Multiple Levels

[LittleOsmit]

Was thinking about prison design in real life and figured that if they have multiple levels for cells, maybe it would work in this, do you guys think it could work, as it can be quite annoying having to constantly make new cell blocks to house the never-ending criminals coming every day.

[Saranis]

I think if they want games that can go on indeffinitly than they need to add the ability to go up and down. However if they are designing the game to last only a certain amount of time, than no they dont need to go up or down.

I personally would LOVE to see levels, it would mean I could have different levels for mechanical, administrative, and prisoners.

[ronanc]

- 1,000,000

[LittleOsmit]

Good point, ye if it is to last forever then i think it should be a must, but maybe you need to research level 2, then level 3 ect. that way you can't build too high too quickly. although i can picture it getting pretty hard to watch 5 levels worth of prisoners, i can foresee many a punch up going unnoticed.

[Hessen]

Would seriously put me off the game.

[LittleOsmit]

- 1,000,000

what? sorry if it's a term used don't use forums much

[ronanc]

Take a wild guess

[LittleOsmit]

ok, so you're against my idea. Would you like to tell me why, rather than just posting a negative number?

[ronanc]

Not particularly

This isn't the first time this discussion has been raised. Do a search and you'll see.

[Nibbles]

Not particularly

This isn't the first time this discussion has been raised. Do a search and you'll see.

True, however this is the first time it there has been a poll.

[rsdworker]

i like it and its would be great for small prisons - example 5 floors prison so means people can separated example

Ground - dining and yard and staff areas (elevator connection and stairs)

1 - low risk prisoners

2 - meduim risk prisoners

3 - watch rooms and washing rooms and showers and offices

4 - high risk prisoners with own dining room and showers

5 - death row prisoners with own dining room and showers

the traffic would be separated example separate elevators - example low and medium risk use elevator and stairs A and B
Staff use elevator and stair C
High risk prisoners would have to be escorted via elevator D
Death row prisoners would have to be escorted via Elevator E

[ronanc]

Hoping someone who is for this idea can answer the following:

Does each floor have it's own utility view?

If yes, does that mean a separate power supply and water pump for each floor?

If no, how do you connect water and power between floors?

[rsdworker]

its should be possible have vertical pipes - one that connects the floors

[Hessen]

I want to see my entire prison from a 2D top down view without having to click through viewable "levels" and without some kind of opacity based multilayer graphics.

[ronanc]

Ok vertical pipes - I'll take that as a solution for now. (just a small matter of programming)

I'll have to go back to the biggest problem though: not being able to see what's happening on all the floors at once. Would that not annoy the shit out of you?