Profession traits

[KA101]

One thing I could do to make professions meaningful.

• Thoughts on the character-screen color for a professional trait would be appreciated.
  As per usual, no response to a direct ask. Went with white.
• Cop and doc traits implemented. Still would like to grant computer access, but overhauling terminal-handling seems like a good way to de-Stablize things, and that's a bad idea right now.

Canceling the jock line as I'd like to get these in for the new stable.

Plenty of room for further thought in these, too. Let's hear it!

[Rivet-the-Zombie]

I like the looks of this!

Would police/doctor privilege mean the computers in their respective places of employment don't require hacking?

[KA101]

That was the idea. Problem is that I currently don't have a way to grab a type of computer and hook in the trait without referencing it by name (which is a translated string, so Nope). Gonna have to peg an id on 'em or something.

Alternate bonuses include NPC dialogue, trap-handling, CBM installation bonuses, etc. May go that way.

(You do realize that your input on traits that are/not easily visible in the menu would be useful and appreciated, Rivet.)

[Snaaty]

This looks like a wonderful idea!

That way you could also give some professions some meaning, that might make people pick them.
Really splendid!

[KA101]

I'm glad both of you think it's a good idea. If I didn't think it was worthwhile, I probably wouldn't be writing it.

I asked for feedback on substantive issues and/or general ideas for more profession-based effects. Help me make it a better idea, if you would, please?

[Rivet-the-Zombie]

How about if a police robot encounters a police/firefighter/EMS character it will address them as such and not try to arrest them?

[KA101]

If badged, sure. EMS I'm not quite so sure about, but will consider.

(Today in replies that got rain delayed.... >_< )

[Lain-]

Nice! My general idea: Profession trait should be useful but not too dramatic. Fast food chef prepare food with the "junk" tag much faster. Student receive a slight boost to learn speed by reading. Farmer get better yield from planted plants. Hobo have slightly better resistance against coldness. Backpacker receive -1 encumbrance from backpacks. Lumberjack will be more skill full with the axes and cut down trees faster. Convict lies and threaten NPC more effectively. Biker have better control over bike-type vehicles.

[kevingranade]

The problem with adding subtle bonuses like that is that they're very easy
to just miss, and they take the same amount of coding effort as more
dramatic perks.
In other words, we'd like to keep the profession-specific perks fairly
dramatic rather than trying to give one to every profession.

[KA101]

Thought about the police thing some more and it'll probably get either stopped at the eyebot level, or only apply to riotbots. Copbots killed police for "trespassing" in their own stations, we'll recall.

[KA101]

I'm not certain why z->no_corpse_quiet isn't kicking in, but otherwise that's the general implementation. if you folks like it and once it's working properly, I'll replicate for Marshals and (once I update with master-branch) the detective.

Thinking Medical should get an edge in NPC dialogue, maybe have an easier time with CBM installs as saw 'em in a class or two.

[BevapDin]

z->no_corpse_quiet

I suspect the mondeath function that places the "broken robot" item (mondeath::broken?) does not check that flag.

[KA101]

Thanks, I'll look into that.

[KA101]

Adding the Detective and a minor bonus to trap-detection for cops.

[KA101]

OK, it's yours when you want it, folks.