Ideas for a goonstation research system

[Nnystyxx]

Anything that won't a) have people systematically loot the station the same way every round or b) turn into genetics 2.0 where somebody sits in front of a terminal all round.


Any research system should be simple, non-essential, have elements of randomness (maybe just for top-tier stuff?), and require activity outside of a single room.

Ideally research being flexible and reproducible in a number of ways (ways to be exposed to temperature extremes, cryoxadone/space, radiation events, etc.) and requiring HUMAN INTERACTION (you need test subjects and field research) would be good. I hate TG's "loot the whole station" research system, since it's already annoying to do and annoying to deal with, and secondary even then to the mining requirements.

I would prefer it if research data was like, transmitted back to Research, and not capable of being nicked.

Outward flexibility + rewards for interaction & curiosity + maybe not destroying/stealing everything but just analyzing it like a device analyzer = goodresearch?

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