Goonhub
11-15-2020, 04:00 PM
You know, I thought the "random" job slot idea was going to be random non-sec/non-command role but it sounds more like a randomly generated job?
Anyways, it's been bought up that for job slots to scale to pop, job equipment should scale to it too in some way, like how Sec starts with a token they can redeem for equipment or how Engineer and Mechanic spawn with all the essential tools on their belt + toolbox now. I think actually a fair number of jobs do relatively well in that aspect, but there's a few that are kinda preventing that vision from being fully realized.
One of them is Miner. They're still in the "all essential equipment from lockers/racks" paradigm, and barring admin spawning stuff in, lockers are static and limited by the map. That means, if the game expands amount of miner slots, the amount of lockers does not change. This is fairly bearable, because the mining fabricator lets them make equipment on the cheap, but there is definitely a better way. Security officers don't have to worry about the map not having enough equipment for them for example because they always spawn with a token they can redeem for their gear.
Thing is though, I'm not sure how they could be made less map-dependent. Give them a miner token and create a miner vendor with various gear, maybe with different options for a side item like on /tg/station? Just give a powerpick, ore scoop, ore satchel, miner belt, and space suit at spawn? Or is that too powerful? Or maybe have a vendor with a generous supply of mining gear, like how Janitor does?
Anyways, it's been bought up that for job slots to scale to pop, job equipment should scale to it too in some way, like how Sec starts with a token they can redeem for equipment or how Engineer and Mechanic spawn with all the essential tools on their belt + toolbox now. I think actually a fair number of jobs do relatively well in that aspect, but there's a few that are kinda preventing that vision from being fully realized.
One of them is Miner. They're still in the "all essential equipment from lockers/racks" paradigm, and barring admin spawning stuff in, lockers are static and limited by the map. That means, if the game expands amount of miner slots, the amount of lockers does not change. This is fairly bearable, because the mining fabricator lets them make equipment on the cheap, but there is definitely a better way. Security officers don't have to worry about the map not having enough equipment for them for example because they always spawn with a token they can redeem for their gear.
Thing is though, I'm not sure how they could be made less map-dependent. Give them a miner token and create a miner vendor with various gear, maybe with different options for a side item like on /tg/station? Just give a powerpick, ore scoop, ore satchel, miner belt, and space suit at spawn? Or is that too powerful? Or maybe have a vendor with a generous supply of mining gear, like how Janitor does?