ReadThisNamePlz

According to the PR, the creators behind this wanted an entirely new and unique aesthetic to Aurora. We should not be copying bay or their doors. Let's see how this plays out for a few days, considering that it isn't even in yet.

I'd rather see the pest beams do more damage to hivebots as a solution, rather than limiting their spawn. This makes it a security only event if this goes through. @GeneralCamo

Yes. I didn't even know that those limitations were in place in the first place. I feel like it should really be entirely random. It'll make things way more risky. We barely see blobs, I've yet to see appendicitis spawn since freaking 2019, and vines are vines.

This is related to a round that just happened, right? Five people died. This is a Salt PR and I can never support Salt PRs. That said, I am against this because limiting hazards to having specific requirements leads to a major mitigation of the ability of it being an actual hazard. Hivebots are the only real hazard we have in the random events, and to nerf it by requiring spawn conditions is just... poor? Whenever a hivebot spawns and no one can access the armory, it makes the situation more dire and forces departments to cooperate. Engineering has to break into the Armory, or someone has to get an axe to bust down a door. It raises the stakes a lot, and I personally like that.

@Alexanderself1 I need your response, please.

The reason I said to "Read the rules and abide by them, not bend them" is because when you said "Hey, fun fact. You can put a .50 cal pistol into a lunch box along with two magazines" (I think that's pretty close), you were outright putting IC info into OOC because that is exactly what you had done. You said that it was no big deal because no one knew you had it, but you still willingly put out ic information into ooc, and we have a very strict policy against this. Yes, you didn't say "I have xyz in my lunchbox rn." but you still broke the rule. The idea that it is okay because no one else knew, is in fact attempting to bend the rules.

Hi, I'll be handling this. I spoke with Mel. I'll have to get the logs and look into this some more, but I need @UltraNumeron's side. Thanks!

Hello! I've decided to open up a bounty. I, along with a few others, have been wanting to see some sort of 'infestation' event and possibly game-mode. Essentially, Xenomorphs. I do not want them to be actual xenomorphs, however. I am thinking more along the lines of reworked Gremorians that can be played by players. What I am looking for - Must be player controllable and have unique abilities. Similar to what Xenomorphs had. Must have the ability to create more, without relying on the cost of crew/player life. No chest bursters. I am not against the idea of there being a way for "nutrients" to be used to further their progression, but I do not want the event to rely on the death of others to continue, like Zombies. Five Types (Six if you count the Larva). Ranged, Melee/Basic type, Builder/Healer, Juggernaut/Tank, Queen. Each type needs to have a set of basic abilities, but one or two that are unique to themselves. The Basic type should have - Ability to travel through vents, pry open doors, destroy walls, spew some sort of acid, and of course a scratch and bite attack. Also, they should have the ability to devour heads, like the Vaurca Warforms for health - so it isn't always reliant on a nurse archetype.. Or perhaps there can be some sort of nest item/floor type that'll passively heal. Ranged - All basic abilities, but with a ranged attack. Similar to the Horror form Bone Dart, just.. more powerful. Builder/Healer - All basic abilities, similar to an Artificer. This one should be capable of building nests/areas of Operation laying eggs for more larva to spawn, ability to heal other creatures, etc. Light on attack and health, should really just be support. Juggernaut - All basic abilities, but much higher health and natural armor with strong melee attacks. Similar to cult Juggernaut. Queen - The Queen is the big bad boss. The matriarch. Think queen from CM. Strong, fast, and extremely tough. Terrible to fight alone or with two or three others, but no match against several people. Hivenet of some sort. Changeling talk is a good example, with the Queen speech being a larger font. Weakness to Fire Better Sprites that do not scream "simple-mob" Here is the PR that removed Xenomorphs originally. I don't know how useful it'd be since I am not looking for a one-to-one port, but it might help? https://github.com/Aurorastation/Aurora.3/pull/6686

This has been sitting for a bit. Have you been trying to garner feedback?

The portion of you being argumentative was not the cause of the warning. I added that in there because I wanted you to understand that being outright disrespectful during a ticket just isn’t okay. I could’ve misinterpreted it, sure. The whole reason I warned you was because of the IC in OOC though. Not because you were passive aggressive.

So the warning is - "Killing themselves as Freebooter Captain to leave the round. This is not acceptable. There are cryopods on the Freebooters ship, use those to cryo or ahelp if you cannot for some reason.." Which part here is wrong? Did you not kill yourself to leave the round? The issue is that you killed yourself. You should've ahelped in advance or tried a beacon first.

While this is overdue, we’ve decided to deny this application. Due to lack of playing, and some OOC conduct. Reapply in a few weeks.

Ban lifted

Okay. I will look through this and hopefully have a decision by tomorrow.

@Loorey will need to weigh in here. Additionally, what exactly are you making the complaint about? Are you trying to get the warning expunged? You only have one warning on file about this kind of incident. Are you wanting to have the warning rewritten? I'm not following.

Hello! I apologize for the delay. We had to wait for the logs, and my classes just started up again. Lain and I will be sustaining the Antagonist ban. I personally found that what you did was entirely unacceptable, and with the rules straight up saying that you need to drive a story and interact with characters - I find it really hard to believe that you didn’t know. Regardless, you should make an unban appeal. locking and archiving soon.

Garnascus okay'd the initial interactions from my understanding. My only real intervention was the organ question I asked you - the rest of it was pretty clear and dry IC issues, imo.

Then.. what part am I being mentioned in this complaint for?

Hello. The portion that I "greenlit" was the talk of donating organs - and whether or not that it was an IC issue or OOC issue. I admin pm'd you and the representative about it - You claim that it was a joke, and the Representative said it in passing as a subtle nod too it. The rest of this is wholly IC and was agreed upon by Garnascus before I even arrived. Would you have rather that I handled the talk/joke about organ donation as an OOC issue? I told you I'd treat it as an ic issue in the ticket.

I'll go ahead and lift this then. Just open a modmail ticket or ping an admin the next time you feel like someone is trying to get a reaction out of you.

I am not against unbanning you from the discords. We have had people say and do worse things that have been unbanned. Do you understand why you were banned? I struck you for the initial messages, but can you tell me what part about your 'doubling down' message was the issue?

I'm not against unbanning you. I was truly surprised when you logged off, because I didn't think we had any sort of issue that would've caused such. You did a good job at explaining yourself, and if the long pauses in the ticket were the reason you had gotten mad - My apologies. I had like...nine, open? Maybe ten? All about the situation. Regardless, I had intended on the ban only being a day long. So, I'll go ahead and unban you, as long as you'll re-read the rules and really take the time to understand them. If you have questions, contact me on discord. minimoosetm. Thanks!

Accepted

Denied