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space is the final frontier and the final frontier of that final frontier is talking to people who you dont already know

i tried this. i don't think it works, but maybe i am wrong?

not 100% sure how dirty it is to bring up Lifeweb: Theater of Pain around here, but, what the h, i'm gonna do it. how it worked on Lifeweb: Theater of Pain was that the changeling absorbed people and left behind a huge, nasty sack filled with amniotic fluid. you could not move the sack. the sack grew out of the drained husk that the changeling left behind. what made this "cool" and possibly "good" was that after a handful of minutes, a changeling copy of the guy/gal who got drained would pop out of the sack. gross wet schlorping sounds. gross. and they could keep playing... as an evil alien doppelganger. this solves the "I have been murdered twenty minutes into the round and now I must sit and watch" problem. i do not know if it would solve the "The changelings inevitably end up 'going loud' (note: I hate this term. I also hate the terms "murderbone" and "chucklefucking") and slaying people/getting slain!" problem. that seems more structural, i.e, well you're giving me the ability to grow an awesome [PROTOTYPE] style Alex Mercer arm blade. why wouldn't i use the awesome arm blade. keep in mind that i am 1) genuinely not that smart 2) chronically ill/in pain in case this post is incoherent. but: you can easily solve the "I've been murdered early into the two to three hour round" problem by changing it from The Thing into Invasion of the Body Snatchers, i.e, by allowing changeling victims to come back as evil alien doppelgangers of themselves. "bob went missing 15 minutes ago... wait, there he is, but hes acting weird... why does he want me to check out this cool maintenance tunnel with him???" the issue with changelings basically not being stealthy and fighting the security team probably has a lot to do with the abilities they're given. why do they have arm blades?? thats like if you gave every traitor an energy sword and got surprised when nine out of ten times they end up using it. thanks for reading.

i was going to put a rod serling .gif here to start off the thread but i guess images aren't allowed on forums anymore in 2023 ad? weird and offputting. anyways, imagine, if you will, that you are playing janitor. having a great time. it hits the right part of your severely unwell mind that makes you have borderline crippling OCD. let's say there are a lot of bullet casings on the ground. "time to clean up," you think. you take your trash bag out. you need to click on the tiny little bullet casing, which is a huge pain in the rear because you use a trackpad and also your monitor is tiny. "oh no," you think. "this is horrible. what am i to do." basically to sum it up ideally if i want to pick everything up off of a tile using a trash bag, please let me just click on the tile. at the moment you need to click on an object on the tile, which can be difficult if the object (or rather objects) are tiny. thanks for reading

Six or seven sounds like it'd be a good number as the maximum; not big enough that mercs would steamroll the station, but not small enough that they're more or less impotent in the face of a fully staffed security department.

What if: instead of rats, tapirs...?

I've been a little busy lately catching up with my family while on break from school. I usually don't play very much SS13, either, to be honest.

I'm not questioning whether or not they should have access, I'm questioning whether or not their radios are strong enough to pick up signals from a station that's presumably a decent distance away.

I used to see it happen a ton back when I played almost every week. If it isn't a recurring issue, I still think it should be changed because why would you still be in range of the station's comms when you're in your hidden lair?

good idea. bump

could an admin move this to suggestions. tia

merc rounds (in my experience) devolve into "the mercs leave and then taunt the station for an hour and a half" it is dumb and it is boring

dunno you but everyone seems sad and you seem like a chill guy... will be missed bro. hopin your replacement is as good or even better.

btw - some info on catholic thought regarding artificial intelligence; st. thomas aquinas's mentor, st. albert, allegedly made an automaton out of metal that was capable of speech. st. tommy responded by burning it. just some food for thought re: why the sons of cain might have split. if they are gnostic, they might have almost definitely had huge issues with the creation of new, intelligent life capable of suffering.

it looks good. see 0 reason to not have these sprites. "nothing else is at this perspective" is a weirdo argument considering ss13 as a whole has really inconsistent sprites. 1+++

gonna throw in my two cents here because I study religion at university - depending on if the Sons of Cain are Christian, they could be Gnostic... tertullian mentions a sect of heterodox Christians who glorified Cain as the first dude to get owned by Satan (keepin it simple) if they're non-Christian Sons of Cain be a very edgy name... but reality is edgy sometimes so it doesn't seem super crazy

seems to me like that form was not intended to be copy-pasted. you can still read it though

[b]BYOND key:[/b] BotanistPower [b]Character names:[/b] Walter brooks [hr] [b]How long have you been playing on Aurora?:[/b] like 3 years. ss13 8 [b]Why do you wish to be on the whitelist?:[/b] to play head of staff [b]Why did you come to Aurora?:[/b] good server [b]Have you read the Aurora wiki on the head roles and qualifications you plan on playing?:[/b] yeah [b]Have you received any administrative actions? And how serious were they?[/b] i was banned for a plot that involved selling "kois" i do not know what a koi is but i wanted to sell them. got 7 days for that i think. i was then banned forever for making a joke ban appeal. sorry [hr] Please provide well articulated answers to the following questions in a [b]paragraph[/b] each. [b]Give a definition of what you think roleplay is, and should be about:[/b] not sure why you expect me to do a paragraph because these are not hard questions. roleplay is just acting but more fun for those involved because there is no script. ideally "roleplayers" have some level of competence in writing and portraying a character. i think i am an alright "roleplayer" [b]What do you think the OOC purpose of a Head of Staff is, ingame?:[/b] this question is poorly worded but i'll try my best. the OOC purpose is to basically make sure the department you're heading doesn't get completely out of control and make sure it's conducive to a fun and interesting story for everyone involved. [b]What do you think the OOC responsibilities of Whitelisted players are to other players, and how would you strive to uphold them?:[/b] to make things fun and more interesting. i would strive to uphold them by being a not shitty actor/head of staff i guess [b]Could you give us the gist of what is currently happening in Tau ceti and how it affected your character and their career?[/b] tau ceti was being blockaded by some crazy nutso admiral dick and there was some fascism stuff going on for a little while. i am pretty sure this isn't happening anymore but right now the republic of biesel is fighting a covert war with sol alliance intelligence. hsan't gone hot yet. my character was on vacation in israel when the nuts stuff was happening. [b]What roles do you plan on playing after the application is accepted?[/b] probably head of security... perhaps "captain" [hr] [b]Characters you intend to use for command or have created for command. Include the job they will be taking.:[/b] walter brooks... hos/captain [hr] [b]How would you rate your own roleplaying?:[/b] decent to good [b]Do you understand your whitelist is not permanent, and may be stripped following continuous administrative action?[/b] yep [b]Have you familiarize yourself with the wiki pages for the command roles?[/b] oh yeah [hr] [b]Extra notes:[/b] "Brevity is the soul of wit." - William Shakespeare.

my 2 cents as a vet of the neo-troubles: the new map sucks donkey dick

I sincerely don't know how anything I've written in this thread could upset anyone. It could potentially be that it's somewhat self-aware of the silly (on my part) reason my 7 day vacation was extended to a permanent relocation. If that is the case, I apologize. My intent was never to upset. In fact, quite the obvious: it was to amuse. My take away is that ban appeals are serious business. Please unban me.

I also want to request a Discord unban. I'm banned from there, and I can't remember why, probably because I was sleep deprived.

BYOND Key: BotanistPower Total Ban Length: Until the end of time! Banning staff member's Key: It is uncertain at this hour. Reason of Ban: Having two "stealth" nuke ops arrested. Also, there was something involving "kois." I have no idea what a koi is, and I hope I never do, because they're allegedly one of the most dangerous things in the known universe. The ban (for seven days at first) was extended to being until appeal (i.e, permanent) after my original ban appeal was made, which referenced serfs. I fully fess up to the fact that I was on meth (in a sense) when I wrote that. I hope and pray, in my heart of hearts, that the title of this thread does not warrant an immediate denial. It is a joke. Reason for Appeal: The original ban would have expired many times over at this point. I'm not going to call the extension into question, but I will state that I will never again post in my own thread over ten times while referring to myself as a "serf," "pilgrime," and "knave." Take pity on me. All I want is to play some SS13. Owing to the circumstances, I sincerely hope I don't have to add all the exact details. It's been several months. BIG EDIT FOR A BIG BOY: Checked around. Been banned since March the 13th.