Console Upgrades & You!

[ironwood]

Hey there, turtle-ites!

Further to the Satellite Event that ended on May 30th, we are here to bring up the matter of console upgrades as a result of the salvaged tech!

Yes, that's right! Turns out that the technology salvaged from the ARSHEPHELIOS satellite cluster has roots in biomechanical systems not unlike the consoles employed in each suite here in Keeliai. That means that the spare parts could technically be mated with the existing units -- resulting in an upgrade to its capabilities!

While we know there are more than sufficient numbers of technologically-minded characters hanging around which could pull this off, we come with two very important questions to be answered first!

Nature of the Upgrade
We'd like to know what you'd like to see as the successful upgrade that will be applied to consoles! Based on general feedback received since we've opened, we've narrowed down the options to three. These three options shall be explained below and, once you've read this post, we'd love it if y'all could post a comment and give us your thoughts on which you'd prefer. Consider it a vote of sorts! Right now we're looking at approving only one upgrade, but are open to the possibility of two, so if you could rank them in order of preference, that'd be great!

So, without further ado, here are the options we're considering:

Text Translations
All texts posts made after the upgrade install would be automatically translated to the language of the user reading it. This feature would be personalised for each user and linked to their unique ID/console ID and therefore would not work for someone reading the posts from an anon console; however, if they went to their suite and read it from their home console, it would be translated.

Limited Portability
Small devices created from the technology could be used to make posts, but not reply to them, from anywhere on the turtle. These posts could be audio, video, or text-based and would hold to the previous rules (no auto-translate, no anon). Each device would be tuned in to the particular console it was coded to. So character A could take their device to the turtlehead, post a video entry, and then return to their console and make replies from there (or by logging into a console cafe with their ID). Posts made with this that had action or suite/cafe-based responses would count towards AC.

IC inboxes
The tech salvaged could be mated with the infrastructure of the consoles in order to provide the equivalent of an IC inbox that permits video, audio, and text messauges with the previous rules (no auto-translate, limited anon for messages left from anon consoles). This would be considered an "extra" feature with a standing post to be made in each character's journal to facilitate it. Any interactions in the IC inboxes could influence CR in game, but could not be used for AC on the grounds that it falls outside the posting/tagging/centralised system of the game (tracking and visibility).

Proponents of the Upgrade
And this brings us to the who of upgrade-ville! The actual upgrade process will not be run as an event; rather, it will be handled as a handwave on the mod level with the option for individual characters that are involved to thread out any stage of the process with each other if they so choose. Now, for that? We need to know who will be involved!

Which means, it's VOLUNTEERS TIME! 8D

There are 250 suites in Keeliai and that means even one upgrade will require a lot of manpower to make it so, Number One. We're looking for ten characters per upgrade (up to a potential total of twenty if we approve two upgrades) to design, test, and install these upgrades. What's in it for them? Prestige! CR! Bragging rights! This will not be an NPC-sanctioned thing, so there will be no IC rewards for doing this. IN THE EVENT THAT WE GET MORE THAN THE NECESSARY NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS, WE WILL DRAW NAMES OUT OF HATS. NOT LITERALLY. THERE WILL BE NO HATS HARMED IN THE MAKING OF THIS MINI PLOT.

There is a subheader specifically for volunteers in the comments of this post. If your character would be inclined to help, please fill out the following form and post it. On June 10th we will post a list of the characters that will be officially involved in the upgrades.

<b>Your Name:</b> <b>Preferred Contact:</b> <b>Volunteered Character:</b> <b>Would they lead the effort or follow it?</b> <b>What skills or motivation do they bring to the upgrade effort?</b>

The last two questions of in the form will have some influence on the selection in order to avoid too much duplication of skillsets. Please feel free to mention anything you feel relevant to your character and the upgrade.

Comments

QUESTIONS

[ironwood]

[doesthemath]

Would the text-translation apply to the kedan language as well?

Re: QUESTIONS

[gathersnomoss]

Could the portable units read posts even if they can't reply?

IMPORTANT QUESTION

[alphatar]

TETRIS? Y/N?

UPGRADE VOTES

[ironwood]

[chiot]

Terribly biased, but, I'd love for there to be a translate text function!

[parallels]

All awesome options but IC Inbox is my vote!

Re: UPGRADE VOTES

[solo_patria]

Autotranslation would be my vote! It'd be quite helpful for Enjolras for IC reasons. English is one of those things that he can DO but it gives him massive headaches.

[hackingyoursensors]

I'm kind of a fan of the inbox thing.

[heartofgraces]

One vote for inboxes, please!

[poeticverses]

If it has to be one, I vote text based but the portability option could be fun too.

[fatedchaos]

IC inboxes definitely, would be my number one preference.

Followed by limited portability and text translation.

[dungfu]

oh my god why only one...

As hilarious as it would be for everyone's text into barking for Amaterasu, it would be nicer to have IC inboxes.

[angermanaging]

In order of preference: IC inboxes, text translate, limited portability.

[relentlesstide]

My vote is definitely IC inboxes or portability, either one.

[cmdreffingshepard]

Text translation, IC inboxes, portability, in that order!

In reverse order.

[alphatar]

2. Text translation because yes.

1. Portability because hell yes.

[traitre]

1. potability
2. ic inboxes
3. translations

in that order!

[sciencewhizard]

IC Inbox!

[bindsthedead]

IC inboxes!

[notdreaming]

1. Translation! A hundred times translation.
2. IC Inboxes
3. Portability

[inseine]

1. Translation
2. IC Inboxes
3. Portability

I actually really like how the characters have to be at a console to communicate, so portability is rather low priority for me!

[fotia]

1. Text translations
2. IC inboxes

NOW IN THE CORRECT THREAD LMFAO

[flamingshortshorts]

Prussia would seriously love portability, but my vote is for IC Inboxes first.

UPGRADE VOLUNTEERS

[ironwood]

[parallels]

Your Name: Ru
Preferred Contact:bowtie

Volunteered Character: Clara Oswald
Would they lead the effort or follow it? Follow as she's still new
What skills or motivation do they bring to the upgrade effort? Clara is always eager to help and prove herself and is very keen on learning more about this place she's been pulled to. She has exceptional computer skills that mostly seem to center around hacking and programming. So she could help hack the satellite for information, write up a program, and install it on devices.