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	Welcome to Sojourn and enjoy your stay!		Welcome to Sojourn and enjoy your stay!

			{{guides}}

K5: /* Records */

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Records

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	=== Records ===		=== Records ===
	Security, medical, and employment records should each be populated with appropriate information that might be in a real record for that character. None of the records should contain any 'fantastic' information that a normal HR, security, or medical person wouldn't include. No backstory involving extra-ordinary crimes or mercenaries or ninjas or other things is allowed without a Special Character Application to the staff.		Security, medical, and employment records should each be populated with appropriate information that might be in a real record for that character. None of the records should contain any 'fantastic' information that a normal HR, security, or medical person wouldn't include. No backstory involving extra-ordinary crimes or mercenaries or ninjas or other things is allowed without a Special Character Application to the staff.

			Sample records can be found [[Example Paperwork#Character Records\|here.]]

	=== Flavor ===		=== Flavor ===

Soleil: /* Interacting with Other People */ Typo/punctuation corrections, new Discord/Forum redirect.

2023-01-18T03:53:06Z

Interacting with Other People: Typo/punctuation corrections, new Discord/Forum redirect.

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	*'''<tt>Say</tt>:''', Speak to those in sight. You can prefix your message a semicolon (<tt>;</tt>) to talk on the general radio channel, if you have a headset, or a colon and a letter (i.e. <tt>:m</tt> or <tt>:s</tt>) to talk on your department radio channel. (You can examine headsets to see which channels they can access.)		*'''<tt>Say</tt>:''', Speak to those in sight. You can prefix your message a semicolon (<tt>;</tt>) to talk on the general radio channel, if you have a headset, or a colon and a letter (i.e. <tt>:m</tt> or <tt>:s</tt>) to talk on your department radio channel. (You can examine headsets to see which channels they can access.)
	*'''<tt>Whisper</tt>:''' Speak quietly, only audible to those right next to you. Anyone farther away will be told that you're whispering something.		*'''<tt>Whisper</tt>:''' Speak quietly, only audible to those right next to you. Anyone farther away will be told that you're whispering something.
	*'''<tt>Me</tt>:''' Lets you narrate your character's actions in an emote. This will have your character's ~~make~~ in front of the text.		*'''<tt>Me</tt>:''' Lets you narrate your character's actions in an emote. This will have your character's name in front of the text.
	*'''<tt>Subtle</tt>:''' Lets you narrate something your character is doing subtly and would not be obvious to those further away. 'Subtle' is to 'Me', as 'Whisper' is to 'Say'.		*'''<tt>Subtle</tt>:''' Lets you narrate something your character is doing subtly and would not be obvious to those further away. 'Subtle' is to 'Me', as 'Whisper' is to 'Say'.
	*'''<tt>OOC</tt>:''' Speak to everyone currently playing, in an Out-Of-Character way. This can be used to ask about game mechanics and other things not concerning the game. Do not send lots of messages via this. If you have a lot to discuss, join one of the out-of-game communication methods (forums, Discord, etc).		*'''<tt>OOC</tt>:''' Speak to everyone currently playing, in an Out-Of-Character way. This can be used to ask about game mechanics and other things not concerning the game. Do not send lots of messages via this. If you have a lot to discuss, join one of the out-of-game communication methods ([[Discord\|forums, Discord, etc.]]).
	*'''<tt>LOOC</tt>:''' Speak to everyone within your view in an Out-Of-Character way. This can be used to ask other players to explain procedures or ask for help without having to broadcast your request to the entire server. Also used for negotiating ERP preferences with those that you're playing with.		*'''<tt>LOOC</tt>:''' Speak to everyone within your view in an Out-Of-Character way. This can be used to ask other players to explain procedures or ask for help without having to broadcast your request to the entire server. Also used for negotiating ERP preferences with those that you're playing with.

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	For example:		For example:
	<blockquote><tt>Say ":n Dr. Glass, could you come to Xenobiology, please? I think you should see this...</tt><br /><br /><tt>Whisper "Don' bloody move, yeah, or you're a dead man.</tt><br /><br /><tt>Me "grumbles irritably and kicks his feet up on his desk, glowering at his boss.</tt></blockquote>		<blockquote><tt>Say ":n Dr. Glass, could you come to Xenobiology, please? I think you should see this...</tt><br /><br /><tt>Whisper "Don' bloody move, yeah, or you're a dead man.</tt><br /><br /><tt>Me grumbles irritably and kicks his feet up on his desk, glowering at his boss.</tt></blockquote>

	And don't forget to type properly! Consistently making typos or forgetting punctuation looks about the same to other players as showing up to a job interview drunk and slurring.		And don't forget to type properly! Consistently making typos or forgetting punctuation looks about the same to other players as showing up to a job interview drunk and slurring.

Soleil: /* Modes */ On reflection, this was ugly and misleading. Updated to be pretty and hopefully less confusing. My bad on the dupe edits, I'm a wee bit rusty.

2023-01-17T21:18:44Z

Modes: On reflection, this was ugly and misleading. Updated to be pretty and hopefully less confusing. My bad on the dupe edits, I'm a wee bit rusty.

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	[[File:Tut-Modes.png\|400px\|thumb\|right\|Modes Area]]		[[File:Tut-Modes.png\|400px\|thumb\|right\|Modes Area]]
	*'''M:''' Movement speed toggle, switch between running and walking. Walking allows you to cross slippery areas without tripping.		*'''M:''' Movement speed toggle, switch between running and walking. Walking allows you to cross slippery areas without tripping.
	*'''I:''' [[Combat]] ~~Intent~~ setting. This selects how you will interact with an object or a person when you make an action. Blue is '''Disarm''', green is '''Help''', yellow is '''Grab''', and red is '''Harm'''.		*'''I:''' [[Combat\|Intent]] setting. This selects how you will interact with an object or a person when you make an action. Blue is '''Disarm''', green is '''Help''', yellow is '''Grab''', and red is '''Harm'''.
	*'''T:''' Targeting diagram. You can click body parts here to select what body part to affect when clicking other characters. For example if you have the head selected and click someone with a crowbar in your hand, you will hit them in the head with the crowbar.		*'''T:''' Targeting diagram. You can click body parts here to select what body part to affect when clicking other characters. For example if you have the head selected and click someone with a crowbar in your hand, you will hit them in the head with the crowbar.
	*'''G:''' Gun settings. Toggles between either immediately firing a gun each click, or aiming and notifying the player that they are targeted. You can then select options to automatically fire in certain conditions such as if they move.		*'''G:''' Gun settings. Toggles between either immediately firing a gun each click, or aiming and notifying the player that they are targeted. You can then select options to automatically fire in certain conditions such as if they move.

Soleil: /* What To Do Now */ Controversial opinion: Double dipping the same guides link is redundant, so I made this one redirect to the jobs page.

2023-01-17T21:17:22Z

What To Do Now: Controversial opinion: Double dipping the same guides link is redundant, so I made this one redirect to the jobs page.

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	*'''Read up on some other [[Guides]]:''' You can never know too much.		*'''Read up on some other [[Guides]]:''' You can never know too much.

	*'''Try advanced jobs:''' Once you feel you have the basics of the game under your belt, don't be afraid to check the [[~~Job Guides~~\|guides]] on the other positions available. Not only is it more fun, but you might actually get to help the station!		*'''Try advanced jobs:''' Once you feel you have the basics of the game under your belt, don't be afraid to check the [[Jobs\|guides]] on the other positions available. Not only is it more fun, but you might actually get to help the station!

	*'''Help out the game:''' If you're good with programming, drawing sprites, telling stories or designing maps, feel free to drop by and show us what you can do.		*'''Help out the game:''' If you're good with programming, drawing sprites, telling stories or designing maps, feel free to drop by and show us what you can do.

Soleil: /* Modes */ Updated a dead redirect to Intents, which no longer exists, to the Combat page which now hosts intents.

2023-01-17T21:07:01Z

Modes: Updated a dead redirect to Intents, which no longer exists, to the Combat page which now hosts intents.

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	[[File:Tut-Modes.png\|400px\|thumb\|right\|Modes Area]]		[[File:Tut-Modes.png\|400px\|thumb\|right\|Modes Area]]
	*'''M:''' Movement speed toggle, switch between running and walking. Walking allows you to cross slippery areas without tripping.		*'''M:''' Movement speed toggle, switch between running and walking. Walking allows you to cross slippery areas without tripping.
	*'''I:''' [[~~Intent~~]] setting. This selects how you will interact with an object or a person when you make an action. Blue is '''Disarm''', green is '''Help''', yellow is '''Grab''', and red is '''Harm'''.		*'''I:''' [[Combat]] Intent setting. This selects how you will interact with an object or a person when you make an action. Blue is '''Disarm''', green is '''Help''', yellow is '''Grab''', and red is '''Harm'''.
	*'''T:''' Targeting diagram. You can click body parts here to select what body part to affect when clicking other characters. For example if you have the head selected and click someone with a crowbar in your hand, you will hit them in the head with the crowbar.		*'''T:''' Targeting diagram. You can click body parts here to select what body part to affect when clicking other characters. For example if you have the head selected and click someone with a crowbar in your hand, you will hit them in the head with the crowbar.
	*'''G:''' Gun settings. Toggles between either immediately firing a gun each click, or aiming and notifying the player that they are targeted. You can then select options to automatically fire in certain conditions such as if they move.		*'''G:''' Gun settings. Toggles between either immediately firing a gun each click, or aiming and notifying the player that they are targeted. You can then select options to automatically fire in certain conditions such as if they move.

Soleil: /* Antagonism Tab */ Grammatical correction. This is why we read everything twice before calling it good.

2023-01-17T20:18:31Z

Antagonism Tab: Grammatical correction. This is why we read everything twice before calling it good.

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	== Antagonism Tab ==		== Antagonism Tab ==
	Most of the options on this tab have no effect, as we do not play with traditional randomly-assigned antagonist roles. Some settings still influence things, however:		Most of the options in this tab have no effect, as we do not play with traditional randomly-assigned antagonist roles. Some settings still influence things, however:
	*'''Be positronic brain:''' If someone selects a positronic brain and requests in-game that a ghost inhabit it, if you have this enabled, you will be asked if you wish to inhabit the brain and join the round.		*'''Be positronic brain:''' If someone selects a positronic brain and requests in-game that a ghost inhabit it, if you have this enabled, you will be asked if you wish to inhabit the brain and join the round.
	*'''Be pAI candidate:''' Similar to the above, but for inhabiting pAI devices.		*'''Be pAI candidate:''' Similar to the above, but for inhabiting pAI devices.

Soleil: /* Global Tab */ Ingame | In-game grammar consistency change.

2023-01-17T20:16:21Z

Global Tab: Ingame | In-game grammar consistency change.

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	*'''pAI:''' When you are a pAI candidate and someone is searching for a ghost to inhabit their pAI, these fields will be displayed to them so they can make their choice.		*'''pAI:''' When you are a pAI candidate and someone is searching for a ghost to inhabit their pAI, these fields will be displayed to them so they can make their choice.
	*'''Communicator Identity:''' These settings allow you to configure a communicator, if you begin the game with one. Traditionally the game starts you with a PDA to communicate with other players, however you may also take a handheld Communicator capable of voice and video calls. You can pick this in the Loadout tab.		*'''Communicator Identity:''' These settings allow you to configure a communicator, if you begin the game with one. Traditionally the game starts you with a PDA to communicate with other players, however you may also take a handheld Communicator capable of voice and video calls. You can pick this in the Loadout tab.
	*'''Jukebox Volume:''' If you find the ~~ingame~~ jukebox music to be too loud, you can permanently alter the volume here.		*'''Jukebox Volume:''' If you find the in-game jukebox music to be too loud, you can permanently alter the volume here.
	*'''Media Player Type:''' See the ~~ingame~~ description.		*'''Media Player Type:''' See the in-game description.

	= The User Interface =		= The User Interface =

Soleil: /* Antagonism Tab */ Ingame | In-game grammar consistency change.

2023-01-17T20:14:53Z

Antagonism Tab: Ingame | In-game grammar consistency change.

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	== Antagonism Tab ==		== Antagonism Tab ==
	Most of the options on this tab have no effect, as we do not play with traditional randomly-assigned antagonist roles. Some settings still influence things, however:		Most of the options on this tab have no effect, as we do not play with traditional randomly-assigned antagonist roles. Some settings still influence things, however:
	*'''Be positronic brain:''' If someone selects a positronic brain and requests ~~ingame~~ that a ghost inhabit it, if you have this enabled, you will be asked if you wish to inhabit the brain and join the round.		*'''Be positronic brain:''' If someone selects a positronic brain and requests in-game that a ghost inhabit it, if you have this enabled, you will be asked if you wish to inhabit the brain and join the round.
	*'''Be pAI candidate:''' Similar to the above, but for inhabiting pAI devices.		*'''Be pAI candidate:''' Similar to the above, but for inhabiting pAI devices.

Soleil: /* Background Information */ Ingame | In-game grammar consistency change.

2023-01-17T20:13:54Z

Background Information: Ingame | In-game grammar consistency change.

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	=== Background Information ===		=== Background Information ===
	Purely for roleplay purposes, these show up on your employment, security, or medical records ~~ingame~~ for other players, so should be populated to match the backstory for your character. '''Not having records as a colonist can and will get you arrested, make sure to fill them out; you can find templates for each record here: [[Example Paperwork]]'''		Purely for roleplay purposes, these show up on your employment, security, or medical records in-game for other players, so should be populated to match the backstory for your character. '''Not having records as a colonist can and will get you arrested, make sure to fill them out; you can find templates for each record here: [[Example Paperwork]]'''

	=== Records ===		=== Records ===