Vgstation13: [Proposal/Task] Integrate firelocks into doors

[N3X15]

Firedoors are sort of a half-assed solution to containing fires. A while ago, We On Highest Discord discussed ways of de-half-assing them. One of the things that was brought up was how fucked-up and awkward the current firedoor + airlock system is. So while there were a number of possible solutions, I think the best one we came up with was just integrating firedoor functionality into airlocks, and leaving the current firelock system for things like medbay's desk: things that actually NEED to be sealed with a separate system.

I'm not going to be working on this myself, since I already have a full tray of shit to work on (VGWS overhaul being No. 1, soundspess, and mechlimbs).

Overall Design

• Airlocks would close and bolt using a seperate interlock bolt (so as not to fuck with existing bolts) when triggered by air alarms.
• Airlocks can have this functionality disabled with a wire (or in map via a variable)
• Airlocks would have directional hazard lights, like on the large firelocks that we don't use anymore for some fucking reason
• Overriding the firelock would also open the door, if usual door permissions are granted (or enough wireshittery has taken place).
• Existing firelocks on top of doors would be rendered redundant and removed.

Benefits

• Life made slightly less hellish on the station [qol]
• Less bullshit needed when mapping new doors

Cons

• Spritework
• Lots of spritework
• Removal of shitloads of existing firelocks from existing maps.

[feature request]
[discussion]
[help]
[sprites]

[Kurfursten]

people may hate em but directionals have 2 advantages

• they don't trap bad gas, it gets scrubbed on one side or the other
• you can open two firelocks sequentially, working like a thiefcatcher, so that means gas doesn't leak as much vs 1 large firelock

[SonixApache]

Spriting could be simplified by just adding firelock overlay lights or something.

[PJB3005]

you can open two firelocks sequentially, working like a thiefcatcher, so that means gas doesn't leak as much vs 1 large firelock

Double firelocks are not that common and by god are they a complete pain in the ass for everybody involved.

But yes, the trapping of gas is problematic.

[N3X15]

That's more of a limitation of ZAS itself, especially when you have to factor in how zones are treated. We'd have to make fundamental changes to ZAS to fix it.

[SonixApache]

Why not just make airlocks slowly vent gas that's trapped under them while the firelock system is active?

• Vent gas until area's air alarm parameters are met
• Vent gas into area that's least like air alarm preferred parameters
• Compensate for temperature with lower preferred pressure

[tuypo1]

That sounds fantastic, I am personally of the opinion they should just be removed outright but that will never happen so this is the next best thing

[Kammerjunk]

you are too good for this world

[Kammerjunk]

having passed to the next, you are still too good for this world

[TGFH]

If it takes more than a crowbar to open them then I'd rather just not have firelocks or firedoors at all. In most cases they're more likely to get everyone killed than make anything better.