Escape Pod Controls Outside Pod

[Steelpoint]

Summary: Place a second escape pod control console outside in the hallway directly outside of each escape pod.

Benefits: I've run into some circumstances, very recently as CO, where a escape pod is filled up but the pod is on delayed launch.

This makes it seemingly impossible to launch the escape pod safely, as you would have to enter the pod to launch it, thus causing the pod to blow up since you would be the fourth person inside a three man pod.

Having a second console outside each escape pod would make it viable for other people to launch a full pod safely.

[Dirty Old Harry]

Were you by chance stuck in a pod with a doctor and before you could blast off, IB stormed the pod and threw in frags?

[Steelpoint]

No. In my round I called for the crew to abandon ship as the CO, we had one pod left that just filled up and I was the last man alive, but I could not safely launch the pod.

[OatzAndHoes]

Neutral, the one downside I could see would be that in situations where there are 4 people fighting over one pod, the guy stuck outside could delay the launch to try and break in and kick someone off.

[Steelpoint]

The only alternative suggestion I can offer is that if all three cyro pods are occupied, the pod will then begin to launch irrespective if its been delayed or not.

[TheMaskedMan2]

The only alternative suggestion I can offer is that if all three cyro pods are occupied, the pod will then begin to launch irrespective if its been delayed or not.

I was under the impression it already did that, anyways I +1 this right here. Automatic launching once filled. Makes sense as well, what kind of escape pod would be designed to put you to sleep until awoken, yet not have a measure in place if they were all asleep before it was launched?