Inter-Departmental Cooperation (co-op)

[Vitatroll]

I like the idea of 'encouraged' cooperation, but ultimately see it as a train wreck. Cooperation is a good thing. Synergistic cooperation with no dependencies, anyways. The problem is building synergy without dependency: without a sense of 'those lazy bastards are holding me back'. It'd likely boil down to a system of automatic and immediate gain with little crew interaction. Like, points for 'doing your job' that can be used to 'buy' job related items, like saltpetre for botanists or fancy medications for doctors.

Not very romantic an idea, but people have to gain from their effort. Even people who cooperate now do it because it's fun for them. It's obvious that most of us are just jerks though.