Townkill Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 A sensor to toggle devices on/off at night would be useful. Could be used to turn off lights that are over mess tables, or to turn on circuits using power generators/batteries, since you can't use hamster wheels at night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chowder Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 No daylight. You're underground. Timers, though. That'd get you somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palpetinus Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Every self-respecting techy game has simple timers, I'd imagine that ONI will get them too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jirkazr Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 You can make a crude timer by using a set of isolated gas pumps with atmo switches. But I imagine calibrating that to precisely match the daily cycle would be a pain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasuha Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 1 hour ago, jirkazr said: But I imagine calibrating that to precisely match the daily cycle would be a pain. Packets travel at 1 tile per second through pipes. You can set up a pipe loop of exactly the right length rather easily, just count the tiles. You can set up a detector that will notice the packet going through certain pipe segment and will e.g. send some natural gas or hydrogen to a generator to produce some power when that happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jirkazr Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 40 minutes ago, Kasuha said: Packets travel at 1 tile per second through pipes. You can set up a pipe loop of exactly the right length rather easily, just count the tiles. Oh, good idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iglou Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Timers that fire to a time of day would be cool to have. I'd be into that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewreckedangle Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 they may not have day and night as it were, but.. they clearly do! they work when its light, during the "day" and sleep, in the dark.. at "night".. i think this is a brilliant idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasuha Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 1 hour ago, thewrecktangle said: they may not have day and night as it were, but.. they clearly do! they work when its light, during the "day" and sleep, in the dark.. at "night".. i think this is a brilliant idea Except if you disable their beds, then they will keep working through the dark time too. And if you have narcoleptics, they will even get enough sleep during their "episodes". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewreckedangle Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 ...and? i would guess most people don't play like that and judging from your other posts, you seem to be one of those people who just likes to be deliberately contrary E: i still think its a great idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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