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[nuker w]

Quick question (as i've never had the honour of looking at our source). How does the new atmos system work around picking up and moving stuff. If I got a super heavy item (weight class 16 or something) and droped it near a hull breach, what would happen? Not move much, move slower then normal or just go?

[Sukasa]

As a small bonus, have a gander at this obsessively overdone atmospherics department done up on a whim a while back:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/darkflight_devil/OverdoneAtmos.png

And yes, any new station will have proper compartmentalization.  We'll also include monitors so you can see if the door you're about to open is going to leave you gasping for air.

[Orb]

If we are creating a new station, I believe high clearence areas shouldnt be right next to "I iz assistant fun zones" areas. For instance, the bridge is right next to the courtroom. Just zip through two R-walls and your in.

Plasma Research is just one door away from getting inside.

Atmospherics is right next to the AI area, just a few walls and your in range for a bomb.  You can also make bombs in atmos, by the way. Hot ones.

AI area is two doors away.

Ect.

So like the station should be devided up into specialized areas. Plasma Research is behind genetics, engineering is connected to EVA(and EVA is not right out in the open). The bridge is better fortified, perhaps behind security HQ, because right now, its 2 r-walls away from the courtroom. HoS+HoM offices are right in the open too, they should be like in the bridge or something, imo. And so on.

[beorn080]

I disagree. It takes a skilled assistant to get through without being noticed.

[Sukasa]

Not really, just break through from the lawyer's office.  Unless you *have* a lawyer, it's a pretty safe bet if nobody's on the bridge.

[Orb]

I disagree. It takes a skilled assistant to get through without being noticed.

Well, not necessary get noticed, its just that its easaly possible. In a rebellion, the bridge would be the first target, and it should be hard to reach with lockdowns and automated defences.(unless Nano wants to lose valuable merchandise  )

Which brings me to an idea. If the bridge is better fortified, it should have more uses. I was thinking along the lines of a simple control scheme of the AI. You use a computer and have a range of options. There are a list of "areas" and you can do several things to each area. Like lock it down, take power off, or vacuum it(if we ever get that ability). Areas would be thing such as "engine block" "Main Security(brig + HQ + spare supplies + detective stuff)" and hallways. You wouldnt be able to use cameras, which would leave the security camera council a use still.

Also, the bridge is the control area of a vessil in most navy vessels and space fiction, it would make sense. Plus, since its simple, the AI is still very useful.

[quinnr]

There's roleplaying, but that's not what it's all about.

Mostly it's just..running the ship while things explode and people try to murder everyone. That sounds about right.

[beorn080]

Aye, on our server 90% of RP is just staying alive and doing your job, both the overt job and if given your secret job. On the goon server, 90% of the RP is throwing poo.

[Sukasa]

Space Station 13 is very much MuchBetterThanItSounds.

Anyways I'm starting to port BS12 stuff to the GS codebase now.

[Fastler]

In a rebellion, the bridge would be the first target, and it should be hard to reach with lockdowns and automated defences.

I once managed to take over the bridge as an assistant because someone had left the door to the teleporter open. Pop in and start braining people with a crowbar. Worked a charm. Of course i couldn't get back out again.

[Sukasa]

why not just use their Ids?

Anyways I am currently merging in the computer networks code into the GS codebase, and it's mostly working all right.  After that, I'll merge in our admin panel (and some auxiliary code in it that some of the other bs12 stuff uses) into the codebase and start testing stuff.

[alfie275]

Don't forget to merge my teleporter!

Perhaps the station could have propulsion? The ISS has to make corrective burns because it is in the atmosphere. Also the station could move, with various objects apearing (possibly on Z 2 to make more room) ie asteroids, pirate ships etc. The runtime map loader could be used for this and you simply store an X and Y for station then a list of events to be assigned at start of round to random X and Y locations.

[quinnr]

I think a pirate mode would be pretty cool. Have a controllable shuttle, and then have an RP raid on the station.
They'd steal as much stuff (valuables from crew members, equiment) as they can.

[Rift]

You mentioned having a new map more like a ship.. is there any paticular reason why it cant be a ship?
I don't see why it has to be a station.. i think flying the ship around, visiting astroids to mine, or docking at spacestations or visiting other planets ect would give us lots of options.

[Sukasa]

Generally it's a station because of the backstory and since it has an AI satellite in some modes.  Apart from that, I don't see why it can't just be a stationary ship.

Anyways, success!  Merged computer networks in and they're working great.  Pod-door controllers no longer work unless connected via a network