Mentor Application - ThePolynomer

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Mentor Application - ThePolynomer

Byond CKEY:

ThePolynomer

Discord ID:

401402560155484160

Character Name(s):

Eden Moriah, Gurt (observer), ED-N (Xeno)

Why do you want to become a Mentor?:

Ever since I joined this server, I’ve been fascinated by the mechanics and gameplay elements, and after all this time, I think I’ve finally mastered most of them. Therefore, I want to help others understand the game as well as I can so everyone can have a jolly old time playing. Also, I find it extremely fun to show people the things I know and what I’m passionate about; it just makes me happy.

What gameplay areas do you know and which areas are you strong and weak in?:

My strongest is definitely medical. As you can see from my playtimes, I am a very experienced medic and doctor player, as well as a good researcher. I can make most of the chem combos from memory (like IA MB KD, etc.), and I can provide quick surgery with disarm bypasses and such.

My second strongest is probably CIC and Engineering. Despite only having a few hours in Combat Tech, I regularly help out as MT in the FOB if I can. And in CIC, I am well versed with the equipment and the duties of an XO/SO. (Loading OBs, firing them, and delivering supplies)

And lastly, MP. Despite not having a lot of MP hours, I’m well aware of marine law and how it works, what’s illegal, and what’s not. This is mostly because I play CL and CC a lot, and I tend to just barely not break the law or use loopholes if possible. (like the sneaky WY man i am)

Now for my weaknesses… The two things I have never actually played but I’m interested in are OT and GP. I think I can figure OT out, since I’m already a good research player, but for GP I have only played it a few times on my private server only to test it out and have a feel for it. I feel like it’s just something I wouldn’t want to play anyway, so I don’t bother with it, but I understand that a mentor should have absolute knowledge of mostly everything in the game.

My true weakness… is being a marine player. I have only a few xeno hours, most of them being support, which I enjoy playing… but the overall “being a xeno” thing is not for me. Despite this, I know a lot about the abilities and how to play as one, mostly because I have to kill them 90% of the time, and like a wise man once said, “If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

How often are to able to play CM?:

9-10 hours, depending on the day

A screenshot or transcript of your human and xeno playtimes:

Imgur: The magic of the Internet - Human (There is more under this, but it’s just random event roles with under 1 hour.)

Imgur: The magic of the Internet - Xeno,

Anything else you’d like to add?:

Thanks for reading!!

I am aware of the fact that SEA has to be HRP at all times, and I have a history of LRP behavior, but I think I’ve changed for the better in the couple of months since my last note, and I think a lot of people can vouch for me on this one!

If you have any questions, either DM me on Discord directly or send it here! Thanks again! :slight_smile:

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I don’t really know this player but I’ve seen them around quite a bit. We’ve had positive IC RP interactions and I am wholly confident in the medical care I’m getting when they’re the one patching me up. +1 from me.

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I will echo what I said on his Mod App. Great guy. +1

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Eden is cool and definitely I think mentor material; i see him teaching all the time in medbay and he adds great positivity to cm. Good CL to have in a round too. +1

Also supplies me with my quota of cat pictures, that’s gotta be worth something

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Hello Eden!

I’m glad to see this Mentor application, but I have a couple reservations.
1: LRP, which you did mention in your app. Generally I don’t really mind, but I would like to see you playing some more “HRP” roles that would require the same level of seriousness as SEA; MP, XO, etc.
2: Xeno hours. Specifically Queen and T3 hours, you have barely any hours in these, and zero queen hours. You will get Mhelps about T3’s and new queens specifically, and you will need a least a little experience with these roles to answer them effectively.

I also have a few xeno related questions for you to answer, if you don’t mind, feel free to get a few xeno hours in before answering them:

1: I was the only drone around after the queen died, and they needed me to evolve as queen. What do I do now?
2: Heyaa! Looking for some advice on how to play Ravager, like what strain I should play?
3: Hey, the CMP is telling me that I broke marine law, and arrested me, how do I appeal, and how do I know how I broke marine law?
4: The hive is telling me to buy fire resistance, how do I do that?
5: The queen is telling me to go Valkyrie, what caste is that, and what does it do?

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+1, Eden is a well rp’d character, friendly and knowledgeable. I worry the somewhat low xeno playtimes may hurt their chances on this, but I still very much trust their ability to take mentor seriously and do a good job of both teaching people, and representing the staff.

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Hi!!
I try to be as HRP as possible while playing MP, XO and any command roles (ex. CMO)

Anyway! My answers are as follows:

  1. First, you should probably Ovi in the hive so your hive can recover and evolve. This is also a good pastime while you’re waiting to mature. You can’t do anything on front in your current state, like screech or use neurotoxin (I’m assuming they are still young), and you suffer a large armor penalty, so frontlining right now won’t do. Maturity takes 10 minutes, but you can still support your hive from Ovi by healing them or giving them plasma, and of course giving orders.
  2. You should probably start by assigning keybinds to every ability instead of manually clicking each button, since it gets pretty tiring. As for the strain, you should probably go hedgehog. You get a variety of abilities that make you pretty difficult to kill. You gain points (shards) over time that you can use to spend on said abilities, like the Spike Shield, which makes you practically impossible to kill for 2 seconds and deflects bullets towards enemy marines near you, which can allow you to make a getaway after a frontline attack. You can also send out spikes towards the enemy to slow them down and cause shrapnel to get stuck in them with either the “Fire Spikes” or “Spike Shed” ability. While “Fire Spikes” only launches spikes in the direction you’re clicking… (it also only costs 50 spikes), the “Spike Shed” one shoots ALL of your spikes all around you. It will also grant you a speed boost and will make you unable to perform any other abilities for about 30 seconds, allowing for a “hit and run.” While there is another rav strain, it is way more difficult, so I recommend starting with the one I explained. (mostly because the berserker requires you to hit the marines)
  3. The CMP should have told you what they were arresting you for when they were putting cuffs on you. If not, you should probably ask them about it. You can appeal once you are in your cell and ask for the appeal form. The appeal handler will either be the acting CO or a delegated SO from CIC. To learn about marine laws, you can check out the wiki with all the laws listed there. PS: You can see what you were arrested for when the timer starts. If the CMP doesn’t start the timer at all and just keeps you in the brig without telling you why you’re arrested, I’d ahelp it.
  4. First you have to check if you have a pylon captured. If you do, click the manage hive button, the one with the blue checkmark on the top, and click the “Purchase boons” button; after that, you will be able to choose minor and major buffs. The flame-resistant one is a minor buff, so click that. From there you can select it. The boon lasts for 5 minutes and doesn’t require any royal plasma. (Some buffs require more than 1 captured pylon, or royal plasma.)
  5. Valk is the biggest support caste for the Praetorian ev(il)olution. Its abilities are mostly focused on buffing your allies and/or saving them in a pinch. Such as the “Fight or Flight” screech, which regenerates your allies nearby and immediately puts them out of crit so they can run away when they’re down. Another useful ability is the “Tail fountain,” which extinguishes any xeno of any fire that you select. (And you are close to.) If you’re pushing in, you can use the “Tantrum” ability to give everyone near you a medium armor buff (it’s about 15, I believe) for 3 seconds. The last two are “Retrieve” and “High Galop.” The first one allows you to instantly drag crit/resting xenos to you. This is highly useful when a xeno was hit with a Sadar rocket. The second one is the most offensive ability that you will have, but it is also a support one. Basically, it knocks back everything in a radius around you, including enemy marines and nades, which is quite useful when you’re defending something like a structure or a highly damaged xeno.

Hope these answers are A-okay and…

Have a great day!

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Updated playtimes. Played a little of everything, mostly CL, CT, SL and RFN though! (and a bit of drone)

I read the code wrong apparently. I forgot that the reason why there wasn’t a cost = var set on fire res boon is because it’s 1 by default, and I did not realize that the +1 RR on pylon capture got merged when I tested it on my client. So I apologize!! Hope it’s okay if i say this

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yogurt, im glad to see you applied for moderator. I know sometimes you do LRP stuff but overall i feel like you know when to be HRP and recently ive seen you HRP more, especially as CMO and CL. Not a single person knows everything about the game. I dont think having low xeno hours is neccessarily a bad thing, if you know the basics that a new xeno player would need. If you get some queen and T3 hours as Eka said, it should be fine i think :slight_smile:
Good luck with your application, hope it gets accepted. Would love to see you as a SEA. +1

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(At the bottom… it’s Have a CM day.)

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Hours as of 23/09/2025.

Played a little of everything and got plat CL. A tiny amount of drone too.

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(Approved)

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