Goonhub
09-14-2025, 11:08 AM
(This post was last modified: 09-14-2025, 11:09 AM by Lord_earthfire. Edited 1 time in total.)
Hello there,
To make it quick: Radiation is -FAR- too obvious.
On the other hand, it can feel bad to fall over dead and have no idea what killed you when you have an enviromental effect. Even more so, as engineer you are working with radiation and kinda have to be prepared to deal with getting a small dose
I would have 3 ideas to change this:
1. Lock the radiation warning hud icon behind having a geiger counter on you
2. Make geiger counters easily available for engineering, especially on maps with the nuclear reactor and the singularity by placing these in anti-rad lockers and enable the print of these in engineering manufacturers
3.Hide the radiation sickness UI element until you hit the "moderately irradiated" treshold.
These changes would make it so that you have less suspicious moments when it comes to low doses or radiation. But once you are affected by a rather lethal, but surviveable amount, you know it. Also, engineers and miners have access to geiger counters, enabling them to notice much earlier. These also work while being in belts or backpacks, by the way.
If the ideas have some positive to neutral feedback, i would PR these changes.
To make it quick: Radiation is -FAR- too obvious.
On the other hand, it can feel bad to fall over dead and have no idea what killed you when you have an enviromental effect. Even more so, as engineer you are working with radiation and kinda have to be prepared to deal with getting a small dose
I would have 3 ideas to change this:
1. Lock the radiation warning hud icon behind having a geiger counter on you
2. Make geiger counters easily available for engineering, especially on maps with the nuclear reactor and the singularity by placing these in anti-rad lockers and enable the print of these in engineering manufacturers
3.Hide the radiation sickness UI element until you hit the "moderately irradiated" treshold.
These changes would make it so that you have less suspicious moments when it comes to low doses or radiation. But once you are affected by a rather lethal, but surviveable amount, you know it. Also, engineers and miners have access to geiger counters, enabling them to notice much earlier. These also work while being in belts or backpacks, by the way.
If the ideas have some positive to neutral feedback, i would PR these changes.