APCs randomly BSOD

[killerx09]

What the title says. Gives all APCs a small chance to go BSOD. This would reduce the meta-ing of a Malf AI, and give engineers something to fix if they're bored.

And before you start panicking, a BSOD just perma-unlocks the interface of the APC.

[Anonmare]

AI hacked APCs are permanently locked out and not unlocked. Granted AIs can unlock hacked APCs but, still, I'd make them perma-locked for meta's sake. Wish APCs had a little more utility so there'd be a reason for people to emag them other than attempting to frame the AI.
Anyway, it shouldn't be too hard to make a camera failure-like event that hacks a handful of APCs, it should just be a simple RNG picker and changing the "emagged" variable to 1.

Also, while we're on the subject of APCs, there ought to be a way to disable them for the average crewmember without gloves and wirecutters. Like, say, bashing off the cover with a fire extinguisher and yanking out the battery. Xenos can sort of do that but they just leave it unscrewed and all the wires cut.

[Drynwyn]

Also, while we're on the subject of APCs, there ought to be a way to disable them for the average crewmember without gloves and wirecutters. Like, say, bashing off the cover with a fire extinguisher and yanking out the battery. Xenos can sort of do that but they just leave it unscrewed and all the wires cut.

You can literally do exactly what you described, though. I think you might need a crowbar, but that's it.

[Anonmare]

Also, while we're on the subject of APCs, there ought to be a way to disable them for the average crewmember without gloves and wirecutters. Like, say, bashing off the cover with a fire extinguisher and yanking out the battery. Xenos can sort of do that but they just leave it unscrewed and all the wires cut.

You can literally do exactly what you described, though. I think you might need a crowbar, but that's it.

Last I checked the APC had to be destroyed first. If it can be done on an active APC, it's news to me

[Drynwyn]

Also, while we're on the subject of APCs, there ought to be a way to disable them for the average crewmember without gloves and wirecutters. Like, say, bashing off the cover with a fire extinguisher and yanking out the battery. Xenos can sort of do that but they just leave it unscrewed and all the wires cut.

You can literally do exactly what you described, though. I think you might need a crowbar, but that's it.

Last I checked the APC had to be destroyed first. If it can be done on an active APC, it's news to me

If you hit an APC with a fire extinguisher or other weapon with force >5 a bunch the cover breaks.

[PKPenguin321]

Ahem actually, the APC has to have a broken cover already, and the weapon must be 10 force or higher

[Drynwyn]

I could have sworn you could do this on an undamaged APC. Guess that changed?