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*Fore = north, aft = south, starboard = east and port = west.
*Fore = north, aft = south, starboard = east and port = west.
*You can right-click on a tile to see what area it is assigned to. If you can't see it, then you're looking at an area you are not in. If you can see it, then you are in that area. Good for locating where shuttles will dock, or where a pod used to be.
*You can right-click on a tile to see what area it is assigned to. If you can't see it, then you're looking at an area you are not in. If you can see it, then you are in that area. Good for locating where shuttles will dock, or where a pod used to be.
*You can drag two things at once, as long as one of them can have the grab intent used on it. Ctrl+click one and grab intent the other. Very useful in Xenobiology where you're trying to drag a bunch of monkey or slime corpses at the same time. You can do something similar with non-grabbable things with telekinesis and Ctrl+clicking. Added: You can actually move 3 things with grabs-switch to the other hand. If this stops you from pulling, then it's only 2 things.
*Press tab to activate hotkey mode. WASD to move, Q to drop, R to throw, T to talk, F, G, Z to use what's in your hand, and X to switch hands.
*Press tab to activate hotkey mode. WASD to move, Q to drop, R to throw, T to talk, F, G, Z to use what's in your hand, and X to switch hands.
*You can add items to boxes even if the box is already in your backpack. No need to Tetris.
*You can add items to boxes even if the box is already in your backpack. No need to Tetris.
* :l, :r, and :i are some of the most important things to know how to use in the event of radio issues. :r and :l will attempt to speak into radios held in either your right or left hand, and :i can be used to speak into an intercom if you're adjacent to it.
* :l, :r, and :i are some of the most important things to know how to use in the event of radio issues. :r and :l will attempt to speak into radios held in either your right or left hand, and :i can be used to speak into an intercom if you're adjacent to it.
*BYOND's stretch to fit distorts the view. Use 64x64.
*Stretch to Fit pixel scaling distorts your view. Go to the preference menu by clicking "Setup Character" in the lobby or the Game Preferences button in the preferences tab. Go to Game Preferences in the preference menu and set Pixel Scaling to Pixel Perfect 2x.
*You can Ctrl+F search any BYOND window (helps A LOT with PDA's and computer terminals).
*You can Ctrl+F search any BYOND window (helps A LOT with PDA's and computer terminals).
*In the job selection menu, from the lobby, you can use right click on the "Low/Medium/High" priority button to make it cycle backwards.
*In the job selection menu, from the lobby, you can use right click on the "Low/Medium/High" priority button to make it cycle backwards.
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