Please fix the fucking lights, an engineer story

[Nantei]

Actually that's about it. Stop ditching your light replacer, and repair APC's. You know how flares are really damn important? Imagine having FIFTY flares, but they're in static locations. Having light and the APC working makes it much harder for lurkers and runners to willynilly drag people off. Fixing an APC most of the time takes like two seconds, just mend the wires and it's done. Meanwhile lights being broken and the APC being shorted again is usually a great indicator that there's a lurker or two running around who probably need to be singled out and killed.

[Karmac]

or you could take a rail flash

[Bancrose]

or you could take a rail flash

[Jay Burns]

or you could take a rail flash

[Sleepy Retard]

or you could take a rail flash

[BobatNight]

Just put rail lights on a buncha' pistols and toss them around bruh, what's so hard about this?

[Coat McMutton]

The light replacer takes up the same space as one (1) pistol with a rail light. It is therefore 50 times more space efficient for inside areas. Wirecutters to fix APCs within 2 seconds should be on your person at any time; if you don't pick the toolbelt, feel free to set engineer back to [NEVER].
There is literally no excuse not to fix broken lights and APCs as engineer.

[Sleepy Retard]

The light replacer takes up the same space as one (1) pistol with a rail light. It is therefore 50 times more space efficient for inside areas. Wirecutters to fix APCs within 2 seconds should be on your person at any time; if you don't pick the toolbelt, feel free to set engineer back to [NEVER].
There is literally no excuse not to fix broken lights and APCs as engineer.

i don't take a backpack also the rail light goes on the gun in your suit storage you big goofy goober

[Coat McMutton]

i don't take a backpack also the rail light goes on the gun in your suit storage you big goofy goober

The rail slot for CPL weapons is obviously reserved for magnetic harnesses. Secondly, fixing the lights isn't just about seeing your own immediate surroundings, it's for saving PFCs' flares for the areas where there are no electrical lights.
I can't believe I actually have to argue for more light.

[Slduggy]

The light replacer takes up the same space as one (1) pistol with a rail light. It is therefore 50 times more space efficient for inside areas. Wirecutters to fix APCs within 2 seconds should be on your person at any time; if you don't pick the toolbelt, feel free to set engineer back to [NEVER].
There is literally no excuse not to fix broken lights and APCs as engineer.

One reason to not fix an APCs, besides not having the Power Cells or PCMs, is that now you have to hack all the doors that you aren't given access to. Also doors opening and closing doors is slower than them being crowbared open.

In short bring a rail flashy.

[Karmac]

The rail slot for CPL weapons is obviously reserved for magnetic harnesses.

g a l a x y r e t a r d

rail flash is the only attachment worth taking

[Coat McMutton]

rail flash is the only attachment worth taking

People who pick rail flash as engineer are going to solo rambo queens and should be banned for powergaming when they pick that attachment, tbh.

[Torrentia]

One reason to not fix an APCs, besides not having the Power Cells or PCMs, is that now you have to hack all the doors that you aren't given access to. Also doors opening and closing doors is slower than them being crowbared open.

In short bring a rail flashy.

Or you could turn off equipment but leave on lights and still be able to crowbar doors and shutters. Gottem!

Personally I fix APCs in critical areas that aren't gonna be constantly slashed (Big Red Hangar for example).

[Nantei]

One reason to not fix an APCs, besides not having the Power Cells or PCMs, is that now you have to hack all the doors that you aren't given access to. Also doors opening and closing doors is slower than them being crowbared open.

In short bring a rail flashy.

Very few doors you need to go through require this. And if you aren't a smooth brain, you already have crowbarred them open, so they will stay that way when power comes back up. If not, literally just leave environment off, which you should probably be doing anyways.

The point of lights is for areas like medbay in Big Red. The area around Medbay is incredibly easy for lurkers to gank in, and when there's a ton of light everywhere it makes that much harder. Plus, again, it takes up almost no space in your kit.

Also, active APC's are retard magnets. I have gotten kills using claymores on them before.

[Sleepy Retard]

Or PFCs could just take a rail flash on their secondary gun and this entire argument is pointless

[Karmac]

basically your all dumb and the railflash solves all problems

eat my shorts

[Gnorse]

basically your all dumb and the railflash solves all problems

eat my shorts

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[Grubstank]

I really consider powering the map (outside of tcomms) to be a double edged sword. Lights are nice, but on a map like prison, you really want to be able to manipulate the airlocks as needed and with minimal delay. Being able to seal airlocks and end a conflict on your own terms (even if it's only briefly) can be a major benefit on that map. If you didn't take the time to find the ID + open + bolt wires at the start of the round, then powered airlocks are more a hindrance than blessing.

I could see the benefits on a map like Big Red though.

[Nantei]

Literally just, disable environment. This isn't rocket surgery. The respawnses in this thread make me think some engineers haven't even used an APC before.

[Grubstank]

Literally just, disable environment. This isn't rocket surgery. The respawnses in this thread make me think some engineers haven't even used an APC before.

You realize that you can voice your opinions and educate without being derisive to others, right? In any case, I realize that's an option; albeit one that requires you to hunt down every APC on the prison station just so you can manipulate doors more quickly.

As I said before -- it is a double edged sword between lighting and tactical convenience.

[Nantei]

APC's are almost always broken by ayylmaos before so you don't really need to worry about that. Most doors that marines need to go through are already all-access as well. It is as simple as just changing it as you fix the APC. Also I'm not really directing it at you, more the vets who should really know better. If you are legit new, sorry. I am more than willing to help people in-game, so just ask in LOOC. <3

[Jaketeaking]

Yes, ive lost track of the amount of times ive been in big red or LV caves, and thought to myself, gee, im sure glad i brought my light replacer over say ammo or material.

[Nantei]

It's too bad you can't drop it when it becomes useless and replace it with a buckshot box.

[Kesserline]

People who pick rail flash as engineer are going to solo rambo queens and should be banned for powergaming when they pick that attachment, tbh.

Here is my CPL Engineer loadout, rate the powergameness of it.

No building materials.
Ammo.
Between 8 to 19 claymores (depending on RO, friendlyness of CTs with spare claymores, and potential other engineers handing me their claymores).
M37 shotgun Bayonet + Railflashlight + potential gyro (Suit slot)
M37 shotgun Bayonet(or BC) + RDS + Gyro (Primary weapon, always in hand)
Toolbelt for repairing or hacking shit
Explosive pouch (for storing the boomies)
Webbing with fucking ammo.
1 to 2 C4 to help the tank, to destroy a tunnel, or to gib myself in SD.

I land a very minimum of 2 kills per round, with an average of 4 to 6.

It's not because you're bald and unable to fight that every other marine using CPL ranks should imitate you. Loadouts mimick the way you play. I play like a PFC ++ that is able to perform other tasks when able/when I want/when it's needed. Some people like to play very defensively, relying on scopes, some like suppressive and covering gameplay, using BFA and Burst fire, other want some spec ops shit so they go RDS VG/AG Suppressor.

Saying that you're loadout is ultimately better than others, or that others fall into powergaming or non-sense is not really a smart way to continue a conversation. (Exception of SMGs, SMGs are bad. If you take a SMG, you're a bad person, very bad. And you should be ashamed of yourself and what you did of your life.)

[ThesoldierLLJK]

Order all future NJP's against engineers to fix the fucking lights in the future
Problem solved.