Arenn Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 either place a GPS on the rack with the extra hardsuit above the west airlock or something? Cause having a miner transfer in they can have the emergency hardsuit but no gps if they get lost/dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazylemon Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 Perhaps just integrate a GPS into hardsuits, so that the wearer can be pulled back if needed? I mean, they're expensive Nanotrasen equipment, and letting people have tabs on where you are at all times, even off-station, is a down/upside to consider when romping around in a hardsuit all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keroman Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 It would be nice to have integrated GPS into any outfit that allows for EVA. That would make a traitor's life a lot more difficult if they were planning on stealing a mining hardsuit or excavation suit. Certainly they could turn the GPS off but then they're immediately suspect. Maybe allow the GPS to be hacked by an e-mag to either not work or to allow the traitor to set the GPS to transmit false coords? On the one hand a traitor would need to be very careful about grabbing a suit (or make use of the Syndi EVA suit) or a very quick-thinking traitor could rush to the mining shuttle and e-mag all the suits before someone else can get there. Maybe make e-magging the suits silent? It wouldn't be likely for someone to notice the GPS is nonfunctional until later in the round, and at that point the Syndi could be done with their job and working on their next objective. I'unno, just brainstorming here. I'm sure I'm forgetting some reason why this wouldn't be do-able. In the end it's really more of a convenience to add GPS directly to the suits so it'd be a low priority than other stuff I'm sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saywat_the_15th Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 Just give extra GPS. And make em so you can attach em on the suits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KasparoVv Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 Or they can just get a GPS from science, as it's one of the lowest-level bluespace items. Many miners forego the GPS, I've found, anyway-- and I've never heard a complaint about there being not enough GPSs to go around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arenn Posted November 18, 2015 Author Share Posted November 18, 2015 Or they can just get a GPS from science, as it's one of the lowest-level bluespace items. Many miners forego the GPS, I've found, anyway-- and I've never heard a complaint about there being not enough GPSs to go around Well, there was a shift last night where all three were taken and one miner had to hug another one the whole shift cause there wasnt one for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agentCDE Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 Personally, I wish the QM got a GPS in their locker or something, so they could actually try to FIND those miners smart enough to bring a GPS with them before they get dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arenn Posted November 18, 2015 Author Share Posted November 18, 2015 Personally, I wish the QM got a GPS in their locker or something, so they could actually try to FIND those miners smart enough to bring a GPS with them before they get dead. As for that, there are several other places you can get a GPS. The gateway, I believe, has them, as do telescience. But yeah, one that is readily available (read, not needed for other activities) would be a little more useful. Or maybe a computer/panel on the bridge at least? That would require more coordination of rescue teams with command, but it could work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tauka Usanake Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 Wait, don't suit trackings already do this sort of? I mean granted people set suit sensors on. I thought they also tell the location as well as the area that they are in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arenn Posted November 18, 2015 Author Share Posted November 18, 2015 Wait, don't suit trackings already do this sort of? I mean granted people set suit sensors on. I thought they also tell the location as well as the area that they are in? I always thought that only worked on the station z-level, I was always told miners shouldn't bother with sensors cause they dont work. Unless they changed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citinited Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 Wait, don't suit trackings already do this sort of? I mean granted people set suit sensors on. I thought they also tell the location as well as the area that they are in? I always thought that only worked on the station z-level, I was always told miners shouldn't bother with sensors cause they dont work. Unless they changed it. Yes and no. The crew monitoring console on the station only sees the station z-level, but a handheld crew monitor can be used to track the suit sensors of the people on your z-level. This means you could take one onto the asteroid and be able to track miners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tauka Usanake Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Maybe put a handheld crew monitor in the mining outpost then. Then again a GPS would be more useful for finding out the direction to head Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keroman Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 I know that technically the HoP is the "department head" for Cargo/Mining but it would be nice if the QM had a handheld crew monitor for locating miners in his office. As it is the only real authority QM has about anything is whether or not to order something for someone and even then he can generally be overruled by any department head. Aside from that he's just a glorified Cargo Tech who happens to have mining access. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plotron Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Perhaps just integrate a GPS into hardsuits, so that the wearer can be pulled back if needed? I mean, they're expensive Nanotrasen equipment, and letting people have tabs on where you are at all times, even off-station, is a down/upside to consider when romping around in a hardsuit all the time. Like a voluntary tracking implant. Your suit = your problem. Your idea sounds nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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