Changeling Genepool bug

[Sarah_U.]

Bug Description:
Changelings can't see their genepool in human form, but they can in 'lesser form' (monkey).


Steps to reproduce:
1. Be a changeling (good luck) and check your status.
2. Transform into a lesser form (monkey).
3. Verify your status again and see your current genepool.



I might be wrong with the naming, but I'm talking about the 'plasma' / 'energy' of the changeling for abilities.

[forwardslashN]

I'm pretty sure changeling shouldn't really be spawned.

[Scrat505]

But in special events they are, so they might as well work when someone does.

[forwardslashN]

The Thing is like one my favorite movies ever, but I'm not sure it really fits our universe or is worth fixing.

[Sarah_U.]

I believe it is, it's interesting for the MPs (A lot) and when a player don't go all out with the powers it become quite interesting.

Creates a lot of deception, RP and shenanigans. The mistrust get intense and it's nice if marines are winning really good and the admins want to smooth things up...
Personally, while it's a feature, why not make it a better one so we can take full advantage of it?

[Snypehunter007]

While this isn't really a prominent bug due to the low amount of times that admins spawn in a changeling, I feel like if we have a feature in the game, no matter if it isn't used very often, it should WORK. So if it is a bug why not move it to low priority for the team to work on?

[DeadLantern]

I wish I was special enough to be in custom events ;~;

[forwardslashN]

While this isn't really a prominent bug due to the low amount of times that admins spawn in a changeling, I feel like if we have a feature in the game, no matter if it isn't used very often, it should WORK. So if it is a bug why not move it to low priority for the team to work on?

If it's not a feature of the server, it won't be worked on. Changelings, while cool, are a holdover from old code. Among other things, admins shouldn't be spawning changelings and expecting them to work correctly, or at all. If in doubt, consult Rahl or Apop. I am closing this for now.