Subject: Space Station 13 — HONK Fri Apr 12, 2013 6:03 pm
I am pretty sure I've shouted this one from the steeples long enough that the majority of you know what this game is and/or have partaken of it to a degree at some point. The purpose of this thread is to contain — quarantine? — all things SS13.
...But suppose, for a moment, that you have completely escaped from my spiel up until now bwahaha and do not know what SS13 is.
Space Station 13 is a free multiplayer online game built using Byond (pixelly goodness!), wherein the players take on a variety of jobs — from the Captain to medical staff, scientists, security officers and engineers all the way to janitors and chefs — and work together to keep the station running delay the station's inevitable collapse into all-out chaos and rampant destruction and blood-streaked corridors and oh God the honking make it stop.
The popular game modes include: —'Traitor' which is evocative of the Gmod game Trouble in Terrorist Town, —'Blob' wherein huge alien lifeforms attempt to eat the station, —'Nuclear Emergency' where a group of players is deployed separately and tasked with setting off the nuclear device locked in the station's main vault, —'AI Malfunction' where Dave is basically not allowed to do anything and would he please care to take off his breath-mask and take a big whiff of the deadly neurotoxin, query? —'Wizard' Where Wizard happens, —'Changeling' which is similar to traitor, but the traitors are also alien lifeforms ripped from The Thing, —'Revolution' where the means of production are seized and the united proletariat rises up against the capitalist pig-dogs calling themselves the heads of staff, and finally —'Extended', where none of the above happens unless an admin gets bored, and otherwise the station falls to pieces solely as a result of everyone's incompetence — great for roleplaying and learning the game!
Here, have a fan-trailer (warning: explicit language):
I've come to the conclusion that SS13 is at its best when played in a reasonably large group, and when people are roleplaying — the latter, especially, has lead to some memorable experiences for me — read some by other people here (more explicit language God save us all).
Both I and Talvox are able to host servers, so if you're interested in giving the game a(nother) go we're around.
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Subject: Re: Space Station 13 — HONK Fri Apr 12, 2013 6:07 pm
Oh GOD. Not the clown. NOT THE CLOWN!
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Subject: Re: Space Station 13 — HONK Fri Apr 12, 2013 6:32 pm
>Playing as Research Director >Clown running around station with a fire axe >Finds clown's fire axe in security wing >Chases clown with fire axe, attempting to kill him >Clown drops banana >Trip >Clown steals back axe and attacks my face >Runs away, leaving me with a bloody gash >Pull out my emergency laser gun >Find clown and stun him >Beat him to death >Try to leave station on inactive escape pod >Unknown voice tells me to try the escape shuttle >Start heading to escape shuttle >Bloody figure jumps out of closet with fire axe >Starts chasing me >Run around for a few minutes >Tries to engage fire lock before he enters room >Fails >Gets decaped >End of round
I love this game. ^_^
EDIT: Fair warning to everyone, if anyone ever says they are bored, I have Delta's word that he will spawn and manifest a clown to haunt you.
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Subject: Re: Space Station 13 — HONK Fri Apr 12, 2013 6:41 pm
*Reads entire 4Chan thread*
I must play this game.
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Subject: Re: Space Station 13 — HONK Sat Apr 13, 2013 3:52 am
Jad (Delta) spiked my Space Cola with alcohol. ;_;
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Subject: Re: Space Station 13 — HONK Sat Apr 13, 2013 10:00 am
Vodka, Tala. I spiked your Space Cola with vodka. Lots of it. >:}
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Subject: Re: Space Station 13 — HONK Sat Apr 13, 2013 5:16 pm
Though, isn't vodka a type of alcohol?
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Subject: Re: Space Station 13 — HONK Sat Apr 13, 2013 6:37 pm
Delta wrote:
Vodka, Tala. I spiked your Space Cola with vodka. Lots of it. >:}
SPACE RUSSIANS
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Subject: Re: Space Station 13 — HONK Fri Apr 19, 2013 2:06 am
YES.
So I've been thinking, we ought to fire up a server — either my own or Tala's — and take this thing for a spin tomorrow. I'd be happy enough to keep things simple and only switch out of Extended if things get dull. Interested?
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Subject: Re: Space Station 13 — HONK Fri Apr 19, 2013 2:27 am
Heheh. I was going to post something similar, but heck yes, I'd like to do that. But my idea was slightly more complicated, like having job spots being taken, and voting for a specific mode (Provided enough people wanted to join.) But anyways, yes, let's do that.
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Subject: Re: Space Station 13 — HONK Fri Apr 19, 2013 2:36 am
I'm game. Not sure right now if I'd like to keep experimenting with Robotics, Medical stuff, or if I want to move into something new. Medicine seems like something that would be good to master, just so I can help keep people alive in an emergency.
Anyway, I'll only be available after 1:00PM EST tomorrow, so depending one when you guys start I may join later.