Suggestion: New Object: Front Gates

[MrCai]

Playing around last night for some reason (possibly due to number of doors) my guards were taking all my prisoners into the prison system by a side entrance, not a huge annoyance but it did result in me rebuilding the prison in a fashion I hadn't intended.

I was curious, could we not have a new object ingame, some nice shiny front gate to define what is the front entrance of the prison? This would ensure guards when receiving prisoners take this pathway above all others.

[NathanChambers]

That would be awesome, at the moment my guards and workers seem to take the LONG way round to the delivery section. Sigh, I suppose this is alpha.

[christopher1006]

There'll problably be some fancy new doors implemented for various purposes, what I do currently is have only one door to exit my prison. Then the gaurds have no option but to actually use the entrance I want.

[Saranis]

Can't help it but the phrase "Arbeit Macht Frei" ("Work makes one free" sign that hung above the Auschwitz Concentration Camp gate) keeps popping into my head with this suggestion.

[christopher1006]

I can just see the mod, concentration camp Kommandant....

[HerrJoebob]

I can just see the mod, concentration camp Kommandant....

There isn't one? I'm actually surprised but I'll take your word for it... there's no way I'm googling that.

[thekev506]

I can just see the mod, concentration camp Kommandant....

That's definitely struck me as something that could end up happening, sadly. Just imagine the uproar if the mainstream media caught on to it, too...


Anyway, +1 for the main gate idea because it bugs me when I make my holding cell part of the prison entrance and the guards then completely ignore it and take all new prisoners through a side door.

[christopher1006]

There was some kind of concentration camp game, it was more of a bad joke really. If you left children to the jews they would eat the kids, if the resistance attacked they threw cheese and wine bottles at your gaurds. The best gaurds were blond haired and blue eyed. I've never seen a serious game that tries to approach a touchy topic like that. It's an interesting idea to make the camp and see how it was to play as the commander but not many would really want to see the silent lines of children march into the gas chambers. A POW camp on the other hand I'd personally find quite interesting.

[Lareh]

A front gate object would be pretty cool, not only conveniently but aesthetically as well. If not a whole new object, it would be nice if one could at least assign a door(s)/gate(s) to act as a main entrance.

[ScoutBall]

+1 for the Front Gate
With WWII probably being one of the most "gamed" historical conflicts, it is interesting there isn't something involving the Camps.
I, for one would never play such a thing, and I cannot imagine the absolute uproar if it were ever created.
Too many great games that have yet to be created, and too little great developers to waste energy on such a thing is my opinion.

[christopher1006]

Like I said, POW is the closest they could get. If they even glanced at the idea of a full on death camp they'd be out of a job in a heartbeat.

[Farden]

A front gate would be nice, but I have a suggestion to add to this :
The front gate should close (and remain closed) if any prisoner approaches. I hate when some prisoners are trying to escape and the workers open the front gate for them to go... And the guards not running fast enought to catch them.

[Blackthorr]

Playing around last night for some reason (possibly due to number of doors) my guards were taking all my prisoners into the prison system by a side entrance, not a huge annoyance but it did result in me rebuilding the prison in a fashion I hadn't intended.

I was curious, could we not have a new object ingame, some nice shiny front gate to define what is the front entrance of the prison? This would ensure guards when receiving prisoners take this pathway above all others.

+1. Though I have to admit I didn't think prisons had side entrances. I though the point was to only have one way in and out. You learn something new everyday (that's not sarcasm I Google'd prison layouts).

[christopher1006]

I don't think an actual object labeled front gate would as usefull as using something in the deployment screen labeled that. This could help cut down on the work but still give us the ability to control the usual flow in and out of a prison.

[Neddleson]

I think that it would help too if the front door were stronger than regular doors, as prisoners can break through doors right now with a small knife, or even their bare hands which is quite annoying and unrealistic. Maybe in future builds a pass code could be needed to open a front gate which all staff know, and the code could be kept written down in a security room, or the chiefs office which prisoners could steal.