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by Sheodir
Sat Aug 08, 2020 3:02 pm
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: Increase hours needed to be a warden
Replies: 29
Views: 4662

Re: Increase hours needed to be a warden

remanseptim wrote: new players are drawn to sec.
Local man literally insane
Sec is the last role most newbies want to play because it's no antag allowed follow the rules hour and they're afraid of getting their ass kicked by John Tider or the clown
by Sheodir
Sat Aug 08, 2020 2:59 pm
Forum: Roleplaying
Topic: Why is technology so backwards if it's 2557?
Replies: 69
Views: 28431

Re: Why is technology so backwards if it's 2557?

In all seriousness, the answers to every question are either 'retro futurism' or 'game balance'. The former has stumbled a bit due to the game's open source nature, but it still remains a general guiding principle.
by Sheodir
Fri Aug 07, 2020 7:12 pm
Forum: Ideas
Topic: Medical Doctor Specialization Cosmetics
Replies: 6
Views: 1113

Re: Medical Doctor Specialization Cosmetics

Can we have a pin for "knows how to do a bypass"
by Sheodir
Fri Aug 07, 2020 4:48 pm
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: On Massive Synthetic Banana Peel Spam and other Senseless Clown Grief
Replies: 27
Views: 4732

Re: On Massive Synthetic Banana Peel Spam and other Senseless Clown Grief

You can literally only get synthpeels from one ruin in lavaland, and they require bananium as fuel. Brooms have a second function when you press use key and they sweep anything in front of you, it shouldnt take longer than like one minute to clear out a hallway Having a counter is largely irrelevan...
by Sheodir
Fri Aug 07, 2020 2:27 pm
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: On Massive Synthetic Banana Peel Spam and other Senseless Clown Grief
Replies: 27
Views: 4732

Re: On Massive Synthetic Banana Peel Spam and other Senseless Clown Grief

The only code change I'd ask for is making synth peels harder to make if not straight up remove them. i personally think this should go off the golden rule of 'act like an antag get treated like one'. if you murdered the clown for doing this shit there isn't an admin in the world who would ban you....
by Sheodir
Fri Aug 07, 2020 1:49 pm
Forum: Coding Feedback
Topic: Melee combat sucks
Replies: 42
Views: 9136

Re: Melee combat sucks

You want combat to not suck then it has to be less binary! That means the mobs need to be DIFFERENT from eachother. Every fucking Human mob (almost) is the same as every other Human mob crewman. There are no stats that make them Them. You can dress them up but the bit of armor and weapons that migh...
by Sheodir
Fri Aug 07, 2020 12:15 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: What is going on D:
Replies: 46
Views: 7031

Re: What is going on D:

oranges wrote:don't lie sheodir
well I wouldn't MARRY em at least

EDIT: also forgot to put this in this thread, required due to title
[youtube]8VyaShl6urc[/youtube]
by Sheodir
Fri Aug 07, 2020 12:11 pm
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: On Massive Synthetic Banana Peel Spam and other Senseless Clown Grief
Replies: 27
Views: 4732

Re: On Massive Synthetic Banana Peel Spam and other Senseless Clown Grief

go to the coders and ask them to introduce a countermeasure like a banana vacuum the janny can acquire or just beat the shit out of the clown for being an annoying asshole The countermeasures exist. You can either: Sweep them into a pile / into a disposal bin with the broom. Spray them with acid. T...
by Sheodir
Fri Aug 07, 2020 3:26 am
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: On Massive Synthetic Banana Peel Spam and other Senseless Clown Grief
Replies: 27
Views: 4732

On Massive Synthetic Banana Peel Spam and other Senseless Clown Grief

Clowns are supposed to be funny. Being minor annoyances is fine, but in Manuel getting synthetic peels spammed everywhere is both not funny and could be classified as just grief against the entire station. It's hellish to deal with, it's not funny, it legit griefs other situations (I lost a patient ...
by Sheodir
Thu Aug 06, 2020 2:16 pm
Forum: Player's Club
Topic: rock's admin complaint peanut 2: ONE MONTH ANNIVERSARY edition
Replies: 47
Views: 7357

rock's admin complaint peanut 2: ONE MONTH ANNIVERSARY edition

https://tgstation13.org/phpBB/viewtopic ... 23&t=27036

I get "headmins are busy" but cmon, is the plan to just wait for people to forget it exists
by Sheodir
Thu Aug 06, 2020 11:16 am
Forum: Coding
Topic: Emag change PR
Replies: 123
Views: 31290

Re: Emag change PR

You got a point. I think there needs to be vote for Cloners or Sleepers and if they want it back or not. So essentially 2 votes. But yeah I'll say a majority of people want a combination of the two. You don't understand, in that vote they could vote for both. We've literally had a vote where they c...
by Sheodir
Wed Aug 05, 2020 10:27 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: What is going on D:
Replies: 46
Views: 7031

Re: What is going on D:

oranges wrote:shit anyone who claims they wouldn't fuck the thing in his profile are lying.

i'ts 99% human with like 1% pony features.
Some people only have 1 extra chromosome and I wouldn't fuck em either
by Sheodir
Wed Aug 05, 2020 9:20 pm
Forum: Player's Club
Topic: Sticky bee nut
Replies: 98
Views: 9523

Re: Sticky bee nut

I really like Timonk's pfp.
by Sheodir
Wed Aug 05, 2020 7:37 pm
Forum: Coding
Topic: Emag change PR
Replies: 123
Views: 31290

Re: Emag change PR

oranges wrote:it should be changed to lift bolts then
be the change you wanna see
by Sheodir
Wed Aug 05, 2020 6:54 pm
Forum: Coding
Topic: Emag change PR
Replies: 123
Views: 31290

Re: Emag change PR

You got a point. I think there needs to be vote for Cloners or Sleepers and if they want it back or not. So essentially 2 votes. But yeah I'll say a majority of people want a combination of the two. You don't understand, in that vote they could vote for both. We've literally had a vote where they c...
by Sheodir
Wed Aug 05, 2020 5:12 pm
Forum: Coding
Topic: Emag change PR
Replies: 123
Views: 31290

Re: Emag change PR

EDIT: I just made a long dumb post about my anger over the recent changes to this server. I just realized oranges can do what he wants because he knows how to code. I don't think he cares about the input because a majority of players want cloning/sleepers back but he doesn't give a shit so whatever...
by Sheodir
Wed Aug 05, 2020 4:14 pm
Forum: Player's Club
Topic: Sticky bee nut
Replies: 98
Views: 9523

Re: Sticky bee nut

I don't take sides. My side is only mine. If Sticky did something wrong which I felt commenting on against their attitude I would do it. And I certainly have no grudge against Anne. If you read the full script of Anne's case, the stun went past one funny haha stun and was bordering on actual unplay...
by Sheodir
Wed Aug 05, 2020 3:45 pm
Forum: Player's Club
Topic: Sticky bee nut
Replies: 98
Views: 9523

Re: Sticky bee nut

tl dr Someone stunned you in a funny way then you removed them from the round. They never got anywhere near to damaging you enough to crit you and even less to kill/remove you from the round, yet you removed them. Sticky was (not on accident) stunned by a shitsec who thought it was a good idea to m...
by Sheodir
Wed Aug 05, 2020 1:19 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Introducing the Space Station 13 Demake you've all been waiting for.
Replies: 151
Views: 36570

Re: Introducing the Space Station 13 Demake you've all been waiting for.

https://tgstation13.download/dip/discordimageproxy.php/attachments/671186108981182486/740559091319046164/unknown.png FUCKING FINALLY This is ??? and was done in a pre 1.3 tab I kept open all this time. Finally refreshed, can't wait to actually try the reworked game. Bit sad I missed the ten first c...
by Sheodir
Wed Aug 05, 2020 11:49 am
Forum: Video Games
Topic: What are you nerds playing?
Replies: 3321
Views: 841189

Re: What are you fucks playing?

I managed to get out of that death loop with a protective cloak, leather boots and leather gloves. Then it was hunger and exhaustion. Slept for a couple of hours at the lair and beat the hunger at the shady shop. There aren't any Patrolmen anymore to trade lockpicks for bread with and you can't tra...
by Sheodir
Tue Aug 04, 2020 8:46 pm
Forum: Ideas
Topic: should virologists be removed and merged into doctors
Replies: 24
Views: 4771

Re: should virologists be removed and merged into doctors

merge virology and genetics for literal plasmids I've suggested this before non ironically, but it also had creating genetic monstrosities then dealing with them with buttons, gases and what not to extract plasmids. If one escaped it was basically SCP breach lite. However it's literal ideas guy lev...
by Sheodir
Tue Aug 04, 2020 5:11 pm
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: Respawn
Replies: 44
Views: 7085

Re: Respawn

then that shouldn't be as much of a problem in Manuel, since it's mrp and players usually try to roleplay more also, it would make even more sense to exist on Manuel, since rounds are way too long. I do believe there should be a timer though. At least 15~20 minutes before you can return to the game...
by Sheodir
Tue Aug 04, 2020 3:06 pm
Forum: Video Games
Topic: What are you nerds playing?
Replies: 3321
Views: 841189

Re: What are you fucks playing?

pathologic 2: still on this it never ends currently in a loop of getting infected going clothes shopping on day 9 i didn't bring enough tinctures/herbal remedies to keep my immunity up and neglected to use clothes to slow the rate it decreases in infected districts. i've died over 20 times and my h...
by Sheodir
Tue Aug 04, 2020 1:24 pm
Forum: Ideas
Topic: add LOOC
Replies: 28
Views: 4995

Re: add LOOC

I played on a /tg/branch for a relatively large Discord server with LOOC enabled being one of the only changes from the main servers and I actually like it a lot. I used not to see the point but being able to quickly explain to someone how to fireman carry without breaking roleplay badly, solving sm...
by Sheodir
Tue Aug 04, 2020 1:11 pm
Forum: Roleplaying
Topic: Why is technology so backwards if it's 2557?
Replies: 69
Views: 28431

Re: Why is technology so backwards if it's 2557?

why is space cold >step into space >the suction of an infinite vacuum doesnt leave me with permanent debilitating injuries that drive my spaceman to suicide after suffering through them for many years this game is such bullshit I've always interpreted the more forgiving approach to space two ways: ...
by Sheodir
Tue Aug 04, 2020 1:04 pm
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: Respawn
Replies: 44
Views: 7085

Re: Respawn

But sometimes, you just die. Not in fair way, not in way that enables RP. Stuff like chasms. How you are supposed to roleplay with chasm? Sometimes, life itself is unfair. Dying in an unfair manner is a pain, but it can offer an interesting context if you are brought back from those unfair deaths. ...
by Sheodir
Tue Aug 04, 2020 12:57 pm
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: Respawn
Replies: 44
Views: 7085

Re: Respawn

It's not metagaming if you remember your death. We have no "clone memory disorder" type of rules. And I do agree with Space Panda's "It's a roleplaying game, not a competitive one" take on "cheapens death". On the earlier point, it is metagaming in essence. The entire ...
by Sheodir
Tue Aug 04, 2020 12:49 pm
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: Respawn
Replies: 44
Views: 7085

Re: Respawn

Ivuchnu wrote:
If the game has a true respawn, why bother?
Victim is back to game quicker and may tell details about their death.
>tell details
That's metagaming.
>back to the game quicker
Irrelevant. It still cheapens the experience and gravity of death within the shift.
by Sheodir
Tue Aug 04, 2020 12:33 pm
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: Respawn
Replies: 44
Views: 7085

Re: Respawn

[youtube]rQ28FcRePAo[/youtube] No. Dying is part of the game. It is part of what makes it dynamic and fun - because when you try something risky or fight for your life, you are literally fighting for your right to affect the shift any further. It's what causes gravitas to rescue operations of spaced...
by Sheodir
Tue Aug 04, 2020 4:05 am
Forum: Coding Feedback
Topic: Nerf Cigarette Lung Damage
Replies: 25
Views: 5138

Re: Nerf Cigarette Lung Damage

What did he mean by this? He saw someone smoke a single candy cigarette and they immediately started coughing If candy cigarettes are doing that it’s obviously a bug and isn’t relevant in the slightest. YOU'D THINK SO, BUT NO Lung damage is just that lopsided. It's not a bug, but rather, an oversig...
by Sheodir
Mon Aug 03, 2020 2:42 pm
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: when it's okay to do roundstart-disallowed things
Replies: 16
Views: 2526

Re: when it's okay to do roundstart-disallowed things

Instead of a ban we should instead just force people to play Sec when they do this enough. You'll understand quickly.
by Sheodir
Mon Aug 03, 2020 2:25 pm
Forum: Roleplaying
Topic: Attention crew
Replies: 6
Views: 3565

Re: Attention crew

I'm feeling like having non humans be limited roles instead. Manuel is lizard central atm, ruining my immershuns.
by Sheodir
Mon Aug 03, 2020 1:39 pm
Forum: Video Games
Topic: BEST ALIEN SPECIES OF ALL TIME
Replies: 9
Views: 2114

Re: BEST ALIEN SPECIES OF ALL TIME

SpaceManiac wrote:I have been saying since 2017 that we should be stealing more ideas from SC2
Implement Talking Pets as all-language Translators. Introduce 'aware' Talking Pets as a possible midround antag that can spawn off a random Ghost.
by Sheodir
Mon Aug 03, 2020 1:13 pm
Forum: Coding Feedback
Topic: Nerf Cigarette Lung Damage
Replies: 25
Views: 5138

Re: Nerf Cigarette Lung Damage

Naloac wrote:if you want a cosmetic cig just add a toy version.
My point is more that not only would nerfing the damage significantly and adding instead a higher cancer rate per tick be better flavor-wise, it'd result in more interesting gameplay for smokers rather than ouch owie my lungies hurt.
by Sheodir
Mon Aug 03, 2020 1:07 pm
Forum: Video Games
Topic: Brigador
Replies: 5
Views: 1641

Re: Brigador

Brigador's a fun time
remember to set controls to relative
by Sheodir
Mon Aug 03, 2020 3:09 am
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: Increase Manuel's Popcap
Replies: 41
Views: 6951

Re: Increase Manuel's Popcap

i have been bwoinked for such simple things as stealing a multitool from cargo, or entering robotics (through an already open door) both as an assistant. given, this was when manuel was newer, and admins hadn't fallen into the general atmosphere of the server. that being said, i was still bwoinked ...
by Sheodir
Sun Aug 02, 2020 3:04 pm
Forum: Player's Club
Topic: Bindy Johal (RiskySikh) Peanut
Replies: 60
Views: 10148

Re: Bindy Johal (RiskySikh) Peanut

why did you ban him in the first place then? He crossed the line too many times it just happened I was the admin online at the time... I'm a hero I've covered wars you know? why didnt you week/month ban instead if thats the reason... Because the point was to force him to improve his conduct and beh...
by Sheodir
Sat Aug 01, 2020 9:08 pm
Forum: Player's Club
Topic: Bindy Johal (RiskySikh) Peanut
Replies: 60
Views: 10148

Re: Bindy Johal (RiskySikh) Peanut

pugie wrote: I'm a hero I've covered wars you know?
Image
by Sheodir
Sat Aug 01, 2020 9:04 pm
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: New MRP rules discussion
Replies: 30
Views: 5329

Re: New MRP rules discussion

dude can't believe campbell has destroyed manuel literally nobody plays on either right now it's a goddamn travesty except that didn't happen lmao Yeah that comment didn't age well lmao Didn't expect the EU crew to just go ehn fuck it Manuel's where the pop's at and stay there. If Manuel ever goes ...
by Sheodir
Sat Aug 01, 2020 5:35 pm
Forum: Coding Feedback
Topic: Nerf Cigarette Lung Damage
Replies: 25
Views: 5138

Re: Nerf Cigarette Lung Damage

I play with smoker and the lung damage has pretty much never impacted me once even on longer rounds. You just need to not constantly smoke. Have a cig when you need it, it makes more sense anyway. I want a cig all the time, I don't play with smoker and the issue isn't this being a massive impact, b...
by Sheodir
Sat Aug 01, 2020 3:52 pm
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: Increase Manuel's Popcap
Replies: 41
Views: 6951

Re: Increase Manuel's Popcap

Reman I steal engi gear as a Paramedic often and have never gotten bwoinked or noted for it. I also play a lot of Manuel Sec and B&E is still most of what we deal with. I'm not saying you aren't on the right track, but most of these things are already treated as IC issues. It's very different if...
by Sheodir
Sat Aug 01, 2020 3:46 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Introducing the Space Station 13 Demake you've all been waiting for.
Replies: 151
Views: 36570

Re: Introducing the Space Station 13 Demake you've all been waiting for.

I'm very sad I missed the first ten people cutoff but I'm running the old version in a tab until I get 50 legit, I guess not using timespeed at all is screwing me up
by Sheodir
Sat Aug 01, 2020 3:45 am
Forum: Ideas
Topic: Add Ringer to the departments
Replies: 25
Views: 4847

Re: Add Ringer to the departments

I feel if this information is more properly signposted somehow (have it as a roundstart tip for a while? Change their name to Holocall Pads?) we wouldn't need these ringers at all. The trick is to initiate the calls yourself, since the receiving holopad makes itself very apparent and will usually p...
by Sheodir
Fri Jul 31, 2020 4:50 pm
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: Increase Manuel's Popcap
Replies: 41
Views: 6951

Re: Increase Manuel's Popcap

i doubt it has to do with pop, and moreso with security and command (security especially) being absolutely boring on manuel and as command you don't have much to do because you don't have to herd your retards since everybody already does their job Not to turn this into another reeee argument but As...
by Sheodir
Fri Jul 31, 2020 4:46 pm
Forum: Ideas
Topic: Add Ringer to the departments
Replies: 25
Views: 4847

Re: Add Ringer to the departments

I feel if this information is more properly signposted somehow (have it as a roundstart tip for a while? Change their name to Holocall Pads?) we wouldn't need these ringers at all.
by Sheodir
Fri Jul 31, 2020 1:41 pm
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: Increase Manuel's Popcap
Replies: 41
Views: 6951

Re: Increase Manuel's Popcap

Fixing ghosts counting towards popcap would work, as long as obviously there's some limiter still applying to ghost roles. I'm just tired of joining a bursting pop round of Manuel as a Sec Guard with my BYOND membership and be greeted with my colleagues - a warden and sometimes a single other Sec of...
by Sheodir
Fri Jul 31, 2020 1:35 pm
Forum: Ideas
Topic: Add Ringer to the departments
Replies: 25
Views: 4847

Re: Add Ringer to the departments

I just spat out my fucking coffee

I've been playing this game for eons and I never knew holopads had a calling function, I thought they were an AI thing only
by Sheodir
Wed Jul 29, 2020 12:40 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Has Discord ruined SS13?
Replies: 73
Views: 13625

Re: Has Discord ruined SS13?

I'll be honest, spectating as a ghost is boring. The station is huge, and in the vast majority of the station, nothing interesting is happening. When something interesting does happen, it's too often over quickly and easy to miss. SS13 is a fun game to play, but incredibly boring to watch. At least...
by Sheodir
Wed Jul 29, 2020 2:29 am
Forum: Video Games
Topic: Vermintide but it's 40K and not the giant toy soldiers
Replies: 37
Views: 8835

Re: Vermintide but it's 40K and not the giant toy soldiers

wofl man says thing I'm Beta Tester validated for both Winds of Magic and the current balance patches, see spoiler. https://tgstation13.download/dip/discordimageproxy.php/attachments/671186108981182486/737857047718133881/unknown.png I've extensively dealt with Fatshark's feedback sessions and they ...
by Sheodir
Wed Jul 29, 2020 1:02 am
Forum: Ideas
Topic: i have an idea
Replies: 7
Views: 1363

Re: i have an idea

Another great idea from the swamp ass