Goonhub
09-28-2025, 01:33 AM
(This post was last modified: 09-28-2025, 01:38 AM by Egregorious. Edited 4 times in total.)
I agree with the sentiment that just giving things to departments at roundstart so that lowpop has easier access is a problem. It fails to incentivise the crew to work together during high-pop.
In my opinion anything beyond the minimum required to do the job should need working with other departments (or at least other people in the same department) in order to either get access to or maintain, because the game is built around crew interaction and any mechanics which don't promote such interaction are wasted potential.
However if more access to a resource is needed, maybe you could add less efficient ways to obtain it from other places. Maybe Gragg could sell one or two lumps of miraclium, which would get cargo involved. Maybe you can synthesise crystals via chemistry and grow them in tiny amounts in a plant tray, which could get botany involved etc.
In my opinion anything beyond the minimum required to do the job should need working with other departments (or at least other people in the same department) in order to either get access to or maintain, because the game is built around crew interaction and any mechanics which don't promote such interaction are wasted potential.
However if more access to a resource is needed, maybe you could add less efficient ways to obtain it from other places. Maybe Gragg could sell one or two lumps of miraclium, which would get cargo involved. Maybe you can synthesise crystals via chemistry and grow them in tiny amounts in a plant tray, which could get botany involved etc.