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[modblob]

Your friendly neighborhood mod team.

Redshift's mod team consists of two people who are responsible for processing apps, as well as updating information on the various pages as creatures/locations/NPCs are submitted. They're also the ones documenting the changes made to the world of the game as players make those changes, but as of its transition into a sandbox game, are no longer leading the game in terms of an overarching plot. Most importantly, the mod team is here to make sure everyone has a good time, and to reinforce the rules if someone is a jerk and ruins someone else's aforementioned good time.

The mod team will do its best to answer any questions about the game world or respond to player concerns within 48 hours. Setting and game mechanic questions should be asked on the Settings & Location page or the Rules & Game Standards page, respectively.

Any other questions should be asked either via private message or in response to this entry. For announcements and to keep track of what's going on in the game, follow the game's plurk account.

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[tenuefarfalla]

The virtual reality experience in the first TDM, is there any sort of set rule for how it functions? How our characters got to it, what kind of gear they're wearing to experience it, how they exit it, stuff like that? Or does it just work however we want it to work?

[modblob]

There is no real gear for the VR, it functions via a mental link, and once the character realizes it is in VR and they want to leave, they will exit the simulation.

[tenuefarfalla]

Cool. Thanks.

[tenuefarfalla]

Are all of the current housing rooms on the same floor, or just in the same building?

[modblob]

There are no distinct separate buildings in Anchor. If you check out the setting & locations page, you can see images of the city, which is all contained in a single structure built into the ground.

The Barracks are all on the same level, but characters are free to live wherever they want in the city.

[tenuefarfalla]

That's fair. Building was probably a bad word choice. They're all kind of connected, though? All accessible from the same corridor kind of thing? So that someone walking to or from their room could conceivably pass all the other rooms?

[modblob]

It is set up like a regular dorm or apartment building. Someone walking through the hallway would see the doors to various rooms with the room numbers on them.

[tenuefarfalla]

Awesome. I thought that was probably the case, but I wanted to be sure. Thanks.

[deadlycurves]

Okay so! I have a question. I submitted my app/was accepted 6/12, and the app I submitted had things through the most current event of his point in his CRAU game at the time. But obviously Some Other Things happened between that point, and when the game officially opened. And I was wondering if there is any way I could have those events exist as part of his experiences here. I could even do some kind of additional "here is the rest of the stuff that happened" add-on/update on the CRAU History or something, if necessary, honestly! I just wouldn't include anything from MoM beyond that opening date, here.

Thanks for your time! <3

[modblob]

That sounds fine!

You wouldn't have to submit any additional CRAU history unless something that changed Diego's personality or powers significantly happened.

Thanks for letting us know.

[deadlycurves]

Ahh, you guys are awesome! Thank you so much :D

[eudorapatch]

I looked through the settings page and couldn't find an answer to this, so please forgive me if I missed it.

Obviously dead characters are not-dead in the game. How does that work? Are they healed of their mortal injuries when they arrive? Are they taken from the moment before those injuries are sustained? I'm asking because I'm trying to figure out Patch's clothing situation. It hasn't become relevant yet, but I want to be prepared when it does. Did she arrive in bloodstained clothing with a bullet wound through the back of her jacket and shirt? Or is she just wearing what she died in, but in good, non-shot-up condition?

[modblob]

We don't have a set standard for this, it's up to individual player choice. Essentially, the way that characters arrive in Anchor is malleable enough that it can work with whatever is most enjoyable for each player to play.

Also, just as a reminder, per the mod contact page: 'Setting and game mechanic questions should be asked on the Settings & Location page or the Rules & Game Standards page, respectively.'

This is to ensure that answers are easy to find by anyone looking for the information on the relevant page.

[eudorapatch]

You're absolutely right. Sorry. Would you like me to re-ask the question in the correct place, in case it comes up for anyone else? I'm happy to move it over.

[modblob]

No, that's fine, we'll link them from the Rules & Game Standards FAQ section, please just be sure to post questions in the correct spot going forward!

[fishermansweater]

Hi mods!

I have just realised I made an oversight in my inventory when I apped Finnick in that I brought him in with most of his military gear but I realise now that I should have included a military knife/dagger. Would it be ok for him to have that as well please?

[modblob]

Thanks for your question, sorry for the delay in answering!

Yes, it's fine for Finnick to have a military knife even though it wasn't mentioned in the app.

[benhargreeves]

Quick question - possibly better answered via dm so if so just hit me up. Peter and Ben when exploring the library found some old diaries and maps. Shepard and Annie have both been lending their expertise looking over them. Any tidbits they might glean or learn, particularly from the maps?

Thanks so much for all your hard work!

[modblob]

Thanks for your question, here is fine!

With help from Shepard and Annie, Peter and Ben could have learned from the diaries and maps that the previous residents had the same frustrations as the current ones with the landscape constantly changing. There would be notes that some features appear stable (some are marked 'X' on the map but there are no readable notes on what those features are). They would also note that some objects that have been around as long as the previous residents had disappeared, making it hard to know which resources outside the city were safe to rely on or utilize.

They would also discover a new danger: a note that one time a structure disappeared with a person inside it, and that person was also gone. It is unknown if the person disappeared, died, or was transported somewhere else, but they were not seen again.

[benhargreeves]

Mod friends! Peter and Ben found the surveillance hub in the 'joe dirt' plot prompt for the last intro mingle. Peter found some stored footage and decrypted it and they're planning to review the tapes from their own rooms and see if there are any discernible trends in terms of what they were being surveilled for / what footage is being kept.

I was hoping to ask if there would be any patterns they notice that would give any little hints what the person(s) responsible for the cameras might be documenting?

Sorry if this is worded weirdly and please let me know if this doesn't make sense and I need to explain more. THANKS Y'ALL ARE THE BEST.

[modblob]

They would definitely notice that the viewer had only kept footage of rooms that a currently occupied, and that when no one is present there are close ups of belongings and other items in the room.

They will also notice the footage occasionally cuts out abruptly, as though a part of it has been chopped out. And once, just once, a few frames of a bulky figure entering a room--is that Peter's room? It is--before it's chopped off sharply.

Also, if they dig deep and look carefully, they'll find older footage superimposed over the new in places. If they observe really carefully, they might recognize some of the people who come and go in the footage. More than a few of them appeared as ghostly figures a while back, reliving some kind of shootout.

[superposition]

Hi guys! Qubit's on this project as well, and I have a handful of questions:

1.
Is there any way to tell how long the hole, and/or the monitoring system inside, have been there? Like, based on physical evidence, how far back video data goes, auditing the station's power use logs, etc. And relatedly, how long was the anomalous power usage going on before it was discovered?

2.
While the others are reviewing the contents of the footage, Qubit's going to try and trace its path, ie. how it got from the cameras to the hole, and whether or not that was its final destination.

Specific questions he's trying to answer:

1. Where, when, and how did the intrusion take place?
   Physical wiretap? Hidden wireless repeater (to boost the signal through rock)? Hacking the camera controls? Combination of methods?
   
   
2. Is there any sign that the data has been passed on?
   Transmissions from the monitoring station? Evidence of disks being physically moved elsewhere? Does the cave go deeper? Are there any tracks?
   
   
3. If it has been passed on, is there anything to identify the sender or intended recipient?
   Obviously not like a name and PO Box, but maybe some kind of number/symbol/hash that's the same across multiple transmissions? Has the monitoring station recorded any sort of acknowledgement or response, even a simple "OK"?

I'm fine with some of the info he finds being incomplete or inconclusive, as well. THE MYSTERY DEEPENS.

Thanks so much for your help, I am loving the hell out of this game so far!

[modblob]

1) The hole and its interior are dusty, musty, and all-around old. The systems are slightly out-of-date compared to the rest of Anchor's surveillance. The footage gets corrupted the older it is, and cuts out entirely about five years previous, though there are a few files tucked away that are almost entirely corrupted. If salvaged, they won't show any footage, but they will indicate that they were saved or altered over fifty years ago. An audit of the station's power usage will show that the surveillance station only recently started being used again. The anomalous power usage began shortly after some individuals encountered Creepy Joe out in the wasteland.

2.1) The cameras broadcast remotely, with technology advanced enough not to need a wireless repeater. The cameras themselves were hidden manually in the recorded rooms.

2.2) No, no, no, and no.

2.3) Nope.

[benhargreeves]

HELLO DEAREST MODS may I request that 2 channels be added to the discord server: one for RL discussion, and one for RL venting specifically? Chat's been a bit crazy recently and it might be nice to further divide things. THANKS.

[modblob]

Done! Thank you for letting us know.