engineering dept change ideas

[Frank_Stein]

I think merging access between the two jobs feels like a decent compromise. As has been started they have pretty different roles but I don't know if there is a reason to silo then away from equipment/resources given how much overlap makes sense thematically. There is something to be said about cooperation but it is very unsatisfying asking for resources/access from the other department... waiting... waiting.. giving up and just breaking in.  

I think the biggest reason would be gas access combined with mech comp tools but if you're in engineering you have all the resources to easily break in and grab all those things, so there's really no reason they shouldn't just share access to each others work spaces

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I really like the idea of geodetic survey mission as a thematic way to integrate the biome development in standard gameplay loop.  And mechanically rancher seems like a slam dunk in regards to a job who would want to try to organize something for their own benefits.

That's actually a really cool idea and something I think could serve as a "round goal" that ties a lot of jobs and their work together

Imagine having to find habitable locations in space and establish little colonies during the course of a round

Science finds the place
Mining and Engineering establish the foundation
Medical and Agriculture/Hospitality make it livable