GeneralCamo Posted August 7, 2023 Posted August 7, 2023 https://github.com/Baystation12/Baystation12/pull/31909 Here's the gist of this: Fax Machines have pre-defined "tags". These tags will be available for both administrators, and e-magged fax machines, and will replace the old text entry system. E-magged fax machines can pretend to be from someone else, and will receive a copy of any faxes sent to them. For instance, an antagonist can have a fax machine that pretends to be Central Command, and they can send faxes that look like they will be from Central. They will also receive any faxes that are sent to Central, and therefore can -respond- to their fake faxes. Pretending to be a command member, or central command, is sedition, and is a serious charge. While emags are rare in canon rounds, in the off-chance this happens this would be a serious issue that would likely get you terminated or worse. Mercs and raiders start with a pre-emagged fax machine. The spare office would receive a fax machine that can be used for antagonist shenanigans. Why this is good for the game: We can finally have (re-)buildable fax machines (these could have tags locked to access, so you can rebuild the bridge's fax machine if you find someone with a bridge access card) The confirmation fax meme will be dead and gone for good (meta-wise, there is no point in doing this if the antagonist can proceed to confirm a confirmation fax, and this isn't just some IC method to ruin an antagonist's gimmick on the spot). Antagonists will have additional options for gimmicks (such as providing a fax that only command can read, instead of sending an announcement that the -entire- ship can read. This could be good for "confidential" activities, or just doing an announcement to just command that you are arriving on the merc shuttle) This suggestion is done in response to the recent announcement, but this is something I have been thinking of for a while. Rather than relying on the administrators to police this aggressively, let's just kill this mechanically and be done with it, while also allowing expanded options for antagonists to play around with. Quote
Fluffy Posted August 7, 2023 Posted August 7, 2023 Agree in the general sense, but keep it being policed aggressively. The announcements must be equated to the descended word of the lord and you only have three way out of carrying them on: IC justification (this would get me killed, I'd rather resign than doing this / this is literally worse than death, my character would rather suicide instead of living in/do this / the announcement was clearly wrote and meant to be understood as hijacked), residential lifts, and an ahelp with confirmation if the announcement breaks some rule (being difficult to carry on, being a stupid decision for the SCC to make, being boring/overused/repetitive and the likes are not); likewise, delaying with no good reason the execution of the announcements should be treated the same as metagame it (you know OOCly that the round will end in N minutes and this will not be canon after, ICly however this is your new reality) Quote
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