In this issue we'll cover up:

• Rule changes and additions
• Important: Steam profile field
• Competitive Team Fortress 2 server
• October Gaming Night

Rule changes and additions

We've made some changes to the clan's rules. The most important rule changes are related to the minimal age of applying and nicknames the members use.

Below are the new rules. They can also be seen here.

1. As a member of the Northern Dawn Heroes clan, you represent our image.

1a. A member of the clan should always use the clan tag; | NDH . This helps other members to recognize you.
1b. Clan members must be active. It is advisable to show up, help out, and have fun each week with the clan. Being active on the forum is also recommended.
1c. If you decide to leave the clan, you should inform us about it by creating a topic on the forum.

2. If you are going to be gone for over 2 weeks, post a message about it on the clan forum.

2a. If you don't show up or post any "I am still alive" messages within 5 weeks, you will be taken off the clan roster.

3. Always treat people fairly and act in a civil and mature way.

3a. Racial and/or sexual comments directed at anyone are not allowed.
3b. If a fellow clan member acts inappropriately, report him/her to the admins or leaders.

4. If you are going to change your Steam name or forum name, you have to announce it in a topic.

4a. This rule does not apply when you are changing your Steam name temporarily.
4b. Temporarily means that your name will be different from the last announced name for less than 24 hours.
4c. This rule does not apply for minor changes, such as adding a clan tag and changing the casing. Other changes, such as adding extra words to your name require an announcement.
4d. Impersonating another person is a bannable offense.

5. We are looking for members at least 15 years of age. However, you can apply if you are younger than 15, but will be required to show you are mature enough for the clan membership.

6. Every clan member should attempt to recruit new people to our clan.

6a. If you're going to ask someone to join the clan, be polite and make sure they have good attitude.

7. VAC (Valve Anti-Cheat) bans are punishable by immediate removal from the clan.

7a. Circumventing a VAC ban by creating a new Steam account will also result in an immediate removal.

8. Do not post/give out links to offensive or illegal material on the website.

9. Do not dig old topics unless your reply is relevant to the topic subject.

These rules are in effect immediately.

Also, we have changed some of the questions an applicant has to answer in the application form. We've dropped the question regarding Battlefield: Heroes and adjusted some of the existing questions.

These are the questions an applicant must answer after the changes:

In-game nickname:
Age:
Gender:
Location:
Why do you want to join Northern Dawn Heroes clan?
How did you find the Northern Dawn Heroes clan?
Previous clan(s) and the reason of leaving:
Are you able to donate money in order to fund the clan's services?
Do you have a MSN account?
Do you have a Xfire account?
Do you have TeamSpeak?
Do you have a microphone/headset?
Do you play Team Fortress 2?
What other multiplayer games do you play?
Have you ever used cheats/hacks in multiplayer games?
How many hours of games do you play a week?
Can you contribute for the clan? If so, how?
Any other information, which is important to know in your opinion:

Hopefully our coding goddess sorts out the application form update as soon as possible.

Important: Steam profile field

We've added a Steam Community profile field in each forum account. We recommend every member to add a link to their Steam Community page. It's not necessary, but helps each other to find a clan member on Steam, if needed.

Anyway, you can add a link to your Steam community page in your personal profile settings.

Competitive Team Fortress 2 server

We have decided to start a server dedicated to our competitive team members. The server has 14 player slots and is located in the Netherlands. It's running the European Team Fortress 2 League configuration. The server is not going to be used for public gaming and it's passworded.

In case you want to add the server to your favourites, here's the IP:
217.18.70.56:27015

The administrators on the competitive server differ from our public servers. The team leaders and a selected member of the competitive team have full administrator access to the server. In addition to that, the clan leaders Bizzie Bear and IJzerenRita are dealing with possible problems concerning the server.

Here's a list of the administrators on the server:

• Bizzie Bear
• IJzerenRita
• Foozy (the 1st team leader)
• Demon_Hunter (1st team member)

We hope that the server will benefit the competitive team and help them practise more.

October Gaming Night

Last but not the least, we're going to hold a Gaming Night in October. This time we're not going to have any kind of official stuff to do, so we will play for fun instead. This is a great chance to meet your clanmates and have fun together!

The event takes place on Friday 30th of October at 7 PM GMT.

The server we will use for this event is the Control Point server: tf2.ndh-clan.com:3010