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ArrisFairburne d7c92f9c53 Interlink Touch-Up (#5067)
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## About The Pull Request

Makes a couple changes to the Interlink:

- Departures pod docking area is redecorated to resemble an airplane
takeoff strip. The waiting area likewise resembles an airport waiting
area.
- All latejoin spawns have been moved to the departures lounge. 
- Accesses to the Interlink bar and kitchen are no longer bartender/chef
specific.
- The northeast fake shuttle and security checkpoint are completely
removed.
- The dormitories have been completely revamped. There are now four
medium-size dorms close to the shuttle and three large
Nebulastation-inspired dorms further from it.
- The SAD in the locker room west of the departures waiting area has
been moved so that it's more visible.
- The art lounge immediately south of the departures pod has been
remodelled to look like a fancy, high-class lounge. Also, more lighting
has been added so that you can actually see the large paintings placed
up, and a Lustwish vendor is added here.
- All vending machines are edited to have `shut_up = true` to prevent
them from spamming voice lines as you ERP. Also, the art lounge vending
machine area is slightly expanded to have the meal vendors as well.
- The dirt path area west of the coffee lounge has been altered -- it is
now a patio. This area also has a slightly better picnic spread (it has
pillows) as well as an unlit campfire and a statue.
- Lights have been added to dark areas in various places.
- The admin office in the southeast has been moved down to make space
for a new map feature: a copy of the ghost cafe shuttle. (Functionality
to teleport players to the ghost cafe TBD later)

## Why It's Good For The Game

The Interlink is one of the more dated-looking parts of the game
currently, between low-detail mapping in some places, obvious
copypasting of rooms, and being confusing to navigate for new players --
all issues intensified by the fact that it's almost guarenteed to be the
first thing new players see upon joining our server for the first time
so it's not a good first-impression of our server.

I would like for more to be done in the future, but presently, what's
here is good.

## Proof Of Testing
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src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/f0bcd276-1140-4263-bfb2-2e6c14b864df"
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<img width="1234" height="933" alt="image"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/3160f7c6-5d31-4564-b59f-149cbae3cce1"
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<img width="1183" height="861" alt="image"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/0abaa390-6701-4f14-b6f9-7df996d0c575"
/>
<img width="1191" height="705" alt="image"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/c3ebcc25-7995-473f-a2bf-2e6452d58e9d"
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## Changelog
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map: The interlink has been given a significant update in multiple
spots.
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2026-01-26 14:30:27 -08:00
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