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Mass drivers don't really work anymore for small objects #14675

Closed Durgen closed 6 years ago

Durgen commented 7 years ago

When you mass drive something, ZAS interfers

Expected behavior

  1. you put something in the mass driver
  2. you hit the button
  3. mass driver shutter opens
  4. object gets launched into space

actual behavior

  1. you put something on the mass driver
  2. you hit the button
  3. mass driver shutter opens
  4. the object gets zassed towards the open shutter and slowly drifts out into space
  5. the mass driver fires, but the object is no longer in position, and is drifting out slowly into space

coffins still work fine, but if you are trying to mass drive smaller items like GPS units, it is a major headache.

related issue https://github.com/vgstation-coders/vgstation13/issues/14354

ghost commented 7 years ago

Would putting airtight plastic flaps work?

PJB3005 commented 7 years ago

One solution I can think of is to make blast doors be non dense as soon as they begin opening, then make the driver launch at the same time as the driver opens.

Durgen commented 7 years ago

the mass driver would have to start launching before the doors even opened it takes a second for the animation to complete and the launch to happen

Kurfursten commented 7 years ago

This isn't really clear. What you mean is "the chapel mass driver doesn't work anymore", but since disposals mass driver is already in an airless environment, it isn't affected by ZAS

Can coffins use pipes so we could just set up the chapel like disposals?

PJB3005 commented 7 years ago

@Kurfursten there's more than 2 mass drivers on the station and it's not like the only one affected is the chapel.

Personally I think the issue name is fine.

Kurfursten commented 7 years ago

That's true now that I think of the bomb driver. Though, since it also has a bin it's less effected. +1 for bin viability

SonixApache commented 7 years ago

airtight plastic flaps in the blast door would solve a lot

PJB3005 commented 7 years ago

Then I can launch people with the driver anymore.

Kurfursten commented 7 years ago

You can but they'd have to lay down/get slipped.

Ephx1 commented 7 years ago

Maybe if people are going at a certain speed, they can get pushed through flaps? Of course, dealing some brute damage in the process.

Shadowmech88 commented 7 years ago

You could just make the blast doors block all airflow like the exterior mining doors do.

ReindH commented 7 years ago

Or the airlocks near the singularity, but do you really want to make an invisible air wall? My immulsions are already ruined form those airlocks.

Shadowmech88 commented 7 years ago

IC-ly, the air in the chapel's mass driver is kept from escaping by the will of God himself.

Exxion commented 7 years ago

Please don't ever suggest that ever again

PJB3005 commented 7 years ago

IC-ly, the air in the chapel's mass driver is kept from escaping by the will of God himself.

Exxion commented 7 years ago

That's not the one I meant but OK