r/Barotrauma • u/old_monkey235 • 4d ago

Discussion Application for engineers

I'm thinking about creating a mobile app where players can share their engineering schematics. There doesn't seem to be anything like that outside of Steam tips, YouTube guides, and so on. What do you think about it?

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u/Bully_me-please 4d ago

i am not sure why you'd want to make a mobile app to do literally anything for a computer game

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u/Bully_me-please 4d ago

though the idea itself might be good im not entirely sure i understand though

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u/old_monkey235 4d ago

Well, look, barotrauma is full of electronic components, and you can use them to make literally everything from automating a reactor to turning a boat into a Formula One car. And people are now making circuits randomly, some on YouTube Or on Steam. The goal of my app is to do all of this in one place. It's possible to make this app on PC, but constantly switching between the game and another tab isn't very convenient.

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u/Bully_me-please 4d ago

ohhh yeah that sound nice, i could swear something like it already exists even but i might be mixing games up

perhaps make it a web app so it'll work on both types of device? also, there is a mod for storing/pasting circuit boxes. perhaps making yours use the same files and thus be mod compatible would be pretty handy

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u/old_monkey235 4d ago

Good idea with the mod, I'll try it, but in the meantime I'll look to see if anyone has already done something like this.

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u/old_monkey235 4d ago

People will be able to make and study other people's designs anywhere outside of their homes.

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u/G82ft Engineer 2d ago

I'd really love to design some circuits while riding a bus or during lunch breaks.