Fourth Community Meeting - Questions Thread

[ZN23X]

Will we ever enforce mandatory CMD? Some argue it can't be done but we already don't allow people to use information obtained as a ghost once they re-enter the round. It's essentially just an extension of enforcing that. Just like with any other rules, some people will slip up and they will either learn and fall in line or ?

Edited August 24, 2017 by ZN23X

[Buford]

When will ERP be allowed?

[Vargh]

Someone already asked about developing our own codebase and stop porting stuff already so i'm going for a most ambisious question.

Taking in consideration UnityStation might be a thing in the future, is the staff already thinking about droping Byond and moving ahead? Did the staff got any talk with the team doing this and is there any plans about helping them?

[Purpose2]

1) When will the final decision on Fastmos / Alffdmospherics be made, constituting a permanent swap to the system?

 

2) When will the final decision be made on Metastation's station name?

 

3) When should I expect feedback on Delta Station which is currently on Github, it has been there for nearly two months now - without any feedback.

 

4) What are the plans for map rotations, and when will be likely to see them setup? Player vote at round end? Based on population size? Map changes every few days? Weighted random? True random?

Edited August 26, 2017 by Purpose2

[FPK]

HoS is a highly stressful role. A source of this stress is the HoS's split duties: managing security from the brig, and participating in the field with their superior gear and access. People have suggested for awhile that the role be split into two different roles, one to manage security, one with superior gear. The manager would retain most of the HoS's duties, mainly being the leader of security, but would only be issued slightly better gear and would lack additional access across the station. The fighter would be given the current HoS's gear, and would be tasked with working as the station's high-danger security officer, a.la. special forces. Thoughts?

This goes out to Tully: Should access to magistrate be available through a whitelist application? I know that the staff is against whitelists, but the magistrate fulfills an important role in security yet infrequently shows up to do it. Increasing the pool of available magistrates by allowing known-competent security players to request access to it would help make the role more common on station.