Goonhub
07-25-2016, 03:00 AM
The AI can already order stuff if people yell orders over the radio. Not sure if it receives cargo requests via PDA, though if it can't it would be a relatively simple change. It's mostly limited to ordering stuff though - it's hard to route crates to their desired areas with just an AI shell. The bigger issue is there's not all that much people actually want to order from QM and most people forget it exists as a result. If there was a quicker way for people to see what the randomized traders were selling, and if they carried more exotic goods, that might help.
As for money, my main beef with it is that the major money-spinning enterprises are solitary activities. Rolling a slot machine over and over, holing up and playing the stock market, farming space treasures to sell, etc...if you actually want to get rich via any of these methods, the best way to do so is to isolate yourself from the station as much as possible and spin your gold in peace. You aren't going to see a barman get rich from making drinks, or a doctor from healing people. Which isn't so bad now when money is functionally pointless, but sucks the fun out of the game if most of the fun stuff is locked behind money.
As for money, my main beef with it is that the major money-spinning enterprises are solitary activities. Rolling a slot machine over and over, holing up and playing the stock market, farming space treasures to sell, etc...if you actually want to get rich via any of these methods, the best way to do so is to isolate yourself from the station as much as possible and spin your gold in peace. You aren't going to see a barman get rich from making drinks, or a doctor from healing people. Which isn't so bad now when money is functionally pointless, but sucks the fun out of the game if most of the fun stuff is locked behind money.