Id Scan hacking is too powerful and I feel spoiled as an engineer

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Likteer
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Id Scan hacking is too powerful and I feel spoiled as an engineer

Post by Likteer » #633252

HOW IT USED TO WORK

Cutting the Id Scan wire prevented the airlock from opening manually, basically deemed broken by common crew. Pulsing the Open wire would now control it.

HOW IT WORKS NOW

Cutting the Id Scan wire prevents the door from being opened by bumping, anyone can open it by hand however. There is no reason to use the Open though it still works.

THE ISSUES (it has been this way for a while now, mind you)
  • Engineers can break into places even faster, do not need to cycle tools while hacking, are harder to interrupt or even be noticed
  • The door is confusing and still deemed broken by most personnel. Including engineers who often don't remember about this method
  • If not used maliciously, it's hard to explain to others. The most I could shorten it to is "Hand not bump!" and it works around half the time
  • You can no longer make airlocks opened by something else than ID reliably. The most painful loss here for me is making vault doors named SESAME /w voice analyzers
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Pandarsenic
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Re: Id Scan hacking is too powerful and I feel spoiled as an engineer

Post by Pandarsenic » #633253

Yooooooooooo what, we can't make signaler doors anymore? Why though :c
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Re: Id Scan hacking is too powerful and I feel spoiled as an engineer

Post by Likteer » #633254

Pandarsenic wrote: Sat Mar 12, 2022 3:09 pm Why though :c
You can, but everyone else can access it without the remote. There are some tedious and subpar workarounds, like controlling the bolts or using a blastdoor.
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Re: Id Scan hacking is too powerful and I feel spoiled as an engineer

Post by Timberpoes » #633255

Aaaaa when did this change?

Cutting the ID scan wire shouldn't depower the door's motors. It should just fail all ID-related checks.
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