Ricochet's Racing Stripes (Paintjob)

[NebulaFlare]

BYOND Key: NebulaFlare

Character name: Ricochet

Item name: Racing Stripes

Why is your character carrying said item to work? Rico was designed as a pit stop mechanic for race cars, and his model line was catered to the wealthy elite. However during shipment, he was looted by pirates and sold into the black market. Over the years, the paint chipped off, leaving him as he is today - all dinged up and without paint.

He's gotten over a major hurdle in his young existence, and being identified as a Ricochet is a major thing for him. For anyone that knows Rico, they know he's walking around without a paint job. It's not that he doesn't want it - he simply has other debts to pay and duties to recognize, before he takes on something so personal.

Now that Rico is out of the black market and legalized, he wants to return to his original functions - and part of that would be getting repainted. Originally, he had a black paint job, with two dark yellow racing stripes down his head and back. Getting repainted is something he's wanted for a long time. It's his robotic pride as a Ricochet model.

Item function(s): Since the request is technically a unique sprite design, and not an actual item, I'm not sure how this could be coded in. If it must be coded in as an item due to reasons, then it could be a small object wearable on the ear, much like scarves. Otherwise, it's an alternate sprite overlay that just appears on the back of his head.

Item description: A pair of fancy racing stripes.

Item appearance: It's a simple two lines, colored dark yellow, running down the back of his head.They may only need to be one or two pixels in width.

How will you use this to better interact with crew and/or stimulate RP? When he finally does gets repainted, (as stated, this is something he wants so he can be identified as a Ricochet) at the least it'll certainly be a conversation starter. Rico's got a deep backstory, and he talks about it to anyone that asks - or anyone he thinks needs their eyes opened. He was designed for high society, and the racing stripes are a symbol of that. All of that was stripped away from him. Right now, he just acts like a scrapheap pulled out of the gutter, because that is essentially what he is. He's going to be relying on the people around him to rediscover his place in society.

I want Rico's character to grow. I want to see him mature and change. Keeping him as a scrapbot will only go so far before he becomes old and stale.

[TishinaStalker]

Erm, hm. So I like the application, for sure. I'm just worried about how it'll look in application though. Like, are the stripes on his head which would be the easiest way to see it? Because if it was on the torso/limbs, then it would might as well not serve any use because clothing.

[NebulaFlare]

Story-wise, it would be on the back of his head, and continue down his back/torso. But knowing how thin the IPC sprite is, there's no room for two little stripes. So just placing it on the back of his head is good enough.

Anywhere else where the stripes would exist, but have no room for the actual pixelated stripes, I'll compensate with flavor text.

[TishinaStalker]

Alright then, awesome. Application accepted.

[Alberyk]

Item done and added to the the pull request.

[Alberyk]

Item done and added to the code, you should be able to spawn with it now.