Butterrobber202 Posted July 23, 2017 Posted July 23, 2017 The Mining Airlock will randomly get stuck every so often because idiots keep forcing airlocks and draining the 4 canisters that are used for cycling it. We could fix this by having the airlock draw on the main air supply.
AllyBearsley Posted July 23, 2017 Posted July 23, 2017 I can see where you are coming from. New mining is quite a bit more dangerous with pits and newbies. It can be very annoying trying to come home with a good yield or try to save some idiot who fell, only to have the airlock on infinite cycle thanks to those air tanks emptying out. However, there are currently solutions to fix this already. First being tell the QM or a CT that the air is out and they should retrieve/order more to put in the place of the empty. Second, do the same thing with Engineering. I know these aren't the perfect solution since shit can get real and trap you outside. I kind of like having to watch the airlock, but without a guide for newbies to know to do that it's rough right now. I'm actually pretty game either way this goes. I think it can be just as much a fun thing as it can be a teeth gritting annoyance.
Fire and Glory Posted July 23, 2017 Posted July 23, 2017 I am idly wondering if it is possible to just have the airtanks spawn with more air, honestly. I believe the problem is that air leaks out every time it cycles for whatever reason.
BRAINOS Posted July 23, 2017 Posted July 23, 2017 I honestly do feel like the air does somehow gradually leak out. I go QM a lot and telling me that every 1/4 rounds someone is forcing an airlock is hard to believe, especially when there's none of the typical signs of an airlock being forced. Mining, as it is right now, is for whatever reason annoying enough as it is. Literally every single day I'm dealing with a guy who fell, died, and wouldn't clone because they were like "yeah screw this." I get it's supposed to be a hard gig, but it's to the point where it breaks my idea of canon: sure, the meme being "NT DON'T CARE BOUT WORKERS" is a solid one, but cloning and/or retraining new miners can't be cheaper than some basic fixes that nearly every other department already has for EVA. Mining is the whole reason everyone's on that rock, and a fix like this is a great place to start. This "airlocks are broken" thing is no fun to deal with, especially when it means the extra time it takes to rescue the two guys who fell has them logging off.
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