Build-A-Base Workshop 13

[UmmonTL]

I like the idea since I especially enjoy playing as a mechanic and building interesting contraptions. Giant Penis Station every round...
Some thoughts:

1. Some kind of planning contraption would be nice so that players can at least sketch out a rough layout for others to follow. I'm thinking a central planning computer that lets you edit a simple colored image and maybe give each color a name (gray = hallway, yellow = engineering, white = medbay, etc.). Each pixel you draw would show up as a colored force field if you wear a certain kind of goggles, probably optical meson. Maybe with a toggle, shouldn't annoy people or interfere with the building process. The other and more simple option would be some colored light beacons that can be anchored into space so you can mark out some basic areas. Or, another idea, make it possible to draw pictures on paper instead of just text.
   
2. A bunch of things just can't be built currently, wether with the ABC-U, device analyzer or by hand. Some of these are quite necessary like the SMES'es, not sure how easy that can be changed. But I'm sure it's doable otherwise someone would have been screaming protest already.
   
3. I like the idea of completely wired power, having power just work by magic would mean that there is no powernet. No Powernet would mean only wireless computers and a bunch of stuff doesn't work with wireless.
   
4. On that note, a lot of computer devices work by space magic instead of actually sending messages over a network. Most notably, both the telesci computer and the telepad need to be connected to the network (or more specifically the mainframe) and work as networked devices but no messages are sent to actually open a portal or send/receive/scan, let alone returning the scanner data. The cloner and genetics console also magically connect and work. If this were changed it would be cool for the actual station as well because it would allow for more hacking hijinks as well as some more useful wireless constructuions.