--- tags: Design, Engineering, Engineer, Atmospheric Technician title: Engineering Design Doc --- # Engineering Design Doc [toc] # Maintainer Design Flows :::warning This section describes design flows that are meant to be upheld in the PR process. **PRs that go against this section are subject to closing.** Please do not edit this section unless you are a maintainer. Comments via sidebar are welcomed. ::: --- {%hackmd JmpPFqNxRpa7i4TpucYlqQ %} --- # Non-Maintainer Design Flows :::info This section describes various design flows that are not yet incorporated into the maintainer-approved design. **Working towards these flows does not guarantee merge, nor does going against these flows guarantee close. Please resort to `##` and below for heading tags, and preferably `Title (Author)` for easy reference. Titles can be set with YAML metadata. Ping Cobby on Discord if you need assistance embedding/generating your note.** ::: --- embed notes here --- ## GoofPower: YOU CAN DO ANYTHING(FTL Power) ### The original design pitch ![](https://i.imgur.com/ntJq94v.png) ### oranges's requests: > Goof I don't mind your idea, but make sure you keep watts around, and the bars is just an abstraction over how much power the dept uses or is allowed to use. > > But the price of this power change is that **parts have to go** > so it's either > ~~parts use more power~~, or **parts go and power == better function** > okay, so the bog standard engine ssetup should provide enough power to do 1 bar to every dept + 1 maybe 2 bars for engineers to allocate > we probably need an "emergency power bar", that is seperate from the normal power bars, and runs the doors/emergency lighting > I will allow etherals to provide emergency power [...] so they can move through doors during powercuts ### addust's meaningless spessman comments >i'm pretty sure this kind of thing could be executed using departmental substations >overcharging equipment sounds really fucking cool but im not a maintainer so i have no authority here >i'm pretty sure space ruins should be accounted for too ### Design Specifics: