Goonhub
04-22-2023, 05:41 PM
Based on the following bug report on Github: https://github.com/goonstation/goonstation/issues/13792 ; It's not clear to me if ghostdrones had access to pipe dispensers prior to their switch to a TGUI interface, but I can confirm that they do not presently have access.
In short, allow for ghostdrones to use the station's pipe dispensers so that they can repair broken disposal systems. This fits in alongside the ghostdrone's guiding principle of repairing and improving the station without making them too powerful; generally, ghostdrones will make much more of an impact on the round (and player freedom, in terms of antagonists destroying things) by fixing holes in the station, repairing APC's, or making copies of valuable pieces of equipment than they will by fixing disposal pipes.
Bored ghostdrones would also be able to amuse themselves by making elaborate yet functional disposal loops out in space that the crew will never use, let alone fully understand. Ghostdrones are, regrettably, unable to use most flushing systems, so their ability to use these themselves would be limited.
In short, allow for ghostdrones to use the station's pipe dispensers so that they can repair broken disposal systems. This fits in alongside the ghostdrone's guiding principle of repairing and improving the station without making them too powerful; generally, ghostdrones will make much more of an impact on the round (and player freedom, in terms of antagonists destroying things) by fixing holes in the station, repairing APC's, or making copies of valuable pieces of equipment than they will by fixing disposal pipes.
Bored ghostdrones would also be able to amuse themselves by making elaborate yet functional disposal loops out in space that the crew will never use, let alone fully understand. Ghostdrones are, regrettably, unable to use most flushing systems, so their ability to use these themselves would be limited.