I am new and this game is bad

[lumipharon]

So I haven't played for however long I haven't played.

What NEW and EXCITING things has our harmonious collective added to the game, or how has it otherwise changed?

Edit: Also is datum antags still "when it's done"?

[MimicFaux]

Already salty.
You'll fit right in.

[PKPenguin321]

were you there for the R&D rework? the old flow chart doesnt work anymore

[lumipharon]

R&D has been reworked multiple times so I have no idea.

Also has the default text size shrunk?

[Fiz Bump]

You know about lavaland? If so, then all you need to know about are borers, pubbystation and the asteroid shuttle

[lumipharon]

I hope borers aren't like naturally spawning maintbots or something.

And is it true you can now just destroy whatever with high brute damage?

[Anonmare]

Borers are mind control worms, though they're gonna be turned off until we can figure out what exactly we want to do with them.

You can break most things with high enough force damage, though there's a minimal limit on certain things like airlocks. You're not breaking an airlock with your bare fists but an e-sword will knock it down with enough swings for example.
We have Clockcult, a brass-themed cult, that are rivals to the Nar'sian cult, and whose magic is based upon incantation and components rather than runes, talismans and blood sacrifice. They can also convert silicons and are more based around corrupting the station itself rather than the crew alone.
Malfunction gamemode got removed but malfunction abilities got merged with traitor AIs so now malfunctioning AIs appear in DA and traitor rounds.
Security cyborgs got removed but Peacekeeper cyborgs take over for them (they lack any form of hard stun or restraining abilities).
Captains have pseudo-admin privileges when it comes to running events and can re-name a station, so long as it's before the 5 minute mark.
Cargo uses a stock market based economy and you can steal their credits via a machine in the vault.
The construction area on most stations has been replaced with a FOB that can be drop-podded down to lavaland so autism forters can build their base on station and have it basically flat-packed delivered down to lavaland.
Antimatter engine is now a buildable power source though it's not a default on any map.

What else have I missed...

[confused rock]

you forgot to say clockcult is the worst gamemode

[Falamazeer]

I'll tell you what hasn't changed, my forum signature.

[iamgoofball]

captain can buy shuttles

[Limey]

Comdom has bought Oh, hi Daniel for -5000 credits!

[capi duffman]

You guys forgot to mention Ratvar.

Jesus, I stopped playing in March/April and it looks like I missed a lot of cool stuff.

[kevinz000]

Play RD with me again as I'm buffing science.
Object damaging refactor
Science needs
Science buffs
I night of ruined virology by passing out viruses that heal 30 HP per second and give near stun and chem immunity
Gateways gone may or may not be partially my fault
We all play on bagil now so join that
Security is filled with hubbies and so is everything else
I get triggered when said hubbies are so incompetent me and like two other oldcucks have to carry in high pop conversion on bagil
I'm more salty then usual
Mekhi is a rare appearance
I learned to code and gave science another WMD gun
I made a new cyborg type and everyone says it's a joke so I'm giving it flash proofing deflector shields and some other bullshit
I'm thinking about giving science guncrafting so expect that in the next month or so
Lavaland compound is going to be a thing when someone maps it


Edit: YAY LUMIS BACK

[Okand37]

Shuttle walls and floors are buildable now, under titanium (white) and plastitanium (syndicate) respectively. You can also use some of these materials in the construction of exosuits or other science related equipment!
Hydroponics has a lot of new fun plants!
You may have missed the grand addition of dismemberment if you've been gone a long while!
Three station goals were introduced, while minor they can be a bit of fun to do at times!
Wizard's have some fun new spells!

There's a whole plethora of changes, both minor and grand, that you might have fun discovering and enjoying! The best way to learn is to play it for yourself!

[kevinz000]

Ma44 and tacolizard learned to code. Ones a botany fanatic and the other is memester. Tacolizard got banned from touching the code. We have new headmin. Kek.

Reactive teleport armor has three new variants and three new nerfs.

[MrStonedOne]

We have Clockcult, a brass-themed cult,

Clock Cult, other wise known as "If steampunk nerds were fascinated by grandfather clocks and wooden gears rather then pipes and wires"

edit, clockpunk is apperantly a thing: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ClockPunk

[IcePacks]

STOP EVERYTHING

1) spawn as a plasmameme
2) find someone with a gasmask
3) slip them
4) restrain them
5) throw your plasmatank on them, setting the pressure to 200 first
6) switch it on
7) take it off
8) uncuff them
9) laugh as they paw feebly at you as the poison kills them
10) ghost-white corpses line medbay

[TehSteveo]

Not sure when you last played so I'm sure changes you were aware of are just being thrown out there.

Gang isn't in rotation anymore due to universal hatred of shittier rev with guns.
Blob has less weighting now.
Shaps died.

Otherwise I'd check the changelog history for changes.

[lumipharon]

What botany changes have there been?
I made some changes buffing a few plants and adding some new chemicals, but I stopped playing soon after that.

[calzilla1]

What botany changes have there been?
I made some changes buffing a few plants and adding some new chemicals, but I stopped playing soon after that.

Lememe grenades

[M0nsoon]

-snip-
What else have I missed...

Tesla and how explodey it is

[lumipharon]

What botany changes have there been?
I made some changes buffing a few plants and adding some new chemicals, but I stopped playing soon after that.

Lememe grenades

I remember cherry bombs just before I stopped playing (they were horribly unbalanced pieces of shit as I had one 100 potency plant that I dragged around, shitting out 10 bombs every minute or something).

[DemonFiren]

What botany changes have there been?
I made some changes buffing a few plants and adding some new chemicals, but I stopped playing soon after that.

Lememe grenades

Combustible lemons.
Get your memes right.

[Remie Richards]

What botany changes have there been?
I made some changes buffing a few plants and adding some new chemicals, but I stopped playing soon after that.

did you leave before bees?
if so, bees.

[Xhuis]

Edit: Also is datum antags still "when it's done"?

Joan actually migrated both cultist types to datum antags. I'm doing the rest on a "when it's done" timeline.
Also clock cult is the best gamemode. No developer bias or anything.

[Cik]

clock cult seems cool

i played it today

ran around in maint trying to figure out what the fuck i was supposed to do, then got random searched straitjacketed permabrigged and then died of oxygen loss when the cult AI bolted and siphoned sec

like all other gamemodes slightly let down by playerbase

[lumipharon]

Datum antags still gets my rock cock hard - and I think that would be a better place for gangs. It's a damn shame that gang has been removed, since when it first came out it was 10/10 fun with massive shoot outs and brawls, but it's just way to cheesable.

[kevinz000]

when are you going to play the game

[lumipharon]

I was on yesterday for 10 minutes where I bitched about the text being smaller then I remember, and pixel aiming.

[kevinz000]

I was on yesterday for 10 minutes where I bitched about the text being smaller then I remember, and pixel aiming.

Pixel aim turned my aim from "I finally got the fuck good" to

Mekhi Anderson in any firefight ever.wmv

ctrl + or - or mousewheel to control size it's basically a browser window.

[DemonFiren]

I am honestly proud nobody turned the thread title into "I am wew and this game is lad" yet.

[TehSteveo]

Datum antags still gets my rock cock hard - and I think that would be a better place for gangs. It's a damn shame that gang has been removed, since when it first came out it was 10/10 fun with massive shoot outs and brawls, but it's just way to cheesable.

When gang came out it was fun. Mostly due to meta not setting in and gang leaders actually striving to recruit. Since then meta set in, security cracks down hard seeing any tags which effectively stops their progression pretty good. Also gangs seem less inclined to recruit these days and usually they just beat the shit out of people because antagonist which really doesn't help them. I guess it's a side effect from security response so they just don't give much a shit to recruit and grow.

So it's simply out of rotation as most people universally hate it from feedback, but it wasn't removed which means admins can force it and I could technically put it back in rotation through editing configs. Yet at this point I haven't seen maybe two or three people complain about it being out of rotation, so...

[Remie Richards]

ctrl + or - or mousewheel to control size it's basically a browser window.

Not basically! it's straight up internet explorer.
not even kidding.

[Anonmare]

...
Antimatter engine is now a buildable power source though it's not a default on any map.
...

Eh? What is it?

I still want to know.

I haven't built one yet but basically you assemble the antimatter engine and antimatter tanks after ordering them from cargo and it'll produce power from that. I believe you can change the power and efficiency by adding more sections to the engine but it blows up spectacularly if it gets damaged enough. I'll have to make one myself to give any details.

[Jacough]

So I haven't played for however long I haven't played.

What NEW and EXCITING things has our harmonious collective added to the game, or how has it otherwise changed?

Edit: Also is datum antags still "when it's done"?

You can order a weapon as a traitor that essentially renders your victims unclonable in two hits (cloning a decapitated corpse is too much work). Also it blocks any energy projectiles so you're completely immune to all of security's ranged weapons except the detective's revolver and the riot shotguns in the armory

[One Seven One]

Botany got a device for gene splicing if you missed that.
You can make anything slippery or take the slipperyness away from bananas.
Along with a lot of other fun things.
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Cargo doesn't accrue points over time anymore.
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People can purchase new shuttles
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Stations are given 'Station Goals' to build fancy machines that never get built.
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Table crafting is gone and a small crafting icon is added next to your intent buttons.
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Vapes are obtained from a hacked cig machine, they can be loaded with any chemical and if you screwdrive + multitool it you can spew gas around you every few seconds."
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Did you miss Ambrosia Gaia?
Mutated from Deus, you can put it in a tray to make it self sustaining
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Dismemberment
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Science slimes have been a bit reworked, check the wiki page for what they do now
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"Secret documents can be copied in a photocopier. It uses 6 toner, one per document sheet.
For the steal any documents objective, any copy will give you greentext.
For the steal red/blue documents objective, a photocopy will not be accepted, as these original documents come with a seal. Clever traitors can take advantage of this by forging the seal with a red/blue crayon, resulting in documents that look normal unless closely examined."
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"You can put improvised shotgun on military jacket's exosuit slot for all your soldier's needs"
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"You can now store knives, pens, switchblades, and energy daggers in certain types of shoes (such as jackboots, workboots, winter boots, combat boots, or no-slips). Horns can now be stored in clown shoes. Honk. "
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Execution shots: Aim for someone's mouth on help intent
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"Sand now fits in your pockets
Sand can now be thrown into people's eyes, doing slight stamina damage, making their vision slightly blurry, and making them stumble when they walk for a short time. "
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That's all I can think of, welcome back.

Edit: Oh right, holes in the shuttle no longer let you just float through them. Any damages to the shuttle will now send people out of those holes and on to a random z-level.