Rot
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- Location
- England
Player Owned Garages – Car Customisation
Introduction
I want to start my suggestion off by saying thank you to the developers that have listened and implemented previous suggestions. These have severely improved quality of life at player owned garages; Auto Exotic / Tire Nutz. I want to continue by saying that I joined this community seven months ago, immediately joining other players to run a mechanic shop. Since then, we’ve done a lot of brainstorming of how a player owned mechanic business could upgrade cars while simultaneously adding more interaction within the city.
Brief Summary
· Four new items are implemented – “Body Part”, “Performance Part”, “Interior Part”, “NoS Kit”
· A new factory is implemented in the city to craft the parts listed above
· A new storage to be implemented at the PoGs for the new items listed above, I will name this “Part Storage” throughout this suggestion.
· Customers of a Player Owned Garage can park their vehicle up at a designated location and interact with a laptop to take them into a ‘virtual space’ to customize their vehicle
· After the customer is finished customizing their vehicle, they will save their selections and exit the ‘virtual space’. From the upgrades they selected a total amount of: Body, Performance and Interior parts are returned.
· PoG staff can see the order and quote the customer based on the number of parts required.
· PoG staff will then then install the parts based on the order, take payment, and then release the car to the customer
Detailed Suggestion
PoG Customisation Location
Auto Exotic
Tire Nutz
A - The spot where the customer parks the vehicle they want to customize
B - Laptop where the mechanic can send the customer into virtual space
‘Virtual Space’
Once the customer has parked their vehicle in the designated spot, a mechanic can interact with a laptop to send the customer into ‘virtual space’. This will function like how testing a car works at a vehicle dealership. The customer is transported into a different space where they can customize and upgrade their vehicle. Once done they will be able to save their selections.
While the customer is upgrading their vehicle a running total will be kept of how many performance, body and interior parts are needed. This running total will be sent to a mechanic tablet.
Mechanic Tablet
A staff member of a PoG has access to a mechanic tablet. Once the customer has saved their selection, an order will be created on the tablet. It will detail the customer’s name, number and the amount of parts needed to upgrade the vehicle as well as the suggested price.
Client System
How to Install Parts?
Once the vehicle is in the designated area, the mechanic will use their “Archie Eye” to start the upgrading process. This can only happen when there is an order for it on the mechanic tablet. The mechanic will then use their “Archie Eye” to install the parts in different locations. The performance parts are installed at the engine bay. The body parts are installed towards the side of the vehicle as well as the interior parts
Mechanical parts do not have to be in the inventory of the mechanic, they will be automatically removed from the parts storage at the PoG.
The Factory
To craft these new mechanical parts, a special workbench will be required. I suggest this be located at the power plant to the north west of los santos. This will also benefit the player telemetry, allowing for more activities outside of the city. In the image listed below, I have marked area ‘A’ for where the workbench to be placed.
As for crafting these parts I am not too sure, I have not had a lot of experience with what materials are in the city. However this is my base suggestion below:
NoS Kit
Currently in the city NoS is limited to a select few vehicles. I prefer the idea that this is something very minimal. To keep NoS a selective item, a PoG should only be able to receive a certain amount a month. The NoS Kit can be installed in the designated area of a PoG. The NoS kit will not last forever. It will only have a certain amount of uses before the tank is empty and needs to be installed again.
The Pros
The Cons
Does this suggestion change the balance of the server?
Yes
Introduction
I want to start my suggestion off by saying thank you to the developers that have listened and implemented previous suggestions. These have severely improved quality of life at player owned garages; Auto Exotic / Tire Nutz. I want to continue by saying that I joined this community seven months ago, immediately joining other players to run a mechanic shop. Since then, we’ve done a lot of brainstorming of how a player owned mechanic business could upgrade cars while simultaneously adding more interaction within the city.
Brief Summary
· Four new items are implemented – “Body Part”, “Performance Part”, “Interior Part”, “NoS Kit”
· A new factory is implemented in the city to craft the parts listed above
· A new storage to be implemented at the PoGs for the new items listed above, I will name this “Part Storage” throughout this suggestion.
· Customers of a Player Owned Garage can park their vehicle up at a designated location and interact with a laptop to take them into a ‘virtual space’ to customize their vehicle
· After the customer is finished customizing their vehicle, they will save their selections and exit the ‘virtual space’. From the upgrades they selected a total amount of: Body, Performance and Interior parts are returned.
· PoG staff can see the order and quote the customer based on the number of parts required.
· PoG staff will then then install the parts based on the order, take payment, and then release the car to the customer
Detailed Suggestion
PoG Customisation Location
Auto Exotic
Tire Nutz
A - The spot where the customer parks the vehicle they want to customize
B - Laptop where the mechanic can send the customer into virtual space
‘Virtual Space’
Once the customer has parked their vehicle in the designated spot, a mechanic can interact with a laptop to send the customer into ‘virtual space’. This will function like how testing a car works at a vehicle dealership. The customer is transported into a different space where they can customize and upgrade their vehicle. Once done they will be able to save their selections.
While the customer is upgrading their vehicle a running total will be kept of how many performance, body and interior parts are needed. This running total will be sent to a mechanic tablet.
Mechanic Tablet
A staff member of a PoG has access to a mechanic tablet. Once the customer has saved their selection, an order will be created on the tablet. It will detail the customer’s name, number and the amount of parts needed to upgrade the vehicle as well as the suggested price.
Client System
How to Install Parts?
Once the vehicle is in the designated area, the mechanic will use their “Archie Eye” to start the upgrading process. This can only happen when there is an order for it on the mechanic tablet. The mechanic will then use their “Archie Eye” to install the parts in different locations. The performance parts are installed at the engine bay. The body parts are installed towards the side of the vehicle as well as the interior parts
Mechanical parts do not have to be in the inventory of the mechanic, they will be automatically removed from the parts storage at the PoG.
The Factory
To craft these new mechanical parts, a special workbench will be required. I suggest this be located at the power plant to the north west of los santos. This will also benefit the player telemetry, allowing for more activities outside of the city. In the image listed below, I have marked area ‘A’ for where the workbench to be placed.
As for crafting these parts I am not too sure, I have not had a lot of experience with what materials are in the city. However this is my base suggestion below:
- Interior Part - Leather + Plastic
- Body Part - Steel + Plastic
- Performance Part - Steel + Oil
NoS Kit
Currently in the city NoS is limited to a select few vehicles. I prefer the idea that this is something very minimal. To keep NoS a selective item, a PoG should only be able to receive a certain amount a month. The NoS Kit can be installed in the designated area of a PoG. The NoS kit will not last forever. It will only have a certain amount of uses before the tank is empty and needs to be installed again.
The Pros
- Allows for more legal roleplay
- Creates more interactions outside of the PoG (Needing to Buy Mechanical Parts)
- Allows for more mechanic roleplay
- Creates an Income for PoGs, not relying on car raffling or outside jobs
- NoS allows for cooler moments in the racing scenes
- Improves player telemetry by moving players outside of the city
The Cons
- Large amount of Dev work
- Period of time needing to find the right balance of crafting recipes
Does this suggestion change the balance of the server?
Yes