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Moonridden: more bullshit pulled from the starting guide

2025-03-14T17:33:16Z

more bullshit pulled from the starting guide

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	This can also cause problems with '''backpacks, boxes, and other containers''' - if you want to open a container, alt click it. You can also pick it up, then switch hands and click on the container with an empty hand. Clicking on a container with an object will put it in the container. This also means that if you'd like to take your backpack off, you need to '''click and drag''' the bag to an empty hand - a normal click just opens the equipped bag.		This can also cause problems with '''backpacks, boxes, and other containers''' - if you want to open a container, alt click it. You can also pick it up, then switch hands and click on the container with an empty hand. Clicking on a container with an object will put it in the container. This also means that if you'd like to take your backpack off, you need to '''click and drag''' the bag to an empty hand - a normal click just opens the equipped bag.

			{\| class="wikitable"
			\|[[File:Backpack.png]]<font size="3">'''1. Inventory Management:'''</font>
			: The inventory system is a little unintuitive at first, but once you figure it out, it'll stay with you.
			: Items in the game have 4 different "weight classes," tiny, small, normal, and bulky. These weight classes determine in which storage slots it can fit in, and what they can't fit in.
			: If you are wearing a jumpsuit, the two item storage slots to the rightmost of your screen are your pockets. These pockets can only store tiny items.
			: Your hands are where you can grab items and interact with them.
			: Your back is where you should have your backpack. Your backpack is your main storage space, but it can only fit a limited amount of items. You can stuff tiny, small, and normal classed items into your backpack. However, normal classed items will take up more storage space than a tiny classed item.
			: Your belt is where you store your toolbelt, (if you are an [[engineer]]), your gun, or a variety of other different items, which range from swords to defibrillators.
			: The items which you can fit in your suit storage (on the leftmost of your screen, below your gloves) depend on the uniform you are wearing. For example, a hardsuit would allow you to fit an oxygen tank in there, whilst an armor vest would allow you to fit a taser in there.
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			\|[[File:Nuvola_apps_important.svg\|25x25px]]<font size="3">'''2. Hazards:'''</font>
			: A good start to reacting against someone beating your teeth in is by screaming ";HELP <LOCATION NAME> <GUY BEATING YOU UP> IS A [[Jobs#Antagonists\|<TRAITOR/LING/WHATEVER>]]. This allows security to flag that guy down as arrest, which means that if a security officer encounters that person again, they see an arrest overlay.
			: [[Random events#Radiation Storm\|Radiation Storm:]] A message stating '''''"High levels of radiation detected near the station. Maintenance is best shielded from radiation."''''' will broadcast. Normally, if the heads are competent, a station-wide emergency will then be declared opening up maintenance even if you don't have access. All you have to do now is mill in maintenance until the radiation storm passes over.
			: If there's cries of revolutionaries or a cult, [[Blood Cult\|blood]] or [[Clockwork Cult\|otherwise]] over the radio, it's probably in your best interests to secure a pair of sunglasses and head towards security to get implanted (or baton "unconverted"). It's not unknown for security to become particularly trigger-happy towards unimplanted crewmembers.
			\|}

Moonridden: why are we telling people who have ss13 experience how hands work

2025-03-14T17:29:51Z

why are we telling people who have ss13 experience how hands work

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	Press '''R''' to enable throwing mode. If you click somewhere in the game world when you have throwing mode on and an item in your selected hand, you'll throw it at that point. If someone throws an item at you, and you have throwing mode on, you'll catch the item.		Press '''R''' to enable throwing mode. If you click somewhere in the game world when you have throwing mode on and an item in your selected hand, you'll throw it at that point. If someone throws an item at you, and you have throwing mode on, you'll catch the item.

			=== The Hands System ===
			One of the things the majority of new players have trouble with is the hands system. It's not complex once you've figured it out, but it can be difficult to understand without help. You must use them interchangeably! You can activate items in one hand with the other, combine them, as well you can place items down to interact in the same way with them as they sit nearby. Players will be able to see what is in your hands.

			You have two hands at your disposal. The bright box around one of your hands is the '''selected hand'''. This is the hand that's used whenever you click on something - if it's empty, you'll either pick up an item, or interact with something (like a computer terminal or vending machine).

			If you have something in your selected hand, you'll use that item on whatever you click on. This can lead to confusion, because if you have something in your hand, you can't use things such as terminals or vending machines - you'll either hit the object with your item or do nothing.

			This is because you're trying to directly use the item on the object - this is why you're able to use a screwdriver to open the panel on a door, use wirecutters on a grille, or similar actions.

			This can also cause problems with '''backpacks, boxes, and other containers''' - if you want to open a container, alt click it. You can also pick it up, then switch hands and click on the container with an empty hand. Clicking on a container with an object will put it in the container. This also means that if you'd like to take your backpack off, you need to '''click and drag''' the bag to an empty hand - a normal click just opens the equipped bag.

Moonridden: i changed something, i dont remember :)

2025-03-14T17:03:24Z

i changed something, i dont remember :)

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	Press '''R''' to enable throwing mode. If you click somewhere in the game world when you have throwing mode on and an item in your selected hand, you'll throw it at that point. If someone throws an item at you, and you have throwing mode on, you'll catch the item.		Press '''R''' to enable throwing mode. If you click somewhere in the game world when you have throwing mode on and an item in your selected hand, you'll throw it at that point. If someone throws an item at you, and you have throwing mode on, you'll catch the item.

	~~== Gameplay Concepts ==~~

Moonridden: Atomizing information from the getting started page

2025-03-14T14:34:03Z

Atomizing information from the getting started page

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atomized information from the old starter guide

== Controls ==
[[File:Hotkeys.png|thumb|500x500px|[[Keyboard Shortcuts|Keybindings]] for the [[Keyboard Shortcuts|hotkey mode]]]]
There might seem like quite a few controls, but don't worry - you'll only be using a few the majority of the time. There's a lot of edge cases in SS13, due to the sheer nature of features and content available. You can check [[Controls|this page]] for a list of every keybinding. Although your control scheme was changed to '''[[Keyboard Shortcuts|Hotkeys]]''' in the Game Preferences menu, it may not have applied itself - if there is a large red bar going across the bottom of the screen, click somewhere on the game window and press '''Tab'''. This is the manual toggle for [[Keyboard Shortcuts|hotkey]] mode - if the bar changes to white, you're good to go.

* Use '''WASD''' to move.
* Press '''T''' to talk.
** If you add a semicolon (;) before anything else, you'll transmit your message to the general chat radio.
** You can speak on department specific radio channels - the format is the same for each, just with a different letter. To speak on the medical channel, for example, type ''':m''' before your message. :h defaults to your current department.
* Press '''O''' for OOC chat.
** Be careful not to mix the two chat buttons up - your cry for help might end up going in OOC, where anyone can see it at any time.
* Press '''M''' to write an emote.
** This is for nonverbal actions - for example, writing "sighs." in the text box would show as "''[Character Name]'' sighs." Very important for roleplay.
* '''Click''' on objects in the game world to interact with them. For most, you'll need to be next to or ontop of the object.
** This is used for things such as interacting with computer terminals, picking up items, using an item on something, or attacking someone.
* '''Right-click''' on something to open the context menu.
** This is slow and clunky, and you can usually perform most actions with [[Keyboard Shortcuts|hotkeys]]. There are a few examples of actions that can only be done with a right-click, but they're far and few between.
* Hold '''Control and click''' on something to drag it.
** This won't work if the item in question is fixed in place. You can use this to drag almost anything otherwise.
** Press '''H''', '''Delete''' or use the pull [[File:Hud-pull.png]] icon to stop dragging.
* Hold '''Shift and click''' on something to examine it.
* Press '''X''' or '''Middle Mouse Button''' to change your selected hand.
** Your selected hand is the one that will pick up an object (if empty) or use the object in that hand (if holding something). You can tell which is selected by the small box around one of your hands.
* '''Clickdragging''' is used for a couple of specific actions.
** For example, to climb onto a table, drag and drop your character to the table.
** To put things on/take things off of someone, drag and drop their character onto yourself. (To put things on them, you'll need to have the item in your selected hand.)
** You can open a container without holding it in your hand by alt-clicking it or clickdragging it onto yourself. This also works for storage items you're wearing, which is useful if your hands are full.
** You can also buckle yourself/other people to chairs using this. It can be tricky, as you have to be on top of the chair, and your mouse has to be on top of the chair's exposed sprite.
** Dragging your sprite onto someone else's will open an 'interaction' menu for quick easy roleplay interactions.
** Dragging someone's sprite onto yours has a variety of effects.
** Press 'C' to prepare for combat

<sub>Press '''Z''' to use the item in your selected hand. (You can also click on the object in the HUD) This is used for things like toggling the fire mode on a weapon or turning on an [[Energy Sword|energy sword]]. Some objects such as food require you to click on your own character sprite, and do nothing if you "use" them.</sub>

Hold '''Alt and click''' to perform specific, context sensitive actions. Some functions for alt-clicking include removing an ID from your PDA (or pen if there's no ID in it), toggling the lock on a locker, split a stack of items, crawling into vents (as something small like a monkey) etc.

Hold '''Shift and press Middle Mouse Button''' to point at something. This creates a message in the chat and temporarily displays an arrow over the thing you point at.

Press '''R''' to enable throwing mode. If you click somewhere in the game world when you have throwing mode on and an item in your selected hand, you'll throw it at that point. If someone throws an item at you, and you have throwing mode on, you'll catch the item.

== Gameplay Concepts ==