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[Chiefwaffles]

EXPEDITION PRIMARY SYSTEM ACCESS
Expedition ship "Forward"
Current bulletin: Critical alert: Hostile contact. All crew must immediately and individually evacuate.
Access from: [UNKNOWN]

>override THRESHOLD-1

[SYSTEM-sec] ERROR: Process halted by unknown error.

>login

[SYSTEM-log] ERROR: Could not contact Security process. Rejecting attempt.
[SYSTEM] Security authorization confirmed. Welcome, admin.

>retrieve: log[blackbox]

[SYSTEM-log] ERROR: Could not contact Security process. Rejecting attempt.
[SYSTEM] Security authorization confirmed. Uploading logs...

[x---------]
[xx--------]
[xxx-------]
[xxx=------]
[xxx==-----]
[xxx===----]
[xxx==xx---]
[xxx==xx=--]
[xxx==xx==-]
[xxx==xx==x]
Data upload complete.

[CORE] Success: 40% data retrieved. Displaying:

Timestamp unavailable.
[
[Data corrupted]

--should we sound the alarm?
What?
You know what.
I dunno. They seem friendly from where I'm standin'.

Define friendly.
They haven't attacked us. That's friendly enough to me.
They haven't attempted contact and are on an intercept course with us. Friendly or not, this is first contact and we have to sound the alarm.
Fine.

[SECURITY] General alarm sounded. Upper-ranking staff alerted.

[Data corrupted]

[SYSTEM] System access in: Bridge.
>trig pl-211 -cmd-access "THRESHOLD-1"
To whoever finds the blackbox:
The crew's still alive, but not well.
Threshold, if this is you, you can do something about it.
[Data corrupted]
]


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Spoiler: GM Note (click to show/hide)

General Format
If you've ever seen one of my super-pseudo-command-line games, this is basically one of those. (Overseer AI, etc.)
Submit actions in formats ranging from actions that could be reasonably interepreted by an advanced program (">open file", ">check door 1", ">say 'hello'") to full on (legible) pseudo-code. Just keep the actions readable and looking like they could plausibly be commands. I'll let people know if it looks like they're restricting themselves too much.

What is this?
Why, it's a sci-fi adventure from yours truly!

For those who have seen my past command-line-type stuff, this is less involved than those. Cmd is more of an adventure game than management.
Because it seems to work the best, the plot, while extremely present, is at best a mild framework and your actions will shape it. "Your actions will shape it" as in "influence", not as in "minimalist SG".
It's up to you to figure out where you are and what's happened! Mystery's fun!

This is somewhat experimental - primarily the nature of the plot and the minimalist intro, so changes _{or abandonment} are possible.

[Blood_Librarian]

Initiate Daignostic{Core, Powerplant, Lifesupport}
exg Extract {Log36gb}

[Doubloon-Seven]

>run_cmd= scanners
>retrieve log.all [tag= engineering, engi, engine]

[Chiefwaffles]

>run_cmd= scanners
[SENSORS] Currently tracking Unknown Entity #023.
Size: 150 meters.
Status: Docked to Docking Port.

>retrieve log.all [tag= engineering, engi, engine]
[SYSTEM] Error: No logs found. Please consult an administrator or check data integrity.

>Initiate Diagnostic{Core, Reactor, Lifesupport}
[SYSTEM] Performing system diagnostic on: Core; Reactor; Life Support...
[SYSTEM] Error: Could not find system: Core.
Core NOT FOUND
[SYSTEM] Warning: Insufficient security access to: Reactor. Can not perform actions on Reactor system. Read-only access.
Reactor OK
All subsystems reporting 100% functionality.
[SYSTEM] Warning: Insufficient security access to: Life Support. Can not perform actions on Life Support system. Read-only access.
Life Support OK
All subsystems reporting 100% functionality.

>exc Extract {Log36gb}
[SYSTEM] Error: No logs found. Please consult an administrator or check data integrity.

[Doubloon-Seven]

>Run_cmd= diagnostic [hull, dormitories, cryosleep]

[RAM]

Access input from the sensors that currently observe "THRESHOLD-1"'s location.
Review specifications: "THRESHOLD-1", "Forward"
Review current directives: "THRESHOLD-1", "Forward"

[TheBiggerFish]

>foreach(System s in Systems. GetByProperty(Systems.Status.LastUpdatedDiagnosticTime < (Systems.Clock.currentTime-5000))) Diagnostics.Diagnose(s); //Run diagnostics on everything we haven't looked into recently.

[Chiefwaffles]

>Run_cmd= diagnostic [hull, dormitories, cryosleep]
color=gray][SYSTEM][/color] Performing system diagnostic on: Hull, Dormitory, Cryosleep...
[SYSTEM] Error: Could not find system: Hull
Hull NOT FOUND
[SYSTEM] Error: Could not find system: Dormitory
Dormitory NOT FOUND
[SYSTEM] Error: Could not find system: Cryosleep
Cryosleep NOT FOUND

>Access input from the sensors that currently observe "THRESHOLD-1"'s location.
[SECURITY] Error: Cannot locate entity "THRESHOLD-1" on sensors.
>Review specifications: "THRESHOLD-1", "Forward"
[DATACORE] Error: Cannot locate entry relevant to "THRESHOLD-1".
[DATACORE] Relevant entry to "Forward" located:
[
"Forward"
Expedition Independent Sentry-class vessel

Deployment objective: [Assigned: 1 month ago]
"Maintain routine patrols in assigned system until the arrival of an Expedition Discovery-class vessel"

Last drydock: 1 month ago
Crew complement: 43
]
>Review current directives: "THRESHOLD-1", "Forward"
[DATACORE] Error: Cannot locate entry relevant to "THRESHOLD-1" and "directives".
[DATACORE] Relevant entry to "Forward" and "directives" located:
[
"Forward"
Expedition Independent Sentry-class vessel

Deployment objective: [Assigned: 1 month ago]
"Maintain routine patrols in assigned system until the arrival of an Expedition Discovery-class vessel"

Last drydock: 1 month ago
Crew complement: 43
]

>foreach(System s in Systems. GetByProperty(Systems.Status.LastUpdatedDiagnosticTime < (Systems.Clock.currentTime-5000))) Diagnostics.Diagnose(s); //Run diagnostics on everything we haven't looked into recently.
[SYSTEM] Performing system diagnostics...
[SYSTEM] Diagnostics complete. Reports abridged:
Warning: Major System failure in: Teardrive. Cause unknown. Emergency shutdown forced until system failure resolved.
Warning: Unexpected ambient readings. Missing systems possible.
All remaining systems OK

[TheBiggerFish]

List<System> not_found_systems = new List<System>();
foreach(System s in this.Systems) {if(!s.Exists()) {not_found_systems.Add(s);}}
Console.WriteLine(not_found_systems);
//Populate a list of systems that do not currently exist in this Ship that should normally exist.

[RAM]

//Just because we can't find it doesn't mean that it is gone...

Review the report from the previous drydock.

[Chiefwaffles]

>List<System> not_found_systems = new List<System>();
>foreach(System s in this.Systems) {if(!s.Exists()) {not_found_systems.Add(s);}}
>Console.WriteLine(not_found_systems);
//Populate a list of systems that do not currently exist in this Ship that should normally exist.
[SYSTEM] Processing...
[DATACORE] Error: Unable to retrieve ship system index. Please refer to currently connected systems for a list of available systems.
[SYSTEM] Error: No master ship system index to reference. Aborting.


>review the report from the previous drydock.
[DATACORE] Relevant entry to "report" and "drydock" located:
[
EXPEDITION ARK DRYDOCK REPORT
Ark: "The Bright Dawn"
Ship: "Forward"
Approved by Captain Watson
Approved by Administrator Roberts

In drydock for 1 week.
Drydock reason: "Routine maintenance and re-assignment (ADM. ROBERTS)".

General maintenance performed successfully.
No items of note in maintenance inspections.
All ship storage facilities refilled.

All crew passed health and psych checks.
No crew re-assigned to other ships.
No additional crew assigned to ship.

Ship general deployment objective changed from:
"Provide long-term forward reconnaissance to assigned Ark until re-assignment."
To:
"Maintain routine patrols in assigned system until the arrival of an Expedition Discovery-class vessel."
]

[RAM]

System check: elevator music

[Doubloon-Seven]

>run_cmd openfile [tag= forward, blueprint, design]

[TheBiggerFish]

foreach(SystemSocket s in SystemInterfaceSockets) {
   try{
      Console.WriteLine(s.GetName(1000));
   }
   catch (NullReferenceException e){
      e.PrintMessage();
      NumUnresponsiveSystems++;
   }
}
Console.WriteLine("Number of unresponsive systems:"+NumUnresponsiveSystems);
//Prints a list of all connected systems' names.
//Will wait up to 1 second for internal routing protocols.
//If a system is unresponsive, reports that.

((For future reference, the color I'm using for string literals is #BD9377 and the color for classes #5599FF.  The color for keywords is just blue.))

((Also, inb4 I learn SQL to play a forum game properly.))

[RAM]

Console.WriteLine(s.GetName(1000));

Which console are you writing to? I would rather avoid pinging every system on the ship to print its own name. If we are going hot then we may as well just ping every output...