Logging In/Out

Logging In
Players logging into the game will, for the most part, have their characters spawn in the barracks. Higher-ranking characters spawn in their own quarters, and passengers spawn in the passengers' quarters. There are a couple of exceptions, however:
 * Characters away from their starship as part of a squad will spawn aboard their squad's shuttle. If that shuttle has since returned to its parent starship, the character will spawn aboard the ship as normal. If the shuttle has been destroyed, the character will spawn in the place where it once stood, stranded.
 * Characters not aboard a starship (and not part of a squad when they logged out) will simply re-spawn in the same location where they logged out.

Logging Out
Players can log out of the game at any time, but any injuries they've suffered prior to logging out will still be with them when they return. 'Strategic logging out' should be discouraged in every way possible ('strategic retreats' and outright fleeing, on the other hand, should be encouraged in every way possible). A typical 60-second log out period would be helpful here.