PDA Spawns & PDA Vendors

[shyshadow]

Summary (a quick, 2-3 sentence summary): While, only a few actual people use their PDAs, fewer people actually use them, as playing as a MT, the use a PDA was extremely fun, it's more of a personnel phone then anything really. It adds to roleplay and makes being your job easier. Currently the only way to get one that, other then from R&D.

Benefits (How this will benefit the server and game as a whole):
*Adds to Roleplay
*Makes jobs easier
*RO Can check their cargo requests while working
*Command can have a personnel Overwatch Monitor on their PDA
*Lets marines have a chance to roleplay to an extent

Details (Description of how you think this would work, the benefits, etc): All On-board personnel of the USS Sulaco Spawn with their own Specific and Personalized PDA. Instead of only being able to communicate with MPs through the radio, you can also speak with them privately through PDAs. Vendors dispense PDAs, with a stock of 40 and/or 50, allowing marines having their own bland PDA, but having one neither less.

Implementation (Optional, if you have an idea how to implement it): Easily done, and shouldn't take too much to add considering they're technically already in the game. All Command Roles Spawn with their own personalized PDA, as well as all On-board staff of The USS Sulaco, (MPs, MTs, Doctors, Command/BOs, ROs/CTs).

[Crab_Spider]

You can get a PDA from RnD, which can be massed produced with their respective chips.

[shyshadow]

You can get a PDA from RnD, which can be massed produced with their respective chips.

Oh, didn't know that, but it'd be just a lot better if it were open to the like, the public because not EVERYONE wants to put effort to get a PDA.

[Crab_Spider]

Oh, didn't know that, but it'd be just a lot better if it were open to the like, the public because not EVERYONE wants to put effort to get a PDA.

I mean, all you have to do is ask for one, and PDAs don't take effort to obtain the research levels for one.

[shyshadow]

I mean, all you have to do is ask for one, and PDAs don't take effort to obtain the research levels for one.

Well, it just makes it easier on everyone to add these, I mean they are already in Baystation, so I mean, It wouldn't be too difficult to add on the developer's part.

[Snypehunter007]

I don't see the need for this, especially since it would take away the limited radio contact that we currently have on the human side as all of the marines could contact each other individually. Doing this would limit the type of fear you get as you hear the screams over the headset and how they slowly go quiet.

Also, just because it is on one server does not equate to "it should be on X server as well".

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[shyshadow]

I don't see the need for this, especially since it would take away the limited radio contact that we currently have on the human side as all of the marines could contact each other individually. Doing this would limit the type of fear you get as you hear the screams over the headset and how they slowly go quiet.

Also, just because it is on one server does not equate to "it should be on X server as well".

-1

Apologies if what I said was misinterpreted, I was trying to say the code was already there, so adding it wouldn't be difficult, not because it was on bay station apologies.

[Jroinc1]

I don't see the need for this, especially since it would take away the limited radio contact that we currently have on the human side as all of the marines could contact each other individually. Doing this would limit the type of fear you get as you hear the screams over the headset and how they slowly go quiet.

PDA comms use the commnet as well. Plus, you get the dawning horror as you look at the listing of 30+ names, and realizing that 4 are still active.

Also, already in.

[Snypehunter007]

Asking for dev review.

[Casgair]

If this goes through I would -really- like it if we could have PDAs with IDs in them again, and mines/whatever else would also look for an ID'd PDA rather than blowing up when you walk over them. AFAIK sentry turrets wouldn't light you up with a PDA in your ID slot, not sure why mines would be different.

[ColdSuit]

I am fine with shipboard use with doctors, MTs, BOs, ROs, etc. having the devices to cut down on chatter and keep straight to the point. But not for marines.

[Dapper Stache]

I'm down with a PDA rework. Whenever I end up being a role that gets one I always seem to use it for something. They're pretty versatile. +1

[forwardslashN]

Only certain jobs are meant to have PDAs, those that may actually find them useful. They are not common otherwise. You can also get them from research right now, so this is probably denied.