Surgery thread

[Nnystyxx]

I agree that more surgery tools is probably the best way of going about it, and this is coming from the guy who suggested a more complex ragdoll.

It is difficult to suggest extra surgery tools however, as i'm not from a medical background and also I am unsure what organs would be implemented, if ever.

Firstly, The hemostat needs a buff, or another use than just stopping bleeding. Currently it sits rather forlornly on the table. I like the suggestion of there being a more timed angle, perhaps hemostat could be implemented in that way.

Secondly, I'd like to see bandages used more. Currently they have no use over a suture (the same for hemostat really)
I'd like to see some form of septic shock, and bandages used to properly seal large open wounds, in conjunction with rubbing alcohol (which, afaik does nothing at the moment)

Thirdly, probably more use for painkillers. Plain ol' painkillers are highly superior than morphine, which causes addiction almost immediately, and severely. For that reason it's also never used, when really it should be a medical staple, normal painkillers used outside in a pinch.

And lastly, a bit of a sticking point; remove self-surgery and expand *other* forms of surgery. Alcohol surgery should not be the only method of mutilating yourself, replace medical dispensers with fallout-esque autodocs that cost money to replace limbs/organs, while having viable alternatives to missing limbs, such as wheelchairs and crutches. Less hacky, more hilarity.

I agree with all of this.
I would really sooner we do more tools and slightly more complex, hopefully documented interactions than doing a big paperdoll mockup for surgery.
Why? Because no one would want to sprite that and no one would want to code that and it would kill the entire idea in the water. That's why. Our current system works fine, it's just a little obtuse and running out of tool-intent-area variations.

EDIT: Also, being able to use a wheelchair 'cause I got my legs blown off by a pipe bomb would be fun (especially because having no legs is super not fun). Double fun if I can also mount spears or a jet engine/oxygen tank to the wheelchair. This is just asking to happen, folks!