So, some of the most sci-fi looking placables are the crafting stations, and so when we’re trying to set up a residence, it would be nice to include sci-fi looking amenities that don’t necissarily have to be crafting stations.
For example:
I would like to plant down a medical station because it looks like it could also be a holonet access terminal, something that guild members could rp using to access the net and our group bulletin board ((otherwise known as IC posts in our forum section)).
Another example is the fabrication station, I think it could be great to have one of those rp’d to be used as a piloting training simulator, useful for a crew planning on working out of a starship.
It would be nice to be able to have these things in a non-workshop area, but we would also need to be able to rename them and maybe even add descriptions for flavor, so what I’m suggesting is:
When using the structure tool to access options for a crafting station, include the option to change it from a crafting station to a regular inspectable placable. Choosing this option would
- remove crafting functionality of the object
- add atmosphere to the placable
- prompt you to rename the item
- give you the option of adding a description.
*If placing the station down in a building in residence mode, the fixture would default to a non-workstation version.
Picking up the fixture with the tool would wipe the name and description and return it to a standard crafting station in your inventory.