ITT: We make shitty suggestions and come up with poor ideas.

Screemonster · Wed Nov 25, 2015 11:22 pm

Bottom post of the previous page:

The captain can already blow assistants now that ERP is unbanned

Gun Hog · Post by **Gun Hog** » Thu Nov 26, 2015 5:40 am #136402

Apparently, a spider generation virus exists on another codebase. We must port it. At once.
https://i.4cdn.org/vg/1448503247272.png

Zilenan91 · Post by **Zilenan91** » Thu Nov 26, 2015 7:39 am #136416

a spider what. How does that even work.

Gun Hog · Post by **Gun Hog** » Thu Nov 26, 2015 8:04 am #136420

It works just like the bee or butterfly viruses, except with spiders. You cough up spiderlings, much as a changeling does.

Zilenan91 · Post by **Zilenan91** » Thu Nov 26, 2015 8:09 am #136421

port immediately and toss it in a virus crate.

ThanatosRa · Post by **ThanatosRa** » Fri Nov 27, 2015 10:13 pm #136713

Repeat from long ago. Fridge magnets. Stick them on things. Putting them on the AI and Borgs adds harmless Ion laws for each one.

TheNightingale · Sat Nov 28, 2015 12:26 pm

Actually not a bad idea, but only if you EMP the magnets first (to, uh... put ionic charge in them?).

Sat Nov 28, 2015 10:32 pm

ThanatosRa wrote:Repeat from long ago. Fridge magnets. Stick them on things. Putting them on the AI and Borgs adds harmless Ion laws for each one.

yeah this would be pretty funny

Sun Nov 29, 2015 11:33 pm

let's make xenos always have the GODMODE flag on at all times, move 4x faster, and have infinite plasma. also, let's let all the abilities of every xeno type be used by all xenos, because it only makes sense. also, the queen should have four times her current health, and have a passive jetpack effect so she cant get lost in space. it's only fair because she's supposed to be the strongest, right? let's also let xenos do everything humans can do, literally everything, but also do it 8x faster. it's only fair, they're the superior species, right? also, there should be no delay on making facehuggers (why would a xeno lay eggs? its an alien, sheesh! they dont need eggs!), facehuggers should have 20x their current range (and be able to burrow through obstacles), completely ignore any kind of masks or shields, and instantly turn the target into a xeno instead of having them have a chance to remove the larva. it's only fair since xenos are so reliant on facehuggers in the early game, right guys? gosh, xenos are so underpowered.

also, does anybody know how to make new species selectable at roundstart?

--wjohnston

TheNightingale · Sun Nov 29, 2015 11:46 pm

The one about giving them a jetpack isn't actually that bad. They do need some way to manoeuvre in space - so many aliens accidentally space themselves and can't get back.

Cheimon · Post by **Cheimon** » Mon Nov 30, 2015 12:14 am #137012

TheNightingale wrote:The one about giving them a jetpack isn't actually that bad. They do need some way to manoeuvre in space - so many aliens accidentally space themselves and can't get back.

Having said that, spacing the queen is an important plot point in Aliens as a final way to get rid of it. Giving them jetpacks would make them much more powerful and remove them further from the film canon.

Takeguru · Post by **Takeguru** » Mon Nov 30, 2015 3:01 am #137037

I'd say give them an ability on a timed recharge, gives them a boost in a direction a la fire extinguisher

Mon Nov 30, 2015 4:39 am

>joke about buffing xenos in the shitty ideas thread
>people are now seriously talking about buffing xenos

Anonmare · Post by **Anonmare** » Mon Nov 30, 2015 2:43 pm #137120

Skeletons should be healed by drinking milk

peoplearestrange · Mon Nov 30, 2015 2:53 pm

Make all pet's fox's, dogs are too expensive to breed in space.

confused rock · Mon Nov 30, 2015 8:08 pm

Wizards should be able to get a finger gun. makes a pew sound effect when fired, cannot be dropped, and has infinite ammo.

Anonmare · Post by **Anonmare** » Mon Nov 30, 2015 8:25 pm #137169

Wizards should be able to designate an arch-enemy for an extra magic charge and make another Wizard who is in direct opposition to the original Wizard.
Their arch-nemesis has just as many charges as they do and roughly the same abilities but they both don't have access to certain abilities, like Lich. The Rival's goal is to kill the original wizard and accomplish their objective to prove that they are the superior Wizard while the original's objectives remain unchanged.

Both spawn on the wizard ship but can't hurt each other because neutral ground/contract magic/fiat from powerful arch-mages known only as "Admins".
For bonus fun, both take an apprentice for extra fun

TheNightingale · Mon Nov 30, 2015 8:51 pm

Anonmare wrote:Wizards should be able to designate an arch-enemy for an extra magic charge and make another Wizard who is in direct opposition to the original Wizard.
Their arch-nemesis has just as many charges as they do and roughly the same abilities but they both don't have access to certain abilities, like Lich. The Rival's goal is to kill the original wizard and accomplish their objective to prove that they are the superior Wizard while the original's objectives remain unchanged.

Both spawn on the wizard ship but can't hurt each other because neutral ground/contract magic/fiat from powerful arch-mages known only as "Admins".
For bonus fun, both take an apprentice for extra fun

Wrong thread, it's like Ragin' Mages but better.

newfren · Post by **newfren** » Mon Nov 30, 2015 9:12 pm #137180

peoplearestrange wrote:pet's fox's

neither of these needed apostrophes and i thought it was important that you know

Helios · Post by **Helios** » Mon Nov 30, 2015 9:14 pm #137182

AI needs a holostamp it can use to stamp papers

peoplearestrange · Tue Dec 01, 2015 1:24 am

newfren wrote:
peoplearestrange wrote:pet's fox's
neither of these needed apostrophes and i thought it was important that you know

Thank you! I see my copywriter is on point with his duties.

DemonFiren · Post by **DemonFiren** » Tue Dec 01, 2015 2:02 am #137246

>your copywriter

You're replacing me?
You're in breach of contract. Pay me 1500 lizards.

1g88a · Post by **1g88a** » Tue Dec 01, 2015 7:14 am #137318

Make the voice changer a mic system that can be placed in any (maybe make it impossible to remove the bug for balance's sake). If Sec suspects you of having traitor gear they'll test for everything half the time so this just protects against the gasmask=suspicious meta.

Screemonster · Tue Dec 01, 2015 10:01 pm

1g88a wrote:Make the voice changer a mic system that can be placed in any (maybe make it impossible to remove the bug for balance's sake). If Sec suspects you of having traitor gear they'll test for everything half the time so this just protects against the gasmask=suspicious meta.

why did you post this in this thread, metabreakers pretty rarely count as shitty suggestions

Anonmare · Post by **Anonmare** » Tue Dec 01, 2015 10:02 pm #137436

1g88a wrote:Make the voice changer a mic system that can be placed in any (maybe make it impossible to remove the bug for balance's sake). If Sec suspects you of having traitor gear they'll test for everything half the time so this just protects against the gasmask=suspicious meta.

Actually this isn't a shitty idea. I agree, a major deficiency in stealth/disguised traitor gear is that everyone knows what it looks like and makes you look suspicious. Like an Assistant wearing brown shoes or a HoP carrying a gasmask in their backpack.
Speaking seriously for a moment, I'd like if the no-slips come in a random colour and the Chameleon Jumpsuit comes as part of a set (I.E. Jumpsuit, Shoes, Gloves, Hat, Exosuit, Headset and belt)

For balancing; the headset would be useless and incapable of transmitting or receiving (By default: looks like a non-departmental headset on examine), the belt is also completely decorative but can look like anything from a toolbelt to a medibelt or a military belt if you're an utter meme (looks like a black fannypack when not calibrated), the exosuit can look like most other exosuits but can hold a greater variety of items - like an O2 tank when it's disguised as a labcoat which makes it look odd. Similar to Changeling fleshclothes come to think of it but can be calibrated and removed with the downside of going haywire when EMP'd.

invisty · Post by **invisty** » Tue Dec 01, 2015 11:22 pm #137461

Add an emag effect to the gravity generator to have it randomly move the gravity left, right, up, down, pinning players and objects against the walls...

Spoiler:

DemonFiren · Post by **DemonFiren** » Tue Dec 01, 2015 11:25 pm #137462

Only if all players turn blue.

1g88a · Post by **1g88a** » Wed Dec 02, 2015 5:26 pm #137658

Additional objectives for traitors that by nature can't be tracked and are just there to encourage them to antag in an interesting way/give them an alternative if they don't like or care about getting greentext for their primary.

invisty · Post by **invisty** » Wed Dec 09, 2015 12:09 am #139243

People who don't roleplay should lose rule 1 protection. :3

TheNightingale · Wed Dec 09, 2015 12:49 am

invisty wrote:People who don't roleplay should lose rule 1 protection. :3

Not sure if wrong thread...

1g88a · Post by **1g88a** » Wed Dec 09, 2015 7:26 am #139264

Double Agents only the traitors must kill ALL of the other traitors for their greentext. Dress it up as some sort of Tiger Cooperative secret gladiatorial competition using NT property as their arena.

InsaneHyena · Post by **InsaneHyena** » Thu Dec 10, 2015 8:04 pm #139498

To celebrate the release of the new Star Wars movie, add a crossguard to the energy swords.

1g88a · Post by **1g88a** » Thu Dec 10, 2015 10:18 pm #139540

Traitor/Ops WP grenade. Weak explosion that sends out several shards of white phosphorous shrapnel that embeds+sets target on fire until removed.

Sat Dec 12, 2015 6:28 am

InsaneHyena wrote:To celebrate the release of the new Star Wars movie, add a crossguard to the energy swords.

might be funny to make a joke item like this where if you attach a an energy dagger to an esword, you get the whole T shaped esword and every time you swing it you take some burn damage with a message saying it cuts into your hand

Zilenan91 · Post by **Zilenan91** » Sat Dec 12, 2015 6:31 am #139813

What if we added clown borgs that couldn't be synced to AI laws, their only objectives being to Honk the crew

They would have infinite, 5 minute cooldown banana dispenser
Look like a clown
Have a water sprayer
Airhorn cannon that makes people deaf and stuns them
blow-up cuffs that can be broken out of in 5 seconds
Made by putting 10 bananium in a cyborg exoskeleton then tossing in a brain

Is this the worst idea ever?

Deitus · Post by **Deitus** » Sat Dec 12, 2015 6:52 am #139814

Zilenan91 wrote:What if we added clown borgs that couldn't be synced to AI laws, their only objectives being to Honk the crew

They would have infinite, 5 minute cooldown banana dispenser
Look like a clown
Have a water sprayer
Airhorn cannon that makes people deaf and stuns them
blow-up cuffs that can be broken out of in 5 seconds
Made by putting 10 bananium in a cyborg exoskeleton then tossing in a brain

Is this the worst idea ever?

i actually wholly support this, though i know it will never happen =/

DemonFiren · Post by **DemonFiren** » Sat Dec 12, 2015 6:58 am #139816

They should only be slaved to an AI if it has been carded into a HONK.

1g88a · Post by **1g88a** » Sat Dec 12, 2015 7:57 am #139821

Make the Hand of God gods the deities from a certain popular color-coded space pantheon.

Zilenan91 · Post by **Zilenan91** » Sat Dec 12, 2015 8:02 am #139823

that's godus you're talking about right?

1g88a · Post by **1g88a** » Sat Dec 12, 2015 8:06 am #139826

Zilenan91 wrote:that's godus you're talking about right?

Saegrimr · Post by **Saegrimr** » Sun Dec 13, 2015 1:44 am #139947

More severe Ion Storm variant that just takes the current law list and shuffles them around.

1g88a · Post by **1g88a** » Sun Dec 13, 2015 4:08 am #139967

Ionic laws sets inspired by
[youtube]yJLhnts9-oQ[/youtube]

Sun Dec 13, 2015 7:05 am

on the topic of AI laws and shitty ideas:
ASCII-mov, which forces the AI to speak in images and only obey orders from people who communicate with symbols.

bandit · Post by **bandit** » Sun Dec 13, 2015 2:33 pm #140057

Hacking the mining equipment vendor gives miners the ability to purchase a swarmer shell to use on the asteroid.

Cheimon · Post by **Cheimon** » Sun Dec 13, 2015 5:14 pm #140093

PKPenguin321 wrote:on the topic of AI laws and shitty ideas:
ASCII-mov, which forces the AI to speak in images and only obey orders from people who communicate with symbols.

Related: Tamarimov, where you can only speak in allegory. "Shaka, when the walls fell." "Temba, his arms wide."

Zilenan91 · Post by **Zilenan91** » Sun Dec 13, 2015 5:38 pm #140109

bandit wrote:Hacking the mining equipment vendor gives miners the ability to purchase a swarmer shell to use on the asteroid.

There's like 4 or 5 mining vendors on Box alone
If we don't want every round to turn into swarmers, we could always make it so that if you emag an alien toy it can dispense an alien embryo into people. Aliens are way way easier to deal with than swarmers.

Zellion · Post by **Zellion** » Sun Dec 13, 2015 6:56 pm #140127

mining vendor should give you an mp3 player that can be equipped on your ear and plays a loop of dwarf fortress music

1g88a · Post by **1g88a** » Sun Dec 13, 2015 11:57 pm #140203

Zellion wrote:mining vendor should give you an mp3 player that can be equipped on your ear and plays a loop of dwarf fortress music

This is the poor idea thread, not the good idea thread.

BeardtongueV1 · Mon Dec 14, 2015 12:44 am

Is there even a word for posting good things ironically?

ChangelingRain · Mon Dec 14, 2015 4:51 am

Saegrimr wrote:More severe Ion Storm variant that just takes the current law list and shuffles them around.

This isn't a bad idea though? This is an excellent idea.

Takeguru · Post by **Takeguru** » Wed Dec 16, 2015 11:25 pm #140979

PKPenguin321 wrote:on the topic of AI laws and shitty ideas:
ASCII-mov, which forces the AI to speak in images and only obey orders from people who communicate with symbols.

Only if admins still ban humans and lizards that try to communicate back in symbols, unless they type the full name out for each one.