Ropes for newmap

[driecg36]

Idea: Add a system where you can use ropes to interact with things on different Z-levels.

1: Using it as a ladder:

You attach the rope in the ground, then you throw it over the edge. You can now climb up and down z-levels.

2: Using it to haul items up:

You attach the rope to something on the lower z level, then throw it up a zlevel. Someone up there then has to drag whatever you've attached up with the rope, which is fairly tiring and takes a decent amount of time. Useful for recovering crates, people that are dead/in crit, etc.

There would be a few different types of ropes:

 

Bedsheet rope: The escapist's favorite. Made by tying two bedsheets to one another, breaks very easily.

Wire rope: Made with a full coil of cable. Breaks less easily than bedsheet ropes, but isn't especially robust either.

Industrial rope: Mining and EVA start with these. These ropes are incredibly solid, and virtually never break.

 

Ropes could also have a few fluff features, like being able to tie nooses and hogties, but the main reason for them existing is to facilitate z-level movement, and prevent situations where something gets stuck in a crevasse and is literally impossible to get out.

Coding wise, I don't know how feasible it is, but I feel like this would be a huge QoL change for rescue missions or simply moving things up and down z-levels.

Edited June 27, 2017 by Guest

[Alberyk]

Not needed, there are plans for hoists in the dev branch.

https://github.com/Aurorastation/Aurora.3/pull/2573

[driecg36]

Got it, asking for this to be locked/denied.