Closest pet store

*Once you have finished the questions please do read the last document and get to the 'finished survey' page, or your answers aren't counted*
Calling all cat owners!!
Hi everyone, my name is Lauren Purves and I am a Student Vet Nurse in the 4th year of my course. I am currently undertaking a dissertation for my Honours Project, it’s called ‘ An investigative study into cat owners’ knowledge of feline osteoarthritis and the need for further education.’
I want to find out how much cat owners know about cat arthritis, and which techniques would help people to learn more! It’s a topic I am very passionate about, and hopefully my project will help Veterinary Nurses come up with ideas to help people learn more about it.
The main part of my research will be an online survey which I have linked down below. It will ask you some questions about your current arthritis knowledge, then give you a little information on the topic. Then it will ask which learning method you would appreciate the most. If you want to take part in my research the only requirements are: you must be at least 18 years old, and you must have a pet cat!
The survey is anonymous, so any data you do submit will be untraceable back to you. The survey should take no longer than 10 minutes, and you are free to withdraw at any point until the data is submitted.
If you have any questions please feel free to ask myself or my supervisor, our contact details are on the ‘Participant Information Sheet’. Please read the additional sheets that come before and after the survey to make sure you know how the data is used and stored!
Thank you very much for reading, and I look forward to seeing what the results are!
Lauren
https://survey.napier.ac.uk/n/zz83h.aspx

*Once you have finished the questions please do read the last document and get to the 'finished survey' page, or your answers aren't counted*
Calling all cat owners!!
Hi everyone, my name is Lauren Purves and I am a Student Vet Nurse in the 4th year of my course. I am currently undertaking a dissertation for my Honours Project, it’s called ‘ An investigative study into cat owners’ knowledge of feline osteoarthritis and the need for further education.’
I want to find out how much cat owners know about cat arthritis, and which techniques would help people to learn more! It’s a topic I am very passionate about, and hopefully my project will help Veterinary Nurses come up with ideas to help people learn more about it.
The main part of my research will be an online survey which I have linked down below. It will ask you some questions about your current arthritis knowledge, then give you a little information on the topic. Then it will ask which learning method you would appreciate the most. If you want to take part in my research the only requirements are: you must be at least 18 years old, and you must have a pet cat!
The survey is anonymous, so any data you do submit will be untraceable back to you. The survey should take no longer than 10 minutes, and you are free to withdraw at any point until the data is submitted.
If you have any questions please feel free to ask myself or my supervisor, our contact details are on the ‘Participant Information Sheet’. Please read the additional sheets that come before and after the survey to make sure you know how the data is used and stored!
Thank you very much for reading, and I look forward to seeing what the results are!
Lauren
https://survey.napier.ac.uk/n/zz83h.aspx

Seeing as this sub doesn't allow polls, I'm curious.
I owned my first cockatiel when I lived in New Zealand a million years ago.
I am now much older and am in Australia so daily I drive past flocks of wild cockatoo, lorikeet and galah. No tiels though. I went to the local RSPCA pet supplies store to get cat food and fell in love with Bird in the adoption area (he was a found bird, no microchip and clearly from a loving home, as he adores my cats and dog and is frustrated by enforced social distance 🤣)
I would love to hear your stories of how your little love entered your life

*Once you have finished the questions please do read the last document and get to the 'finished survey' page, or your answers aren't counted*
Calling all cat owners!!
Hi everyone, my name is Lauren Purves and I am a Student Vet Nurse in the 4th year of my course. I am currently undertaking a dissertation for my Honours Project, it’s called ‘ An investigative study into cat owners’ knowledge of feline osteoarthritis and the need for further education.’
I want to find out how much cat owners know about cat arthritis, and which techniques would help people to learn more! It’s a topic I am very passionate about, and hopefully my project will help Veterinary Nurses come up with ideas to help people learn more about it.
The main part of my research will be an online survey which I have linked down below. It will ask you some questions about your current arthritis knowledge, then give you a little information on the topic. Then it will ask which learning method you would appreciate the most. If you want to take part in my research the only requirements are: you must be at least 18 years old, and you must have a pet cat!
The survey is anonymous, so any data you do submit will be untraceable back to you. The survey should take no longer than 10 minutes, and you are free to withdraw at any point until the data is submitted.
If you have any questions please feel free to ask myself or my supervisor, our contact details are on the ‘Participant Information Sheet’. Please read the additional sheets that come before and after the survey to make sure you know how the data is used and stored!
Thank you very much for reading, and I look forward to seeing what the results are!
Lauren
https://survey.napier.ac.uk/n/zz83h.aspx

I don't drive. There are multiple reasons for that, but I just don't. My boyfriend and I recently moved in with his brother. His brother lives in the middle of nowhere, on a dirt road. The closest store is a 12 minute drive.
We are only going to live here temporarily, because we're trying to buy a house. Or at least rent one. He doesn't want me to get a job here, because he said we're gonna move really soon (like next month).
His nephew lives here too and said it perfectly -- there is NOTHING to do out here, except for drinking, and smoking weed. I feel like I'm going to go insane from boredom and all I do is drink myself to death.
I occasionally have a friend that comes by, but she's all I have, besides hanging out with my boyfriend and his family. I have trouble keeping focus on the TV, I listen to the same songs over and over, and all there really is to do is drink, scroll through Reddit and Facebook, and clean the house.
I miss working and not depending on anyone else.

I did a money diary this exact week last year about signing the offer letter for the company I work at now. I ended up getting a 5K COL adjustment (62k > 67k) once I moved to Philly. I expressed in the previous journal that I was worried about my taxes since I moved states and work for an NYC company from PA. As many suggested in the comments, it ended up being pretty simple (I used FreeTaxUSA).
SECTION ONE: ASSETS AND DEBT
Retirement Balance - $31,400. A mix of Roth IRA, 401(k), and traditional brokerage.
Equity - N/A
Savings account balance - $11,600 in Emergency Funds; $7,500 in a HYSA that I saved up during college and will use to pay off my student loans when payments resume this summer. Because of this, I consider myself debt free.
Checking account balance - $900; I had a $600 sinking fund for my food/shopping/entertainment in Paris, but I got $300 in cash birthday gifts.
Credit card debt (and how you accumulated it) - $0; I pay my cards off regularly.
Student loan debt - $7,500 for a Political Science and Social Policy Degree with a minor in English. I got a full-tuition scholarship, but had small gaps in aid during my first two years because my school required underclassmen to have on-campus housing and a meal plan.
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SECTION TWO: INCOME
Income Progression: I’ve been at this job 9 months, make $67k, and it’s great. The people, the work, the benefits. It’s my first post-college, salaried position. I have pretty much no complaints about it and am hoping to get a merit raise during our summer evaluations.
Main Job Monthly Take Home: $3,400 (paid semi-monthly)
$1200/mo in total taxes (fed, state, local, SSI/med); $1000/mo to 401(k); Employer pays 100% of health premiums.
No other income currently, no parental contributions, etc.
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SECTION THREE: EXPENSES (my portions, I live with a roommate)
Rent - $750/mo. Renewing in May; hoping it stays the same or doesn’t increase dramatically
Retirement/Investment contribution - $540/mo to Roth IRA (401(k) contributions detailed in the Income section).
Savings contribution - $460/mo to sinking funds, $200/mo to General Savings/Emergency Fund
Debt payments - None besides regular payments to my cards
Donations - $80/mo to whatever feels right
Food - ~$500/mo ($300 groceries + <$200 dining out)
Electric - $75/mo
Wifi - $65/mo
Cellphone - $300/yr (Mint Mobile)
Renter’s Insurance - $100/yr
Subscriptions - $8/mo; $7 for Apple Music and $1 for iCloud Storage
Annual Subscriptions - $380/yr; $190 for Credit Card Annual Fees; $165 for ScentBird Subscription; $25 for Google Storage
Gym Membership - $10/mo; $50/yr for Annual Membership Fee
I started on a health journey last June (lost 50+ lbs!). Back then, I was in search of any kind of fitness that I would enjoy and actually go to. I ended up getting a $190/mo membership (2 classes/wk) to a RUMBLE (HIIT Boxing) studio and went 2x a week from June - Nov. In December, I bought a flat-fee holiday package that made my classes cheaper ($19/cls vs $23/cls) and more flexible, so I froze my subscription and got a 30 class package.
In January, I started strength training 4x/wk at Planet Fitness and went down to 1x/week at RUMBLE. I love my current routine, but PF and RUMBLE are both a 35 min walk from my house, and I go to the gym early in the morning. So, I’m considering joining the closer (<10 min walk), but more expensive ($72/mo) gym soon.
I’m still slowly burning through the RUMBLE holiday package and plan to cancel my subscription. I’m hoping they do a summer sale so I can buy another class package. If not, I’ll just buy classes ad hoc after I run out.
No pet, car, or therapy expenses currently.
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SECTION FOUR: MONEY/TRAVEL DIARY
ACCOMMODATIONS
The flight and accommodations for this flight were booked in September after getting an email from Going (formerly Scott’s Cheap Flights) about $500 tickets to Paris the exact weekend of my birthday. I stayed in a Sonder that I also booked back in September for about $480. I bought a $30, 5 GB international eSIM from Airalo. I was able to post on social media, send iMessages, and check my bank accounts with no problems and no extra data needed.
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Day 1
Today is payday and the beginning of my week off. I clear my credit cards, invest my Roth deposit, and go to the gym.
After the gym, I pick up last minute toiletries ($45.35) and plane snacks ($21.48). I end up on a wild goose chase looking for a Universal Adapter ($34.39), so I get McDonald's (I wanted a Shamrock Shake) while I’m out ($9.15 - this feels expensive for McDonald's?)
My mom gives me a call around 8pm and asks if I’ve checked my bank account. Today was payday, so I had, but not since early that morning. She gifted me $200! After, I spend three hours retwisting my locs and go to bed around midnight.
Day 1 Spend - $108.37
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Day 2
Today is Sims 4 Expansion Pack (and flight to Paris) day! I can’t install the game until 1PM ET. Lame.I do one last check to ensure I have everything I need, transfer my Paris Sinking Fund ($600) into my checking account, and then play the Sims to pass the time. At 4, I take the Regional Rail to the airport.
I breeze through TSA and read Another Country by James Baldwin until boarding begins. Upon boarding, I’m stopped and informed that my carry-on is “too big.” They were clearly picking people at random to move their bags because as the woman walked down the jet bridge with my bag, she rolled it past a man who had the exact same suitcase as me in another color. Annoying.
They don’t give me a chance to take out my laptop and snacks, this is my first time traveling internationally, I triple checked the sizing requirements, so this stressed me out. I was terrified of my bag getting lost. I vent to my best friend about the bag situation; she helps me calm down. Once we’re airborne, I spend the next 6 hours rotating between reading, watching Wakanda Forever, and listening to music.
Day 2 Spend - $0
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Day 3 (my birthday!)
We land in Dublin at 8am, and I activate my international eSIM. I see my older brother gifted me $100 via Cash App. Even though it was just a quick layover, being in Ireland on St. Patrick’s Day made me happy. The Irish were teeming with happiness and excitement. I board my second flight and land in Paris at 1pm, finally am reunited with my bag, and get to the section of town I’m staying in via train ($12.18).
While I wait for a friend to arrive on the train from London, I try French McDonalds per the recommendation of my best friend ($14.95 - seriously, why the hell is McDonalds so expensive?)
Friend arrives and we explore Paris! We then stop at a bakery, I grab a pain au chocolat ($1.60) and slip into a bar nearby. My friend lets everyone know it’s my birthday, and they buy us lots of rounds of shots and drinks. My friend closes the tab for the couple of drinks we actually ordered, and we head to a club that’s having a St. Patrick’s Day party around the corner.
I later try to redeem my Starbucks birthday item, but the barista gently lets me know it’s not valid in France. However, he throws in a free refresher and my friend buys me a blueberry muffin. We head back to the hotel so I can freshen up and change into my birthday dress. We take a nap and head back out for the night on the train ($8.96 RT for 2). We have dinner at a delicious restaurant, which my friend pays for.
Our last stop of the night is an Afro-Caribbean spot that has great music and friendly staff. I tell the bartender it’s my birthday and ask for a drink recommendation. He makes some spicy concoction in a gold bowl with peppers. It’s quite delicious but is strong and makes my nose run! The staff gifts me at least two more shots, and I decide to call it quits on alcohol for the night after that. We dance and laugh the night away with the friendly staff, and I pick up the tab before we leave ($27.81).
Day 3 Spend - $65.50
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Day 4
My friend has been teasing a surprise and finally reveals it’s Disneyland! I laugh and realize I hadn’t disclosed the rest of my itinerary — I have a Disneyland reservation for Monday (after my friends went home)! However, I booked a non-park hopper ticket for Walt Disney Studios, so I’m excited to be able to experience them both thanks to my friend!
We had a late, drunk night last night so we started the day a bit late. Grabbed a quick brunch ($6.74) and head to Chessy via the train ($19.68). We got Premier Access (skip the line/lightning lane) for a handful of rides ($79.15), I bought some Stitch merch ($21.39), and we got ice cream ($5.35).
After a few hours at Disney, we head back to Paris to meet up with one of my friends from college who also lives in London. He’s a hyperextrovert and is ready to hit the town immediately. We wanted to go to the Eiffel Tower, but missed the last bus and grabbed dinner nearby ($89.96). My friend from high school started feeling a bit sick, so she went back to the hotel and my college buddy and I spend the night bar hopping, dancing, chatting, and eating until 3am ($37.44).
Day 4 Spend - $259.71
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Day 5
Both friends head back to London today but at different times. I start the day a bit late after saying goodbye to my high school friend.
My college friend and I grab breakfast at a nearby restaurant ($41.18). After that, we head out to explore an area of the city near the train station so it’s easy for him to board the 5pm train. We grab some pastries and a baguette ($11.66) and set out to explore. We saw the lock bridge, Arc de Triomphe, took goofy photos, visited the Notre Dame restoration exhibit, and danced alongside a drum parade.
On the walk back to my room, I check my email to see I missed the Eiffel Tower climbing tour I scheduled back in September. I go back to the room, let my phone charge, and pay a fee to reschedule the tour ($10.70). I head out to see the Eiffel and other tourists sites via a Sundown Seine river cruise ($8.99 for 4 bus tickets).
After a few hours, I’m beat and head back to the Sonder. I got a Poke Bowl from a French/Hawaiian/Sushi fusion place we passed by last night and some chicken wings ($22.89). I spend the rest of the night relaxing.
Day 5 Spend - $95.42
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Day 6
I really want to sleep in, but the Climbing tour doesn’t allow cancellations within 24 hours and charge no-shows. I head out around 9:30 am. Despite being tired and annoyed, the tour was great. I have a lunch Steakhouse reservation at 2:30pm at Disney, so I’m sort of in a rush and happy the tour ends right on time at 12:30. I hop on the train ($10.70 RT tickets) and make it to Disneyland at 1:30 pm.
With an hour before my reservation, I stop into a bunch of stores and buy merch ($70.60). I make my way to The Steakhouse for lunch ($37.44). I am stuffed, so I walk a couple laps around Walt Disney Studios to get a lay of the land, take photos, and walk off lunch before indulging in some shows and rides.
A couple hours go by and I grab some dessert ($4.28) and rent a portable charger ($4.28). I wanted to ride Crush’s Coaster before my dinner reservation, but it had a crazy wait time and premier access sold out for the day, so I buy premier access for and ride Avenger’s Flight Force instead ($12.84), return the portable charger, and head to dinner at Bistrot Chez Remy ($58.83).
I stay until 9:30 pm for the light show, have snacks ($9.63), then head back to the hotel to shower, pack, and sleep.
Day 6 Spend - $208.60
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Day 7
I have a protein bar for breakfast, check out at 10am, and grab a final ticket ($12.29) to the airport. I start to feel lightheaded and try to drink some water, but it doesn’t help much. So, I get McDonalds ($8.91) before boarding my flight and feel a lot better. I grab a Kinder ($1.72) from a nearby store because I’d never tried one. Amazing!
I am excited to get home and get back into my normal meal prep and exercise routine. I make it back to Philly at 7pm. I take a shower and go straight to bed.
Day 7 Spend - $22.71
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Week Total - $760.52
Food + Drink - $406.74
Fun / Entertainment - $194.68 (shopping, tour reschedule, premier lanes)
Home + Health - $34.39 (universal adapter)
Clothes + Beauty - $45.35 (last minute toiletries)
Transport - $72.80
Other - $4.28 (portable charger rental)
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Lastly, reflect on your diary!
While I’d never spend close to this in a normal week, celebrating my birthday in a way I enjoy is very important to me. I’m excited to travel more in the future.
I feel like I spent too much money on individual transport tickets; I should’ve brought the booklet of 10. But $73 for a bunch of days is still pretty cheap. I had a sinking fund of $600 originally, but the cash gifts from my mom and brother increased it to $900.
Overall, Paris was cheaper than I expected. I was worried $600 wouldn’t be enough. I picked up the tab a lot of places since there wasn’t an easy way for us to split the bill in multiple currencies (USD, pounds, euros), and I’m trying to hit the minimum spend on a new credit card. Had I been more willing to figure out bill splitting, I probably could've stayed under $600.
Relatedly - this trip inspired me to revisit my goal of becoming fully fluent in Spanish. French-speakers were visibly irritated when I spoke English (which I wasn’t upset about and expected). I did practice some French (beyond the basics like bonjour and merci) with my sister before the trip, but it always came out sounding like Spanish. So, after the first day, I resorted to starting conversations in Spanish.
If they spoke Spanish, great! However, many were caught off guard and didn’t speak Spanish, so I would then ask, in Spanish, if they spoke English, then converse in English — which made them noticeably nicer. Definitely gonna work on brushing up my Spanish and work towards fluency. I eventually want to learn French and ASL, too.

Files are used to store information, and when we need to access the information, we open the file and read or modify it. We can use the GUI to perform these operations in our systems.
Many programming languages include methods and functions for managing, reading, and even modifying file data. Python is one of the programming languages that can handle files.
We'll look at how to handle files, which includes the methods and operations for reading and writing files, as well as other methods for working with files in Python. We'll also make a project to adopt a pet and save the entry in the file.
Here's the guide to performing different operations on the file👇👇
Handling Files In Python - Opening, Reading & Writing

Files are used to store information, and when we need to access the information, we open the file and read or modify it. We can use the GUI to perform these operations in our systems.
Many programming languages include methods and functions for managing, reading, and even modifying file data. Python is one of the programming languages that can handle files.
We'll look at how to handle files, which includes the methods and operations for reading and writing files, as well as other methods for working with files in Python. We'll also make a project to adopt a pet and save the entry in the file.
Here's the guide to performing different operations on the file👇👇
Handling Files In Python - Opening, Reading & Writing

Files are used to store information, and when we need to access the information, we open the file and read or modify it. We can use the GUI to perform these operations in our systems.
Many programming languages include methods and functions for managing, reading, and even modifying file data. Python is one of the programming languages that can handle files.
We'll look at how to handle files, which includes the methods and operations for reading and writing files, as well as other methods for working with files in Python. We'll also make a project to adopt a pet and save the entry in the file.
Here's the guide to performing different operations on the file👇👇
Handling Files In Python - Opening, Reading & Writing

What's the most ridiculous thing you've ever seen in a pet store or animal shelter?

I think about this every now and again, and I get so upset all over again.
Years and years ago, I was maybe 12 or 13? I had a friend whose mom bought sugar gliders, and told me they came from this little “exotic pet store” on the outskirts of town. This town wasn’t big either, and so in retrospect, having an exotic pet store there was weird even if it had been on the up and up.
I went there only once, and saw a red panda for the first time. It was in this WAY TOO SMALL enclosure. I remember thinking “omg it’s so cute… but this cage seems really small”. It wasn’t long before the store had closed down.
But I still think about it. I hope the little guy, and the other animals, were all rescued :( And now I donate to red panda conservation efforts. Ugh, humans are the worst.

What's the most ridiculous thing you've ever seen in a pet store?

I'm 29F, about to turn 30 in a couple of months and I've been working at the same company for a decade, literally just got my long service leave. I've worked my way up from an 18 year old cashier to a retail manager of a store. The thought of leaving is terrifying, this is the only thing I've ever known, it was my first job. I earn $75,000 a year, and I am single and I rent. So I am single income household.
The problem is, since becoming a retail manager, my mental health has taken a massive noise dive. I think the new responsibilities and expectations from higher up has really highlighted what I believe to be undiagnosed and untreated ADHD. My anxiety is through the roof, I wake up anxious most mornings, terrified of looking at my phone in case someone has called out sick. I lay awake at night anxious for no reason, worried about work. Every weekend is full with anxiety that someone is going to call out sick and I'm going to have to go in and turn my 40hour week into a 60 hour week. I cry about something work related at least once a week.
And I know reading that the answer seems clear, but I'm just so unsure. I've never done anything else. I have no real skills, I moved from high school into full time work at this company and never left. I have credit card debts and I'm terrified of loosing my wage and not being able to afford rent. I have pets with expensive medical needs. But I just don't know how much longer I can take feeling like this everyday. And I don't know if it will get better with medication.
So really I just want some advice becuase I'm just lost and I don't know what the answer is.

I've had a difficult time finding hobby/professional breeders of Sugar Gliders in West Texas. There is one pet store, 200 miles away, that occasionally carries this exotic.
With an educational background in Biology and Zoology, I have recently been breeding Standard Grey Sugar Gliders. It is literally a 24/7 small operation. Over the past year I've spent hundreds of hours studying every aspect of glider ownership and care. I've also spent thousands of dollars of trial-and-error best practice care for my animals.
I specialize in the fine details and product safety for optimal success for responsible ownership of Sugar Gliders. Please reach out to me for any questions you may have or if you're interested in bringing new Gliders into your life. (Take into consideration travel time versus next day airline shipping costs and risks. )
Remember these are exotic animals and take specialized attention for them to strive in captivity.
I look forward to being a supportive member of this community.

• Next event, after Voth event ends, is First Contact Day
• Ship from SNW soon(tm), though probably not one we were expecting
• Zen store ships coming up. Kael believes one of the Zen store ships is technically a Lower Decks ship
• Kael hasn't heard anything regarding a bundle for DSC ending
• Unlikely Cryptic will make new starting experiences
• Kael believes theres some new item set coming soon
• When STO was launched on consoles there were 15 countries that it didn't get launched on the Playstation store for, for w/e reason, and Cryptic is working on getting that fixed
• "End of game" for STO isn't happening any time soon
• The tech is there to make costume items for vanity pets, Kael isn't sure it will happen any time soon
• Kael will pass on beards for Romulans
• When asked about making older, non full spec, Zen store/lockbox ships upgraded to full spec to make them more relevant/on par with current ships Kael said that the T6x upgrades were made to help with that, and that theres more stuff coming in that area
• To get the Voth battlezone to work with the event Jesse had to do some "under the hood" magic because the game editor couldn't do it directly. The data was able to be handled by the engine, just not in a way that was directly available to them. Had to get a new icon made for the battlezone from the UI artist Joe. "Most difficult" part was opening up the battlezone and editing all the events to capture areas to give credit for completion of the event which involved.... one whole line of data!
• Jesse says it was about time they added the Battlezones to events. STO has been running events using TFOs/mini-games like Omega molecules for awhile now, why not integrate the battlezones? They have obvious break points in capturing sections that can be used for event credit. This new option seems to resonate with players, so they might do it again.
• When asked about small craft content Kael/Jesse talk about the "Mario Kart" gameplay they tested for small craft in the past. They spent weeks and weeks making it, and even got to actual testing of it, but found that the amount of work needed to make it feel good in the game was more than the payoff they would get out of it(there was a semi-long conversation about camera, movement, weight of objects, etc, between games that makes each game work/feel as it needs to be, and how STO's ship system just wasn't built for cart racing so it doesn't feel good)
• Issue with bringing the DPS test map on Tribble over to live involves both fixing rewards, and that it was made by a developer who no longer works for Cryptic so someone like Jesse would have to find the map in the code, see it how works, bring it over to live, find ways to it could be exploited and fix them, etc.(Cryptic has also previously mentioned the map isn't very optimized and bringing it over to live server would lag the game)
• Issue with the old Maco/Omega/Honor Guard unlocks is that they were awarded in ways that they don't structure the data anymore. So a designer like Jesse has to go find where in the data did they award this thing. Then it has to be passed to a programmer who has to figure out how this is actually unlocking the costume. Then it has to be sent to a costume artist who has to decide if this is something they want to give out, or does it need to be fixed up for clipping/species lists. Its not as easy as just "flip switch costume unlocked". Kael says he will ask Jarod about see if it can be added as rewards for like a Borg event or something
• Spock's volcano suit was brought up as a possible reward for this years First contact Day, but a more fun reward was thought up/decided instead. Cryptic is still aware people want it, but right now its just a costume with no stats and someone in systems would have to build the actual EV suit
• Ground vehicles, like the Argo, would require a larger overhaul to get working. The Voth mech suit works because its basically just "big group person". While Champions has vehicles theres some hard limits on what they can do. Compares it to the shuttle issues. What does it feel like to drive a car in STO? What maps can you use it on? Is it actually going to fit in all the places we want it to on a map? What happens when you crash? When you run into another car? When you drive over a critter? How is throttle handled? Do you have to shift gears? Is it automatic? Can other people ride in the car and/or possibly shoot a gun while in the car?
• Kael will ask Jarod about making older party poppers available
• Turning hoverboards on in maps like New Romulus is possible, but would require some fiddling since hoverboards work by defining a "volume" on the map where hoverboards are allowed. You have to be careful about things like ground clearance. If you notice you can just too high and accidentally have the hoverboard power turn off because the volume for allowing hoverboards only really covers the area directly above the water
• Cryptic is having ongoing discussions about how to make the V-Rex less campable
• V-Rex not counting for daily event progress it intended because of the camping issue
• Porting things between STO/Champions/Neverwitner is really difficult. Champion is locked to its own code branch meaning its more stable, but doesn't have many of the features STO/Neverwinter do. STO and Neverwinter are easier to port between because they're developed in tandem, but differences in how the game's play mean you can just port enemies between games without having to do things like rebuilding the animation rig.
• Champions isn't on console because it just didn't work out that way. It was originally going to be on Xbox 360, but that didn't work out for w/e reason.
• Reason why special BOFFs, like those based on actors, aren't editable is due to costume clipping/performance reasons. Some costume pieces don't look good on X species, other don't match well with other costume part, some things like capes/loose cloth is very performance heavy, etc. Geordi and EMH BOFFs were editable because of being very generic human shape without too many issues.
• The reason why Defense of Starbase One was bottable was because it was originally designed to require you to clean up each wave of Klingons before it would move onto the next wave. However, around the time they made it, there was a big engine bug where all instances of that "clean up the remaining enemy" would never complete. This was due to a fake entity being on the map/being used for code purposes that the game would count as an enemy even though it wasn't. In order to get around the bug the TFO was changed to just have automatic wave progression, which made it AFKable. That issue was solved, so they changed it back/adjusted what the game looks for in regards to people AFKing to make it not AFKable.
• Oddest bug Christian ever worked on was a bug that caused two people PVPing to revert to level 0 after the PVP match was over
• John said he would think about changing the Terran Valkyrie pets to use agony phasers, and that it was an interesting idea, but no confirmation of if/when it will happen.
• Updating the old uniforms is unlikely since the character artists are working on new things hinted at the end of recent missions(likely talking about the Borg arc tease)
• To revamp something like DSEs would require

1. The environment team looking at the map and deciding if it looks good enough, or if its janky/needs some fixes. Spend several weeks doing that.
2. Content would have to track down all associated bugs like critters warping in, fading out, then warping back in again. That's a big question mark since Cryptic doesn't know what causes it, and thus, how long it will take to fix.
3. In regards to refreshing the content itself would require things like. Bringing in a voiced characteactor to be a liaison for the DSEs. Have the writer write up different text for each type of DSE. Couple days for writing, a couple days for recording, a couple days for the audio team to set audio levels and hook it all up. Character reaction has to sculpt their likeness, even if its a mini contact box and not a full dialogue screen. That's weeks of work. If its an STO original character thats still days of work. Content would then have to do things like make higher level DSEs. This would involve copying the DSEs and changing the encounter levels on them, set it all up, and make a new version of the map for all of this stuff. That's a couple days of work due to the number of DSEs. Adding new gameplay features like closing portals, rescuing ships etc, would take a few days to a week. Then it needs to be copied to all the other DSEs and edited for each kind of enemy to make sure it works. Then it goes to QA who has to test all of them, all variations, how it works with teams of people, if things like fighting one type of enemy breaks the new gameplay feature. This is a few weeks for QA to go through everything/send back to programmers to fix issues. Would also include adding DSEs to quadrants without them, critter groups not currently covered by DSEs, new accolades, trying them into the endeavor system, etc. Jesse says he would schedule around 1.5-2 months worth of time to bring DSEs up to 2023 levels of gameplay.

• Don't assume devs know about a bug just because its old, and if you've posted about it on the forums before, but it hasn't been fixed, don't be afraid to bump the thread up to get more visibility on it.
• fleet logo being available on ships/not is up to Thomas wanting it to be there or not
• Christian is always scanning the forums/Reddit for new bugs. But do include details/steps for recreating said bug. Just saying "x is broken" isn't helpful for the devs.
• Jesse would like to redo Khitomer in Stasis but it would require a lot of work.

Bug reports/resolutions

• Texas class not having the NA registry is a bug and is getting fixed either this week, or soon
• Bug regarding ISA right transformer not spawning with a shield has been reproduced by QA, and put on content, so it should be fixed soon
• Bug about Texas class console/experimental weapon misfiring was noted
• Female french twist hairstyle making your character invisible was reported, confirmed by QA, and has been sent to the team to fix
• Kael asked Christian to note the Beverly hair not being available for females
• Cryptic is looking into the block? on PS4
• Christian fixed the bug on the Valkyrie hanger pet visuals, and the Jem'Hadar Zen store ships having wrong descriptions.
• The teams disbanding at the end of a TFO bug is a bug that Cryptic has dealt with for years, and it keeps coming back every time they think they've squashed it.
• Jesse fixed the bug in "Stranded in Space" regarding the science career optional
• Screen flicker in Khitomer in Stasis TFO, and other older maps, was reported
• Starfleet 32C non admiral pants clipping through the jacket also noted
• Trauma response being buggy is a known issue
• Christian wrote down feedback about the synth ship getting a skin without the Federation logo on it.
• Lobi outfits not being able to be worn by BOFFs on at least the Xbox version was noted