Lemonmint
Newton Conglomerate
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Posted - 2012.02.16 12:40:00 -
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I like most of the ideas in this thread but I feel many of them are too complex of a change to current game mechanics or would require a large amount of time to redesign the UI and how the codebase works. Unless CCP plans on doing an ENTIRE S&I revamp, in which case we'd have everything we want, we should think realistic about what CCP can and can't do in the short term.
Instead of adding a whole new POS structure that works differently, simply allow hangar tabs to be password protected. Director can set this up by right clicking on a hangar tab and setting up a password, much like secure containers. Simple change that doesn't really vastly change game mechanics. To expand on this idea in a more complex way; the right click "Configure Tab" menu could also include allowing access to certain roles/titles as well. Just include a simple checkbox list of roles/titles that can and cannot access the tab, as well as an optional password.
Allow corp hangars in poses to also be "Configured" by a director, and again be given passwords/role/titles access. We know a check for roles is done when interacting with a pos module - If a character has the starbase fuel/config starbase roles. In fact, this could even be configured on the pos'es manage->access tab. We already have this functionality in the game, why can it not be simply expanded on?
I think how installing a manufacture job/research job works fine. Unless you want to install 10+. Instead of completely changing how these windows work, when you have more then one blueprint selected, you get "Manufacture (2)". Exactly how the game works now, if you select a bunch of mods in your hangar, and you get the "Refine (51)" or whatever. Just like that! This would let you select for example(in an EAA), 6 blueprints. You'd then get the same little popup window as a normal job, be able to select 6 different installations, type in ONE box for how many runs they all should do(You couldn't have one of the BPs do 3 runs, and the rest 5, it's all at once), then "OK" and accept quote. This would still work fairly simply and wouldn't require massive changes to how it currently works now, but would help to reduce the clicking. Everything would of course have to be in the same structure, just as how.
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