checkpoint + suits

[Lutzkhie]

i dont really see much use for duplicant checkpoint, except for limiting access but that can be done with doors and automations, so instead maybe checkpoint should have a setting that only dupes "WEARING" specific clothing can pass 
 

for example:
entering ice biome, you can place a checkpoint before going in and set it to warm sweeters, also connecting the checkpoint to a smart storage containing this clothes will make the dupes wear those required clothes before entering, the same story with oil biome which is a hot area

but in order for this to work, they need to make the duplicant checkpoint research tree a little bit earlier maybe before exosuit research
so that if you have enough refined metals you can switch to exosuits later on for late game solutions

we have been given a lot of new toys to play with and the old ones are being ignored, it wont hurt looking back, tweak some old buildings/stuff

[Kasuha]

The only difference between checkpoint and automated penumatic door is that you need to build another tile on top of the pneumatic door, otherwise your duplicants will happily climb over the fence. So the checkpoint is kind of redundant. But I guess some people may like it for its looks.

[Oozinator]

11 minutes ago, Kasuha said:

 But I guess some people may like it for its looks.

Call me in!
^^

[cpy]

I said checkpoints are useful but I use doors for that. Wish i could have some laundry basket for it so it would make dupes wear clothes.

[BlueLance]

I think checkpoints are useful, I have no reason to stop any dupes going through the door, but I need them in a suit otherwise they will just suffocate.... but I do wish it was upgraded or changed so that idle dupes would stop dancing in it constantly changing into a suit and out of it

[Zarquan]

I find the checkpoints useful because it allows me to stop dupes from going through without a suit without me having to decide which dupes are allowed to do the work.  If they are going to do things near a volcano or a clean room with oxygen in it, then I don't want them to be out of a suit.  I would like an option to say dupes should put on exosuits if they exist.  If not, then they go through without.