/tg/Station 13

Freedom for the drones!

Unfortunately doesn't work because no one has enough game time to play drones.

I thought their current emag effect was more fitting but it turns out we don't have an emag effect and I was thinking of Para's (which frees them of all laws but they explode after one minute). We should do that instead.

mrmelbert wrote: ↑Mon Apr 22, 2024 12:01 am Unfortunately doesn't work because no one has enough game time to play drones.

There's a game time requirement for drones? Pretty sure anyone can play a drone even if they've only just joined for the first time.

Also, exploding after one minute seems kind of unfun. If you REALLY wanted to suicide bomb, welder bombing is always a thing.

Xkallubar wrote: ↑Tue Apr 23, 2024 7:48 pm

mrmelbert wrote: ↑Mon Apr 22, 2024 12:01 am Unfortunately doesn't work because no one has enough game time to play drones.

There's a game time requirement for drones? Pretty sure anyone can play a drone even if they've only just joined for the first time.

There is, I believe it's 15 hours as silicon (same requirement as AI)

Xkallubar wrote: ↑Tue Apr 23, 2024 7:48 pm Also, exploding after one minute seems kind of unfun. If you REALLY wanted to suicide bomb, welder bombing is always a thing.

I think them exploding keeps it balanced, otherwise having a drone just hiding in the vents constantly deconstructing / sabotaging the station without any ability to fight back would get lame fast.
And in any case you can just print a new drone so

what if instead of exploding in one minute you give the drones a limited amount of actions, an action can be something like moving or using/interacting with any item. It is up to the drones to plan out how to use said actions to accomplish their objective (which could be given by the emagger)