miles traveled to offset the time it takes to perform the delivery. And yes, I am aware there is a pickup spot next to Senora Highway and Route 68 for truckers as well for mechanic shops, but this would be an example. 3. Remove the fee on deliveries when you own your vehicle. Although I have not tested it myself, I have asked several others and the answer I received was that if I do deliveries in a vehicle I own, I still get taxed 30% when delivering using my own vehicle, which would be the same amount of me delivering as if I have rented a vehicle from the script. I think there would be a fair amount of people that would also enjoy the aspect of being able to take up further risk such as paying for their own insurance as well as fuel, to be able to have the peace of mind of not having to work for a company but rather be their own boss. In real life, truckers that own their own rigs earn significantly more than truckers working for companies and using fleet vehicles. I would at least expect to be able to keep 100% of the profits I make, and possibly make it even more profitable if I were to purchase a transport vehicle on my own, as well as endure the cost of its maintenance. 4. Implement a license system for script-wise deliveries to avoid further droughts. Over the past weeks, myself and many others have come through times where the simply aren't any deliveries available to be made, making the trucker job impossible to do. That would hurt the business, the driver, the player who choses to develop their character as a trucker, and many more. I think there has been a countless amount of times I have went through forum posts and discussions with people voicing their upset with the current design of the system. I think trucking is popular overall, and since the crate prices have changed, I have noticed a surplus of truck drivers. I am not sure why, as to the profit remains the same like it was before (?), yet the price of crates has proportionately increased with its payout. My suggestion on that would be implementing a license system, here is what I mean by that: In real life (giving an example of the USA), there are trucking license a person must possess before doing legitimate business as a trucker driver. The standard, depending on the state, are CDL licenses. For example, a CDL - A allows you to drive a full truck & trailer, a CDL - B allows you to drive a vehicle such as a Pounder / Benson, and a CDL - C allows you to drive a vehicle such as a Speedo for commercial delivery purposes. These licenses certainly come at a cost, but allow the drivers to invest in themselves creating additional job opportunities. Now, the idea I have had with how it can be implemented in this server would be a possible way of fixing the situation of us not having any deliveries to attend to. Here is what I would suggest: When you go to the DMV, you can purchase a Driver's license, as well as a Taxi license that are driving related. I think it would be interested to implement a CDL License that could be purchased if certain requirements are met. For example, an individual may be able to purchase a CDL license if they complete 250 trucking deliveries. By doing so, it would allow for the driver to do deliveries for scripted locations, such as power plants, airport, train stations, and other buildings that can be landmarks in game, but aren't necessarily accompanied as a business through the servers' script. That would include things such as aircraft components that could be delivered to Los Santos Airport, for example. Which would not require any business, but rather the script so it could keep truckers entertained. Now, a concern with that may arise that people would do simply the script deliveries, rather than business deliveries. And that is a valid point, since this is a RP server and not a trucking server after all. So to change that, I think it would be more fair to implement this for people who have already established themselves as truckers (250 / 500+ deliveries) so it would be used for people that are genuinely 'passionate' about trucking from an IC perspective. Another deterrent for abuse would be to put a price tag. In real life, one can get a CDL license (depending on state, circumstances, company scholarship, and more) for around $5000 - $10,000. We could convert it more into currency on GTA:W, giving a price tag for the license for $50,000, which could be somewhat of an investment. Combining the endless hours of grind, as well as money, it would make it available for people that are actual truckers, rather than just people doing it to kill time and get some quick cash. I have noticed a similar suggestion regarding different license classes in a topic from over a year ago, but I have included it since there has been changes made to it and it would serve a different purpose. Relevant Commands/Items 1. Upgrading crate capacity of trucks. 2. We could use a similar script like in Taxi, that for every 60 minutes of active Roleplay we get $4000. We could do it based on miles, OR for every hour of active driving we could get an additional check. 3. Remove the 30% fee from delivering in your personal vehicle. 4. Implement a license added ad the licensing office and add server-scripted suppliers & buyers for crates. How will it benefit the server? I think trucking is an area that provides people joy as well as a very exciting and immersive experience on roleplay servers. From trucking on several servers myself, I can attest to that and I know many others will do. Trucking has been a hot topic for a while and I think it would be wonderful to implement some major changes to it by making it more immersive and more worthwhile rather than just a grind.

Feature Showcase: Inventory User Interface Overview There has been a demand to make interacting with inventories much easier than it currently does with all the commands you have to use. Therefore we have worked on a new system to get rid of all commands for those who use the Action wheel (X wheel). The old commands will still work for those who prefer to access the inventory by command. Credits to @don for developing the Graphical Interface itself. Credits to @St3fan[NL] for making the back-end work with don's Interface. Features Drag and Drop: With the Drag and Drop system you can sort(order) your items the way you would like to display them in your inventory. You can now also drag items from your own inventory to a vehicle/property or vice versa. While holding CTRL you get a window to specify an amount if you don't want to take/place all items. Action menu: Once you click on an item, you will be given an option to use/consume/equip, give or drop the item. Give Item: Once you have clicked give in the action menu, it will gather a list from near players and give you a menu to select the person and amount of the item you want to give to them. Drop Item: Once you have clicked drop in the action menu, it will show you three options: Drop, Trash or Stash. Drop will allow you to select an amount to drop. Trash will trash the item with it's full amount. Stash will prompt a window to enter a stash description similar as how the command works and stashes the full amount of the said item. Commands /myitems (myinv,inv,inventory,items) - Displays your own inventory. /vehitems (vehinv,vinv,vehinventory,vitems) - Displays your vehicle inventory. /propitems (houseitems,hitems,propertyitems,pinv,propertyinventory) - Displays your property inventory. /showitems - Shows your inventory to another player /frisk - Shows you someone else their inventory (LEO)

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As I walk through the valley of Los Santos of death I take a look at my pockets, and realize there's nothin' left 'Cause I've been walkin' and goofin' so long That even my NPC'd momma thinks that my mind is gone But I ain't never crossed a man that didn't deserve it Me be treated like a punk, you know that's quite heard of Doesn't matter if you watch how you talkin' and where you walkin' 'Cause you and your homies will be character killed I really hate to trip, but I gotta get health points As they croak, I see myself in the pistol smoke particle effects Fool, I'm the kinda G the little homies don't wanna be like On my knees in the night, sayin' prayers to the painting Been spendin' most their lives livin' in the gangsta's paradise x4 Look at the situation I got me facin' I can live a normal life, I was raised by the street And I wanna be down with the hood team Too much Menyoo watchin' got me chasin' dreams I'm an uneducated fool with assets on my mind Got my two hundred grand in my hand and a stick in my eye I'm a loc'd out gangsta, set claimin' banger And my homies is down so don't arouse me Fool, death ain't nothin' but a heart beat away I'm livin' life do or die, what can I say? I'm 18 now, but will I live to see 19? With the way characters age, I don't know Tell me why are we so blind to see That the ones we hurt are you and me? Been spendin' most their lives livin' in the gangsta's paradise x4 Power and the assets, assets and the power Minute after minute, hour after hour Everybody's runnin', but half of them are laggin' It's goin' on in the dimension 0, but I don't know what's loadin' They say I gotta learn, but nobody's here to teach me If they can't understand it, how can they roleplay it? I guess they can't, I guess they won't I guess they frontin' on facebrowser, that's why I know my life is out of luck, fool! Been spendin' most their lives livin' in the gangsta's paradise x4 Tell me why are we so blind to see That the ones we hurt are you and me? Tell me why are we so blind to see That the ones we hurt are you and me?

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Would be cool to see more of the negative sides of the model industry.