Fortport Posted March 6, 2020 Posted March 6, 2020 (edited) Imagine controlling Beepsky from a terminal at the brig's front desk, on top of being able to see through their camera. This could potentially be powerful, if we were not only able to baton people but also unhandcuff those that they've wrongly arrested. Or to patrol without leaving the main office or endangering yourself? Maybe we could even talk through them! Thoughts on the idea? This expands on the PDA summoning. I think Beepsky could be more actively useful under manual control, and they're really not all that great otherwise. Remember to downvote below! Edited March 6, 2020 by Fortport
GreenBoi Posted March 6, 2020 Posted March 6, 2020 Disagree with this because it means every securitron now becomes an RC camdrone and because it'd defeat the weakness of patrols. You will no longer be hurt or have the chance of being in-danger, and because your patrol pattern is no longer predictable- antags can no longer know when to engage on someone in the halls and then move them out of it. This is also already possible through Integrated-Circuits, you can make a full RC beepsky that can be even more capable- but the glory of this is that they are not always made, which leads to them not being in demand.
Fortport Posted March 6, 2020 Author Posted March 6, 2020 I think that Beepsky being controllable wouldn't defeat the weakness of patrols, given their less-than-stellar speed and extremely limited equipment. It could be balanced, I think. A real officer will be better than a remote-controlled Beepsky every time. They're also really flimsy. As for the other stuff, I didn't even know that was a thing.
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