Idea: Distress Signal

[Alberyk]

This allows the station to send a distress signal, as a replacement/other option to the emergency response team, calling for help. So, in theory, it would allow a random type of vessel, and their crew, to pick it up and try to approach the station with the probable intent of helping. This suggestion could bring more options to the table, rather than the regular ert trooper squad that will probably crush everything in their path, to any situation of distress that the crew may find themselves in. While I do not wish for this to fully replace the ert, they could be still called using fax/keycard system, since it is more fit for them to deal with medical and engineering situations.

Maybe allow antags to disable any kind of contact with central command, such as keycards, faxes and emergency messages, probably by using a device or messing with telecoms, and then command staff would have to rely on the distress beacon to deal with the station’s problem. However, such will not mean a granted equipped squad of soldiers ready to wipe out of the antags. Some random options could range from Biesel patrols, trading vessel, raiders and etc. This could create more rp and interesting situations than having your regular NanoTrasen grunt ready to purge the foes of NanoTrasen, and besides, an opportunity to expand more of the lore that rarely appears on station.

While this has little to no coding on my part, and I do not know if I am able to do so, it is an idea that I believe it is worthy to share here.

[Carver]

So basically the distress beacon from CM. I can roll with that, RNG outcomes and all. Though it would potentially require yet another docking port or three on the map.

[Guest]

No need for that. Can just design the ships to dock at the same dock ERT docks at. Or have them pull up besides the station instead of docking, just like Mercs.

[Carver]

No need for that. Can just design the ships to dock at the same dock ERT docks at.

This would present a massive issue if ERT ends up coming in later via Admins or Command swiping. The outside the station thing could work if there's any space left between the areas taken by Raiders and Nuke Ops, though this still all requires some amount of mapping work for the current station, which may not be worth it considering the new map in the works.

[SierraKomodo]

No need for that. Can just design the ships to dock at the same dock ERT docks at.

This would present a massive issue if ERT ends up coming in later via Admins or Command swiping. The outside the station thing could work if there's any space left between the areas taken by Raiders and Nuke Ops, though this still all requires some amount of mapping work for the current station, which may not be worth it considering the new map in the works.

 

Having them use the admin shuttle space instead would probably work better. The admin shuttle is really only used for events anyway.

[DatBerry]

Replace keyswipe with distress signal, since its a forced ERT request that doesn't check with CC.

If you truly need ERT you would take the time to fax for it, this will also deal with the issues of unneeded ERT as it has to be approved and sent by CC.

[SierraKomodo]

Replace keyswipe with distress signal, since its a forced ERT request that doesn't check with CC.

If you truly need ERT you would take the time to fax for it, this will also deal with the issues of unneeded ERT as it has to be approved and sent by CC.

 

The issue with that is we don't always have CCIA online that aren't in round/involved in the issue. We don't always have admins that can hit the 'ERT' button for CCIA.

[DatBerry]

Replace keyswipe with distress signal, since its a forced ERT request that doesn't check with CC.

If you truly need ERT you would take the time to fax for it, this will also deal with the issues of unneeded ERT as it has to be approved and sent by CC.

 

The issue with that is we don't always have CCIA online that aren't in round/involved in the issue. We don't always have admins that can hit the 'ERT' button for CCIA.

 

Which is great! Crew will have to deal with the risks of the distress call, you cant expect the small ERT team in odin to always be available and communications aren't always stable with how frequent ion storms hit the station and areas around it

[Ryan Falcorino]

I like this. Like it alot.

[battlemace39k123]

I wanna throw out my two cents for Distress Signal response teams

1: Pizza Delivery

one dude with pizza. yes this is stolen from CM

bonus points: there is a Revolver in the Pizza Box, the delivery boy isn't delivering pizza today

2: Cultist Squad

It'd be pretty funny if in a cult round the Cultists attack the crew with swords and jazz. like they do every single time and Command Calls a ERT to deal with them. only to get more cultists!.

3: "ERT"

The Idea here is that the original ERT squad has had a "accident" along the flight to Aurora and have been absorbed by a malicious group of Changelings that want to use the station as a All-you-can-eat-buffet.

Bonus Points if the REAL ERT squad arrives and confronts the fake squad. or vice versa.

4: Mercenaries

Not the red-suited kind. this is a ramshackle group of convicts who want to gain money, they will work for whoever pays them. so they have the potential to save the station from that nasty cult army. or get paid off by the traitor and kill everyone

[The Stryker]

What about the

Interstellar

Aid

Corps?

They should get a hospital ship but have just one rent-a-cop type guy for protection.

[GreenLightbulb]

So, do you mean like maybe perhaps a similar thing to Cyberpunk 2020's Trauma Team ?

[Guest]

After speaking with other mappers and stuff, a new dock would have to be made along with a new ship to dock at that docking port. So yeah. We wont need a separate dock for each group, we can have them all use the same ship.

[Guest Marlon Phoenix]

I always whine about ERT being a crutch for the station and being nothing but arming up salty ghosts with the legal authority to valid and powergame. Adding a bit of spice so that they can valid in another flavor might actually be enjoyable and slowly wean the station Command off of being pansy babies.