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In ''Mush'', every action may get logged in the room for later viewing, under the '''Room Events''' tab in the game chat section. However, not everyone can see the room log of every action. Be aware of your surroundings and familiarise yourself with your actions' '''Privacy Levels''' before doing them, as there are some things you might just want to keep a secret.
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[[Image:roomlog example.png|thumb|right|An example Room Events log containing '''Public''' entries mixed with several '''Private''' ones.]]
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In ''Mush'', [[Actions]] and other events generate entries in the ''Room Events'' log of the room they took place in. However, not everyone can see the log of every action. Whether or not an action will be made visible in the log is determined when the action takes place, based on its '''Privacy Level'''. Be aware of your surroundings when doing something, as there are some things you might just want to keep a secret.
  
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Whether or not a room log (and thus the associated action) will be visible for the other players is determined by many factors; such as the type of action being committed, the skills possessed by the person committing the action, the skills possessed by the people in the room when the action is committed, the skills possessed by the people viewing the log, the items that are present in the room, etc. Simply put, there are multiple levels of privacy:
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Simply put, there are multiple levels of action privacy:
  
 
:{{Invisible}} > {{Private}} > {{Privacy|Mush}} > {{Covert}} > {{Secret}} > {{Public}}
 
:{{Invisible}} > {{Private}} > {{Privacy|Mush}} > {{Covert}} > {{Secret}} > {{Public}}
  
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| {{Invisible}} || Actions that leaves no log whatsoever, and is thus invisible to everyone, including yourself.
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| {{Invisible}} || These actions leave no log whatsoever under any circumstances, and thus cannot even be seen by the perpetrator.
 
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| {{Private}} || Logs that only you can see.
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| {{Private}} || These actions and events are only visible to the perpetrator, no matter what. Most actions of other privacy levels are Private in case of failure.
 
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| {{Privacy|Mush}} || Logs that are created strictly in the dedicated {{Character|Mush}} discussion channel, rather than in a room log.
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| {{Privacy|Mush}} || Logs that are created strictly in the dedicated {{Character|Mush}} discussion channel, rather than in the Room Events log.
 
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| {{Covert}} (Furtive) || Logs that are only visible if action is committed in the presence of installed cameras (100% guarantee), or a person with {{Skill|Observant}} (25% chance). When a person is afflicted by {{Skill|Victimizer}}, all their {{Covert}} actions turn into {{Secret}}.
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| {{Covert}} (Furtive) || These actions are visible to all if they're committed in the presence of an installed {{Item|Camera}}.
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*A character with the {{Skill|Observant}} skill has a 25% chance to act as a Camera in the event of a Covert action.
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*Being affected by the {{Skill|Victimizer}} skill converts all Covert actions to {{Secret}} ones, allowing present characters to also detect them.
 
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| {{Secret}} (Discrete) || Logs that are visible if action is committed in the presence of a camera or another person, doesn't matter {{Character|Mush}} or {{Character|Human}}. The {{Skill|Observant}} skill allows the owner to sometimes detect a {{Secret}} action that was committed in the room, past or present. However, its usefulness in this regard is limited as it doesn't show ''what'' action was committed,  ''who'' commited them, or ''when'' it was commited.
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| {{Secret}} (Discrete) || These actions are visible to all if they're committed in the presence of an installed {{Item|Camera}} or another character, be it {{Character|Mush}} or {{Character|Human}}.
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*A character with the {{Skill|Observant}} skill has a 25% chance to detect that a {{Secret}} action was committed in the room, past or present. However, details as to ''who'' committed ''what'' action ''when'' are omitted.
 
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| {{Public}} || Logs that are visible to everyone.
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| {{Public}} || These actions and events are always visible to everybody.
 
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| {{Special}} || Logs that have their own unique rules.
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| {{Special}} || Room logs that have their own, unique rules.
 
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Revision as of 07:29, 10 January 2014

An example Room Events log containing Public entries mixed with several Private ones.

In Mush, Actions and other events generate entries in the Room Events log of the room they took place in. However, not everyone can see the log of every action. Whether or not an action will be made visible in the log is determined when the action takes place, based on its Privacy Level. Be aware of your surroundings when doing something, as there are some things you might just want to keep a secret.

Simply put, there are multiple levels of action privacy:

Template:Invisible > Template:Private > Icon Mush > Template:Covert > Template:Secret > Template:Public
Name Details
Template:Invisible These actions leave no log whatsoever under any circumstances, and thus cannot even be seen by the perpetrator.
Template:Private These actions and events are only visible to the perpetrator, no matter what. Most actions of other privacy levels are Private in case of failure.
Icon Mush Logs that are created strictly in the dedicated Icon Mush discussion channel, rather than in the Room Events log.
Template:Covert (Furtive) These actions are visible to all if they're committed in the presence of an installed Icon Camera.
  • A character with the Icon Observant skill has a 25% chance to act as a Camera in the event of a Covert action.
  • Being affected by the Icon Victimizer skill converts all Covert actions to Template:Secret ones, allowing present characters to also detect them.
Template:Secret (Discrete) These actions are visible to all if they're committed in the presence of an installed Icon Camera or another character, be it Icon Mush or Icon Unknown Character.
  • A character with the Icon Observant skill has a 25% chance to detect that a Template:Secret action was committed in the room, past or present. However, details as to who committed what action when are omitted.
Template:Public These actions and events are always visible to everybody.
Template:Special Room logs that have their own, unique rules.

A general guideline to follow in identifying the privacy of actions:

  • If you can't see your own action, neither can anybody else. (Exception: Icon Tracker can see in what direction characters leave rooms, while everyone else can't)
  • If a Template:Covert/Template:Secret action is caught, you'll know it from the bright red colour on its room logs. Everyone else will be able to see it, too, when they're browsing the logs in the room
  • If a message refers to "You" in second person, only you can see it.

So, does this mean any Template:Private or Icon Mush level actions are always safe to carry out? Not necessarily. A person with Icon Torturer can force you to spit out your last few actions, regardless of privacy level for 1 Action Point! The number of actions that gets revealed increases (up to 8) as your Health Point goes down. The reason why this skill bypasses privacy is because it doesn't reveal logs...it reveals actions. In addition to that, the Icon Premonition skill allows the owner to see the last action of a person in the same room, at the cost of 2 Morale. Like Icon Torturer, it bypasses privacy levels as it views actions.

Also, keep in mind that a single action can produce multiple logs at different privacy levels. For example, when you infect the cat, the entire room sees you cuddling the cat (like normal) as a Template:Public log. However, there'll also be a Template:Private/Icon Mush log for yourself.

Other thing you should keep in mind about room logs: Icon Tracker allows the owner to view room logs in the last 16 cycles. Everyone else can only view them for 8 cycles. (Note that even you can't view logs of your own actions after they disappear).

List of Actions associated to each Privacy Level

Stopicon.png List is not complete. Please help fill them out. Sagittaeri (talk) 21:16, 18 December 2013 (MST)

Template:Invisible

Action Notes
Participate in Research
Inject the Retro-Fungal Serum into a Icon Mush Injectee might receive a private log
Mush.png Infectious Cuddles with Icon Unknown Character Appears as regular Caress action to everyone else, so completely safe to use.
Mush.png Icon Phagocyte: Consume a spore
Mush.png Icon Fungal Kitchen: Contaminate a consumable
Mush.png Icon Transfer: Use Transpossession to swap bodies

Template:Private

Action Room Log Notes
Most failed actions Icon TODO: Missing information Repairing, dismantling, searching, extinguishing a fire, etc
Earn/lose Morale/Health Point/Action Point/Movement Point/XP: You have earned [amount] Morale/Health Point/Action Point/Movement Point/XP / You have lost [amount] Morale/Health Point/Action Point/Movement Point/XP
Getting Dirty Disgusting... You're filthy. (Not like that. Although...)
Shower You wash yourself slowly under the shower, enjoying this rare moment of serenity..
Water a plant Icon TODO: Missing information
Drop or Pick Up your Walkie Talkie, Tracker, or iTrackie Icon TODO: Missing information
Catch an illness Icon TODO: Missing information
Participate in a NERON project Icon TODO: Missing information
Scan a planet Icon TODO: Missing information Not to be confused with "analysing" a planet.
Hack a terminal using the Hacker Kit Icon TODO: Missing information Terminal access is also Template:Private after hacking
Heal yourself Icon TODO: Missing information
Recover from a physical disease Icon TODO: Missing information
Use the Spore Sucker Icon TODO: Missing information Icon TODO: Confirm in-game action name
Use the Mycoscanner Icon TODO: Missing information Icon TODO: Confirm in-game action name
Icon Torturer: Torture a character Icon TODO: Missing information Only visible to him, not the victim
Icon Premonition: Use Premonition on a character Icon TODO: Missing information
Mush.png Be cured by the Retro-Fungal Serum Icon TODO: Missing information If curee was Icon Unknown Character before being injected by serum, then no log message received

Icon Mush

Action Room Log Notes
Mush.png Icon Trapper: Touch a booby-trapped unit [Victim] has been infected by rummaging in a shelving unit which had been booby-trapped by [trapper]. Their contamination level is currently [level].
Mush.png Icon Fungal Kitchen: Consume a contaminated Ration [Victim] was infected by a ration contaminated by [trapper]. The level of contamination is now [level].

Template:Covert

Action Room Log Notes
Mush.png Icon Demoralize: Demoralize a character Icon TODO: Missing information Icon TODO: Confirm in-game action name
Mush.png Icon Slimetrap: Slimetrap a character Icon TODO: Missing information Icon TODO: Confirm in-game action name
Mush.png Icon Nightmarish: Induce nightmares in a character Icon TODO: Missing information Icon TODO: Confirm in-game action name
Mush.png Icon Bacteriophiliac: Cause a disease Icon TODO: Missing information Icon TODO: Confirm in-game action name
Mush.png Icon Radio Pirate: Disrupt a character's communications Icon TODO: Missing information Icon TODO: Confirm in-game action name You do not need to be alone with your target for this action.

Template:Secret

Action Room Log Notes
Consume an object (Rations, fruit, coffee, pills etc.) [Consumer] has devoured their [consumable].
Extract oxygen or fuel from the tanks Icon TODO: Missing information
Hide an object Icon TODO: Missing information
Mush.png Extract Spore [Mush] has removed a spore. It's truly repulsive. And the smell...
Mush.png Sabotage ship equipment Icon TODO: Missing information
Mush.png Icon Pyromaniac: Start a fire Icon TODO: Missing information Icon TODO: Confirm in-game action name
Mush.png Icon Trapper: Booby-Trap Unit in a room [Trapper] seemed to have suspiciously slipped something onto [trapped object].

Template:Public

Action Room Log Notes
Successful actions Icon TODO: Missing information Repairing, extinguishing fires, searching, dismantling, destroying a hunter, etc
Leave/Enter a room [Person] entered the room / [Person] left the room.
Pick Up/Drop an object [Person] has picked up [object] / [Person] has dropped [object].
Discover a hidden item (with Search) [Person] has discovered a hidden [object].
Lie Down/Wake up [Person] is lying down... It's good to just stop and take a break. Destination : the land of dreams! / [Person] wakes up calmly...
Access Terminal [Person] has accessed the [terminal].
Repair PILGRED Reactor [Person] has advanced the PILGRED repairs.
Heal another character Icon TODO: Missing information
Symptoms of an illness Icon TODO: Missing information Vomiting, scratching, sneezing, etc
Heal a physical disease Icon TODO: Missing information With Medkit or in the Medlab
Caress Icon Unknown Character [Person] gave Schrödinger a big cuddle, much to his displeasure, but in any case it always makes people feel better... Icon TODO: Confirm in-game action name
Analyze a planet [Person] carried out analysis on [planet]... Not to be confused with Scan
Flirt Icon TODO: Missing information
Do the Thing Icon TODO: Missing information
Install a camera [Person] installed the Camera with care.
Take Off with a patrol ship Icon TODO: Missing information Icon TODO: Confirm in-game action name
Complete a lab research Icon TODO: Missing information
Icon Shrink: Cure a psychological disorder Shrink icon The session is a success, [patient] has been cured of their disease ([illness]). [Shrink] is really happy.
Icon Shrink: Comfort a character Icon TODO: Missing information
Mush.png Mutate Icon TODO: Missing information

Special

Action Room Log Notes
Kick Off/Attack somebody Icon TODO: Missing information Failed attempts count. Template:Public action, unless character has Icon Ninja skill, meaning Unarmed attacks become anonymous i.e. shown as Someone doing the attacking.
Remove a camera Icon TODO: Missing information Icon TODO: Confirm in-game action name Template:Public action, unless character has Icon Nimble Fingers skill, making it a Template:Secret action.
Icon Tracker: Direction of movement [Person] entered the room from [location] / [Person] left the room towards [location]. This replaces the Entering/Leaving Room log, but only for person with Icon Tracker. Everyone else sees the usual Entering/Leaving Room log.
Mush.png Infect Mush.png [Mush] approached [victim] in a predatory manner... and spiked them discretely! Template:Covert action, Template:Public if a Myco Alarm is in the room (shelf or hidden).
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