Cell phones don't require batteries

[busterbogheart]

Given that they tell time and can be alarm clocks i feel like im cheating to use it.

[Rivet-the-Zombie]

Watches don't require batteries either, and they do both of those things.

[busterbogheart]

Yes add that to the bug too. IRL they are powered by something that runs out.

[321nick]

dont they run out after a very long time IRL, and in this slightly-futuristic setting it cant be too hard too assume the battery are slightly too moderately better, thus allowing long times for watches and etc too last, especially longer than most chars live?

[illi-kun]

See #676 for similar discussion about watches & batteries.

[busterbogheart]

I'll agree that watches last a long time (longer than an avg cata lifespan at least) but the topic was phones.

[Shudokai]

The phones in cata are just glorified pocket watches, they have the drawback of taking up space and weight already. And if you disassemble Phones, Watches and the like you actually get a few batteries, so they actually run off of something.

[keyspace]

Cell phones now have battery charges, although they don't drain.

This issue could possibly be addressed by editing cell_phone to be on/off (as flashlight, see data/json/items/tool/lighting.json) and cell_phone_flashlight (see data/json/items/tools.json).

[keyspace]

I've tried an implementation in a branch, all work so far in one commit. It kind-of-works, but is hackish in a few places. "turns_per_charge": 30000 doesn't work - the intent was for the phone to stay on for slightly longer than a day, but it drains ~ 80% of battery in 6 hours. (EDIT: Uh, my math was very flawed here.)

Could open a provisional [WIP] PR if desired.

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P.S. It seems that for multiple-actions, adding iuse_actor is might be the preferred way (e.g. as in #11275). EDIT: Although I'd much prefer it to stay JSON-only, and make the phone "boot" after a delayed_transform.

[raymoo]

In real life, mechanical wrist watches are often "self-winding" by using the movement of the wearers wrist. They can last as long as the watch is in good condition and is worn regularly.

[Xpyder]

In real life, mechanical wrist watches are often "self-winding" by using the movement of the wearers wrist. They can last as long as the watch is in good condition and is worn regularly.

I assume the subtext here is that with enough tech advancements you could get a cell phone to power from the mechanical motion of your body.

The closest you would probably get would be a military grade battery charger that straps to your ankle for troops that spend a long time deep in territory where they can't be resupplied

Self winding watches are only achieved because of the extraordinarily small amount of power it takes to move the tiny parts (if they're made precisely enough) and because at your wrist the motion of your steps are greatly exaggerated and because you're staying with the same type of power (mechanical to mechanical) you can get a high efficiency with minimal parts (quarter flywheel, ratchet, spring, timing mechanism)

[raymoo]

The subtext was that it is fine for wrist watches to last indefinitely. I didn't mean to say anything about cell phones.

[illi-kun]

Pretty minor thing, I'm in mood to close this.