In late 2012, I was given the option of a promotion to a position I would have disliked doing or redundancy. I had worked at this ISP for 6 years as a Product Manager, and decided to take the modest payout and add it to my life-savings in order to commit to growing my channel full-time. Since then, my stream and you, the amazing 42nd community, have grown exponentially.

I am blown away by the overwhelming support of my viewers, moderators, fellow streamers, game developers, friends, and Shannon, my wife and community manager, have shown me over the years – and I look forward to how far we can continue to grow. I couldn’t have made it this far without all of your support and I hope you continue to enjoy my stream, educational focus, fun banter and the great people I surround myself with!

A long time ago I made a YouTube account by the name of Sacriel42, originally I wanted Sacriel but it was already taken. Inspired by Douglas Adam’s The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, I added 42 to my name. YouTube eventually redirected youtube.com/sacriel to youtube.com/sacriel42 but Sacriel42 remained my real channel name.

A few years later, I began streaming because it’s a much more interactive medium, letting me talk to viewers instantly. The day I was partnered on Twitch, we celebrated and I wanted my community to have a name, a title, something cool. I asked my viewers what they wished to be called. As I predominantly play military games, somebody took the “42” out of my youtube channel and said “The 42nd. Like a battalion.” The community named itself October 8th, 2012 and we celebrate that every year as an anniversary.

It is commonly noticed in my channel that my chat is rather calm, mature, interactive and welcoming for a stream holding thousands of viewers. I’m blown away with how funny, interactive, respectful, sincere, warm and welcoming, generous, hilarious and charming you all are. Every day I get messages from various people in the 42nd who have situational, medical, physical or other personal struggles thanking me for creating a place for them to enjoy gaming content, to escape, relax, and feel part of a group that doesn’t judge them. I also have a highly professional moderator team too who quickly grew to be friends and who I’ve met in real life around the world. It’s extremely humbling to be part of such a great community.

So that’s what the 42nd is, my extended family. I couldn’t, and wouldn’t want to do this job without you all.

Gens una sumus. We are all one family.

HOW TO EARN MONTHLY GIVEAWAY TICKETS

42nd Tags reward you just for being a viewer! The longer you watch, the more Tags you earn. See your total by checking the Tags site. You can redeem Tags for entries in our monthly hardware giveaways provided by our sponsors including CORSAIR peripherals, Elgato gear, and Intel products, as well as game keys and occasional surprise items! NO giveaways are sub only and subs do not have a greater chance of winning. All giveaways are globally available unless otherwise stated.

HOW TO EARN TAGS:

• 1 Tag per 10 minutes of stream viewing (Sacriel currently streams 280+ hours a month, meaning you could earn 1680 Tags or more, just by watching!) on browser, mobile, Xbox or PS4 app, but you must ensure you are logged in, connected to Twitch chat and not in fullscreen mode. Pro tip: F11 works if you want fullscreen safely without losing connection to chat and Tags earning!
• Night Owl: 2 Tags per hour for lurking in the channel during offline hours
• Early bird: double earning bonus for the first 60 minutes of every stream (so 12 Tags for that hour)
• EVERYONE earns double Tags on Banner days, once the banner day has triggered until the end of that stream!
• 15 Tags per week for following Sacriel on Twitter (your Twitter account must connect and remain connected to the Tags site for verification)
• One-time immediate bonuses per user account for:
  • 15 Tags for new Twitch Prime Subs
  • 25 Tags for new Tier 1 Subs
  • 40 Tags for new Tier 2 Subs
  • 99 Tags for new Tier 3 Subs
• 60 Tags per week you are subscribed, awarded on the day of the week you subscribed
• 20 Tags per resubscription notification you share in chat (that means as long as you’re subscribed, you earn 280 bonus Tags per month!)
• 25 Tags for each Sub-gift you give – the person receiving the subscription will get the 60 Tags per week that all subscribers receive, and if they upgrade to a Tier 1 Sub before their gift expires they get the one-time 25 Tag bonus

HOW TO ENTER GIVEAWAYS:

• On the Tags site, click “Connect with Twitch” which connects your Twitch account to our Tags system, then select whichever giveaway you wish to enter and click “Redeem”. All Tag redemptions are final.
• Game key giveaways: EoD key OR $150 battlenet credit prizes will be whispered to the winner so they do not need to be in stream to claim – these giveaways are rolled immediately whenever we hit sub milestone increments of 200 on the sub counter. If you choose EOD and you already have a lower tier, it does NOT reset your account if you upgrade! YOU WILL NEED TO ENTER FOR THIS GIVEAWAY AGAIN AFTER EACH MILESTONE IS ROLLED.
• LEDX item in EFT giveaways: We roll these at random points during EFT streams. You MUST claim in chat, already own EFT, and be ready to log into the game to take the LEDX from Sacriel via barter system – to trade for the LEDX please buy a LOW DURABILITY Kirasa as it’s the perfect item that is cheap but doesn’t have a high trade cost. If you cannot immediately meet these requirements we will roll a new winner. YOU NEED TO ENTER AGAIN AFTER EACH ROLL.
• Hardware and any other physical giveaways: All hardware giveaways are rolled at the end of the month – you do not need to be in chat, we will email you to collect your address for shipping.
• 

We roll all giveaways on the final day of each month (or the next closest day if we take the last day of the month off).

If you’d like to see more details on your Tags, then you can log in to our main Tags site where you can also redeem your Tags. When joining the Tags page click the purple Connect to Twitch button to link your Twitch account.

On the Tags page, your available Tags will be visible next to the current Giveaways, reload the page to get a fresh number (see below how to earn tags).

The total number of entries you have for each item will be displayed on the details page.

Extra info on the giveaways:

1. All giveaways are globally available unless otherwise stated in the giveaway item description.
2. If you win hardware or other physical prize, you will be contacted via email for your shipping details and you must respond within 48 hours to claim your prize or we will roll again!
3. All ticket purchases are final and cannot be refunded.
4. Physical prizes typically take 21-40 days to arrive. If you have not received your item after 40 days, please contact shannon@sacriel.tv.
5. Sacriel Entertainment is the promoter of all competitions on the Tags system.

I jam-pack my channel full of perks for viewers who decide to subscribe and spend lots of time developing great features to make the stream more interactive and entertaining. Subscribers on Twitch are given a rank in the 42nd and the benefits that come with that rank.

You can also subscribe from here by clicking on the button below.

Perks of supporting me:

• If you subscribe on Twitch or send PayPal support, I consider you a ranking member of the 42nd. This means you immediately get a colored name in my chat reader and you are assigned a rank according to on your level of support. I spend a lot of my spare time finding ways to celebrate and reward the amazing generosity of the 42nd community – for example we have a community Discord which all ranking members of the 42nd can access. It is packed full of great members of the community who play games and watch the livestream together in the many rooms available.
• There are many ranks in the 42nd, each comes with different benefits as my way of thanking you for your support. Any PayPal gifts given, as well as continuing your Twitch Subscription, stack up together towards your rank. All ranks gain access to the following benefits:
• Access to the official 42nd community Discord!
• Access to community events
• Access to the quote-bot
• My eternal gratitude

Everybody with an active Livestream subscription also receive these additional benefits (provided by Twitch):

• Get your new Loyalty badge from the 42nd and your new rank!
• Evolving loyalty badge next to your name in chat!
• 120 bonus Tags per month!
• Access to the official 42nd community Discord subscriber only room to play with other 42ndmembers! Special giveaways happen here!
• Ability to receive an SMS text message whenever I go live!
• Ability to use my 50 exclusive custom chat emoticons across the whole of Twitch.TV!
• Ability to talk in Subscriber only chat (used during special events such as tournaments)!
• Immunity to slow mode!

Twitch Prime:

Twitch offers benefits for Amazon Prime and Prime Video members in over 200 countries and territories including a free Twitch Subscription to a channel of your choice! *cough* Sub to Sacriel *cough* http://twitchprime.com Need more info? Check this guide: https://help.twitch.tv/customer/portal/articles/2572060-twitch-prime-guide

Subscribers:

The 42nd loyalty badges are inspired by British medals of civilian merit, followed by ascending ranks toward knighthood (the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire). In the UK, these ranks are awarded for notable contributions to culture and community. Similarly, I wish to honour how subscribers become pillars of our community.

PAYPAL Support:

Many people ask if they can make direct PayPal gifts to help support my channel – I have a PayPal link on my page which allows you to help support me in this fashion. PayPal support are greatly appreciated and I show my gratitude to each person by giving them a rank in the 42^nd and the benefits that come with that rank. If you do support live during the livestream your message will appear on screen for everybody to see, it will contain your message; your name and your 42^nd rank (but will NOT display the amount you gifted unless you opt for this). The glorious 42^nd in the livestream will throw up a wall of celebratory emoticons to celebrate your support.

To activate a sound do a cheer with a minimum of 500 cheers and insert the code for the cheer you want anywhere in the message. You can now also use the sounds from the tip system. You can only play one sound at a time.

Here is a couple of examples, one to play the police siren , one to play the Duel of Fates music and one to play the England sound from the tip page.
cheer500 Your stream is so good the [police] is on its way.
cheer200 [duelfates] This is the best music from Star Wars. cheer300
Hello from England! [ENG] cheer500

You can also use our optional animated Cheermotes:

Cheers	Code	Emote
1	sacCheer1
100	sacCheer100
1000	sacCheer1000
5000	sacCheer5000
10000	sacCheer10000

Check Twitter for updates to the schedule!

Sacriel, ShannonZKiller, the Mod Squad, and the whole of the 42nd strive to ensure that this chat and all connected places of conversation (Discord App, etc) are kept a welcoming, non-judgemental, and non-confrontational environment in which everyone is treated with respect, regardless of any characteristic or credence. Our rules are detailed to the best of our ability out of consideration for all chatters, to inform you all and avoid as much confusion as possible. They are extensive but NOT comprehensive – and no one is immune from these rules. We are all held accountable. Gens Una Sumus. We are all one family.

• Respect EVERYONE and KEEP IT CLASSY! No Racism/Sexism/Homophobia/Rape jokes or other hate-based speech. This offense we take seriously and may perma-ban without warning. Also, there is a difference between rude negativity on any topic and constructive opinions. Please be mindful of this, and act like a gentleman/lady. WE FOLLOW WHEATON’S LAW.
• NEVER ask why you or another viewer were timed out in chat. Simply read the chat rules during your timeout and when your timeout ends, continue chatting as if it never happened. It was just a few minutes. It ain’t no thang.
• “I was just joking” is not an excuse if you take a comment or question or insult too far. Further to this, saying “Kappa” doesn’t make being really rude or offensive ok.
• All controversial topics are not appropriate here. This is a place to chill, have a laugh, and be entertained. It’s our positive, happy place! It is NOT a place to discuss politics, war, moral issues, patriotism/anti-patriotism, religion, piracy, drugs, tragic or heated issues in the news, etc, or any argumentative and pointless topic (really, arguing in a gaming chat is the most pointless of pastimes). Further, ad block is NOT an appropriate topic – any promotion of things that undermine Sacriel’s livelihood are not welcome.
• Spoilers. Posting any kind of spoiler (true, false or jokes) will get you timed out or banned depending on the severity of the spoiler.
• Do not ask for or share server info. Sacriel doesn’t share it and would appreciate that even if you know the server he’s on, you also do not share it. Thanks!
• English language We love interacting with our viewers but we only speak English, so please try to keep conversations in English! Thanks for understanding.
• Please do not spam or type in all caps. 42ndBot lurks and automatically deletes all caps messages without warning and repeated abuse will earn you a timeout.
• No arguing with the moderators. At all. This includes being disrespectful in chat. The mods work hard and are diligent in enforcing these rules fairly across all of chat. If you have a problem, Whisper LordBoogzor.
• No links allowed. We only allow links of clips from Sacriels channel. Any other links are only for moderators and 42ndBot-verified chat regulars. The Mod team picks the regulars. Please don’t ask to be a regular.
• No advertising anything (another channel, website, YouTube, etc) without direct permission from Sacriel or the mod team.
• Stream sniping (and extreme cases of stream stalking aka finding me in-game as a friendly) can be a bannable offence. When Sacriel does a subscriber event or invite people to tag along, that is when it is appropriate to join him in a game. Thank you for respecting this!
• Do not beg/ask for games or Twitch subscriptions to be gifted to you. Doing so will get your message removed from chat. Repeatedly asking will get you longer timeouts.

I am truly grateful for all your support as it’s made so large and strong a community that we are able to work with such amazing companies this closely. I’ve used and trusted these brands for many years and highly recommend them. You can see what items I use here: PC Specs. If you are interested in sponsoring Sacriel send him an email at sacriel@opg.tv

These sponsorships also provide awesome monthly giveaways for you! Learn more about how our giveaways work here: Giveaways.

Sacriel has teamed up with powerhouse Intel to ensure the best gaming experience possible. Intel provide i7 processors for our monthly giveaways! http://intel.co.uk/gaming

Sacriel has partnered up with CORSAIR, which produces high quality computer hardware and peripherals. CORSAIR generously provide peripherals for giveaways each month! http://www.corsair.com/

 

Elgato has joined the wonderful lineup of sponsors! Sacriel has used the Elgato streaming tools since they first launched and is proud to work with them officially! Check out Elgato’s streaming and recording solutions here: https://www.elgato.com/en

Sacriel is now sponsored by ViewSonic! Check out their new Elite series: https://bit.ly/2r2FENP They sent me the first in this new series, the ELITE XG27! The monitor and stand are designed to be more minimalistic and neutral for gamers who prefer a quieter design, and this series will be focusing on this design philosophy. ViewSonic has a collection of physical features called ELITE Design Enhancements (EDE), which includes the headphone hook, mouse bungee, sight shields, and ELITE RGB. For the panel, they are employing the latest in IPS technology with LG’s 1ms (GtG) response time and IPS Nano Color – to achieve a 98% DCI-P3 color gamut and the panel is overclockable to 165Hz. The stand is equipped with a full range of ergonomics (swivel, height adjustable, pivot, tilt). It includes a G-SYNC module for enthusiast gamers that value features like variable overdrive and ULMB. Click the link to learn more or get your own!

 

 

 

• Where are you from?
  Originally from Derbyshire, but now we live in the Cotswold District, England.
• How old are you?
  35
• How old is Shannon?
  35
• Where is Shannon from?
  British Columbia, Canada.
• What is Shannon’s channels and twitter?
  Twitch: www.twitch.tv/shannonzkiller
  Youtube: www.youtube.com/shannonzkiller
  Twitter: www.twitter.com/shannonzkiller
  Instagram: www.instagram.com/shannonzkiller
  Go follow and subscribe!
• How did you guys meet?
  They met in Chris’ twitch chat. Shannon was one of his first moderators.
• What is Sacriel’s business email?
  sacriel@opg.tv
• What is the 42nd?
  The 42nd comes from Chris’ YouTube name Sacriel42. When the community here started to get bigger we chose to call ourselves the 42nd. Read more here: http://sacriel.tv/the-42nd/
• Do you have a PO-Box?
  Not at this time.
• Do you have a voice server?
  Yes. Follow this link to join: https://discord.gg/sacriel
• What is your PC Specs?
  You can find Sacriel’s PC specs here: sacriel.tv/pcspecs
• What is your internet speed?
  80 Mbps down and 20 Mbps up.
• How long have you been streaming?
  Chris has been streaming since the summer of 2012.
• How did you get the name Sacriel?
  This highlight explains it.
• How long have you been playing DayZ?
  From the release of the DayZ Mod back in 2012.
• How many hours do you have in DayZ
  Over 3000 hours in Standalone and countless hours in DayZ Mod.
• How did you meet Dean Hall?
  Chris met Dean at PAX east 2013 when Shannon arranged a DayZ content creator dinner that Dean hosted. Dean had been playing Civilization 5 and other games with Shannon for a couple months before that time.
• How do I enter the giveaways?
  To be part of the giveaway just follow Sacriel on Twitch, and watch the stream. For more information: http://sacriel.tv/giveaways/
• What does Gens Una Sumus mean?
  We are one family!
• Whats with the Cabbage?
  Cabbage is a joke that started when Sacriel played BF1. He said savage every time he got a good kill… then he messed up royally and didn’t know what to say so he said cabbage.
  Example fail https://www.twitch.tv/videos/125261958
• What do you use to stream?
  O.B.S. Open Broadcast Software: https://obsproject.com/
• I like your overlay. Can I use it?
  Chris has custom overlays. They are for his channel only. Thanks for the appreciation!
• What music do you play during your streams?
  Pegboard Nerds – Hero (For big hosts and raids)
  Noisestorm – Breakdown VIP (For victories)
  PIXL – Sugar Rush (For support trains)
  Custom sound (Lurkers salute)
  Nitro Fun – Soldiers (Intro)
  Root Kit – Real Love (Intermission)
  Scott Tobin – Squad Soundtrack – Lost Squad (Intermission)
  Les Twins Playlist (Intermission) Tree Level (most played)
  Naruto soundtrack (For Honor background music)
  Game of Thrones soundtrack (For Honor background music)
  Apxllo Playlist (Intro, Intermission and stream ending)
  Stream Starting/Hype playlist
  Stream ending playlist
  thehubbinator – Gifted Subscription Fanfare
• Where can I find info about the chat ranks, banners, support flags and custom sounds?
  Info about these topics can be found here: http://sacriel.tv/flags-chat-rank-system/
• Where can I find the info for the cheers sound options?
  The cheer support page lists all the sounds: http://sacriel.tv/cheersboard/
• Who made your emotes?
  Most are made by iilucreative, but some are made by GeersArt and Vixing.
• Who made all your art?
  The channel art is made by Jess from menidae.com
• Where can I find the rules for the chat?
  The rules are posted here: http://sacriel.tv/rules
• What sniper books do you recommend?
  Sniper Training FM 23-10
  Marine Sniper: 93 Confirmed Kills

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PC Specs:
 Built by 8-Pack via Overclockers UK

• CPU: Intel® Core™ i9-9900K Processor (16M Cache, up to 5.00 GHz)
• Motherboard: Gigabyte Aorus Xtreme Z390
• Video Card: NVIDIA RTX 2080 Ti
• Memory: Gigabyte Aorus 16gb DDR 3200MHz
• Case: Phanteks Enthoo Elite Super Tower Case
• SSD: Intel® Optane™ SSD 905P Series
• CPU Cooler: Custom loop with 480 mm radiator.
• GPU Cooler: Custom loop with 480 mm radiator.
• Capture card: Elgato 4K60 PRO Capture Card
• PSU: Silverstone Strider 1100W Plus Titanium
• OS: Windows 10 Home 64-bit
• Monitors: ViewSonic Elite XG27
• Mouse: CORSAIR M65 PRO RGB FPS Gaming Mouse — Black (EU) DPI = 1800
• Keyboard: CORSAIR K70 RGB MK.2 Low Profile Mechanical Gaming Keyboard — CHERRY® MX Low Profile Red *
• Headset: CORSAIR VIRTUOSO RGB WIRELESS High-Fidelity Gaming Headset — Carbon Settings: Stereo with Competitive FPS EQ.
• Headset stand: CORSAIR ST100 RGB Headset Stand
• Mousepad: CORSAIR MM300 Anti-Fray Cloth Gaming Mouse Pad — Extended
• Webcam: Logitech HD Pro Webcam C920
• Stream tool: Elgato Stream Deck
• Greenscreen: Elgato Greenscreen Kit
• Router: NETGEAR Nighthawk X10 Wireless Router

Audio setup:

• Sacriel uses a Rode nt1-a mic and a Helicon GoXLR.

Chair:

• Sacriel uses a Corsair T2 Road Warrior in black. Corsair T2 in all black.

Desk:

• Custom made from reclaimed pallet boards, locally sourced in the UK and made by a family business: https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/PalletBrighton

Mini Fridge:

• Shout-out to Red Bull for providing the Red Bull mini fridge!

Consoles:

• PlayStation 4 PRO

Intel filmed behind the scenes in Sacriels life!

Check out his Instagram for the Office tour

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Behind the scenes of my office, part 1/4. See any art or memorabilia that you recognise? Share below! . . . . . . #sacriel #twitch #intel #corsair #elgato #officetour #office #gaming #gaminglife #overclockers #behindthescenes #officeinspo #gamingroom #mancave

A post shared by Sacriel (@sacriel42) on Nov 14, 2019 at 8:33am PST

*Sacriel is using RDFG as his movement keys in most games so he can have access to more keys to the left on the keyboard. https://clips.twitch.tv/HappyFreezingBaconPRChase

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• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sacriel42/
• Youtube: http://youtube.com/sacriel
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/Sacriel42
• Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/sacriel42/
• Steam Community: https://steamcommunity.com/groups/Sacriels42nd

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