how far does a spark jump from a rivet!
]]>ohh, and yes i always liked the idea of an 'on' wired wall sawing causing death. bomb/blowtorch would be a safe way to cut through
]]>I like the idea of sawing through a wired wall killing you if the power is on. However, there's currently no support in the engine for a tool use triggering your death. Only tiles can trigger your death upon contact.
Well if you are caught by a pitbull, the tile becomes deadly in that very moment. So if you cut into a powered wired wall, the tile you're standing on could become deadly too?
(In reality it's also not the wall that kills you but the power flowing through your body and feet into the earth.)
You could imagine cut wires becoming dangerous to step on if they still have power, though (and the same for cut wired walls). Like, essentially they turn into electric floors after being cut.
That would be a nice alternative, of course you would have to be able to water them, but it would make vandalism much less fun.
]]>I wonder about broken doors conducting power.... I mean, the wires are still there!
And trapdoors still open and close under the ladder (so, obviously, they still conduct).
I like the idea of sawing through a wired wall killing you if the power is on. However, there's currently no support in the engine for a tool use triggering your death. Only tiles can trigger your death upon contact. You could imagine cut wires becoming dangerous to step on if they still have power, though (and the same for cut wired walls). Like, essentially they turn into electric floors after being cut.
]]>I think cutting a wired wall with a saw should cause you to die, if the wall is powered. But if you test it with a voltage detector and find it powered, you can use a blowtorch or explosives instead.
This would make vandalism a bit more dangerous and help protect cheap houses a bit more.
]]>electric grids seem to be the only 'broken' electronic that stops power from passing.
sticky button and trapdoor i think i am okay with. although i think i'd also be okay with crowbar breaking sticky buttons, but the crowbar feels so powerful already so i'll stop talking about it now.
but! a crowbar'd door makes me wonder.. should it really still be providing power? in every action film i've seen where ACTION HERO forces open a powered door, there are sparks flying and small explosions and all sorts! surely that is going to burn out some local wiring?
a doorstop'd powered door.. i think that is okay, but i'm not sure. the motor wont be happy, but in the same action films a door that is already open and tries to shut usually doesn't spark and explode as much.
disco light.. i think disco light should be similar to the grid, a bottle of water to turn that sucker off. i only really bring this up as i have been planning some evil electronics lately that try to make use of the robber being unable to do anything at all to interrupt power through lights. maybe it doesn't matter that much, in most cases there will eventually be something else that can be broken. but my plans were kind of evil. hmm.
~ i realise it is a common practice to string a lot of doors together to trap people in place, or keep people out of places. i am not calling for the door change to happen, i quite like how they work now. just more mechanics to discuss, i do not think i have seen anyone mention this before!
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