Glloyd, if you're going to code S-com stuff into the game I'd gladly help. Haven't done any majors features for a while.
I may take you up on that offer shortly, I have some ideas that you may be able to help with. But for now...
Urist McStation: The FluffeningSo, as I mentioned earlier, with the addition of S-COM as canon, it gets annoying to rely on /tg/ fluff for our background/lore/whatever.
That's right.
After ages of talking about it, months of confusing our fluff with /tg/ and BS12 fluff, we're finally codifying this shit. Fluff is for IC additions to the world that people can use as background for roleplaying. I'm not talking about your fluff for your individual character. No, I'm talking about worldbuilding. Up to this point, we've been technically using /tg/ fluff.
The problem is that the more time passed, the more we developed our own mini-fluff that wasn't set down anywhere. We found that /tg/ fluff didn't suit us in some cases, and we took bits from BS12 in some cases, and the whole thing's a mess.
So now it's time for it. A solid core of UMcS fluff. For us to reference IC without any confusion.
With the S-COM fluff done, it gives us a minor source to draw from to build this world. In addition, we have /tg/ and BS12 to draw from in order to create our own unique fluff that serves our playstyle.
I'm sure that there are tons of great writers and worldbuilders in our playerbase, so now is your time to contribute. Wanna write suggestions for fluff? Write it down, then PM me it, and/or post it in the thread.
Here are the main topics for the fluff at the moment (If you want to suggest a topic that isn't covered here or on the S-COM fluff, just post in the thread)
Present Day
NanotrasenThe SyndicateSpace WIzards FederationSpider-Clan
Cult of Nar-Sie (probably put Nar-Sie fluff here too)
Important Locations (Planets, stations, places, etc.)
Urist McStation (Shit about the actual station, its purpose, etc.)
Minor Factions (Shit that we don't reference in game, but that you want to write about for fluff. Minor corporations, minor governments, etc.)And whatever else you guys can think up that isn't already covered in S-COM fluff. (Lings and Xenos are covered in S-COM)
Handy links for inspiration:
UMcS S-COM fluff:
http://pastebin.com/MRTF7cPp/tg/ fluff:
http://wiki.ss13.eu/index.php/Category:BackstoryBS12 fluff:
http://baystation12.net/wiki/index.php?title=Category%3AFluff