Little things you learned that are game changing

DemonFiren · Post by **DemonFiren** » Thu Dec 14, 2017 7:30 am #366499

Bottom post of the previous page:

Calibraptor wrote:Targeting legs with double esword

Remember: no legs

Thu Dec 14, 2017 7:29 pm

DemonFiren wrote:
Calibraptor wrote:Targeting legs with double esword
Remember: no legs

every fucking time

honestly though, if you lose your legs you were done for anyways

SpaceInaba · Post by **SpaceInaba** » Thu Dec 14, 2017 7:30 pm #366617

I killed a hos with my bare hands while I had no legs and one arm so that's not true

Denton · Post by **Denton** » Fri Dec 15, 2017 9:13 am #366766

TribeOfBeavers wrote:
Denton wrote:~
I was bored and did the calculations: [...]

Hey, thanks for that. It's always good to learn more about chemistry.

Alipheese · Post by **Alipheese** » Fri Dec 15, 2017 1:38 pm #366800

If you're stealthminned and use dsay it generates a random admins name, but in a joke/ass way.
DicknakFUCK
MrDrunkenOne
Soggymare
Assops
PeopleareFURRY
etc. very amazing and i spent like 30 minutes getting as many different names as I could.

calzilla1 · Post by **calzilla1** » Fri Dec 15, 2017 1:46 pm #366802

But peoplearefurry isnt even an admin anymore, hell he doesnt even play

Anonmare · Post by **Anonmare** » Fri Dec 15, 2017 1:55 pm #366804

>Soggymare
Excuse me what, how dare you

Saegrimr · Post by **Saegrimr** » Fri Dec 15, 2017 2:11 pm #366805

Anonmare wrote:>Soggymare
Excuse me what, how dare you

I wonder if that one was meant for me

cedarbridge · Post by **cedarbridge** » Fri Dec 15, 2017 3:42 pm #366822

Its obviously feem.

huehuehue · Post by **huehuehue** » Fri Dec 15, 2017 5:26 pm #366842

Alipheese wrote:If you're stealthminned and use dsay it generates a random admins name, but in a joke/ass way.
DicknakFUCK
MrDrunkenOne
Soggymare
Assops
PeopleareFURRY
etc. very amazing and i spent like 30 minutes getting as many different names as I could.

make a seperate thread and give us more names there please
i need it for research

Alipheese · Post by **Alipheese** » Sat Dec 16, 2017 3:57 am #367011

Saegrimr wrote:
Anonmare wrote:>Soggymare
Excuse me what, how dare you
I wonder if that one was meant for me

You have your own. I just coulsnt renenber what it was.

Denton · Post by **Denton** » Wed Dec 20, 2017 1:05 pm #368017

Fulton beacons are cheap and essentially let you teleport around Lavaland and the station. You need to be outside the station to activate it, but that's no big deal since you can put on a firesuit and maybe drink some coffee to survive the 10 seconds of spess damage.

Denton · Post by **Denton** » Wed Dec 20, 2017 2:42 pm #368038

Getting high lets you speak Beachbum. Who needs a Codespeak manual when you can just smoke weed instead?

huehuehue · Post by **huehuehue** » Wed Dec 20, 2017 4:12 pm #368050

Denton wrote:Getting high lets you speak Beachbum. Who needs a Codespeak manual when you can just smoke weed instead?

radical, dude

bandit · Post by **bandit** » Sat Dec 30, 2017 8:31 pm #369882

calzilla1 wrote:But peoplearefurry isnt even an admin anymore, hell he doesnt even play

I've asked the admins to update it for currentmins like 100 times

Limski · Post by **Limski** » Sat Dec 30, 2017 8:36 pm #369884

You can cuff xenos.
yes.

Denton · Post by **Denton** » Sun Dec 31, 2017 12:09 pm #370016

You can use spray bottles for mixing, just like beakers and bottles. Having a 250u container is very handy for mixing chemicals like Hearty Punch and Chloral Hydrate.

XDTM · Post by **XDTM** » Sun Dec 31, 2017 12:48 pm #370020

Limski wrote:You can cuff xenos.
yes.

To add on that, they have a fixed 5 second uncuff time regardless of cuffs, so fake cuffs are just as good for that purpose

Anonmare · Post by **Anonmare** » Sun Dec 31, 2017 3:55 pm #370036

XDTM wrote:
Limski wrote:You can cuff xenos.
yes.
To add on that, they have a fixed 5 second uncuff time regardless of cuffs, so fake cuffs are just as good for that purpose

You can get around that by buckling them to something, like a chair or a bed and then they have to resist the full minute like a normal person

Denton · Post by **Denton** » Wed Jan 03, 2018 8:06 pm #370573

Chemical heaters can chill contents down to 0°K. Really good for when you mix temperature sensitive chems.

Gun Hog · Post by **Gun Hog** » Thu Jan 04, 2018 2:55 pm #370754

Anonmare wrote:
XDTM wrote:
Limski wrote:You can cuff xenos.
yes.
To add on that, they have a fixed 5 second uncuff time regardless of cuffs, so fake cuffs are just as good for that purpose
You can get around that by buckling them to something, like a chair or a bed and then they have to resist the full minute like a normal person

Actually, Xeno cuff-breaking is instant. You can still catch a xeno off guard with the buckle-cuff combo, which indeed still works for the full minute.

Anonmare · Post by **Anonmare** » Thu Jan 04, 2018 5:07 pm #370790

Anonmare's Rules To Enhanced Interrogation Techniques

Rule 1: Control: Don't let the suspect control the conversation - Interrupt them, press them for details, question their motives or actions - anything that keeps them from thinking up lies on the spot.
Rule 2: Evidence: You can't make a case out of conjecture and it's harder for someone to lie around a fact. They say they weren't at the scene? Tell them you have proof that says they were. Exaggerate or not as necessary.
Rule 3: Persuasion: Sometimes you to turn the camera and somestimes you need to get rough with a suspect to get him talking - injure them, stab their eyes out with a screwdriver, go at their teeth with a pair of wirecutters and even threaten to have their body spaced if they think dying is no big deal. Non-brainwashed suspects will usually value their life enough to keep talking if they start clamming up on you.
Rule 4: Showmanship: Get a partner and have him be the good cop to your bad cop, make sure they pipe up in the suspect's defense or argue with you in frotn of the suspect. When you leave, he stays behind and presents a sympathetic ear - They're usually seen as more trustworthy and your suspect might be more inclined to talk to someone they feel they can make a deal with.
Rule 5: Creativity: Keep your suspects on their toes and get creative. Deliberately screwing up surgical procedures on your suspect can load him down with injuries he can't fix easily or he might have a friend he doesn't want hurt or an accomplice who'll squeal on them if you offer them a deal, hell, offer them both a deal to betray one another and act like the other is about to, or has, done so.

XDTM · Post by **XDTM** » Thu Jan 04, 2018 6:53 pm #370835

You can instantly purge someone's chems by giving them the recipe for smoke or foam, as it consumes all the reagents in the "container" to make the smoke.

InsaneHyena · Post by **InsaneHyena** » Thu Jan 04, 2018 7:30 pm #370837

Anonmare wrote:Anonmare's Rules To Enhanced Interrogation Techniques
Rule 1: Control: Don't let the suspect control the conversation - Interrupt them, press them for details, question their motives or actions - anything that keeps them from thinking up lies on the spot.

Rule 2: Evidence: You can't make a case out of conjecture and it's harder for someone to lie around a fact. They say they weren't at the scene? Tell them you have proof that says they were. Exaggerate or not as necessary.

Rule 3: Persuasion: Sometimes you to turn the camera and somestimes you need to get rough with a suspect to get him talking - injure them, stab their eyes out with a screwdriver, go at their teeth with a pair of wirecutters and even threaten to have their body spaced if they think dying is no big deal. Non-brainwashed suspects will usually value their life enough to keep talking if they start clamming up on you.

Rule 4: Showmanship: Get a partner and have him be the good cop to your bad cop, make sure they pipe up in the suspect's defense or argue with you in frotn of the suspect. When you leave, he stays behind and presents a sympathetic ear - They're usually seen as more trustworthy and your suspect might be more inclined to talk to someone they feel they can make a deal with.

Rule 5: Creativity: Keep your suspects on their toes and get creative. Deliberately screwing up surgical procedures on your suspect can load him down with injuries he can't fix easily or he might have a friend he doesn't want hurt or an accomplice who'll squeal on them if you offer them a deal, hell, offer them both a deal to betray one another and act like the other is about to, or has, done so.

OR they can just scream "I didn't do it, fuck off shitsec, I'll complain to the gods" over and over, and then ghost.

Anonmare · Post by **Anonmare** » Thu Jan 04, 2018 7:39 pm #370838

InsaneHyena wrote: OR they can just scream "I didn't do it, fuck off shitsec, I'll complain to the gods" over and over, and then ghost.

Are you trying to tell me that's a bad outcome?

Denton · Post by **Denton** » Sat Jan 06, 2018 12:27 am #371288

You know how you can deliver wrapped packages with the destination tagger? You can deliver wrapped lockers and chests. With people inside.

huehuehue · Post by **huehuehue** » Sat Jan 06, 2018 1:01 am #371295

Denton wrote:You know how you can deliver wrapped packages with the destination tagger? You can deliver wrapped lockers and chests. With people inside.

Urist McOblivious says "wtf why am i dead in a locker who did this reeeee"

Anonmare · Post by **Anonmare** » Sat Jan 06, 2018 1:11 am #371298

With cooperation, you can get mailed directly into someone's department or office

Denton · Post by **Denton** » Sat Jan 06, 2018 10:00 am #371364

CosmicScientist wrote:Though there being anyone to unwrap you is another problem altogether. And I'm not sure you can unwrap a locker or crate from the inside.

Well darn, let me test on localhost...

You lean on the back of the emergency closet and start pushing to rip the wrapping around it.
You successfully removed the emergency closet's wrapping !

This is pretty neat.

DemonFiren · Post by **DemonFiren** » Sat Jan 06, 2018 12:32 pm #371373

Back when you couldn't free yourself from wrapped lockers I remember making a github account specifically to report that bug, because some asshole HoP kept tasering and lockerwrapping me on an away mission, then pushing me as far away from the gate as possible.

Then logging off when I ahelped.

Anonmare · Post by **Anonmare** » Sat Jan 06, 2018 2:25 pm #371386

DemonFiren wrote:Back when you couldn't free yourself from wrapped lockers I remember making a github account specifically to report that bug, because some asshole HoP kept tasering and lockerwrapping me on an away mission, then pushing me as far away from the gate as possible.

Then logging off when I ahelped.

Roasted

Kel-the-Oblivious · Sun Jan 07, 2018 2:37 pm

The Modular Receiver got moved from the RnD protolathe to hacked autolathes some time ago. While they can only be constructed into the improvised shotgun (For now, coders please expand) the ability to mass produce them can provide a near limitless source of one shot hold out weapons. With a single hydro tray with perennial tower caps, you can effectively arm the entire crew very rapidly. You can also saw the barrel off, allowing you to store them in a backpack. Just make sure you remove the shell before you do.

While they only hold one shot, carrying a pair or more can be very effective at stopping anything trying to hurt you. Plus, since they are one shot, you don't need to worry about your enemy disarming you and turning it against you, provided you got that shot off.

DemonFiren · Post by **DemonFiren** » Sun Jan 07, 2018 2:47 pm #371535

Also, as far as I know they spawn loaded with buckshot.

Anonmare · Post by **Anonmare** » Sun Jan 07, 2018 3:08 pm #371537

When made they get improvised buckshot but you can easily unload it. Personally I prefer taser shells

Kel-the-Oblivious · Sun Jan 07, 2018 3:17 pm

DemonFiren wrote:Also, as far as I know they spawn loaded with buckshot.

Anonmare wrote:When made they get improvised buckshot but you can easily unload it. Personally I prefer taser shells

Anonmare is correct, the improvised buckshot shoots less projectiles and deals less damage per projectile. I tend to just fill them with incendiary shells because it forces them to stop drop and roll if they don't want to burn to death, giving me enough time to either cuff or robust them as needed. Also, the taser shells are locked behind research and found only in the security protolathe. If I can get a hold of tech shells, I will fill them all with meteor shot, because it's the easiest to make and the best in terms of utility and power. Can easily stunlock someone to death with a backpack full of improvised sawn off shotguns full of meteor rounds. Fire, drop, pull another.

Screemonster · Sun Jan 07, 2018 6:26 pm

DemonFiren wrote:Back when you couldn't free yourself from wrapped lockers I remember making a github account specifically to report that bug, because some asshole HoP kept tasering and lockerwrapping me on an away mission, then pushing me as far away from the gate as possible.

Then logging off when I ahelped.

someone tried to get into cargo (of all places) via wrapped locker subterfuge years back and I just tagged him for the QM office and mailed him, then after he popped up in the office after going around the entire disposals system I shoved him back onto the belt and repeated that like three more times before his yells for help got security knocking on the door and I was like "when you unwrap him tell him to fuck off"

killerx09 · Post by **killerx09** » Tue Jan 09, 2018 8:22 pm #372055

How to cook 101.

Denton · Post by **Denton** » Wed Jan 10, 2018 1:31 pm #372212

Holy shit

Nilons · Post by **Nilons** » Wed Jan 10, 2018 1:43 pm #372216

Denton wrote:Holy shit

Grazyn · Post by **Grazyn** » Wed Jan 10, 2018 1:58 pm #372217

what magic is this

killerx09 · Post by **killerx09** » Wed Jan 10, 2018 5:01 pm #372266

Also comes in Chemistry flavour.

Limey · Post by **Limey** » Wed Jan 10, 2018 7:06 pm #372286

killerx09 wrote:How to cook 101.

should have been a feature day 1

Nilons · Post by **Nilons** » Wed Jan 10, 2018 9:03 pm #372314

killerx09 wrote:Also comes in Chemistry flavour.

jesus christ

Floiven · Post by **Floiven** » Thu Jan 11, 2018 8:31 am #372460

What is the source of these crafting recipes with the drop-down steps?

Denton · Post by **Denton** » Fri Jan 19, 2018 9:30 am #374340

When you construct airlocks with an RCD, you can change the access settings. My mind is blown by this.

Post by **Dax Dupont** » Fri Jan 19, 2018 10:57 am #374351

Denton wrote:When you construct airlocks with an RCD, you can change the access settings. My mind is blown by this.

Not only that but you can choose window type, airlock color and type too.

Anonmare · Post by **Anonmare** » Fri Jan 19, 2018 12:25 pm #374364

Denton wrote:When you construct airlocks with an RCD, you can change the access settings. My mind is blown by this.

Do people really not know this?

Deitus · Post by **Deitus** » Sat Jan 20, 2018 7:38 am #374510

Anonmare wrote:
Denton wrote:When you construct airlocks with an RCD, you can change the access settings. My mind is blown by this.
Do people really not know this?

i didnt for a long time, but im also a card-carrying dumbass so

edit: also how are you nigs doing that fancyass dropdown menu stuff, doesnt work for me on the wiki

Qbmax32 · Post by **Qbmax32** » Wed Jan 24, 2018 1:48 pm #375745

Works on ftl’s wiki too which is a tg codebase

Floiven · Post by **Floiven** » Thu Jan 25, 2018 5:37 am #376028

Alt Clicking things. Moving one inventory to another storage all at once. Clicking on foam darts with the magazine to pick them all up at once.

SpaceInaba · Post by **SpaceInaba** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 4:37 pm #376393

When comms are down you can call AI hologram pads by standing on a hologram pad to talk to them.