Pocket Dimensions

[Bosh]

So Alpha genes adds some genes that allow a pawn to create a little pocket dimension, which is a very neat idea... but I have no idea what to actually use it for. I need some inspiration, so does anyone have any ideas?

[Aranador]

Is it a persistent dimension? Could use it as a vault, or a sorta basement.
If it is temporary, you can use it as a 'safe room' to evacuate people to in a raid.

[MadArtillery]

If it has a similar caravan style load system as flesh pits could throw wastepacks in it

[Theutus]

This reminds me of a book I once read. About fey invaders hiding their armies inside pocket dimensions until the attack was ready.

[Steelfleece]

If it's an actual tiny map? Eventually, build a few ship reactors to power a hydroponics setup, little freezer, maybe a small kitchen. Always have food (and maybe other things) available on the go.

[Bosh]

I AM BUMPING THIS BECAUSE I WOULD LIKE MORE SUGGESTIONS PRETTY PLEASE.
For the record, most items can be transferred to the pocket dimension but nothing can be taken out of it, and no pawns except the one with the gene can go into it, and the pawn can destroy the dimension at any time.

[Choosechee]

Originally posted by Bosh:

I AM BUMPING THIS BECAUSE I WOULD LIKE MORE SUGGESTIONS PRETTY PLEASE.
For the record, most items can be transferred to the pocket dimension but nothing can be taken out of it, and no pawns except the one with the gene can go into it, and the pawn can destroy the dimension at any time.

Are you sure there aren't any cheeky ways to take stuff out of it using caravan tricks?

[A Bat From Wuhan]

Could dump all your toxic waste in there.

[Hoki]

for the original xenotype with the gene its simply: throw a sleeping spot into a water for quick heals.

[Lyrdian]

Originally posted by Bosh:

So Alpha genes adds some genes that allow a pawn to create a little pocket dimension, which is a very neat idea... but I have no idea what to actually use it for. I need some inspiration, so does anyone have any ideas?

store some meds, food and a spare weapon/clothes/armor. Build a bed for recovery if the character also has regen traits. Also... its a fairly cheater way to dispose of wastepacks... make a dimension, fill it with trash like wastepacks and delete the dimension. POOF no wastepacks LOL

[Jigain]

Assuming it is treated as a second map, transferring items into or out of it should be as easy as loading up and unloading your pawn. While the description says "objects can be teleported inside the plane from any map using the ability, but you CAN’T take objects out of the pocket plane", that could also be interpreted as "you can use the ability to put items into the map, but you can't use the ability to take items out, and need to do that manually". This would make sense to me as if you can't take things out of it period, it kinda makes it mostly useless.

If you truly can't take anything out at all, I'm guessing the pawn will spawn naked with no carried items in the original map once the pocket dimension is left, making regular use of the ability risky at best. At that point all I can see it being used for is 1) dumping grounds for waste packs or other undesired items, or 2) emergency escape from hostile situations where survival is more important than keeping your stuff.

If you CAN take things out, by having the pawn pick up items and returning to the original map, that changes things considerably. At that point you can use it as anything from a safe bedroom, food storage and rec room, to wealth management, to explosives storage, or anything in between.