What does this suggestion change/add/remove:
This will be a bit long:
I am suggesting the following changes to the radio system - this will add in-game mechanics to access channel ranges, ways to break/hijack frequencies across all factions & should provide less requirements for staff to enforce/easier to enforce:
Channel Range Restrictions: First set channel locks to the following:
0 - 399: Unlocked/Open (Anyone with a radio can access, still allows Valid info-breaches from relevant groups
400 - 699: Locked to CI
700 - 899: Locked to GOC
900 - 999: Locked to Foundation
These can obviously be modified heavily but I feel giving Open channels the most frequencies allows the best fluid chance at RP - Gives GOC/Foundation a risk when communicating on open channels, which may encourage using the channels to arrange in-person meetings which could lead to more RP interactions instead of sitting in comms chatting back and forth away from eachother
How to access other group frequencies:
I believe if possible a system similar to keycards: Upon dying a radio will drop (100% from anyone with the radio) - This will despawn after 1 minute, can be destroyed or picked up. Upon picking up a radio from any group, you gain access to the frequency range they have (This will not give independent channels, but the entire range so if you killed a Janitor and stole their radio you would have the foundation range of 900 - 999 and could figure out frequencies by asking or finding documents with them)
This if possible would prevent issues of Civ just tuning in to every frequency to find a Foundation freq, and prevent Foundation from doing it to CI etc etc, with less issues for staff to determine if they obtained info of the freq through some valid method
The second option I have:
A radio tower near each base that has a panel (I was thinking a CL6 hack) that would "Open" all frequencies they have (Again, you wouldn't get exact numbers, just the range would be available) so if you hack the CI or Foundation the respective ranges would be available to anyone with a radio
The third request:
An ability to "hand over" or "steal" someones radio, to get access to the frequencies. This could be integrated with the Hold E menu we currently have, and could be another peaceful way to get access to the frequency range.
Final Note:
I believe a system similar to code-words should be given, where they need to be on a document somewhere in-game that other entities can access to gain the frequencies, this could be implemented with any of the above, all the above or none of the above.
Has something similar been suggested before? If so, why is your suggestion different?:
A few suggestions regarding the radio, however none that actually go over locking the frequencies, with ways to access the frequency ranges
Possible Positives of the suggestion (At least 2):
- Less requirement for staff to handle incidents of FailRP/meta (As it would not be as easily do-able)
- Allows factions to actually have a way to utilize secure channels w/o having to worry 100% about Civs being on their frequency (there is still a chance of-course with several of the systems if they get implemented or if they are possible)
Possible Negatives of the suggestion:
- May cause a bit of lag if radio dropping is added and not implemented in a way to minimize lag as best as possible
- May cause issues with not enough frequencies available (Most notably with Foundation having less but it can always be tweaked as needed)
- Dev time
Based on the Positives & Negatives, why should this suggestion be accepted:
I believe if its done right, it can easily out way two of the negatives, and could lead to some interesting interactions regarding not knowing your comms have been hijacked by CI, or a Parawatch, which leads to interesting info-breaches.
This will be a bit long:
I am suggesting the following changes to the radio system - this will add in-game mechanics to access channel ranges, ways to break/hijack frequencies across all factions & should provide less requirements for staff to enforce/easier to enforce:
Channel Range Restrictions: First set channel locks to the following:
0 - 399: Unlocked/Open (Anyone with a radio can access, still allows Valid info-breaches from relevant groups
400 - 699: Locked to CI
700 - 899: Locked to GOC
900 - 999: Locked to Foundation
These can obviously be modified heavily but I feel giving Open channels the most frequencies allows the best fluid chance at RP - Gives GOC/Foundation a risk when communicating on open channels, which may encourage using the channels to arrange in-person meetings which could lead to more RP interactions instead of sitting in comms chatting back and forth away from eachother
How to access other group frequencies:
I believe if possible a system similar to keycards: Upon dying a radio will drop (100% from anyone with the radio) - This will despawn after 1 minute, can be destroyed or picked up. Upon picking up a radio from any group, you gain access to the frequency range they have (This will not give independent channels, but the entire range so if you killed a Janitor and stole their radio you would have the foundation range of 900 - 999 and could figure out frequencies by asking or finding documents with them)
This if possible would prevent issues of Civ just tuning in to every frequency to find a Foundation freq, and prevent Foundation from doing it to CI etc etc, with less issues for staff to determine if they obtained info of the freq through some valid method
The second option I have:
A radio tower near each base that has a panel (I was thinking a CL6 hack) that would "Open" all frequencies they have (Again, you wouldn't get exact numbers, just the range would be available) so if you hack the CI or Foundation the respective ranges would be available to anyone with a radio
The third request:
An ability to "hand over" or "steal" someones radio, to get access to the frequencies. This could be integrated with the Hold E menu we currently have, and could be another peaceful way to get access to the frequency range.
Final Note:
I believe a system similar to code-words should be given, where they need to be on a document somewhere in-game that other entities can access to gain the frequencies, this could be implemented with any of the above, all the above or none of the above.
Has something similar been suggested before? If so, why is your suggestion different?:
A few suggestions regarding the radio, however none that actually go over locking the frequencies, with ways to access the frequency ranges
Possible Positives of the suggestion (At least 2):
- Less requirement for staff to handle incidents of FailRP/meta (As it would not be as easily do-able)
- Allows factions to actually have a way to utilize secure channels w/o having to worry 100% about Civs being on their frequency (there is still a chance of-course with several of the systems if they get implemented or if they are possible)
Possible Negatives of the suggestion:
- May cause a bit of lag if radio dropping is added and not implemented in a way to minimize lag as best as possible
- May cause issues with not enough frequencies available (Most notably with Foundation having less but it can always be tweaked as needed)
- Dev time
Based on the Positives & Negatives, why should this suggestion be accepted:
I believe if its done right, it can easily out way two of the negatives, and could lead to some interesting interactions regarding not knowing your comms have been hijacked by CI, or a Parawatch, which leads to interesting info-breaches.
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