Telescience Design Document / Proposal

[Mehnix]

Proposal introducing a Telescience Implementation.

I've already made a functional Teleframe implementation some time ago, and a basic Science-gaining prototype. Figure before going any further should get some opinions on it.

This document covers:

• The Teleframe, a structure designed for long-range transportation, alongside its various peripherals.
• Reality Fractures, an invisible entity that produces strange anomalous effects, and where science is gained
• Anomalous Effects, a catchall for the effects made by the Reality Fracture, as well as Teleframes when teleportation goes wrong.

Constructive Criticism is appreciated.

[miguellemonstre-creator]

Another banger from Mehnix.

[ketufaispikinut]

Extrapolating coordinates won't really be that complicated. Could teleframe coordinates be non-linear, perhaps?

[Mehnix]

Space Station 13 has something like this, although this has the issue of 1: being pretty unintuitive, and 2: at most being a one-time inconvenience at the start of the shift until you figure out what the modifier is.

It existed in 13 I think because coordinates and orientation were static, so you could put in the same coordinates each shift to go to the same location if it weren't for a randomly assigned non-linear modifier on X and Y positions. As this does vary in 14 the limit is instead you have to physically go to the place you want to steal from, stand around for a while to get the right coordinates, and only then be able to teleport. The teleframe console says over radio exactly where the target of a teleportation is including referencing map beacons so it'll be immediately obvious what you're doing if it says "nearby the captain's room". The effect itself is loud enough anyone nearby will see or hear it.

If it ever became an issue that people were speedrunning yoinking something important it wouldn't be too difficult to add though. Although at most it'd delay by a minute or two.

Also anything anchored can't be teleported, so I feel the only item really at risk is the captain's spare ID or maybe head lockers which are unanchored on most maps. Otherwise you'd have to teleport in to an area to get the item, and then have another way to get out.