Goonhub
10-12-2015, 09:46 PM
There's been a sticky up recently about how we players need to keep a better eye on chemists making hellchems. This prompted a lot of discussion about how chemistry doesn't really interact with other departments enough and how it would be nice if there were more reason for people in medbay to care what the chemists are making. I feel like this is a good idea and that the same general principle applies to Toxins and Telescience. It also strikes me as really weird that the Research department isn't subdivided. Medbay has Roboticists, Geneticists and Medical Doctors. Engineering as Miners, QMs, Mechanics and Engineers. Service has the Chef, the Barman, Hydroponics and the Chaplain. Even Security has Officers and a Detective. Why would Science just have one job for all the different departments?
Split Scientist into 3 different jobs, of which two of each can spawn each shift for a total of seven scientists if you count the RD:
For this to work, though, Science needs a few small structural changes. Put a miniputt and a Ship Fabricator into the Artifact Research hangar. Maybe make it a bit bigger, too. Move the Artifact Research cargo pad into the Guardbuddy room, and rename it the Research Telepad. Put a Gas Extractor (like they have in Engineering) in Toxins. Add 2 space suit/jetpack/mask combos like found in Mining to Telescience.
Split Scientist into 3 different jobs, of which two of each can spawn each shift for a total of seven scientists if you count the RD:
- Pharmacist: The Job of the Day job! Except now without Maintenance access, because there has to be some reason to want to be an MD. Loses Tech Storage because why do they even have this? Your job is to create medicines. Or drugs. Or other chemicals.
- Space Explorer: Gets Research, Telescience, Mining, Maintenance and Artifact Research access. Basically the Solarium Nerd job mixed with the Space Patrol job that gets suggested every once in a while. Starts without a labcoat, because they're rugged.
- Gas Scientist: Gets Research, Toxins, Mining, Mining Outpost, Engineering, Tool Storage and Tech Storage. Use ore to build like 20 Oxygen tanks. Prepare burn mixes for the engine, bombs for mining and breathable gas for hull breaches.
For this to work, though, Science needs a few small structural changes. Put a miniputt and a Ship Fabricator into the Artifact Research hangar. Maybe make it a bit bigger, too. Move the Artifact Research cargo pad into the Guardbuddy room, and rename it the Research Telepad. Put a Gas Extractor (like they have in Engineering) in Toxins. Add 2 space suit/jetpack/mask combos like found in Mining to Telescience.