Ship Safety Settings Addendum
In addition to the default tri-color Ship Safety Settings, there are additional safety settings that can be unlocked with the use of illegal “after-market” modifications to the CONCORD required SPORKS unit (Spacecraft Piloting and Orbit Regulation Kontrol System).
Like the default Ship Safety Settings, these modifications restrict certain actions to allow capsuleers to hold themselves to specific requirements or honor systems without expending much effort or thought.
Due to the “less regulated” nature of such modification, there are a plethora of potential choices to choose from. For brevity, a sampling of popular SPORKS modifications has been included.
| Modification Name | Installation Requirements | Brief Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
H0L33 |
There are no “official requirements” for installing this system, but it will initiate a ship’s self-destruct if is not Amarrian. | This system highlights and always allows for the destruction of Minmatar vessels, Minmatar sympathizers, and oddly enough, any ship that has begun to rust despite its origin. This is likely an artifact of whatever method the designers of this modification used to identify Minmatar vessels. | This modification is readily available at any Amarrian-aligned station and is known to be installed onto unsuspecting vessels as a “prank” by the more zealous ship techs. |
UN-HOL33 |
This installation cannot be installed on any Amarrian-constructed vessel. | This modification counteracts the effects of HOL33. Uninstalling HOL33 is notoriously difficult, and installing an additional SPORKS modification over it is typical. |
Readily available from most Minmatar sympathizers, Except from the Nefantar. They do have a branch of UN-HOL33 often available, but it keeps the self-destruct protocol if it is installed on a rusting vessel. |
Mercy |
This modification appears to install itself under unknown conditions. | Disables the ability to shoot rogue drones and some Vexors or Ishtars. | No one knows. |
f1 |
None | Disables the ability to disable modules. All modules are bound to a single control system. Slaves a ship’s navigation system to another vessel. | Apparently monkeys? It is unclear, and the source does appear to have been written by tossing an input device down a flight of stairs. |
ELITE BRAWLER |
One must believe themselves to be better than those who use f1. |
Disables the ability to disable modules. All modules are bound to a single control system. Slaves a ship’s navigation to approach a single target. | Also apparently monkeys? It is unclear… |
ELITE NANO |
One must believe themselves to be better than “elite brawlers”. | Disables the ability to intelligently disable modules to conserve capacitor. All modules are bound to random control systems. Slaves a ship’s navigation to a gerbil in a ball, in a larger ball, in a washing machine. | There is no substantial evidence that it was not developed by monkeys. |
f2 |
One must believe themselves to be better than those who use f1 |
Identical to f1, but enables systems to be bound to a second control system. |
In addition to the above “conventional” modifications, there are more esoteric SPORKS modifications. They are often constructed by “modders” to display their skills and are occasionally created in what appears to be bizarre mating rituals.
| Modification Name | Installation Requirements | Brief Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
<REDACTED> |
Can only be installed if a ship’s child lock is disabled. | Replaces all ships with a length/width-or-height ratio greater than 2 with a superimposed <REDACTED> on a ship’s viewport and overview. |
Unknown, and may it remain that way. |
<REDACTED.v2> |
See <REDACTED> |
Exhibits the same functionality as <REDACTED>, while additionally defiling Avatars. |
Likely an individual destined for the deepest locations of damnation. |
Malbolge |
One’s SPORKS must be reformatted for an archaic storage method. | Randomizes everything. No two descriptions of Malbolge’s functionality are the same, but there are dark rumors of a cult that has successfully replicated the typical tri-color safety settings in Malbolge. God save us all. |
A dimension beyond our own. |
ANARKY |
A hammer. | Disables the functionality of a SPORKS unit. | Society? |
Heh |
No sense of humor. | Arbitrarily highlights “funny numbers” in an overview. | The creator of this modification has wisely chosen to remain anonymous. |
Read-It |
No sense of joy, hope, love, or life. | Disables the ability to pilot a ship. Routes all available power to the communications network. | Also society? |
UWU |
Depravity. | Renders a user’s communications intelligible, in addition to spamming the nearest PARAGON agent with requests for “cat ears”… | A self-proclaimed hybrid abomination. |
As mentioned earlier, the multitude of SPARKS modifications is unending. They range from purely aesthetic to war crime enabling. If you feel that the bounds of the default CONCORD-approved SPORKS settings are too constrictive, you can stop by your local repair shop and there will likely be someone to assist you.
For more… unconventional modifications, one will likely have to find a less reputable shop, unless of course one is in Minmatar space, where there are no shops of repute.