what if there was a facility that made the OT job , IO and research rooms into one big research and development room where everyone works together in a way so that IOS. lets say gather materials like gold or titanium or schematics from the colonies to then produce new or slightly better gear for marine or just the specs and IOS
like IOS could get scooters to escape from xenos or more storage for more intel. maybe even camo gear like spotter if you move they can see you etc.
or just better versions of the spec armor or guns, maybe just heavy armor for the marines. i got many ideas related to this concept but its not well made so i need opinions and comments of how to actyually put it together
We should also add a special adjacent room that prints synth parts and upgrades, and also can make new synths. We can start giving research points for exploding big OT bombs in a special chamber on the outer hull. A personal shuttle to fly out and mine some ancient things won’t hurt as well
IOs should get mining drills and a smelter to dig the ore and make materials. We can give them a big ol’ stationary drill that will require some effort to deploy, and better suits resembling mining ones
As a final thought - ASO might change his name to Research Director, to highlight his new status as the head honcho of this RnD-IO operation
I like the idea of adding to the OT job. IO’s already have a lot going on with intel, unless it’s reworked some so that less intel gives more. If this was worked on in addition to stims being nerfed slightly, it could be pretty cool idea I think.
IOs can already move pretty fast if they simply wear jackets only. Camo is very powerful currently which is why it’s only offered to the scout, and sniper/spotter (if they don’t move). Letting IOs get it for free would be pretty powerful. General rule of thumb for an IO is if the MD goes off; run.
If the OT is added to R&D they could potentially even add the Gunsmith Armoury to it. Maybe allowing some new or improved weapon attachies to be made/developed, or armor printed out (m4 for example.) With that all said, that’s a lot of work and already delves into a few previous projects that were scrapped or shelved if I remember right.
@dukeofCagliostro the Almayer being 30 years old is nothing in comparison to some of the other ships that are technically active in the time period. It makes no sense for Weyland Yutani to have such a state of the art research lab on the alamyer, yet it does.
It makes no sense for Almayer to have OT and research department in the first place. It is not even any research, but advanced version capable of producing experimental stimulants, but it is said in fluff lore to be financed by WY, thus why CL has his office.
well my main idea was to add a bigger room where research OT room and the armory is placed in so there could be more things to do like making stronger gear while waiting for an IO to bring bugs bodies or more chems
