Pod Discussion

[Frank_Stein]

I agree that pods are a way too potent method of escaping a chase. One counter I can think of is to have some sort of physical cargo hangar lockdown button, similar to the one on the bridge. Perhaps place one by each entrance for quick-thinking prevention of escapes.

Yeah but the wormhole generator makes getaways pretty trivial.

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Make pods get damaged each time they move through a tile with a shuttle chair or something bulky that they can move over on the shuttle.

You know, I like the idea of letting pods travel over regular tiles, but with damage to the pod. Have it accompanied by a horrible scraping noise and cosmetic damage to the tiles it travels over

Driving a pod through the station would make for some great Blues Bros style hijinx

Speaking of pod damage, maybe as they get closer to breaking they become unoperational, that way you can disable a pod witgwit fully destroying it

A general idea for pods: Their own inventory storage. Like those overly large cabinets you see, pods should have some kind of storage you can access as a pilot or passenger. Standard issue gear inside them should include emergency space suits and air tanks, maybe some tools for repairs and a gps device for signaling for help.