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===Being a Captain – Basics=== | ===Being a Captain – Basics=== | ||
[[File:Bridge_small.png|thumb|300px|alt=Bridge|The [[Bridge]]]] | [[File:Bridge_small.png|thumb|300px|alt=Bridge|The [[Bridge]]]] | ||
The Captain has [[Captains Quarters|spacious quarters]], complete with [[Arcade Machine|arcade machine]], ID computer and Communications console, a [[High-risk_items#Jet_Pack|Jetpack]], a [[High-risk_items#Hand_teleporter|hand teleporter]], the [[High-risk_items#Nuclear_authentication_disk|Nuclear Authentication Disk]], an SSU with a | The Captain has [[Captains Quarters|spacious quarters]], complete with [[Arcade Machine|arcade machine]], ID computer and Communications console, a [[High-risk_items#Jet_Pack|Jetpack]], a [[High-risk_items#Hand_teleporter|hand teleporter]], the [[High-risk_items#Nuclear_authentication_disk|Nuclear Authentication Disk]], an SSU with a space worthy suit of armor and helmet, an energy gun, and a pressurized and humidity controlled display case with your pride and joy, an [[High-risk_items#Captain.27s_Antique_Laser_Gun|antique laser gun]]. | ||
It's probably best to leave the gun where it is, as the case has been outfitted with a handy anti-theft system. You'll probably also be mocked if you carry it around with you. | It's probably best to leave the gun where it is, as the case has been outfitted with a handy anti-theft system. You'll probably also be mocked if you carry it around with you. | ||
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Contacting Centcom on your own is possible through the use of Communications Consoles. Still, unless the transmission is urgent, it will likely get caught up for weeks in Centcom's notorious bureaucracy. Even then, it'll be a crapshoot. | Contacting Centcom on your own is possible through the use of Communications Consoles. Still, unless the transmission is urgent, it will likely get caught up for weeks in Centcom's notorious bureaucracy. Even then, it'll be a crapshoot. | ||
===Abandoning Ship=== | ===Abandoning Ship=== | ||
'''You are ultimately responsible for the station.''' It is not uncommon for Captains to be court- | '''You are ultimately responsible for the station.''' It is not uncommon for Captains to be court-martialed or even executed if he or she should decide to abandon their ship, regardless of condition. As they hold the ultimate responsibility for the station and its crew, losing them could likely be perceived by your superiors as desertion, mutiny, or treason. | ||
So keep this in mind when you are facing disaster. Permit no evacuations without your explicit authorization. You should be doing your utmost in keeping the station up and running --lest you go down with the ship, either one way or the other. | So keep this in mind when you are facing disaster. Permit no evacuations without your explicit authorization. You should be doing your utmost in keeping the station up and running --lest you go down with the ship, either one way or the other. | ||
==Tips== | ==Tips== | ||
*As Captain, you should always be carrying | *As Captain, you should always be carrying the Nuke Disk: The [[Head of Security]] spawns with the pinpointer, so he can find your inevitable corpse. | ||
*The Nuke Disk can fit in a wallet. Now the operatives have to search yet another storage container on your person! Nuke disk into a wallet, wallet into a box filled with wallets, in a backpack full of boxes, in the AI upload. | *The Nuke Disk can fit in a wallet. Now the operatives have to search yet another storage container on your person! Nuke disk into a wallet, wallet into a box filled with wallets, in a backpack full of boxes, in the AI upload. | ||
*Never, NEVER, put the nuke disk into your safe. Anyone who needs to steal it WILL be able to easily take it with an emag or similar. | *Never, NEVER, put the nuke disk into your safe. Anyone who needs to steal it WILL be able to easily take it with an emag or similar. | ||
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*If you are on low population chances are some departments will be absent of their respective heads. So it is a good idea to see what other people in headless departments might need from you to get things running. | *If you are on low population chances are some departments will be absent of their respective heads. So it is a good idea to see what other people in headless departments might need from you to get things running. | ||
*Even though it is tempting, do not over-use the communication console station announcement feature or a [[Centcom Official]] might be your next excuse to drink on the job. | *Even though it is tempting, do not over-use the communication console station announcement feature or a [[Centcom Official]] might be your next excuse to drink on the job. | ||
*As of now it is against the rules and considered powergaming if you remove the spare from the cabinet for safekeeping unless a head gains it because a captain is absent. | *As of now it is against the rules and considered powergaming if you remove the spare from the cabinet for safekeeping unless a head gains it because a captain is absent. There is an exception to this if the situation is very extreme then the captain may take ahold of it as their personal ID. | ||
==I Am the State== | ==I Am the State== | ||
'''NOTE: By default, the Captain cannot be an antagonist.''' | '''NOTE: By default, the Captain cannot be an antagonist.''' | ||