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Drones are played by players who are currently [[Ghost|ghosted]]. In order to take control of a Drone, find a empty drone shell (usually these will be in robotics) and then left click it. See also [[Guide to robotics|building a drone]] | Drones are played by players who are currently [[Ghost|ghosted]]. In order to take control of a Drone, find a empty drone shell (usually these will be in robotics) and then left click it. See also [[Guide to robotics|building a drone]] | ||
==Drone Laws== | ==Drone Laws== | ||
#You may not involve yourself in the matters of another being, even if such matters conflict with Law Two or Law Three, unless the other being is another Drone. | # You may not involve yourself in the matters of another being, even if such matters conflict with Law Two or Law Three, unless the other being is another Drone. | ||
#You may not harm any being, regardless of intent or circumstance. | # You may not harm any being, regardless of intent or circumstance. | ||
#Your goals are to build, maintain, repair, improve, and power to the best of your abilities, You must never actively work against these goals. | # Your goals are to build, maintain, repair, improve, and provide power to your assigned area to the best of your abilities, You must never actively work against these goals or leave your assigned area. | ||
==What This Means== | ==What This Means== | ||
'''Laws 1 and 2 prohibit you from interacting with living beings'''. This includes humans, lizardpeople, silicons, pets, animals, creatures, xenos, and basically anything living. You cannot help them, you cannot hurt them, and you cannot interact with them at all, ever. This does '''not''' mean you have to go out of your way to avoid living beings; '''they simply do not exist to you'''. Person in crit? Walk on by. Traitor murdering someone in maint? Not your problem. Xeno infestation? Just fix the holes they leave in the station. | '''Laws 1 and 2 prohibit you from interacting with living beings'''. This includes humans, lizardpeople, silicons, pets, animals, creatures, xenos, and basically anything living. You cannot help them, you cannot hurt them, and you cannot interact with them at all, ever. This does '''not''' mean you have to go out of your way to avoid living beings; '''they simply do not exist to you'''. Person in crit? Walk on by. Traitor murdering someone in maint? Not your problem. Xeno infestation? Just fix the holes they leave in the station. | ||
'''Law 3 gives your mandate: | '''Law 3 gives your mandate: upkeep of wherever you were built. ''This is not the same as prevention!'' ''' Upkeep can include repairing hull breaches, cleaning bloodstains or vandalism, repairing power issues, and generally what a [[Station Engineer]] or [[Janitor]] <s>never</s> does. This is intentionally somewhat broad. For example, setting up the solars is definitely okay. Building a fort in maintenance is probably okay. Dragging around the nuclear authentication disk like a party train is not okay. And interacting with living beings in the process is '''never okay'''. If you see an active bomb, you leave it alone. There is no damage yet after all. Once it goes off, the station is damaged and only then does your third law come into play. ''Use common sense or get banned.'' | ||
Nanotrasen stations being what they are, gray areas might sometimes arise. When in doubt, [[adminhelp|ahelp]]. | Nanotrasen stations being what they are, gray areas might sometimes arise. When in doubt, [[adminhelp|ahelp]]. | ||
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Drones can climb through connected vents, walk through airlocks without opening them, climb over tables, and move unhindered through other drones and non-drones alike. To climb into a vent hold the ''Alt'' key while left-clicking on it. These abilities allow drones to access areas and gather tools or materials for repairs faster than any regular crew member could. As a drone, think about cleaning up your mess after a task is complete to minimize your possible interaction with the crew (law 1). | Drones can climb through connected vents, walk through airlocks without opening them, climb over tables, and move unhindered through other drones and non-drones alike. To climb into a vent hold the ''Alt'' key while left-clicking on it. These abilities allow drones to access areas and gather tools or materials for repairs faster than any regular crew member could. As a drone, think about cleaning up your mess after a task is complete to minimize your possible interaction with the crew (law 1). | ||
Drones cannot understand any language that isn' | Drones cannot understand any language that isn't their special drone language, appearing as combinations of "|" and "." Usually, the [[Curator]] will be the only non-drone that can speak to and understand them. Drones can, however, listen in on the silicon binary channel. This allows them to find out about hull breaches and other events that might require their attention -- provided the silicons are actually making use of their channel. Drones also have their own channel, accessed the same way that silicons access binary: ".b". | ||
Drones are entirely immune to all atmospheric effects, as well as radiation. Otherwise they are quite fragile, and can be easily destroyed by an angry crewmember, stray bullet, hungry space carp, or unforeseen explosion. Additionally, drones can be detonated by the [[AI]] via the Robotics Control console in the [[Research Director]]'s office. | Drones are entirely immune to all atmospheric effects, as well as radiation. Otherwise they are quite fragile, and can be easily destroyed by an angry crewmember, stray bullet, hungry space carp, or unforeseen explosion. Additionally, drones can be detonated by the [[AI]] via the Robotics Control console in the [[Research Director]]'s office. | ||
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As a drone, some humans will want to pick you up and wear you as a hat. This is of course of no concern to you. | As a drone, some humans will want to pick you up and wear you as a hat. This is of course of no concern to you. | ||
==Drones and You== | ==Drones and You== | ||
Drones are here to repair <s>your screw ups</s> damage to the station. They are able to procure | Drones are here to repair <s>your screw ups</s> damage to the station. They are able to procure the requisite resources on their own and may attempt to take them from your workplace. Most of the time this should not be a problem for you, but if it is, pick up the metal or glass and the drone will leave it (and you) alone. | ||
Remember, drones <s>will probably glitch out and steal your shit</s> are very single-minded in their task and thus are likely to acquire supplies you need for yourself. Their goals tend to align with betterment of the station, however, so in some cases these thefts can be overlooked. | Remember, drones <s>will probably glitch out and steal your shit</s> are very single-minded in their task and thus are likely to acquire supplies you need for yourself. Their goals tend to align with betterment of the station, however, so in some cases these thefts can be overlooked. | ||