Union Space Corps - Revision history

M88youngling at 22:28, 29 January 2025

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	{{Fixed Clan Infobox 3\|title1 = \|image1 = USC 2.png\|name = \|government_type = \|population = \|tech_level = \|style = \|date_formed = November 2021\|date_ended = \|leader(s) = *Minister of Technology:		{{Fixed Clan Infobox 3\|title1 = \|image1 = USC 2.png\|name = \|government_type = \|population = \|tech_level = \|style = \|date_formed = November 2021\|date_ended = \|leader(s) = *Minister of Technology:
	**~~ShadowLeviathan~~		**Zaprit
	*USC Star Commander:		*USC Chief Star Commander:
	**~~PorkchopGMX~~		**Fetetra
	*~~vilijur~~\|member(s) = \|motto = \|caption1 = \|total_population =Ranking Members: 583		*USC Star Commander
	*Cadets: 129		*PorkchopGMX\|member(s) = \|motto = \|caption1 = \|total_population = \|average_population = \|preceded_by = \|succeeded_by = \|co-leader(s) = Senior Support Technicians
	Enlisted: 308 \|average_population = \|preceded_by = \|succeeded_by = \|co-leader(s) = ~~Starblazers:~~		**uhwot
	**~~Salamni~~		**sudokoko
	**~~ButterflyDreams~~		**kubackagoomba
	**~~Kairos~~		**salamni\|notable_member(s) = }}The Union Space Corps is a branch of the [[LittleBigPlanet Union]] [https://www.lbpunion.com/technology Ministry of Technology] with the mission of beta testing and operating the Union's [[Project Lighthouse]] custom LittleBigPlanet server. It is the largest division of the LBP Union with hundreds of members.
	**~~indo2042~~\|notable_member(s) = }}The Union Space Corps is a branch of the [[LittleBigPlanet Union]] [https://www.lbpunion.com/technology Ministry of Technology] with the mission of beta testing and operating the Union's [[Project Lighthouse]] custom LittleBigPlanet server. It is the largest division of the LBP Union with hundreds of members.
	==History==		==History==
	The idea behind the Union Space Corps was first conceived by former Minister of Foreign Affairs [[CCSocalGamer]] in several now-inaccessible NationStates factbooks sometime around or before 2017. The concept behind the USC was that it would serve as the Union's military arm in outer space. However, the idea has since been repurposed to focus on the Union's custom LittleBigPlanet server.		The idea behind the Union Space Corps was first conceived by former Minister of Foreign Affairs [[CCSocalGamer]] in several now-inaccessible NationStates factbooks sometime around or before 2017. The concept behind the USC was that it would serve as the Union's military arm in outer space. However, the idea has since been repurposed to focus on the Union's custom LittleBigPlanet server.
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	=== Increase in Enrollment Rate ===		=== Increase in Enrollment Rate ===
	On August 27th, Star Commander Turecross321 made the decision to increase the Union Space Corps cadet enrollment rate to 60 users per weekend.<ref>https://discord.com/channels/354122111503171586/911651079387762698/1012979900728225802</ref> PorkchopGMX, after being promoted to chief star commander on October 8th, ~~has~~ planned to increase the enrollment rate to 80 cadets per weekend. This ~~will~~ first ~~impact~~ the October 15th enrollment.<ref>https://discord.com/channels/354122111503171586/911651686320336946/1028320672662954004</ref>		On August 27th, Star Commander Turecross321 made the decision to increase the Union Space Corps cadet enrollment rate to 60 users per weekend.<ref>https://discord.com/channels/354122111503171586/911651079387762698/1012979900728225802</ref> PorkchopGMX, after being promoted to chief star commander on October 8th, planned to increase the enrollment rate to 80 cadets per weekend. This first impacted the October 15th enrollment.<ref>https://discord.com/channels/354122111503171586/911651686320336946/1028320672662954004</ref>

	On November 5th, Turecross321 resigned as Star Commander.<ref>https://discord.com/channels/354122111503171586/911651686320336946/1038606099751899208</ref>		On November 5th, Turecross321 resigned as Star Commander.<ref>https://discord.com/channels/354122111503171586/911651686320336946/1038606099751899208</ref>
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	=== Operation Hydra ===		=== Operation Hydra ===
	On February 18th, 2023, The USC yet again began ~~a stress test which would be the last~~ private beta stress testing.		On February 18th, 2023, The USC yet again began its final round of private beta stress testing.

	=== Public Beta/Operation Daredevil ===		=== Public Beta/Operation Daredevil ===
	[[File:Lighthousetower.png\|thumb\|440x440px\|A picture of the Lighthouse after the public beta announcement.]]		[[File:Lighthousetower.png\|thumb\|440x440px\|A picture of the Lighthouse after the public beta announcement.]]
	At the special announcement at February 19th, 2023, Public beta would be available at March 6th, 2023 with the public patching channels (Ground School) becoming available at February 25th, 2023.		At the special announcement at February 19th, 2023, Public beta would be available at March 6th, 2023 with the public patching channels (Ground School) becoming available at February 25th, 2023.

			=== Present Day ===
			Since Beacon went public, LBP Union has never fully declared the public beta of Project Lighthouse complete. Today, the Union Space Corps continues to provide patching support for Beacon users and helps ensure that its operations run smoothly.

	==Structure==		==Structure==
	The Union Space Corps is organized similarly to other teams within the current LBP ~~Union, having a hierarchal three rank system. However, the scale of this branch is far greater than in other areas of the~~ Union.		The Union Space Corps is organized similarly to other teams within the current LBP Union.
	===Ranks===		===Ranks (2021-2023)===
	~~Members~~ of the Union Space Corps ~~are~~ organized into the following ranks,		During private beta, members of the Union Space Corps were organized into the following ranks,

	# '''Star Commander:''' chief of the beta testing program. Takes responsibility for cadet enrollment, promoting new Starblazers, and making decisions that dictate the direction of the USC. Advises the Minister of Technology and coordinates with Research and Development leadership. This administrative team is spearheaded by the chief star commander.		# '''Star Commander:''' chief of the beta testing program. Takes responsibility for cadet enrollment, promoting new Starblazers, and making decisions that dictate the direction of the USC. Advises the Minister of Technology and coordinates with Research and Development leadership. This administrative team is spearheaded by the chief star commander.
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	[[File:Wip elevator.png\|600x600px]]		[[File:Wip elevator.png\|600x600px]]

	''A work in progress model of what the USC space elevator might look like in LBP3.''		''A work in progress model of what the USC space elevator might look like in LBP3.''

			=== Present Day Structure ===
			Today, the Union Space Corps has simplified greatly since the process of enrollment was deemed obsolete. The USC now follows this general structure:

			# Chief Star Commander
			# Star Commander
			# Senior Support Technician
			# Support Technician
			# Junior Support Technician

	===Trivia ===		===Trivia ===
	If comparing the Union Space Corps' number of ranked members to other clans like Khorne Empire and Knights of Valor, it would have the largest verified population of all time.<ref>[[Polarlab's Clan Census]]</ref>		During private beta comparing the Union Space Corps' number of ranked members to other clans like Khorne Empire and Knights of Valor, it would have had the largest verified population of all time.<ref>[[Polarlab's Clan Census]]</ref>
	[[Category:Union Branches]]		[[index.php?title=Category:Union Branches]]
	<references />{{LBPUNavbox}}		<references />{{LBPUNavbox}}

imported>SamuraiEzoiar at 16:28, 22 June 2023

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	If comparing the Union Space Corps' number of ranked members to other clans like Khorne Empire and Knights of Valor, it would have the largest verified population of all time.<ref>[[Polarlab's Clan Census]]</ref>		If comparing the Union Space Corps' number of ranked members to other clans like Khorne Empire and Knights of Valor, it would have the largest verified population of all time.<ref>[[Polarlab's Clan Census]]</ref>
	[[Category:Union Branches]]		[[Category:Union Branches]]
	<references />{{~~LBPUnavbox~~}}		<references />{{LBPUNavbox}}

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	On January 22nd, 2023, the USC conducted a stress test of Beacon. This resulted in significant downtime due to a rate limiting issue that was [https://www.lbpunion.com/post/project-lighthouse-operation-purge-2 documented in a blog post.] The vulnerabilities have yet to be patched.		On January 22nd, 2023, the USC conducted a stress test of Beacon. This resulted in significant downtime due to a rate limiting issue that was [https://www.lbpunion.com/post/project-lighthouse-operation-purge-2 documented in a blog post.] The vulnerabilities have yet to be patched.

	=== ~~Future~~ Public Beta ===		=== Operation Hydra ===
	~~The Union Space Corps plans to open Beacon for~~ public beta ~~testing~~ at ~~a later date. An approximate timeline is not yet~~ available.		On February 18th, 2023, The USC yet again began a stress test which would be the last private beta stress testing.

			=== Public Beta/Operation Daredevil ===
			[[File:Lighthousetower.png\|thumb\|440x440px\|A picture of the Lighthouse after the public beta announcement.]]
			At the special announcement at February 19th, 2023, Public beta would be available at March 6th, 2023 with the public patching channels (Ground School) becoming available at February 25th, 2023.

	==Structure==		==Structure==

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	# '''Surveyor:''' scouts may be promoted to this rank if they are observed to be exceptionally helpful at advising cadets on how to setup and connect to Lighthouse.		# '''Surveyor:''' scouts may be promoted to this rank if they are observed to be exceptionally helpful at advising cadets on how to setup and connect to Lighthouse.
	# '''Scout:''' the base rank of the Union Space Corps, these are beta testers who have successfully connected to Lighthouse and are able to play and create on the instance. They are encouraged to help cadets get connected as well.		# '''Scout:''' the base rank of the Union Space Corps, these are beta testers who have successfully connected to Lighthouse and are able to play and create on the instance. They are encouraged to help cadets get connected as well.
	# '''Cadet:''' these are USC beta testers in training who have not yet connected to Lighthouse.		# '''Cadet:''' these are USC beta testers in training who have not yet connected to Lighthouse. There are six active cadet groups.
	# '''Enlisted:''' these are Union Citizens who have volunteered for the Union Space Corps but have not yet been selected for beta testing.		##'''Mobius:''' One of the original three cadet groups and the first cadet group.
			##'''Mage:''' One of the original three cadet groups.
			##'''Aurora:''' One of the original three cadet groups.
			##'''Centauri:''' The Centauri group is one of the three newer cadet groups from February 11th
			##'''Aether:''' The Aether group is one of the three newer cadet groups from February 11th
			##'''Gryphus:''' The Gryphus group is one of the three newer cadet groups from February 11th
			##'''Grabacr:''' A cadet group with the purpose of testing the newer account registration.
			#'''Enlisted:''' these are Union Citizens who have volunteered for the Union Space Corps but have not yet been selected for beta testing.

	==== Enlistment ====		====Enlistment====
	The Union's instance of Lighthouse is not ready to accept public account creation just yet, so the only way to onboard beta testers is to manually create their accounts and add roles to them individually on the Union's Discord server. This is a tedious process that is difficult to do in large numbers. On March 1st, 2022, the Union Space Corps began accepting enlistment from citizens from the LBP Union Discord. Members with the citizen role could volunteer to join the beta testing effort by clicking on a reaction on Discord in the #settings channel. Every week since March, the Space Corps has been taking ten randomly selected enlistees from the waitlist. These selected enlistees become USC Cadets.		The Union's instance of Lighthouse is not ready to accept public account creation just yet, so the only way to onboard beta testers is to manually create their accounts and add roles to them individually on the Union's Discord server. This is a tedious process that is difficult to do in large numbers. On March 1st, 2022, the Union Space Corps began accepting enlistment from citizens from the LBP Union Discord. Members with the citizen role could volunteer to join the beta testing effort by clicking on a reaction on Discord in the #settings channel. Every week since March, the Space Corps has been taking ten randomly selected enlistees from the waitlist. These selected enlistees become USC Cadets.

	==== Ground School ====		====Ground School====
	Before becoming full USC Scouts, cadets must learn how to set up their system to connect to Lighthouse through a system called Ground School. This may be either through real PlayStation 3 or PlayStation Vita hardware or they may use an emulator like RPCS3. An instance admin such as an LBP Union Protector or R&D Lead Developer must create the accounts of the new cadets via the Lighthouse admin panel. They distribute the temporary passwords to the cadets as well so that they can sign in and set their own password.		Before becoming full USC Scouts, cadets must learn how to set up their system to connect to Lighthouse through a system called Ground School. This may be either through real PlayStation 3 or PlayStation Vita hardware or they may use an emulator like RPCS3. An instance admin such as an LBP Union Protector or R&D Lead Developer must create the accounts of the new cadets via the Lighthouse admin panel. They distribute the temporary passwords to the cadets as well so that they can sign in and set their own password.

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	''A work in progress model of what the USC space elevator might look like in LBP3.''		''A work in progress model of what the USC space elevator might look like in LBP3.''

	=== Trivia ===		===Trivia ===
	If comparing the Union Space Corps' number of ranked members to other clans like Khorne Empire and Knights of Valor, it would have the largest verified population of all time.<ref>[[Polarlab's Clan Census]]</ref>		If comparing the Union Space Corps' number of ranked members to other clans like Khorne Empire and Knights of Valor, it would have the largest verified population of all time.<ref>[[Polarlab's Clan Census]]</ref>
	[[Category:Union Branches]]		[[Category:Union Branches]]
	<references />{{LBPUnavbox}}		<references />{{LBPUnavbox}}

M88youngling at 20:17, 23 January 2023

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	*USC Star Commander:		*USC Star Commander:
	**PorkchopGMX		**PorkchopGMX
	*vilijur\|member(s) = \|motto = \|caption1 = \|total_population =Ranking Members: ~~508~~		*vilijur\|member(s) = \|motto = \|caption1 = \|total_population =Ranking Members: 583
	*Cadets: ~~120~~		*Cadets: 129
	Enlisted: ~~324~~ \|average_population = \|preceded_by = \|succeeded_by = \|co-leader(s) = Starblazers:		Enlisted: 308 \|average_population = \|preceded_by = \|succeeded_by = \|co-leader(s) = Starblazers:
	**Salamni		**Salamni
	**ButterflyDreams		**ButterflyDreams
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	However, on November 19th, Star Commander Vilijur was locked out of her account after sending cadets their temporary passwords for Beacon. This resulted in Star Command shifting to a Discord ticket system to receive user email addresses to email them the necessary account information.<ref>https://discord.com/channels/354122111503171586/911651686320336946/1043643079376244927</ref>		However, on November 19th, Star Commander Vilijur was locked out of her account after sending cadets their temporary passwords for Beacon. This resulted in Star Command shifting to a Discord ticket system to receive user email addresses to email them the necessary account information.<ref>https://discord.com/channels/354122111503171586/911651686320336946/1043643079376244927</ref>

			=== Operation 8492 ===
			In late December, 2022, the USC began secretly testing a new registration method that uses NPTickets instead of IP authentication. This involved a secret cadet group called Grabacr and required that Beacon be made open to the public in secret. Starguard assisted in blocking unauthorized users from connecting. The operation was cut short on January 3rd after the mission was leaked by a Scout.

			==== Operation Purge 2 ====
			On January 22nd, 2023, the USC conducted a stress test of Beacon. This resulted in significant downtime due to a rate limiting issue that was [https://www.lbpunion.com/post/project-lighthouse-operation-purge-2 documented in a blog post.] The vulnerabilities have yet to be patched.

	=== Future Public Beta ===		=== Future Public Beta ===

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	=== Operation Mimic ===		=== Operation Mimic ===
			[[File:Operationmimicdiscord.png\|thumb\|242x242px\|The entire ''Operation Mimic'' channel shown only to 105 volunteers.]]
	Operation Mimic was a test of a new verification system created by LBPU R&D Lead Developer Slendy. Testing began on November 12th, 2022 using a personal instance of Lighthouse run by Slendy (codenamed 'BRUH'). Initially classified, the operation has since become declassified after its conclusion on November 18th. 105 USC Scouts volunteered for the mission. The mission was kicked off by a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CEMFrH9h-c PowerPoint video] published privately by m88youngling.		Operation Mimic was a test of a new verification system created by LBPU R&D Lead Developer Slendy. Testing began on November 12th, 2022 using a personal instance of Lighthouse run by Slendy (codenamed 'BRUH'). Initially classified, the operation has since become declassified after its conclusion on November 18th. 105 USC Scouts volunteered for the mission. The mission was kicked off by a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CEMFrH9h-c PowerPoint video] published privately by m88youngling.

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	If comparing the Union Space Corps' number of ranked members to other clans like Khorne Empire and Knights of Valor, it would have the largest verified population of all time.<ref>[[Polarlab's Clan Census]]</ref>		If comparing the Union Space Corps' number of ranked members to other clans like Khorne Empire and Knights of Valor, it would have the largest verified population of all time.<ref>[[Polarlab's Clan Census]]</ref>
	[[Category:Union Branches]]		[[Category:Union Branches]]
			<references />{{LBPUnavbox}}

M88youngling at 13:05, 22 November 2022

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	Several beta testers expressed concern about the possibility of RPCN users snatching accounts on the instance before longtime PSN users could register an account. As of yet, this issue has not yet been fully addressed, but it has been agreed that in the case of a dispute, a server administrator would need to resolve the issue manually. It has been suggested that the LBP Union would give preference to the PSN user over the RPCN user where possible, or whichever of the two accounts are older.		Several beta testers expressed concern about the possibility of RPCN users snatching accounts on the instance before longtime PSN users could register an account. As of yet, this issue has not yet been fully addressed, but it has been agreed that in the case of a dispute, a server administrator would need to resolve the issue manually. It has been suggested that the LBP Union would give preference to the PSN user over the RPCN user where possible, or whichever of the two accounts are older.

	==== Future Public Beta ====		=== Holiday 2022 Enrollment Pause ===
			On November 15th, Lead Protector m88youngling announced that the Union Space Corps would be pausing enrollment until January to give USC Star Command time to rest and focus on exams and school. The last enrollment of the year took place on November 18th. Aurora Cadets in this enrollment were given extra time to connect.<ref>https://discord.com/channels/354122111503171586/651235130534395962/1042076942083555409</ref><ref>https://discord.com/channels/354122111503171586/651235130534395962/1043357356169367562</ref>

			However, on November 19th, Star Commander Vilijur was locked out of her account after sending cadets their temporary passwords for Beacon. This resulted in Star Command shifting to a Discord ticket system to receive user email addresses to email them the necessary account information.<ref>https://discord.com/channels/354122111503171586/911651686320336946/1043643079376244927</ref>

			=== Future Public Beta ===
	The Union Space Corps plans to open Beacon for public beta testing at a later date. An approximate timeline is not yet available.		The Union Space Corps plans to open Beacon for public beta testing at a later date. An approximate timeline is not yet available.

M88youngling: Declassification of Operation Mimic

2022-11-19T20:58:56Z

Declassification of Operation Mimic

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	=== Operation Mimic ===		=== Operation Mimic ===
	Operation Mimic ~~is an ongoing confidential operation started~~ on November 12th, 2022. ~~This~~ mission ~~will test~~ a new ~~feature of~~ Project Lighthouse ~~and will be declassified at~~ a ~~later date~~. 105 USC ~~Scouts~~ has ~~volunteered for~~ the ~~mission~~.		Operation Mimic was a test of a new verification system created by LBPU R&D Lead Developer Slendy. Testing began on November 12th, 2022 using a personal instance of Lighthouse run by Slendy (codenamed 'BRUH'). Initially classified, the operation has since become declassified after its conclusion on November 18th. 105 USC Scouts volunteered for the mission. The mission was kicked off by a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CEMFrH9h-c PowerPoint video] published privately by m88youngling.

			The tool, Union Verifier, requires users who register a new account with Project Lighthouse to prove that they own the account they are attempting to register. If they are using a PSN account, they must add a particular code to their account's About Me section generated by the website. If they are using the RPCS3 emulator, they must add a particular RPCN user as a friend. The need for Union Verifier grew as concerns rose about user impersonation.

			Operation Mimic revealed that the new verification system worked as expected, with 40 of the 105 volunteers submitting a survey on the verification tool's performance.

			[[File:Op Mimic Time to Register.png]]

			One important question of the survey was "were you able to register an account that you didn't own?" Out of the forty users who submitted surveys, only two claimed to have verified an account that wasn't theirs. When asked for further details, one of the two respondents responded, "I don’t know what any of this means so I’m putting positive stuff." Thus, this response was invalidated by USC Star Command. The other respondent did not elaborate further, meaning that no useful information about a potential vulnerability is known as of yet.

			Several beta testers expressed concern about the possibility of RPCN users snatching accounts on the instance before longtime PSN users could register an account. As of yet, this issue has not yet been fully addressed, but it has been agreed that in the case of a dispute, a server administrator would need to resolve the issue manually. It has been suggested that the LBP Union would give preference to the PSN user over the RPCN user where possible, or whichever of the two accounts are older.

	==== Future Public Beta ====		==== Future Public Beta ====

M88youngling: Population

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Population

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	*USC Star Commander:		*USC Star Commander:
	**PorkchopGMX		**PorkchopGMX
	*vilijur\|member(s) = \|motto = \|caption1 = \|total_population =Ranking Members: ~~466~~		*vilijur\|member(s) = \|motto = \|caption1 = \|total_population =Ranking Members: 508
	*Cadets: ~~140~~		*Cadets: 120
	Enlisted: ~~276~~ \|average_population = \|preceded_by = \|succeeded_by = \|co-leader(s) = Starblazers:		Enlisted: 324 \|average_population = \|preceded_by = \|succeeded_by = \|co-leader(s) = Starblazers:
	**Salamni		**Salamni
	**ButterflyDreams		**ButterflyDreams