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What makes a good station/ship?
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With map rotation being a thing, I was wondering what other people thought makes for a good design, station wise. Here's some elements I like:

Simple, but branching pathways
First and foremost are the hallways. The way they are laid out dictates the opportunities players have for interactions. Destiny, with it's long, straight hallways makes it hard not to bump into people, while Cog2 offers so many alternatives that it's easy to disappear.

A good map should offer a bit of both; A key pathway with some branches or loop that rejoin, creating critical junction areas.

Liminal Space
One thing I dislike about Cog 2 is the lack of space between spaces. You leave a hallway and step directly into Medbay, or the hallways cut into the bar. Sometimes I think it's appropriate to have some kind of area such as a lobby in between. It creates a notch for people to be not quite in a department while out of the way of people transiting through the halls.

Risk vs Reward maintenance and catwalks
Traversing through these areas should be a calculation. It should offer quicker shortcuts, AI deadspace, or access to areas that are harder to get into. At the same time it should be a lot more dangerous. A great example would be taking the catwalk on Cog 1 that ran from disposals to the smelter. You risked exposure and PTL death, but saved a lot of time.

A centralized Medbay and securit
Medbay and security are two areas that need rapid response times to be most effective. If you can work them into the middle of the station, you've effectively made all the farthest points of the station the same distance from them, saving the needs for checkpoints
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What makes a good station/ship? - by Frank_Stein - 01-22-2017, 05:36 PM
RE: What makes a good station/ship? - by Mageziya - 01-23-2017, 06:06 PM
RE: What makes a good station/ship? - by Crazyabe - 01-23-2017, 06:07 PM
RE: What makes a good station/ship? - by ZeWaka - 01-24-2017, 08:26 AM
RE: What makes a good station/ship? - by Sundance - 01-24-2017, 10:14 AM
RE: What makes a good station/ship? - by Maegor - 01-24-2017, 10:35 AM
RE: What makes a good station/ship? - by Sundance - 01-24-2017, 11:27 AM
RE: What makes a good station/ship? - by ZeWaka - 01-24-2017, 08:06 PM
RE: What makes a good station/ship? - by ZeWaka - 05-19-2017, 08:44 AM
RE: What makes a good station/ship? - by misto - 05-19-2017, 08:57 AM
RE: What makes a good station/ship? - by Maegor - 05-19-2017, 11:02 AM
RE: What makes a good station/ship? - by misto - 05-20-2017, 02:41 AM
RE: What makes a good station/ship? - by ZeWaka - 06-27-2017, 11:11 AM
RE: What makes a good station/ship? - by Berrik - 06-28-2017, 12:48 PM
RE: What makes a good station/ship? - by Berrik - 06-30-2017, 02:42 PM
RE: What makes a good station/ship? - by Grek - 07-03-2017, 05:00 AM
RE: What makes a good station/ship? - by ZeWaka - 07-03-2017, 09:03 PM
RE: What makes a good station/ship? - by Cogwerks - 02-01-2018, 05:27 PM
RE: What makes a good station/ship? - by Drago156 - 02-02-2018, 02:45 AM
RE: What makes a good station/ship? - by Eibel - 02-02-2018, 08:40 AM
RE: What makes a good station/ship? - by Cogwerks - 02-07-2018, 07:12 PM
RE: What makes a good station/ship? - by Mageziya - 02-07-2018, 08:02 PM
RE: What makes a good station/ship? - by Cogwerks - 02-07-2018, 08:43 PM
What makes a good map a good map? - by elan_oots - 05-18-2017, 01:03 PM
RE: What makes a good map a good map? - by Sov - 05-18-2017, 01:56 PM
RE: What makes a good map a good map? - by misto - 05-18-2017, 11:10 PM
RE: What makes a good map a good map? - by Maegor - 05-19-2017, 08:11 AM
What makes a good station good? - by LovelyMimic - 01-21-2018, 11:11 AM
RE: What makes a good station good? - by Drago156 - 01-21-2018, 09:46 PM
RE: What makes a good station good? - by Cyfarfod - 01-22-2018, 01:08 AM
RE: What makes a good station good? - by ZeWaka - 01-26-2018, 06:30 PM

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