/tg/Station 13

PR: https://github.com/tgstation/-tg-station/pull/12217

What it does:
Research scanning allows anyone wearing an enabled device (Science Goggles, RD Hardsuit Helm, perhaps some others such as a pAI) to see additional data on an item by examining it.

Upon examine, users would see the origin techs of an item, its reliability rating, and if the item has critically failed. Adding to this system, certain items may be given fluff text which further explains what an item is or does, or even its current state.

For machines, examining them may reveal what components they have, to tell if an item may need an upgrade. Additional fluff text can be added here, as well.

It is mostly for easy judging of the reliability and worth of an item to Science, or the in the case of power cells, know if they have broken down and would fail to charge. (This happens with cells which have been hit with EMP or built from the protolathe.)

Neat.

maybe put it on science goggles so they no longer do nothing

PKPenguin321 wrote:maybe put it on science goggles so they no longer do nothing

Yeah this they don't even give a hideous overlay like on Bay

Gun Hog wrote:(Science Goggles, RD Hardsuit Helm, perhaps some others such as a pAI)

Already ahead of you, buddy

d20 station has this on science goggles they give tech levels realiability and intregrity might want to ask them about there code.

I also want to add a little about mineral composition. I.E. what you would get if you salvaged it. Nothing in the game currently tells you that that, and no one bothers trying because of it.

recycle values depend on the upgrade level of the recycler

Ricotez wrote:recycle values depend on the upgrade level of the recycler

Yes, I am thinking it shows the materials, but not the amounts.

Didn't reliability get removed? Otherwise A+

Reliability is still a thing. Responses to this idea have been positive or neutral, so I think I am going to start work on it!

PKPenguin321 wrote:maybe put it on science goggles so they no longer do nothing

agreed, i've never seen anyone use these aside from rp purposes (and that was literally one time). what do they actually DO?

My WIP PR for this is now up! Yay!

Deitus wrote:

PKPenguin321 wrote:maybe put it on science goggles so they no longer do nothing

agreed, i've never seen anyone use these aside from rp purposes (and that was literally one time). what do they actually DO?

They're a simpsons reference, aren't they? Radioactive man gets put into a river of radioactive goop and yells "My eyes! The goggles, they do nothing!"

Eh, sorry if I am ruining that meme, lol.

Gun Hog wrote:Eh, sorry if I am ruining that meme, lol.

That meme was ruined the day it memed

Could it also be added to the science goggles/RD hardsuit the ability to exam slime cores to see what injections do what reactions? Just a thought.

Cheimon wrote:

Deitus wrote:

PKPenguin321 wrote:maybe put it on science goggles so they no longer do nothing

agreed, i've never seen anyone use these aside from rp purposes (and that was literally one time). what do they actually DO?

They're a simpsons reference, aren't they? Radioactive man gets put into a river of radioactive goop and yells "My eyes! The goggles, they do nothing!"

Literally the only reason science goggles exist is because Lasty asked me to add purple eyewear of some sort.

And yes, they used to have a description of "nothing" because I gave them to chemists and eyewear didnt block acid at the time.

Aliannera wrote:Could it also be added to the science goggles/RD hardsuit the ability to exam slime cores to see what injections do what reactions? Just a thought.

Is that not handled by the slime scanner?

Gun Hog wrote:

Aliannera wrote:Could it also be added to the science goggles/RD hardsuit the ability to exam slime cores to see what injections do what reactions? Just a thought.

Is that not handled by the slime scanner?

Is it? I dunno, I never really used the scanner except on alive slimes to check which one had the highest mutation chance. I'll check when I get home this afternoon, and if it does then disregard that.

Oh god the science goggles do things now! Someone stop him, he's improving the game!