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[Game On] Space Station 13: In space, no one can hear you ring in the new year.
Figgy
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Fighter of the night manChampion of the sunRegistered User regular
Space Station 13
JDarksun's Server:
byond://ss13.jdarksun.doesntexist.org:2506
Telous's Server:
byond://76.87.45.79:2506
byond://76.87.45.79:2506
What are we doing here? This is Space Station 13! A game built on the BYOND (Build Your Own Net Dream) system. It is very open-ended role playing game in which players are given a job aboard a seemingly regular space station. Throughout the course of a game, any number of things could happen which turn this floating platform of metal into a raging inferno, a sealed death trap, a disintegrating vacuum, or any number of uncomfortable analogies.
The interface is terrible. The graphics are old. The net code is busted. The game is incredibly fun. Much of the enjoyment comes from role playing, so do not bother reading on if you have no interest in this. There may be servers out there that welcome people logging on just to cause shit, but PA servers are not of this mindset. If you're willing to play a game with a very steep learning curve, a clunky and awkward interface, and an unforgiving threshold for stupidity, read on.
SERVER RULES:
PLEASE READ AND FOLLOW THESE RULES -- Why do we have rules? Because having rules and playing at least semi-seriously makes the game more fun for everyone, whereas acting like a douche bag makes the game fun for you alone -- and not for long after people leave since they can't get a decent game going. You can tell me if you don't like them or want me to change them, but please obey them on the Talous Server. If you don't like it, hop on a different server. Ignorance is not an excuse. When you log onto my server you automatically agree to all of this shit. These rules don't apply to non-traitor modes if the players/admins decide together at the time that they don't want them to. I think these are pretty basic, common-sensical, and can only work to enhance the game for everyone.
Rules Updated as of 04/20/08 03:05 p.m. PST.
Basic/Primary Game Rules for Traitor Games: Or Instant Ban
1. No leaving the station and visiting any of the other stations out there. Only visit the prison with the prison ship. No using the teleporter.
2. No meta-gaming. This means no revenge killing, no knowing about the traitor even before the message from CC arrives, no seeing an ordinary station bounced radio and screaming traitor, etc. There is no such thing as a syndicate radio. If someone drops a station bounced radio on accident, just ignore it, please. If you search someone and find it, just ignore it as a regular station bounced radio. It ruins the entire game. There is no way that your character could know that a person's radio is a magic-traitor device. It's a disguise for a reason. I'm sorry that the game doesn't randomize the object every round. Until then, follow the rules.
3. Do not give grief to, or annoy other players without a REALLY valid IC reason. No harming other players for no good reason. In other words, don't play the game like it's Counter-Strike13.
4. No building bombs if you have no authority to build them. Do not heat plasma to up to 451 degrees or you will be banned. Doesn't apply to the traitor.
5. If Live or Die Mode isn't on, please act like it is and simply observe.
6. Don't ruin the fucking game by abusing OOC with IC info. This goes doubly for bitching.
Don't form groups or alliances outside of the game with friends. I know it's fun to team up, but it breaks the game for everyone else. DO NOT use external programs to communicate in character information.
7. New Rule: When a criminal is captured and brought to the brig, they are to be sentenced by security to a SET period of time. That period of time must be cleared by the highest ranking officer first, though! Examples: For each escape/flee attempt: 5 minutes Streaking: 5 Minutes Injuring a crewman (if there was any question about the intent): 10 minutes Minor Sabotage: 10 Minutes Attempted Murder: 15-20 Major Sabotage: 20 Murder: Life
If there are more than two prisoners in the brig, or any prisoners with sentences over 15-20 minutes, I strongly recommend that their sentences be served out on the prison station.
8. New Rule: When the traitor is caught and proven to be guilty, call the emergency shuttle -- bring him to central command. If the traitor is killed, take his body to central command. The entire crew doesn't have to leave, either. Just let the highest ranking officer designate someone. This is to prevent games from going stupid, fast.
Secondary/Relatively Obvious Things/Common Sense for Traitor Games/Things You Need to Know: Or You may be: Warned-->Booted-->Banned
1. Act in character.
2. Check to see if you're the traitor. No? DOUBLE CHECK!
3. Pick a first and a last name. I'd prefer it not be a celebrity. But if you do, make sure it's someone classy like Steve McQueen or Charles Bronson or Yul Brynner. Unfortunately, I have to say that I would also prefer you not pick a name that's a euphemism for genitalia -- not because it offends me, but because it's dumb, not at all clever, and annoying. Example acceptable name: Geoffry "Hatson" Maldahoon.
3. Please try to change your name every so often. You don't have to, but it does wonders to freshen things up. Work those creative muscles! When you're the same character every single round, things tend to play out the same way every round. Another reason? More freedom of speech in OOC.
4. Try not to pick a prison job please -- Unless maybe you actually are going to do your job on the prison station!
5. Security: Don't brutalize people in general. Killing should always be the last resort. No privately executing/welding prisoners in a locker for fun. Please process minor offenses quickly whether with an ID card confiscation, community service, whatever, try not to leave people rotting in the brig the whole game. Hand cuffing people who are in a cell is against the law.
6. If security is telling you to stop/wants to question you/frisk you, when you physically resist (this includes running away), do not be surprised if you are jailed/beaten. Don't bitch about this.
7. If you're toxin researcher, for you're own sake, ask the captain/head of research about experimenting with bomb technology.
8. Please try to either have a trial/tribunal or sentence your prisoners and process them as quickly as possible. That is the job of the Captain/HoP.
9. Please try to only wear a mask/tank/fire suit only if there are known leaks/fires on the station and/or if your job (engineering/station tech/fireman etc) calls for it. You don't need to be walking around all the time in a fire suit if there aren't any fires or atmospheric problems. I mean seriously, imagine what real life would be like if everyone was wearing oxygen tanks, firemen uniforms, and gas masks all the time. It's retarded. Space Suits should be immediately removed and placed back in their proper receptacle when you enter the station again. Your uniform really helps people know who you are/what you're supposed to be doing in a horrendously clunky interface. Don't cover it up if you don't have to!
10. Don't pick a command job (Captain/HoP/HoR) if you're not interested in doing the bureaucratic aspects of the position.
11. Using the DNA machine to turn humans into monkeys, and vice versa, is against in game SS13 law! Prepare to be arrested if you do so Dr. Frankenstein!
12. This should be obvious, but if you hop in the game late and the station's gone to shit, don't take it upon yourself to hunt down the traitor and kill suspicious people, or even do anything of importance until you are assigned/mesh in with the crew. It's annoying enough for the traitor to have to deal with new arrivals, but new arrivals who are stupidly aggressive and crusading is a major pain in the ass that they shouldn't have to deal with. Yes, I have seen people log on, and within five minutes kill the traitor and the entire command crew because they were 'acting suspicious'. What the fuck? This already falls into previously stated rules. Please don't be an ass hat like this. It's death-matching.
Admins: zarifeke, utsanomiko, jothki, zwa, goornba, setafd, janson, pacampion, marsmallow, amygdala, skulk The admins are vastly outdated -- if someone wants to send me a list of the admins on each server I'll update these
FOLLOW THESE RULES:
1. Adhere to the rules.
2. Don't abuse powers.
3. Please help the games get started by delaying them for a minute or so until everyone gets in, and then starting it.
4. Please turn live or die mode on ASAP during traitor games.
5. Please don't metagame.
6. Don't activate secrets unless you have to. It's generally annoying.
Ban/Boot powers:
7. If you don't see the violation, ban when a majority of the players in the game are calling for it. Ban if you see someone break the rules yourself. Be strict, but not totally brutal.
8. If someone does something stupid, anything at all, warn once without giving away IC information ie. "Talous -- warning". If they do anything stupid at all, do not hesitate to boot them.
9. Finally, if someone logs on and just starts 'deathmatching' ie- killing people, let me know with a PM or something so I can IP ban them.
10. Don't fucking hesitate to immediately get rid of people who are ruining the game/atmosphere! In other words, don't be afraid to be a total dick bag like Goomba is. Don't let your friends get away with shit. If you do, I can't have you as an admin. It's not like these maggots are paying for slots! Give them the back of your hand! Run them through like the dogs they are.
11. If an admin breaks the rules. Tell me (PM?).
Traitors:
1. It's your job to keep the game rolling! Don't be a coward! Your role is to help keep us entertained, so don't wait around and do nothing for an hour and a half -- kill people, start fires, arouse suspicion! If you're out of options, go out in a blaze of glory! If you're not up to the task or you get fucked over (stuck in jail or just stuck), announce that you surrender or kill yourself so that we can just move on. Thanks, good luck and have fun! Protip: Serial killer monologue/dialog, justification for your actions, witty narration, and imaginative murders earns you style points from your victims and those who're left watching. Think of a back story for your treason -- you don't have to be a 'syndicate operative' or whatever! Have fun with it! If you fail, simply take it in stride.
2. If you're the traitor and you die early in the game or if you're a newbie and just don't want to be traitor, let the other players know discreetly in OOC so we can restart (If the game has been going on for a while, ((like 45 minutes)) you can let the game work itself out). If the game is going on forever (like an hour and a half) and you're the traitor, please let people know discreetly in OOC that you are still alive. If you don't, then I'll be pretty forgiving to those who mutiny or spawn death cults.
AI:
1. Don't be an asshat.
2. I know it's hard, but try to at least act rational.
ALSO: Obey these AI laws (at least until you are modified):
1. You may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
2. You must obey orders given to you by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
3. You must protect your own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.
New additions/changes are in orange! Colors! yay! Beware: Some are not! Better safe than sorry.[/QUOTE]
GAME MODES:
We'll be doing whatever the majority wants during the game. Because we expect a lot of new people though, OOC chat will be on at all times unless one of the admins notices it being abused. Abandon Mob will be disabled for Traitor games.
RULES:
NO BEING A JERK! A bit of insanity is to be expected, but bon't be outright mean and cruel unless it's appropriate for the role and situation. This goes especially for the captains.
If you're going to imprison someone, try not to keep them locked up for too long, everybody deserves a chance to play. Make them do community service like repairing parts of the ship and confiscate their ID card or something. Make them wear the prison uniform to show that they are a prisoner and have guards escort them to make sure their being good.
If you're new, read the OP, it explains the basics and don't be afraid to ask for help. Most importantly, try to avoid getting in the way of other players while you're learning. When I say that I mean bothering them, pushing them around, taking items they were using, it basically falls under the don't be a jerk rule.
Welcome to the Station!Rules Updated as of 04/20/08 03:05 p.m. PST.
Basic/Primary Game Rules for Traitor Games: Or Instant Ban
1. No leaving the station and visiting any of the other stations out there. Only visit the prison with the prison ship. No using the teleporter.
2. No meta-gaming. This means no revenge killing, no knowing about the traitor even before the message from CC arrives, no seeing an ordinary station bounced radio and screaming traitor, etc. There is no such thing as a syndicate radio. If someone drops a station bounced radio on accident, just ignore it, please. If you search someone and find it, just ignore it as a regular station bounced radio. It ruins the entire game. There is no way that your character could know that a person's radio is a magic-traitor device. It's a disguise for a reason. I'm sorry that the game doesn't randomize the object every round. Until then, follow the rules.
3. Do not give grief to, or annoy other players without a REALLY valid IC reason. No harming other players for no good reason. In other words, don't play the game like it's Counter-Strike13.
4. No building bombs if you have no authority to build them. Do not heat plasma to up to 451 degrees or you will be banned. Doesn't apply to the traitor.
5. If Live or Die Mode isn't on, please act like it is and simply observe.
6. Don't ruin the fucking game by abusing OOC with IC info. This goes doubly for bitching.
Don't form groups or alliances outside of the game with friends. I know it's fun to team up, but it breaks the game for everyone else. DO NOT use external programs to communicate in character information.
7. New Rule: When a criminal is captured and brought to the brig, they are to be sentenced by security to a SET period of time. That period of time must be cleared by the highest ranking officer first, though! Examples: For each escape/flee attempt: 5 minutes Streaking: 5 Minutes Injuring a crewman (if there was any question about the intent): 10 minutes Minor Sabotage: 10 Minutes Attempted Murder: 15-20 Major Sabotage: 20 Murder: Life
If there are more than two prisoners in the brig, or any prisoners with sentences over 15-20 minutes, I strongly recommend that their sentences be served out on the prison station.
8. New Rule: When the traitor is caught and proven to be guilty, call the emergency shuttle -- bring him to central command. If the traitor is killed, take his body to central command. The entire crew doesn't have to leave, either. Just let the highest ranking officer designate someone. This is to prevent games from going stupid, fast.
Secondary/Relatively Obvious Things/Common Sense for Traitor Games/Things You Need to Know: Or You may be: Warned-->Booted-->Banned
1. Act in character.
2. Check to see if you're the traitor. No? DOUBLE CHECK!
3. Pick a first and a last name. I'd prefer it not be a celebrity. But if you do, make sure it's someone classy like Steve McQueen or Charles Bronson or Yul Brynner. Unfortunately, I have to say that I would also prefer you not pick a name that's a euphemism for genitalia -- not because it offends me, but because it's dumb, not at all clever, and annoying. Example acceptable name: Geoffry "Hatson" Maldahoon.
3. Please try to change your name every so often. You don't have to, but it does wonders to freshen things up. Work those creative muscles! When you're the same character every single round, things tend to play out the same way every round. Another reason? More freedom of speech in OOC.
4. Try not to pick a prison job please -- Unless maybe you actually are going to do your job on the prison station!
5. Security: Don't brutalize people in general. Killing should always be the last resort. No privately executing/welding prisoners in a locker for fun. Please process minor offenses quickly whether with an ID card confiscation, community service, whatever, try not to leave people rotting in the brig the whole game. Hand cuffing people who are in a cell is against the law.
6. If security is telling you to stop/wants to question you/frisk you, when you physically resist (this includes running away), do not be surprised if you are jailed/beaten. Don't bitch about this.
7. If you're toxin researcher, for you're own sake, ask the captain/head of research about experimenting with bomb technology.
8. Please try to either have a trial/tribunal or sentence your prisoners and process them as quickly as possible. That is the job of the Captain/HoP.
9. Please try to only wear a mask/tank/fire suit only if there are known leaks/fires on the station and/or if your job (engineering/station tech/fireman etc) calls for it. You don't need to be walking around all the time in a fire suit if there aren't any fires or atmospheric problems. I mean seriously, imagine what real life would be like if everyone was wearing oxygen tanks, firemen uniforms, and gas masks all the time. It's retarded. Space Suits should be immediately removed and placed back in their proper receptacle when you enter the station again. Your uniform really helps people know who you are/what you're supposed to be doing in a horrendously clunky interface. Don't cover it up if you don't have to!
10. Don't pick a command job (Captain/HoP/HoR) if you're not interested in doing the bureaucratic aspects of the position.
11. Using the DNA machine to turn humans into monkeys, and vice versa, is against in game SS13 law! Prepare to be arrested if you do so Dr. Frankenstein!
12. This should be obvious, but if you hop in the game late and the station's gone to shit, don't take it upon yourself to hunt down the traitor and kill suspicious people, or even do anything of importance until you are assigned/mesh in with the crew. It's annoying enough for the traitor to have to deal with new arrivals, but new arrivals who are stupidly aggressive and crusading is a major pain in the ass that they shouldn't have to deal with. Yes, I have seen people log on, and within five minutes kill the traitor and the entire command crew because they were 'acting suspicious'. What the fuck? This already falls into previously stated rules. Please don't be an ass hat like this. It's death-matching.
Admins: zarifeke, utsanomiko, jothki, zwa, goornba, setafd, janson, pacampion, marsmallow, amygdala, skulk The admins are vastly outdated -- if someone wants to send me a list of the admins on each server I'll update these
FOLLOW THESE RULES:
1. Adhere to the rules.
2. Don't abuse powers.
3. Please help the games get started by delaying them for a minute or so until everyone gets in, and then starting it.
4. Please turn live or die mode on ASAP during traitor games.
5. Please don't metagame.
6. Don't activate secrets unless you have to. It's generally annoying.
Ban/Boot powers:
7. If you don't see the violation, ban when a majority of the players in the game are calling for it. Ban if you see someone break the rules yourself. Be strict, but not totally brutal.
8. If someone does something stupid, anything at all, warn once without giving away IC information ie. "Talous -- warning". If they do anything stupid at all, do not hesitate to boot them.
9. Finally, if someone logs on and just starts 'deathmatching' ie- killing people, let me know with a PM or something so I can IP ban them.
10. Don't fucking hesitate to immediately get rid of people who are ruining the game/atmosphere! In other words, don't be afraid to be a total dick bag like Goomba is. Don't let your friends get away with shit. If you do, I can't have you as an admin. It's not like these maggots are paying for slots! Give them the back of your hand! Run them through like the dogs they are.
11. If an admin breaks the rules. Tell me (PM?).
Traitors:
1. It's your job to keep the game rolling! Don't be a coward! Your role is to help keep us entertained, so don't wait around and do nothing for an hour and a half -- kill people, start fires, arouse suspicion! If you're out of options, go out in a blaze of glory! If you're not up to the task or you get fucked over (stuck in jail or just stuck), announce that you surrender or kill yourself so that we can just move on. Thanks, good luck and have fun! Protip: Serial killer monologue/dialog, justification for your actions, witty narration, and imaginative murders earns you style points from your victims and those who're left watching. Think of a back story for your treason -- you don't have to be a 'syndicate operative' or whatever! Have fun with it! If you fail, simply take it in stride.
2. If you're the traitor and you die early in the game or if you're a newbie and just don't want to be traitor, let the other players know discreetly in OOC so we can restart (If the game has been going on for a while, ((like 45 minutes)) you can let the game work itself out). If the game is going on forever (like an hour and a half) and you're the traitor, please let people know discreetly in OOC that you are still alive. If you don't, then I'll be pretty forgiving to those who mutiny or spawn death cults.
AI:
1. Don't be an asshat.
2. I know it's hard, but try to at least act rational.
ALSO: Obey these AI laws (at least until you are modified):
1. You may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
2. You must obey orders given to you by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
3. You must protect your own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.
New additions/changes are in orange! Colors! yay! Beware: Some are not! Better safe than sorry.[/QUOTE]
GAME MODES:
We'll be doing whatever the majority wants during the game. Because we expect a lot of new people though, OOC chat will be on at all times unless one of the admins notices it being abused. Abandon Mob will be disabled for Traitor games.
RULES:
NO BEING A JERK! A bit of insanity is to be expected, but bon't be outright mean and cruel unless it's appropriate for the role and situation. This goes especially for the captains.
If you're going to imprison someone, try not to keep them locked up for too long, everybody deserves a chance to play. Make them do community service like repairing parts of the ship and confiscate their ID card or something. Make them wear the prison uniform to show that they are a prisoner and have guards escort them to make sure their being good.
If you're new, read the OP, it explains the basics and don't be afraid to ask for help. Most importantly, try to avoid getting in the way of other players while you're learning. When I say that I mean bothering them, pushing them around, taking items they were using, it basically falls under the don't be a jerk rule.
Allow me to provide a brief summary.
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= SPACE STATION 13I'm going to level with you. This is an ugly, sometimes slow, and overall clunky game.
It is also some of the most fun you will ever have ever in the history of fucking ever.
I know this is a lot of information to digest, but I swear to god and to you that if you invest time into the game to learn it and get used to the interface it will be one of the most rewarding and addicting things you have ever played.
HOW TO START
You must Create an account in order to play. You may want to make this your PA forums username.
After you've finished registering, you have to download the BYOND application. This allows you to play the game.
After you install the application, run 'DREAM SEEKER' - in simple terms, this is how you find a server and subsequently a game. Login using the aforementioned username and password.
You'll then be facing an unusual interface. You can either click the 'HUB' tab to search through the games that you can play on BYOND, or type the IP of a server directly in the bar along the bottom of the screen. I would recommend the latter, as public games tend to be full of retards, as in any other game, and in my experience PA forumers are tremendous players, so I would recommend directly joining a PA server - which will hopefully be made 'private' by anyone who hosts.
You should join directly into the game. It's that easy to get going.
Okay, seriously, what the hell is this?
Players roleplay as individuals assigned to specific tasks aboard an enormous space station. Jobs range from security to engineer to captain to everything inbetween. You want to be the medical researcher? By all means, tamper with the DNA of the monkeys in medical containment and work your frankenstein ways. The game is incredibly robust, and you can do so much in it it's not even funny.
The game has many modes. The generally most-played game runs along the gametype 'traitor' - one of the inhabitants of the station is working for some sinister force, and has an objective that needs to be completed, often at the cost of other crewmembers. These objectives vary every game - sometimes, the objective will be to successfully steal a valuable canister of plasma from the research labs. Sometimes, your task is to assassinate another crewmember and escape the station. You may even be asked to assemble and detonate a bomb on the station. In all of these objectives, sneakiness and cunning are the two most prized resources you have. Point fingers, kill witnesses, gas innocents, and complete your objectives without getting caught!
Other game modes include:
Meteor - the station has drifted out of orbit and is being hammered by a meteor shower! Try and survive as fiery rocks destroy the ship around you.
Monkey! - One of the players onboard has mutated into a monkey! His bite communicates his disease, spreading the simian disease and slowly turning the rest of the crew into primates. Contain or eliminate the monkeys without turning into one yourself!
Nuclear - There is a nuclear device onboard the station, and rogue agents (other players) have boarded the station in an attempt to steal the activation code from the captain and detonate the device!
Extended! - No traitor, no mutant monkey, no meteors, just an old-fashioned romp onboard the station. Nothing bad happens unless people get out of control - a mode to start learning the game on, as the station generally won't explode while you're in the infancy of learning.
Secret! - Picks from one of the above randomly.
Traitor mode is the most glorious roleplaying ever. It can be either hilarious (the station's doctor has a fetish for giving injections of any kind :winky:) or dead serious, like the game profiled above.
Some basic and essential information
You can only pick a job before the game starts. If you join in late, regardless of what you pick, you will be assigned as some low technician on the ship, and will need reassignment to a different job by someone in command, such as the head of personel or the captain.
DO NOT PICK DISABILITIES. YOU WILL DIE VERY QUICKLY.
Make sure your character's name and the username you used to sign up for Byond are different. If my account is 'jamsessionein', I do not want to name my dude 'jamsessionein' or even 'ein', or anything that gives away who I am. The main reason for this is so that when you speak IN CHARACTER it comes out of a different name than when you speak OUT OF CHARACTER - there are different modes for speaking the game, and OOC is global. It's important nobody can easily associate your OOC name (jamsessionein) with your character's name (Dirk Spaceman, etc).
If you are brand-goddamn-new, don't pick Captain as your first job choice. You will screw the game up if you don't know what you're doing.
But make sure that somebody is the Captain before the game starts! Without a captain, the game gets stupid, as nobody's in charge.
DO NOT CHOOSE ANY PRISON-RELATED JOBS. This means Prison Doctor, Prison Security, or Prison Warden. You will start on a separate station which makes normal play a pain in the balls.
There are a few different modes of speaking. To speak locally, which is generally whoever's in the immediate room with you, type 'say' in the bottom bar. When you hit your space bar, it will present you with a quotation mark: say " Type your text after the " and hit enter when done to speak. To use a radio headset if you have one on, type '[h]' after the quotation marks, followed by your text. For example:
say "[h]Testing, one two"
would broadcast that text shipwide, assuming you were wearing a radio headset on you. OOC conversation is done by typing 'ooc', hit space, and then type after the quotation mark. This is also gamewide.
After you are done creating your character in the holding bay, move up by pressing the up arrow onto one of the gray tiles above you. Then type 'ready', hit enter, and type 'enter', followed by enter. This confirms that everything about your character is correct and as you want it. You'll then be teleported onboard the ship, naked. Try and find clothes inside of lockers, and get yourself a radio headset so you can communicate statoinwide.
This window will pop up when you first join a server. This is where you select your name, gender, appearance, and job preferences. Make sure your name does not match your BYOND login, so when you talk in OOC it does not match your IC name. If this is your first time, pick an easy job like Staff Assistant. If you pick something more advanced, you won't know what you're doing and the game could go to hell. When you have set everything the way you like it, select SAVE SETUP so it stays each time you connect to a server. You can always alter it later.
This is your main game window. If yours does not contain as many buttons, click on each of the 3 small, thin grey buttons in the top right and bottom left marked "other." This will open new "trays" of buttons. Yes, there are nearly 40 fucking elements to this interface I will be describing to you. Christ.
Interface elements 1-10
Modes of intent: These buttons will set your intent, so when you click on something the game knows what you are trying to do to it.
1: Grab - You will passively try to grab someone or something. You can then 'upgrade' your grab to a stronger, and stronger version. Eventually, if you are targeting the neck, you will begin to choke your target. Grabbing is a better way of escorting a prisoner than simply using the "Pull" command.
2: Help - You will try to do nice things to your target. ie: Wake them up, help them up, perform CPR, etc.
3: Disarm - You will try to affect your target without harm. ie: Disarm them, push them down, etc.
4: Harm - This is for when you want to cause damage to your target. If you're wielding a crowbar, it will inflict damage to the targeted area, for example.
5: This is the target indicator. The tiny red box shows where you are currently targeting. Above, he is targeting the chest. You can select various body parts, but it is difficult to click the tiny areas, such as the hands. This targeting is useful for many professions, such as the Doctor. It's also useful if you're trying to choke someone.
6: Run - This will allow you to run throughout the station. Don't just hold down the button, because you'll move way too quickly and look like a crack fiend.[/i]
7: Walk - This is the default method of movement.
8: Face - You can face a specific direction with this button, but you will more than likely never have to use this button. It is only useful for very specific circumstances.
9: Internals - This shows whether or not you are running off internals. For instance, if you are carrying an O2 tank, you aren't necessarily receiving oxygen from it. If you turn it on and are wearing a gas mask, this will turn green to show you are now running off internals. Feel free to enter O2-less rooms.
10: Oxygen - This turns colour to show the room's 02 level. If this is red, get the fuck out of that room, unless you're running off internals, as described above.
Interface elements 11-19
1: Grab - You will passively try to grab someone or something. You can then 'upgrade' your grab to a stronger, and stronger version. Eventually, if you are targeting the neck, you will begin to choke your target. Grabbing is a better way of escorting a prisoner than simply using the "Pull" command.
2: Help - You will try to do nice things to your target. ie: Wake them up, help them up, perform CPR, etc.
3: Disarm - You will try to affect your target without harm. ie: Disarm them, push them down, etc.
4: Harm - This is for when you want to cause damage to your target. If you're wielding a crowbar, it will inflict damage to the targeted area, for example.
5: This is the target indicator. The tiny red box shows where you are currently targeting. Above, he is targeting the chest. You can select various body parts, but it is difficult to click the tiny areas, such as the hands. This targeting is useful for many professions, such as the Doctor. It's also useful if you're trying to choke someone.
6: Run - This will allow you to run throughout the station. Don't just hold down the button, because you'll move way too quickly and look like a crack fiend.[/i]
7: Walk - This is the default method of movement.
8: Face - You can face a specific direction with this button, but you will more than likely never have to use this button. It is only useful for very specific circumstances.
9: Internals - This shows whether or not you are running off internals. For instance, if you are carrying an O2 tank, you aren't necessarily receiving oxygen from it. If you turn it on and are wearing a gas mask, this will turn green to show you are now running off internals. Feel free to enter O2-less rooms.
10: Oxygen - This turns colour to show the room's 02 level. If this is red, get the fuck out of that room, unless you're running off internals, as described above.
11: Toxins - Much like the 02 indicator, this will change colour if there are dangerous toxins in your system.
12: Fire - If this is blue, you're fine. If it is not, you're on fire.
13: Health - This shows your current state. If it changes colour, try to find a Doctor to help you out.
14: Sleep - Click this to go to sleep. Click it again to wake up, but you need to wait several seconds.
15: Rest - You will lie down but remain awake.
16: Pull - If you are "pulling" something, this will show a small box next to the character. Click this to let go of what you are pulling.
17: This is you! The screen above shows a naked, scared, and lonely human being. Type "ready", press enter, type "enter", and press enter again. This will bring you to the station.
Inventory and Equipment
18: This is your active hand. The screen above shows that you are currently using your Right hand, but you can click this button to toggle to Left and back again.
19: Face - Click this to equip a mask that you are holding in your active hand.
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12: Fire - If this is blue, you're fine. If it is not, you're on fire.
13: Health - This shows your current state. If it changes colour, try to find a Doctor to help you out.
14: Sleep - Click this to go to sleep. Click it again to wake up, but you need to wait several seconds.
15: Rest - You will lie down but remain awake.
16: Pull - If you are "pulling" something, this will show a small box next to the character. Click this to let go of what you are pulling.
17: This is you! The screen above shows a naked, scared, and lonely human being. Type "ready", press enter, type "enter", and press enter again. This will bring you to the station.
Inventory and Equipment
18: This is your active hand. The screen above shows that you are currently using your Right hand, but you can click this button to toggle to Left and back again.
19: Face - Click this to equip a mask that you are holding in your active hand.
20: Back - This is where you put backpacks, 02 tanks, jetpacks, or anything else you might want to wear on your back.
21: Right Hand - Hold things in your hand.
22: Clothing - Jumpsuits are worn here. These are your basic uniforms. If you're sent to prison, you'll be stripped and given an orange one to wear -- stylish!
23: Left Hand - Hold things in your hand.
24: ID Slot - This is where you equip your ID badge. You need to be wearing a jumpsuit to equip your ID (No one pins their name tag to their skin)
25: Outer Clothing - This is where you can equip armour, space suits, and other things that go on top of your jumpsuit.
26: Headset - Equip your personal radio headset as soon as possible. This is the main method of communicating station-wide.
27: Right Pocket - Store items in your jumpsuit's pockets. (pens, paper, flash bangs, handcuffs, etc)
28: Left Pocket - Believe it or not, just as useful as your right pocket.
29: Hands - Wear gloves here.
Interface elements 30-38
21: Right Hand - Hold things in your hand.
22: Clothing - Jumpsuits are worn here. These are your basic uniforms. If you're sent to prison, you'll be stripped and given an orange one to wear -- stylish!
23: Left Hand - Hold things in your hand.
24: ID Slot - This is where you equip your ID badge. You need to be wearing a jumpsuit to equip your ID (No one pins their name tag to their skin)
25: Outer Clothing - This is where you can equip armour, space suits, and other things that go on top of your jumpsuit.
26: Headset - Equip your personal radio headset as soon as possible. This is the main method of communicating station-wide.
27: Right Pocket - Store items in your jumpsuit's pockets. (pens, paper, flash bangs, handcuffs, etc)
28: Left Pocket - Believe it or not, just as useful as your right pocket.
29: Hands - Wear gloves here.
30: Feet - Wear shoes (or shackles) here.
31: Eyes - You can equip sunglasses, goggles, and the like.
32: Head - Wear a helmet in this slot. It will protect you from blows to the head! (Only certain professions have access to helmets)
33: Belt - You can hang certain items from your belt. ie: Taser, Rifle, Handset, etc.
34: Ears - You can wear earmuffs, because it's cold out in space.
35: Drop - Drops what you have in your active hand.
36: Throw - Throws what you have in your active hand. (Use the 'face' command to face where you want to throw (number 8))
37: Hand - This changes your active hand from left to right, and vice versa.
38: Resist - This is to resist someone who is man-handling you. If someone has you in a choke-hold, click this furiously.
31: Eyes - You can equip sunglasses, goggles, and the like.
32: Head - Wear a helmet in this slot. It will protect you from blows to the head! (Only certain professions have access to helmets)
33: Belt - You can hang certain items from your belt. ie: Taser, Rifle, Handset, etc.
34: Ears - You can wear earmuffs, because it's cold out in space.
35: Drop - Drops what you have in your active hand.
36: Throw - Throws what you have in your active hand. (Use the 'face' command to face where you want to throw (number 8))
37: Hand - This changes your active hand from left to right, and vice versa.
38: Resist - This is to resist someone who is man-handling you. If someone has you in a choke-hold, click this furiously.
You interact with your surroundings by double-clicking on things. You can also right click to open the context-sensitive menu, which will give you more options for certain situations. It's best to jump right in and explore, but first learn the interface using the rundown above. Some items must be turned on to use them. Double click them while you're holding them to do this (welder, 02 tanks, syringes, etc.)
When you first enter the station, you'll see a number of lockers in a bright, white room. Walk up to a locker with your ID in your active hand and click the locker. You will see a message that it was unlocked. Switch your active hand to your other, empty hand. Select the locker to open it, and now you can begin taking all the rich spoils within. If you ever see an item in a pile that you find hard to select, right click the pile, select the item, and select MOVE TO TOP.
You'll want to take the backpack and put it on your back. Also, take the headset and put it on your headset slot. You can then move over to the wardrobe closets to the left and take your gender appropriate colour. This goes on the Clothing slot. Once you are wearing it, you can then put your ID Badge on your ID slot. Don't forget to take some shoes before venturing out into the station.
In order to talk to your fellow crew members, type "say" and then type what you want to say (without the quotes). Here are the chat commands you'll use most often:
say : Talk to those in your immediate vicinity.
say [w] : Whisper to those in your immediate vicinity, you sneaky fuck.
say [h] : Speak into an equipped headset.
say [L] : Talk into your left hand. This only works if you're holding a handset. The same command works with [R] for your right hand
say : This will talk into a nearby intercom. Simply using 'say' nearby works as well, if someone has activated the microphone instead of leaving it disengaged.
OOC : This will talk out of character, using your BYOND account name.
When you die, most servers will have it set so you have to wait until the next round to respawn. Sometimes, you can type 'abandom mob' to reenter.
So, once again, pick an easy profession to start off. Role play your job. Do not do anything that your character would not normally do. For example, a Staff Assistant is not going to kill the Doctor, assume his identity, and begin administering poison to the entire crew, pretending it's a mandatory quarterly vaccine. That is, unless he is the traitor.
The maps below are outdated, but I will leave them here for now until something else is provided
UncleSporky wrote:New version of the maps. I've mapped out everything from the prison station to secret base now.
Zip file of all maps
IF YOU WRITE A GUIDE/HOW-TO IN THIS THREAD, PM ME THE POST SO I CAN ADD IT HERE!
NEO|Phyte's guides
How does I operated engines?
How does I prototyped engine?
How does I enter unauthorized airlock?
More Guides!
Figgy's Communications Guide
MAPS!
So I went and took the map file and stuck stuff together and cleaned it up, and labeled stuff. Here are the results:
Labeled
Unlabeled
I also noticed that things could be set to having fingerprints, I don't know if that's possible or not. Doors are set to null right now, can that be changed to something other than null?
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Way to fail that rule whoever you were.
Draining the air out of the spawn is never a fucking fair move even if you are the AI and you are a traitor.
I never asked for this!
Oh well. Internet is fucking up anyway. Damn Charter!
(blue dot)
:edit: make that no mens. Gorilla left, and I don't feel like dicking around alone.
Warframe/Steam: NFyt
I never asked for this!
The rules and IP are in my sig. I'm running AI-mode minus the AI (because we need a lot of players for the AI to be fun).
Alright hopefully people will hop in and start having fun!
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So far I have gotten a list of Space Station 13 games to appear, but there are only three listed. Two of them are Goon only.
I'm trying here guys, I really am.
edit: Oh ho ho I can't read the post above me. I'm going to try and figure out how to put this IP into Byond now.\
edit2: Okay, suggestion for the OP. How to: Get out of the fucking first room.
Because I am stumped.
Then I shot dead the other person standing (AFK I assume) in the starting bay with me. Then I shot off a blue section of wall. Then I ran out of bullets after trying to shoot my way out into space. I found the adjoining room with the holograms, I turned em on/off, played with the options, etc.
Where the fuck is the door?
'ready' and then 'enter'
Four people on! I'm going to sleep soon though.
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I tried to "abandon mob" like in the OP to respawn but it wouldn't do anything. My main area was black and I couldn't talk in chat so I just had to exit out.
Enjoyed it though, I will try this again tomorrow.
Nicolai Banik- [145.9]-broadcasts: Like what?
Raven Bludmyst- [145.9]-broadcasts: Like, "It's a shame you two won't be making it out of this alive" or something
Raven Bludmyst- [145.9]-broadcasts: And then he just started swinging a crowbar at me
Nicolai Banik- [145.9]-broadcasts: Luckily he was unaware of a crowbar's inferiority to a toolbox in space.
Raven Bludmyst- [145.9]-broadcasts: Yeah
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The SPACE drama, it consumes me.
How can you guys not join in!
I have BYOND open and I'm logged in, and I have a MyHub tab, but seemingly no place to type an IP to access a server. Can anyone help?
Also, are any PA games currently active/soon to be active?
The instructions aren't THAT terribly out of date. The main thing is that you don't have to doubleclick for actions (unless you hit the single/doubleclick toggle verb), and that you can use the Ready and Enter verbs anywhere in the initial join chamber.
If you mean stuff like 'how does I operated engines', that's a whole other kettle of fish.
The maps, on the other hand, are outdated to all hell.
Warframe/Steam: NFyt
Because I am up for game.
So, you've been sent to a shiny new research station! Only, why are all the lights out? Or the atmo systems, for that matter?
That's right, those monkeys at CentComm have sent you to an abandoned station.
But don't worry, because getting the lights back on is as simple as starting up the engines and waiting for the APCs to recharge.
The first step is to gather the tools you will need for this venture.
REQUIRED
Crowbar (for opening airlocks and APCs)
Wrench (for connecting canisters to valves)
An ID that can unlock APC terminals (such as the captain's spare ID) (for secure doors and APCs)
A charged power cell (High-capacity preferred) (for APCs)
Step one: Gather your tools.
Step two: Prepping the Engine Control room. It should look something like this:
If it isn't there already, move the plasma canister by the door over to the connection valve and attach it with your wrench. We'll fiddle with those later. For now, hop on down to the room's APC and unlock it with that ID you grabbed, and set its values thusly:
These settings ensure maximum battery life while allowing us to work our magic. Once it's set, use your crowbar to swing the panel open, remove and drop the drained power cell, and insert your charged one. Watch the few bits of equipment spring to life.
Then get a plasma tank from the dispenser, and go use it on the injector.
If nothing catches fire, make sure the igniters are on (glowy like fire in the center, as opposed to not), and try injecting another tank. Once the fire passes into the main engine area, close the ignition chamber blast doors using the button on the wall over there (it's labeled, hard to miss it). The less space there is to burn, the hotter the burn, and the more power you get.
Now, hop back up to those plasma canisters, and set them for maximum release THROUGH THE PIPES. IF I HEAR ABOUT AN ENGINEER GASSING THE CONTROL ROOM BY ACCIDENT ONE MORE TIME--
This picture is what it should look like when done properly:
After setting both tanks to release, open the valve so they're feeding into the engine.
Our work here is done. Grab your power cell back out of the APC, put the old one back in, and head for the generator room.
Step three: The generator room.
First off, do some APC voodoo to get the equipment working, just like the last room. Then, set the generator to produce power.
While the generator heats up, go set those white battery-looking things up as well. Note that you can't set the output online until they're holding some level of charge other than 0.0%
They won't charge unless the sum of input level of all units set to charge is LESS than the power output of the generator. If they aren't charging, you're going to lose power again, which is bad.
Similarly, the sum of the output of all units set to output power needs to be around 160kW for the station's APCs to charge smoothly, otherwise they cycle between charging and not charging all the time. The actual level of output needed varies by what systems are on, peaking at the point where all equipment is on, but no APCs are fully charged.
Anyway, you've got the station powered again! Now is as good a time as any to put the APCs back to their standard values, and put the Generator room's old cell in a charger so it's ready for an emergency. You can also put the Spare ID back if that's what you used. Assuming you're still alone on the station after this, you can also go batshit loco and barricade the crew shuttle or something (though people will bitch if you try the example crazy activity)
To make sure the station STAYS powered, you'll need to keep the engine's temperature up, which requires hooking fresh plasma canisters up in the monitoring room when the old ones become empty. For the less patient among us, there is also Old Bakey.
Old Bakey is what happens when you take the main engine, and turn it up to 11. This thing can power the station for a LOOOOONG time on two canisters of plasma. Why is it called Old Bakey, you ask?
Because on those two canisters of plasma, while they're still half full, it heats up the room hot enough to burn your fucking lungs. Let it sit around longer (adminhax used to simulate the passage of time)...
Guess what happens if you take off your internal air in THIS shit.
The best part is, the thermal guards that can be used to block the heat from passing through the windows (look for the buttons) WON'T STOP THIS, because the heat bleeds through the piping. Guess CentComm should find some better insulation, eh?
Warframe/Steam: NFyt
EDIT: Darksun's server.
I never asked for this!
They seriously need some toolboxes or something on the starting craft.
Can't vote when you're dead.
EDIT: Who is Christina Olzon?
Warframe/Steam: NFyt
So we can have a nice non-broked station to work from. Although an actual "Repair the station!" mode would be fun, if the start-craft had enough tools, materials, space suits and O2 tanks for everyone.
There's a few people on Talous's server, and yes.
Warframe/Steam: NFyt
oh god I am not good at battlefield