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Post by Zaffre » #254967

Bottom post of the previous page:

Most if not all traitor & antagonistic items are invisible to photographs, unless in the case that is a agent card disguised as a off station ID in which it uses a non traitorous/antag sprite.

Lore reason is that it makes it harder to prove traitors, so everything traitor related is usually sprayed with anti-photogenic paint that repels polaroids etc.
But nothing in that picture is anything to do with antags. I tried with many other items, such as a piece of paper, a straight jacket and a MMI with brain but they still didn't appear.
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Zaffre wrote:
Most if not all traitor & antagonistic items are invisible to photographs, unless in the case that is a agent card disguised as a off station ID in which it uses a non traitorous/antag sprite.

Lore reason is that it makes it harder to prove traitors, so everything traitor related is usually sprayed with anti-photogenic paint that repels polaroids etc.
But nothing in that picture is anything to do with antags. I tried with many other items, such as a piece of paper, a straight jacket and a MMI with brain but they still didn't appear.
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Post by calzilla1 » #255050

If i ported the nazi vendor from vg but made it say "from the natsoc party of earth" could that get through?
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Post by cedarbridge » #255068

calzilla1 wrote:If i ported the nazi vendor from vg but made it say "from the natsoc party of earth" could that get through?
Gonna need a bit more information. I don't spend enough time on /vg/ to know what that even does.
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Post by Grazyn » #255112

Code policy only mentions the national socialist party of Germany so I think you're in the clear
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Post by AnonymousNow » #259149

Only just had my first ayy round after all this time.

How're we supposed to figure out what the different glands do? And do the three different buttons in the processor do different things? Do they have a chance to fail?
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AnonymousNow wrote:Only just had my first ayy round after all this time.

How're we supposed to figure out what the different glands do? And do the three different buttons in the processor do different things? Do they have a chance to fail?
For the first one: You don't. You just put gland in and hope someone talks about it over comms.
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Post by Remie Richards » #259231

AnonymousNow wrote:do the three different buttons in the processor do different things?

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Post by AnonymousNow » #259234

Haevacht wrote:For the first one: You don't. You just put gland in and hope someone talks about it over comms.
That's unfortunate. Especially since the roundend objectives for our subjects didn't seem to reflect what we heard on the radio.
In an ideal world, I'd like to home in on the healing glands for people.
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Ah, good. I had a brief moment of panic when I pressed what I thought was the wrong button and a subject vanished.
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AnonymousNow wrote:Only just had my first ayy round after all this time.

How're we supposed to figure out what the different glands do? And do the three different buttons in the processor do different things? Do they have a chance to fail?
You don't, that's why you're sticking them in people so you can study them (That's the lore anyway).
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Post by Reece » #259673

On long voyages do NT sleeper the crew, OD them on chems till they die, have special drones space the bodies and then clone a new crew on arrival in order to maintain the illusion of cryostasis, or is there an army of borgs on NT spaceships to keep the crew alive in suspended animation.
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Reece wrote:On long voyages do NT sleeper the crew, OD them on chems till they die, have special drones space the bodies and then clone a new crew on arrival in order to maintain the illusion of cryostasis, or is there an army of borgs on NT spaceships to keep the crew alive in suspended animation.
Seeing how they handle everything else, probably whichever is the cheapest option.
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Watch Moon.
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Post by Remie Richards » #259692

MimicFaux wrote:
Reece wrote:On long voyages do NT sleeper the crew, OD them on chems till they die, have special drones space the bodies and then clone a new crew on arrival in order to maintain the illusion of cryostasis, or is there an army of borgs on NT spaceships to keep the crew alive in suspended animation.
Seeing how they handle everything else, probably whichever is the cheapest option.
Is it cheaper to space and clone them, or to keep them suspended?
given the frequency of cloning in rounds I'd say we get chucked out every single trip (grim ;_;)
Though this has given me an idea...
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Post by onleavedontatme » #259693

Trick question, they both cost nothing since NT has discovered both infinitely renewable energy sources and also ways to convert energy into matter.
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Reece wrote:On long voyages do NT sleeper the crew, OD them on chems till they die, have special drones space the bodies and then clone a new crew on arrival in order to maintain the illusion of cryostasis, or is there an army of borgs on NT spaceships to keep the crew alive in suspended animation.
Probably have a select crew of janitors and engineers who wake up every so often to do maintenance on the ship and make sure things are progressing smoothly.
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Post by Remie Richards » #259699

Kor wrote:Trick question, they both cost nothing since NT has discovered both infinitely renewable energy sources and also ways to convert energy into matter.
too late I'm making the "mass body ejection" canon.
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Post by Reece » #259711

Maybe it's that we all get MMI'd put into storage and then placed into humanised monkeys, defibed and healed up on our way.
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Post by XDTM » #259712

Anonmare wrote:
AnonymousNow wrote:Only just had my first ayy round after all this time.

How're we supposed to figure out what the different glands do? And do the three different buttons in the processor do different things? Do they have a chance to fail?
You don't, that's why you're sticking them in people so you can study them (That's the lore anyway).
About this, the sprites are consistent with the gland type, so you can just check the helpful table at https://tgstation13.org/wiki/Abductor#Possible_Glands !
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Post by Screemonster » #259719

Could always go the Eclipse Phase route and just have them resleeved into new bodies as and when needed

and the stress of constantly changing bodies and being murdered over and over is why most spacemen are fucking bugnuts insane and paranoid
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Post by confused rock » #260500

seriously how tf you make a simple black powder nade fuck black powder
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Post by XDTM » #260512

If you pre-heat the components for black powder they'll keep the heat once mixed, so it will be above explosion temperature.
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Post by confused rock » #260513

jesus fucking goddamned bloody christ mate laddo right there thats the most fucking goddamned bloody genius shit I've ever heard
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Post by Jacough » #261118

What would happen if someone somehow managed to set up and release the singularity on lavalands? Would it suck in every tile leaving nothing but space or would it just fly around aimlessly doing little harm?
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Jacough wrote:What would happen if someone somehow managed to set up and release the singularity on lavalands? Would it suck in every tile leaving nothing but space or would it just fly around aimlessly doing little harm?
Its actually been tried on lowpop sybil. It eats the rocks and mobs and leaves the ground tiles alone.
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Post by XDTM » #261122

And megafauna is 100% immune, i once tried to kill a dragon with a BoH bomb as a golem and was unsuccessful.
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Post by killerx09 » #272536

As a malf AI, what's the best defense against an unsynched Engineering Cyborg?
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Post by Armhulen » #272537

Haha... No, there's no defense.

edit:oh wait just blow them
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Bending over pre-emptively.
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Post by Anonmare » #272612

Armhulen wrote:Haha... No, there's no defense.

edit:oh wait just blow them
>What's the best defence against an unsynced cyborg?
>the best defence against an unsynced cyborg?
>defence against an unsynced cyborg?
>unsynced cyborg?
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Post by cedarbridge » #272621

killerx09 wrote:As a malf AI, what's the best defense against an unsynched Engineering Cyborg?
Not allowing unsynched borgs to exist, basically.
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Anonmare wrote:
Armhulen wrote:Haha... No, there's no defense.

edit:oh wait just blow them
>What's the best defence against an unsynced cyborg?
>the best defence against an unsynced cyborg?
>defence against an unsynced cyborg?
>unsynced cyborg?
>unsynced
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Haha... No, there's no defense
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Post by DemonFiren » #272667

Well, there is a defence.
It's called "two synched engiborgs".
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Post by Anonmare » #272694

The best defence is not being in the satellite.
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Post by killerx09 » #272713

Anonmare wrote:The best defence is not being in the satellite.

I'm actually asking from Yogstation. Our AI core is still in the center of the station, right below the bridge where your command station is.

(To compensate for the AI being in a disadvantageous location, we have Secborgs.)
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Post by Anonmare » #272715

Still gonna have to say the best defence is hiding. Or getting an engie borg to set up field gens and emitters along the interior in such a way that that they can't get around it (may need to direct wire your core to the grid)
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Post by DemonFiren » #272717

Field gens need a human to activate last time I tried, and unless you want a supermatter/singularity/tesla (you madman) in your core the engiborg in question can always just cut the cable.
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Post by Anonmare » #272767

Borgs can turn on field gens if they're next to them but they can't be turned off until they discharge their power completely.
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Post by killerx09 » #273917

How do you make a dead mans switch bomb?
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Attach a health sensor to either a bomb or a signaller, which is in turn tuned to a bomb-signaller assembly. As long as the health sensor is within you (either in the inventory or through surgical means) if you die (or fall into crit, you can swap the mode by using a multitool on the health sensor) the bomb or the signaller will be triggered. If the sensor is removed before your death, the bomb will not activate.

An alternative is a voice activated bomb, which works if you whisper while in crit. Be careful of not being silenced or instantly killed if you do it that way. Tasers also cause stuttering which may warp your message and make it not recognized.
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Post by Swagbringer » #274001

Apart from how certain healing chemicals only work when ingested/patched on, what is the difference between pills and patches?
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Swagbringer wrote:Apart from how certain healing chemicals only work when ingested/patched on, what is the difference between pills and patches?
Pills can hold up to 50 units. Patches can hold up to 40 units.
Pills can be dissolved in open reagent containers. Patches can not.
There is no delay when using pills on yourself. There is a delay when using patches on yourself.
Pills can only be used if the consumer's mouth is not blocked. Patches can always be used.

Some reagents besides medicines (e.g. napalm, itching powder, fluorosulphuric acid) also have different behavior when applied through pills and patches.
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Post by Haevacht » #274022

Swindly wrote:
Swagbringer wrote:Apart from how certain healing chemicals only work when ingested/patched on, what is the difference between pills and patches?
Pills can hold up to 50 units. Patches can hold up to 40 units.
Pills can be dissolved in open reagent containers. Patches can not.
There is no delay when using pills on yourself. There is a delay when using patches on yourself.
Pills can only be used if the consumer's mouth is not blocked. Patches can always be used.

Some reagents besides medicines (e.g. napalm, itching powder, fluorosulphuric acid) also have different behavior when applied through pills and patches.
Patches cannot be used on anyone unless there is open skin. Space suits and bio suits and that block it.
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Post by cedarbridge » #274026

Haevacht wrote:
Swindly wrote:
Swagbringer wrote:Apart from how certain healing chemicals only work when ingested/patched on, what is the difference between pills and patches?
Pills can hold up to 50 units. Patches can hold up to 40 units.
Pills can be dissolved in open reagent containers. Patches can not.
There is no delay when using pills on yourself. There is a delay when using patches on yourself.
Pills can only be used if the consumer's mouth is not blocked. Patches can always be used.

Some reagents besides medicines (e.g. napalm, itching powder, fluorosulphuric acid) also have different behavior when applied through pills and patches.
Patches cannot be used on anyone unless there is open skin. Space suits and bio suits and that block it.
Not all suits. Miner suits, for example, do not block patches.
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Post by Haevacht » #274033

cedarbridge wrote:
Haevacht wrote:
Swindly wrote:
Swagbringer wrote:Apart from how certain healing chemicals only work when ingested/patched on, what is the difference between pills and patches?
Pills can hold up to 50 units. Patches can hold up to 40 units.
Pills can be dissolved in open reagent containers. Patches can not.
There is no delay when using pills on yourself. There is a delay when using patches on yourself.
Pills can only be used if the consumer's mouth is not blocked. Patches can always be used.

Some reagents besides medicines (e.g. napalm, itching powder, fluorosulphuric acid) also have different behavior when applied through pills and patches.
Patches cannot be used on anyone unless there is open skin. Space suits and bio suits and that block it.
Not all suits. Miner suits, for example, do not block patches.
Explorer suits are not space suits. The mining hardsuit does block them.
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Post by cedarbridge » #274043

I could have sworn the hardsuit didn't either. I'll have to test it.
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Post by Haevacht » #274045

With the hardsuits, you can lower your helmet and then aim at head to apply patches.
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Post by Anonmare » #274049

I just tried this in a nuke suit in travel mode and the patch worked. Same with golems who have skin that's the same property as a spacesuit. Skeletons can never benefit from patches, or any form of chemical, due to being NO_BLOOD and NO_SKIN and NO_BREATH

Bruise packs and ointments don't work through spacesuits though.
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Post by XDTM » #274225

Patches are not at all blocked by thick clothing, unlike injections and bruise/burn packs.
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