Engineers Spawn with Impact Wrench instead of Screwdriver and Wrench

[Guest Marlon Phoenix]

The impact wrench is both a screwdriver and wrench depending on how you enable it. It will free up a slot in the equipment belt. Also it makes a cool "vroom!" noise when you do lots of stuff which makes me feel like a real engineer.

[Nantei]

The impact wrench isn't able to do a few select things probably due to shitty code with tools but I haven't looked. So unfortunately screwdrivers and wrenches are still needed. The Tesla engine parts come to mind as an example of something that does not recognize the impact wrench at all.

[Guest Marlon Phoenix]

? fix it

[Wildkins]

AFAIK all outstanding bugs (except mech construction) were fixed with impact wrenches a while ago, and looking at the code for tesla parts I can't see where it'd necessarily be going wrong

[Kaed]

I tentatively oppose this largely on the grounds that the amount of atmospheric noise impact wrenches make borders on toxic.

If we're bringing them into mainstream use can we please tone down the sound bytes.

[Alberyk]

Kinda against it. It makes wrenches and screwdrivers pointless.

[Guest Marlon Phoenix]

34 minutes ago, Alberyk said:

Kinda against it. It makes wrenches and screwdrivers pointless.

You can get it in the machine. It is easily available. I want us to spawn with it because its cooler and people tend to use whats already in their belts. I didnt even know we had them.

[Nantei]

7 hours ago, Wildkins said:

AFAIK all outstanding bugs (except mech construction) were fixed with impact wrenches a while ago, and looking at the code for tesla parts I can't see where it'd necessarily be going wrong

Would be news to me, I haven't played Engineer in a month, so perhaps it got fixed. Previously the engine parts did not interact with it at all. No error message, nothing. Readying up igniters and such also did not work last I tried it.

4 hours ago, Alberyk said:

Kinda against it. It makes wrenches and screwdrivers pointless.

It's already widely available. I don't see why wrenches and screwdrivers being pointless is necessarily bad, but as a non-engineer I almost always use screwdrivers instead, so I would hardly call them useless, just not useful for engineers. We used to spawn with all three tools, and it was hardly an issue then.

[Wildkins]

I mean, just so we're clear, engineers (should) spawn with impact wrenches already. This would be more akin to just removing the superfluous screwdriver and wrench from the belt.

Also @Nantei do you know which machines in particular it wasn't interacting with properly and/or what steps?

[StationCrab]

This seems like a low impact change. +1

[Nantei]

1 hour ago, Wildkins said:

Also @Nantei do you know which machines in particular it wasn't interacting with properly and/or what steps?

All of the tesla engine parts. It wouldn't wrench or screwdriver the panel closed.

[Wildkins]

6 minutes ago, Nantei said:

All of the tesla engine parts. It wouldn't wrench or screwdriver the panel closed.

I now see the issue. The scourge of o l d c o d e. Will be fixed soon.

[Guest Marlon Phoenix]

17 hours ago, Wildkins said:

I now see the issue. The scourge of o l d c o d e. Will be fixed soon.

Make us spawn with them too please.

NOW

[Xelnagahunter]

4 hours ago, Marlon Phoenix said:

Make us spawn with them too please.

NOW

Do you play any engineering role other than atmos tech? Because Station Engineer and all of it's alt-titles, spawn with the impact as well as the normal wrench and screwdriver. As does the CE. Perhaps the issue then is with atmos techs getting it at spawn.

Edit: confirmed atmos tech does not get one. Unsure if this is intended or not.

Edited December 21, 2019 by Xelnagahunter
info confirmed.

[Wildkins]

I think it's intentional, although they do have access to the vendor that gives them out. I wouldn't be opposed to them getting one but I am also a biased, filthy atmos tech main.

[Screemers]

I always spawn with an impact wrench and tools, so if some engineering roles don't have them (Atmos tech?) it should just be added and it would make sense as they also do some construction works to patch the holes before pressurizing rooms too. 

Personally I still often use the screwdriver just because the impact gun sounds is agressive. I also prefer to have the option to throw something away more than having to fetch basic tools.

Edited December 26, 2019 by Screemers

[Faris]

I will consider extending this to atmospheric technicians. When I have the time.

[Guest Marlon Phoenix]

11 hours ago, Aboshedab said:

I will consider extending this to atmospheric technicians. When I have the time.

Thanks! Take your time.

NOW

[Faris]

https://github.com/Aurorastation/Aurora.3/pull/7822

[Guest Marlon Phoenix]

Sick thanks 

[Faris]

It's been on the server for the last few days, can be archived now.