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Hathaway. ([personal profile] futurologists) wrote2016-02-07 01:10 pm
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MAGITEK.

MAGITEK

INTRODUCTION | INBOXES | DIRECTORY | UNIFORMS | UPGRADES/APPS
TRACKING | DANCE | GLASS | DRAWING | MUSIC
MG!GO | PHOTOS | TEKFLEX | SC7 | ALWAYSNOTE



Magitek is a combination of technology and magic that is used by ALASTAIR in place of most technologies. This includes their communication system (and, for the purposes of the game, our network and inboxes).

Characters will receive a piece of jewelry of their choosing. When the wearer wishes it, it will display videos or text in front of them that only they can see, or play audio messages. Instead of using a physical or holographic keyboard, characters need only think up the message they wish to send. They can broadcast messages to the whole crew or have one-on-one conversations via personal inboxes. However, filtering to certain groups of people is not possible. Anonymous posts and replies are also not allowed. All conversations in a network broadcast are publicly visible, and voice-to-text/dictation is available for those who need it.



The piece of jewelry can be whatever the characters want, within reason; ALASTAIR will provide a variety of necklaces, bracelets, rings, earrings, etc., but they don't have any enchanted belly button piercings, for example! As long as it's somewhat professional, characters will be allowed to have it.

Characters will be allowed to choose a name to identify themselves by when they first use their jewelry. Usernames can contain spaces and symbols, so Two Words! works fine. If they decline to choose a username, it will default to their real name, all lowercase, no spaces, i.e. johndoe. As of this time, there is no way to change usernames.


INBOX

username:
USERNAME
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This IC inbox code was found and tweaked by a former player and, while it isn't mandatory, it is available for all Futurology members to use.

A few notes on the code:

> It works best with square images!
> You can edit the background to match your gif or have it black by default.
> Background gifs can be found here, here, here, here, or here.

Thanks to [personal profile] adlantisag for sharing the code! The example in ALASTAIR colors was made with a tip-off from [personal profile] wardance. Feel free to customize it to your liking!

UPDATE: There is now an IC username directory. The directory is here, and may be edited by players. Please note that only characters with the technical know-how can obscure their names ICly, but on an OOC level you may choose whether to have your character listed as their real name or any canon aliases, if applicable. This upgrade comes to you courtesy of [personal profile] strictdiscipline.


UNIFORMS



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Hydrophobic, fireproof, and dirt-repellent, ALASTAIR uniforms are cut from magitek-woven cloth and leather, and are specially adapted to each recruit. Each part -- coat, vest, sash, undershirt, trousers, gloves, and boots -- can be obtained in any combination of ALASTAIR colors: purple, black, and white.

Unlike regular clothing, recruits don't need to dig into their stipend to fund repairs or alterations to their uniform. Small rips and scuffs mend themselves, and in the case of all-out destruction, loss, or theft of the uniform, a new one will be provided free of charge in the recruit's rooms in Oska. Unnecessary modification to the uniform may be difficult to maintain, given its regenerative powers, but the uniforms seem to recognize minor customization.




UPGRADES

Magitek upgrades can be requested on the AC bank, and as they benefit all recruits we strive to make them accessible and inexpensive depending on the means of the asker. If you'd ever like to discuss a potential upgrade with us, let us know!




TRACKING/MAP

A recruit can pinpoint the location of another recruit on a map of the current world, which appears as part of a HUD on their jewelcomm. The map can be zoomed in to a scale of ten city blocks or zoomed out to the scale of a whole country. It can also be rotated, and will indicate where the north is.

Tracking can be blocked by NPC magic or plot elements, and is not 'automatic' in the sense that characters will not be able to look each other up without explicitly wanting to and knowing the other character's jewelcomm username. This app comes to you courtesy of [personal profile] strictdiscipline.




"TEAM BUILDING" DANCE APP

Using their jewelcomms as motion sensors/UI, characters can team up to hit a target of steps to the tune of pop music from various worlds. Up to four players can dance to the same song together, in teams of two or as individuals. There is a scoreboard kept for this app, but it only extends to the current team. Please dance responsibly. This app comes to you courtesy of [personal profile] defenceless.




ALASTAIR GLASS

A pair of shades given to all agents that, when worn, will bring up the jewelcomm display. You'll still need to be in possession of your jewelry to use it, though. Available in several different designs, ALASTAIR Glass is eyewear for the recruit on-the-go! Or so says the note written by Lloyd from Personnel Resources.

Fashion-conscious agents don't need to worry; the shades are entirely optional. ALASTAIR Glass comes to you courtesy of [personal profile] dishearten.




DRAWING APP

With a holographic interface that includes a 'drawing pad' and a small palette of colors to mix and match, users can send each other pictures they make themselves! There's a 'pen' or 'paintbrush' line, as well as an eraser if you decide your magnum opus isn't cutting it. The drawing app comes to you courtesy of [personal profile] strictdiscipline.





MUSIC APP

This app is self-explanatory: it's a database containing music from every world represented on the team. No earbuds necessary! Just think it, and the music will flow right into your head. Just touch someone's jewelry to tune in! The app has an 'autoplay' feature, where it pre-selects what you're in the mood for without the need to intentionally call songs up. This app comes to you courtesy of [personal profile] construing.





MAGIMON GO!

What, you've never heard of magimon?! It's only the pinnacle of popularity in twelve thousand dimensions! Lucky for you, you get to be in on the craze: this app creates a holographic overworld 'map' wherever you are and allows you to capture and collect randomly-generated elemental creatures called Magimon. Magimon can be traded and battled with friends. (Don't look now, but Dagny is the reigning ALASTAIR Magimon Champion. Do you have what it takes to take her on?) Magimon GO! comes to you courtesy of [personal profile] winces.





PHOTO APP

Another simple, intuitive app; this one allows the user to snap pictures, edit and share them. There are many available filters, including a sparkling one, a puppy one and an elf one, as well as a caption feature. It even integrates with the drawing app to allow characters to doodle on their pictures. (There is, of course, a selfie feature. Say cheese!) This app comes to you courtesy of [personal profile] selfimage.





TEKFLEX

Have the most popular entertainment from the multiverse at your fingertips with Tekflex! All your favorites like Regulation & Structure, How I Met Your Father, Dragonfly, and more! ALASTAIR would like to remind everyone that binging on hot new Tekflex shows instead of working is heavily frowned upon. (That means you, Lloyd.) Courtesy of [personal profile] assent. [NOTE: absolutely no media relating to in-game characters' origins is available on Tekflex, even off-brand. Abuse of Tekflex for canon puncture/fourth-walling will result in mod intervention.]





STORMCLOUD SEVEN: BARRICADE

A team-based first person shooter game in the style of Team Citadel 2 and Call of Service. Players choose one of ten colourful anthropomorphic characters before being split into two teams. There are dozens of maps, representing different biomes, and players can invent their own with ALASTAIR's thought-based tech. Play comes in two styles: either secure and defend target points on a map, or escort a payload across the map with a time limit. Brought to you by [personal profile] pursuit.




ALWAYSNOTE

This app allows users to create a private "note", which can be a piece of formatted text, a photo or a voice memo. Notes can be stacked and sorted into notebooks, tagged or edited. Notes cannot be shared between users; they are for the magitek owner's own purposes. This app comes to you courtesy of [personal profile] scrap_metal.