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  1. My two cents. I like the idea, and quite a few of the smaller sprites. The APCs seem a little bulky compared to most of the other reduced sleek sprites though. Like others the reinforced walls are a bit funky (big fan of the plain though), but my main issues come with main metal floors being as dark as they are, makes some places very, VERY grey in some areas (see image) It needs a decent contrast. I will also echo that the medical tiles seem soft enough that they are hard to look and a could easily lead to a headache, so while their contrast is far easier on the eye in terms of the grey, they still have issues. While the sprites do need a massive overhaul, and congrats for stepping up. Try not to loose the vibrancy we once had, even the grass seems ghostly and pale.
  2. Right. As for what was happening in the elevator. I was going for the Odysseus in there to help evac my crew in what I thought was a protracted fire fight below. I saw Willow and the CT go up thinking that they were smartly pulling out of a combat zone and not Operating as normal to the adjacent combat zone going up and down for crates So when the elevator came down when I called it and they were in their I aimed at Willow and started typing to make a deal. They made me fire then the taj CT pulls out their auto .45 then a shield. and just opens up. So I retreat while returning fire. Aiming for the legs as the captain had ordered me. I subsequently bleed out once I am back at the shuttle. What I cannot understand is why the fuck cargo was just going about their business in the middle of a fucking fire fight, and the dumb fuck bravado of pulling the spawn loot in a stand off before I could type 'hold it' So I pop one off and miss on a twitchy lass and the paramilitary cargo tech acting less sanely than the unibomber both of who should not have been going back down into a combat zone instead of the surface hall. pulls a quarter of the armoury out of their backpack and treats a hold up like a shooting gallery in the course of 2 seconds. So my main issues are. 1. The gear up was kinda shitty. But I could buy it. 2. Why the fuck were you even there given the events right next to this. 'I had an order.' Makes no sense. 3. Why go back into that bullshit with a crate when there are better options. 4. Why go muh valids on what was going to be a nice little go lie down on the floor there hold up which everyone would have got out unharmed because you can get a shot in. So go go go.
  3. There are a number of cases where someone will say something that should make sense to a lot of people only to get a "What does that mean?" So here is a place to make a growing list of names, contractions, and others that are generally accepted by the community. General: Internals = Personal air supply. Via mask or some sealed suits, with a form of tank. Disposals = Context specific. Will either refer to all bins and pipes in the rubbish network, or the end point of the crusher. Carp = Space carp, the purple fish like creatures that migrate through the void. Dweller = Cavern Dweller, a worm like creature that resides in the depths of the asteroid we are located on. Command: Engineering: Shield = Referes to the hull or bubble shield and an associated capacitor. Medical: CMC = Crew monitoring computer, the console application that checks suit sensors. IB = Internal bleed. A dangerous medical condition that needs quick reaction. Dylo =Dylovene aka 'Anti-Toxin' Research: Sync = The action of synchronizing with the main severs, sync usually being an upload, can be a statement as in it was done or a request to have it done, synced the download version. Slimed/Glomped = Attacked by a slime from xenobiology. Security: Service: Supply: KA = Kinetic Accelerator, a mining tool.
  4. Many places like the kitchen, chemistry, an some places in science t least used too have brown wrapping paper, an a labeller given to all those with the wrapper and brown paper, for when it used to go through cargo to be sorted. The item is the destination tagger that can only tag it for the sorting office. Saving some of the hand deliveries an giving cargo more to do.
  5. So many possibilities with that. Could be very risky with griffer chemists. Crank the amount and potassium + water = victim giblets. So balance would be quite the consideration.
  6. Kaed's idea sounds pretty good, one verb 'change help intent' that cycles through, like the pull punches one.
  7. Let me continue with the government analogy, parties that win a small majority make a coalition with others to make it over 50%, round types can't bargain, so most majorities would get stuck in the weeds below 50% giving them little to no reason to vote at all. In the analogy, winning the vote gains the party power with which to deal and discuss. A flat point for point, means no one wins a vote. The majority cannot bargain for a better position, so the majority should have more power, it isn't token. It is a representitive concept At 51/49 split currently has a 100% outcome (An I am fine with that, I don't think we need a change) In the system I suggested 75.5/24.5 split chance. At half the vote, the majority only has a 75% chance of winning versus all other comers. The majority should be catered too, they are the most. But minorities matter, an should not be without consideration. But round voting is probably not the way to do it. Honestly just off the top of my head, a recurring non secret or extended day would probably serve it better than affecting every round. A day without the heavyweights so the small votes can fight it out every now and again.
  8. I am iffy on this whole thing. But a thought to toss in the ring. On the matter of majority doesn't matter vs minority doesn't matter. Why not have the randomizer split. The majority wins 50% of the pot, and then the other 50% is divvied up by the actual votes Do using the hypothetical votes above. We would get: EXTENDED 65% (50 for majority+15 vote count), MALFUNCTION 2.5%, MERCENARY 3.5%, WIZARD 6.5%, CULT 7.5%, AUTOTRAITOR 5%, NINJA 5% It would also remove the 70% of the time it is a round not by the majority as the majority will always have over 50% of the weighting. [Added] Also a possible cut off for minimum percent/votes to matter. NZ parliament voting has a 5% minimum to get a seat. That would drop malf out of the above, an the 2.5% could be split evenly or be given to the majority meaning if the are a bunch of small votes but it is overwhelmingly one, it could be 100% the majority. with single or very low vote counts not winning by pure chance.
  9. That is astoundingly accurate. My main issue that I feel I need to highlight even though I have resigned from the CCIA, and have been trying to avoid tossing in my own two cents to let Synno carry on their succession unimpeded. I am going to grandfather in on this one. Regarding your talk about mained as an IAA. So. Overlooking personal issues from dealing with you and ignoring the badmouthing of the Duty Officers, which is the CCIA on reddit. An leaving those aspects out of the quotes. Quoting myself. While a Duty Officer (CCIA Agent) Excerpts from Re: Theplahunters unban appeal #19 Quoting myself. Again. While CCIA Leader Excerpt from Re: Remove Internal Affairs or Make Staff Improve It #5 Hunter Robinson and Terrance Frank, were, and remain as infamous examples of how not to IAA. An while you may have had fun. Pointing out that you are the posterchild of what not to do as an IAA, is hardly encouraging. So a more detailed answer on what parts of an IAA and what good parts you could bring from that to the CCIA would not go a miss.
  10. Yeah, I usually have some dex plus in pure for dire dex plus needs to hook to an IV or inject. An The DexInapro mix is used where I would use inaprovaline over where I would use dex in most cases. But an excellent point if you are using it primarily for the dex use it would be more helpful.
  11. Jackboot's Idea is bloody good. Otherwise an idea is making the cardboard a little toxic/builds up in their gut. So if they are eating more than one box in a short amount of time. They flat up die. To at least de-incentivise the mass box munch. Also. Hide traps under tables when?
  12. Really good guide. But my 2 cents are. With diluted Dexalin plus. Inaprovaline instead of water is my go too. If they are in crit oxyloss, it will reset the oxy, and fight the drop too. Also sometimes you just want pure stuff, never hurts to have a little in reserve even if it isn't in the fridge. Oxycodone is very helpful in surgery if you need to get into them quick, or can't take gas like vacura. While they are awake, it can be good especially for critical internal bleeds. IV at 0.03u/s hook em up wash hands and have at it. But outside of extreme trauma and surgery it shouldn't really need to be used. Also thank you for your effort in the bottle v pill debate. Generals in liquid specialties in pills 5ever Also also. Sometimes players can get stuck in perma stuns, which even admin abuse can struggle with. Synaptizine works well on that. An mixing it 1 unit to 20 Dylovene fights the toxic effects for the length of the dose. Though it is a bit wasteful on the Dylo Yet another also. Borgs struggle with pill bottles. So it can sometimes be worth having some single pills of the iron in the fridge for their use, or another doctor just needing one, and not taking the bottle with them and leaving it somewhere randomly or keeping it in their pack. Then going SSD when you really need one to work with the IV.
  13. I think a lot of good points have been raised in regards to what should and should not be done. But I do have a few points and prospective questions of my own. I have little to no problem with job hopping in and around the low level service and supply jobs. I have worked a number of jobs like that an there is a lot of shuffling to fill gaps or I have even seen employees who are in various departments depending on the day of the week in a regular roster ranging from food prep to paperwork to barista. In regards to the officer paramedic combo. I can see it happening, but stay in you current shift lane is also important. Using your EMT training to keep you partner kicking until the EMT arrives fine, swooping every EMT call meaning they are having to chase you through the halls all the time. Is a giant fucking pain. It is bad enough when the it is the same MD swooping every call or a lick behind you to grab them and haul them off in the very next second. OOCly, you are screwing over other people's round for yourself, cut that crap. Relating to command and non command roles, captains and HoPs are a hard one to argue on the normal unless it is something like Jackboot suggests, where both are rather cerebral roles with a shared skillset. Within more specific departments. I think most HoDs are promotions from within who worked up to that point. So they all have a primary field outside of their command one in that department. An I have no issue in them falling back into it when the HoD slot is taken/you don't want the command stress but want that character an their interactions, as being a command player you can often be cut off and an entire reliance on visitor status seems rather extreme against the just for fun potential. Now for a primarily self centered question. I have a medical character who I used to mainly do CMO, but their other primary is a chemist and I have not CMOed with them in a while. They have had a history in engaging in medical research, but never taken a research role. I have been toying with the idea of taking that character on as a scientist to utilize the research and development chemlab as well the research facilities and equipment to engage in actual tests for the sake of learning. In essence still functioning as a chemist as per normal but shifting temporarily from a supply desk role with dependents to someone focusing on their same craft for knowledge improvement with the appropriate gear, without having to beg command staff every round and get out of their current tasks to fill that role they joined intending to act in. f we were to side with more restrictive interdepartmental ideas, would a situation like the above be possible without getting it checked off first? And is it even reasonable/acceptable in the current form? I am rather curious to know the answers or any thoughts generated from this.
  14. Type: Dionea Lore, Naming convention. Basic Description: Giving them a title prefix similar to Mr or Ms before the last word in their name to make referring to them by others easier. At current I suggest 'Ges.' An abbreviation of Gestalt. As such "Leaf that Grasps the Sky" or "Wind Howling through Ocean" would become "Ges Sky" or "Ges Ocean" for a formal shortening or Gestalt Sky/Ocean in an extended format. Reason: Some of the names are long and several character act in a formal manner where they will routinely call people by their relevant title and surname. Dionea have never had from what I can tell a clean organised way to separate their name formally, and are often just referred to it by the most designating word in it when using a shortened version, an this has always come off and a casual or far from formal tone to it. An given Dionea are non-gendered a title not related to occupation seems helpful. [mention]SleepyWolf[/mention]
  15. Binning due to the severe injury caused by an antag. Waving the injury to non canon along with the cause to follow Superiorform's interest in not having the hand loss canon would have made no sense and the reason for forcing it into a canonical issue amounts to billing said captain for a unneeded expense in not using more of the protohuman that was created for said hand. It is more of an issue surrounding fiscal ethics than moral ones, wanting a flesh replacement over a mechanical one and being wasteful in it's procurement. [mention]incognitojesus[/mention] The handwaving effort does not warrant making it IC on which it was shoddy grounds to start with a low end result, if you are so bothered an OOC complaint would be a better result given we do not attribute human rights to protohumans. They are expensive meatslab blanks as far as I am concerned.
  16. Binning due to it portraying a rather clear End of Round Grief issue. This is more an ahelp in the moment that a IR or IC issue. [mention]BurgerBB[/mention]
  17. Binning for lack of information and names removed in a ICly non-public channel.
  18. A look up verb that highlighted holes or darkened non holes when toggled would be nice for miners and engineers. I would side with dimming non holes in shadow similar to how shortsightedness is done. Meaning the player would have to focus on one more than the other, meaning it comes at a cost of just having it on all the time.
  19. I have been informed Rev only gets a one use item, so applying this to Rev would need to change it's mechanics in this regard. Possibly using number of recruits to get points if they were to start with it.
  20. At the moment antags can purchase a 1 time CC announcement for 2 telecrystals. From that point on the CCIA have to deal with it, including handling stupid things one way or the other. The proposal. A cartridge that can be purchased for 4ish telecrystals that allows the antagonist with a PDA to purchase a block and send point for 1 telecrystal, they get one charge on original purchase. This cartridge will open up a sub menu that will give them in my current idea. -A log of all faxes. Sent and received, CCIA have some preexisting framework for that. -A log of all incoming command reports, the communications console has that program -A log of all outgoing AI and console emergency messages probably tied in with the incoming command report log, at the moment the only extensive record is that which is forwarded to the discord. -A block button with a countdown timer for outgoing faxes or emergency messages. So when the cartridge is inserted an alert like a received PDA message will sound giving you a chance to block the outgoing notice before it continues on. It will use the block point. -A send button that gives you the current announcement option. At the expense of a send point. -A purchase button that lets you buy the stockpile of block and send points -A counter for saved up send and block points, and remaining telecrystals. Why? Because as recent antag gimmicks, being big and/or stupid and them getting sent right to the CCIA for confirmation is a giant pain in the ass for CCIA at a one time 2 crystal cost for any antag. To which if we are going to let it pass we have to do all the mental gymnastics on the why would 'we' do this. This lets antags be big and/or stupid and not reliant on the CCIA not being fickle in the moment and takes the pressure off the CCIA for sucking all the fun out of a round denying it face on. At a cost, a potentially ongoing one, meaning antags will have to put more thought into their announcements in the future as well so they do not end up burnt out on crystal supplies or are willing to risk the CCIA outing them/puting on an investigation clock, instead of going along with them.
  21. A year and a half ago in byond time. May as well be a decade. I don't recall it, nor am I able to think of a reason why I would be against it, at best I can think there is some obscure niche context where I think it would be stupid as hell, an I cant even think of one. Quote me (Fully With Sources). I ain't searching for it. Especially after the fit remark And While From/To understanding aside. There is no support even with that miss-read, unless you are being a smart-ass. The above point still stands, CC is not needed in most cases, CC does not need the button. It will need dev team involvement. Again. For your feelings. Suggestion 1. Remove it because CCIA said it was worthless. No. Suggestion 2. Rename it. Because you want it renamed. The to or from doesn't really matter at this point. What too and why is it worth the time and effort of all these other unpaid people. As it stands it can be read several ways, revoke of the payroll from central command, central command revokes your payroll. In miss reading it as 'to' I was reading it as a shift from burden to CC, Rereading it as 'from', I see it as sourcing where the pay is coming from. Because your second suggestion lacked reasoning It never mattered if I read it right or wrong. Because I objected on your reasoning, more accurately, the lack there of. So ignoring the 1 suggestion per thread rule. 'The reasoning behind a suggestion should be elaborated upon in the initial post to a reasonable extent.' Is another. And if you find this fit It may convince me, It may not. I may have changed my stance in the intervening time, and I regard year and a half ago me as an idiot. So reason well on why it should be changed, and don't rely on a quote. But if you are going to claim a fit. I really do want to see it. Because I have been many things at many times, rash, argumentative, particular. I have fucked up plenty, I'm human. But prone to having fits, isn't something I have regarded as one of mine. To the point of it being dropped like this. I consider it a little defamatory. I have been harsh but consistent with you in the last few days about proving the worth of policy changes, Because I felt they were not worth but was willing to be convinced. To which I have felt you have dodged the question or changed the subject. It is annoying. Your continued inability to supply what I ask for so that I may consider revising my position has annoyed me, but not clouded my intent to judge on merit. I have had several very public and private significant spats to all out fights with Jackboot. Just yesterday, I told him how much I respect him and his reasoned positions, even when I think he is an ass. Defamatory statements tend to make a person considerably more than just annoyed and to loose respect for those tossing them out. I am not above that. An I don't like to tolerate it. There have been plenty of times I have assumed you have misunderstood, in the benefit of the doubt, when it seems equally likely to be a deliberate act to me, in all these discourses even the harshest remarks have been to the benefit of the doubt on your character. I feel less inclined to give it when I feel shitslung, So. Nut up and prove it, or shut up.
  22. Why??? CC will not be needed for revoking the payroll in all (MOST) cases I could think of. An CC would not need the button on station. At this point, we are asking a coder to jump into the mass of files that is our server, find a button, change it to something that makes no sense, test it, possibly realign it, and then put it in line for approval to go live. Because you wanted it removed, because you misunderstood context of the original quote having to do with suspensions. While our coders are excellent and could probably pinpoint the file that aspect is in rapidly As I said in the last policy suggestion app. "policy needs to prove its worth" This was based on you misunderstanding a statement in that app. It has been debunked. It isn't just policy now, it is server development for your feelings. Prove this policy's worth, or let it lie.
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