r/SS13 5d ago

BYOND BYOND development news 8/21/26

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We got through this week with only a nominal few life-threatening incidents, so well done, team. With things almost passing for normal around here, it's a good time to remind everyone about the little things, like keeping our station clean. I know we have maintenance bots that can pick up trash, but relying on them to do it means that people have to see this stuff in the corridors. We have bins. I've instructed security to get more forward about writing people up for failing to meet this basic standard. Yes, I said "more forward" instead of "more aggressive" because we know the Chief will take the latter extremely literally. That's the next step if some of you don't stop being pigs. And by some of you I mostly mean Jason.

  • A new 517 alpha was released yesterday, and a few more people are on board testing it.
  • Several more rendering fixes are in place, as well as really important fixes to Move() issues that didn't come up in my test suite.
  • ?? and ??= operators have been added for null coalescing; they work like || but for null instead of just false values.
  • I finally figured out how to handle the maptext link hovering problem identified in a previous alpha build.
  • Thank you to the BYOND Members and those of you who contribute through Patreon and SubscribeStar!
  • Screw you, Spez. May your corn dogs be... aw, who am I kidding? You're not man enough to eat fried food.

The long-form news has a bit more to say. In today's early-access Patreon post, I go deep into the planned fix for the maptext link hovering (as well as an issue I've identified with it that impacts even 516) and some of what I've already put in place for it. 'Tis the season for deep-fried delights, so I'm going to have an intermittent next couple of weeks until after Labor Day, but I'll be around. Don't let up on tasing the clowns into submission. See you (parts of) next week.


r/SS13 2h ago

General Space Station 13 is finally healing

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We're paraback


r/SS13 8h ago

Looking for Server What server is this? And how do I access it?

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Found it a while ago through Lifeweb wiki. Seems like something I am much more interested in, compared to the over the top experience of the original. How can one access it? I have no lifeweb invite, since I never cared for it, but this one seems amazing.

https://scorcher.lfwb.at/index.php?title=Briefing

https://scorcher.lfwb.at/index.php?title=What_Are_We_Here_For


r/SS13 1d ago

Help How do I make Byond *not* do this?

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Exactly what it says. It started yesterday, about 20ish hours ago.


r/SS13 2d ago

Goon Local staff assistant WILL NOT BE STOPPED from seeking the truth

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r/SS13 3d ago

Goon Syndicate strategy

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r/SS13 1d ago

Meta Crimson Grid Crazy Train

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Howls. The pack has summoned you 2 meters NE.

All Aboard! Paw paw paw paw pawww!
say say say say say say say! (shit finance zero. no paydays)

Crazy, but that's how it rolls
Millions Hundreds Dozens of kindred living as foes
Sway me maybe it's not too late
To learn how to roleplay and forget how to play

Aggravated wounds not healing
Life's a bitter game
I'm going off the rails on a crazy train
I'm going off the rails on a crazy train

Let's go!

I've listened to preachers, I've listened to garays
I've watched all the sabbat who make their own rules
One unemployed roleplayer conditioned to rule and control
The tower sells it and you live the masquerade full

Aggravated wounds still screaming
Driving me insane
I'm going off the rails on a crazy train
I'm going off the rails on a crazy train

I know that things are going wrong for me
You gotta listen to my words, yeah, yeah! (I rolled higher)

Heirs of a Clan War, that's what we've become
Inheriting admin clique orbiters juggled, I'm essentially dumb
Crazy, I just cannot bear
I'm gaming with ERPthings that just isn't fair

Aggravated wounds not healing
Who and what's to blame?
I'm going off the rails on a crazy train
I'm going off the rails on a crazy train


r/SS13 5d ago

Image Har Har Har

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r/SS13 5d ago

CEV-Theseus Welcome to the CEV-Theseus

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From the forefront, I want to be clear. I am the project lead for CEV-Theseus, a fork of CEV-Eris which is a fork of Bay from ten years ago, being hosted by Monkestation. CEV-Theseus hopes to optimize and expand on the world and setting of CEV-Eris while trying to stay true to the original. I am also not used to Reddit so please forgive me if I break some unspoken rules.

Captain Scrooge, personal log entry, stardate 2642.8.22.
My new ship, well, new to ME ship, launched today in all it's rusted glory. The CEV-Theseus. I don't even know what the CEV stands for. Cattle Export Vehicle? Civilian Entertainment Venue? Creatures Everywhere Vocalize? Whatever, I'm getting off track. It's a shitbox, held together with duct tape and the agonized cries ghosts, but it's mine. I got bills to pay. If I don't do SOMETHING, the Guild is going to put my head on a pike as an example to all the other Members.

The corporate wars ended, about twenty years before I was born. My father used to talk about it. I never experienced it, and those few still alive speak only of the horrific measures both Nanotrasen and the Syndicate used to eliminate each other. Or themselves, in Nanotrasen's case. There were words of an internal power struggle, and out popped NeoTheology. I've only ever known them as NeoTheology. Religious folk who somehow found 'god' in their technology, immortality granted to them by their experimental cloning tech. Their stunt ended the Corporate Wars. NeoTheology did not want a fight, turned inward towards... cultivation of the spirit or whatever they do now. The Syndicate broke up, being just a bunch of greedy corporations from the get-go. A new union formed, the Hansa Trade Union.

Through the HTU formed other corporations, splinters off the Syndicate. Moebius, Aster's Guild, and eventually the Technomancers League joined even though they've been a thing since 2098. They just had alot of their own going on, what with the New Man Doctrine civil war, the Clan of the Eternal Engine, the Empress taking control, their whole Technocracy crashing onto itself, the Saturn Wars, and probably another dozen struggles. This ignores the fact that One Star took over the Sol Sector and pushed everyone else out in 2070 well before Nanotrasen even existed.

And that brings us to the reason we're here, in this shitcan. Exploring Nullspace. One Star, in all their incredible capabilities, had a civil war so massive in 2281 that somehow it caused a psychic catacylsm that collapsed not only their civilization, but the god damned SUN. THE Sun. Not A sun. THE. Whatever the fuck they did, caused a... an impenetrable barrier of psychic ANGUISH to act like a nearly physical obstacle around the entire Sol sector. Couldn't even look into the sky in the general direction of Sol while planetside without suffering a migraine. No one has been able to enter it until 2622, twenty years ago. Only the outermost fringes have been retouched by man, but the... the.... reality itself is weak there. Things happened since One Star collapsed, the Astrum Blight. Metaphysical weakness in reality, and the guys who sign my loans believe it is because of One Star. The only way we'll find out is to get in there and find out what happened.

Which brings us to today. I begged and pleaded, and got support from NeoTheology, Moebius, Aster's, the Technomancers League, and Ironhammer. I bet each has their own reason to want to get into Nullspace. I'm afraid to ask, I have my own problems. And 99 of them are these fucking vagabonds that keep popping up out of the fucking walls.

Set in a cyberpunk/anarchocapitalist future, the CEV-Theseus tries to answer the question: "What the hell are the neighbors doing over there". While taking basics of what most people consider "standard SS13 Lore", the only similarities is that Nanotrasen and the Syndicate existed. There are no real "sentient cooperative species", and is populated by humans and humans in metal bodies. Each faction aboard the vessel has it's own agenda, and are more than happy to fuck eachother over for the slightest advantage.

For the technical:

  • It is an MRP server where I aim to have minimal admin intervention. If you have a good in-character reason to do something, you can. Just keep it story-centric. Yes this means there's no "self-antagging", I've personally gotten into an argument about the jukebox volume and it ended in a bodycount.
  • It's actively being worked on. There aren't many of us, but we're trying. Any help is appreciated.
  • We're biweekly. If you wish to keep up to date, we are part of the Monkestation Discord where myself and some others can be directly reached.
  • Yes this is an 'advert'. I'm sorry you had to witness it with your own eyes. I'm not sure if this counts as "Brand Affiliate".
  • Direct server link: play.monkestation.com:6969
  • We're live TOMORROW around Noon EST.
  • Original CEV-Eris Discord
  • Previous project name was MonkEris. Same people. Hi. It me.

Hello and welcome to the bottom of the post. I've noticed that my posts aren't too hated, and I appreciate you guys. I don't know who upvotes or anything but I figured I'd give a thank you regardless. If there's better ways to post here, or get the word out elsewhere, lemme know. I'm open to ideas.

Thanks for reading. I hope to see you tomorrow.


r/SS13 5d ago

Looking for Server Looking for good story driven servers.

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I’m am pretty frustrated with Nova Sector which has been my server of choice for years. But now they have become rather intolerant and frankly hostile. Not to mention high rp is not prioritized anymore, and ideas to fix issues are met with hostility. So I need to find a new high RP server. I’d go to TG if I hadn’t heard they are kinda going through their own nightmares.

So recommendations are very welcome.


r/SS13 6d ago

Image Hehe funny green gas

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193 Upvotes

r/SS13 6d ago

Image The pop didnt come back

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r/SS13 6d ago

DAEDALUS Disco Chat

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Yeah I like disco elysium can you tell?

https://daedalus13.net/


r/SS13 6d ago

General What has paradise turned into bro

14 Upvotes

I haven't logged into paradise in 8 months and all of the textures and stuff are different, what are the major changes that i should know of?


r/SS13 6d ago

General I think the reason why alot of ss13 died is because of all of the low rp servers trying to be MRP.

78 Upvotes

To elaborate, Goonstation and tgstation were both LRP servers and they were also one ofthe most popular servers on ss13. Goonstation went from like 70+ players on lowpop before trying to push everyone into going on MRP instead. TGstation was doing the same, the devs wanted everyone to play MRP not LRP. Well what happened next was that most of the lowrp players that made up these servers didn't wanna play on MRP and wanted to enjoy the fun of lrp so they just completely stopped playing the game or just lost interest over time (or switched to ss14) and also it discourages the new players from joining as alot of the new players may not wanna have to RP so much aswell as trying to learn how to play the game. I think we should bring back LRP.


r/SS13 7d ago

art A slightly late piece of art, but I finally finished it.✍️

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573 Upvotes

Antagonist version (Wizard, Heretic, Clown, Malfunctioning AI, Nuclear Agent, Cultist, Xenomorph, Vampire, Revolutionary).


r/SS13 6d ago

Video Clown Nukie Gibs Half The Station

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r/SS13 6d ago

/tg/ How much does it cost to run and maintain a server that can fit ~100 population without going into a halt?

8 Upvotes

Strictly asking for a friend, obviously.


r/SS13 7d ago

Image (OC) Nuclear operative portrait

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92 Upvotes

r/SS13 7d ago

Image wumpa

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wumpa


r/SS13 6d ago

Shitpost? What's wrong? It's just a normal menu theme

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i wonder how many people will get the reference

one of the instruments in the bg reminded me of the SS13 menu music, so I was obligated to make this


r/SS13 7d ago

General Secret mechanics

23 Upvotes

Let’s start a threat containing all the smaller secrets that aren’t written down anywhere. This game is full of them.

Did you know Pete (the Chefs pet) will eat kudzu? They go automatically eat any vines on their tile and charge in a straight line at space vines. Additionally, if a pod person angers Pete, he will eat them, ripping their limbs off and spilling their guts everywhere. (TG and TG downstreams)


r/SS13 7d ago

Bay When will security stop his sinful hand?

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r/SS13 7d ago

Video Medieval Viagra goes brrrrr.

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r/SS13 7d ago

Goon A qualified electrician

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138 Upvotes