The beams are wider than normal phasers in most situations. Like mariner cleaning carbon off slightly harder carbon or the crew cleaning the crystal graffiti off the ship.
I could see that being an energy-intensives thing though, and having worked on handheld high-current devices, I could totally see limiting the beam power/width settings to ensure you don't melt your hand. Or accidentally trip the overload setting...
here's a crazy idea: dedicated cleaning beams that make that kind of thing a "boop and we're done" situation. Or like.... Use the rifles. Those have to be able to handle more power, right?
But be careful if it has the post-Wolf-359 remodulation hotfix, because it's really easy to end up stuck in the nutation settings menu if you press either button 5 times within a few seconds.
You can disable this behavior with a long press of the firing button, which unsurprisingly got its own hotfix shortly after that.
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Transporter_Room_3@startrek.website · 33 pts · 2y
A couple problems:
Some of these "settings" go on completely different weapons, or even different centuries.
Some of them are also "they rigged the phaser to do X" which would not be a button.
I'm a big fan of the Vaporize Acqueduct setting, though. You wouldn't think you'd get to use it often, but you might be surprised!
sirico@feddit.uk · 31 pts · 2y
What if phasers are just low powered teleporters? That's an O'brien fact
567PrimeMover@kbin.social · 31 pts · 2y
Oof. So You're not actually vaporized like a regular phaser, just sent to O'Brien's shadow realm
gibmiser@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
You are sent, but your playlist is set on shuffle
instamat@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
They’re TRANSporters!!
Trans-porters (dematerialize and rematerialize) matter!
Infynis@midwest.social · 26 pts · 2y
They need more wide beam settings. Every time they clean something with a phaser in Lower Decks, using the precise beam, I die a little inside
Transporter_Room_3@startrek.website · 12 pts · 2y
To be fairrrrrrrr.....
The beams are wider than normal phasers in most situations. Like mariner cleaning carbon off slightly harder carbon or the crew cleaning the crystal graffiti off the ship.
I could see that being an energy-intensives thing though, and having worked on handheld high-current devices, I could totally see limiting the beam power/width settings to ensure you don't melt your hand. Or accidentally trip the overload setting...
here's a crazy idea: dedicated cleaning beams that make that kind of thing a "boop and we're done" situation. Or like.... Use the rifles. Those have to be able to handle more power, right?
marcos@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
Just a cylindrical power supply, you can add some wheels to make it easier. Oh, and make the beam-generator wider, so you can best disperse that beam.
Here's how a well device cleaning device would look like (but the on one the image wouldn't work in a vacuum): https://ukcleaningsupplies.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/IMG_1451-1.jpg
Venator@lemmy.nz · 4 pts · 2y
It's probably easier to animate that way.
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip · 24 pts · 2y
"Vaporize the pot but not the potatoes"
Corgana@startrek.website · 13 pts · 2y
Best part of that scene is how Uhura just barges in there before security even arrives
joyjoy@lemm.ee · 16 pts · 2y
Use the 2 side buttons to switch modes and the big button to fire. The lights will change depending on the mode.
FermiEstimate@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 2y
But be careful if it has the post-Wolf-359 remodulation hotfix, because it's really easy to end up stuck in the nutation settings menu if you press either button 5 times within a few seconds.
You can disable this behavior with a long press of the firing button, which unsurprisingly got its own hotfix shortly after that.
Transporter_Room_3@startrek.website · 5 pts · 2y
Fucking anduril UI....
Zombiepirate@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
Unfortunately, the side buttons default to back/next on your browser and Starfleet really locks down rebinds.
VicksVaporBBQrub@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 2y
Riker googling: how to root phaser
smuuthbrane@sh.itjust.works · 12 pts · 2y
They still haven't found the safety that only highly advanced species can use at will.
EdibleFriend@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 2y
Where's the ' Make energy run through an entire aqueduct destroying it for miles' button?
lolcatnip@reddthat.com · 11 pts · 2y
Pretty sure that's the "vaporize aqueduct" setting.
EdibleFriend@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y
See, this is why they go through Starfleet training. My untrained eye didn't pick up on that setting.
charonn0@startrek.website · 7 pts · 2y
Which one to shatter my delusions of an alien mental hospital?
Donjuanme@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
You know a character is gone for good if they have 45 seconds of dialogue before kicking the bucket.
Edit: there's always an exception to every rule, the best rules only have 1 exception, this one being spock.
Kolanaki@yiffit.net · 2 pts · 2y
Tasha Yar is coming back?! 🥺
Corgana@startrek.website · 4 pts · 2y
Kolanaki@yiffit.net · 2 pts · 2y
You remember sela, don't you Bart?
xantoxis@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
Come on now, they usually had to crack open the case to get self-destruct
Atelopus-zeteki@kbin.run · 4 pts · 2y
Level 2 Charger for EV?
VicksVaporBBQrub@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 2y
Or power a cargo bay transporter.
UNWILLING_PARTICIPANT@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 2y
Single press to change display colour Hold for 5 seconds to recalibrate Hold for 5 seconds and then 3 seconds until beep to self-destruct