Goonhub
05-27-2022, 03:48 AM
Let me add this... engineering is most of the times the most understaffed.
People still are okay playing medbay since it's needed, abit boring but it variates each shift.
Science has so much variation it's one of the most packed of shifts.
Botany is hit and miss but most can do whatever stupid stuff they want.
Mining is simple, not the biggest thing.. and has some random elements to it.
Cargo is always abit random and fun.
Mechanics lets you experiment but also help and fix the station.
And then there's engineering...
Wich mostly delvoves to: "Get engine running" or "Get engine running to the max" then you either : "Go for ridiclous power levels with burns you gotta maintain constantly" ...So if something gets damaged on the station.. Engineering won't fix it since the engine is so high maintance now.
But if they don't... they are just mostly twiddling their tumbs to hope they gotta fix something or deploy meteor shields.
The main issue with the engines they are... "BORING" and "TEDIOUS"
The singularity engine on Donut 3 on the other hand is... interresting to say the least, but one F up and you got no engine and once it's done there isn't much you can do till cargo has money... This is why in Donut 3 most engineers start building whatever. And infact most engineers lately just focus on building whatever they want insted of making the best engine output.
While my plating the pipes fixes issues with this PR and makes it abit more interactable.. it doesn't change the fact that engineers have alot of space to cover and maintain for minimal rewards and maximum risk.
Now derailing enough.... What I think engineering needs is a way to get the pay off from doing extreme burns right away then just PTLing it. What if they could I don't know? Hang a machine next to it that charges MEGA BATTERY CELLS! Ment to power space ships and heavy duty devices? They can sell it or use it for something else.
More gratifiying then an achievement and a PTL since now you got a physical thing to work with.
Just an idea.
People still are okay playing medbay since it's needed, abit boring but it variates each shift.
Science has so much variation it's one of the most packed of shifts.
Botany is hit and miss but most can do whatever stupid stuff they want.
Mining is simple, not the biggest thing.. and has some random elements to it.
Cargo is always abit random and fun.
Mechanics lets you experiment but also help and fix the station.
And then there's engineering...
Wich mostly delvoves to: "Get engine running" or "Get engine running to the max" then you either : "Go for ridiclous power levels with burns you gotta maintain constantly" ...So if something gets damaged on the station.. Engineering won't fix it since the engine is so high maintance now.
But if they don't... they are just mostly twiddling their tumbs to hope they gotta fix something or deploy meteor shields.
The main issue with the engines they are... "BORING" and "TEDIOUS"
The singularity engine on Donut 3 on the other hand is... interresting to say the least, but one F up and you got no engine and once it's done there isn't much you can do till cargo has money... This is why in Donut 3 most engineers start building whatever. And infact most engineers lately just focus on building whatever they want insted of making the best engine output.
While my plating the pipes fixes issues with this PR and makes it abit more interactable.. it doesn't change the fact that engineers have alot of space to cover and maintain for minimal rewards and maximum risk.
Now derailing enough.... What I think engineering needs is a way to get the pay off from doing extreme burns right away then just PTLing it. What if they could I don't know? Hang a machine next to it that charges MEGA BATTERY CELLS! Ment to power space ships and heavy duty devices? They can sell it or use it for something else.
More gratifiying then an achievement and a PTL since now you got a physical thing to work with.
Just an idea.