Door Control panels

[Frank_Stein]

Every once and awhile, I see a thread about door functionality, such as the current thread about unlocking doors. I wanted to make a universal thread about things like that.

So, the idea is, click drag a door to yourself to bring up a list of options for interacting with the door. Some interactions could be:

• Ringing a bell to get the attention of people inside or pings the department PDA's
  
• Requesting access from the AI that gives them a prompt for quick viewing or opening it
  
• Inserting an ID to bring up additional access options toggle certain things like 
  

1. Turning off the bell for a uninterrupted workspace
   
2. ID access restrictions
   
3. Autoclosing
   
4. Bolting
   

• A keypad that allows you to punch in temporary access codes for access. The HoP can change the temporary access code at any time. This allows the HoP to give out access to areas by sharing the code on a need to know basis, then changing the code when the situation changes or the current code is compromised
  

[NesMettaur]

Certain jobs will have access to an extra option in the panel that lets you change the airlock to another type, adjusting both its colors AND its access requirements.
This is to help alleviate ruckingenur woes where all scanned airlocks have the same name even if they're different ones.

[Wraithcraft]

 ruckingenur woes 

A serious psychological disorder among spacemen.

[NesMettaur]

 ruckingenur woes 

A serious psychological disorder among spacemen.

Symptoms include involuntary breaking and entering, spamming everyone with fake PDA messages, and vanishing into deep space.

[Nnystyxx]

This seems like a pretty cool and useful thing. Reduces "AI DOOR" and "HEY OPEN THIS" spam and lets you do stuff like keep doors open if you have the clearance

I say yes to this

[DreamCarver]

Wait so you're saying you could push a button to request an AI to open the door? Like with a little pop-up similar to fire alarms?

This is what we need. No more AI DOOR, but BUTTONS!
Also this function could notify the head of that area if it's an office or something else important, similar to mail alerts, so they can automatically say "yes AI let them in" or "don't fucking let them in AI"

[Musketman12]

Wait so you're saying you could push a button to request an AI to open the door? Like with a little pop-up similar to fire alarms?

This is what we need. No more AI DOOR, but BUTTONS!
Also this function could notify the head of that area if it's an office or something else important, similar to mail alerts, so they can automatically say "yes AI let them in" or "don't fucking let them in AI"

This would have to be moderated somehow because it would get super annoying real fast because dickheads would keep pushing the button and spamming the AI with popups.

[Burrito Justice]

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This would have to be moderated somehow because it would get super annoying real fast because dickheads would keep pushing the button and spamming the AI with popups.

Maybe the button has a one minute cooldown, or the AI has a toggle to turn off notifications for door requests?

[NesMettaur]

I was thinking make it so players who push the button too often get electrocuted, or something.
A one-minute cooldown seems like a long time relative to how much can happen within that timespan.

[Frank_Stein]

Wait so you're saying you could push a button to request an AI to open the door? Like with a little pop-up similar to fire alarms?

This is what we need. No more AI DOOR, but BUTTONS!
Also this function could notify the head of that area if it's an office or something else important, similar to mail alerts, so they can automatically say "yes AI let them in" or "don't fucking let them in AI"

One of many options. You could also just buzz the people inside the room and let them know you want in or would like to talk to them face to face, and any other thing we can think of that would be useful to have on the door control panel

[Nnystyxx]

Yeah this seems incredible. This would fix so many problems with travel, communication and with playing AI.

Anything that makes the AI's life less miserable is a huge help to me. This can let them focus on actually fixing station problems & also being cool AIs!!

[aft2001]

I love these ideas. Maybe it could add more wires for hacking, since autoclose, bells, and ID restrictions would be nice to fuck with. Making the bridge accessible to Mr. Billy McStaff Assistant would be fun!

[Ultimate Shrek Fan]

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This would have to be moderated somehow because it would get super annoying real fast because dickheads would keep pushing the button and spamming the AI with popups.

Maybe the button has a one minute cooldown, or the AI has a toggle to turn off notifications for door requests?

Make it like a call button for flight attendants where it can't be pressed  until the AI responds yay or nay. If the AI responds no, a 30 second cooldown is initiated. If the button is pressed back to back 3+ times the AI should be able to release a crowd dispersal grenade

[Grek]

This would have to be moderated somehow because it would get super annoying real fast because dickheads would keep pushing the button and spamming the AI with popups.

It actually wouldn't if it works like how fire and power alarms work now for the AI. It's just a short message in chat that you can click on to go there. Or, better yet, it could show the name (click to track the person making the request) and the area (click to bring up the door menu without tracking to it) separately.

[Roomba]

It still fills up AI chat pretty quick though, and makes it real hard to see if people just spam it all day until their requests are fulfilled. I certainly wouldn't mind a cooldown.