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Frankly that kind of behavior should be bwoinkable, as it's just LRP nonsense. But I'm also the guy who thinks paradise should remove the suicide function so take that opinion with a grain of salt I suppose

Greytiding into places for supplies/to do the job of another department because you're 0.02 seconds too slow for their liking has always been an issue with paradise. While medical certainly draws in a ton of this behavior, it's far from the only department experiencing it. I can tell you that robotics also faces similar issues--I've had people who are meant to be community role models break into robotics while I'm doing something and attempt to hijack my job, and when I raised the issue in discord later everyone instantly knew who I was talking about and said "Oh yeah that's X, haha funny guy them". The player in question didn't give a damn either, and merely brushed me off. It's definitely one of the things that's pushed me away from paradise yet again, alongside other issues such as rampant hostilities in the discord over minor disagreements and the like. Unfortunately I don't see a manner of really fixing this issue without being even more 'strict' with the server rules. If people are determined to be a problem, they'll find a way to be so regardless of how many ways you attempt to hinder them. And more than likely you'll face OOC backlash for it as well.

It's been an issue since at least 2014, if I'm being honest.

People just need to re-adjust to having a lower peak pop again. I promise you, 70/80 pop max will not kill you all, nor does it mean the server is dead. 100+ pop is ludicrous for the average non ERP/ non CM server, you don't need that many. I do agree that paradise has many issues with roleplay, and that players have been driven away, but I wouldn't even remotely go as far as to say that paradise is dying.

Para's combat system is fairly comparable to many other servers. In fact, I'd probably even go as far to say that Para's combat system is lacking compared to many servers. This isn't even really a problem to me, I'm just suggesting that there's many better things to pick paradise as a server over. And to be somewhat blunt, if someone is choosing to play on an RP-wanting server purely because of a combat system, they may want to reconsider if playing on that server is going to really be fun for them in the long term. Not only does that impact everyone around said person who isn't just there for the bloodshed, but it's also going to wear that person out pretty quickly.

She's not part of the engineering crew, however, she's a roboticist :p That text is also coming from the perspective of an NT higher up. Or wait are you speaking from an IC perspective and the joke went over my head

This can now largely be considered complete.

Basic Character Information: Name: SONYA Chassis Creation Date: 09/ 05/ 2568 (September 5th, Two thousand and sixty eight) Gender: Female Race: Synthetic General Occupational Role(s): Synthetic maintenance worker (Robotics) Character Description/ Background: Physical Appearance: SONYA is a short (4'11") synthetic woman with a standard, NT compliant Bishop Cybernetics chassis. She has waist length blue hair and a Bishop 'Queen's crown' antenna system attached to her head. Outward Personality: Many have described SONYA as having a very professional manner in one way or another; some mention her motivation and work ethic/dedication to her position, others quite crudely say that she just has a stick up the ass; being very strict on certain matters, overly organized, and keeping a personal bubble around her--don't try and touch her without permission. Speaking to her can be a bit discomforting for some, as she tends to refrain from sharing much in the way of emotions in her vocal tones (she has a very dry, bland female voice) or facial expressions, leading to others being unsure of her true thoughts on any given topic. She somewhat softens this demeanor around other synthetics--especially lawbounds (cyborgs, androids, AIs, etc). She's also a pacifist with certain moral reservations on many topics--even some that come from her own field. Backstory: SONYA almost appears to have come from thin air, as far as Nanotrasen is concerned. Her creation date was pegged pretty quickly shortly after she signed on, but she refused to provide the name of the corporation or entity that manufactured her. Although there are suspicions, she has otherwise been very successful in keeping her creators an unknown entity despite Nanotrasen's peculiar amount of effort put into uncovering it. The only real information that's been found is that she came from New Canaan City. Beyond her strange origin, thus far her story remains largely untold, being a very new synthetic to the universe at large. She works day in and day out onboard various Nanotrasen facilities, as the company appears to have placed her on a very hefty work schedule that takes up most of her time. During the 12 hours she has off once a week--typically on a Sunday--she can usually be found in her corporate provided apartment room, although she's also been seen at the local indoor park a few times, staring out a window and into the deep space beyond. Other information: Qualifications: -Electrical Engineering (General/advanced) (Title A-103a-E1) -Cyberware creation and maintenance (Utility/Medical) (Title E-124-C5) -Cyberware implantation surgeries (Organic) (Title E-124-C6) -Synthetic fabrication and maintenance (Title E-124-S1) (PRIMARY) -Lawbound shell creation and maintenance (Title E-124-S2) (PRIMARY) -Integrated Chassis creation and maintenance (Title E-124-S3) (PRIMARY) -Exosuit creation and maintenance (Utility/Medical) (Title E-124-E1) -Exosuit maneuvering/operations (Utility/Medical) (Title U-812-E1) -MODsuit creation and maintenance (Utility/Medical) (Title E-124-E2) -MODsuit maneuvering/operations (Utility/Medical) (Title U-812-E2) (IC) Employment Records: [RECORD FOR EMPLOYEE #567291] NAME: SONYA SPECIES CLASS: Integrated Robotic Chassis (IPC) CITIZENSHIP: New Canaan City PLACE OF CREATION: New Canaan City. Unknown manufacturer. POSITION: Robotics; specializing in synthetic creation and maintenance. DETAILS: It is unknown as to which company created SONYA, only that she was fabricated somewhere on NCC. We have some interest in finding out the entity or entities responsible for their creation, and encourage any representative, internal affairs agent or officer of higher standing to occasionally question them on it. A bonus may potentially be given to anyone with valid information on the matter. For their qualifications, they are quite proficient in the field of robotical engineering, and even has a doctorate level degree in the field. Something to keep note of, however, was that the topic of borgification seemed to draw some level of what we might consider 'discomfort'. We suggest keeping tabs on that, should the requirement for them to perform a procedure ever come up. Outside of robotics, however, they do not have many other qualifications. They made it quite clear to us that they have no interest in handling any form of security position; viewing violence as 'beneath them'. They are also not qualified for any leadership position (Research Director, Chief Medical officer, Chief Engineer, et cetera) and should not be placed in these positions in any circumstance. If there is, for some reason, a need to place them into a field besides robotics, we recommend a light engineering assignment. Something involving light repair work or electrical maintenance. They do not have any training or knowledge on engine setup and maintenance, or atmospherics maintenance, so please keep this in mind. Personnel Photo: (Art by ThatDanGuy23)

Honestly I feel like this is the crux of the issue. A lot of modern paradise antagonists are assuming a fairly high pop count, and are balanced around such. Currently we're stuck in a lowerpop era due to a few circumstances (namely the Byond DDoS) so a lot of these antags aren't getting as much of a difficulty curve as they'd usually get. Lowpop antags generally don't work too well across most servers in my experience, they just don't have enough opposition to make them interesting. Did you know that wizard can roll on just 20 pop on Paradise? That's wild to me! As for glare itself, I'm actually not too fussed about it. Most may know me as the psychotic asshat who hates instantstun mechanics, but for some antagonists it's fine in small doses. Vampires are lone antagonists with less tools to work with than traitors or even changelings when starting out, and I feel giving them that little push is somewhat justified. When a vampire is detained, security generally knows to have one person carrying the suspect, while others lag behind.

-Updated Spark and Kei's records. Officially retired. Also HOLY FUCK Y'ALL 14.2K VIEWS?!

There is no escape from this game. There is no escape from this game. There is no escape from this game.

Based

I'm also an arch user. Sadly it's not possible to run ss13 on Linux at this stage. Even if you were to get in game, wine doesn't have support for ie11, which various game features (most notably the chat) rely on. Even servers without that dependancy (bay, for example) have frequent crash issues. You'd be best off using a Windows VM with a gpu passthrough if you don't want windows running bare metal on your PC. I personally use a dual boot configuration, but I look forward to the day I can remove windows for good.

Perhaps as an assistant alt title.

This is Cali. Almost ten years old, yet as small as a large kitten. You wouldn't know it by how much fur she sheds though, my poor computer setup is in constant war against cat hair.

I think Aurora station has this exact feature. Click click.

Not quite. Guiding on game mechanics is one thing, and Paradise has allowed many people use voice chat and other methods to do just that over the years. However, let's say that in the midst of building said droid, an antagonist runs in and abducts you into maintenance--you and the other party would not be permitted to share details of that incident with each other. IE where they took you, their name, what they're doing, etc.. Those are all in character events presently happening in round, and sharing those details/ acting on OOC information ruins the round for everyone around you. If you plan to have someone guide you through basic mechanics ingame through OOC means (voice or text chats on discord or other out of game communication services), you need to press f1 and file an adminhelp to get permission from currently online admins to proceed. That said, if you already have the basic grasp of the easiest game mechanics (walking, talking, interacting with objects and the inventory HUD, the intent system, etc.) I might suggest doing as most other players do and use more common resources to learn, as using OOC voice chats can still be a bit of a dangerous slope that I'd recommend avoiding. Either asking ICly for assistance, pressing F1 and filing a mentor help, or looking through the wiki can often be enough for a wide variety of tasks. Your question of constructing an android is very well covered on the wiki, for example. This isn't to say that there aren't daunting game mechanics a newer player will be worried about interacting with; the supermatter engine would definitely have something to say about that. But even in those cases, there are either alternatives (setting up the solar arrays, for example) or other nearby players who will gladly walk you through the process in-game when asked. Part of the game's charm to many is the learning curve, and even veterans of the game learn new things about it nearly every day due to new features being put in at a semi regular rate.

I'm going to be real; this might work on tg, but I imagine it might lead to some very uncomfortable interactions for people on paradise. Obsessed is also a little too similar to traitor regardless, albeit with some rather amusing side objectives laced in.

another reason to remove automenders how difficult would it be to actually code that behavior?

how bout you code some bitches huh bet you never done thought of that yeah, you ain't ever had any (Also the functionality could probably just be ported from another server that has it)

I personally don't understand why the MODsuit can't be powered and lower it's helmet at the same time. Other servers just disable the usage of most modules while the helmet or other pieces are reeled in.

You have elected to be the next victim of cyborgification, I see

Back in 2021 I agreed that the implementation of such a system would result in a lot of trolling and unwanted behavior. I still think that may happen--but times do change. I think it's time Paradise gave it a whirl, and provided proper representation for its enby playerbase. Many ss13 servers have implemented their own system for non-binary users and pronoun preferences, and have held onto it for some time. It'll likely require a bit more admin action to smack down the trolls, but hopefully with time that issue will fade after a bit.