SNr Pony Guide
Here one finds all the necesary information to make an informed decision about becoming a Pony or Livestock at the sNr Stables.
General Information about the Stable
First and foremost one should understand the sim Rules, sNr Ethos and the meaning of the Grouproles in sNr. For this we suggest to read carefully through the general sNr Guide. The sNr Ethos defines the way animals are treated and expected to behave within the stables, while carefully looking through the different roles in the sNr Stable Structure will help you decide what kind of animal is right for you.
How to become an sNr animal
The next step is to prepare for your time as a rightless beast of burden in the stables. As there are quite a few factors to be considered, it is best to refer to the Animal Pre-Processing Guide to cover them all. Do not neglect the most important part though: Before you become an animal at the stables you should spend some time there to familiarise yourself with the stables and make some friends, as once you are a tightly restricted and bridled pony your chance to make new friends will be limited.
Animal Pre-Processing Guidance
Updating Mare Control
If a new version of Mare Control is available, you'll get a message from your Mare Control about that if your Mare Control is unlocked. In case it is locked you don't get a message as you can't do anything at all to it. In this case the message will be only displayed for staff.
In any case look for the next member of staff around you to get the update done.
In case you have staff rights, please visit the respective section in the Staff Handbook about how to update Mare Control.
Viewer Configuration Guide for animals
Recommended Configuration
For livestock there should be some settings adjusted. Found under Preferences > Movement
- Move with cursor keys: unchecked
- push-push-hold to run: unchecked
- hold jump or crouch key to start or stop flying: unchecked
- show myself in Mouselook: checked
in menu > RLV uncheck the "Show '...'" option for best results when you are in Mare Hearing.
Kokua and Carts
In Kokua there is a special setting in Preferences > Kokua > General tab. It's called "Do not jump with page up keys." and needs to be unticked. Else you won't be able to change your speed in any of the Marine's carts.
Specialized sNr Equipment
The sNr Staff Handbook is intended as a detailed guide for all sNr staff and contains everything from applying for a role, processing a new animal and how to use the various equipment. In addition, it covers how to conduct a number of pony events from a trainer perspective. It contains pictures and screenshots to help clarify the steps and is designed to be a one-stop shop. This guide will also evolve and develop over time to stay current.
This guide is not really designed to be read from cover to cover as there is a lot of detail covered and staff knowledge gaps will be different. It has a contents page so you can pick out a particular subject you want more information about.
Sim rules and stable structure
Here we have just a quick link to the general guide if you are unsure about details within the sim rules and the meanings of the different roles within sNr. It also includes some helpful info for advising potential ponies if they are more suited to join the stable as sNr Pony or as sNr Livestock.
Getting started and staff equipment guide
Here you find basic information about how to get specific roles within the stables, as well as hot to operate the sNr Staff Terminal. The staff terminal is useful for managing the access level of staff members and to get staff equipment, such as the all important staff hud. Furthermore, a brief overview over the different staff equipment and how to access the bridles of stabled ponies is provided.
Getting Started and Staff Equipment Guide
Animals pre-processing guidance
In this section you will find all the useful information about what measures should be taken 'before a pony is processed to become a sNr Pony or sNr Livestock. Be aware this part is written as questions towards the pony as it is also part of the Pony Guide.
Animal Pre-Processing Guidance
Processing animals
Here you will find all the information you need in order to properly process animals as members of the sNr stables. Please make sure to check up on the details if you are unsure as botching this process will greatly affect the enjoyment of the processed animal over the duration of its stay.
Stabled animals
sNr Ponies and sNr Livestock are both stabled within the main stalls and should be put back into their assigned stall after training. In order to find said stall please refer to the nameplates on the stall. Both ponies and livestock stabled at the main stalls are expected to be available for training by sNr Staff, this means at least their reins should be available and they should either be lightly enough restricted to be able to train or their equipment should be set up so staff can temporarily remove the restrictions. If one is unwilling to have their personal animal unavailable for other staff members for a given time the pony should be transferred into the guest stalls for the duration.
Guest ponies are to be stabled in the guest stables in general.
Training Guides
There is a small selection of guides for training the stabled animals in different disciplines. Feel free to have a look and refresh your knowledge at any time.
Specialised sNr equipment
A list of all the specialized equipment available for both staff and stabled animals within sNr. Each piece of equipment if further linking to a detailed guide about how to operate it.
| For sNr Staff | For sNr animals |
|---|---|
| Staff Terminal | Mare Control |
| sNr Staff HUD | Mare Hearing |
| sNr Ribbons | Mare Vision |
| Stall Doors | sNr Pony Gestures |
| sNr Plugins |
Further information
Are you looking for further information that is not covered within the staff guide? Please dont hesitate to:
- Speak to a senior member of staff.
- Post a message to the group chat.
In addition, feedback or comments on this guide are welcomed.
Links
Here are some links to other sNr resources:
- StonesNRubber Main Site (this site includes also links to all other links below)
- StonesNRubber Stable Plan
- sNr Animal Rating Overview
- Laps Checker
The Holy Threesome of sNr
No matter if it's pony or mare, all them need to have three things when they get stabled at sNr. These holy threesome are:
- a tattoo showing the class
- a tag according the class
- a stall
It is possible to have only a tattoo or only the tag, but it's not possible to have a stall without these.