The Stryker

Hello and thanks for applying. Unfortunately, we are denying your application due to a number of concerns. This section needs to discuss self-preservation more, and talk about how an IPC character can learn information and evolve beyond their programming and original purpose. It can also talk about their treatment in certain areas of the setting. GYURZA sees a lot of combat service but the application fails to discuss where they were built and where they were deployed, thus missing crucial details of why they were treated well even in a megacorporation notorious for its harsh treatment of IPCs. The character could be fleshed out more by talking about why it behaves the way it does - why is it obsessed with weaponry? Does it care about death? What sort of treatment does it receive from its human handlers? These are questions that need to be considered with a backstory. Overall, the character's military past is unfeasible for an application and we recommend starting over with a new, less conflict-focused character.

Hi, thanks for applying! Just some concerns for the application. Could you expand on this section a bit more? How would an IPC learn something such as social behavior? 11 years is a long time for a shell to be alive? How has their worldview shifted from when they were first built? Additionally, although the backstory provides sufficient detail as to the conditions of their life, how do Itzcoatl behave? What's its personality like? What brings this character to the Horizon?

Hi, thanks for applying! You mentioned that IPCs never do things without a reason. Could you describe how an IPC might learn certain behaviors? How do they take things from certain cultures? Alright, there's a lot to unpack here. One thing I suppose is why would RS4-Chukar engage in an affair with his wife? Where did Chukar pick up the idea for romantic love? Why did Chukar engage despite knowing the consequences? How did the affair affect Chukar, both during and after it ended? In general, I would say that 9 years with the family has huge impacts on the character, and the way it ended was especially abrupt, so the effects should be discussed more. How does RS4-Chukar behave? What are their mannerisms like? Additionally, what is Chukar's current occupation? What does Chukar believe in? Is this belief informed by their production as an Elyran shell?

Hi, thanks for applying! The ruling exists primarily because Konyanger culture and Konyanger IPCs prioritize integration of IPCs into society. Could you expand a bit more on this? How are IPC brains more logical than human brains? What are some examples of discrimination that IPCs face? What made Luo lean on an anti-corporate focus, especially in the highly hierarchical society of Konyang? What drove them to spotlight the Trinary Perfection in their content? How does Luo reconcile their anti-corporate past with getting a job with the SCC? How has this affected the content they create?

Could you describe how CH-3FFFF behaves in a number of scenarios, such as their day to day routine? How about interacting with other people?

Hi, thanks for applying! You mentioned that IPCs have different ways of communicating, or are inept at social cues. Can you provide some examples, especially in the case of your character? Could you expand a bit more on their time before they were sold? Their early surroundings could have informed their initial perceptions of life.

The position of the Synth Team on this is that Hazels are products that are bought and sold. If you buy a car and give it a new paintjob, change out the engine, adds a spoiler, what have you, it isn't the same car components-wise, but that doesn't stop you from calling it a Toyota, etc. Copyright would only kick in if someone else were manufacturing these Hazels. It would be different if Hazel Electromotive were leasing out these shells, but the name of these IPCs is already out of the company's hands, especially when they're free.

Many different ways to go about this, the most important thing is that an IPC character can explain all their actions in a logical fashion. Others can disagree with me but a Hazel being in the corporate offices might work better. You could just have them working in a local Einstein-owned company since the KRC was formed by the nationalization of Einstein Engines assets after independence. As for character behavior, could you provide some concrete examples of how she behaves before and after the Crisis? It's important for the application to get a sense of how the character behaves and why they behave the way they do.

Could you expand on this question a little bit more? Particularly in the realm of self-preservation? You touch on it briefly, but how has losing everything she's ever known affected her behavior? Additionally, why would a high-end Hazel be assigned to janitorial duty in a warehouse complex?

Hi, thanks for applying and apologies for the delay. Just some concerns for the app. Could you expand a bit more on this? You mention self-preservation but can you provide more nuance for that? Additionally, are there any differences to the way IPCs behave compared to humans, or at least the way they think? The detail is the backstory is excellent and incorporates the recent lore into it.

This application is accepted.

Government Announces Reconstruction Plans; Formerly Rampant IPCs Left Behind? Boryeong, Konyang With Konyang picking up the pieces after the three-month-long Rampancy Crisis, the National Disaster Authority has published its first report, outlining the damage done to the planet’s population, infrastructure, and economy. The ambiguously named document, entitled “NDA-001032946” but more popularly known within government and industry circles as the “Reconstruction Report” painted a grim picture as detailed in the report’s summary below. The report went on to highlight particularly hard-struck prefectures and suggest plans for immediate relief. Although well-received by prefectural officials who gave statements of support for the agency’s initial proposals, critics were quick to point out that the report lacked any plans on how to tackle the return and resettlement of formerly rampant IPCs. Nowhere has criticism been more vocal than the hard-hit Boryeong Prefecture, where order collapsed almost entirely outside of urban areas due to the rough terrain, poor communications networks, and comparatively small KAF response. A now-infamous post on Chirper from an army private reported on the dismal condition of formerly-rampant IPCs in the prefecture. BitByte’s very own Moon Kyong-ran was granted access to one of these camps in order to report on their conditions. The KRC and government have announced that plans for reuniting rampant IPCs with their past lives are now being formulated, though many critics continue to wonder whether the NDA’s reconstruction plans have already left Konyang’s formerly-rampant citizens behind. Further reading: Opinion: Commodore Mun Taeyang, misguided madman or misunderstood martyr? Providence Gazette: Trinarist doctors request additional donations from laity; describe scale of task faced by them on Konyang. Reconstruction: Reactivating Konyang’s bluespace gate: a cost-benefit analysis.

Hi, thanks for applying. Just some concerns for the app. Could you talk about self-preservation and how it relates to Z.I Seeker? Due to our concerns with your past IPC characters being too human/not having enough distinguishing features from a human, what will you do to address these concerns?

This thread exists to collect feedback for the synth team's arc, Silicon Nightmares. If you have any feedback, what worked for you, what went wrong, what could be improved and what you'd like to see more of in the future, then this is the place to talk about it. We're taking feedback both on particular events and the arc as a whole.

Operation Jiogjegeo Successful; Rampants begin Mass Recovery across Planet Kaneyama, Konyang In a statement from the office of General Gi Seungri, the Konyang Armed Forces declared Operation Jiogjegeo “a resounding success” with the complete liberation of Kaneyama Island from all rampant and hivebot threats. The success of the offensive was compounded by the operation’s primary objective, the installation of a Purpose-derived artifact known as the Electronic Countermeasure Device, which is now confirmed to have completely removed any trace of the Rampancy Signal from Konyang. Reports are popping up all across the planet of rampant IPCs regaining their mental faculties, with the government launching massive relief efforts to provide aid to these disaffected citizens. Furthermore, the jamming signals that have cropped up across the planet have now ceased, allowing the KASF to once more provide air cover to the Army and Navy, allowing for planning of further operations to secure hivebot-infested regions. This news comes as a further surprise as Operation Jiogjegeo was not expected to succeed, with reports now indicating that the previous delays from the KAF were due to an expected 80% casualty rating from a contested landing. Their initial planning was thrown off due to the mutiny of the now-destroyed KNV Chen Lin under the command of Commodore Mun Taeyang, who are believed to have lured away most of the coastal IPCs and hivebots towards them. After approximately three hours of resistance, the KNV Chen Lin is believed to have launched its entire non-nuclear payload of missiles at the coastline surrounding it, destroying massive concentrations of infected and hivebots while killing most of the ship’s defenders in the process. Commodore Mun Taeyang is also believed to have been killed in the explosion with the sole surviving officer from the encounter reporting that he stayed on the bridge of the Chen Lin. Footage released shortly before the detonation was uploaded to a Navy source by one of the defenders of the Chen Lin. Viewer discretion is advised as the video contains explicit language, disturbing images and intense violence. Officials from GON-ENE are still assessing the environmental damage caused by the destruction of the KNV Chen Lin, though it is expected to wait until after the Konyang Navy gives the all-clear for civilians to return to the island. Shortly afterwards, remaining Army and Navy elements were able to rally and join the SCC team in seizing the Nuclear Power Plant and activating the device. BitByte’s own Pak Ki-young was on station with the Konyang Army’s Rapid Reaction Brigade, filming the offensive, as well as the effects of the ECD which are believed to have cured the Rampancy signal. Viewer discretion is advised as the video contains disturbing images and intense violence. At the time of writing, the government has not lifted the state of emergency yet, citing that large-scale response is still required to stabilize the situation on the planet. Additionally, the KAF has confirmed that hivebot beacons still remain throughout the planet, though the movements of their drones seem slow and lethargic as they operate without central guidance. As families across the planet are reunited and the crisis slowly starts to wind down however, Konyangers now feel that the planet has begun to wake up from a long silicon nightmare. Further reading: ← Back