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# Event Hosting Considerations
## Event Servers
Events-Hall [US-West] and Events-Hall [EU]
- Countdown website to make time zones less confusing
- How do we get code actually running on these servers?
- We discussed not needing to PR to put code on this server-- how do we do that?

MSO:
> Have a seperate preferences server, since setting up prefs keeps being a source of lag in every single one of these events, and having two servers point to the same preference directory is easy for me to do on my side.
>
> Remember to always do a tgs hard reboot before the start of every event, this one missed that and its messing up profile.
>
> [For hosting the event branch] editing the [server] repo's .git/config to change the remotes works just fine

## Event Mode
Runechat can be disabled via a Lag Switch panel toggle, and overridden with a trait (TRAIT_BYPASS_MEASURES) if desired. Like for contestants, automatically idealy.

Atmos is currently part of the eventmode PR material that needs to be updated in-case of conflicts for each event.

## Performance Issues
Pointing? I don't remember if this was a performance thing or something that was just kind of annoying.

Perhaps both as it was disabled for non staff members during the GameShow.

## Guide to Re-Using Toolbox Code
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/604145125832261632/843952172802899978/gameshow_coding_proc_guide_how_to_reuse_toolbox_code.pdf

When making arena maps for something like the Toolbox Tournament, set <b>area passthrough</b> on arena templates!

## Limiting Jobs
I can't see us going back to doing security whitelists, but limit jobs to assistant and cyborg (this was a bit of an issue at the Fall Fair because instead of assistant being the default, it was cyborg)

## Interview System
Interview welcome message displayed at the top of all interview questionnaires
Should help to describe why the questionnaire is being given to the interviewee
You can include links using markdown-style link notation, like [our rules](https://tgstation13.org/wiki/Rules)
INTERVIEW_WELCOME_MSG Welcome to the /tg/station Gameshow! We're currently hosting one of our special seasonal events, you can find details for this specific event [here](https://tgstation13.org/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=29123). As you have not played here before, or played very little, we'll need you to answer a few questions below. After you submit your answers they will be reviewed and you may be asked further questions before being allowed to play. Please be patient as there may be others ahead of you.

Interview questions are listed here, in the order that they will be displayed in-game.
You can include links using markdown-style link notation, like [our rules](https://tgstation13.org/wiki/Rules)
INTERVIEW_QUESTIONS Why have you joined the server today?
INTERVIEW_QUESTIONS Have you played space-station 13 before? If so, on what servers?
INTERVIEW_QUESTIONS Do you know anybody on the server today? If so, who?
INTERVIEW_QUESTIONS Are you a registered participant in the event today?
INTERVIEW_QUESTIONS Have you read and understood our [rules](https://tgstation13.org/wiki/Rules)?
INTERVIEW_QUESTIONS Do you have any additional comments or questions?