Add cockpit button to “Command lockout” just like for the nuclear device.
Why? Because too many marines are backseat driving the Alamo. Mostly SL’s and IO’s.
DP is currently a “taxi driver” and is treated as such. Crucial moments are often being “stolen” by SL’s that “know better”.
tbh I just had an awfull round caused by some marines that decided to “demote DP” and pilot it themselves (actions were taken by admins against those players).
I had multiple instances of incidents caused by cockpit access but the recent one was the last straw for me.
Cant blame em, usually DPs run off and take 10 minutes to do a single cycle cause they’re bored shitless. Cant say as to what happened in your case though but a lot of times I am sitting in the hangar for 10+ minutes waiting for DP to cycle.
I belive that anyone not doing their job should not be a reason to allow others to do it. If doctors dont do surgery we will add that skill to medics?
I can think of multiple examples from my experience that got me in some kind weird situations:
Early launch during evac
Getting cockpit opened effectively opening it for Queen and xenos
Getting my phone used to prank call as “Alamo”
best for the last → SL unlocked the dropship doors for xenos second after I locked them
If we have a problem with DP’s bored shitless maybe we should remove the role and force it on auto with Bravo SL’s and FTL’s controlling it during evac.
Frankly enough disasters happen with dropships not being around when they’re needed most. We really shouldn’t find further ways to limit their availability. Yeah, theres marines who get impaitent and send the alamo up or down themselves, but I’ve also had waaaaaay more situations where no one is listening in CIC or on the dropship itself and I’ve had to loot or use my own id to remotely call it down. Dropship griefing happens every third round from experience, and I’m quite sick of being griefed by CIC/the pilot
Unlike the nuke or the OB lockout, both of those aren’t necessarily as round ending as a dropship that isn’t able to arrive in an emergency.
Yeah, this can work in the other way with people early evacuating or launching the ship in a siege, which are also round ending, but with early evac, some is better than none, and launching the ship in a siege is most often done by command or pilots atm anyway.
I think admin intervention after the fact is fine as it is for now.
Do POs get issued non-lethal weapons? I know we try to keep MP tools away from most, but PO should be timelocked by DCC atleast.
Extend the pilots ability to detain marines of lesser rank in times of crisis should they breach the cockpit, and stress that SLs have access for emergencies. (Pilot incapacitated, missing during evac, ect)
MPs are discouraged from boarding the DS unless making an arrest, so zipties and a disabler makes some sense for security mid-transit. I know SLs get a box of cuffs for similar reasons. (And detaining CLF, but when does that happen?)
Only thing this doesn’t address is SLs stealing the DS while the Pilot is away, but that’s an IC issue for MPs anyway I think.
