10-17-2022, 07:50 AM
(10-17-2022, 02:05 AM)Glamurio Wrote: Very solid points, I was considering making this part of it's own event in the first place, but opted for ion storm because of thematics. But perhaps separating it into it's own event could be better? It would mean there's less overwhelming stuff to deal with and it gets weighed against other events, rather than being part of the event that causes problems. Only issue is, I wouldn't know what event that could be, maybe a virus that messes with data, but then how'd it get on the ID? Via PDA? I don't want to cause people to metagame an event by never slotting it into a PDA, etc.
As for the door breaker, that's a cool idea that I could see used that plays well into the "engineers need more tools to play with". I wouldn't even limit it to CE, I'd hand it out to engineers in general. Then that'd give them an additional problem to solve on the station. Alternatively, why not make crowbaring open a door be available while a door is powered, but it being an action that just takes a real long time, but you still need insulated gloves or you'll be stunned out of it?
As for the ID reset reader, this was discussed on Discord I believe, and people were of the opinion it could make HoP even more obsolete, though I like the idea in general. Maybe it could be a vendor machine similar to the ATM and costs money to use (this would require a refactor of the banking system), or takes really long, to still give people a reason to prefer HoP.
How is resetting IDs as a device making the HoP have no point? It's the HOP'S TOOL IN THIS CASE! it streamlines their work after such an event.
Cause other wise people will have to get in line to fix their IDs and sec will be unable to do much.
It's total chaos and having the HoP having to fill in it by hand over and over and over and over and over and over and over... is not what the HoP is for.
As I note from other HoP players and people who get in line with the HoP for ID changes... they do not like being stuck there for a long while.
When a Que is formed... HoP has more work but every player in the que is "basicly" out of the game. They can only interact with people in the que or their own close surroundings. And trust me it's frustrating to stand in line during an emergency.
This ID resetter is a HoP device. IN THEIR OFFICE... Similiarly like the Access pro. It's NOT suppose to take away the HoP's job after it.. but streamline it. If anyone on Discord says: "It makes the job obselete" .... Guess what... I think most HoP players would love this device during this event.
As for the scrambling... combine it with the magnetic field event. As magnets can scramble chips.. so when you get magnetized, so does your ID.
People will que up at the HoP and HILARITY OCCURS with people setting off their magnetic fields. Though I think certain ID's need to be protected over all.
You said captian/HoP are protected but in my opinion... security officers too need to be protected, while funny security's access is different, if security suffers you will know antagonists will riot and abuse this or worst... shitters will abuse it totally. The other heads maybe at best.
Rest is cheap materials....
This way when it happens and people get stuck, it's security's JOB to get em out and to the HoP.
The door breaker was just an idea to add to the Ion storm problem if ID's conk out too. If not added.. the door breaker idea is not needed, but can still be a fun add in general when an antag is doing the ole "hacking door wars with welding again" Insted you use the door breaker as a tool to bust in.
Or the reverse happens where an antag gets bolted in but they have the door breaker and just break out again. Forcing security not to solely rely on the AI bolting doors.
As for the rest of making it an own event that works too, but I think it fits well with magnetic fields, both scientifically and for maximum hilarity.