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by peoplearestrange
Tue May 20, 2014 1:16 pm
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: IEDs = Rule 1 Violation Now?
Replies: 43
Views: 10689

Re: IEDs = Rule 1 Violation Now?

I think this thread has been answered now. Can we please lock it.
by peoplearestrange
Tue May 20, 2014 1:03 pm
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: Hulk Humanity Discussion, Poll
Replies: 59
Views: 25215

Re: Hulk Humanity Discussion, Poll

Stickymayhem wrote:Hulk is extremely powerful, useful, and easily widespread. Having it remove human immunity from the AI is an excellent trade-off that makes good sense and game balance.
I feel this sums it up pretty well.
by peoplearestrange
Sat May 17, 2014 7:48 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Engineering competency at an all time low?
Replies: 89
Views: 26423

Re: Engineering competency at an all time low?

Durkel wrote:The biggest offender I've seen is someone going ((xDDDDD)) in fucking chat and That made my blood boil. .
at least they had the courtesy to put (( )) rather than just :D etc in chat....
by peoplearestrange
Fri May 16, 2014 7:48 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: OFFICIAL SERVER IS DOWN THREAD: MSO GOT HIGH!
Replies: 508
Views: 231815

Re: OFFICIAL SERVER IS DOWN THREAD: RETURN OF THE CRASH

Graytide's log: It's been over 5 hours since the server, as I have learned it's called, went down. I can almost remember it like it was yesterminute. The horrors as those words flashed by, "connection to server lost, reconnecting in 10 seconds", looking around, at my world, from the outsi...
by peoplearestrange
Fri May 16, 2014 3:25 pm
Forum: Video Games
Topic: Space Engineers: Crashing big penises general?
Replies: 28
Views: 9146

Re: Space Engineers: Crashing big penises general?

terbs its in steam early access Fuck early access, it's just an excuse to defend making a bare minimal game and asking for cash when it will more than likely turn out to be shit (See: Starbound for a good example) Can't be much worse than launching a "Full game" completely un-tested and f...
by peoplearestrange
Fri May 16, 2014 3:17 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: ATTN: How to lower amount of SS13 Drama
Replies: 29
Views: 10251

Re: ATTN: How to lower amount of SS13 Drama

Giacom wrote:I told you not to mail money, it is very unsafe, use a cheque instead.
Preferably blank but signed and dated
by peoplearestrange
Thu May 15, 2014 2:11 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Security antag is back (on Sibyl/Basil)
Replies: 91
Views: 29545

Re: Security antag is back (on Sibyl/Basil)

He is called the Head of Personnel. Despite how beleaguered they usually are sec rarely asks for reinforcement or equipment supply, probably because an antag getting into the force and gun cargo make them piss themselves in fear as evidenced here. This mainly because it takes 5mins each time you ad...
by peoplearestrange
Wed May 14, 2014 11:42 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Security antag is back (on Sibyl/Basil)
Replies: 91
Views: 29545

Re: Security antag is back (on Sibyl/Basil)

I'm sorry. I forgot people on this server play to win and not the experience. One of my fondest SS13 memories was being a captain on /vg/station. The HoS ended up being a traitor and was trying to arrest me to try to assassinate me. I somehow ended up breaking free, he ran off, and the station and ...
by peoplearestrange
Wed May 14, 2014 11:24 am
Forum: NTStation Coding
Topic: [MERGED] New AI ability: Bot Call! + Bots revamp!
Replies: 38
Views: 16858

Re: [POLL] New AI ability: Bot Call!

Nice. Good work!
by peoplearestrange
Wed May 14, 2014 11:22 am
Forum: Ideas
Topic: Make the Brig Less Secure
Replies: 15
Views: 3805

Re: Make the Brig Less Secure

I don't think a single round goes by without someone breaking in or out of the brig. 6 times outa 10 it just get plain bombed the shit out of. Also its a brig... it's supposed to be at least reasonably secure, its not a cafe ffs. I also don't think I've seen anyone spend a whole round in "perma...
by peoplearestrange
Mon May 12, 2014 9:13 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Screenshots General
Replies: 2758
Views: 919445

Re: Screenshots General

Image

And he didn't
by peoplearestrange
Mon May 12, 2014 7:56 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Security antag is back (on Sibyl/Basil)
Replies: 91
Views: 29545

Re: Security antag is back (on Sibyl/Basil)

-snip- Sec Antag is only "FUN" for the antag Officer. Also I think its so firmly ingrained in everyone that sec AREN'T antag that they will never be suspected unless they go extremely loud. Also surely the reasons the captain can't be antag are the same for sec? Because they are in positi...
by peoplearestrange
Mon May 12, 2014 11:28 am
Forum: Coding Feedback
Topic: [POLL] Has Mining update been successful?
Replies: 120
Views: 35872

Re: [POLL] Has Mining update been successful?

I think quiet clearly something needs to be done about this sooner rather than later. I think this needs to go to the next step and be taken to github/PR or someone needs to deal with this, which ever way that might be. If anyone has an suggestions on how we can move this down the line. I think the ...
by peoplearestrange
Sat May 10, 2014 11:38 pm
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: The Wiki situation: The reckoning of the policy, policy
Replies: 8
Views: 3286

Re: The Wiki situation: The reckoning of the policy, policy

Can someone update the "Administrators" page, the links still point to the old forum and I don't have enough edit powers to change this. Which links point to the old forum? I can't find any. I linked to the talk page, which has all the corrected links, but I can't submit that to the actua...
by peoplearestrange
Thu May 08, 2014 3:15 pm
Forum: Ideas
Topic: Adding Traitors to all rounds.
Replies: 26
Views: 6773

Re: Adding Traitors to all rounds.

It sounds like away backhanded way to defeat the problem of metagaming. However we should more concentrate on stopping meta through upfront approaches. (Like how people no longer call the shuttle at round start just to check if its a Rev round)
by peoplearestrange
Thu May 08, 2014 10:58 am
Forum: Site, Forums, And Wiki
Topic: Site ideas
Replies: 388
Views: 213226

Re: Site ideas

paprika wrote:New posts have a green rectangle on them already
That depends on what board layout you have. On "prosilver" style there is no visual ident.
by peoplearestrange
Thu May 08, 2014 10:56 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: pizza general
Replies: 77
Views: 22127

Re: pizza general

Quey wrote:-snip-
I always heard making pizza dough was hard, but then I've never even tried so... Got any tips? I might try.
by peoplearestrange
Thu May 08, 2014 10:43 am
Forum: Coding Feedback
Topic: [POLL] Has Mining update been successful?
Replies: 120
Views: 35872

Re: [POLL] Has Mining update been successful?

I think its quite evident that mining needs some changing. Unfortunately the feature requests are on hold whilst bug fixing is under way. However I'd think something as simple as ore rates would be fairly simple (if not temporary) fix to this. Personally I think things like gibonite and meson change...
by peoplearestrange
Thu May 08, 2014 10:38 am
Forum: Roleplaying
Topic: Ask Nanotrasen
Replies: 108
Views: 36761

Re: Ask Nanotrasen

Dear Nanotrasen, why in the name of god did you remove the food-airlock from all of our space helmets? And why did you relocate station mining operations to a less mineral filled asteroid with GOD DAMNED SPACE MONSTERS on it? We removed face service hatches on all space helmets due to budget cuts a...
by peoplearestrange
Thu May 08, 2014 10:32 am
Forum: Roleplaying
Topic: Ask Nanotrasen
Replies: 108
Views: 36761

Re: Ask Nanotrasen

centcom when will we get our knees back I only wish to climb over racks and tables, is that so much to ask Due to the unnatural "Gravity" created by the new artificial gravity generator, all employee knees are being removed from service. This is to reduce the risk of TLC's (Total Leg Coll...
by peoplearestrange
Wed May 07, 2014 1:27 pm
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: The Wiki situation: The reckoning of the policy, policy
Replies: 8
Views: 3286

Re: The Wiki situation: The reckoning of the policy, policy

Can someone update the "Administrators" page, the links still point to the old forum and I don't have enough edit powers to change this.

See:
http://www.tgstation13.org/wiki/Talk:Administrators

Cheers
by peoplearestrange
Wed May 07, 2014 1:23 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Screenshots General
Replies: 2758
Views: 919445

Re: Screenshots General

Tokiko2 wrote:
Spoiler:
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DOUBLE, TRIPLE, MEGA, ULTRA ROAD KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL
by peoplearestrange
Wed May 07, 2014 12:58 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: pizza general
Replies: 77
Views: 22127

Re: pizza general

I thought Papa Johns was a franchise not a chain anyway? Round me we have some interesting Pizza places, one place near me does (rectangular) pizza by the half-meter, its massive but amazing. There's also an amazing Italian place that does sour-dough pizza bases, its literately changed my opinion on...
by peoplearestrange
Wed May 07, 2014 12:46 pm
Forum: Coding Feedback
Topic: [POLL] Has Mining update been successful?
Replies: 120
Views: 35872

Re: [POLL] Has Mining update been successful?

I think it would have been better if instead of making minerals rare there would have been things that actually use a lot of minerals, to avoid the situation where you ether have nothing or everything. I'd second this. I used to love that mining was a chillout job, however it doesnt mean occasional...
by peoplearestrange
Tue May 06, 2014 3:42 pm
Forum: Coding Feedback
Topic: [POLL] Has Mining update been successful?
Replies: 120
Views: 35872

[POLL] Has Mining update been successful?

With the rather drastic changes to mining we had a brief drastic increase of miners ("Oooh shiny new!") and now a sudden fall to almost 0 most rounds ("Mobs stronk!"). Among other reasons I think mining has become to hard to be able to mine anything useful. I mean the East mine h...
by peoplearestrange
Tue May 06, 2014 1:34 pm
Forum: Roleplaying
Topic: General Character Discussion
Replies: 537
Views: 139464

Re: General Character Discussion

I try to separate roles to different characters entirely. As Nomi, usually playing a sec role, I always try to stick with in the knowledge of my job. Normally saying things like "Is the big thingy working yet?" referring to the PA and generally seeking someone from their department to help...
by peoplearestrange
Tue May 06, 2014 1:27 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Your SS13 confessions
Replies: 120
Views: 38545

Re: Your SS13 confessions

continued from elsewhere beep boop Sometimes when I'm geneticist I take 5-10-minute breaks at my computer to see if anyone notices I'm not doing anything. They never do. HA! When I play HoP I give anyone who asks for AAA a random access (normally low level) and change there job to something like &q...
by peoplearestrange
Tue May 06, 2014 12:23 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Memorable Quotes
Replies: 1434
Views: 444984

Re: Quotes General

Great Coordinator [145.9] states, "Warning" Great Coordinator [145.9] states, "Danny Schmidt has signed up as Assistant." Dat timing... My interpretation of that was Mass-murders of anything, even non-humans, are evil Tcomms are harmful to all humans, and letting them exist is a...
by peoplearestrange
Tue May 06, 2014 11:45 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Dreams
Replies: 22
Views: 5744

Re: Dreams

I had a dream I was in the scobby-Doo gang pre- TV show, when they were in college. It was pretty fun til somewhere near the end that I realised I was actually shaggy... I was like "Aw shit im going to be shaggy?! Well better start smoking loads of weed then..." Then I woke up.
by peoplearestrange
Tue May 06, 2014 11:43 am
Forum: Former Admins
Topic: [No longer admin]Bluespace
Replies: 141
Views: 37791

Re: Bluespace

Ran a spookstation the other day that I'd rate nerolat / 10, aside from that would support renaming him to Brospess It was either highlander or survival horror, we needed a winner so I had to start killing people off. Probably won't be seeing that again from me, I like to add people in, not take th...
by peoplearestrange
Tue May 06, 2014 11:33 am
Forum: Roleplaying
Topic: Ask Nanotrasen
Replies: 108
Views: 36761

Re: Ask Nanotrasen

Nanotrasen High Command Health & Safety dear nanotrasen, we actually have health and safety regulations? Due to the most recent small contained "close-call" "rebellion" on Space Station 11 a minium standard of Health & Saftey was added to the standard Nanotrasen Contract...
by peoplearestrange
Tue May 06, 2014 11:23 am
Forum: Roleplaying
Topic: Ask Nanotrasen
Replies: 108
Views: 36761

Re: Ask Nanotrasen

why is everyone you hire a 40 year old manchild or an absolute slut Due to the limits of modern cloning technology, multiple cloning procedures do have certain negative effects, much like a Old fashioned Xerox/Photocopy will degraded each time it is copied. Our geneticists try to do there best to c...
by peoplearestrange
Fri May 02, 2014 1:56 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Harmless prank ideas
Replies: 37
Views: 12457

Re: Harmless prank ideas

I've seen clown who hid in a locker, slipped people with banana and then he would come out, say that they won and give them little something as a prize. People generally were pretty happy. I liked it so much as a security officer, that I hid in a locker near him and protected him from jerks. This i...
by peoplearestrange
Thu May 01, 2014 5:58 pm
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: "It's silicon policy time!" "No CentCom no!"
Replies: 301
Views: 87786

Re: "It's silicon policy time!" "No CentCom no!"

I would compare Secure Tech Storage to the electronic equilivant of the armoury, the AI should have the choice of bolting down Sec Storage or not since otherwise there is no defense in Sec Storage unlike everywhere else that has Guards, turrets or motion sensors. I believe the secure store starts b...
by peoplearestrange
Thu May 01, 2014 10:20 am
Forum: Ideas
Topic: Carp Befriending Stick
Replies: 21
Views: 6248

Re: Carp Befriending Stick

Drynwyn wrote:I'm mirroring the PR to /TG/ when it goes through on NT.
Is this purely a NT server thing? or is it also a PR on /tg/?

If its not on /tg/ I'll move the topic to the NT subboard. Ta.
by peoplearestrange
Thu May 01, 2014 10:06 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Loss of people from basil's inactivity
Replies: 28
Views: 10390

Re: Loss of people from basil's inactivuity

I suppose what we could do is "Rally the troops" and put a call out to start playing on basil again. If a few of the more influential players make a concerted effort to start on basil again we can make it pick up a player population again. Before it started dropping basil was consistently ...
by peoplearestrange
Wed Apr 30, 2014 2:37 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Loss of people from basil's inactivity
Replies: 28
Views: 10390

Re: Loss of people from basil's inactivuity

It's a shame, I pretty much played exclusively on basil. But I wanted to stick with the TG code and ended up back at sybil.
by peoplearestrange
Wed Apr 30, 2014 1:47 pm
Forum: Coding
Topic: Pipes update
Replies: 12
Views: 5324

Re: Pipes update

Nice job. Maybe the direction arrow could be colour though? or at least more prominent. Though its 1000x better than the red stripe with always confused me (In my mind the red strip should have been the blocking end not the direction of flow)
by peoplearestrange
Wed Apr 30, 2014 12:27 pm
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: "It's silicon policy time!" "No CentCom no!"
Replies: 301
Views: 87786

Re: "It's silicon policy time!" "No CentCom no!"

Adding rules coddling anyone who is trying to subvert the silicons is an idea I will not support. If a carbon is forcing its way into the upload, there's no reason both the carbons and silicons would both think that the Upload should be getting used. Denying the AI tools because people can't or won...
by peoplearestrange
Wed Apr 30, 2014 12:19 pm
Forum: Former Admins
Topic: [No longer admin]Neerti
Replies: 19
Views: 8887

Re: Neerti

Always enjoy a round when Neerti is AI. Brings so much to the "Character" of the AI.
Seems fairly regular with admin stuff, but honestly I'm happy with that.

Also just general a nice person with good feedback.
by peoplearestrange
Wed Apr 30, 2014 12:14 pm
Forum: Former Admins
Topic: [Dethroned]Hornygranny
Replies: 235
Views: 70707

Re: Hornygranny

I will describe my opinion of hg in haiku Pushes all buttons, both event and human minds, which earns my respect. Thought a Haiku was 3-7-3? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Anyway, only really seen HG on forums and have thought there points very valid and well structured. Sometimes they come across a little overly a...
by peoplearestrange
Wed Apr 30, 2014 12:11 pm
Forum: Former Admins
Topic: [No longer host]Scaredofshadows
Replies: 27
Views: 8539

Re: Scaredofshadows

Always impressed that someone who runs a server manages to say well distanced from the drama and general nonsense that happens. (Seen to many server hosters get dragged into shit and generally try to play the "I RUN THIS PLACE" card. SOS is never one of those people, that, we are all grate...
by peoplearestrange
Wed Apr 30, 2014 12:08 pm
Forum: Former Admins
Topic: [No Longer Admin] HotelBravoLima
Replies: 71
Views: 22590

Re: HotelBravoLima

I always enjoy HBL's rounds, full of the unexpected and always adds new twists to sometimes otherwise stale rounds. Also I like the little "Defending centcomm" that happens when a antag group takes over the shuttle (IE xeno's/cult etc). Be nice if the dead would be these mobs rather than p...
by peoplearestrange
Wed Apr 30, 2014 12:04 pm
Forum: Former Admins
Topic: [No longer admin]Bluespace
Replies: 141
Views: 37791

Re: Bluespace

Responds quickly to AHelps, interacts with deadchat and just generally feels like they're part of the server rather than a silent administrator.
by peoplearestrange
Wed Apr 30, 2014 10:51 am
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: "It's silicon policy time!" "No CentCom no!"
Replies: 301
Views: 87786

Re: "It's silicon policy time!" "No CentCom no!"

Another thing that probably should be clarified is the turning off of the APC/Equipment in the AI upload. For example yesterday I saw an antag gun there way onto the bridge, have the upload opened and turrets disabled only to have the AI turn off the APC. Now I understand that the AI is preventing p...
by peoplearestrange
Wed Apr 30, 2014 10:36 am
Forum: Video Games
Topic: FTL: Danker Than Light
Replies: 12
Views: 4065

Re: FTL: Danker Than Light

I really enjoyed the Endless Space mod, where there is no final boss and no fleet chasing you. Difficulty does ramp up fairly quickly so its still an insane challenge but you dont have that constant thought of "I gota get cloak/missiles/teleporter so I can defeat the boss" looming over you...
by peoplearestrange
Wed Apr 30, 2014 9:45 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Stories of Awesome (Or something close to it.)
Replies: 2028
Views: 656312

Re: Stories of Awesome (Or something close to it.)

Spent the round as Ian. Have done this a few times before and normally just get a standard "Wow Ian's sentient?" and then the quick brutal murder that Ian attracts. This round was different. Start as Ian and the HoP seems not that impressed that Ian is "alive". A sec asks if he c...
by peoplearestrange
Tue Apr 29, 2014 1:20 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: In-Game Achievements! (SS Thread)
Replies: 32
Views: 12702

Re: In-Game Achievements! (SS Thread)

420goslingboy69 wrote:I punched the singularity.
Congratulations! You win!
Seriously that's just awesome...
by peoplearestrange
Tue Apr 29, 2014 1:19 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: [POLL] Put one of the servers on the pub hub for a day
Replies: 54
Views: 21221

Re: Put one of the servers on the pub hub for a day

Rumia29 wrote: 2. Laugh at incompetence. Seriously, it helps.
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by peoplearestrange
Tue Apr 29, 2014 12:52 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Dreams
Replies: 22
Views: 5744

Re: Dreams

I had a dream that I was back in school and some students (who are actually people I work with) had made a video for assembly, it made no sense but was funny (at least I got that feeling). Later I was with my ex and she asked me to brand her with a scolding hammer that blistered her skin, I was unco...