As the name imples the CL’s pod should land at the WY station. I have seen pods land at stations when forced by admins. Just let it happen each time so we can do RP outside of a small room.
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Solid Idea
I mean…why not? Maybe not instantly but I can see your point.
Only thing I disagree it’s because its a survival pod. There is a reason it has a cryo.
Maybe changing it into a small shuttle that only unlocks at evac would make more sense.
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I mean yeah you could replace the cryopods with dropship seats would work. The only reason it has cryopods now is cause obviously the pod never goes anywere. I think it’s fine keeping the pod able to evac whenever as it currently does. At worst this just gives people more time to RP at the ETA station.
If we wanted to we could expand this to other pods and lifeboats. But that would require makeing a new sation or adding a new docking bay to the royal marines satation. Thats asking a lot from coders and i figure that much work is unilkely to get done. Esspeicaly trying to figure out how a lifeboat is supposed to dock exacly.
I do recall hearing talk of someone makeing chinnok station an actual map for events. Did that ever get made cause if that map did we could jsut that. At most marines post evac might get like 2 minutes to explore it every other round.
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Chinook does exist as a map. Event only.
Well sounds like we got it sorted then. I know it’s event only but like post evac is only 1 minute long.
Its an escape pod not a shuttle
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I’m entirely against this - Emergency pods aren’t meant to be a get out of jail free card, they’re a last ditch survival pod - they are equipped with hypersleep beds for a reason. Chance is it’ll be another metal coffin in the vast expanse of space.
To quote everyone’s favorite Junior Executive and Special Services director, Carter J. Burke, talking to Ripley about being rescued:
That’s the thing. You were out there for fifty-seven years. What happened was, you had drifted right through the core systems, and it’s really just blind luck that a deep salvage team found you when they did. It’s one in a thousand, really. I think you’re damn lucky to be alive, kiddo. You could be floating out there forever.
Sure, I’ve had a round or two where by Admin intervention I’ve landed at the Weyland-Yutani outpost, or back groundside after using the escape pod – but it happens so sparingly for a reason. If it becomes commonplace then that removes all the tension and drama of it.. I understand the idea, but barring an event every now and then? I’m entirely against it.
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Question then why do they have jets on the back and take fuel to use. If they used that fuel to escape the planets gravity then im sure it could jsut point itself in the direction of a nearby station. I mean ETA ships can just show up whenever they want so it’s not like were in the middle of nowere. Ripplys pod was in the bourder of space so there was no were to go to. But if im within range of a pizza galaxy station im sure my pod can just go there. Is it insane to think that WY would have a sation in orbit around the planet they control.
Also that pod in aliens one was like 30 years ago by the time CM happens. I don’t think it’s impossible to justfy that some improvments have been made. Plus in this event you have already evaced just let us do some post evac RP outside of a metal pod.
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You make a good point I did not consider.
Now. I might be very very very crazy. this is a possibility.
But I believe it was mentioned the CL’s pod also functioned as his way to travel to and from the ship, and that is why its fueled at all times.
So, basically, it acts as a shuttle + an escape pod.
I might be completely wrong, but I remember this being talked about at one point
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I eam to make something a shuttle all you need is jets and fuel.
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erm you also need a guidance and flight control system emrmmmmmmm
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