A storage for the science department

[MEDTECH]

Greetings ladies and gentlemans,

I started to fiddle a bit with BYOND's mapping tools, and because of the increasing feedback I got, I decided to try to make a simple storage for the science department, and here I am to submit this little project! This proposal arises from the fact that we have many products (Weapons, dangerous chemicals, AI boards, pins for the weapons, detonators or tools, etc.) in the R&D laboratory that should not be in plain view, only protected from the central hallway by two panes of glass and a little bit of vigilance. We only have one ID-locker lockers in the telescience at the moment, and we can't use it because of the spare clothes. Hell, some rounds, I have three boxes of pins on me, two thermic drills, and two tesla weapons.

They are only protected by the cameras, some plasteel walls, a lockdown button for the RD, and one or two doors. It's a new target for the antags too.

Here is my first simple design for a storage on the main level, using the empty space in the maints tunnels:

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And here is my second design for a storage, with a lot more space, and probably a vault section:

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What do you think of them? Should we add one to the map?

Edited October 1, 2020 by MEDTECH

[Captain Gecko]

Yes please, we need a place to store our things, just like in the Xenoarcheology Atrium with the Long Term Storage room. Because seriously, having a full team of productive scientists is great, but by an hour and a half, RnD quickly ends up filled with guns and other contraptions, Circuitry is filled to the brim with drones, and there isn't any place to store those, really. I guess we can always search around maintenance for a crate and use it to store the smaller items, but bigger ones like large assemblies require other solutions.

Also, not only does the existence of such a room would make sense (I mean, once again, the Xenoarcheologist has a room to store his things, why would the other scientists not have their own too?), but this could also give more roleplaying opportunities. For instance, an antag could try to steal from this sort of science vault and leave with new prototype weapons, the room could become the last bastion of a besieged, rebellious science team, or it could be the hiding spot of a changeling, waiting for an unlucky scientist to come by, alone, in the privacy of this tiny room...

TL:DR: It's a good idea, please add this.

[Carver]

It would be interesting if this was on the sub-level. Makes it more vulnerable and gives that area more of a reason to exist.

[MEDTECH]

4 hours ago, Carver said:

It would be interesting if this was on the sub-level. Makes it more vulnerable and gives that area more of a reason to exist.

The science sub-level is more like a fortress, as you can only go there by EVA (no shaft in the maints), or by crossing all the science department in front of everyone before taking the elevator.

It's more vulnerable on the main level, because you can get in by disassembling the walls, by the maintenance tunnels, or just by having a basic science ID,

[Carver]

4 hours ago, MEDTECH said:

The science sub-level is more like a fortress, as you can only go there by EVA (no shaft in the maints), or by crossing all the science department in front of everyone before taking the elevator.

It's more vulnerable on the main level, because you can get in by disassembling the walls, by the maintenance tunnels, or just by having a basic science ID,

On the other hand, almost no one is ever down in the sub-level besides the rare xeno-whatevers - and so using tools to break in is effectively silent.

[NerdyVampire]

I really like the first design, it seems practical for the entire department without being too intimidating for antags.

Have you taken a look on my suggestion on this forum which is exactly a research oriented vault for highly classified (pure rp) research data and interesting round-start items?

[melodramatize]

I also really like this idea--it would give us members of R&D a place to put things and remove some of the clutter of the department, and I agree with what Gecko said about it adding some interesting options for antags. Would it be like the armory, which prevents bluespace teleportation within?

[MEDTECH]

20 hours ago, Carver said:

On the other hand, almost no one is ever down in the sub-level besides the rare xeno-whatevers - and so using tools to break in is effectively silent.

I can see your point. Another thing is that we may have to extend the station if we want a storage on the sub-level. Admin choice, I guess?

19 hours ago, NerdyVampire said:

Have you taken a look on my suggestion on this forum which is exactly a research oriented vault for highly classified (pure rp) research data and interesting round-start items?

Yup, and I'm all for it, as it's in the same vein. Something for the antag to do, and something for research to care about (and use).

17 hours ago, melodramatize said:

Would it be like the armory, which prevents bluespace teleportation within?

I don't have placed any inhibitor for now, the area count as a R&D standard zone. We could place one, or make it AI monitored, but I think it may be too much.

Edited October 3, 2020 by MEDTECH