Upgradable PDAs

[ferriswheel1]

Nah, I'm not suggesting that anything be downgraded. You start with the default PDA that your job would normally get (well, the custom PDA equivalent thereof) and maybe you could even make it so that you select one of a number of basic models at the character screen. From there you can replace and/or upgrade them as needed.

I wasn't thinking the PDAs would have an off switch - they'd simply stop working when power ran out. Hopefully upgraded PDAs would be useful enough that people would want to keep them charged.

Using the materials system for the screen and maybe the case and power cell is brilliant.

Make an Erebite-cased large PDA with the BOMB program- Bam, instant pipebomb.

You could even vary the materials used to make various departmental PDAs. Engineering could get a toughened screen, Sec could get an armoured casing with a small chance to absorb bullet impacts when worn in the ID slot.

I'd really like to see a "personal assistant" style program that turned a willing ghost into a small AI with control over your PDA applications. They could yell for help with Crisis alert, write out tickets and summon the port-a-nanomed to heal you up.