Goonhub
10-19-2023, 05:22 AM
In a gameplay sense.. you can see it like this.
The HoS is most likely not to be mindhacked. Since they got protections against it.
Where as the captain "might" be mindhacked.
So the HoS has the final say in a lot of cases.
But the HoS CANNOT tell other people how to run their department.
The Captain's Priority is different then that of the HoS.
But if a HoS says to "CUT IT OUT" ...follow their direction NON THE LESS.
Also I like to note: Captains are people who played 20+ shifts and HoS's are approved players by Admins and other players.
So if a captain is being unreasonable with the AI with a freeform law... the HoS can say no to it to keep the peace and "KEEP THE STATION SECURE"
I'd say the HoS "does" not outrank the captain, but is more or less a COUNTERBALANCE to the captain and in dire situations they "Technically" outrank the captain.
I like to call it "the HoS iniative" ...Normally HoS's do not outrank captains, so if they disagree on what sandwiches to have the chef make, captain wins.
But if a bomb has been planted and the captain says way A and HoS says way B. That's when the HoS gets the way of things.
Also security 9/10 should listen to the HoS then the captain regardless of the situation. While the Captain outranks the HoS, the HoS is also there to protect your department and therefore it is in your best interrest to listen to the HoS then the captain when it comes to orders.
Otherwise FOLLOW THE WIKI!
So TL;DR:
In an emergency that threatens the station, HoS "technically" outranks the captain.
In normal situations, Captain is the higher authority.
The HoS is most likely not to be mindhacked. Since they got protections against it.
Where as the captain "might" be mindhacked.
So the HoS has the final say in a lot of cases.
But the HoS CANNOT tell other people how to run their department.
The Captain's Priority is different then that of the HoS.
But if a HoS says to "CUT IT OUT" ...follow their direction NON THE LESS.
Also I like to note: Captains are people who played 20+ shifts and HoS's are approved players by Admins and other players.
So if a captain is being unreasonable with the AI with a freeform law... the HoS can say no to it to keep the peace and "KEEP THE STATION SECURE"
I'd say the HoS "does" not outrank the captain, but is more or less a COUNTERBALANCE to the captain and in dire situations they "Technically" outrank the captain.
I like to call it "the HoS iniative" ...Normally HoS's do not outrank captains, so if they disagree on what sandwiches to have the chef make, captain wins.
But if a bomb has been planted and the captain says way A and HoS says way B. That's when the HoS gets the way of things.
Also security 9/10 should listen to the HoS then the captain regardless of the situation. While the Captain outranks the HoS, the HoS is also there to protect your department and therefore it is in your best interrest to listen to the HoS then the captain when it comes to orders.
Otherwise FOLLOW THE WIKI!
So TL;DR:
In an emergency that threatens the station, HoS "technically" outranks the captain.
In normal situations, Captain is the higher authority.