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by kosmos
Wed Nov 05, 2014 6:42 am
Forum: Site, Forums, And Wiki
Topic: Site ideas
Replies: 388
Views: 212185

Re: Site ideas

Would it be possible to move the poll after the first post, but before the replies? So polls would encourage people to read the first post more, and every poll shouldn't have to remind people about it.
by kosmos
Tue Nov 04, 2014 12:17 pm
Forum: Coding Feedback
Topic: Drones: Feedback edition
Replies: 124
Views: 26948

Re: Drones: Feedback edition

Maybe instead of negative "you can't", which would lead to problems you people stated in previous posts, make it positive "you can only". "You can only interact with station and other drones." Nice! Simplest solution is best solution. How about these: 1. You can only i...
by kosmos
Tue Nov 04, 2014 9:39 am
Forum: Ideas
Topic: Minor Suggestions
Replies: 3767
Views: 952847

Re: Minor Suggestions

It's a humongous pain in the ass to try and cuff someone in a crowded area, people pushing past you while cuffing etc. Cuffs should show some sign that they're being applied and when their applying has been canceled. Maybe color them red in your handslot while they're being applied to someone? Or ev...
by kosmos
Tue Nov 04, 2014 8:09 am
Forum: Coding Feedback
Topic: Spookoween feedback
Replies: 16
Views: 3721

Re: Spookoween feedback

It was very cool, but could've been a little more subtle & less buggy. Skellingtons could've disappeared permanently after their first reveal, not close the closet and make humongous smoke clouds everywhere.
by kosmos
Tue Nov 04, 2014 6:08 am
Forum: Ideas
Topic: Bring back fat sprites
Replies: 21
Views: 5033

Re: Bring back fat sprites

What is it with everyone's obsession with fatsprites? Jesus it's the /tg/ equivalent of poo. My "obsession" is simply because muh realisms, but that's just my opinion. How do you find fat sprites equivalent of poo? Do you think they're similarly grotesque or a taboo? Would it take somethi...
by kosmos
Mon Nov 03, 2014 10:06 am
Forum: Ideas
Topic: Ian needs a UI.
Replies: 17
Views: 3696

Re: Ian needs a UI.

Excellent idea, but we need tos scrap being made as a pet by badmins. ALL pet's should be selectable jobs at roundstart so the CE could give orders to Poly every round and we could jobban bad Ian players who only play Ian-curity and give all-access to all the other pets.
by kosmos
Mon Nov 03, 2014 8:25 am
Forum: Ideas
Topic: Bring back fat sprites
Replies: 21
Views: 5033

Bring back fat sprites

This idea was presented in a thread which imho should be addressed here. Apparently fatness is still functional and exists in the game, it's just not visible because (correct me if I'm wrong) there were bandwidth issues anyone couldn't be arsed to make all the fat-versions of every possible clothing...
by kosmos
Sat Nov 01, 2014 11:08 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Roast beef for dinner sounds great yeah? Food General
Replies: 65
Views: 14370

Re: Roast beef for dinner sounds great yeah? Food General

Eating homemade guacamole with salt crackers at midnight. Can't stop. Won't stop.
by kosmos
Fri Oct 31, 2014 11:14 am
Forum: Ideas
Topic: ITT: We make shitty suggestions and come up with poor ideas.
Replies: 3940
Views: 1059662

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

Sand from the asteroid should be able to be used as POCKET SAND! Instastun anyone/anything within 3 tiles.
by kosmos
Thu Oct 30, 2014 10:05 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Guess who's been sober for a month faggots
Replies: 14
Views: 2628

Re: Guess who's been sober for a month faggots

This is not about any religious/cult thing, you people are overthinking.

This is simply about making yourself a better man. Congrats dude and keep at it!
by kosmos
Thu Oct 30, 2014 8:02 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: GUESS WHOS BIRTHDAY IT IS
Replies: 10
Views: 2403

Re: GUESS WHOS BIRTHDAY IT IS

hap bday! Image
by kosmos
Thu Oct 23, 2014 2:49 pm
Forum: Ideas
Topic: Sound Ideas
Replies: 59
Views: 13338

Re: Sound Ideas

Cuboos wrote:
Ezel wrote:Give eswords a pfffff pweeee sound
... they.... already do?

EDIT: IT IS DONE https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/965 ... Esword.wav
Merge he plox. Also traitor needs more DUN DUN DUUN!
Jk, those notifications are excellent, hope they (or some version of them) get added.
by kosmos
Thu Oct 23, 2014 2:36 pm
Forum: Ideas
Topic: Minor Suggestions
Replies: 3767
Views: 952847

Re: Minor Suggestions

We need a recipe for the metalheads: Metal + Soulshard + Meat + Flour = DEMON BURGER
by kosmos
Thu Oct 23, 2014 3:56 am
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: [POLL]New rule 1 addendum: Extreme cases of Murderbone
Replies: 61
Views: 16054

Re: [POLL]New rule 1 addendum: Extreme cases of Murderbone

[The ruling] varies from case to case, but it is unlikely you will not be aware that you are approaching it. Then why not cover it with Rule 1? If people know they're being dickish, they shouldn't be surprised when an admin contacts them. And I, for one, love to observe murderbonerers and cheer on ...
by kosmos
Wed Oct 22, 2014 3:54 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: [POLL] Arrow keys or WASD?
Replies: 47
Views: 11002

Re: [POLL] Arrow keys or WASD?

Malkevin wrote:What, no option for numpad?

Faggots.
This. Numpad and page ups and downs etc. Right hand stays mostly on mouse, left hand switches moving/typing.
by kosmos
Wed Oct 22, 2014 3:34 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Little things you learned that are game changing
Replies: 2455
Views: 675645

Re: Little things you learned that are game changing

Mastigos wrote:send it through the conveyor
Thanks, I already got an answer but didn't understand yours now. What the fuck is a conveyor? I can only find conveyor belts leading to delivery chutes.
by kosmos
Wed Oct 22, 2014 3:12 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Mini-Guide to Explosion Damage Control
Replies: 16
Views: 3638

Re: Mini-Guide to Explosion Damage Control

Requesting: the most efficient way to re-pressurize a room so it's breathable and safe.
Even with Atmos set to super-robust settings it takes forever to re-pressurize passively.
by kosmos
Mon Oct 20, 2014 10:56 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Imperial system vs metric system
Replies: 164
Views: 37691

Re: Imperial system vs metric system

The diagram doesn't show celsius vs fahrenheit. Celsius is based on water's vaporization and solidification. Fahrenheit is based on no-one-even-fucking-knows-what, most likely "0 feels very cold, 100 feels very hot". What blew my mind though was that -40 is the same for both. If we have tr...
by kosmos
Sun Oct 19, 2014 12:22 pm
Forum: Ideas
Topic: [POLL] Should paramedics be added to /tg/station?
Replies: 47
Views: 13682

Re: [POLL] Should paramedics be added to /tg/station?

What Steelpoint said. RIght now, absolutely no need.
If we get a medical system overhaul to make it more complex, sure.
by kosmos
Sat Oct 18, 2014 10:25 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Little things you learned that are game changing
Replies: 2455
Views: 675645

Re: Little things you learned that are game changing

Mastigos wrote:Also if you want a laugh stuff the clown into a locker, weld and wrap it then send it through the conveyor without tagging it and let him loop through the disposal system forever.
Doesn't work. Just loops once and comes back to the Delivery Office.
by kosmos
Fri Oct 17, 2014 11:01 am
Forum: Video Games
Topic: Sawrge the Video Game
Replies: 99
Views: 27827

Re: Sawrge the Video Game

Holy crap this Postal ripoff is trying to be 2edgy and make all the moms mad, it should be named "Mom Maddening".

If they would have real balls they'd make the Serial Killer Simulator.
by kosmos
Fri Oct 17, 2014 10:49 am
Forum: Ideas
Topic: [POLL] Hackable suit sensors
Replies: 22
Views: 5453

Re: [POLL] Hackable suit sensors

Also, it would be nice to see how many features which were already coded, get implemented, vs things that weren't already coded before suggesting. Cos I kinda felt bad voting "No" when you've already worked your ass off for the hardest part... and I'm pretty sure this is why this would be ...
by kosmos
Fri Oct 17, 2014 4:58 am
Forum: Ideas
Topic: [POLL] Hackable suit sensors
Replies: 22
Views: 5453

Re: [POLL] Hackable suit sensors

Sounds very cool, immersive stuff and adds another dynamic to the game. But in the end this feels like game-wise it's only making the already quite rarely used crew monitoring console more unreliable and removing players from the round more easy. I can't say I want that. I see this kind of as a nerf...
by kosmos
Wed Oct 15, 2014 2:18 pm
Forum: Ideas
Topic: Minor Suggestions
Replies: 3767
Views: 952847

Re: Minor Suggestions

Library computer should be able to list the books in the order of popularity, keeping count how many times a book has been printed out, or in how many separate rounds has it been printed to keep librarians from spamming their own book. This would help weed out the billion shitty books and form kind ...
by kosmos
Mon Oct 13, 2014 6:33 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Little things you learned that are game changing
Replies: 2455
Views: 675645

Re: Little things you learned that are game changing

I can't believe how much starting to include capitalized first letters has changed my rounds. People immediately think I know my shit, take orders better etc. Also, if you want a challenge to your game, choose african american skincolor. Sad, but true, I've encountered a few guys who I should've adm...
by kosmos
Mon Oct 13, 2014 5:28 pm
Forum: Ideas
Topic: What do we need for an economy?
Replies: 48
Views: 9582

Re: What do we need for an economy?

If the reason to "why would we need an economy?" is "so the crew could have a common goal" or something like that, use all that designing/balancing/coding -effort towards just simple crew objectives. Economy would achieve the same but just go through a much more complicated route...
by kosmos
Thu Oct 09, 2014 11:55 am
Forum: Coding Feedback
Topic: Tackling the security problem.
Replies: 227
Views: 56355

Re: Tackling the security problem.

What's up with this "nazi" argument ? Ok I'll give you that, I don't know what nazis looked like. My main point was that they clearly look like a bad guy instead of a good guy. But security have to be intimidating. Protecting the crew is their mission, but problem; Nuke ops set aside, the...
by kosmos
Thu Oct 09, 2014 4:53 am
Forum: Coding Feedback
Topic: [POLL] Assistant Maint Access
Replies: 192
Views: 46466

Re: Assistant Maint Access Poll

I just don't see how the positives of this could outweigh the negatives, or even really see why the positives have any strength to them at all. In what way does it enable assistants to be bad to have a place where they can get out of the way of the rest of the crew? Why do you want to "get out...
by kosmos
Wed Oct 08, 2014 5:57 pm
Forum: Ideas
Topic: Making the UI Better
Replies: 16
Views: 2900

Re: Making the UI Better

The only desperately needed UI improvement would be to make seeing an object's (or a person's) name somewhere else than only in the lower left corner of the screen. Like somehow making it a some kinda tooltip-balloon-thing.

EDIT: Oh my god yes tooltips are actually a possible thing in BYOND
by kosmos
Wed Oct 08, 2014 5:53 pm
Forum: Ideas
Topic: ITT: We make shitty suggestions and come up with poor ideas.
Replies: 3940
Views: 1059662

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

Saying memes, netspeak or smileys should gradually do braindamage to your character or make instant 100 braindamage.
by kosmos
Wed Oct 08, 2014 2:56 pm
Forum: Coding Feedback
Topic: Tackling the security problem.
Replies: 227
Views: 56355

Re: Tackling the security problem.

Since gloves seem to be eventually coming (or not) but since the thread is about tackling the security problem, giving security gloves isn't bad, but in the long run won't help much. Also, nobody thinks that the security officiers should be carebears farting rose petals and reciting poems to the per...
by kosmos
Tue Oct 07, 2014 11:45 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Pizza wars
Replies: 88
Views: 23866

Re: Pizza wars

I can't BELIEVE what I am hearing from you people. This is LITERALLY blasphemy. I bet you all would prefer the vegan abortion above right? Simply heretical. Vegan abortion? You mean The Parmiamo, the king of pizzas?! Did you miss the ham, by chance? Holy shit, pizza isn't supposed to be a fucking d...
by kosmos
Tue Oct 07, 2014 11:34 am
Forum: Ideas
Topic: Minor Suggestions
Replies: 3767
Views: 952847

Re: Minor Suggestions

TheWiznard wrote:
Killerz104 wrote:
MisterPerson wrote:Oven mitts.
But we don't have ovens.
Change the name of microwaves to microwave oven.
The difference of those two things is actually quite big. My autism is tingling.

EDIT: Also it would be awesome to have server-to-server away-missions, as in from Sybil to Basil and vice versa.
by kosmos
Tue Oct 07, 2014 11:22 am
Forum: Coding Feedback
Topic: Tackling the security problem.
Replies: 227
Views: 56355

Re: Tackling the security problem.

another said "But wouldn't gloves be OP in the hands of anyone but Security?" Now that you brought the subject up, what's with Cargo Techs, Roboticists and Atmos Techs having black gloves? If they can have it, why not Officers also, security would be the only one that benefits from those ...
by kosmos
Mon Oct 06, 2014 5:39 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Stories of rage, tears and regret
Replies: 2833
Views: 848702

Re: Stories of rage, tears and regret

>clown >tator, secret documents >hug mime >realize mime is my agent buddy >trade documents, expecting to get fucked over >trade goes perfect, confirm everything is cool >we've now completed our objectives and have full 10 TC each to use >station is our fucking oyster >anything we do will be fucking ...
by kosmos
Mon Oct 06, 2014 4:00 am
Forum: Coding Feedback
Topic: [POLL] Assistant Maint Access
Replies: 192
Views: 46466

Re: Assistant Maint Access Poll

Our community has its good and bad, and I can't help but see all the bad being in players playing mainly assistant. Which is demonstrated also here on the poll cheating. This has been said over and over again: Assistants break the balance of the game. They're supposed to be a "get your basic sk...
by kosmos
Sat Oct 04, 2014 12:20 pm
Forum: Ideas
Topic: Sound Ideas
Replies: 59
Views: 13338

Re: Sound Ideas

Personally I think that maint ambience is a little bit too obtrusive, too dynamic. It should be more ambient, background static, not random sound effects jumping out at you one by one. Here's what I'm getting at , added a drone sound, another slowly oscillating drone sound and made perhaps too much ...
by kosmos
Fri Oct 03, 2014 7:02 pm
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: Breaking into rooms, stirring discontent, both NOW BANNABLE
Replies: 149
Views: 33138

Re: Breaking into rooms, stirring discontent, both NOW BANNA

What does one expect to happen when he decides to steal carpet from the conference room, which can be seen as a high security level place? Can't one just be a Station Engineer if they wish to decorate things? Can't he just ask for permission to decorate from HoP/Captain/any other head who has access...
by kosmos
Fri Oct 03, 2014 10:39 am
Forum: Ideas
Topic: Minor Suggestions
Replies: 3767
Views: 952847

Re: Minor Suggestions

Reimoo wrote:Or at least using the directional keys switches camera views.
+100000000000x yes!
by kosmos
Fri Oct 03, 2014 9:18 am
Forum: Coding Feedback
Topic: Shadowlings (Gamemode suggestion/replacement)
Replies: 264
Views: 68387

Re: Shadowlings (Gamemode suggestion/replacement)

Shadowlings dwell in the shadows and take damage in light... This sounds awesome but what if the whole station starts building light fixtures everywhere and botany starts spreading glowshrooms? Would they be too vulnerable to that?
by kosmos
Fri Oct 03, 2014 9:09 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Pizza wars
Replies: 88
Views: 23866

Re: Pizza wars

Gentlemen I have a huge honour + boner to represent to you... http://i923.shit image host.com/albums/ad77/madisaur/parmiamo1.jpg The most delicious pizza ever: Parmiamo. So simple, so tasty and without that "oh god i'm so full of saturated fat and oil it's pushing out through my skin" feel...
by kosmos
Fri Oct 03, 2014 8:57 am
Forum: Ideas
Topic: Minor Suggestions
Replies: 3767
Views: 952847

Re: Minor Suggestions

Lizardpeople should move faster when they're hot and slower when they're cold, like irl ectothermic reptiles.
by kosmos
Fri Oct 03, 2014 7:06 am
Forum: Ideas
Topic: remove assistant
Replies: 93
Views: 22951

Re: remove assistant

Remove Assistant maint. You want no responsibility, enjoy no access. This. So much this. Also much less antag-chance. That would just increase break ins to steal gloves so they could open maint doors. That's vandalism (and a possible workplace hazard), which is against space law. And as I understan...
by kosmos
Thu Oct 02, 2014 10:51 am
Forum: Ideas
Topic: Minor Suggestions
Replies: 3767
Views: 952847

Re: Minor Suggestions

Momentum zero gravity should stack as you throw more things in the same direction, ultimately giving you the same speed as from the mass driver.
by kosmos
Thu Oct 02, 2014 10:48 am
Forum: Coding Feedback
Topic: Gang Mode Playtest Feedback
Replies: 67
Views: 14910

Re: Gang Mode Playtest Feedback

Ikarrus wrote:- TODO: A way to spawn pistols and colored jumpsuits for your gang
Maybe Bosses could have a special ability of dispensing unlimited jumpsuits of their choice of color from the cloth bins in Medbay & locker room?
by kosmos
Thu Oct 02, 2014 7:55 am
Forum: Roleplaying
Topic: How do we make ss13 more immersive?
Replies: 38
Views: 11312

Re: How do we make ss13 more immersive?

The game could be much more immersive through higher quality visual and audio ambience. Different lightning color ambience in different departments. For example different color temperatures, Medbay having high color temp (blueish and very bright) and maint tunnels having very low (reddish and dark),...
by kosmos
Wed Oct 01, 2014 6:04 am
Forum: Ideas
Topic: Remap/rework the security
Replies: 8
Views: 1885

Re: Remap/rework the security

What if a disposal chute opens in the cell when the timer is up? That way a discharged prisoner can get out but shitlers can't come in.
by kosmos
Tue Sep 30, 2014 7:55 am
Forum: Ideas
Topic: remove assistant
Replies: 93
Views: 22951

Re: remove assistant

Could we have a test period of 2 weeks with no assistants? What's the worst that could happen?

Assistant job slot should be for new players, though. If a player wants no responsibility, we have drones now.
by kosmos
Mon Sep 29, 2014 11:53 am
Forum: Ideas
Topic: Sound Ideas
Replies: 59
Views: 13338

Re: Sound Ideas

Engineering ambience could be full of those retro-space-sounding beeps and boops like here.
by kosmos
Thu Sep 25, 2014 6:57 pm
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: [POLL] Murderbone as antag
Replies: 170
Views: 44834

Re: [POLL] Murderbone as antag

What happened to "antags can do whatever they want"? Murderbonerers, for me, bring an exciting dynamic to the game and they're surprisingly entertaining to observe and talk about in deadchat, cheering the last survivors and such. Before I realized this I was mad about them and against them...