¶ The Basics
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Space Station 13 is a multiplayer roleplaying game developed using the BYOND engine. In Space Station 13 (from here on to be referred to as SS13), players take the role of workers on a space station. There are many different Jobs available, and each player chooses and plays a role in the space station.
¶ Rules
fstation is very rules-minimal, but see Rules for some rules.
¶ Joining the Server
To join the server you'll need to follow a couple of steps:
- Download the BYOND client from here. You'll need it to start playing
- Register for a BYOND account here.
- Open BYOND, log in with your account, click the cogwheel on the top right and choose "Open Location"
- Add this server to your bookmarks, or join manually: byond://ss13.fun:10001
If all has gone well, congratulations! You're on the server! Before you can jump in and start playing, we strongly recommend you set up a character first.
NOTE: When you join the server the menu might not appear or you will not be able to click anything for a few seconds up to a minute or two due to BYOND downloading resources. Wait until the menu and the background image loads. It's an old game, let it take its time.
¶ Character Setup
¶ Character Settings
Here's where you'll set up your character's name, appearance, species, and other misc attributes, such as their languages or handicaps.
- You can have both a first name and a last name, or one name.
- Male or female has no impact on stats.
- Age has no impact on stats. It'll appear in your medical and security records.
There are currently 7 (8 in October) selectable species on fstation:
- Humans: The average spessman.
- Greys: Gifted with telepathy but highly allergic to water.
- Vox: Scaly birds allergic to oxygen.
- Dionae: Plant people, heal extremely fast when exposed to light and immune to toxins, but moves insanely slowly.
- Skellingtons: Basically skeletons, supposedly past victims of spells of the Wizard Federation. These are only available roundstart during October. You can become the skeleman midround via genetics or chemistry.
- Plasmamen: Humans mutated by plasma, they breathe plasma and catch fire when in contact with oxygen, so do not remove your suit! Additionally resistant to fire.
- Insectoids: Anthropomorphic bug-people, they're resistant to radiation and toxin damage but are vulnerable to being crushed under the weight of a toolbox.
- Mushrooms: Mushroom people, only allowed to join as botanist, janitor or trader. Can be grown in trays/soil with trader seeds.
There are more playable species, such as Slime People and Adamantine Golems, entirely different races such as Slimes and Xenomorphs, and subspecies such as Monkeys and Nymphs. Some species such as Tajaran (a.k.a. Catbeasts) or Unathi are in the code but can only be played by exploiting some shenanigans (hint: Genetics). (They are also valid to kill with impunity, so don't try to become one on purpose.) Check here for details on all the species.
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