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YogStation gamemodes will be secret by default. This means that it will randomly select from gamemodes in the rotation, which can either lead to variety or hilarious back-to-back-to-back Nuclear Emergency rounds, and then display it as secret no matter what gets chosen. Special circumstances may change this, such as [[Random events|random events]], [[mulligan]], or combined rounds (such as traitor and blood brother or traitor and changeling).

===[[File:Sword.gif|link=Traitor]] [[Traitor]]===

The most common game mode. In Traitor, one or more crew members are Syndicate agents and are given an [[Syndicate_Items#Uplink|uplink]] to provide them with [[Syndicate Items|useful tools]] to help them [[Traitor#Your_Objectives|complete their goal]]. The crew must find out who the traitors are and [[Security_Officer|the security team]] should stop them from reaching their goal.  

'''Game Ending Conditions:'''

*When the Emergency Shuttle docks at Central Command.

===[[File:Changeling.gif|link=Changeling]] [[Changeling]]===

Some of the crew are not what they appear to be! These changelings are '''monsters''' in human form, with the ability to '''absorb (eat) people and take on their DNA/identity'''. Changelings must have a quiet spot and an immobile victim in order to absorb their body, so stealth is absolutely necessary. Changelings have other weapons at their disposal, but are largely stealth-based. Changelings can be anyone they have the DNA of - they can switch identities instantaneously, only absorbing takes time and peace. Like traitors, changelings will have an objective to accomplish before the [[Escape Shuttle]] arrives at [[Central_Command|central command]], usually to kill a certain person and/or escape with their identity. They win by completing their objectives. Note that changelings win individually - they may band together and work as a team, but it is more likely that they will stab each other in the back.

'''Game Ending Conditions:'''

*When the Emergency Shuttle docks at Central Command.

===[[File:Sword.gif|link=Traitor]][[File:Changeling.gif|link=Changeling]] [[Traitor]][[Changeling|ling]]===

It gets worse! The station has been infiltrated by both [[traitor|traitors]] and [[changeling|changelings]]! Great care should be taken in observing which is which so that they can be dealt with appropriately. Failure to do so may result in the syndicate achieving their objectives!  

*When the Emergency Shuttle docks at Central Command.

*If a traitor or a changeling has completed all objectives, they get greentext.

[[File:Sword.gif|link=Traitor]][[File:Vampire.png|link=Vampire|32x32px]] <big>'''[[Traitor]][[Vampire|vamp]]'''</big>

A rare gamemode, the station can be simultaneously infiltrated by both [[Traitor|traitors]] and [[Vampire|vampires]]. Like Traitorling, traitors can also sometimes be a traitor and a vampire, but this is much more rarer than being a traitorling. Traitorvamps get access to both their [[Syndicate_Items#Uplink|uplink]] and their vampire abilities.

*If a traitorling has completed all objectives, they get greentext.

Some of the crew are not what they appear to be! These Bloodsuckers are '''monsters''' in human form, with the ability to '''drink the blood of the living'''. Bloodsuckers must claim a lair and coffin, which they can teleport to just before the sun rises, at great blood-cost, from anywhere. Bloodsuckers choose a Clan to be a part of, changing their abilities. Bloodsuckers exposed to the sun turn to dust, and must remain in a coffin to stay safe. Bloodsuckers can turn crew into Vassals, who work to protect their master, provide a source of easy blood, and follow any orders given by their master. Bloodsuckers can have optional objectives they can choose to accomplish before the [[Escape Shuttle]] arrives at [[Central_Command|central command]], they win by surviving and completing their primary objectives, but optional objectives do not matter for a greentext.

*If a bloodsucker has completed all objectives, they get greentext.

It gets worse! The station has been infiltrated by both [[traitor|traitors]] and [[bloodsuckers]]! Great care should be taken in observing which is which so that they can be dealt with appropriately. Failure to do so may result in the syndicate achieving their objectives!

'''Game Ending Conditions:'''

* When the Emergency Shuttle docks at Central Command.

In Blood Brothers, two or more crew members two or more Syndicate agents will have to team up to [[Traitor#Your_Objectives|complete their goals]]. They function similar to traitors, except they are not given an [[Syndicate_Items#Uplink|uplink]].

If the blood brothers can meet their objectives and are all present and alive on a pod or the shuttle when it leaves, they win. However, being in the shuttle brig (marked with red flooring) does not count towards escaping and will cause them to fail. Note that in order to win, all of your team must succeed.

*Assassinate or maroon a specific crew member.

*Steal a restricted item.

===[[File:Sword.gif|link=Traitor]] [[Traitor#Internal_Affairs_Agent|Internal Affairs Agent]]===

In Internal Affairs, crew members are Syndicate agents and are given an [[Syndicate_Items#Uplink|uplink]] to provide them with [[Syndicate Items|useful tools]] to help them [[Traitor#Your_Objectives|complete their goal]]. Their objectives always concern killing another Internal Affairs Agent, so don't expect to find a buddy to help you out!

*When the Emergency Shuttle docks at Central Command.

*If an internal affairs agent has completed all objectives, they get greentext.

===[[File:Cult.png|link=Cult magic]] [[Cult magic|Blood Cult]]===

A vile magic '''cult of brainwashed acolytes''' has infiltrated the station, and it is up to Security and the Chaplain to stop them. Somewhat similar to revolution, with some exceptions:

*There are no defined "Cult heads" unless one gets chosen, all cultists are equal; each original cultist starts with 10 runed metal and a cult dagger.

*If the Emergency Shuttle docks at Central Command, the crew wins.

*Summoning Nar'Sie will automatically end the round with a cult win.

===[[File:Clockwork_slab.gif|40px|link=Clockwork Cult]] [[Clockwork Cult]]===

While Nar-Sie is an elder god, they are not the only one. There are other elder gods in the universe, and one in particular holds a fierce grudge against Nar-Sie: Ratvar, the Clockwork Justiciar. An amalgamation of parts, steam and cogs; Ratvar seeks nothing more than Nar-Sie's utter annihilation.

*If the Ark is destroyed, the crew wins.

*If the Ark does not get destroyed, the Cult wins.

===[[File:Nuke.png|link=Syndicate guide]] [[Syndicate guide|Nuclear Emergency]]===

A team of '''Syndicate operatives''' has been sent on a '''mission to completely destroy the station with a nuclear bomb'''. However, they must get the [[Nuclear Authentication Disk]] from the station itself in order to arm the bomb, and the crew (or at least the captain) will be doing everything in their power to stop the attackers from getting the disk. The operatives have access to [[Syndicate_Items#Uplink|uplinks]] (containing most normal traitor items as well as high-profile operative weapons) and [[pinpointer|Pinpointers]] that will allow them to hunt for the Disk.

*If the nuke detonates in the station successfully and the Syndicate Shuttle escapes, the Syndicates win a Major Victory.

*If the nuke detonates in the station successfully but no Syndicates manage to escape, no-one wins.

===[[File:rev.png|link=Revolution]] [[Revolution]]===

A small cadre of crew members have had enough of the command staff's bullshit so it's time to revolt! '''Revolutionary Heads''' (of which there will be one to three, depending on the number of Heads of Staff and security) are supported by [[The Syndicate]] and have been trained to use [[Flash]]es to '''brainwash the crew to join their cause''', which is to '''slaughter all the station's Heads of Staff'''. When a Revhead uses a flash on someone who isn't loyalty implanted (all security members are implanted), a Head of Staff, or flash-protected by sunglasses (like the Quartermaster), they will be converted to the Revolution and will have a red R mark on them visible to all revolutionaries. Note that Revheads can use any flash to convert people, not just the one they start with. The shuttle can be called but will never depart during this game mode.

*If all of the [[Heads of Staff]] (Captain, Head of Personnel, Head of Security, Research Director, Chief Medical Officer, Chief Engineer) die or are exiled (leaving the station [[z-level]]), the Revolutionaries wins.

*If all of the Revheads die or abandon (leaving the station [[z-level]] or hiding in a locker counts as "Abandoned the station/Abandoned the cause", in which they are treated as dead) the station, the Heads of Staff win.

===[[File:Wizhat.PNG|link=Wizard]] [[Wizard]]===

A '''space wizard''' has infiltrated the station! Wielding an arsenal of powerful '''spells''' that can defy physics and even time and space itself, they will stop at nothing to advance the [[Backstory#Space Wizard Federation|Space Wizard Federation]]'s agenda (which is suspiciously similar to the Syndicate's). Nanotrasen and the SWF are known enemies, so the crew has no choice but to '''destroy the wizard'''! Accomplish this by beating the wizard's brains in with anything on hand. The '''wizard's goals''' are mainly to '''steal or destroy something''' on the station and escape on the shuttle.

*If the Emergency Shuttle docks at Central Command without the Wizard completing his objectives, the Wizard fails.

* If the Wizard completes his objectives, the Wizard wins.

===[[File:Raginmages.png|link=Wizard]] [[Wizard|Ragin' Mages]]===

Ragin' Mages is a rare spin-off gamemode of the [[Wizard]] that occurs with a 1.2% chance on high population. Instead of the traditional singular wizard invading the station, the [[Backstory#Space Wizard Federation|Space Wizard Federation]] sends a '''new Wizard every five minutes'''. Each Wizard has their own '''objectives''', similar to the ones a [[Traitor]] or Blood Brother might have. The game mode is set at an extremely low occurrence rate due its difficulty.

'''Game Ending Conditions:'''

*If the Emergency Shuttle docks at Central Command without the Wizard completing his objectives, the Wizard fails.

===[[File:Heretic_forbidden_book.png|link=Heretic]] [[Heretic]]===

Similar to, but unaffiliated with Cults, '''heretics''' can advance upon '''unique ability trees''' by sacrificing crew members. With access to the paths of '''rust, ash and flesh''', they can choose to specialize in different abilities, building towards their eventual '''ascension'''.

*When a heretic completes their sacrifices and ascends.

===Dynamic ===

The dynamic game mode generates a threat number which is used to "buy" rulesets (rulesets are basically your antagonists). This means you can have rounds with for example traitors and cult. You can have multiple rulesets depending on the pop and threat level. There are latejoin and midround rulesets as well; The ''latejoin'' ruleset can assign late joining players as antagonists, and the ''midround'' ruleset assigns (prompts) ghosts or currently living players as antagonists.  

The threat level of the dynamic round is hinted by the "status summary" automatically printed by the communication consoles near roundstart:

*Peaceful Waypoint: Threat 0 to 19, no antagonists alive

==Other Game Modes ==

Game modes which are not in rotation, but may show up if an admin sets it. They do not appear due to them still being in development, being too powerful to normally use or simply for being unfun and/or boring.

[[File:Malf_AI.gif|link=Guide_to_malfunction]] [[Guide_to_malfunction|'''<big>AI Malfunction</big>''']]

*If the AI dies, the crew win.

'''Reason for Exclusion:''' Either roundstart plasmaflood or a greenshift until the AI goes nuclear.

[[File:Shadowbeing.png|link=Shadowling]] <big>'''[[Shadowling]]'''</big>

*If the station is evacuated the crew wins.

'''Reason for Exclusion:''' Light based antag with a broken lighting engine.

===[[File:Gscans.png|link=Gang War]] [[Gang War]]===

'''Reason For Exclusion:'''

Gang War is typically a complete disaster, usually leading to mass murderboning due to the confusion of who is an enemy and who is not.

===[[File:Clownops.png|32px]] Clown Operatives===

Clown Operatives is a version of [[Nuclear Operative|nuclear emergency]]. The objectives remain the same as the Nuclear Operatives, however Clown Operatives must detonate a bananium bomb (rather than the traditional nuclear bomb) to achieve their epic prank on the station. Unlike Nuclear Operatives, Clown Operatives can not shoot any type of gun (like the normal [[Clown]]), however they spawn with a custom [[Syndicate_Items#Uplink|uplink]] that contains all the pranking devices a Clown Operative would need.

Clown Ops is intended more as a joke gamemode, rather than the more serious gamemodes that can occur through selection at the beginning of the round.

===[[File:Monkey.png|32px]] Monkey ===

At the start of the round one of the crew members is infected with a disease that, after a while, turns them into a monkey with the ability to spread the disease to other humans by biting them. Armor does not help and the transformation takes about a minute. The disease can be cured by eating bananas, which also provides immunity to any further monkey infections. Monkeys can use almost every weapon and tool, excluding guns. Humans cannot understand monkey-speak, which shows up as "chimpers" to humans, and monkeys cannot understand human speech, which shows up "l**e ***s". The game ends when the impunity.Emergency Shuttle leaves. Monkeys also have the ability to crawl though vents but cannot wear or carry anything when doing so. The AI does not consider monkeys to be human, and may kill/contain them with  

*If the Emergency Shuttle leaves with any living monkeys aboard, the monkeys win and spread their magic hoodoo monkeyism to Centcom.

'''Reason For Exclusion:'''

===[[File:Devil.gif|32px]] [[Devil|Devil/Devil Agents]]===

A Devil has been sent from hell! An infernal soul merchant is an agent from hell, sent to infiltrate humanity and tempt them into damnation. Although devils cannot knowingly directly harm one another, they are typically at odds with one another, as they are all competing over the same limited resources.

*If a devil has completed all objectives, they get greentext.

'''Reason for exclusion:'''

===[[File:Assimilate.png|32px]] [[Assimilation]]===

Several members of the crew wield several psionic powers and are actually the host of a powerful hivemind, with the sole goal of assimilating as many crewmembers as possible to be used as unwitting pawns and fuel for their many powers. Hivemind hosts are even stealthier than changelings and are just as likely to backstab each other due to their psychic sensing abilities! Security is the first line of defense against this silent menace, as not only do mindshields protect the crew from their dastardly mind control, they also grant the same sensory powers the hosts use to hunt each other down! If the crew fails to keep thee hosts in check, the One Mind may emerge and wreak havoc across the station.

*If a hivemind host has completed all objectives, they get greentext.

'''Reason For Exclusion:'''

===[[File:Meteor.gif|link=Meteor_Guide]] [[Meteor_Guide|Meteor]]===

In Meteor the station gets beat to shit by a Meteor Shower and the crew must survive and eventually escape, either by repairing the damage to the station and creating safe areas, or going every-man-for-himself style and securing their own safety by any means. During Meteor rounds, the Emergency Shuttle cannot be called until a set amount of time has elapsed, usually around ten or twenty minutes.

*Everyone left behind or dead at the end is considered to have lost.

'''Reason For Exclusion'''

===[[File:Raginmages.png|32px]][[File:Raginmages.png|32px]] Very Ragin' Bullshit Mages===

Very Ragin' Bullshit Mages functions exactly the same as [[Game_Mode#Ragin.27_Mages|Ragin' Mages]] except the wizards spawn at a much faster rate and also there are infinite wizard spawns.

The crew will never win on this gamemode. It creates far too much chaos for it to be considered normally.

===Battle Royale===

Crew are put into a battle bus and must fight to be the last one alive. The fighting area shrinks every 4 minutes.

'''Reason For Exclusion:'''

Mass-chaos. More an event than a gamemode.

===[[File:Sword.gif|link=Traitor]][[File:Changeling.gif|link=Changeling]] [[Traitor|Trust No]][[Changeling| One]]===

Traitor and Changelings gamemode, except mindshields are bypassed and anyone on the station can be an antagonist, even Security or the Captain. Trust no one.

==Removed game modes==

Gamemodes that were once in rotation, but have since been taken out completely.

===[[File:Abductor.png|link=Abductor]] [[Abductor|Abduction]]===