Charlie Watson 5 Share Posted January 28, 2022 (edited) With v7 coming soon, one of the big points that people brought up in the census was the lack of passive SCPs for testing. I have a few ideas for SCPs that will be balanced, interesting to test on, and shouldn't be too hard to code. They won’t have a great deal of functionality, but will give researchers more options. I’ll give an abridged version of the article, then move on to the technical details of how each would be implemented. SCP-458: “The Never Ending Pizza Box” Description: SCP-458 is a large-sized pizza box from the pizza chain Little Caesar's, of their Hot-n-Ready variety. While appearing to be an ordinary pizza box, when it comes into contact with human hands, it instantaneously replicates within it the holder's subconsciously preferred choice of pizza, down to the favorite sauce, cheese, crust, and topping. It is not limited to the Little Caesars brand, as pizza from all major pizza chains, as well as local and even handmade pizzas have been produced. There seems to be no limit to its ability, except that it cannot make anything but pizza, and its toppings must be edible by normal human standards. The box is also rather indestructible, as all tests to destroy or dismantle the box have proven fruitless. Implementation: When interacting with the box, a random pizza description can be shown, along with giving the user 5AHP (only if not at full armour. It would use the “models/foodnhouseholditems/pizzabox.mdl” model, and can either be kept in the EZ cafeteria, or in a standard containment cell. After interaction, the box cannot be used again by the same person for ten minutes. Notes: Meant to be a basic, low-effort-required addition that will give researchers something else to test on. The small AHP boost is used so that the interaction with it isn’t entirely text based. Spoiler “Inside the box is a ___________” small, extra cheese pizza with a cheese-stuffed crust. medium pizza with sliced bell peppers, a thin crust, and alfredo sauce. medium pizza with feta and jack cheese, no sauce, and a thin crust. large pizza with meatballs, pepperoni, bacon, canadian bacon, sausage, and ham. small, thin pizza with olives and a wheat crust. large, pepperoni pizza with a thick crust. small pizza with onions, anchovies, olives, and a thin crust. small pizza with bell peppers, olives, and a thin crust. large pizza with pepperoni, sausage, marinara-stuffed crust. medium pizza with olives, mushrooms, and a pretzel dough crust. large pizza with over 100 distinct foods on top. large, extra cheese pizza with pepperoni. medium pizza with anchovies. large, Hawaiian pizza with Tabasco. Medium with egg, bacon, a barbecue sauce base, and a thick crust. extra large pizza, half supreme, half pepperoni. large pizza with mozzarella cheese-stuffed crust, a BBQ sauce base, pepperoni, sausage, and a dusting of crushed chilli cheese Fritos. SCP-348: “A Gift from Dad” Description: SCP-348 is a white ceramic bowl patterned with light blue flowers, with the Chinese characters for “thinking of you” (想着你) etched into the side. When in the presence of an individual afflicted with a minor ailment or injury SCP-348 will fill with soup. The ingredients vary and young test subjects who consume it have stated that they enjoyed the meal, and will finish the bowl if allowed. Children who eat from SCP-348 several times often express a feeling of contentment, stating that though they are eating by themselves, they do not feel lonely. Occasionally, after soup produced by SCP-348 has been consumed, a message will materialise on the inside of the bowl. In the event that someone older than 18 years of age attempts to consume soup created by SCP-348, the individual will be less inclined to finish the meal, stating that “something is missing," or that it “was nothing out of the ordinary.” Any messages that appear will look worn and faded. Implementation: Instead of age, the interactions with the SCP will change depending on what job you are filling. When interacted with, a random, job-specific description (from the table below) would be displayed, sometimes along with a minor effect. It can be kept in a standard containment cell, though instead of a pedestal, the bowl is placed on a table, with two chairs on either side of it. After interaction, the bowl cannot be used again by the same person for ten minutes. Notes: I think this would be an interesting object to test on, as researchers could have the option to interact with personnel other than Class-Ds. The effects aren’t integral to the SCP, so if they are too difficult to code, they can be ignored. Below I’ve added a few ideas for certain results. Spoiler Job Description Effect (if applicable) Any SCP “The bowl remains empty when you approach it” None D-Class “Though it appears to be a regular chicken soup, it tastes like salt water.” None D-Class “Tastes like a regular chicken soup at first, but after finishing the bowl your stomach starts to hurt. The message ‘Why did you choose this path, son?’, appears on the inside.” Slows the player slightly for five minutes. D-Class “Tastes like a regular chicken soup. On your second mouthful, a small bone that you didn’t notice causes you to choke.” Damages the player for 5HP. Service Personnel “A hearty winter vegetable soup, like your dad used to make.” None Service Personnel “Tastes like regular tomato soup.” None Cafeteria Worker “A rich minestrone soup fills the bowl. When you drink it, you realise it’s your dad’s old recipe that you had long-forgotten.” None Cafeteria Worker “The bowl fills with a chicken broth that warms you when you drink it. The words “You’ve made me proud” appear once you finish. Heals the player for 5HP, if injured. Any Member of Security, TRO, or MTF “A spicy chicken-noodle soup. Your senses feel sharper and you feel ready for action.” Increases the player’s movement speed slightly for five minutes. Any Member of Security, TRO, or MTF “A creamy, New England clam chowder. Reminds you of home.” None Any Member of Security, TRO, or MTF “The tomato soup that fills the bowl completely revitalises you. The taste is like nothing you’ve ever had before” Heals the player for 50HP, if injured. Any Member of Security, TRO, or MTF “Though it doesn’t seem appealing at first, the murky brown French Onion soup is delicious!” Gives the player +10 AHP, if not at full armour. Any human “The bowl remains empty when you approach it” None Any human “A delicious chicken and vegetable soup. The message ‘I’m proud of you.’ appears on the inside” None Any human “The soup has an odd taste that you can’t place. It makes you feel nostalgic.” None Any human “A creamy mushroom soup. Nothing out of the ordinary, but a decent lunch.” None Any human “Tastes bitter. You don’t want to finish it.” None SCP-409: “Contagious Crystal” Description: SCP-409 resembles a large quartz crystal approximately 1.5m tall and 0.6m wide. Any objects coming in contact with SCP-409 will begin to crystallise after three hours. This effect will occur in any material other than granite. Subjects report this effect to be extremely painful, and similar to frostbite. After complete crystallisation, the object will begin to make snapping and creaking noises for approximately twenty minutes, before bursting into thousands of fragments with great force. Anything touched by or touching a fragment will immediately begin to crystallise. Nothing at this time is able to reverse the effect in organic matter, including amputation of affected areas. Inorganic matter will only crystallise for a few centimeters around the point of contact. Implementation: If interacted with, a tool tip stating “You wince in pain as crystals slowly begin to spread from your fingers up your arm.” will be shown. Their movement speed would then be reduced, and they would slowly be damaged. After five minutes under this effect, the person die with a crackling sound, and anyone in a small radius would then be infected. Crystallisation can be cured by SCP-500 (EDIT:) and people who are infected can be safely dealt with if they die before the five minutes. The crystal would have no effect on SCPs: “The crystal feels cold to the touch, but you don’t feel anything out-of-the-ordinary”. If the same person tries to interact with the crystal again whilst infected: “You don’t want to make the infection worse!” It could either use a re-textured rock model, or use the model from here, and would be kept behind a secure CL3 keycard door. Notes: If the infection on death mechanic is too time-consuming to code, or if it is found to be unbalanced in playtesting, it could just be scrapped as the SCP itself is still interesting to research on. Edited January 28, 2022 by Charlie Watson Quote nothing to see here, move along Link to comment
Joe Conner 207 Share Posted January 28, 2022 (edited) Why use black text ontop of dark gray Pizza scp, why keep in cafe? It's scp smh, seems alright though Soup SCP, sounds like kind of a pain Crystal scp, there are in rp limited number of SCP 500 pills and having it be infecting others is really bad as someone can just touch it, hang around someone important, they die and infect other person and if (somehow) they dont manage to reach scp 500 or infect someone that doesn't have access to SCP 500 (d class/surface job), they die and infect others which causes a massive dying chain reaction Edited January 28, 2022 by Joe Conner Quote Scprp is bad, run while you can!! SCP-RP Current Ranks: PlatVIP, SCP-RP Administrator, Junior Developer, MTF Nu-7 NCO, Head Of Manufacturing Department (Owner), Head of External Affairs, Site Director, The Serpents Hand (Vice-Manager) SCP-RP Past Ranks: Organization for the Reclamation of Islamic Artifacts, Sarkic Cultist, Marshall Carter N' Dark Salesman, Ethics Committee Member, Epsilon-11 Commander, Unusual Incidents Unit Special Agent in Charge (Vice-Manager), GRU-P, Head Researcher, Internal Security Department, SCP-096 HLRP Past Ranks: Civil Industrial Union Journeyman, Civil Medical Union Nurse CW-RP Past Ranks: PlatVIP, Combat Engineer COL, Adv Medic Link to comment
Charlie Watson 5 Author Share Posted January 28, 2022 31 minutes ago, Joe Conner said: Why use black text ontop of dark gray My bad, a browser plugin made the text seem white. I've changed it now. Quote Pizza scp, why keep in cafe? That's where it was stored in the lore, but it honestly doesn't matter. Quote they die and infect other person and if (somehow) they dont manage to reach scp 500 Sorry, should've clarified this before: people only infect others if they die from the crystal's effects (after the five minutes). If they're shot or isolated before this happens (should be pretty obvious with the much slower movement speed and crackling sounds), they don't infect anyone else. This way (theoretically), SCP-500 never needs to be used outside of cross-testing or if a high CL person somehow manages to get infected. If it does turn out that the infection mechanic is too unbalanced, it can just be removed. Quote nothing to see here, move along Link to comment
Oswald Bruner 68 Share Posted January 29, 2022 Spoiler On 1/28/2022 at 6:21 AM, Charlie Watson said: Previous Page Next Page With v7 coming soon, one of the big points that people brought up in the census was the lack of passive SCPs for testing. I have a few ideas for SCPs that will be balanced, interesting to test on, and shouldn't be too hard to code. They won’t have a great deal of functionality, but will give researchers more options. I’ll give an abridged version of the article, then move on to the technical details of how each would be implemented. SCP-458: “The Never Ending Pizza Box” Description: SCP-458 is a large-sized pizza box from the pizza chain Little Caesar's, of their Hot-n-Ready variety. While appearing to be an ordinary pizza box, when it comes into contact with human hands, it instantaneously replicates within it the holder's subconsciously preferred choice of pizza, down to the favorite sauce, cheese, crust, and topping. It is not limited to the Little Caesars brand, as pizza from all major pizza chains, as well as local and even handmade pizzas have been produced. There seems to be no limit to its ability, except that it cannot make anything but pizza, and its toppings must be edible by normal human standards. The box is also rather indestructible, as all tests to destroy or dismantle the box have proven fruitless. Implementation: When interacting with the box, a random pizza description can be shown, along with giving the user 5AHP (only if not at full armour. It would use the “models/foodnhouseholditems/pizzabox.mdl” model, and can either be kept in the EZ cafeteria, or in a standard containment cell. After interaction, the box cannot be used again by the same person for ten minutes. Notes: Meant to be a basic, low-effort-required addition that will give researchers something else to test on. The small AHP boost is used so that the interaction with it isn’t entirely text based. Reveal hidden contents “Inside the box is a ___________” small, extra cheese pizza with a cheese-stuffed crust. medium pizza with sliced bell peppers, a thin crust, and alfredo sauce. medium pizza with feta and jack cheese, no sauce, and a thin crust. large pizza with meatballs, pepperoni, bacon, canadian bacon, sausage, and ham. small, thin pizza with olives and a wheat crust. large, pepperoni pizza with a thick crust. small pizza with onions, anchovies, olives, and a thin crust. small pizza with bell peppers, olives, and a thin crust. large pizza with pepperoni, sausage, marinara-stuffed crust. medium pizza with olives, mushrooms, and a pretzel dough crust. large pizza with over 100 distinct foods on top. large, extra cheese pizza with pepperoni. medium pizza with anchovies. large, Hawaiian pizza with Tabasco. Medium with egg, bacon, a barbecue sauce base, and a thick crust. extra large pizza, half supreme, half pepperoni. large pizza with mozzarella cheese-stuffed crust, a BBQ sauce base, pepperoni, sausage, and a dusting of crushed chilli cheese Fritos. SCP-348: “A Gift from Dad” Description: SCP-348 is a white ceramic bowl patterned with light blue flowers, with the Chinese characters for “thinking of you” (想着你) etched into the side. When in the presence of an individual afflicted with a minor ailment or injury SCP-348 will fill with soup. The ingredients vary and young test subjects who consume it have stated that they enjoyed the meal, and will finish the bowl if allowed. Children who eat from SCP-348 several times often express a feeling of contentment, stating that though they are eating by themselves, they do not feel lonely. Occasionally, after soup produced by SCP-348 has been consumed, a message will materialise on the inside of the bowl. In the event that someone older than 18 years of age attempts to consume soup created by SCP-348, the individual will be less inclined to finish the meal, stating that “something is missing," or that it “was nothing out of the ordinary.” Any messages that appear will look worn and faded. Implementation: Instead of age, the interactions with the SCP will change depending on what job you are filling. When interacted with, a random, job-specific description (from the table below) would be displayed, sometimes along with a minor effect. It can be kept in a standard containment cell, though instead of a pedestal, the bowl is placed on a table, with two chairs on either side of it. After interaction, the bowl cannot be used again by the same person for ten minutes. Notes: I think this would be an interesting object to test on, as researchers could have the option to interact with personnel other than Class-Ds. The effects aren’t integral to the SCP, so if they are too difficult to code, they can be ignored. Below I’ve added a few ideas for certain results. Hide contents Job Description Effect (if applicable) Any SCP “The bowl remains empty when you approach it” None D-Class “Though it appears to be a regular chicken soup, it tastes like salt water.” None D-Class “Tastes like a regular chicken soup at first, but after finishing the bowl your stomach starts to hurt. The message ‘Why did you choose this path, son?’, appears on the inside.” Slows the player slightly for five minutes. D-Class “Tastes like a regular chicken soup. On your second mouthful, a small bone that you didn’t notice causes you to choke.” Damages the player for 5HP. Service Personnel “A hearty winter vegetable soup, like your dad used to make.” None Service Personnel “Tastes like regular tomato soup.” None Cafeteria Worker “A rich minestrone soup fills the bowl. When you drink it, you realise it’s your dad’s old recipe that you had long-forgotten.” None Cafeteria Worker “The bowl fills with a chicken broth that warms you when you drink it. The words “You’ve made me proud” appear once you finish. Heals the player for 5HP, if injured. Any Member of Security, TRO, or MTF “A spicy chicken-noodle soup. Your senses feel sharper and you feel ready for action.” Increases the player’s movement speed slightly for five minutes. Any Member of Security, TRO, or MTF “A creamy, New England clam chowder. Reminds you of home.” None Any Member of Security, TRO, or MTF “The tomato soup that fills the bowl completely revitalises you. The taste is like nothing you’ve ever had before” Heals the player for 50HP, if injured. Any Member of Security, TRO, or MTF “Though it doesn’t seem appealing at first, the murky brown French Onion soup is delicious!” Gives the player +10 AHP, if not at full armour. Any human “The bowl remains empty when you approach it” None Any human “A delicious chicken and vegetable soup. The message ‘I’m proud of you.’ appears on the inside” None Any human “The soup has an odd taste that you can’t place. It makes you feel nostalgic.” None Any human “A creamy mushroom soup. Nothing out of the ordinary, but a decent lunch.” None Any human “Tastes bitter. You don’t want to finish it.” None SCP-409: “Contagious Crystal” Description: SCP-409 resembles a large quartz crystal approximately 1.5m tall and 0.6m wide. Any objects coming in contact with SCP-409 will begin to crystallise after three hours. This effect will occur in any material other than granite. Subjects report this effect to be extremely painful, and similar to frostbite. After complete crystallisation, the object will begin to make snapping and creaking noises for approximately twenty minutes, before bursting into thousands of fragments with great force. Anything touched by or touching a fragment will immediately begin to crystallise. Nothing at this time is able to reverse the effect in organic matter, including amputation of affected areas. Inorganic matter will only crystallise for a few centimeters around the point of contact. Implementation: If interacted with, a tool tip stating “You wince in pain as crystals slowly begin to spread from your fingers up your arm.” will be shown. Their movement speed would then be reduced, and they would slowly be damaged. After five minutes under this effect, the person die with a crackling sound, and anyone in a small radius would then be infected. Crystallisation can be cured by SCP-500 (EDIT:) and people who are infected can be safely dealt with if they die before the five minutes. The crystal would have no effect on SCPs: “The crystal feels cold to the touch, but you don’t feel anything out-of-the-ordinary”. If the same person tries to interact with the crystal again whilst infected: “You don’t want to make the infection worse!” It could either use a re-textured rock model, or use the model from here, and would be kept behind a secure CL3 keycard door. Notes: If the infection on death mechanic is too time-consuming to code, or if it is found to be unbalanced in playtesting, it could just be scrapped as the SCP itself is still interesting to research on. Previous Page Next Page I like the idea of the bowl of soup, but it seems imbalanced by a lot. If everything was instead randomized, and not job dependent that would be better. TRO and MTF have a glaring advantage with this SCP. Everything else seems good. Quote Link to comment
Shrek 21 Share Posted March 20, 2022 On 1/28/2022 at 1:21 PM, Charlie Watson said: CL3 keycard door Make it maybe a CL4 or CL5 door due to d class being able to get CL3. Quote Link to comment
Walter Alvarez 140 Share Posted March 20, 2022 6 hours ago, Shrek said: Make it maybe a CL4 or CL5 door due to d class being able to get CL3. They can get CL4 and 5 as well. But researchers only have CL3 (except HR) so it needs to be CL3. Quote Link to comment
Shrek 21 Share Posted March 22, 2022 (edited) On 3/20/2022 at 7:34 PM, Walter Alvarez said: They can get CL4 and 5 as well. But researchers only have CL3 (except HR) so it needs to be CL3. Realy it didn't work for me last time i got in as d class and tried to upgrade it more But there would still be a problem a random dude can get cl 3 pretty easy if i remember correctly Just get lvl 20 and you can hop on security guard Edited March 22, 2022 by Shrek Quote Link to comment
Walter Alvarez 140 Share Posted March 22, 2022 6 hours ago, Shrek said: Realy it didn't work for me last time i got in as d class and tried to upgrade it more But there would still be a problem a random dude can get cl 3 pretty easy if i remember correctly Just get lvl 20 and you can hop on security guard Well I mean sure then let's do it your way. Clap a CL5 or CL4 card onto that. Can't wait for all the research to happen. Oh wait that's right. There is no O5 that cares to open that door. Neither will a SD, HoEA, ECM, SA, DoEAA or HR. Why you ask? Because all of them are to lazy to RP unless it's forced upon them by events. Quote Link to comment
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