Little things you learned that are game changing

Miauw · Post by **Miauw** » Wed Sep 10, 2014 12:21 pm #28043

Bottom post of the previous page:

peoplearestrange wrote:
Ezel wrote:
Ricotez wrote:Electrified airlocks are an incredibly robust weapon against aliens. The unsuspecting bastards will walk up to an all-access airlock and *ZZAAAP*. The best part is that they can't even actually open the airlock, because they have to touch it for that. Especially useful for AIs who can just electrify an airlock by alt+clicking it, but you have to be careful not to accidentally shock the crewmembers trying to fight said aliens.
Aliens>acids every door
Sure but it takes time to burn through things with acid (thank god).

brb buffing acid :^]

Ricotez · Post by **Ricotez** » Wed Sep 10, 2014 6:00 pm #28070

peoplearestrange wrote:
Ezel wrote:
Ricotez wrote:Electrified airlocks are an incredibly robust weapon against aliens. The unsuspecting bastards will walk up to an all-access airlock and *ZZAAAP*. The best part is that they can't even actually open the airlock, because they have to touch it for that. Especially useful for AIs who can just electrify an airlock by alt+clicking it, but you have to be careful not to accidentally shock the crewmembers trying to fight said aliens.
Aliens>acids every door
Sure but it takes time to burn through things with acid (thank god).

Yeah, and not every type of alien has acid spit. It's not going to kill all of them but you can make a few kills or at the very least make the crew's job killing them off easier.

Post by **MrStonedOne** » Fri Sep 12, 2014 5:22 am #28294

To bring this thread back on topic:

A picture of the blueprints counts for the objective to steal them.

Jalleo · Post by **Jalleo** » Fri Sep 12, 2014 11:08 am #28332

You can make a autolathe using parts from machines which you can access via maint and the hallways (pretty much anyone can access it) The only thing you require is the autolathe board from tech storage).

The same thing can be used to create a ghetto R&D system

Edit: only issue is scanning module which you probably need to make first before making the deconstructive anaylser.

Miauw · Post by **Miauw** » Fri Sep 12, 2014 2:46 pm #28348

MrStonedOne wrote:To bring this thread back on topic:

A picture of the blueprints counts for the objective to steal them.

that's probably the most-posted little thing ever.

Raven776 · Post by **Raven776** » Fri Sep 12, 2014 4:43 pm #28366

I still have no idea how to take a picture of blueprints in this way though...

Do you need the blueprints in your hand and you take a picture with a camera straight onto it?

Does it need to be on the ground?

If it's in the CE's hands, can I take a picture of him and that'll count? Like, could I possibly beg a CE to come rename an autism fort and get greentext by snapping a picture as he takes the blueprints out to do so?

Post by **MrStonedOne** » Fri Sep 12, 2014 5:53 pm #28374

it has to be out out, as in on the ground, as in you can right click on the tile its at and it comes up in the menu as an item.

The easiest way to do this would be to take a picture right as the ce is grabbing it out of his locker.

And as far as i know, it can be buried under other objects, so a picture right as the locker is opened would work too.

Kavaloosh · Post by **Kavaloosh** » Fri Sep 12, 2014 9:55 pm #28424

head revs can't kill revs (for some reason??)

Post by **MMMiracles** » Sat Sep 13, 2014 5:33 pm #28587

Blast doors can be pried open via crowbar when de-powered.

Alt-clicking on a tile works as an AI.

Silavite · Post by **Silavite** » Sun Sep 14, 2014 7:48 am #28697

Polyacid smoke grenades can instacrit and kill in about 3 seconds.
I found this out by killing myself mixing polyacid for metal foam grenades.

Spacemanspark · Sun Sep 14, 2014 3:16 pm

Violaceus wrote:Clicking preset Head Of Security position in id console will not give correct icon

the difference between of and Of

Set ID in, click Head Of Security, then click Custom, and type in 'Head of Security'. Icon will reappear.

Kangaraptor · Post by **Kangaraptor** » Sun Sep 14, 2014 3:48 pm #28750

All of the coordinates you could ever need from telescience are provided by the map files in the source code.

cedarbridge · Post by **cedarbridge** » Sun Sep 14, 2014 4:39 pm #28761

Welding bits of ore refines them. I can process all the ores I find outside the station after a meteor storm without having to go all the way to cargo with it (as long as I take a welding tank with me because the fuel price is rough)

Lo6a4evskiy · Post by **Lo6a4evskiy** » Sun Sep 14, 2014 4:46 pm #28765

Violaceus wrote:
Spacemanspark wrote:
Violaceus wrote:Clicking preset Head Of Security position in id console will not give correct icon

the difference between of and Of
Set ID in, click Head Of Security, then click Custom, and type in 'Head of Security'. Icon will reappear.
I do believe that system enforces capital letter on beggining of every separate word.

Therefore it will not work like you said

I'm pretty sure it works in reverse. It puts in the correct title via preset and incorrect via custom. I'm not a hundred percent sure though.

Ezel · Post by **Ezel** » Tue Sep 16, 2014 4:35 pm #29138

Its of tho..
Like Head of Personnel
And Head of Security
Just of doesnt need a captical letter

Ikarrus · Post by **Ikarrus** » Tue Sep 16, 2014 4:37 pm #29140

Lo6a4evskiy wrote:
Violaceus wrote:
Spacemanspark wrote:
Violaceus wrote:Clicking preset Head Of Security position in id console will not give correct icon

the difference between of and Of
Set ID in, click Head Of Security, then click Custom, and type in 'Head of Security'. Icon will reappear.
I do believe that system enforces capital letter on beggining of every separate word.

Therefore it will not work like you said
I'm pretty sure it works in reverse. It puts in the correct title via preset and incorrect via custom. I'm not a hundred percent sure though.

No need. I fixed it for the next server update.

Steelpoint · Post by **Steelpoint** » Thu Sep 18, 2014 3:13 am #29457

You can preform Surgery on yourself, its a bit finicky but you can surgically remove your head and replace it with a augmentation.

Remie Richards · Thu Sep 18, 2014 3:03 pm

Steelpoint wrote:You can preform Surgery on yourself, its a bit finicky but you can surgically remove your head and replace it with a augmentation.

ICly you just remove parts of your head, not the whole deal. With a big enough pain threshold, you probably could do that IRL.

WrexingDrew · Post by **WrexingDrew** » Sun Oct 05, 2014 4:16 am #33748

Using a welder on broken glass can fix it. Odds are you won't ever do it but it helps to know.

Cipher3 · Post by **Cipher3** » Sun Oct 05, 2014 4:32 am #33750

WrexingDrew wrote:Using a welder on broken glass can fix it. Odds are you won't ever do it but it helps to know.

Actually could have used it before. Thanks.

cedarbridge · Post by **cedarbridge** » Sun Oct 05, 2014 6:38 am #33762

Cipher3 wrote:
WrexingDrew wrote:Using a welder on broken glass can fix it. Odds are you won't ever do it but it helps to know.
Actually could have used it before. Thanks.

This also applies to metal rods and unprocessed ores. Ores require a lot of welder fuel though so its usually best to have a welder tank nearby.

Miauw · Post by **Miauw** » Sun Oct 05, 2014 10:39 am #33793

cedarbridge wrote:
Cipher3 wrote:
WrexingDrew wrote:Using a welder on broken glass can fix it. Odds are you won't ever do it but it helps to know.
Actually could have used it before. Thanks.
This also applies to metal rods and unprocessed ores. Ores require a lot of welder fuel though so its usually best to have a welder tank nearby.

or use the smelter.
#wow #whoa

WrexingDrew · Post by **WrexingDrew** » Sun Oct 05, 2014 7:44 pm #33888

Miauw wrote:
cedarbridge wrote:
Cipher3 wrote:
WrexingDrew wrote:Using a welder on broken glass can fix it. Odds are you won't ever do it but it helps to know.
Actually could have used it before. Thanks.
This also applies to metal rods and unprocessed ores. Ores require a lot of welder fuel though so its usually best to have a welder tank nearby.
or use the smelter.
#wow #whoa

The real #MVP

Saegrimr · Post by **Saegrimr** » Sun Oct 05, 2014 9:28 pm #33912

Apparently people don't know you can fold up bodybags if they're empty and closed. Drag it onto your sprite.

ExplosiveCrate · Sun Oct 05, 2014 10:23 pm

Becoming a slime person (not an actual slime) draws from your alien color preference. Thus, you can become a spoopy ghost by setting it to white.

Reimoo · Post by **Reimoo** » Sun Oct 05, 2014 11:02 pm #33944

cedarbridge wrote:
Cipher3 wrote:
WrexingDrew wrote:Using a welder on broken glass can fix it. Odds are you won't ever do it but it helps to know.
Actually could have used it before. Thanks.
This also applies to metal rods and unprocessed ores. Ores require a lot of welder fuel though so its usually best to have a welder tank nearby.

Holy shit dude

You don't know how many times I could have used this piece of information

Psyentific · Post by **Psyentific** » Mon Oct 06, 2014 5:52 am #34056

An uplink implant gives you enough TC for an emag, a block of C4, and a full toolkit. The perma toilet is one R-wall away from the armory.

Steelpoint · Post by **Steelpoint** » Mon Oct 06, 2014 7:58 am #34088

Psyentific wrote:An uplink implant gives you enough TC for an emag, a block of C4, and a full toolkit. The perma toilet is one R-wall away from the armory.

If there is a Warden nearby however that plan won't work. You have to move the barricades out of the way to actually get into the Armoury after blowing the wall.

Kangaraptor · Post by **Kangaraptor** » Mon Oct 06, 2014 10:43 am #34119

A PDA will show the identity of whoever it was set to previously until you hit the 'update PDA' button. Makes it really easy to conceal your identity or keep a higher-access ID on you without attracting immediate suspicion.

Lo6a4evskiy · Post by **Lo6a4evskiy** » Mon Oct 06, 2014 11:04 am #34124

It never updates name anyway, only job title.

Spacemanspark · Mon Oct 06, 2014 1:54 pm

Kangaraptor wrote:A PDA will show the identity of whoever it was set to previously until you hit the 'update PDA' button. Makes it really easy to conceal your identity or keep a higher-access ID on you without attracting immediate suspicion.

If you have the ID in your PDA and in your ID slot, people with SEChuds will see whatever job is in the ID, though. So don't place a captain's ID into your botanist PDA and into your ID slot.

Kangaraptor · Post by **Kangaraptor** » Mon Oct 06, 2014 2:17 pm #34152

Spacemanspark wrote:
Kangaraptor wrote:A PDA will show the identity of whoever it was set to previously until you hit the 'update PDA' button. Makes it really easy to conceal your identity or keep a higher-access ID on you without attracting immediate suspicion.
If you have the ID in your PDA and in your ID slot, people with SEChuds will see whatever job is in the ID, though. So don't place a captain's ID into your botanist PDA and into your ID slot.

The easiest way to subvert this is to put your ID in the ID machine, set your job to 'Captain' to get the access, then change its name via custom to Botanit or Engineer or w/e you are and it'll show you as whatever name you put in as long as the name is correct against the job database.

It's pretty robust.

Reimoo · Post by **Reimoo** » Mon Oct 06, 2014 9:29 pm #34275

On a further note, giving yourself all access by checking all the access permissions instead of setting yourself to captain with a custom title will keep your original job icon on secHUDs instead of that grey box that is usually a tell of access shenanigans. I do this every time as HoP because some HoS's get pissy when they can see I changed my access.

Gun Hog · Post by **Gun Hog** » Mon Oct 06, 2014 9:45 pm #34285

Reimoo wrote:On a further note, giving yourself all access by checking all the access permissions instead of setting yourself to captain with a custom title will keep your original job icon on secHUDs instead of that grey box that is usually a tell of access shenanigans. I do this every time as HoP because some HoS's get pissy when they can see I changed my access.

That is a result of a bug that changed "Head of Personnel" to Head Of Personnel" when doing custom titles. That is what causes the unknown box to appear. That should have long been fixed, though.

cedarbridge · Post by **cedarbridge** » Mon Oct 06, 2014 10:15 pm #34295

Miauw wrote:
cedarbridge wrote:
Cipher3 wrote:
WrexingDrew wrote:Using a welder on broken glass can fix it. Odds are you won't ever do it but it helps to know.
Actually could have used it before. Thanks.
This also applies to metal rods and unprocessed ores. Ores require a lot of welder fuel though so its usually best to have a welder tank nearby.
or use the smelter.
#wow #whoa

I'm not building a smelter in telescience. Fuck that.

callanrockslol · Tue Oct 07, 2014 6:33 am

cedarbridge wrote:
Miauw wrote:
cedarbridge wrote:
Cipher3 wrote:
WrexingDrew wrote:Using a welder on broken glass can fix it. Odds are you won't ever do it but it helps to know.
Actually could have used it before. Thanks.
This also applies to metal rods and unprocessed ores. Ores require a lot of welder fuel though so its usually best to have a welder tank nearby.
or use the smelter.
#wow #whoa
I'm not building a smelter in telescience. Fuck that.

Just take the whole damn thing from mining

Lo6a4evskiy · Post by **Lo6a4evskiy** » Tue Oct 07, 2014 10:11 am #34451

Gun Hog wrote:That is a result of a bug that changed "Head of Personnel" to Head Of Personnel" when doing custom titles. That is what causes the unknown box to appear. That should have long been fixed, though.

I'm pretty sure it's been fixed.

Psyentific · Post by **Psyentific** » Wed Oct 08, 2014 9:06 am #34729

Kudzu can be planted, cultivated, harvested, and eaten, just like any other plant. While not particularly delicious or cookable, one pack of kudzu seeds will make new kudzu when used anywhere that isn't a hydroponics tray.

ExplosiveCrate · Wed Oct 08, 2014 10:04 am

To elaborate on that, kudzu is a mutation of common weeds, and kudzu itself has many, many mutations. Some eat plasma, some actually strangle people, some act like impassable walls.

Psyentific · Post by **Psyentific** » Wed Oct 08, 2014 10:50 am #34744

ExplosiveCrate wrote:To elaborate on that, kudzu is a mutation of common weeds, and kudzu itself has many, many mutations. Some eat plasma, some actually strangle people, some act like impassable walls.

The point I'm making is that one packet of Kudzu from a random event can be planted. When harvested, that will yield eight kudzu pods, turned into eight kudzu seeds. More, if you don't use a portable seed extractor and a pile of dirt in maint.

bandit · Post by **bandit** » Thu Oct 09, 2014 10:57 pm #35140

Using an empty hand on the menu where you can put hats on Ian lets you pat him on the head.

game changer

bandit · Post by **bandit** » Sun Oct 12, 2014 6:28 am #35717

Tabling goats removes the kudzu on the table.

cedarbridge · Post by **cedarbridge** » Sun Oct 12, 2014 7:34 am #35719

Loading neurotoxin,pepperspray and a few other chems into a sprayer applies them to your target. I haven't worked out a perfect list yet, but its a pretty decent ghetto chemsprayer.

youngbuckliontiger · Mon Oct 13, 2014 8:20 am

put a bag of holding inside a bag of holding to make a singuloo then get away without being sucked in.

Kangaraptor · Post by **Kangaraptor** » Mon Oct 13, 2014 9:17 am #35897

youngbuckliontiger wrote:put a bag of holding inside a bag of holding to make a singuloo then get away without being sucked in.

The easiest way to avoid being sucked in is to put the BoH in the other BoH while running!

youngbuckliontiger · Mon Oct 13, 2014 5:20 pm

what i really wanna do if im ever antag is make a singuloo in the shuttle using the bag holding.
make people cry hard.

kosmos · Post by **kosmos** » Mon Oct 13, 2014 6:33 pm #35953

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 adminhelped about. Actually, it could kinda be seen as banbaiting.

Wizardjenkins66 · Mon Oct 13, 2014 8:29 pm

The cheap lighter fits inside a Cigarette packet!

LunchboxKilla · Mon Oct 13, 2014 10:40 pm

Wizardjenkins66 wrote:The cheap lighter fits inside a Cigarette packet!

Holy crap!

Kot · Post by **Kot** » Tue Oct 14, 2014 12:33 pm #36110

Wizardjenkins66 wrote:The cheap lighter fits inside a Cigarette packet!

THIS IS BEST THING I'VE EVER HEARD
HOLY SHIT

cedarbridge · Post by **cedarbridge** » Tue Oct 14, 2014 5:54 pm #36142

Kot wrote:
Wizardjenkins66 wrote:The cheap lighter fits inside a Cigarette packet!
THIS IS BEST THING I'VE EVER HEARD
HOLY SHIT

This was actually a recent change.