Captain Gecko Posted November 17, 2022 Posted November 17, 2022 As the title says, adding a fax machine to the Intrepid and Spark (and perhaps even Ghostrole ships?) Sometimes I just want to send a message to your auxiliary ships, but it would take a long trip to their direction, and you generally can't when the Antag you're trying to warn them about has taken over the bridge. Sometimes you're there, but can't send the message because the only way to talk with them is through the Holopad, and they happen to be outside. A fax machine would work great there, then. Simply send a fax to the Auxiliary ship of your choice, and there we go. 1
greenjoe Posted November 17, 2022 Posted November 17, 2022 Seems like a neat possible idea. Would also be neat for roles like the TCFL to send reports home with. I've also had an idea of s9me some kind of alternative way to hail/send a message to a ship that does not rely on them answering their holopad, or some sort of sector wide hail.
Owen Posted November 17, 2022 Posted November 17, 2022 I wouldn't mind having this implemented, but I think I would prefer having an alternative way to hail/send a message to the entire sector like with what greenjoe said if both weren't going to be implemented.
Mneme Posted November 18, 2022 Posted November 18, 2022 I think this would be an interesting addition and has the potential to generate some great roleplay.
EJJ Posted November 18, 2022 Posted November 18, 2022 Fax machines on other ships is definitely a good idea. Though I feel it'd only work on TCFL, SCC-alligned ships and possibly some trader/scrapper ships for funny. I'm interested in alternative forms of communication as well.
Dreamix Posted November 18, 2022 Posted November 18, 2022 Related issue/suggestion, is I think we need a way for ships to communicate with each other, other than the holopads with their range limit. Like faxes, but less paper. But not faxes. Or something.
EJJ Posted November 19, 2022 Posted November 19, 2022 On 17/11/2022 at 23:37, Dreamix said: Related issue/suggestion, is I think we need a way for ships to communicate with each other, other than the holopads with their range limit. Like faxes, but less paper. But not faxes. Or something. I dunno how realistic it would be with how a lot of stuff works but maybe some kind of local ship-based messaging system? "Hey these 2 ships are around, they both have the ship messaging console. Do you want to send either of them a message?" Maybe even lower tech and give everyone flares they can fire off in various colors that mean various things.
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