Barracks

Crewmen aboard a starship (who are neither the Captain, nor a Chief of a department) don't get individual quarters of their own - instead, they can choose to get their rest in the barracks. The barracks is another place for crewmen to hang out and socialize, an alternative to the crew lounge.

On most vessels, the barracks will take up one entire deck. This deck will be comprised of a number of intersecting passageways, behind whose doors are dormitory-style rooms containing four bunks each. Crewmen can stand in the room, sit on any of the beds, or sleep in one of them (the sleep is just a standard character animation, with no real gameplay effect). When crewmen log in to the game, they will spawn in one of these beds. The bunks are not 'assigned' in any way - crewmen can hang out in any room they want, making the whole area a sort of 'co-ed flophouse', which should provide for some pretty fun roleplaying and social interaction.

Citizens and Civilians, however, can't sleep in the barracks. They make their home in the passengers' quarters. A Citizen or Civilian may request entry into a barracks chamber, but they must be approved by someone inside the chamber before they can enter.