Atmos Modifications

[Ikarrus]

Bottom post of the previous page:

There's been some disagreement within adminbus on exactly where the line should be drawn for "Atmos Metagaming". The main point of contention specifically is whether or not replacing pumps with manual valves should be bannable.

A lot of admins have been forbidding the use of manual valves in atmos, mostly because it's perceived to screw over the AI, but I have to disagree on this point. Manual pumps are hardly permanent, and are easily replaced. Most AIs have or will have engineering borgs that can replace these pumps and make the gas flow again. The AI honestly has enough going for it without having an admin-protected ability to gas the station at any time.

Atmos techs have barely anything else to do, especially if we're going to restrict what they can or can not do to their own departments. It may be an upsetting thing to happen but I don't believe it's something we should be getting the admins involved with. I'd just like us to give atmos techs a little more leeway with what they do in their own department.

I am hoping that we can come to a consensus with an official policy from a head admin.

[Malkevin]

It was suggested here, so lets see how this goes.

https://github.com/tgstation/-tg-station/pull/4550

Didn't I already try to get that change pulled?

[ShizCalev]

Years later;

I've seen a recent rise again in people doing this at roundstart to (verbatim) "Make it so the station doesn't get flooded with anything in case of antagonists"



Is this still considered no bueno meta?

[Atlanta-Ned]

Is this still considered no bueno meta?

Yup. Ahelp it if you see it and there's no reason for it to be that way.

EDIT: This thread can be closed.

[TehSteveo]

Wow, this thread is old as dirt. So many old admins and opinions on the matter before the current status was decided. Needless to say, the rules still say this is not allowed under Rule 2 Precedents. (Honestly, it's not much fun to just totally prevent it as it is to make it possible but more challenging). Anyway, I'm going to lock this. If a headmin feels somehow this does need to be discussed I suppose they can reopen, though I'd advise making a new thread as being this thread is nearly three years old it is somewhat out of connection.