Not really a game per se, but a modified version of Space Station 13 and a high roleplay server for it. It’s set on a wonderfully detailed spaceship. There is a great variety of jobs like botanist, scientist, security, janitor, clown, cargo etc. but let me describe a typical shift of a space miner.
1. Get ready. Assemble your equipment. Assemble the voidsuit. Grab your radio, sensors, lantern and other gear. Fill a tank with oxygen and attach it, just make sure the pressure is high. Grab the mining gun. Perhaps you can customize it if you feel fancy.
2. Assemble a crew or join one.
3. Get on the ship. Set the radio frequency so others can hear you. Turn the mic on. Buckle up or the launch WILL bruise you or worse.
4. Get to the asteroid. Fly yourself or follow someone else. Perhaps one is already marked and you can just shuttle there.
5. Make sure that everything is ready. You don’t want to die of asphyxiation or have your lungs pop. If your suit isn’t set up correctly, the latter WILL happen. That hurts. A LOT. And unless by some miracle you get back to the ship in time and get rushed into the hospital, you’re toast. Sometimes, you’ll get to the ship but some knucklehead will just drag you up the stairs while you’re in agony. That sucks. Trust me.
6. Get ready to fight monsters. Space carp is quite common. Avoid it. Shoot it. Run away. Hit it with a crowbar. Shut your spaceship door on it. Do whatever it takes to survive.
7. Mine. Search for profitable pockets. Get rich. Find a crate. Maybe there are some nice credits inside. Or something useless, like twenty business neckties. Just shoot it from a distance, it might explode and break your arms otherwise.
8. Get back. Process the ore. Brag about your skills. Talk about the latest shows. Chainsmoke. Get a coffee. Argue which game is better: Space Lizard Kong 3 or 4. We all know that 4 is better, it was simply misunderstood.
9. Go to the bar. Ask the bartender for a light. Light your well-deserved cigar. Order something fancy. Like a Prime Minister. This drink sounds important. Like you. You’ve just hauled a lot of ore. You’re the king of mining.
10. Talk to the guy next to you. Maybe his gf just cheated on him? Get him a drink. It will surely cheer him up.
11. Maybe that alien weirdo will show up again. He will tell you some poem about some Canosa? The King in Yellow? What a joke.
12. Get hungry as you drink. Withdraw some credits at the ATM and put them in the tipping jar. Head to the the cantina. Order some pasta. Maybe a coke with it.
13. Go back to drinking. Chainsmoke.
14. Ah, the shift’s over. Retire to your quarters and sleep like a king.
This is a great community dedicated to quality roleplay. It can take a while to learn the ropes, but it’s definitely worth it. Just make sure to read the lore before, and the guide to your job of choice. Botanist is probably a good start. Quite easy, but it”s honest work. Miner is great if you want a thrill, but can be both complex and dangerous to start with.
See you there!
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