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Reporting Personnel: Ka'Akaix'Calix C'thur Job Title of Reporting Personnel: Xenoarcheologist Game ID: cHY-dsIv Personnel Involved: (Name, Job Title - Offender/Victim/Witness/Other. Only three witnesses other than yourself are permitted, the rest go to secondary witnesses. Victims count as witnesses.) Example: Ka'Akaix'Calix C'thur, Xenoarch - Victim Ka'Akaix'Navik C'thur, Surgeon - Partial witness Ka'Akaix'Tekq C'thur, Hangar Technician - Partial witness Mirabella Zhao, Captain - Offender Time of Incident: about 00:10 Real Time: 02:12 GMT 16/10/2026 Location of Incident: Science radio channel Nature of Incident: [ ] - Workplace Hazard [ ] - Accident/Injury [ ] - Destruction of Property [ ] - Neglect of Duty [ ] - Harassment [ ] - Assault [X ] - Misconduct [ ] - Other _____ (Place an x in the box that applies. If other, replace line and specify.) Overview of the Incident: During this shift I engaged in my regular work and in an expedition to a propellant depot with an engineer, from which I recovered some firearms. I was interested in receiving a bonus for these firearms and wished to discuss the matter with the captain. In effect I was hoping for 40cr, equal to 10% of the firearms value. They did not seem interested in taking any leadership of my department, and initially pushed the matter to the head of security instead. This was not a fruitful affair, as an officer has already informed me that the head of security was more interested in arresting me for possessing them, than rewarding me for claiming them for the SCC. I discussed the matter with my fellow vaurca, as I felt it was an unfair and deeply demotivating situation when my own "departmental head" was not seriously opening up for listening to my arguments or discussing a general policy that I could follow to secure these bonuses. I later prodded them again, whether this was a financial issue for the SCC that caused it. I permitted me witnesses to listen on the channel via a stationbounced for this discussion, because I wished second opinions on whether the captain was dismissive or not. This soon devolved into a mockery of my hopes and dreams by the captain, which they admitted to. They might have thought this light-hearted and fun, but I do not share that sentiment. Desired action: This is not about the lack of a bonus. This is about the lack of professionalism from a departmental head, which the captain is assumed to be. It is not unreasonable for me to properly discuss compensation options and ways to receive bonuses from my departmental head, but my experience was one of being dismissed and eventually mocked and demeaned. And according to the captain themselves, it is their policy to mock other crewmen as well, for fun. (OOC'ly: I am well aware this is likely a ridiculous IR, and I feel absolutely no ill will towards the other player ^^ I just hope it will be fun!) Submitted Evidence: (pushed to the bottom in order) Would you like to be personally interviewed? [X ] - Yes [ ] - No Did you report it to a Head of Staff or a superior? There was no one above the captain to report it to. Actions taken: The captain made it clear that they did not respect the subject. Additional Notes: My fellow vaurca agreed that this tone of speaking with me was demeaning in nature and unprofessional for a captain. (witnesses were present from this point onwards)

From: Victor Jenkins, Scientist To: All Personnel Subject: Flight Recorder Decoded ___________________________________ Hey everyone, The science department has been hard at work and employed the proper decoding protocols within the SCC, and managed to uncover the attached data, which should help uncover what happened to the SCCV Jaunter. I'm not gonna go into analysis though, as that is best left for the bridge personnel. ______________________________________________________________________________ DTG: 11-17:22 TAU CETI STANDARD-10-2468 SIGN: Victor Jenkins

I had another round with Sloan, where I had left a slanderous note to be found. I think you handled it well, especially letting me argue against it instead of shutting me down. It gave much more breadth to do roleplay, and the spill-off led to more down the line. Listening in on the command and security channel, I also feel you treated me fairly as an antag, without being stupidly blind to my possible antagonism.

I played two shifts with your head of security and I felt you took it seriously and dealt with the issues at hand properly, I believe you led your departments well, though it would need a sec player to vouch for. But from my view-point your HoS is a reasonable addition to the command team. Please, keep it up

What do you like about vision cones? -- At first I was skeptical, but actually playing with it, I got used to it and felt it added a bit of realism. What do you dislike? -- That I am *entirely* oblivious to what happens in that last cone. What should be added or changed to get your approval? -- If I turn away so I am not longer viewing an entity, it would be neat if it faded away over a few seconds from my awareness, rather than be erased from it, if that makes sense? But that's more of an upgrade than a necessity I suppose. What should be changed to better integrate vision cones in the game? -- I agree that if cones exist, then sound should somehow travel from behind you. What issues did you experience with vision cones? -- I did not experience any issues with the cones themselves, however some part of the implementation affected AIs in a way that allowed me to view entities in maintenance without camera coverage. It is reported on the git.

This could be a really cool feature for people who like antagonism but are unwilling to play the antag roles themselves. Rather than finding the player in-world, maybe the exploitable section simply features an "invite" button, and then the relevant player gets a bwoink-like notification with the information and an accept or decline button. Ie, no need to meet in person, or directly reveal which other character is acting on their exploitables

Divertity is the spice of space life! I can't comment much on the combat stuff, but I do want to have more surprises awaiting outside of the Horizon. We have a lot of cool mobs just lying about; Vannatusks, space bears, phoron worms, those weird electric things, now psirens. I imagine the reason it is kept back is for the surprise-factor when admins actually do see reason to use them, but I do think the roster can be expanded.

I have been thinking about the Librarian role and library as a space. As I recall it from the Aurora, the Librarian worked (somewhat) because they had enough space to customize their area, and enough space to hold group activities or crew to plan group activities in the space. My suggestion is to move the library up to where the psych office is currently, and absorb the maintenance space north of it. This would give enough space for a slightly bigger desk for the librarian - an office/bigger space could be granted if engineering would give up their bathroom though, and have that be the maintenance entry instead - and most importantly enough space to customize into specialized activities. Could be book clubs, knitting clubs, game clubs, discussion clubs, whatever. Also gives crew a space to meet on rounds without a librarian, that feels suitably private. As for the psych office, I'd place it on D3 medical. It makes no sense to give this prime real-estate, to a room that should be designed for privacy, and constantly tints its windows anyway. It makes more sense to place this next to the CMO's office, or the isolation ward, the old library space could simply be a beautified "plaza" next to the public garden.

All in favor for this! There has never been a single time where I voted secret, that I was happy it became extended instead.

Sounds great, as long as it isn't over-used, because it can also get old fast if it fills even more than regular long announcements. But I would think that it would be easy to self-regulate, as regular announcement is likely most prefered by people. Some concerns that should be addressed if it goes forward: What happens when multiple holopads are in line of sight of a player? Does the speech stack? (please don't remove holopads to fix, as an AI player I'd rather have more than less) What happens if the holopad is already in use, say by an AI? Should all of command have access to it, or just the heads? Consulars and represenatives too?

I am excited to play with this

Oh sounds awesome Batra ^_^

Far as I can see, the code in question is this, which only allows for Horizon camera consoles to connect to on-ship cameras. if (!(C.z in GetConnectedZlevels(starting_z_level))) to_chat(user, SPAN_NOTICE("This camera is too far away to connect to!")) return FALSE (https://github.com/Aurorastation/Aurora.3/blob/master/code/game/machinery/computer/camera.dm line 120) Which uses /proc/GetConnectedZlevels(z) . = list(z) for(var/level = z, SSmapping.multiz_levels[level][Z_LEVEL_DOWN], level--) . |= level-1 for(var/level = z, SSmapping.multiz_levels[level][Z_LEVEL_UP], level++) . |= level+1 (https://github.com/Aurorastation/Aurora.3/blob/master/code/modules/multiz/basic.dm line 15) It should really just use the same logic as telescience imo; any Z-levels that the Horizon are linked with, except when deepscan is active (which would be too far). (https://github.com/Aurorastation/Aurora.3/blob/master/code/modules/telesci/telesci_computer.dm line 464)

That's fine too, but please also make circuitry cams work so science can do stuff that makes us feel useful and not just chaotic ^_^ simple bodycams with no other function are cool, then science can add extra cool things to their own versions.

Circuitry is by far the most relevant when combined with expeditions, but camera consoles cannot connect to "body cams" once they are off-station, which is tragic since they allow on-ship personnel to follow along and feel included. I would love for the limitation to be laxed or even entirely removed. It's fun and it gives science in particular some powerful and fun things to do, that can also interact with the rest of the crew. I'd definitely be game for setting up a camera console in public so crew can watch Calix work (and potentially die), and outfit expeditions with body cams so the bridge crew/command can actually keep an eye on them. Seems like an easy opportunity that adds a fair bit of gameplay and fun. Options: (I prefer A or B. C is cool, but might be mechanically weird) A: It works within comms range (2 tiles) B: It works unlimited 😄 It works unlimited, but distance scrambles/delays it.

It becomes relevant in those cases where a telescientist is available to conduct away missions through telescience, which is a good alternative when bridge crewmen aren't available. Though maybe it is too fringe an occurence to warrant the dev time?

A bug report has been submitted instead with the closet-issue. This thread can be killed

Ah, hilarious!

At round start as soon as loading was done, but I think it was looked into during the round.

I don't know why they were removed, but I miss them.. They allow for some alternative antag gimmicks and are a useful tool - or a chaotic emergency escape, that can nonetheless easily by countered once security/command takes control of the teleporter room.

I'm in favor of dynamic solutions, so I definitely like this. I'd maybe set the cost of one single bor to 12 TC, so each traitor can only buy one.

Since machinists are currently dependent on r&d to build certain fun things, and scientists are not always available, maybe having a single connected tech processor running from the get-go would be a nice compromise? Scientists would still be in demand, since one tech-processor is pretty slow, but machinists should gradually get access to more items.

Just a simple button next to each shuttle that resets its manifest. Would be nice whenever it returns from an expedition.

High/medium cost short-range drop pods like the ones in rimworld seems logical yeah. Launching them should be a cost-benefit analysis, and can maybe take personnel if emagged ?Loading mechanics could be as simple as drag-and-drop of crates onto it? Maybe start with 1 or 2 depending on ships budget and the ability to construct more. Maybe the requirement to send it back up is bounded by the fuel inside it?

I am very excited for this. Everything Matt said last resonates well with me and I can barely wait to see this project continue. I feel like it moves a lot of the responsibility for the tone of the setting to us as players, and gives us the power to shape it. We can choose whether our characters look to a brighter future and are willing to sacrifice for it. Personally I can see that my characters each get more motivation for the work they do, and the morals and ideals they try to bring into the rounds actually start to matter. One thing I am very curious about, is whether the possible roles on the ship will be dependent on the money too? For example it might not make sense for a xenobotanist to be available, if money are currently tight since it depends on the dynamic equipment. Research seems like a high-risk area for a ship such as the Blood Diamond, even if mechanically it is quite profitable too in the right hands. Will the AI exist before we have certain funds, and does having an AI possibly increase the tithe we have to pay? I find anything dynamic like this highly interesting, so looking forward to seeing what the devs decide!