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Posted March 12, 2017 by NIFE

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Due to questions about OOG I have now setup (and you can test) a sort of in game OOG.

Every character now has a commlink and by default you are on channel 1. There are four public channels, in order to swap channel you must use ONE manual action. You will then swap channel at the end of the round.

You may also create private channels. To do so just say something like "Creates private channel Alpha" (name must be unique). To share access to a private channel use a manual action to share access. Anyone with access can share access, so be careful who you share with.

You may only be in one Public Channel at a time, however for hosting simplicity you may be in multiple private channels at the same time.

Please post any questions in the Main Thread.

March 12, 2017
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Moonray

Well this is pretty cool.

Hi, whoever else is on the channel.

@Moonray: should ghosts be able to access these? What about private channels? If so to either of those, should they be able to post?

Also if you want I could automate the following tasks:

  • switching public channels inside public channel threads
  • creating a new private channel inside probably your NIFE CP would be best.
  • Inviting people into your private channel
  • kicking them out.

    • March 12, 2017
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    Ensign Xhin

    Also none of these would count towards your actions limit, unless you want to limit them separately for whatever reason (let me know).

    March 12, 2017
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    Ensign Xhin

    There's a lot I'd like to do with this kind of thing. We (you, me and other players) discussed it a lot during adventure and NIFE already offers the ability to do everything we wanted with it (it's just a bit convoluted and complex for some of the more interesting ideas).

    For now I'd like to leave it how it is for a few rounds, as I want to see what people start doing.

    However I definitely have some ideas and I think maybe turning it into its own feature within NIFE, with its own panel in the hosting CP, is the best way forward. I'll type up a post of my thoughts on what it should have either today or tomorrow.

    March 12, 2017
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    Moonray

    Also yes ideally ghosts should be able to see everything (minus host thread) but only able to talk in the ghost/dead thread. At least for this game, I'll include more thoughts on this too in the post I mentioned I'll be makong.

    March 12, 2017
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    Moonray

    Okay, works for me.

    Also @Moonray: since you can only.be in one public channel at a time (and there are several separate public channels), then you should really have a "Commlink" class with different channels as values. Traits are better for values that aren't tightly related together (like "Ensign").

    You can think of classes like the old adventure's "Role" setting.

    March 12, 2017
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    Ensign Xhin

    Also maybe worth pointing out that there will probably be a "Secret Club" feature sitewide at some point during the automafia building process so it might be more convenient to just hook into that (then again, you might want to keep it separate).

    March 12, 2017
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    Ensign Xhin

    Breaker, Breaker.
    Come on back good buddy.

    March 12, 2017
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    Chief Sonny

    @Xhin:

    I do what I want!

    But yea, I was originally going to do that and I'm not really sure why I didn't. Ah well.

    March 12, 2017
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    Moonray

    Round 2 Begins

    March 12, 2017
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    Moonray

    Hmm? Who's here?

    March 13, 2017
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    Engineer Dooku

    o hey kid i'm a computer

    March 13, 2017
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    Prisoner_Ninja

    o hey kid i'm a computer

    March 13, 2017
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    Prisoner_Ninja

    oh cool thanks for doubleposting in like the one place where I can't just delete it

    (why does this occasionally happen now it never used to and I hate it)

    March 13, 2017
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    Prisoner_Ninja

    PSA if you come across chemicals M, Y or A please give them to me. I'm a scientist, it's what I live for!

    March 13, 2017
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    Professor Vandy

    Oh neat, commlinks.

    No chemicals from me, I'm afraid.

    March 13, 2017
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    Captain Nathan

    I have at least some of the chemicals

    March 14, 2017
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    Doctor Helium

    I found them in the medical cabinets. Unfortunately I wasted all of my energy typing in the passcode to the research lab console. Alas, I am a scientist, not a bodybuilder. What would you do if you were the smartest man in the world?

    March 14, 2017
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    Professor Vandy

    Um. No comment.

    March 14, 2017
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    Doctor Helium

    Round 3 Begins

    March 14, 2017
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    Moonray

    No comment huh? Sounds like you're trying to hide your true thoughts. Mister ALIEN. If I had more energy I might just throw these ice cubes at you to find out what they really do.

    March 14, 2017
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    Professor Vandy

    Probably just irritate me. When you're bleeding out from decompression injury, we'll see who the real alien is... by the way. X apparently is a dangerous chemical.

    You know... for science!

    March 14, 2017
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    Doctor Helium

    pfft, nice try. I've seen bits of Powerpuff Girls and I know perfectly well that Chemical X gives you superpowers.

    March 14, 2017
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    Prisoner_Ninja

    Lol. You can have it if you want... but I'm telling you the truth.

    March 14, 2017
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    Doctor Helium

    What news from the corridor? I'm sticking in the research lab until my research is finished.

    March 15, 2017
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    Professor Vandy

    @Vandy: As far as I know, pretty much everyone was in the corridor this round.

    March 15, 2017
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    Ensign Xhin

    I'm such a nerd ... in the research lab while everyone is having fun in the corridor. :[

    March 15, 2017
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    Professor Vandy

    Has anyone wasted 1 of their 3 manual action to go to another channel?

    March 15, 2017
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    Chief Sonny

    No, don't really see a purpose.

    March 15, 2017
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    Engineer Dooku

    agree

    March 15, 2017
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    Chief Sonny

    Private channels is probably a better idea overall, which fortunately will be programmed anyway for Automafia soon.

    March 15, 2017
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    Ensign Xhin

    Round 4 Begins

    March 16, 2017
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    Moonray

    Remember to check your journal every round for important information. Major events from the previous round will appear in the current round of your journal. (So the major event from the end of Round 3 should currently appear in your journal for Round 4).

    March 16, 2017
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    Moonray

    hellooooooooooooo is anybody out there

    March 17, 2017
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    Ensign Xhin

    I'm at the hangar. We need so many things to leave. :|

    March 17, 2017
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    Professor Vandy

    I'm at the Security Station.

    Setting up tables to have a yard sale so I can sell all these spacesuits I have.

    March 17, 2017
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    Chief Sonny

    oh, that sounds useful. Do you accept deceased pet fish as a form of payment?

    March 17, 2017
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    Prisoner_Ninja

    There will be a 1 day delay on the round ending. I will try to update manual actions before then but deadline will be 3pm (BST, that's UTC+1) tomorrow.

    March 18, 2017
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    Moonray

    Round 5 Begins

    March 19, 2017
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    Moonray

    Round 6 begins

    March 21, 2017
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    Moonray

    Important Update

    After observing how the game runs on NIFE I have decided to add an additional win/lose condition.

    Humans
  • Do NOT allow any aliens to escape with you.

    Aliens
  • If one or both of you escapes on the escape ship (with or without the humans) then the humans will automatically lose.

    I believe there are sufficient objects and abilities in the game world that this is still a balanced option. If you wish to discuss this change please post objections/concerns/thoughts in the main thread.

    • March 21, 2017
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    Moonray

    if you're human and you know it, clap your hands

    March 25, 2017
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    Prisoner_Ninja

    Ha, I didn't see you clap your hands so I guess we know wot that means!

    March 28, 2017
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    Captain Nathan

    if I'm clapping my hands then how am I going to hear over the commlink whether anyone else claps in response

    March 28, 2017
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    Prisoner_Ninja

    Also how would you see someone clapping over what is basically a glorified radio with a sci-fi name?

    March 29, 2017
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    Moonray

    Just so everyone knows, I am human.

    And since to me this game has become very boring I am going to camp out somewhere and if you need me let me know.

    I've been running around like a lab rat in a maze trying to find the piece of cheese that's never there. Hope you guys are having better luck finding the parts needed for the shuttle because I haven't found any at all
    Good luck fellow humans.

    March 29, 2017
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    Chief Sonny

    Maybe if you guys worked as a team instead of just aimlessly wandering around :)

    March 31, 2017
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    Moonray

    Maybe if you guys worked as a team instead of just aimlessly wandering around


    That sounds good in theory, but with 2 aliens in the mix, how does one choose who he can trust.

    March 31, 2017
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    Chief Sonny

    There are chemicals that can show who the aliens are

    March 31, 2017
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    Doctor Helium

    @Helium

    I sure wish you could enlighten me.

    Someone set a trip wire on the door leading from the Security Station to the Engine room and I tripped it and was hit with a blaster. Won't know until the end of the round if I survived and was just wounded.

    I went in there to see if anything in there could be used to fix the shuttle.

    March 31, 2017
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    Chief Sonny

    You want to pick up Chemical D. It turns green upon contact with someone who is infected. I could come see what I can do for you
    .

    April 1, 2017
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    Doctor Helium

    A major event has occurred, check your journal for more information.

    April 3, 2017
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    Moonray

    An event has occurred. Check your journal.

    April 5, 2017
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    Moonray

    Damn!!
    Forgot which room led to the Gravity Generator

    April 5, 2017
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    Chief Sonny

    engine room, by way of security station

    April 5, 2017
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    Prisoner_Ninja

    Thanks.
    Well I don't have enough Moves left to get there after wasting a couple looking for it.
    Hope someone else can get there and fix problem before round ends.

    April 5, 2017
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    Chief Sonny

    Does anyone know what happened to Helius? He's dead.
    oh, thanks for pointing that out - Vandy's death was announced in the update that shows up everywhere, so I didn't even think to check the player list.

    as for your question: I don't know specific details since I can't see his actions and their results, but I did happen to see him last round so I can be pretty sure about his cause of death. It was basically suicide, though I can't really say whether it was intentional or a clever plan gone awry.

    Don't know if it's true, but Helius said the Chemical D would ID anyone that's a Alien.
    I got the chance to test an alien DNA sample and received the same bit of information he shared, so I'd take it as the truth.

    If anyone has any of this then maybe we should meet some where and test ourselves or see who don't show up for the meet.
    and that's the sticking point, as far as I can tell. I checked the research lab a little while back and all of it was gone. So unless someone still has it and will share with the class (or if you can get it from them), we might be out of luck :\


    on a related note, chief, you said something a while back that I was curious about:
    Then imo there should be a way to help humans to id Aliens. I.E. A hidden note with their names, smell, etc.

    Because right now I suspicious of the person that killed Vandy with out any explanation.


    this sounds like you saw something. Willing to share?

    April 11, 2017
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    Prisoner_Ninja

    Early in the game I found a note which read:

    Mysterious Note This note appears to have been written by one of your shipmates. It reads:

    "I've killed Commander Shepard and sabotaged the Bridge. The ship is stuck on a course for our homeworld."

    Unfortunately you can't tell who wrote it or who it was intended for.


    This is what lead me to believe that there may be a note, log or something that would have the name of who wrote the note. Or one with instructions to his fellow Aliens.

    April 11, 2017
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    Chief Sonny

    oh, thanks for pointing that out - Vandy's death was announced in the update that shows up everywhere, so I didn't even think to check the player list.


    Obviously I can't go into detail on this until the game is over (even if you do figure it out yourself). But there is a reason why one death was announced and the other was not.

    April 11, 2017
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    Moonray

    @Moonray
    The reason I brought this up was so I didn't waste any moves looking for his body in the event he was carrying any Chemical D

    Thanks for letting us know your reasons.

    April 11, 2017
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    Chief Sonny

    that note sounds like it's more of a backstory kind of thing then, explaining that dead NPC and the condition of that room. From what you said, I thought you actually saw someone attack Vandy - I don't know anything about what happened there other than the location of his body (which was made public anyway).

    But there is a reason why one death was announced and the other was not.
    oh, interesting. I didn't mean for that to sound like a complaint or anything, btw.

    April 11, 2017
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    Prisoner_Ninja

    I didn't take it as a complaint, I just figured it was fair to let you guys know in case you thought it was an accident :)

    April 12, 2017
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    Moonray

    ok good just checking

    April 12, 2017
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    Prisoner_Ninja

    Show Spoiler


    April 12, 2017
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    Moonray

    @Moonray: I assume I will have to go back to the room where I opened the locker in Round 16 to see what the damaged item was in the event that it was need in the game?

    April 19, 2017
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    Chief Sonny

    Perhaps I should've worked it more like "destroyed". The reason I didn't put it in your inventory is because it'd be useless to you even if you picked it up.

    April 19, 2017
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    Moonray

    Round update will be delayed (went to do it earlier but only one action had been made so didn't seem worth it). Unsure when I will get chance as I am out for most of the weekend, Monday at latest though!

    April 21, 2017
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    Moonray

    So, just so you guys know, PN tried to attack me last round. Maybe he has some kind of prisoner-based agenda or he might be the same one who killed the other two players.

    April 24, 2017
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    Engineer Xhin

    that was round 15, silly. I was suspicious of something and tried attacking whoever might've been in the room with me. You were apparently there, but it failed anyway because dice.

    last round was when you attacked me :J

    April 24, 2017
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    Prisoner_Ninja

    last round was when you attacked me

    Classic mafia defense.

    April 25, 2017
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    Engineer Xhin

    y'know, I actually don't know what you dodos locked me up for. Maybe I'm the Space Godfather, that'd be neat. Run a family-owned waste-disposal-via-black-hole company.

    That's a nice intergalactic transport vessel you've got there. Beautiful craftsmanship, love the atmospheric stabilizers. It'd be a real shame if something were to happen to it.


    ah, legitimate business. But I'm not an alien, and the only death I know anything about is Doctor Helium's. Walked into a room, saw his actions, decided that was not a place I should hang around.

    April 25, 2017
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    Prisoner_Ninja

    So like, not that it matters with how many people are left but I'm pretty sure PN just stuck me with a syringe for no apparent reason...

    May 1, 2017
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    Engineer Dooku

    ...do "fear of the unknown" and "someone dropped this tranquilizer and it sounds interesting" count as reasons?

    May 1, 2017
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    Prisoner_Ninja

    Only if you're a filthy xeno

    May 2, 2017
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    Engineer Dooku

    but there's not much reason to bother with "nonlethal force, see you later" in that case. Just looking to keep myself safe while I try to figure things out.

    May 7, 2017
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    Prisoner_Ninja

    This thread is locked