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by Helios
Tue Feb 20, 2024 1:19 am
Forum: Ideas
Topic: Idea for a new thing for scientists to do: Life Simulation
Replies: 3
Views: 693

Re: Idea for a new thing for scientists to do: Life Simulation

I read Anonymous;Code recently. It's not on the level of Steins;Gate but deserves to be a part of the science adventure series. Life simulation could be interesting. Instead of an Earth simulator that simulates what will happen tomorrow or next week on Earth it would be a Space Station Simulator. Th...
by Helios
Thu Dec 14, 2023 4:01 am
Forum: Video Games
Topic: Lethal Company
Replies: 4
Views: 2592

Lethal Company

Discuss what some people consider to be indie game of the year, and if you have any bright ideas of features that should be borrowed from it let us know.
by Helios
Wed Nov 22, 2023 9:26 am
Forum: Ideas
Topic: New antag idea: Monkey Cyborgs
Replies: 3
Views: 1948

Re: New antag idea: Monkey Cyborgs

This is a good idea, but I would tweak it slightly. Firstly, balance the monkeys at the levels you would Cult Constructs, with Artificers being equal in power level to Engineer monkeys, Infiltrators the same power level as Wraith, and Gorilla Cyborgs as Juggernauts. Engineer Monkeys can convert ever...
by Helios
Wed Nov 22, 2023 4:23 am
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: "Faking revolutionaries" Headmin Ruling Clarification
Replies: 24
Views: 5408

Re: "Faking revolutionaries" Headmin Ruling Clarification

We don't want to see players faking revs. It doesn't need to be more explicit than that because it's not a set of actions that are banned, it's an intent to fake revs that is banned regardless of what their actions are. Such a vague ruling can better withstand the test of time without needing to be...
by Helios
Thu Nov 09, 2023 8:26 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: the
Replies: 8
Views: 3710

Re: the

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by Helios
Wed Nov 08, 2023 11:23 pm
Forum: Coding Feedback
Topic: Ice Box Station Feedback
Replies: 10
Views: 3579

Ice Box Station Feedback

Scrolling through the archives, there has been feedback to specific elements of Ice Box, but not Icebox itself.
What do people like and dislike about this Variant of Box Station?
by Helios
Fri Oct 27, 2023 12:39 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Space Station 13 Expansion pack
Replies: 14
Views: 6848

Space Station 13 Expansion pack

Imagine SS13 is a retail game, and instead of a sequel a 1.5 Edition expansion pack was released.
What would be in your dream Space Station 13 expansion pack? What would it add and change?
by Helios
Wed Oct 25, 2023 11:00 pm
Forum: Ideas
Topic: Fixing Prayer:Demanding Sacrifice
Replies: 9
Views: 3155

Re: Fixing Prayer:Demanding Sacrifice

On further reflection, this would probably be a better fit for the abandoned Hand of God game mode. 2 Gods, 2 teams, and a bunch of neutral players. This version of praying would be for a heal, for arms and armor, and for "guidance" (1 on 1 communication, asking God what you should do). Th...
by Helios
Wed Oct 25, 2023 10:47 pm
Forum: Ideas
Topic: we should make the chain of command useful
Replies: 6
Views: 2538

Re: we should make the chain of command useful

make it just do a fuckload of stamina damage, so you can just discipline your subjects, instead of killing them I would think Chains bind people more than anything, so Chain of Commands being super handcuffs that bind the hands of those below you could be interesting. I know this would be a giant p...
by Helios
Wed Oct 25, 2023 10:44 pm
Forum: Ideas
Topic: Russians having more of a presence
Replies: 3
Views: 1816

Re: Russians having more of a presence

Derelict station being used by a base by some antagonist harassing the station so the station has to blow it up or at least put down the threat would be a better use of existing resources. A few low hanging fruit would be using it as another form of AI Sattelite. If the malf timer is over halfway do...
by Helios
Wed Oct 04, 2023 12:27 am
Forum: Ideas
Topic: Remove the Adult section of the library
Replies: 14
Views: 3854

Re: Remove the Adult section of the library

Where should Woody's Got Wood go, if not the adult section of the library?
by Helios
Sat Sep 30, 2023 7:46 pm
Forum: Ideas
Topic: War Ops for Revolution.
Replies: 4
Views: 2012

Re: War Ops for Revolution.

The other thing is, Revolutions never seem to feel like anything has been accomplished. If Post-Rev is going to be a thing, we can change how the game fundamentally works, in a way we would not want the base game to work. 1. Instead of being denominated in Credits, all purchases on the station are n...
by Helios
Mon Sep 11, 2023 8:29 pm
Forum: Video Games
Topic: Starfield
Replies: 14
Views: 5939

Re: Starfield

Anyone else getting some serious performance issues?
by Helios
Tue Sep 05, 2023 9:31 pm
Forum: Ideas
Topic: 250 player rounds and a city map
Replies: 7
Views: 2435

Re: 250 player rounds and a city map

/tg/station City Map designed for 100 players, kept in reserve for the next wave or peak hours, would be nice.
by Helios
Tue Aug 29, 2023 12:27 am
Forum: Spriting and Mapping
Topic: Which Maps have the best "Secret Areas"?
Replies: 6
Views: 10534

Which Maps have the best "Secret Areas"?

I know there are many secret uniforms and items the players can collect behind iron walls and in secret caverns across various stations. What are your personal favorites?
by Helios
Sun Aug 13, 2023 5:24 pm
Forum: Video Games
Topic: Starfield
Replies: 14
Views: 5939

Starfield

Starfield comes out September 6th.
Post any thoughts or ideas you want to steal from it here.
by Helios
Sun Aug 13, 2023 5:23 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: The oppressive HEAT
Replies: 8
Views: 3133

Re: The oppressive HEAT

High-Explosive-Anti-Tank warheads are oppressive.
Tanks for listening to my TED Talk
by Helios
Sun Aug 06, 2023 4:22 pm
Forum: Ideas
Topic: Allow one/no armed shitheads to be restrained
Replies: 13
Views: 4423

Re: Allow one/no armed shitheads to be restrained

Isn't this problem just solved by combining orange shoes with cuffs, and shoecuffing the armless people after you knock them down?
by Helios
Fri Jul 21, 2023 2:35 am
Forum: Coding Feedback
Topic: Paradox clones should more likely roll for "higher impact" jobs
Replies: 9
Views: 3494

Re: Paradox clones should more likely roll for "higher impact" jobs

I think the hidden design space of Paradox clones is super quirks/traits. They come from a world where the rules are different, and they can roll all kinds of affinities. Alcohol leading to them breathing fire, coffee acting as a stimulant on the level of crystal meth, Engineers who are half shadowl...
by Helios
Wed Jul 19, 2023 7:06 pm
Forum: Ideas
Topic: Sindrian Fuel Company Shuttle and Gas Station
Replies: 5
Views: 1200

Re: Sindrian Fuel Company Shuttle and Gas Station

I was talking about a Sindrian Fuel Company Escape shuttle which strands people at a gas station for 5 minutes before they can go home, and it seems like RedBaronFlyer was talking more about replacing the entire cargo department with a Sindrian Fuel company quartermaster and cargo system. That would...
by Helios
Tue Jul 18, 2023 2:35 am
Forum: Ideas
Topic: Sindrian Fuel Company Shuttle and Gas Station
Replies: 5
Views: 1200

Sindrian Fuel Company Shuttle and Gas Station

This is an open invitation for RedBaronFlyer to come in and complete the details, but the basic gimmick of this is that the Sindrian Diktat ship can fly the crew back to Centcomm in half the time. The thing is that trip is broken down by 2.5 minutes to the Gas Station, 5 minutes of refueling while t...
by Helios
Mon Jul 10, 2023 10:25 pm
Forum: Coding Feedback
Topic: Give us something interesting to do with the xenos egg
Replies: 14
Views: 4350

Re: Give us something interesting to do with the xenos egg

Do you have any ideas for something interested to do with the egg Yeah. Combine them with Exosuits for Frank Horrigan level monstrosities aligned with the station. Sounds like a joke, but human pilots, posibrains and intellicarded AIs control Exos differently, giving exos a custom xeno hybrid paint...
by Helios
Tue Jul 04, 2023 9:16 pm
Forum: Coding Feedback
Topic: Please simplify id cards access
Replies: 25
Views: 6356

Re: Please simplify id cards access

ok but I disagree with you on that point, which is why i changed it. And what about the fact your decisions bleed onto other servers? When /tg/station stopped having cloning, so did the rest of the servers using the codebase. Do you ever think about the state of the game beyond this server when mak...
by Helios
Fri Jun 30, 2023 9:06 pm
Forum: Coding Feedback
Topic: Please simplify id cards access
Replies: 25
Views: 6356

Re: Please simplify id cards access

There was nothing wrong with the old access system.
Getting AA because of war ops was fine.
by Helios
Sat Jun 24, 2023 12:42 am
Forum: Coding Feedback
Topic: Janitor Feedback
Replies: 30
Views: 8434

Re: Janitor Feedback

Uranium and Radium pools can (VERY) slowly irradiate surrounding things. Ripleys and Odysseus leaving oil when hit, while more advanced exosuits leave pools of liquid uranium and other dangerous compounds would be a good addition. Higher tech industry leaving by-products that lead to high tech canc...
by Helios
Fri Jun 16, 2023 9:03 pm
Forum: Ideas
Topic: The Toxins Problem | How I learned to love the TTV
Replies: 5
Views: 1092

Re: The Toxins Problem | How I learned to love the TTV

Back in the very old days, when Malf AIs were on AI satellites, there was another way for bombing scientists to be heroes
by Helios
Fri Jun 16, 2023 5:47 pm
Forum: Coding Feedback
Topic: Janitor Feedback
Replies: 30
Views: 8434

Re: Janitor Feedback

bobbahbrown wrote: Tue Jun 06, 2023 4:47 am good evening,

it is with a great warm glow in my heart that i report that janitor is in fact one of the greatest roles in /tg/station. please do not change it, it is perfect.

seasons greetings,
bobbah 'bee' brown
What is the state of Bees in 2023?
by Helios
Wed Jun 14, 2023 7:13 pm
Forum: Ideas
Topic: Fixing Prayer:Demanding Sacrifice
Replies: 9
Views: 3155

Re: Fixing Prayer:Demanding Sacrifice

Sounds interesting, the only eh part is ID destruction. Even on a good day getting a new ID can take 15+ minutes if the HOP is a lazy bastard. That's the point. A new ID being a pain in the ass to get is what makes it a real sacrifice this feels quite video gamey praying in my experience has, as it...
by Helios
Tue Jun 13, 2023 2:37 am
Forum: Ideas
Topic: Fixing Prayer:Demanding Sacrifice
Replies: 9
Views: 3155

Fixing Prayer:Demanding Sacrifice

A lot of admins don't seem to like prayer as it currently exists. One way to resolve this would be be sacrifice. Gods can react to prayer either by demanding the sacrifice of an object on their person, like their ID or traitor PDA. Others can be special objects which are an unreasonable demand for a...
by Helios
Sun Jun 11, 2023 7:51 pm
Forum: Video Games
Topic: confusing games and weirdish
Replies: 14
Views: 5327

Re: confusing games and weirdish

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1955 ... on_Puzzle/
Imagine if we left in the inventory tetris, and took out the rest of the game?
by Helios
Thu Jun 08, 2023 7:21 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Fires in Canada
Replies: 6
Views: 2861

Re: Fires in Canada

its been stinky in my town because canada made a big fire. i have not seen the sun in a week because of the canadian fire. next time canadians bitch about america i will tell them to learn how to put water on a fire instead of just burning their entire country to the ground like a dumb californian ...
by Helios
Sun Jun 04, 2023 4:28 pm
Forum: Coding Feedback
Topic: Janitor Feedback
Replies: 30
Views: 8434

Janitor Feedback

What do people think of the current state of Janitoring in 2023?
What do you like? What do you dislike?
:clean: :clean: :clean:
by Helios
Thu Jun 01, 2023 10:08 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: What if the AI was an actual AI?
Replies: 10
Views: 4395

Re: What if the AI was an actual AI?

What if the AI spoke purely through chatGPT messages.
Would admins encourage/discourage this form of RP?
by Helios
Thu Jun 01, 2023 7:18 pm
Forum: SS13 Ports and Adaptations
Topic: Space Station Idle
Replies: 21
Views: 9509

Re: Space Station Idle

Nabski wrote: Mon Mar 06, 2023 7:49 pm Nice. Glad you're enjoying it. I am no longer developing it but I DO currently have something else in the works that is a hair past prototype and into actual gaming.
Give us a hint
by Helios
Tue May 30, 2023 3:28 am
Forum: Ideas
Topic: War Ops for Revolution.
Replies: 4
Views: 2012

War Ops for Revolution.

How could we escalate the tension with Revolution rounds like they are escalated by Syndicate Operatives declaring war on the station? I would think turning the Heads of Staff into Heroes, and the Head Revs into villains. These players would have icons above their heads visible to all, and would hav...
by Helios
Thu May 18, 2023 2:10 am
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: Increase default lobby time by like 30-60 seconds
Replies: 16
Views: 2490

Re: Increase default lobby time by like 30-60 seconds

I would also agree with 30-60 seconds more.
by Helios
Wed May 17, 2023 1:50 am
Forum: Ideas
Topic: Game Mode - Invasion
Replies: 15
Views: 4542

Re: Game Mode - Invasion

I think this is a good idea. Turns out people have been thinking of Syndicate station for many years.
by Helios
Sat May 13, 2023 1:44 am
Forum: Ideas
Topic: Build a shuttle get a shuttle event
Replies: 0
Views: 2283

Build a shuttle get a shuttle event

I have an idea for a month long event. Every Friday/Saturday night (or whatever timeframe has peak playerbase) the station would be put on Build a shuttle mode. The Build Your Own Shuttle would be automatically docked at the start of the round, shuttle calling/docking would work as normal, but after...
by Helios
Mon May 08, 2023 1:59 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: MSO is a dictator!
Replies: 27
Views: 7491

Re: MSO is a dictator!

Bawhoppennn wrote: Sun May 07, 2023 6:03 pm We all know Jordie is next in line as host, followed by that weird Aaron guy I never talked to, then oranges
Where does Secretary of Education sit in the succession plans?
by Helios
Mon May 01, 2023 4:21 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: What does Syndicate station look like?
Replies: 10
Views: 2946

What does Syndicate station look like?

If Centcomm Space Station 13 we all know and love is the Thesis, what would Syndicate stations full of Syndicate personnel be like as an Antithesis?
Would they have the same departments? Same jobs?
by Helios
Wed Apr 26, 2023 9:48 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Earth's Atmos distro
Replies: 4
Views: 1952

Earth's Atmos distro

78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen.
What's the point of 78% of the atmosphere being Nitrogen? Coders better have a good explanation for this
by Helios
Wed Apr 26, 2023 2:25 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: MSO is a dictator!
Replies: 27
Views: 7491

Re: MSO is a dictator!

Is there more or less furries since SoS left?
by Helios
Mon Apr 17, 2023 8:04 am
Forum: Ideas
Topic: Imagine Antagonists as members of factions, instead of a game mode in rotation
Replies: 1
Views: 632

Imagine Antagonists as members of factions, instead of a game mode in rotation

There's a lot of ways we could add more depth to antagonists, by taking them seriously. Understanding who they are, how they operate, and how with internal consistency we can change that around. So as an example, instead of random jobs being changelings, changelings try to infiltrate a specific depa...
by Helios
Mon Apr 17, 2023 1:44 am
Forum: Ideas
Topic: Let’s make calling the Evac shuttle have a dead player requirement
Replies: 17
Views: 2617

Re: Let’s make calling the event shuttle have a dead player requirement

There can also be a strategic element. If you got war ops and you know they want that fuckin disk, you might as well shuttle call when you can, instead of waiting until war ops kill half the crew before you can finally start retreating.
by Helios
Mon Apr 17, 2023 1:42 am
Forum: Ideas
Topic: Bring back swarmers but without replication
Replies: 13
Views: 2259

Re: Bring back swarmers but without replication

To the stargate fans among you, Human form Replicators, I mean Swarmers. Are they a good idea Y/N?
by Helios
Wed Apr 12, 2023 8:14 pm
Forum: Ideas
Topic: New variants to lavaland.
Replies: 8
Views: 1352

Re: New variants to lavaland.

Indie-ana Jones wrote: Fri Mar 24, 2023 8:17 am OP's idea probably won't fly because Icebox was originally Ice Moon, and was a variant of lavaland as you described. It was denied being merged and the compromise led to the Icebox we know today.
So a future compromise could be MetaMeteorMining?
MetaJungle?
by Helios
Thu Apr 06, 2023 3:44 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Stargate
Replies: 1
Views: 1657

Stargate

I just finished watching SG1, Atlantis and Universe. Pretty good
What ideas should /tg/station borrow from this classic sci fi franchise?
by Helios
Mon Mar 20, 2023 6:59 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Crag appreciation thread
Replies: 5
Views: 1633

Re: Crag appreciation thread

I appreciate Crag sticking around and blessing us with his insights
by Helios
Thu Mar 16, 2023 6:44 am
Forum: Coding Feedback
Topic: Revolution Feedback
Replies: 20
Views: 2885

Revolution Feedback

This might not be the timeliest of threads, but take this opportunity to leave your thoughts on the state of Revolution rounds in 2023.
What do you like? What do you dislike?
by Helios
Thu Mar 09, 2023 8:31 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Little money for a little bug fixing
Replies: 7
Views: 1898

Re: Little money for a little bug fixing

Every little bit helps.
Thank you for your service Hoolny