LordFowl

Attaching constant light to carbon mobs is problematic, especially for such a limited target. A solution I'd prefer is possibly looking into IPC screens overlaying the dark, with transparencies added for effect. Plus it should already handle consistency with face-concealing helmets.

Despite the alarming concerns raised in this application concerning your OOC behaviour, I am willing to accept this application. Your IC work has been very good, and you have displayed a very robust understanding of the race. The issue of OoC behaviour can be determined as time proceeds. Application accepted.

This is a bug. Some dev team, huh? Not removed for any administrative reason AFAIK, simply removed because Baycode never had it so when we updated in the first BayMerge it was lost and never re-introduced.

Disabling cameras is already too easy. The multi-tool idea is not bad.

This is a very good application, and I very much love the unique perspective it provides on the first contact scenario, however it is lacking certain elements that guarantee its acceptance. While you display an adequate understanding of Vaurca lore pre-contact, your story ends rather abruptly. Some information pertaining to post-contact society as your character would do you well, especially since that is a very prevalent aspect of Vaurca RP.

I apologize for not getting to this sooner, it appeared to fly under the radar. In excising the flawed elements of the previous application you really have failed to replace them adequately, and this will be difficult for you. It is extremely difficult for you to apply as a Bound Vaurcae while simultaneously meeting the expectations of a whitelist application. I would at this point highly recommending applying as an Unbound Vaurcae simply to demonstrate your ability to actually create a character based off of Vaurcae lore. Please note that you are in no way obliged to play as the character you apply with, but it is my expectation that anyone with a Vaurcae whitelist should be capable of roleplaying Bound or Unbound equally well, and ultimately it is the Unbound that proves more difficult, due to the amount of lore intricacy that must be kept in mind. Regarding the application specifically; Please note that the station is the NSS Exodus, currently. Furthermore, the asteroids that are mined out have no Goliaths, or any hostile xenofauna currently, and as Vaurcae do not self-heal due to their external carapace, they would not scar. There would either be a gash there, which means you are permanently wounded, or it would've been medically healed or otherwise repaired, excluding the possibility of a scar. I presume you don't mean you dug out all four asteroids alone? That would be preposterous. The mention of sixteen other creatures "appearing" on-board is also rather dubious, as well as pointlessly vague. I should sincerely hope that your character does not actually think like this. It would be taboo for an Unbound Vaurcae to even entertain the idea of forming their own hive, much less rendering themselves subservient to humanity in the same hive relationship as they have for their queen. Any Vaurcae that thought like this would be terminated, and it simply wouldn't happen - Vaurcae are bound by loyalty to their queen. While severely unlikely for an Unbound, to the point where I wouldn't allow such a character, I'm going to say its explicitly impossible for a Bound. Again, they are lobotomized and perfectly loyal. In summary, I would again sincerely recommend you consider applying as an Unbound, simply because Unbound can display a vast array of character qualities in a single application that allows the demonstration of a more comprehensive understanding of the lore than a Bound does, and is thus easier, provided you understand the source material. Remember again that you are not obliged to play as the character you apply as, and following your acceptance you would be free to play Bound or Unbound as you please.

Font colour is, as stated, unnecessary duplication of the functionality of coloured pens. The rest of this is possible, although the table code is somewhat unwieldy in its half-implementation and may warrant a more comprehensive overhaul.

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If someone has been cloned there is no reason you should be storing their corpse. Space it or cremate it.

This application has a few issues, namely; Too many applications waste effort by elaborating on a single difference between the one race and humanity, and for Vaurcae it tends to be this exact reason provided every instance the question is asked. It is far more impressive if you diversify your answer while still maintaining an air of individual knowledge on the topic, without sounding like you're quoting the wiki verbatim. Following this, the actual backstory displays at best a clumsy understanding of the lore, and would really do better if it was reigned in a little: While Bound Vaurca can technically live forever, the likelihood of such a creature existing now due to the impoverished situation in Vaurcae is rather unlikely, especially for a basic drone. Furthermore, your character seems to have a bit too much individuality for a lobotomised drone. Why are these memories important enough to their work to remember? The commentary about the Zo'rane arkship being empty is also a bit strange. Finally, all playable Vaurcae are neutered, and a Bound would have no reason to assume a gender, although an Unbound may. A minor nitpick, but noticeable nonetheless. While it is unlikely that your character remembers the Zo'ra hiveship as it left Sedantis, I am going to say that it is outright impossible for her to remember the binding of the drones. While there is no specific date for this mentioned, the wiki states that it had occurred by 50 CE. Recollecting this event would make your character at least ~2,500 years old. By the time of the binding of the drones, all drones were lobotomized. While they were historically probably rebellions, the lobotomization of the Bound was designed to combat this, and did so effectively. Thus it is unnecessary for your character to display such a plucky, can-do attitude in contrast to their fellow bound - that they work is a given. From the above passage I really advise you reconsider applying as a Bound. You can still be a manual grunt as an Unbound, but your character has far too much individuality to classify themselves as a Bound - remember that Bounds are lobotomized. Continuing right on. This paragraph displays a sort of shaky understanding of first contact between the Zo'ra and humanity. First of all the use of the word "harvest" puts me at unease, as it connotates that the Vaurcae abducted humans for research or wealth, and only stopped when they realised humans were intelligent, which is completely untrue. I advise that you heavily re-read the first contact passage in the wiki, because at best this paragraph displays a tenuous understanding. A minor nitpick again - TCB implants for Vaurcae were developed by the Vaurca, and not by humanity. I don't know why humanity would need to teach the Unbound what they learned from your character by dissecting them, either. Altogether, this application is tenuous at best, and really could do with some serious revisions. Please notify me by quoting me on this thread when you have performed these revisions.

K’ois Mycosis – Fact or Fiction? At 4:00 PM this afternoon local Mendell City resident Jones Albright was pronounced dead by cause of asphyxiation due to damage to the lungs. A standard man, Mr. Albright’s death has gained significance due to allegations posed that the death was caused by a novel medical condition referred to as ‘Systemic K’ois Mycosis’. These allegations, pushed by the celebrity doctor Dr. Kane, have gained significant traction in anti-Vaurcae populations, and once again discontent begins to rise in the streets surrounding District 9. Following his supposed revelation, Dr. Kane himself has taken a strong position against the Vaurcae population, citing that the health hazards of K’ois far exceeded the mere infrastructural damages originally predicted. Utilizing his media influence, Dr. Kane has begun lengthy televised sections warning of the dangers of K’ois. He explains Systemic K’ois Mycosis, or SKM, as follows; Dr. Kane explains that, while he has not personally examined the body of Mr. Albright, he is “fairly confident” based on the location of Mr. Albright’s home, which is the first home on the District 9 Outload Water-Distro line, which previously connected to the water reservoir previously publicly discussed by the former Agent Romano as being infected by K’ois. Beyond this however, he has not released any other evidence, although he states that the reported symptoms of death “closely, if not identically” match his theoretical model of SKM progression. His announcement that the source of the infection was caused by the distro line has sent some local residents into a panic, further inciting unrest along the borders of District 9. The District Hospital of St. Roseanne for Peace, who took in Mr. Albright’s body and pronounced him dead, has released no information concerning the death, citing the “need to preserve the privacy of those who pass through their doors.” In response to these recent developments, the NSFP (New Sedantis Foundation Party) has determined that they will send an expedition into District 9 to meet with the Lesser Queen Ta'Akaix'Vaur'skiyet'sca Zo'ra to put a conclusive end to the controversy and ambiguity concerning recent events. The predominantly human Vaurcae sympathetic group states that, thanks to their warm inclination towards the Vaurcae, they will have no difficulty entering diplomatic congress with the hierarchs of District 9, succeeding where “typical anti-Vaurca mentalities” had previously failed. Meanwhile, progress on the Bureau of Environmental Protection elimination of the illegal K’ois farms in District 9 has stalled yet again, for the fifth time this month, with the cited excuse of “equipment failure in the primary diggers”. With the promotion to project head of Thomas Clarke the project has slowed considerably, with not even a single K’ois farm being totally removed since. Promoted under the recommendation of NanoTrasen, the former NT xenobotanist Dr. Clarke comes with several prestigious credits to his name, and insists that the delays are merely the result of the inclement weather conditions.

The idea of manipulating machinery IDs, allowing for the construction of blast doors, mass drivers, buttons/levers, and even proper airlocks, has always been a consideration to me.

Unless a better sprite is provided, then Industrials will retain their current sprite. If an option for multiple different sprites for IPCs is added, there will be 0 overlap between Baseline and Industrial sprites. They are different species with different looks.

Upcoming in BayMerge

Cult has exactly as many round-ending mechanics as Nuke Ops, who still have the full capability to get dat fukken disk. But they don't. Summoning Nar'Sie is the choice of the cultists, just as detonating the nuke is the choice of the Nuke Ops. Cultists have a diverse set of runes and tools to accomplish any objective - that they only go for Nar'Sie is a fault of communication in the cult.

Tragedy Delays BEP K’ois Removal! The Mendell City Bugle is sad to report that earlier this evening twenty three were killed in a violent and unpredictable cave-in within District 9. Among the casualties are twenty Federal workers, including Leading Agent Romano and several of his subordinates, as well as three architectural surveyors hired to estimate the stability of Site #18, a K’ois farm that was scheduled for Federal examination tomorrow morning. Agent Romano was recovered and hospitalized after the incident, but did not regain consciousness before expiring, leaving the Bureau of Environmental Protection’s project in disarray. Site #18, which was discovered this Tuesday, had reportedly inhabited the undercroft of a small chapel in the central ring of District 9. Only a few houses down from the former Bank of United Biesellian Trust, the lair of the Lesser Queen Ta'Akaix'Vaur'skiyet'sca Zo'ra and her retinue, it was several times larger than any previously discovered K’ois farm, and records indicate that Agent Romano believed that it was possibly the alpha site. Theorizing that it could possibly provide a great deal of forensic evidence that might point towards the source of this K’ois epidemic, Romano delayed its termination until a Forensic Technician could arrive from the capitol next Monday. With the effective termination of the entire on-site chain of command for the K’ois removal operation, the BEP project is being delayed indefinitely until the situation clears up, and the operation can be safely resumed once again. Federal agents on the scene are being given a reprieve while the situation is resolved. An informed individual reported that the project could not continue until at least a superficial situation investigation had been conducted, and all machinery was examined. A concrete source of the collapse had also yet to be identified, creating a bureaucratic obstacle. BEP Director Erin McNash had this to say; With the suspicious circumstances of Romano’s death, many are calling for a criminal investigation of the incident, and already some have taken to the streets in purely nonviolent demonstrations against the Vaurcae, calling for justice. Todd DeStrexgal, the sole survivor of the incident and lead surveyor of the DeStrexgal Survey Company, fed these fires by stating this: Meanwhile, a human-run Vaurcae apologist group has seemingly been formed and has taken to the streets also, defending the Vaurcae against these allegations, and more. The group calls themselves the “NSFP”, or the “New Sedantis Foundation Party”, and despite their well-inclined disposition to the Vaurcae, their membership is primarily wealthy, young adult humans along with a minority base of IPCs, according to their party manifest. Vaurcae leadership remains silent on these affairs.

Do you mean to say that CCIA should have telekinetic power over airlocks?

Federal Authorities Enforce Invasive Species Act! “Mendell City authorities have failed to adequately deal with the problem at hand,” explained Agent Romano as several Federal excavation vehicles tumbled behind him, piercing the decrepit concrete of District 9, “We gave them a courtesy period of a week to announce their intent to enforce the Invasive Species Act, and they have failed to muster any formal response at all. As such, we’ve stepped in ourselves. It’s very distressing to witness such a failure in the Council firsthand.” Just last week Agent Romano had been the BEP (Bureau of Environmental Protection) agent responsible for the discovery of a potentially vast and certainly illegal K’ois growing operation beneath the streets of District 9. Now, he has been promoted the head of the project designed to enforce Federal will by removing every specimen of K’ois within Mendell City. Beginning in District 9, over fifteen K’ois farms of varying size have been discovered, with many more expected. A pattern has been established, and Federal agents are roving the premises to weed out the last of the fungal intruders. Agent Romano explained that “K’ois removal is a very delicate procedure. We must first pierce into the subterranean grotto that hosts the K’ois – typically an abandoned basement or cistern, and in one very alarming scenario a minor reservoir in the city water treatment grid. After piercing into the farm, we must incinerate the K’ois, taking great care not to release any spores whatsoever, so as to not infect anything. Once this is done the entire grotto is collapsed artificially.” Any Vaurca that can be immediately convicted as responsible for the grotto are arrested, although Agent Romano confides that this is mostly for show. “Most of the K’ois tenders are what the Vaurca call ‘Bound’. They’re just slaves to some higher intelligence. We don’t know exactly who is responsible, although we have our theories.” Agent Romano reports that, barring any unexpected circumstances or the reveal of any additional unpredicted K’ois farms, K’ois removal operations in District 9 would be completed by the middle of January. The BEP project would then begin a deep examination of the surrounding infrastructure and wild-life, to ensure there was no K’ois infestation. Agent Romano was sad to report that due to the “unprofessional” means of growing the K’ois, an infestation of the surrounding area was “highly likely”, and in fact probably already several weeks extant. Meanwhile, rumours abound concerning the source of the K’ois. Although many obviously suspect the Zo’ra Lesser Queens as being the masterminds of the operation, there still remains the question of how access was gained to the insidious fungus. Access to K’ois is highly restricted, and the only known facility with any K’ois in storage is the Zo’ra hiveship Titan Prime, which is currently under the possession of NanoTrasen scientific staff. Meanwhile, NanoTrasen stations that field Vaurcae personnel show none of the shortages of the K’ois famine, indicating that they are still being supplied with fresh K’ois even under the Sol Alliance embargo. Despite these suspicious circumstances, the BEP has apparently found no evidence to implicate NanoTrasen as being accomplice to the illegal operation. The Zo’rane Lesser Queens remain totally absent from the public eye, and have released no statement whatsoever concerning the recent affairs.

With the scheduled extinction of Unathi at the end of this year, I actually think there's some room for a canine race. I've already got a name - Kocasslani.

For clarification's sake, as if I am not mistaken, the current speed at which things run is intentional, not a bug as Nanako almost seems to indicate. It is simply not aligned with her own intent, hence why she was pressed to poll the community.

Illegal K’ois Dens Discovered Amidst District 9! In defiance of the November 15th report estimating an expiration date of around two weeks for the Vaurcae currently within District 9, twenty seven days later it is apparent that the refugee camp is still in operation. This unexpected longevity would be more understandable had the Mendell City Council enacted any policy to alleviate the famine in District 9, as was done in the Phoenixport municipality. However, in the characteristic fashion of the current administration, no effort was made to respond at all towards the developing situation. As such, independent of the Mendell City Council, a federal investigation was launched to examine the District 9 case. According to Agent Karl Romano, upon arrival the federal agents were treated with inhospitality and often purposefully mislead by several Vaurcae individuals. A medical examiner concluded that while the inhabitants of the camp were certainly markedly underfed, they were not approaching a point of critical famine, and for the most part all Vaurcae were largely operational. After several days of reportedly being “led in circles”, Agent Romano made a quite literal breakthrough when he incidentally broke through a sheetrock wall in what appeared to initially be an unpopulated apartment. Descending into a concealed alcove, and then a subterranean corridor, Agent Romano entered into a moderately expansive cavern of hewn concrete, filled to the brim with illegal K’ois growths. Agent Romano and his team cordoned off the area, and began to excavate for similar dens, an excavation that is ongoing at this present time. Esteemed experts on Vaurcae biology concluded that the K’ois growths likely had been smuggled into District 9 many months ago, during the most recent exodus from the Zo’ra hiveship Titan Prime, and that the K’ois farm Romano discovered had likely been cultured since then. They also have theorized that there are likely several more subterranean farms, and that the currently discovered location is in all actuality probably a smaller operation. The development of K’ois in such a large-scale operation so close to a civilian population is of particular concern to the supposed experts, accounting for the tendency of K’ois to wildly outpace natural flora, and the possibility of damage to subterranean infrastructure due to its caustic growths, not to mention its toxicity to non-Vaurcae. Republic officials have not yet made a statement indicating how they are going to handle the situation, although currently all access to the unveiled K’ois den, and any subsequent dens, is strictly forbidden to Vaurcae. Although the actions taken in District 9 have been crucial to the survival of the Vaurcae inhabitants, the growth of K’ois on Biesel is in direct violation of Federal law, and the caverns used to grow it are likewise illegally constructed in contempt of Mendell City zoning laws. The Bugle was unable to solicit any commentary from Zo’ra officials, who have been uncharacteristically absent from these affairs, and in fact have not been seen in the public eye for several weeks, since shortly after the November 15th famine.

Vox are unable to be whitelisted or applied for. If you would like to play as a Vox you will need to use the cracked mirror in the heister base. Application denied.

While the self-importance of "best miner of his hive-ship" is rather stark, and the claim is dubious (Consider the population of miners, and then compare him to a Bound miner. There is certainly no way for him to be the best labourer.), it does not disqualify you from being accepted, so long as you understand such.

The proper location for reporting issues and bugs is here; https://github.com/Aurorastation/Aurora.3/issues The general rule of thumb is that issues that never get reported never get fixed (Unless personally noticed by a developer).

This application is better than the previous application, however I still feel as if you're trying to mix two worlds - the ruthless augmented efficiency of the Bound with the relative independence of the Unbound. I cannot ultimately see the justification in the Hive putting so much effort into preserving him to the point where they have to mostly reconstruct him, especially since you imply they use expensive biomechanical augments that actually improve his capability, instead of mundane augments. Since this point serves as the crux of your backstory, it creates a snag in your acceptance.