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by Farquaar
Tue Mar 12, 2024 6:28 am
Forum: Roleplaying
Topic: Everyone on manual is so nice and accepting it gives me a fucking headache.
Replies: 96
Views: 44123

Re: Everyone on manual is so nice and accepting it gives me a fucking headache.

I saw this thread and i was going to ask in what manuel have u been playing then i saw that it is 2021 manuel lmao Feels like people are much less nice nowadays ITS THE BI MONTHLY NECRO OF THIS FUCKING THREAD It's a good thread because it's depicts the Manuel epoch about the time I stopped playing ...
by Farquaar
Thu Feb 08, 2024 4:56 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Does anyone wanna do a TTRPG?
Replies: 7
Views: 640

Re: Does anyone wanna do a TTRPG?

Bepis wrote: Wed Feb 07, 2024 10:24 am I don't have the time for it but I wish you the best. I loved running Paranoia, I just used Box Station's map on the table
Did you actually have a jumbo printout? If so, that sounds really cool- I need to get one of those.
by Farquaar
Thu Jan 18, 2024 2:52 am
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: Is Regal Rat an antag?
Replies: 18
Views: 2876

Re: Is Regal Rat an antag?

You gotta be the giant rat that makes all of the rules
See what kind of trouble you can get yourself into
by Farquaar
Sat Jan 13, 2024 5:19 pm
Forum: Ideas
Topic: propeller beanie buff proposal
Replies: 5
Views: 1753

Re: propeller beanie buff proposal

Would be a great idea if it were battery powered for realism and balance.

Also it should sound like this: https://youtu.be/4NgSZ8sjDgU?si=mIMLDsoSFkl9_tx6
by Farquaar
Fri Jan 05, 2024 1:18 am
Forum: Video Games
Topic: Dwarf Fortress
Replies: 130
Views: 46279

Re: Dwarf Fortress

Timonk wrote: Thu Jan 04, 2024 8:35 pm 9 years later
the necro to beat all necros
can we get some DF stories in here
Newer bread: viewtopic.php?f=22&t=5312&start=200
by Farquaar
Tue Jan 02, 2024 10:19 pm
Forum: Ideas
Topic: ITT: We make shitty suggestions and come up with poor ideas.
Replies: 3937
Views: 1018901

Re: ITT: We make shitty suggestions and come up with poor ideas.

Screemonster wrote: Tue Jan 02, 2024 7:47 pm add mapbans for people who grief because they don't like the map
if that map rolls while they're banned from it they get kicked from the server
Based
by Farquaar
Fri Dec 15, 2023 1:16 pm
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: Enforce Human Authority: 0
Replies: 244
Views: 152787

Re: Enforce Human Authority: 0

britgrenadier1 wrote: Fri Dec 15, 2023 1:14 pm
kinnebian wrote: Fri Dec 15, 2023 8:17 am i think its fun to play as an oppressed alien species
why is it only your fun and not others?
Why can’t you do that while I play as a head of staff again?
You can already play as a head of staff. There’s nothing stopping you, as a player, from doing so.
by Farquaar
Fri Dec 15, 2023 5:41 am
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: Enforce Human Authority: 0
Replies: 244
Views: 152787

Re: Enforce Human Authority: 0

Implementing this would make me sad. A unique bit of SS13 flavour shouldn't be wiped away to appease a subset of players who are too closed-minded to play more than one character.
by Farquaar
Fri Nov 17, 2023 6:18 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Insane individuals
Replies: 20
Views: 5932

Re: Insane individuals

I kind of miss the days before everyone took internet armchair psychology 101 so if someone was a weird dick you wouldn't say "oh he's a malignant narcissistic" or "she has BPD" and you would just say they're an asshole What do you call someone if he's the reincarnation of an ol...
by Farquaar
Mon Nov 13, 2023 11:23 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Insane individuals
Replies: 20
Views: 5932

Re: Insane individuals

I had a long conversation with a crazy gentleman once. I was waiting at the bus stop following an evening event at my church when a short, portly fellow with unkept hair and a beard asked me if I went to the church beside the stop. I replied that I did, and he followed by asking: "Did you know ...
by Farquaar
Mon Nov 13, 2023 1:17 am
Forum: Policy Discussion
Topic: (Proposal) Raise minimum expectations of security to at least not ignore crime.
Replies: 73
Views: 32833

Re: (Proposal) Raise minimum expectations of security to at least not ignore crime.

Security Officers should be allowed to play like Judge Dredd, Chief Wiggum, and everything in between.
by Farquaar
Sat Nov 11, 2023 1:10 am
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: Knowledge of Someone's Tactics - Where Does It Become Meta?
Replies: 42
Views: 19348

Re: Knowledge of Someone's Tactics - Where Does It Become Meta?

Itseasytosee2me wrote: Fri Nov 10, 2023 2:33 am I hate statics we should be forced to randomize every shift.
Based take
by Farquaar
Thu Nov 09, 2023 3:33 am
Forum: Coding Feedback
Topic: Ice Box Station Feedback
Replies: 10
Views: 2954

Re: Ice Box Station Feedback

It would be cool is Icebox has some features to encourage people to build off-station mining bases. Colonial expedition shifts are always disastrously fun.
by Farquaar
Wed Nov 08, 2023 3:47 am
Forum: Video Games
Topic: Dead By Daylight
Replies: 503
Views: 200675

Re: Dead By Daylight

Imagine the reactions of the whales who spent thousands of dollars for an unused Stranger Things DLC key

Schadenfreude aside, I'm looking forward to hearing the Demogorgon chase music more often. Was always one of my favourites.
by Farquaar
Sat Nov 04, 2023 4:01 am
Forum: Ideas
Topic: new quirk concept: Caffiend
Replies: 15
Views: 6484

Re: new quirk concept: Caffiend

"Don't talk to me until I've had my coffee"
by Farquaar
Mon Oct 30, 2023 3:49 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Space Station 13 Expansion pack
Replies: 14
Views: 6049

Re: Space Station 13 Expansion pack

BeeSting12 wrote: Sun Oct 29, 2023 9:21 pm planetstation
by Farquaar
Sat Oct 28, 2023 11:34 pm
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: Add basic job expectations to LRP ruleset
Replies: 89
Views: 34579

Re: Add basic job expectations to LRP ruleset

If every non-antag is forced to do their job, then it'll be pretty easy to tell who the traitors are.

Right now, traitors have plausible deniability since they theoretically could be one of the several lazy parasites roaming the station at any given time.
by Farquaar
Sat Oct 07, 2023 5:09 am
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: Proposal: A more functional ban appeal template.
Replies: 12
Views: 3379

Re: Proposal: A more functional ban appeal template.

I dunno, the "delete irrelevant sections" thing feels like we're talking about Lawyer Station 13.
by Farquaar
Tue Oct 03, 2023 1:24 am
Forum: Ideas
Topic: Tongs. Tongs, fellows.
Replies: 21
Views: 6245

Re: Tongs. Tongs, fellows.

"Of course, one thing mother blue jay can't defend against is a set of steel tongs."
Image
by Farquaar
Sat Sep 16, 2023 12:24 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: on animal races
Replies: 39
Views: 17578

Re: on animal races

I still have fondness this old-ish idea of mine: viewtopic.php?f=9&t=32752
by Farquaar
Sun Sep 10, 2023 6:00 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: what would you do in a hospital
Replies: 13
Views: 3451

Re: what would you do in a hospital

Some hospitals have social events for long-term inpatient stays. Might be nice to chat with some sweet old people.
by Farquaar
Fri Aug 25, 2023 3:18 am
Forum: Ideas
Topic: Traditional lizard clothing
Replies: 10
Views: 3772

Re: Traditional lizard clothing

They should dress in Conan-style armor. Kinda like ashwalkers but more varied.
by Farquaar
Sun Jul 30, 2023 9:22 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Mop Techniques (Jannie)
Replies: 8
Views: 3774

Re: Mop Techniques (Jannie)

blackdav123 wrote: Sat Jul 29, 2023 6:01 pm use blood to be a reverse janitor
New clown gimmick unlocked
by Farquaar
Thu Jul 27, 2023 9:31 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: The oppressive HEAT
Replies: 8
Views: 2646

Re: The oppressive HEAT

Where I live the weather's great. Blue skies, cool enough to wear longsleeve shirts yet warm enough for swimming and outdoor fun. You have my condolences.
by Farquaar
Thu Jul 27, 2023 7:49 pm
Forum: Video Games
Topic: Dead By Daylight
Replies: 503
Views: 200675

Re: Dead By Daylight

Bepis wrote: Thu Jul 27, 2023 11:35 am so if Nick Cage is in Dbd now, who else should get a character

I'm thinking Werner Herzog as a killer
Nick Cage as killer
by Farquaar
Wed Jul 19, 2023 11:13 am
Forum: Ideas
Topic: ITT: We make shitty suggestions and come up with poor ideas.
Replies: 3937
Views: 1018901

Re: ITT: We make shitty suggestions and come up with poor ideas.

We should really add asbestos. It can be added to plating or wall girders during construction. Makes the surface incredibly resistant to temperature changes (hot and cold), but slowly gives everybody in the area respiratory illness. Also has the chance to appear in some walls/floors roundstart as a...
by Farquaar
Mon Jul 17, 2023 3:58 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: What is the singularity?
Replies: 8
Views: 2966

Re: What is the singularity?

The singulo tastes like licorice. You can't disprove this.
by Farquaar
Wed Jul 05, 2023 1:22 am
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: [MRP] For RP Rule 9, what is the Assistant's lane?
Replies: 25
Views: 3730

Re: [MRP] For RP Rule 9, what is the Assistant's lane?

I feel the wiki page does a good job summarizing the role of a rule-abiding assistant with this line:
AssistantLane.png
by Farquaar
Tue Jul 04, 2023 10:34 pm
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: LIGGERS.
Replies: 24
Views: 5119

Re: LIGGERS.

Never really liked the word "ligger". Doesn't really make much sense IC. And as Uncle Ruckus once said, you gotta rotate your racial slurs. There are plenty of fine substitutes. As for IC species-ism, it's a great thing for a great variety of reasons, some of which have already been elucid...
by Farquaar
Sun Jul 02, 2023 9:29 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: a gif you should look at (important)
Replies: 4
Views: 1935

Re: a gif you should look at (important)

King likes a good cigar after his dinner
by Farquaar
Tue Jun 27, 2023 7:40 am
Forum: Ideas
Topic: Remove the Arbitrary Job locks on job-restricted traitor items.
Replies: 6
Views: 1315

Re: Remove the Arbitrary Job locks on job-restricted traitor items.

I like the job restrictions since it gives traitors flavour. You're not a generic traitor, you're a traitor botanist, traitor chemist, traitor clown, etc.
by Farquaar
Sat Jun 24, 2023 9:15 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Introduction - Gary Plants/Gobears
Replies: 5
Views: 1992

Re: Introduction - Gary Plants/Gobears

Welcome to the forums. Come for the game, stay for the peanut threads.
by Farquaar
Fri Jun 23, 2023 9:45 am
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: Let’s stop claiming to be an 18+ community
Replies: 15
Views: 2606

Re: Let’s stop claiming to be an 18+ community

I think inviting a bunch of kids and teenagers onto the servers is a great way to reduce fun for both players and admins alike.
by Farquaar
Mon Jun 19, 2023 4:40 am
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: Are male nipples in paintings permitted and if not, should they be?
Replies: 55
Views: 11827

Re: Are male nipples in paintings permitted and if not, should they be?

The trouble we've had with this sort of thing in the past is people seeing it at random, which can be... poorly timed/uncomfortable. Which is why I would suggest that pornographic paintings are to be allowed, they should be restricted to the private collection only. Similar to how smut should be pr...
by Farquaar
Fri Jun 16, 2023 11:13 pm
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: Are male nipples in paintings permitted and if not, should they be?
Replies: 55
Views: 11827

Re: Are male nipples in paintings permitted and if not, should they be?

Which collection did you add it to? Public, Secure, or Private? The painting? I just hung it up on a library frame when I was done so it gets added to the archive. Yeah, but your art goes into one of three different three collections depending on which frames you put it in. Public locations are usu...
by Farquaar
Fri Jun 16, 2023 10:08 pm
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: Are male nipples in paintings permitted and if not, should they be?
Replies: 55
Views: 11827

Re: Are male nipples in paintings permitted and if not, should they be?

Which collection did you add it to? Public, Secure, or Private?
by Farquaar
Tue Jun 13, 2023 3:32 am
Forum: Ideas
Topic: Jumpshorts
Replies: 7
Views: 1765

Re: Jumpshorts

RedBaronFlyer wrote: Tue Jun 13, 2023 3:28 am Image
lol
by Farquaar
Tue Jun 13, 2023 12:09 am
Forum: Ideas
Topic: mulebots should go faster if you pour alcohol in them
Replies: 5
Views: 1118

Re: mulebots should go faster if you pour alcohol in them

Only somewhat related, but security should have breathalyzers.
by Farquaar
Sat Jun 10, 2023 1:03 pm
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: (MRP) Self defense max caps
Replies: 17
Views: 3408

Re: (MRP) Self defense max caps

I think a self-defence bomb is more tolerable if you warn people about it before it detonates, or if it has a funny timer that counts down or something. The bad guy suddenly nuclear detonating without any comedic buildup is funny sometimes, but it's probably not funny all the time.
by Farquaar
Thu Jun 08, 2023 1:31 pm
Forum: Ideas
Topic: Jumpshorts
Replies: 7
Views: 1765

Re: Jumpshorts

Every day we stray further from God's light
by Farquaar
Thu Jun 08, 2023 10:11 am
Forum: Site, Forums, And Wiki
Topic: Statbus 2: The re-statening of /tg/
Replies: 3
Views: 2415

Re: Statbus 2: The re-statening of /tg/

Awesome! Glad to have you back at the stathelm
by Farquaar
Wed Jun 07, 2023 11:39 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Fires in Canada
Replies: 6
Views: 2412

Re: Fires in Canada

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 Putting out wildfires is, in most cases, bad forest management. It just allows dead brush to accumulate, making future wild...
by Farquaar
Fri Jun 02, 2023 2:20 am
Forum: SS13 Ports and Adaptations
Topic: Space Station Idle
Replies: 21
Views: 8439

Re: Space Station Idle

Is that new update live?
by Farquaar
Wed May 31, 2023 3:59 am
Forum: Coding Feedback
Topic: Virology and Murderboning
Replies: 21
Views: 5022

Re: Virology and Murderboning

you just run around and cough in everyone's faces. I mean yeah, if you're a square A based virologist infects himself, cures the virus so he gets immunity and then covertly spreads it to a patient zero so he can survey the epidemiological fruits of his dastardly labour. Bonus points if he distribut...
by Farquaar
Mon May 29, 2023 10:41 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: what are YOU reading?
Replies: 10
Views: 2299

Re: what are YOU reading?

Common Good Constitutionalism by Adrian Vermeule
or at least I was until I got swamped with work
by Farquaar
Mon May 29, 2023 3:51 am
Forum: Ideas
Topic: Please give ideas for things in outfits
Replies: 58
Views: 22250

Re: Please give ideas for things in outfits

I'd love to see a "Defector" outfit which puts you in the Syndicate counterpart outfit of whatever your role is. Doctors get Interdyne outfits. Engineers get Donk Co Cybersun Command etc why would this make any sense at all from a thematic perspective Nanotrasen employing from a competito...
by Farquaar
Sat May 27, 2023 5:51 pm
Forum: Ideas
Topic: Please give ideas for things in outfits
Replies: 58
Views: 22250

Re: Please give ideas for things in outfits

Not sure if this is gonna be pulled off well. Hopefully we end up with something that looks close to a cooperate environment and not a dress up contest. I'm not too enthusiastic for this either. I recall that Baystation has a similar system during character creation and it added lots of clutter wit...
by Farquaar
Fri May 26, 2023 7:20 am
Forum: Spriting and Mapping
Topic: The Cytology Mapping Problem
Replies: 18
Views: 7555

Re: The Cytology Mapping Problem

Qustinnus wrote: Wed Aug 25, 2021 3:20 pm After the freeze, after basic mobs are merged, I'm planning to re-do xenobiology to make cytology and xeno-biology rely on each other. making slimes eat the output of xenobiology and removing the rng from xenobio
Anyone else still dreaming of this rework? :_)
by Farquaar
Thu May 25, 2023 4:27 pm
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: The Grand Silicon Policy Rewrite Megathread
Replies: 128
Views: 37111

Re: The Grand Silicon Policy Rewrite Megathread

Asimov silicons are not crew-aligned. They're human-aligned. If a human orders you to kill a nonhuman, you go do it. If you don't like the order, ahelp it but still follow it. You don't get to pick and choose which law 2 orders you follow if they're totally valid. If you don't want to follow valid ...