Auto-filling codes for containers/lockers/etc.?

WreckRoot

WreckRoot
Why exactly do we need to memorize container codes in the 34th century?
I mean, if I want to loot all containers in a settlement, I need to:
  • crack a terminal,
  • pull up my phone
  • take a picture of all the codes for all containers in all facilities
...and later upon encountering a container I have to pull up my phone again and find the damn thing among a dozen pictures and then retype the code.
Sure, you can cut some lockers, but containers outside you cannot and even if you could, WHY?
Why is it that I can scan a guy and that automagically opens all doors everywhere for me, but I can't just download a few dozen 4-digit codes and have them autofilled whenever I encounter a locked container? Password managers were designed twelve centuries ago dammit...

There's a bunch of ways this could be implemented without even having to develop any new interface.
For example you could make make it so that after a terminal is accessed on a clearance level sufficient to see a certain container code, this code is automatically downloaded. Then, when you encounter a container for which you have the code, the alternate use button changes from "E-breach" to "Use stored code" and using it immediately opens the container as if you entered the code manually. Voila, zero effort and I no longer need my phone to enjoy stealing from settlements :p
 

zombieapocalypse

zombieapocalypse
WreckRoot said:
Why exactly do we need to memorize container codes in the 34th century?
I mean, if I want to loot all containers in a settlement, I need to:
  • crack a terminal,
  • pull up my phone
  • take a picture of all the codes for all containers in all facilities
...and later upon encountering a container I have to pull up my phone again and find the damn thing among a dozen pictures and then retype the code.
Sure, you can cut some lockers, but containers outside you cannot and even if you could, WHY?
Why is it that I can scan a guy and that automagically opens all doors everywhere for me, but I can't just download a few dozen 4-digit codes and have them autofilled whenever I encounter a locked container? Password managers were designed twelve centuries ago dammit...

There's a bunch of ways this could be implemented without even having to develop any new interface.
For example you could make make it so that after a terminal is accessed on a clearance level sufficient to see a certain container code, this code is automatically downloaded. Then, when you encounter a container for which you have the code, the alternate use button changes from "E-breach" to "Use stored code" and using it immediately opens the container as if you entered the code manually. Voila, zero effort and I no longer need my phone to enjoy stealing from settlements :p
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I think if you add the container location to your HUD from a terminal, it will show you the code when you interact with the keypad. But you can only do this for one container at a time.

But yeah, it infuriates me that I can't just download all the codes I have security clearance for. Having to write down a bunch of codes or running back and forth to terminals is not fun or good gameplay. It also annoys me that I can't download a map of the settlement from the terminal or at least be able to add multiple POIs to my HUD.

Another bugbear of mine is that on the scanner/mini-map thing on the HUD, it gives no indication of whether points of interest are above or below you and no indication of the terrain (walls, doors, barriers, etc).
 

Tabryn

T
I'm surprised this suggestion hasn't had much attention. The game already has the ability to show a discovered code over a single locker. It should do this for all discovered codes.

Expecting players to transcribe or screen shot the codes, or (even worse) mark-and-travel to one container at a time in the station terminals, is a crime against usability. It's a bloody insulting user experience that needlessly detracts from an otherwise fun mission.
 
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Amphos

A
Seconded! It's been years since the first suggestion, so I don't see much chance of it moving forward, but I can hope!

I pulled out a pen and paper to make a note of them, hardly space-age tech!
 
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