04-06-2019, 06:36 AM
(This post was last modified: 04-06-2019, 06:43 AM by Sundance. Edited 1 time in total.)
@The Grim Sleeper:
I think your misinterpreting point 2. I'm not looking to give QM responsibilities for repairing the station.
Check out cog2 ^^^^
It has a robotics, medical and mining manufacturer. This doesn't mean QM will suddenly become a doctor, etc. It just means a wise QM can manufacture things at a fraction of the market price if they spend a marginal amount of time collecting materials. It gives QM means of production (Marx is rolling in his grave at the idea) so that they can sell it like the hawks they are.
Regarding your point about plasma: the manufacturer starts out empty or with basic mats. This requires them to actually order expensive plasma stone (either by hoping Gragg sells or by flying out to the Martian Outpost) or rely on mining. You see where this is going - this is rather prohibitive if you're a traitor/shithead, it would be far quicker to break into research or engineering. Still, as a unintentional side effect, the advantages of the provision of a gas extractor far outweigh the cons.