Some persistent things.

[greenjoe]

So, basically my suggestion would be for some things to be persistent, like in this PR from polaris. https://github.com/PolarisSS13/Polaris/pull/7337

This makes it so things like dirt stay persistent, but blood and such is turned into a generic mess decal so the station is not a bloodbath. It can also exclude some areas so the medbay is not covered in filth every round. Some trash items can also be made to persist, things like snack wrappers and cigarette butts.

There are also things such as graffiti that can be carved into walls and floors with a sharp object, and stickynotes that can be stuck onto walls, both of which can persist between rounds. Noticeboards can also have their contents persist.

Edited November 16, 2021 by greenjoe

[Carver]

1 hour ago, greenjoe said:

There are also things such as graffiti that can be carved into walls and floors with a sharp object, and stickynotes that can be stuck onto walls, both of which can persist between rounds. Noticeboards can also have their contents persist.

"BOB JOE IS WANTED FOR MURDERING THE CAPTAIN" -sticky note
I am not entirely against messes like dirt and cigarette butts staying, but I do not want to see anything with player writings staying. All of those things mentioned are generally round-specific, and would paint the station as even more of an insane asylum in disguise than it actually is.

[OffRoad99]

11 minutes ago, Carver said:

"BOB JOE IS WANTED FOR MURDERING THE CAPTAIN" -sticky note
I am not entirely against messes like dirt and cigarette butts staying, but I do not want to see anything with player writings staying. All of those things mentioned are generally round-specific, and would paint the station as even more of an insane asylum in disguise than it actually is.

I'm no coder whatsoever, so take this question with a pinch of salt:

If blood is turned into a generic mess decal, wouldn't it be possible to randomize the graffiti as well?

[greenjoe]

from what i've seen of it, notes actually have not been too bad, not stuff left around related to antags. Graffiti and stuff can add some neat flavor to the station, random notes and stuff.

1 minute ago, OffRoad99 said:

If blood is turned into a generic mess decal, wouldn't it be possible to randomize the graffiti as well?

This Graffiti is actually just some text that you can choose to input when you carve it into the wall. It has a little decal that shows the text when you examine it.

[KingOfThePing]

I actually think this is a pretty great idea 

[Marlon P.]

What a great idea. Small steps to more persistence is good. +1

Edited November 17, 2021 by Marlon P.