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Let us make crates out of material sheets - CounterfeitFaker - 12-11-2016
I needed a crate and said to myself, "oh maybe i can make one out of these steel sheets". But alas I couldn't.
Seems like kind of a simple thing. Unless there's a good reason for crates not to be buildable, for balance reasons or something else I don't understand.
RE: Let us make crates out of material sheets - Vitatroll - 12-11-2016
I think the main reason is the prevent crate-spam. I mean I'm not sure why you can't walk over open crates if you can walk through open lockers.
The prospect of making a box out of radioactive material and welding someone inside, slowly microwaving their innards in the process, sounds like good ol' SS13 fun. I know, that'd have to be specially coded in. A spaceman can dream, no?
RE: Let us make crates out of material sheets - misto - 12-11-2016
you can click and drag yourself onto a crate to "step into" it, and they can be taken apart instantly with a wrench, they are no longer a major obstruction
RE: Let us make crates out of material sheets - Vitatroll - 12-11-2016
Now that I think about it, I've used crate-sliding quite a lot as a barrier for critters so I'd be sad to see it go.
Wasn't aware of the wrench thing.
RE: Let us make crates out of material sheets - Frank_Stein - 12-11-2016
The weird thing is you can make lockers, which are very similar functionally. I think the only difference is you have to lie down before closing crates and lockers can't be loaded into pods.
RE: Let us make crates out of material sheets - misto - 12-11-2016
crates can be used to catch certain small creatures and smal robots that lockers cannot, i think. crates are also necessary for selling thru qm, i do not think the market accepts lockers of goods.