Goonhub
01-29-2013, 11:08 AM
Since pathology could be a thing again eventually
Are there any concrete ideas on how pathology will work?
I'm kind of hoping that it will be harder to actually use pathology as a weapon.
Maybe make all the diseases non reproducing and symptom sharing without scientific intervention, e.g some radiation and chemicals from chemistry to make the disease viral. Or as in one of your earlier posts where you suggested that pathology may have random diseases they have to combat from time to time, perhaps add a secret (maybe even traitor scientist only) method of modifying those diseases to make them worse. E.g Homemade incubation chamber or something.
That way the only time traitors (and griefers) really have a chance to release death upon the station is if they can either get lucky with dangerous outbreak, or find some non dangerous diseases and make them dangerous.
Also with smoke being able to carry 3 reagents, a clever person could release one nonharmful smoke and add a disease to it to screw everyone over.
Are there any concrete ideas on how pathology will work?
I'm kind of hoping that it will be harder to actually use pathology as a weapon.
Maybe make all the diseases non reproducing and symptom sharing without scientific intervention, e.g some radiation and chemicals from chemistry to make the disease viral. Or as in one of your earlier posts where you suggested that pathology may have random diseases they have to combat from time to time, perhaps add a secret (maybe even traitor scientist only) method of modifying those diseases to make them worse. E.g Homemade incubation chamber or something.
That way the only time traitors (and griefers) really have a chance to release death upon the station is if they can either get lucky with dangerous outbreak, or find some non dangerous diseases and make them dangerous.
Also with smoke being able to carry 3 reagents, a clever person could release one nonharmful smoke and add a disease to it to screw everyone over.