I'd like to see a more verbose alert system, as the change to code blue and the addition of the ERT has blurred the current lines.
Current system:
Comms console:
-Green - Every day level, as above
-Blue - High probability of hostile activity. As above, security may only force search suspicious people.
Maybe Comms / Maybe keycard auth / Maybe option of keycard for normal heads and comm's console for captain level access?
-Amber - Evidence of hostile activity has been discovered. Basically old code blue: Crew are free to continue their normal daily activities but security are allowed to do random searches. Normal judicial process is still followed. To be used for low profile antags like traitors and lings.
Keycard Auth:
-Red Alert - Hostile Insurrection confirmed. Martial law is declared: Crew are confined to their departments, Security are encouraged to use the armoury gear; normal judicial processes and Space Law are suspended - security may perform summary executions at will without seeking Captain's approval*. To be used when the shit's hit the fan in rev/cult/aliums
-Code Epsilon - Local security forces are unable to contain the insurrection, ERT team is requested**, loyalists and ERT are instructed to regain control at all costs. Martial Law and summary executions are still authorised.
Game mode triggers/Badmins
-Code Theta*** - Everything is fucked, CentCom has declared your station a lost cause and so has armed the vault nuke and dispatched a death squad to recover any valuable research data/materias and then atomise you pathetic failures. Technically ICly this level of alert is only known by the Captain and Malf AIs (because they've h4x0rd the code).
MALF AIs will trigger this instead of Code Delta when they reveal themselves, Captains can use the comms consoles to send a message to Centcom requesting Code Theta to be activated (for out of control blobs, etc.)
*Note: Security don't have cart blanche to start lasering random passers by, but they can apply deadly force to suspected antags, they can execute confirmed but subdued antags by their own initiative, they can perform clearing house raids on departments thought to be cult/rev dens (aka - medbay)
**Maybe could automatically be dispatched after 10 minutes of declaring code Epsilon? T+2min the ERT members are spawned at centcom, T+10min the ERT leader can launch the shuttle
***Why Theta and not Zeta I hear you ask? Theta is the symbolic of death in the greek alphabet.