From e182510a5d08d6a3fcdd876dbb30a54fd3c745c8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: hypabeast_ <43hyperbeast@gmail.com> Date: Tue, 1 Sep 2026 22:47:01 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] init --- .../Locale/en-US/_Starlight/traits/background-traits.ftl | 2 ++ Resources/Prototypes/_Starlight/Traits/background.yml | 9 +++++++++ Resources/Prototypes/_Starlight/tags.yml | 3 +++ .../ServerRules/RulesSL/Clarifications/Metashield.xml | 8 ++++++-- 4 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/Resources/Locale/en-US/_Starlight/traits/background-traits.ftl b/Resources/Locale/en-US/_Starlight/traits/background-traits.ftl index f5b8ee402a9b..635d1d53d8bd 100644 --- a/Resources/Locale/en-US/_Starlight/traits/background-traits.ftl +++ b/Resources/Locale/en-US/_Starlight/traits/background-traits.ftl @@ -45,3 +45,5 @@ trait-background-paradox-description = You did what you had to do make the timel trait-background-ussp-name = Ex USSP trait-background-ussp-description = The Union of Soviet Socialists Planets is a colossal governing body, taking up almost one fourth of all inhabited space. You were born amongst those red stars. Indoctrinated from childhood, you still remember the chants, the glorious history, and the sound of jackboots kicking down doors at night. You could have been a soldier, fighting for the great cause. You might have been a worker, indentured amongst mind-numbing grey corridors and dim lights. A scientist for the Soviet war effort - an engineer for the ancient power plants that fuel their socialist state. But now you're here, far from the Red Star. How did you get here? What allegiances do you still hold to that distant power, that rules so much of the night sky? +trait-background-lings-name = Changeling Encounter +trait-background-lings-description = It looked just like your coworker, didn't it? At least, up until its chest broke open. You watched in silent horror, trying to stay unnoticed as it devoured your friend, its prey. And then it had the audacity to take their place. diff --git a/Resources/Prototypes/_Starlight/Traits/background.yml b/Resources/Prototypes/_Starlight/Traits/background.yml index 640d6a3d2d74..b1d54bf0185e 100644 --- a/Resources/Prototypes/_Starlight/Traits/background.yml +++ b/Resources/Prototypes/_Starlight/Traits/background.yml @@ -162,3 +162,12 @@ - !type:BackgroundEffect background: USSP +- type: trait + id: ChangelingEncounter + name: trait-background-lings-name + description: trait-background-lings-description + category: BackgroundTraits + cost: 0 + effects: + - !type:BackgroundEffect + background: ChangelingEncounter diff --git a/Resources/Prototypes/_Starlight/tags.yml b/Resources/Prototypes/_Starlight/tags.yml index ae2325366d5f..2436d53f2d38 100644 --- a/Resources/Prototypes/_Starlight/tags.yml +++ b/Resources/Prototypes/_Starlight/tags.yml @@ -137,6 +137,9 @@ - type: Tag id: CentcommVibroblade +- type: Tag + id: ChangelingEncounterTraitBackground + - type: Tag id: CheapInsulatedFabric diff --git a/Resources/ServerInfo/Guidebook/ServerRules/RulesSL/Clarifications/Metashield.xml b/Resources/ServerInfo/Guidebook/ServerRules/RulesSL/Clarifications/Metashield.xml index 8b70c81d81e3..6b475fe7897d 100644 --- a/Resources/ServerInfo/Guidebook/ServerRules/RulesSL/Clarifications/Metashield.xml +++ b/Resources/ServerInfo/Guidebook/ServerRules/RulesSL/Clarifications/Metashield.xml @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ This system is broken up into four core pillars: [bold]Unknown Information, Corp - [bold][color=#ff6200]Unknown Information[/color][/bold] is not known by anyone, or is only known by a very small group of people which is defined specifically. - [bold][color=#9819ff]Corporate Secrets[/color][/bold] are only known by high value members of the corporation. These are; All of Command, the Station AI, NanoTrasen Representative, Blue Shield Officer, Magistrate, NanoTrasen Career Trainer and all Central Command roles such as ERT, OPs, CBURN, etc. Corporate Secrets should be kept secret until it is necessary to reveal them, revealing them frivolously is frowned upon by Central Command. - [bold][color=#f00000]Secure Knowledge[/color][/bold] is only known by members of Security, Internal Affairs Agents, and everyone who knows Corporate Secrets. This includes the Brig Medic, Warden, Security Cadets- all Security jobs. Secure Knowledge should be kept secret until necessary, but may be revealed in order to preserve Crew lives. -- [bold][color=#0af024]Background[/color][/bold] is a system that allows any characters to know specific pieces of ordinarily Metashielded knowledge. Every character may only have one Background, which is picked during Character Creation as a Trait and can not be changed mid-round or frequently at all. Your Background should reflect the life your character has lived, and act in complement to their characterization and backstory. +- [bold][color=#0af024]Background[/color][/bold] is a system that allows any characters to know specific pieces of ordinarily Metashielded knowledge. Every character may only have two Backgrounds, which is picked during Character Creation as a Trait and can not be changed mid-round or frequently at all. Your Background should reflect the life your character has lived, and act in complement to their characterization and backstory. Additionally, there are some pieces of information that exist as rumors or as pieces of pop culture and media that are not believed to be real by most people. These pieces of information will be listed near the bottom of the page, as additive worldbuilding information. @@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ As a former member of a Mercenary Company, the NanoTrasen Naval Corps, or a Sect [bold][color=#0af024]Romerol Disaster Survivor || [/color][/bold] -You are one of a few survivors of a Romerol outbreak, from before the implementation of the PSO Cloning System. You know that the undead are real, and some of how they behave. Of course nobody would ever believe you if you told them. +You are one of a few survivors of a Romerol outbreak, from before the implementation of the PSO Cloning System. You know that the undead are real, and some of how they behave. Of course, nobody would ever believe you if you told them. [bold][color=#0af024]Xenos Disaster Survivor || [/color][/bold] @@ -190,6 +190,10 @@ You were once the unfortunate recipient of a probing. The Grays are real! They h While reformed, more or less, you used to get involved in the types of crowds and businesses you really shouldn't have. Because of these connections, you are aware of what items on the station are likely to be worth a lot, and that they are probably targeted by the Syndicate and other Thieves. You know what all the Steal Objective Targets are. +[bold][color=#0af024]Changeling Encounter || [/color][/bold] +You know of the existence of Changelings, and, if you find an out of the way locker filled with hollow bodies, to get the hell out of there and [italic]exactly[/italic] what to tell Security. + + ## Additional Information ### Rumors and Pop Culture Over the years a number of things have slipped through the cracks. While they are generally not believed by sane people, none the less the image and rumor persists. Think of it like how in the real world, we have a concept of what a Vampire is. Vampires are obviously not real, but we have a conception of what they should be like if they were. This carries into roleplay as well.