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I was thinking, it would be cool if IPC could speak the race language they were a shell of, this would give shells a lot more depth. Of course in order to do this the person must be white listed for both IPC and the race they are trying to shell. So for Silk'Maas a person must be whitlisted for Tajaran aswell as IPC. I'm wondering how hard this would be to pull of code wise.. hmm.

I played a custom event round a while back where the crew was forced to abandon the station. We grabbed everything we could but were not really given much time to get the hell out of there so a lot of engineering components were missing, namely the pipe dispenser (The horror!). S**t hit the fan and we were forced into a tiny room on the derelict slowly dying due to one thing or another and people were slowly going mad. Still one of the best rounds I've played to date. Anyway, after the round had finished, it got me thinking.. what could I have done differently and what would I bring if I was to do the event again. Here's a list of things that must be brought: Metal - A no brainier really. Glass Solar Crate - You need the tracker circuit Pipe dispenser - Heavens will smile upon you if you remember the damn thing! Nitrogen canisters - A lot of them too! Oxygen canisters Portable Air Pumps Various circuits - Take the whole vending machine Using this list I decided to fire up my local test server and have a bash and this is what I came up with: A rather annoying problem (which is the reason for a lack of a waste loop) is due to the air alarm not being able to recognise vents or scrubbers. It simply states they are not connected. This is why a portable air pump is used instead. This system does work quite well however as you can imagine nitrogen does not last. With more time (and people) you could eventually run pipes throughout the derelict as you would a normal station with the only drawback being the lack of gas you currently hold. If that bug with the air alarm was fixed I'm sure you could master up quite a decent recycle system and pump air into a lot more rooms on the derelict. Let me know what you think.

When I enquired about this a while back I was told it adds balance to the game however I've never really understood why IPC overheat in space. It would seem a lot more logical to seize up and freeze rather than overheat. At least this way they could be recovered in one piece instead of shattering and perhaps a new item could be added to reactivate frozen out IPC. Suit wise they would still require one however I'm not sure if a cooling unit would be needed as suits protect its wearer from the harshness of space. The only limit I see is how long they can go without recharging as sticking a higher capacity cell inside a cooling unit makes it rather redundant. Let me know what you think.

The changes have been made.

First of all thank you for your feedback. We spoke a bit in game over LOOC and I'm glad you have taken an interest in my character. Hopefully I can answer some of your concerns. Skailen would be more of a thinker than a fighter with more intellect than brawn. Understanding where to hit someone and actually hitting them are two different things. I left the Skrell slur a little vague however I think it might be interesting to weed a little in here and there. With his human training Skailen would most likely speak a lot cleared than most Skrell but perhaps shlur the odd word here and there. Skailen would work in the forensics department on the 'thought path' of crime more often than not. He could even be a decent physiologist if required as he understands the criminal mentality and mindset. Yes, the horrible surname has been changed. I was thinking about it after I posted the application and decided to go with a more Skrell / human hybrid. Hopefully this helps

BYOND Key: Moltenkore Character Names: Kix, Venture, Centros, Kiara Redmoon, Varn Xince, Leona Varner Species you are applying to play: Skrell What colour do you plan on making your first alien character (Dionaea & IPCs exempt): White (Aliosian) 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 mostly play machines in different formats but I would really love to play a non-machine race that is not human. Skrell provide quite a different take on the whole organic thing. Like machines, Skrell are logical thinkers and in being so they can be extremely direct and minimalist in their choice of words. This makes them an appealing race to choose coming from a machine roleplay background. Identify what makes role-playing this species different than role-playing a Human: For starters they are asexual which will be quite fun to play with. They are also not very adept at speaking basic so they tend to slur their words quite a lot. A cool feature they have is the ability to absorb nutrients directly through their skin however they tend to use their mouth to avoid offending other species. Character Name: Skailen Va'sharan Please provide a short backstory for this character, approximately 2 paragraphs Descending from quite a poor family on their home planet of Aliose. Skailen and his two brother had to fight to survive from a young age due to the loss of their parents. For many years Skailen scraped by with the lowest of the low brushing shoulders with thieves and other bad doers just to make it home at the end of the day. It wasn't until one of his brothers got into trouble with the wrong sort of people that Skailen decided enough was enough and he wanted to make it in the universe and get out of poverty. This came at a huge cost however as Skailen decided to take all the weight of his brothers crimes on his shoulders and fled the system with a huge bounty on his head. Years later Skailen was found stealing from a NanoTrasen owned vessel and when questioned he simply stood in silence. One of the duty officers on that day saw the broken skrell and decided to take him under his wing. The officer taught Skailen a lot about law and order and slowly Skailen came around and changed his ways. Months of training followed and eventually Skailen was introduced as a cadet however he was always more interested in forensics and instead decided to follow the scientific part of crime. This lead him to many great things and eventually he managed to pay off the bounty hunters on his tail. The duty officer now an old man decided to retire and as a tribute for everything he had done, Skailen took a part of the officer's last name to honour him when he died. What do you like about this character? He is brave and always tries to do the right thing, even when times are tough. I wouldn't go as far to say that he was the hero type but he defiantly has had his share of sorrow throughout his life. This makes him a relatable character as many of us do carry the scars from our past and we are stronger people because of it. How would you rate your role-playing ability? 7/10, I have improved considerably during my time on Aurora. Notes: This is my first attempt at a non-machine background. Hopefully you enjoyed it and I didn't make too many mistakes.

I am the player that plays Kix and I second this complaint. Their actions this round were really excessive. I mean I'm okay with a well role played encounter like this however when it goes massively overboard and ends up with someone yelling at a door over comms, I think a line has to be drawn.

BYOND key: Moltenkore Character names: KI 20, Centros, Zerces Vanatis, KI X, Kix How long have you been playing on Aurora?: A good estimate maybe 5 months. Why do you wish to be on the whitelist?: I do not really see many heads in engineering so I thought it was about time I applied for the position. Why did you come to Aurora?: One of my friends recommended the server to me. Have you read the BS12 wiki on the head roles you plan on playing?: Yes. Please provide well articulated answers to the following questions in a paragraph each. Give a definition of what you think roleplay is, and should be about: Roleplay in essence is the act of taking yourself out of your shoes and placing yourself in a foreign mind of your own creation. Progress of this entity is entirely up to you and is usually referenced by the actions of an outside stimuli. Your character is what you make it and you have full control over its development. I believe roleplay should be just that; interactions with your creation and other peoples. What do you think the OOC purpose of a Head of Staff is, ingame?: A head of staff should try and guide its department to their purpose by providing a supportive and authoritative role through-out the round. They should take responsibility for their departments actions and supervise any actions the department takes. What do you think the OOC responsibilities of Whitelisted players are to other players, and how would you strive to uphold them?: Heads of staff generally are the representing force of the server to new players. This means that they should strive to know exactly what their job entails and their department's job entails. It is of no use if a head of staff doesn't know exactly what they are doing and this can leave a bad impression on new players. I know quite a lot about engineering as it has been the job I play the most since joining the server. I would try to help newer players whenever possible and share my knowledge with a degree of accuracy when required. Please pick one of your characters for this section, and provide well articulated responses to the following questions. Character name: Kix Character age: 40 Please provide a short biography of this character (approx 2 paragraphs): Kix is the further development stage of engineering IPC named KI X. When KI X was created from an old salvaged cyborg named KI it remained genderless however with the development of IPC 'coverings' KI essentially came to the stage where it would have to pick a gender to advance its development. Being the explorer KI set out on a mission to passively scan any humans it encountered for a potential new look. However towards the end of compiling this large database KI X underwent a rather destructive system crash which left it in a broken state. After quite a few months of progressively purging KI X's broken mind of all these reference images the roboticists working on KI found that quite a few images had mixed with the core of its personality module. This discovery proved rather fascinating and it was decided to try and save this mash of data once the rubbish had been removed. It seemed that KI X had formed a female personality and through a lot of merging had also selected an image for itself. KI X shortly re-identified herself as Kix and resumed working in the engineering sector with a new found look installed. What do you like about this character?: As with KI X, Kix is always quite curious of the people around her. She can be quite direct and reacts swiftly to situations presented to her. What do you dislike about this character?: With the 'directness' Kix can sometimes ask quite a few questions embarrassing the person they are targeted at and dig into information that she should not delve. What do you think makes this character fit to be a head of staff?: Kix has seen a lot of change in her development and with it gained a lot of knowledge in her field. She is a fit leader and can react in accordance with her department efficiently to presented situations and problems. With a logical outlook Kix would be a great asset to the command team. Please provide well articulated answers to the following questions. How would you rate your own roleplaying?: I would say 7/10 because sometimes my own emotions can cross into my character and they can say things that they would not say and do things they would not do. I am getting better at resisting this urge and I think I have become a better roleplayer during my stay at Aurora. Extra notes: I am mainly applying for Chief Engineer as engineering is my favourite department. Also this is a retype as my first application was lost due to my browser deciding to crash on me.

The back story is very detailed, I like it a lot and I would possibly like to see the chequered past come out in the character maybe as a hidden mannerism or social quirk when played. It would make for an interesting RP session. I have seen Scurra play and have encountered Jackie a few times in game. I think this new character would suit from what I've seen from Jackie so far.

BYOND Key:Moltenkore Character Names:KI 20 / Centros / Zerces Vanatis Species you are applying to play:IPC What color do you plan on making your first alien character (Dionaea & IPCs exempt): Have you read our lore section's page on this species?:Yes (although it's a lot to take in). 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've always been interested in roleplaying machines from the moment I started playing SS13. KI 20 an engineering cyborg and Centros a security cyborg are both common roles I like to play. My only pittance playing a cyborg is when I need to interact with my hands which as a cyborg you don't have access too. I've been playing quite a while now and I've had quite a few interactions with IPC around the station and I think this is the next step up from being a cyborg. Identify what makes role-playing this species different than role-playing a Human: IPC like cyborgs / robots are logical and calculating. They don't feel emotions as much as humans and their body types allow room for a lot more punishment than a human can take. They are quite efficient and deal with most situations with ease. IPC bridge the gap between technology and humanity allowing for a much more robust playing style than a cyborg / robot. Character Name: KIX Please provide a short backstory for this character, approximately 2 paragraphs KIX was originally an engineering cyborg named KI 20. After years of service KI 20's robotic life came to an end whilst it was repairing the outside of a shuttle's hull and got hit by a rather large asteroid. About 3 years after the incident KI was eventually found powered down in a frozen state wedged between two asteroids in a neighbouring belt. Having sustained a lot of damage KI's human brain was partially recovered and riskily transferred into a positronic brain in an attempt to save it's memory. After a couple of months of computer genius KI finally emerged from it's dormant state inside the positronic brain, however when questioning began what scientists found was rather interesting. Being locked in this lifeless state somehow triggered a change inside KI's core memory; it had developed a personality and an interesting one at that. KI seemed curious about the world something it had not done before. It wanted to know more and more about the world steadily learning as it went. A few years later KI was inserted into an IPC and let out to explore the universe. What do you like about this character? This character has quite a few relatable qualities such as its thirst for knowledge. From a young age I have always wanted to know how everything works just like this character. How would you rate your role-playing ability? 6/10 Notes: This is my first attempt at making a decent character background, hopefully it isn't too bad.