Vending machine cube to activate permission block

[bignels]

here is the idea:
connect your vending machine block to a permission block to set a price, a numbre of uses and/or a time of use.

it could also somehow aload to atribute rewards (on new race highscore or on predefine logic setup for exemple)


This could aload :

-nanotech "drive in"
-toll warpgate (love this one)
-CASINOS !! (nothing impossible through logic ^^)
-vs watch races with rewards

-much more i guess...

 

[plusnine]

here is the idea:
connect your vending machine block to a permission block to set a price, a numbre of uses and/or a time of use.

it could also somehow aload to atribute rewards (on new race highscore or on predefine logic setup for exemple)


This could aload :

-nanotech "drive in"
-toll warpgate (love this one)
-CASINOS !! (nothing impossible through logic ^^)
-vs watch races with rewards

-much more i guess...

Many of these are ideas are already viable in-game. I've just uploaded a token-vending machine to SMD:
http://starmadedock.net/content/ninewerks-products-token-vending-machine.3629/

Some slot machines, roulette tables and and other devices based upon it are forthcoming!

 

[Edymnion]

I think what he wants is more like a pay toilet, only applied to things like docking or transporters.

So he could do something like rent out docking space on his faction base for the invincibility to people, or make them pay credits to use the transporter to get around faster instead of walking, etc.

 

[jayman38]

Toll warpgates suggest that such a block should have a shop-like activation radius on the order of hundreds of meters, and should be name-able, so you can select which one you want to activate when you are within the radius of multiple vendor blocks. In order to accommodate multiple shops in the same vicinity (think: multi-shop malls), shops should advertise their name, so you can pick the exact one you need.

 

[bignels]

I'll

I think what he wants is more like a pay toilet, only applied to things like docking or transporters.

So he could do something like rent out docking space on his faction base for the invincibility to people, or make them pay credits to use the transporter to get around faster instead of walking, etc.

yes that's one of the ideas,
i was tring to figure out a way to rent any logic activable device on a players home base like factorys, healing bays or even ship yards.
The solution could be a way to set a price for buttons or activators linked to permission block.
It could be implemented directly to the permission block if given a GUI (one for the owner that differs from the one for the clients) :

the owner connects the permission block to a system, opens the gui, sets a price and the numbre/time of uses for this price

the client opens the gui, pay the price and gets, for exemple, to push 1 time a button or unlimited uses for 1 hour
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Many of these are ideas are already viable in-game. I've just uploaded a token-vending machine to SMD:
http://starmadedock.net/content/ninewerks-products-token-vending-machine.3629/

Some slot machines, roulette tables and and other devices based upon it are forthcoming!

nice job, funky lookin' !

but i like $$$ and 2-3 storage ticks is reeealy long for a transaction, my system could avoid that ; )

 

[Edymnion]

Money is worthless, really. I can generally have enough to start my station same day I start on a server if I start early enough.

Being able to set blocks or resources as currency would be better.

Keep your creds, gimme Rammet for your debts!