ASmallCuteCat

I like that Sloan comes around to the bar to get a drink and chat - socializing outside the department may be small potatoes in the grand scheme of things, but even small potatoes add up. I don't play security so I can't really give feedback on that, it's just good to see Command hanging out with the rest of the crew.

Ckey/BYOND Username: ASmallCuteCat Discord Name: revenant1367 Position Being Applied For: Mapper Past Experiences/Knowledge: Nothing official, but at the tender age of 7 or 8 I was playing around with the mapping tool in the Blades of Exile Scenario Editor. I love mapping. Examples of Past Work: https://github.com/Aurorastation/Aurora.3/pull/22713 https://github.com/Aurorastation/Aurora.3/pull/22719 Additional Comments: I am very much not a coder or programmer, as one might be able to tell from my frequent misadventures with github and VSC. I can clone existing code passably but that's about it. If there was something like an "apprentice dev" role I would apply for that, since I don't really feel I'm tech-savvy enough to be a full-on dev. Also, as an aside, I can do some basic spriting but I'm more interested in mapping.

There's certain events (like ship combat, the new gravity anomalies, sharp steering to name a few) that cause the gameplay screen to shake. Pretty cool, but the screen shake effect can get really violent or intense to the point where I'm getting motion sickness from it. I might just be extra-sensitive in terms of motion sickness, but I'm going to put this suggestion up just in case anyone else wants to put in their two cents.

That screenshot's a tad outdated - here's the most recent iteration of the remapped service area. There's a karaoke lounge and I've made some changes to the hallway. Sadly I don't think I could squeeze the roulette table in

I've had the pleasure of being involved with some of Batra's RP from even before they were on Aurora, they're a good RPer and I think they'd do great as command. +1

I'm now playing with a second layout of Service remap that doesn't take a great big bite out of Science. The Machinist workshop change remains, moving it to where the Chapel used to be. The Chapel gets moved up to deck 3 opposite Medical, replacing the Crew Lounge rooms. The Public Garden and the Library are now in the central ring. Service has been changed from a hallway to more of an open floor plan. It now has three private dining rooms of varying sizes (Passengers spawn here now) and an open sitting area with vending machines. The awkward stairwell from the bridge is now more of a side passage for evacuation, it heads into Maintenance tunnels between Security and Service. Deck 2 washroom is once again expanded with a shower and washing machine, and has been moved adjacent to the Commissary. Hydroponics now has an atmos setup that looks like it was designed by four angry chipmunks after a night out clubbing. Still fully functional (I hope) Deck 1 Hydroponics remains mostly untouched except for moving a few things around to allow for a different staircase setup. I've copied Hazelmouse's design to make the bar and kitchen more unified.

Yes. Xenobio, Xenobot, and Xenoarch remain unchanged. I thought I moved everything over, guess I must've missed a few things >.<

I like that idea! It might be tough to pull off but I'll play around with it. I now have a mental image of the Horizon using cremated crew member urns as ammo in ship-to-ship combat

It worked out better than I thought it would. Hydroponics and the kitchen are attached once more. Science is now narrower but I tried to use up a lot of the empty space (example - the viewing area that's just a whole load of open turf) and pack everything in a little more tightly.

Quick mockup of better bar-kitchen-hydro adjacency. I nudged Science over a little bit

I added the confessional because there was so much space to fill up - the snoot of the ship is very oddly shaped which makes it hard to turn into a useable room. Too many tight corners that you can't exactly furnish because then it's too easy to get stuck. I'll fiddle with decor. Would the confessional booth be better off in the main chapel? I could easily nudge some things around.

I'm not sure how to spruce up the areas to the current style, hence my request for help I'll be honest, I wasn't sure what to do with Hydroponics either - however, there's a little niche just outside of Science that I could try. I'd nudge Telescience into that "Empty Space" area and work from there. My big hangup with moving Hydroponics is that all of the atmos stuff was overwhelming and confusing, but now that I've gotten everything else moved I can try to nudge Hydroponics over. A quick jog across the hallway isn't nearly as bad as having to trek across the ship. I'll back up my working file and play around with things, though I'll need to figure out what will fill the empty space in Hydroponics if I manage to move it. I've updated the confessional, I was going off what I found on google images so it wound up looking REALLY weird lmao

forgot to add the images LMAO WHOOPSIE