Out of Alpha: OOC Community

Just an FYI, we've changed the sample requirements on the application to the following:

Samples
Please provide links to two samples of prose or action spam logging with four or more comments from your character. Action spam samples must be substantial enough to convey the character's personality and/or way of thinking. These samples can be linked from other communities, memes or museboxes. You may also link these samples from the Alpha Test Drive Meme.

OR


Provide one link to a prose log with four or more comments from your character (see specifications above) and provide a log sample (200 word minimum) with an introspective example of how your character would act/react within Alpha Complex's game setting.

One more announcement.

The rules have been updated to allow more flexibility in applying for second and third characters.

Under Playable Characters, rule #9b has been updated to say the following:

The player must have met activity check requirements for the current activity check period for each of their current characters or wait until successfully passing their first full activity check period for their most recently applied character before applying for another.

As a reminder, the minimum activity is as follows:

Minimum activity level is one network or log starter and 10 network comments or 5 log comments in a thread begun by another player. If you do not have 10 network comments in one thread, you may substitute two separate threads as long as combined they equal 15 network comments from your character. This is required for each character, per activity check.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me here, via pm or on plurk at samame.

Player Plots

I just wanted to drop a note about player plots. You are welcome and encouraged to develop your own player plots and side plots with your characters. I'm here to answer any questions you might have about the setting/ environment but otherwise, you are free to do what you'd like. The only thing I ask is that if there is going to be a large amount of destruction - a city block or more, or npc casualties - just run it by me first. Also, please be courteous to your fellow players and make sure to check with them first for permission if their characters are directly affected.

That said, I'm also trying to make a concentrated effort to give every character a side plot to get them more involved in the complex itself - either with a secret society plot or something that might effect the whole game. So if you have an idea for anything, or a circumstance you'd like to see come into play from the Computer itself or the world, please feel free to hit me up. I am already implementing some plots that were discussed in the plotting post before the game reopened. I'm excited about what the Specials are getting up to. My goal, however is to give every character their day. Though of course if you feel your character doesn't need these side plots, you are free to choose not to do a side plot.

Hacking

Alpha is bound to draw hacking characters with a need for information. Below is a basic guide for hackers on what is accessible and non-accessible on the network. As a player, please assume that most secret society communication that isn't encrypted with the Specials tag is hackable and can be used against you by hacker types, unless you select the tag [no hacks]. If a post is hacked by a curious hacker, they will be required to indicate that they were there in some way with an ooc comment, or icon.

Skill Level: High

Internal Security Reports - Clearance BLUE and lower

Free Enterprise encrypted communications

Purge encrypted communications

Corpore Metal encrypted communications

Specials encrypted one-on-one communication (with express permission of all players)

Skill level: Medium

Anti-mutant encrypted communications

Anti-specials encrypted communications

Psion encrypted communications

Pro-tech encrypted communications

Skill level: Low

Deathleopard encrypted communications

Frankenstien Destroyers encrypted communications

Psion encrypted communications

Mystics encrypted communications

Unhackable items: Nameless encrypted communications, Illuminati encrypted communications, Alpha Complex communications/information INDIGO and above, most Specials communication.

Items readable to all: Unencrypted items

I'll add this information to the mod journal for new players reference soon. If you have any questions or suggestions, please feel free to comment here or contact me via pm or plurk.

If you have a hacker character, feel free to indicate their skill level on this post also for other players' reference.

Thank you!