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[Iceblaster]

Maybe Vactor will update and we get all the nice things

Yay optimism

[Glloyd]

While I'm working on the map, I thought I'd post this. I had some free time earlier this week and made a really bad mockup of something cool.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

If I got a legit font, would people be interested?

[Iceblaster]

I'd be interested

[miauw62]

Yeah, we need our own title screen. Maybe paste a transparent dorf on the star.

[mastahcheese]

Yeah, we need our own title screen. Maybe paste a transparent dorf on the star.

A DORF STAR.

[Aseaheru]

Or else just a fortress instead of the space station.

With a large dwarf head sign on it.


Speaking of witch, thats what we need for our station. A sign with just the head.

[Iceblaster]

Since I just had a thought...

Has anyone in SS13 made a map that is based on a planet and not in space?

Other than that jungle map that is.

[Flying Dice]

Yeah, we need our own title screen. Maybe paste a transparent dorf on the star.

A DORF STAR.

YISS. Also, will probably be on for the test.

[miauw62]

Can we do a test in the weekend and rather early sometime? I guess it's also worthwhile testing how it plays with only ~12 people or so.

[Aseaheru]

Since I just had a thought...

Has anyone in SS13 made a map that is based on a planet and not in space?

Other than that jungle map that is.

well, there was the mars one and then I think one underwater. Also I keep coming up with ideas for asteroid bases.

[BigD145]

There's a jungle surface colony map that has been slow as molasses to get any sort of update beyond "here's some walls and grass" and not much else.

[Glloyd]

There's a jungle surface colony map that has been slow as molasses to get any sort of update beyond "here's some walls and grass" and not much else.

Because the guy running the project is horrible. I won't get into it, but don't expect much from it.

Basically, the problem with making SS13 maps on planets lies in the Zlevel system. It's tricky to get a seamless transition from one z level to another if there's turf at the edges.

[Iceblaster]

Ah. Well I guess if Z levels is one of the problems, I won't complain much.

[Flying Dice]

I had a thought. I don't know how practical or possible it would be, but it sounds sort of neat. Instead of a station, have a fleet of (stationary) ships. Each would have the basics (bridge, EVA/atmos room, a small solar array) as well as a set of rooms for a specific department. You'd obviously want a much higher supply of space-worthy gear, given that people would have to go on spacewalks to get to different departments, but I think that it could make for interesting dynamics, both in terms of traitor assassination goals and if it was played as a nations-esque sort of theme. Scatter a bunch of tiny asteroids, space junk, and wrecked ships amongst the functioning ones, and you'd have a very interesting atmosphere, which would emphasize a different style of combat, given that you can't really do the traditional speed-race robusting in vacuum.

Engineering could have a tuning-fork shaped ship for the singularity, with the option to wire itself up to other ships to supplement their solars. Heck, the more I think about this, the more I like the idea of doing it as a specialized map for nations play, or even for something like the Fallout round. Probably not cool enough for the effort to be put into it, but t'is still a nice idea.

[Iceblaster]

If you make a 'vault' area with a bunch of gear, and have that bare bones needed to be able to repair this fleet of ships, it'd be perfect in my opinion