Little things you learned that are game changing

AnonymousNow · Post by **AnonymousNow** » Wed Dec 17, 2014 8:42 pm #51718

Bottom post of the previous page:

Space exposure can eventually dessicate bodies, as can extreme and prolonged temperatures.

In other words, some of the husks you find might be cloneable anyway. It's always worth a check.

Raven776 · Post by **Raven776** » Wed Dec 17, 2014 10:03 pm #51734

So can lasers.

Earthykiller127 · Wed Dec 17, 2014 11:18 pm

iirc in space:
go south to go back to ss13
go west to go to Russian Cyka 13
go east to go to ???
go north to go to ???

Post by **lumipharon** » Wed Dec 17, 2014 11:23 pm #51761

Despite coders/admins telling me otherwise, I've shown multiple times that taser shots also hurl you around in space like lasers/extinguishers.

AnonymousNow · Wed Dec 17, 2014 11:43 pm

lumipharon wrote:Despite coders/admins telling me otherwise, I've shown multiple times that taser shots also hurl you around in space like lasers/extinguishers.

In my experience, it's inconsistent but possible. Saved me a few times as a secborg.

Miauw · Post by **Miauw** » Thu Dec 18, 2014 11:24 am #51929

projectiles count as solid floor for space movement, but they move really fast. so you can push off of them, but it's obviously inconsistent.

Kraso · Post by **Kraso** » Thu Dec 18, 2014 5:00 pm #51969

Miauw wrote:projectiles count as solid floor for space movement,

what the honest fuck

RG4 · Post by **RG4** » Thu Dec 18, 2014 5:55 pm #51975

You can decon a Onehuman board from the AI upload to get sweet Materials 7. This maining is directed towards stupid scientist who decon diamond pickaxes and minerals.

Post by **MisterPerson** » Thu Dec 18, 2014 6:02 pm #51976

Miauw wrote:projectiles count as solid floor for space movement, but they move really fast. so you can push off of them, but it's obviously inconsistent.

Actually I fixed that. They just propel you in the other direction while you're in space.

Raven776 · Post by **Raven776** » Fri Dec 19, 2014 2:04 am #52051

Earthykiller127 wrote:iirc in space:
go south to go back to ss13
go west to go to Russian Cyka 13
go east to go to ???
go north to go to ???

It's random. Not entirely random I think, but it's mostly random. If you go three spaces over, you'll end up on different layers... It's crazy, man.

Remie Richards · Fri Dec 19, 2014 4:17 am

Raven776 wrote:
Earthykiller127 wrote:iirc in space:
go south to go back to ss13
go west to go to Russian Cyka 13
go east to go to ???
go north to go to ???
It's random. Not entirely random I think, but it's mostly random. If you go three spaces over, you'll end up on different layers... It's crazy, man.

it's random BETWEEN rounds. within a round it's the same.

Go east from station and hit the Russian station? Go back to the station and do it again, and it'll ring true.
Try it in a different round and you'll end up somewhere different.

Post by **lumipharon** » Fri Dec 19, 2014 6:49 am #52098

MisterPerson wrote:
Miauw wrote:projectiles count as solid floor for space movement, but they move really fast. so you can push off of them, but it's obviously inconsistent.
Actually I fixed that. They just propel you in the other direction while you're in space.

Why does this also work for energy projectiles? It makes no sense.

Miauw · Post by **Miauw** » Fri Dec 19, 2014 10:53 am #52133

MisterPerson wrote:
Miauw wrote:projectiles count as solid floor for space movement, but they move really fast. so you can push off of them, but it's obviously inconsistent.
Actually I fixed that. They just propel you in the other direction while you're in space.

oh, rip in peace in that case i guess.

cedarbridge · Post by **cedarbridge** » Fri Dec 19, 2014 1:46 pm #52155

Remie Richards wrote: Go east from station and hit the Russian station? Go back to the station and do it again, and it'll ring true.

This isn't entirely consistent either. Heance the feedback thread on the topic.

Remie Richards · Fri Dec 19, 2014 3:54 pm

cedarbridge wrote:
Remie Richards wrote: Go east from station and hit the Russian station? Go back to the station and do it again, and it'll ring true.
This isn't entirely consistent either. Heance the feedback thread on the topic.

It is consistent, or rather, it's SUPPOSED to be, eg:

go east from A to B
go back to A and head east again, you'll be in B
going west from B should take you back to A aswell, since it's a big 3D cube.
the issue is, when you land on some sides you're "turned around" as it were,
so you may think you're going backwards but you could be going in a completely new dir

Post by **MMMiracles** » Mon Dec 22, 2014 3:01 am #52690

Security winter coats have the same armor values as the default armor vest, with the benefit of looking stylish as fuck. Also lets you holster your guns in the exoslot.

AnonymousNow · Post by **AnonymousNow** » Mon Dec 22, 2014 5:05 am #52715

MMMiracles wrote:Security winter coats have the same armor values as the default armor vest, with the benefit of looking stylish as fuck. Also lets you holster your guns in the exoslot.

In fact, I believe that all winter coats may have the same capabilities and statistics as the overcoat they're replacing (labcoat for medical & science, body armour for security, high-visibility vest for engineering etc.), except perhaps an improved cold resistance. Don't quote me on that, though.

cedarbridge · Post by **cedarbridge** » Mon Dec 22, 2014 8:50 am #52734

Remie Richards wrote:
cedarbridge wrote:
Remie Richards wrote: Go east from station and hit the Russian station? Go back to the station and do it again, and it'll ring true.
This isn't entirely consistent either. Heance the feedback thread on the topic.
It is consistent, or rather, it's SUPPOSED to be, eg:

That's what I'm saying. Its borked.

Whoisthere · Post by **Whoisthere** » Mon Dec 22, 2014 10:03 pm #52840

AI core can ride a MULE.
Camera controls become wonky though.

ZyloWalsh · Post by **ZyloWalsh** » Tue Dec 23, 2014 12:33 am #52868

You can buckle yourself into a chair with wheels and use a fire extinguisher to rocket yourself around.

paprika · Post by **paprika** » Tue Dec 23, 2014 12:40 am #52870

AnonymousNow wrote:
MMMiracles wrote:Security winter coats have the same armor values as the default armor vest, with the benefit of looking stylish as fuck. Also lets you holster your guns in the exoslot.
In fact, I believe that all winter coats may have the same capabilities and statistics as the overcoat they're replacing (labcoat for medical & science, body armour for security, high-visibility vest for engineering etc.), except perhaps an improved cold resistance. Don't quote me on that, though.

Yup

Earthykiller127 · Tue Dec 23, 2014 9:21 pm

cedarbridge · Post by **cedarbridge** » Tue Dec 23, 2014 10:21 pm #53049

Just a function of that recent door change. Not really useful for much other than griff.

AnonymousNow · Tue Dec 23, 2014 11:23 pm

cedarbridge wrote:Just a function of that recent door change. Not really useful for much other than griff.

I remember when doors had no crushing properties, and weren't solid when closed. Strange times.

Silavite · Post by **Silavite** » Wed Dec 24, 2014 3:26 am #53106

You can inject reagents directly into finished food, or some ingredients.
Great to get the chef lynched if you're viro/chem.
Get dead, soulless corpse > Pump it full of chemicals > Get the chef to use it in food > TATOR CHEF!!

Alternatively, an even more conniving way as the virologist that requires no external suspecting help:
Inject mutagen into a monkey until it's humanized > Give it your disease > Kill the humanized monkey > Give it to the chef...

Earthykiller127 · Wed Dec 24, 2014 12:21 pm

cedarbridge wrote:Just a function of that recent door change. Not really useful for much other than griff.

You can snuck up a victim of your robustness in one of the rooms and lock them inside.

Reimoo · Post by **Reimoo** » Thu Dec 25, 2014 12:49 am #53284

A single well placed minibomb can destroy all three SMES cells in engineering.

qwert · Post by **qwert** » Thu Dec 25, 2014 2:20 pm #53363

Pressed random character, played as female for 5 rounds.

- you get lesser brig sentences, perma is less likely, executions dont happen at all. And usual nakebucklecuffcriminalscum gets replaced with officers bringing you donuts and playing carg games.
- cargo/ science/ botany not only dont yell FUCK YOU, but actually complete your requests ( even cargo orders stuff, srsly)
- in long line of corpses you become priority one for cloning even as assistant
- you dont get stuffed in morgue/ gibber before several attempts of cloning.

Unless you meet cold blooded guys in red suits, weirdos with claws and green blood willing to put some wing wang on your face, or the hot blade of energy sword
the game becomes easier.

AssassinT90 · Post by **AssassinT90** » Thu Dec 25, 2014 4:31 pm #53377

As a sec officer, you don't have to beat the clown if you slip on his PDA.

Steelpoint · Post by **Steelpoint** » Thu Dec 25, 2014 4:49 pm #53379

I'm always wonderd why people say being a female in SS13 makes things "easier", yet I've personally never seen a female character in game receive any form of prioritised treatment. Maybe this occurs in low pop rounds but generally people are in a rush most of the time.

Cipher3 · Post by **Cipher3** » Thu Dec 25, 2014 7:07 pm #53393

AssassinT90 wrote:As a sec officer, you don't have to beat the clown if you slip on his PDA.

What really?

Raven776 · Post by **Raven776** » Thu Dec 25, 2014 7:28 pm #53394

qwert wrote:Pressed random character, played as female for 5 rounds.

- you get lesser brig sentences, perma is less likely, executions dont happen at all. And usual nakebucklecuffcriminalscum gets replaced with officers bringing you donuts and playing carg games.
- cargo/ science/ botany not only dont yell FUCK YOU, but actually complete your requests ( even cargo orders stuff, srsly)
- in long line of corpses you become priority one for cloning even as assistant
- you dont get stuffed in morgue/ gibber before several attempts of cloning.

Unless you meet cold blooded guys in red suits, weirdos with claws and green blood willing to put some wing wang on your face, or the hot blade of energy sword
the game becomes easier.

Untrue.
Maybe you're just less of an ass when you play a female so they do what you ask more often.
Reaaaally not true.
Also not true.

If you play a female the same way you play a male, you'll get the same treatment. People likely won't even notice you're a woman unless you have a very feminine name.

Lo6a4evskiy · Post by **Lo6a4evskiy** » Thu Dec 25, 2014 8:21 pm #53403

Steelpoint wrote:I'm always wonderd why people say being a female in SS13 makes things "easier", yet I've personally never seen a female character in game receive any form of prioritised treatment. Maybe this occurs in low pop rounds but generally people are in a rush most of the time.

May be it's because of my hairstyle (it's not too girlish and people often refer to her as "he" and such), but I don't remember a case where I got special treatment. May be I just don't notice.

Earthykiller127 · Thu Dec 25, 2014 9:10 pm

apply screwdriver to eye, 4 hits and your target is blind until surgery, he can't even hit you.
2. if you want to disposal yourself, click the disposal, click engage, and quickly drag and drop yourself on the disposal unit. If timed right you'll get disposed.

Xhuis · Post by **Xhuis** » Fri Dec 26, 2014 12:52 am #53450

Earthykiller127 wrote:if you want to disposal yourself, click the disposal, click engage, and quickly drag and drop yourself on the disposal unit. If timed right you'll get disposed.

This is extremely useful. I have escaped from places so many times this way.

Mastigos · Post by **Mastigos** » Fri Dec 26, 2014 4:54 am #53488

Better to drag and drop, then click engage before it completes. You're guaranteed to flush.

Cipher3 · Post by **Cipher3** » Fri Dec 26, 2014 5:34 am #53491

Mastigos wrote:Better to drag and drop, then click engage before it completes. You're guaranteed to flush.

I do this all the time.

Earthykiller127 · Fri Dec 26, 2014 11:04 am

Mastigos wrote:Better to drag and drop, then click engage before it completes. You're guaranteed to flush.

Yeah, that's how I wanted to word it. Pretty useful when you and 3 assistants break into a high security level area and some schmuck makes a wall behind

bandit · Post by **bandit** » Tue Dec 30, 2014 4:58 pm #54477

Is a rogue/malf AI being an assclown with Beepsky/Pingsky? If you have Security Bot Access on your PDA (Captain and HoS definitely do, I think warden/normal officers as well) you can remotely operate them. You might have to scan first.

Kot · Post by **Kot** » Thu Jan 01, 2015 12:20 am #54688

Have a syndie bomb and can afford a small hole? Throw a minibomb at it, the explosion will remove bigger bomb.
Found out about this in escape shuttle, might not work anywhere else.
(THROW BOMBS AT BOMBS, BECAUSE FUCK LOGIC THAT'S WHY)

DemonFiren · Post by **DemonFiren** » Thu Jan 01, 2015 12:58 am #54693

Or just plant C4.

Had a round on Bay where I was malf, ERT decided to get rid of the nuke by blowing it up before I did.
Unfortunately the explode verb didn't check for the nuke to actually be there.

Konstantinos · Post by **Konstantinos** » Thu Jan 01, 2015 8:43 am #54757

Holding a spear with both of your hands will destroy reinforced windows with a few whacks.

Disciples are much easier to come by as the chaplain if you choose one of the chaos Gods as your chief deity.

Ian can be healed with bruise packages.

ZangoZett · Post by **ZangoZett** » Thu Jan 01, 2015 8:09 pm #54871

This is possible.

DemonFiren · Post by **DemonFiren** » Thu Jan 01, 2015 9:09 pm #54897

Geneticsing yourself, or getting UNLIMITED POWAH?

cedarbridge · Post by **cedarbridge** » Fri Jan 02, 2015 8:53 pm #55094

ZangoZett wrote:This is possible.

I have no idea what I'm looking at here.

Ricotez · Post by **Ricotez** » Fri Jan 02, 2015 9:00 pm #55099

cedarbridge wrote:
ZangoZett wrote:This is possible.
I have no idea what I'm looking at here.

He got all four super powers.

It IS possible, but the odds of it happening are the odds of all superpowers independently multiplied with each other (which results in a chance of like 0,08% or something), and enzyme syringes cause rad damage so trying over and over again is dangerous.

FudgePucker · Post by **FudgePucker** » Fri Jan 02, 2015 9:05 pm #55101

Kot wrote:(THROW BOMBS AT BOMBS, BECAUSE FUCK LOGIC THAT'S WHY)

Well in a logical point of view (not a balance one) it does make sense.

Nukes have a very specific way of activating. If it does not do it right, it won't go boom.
So the easiest way to prevent a nuke from going off is to, well, damage it where it can't go off.
Ironically the way to do this in game is to throw a bomb at it. Fight big boom with boom.

Maybe have a downside to this being that it makes a massive dirty bomb (from the plutonium being spread everywhere) that if you aren't in maint for over 5 seconds you die.
You stopped the nuke from going off, but shuttle is still going to have to be called because everybody is dieing in a horrible fashion.

cedarbridge · Post by **cedarbridge** » Fri Jan 02, 2015 10:07 pm #55124

FudgePucker wrote:
Kot wrote:(THROW BOMBS AT BOMBS, BECAUSE FUCK LOGIC THAT'S WHY)
Well in a logical point of view (not a balance one) it does make sense.

Nukes have a very specific way of activating. If it does not do it right, it won't go boom.
So the easiest way to prevent a nuke from going off is to, well, damage it where it can't go off.
Ironically the way to do this in game is to throw a bomb at it. Fight big boom with boom.

Maybe have a downside to this being that it makes a massive dirty bomb (from the plutonium being spread everywhere) that if you aren't in maint for over 5 seconds you die.
You stopped the nuke from going off, but shuttle is still going to have to be called because everybody is dieing in a horrible fashion.

Shuttle soon fellow stalker.

Earthykiller127 · Fri Jan 02, 2015 10:38 pm

There's this hidden place near maints of arrival. Make an hidden wall and bring your victim for some guetto surgery (read: gender reassignment)

Cipher3 · Post by **Cipher3** » Sat Jan 03, 2015 4:05 am #55223

There are so many instances of places like that, actually. Whenever you step onto a new map: go assistant, grab some mesons, and wander through maintenance for half an hour.

bandit · Post by **bandit** » Sat Jan 03, 2015 4:44 am #55233

Or better yet: observe, turn off darkness