About The Pull Request
full tile Reinforced windows now require a melee item over 11 damage to damage, have 150 health, and 90 melee armor. This is approximately 2 minutes of sustained beating with a toolbox.
full tile reinforced Plasmaglass windows now require a melee item over 21 damage to damage, have 200 health, and 95 melee resistance. This is approximately 3 minutes of sustained beating with a toolbox.
dir windows have been given the appropriate halved health values.
Current deconstruction steps:
heat one way screws (welder, 18 seconds, harm intent required)
unscrew one way screws (screwdriver, 8 seconds)
pop out panel (crowbar, 5 seconds)
cut connecting bars (wirecutter, 3 seconds)
unbolt frame (wrench, 5 seconds)
theoretical fastest time: 39 seconds
more practical time: 45 seconds
if the bolts are heated and then not unscrewed within 30 seconds they cool off again, and must be heated again
Construction is the same as before except the crowbar levering step takes 10 seconds instead of 3.
Why It's Good For The Game
Getting into places you shouldn't be is currently way too easy.
This change forces you to hack in, disassemble the window, or target a weak point like a windoor.
At the moment, it is possible to smash down what is intended to be a secure window with an item you get in your bag at roundstart for free. This is stupid. It should require some planning or at least thinking to be able to make your way in places you should not be.
Oranges has talked in the past about departments being designed like impenetrable fortresses with shutters everywhere, and this happens because reinforced windows are far too weak and unreliable to be able to have as effective defense of any department against even underequipped and underprepared people. This leads to the introduction of shutters which are too strong and difficult to deal with in most cases.
This is part of some plans to make departments more secure overall while still providing ample avenues for determined or properly prepared individuals able to get in if they want to. Despite having more plans along with this, this is a standalone change as is. This is not a "this will only work with later changes I'm totally going to do" situation
Changelog
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balance: Reinforced windows now require a melee item over 11 damage to damage, have 150 health, and 90 melee armor. This is approximately 2 minutes of sustained beating with a toolbox.
balance: Plasmaglass windows now require a melee item over 21 damage to damage, have 200 health, and 90 melee resistance. This is approximately 3 minutes of sustained beating with a toolbox.
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Rob Bailey
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