Has anyone actually listened to station announcements?

[HarlequiNQB]

Retired and no apparent interest in rectifying that situation.

True, but he'sh one of the go-to impershonationsh of jusht about any impershonator ever. Just don't ask him to take a seat...

"No, I think I'll just shtand. I really don't need to... Don't need a chair."

 

[Cromarus]

I'm waiting to hear the following:

Male announcer: The white zone is for immediate loading and unloading of passengers only. There is no stopping in the red zone.


Female announcer: The white zone is for immediate loading and unloading of passengers only. There is no stopping in the red zone.


Male announcer: The red zone is for immediate loading and unloading of passengers only. There is no stopping in the white zone.


Female announcer: No, the white zone is for loading of passengers and there is no stopping in a RED zone.


Male announcer: The red zone has always been for loading and unloading of passengers. There's never stopping in a white zone.


Female announcer: Don't you tell me which zone is for loading, and which zone is for stopping!


Male announcer: Listen Betty, don't start up with your white zone **** again.

 

[lolanon]

There are station announcements?

Wow never noticed one

What do they say?

It says in the op.

 

[davecrowley]

I'm waiting to hear the following:

Male announcer: The white zone is for immediate loading and unloading of passengers only. There is no stopping in the red zone.


Female announcer: The white zone is for immediate loading and unloading of passengers only. There is no stopping in the red zone.


Male announcer: The red zone is for immediate loading and unloading of passengers only. There is no stopping in the white zone.


Female announcer: No, the white zone is for loading of passengers and there is no stopping in a RED zone.


Male announcer: The red zone has always been for loading and unloading of passengers. There's never stopping in a white zone.


Female announcer: Don't you tell me which zone is for loading, and which zone is for stopping!


Male announcer: Listen Betty, don't start up with your white zone **** again.

Hahah, Airplane. Love it

Would also like one that says "Mind the Gap"

 

[ChrisUK27]

Whilst not in station, has anyone got up alongside the Nav beacon. I sounds like it's transmitting a morse code signal. Is it random or perhaps related to the system it's in?

 

[Sandmann]

Whilst not in station, has anyone got up alongside the Nav beacon. I sounds like it's transmitting a morse code signal. It's is random or perhaps relate to the system it's in?

Yeah the nav beacons actually transmit the system name in morse code. It's a bit of an easter egg.

 

[Valethar]

They should take a page from Tabula Rasa and do some M.A.S.H. inspired announcements.

If you ever played TR, the Foreas Base announcer would come up with all sorts of funny stuff, reminiscent of Radar on the old M.AS.H. TV show. It was probably one of the best places in the game, just because of the goofy stuff you'd hear over the PA system.

Someone put together a vid for Youtube with all of the announcements, some of them are funnier when you hear them, rather than read them.

Spoiler

[video=youtube;_1XXRDHVWGg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1XXRDHVWGg[/video]

• "Attention, all personnel. Good news: reinforcements have arrived, as the drunk tank has been flushed. That is all."
• "Attention, all personnel. The wormhole is not to be used for trash removal. People on the other end are complaining. That is all."
• "Attention, all personnel. Anyone noticing unusual chromosomal changes following wormhole travel should report to Dr. Honeydew for gender reassignment."
• "Attention, all personnel. Due to conditions beyond our control, we regret to announce the lunch is now being served."
• "Attention, all personnel. Tonight's movie is a holdover from last week and will be shown right after dinner, which is also a holdover from last week."
• "Attention. New recruits please take note: the back forty is not a golf course; it is a mine field. If you have to work on your slice, please do it on the battlefield. That is all."
• "There is no parking in the red zone; The white zone is for loading and unloading passengers only."
• "Your attention please. Welcome to Foreas; this planet is a no-smoking environment as the atmosphere is flammable."
• "The PX invites you to try Corman brand Coffite. Because something like coffee is better than no coffee at all."
• "Your attention please. Once more, we must remind you that it is against our rules and their regulations to lick the anphinians."
• "Attention. Please retrieve all wounded and applicable body parts from the battlefield. The limb you save may be your own."
• "Attention. Those of you who have entered the wormhole counting on the space time continuum to delay your KP time will be disappointed to learn that due to Einstein's Theory of Relativity, you still have to peel potatoes."
• "Attention, all personnel. Because of the epidemic, tonight's broken film, which has not arrived yet, is canceled. A reminder from Colonel Jamestead: due to the flu, kindly refrain from kissing anyone unless absolutely necessary."
• "Attention All Personnel. Tonight's movie is 'War Drums Along the East River', a rollicking adventure following the final days of the gang war in post-apocalyptic Brooklyn. See actors trying to rap and rappers trying to act in what film critic David Manning called, "The worst movie of its, or any other kind, ever." Free popcorn will also be served."
• "Attention All Personnel. No matter how many times you die, it is always disconcerting. Open counseling is now available with Doctor Williams for those who are suffering from Post-Death Nervousness Disorder. That is all."
• "Attention All personnel. Ah.. this is Captain Koontz, here. I got a watch. If this is your watch, please report to the infirmary, to claim it." (Read like Christopher Walken)
• "Attention All Personnel. Local fauna may appear friendly, but that does not mean they should be kept as pets. All socks will now be thoroughly inspected, that is all."
• "Attention All Personnel. The Provost Marshal applauds last night's fireworks display. He would also like to know the party responsible for igniting the ammo dump."
• "Attention All Personnel. Due to eddies in the space time continuum, there have been problems with the wormholes lately. Please check all internal and external organs for continuity. That is all."
• "Attention All Personnel. Welcome new recruits, to the laaannd of the fuuuuture. All recruits, report to orientation. That is all."

 

[Zephyriel]

Yeah the nav beacons actually transmit the system name in morse code. It's a bit of an easter egg.

Are you serious? If it's true then it blows my mind!

 

[Alien]

I keep wanting to hear "The penalty for death is death."

 

[Valethar]

I keep wanting to hear "The penalty for death is death."

Sort of like the old joke 'Dying on the job is cause for immediate termination.'

 

[c64orinoco]

One of the station announcers is the same guy who did some of the video station announcements in Frontier First Encounters. The chipper sounding blonde guy, who would apologize for the computers being down. I also liked the very bored sounding Federal Officer, and the slightly fruity Arabic mechanic "can I help yeeeewwwww?"

 

[Tryst]

Yeah the nav beacons actually transmit the system name in morse code. It's a bit of an easter egg.

Now, how many players are going to sit by a nav beacon and copy it all down and translate it just for the sake of the chance to say you're a liar? Place your bets now.

 

[Spiridon]

I think we need the following voices added for stations:
The voice tannoi you get at the dodgems at the fair

Sheldon Cooper (waits til you are about to touch down to tell you it's his spot)

Not enough reps for this one ++++++1111111

 

[Cmdr Lassan]

Oh yes, she is fantastic.

I wish the ships has voice packs based on the stations, that the ship was bought on. Im bored with the federal voice on EVERY of my shpis (even on the Clipper), i want to hear "frameshifto drivu engaged!" announced by the asian lady!

Had to laugh hard on this one

 

[Pequi]

They should take a page from Tabula Rasa and do some M.A.S.H. inspired announcements.

If you ever played TR, the Foreas Base announcer would come up with all sorts of funny stuff, reminiscent of Radar on the old M.AS.H. TV show. It was probably one of the best places in the game, just because of the goofy stuff you'd hear over the PA system.

Your idea is awsome! ROFL whilst reading this. I love the MASH-TV series, watched it totally.

 

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[Pequi]

"This station has a safe and peaceful environment."

Unless of course:
You have a bounty on you.
You loiter too long near a pad.
You loiter too long near the mail slot.
You take too long docking.
You take too long exiting.
You try to enter the station without clearance.

Well, if that's safe and peaceful, I'd hate to see what an unsafe and aggressive station would act like.

I tried to punish people, which are loitering around busstations, parkslots, at the checkout counter in the supermarket, especially retirees at saturday morning. Lots of fun in RL, while waiting for content in ED

 

[Tryst]

I tried to punish people, which are loitering around busstations, parkslots, at the checkout counter in the supermarket, especially retirees at saturday morning. Lots of fun in RL, while waiting for content in ED

The shops should tell them to move along quickly or their shopping will be double the cost as a loitering penalty. Pity the shops can't have a guard there with a shotgun pointing at them, that might make them move a bit faster
I hate the ones that wait until the last minute before opening their wallets and fumbling for their debit card, they know they have to pay for the shopping, why not have the card out and ready? I get out my card ready to pay while I'm waiting in the queue. I hate shopping at the best of times, I want to be in, get what I need and out as quickly as possible.
I won't do it online though, I've played that game before and got a bottle of washing up liquid as a nearest alternative to the Tomato Ketchup I ordered. Still trying to figure that one out :S

 

[Dingus Maximus]

I'm waiting to hear the following:

Male announcer: The white zone is for immediate loading and unloading of passengers only. There is no stopping in the red zone.


Female announcer: The white zone is for immediate loading and unloading of passengers only. There is no stopping in the red zone.


Male announcer: The red zone is for immediate loading and unloading of passengers only. There is no stopping in the white zone.


Female announcer: No, the white zone is for loading of passengers and there is no stopping in a RED zone.


Male announcer: The red zone has always been for loading and unloading of passengers. There's never stopping in a white zone.


Female announcer: Don't you tell me which zone is for loading, and which zone is for stopping!


Male announcer: Listen Betty, don't start up with your white zone **** again.

Airplane?

 

[Pequi]

The shops should tell them to move along quickly or their shopping will be double the cost as a loitering penalty. Pity the shops can't have a guard there with a shotgun pointing at them, that might make them move a bit faster

Why not yell at them, that loitering is crime punished with death?

I hate the ones that wait until the last minute before opening their wallets and fumbling for their debit card, they know they have to pay for the shopping, why not have the card out and ready?

Debitcard? You are lucky! In germany, they peel out their tiny copper cash: "Wait! I have it exactly fitting!"