Carver

I’d like to see more means to cleanse it. A few more washing machines, maybe a sprayable neutralizing agent that leaves armour and clothing safe but awfully heavy until washed (aka major slowdown so it can’t be used in a combat situation).

As someone who’s not always on my PC, being unable to check the manifest via the bot would be quite terrible. I don’t have much of an opinion on the ready screen, but the loss of bot functionality would be bothersome when the presence of service (or medical, or engineering) personnel can be a deciding factor for if I have the energy to set aside the time to play. At the very best you may simply exacerbate the issue of more people idling in the lobby so that they can check the manifest. I see no value in depriving people of information. If players are choosing not to join then there is almost certainly a far stronger underlying factor than the exact characters on the ready screen or the bot manifest.

Your application has been accepted.

Is it intended that a Corpsman background lacks the medicine skill cap required to work as a Paramedic? After checking, Military Training has the necessary cap unlocked for medicine. Were the caps for the two reversed by mistake?

What about giving them a selection of martial arts styles, albeit a bit more reserved in power than the current antag ones? That might be an engaging and novel incentive to taking combat skills, at least in regard to unarmed and melee skills. Aside from that thought and echoing the desire for tiers of piloting skills (for those who don't want to spend 6 points for shuttle piloting when they'll never fly the Horizon itself), I'm exceedingly happy with the skill system thus far. Even if combat were left as it is in the current iteration of the testmerge I'd be quite happy, as I very much like seeing the power of the 'second wave' of crew militia ramped down heavily.

Wonderful, thank you for your punctual response. Application accepted.

Hello again, thank you for your reapplication! I can see already see that it has markedly improved from the first iteration, so I'll keep my thoughts brief with a few comments and a single question. For near-all Vaurca, barring Ta with extremely specialized augments, death is quite final should their neural socket be unable to be recovered. Even when recovered, the process is imperfect before a certain point within a Vaurca's lifetime known as their Transubstantiation Day. Could you explain to me how this process works, as well as the nature of how resleeving works? Whilst you could interpret it this way, it's worth mention that any Vaurca would find comparisons to a hivemind to be a grave insult due to the nature of the Lii'dra. I don't have any question for this, but I felt that it deserved a comment.

After extensive deliberation I've decided to deny your application, you may reapply after three days. Whilst I see little wrong with Kraz as a Vaurca, their views toward both the Court and the Zo'ra strike me as unusual for a Vetju - a brood whose Queen is notable for her hatred of the Zo'ra Hive and unwillingness to participate in the Court assembly. I feel that with further work you could better tie the character to their brood and to the setting itself, the latter by exploring how other recent events may have impacted your character. Given that you've shown a great enthusiasm both in your responses here and in your various questions over discord, I look forward to your potential reapplication in the future!

I'd rather see them better documented than loosened in any manner.

Hello, thank you for you application! I have a few additional questions for you, How does Kraz view the various alien species of the Spur, as well as the SCC? Furthermore specifically, what does it think of the Unathi and the Karszekani Moghes (formerly known as the Izweski Hegemony)? What are Kraz's views on the C'thur and Zo'ra Hives, in addition to the reinstated Court of Queens? Could you elaborate on how Kraz has been personally impacted by the Phoron Scarcity? Could you further elaborate on what differentiates roleplaying the mentality of a vaurca in comparison to a human?

Why can't they simply be normal, adjustable hospital bracelets? I don't see why they need to be tied to an impractical dated fad item.

For what is functionally treated as an unresistable conversion teetering on mind control, I do not think that they should be cheap nor should they able to reproduce. I will hold this view unless the linked prior policy is retracted by administrative staff. Cult conversions are not permanent either, whilst Rev/Loy conversions are entirely optional.

Maybe if they cost 15+ and were unable to reproduce? If they can reproduce then they should be a 'full commit' of 20, like buying into Changeling or Vampire.

Borers tend to dominate a round just as much as cultists or revs given that they’re a conversion-based group antagonist, I don’t really know if they’d make for an enjoyable experience if they were so easily accessible.

My only thoughts are that whatever Sec gets as their default sidearm should be vulnerable to EMP/Ions, and that if I'm being shot with ballistics as an antag then I'm going to assume lethal intent from the Officer (given that even rubbers can break bones and force me to need surgery). I would much rather see the disruptors made into more viable sidearms before we consider returning to ballistics.