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something i have found that huuuugely helps with this problem, is bringing up task manager (ctrl alt delete) and setting dreamseeker.exe 's priority to high or above normal. This means that the strings that go through your processor are organized-ish, and ss13's processes will always run through first, resulting in a smooth game. Albeit, it doesn't always mean you go from 4fps to nolagwhatesoever, it just means you go from 4 to say, 20. So the main pauses will be from server-wide lag. If that doesnt work i can always suggest other things

BYOND key: Firstact Character names: Blake Rosenthal, Na'Khar Sa'Kuate, D'jar Sa'Kuate, Jo'Zah Saani How long have you been playing on Aurora?: Just coming up on 6 months Why do you wish to be on the whitelist?: I wish to be on the whitelist because two of my characters are technically "qualified" for head of staff position (taken training courses, been with NT for years) however they are constantly stuck with lower tier jobs even when the station needs a head of staff, also to provide the station with some sort of management that can often make others in-game experiences much better. Why did you come to Aurora?: I came to Aurora because it was recommended by Ryfer, and then I stayed because i really enjoyed the roleplay and community. Have you read the BS12 wiki on the head roles you plan on playing?: Yes, multiple times. Please provide well articulated and argumented answers to the following questions in a paragraph each. Give a definition of what you think roleplay is, and should be about: Roleplay is more than just putting yourself in the position of the character, or pretending to be them. It's about creating an eviroment and community base that is fun for the players involved, and the characters involved. Roleplay is basically creating an enviroment in which each person has their own motives, strengths, weaknesses, and overall furthers the enjoyability of the game in their own way through the character. I believe roleplay should mainly be focused on having fun, because honestly that's the main purpose anyone gets into roleplaying is to have fun with other roleplayers. There are obviously some restrictions to this, but it's the players choice on how they will have fun, and act out their character for the benefit of themselves and possibly others. (Unless it gets them banned ) What do you think the OOC purpose of a Head of Staff is, ingame?: Out of character a head of staff can do many things to benefit other players. First off, they hugely help new players when teaching them how to roleplay and/or do their job correctly. Secondly, heads of staff serve somewhat to represent a goal/example of roleplay, as often heads of staff are those who have shown to be adequate at roleplaying and can help others or remind them of certain aspects. When a head of staff shows to be an exceptional roleplayer, they often lead players who put less effort in, to strive to be as good/better, and succeed in their own way. Overall though, the players themselves are almost always the type of players that others desire to play like, and when combined with good attitudes and maturity, they often improve the communities attitude towards subjects in many ways. What do you think the OOC responsibilities of Whitelisted players are to other players, and how would you strive to uphold them?: I believe the responsibilities that whitelisted players have to others, is to not only help sort problems out, but to help make decisions, and be supportive of them. Often players get discouraged from roleplaying due to a toxic player, or some other experience. However, a whitelisted player can really help in that situation, and often they do as it is a community-wide responsibility, but whitelisted players especially help as they are sort of a figurehead, and depending on the persons perspective, a figure of maturity/helpfullness can represent the will of a community. Please pick one of your characters for this section, and provide well articulated responses to the following questions. Character name: Na'khar Sa'Kuate Character age: 37 Please provide a short biography of this character (approx 2 paragraphs): Na'khar was born in Nalyar, Ahdomai shortly after. He and his brother were orphaned seven years after their birth, and he grew up with his younger brother D'Jar, in an orphanage until he was 14, where he was able to attend humanitarian funded basic schooling, and partially provide food for himself as a merchants apprentice. After his schooling was over at the age of 19, he signed up for the military, but a month before completing basic training he dropped out. Half a year later, Na'Khar was coaxed into joining an outer-colony security force by D'Jar, due to the fact that they were paying well for M'Sai and Zhan-Khazan security forces, to which he hoped for easy pay without much work. Na'Khar was employed to a partially independent mining colony called Velkas. Na'Khar was employed there for three years, although more than halfway through the year 2441 he was injured when inspecting a suspected drug lab, the suspect ran and due to a small scale explosion that was caused by the chemicals being overcooked, Na'Khar had a large piece of sharpnel imbedded deeply between his left shoulders disc. The result was amputation due to irreparable nerve tissue damage, and so he chose to get a prosthetic arm in place of it on the companies insurance and medical payment. He was allowed to leave the contract early and took a ship back to Ahdomai, where he desired to become an accomplished surgeon. Shortly through 2442, he was accepted into the medical institute of Bayan, Ahdomai, through the use of his accumulated money and insurance payment that was saved, and began majoring in basic medicine and surgical studies. Six years later in Na'Khar graduated with an accelerated masters in surgical studies, a bachelors in doctoral practices, and an undergraduates in virological studies. Na'Khar went on to accept a contract with Nanotrasen in 2448, was employed as a surgeon aboard the NSS Canies Venatici for three years, where he met his newfound wife Vetiv Tessik.Three years later he was on his way to transfering over to the NSS Aurora as a surgeon, to work with advanced surgical gear and test the capabilities, and well as perform his surgical duties. In late 2456, Na'khar applied for and recieved a small grant from the Ahdomai government to set up a clinic for patients injured in the attacks on cities and general accidents such as the long forgotten landmines that plague certain areas. During the last year, Na'Khar has taken the Nanotrasen upper-level management test, and is currently doing individual virological studies with professors at the medical institute of Bayan. What do you like about this character?: Na'Khar is an odd character, he's cynical to a terrible extent, yet nice, and often indecisive with decisions he makes. He also has a skillset in basically only medicine, aside from very limited combat training he know's almost nothing outside medicine besides some computer skills. To me I view him as a very realistic type of person, and he often acts like it. He's also a very happy character, who feels accomplished in life and certainly acts like it unlike some others. What do you dislike about this character?: A main thing I dislike about Na'Khar is that he's a bit rude compared to others standards, although it does not often cause problems. Do you think this character is fit to be a Head of Staff?: Yes Why?: Na'Khar is responsible, mature, and holds the skills necessary to perform the job of a Chief Medical Officer. He is not a "super doctor" who can do everything, but his skillset allows him to coordinate medical and respond to situations appropriately. Na'Khar holds the knowledge of medicine to at least make an informed decision on the choices that would be presented to a medical team or even alone to a CMO. The only downside to him is he is not very experienced in management roles so he would have to adapt to situations, as taking the pre-requesite courses provided by Nanotrasen would only provide so much help. Please provide well articulated and argumented answers to the following question. How would you rate your own roleplaying?: I really dislike rating my own roleplaying, so I will leave it up to just saying my strengths and weaknesses that I at least can see. Although, it's better to have someone else vouch as nobody is 100% honest. First of all my biggest strength: staying in character. This is mainly due to being an admin for years on different roleplaying servers, not just on ss13 and either 1). Having to deal with grief/admin issues involving characters. and 2). Listening to admins reveal in round information like "this guy's acting suspicious, please watch him." Some other strengths I have would be a balance between heavy roleplaying, and the action elements of ss13 as I honestly disdain "chair rp", others would be roleplaying knowledge correctly (basically not powergaming), making character interactions interesting for both parties, and helping others improve in their roleplaying standards. Some weaknesses I hold are: sometimes a character that's not set in stone might react oddly to situations, preferring quick-time roleplay as opposed to others slower rp and sometimes not giving them a chance, and generally still thinking about everything in an administrative way (which is a bad thing to me) Extra notes: Sorry if this is inconsistant in some places or badly written, i'll revise it later when needed Feel free to leave a question about any of the app or point flaws out. (can always pm me too)

There is a slight static as the camera feed cackles on, then focuses in on the silver furred tajaran sitting on a chair in front of it. He is wearing blue surgical scrubs but with a long cloak draped over the majority of the uniform, concealing his frame. Glasses rest forward on his muzzle as he turns to wave slightly at a female Unathi leaving the frame with a grin. The room is of dim lighting, and much of the background is too dark to see aside from a lamp a few feet away and a near filled cigarette tray on the black top desk. The tajaran adjusts the camera and a few clicks are audible before the brightness adjusts to lighten his facial features, two long verticle scars run down the side of his face and he turns back to the camera before awkwardly smiling. Clearing his throat quietly he says "Hello.. he is Doctorrr Sa'Kuate, and well.. he was told by his boss to make one of these accounts." He curses quietly and mumbles something in Siik Mas as the camera tilts, before being clipped into place. "Ehem, so anyway.. feel frrree to ask him anything, yes?" He pushes up his glasses slightly and smiles slightly.

I'd actually like some feedback on D'Jar Sa'Kuate, since i kind of just threw him into the game and roleplayed with no set personality/background. Any feedback is always appreciated

So due to reading this I'd like to pitch an idea of a mode we had on my old server. It was called infiltraitor. It was a very rp friendly nuke mode mixed with traitors. You had 3-4 operatives all with a pass phrase and response, and very minimal telecrystals. The objective was to accomplish multiple team traitor objectives (kill, capture, steal, etc.) And to coordinate with your team to detonate the nuke. It wasn't the best butt allowed for diverse playstyles. Maybe the devs or anyone interested could base a game mode off that, as a replacement off that just as a foundation idea. It got surprisingly positive feedback and rounds didn't turn into extended unless the entire 4-5 person team screwed up somehow. Just thought I'd share this because I'm all for replacing nuke.

I think it'd be pretty fun to play as one of the Jawdats or an associate of them. Doesnt matter what

Even though im still mildly "new" i might as well add who i currently have Blake Rosenthal: Extrovert cheery engineer Na'Khar Sa'Kuate: Introverted, awkward, and passionate surgeon. D'Jar Sa'Kuate: Extrovert, hot-headed and mildly aggressive officer.

BYOND Key: Firstact Character Names: Blake Rosenthal How long have you been playing on Aurora: two and a half weeks, fairly regularly Species you are applying to play: Tajaran What color do you plan on making your first alien character (Diona exempt): Ivory (RGB 205, 205, 192) Have you read our lore section's page on this species?: Yes Please provide well articulated answers to the following questions in a paragraph format. One paragraph minimum per question Why do you wish to play this specific race: I have plenty of experience roleplaying as Tajaran on other heavy rp servers, and I would greatly enjoy being able to play unique characters of a differing race. The variety of having aliens mixed in with humans on aurora does also tend to help spice up others roleplay, and provides opportunities for roleplay in itself. The Tajarans also have a backstory that can provide many different opportunities, and is greatly different due to not being as technologically advanced as humans. Identify what makes role-playing this species different than role-playing a Human: Tajarans have only recently risen from the revolutionary war, and are still under the effects of it, which provides a great backstory as it is a recent event, not a past history such as many humanity-related events. Many Tajarans also hold a code of honour, have starkly contrased ethnicities, and are extremely diverse. Tajaran culture heavily focuses on music and theatre to convey messages and entertainment. Literature is largely looked down upon except by a minority of current generation Tajara. While any Tajaran can likely do any profession, the different ethnicities have as a whole, become adapted to certain work roles. This contrasts hugely to humanity, where any ethnicity, or gender, can largely do anything, as there is not much of a difference in physical features. Why does this species in particular hold your interest? The Tajaran species provides many opportunities for characters and ample roleplay. They also usually do not know every thing there is about humanity or their control, as a whole they are still foreign and allow for individual discoveries, largely because Tajara's are not a large, or space faring, race. Character Name: Na'Khar Sa'Kuate Please provide a short backstory for this character, approximately 2 paragraphs Na'Khar was born into a middle-class M'Sai family in Bayan, a year after the uprising. He was raised with two brothers, and recieved an average education. When finished with education, Na'Khar took up a job as an apprentice electrician alongside his father, shortly surpassing him he made it his profession until the age of 22 ahdomian years. Unsatisfied with work, Na'Khar traveled to Jormitorr in search of work, where he found a job and was shipped to the outer rim human colony, Chara, an independent system. He was under the employment of colonial police, although the term was short served. Throughout one and a half years relative to Ahdomai, countless protests began to spark, unsatisfied with the governing body of the system, over time these protests began to become increasingly more violent until a full-scale riot broke out. Na'Khar was near the front of a defensive shield line when arsonists began throwing small scale explosives. This broke the shield wall and the fighting began, in the midst of the panic Na'Khar was charged by a rioter with an old sword. In the ensuing fight, Na'Khar blocked a hurled molotov with his shield, causing the attacker to swing and dismember his arm from just below the shoulder. He was recovered when backup arrived and spent the next few months recuperating, the employment company laid him off with a small reimbursment and a bionic Tajaran-specific industrial model arm. Shortly after recovering, Na'Khar took the fastest route back to Ahdomai and began working as an electrician once more. After a year of saving up money, Na'Khar traveled to Nalyar and began taking classes in medicine. By the time he was 27, he had graduated with a major graduates in general surgery and an undergraduates in virology. A Nanotrasen recruiter in Nalyar took notice of Na'Khars degree, and he has since been working for Nanotrasen on multiple stations for three years now, and among that time married his wife, Vetiv Tessik. What do you like about this character? Na'Khar is mostly nonchalant, and an easy going person, but can be quick to anger like many M'Sai. However he is no hero, and will not try to be one. He is devoted to serving patients, and surgery is his one passion in life that isn't drinking. Na'Khar is also dedicated to honouring the intent of previous agreements, and is generally happy when spending time with those who he knows, but has a hard time meeting new people. How would you rate your role-playing ability? I've been roleplaying for a very long time, and on ss13 for three years. So I'd give myself a 7/10 if i had to rate it on a scale. I'm not the best roleplayer ever who puts so much dedication into every little sentence, but I do purposefully get immersed and limit myself to currently being my character, and I try to reflect that, although the transition to playing human has kind of thrown me off slightly. Notes: Na'Khar is a veteran character of mine, as is his step-brother D'Jar. I've been roleplaying Na'Khar though for two years. Edit: Fixed a few typos.