riverviewooc | mod post: monthly state of the game

monthly state of the game

Hi everyone! Sorry this is a day late, but here it is - May's State of the Game post! There's not a lot to say this month, so I'll get right to it!

state of the mod

Thanks to a migraine headache and some life stuff, I've been a bit slow through this app cycle! Thanks to everyone for bearing with me, and for everyone's patience (and well-wishes on the mod plurk)! I'm back in the swing of things, have just finished processing all the applications for this month, will be doing all outstanding list updates and responding to Activity Points requests tomorrow.

● If you have submitted points or an item request to the Activity Points page and have not yet received a response by May 10th at 10:00 PM EST, please contact me by PM with a link to your request. If you have sent the mod a direct PM that has not yet been responded to, please send it to me again.

I was trying to do modwork on my phone while I had a migraine and made the regrettable mistake of deleting all the messages in the mod account's DW inbox. I still have most of it in email notifications, but since I usually use the inbox to track things, I might miss something while combing through email and the various entries - if I do, I'm not ignoring it on purpose, so please let me know.

job promotions

In Riverview's first app round and part of the second, I was still finding my footing with job assignments and was erring on the side of caution when it came to giving player characters power in the city through their jobs. After a few months of observation and testing the waters, I've realized I'm actually more comfortable with granting higher levels of IC responsibility/power through the job assignments than I thought I would be. This means that jobs assigned in the more recent app cycles have been...well, fancier than earlier jobs.

If your character was assigned a job in an earlier app cycle (or a more recent one) that they are overqualified for, and you feel that they would merit a promotion, feel free to request it. On the Occupations page, this can be done by posting a simple note on the page requesting the upgrade. On the Perimeter Guard page, this can be done by replying to my confirmation that your character has been added to the page with a request for a promotion.

ETA: This also applies to alternate jobs! If there's something higher-level that your character is qualified for that they were not assigned, or if they wish to switch careers, you can make those requests on the Occupations page at any time!

app cap status

As of now, we have 111 characters accepted into the game (by my count). The total game cap is 150 characters, which means that, as of now, we only have 39 character slots remaining for upcoming app cycles.

While I have not yet felt overwhelmed by the size of the game, I'm looking at some work-related availability changes over the next month, so I will hold the cap at 150 characters until I get a feeling for my ongoing workload. After I get my footing with the cap at 150, I might consider bumping it up to 200 in the future, but for now it will stay as is.

things to do...

Not a terribly long list of things this month:

● The city is celebrating the recent legalization of polyamorous marriages allowing three or more marriage participants. Many clubs are having mixers for couples and singles looking to hook up, and new options have been added to many dating apps.
● Characters can adopt domestic foxes in almost any pet shop (does not require Activity Points).
● The Blood and Tissue Drive is still ongoing, providing ethical food for anyone who eats sentient-meat or sentient-blood. Donate today!

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Hello! Jobs question! Wikus wasn't up to working when he arrived, but now he's like "oh hey, gotta pay bills". Is it possible to get assigned something now?

Absolutely! Can you give me a list of a few of his skills that I can use to pick one?

Awesome! He's a career office worker, so his primary job skill is probably doing paperwork. Also engaging with (understandably) uncooperative aliens...

I think Wikus would fit with a position in the Government of Riverview, as an Employment Placement Clerk, processing new arrival job placements. Essentially he would be matching up new arrival candidates with appropriate available job positions offered by businesses and other entities in the city, and would be in communication with the Perimeter Guard Orientation Support team.

Does that work for you?

That sounds good to me! Now everyone will know who to complain to if they don't like their job. :v

Let's say a player wanted their character to have a fox, but that character is a stupid loserface jerk who wouldn't adopt one. Would it be possible to work out an in-game way to have that stupid jerkface loser moron be adopted by a fox?

The foxes are a pretty common pet in Riverview Quarantine, like cats and dogs are. There are likely stray domesticated foxes that were abandoned that could take a shine to him in the street and follow him home. Would that work?

That certainly would. I was thinking of something along those lines, but I wasn't sure how prolific the foxes were or if you had to sign up or buy them as pets. Do they come in a variety of colors? Like the silver or marble ones?

They do come in a variety of colors! And there is no signup necessary. The foxes have been mentioned as a common pet that doesn't require activity points on the AC Perks page for a while now, I just thought I'd put that info out there so more people could see if they didn't check that page!

I hadn't yet as I haven't gained AC perks yet, but hey, always good to know =D

Thank you.

Exactly why I put it on the SotG post! I wanted everyone to know.

No problem!

If you have claimed a mission on the mission page or are looking to create one, and need more team members, post up your needs here.

Rey, Poe Dameron and Tony Stark (616) are going to be pulling together as a team for this mission, but the mission offers multiple team potential, and they're also in need of someone who is either good with animals, has training with them, or has animal-related abilities.

I might toss up a plotting post for this as well, but I wanted to try here first. We haven't yet decided on what the creatures will be, as we'd like to get the team(s) together first.

Rey will be posting a request for assistance with this mission up on the network. We are very excited to take part in this mission and looking for others who might be interested as well!

helllllll yeah homie gonna catch so many pets

Daryl's good at trapping and tracking

That's excellent as Rey and Tony are likely to be building a trap of some sort but will definitely need a tracker and someone who better understands how to convince a creature to get into the trap/where some good places to set them up might be.

I'm adding people to my list and we might split them into two teams working together or a few small 'grouped' mission tasks when we go to do this, so it's easier for everyone to participate without creating a massive chain of tag order. I'll give this a couple days to draw interest and then toss up a plotting plurk to discuss the mission and figure out what they're hunting for.

Edited 2017-05-11 18:26 (UTC)

Sounds good o7

I would like to volunteer Stephen for this. He has medical knowledge for anyone that gets hurt, wants a reason to explore more of the area, can provide protection with his magic, and seems good with animals.

Medical knowledge is probably a very good thing for them to have on this trip, given the beasts are evidently going to be something of vicious little nightmares. With any luck he might be able to help calm them or keep them from breaking the traps.

I'm adding people to my list and we might split them into two teams working together or a few small 'grouped' mission tasks when we go to do this, so it's easier for everyone to participate without creating a massive chain of tag order. I'll give this a couple days to draw interest and then toss up a plotting plurk to discuss the mission and figure out what they're hunting for.

Sounds good to me! He's def got protection spells if any want to get rough.

Professor Sycamore is very good with animals (well, Pokemon to be exact, but you get the point!), so he might able to join this mission.

Besides, I really want to do this mission so much!

Isn't it a fantastic one? I am really looking forward to it, and I think a pokemon professor is the perfect candidate for helping a group of explorers capture wild monsters.

I'm adding people to my list and we might split them into two teams working together or a few small 'grouped' mission tasks when we go to do this, so it's easier for everyone to participate without creating a massive chain of tag order. I'll give this a couple days to draw interest and then toss up a plotting plurk to discuss the mission and figure out what they're hunting for.

I see. Still, I can't wait for this mission!

But are you planning a posting order for the two teams as well?

Ben's got a thing with animals that make them more maleable and easier tamed when he's around them, if that helps!

you seem to have a good roster going on already, so no worries if there's no spot left anymore, but if there is: max has the ability to calm animals, he can knit together broken bones and torn muscles and the like so long as he's around water and he's generally overpowered in combat...

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