Competition Running

Running competitions is an important part of contributing to the TIE Corps atmosphere - and also important if you want to earn promotions to Major and above as a CMDR.

Detailed below are instructions regarding submitting competitions for approval, how to structure/award them, and what TIE Corps Command Staff wants for competitions for each promotion.

Submitting a Competition for Approval

• On the Management page of the website, click “Submit a New Competition for Approval.”

Enter the competition name in the first field. Try and come up with something fun but that still clearly illustrates the nature of the competition. Don’t overthink it!

• Choose if your competition will be for just the TIE Corps, or the entire Emperor’s Hammer. If you choose the EH at large, make sure you have knowledge of Secret Order reward options and competition procedures, or reach out to someone who does.

• Select the awards to be won by using the instructions in the TIE Corps Pilot Manual. The merit award section is linked here.
  • For gaming-based competitions, award Iron Stars with Wings. Read that applicable section in the TCPM to decide which tiers to award.
  • For creative-based competitions, award Iron Stars with Ribbons. Read that applicable section in the TCPM to decide which tiers to award.
  • You can also award the Operational Readiness Award to pilots who achieve certain thresholds, if applicable for your competition.

• In the next field, clearly explain what will happen in your competition. Be sure to clearly instruct the participants:
  • who/where to turn items into
  • when the competition runs until
  • any restrictions and specific rules
  • how the winner will be chosen if applicable
  • any other applicable details!

• Select the time in the drop-down menus to run your competition, and then submit for approval!
  • Don’t make the start date closer than a few days so it has time to actually be approved!
  • Try to avoid scheduling your competition during one of the month-long Corps comps!

Running Competitions for Promotions

For each different promotion as CMDR starting with CPT to MAJ, TCCS wants to see competitions run, among many other criteria. An suggested schedule for that is as follows:

• CPT to MAJ - one competition
• MAJ to LC - one BG/fleet-wide competition, or two squadron-wide competitions
• LC to COL - two BG/fleet-wide competitions, or one BG/fleet-wide competition with two squadron-wide competitions
• COL to GN - two very successful/high visibility BG-wide competitions, or two BG-wide competitions with one fleet-wide competition

Those totals are estimates and can be weighed against several other criteria when up for promotion. However, the competition requirement is not often completely superseded by excellent performance elsewhere, so it is important to run some! Have a conversation with your BGCOM for more information or to chat about specific scenarios.