Firefly MUSH to play in...

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AMNESIACK

Sunday, October 3, 2004 6:03 AM

Are the parts of the website that are still under construction going to be completed before the MUSH goes live?

OSIRUS

Sunday, October 3, 2004 10:05 PM

Yes. The parts of the website that're currently marked as being 'under' construction will be available shortly. Frankly, I forgot to email myself some of the files from work so was unable to put them up this weekend. My bad.

Expect files to be online no later than Tuesday night. Also, we should have access to our own chat forums to help alleviate the good folk of this site from having to listen to our blabbering.

Stay shiny.

-O

ELLIE

Sunday, October 3, 2004 11:07 PM

As per the website:

Quote:
Following on the heels of that – Companion RP. There will be NPC companions running around that are played by admin. They will be ‘fade to black’ in policy.

I could be dense, but can you explain what NPC and "'Fade to black' in policy" mean? Does this mean that a Companion character is not available to regular players?

Because the character of a companion would be very interesting to play, and wouldn't necessarily involve areas that might be considered too risky for the RP. As we've seen with Inara, she is a very well developed character, with a good storyline behind her, and an integral part of the show, despite the fact that her activities are very private and do not usually involve any key characters.

Just a thought anyhow, as for me, a companion would be the ideal character to play. Their culture and tradition are deeply interesting!

Sherie @-)---
http://nfa.apocalypse-monthly.com

AERRIN

Sunday, October 3, 2004 11:25 PM

'NPC' generally means 'non-played character'. That is, a character who's generally brought out for a specific purpose but isn't played all the time. Often they aren't even character-objects, but are just emited or spoofed by someone else.

'Fade to black' generally means that the RP will stop before it gets too sexually explicit, keeping things at a PG13ish level. With a character like a Companion, any scene that has to do with that aspect would 'fade out' before the real down and dirty happened. ;)

Just my take on things, but from my years of M*ing, those are my definitions.

OSIRUS

Monday, October 4, 2004 2:15 AM

Quote:
'NPC' generally means 'non-played character'. That is, a character who's generally brought out for a specific purpose but isn't played all the time. Often they aren't even character-objects, but are just emited or spoofed by someone else.

That basically hit it right on the nose as for what "NPC" stands for. Thanks Aerrin.

As for what the file on our website says about companions, the fade to black policy only applies to Admin owned/played Companions. It in no way restricts players from having characters that are Companions. In fact, it really is a great platform for some really indepth characters. The fade to black policy applies to Admin Companions only for several reasons, not least of which is legal obligations on our parts. :) Players, on the other hand, can do as they please, when they please, how they please.

Stay shiny.

-O

BEYLIX

Monday, October 4, 2004 2:24 AM

Not a dense question at all!
The terminology we are using kind of goes like Aerrin said.

PC = Player Characters - These are the character objects you create. You will only have one of these to play. They are the character run by you, the player :)

NPC = Non-Player Characters - These can break down into two categories.

1. Admin Played Characters - These are characters that we, the admin, will be running to either advance the plot, provide entertainment, or provide atmosphere. In the example that was mentioned, it was being stated that while we may provide a Companion NPC, we will be fading to black on intimacy (more on fade to black in a bit :))
2. Player created/emitted characters. This is a bit easier to explain by example. We know that you are creative imaginative people who are capable of providing entertainment and atmosphere all on your own. If you are in a bar, you can have the bartender doing something you can react to. We would say it needs to be in theme with the bar (IE: Having the bartender stand up to do a strip tease is NOT going to fly on most worlds) and it needs to be done respectfully and correctly. But you will be able to create those little enviromental enhancements. Just keep in mind that player created 'NPC's are for enviroment only. You can't have an NPC crew.
Again, this may be easier to see rather than explain. Let me know if an example would be more helpful.

Now, Fade to Black? Its just a term to coin how most PG-13 shows will do a fade to black and not actually show anything too explicit. Just like Aerrin noted, yup.

And, please feel free to play a Companion! We all know that there is more to them, to the culture and the guild than ...ahem... the down and dirty of the job.
After all.... we already have some temple locations set up for them to inhabit.

Life is neither the candle nor the wick - It is the burning.

OSIRUS

Tuesday, October 5, 2004 7:19 PM

This is a call for help!!

We require some assistance from our fellow fans and gamers. Basically put, we have very little graphically artistic skills. Furthermore, we have absolutely zero skills when it comes to ASCII/ANSI art.

What is ASCII/ANSI art, you ask? Basically, it's using numbers and letters for several lines in depth to make the shape of a picture, object, whatever.. :)

An ASCII picture is primarily used in the opening connect screen of a MUSH. Kinda eye candy and not really needed, but cool none-the-less. :) If anyone out there has mad skillz, krazy, killa talent, or just wants to lend a helping hand, feel free to send me an email at Osiris@objectsinspace.com with your ASCII art. Full credit and perhaps some award down the lane on the game will be in order.

If we can't seem to find a picture we like, we'll make one or we wont. Again, this isn't going to stop the game from opening. Just think of it as making the best brownie in the world but you just can't seem to put those little crests in the frosting the way your mother did.

Stay shiny.

-O

OSIRUS

Tuesday, October 5, 2004 7:23 PM

One more thing for potential artists. :)

Please keep your pictures below 80 characters in width and no more than say ... 40 in depth. :) Thanks. :)

Stay shiny.

-O

TEMPEST

Wednesday, October 6, 2004 6:28 AM

I'll send something quick I made up off to you.

Oh, and I'm getting people from other mushes I'm in interested, and have already got a 5 man (well.. 3 men 2 women) crew. Everyone's getting excited. :)

OSIRUS

Thursday, October 7, 2004 3:28 AM

Starting to notice that our post frequency is starting to become more regulard? Must mean we're nearing our opening day (Still unannounced), eh?

Just a quick blurb today to letchyall know that we've updated the website with a few minor additions. Those additions are the ECONOMY page and the BEGINNER'S GUIDE. These pages will be continual works in progress due to the nature that code and the like is constantly changing so expect to see several versions arrive concerning those. Those pages can be found under the RP SYSTEMS link to the left of your explorer window.

Also, expect to see another planet added to the database in coming days. This will be the last planet before we open and will roundout that page nicely. Hint: Alliance-minded folk, this'll be your primary base of operations.

A starship page will be available real shortly that'll outline the types of ships available to the playerbase and their purposes. This'll also coincide with the debut of the SPACE webpage under RP SYSTEMS to further explain our somewhat unique take on space and the 'verse in general.

That's about it from the folk at Into the Black for now. If you want to contact us, you can use shadow@objectsinspace.com, greenleaf@objectsinspace.com, osiris@objectsinspace.com, or you can contact all of us at admin@objectsinspace.com .

Stay shiny.

-O

www.objectsinspace.com

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