Make Shuttle Engines/Thrusters Actually Matter

[wesoda25]

Give shuttle engines/thrusters some sort of use. What comes to mind first would be to make ESC time depend upon number of intact engines, the max time being whatever ESC time currently is (idk 2 minutes?). The slowest possible speed should probably be about 4 minutes, which is with all engines destroyed (ic justification being an announcement that states backup thrusters will result in a longer trip). Since this would go for pods too, round end would be dependent upon the moment the escape shuttle docks. Meaning a damaged pod might still be in space at round end, or might have already docked at the centcomm recovery ship thingy.

Obviously would be a pain to code because not only would you have to do the thruster stuff you’d probably need to rework some roundend stuff.

I’d say it’s good just because it makes shuttle engines/thrusters less snowflake and give them actual use. It’d allow for traitors more time on the shuttle to do last minute objectives or to hijack, meaning hijack meta wouldn’t have to be emag before anyone gets on the shuttle anymore.

It’d be bad because a long shuttle wait time would be kinda lame. Shuttles have very little to keep you entertained whatsoever. However I feel that since the engines/thrusters would only be destroyed by a traitor, you’d probably be busy trying not to die during it. Also if you think about it, they are rarely if ever destroyed normally. Meaning like less than 1/10 rounds would have a longer ESC time. Even if adding the functionality to engines does result in more cases where they are destroyed, it still would probably be a pretty low chance of occurring.

idk is it a cool idea or is it a garbage idea? I feel this was probably brought up at some point earlier but was denied bc people just want their set round end time.

[Shadowflame909]

I can dig it

Even more punishment for losing the thrusters though. Make it 10.

[wesoda25]

I can dig it

Even more punishment for losing the thrusters though. Make it 10.

Nah thats way too long

[Ayy Lemoh]

It already does matter. While there may be instances where it doesn't work, damaged escape shuttle engines makes the shuttle take a bit longer. I think you can even be stuck in space and not greentext at all if enough are damaged.

[Screemonster]

Sabotaging an escape pod so it flies into the fucking sun and kills everyone on board sounds like an incredible salt-generator. Fund it.

[Shadowflame909]

Have it fly into the nearest black hole like that orion trail game

[Anonmare]

I'm pretty sure this used to be a thing once? I think you could screwdriver the thrusters once upon a time to delay the launch.

To be honest, I wouldn't mind if thrusters needed actual thrust from gas to function. Hell all you'd need to do as a player is lead some pipes into the thrusters and attach a canister, using denser and/or hotter gases should give you more thrust and make them faster though.