CCTV Moniter Problem

[radders]

Hi,

I have FOW turned on in my prison, so to see what's happening I have to hire a lot of staff or use CCTV.

So I bought a CCTV moniter and a bunch of CCTV cameras, and built them around my prison.

The problem is nobody mans the moniter! I've put it everywhere, from reception to staff rooms, to security (guard's offices) and it always says 'Operate CCTV Moniter' 'Job: Queued'. And it's always like that, nobody ever goes to it.

This has happened to people in the past, but methods like those no longer work anymore because now guards need to man the moniters instead of just being near them.

I have had prison architect for about a year or so, and it's never happened before. I really like my prison and don't want to destroy it (or sell it) for a new one, so can anybody help meh?

[radders]

Nooobody knows, the trouble I've seen...
Nooobody knows, my sorrow....

[Pixus]

I usually put chairs down where the centre of the CCTV Monitors are. Remember that you also need spare guards to check the CCTV at all times.

[radders]

Originally posted by Cheeyev:

I usually put chairs down where the centre of the CCTV Monitors are. Remember that you also need spare guards to check the CCTV at all times.

Sadly this hasn't worked :'(.

[Panicsferd]

I have noticed this myself - and maybe it could be that my security room is really conjested and I noticed if my guards who are not being used (on patrol) then they just hang out in my somewhat small security room.

[idreamofgeni]

Chairs aren't necessary. You need 1 for the room to be valid, but the guards don't sit in chairs while they're monitoring things. None of my consoles have chairs and they're all pretty well manned.

You need to have 1 guard per patrol slot, room deployment slot, and per console in the security room, PLUS probably at least 1/3 as many "extra" guards to account for resting and whatnot. E.g. if you have 5 guards deployed, 5 guards on patrol and 5 security consoles that need manning, you should have at LEAST 5 guards that don't have an "assigned" duty. Honestly, I'd make sure it was more than that because as the prison grows, more guards get pulled away to do "jobs" like searching. It seems monitoring consoles in the security room is a comparatively low priority for the guards.

[Trixi]

well i think you have no free guards. its a worse idea to create for every guard a job, as you need always some free guards to escort your prisoners. Guards deployed in a room, wont use any CCTV/phone tap/Door control consoles.

[UglyBird]

I agree, hire more guards. Some are always resting so you will need more to cover job requirement.
I usually have 25 to 30 % more guards than needed.

[radders]

Guys, the guards aren't a problem. I have 20 normal guards, 2 of which are onpatroll (most patrolls by armed/guard dogs), a few stationed and a few doing stuff like opening doors. That leavees on average 12 guards sitting around doing nothing. And it still doesn't get manned!

[Trixi]

Did you high power that console. Maybe it could because your wires. You have to wire from the CCTV Monitor to the CCTV camera, never the other way.

[Wolfstar]

Restart the game, rezone the security room(I hope your problem isn't that your monitors aren't in that room), connect the montitors to the cameras? fire all your guards place gun racks everywhere and yeah that should do it.

[radders]

Originally posted by Trixi:

Did you high power that console. Maybe it could because your wires. You have to wire from the CCTV Monitor to the CCTV camera, never the other way.

I can't wire it as no guard moniters it! And yes, there is a power source connected directly to it.

Originally posted by Wolfstar:

Restart the game, rezone the security room(I hope your problem isn't that your monitors aren't in that room), connect the montitors to the cameras? fire all your guards place gun racks everywhere and yeah that should do it.

Fire mah guards? B-b... why? D:

[radders]

http://imgur.com/a/xB5HN

There ya go. I've tried that in security rooms, in the reception, in the staffroom, even in the armoury. None of them work :'(

[DigitalImpostor]

First I'd delete the mods that you're using to elimate them as the problem.

[radders]

Originally posted by DigitalImpostor:

First I'd delete the mods that you're using to elimate them as the problem.

Lol same guy as my other thing.
Will it delete modded things I've placed down?

[radders]

Originally posted by DigitalImpostor:

First I'd delete the mods that you're using to elimate them as the problem.

Hoe-Lee Crap it worked. Thanks!