Returning Food items to not be vendor registers [Opinion]

[Pendred]

Hello,

Once upon a time we removed the ability for properties to have food registers, in place of that we set up Shipment NPCs where people could order in food items (in bulk obviously), and then transport them to the property, and store them for selling to people. At the time, this was somewhat unpopular due to a few issues. Such as:

- Storage entities were frequently being wiped, which would mean people would spend many hours organizing stock and arranging deliveries, just for it to be wasted. This is no longer an issue as storages permanently persist.

- Having to have millions of storage lockers to store them in, making it difficult to effectively organize.

- Lazyness. But this is a task that should be delegated to lower ranking members.

- The old shipment system had dogshit configuration, so you couldn't order multiple at once.

- Whatever else, it was years ago I don't remember.

 

So we eventually reintroduced property vendors, but with a limit of 15 items. Today, I was reminded that we once had this system. Thinking about it, I realize that its reintroduction would come with many benefits, such as.

- Not having to rely on me or Canadian to get on and change vendors when you want something changed. Which is a lengthy process, getting approval from FL, making the UA ticket then waiting for us to change it.

- Being able to sell a wide range of food and drink items, instead of being limited to 15 pre-selected options.

- Boost of available roleplay - new hires can be assigned as delivery boys, restaurants will have to organize their stock and have dedicated people managing it, ensuring supplies stay available, and much much more.

 

We would make the following changes with this:

- We would create a new type of storage item, that has a much larger inventory space, but in return it would only be able to store food items. Thus resolving the issue of having to have 100 storage items. 

- We would update the Shipment NPC UI to have organized categories so it isn't all cluttered together (like it is now). There would be tabs, nice and organized.

- Shipment timing for food would also NOT be the same as drugs/guns. They would spawn immediately for collection.

 

So I wanted to see what you all think - would this be something you'd like to see? I cannot see any real downsides to this, other than lazyness / not wanting to RP. But maybe there are some - so by all means let me know if there are. Or perhaps there are other things that would need to be done alongside what I have proposed. Either way, please let me know your thoughts.

[Burner_xo]

Its aids waiting for people to get on to have to buy the baked goods I need for my bakery. HUGE +++++++++1

[KingJewMonaclu]

[calink]

More restaurant focused RP is always good

Also would love to see better vendor UI in general, categories and whatnot - assuming this would extend past just the food NPC?

+1 

[Bullets]

+1, I could actually use my company truck for pick ups/deliveries. 

[bingus]

+1 Bring back shubert trucks for this as well (possible lobster racket return??)

[Medinator]

45 minutes ago, Pendred said:

We would create a new type of storage item, that has a much larger inventory space, but in return it would only be able to store food items. Thus resolving the issue of having to have 100 storage items. 

just being safe and sure remember that there is a health department please make the storage a "Deep freezer" or something thats meant to store food obviously much love thx 

+1

[yummekoo]

30 minutes ago, Medinator said:

just being safe and sure remember that there is a health department please make the storage a "Deep freezer" or something thats meant to store food obviously much love thx 

+1

i thought they all got fired but yes +1!

[vasectomy]

2 hours ago, Pendred said:

Hello,

Once upon a time we removed the ability for properties to have food registers, in place of that we set up Shipment NPCs where people could order in food items (in bulk obviously), and then transport them to the property, and store them for selling to people. At the time, this was somewhat unpopular due to a few issues. Such as:

- Storage entities were frequently being wiped, which would mean people would spend many hours organizing stock and arranging deliveries, just for it to be wasted. This is no longer an issue as storages permanently persist.

- Having to have millions of storage lockers to store them in, making it difficult to effectively organize.

- Lazyness. But this is a task that should be delegated to lower ranking members.

- The old shipment system had dogshit configuration, so you couldn't order multiple at once.

- Whatever else, it was years ago I don't remember.

 

So we eventually reintroduced property vendors, but with a limit of 15 items. Today, I was reminded that we once had this system. Thinking about it, I realize that its reintroduction would come with many benefits, such as.

- Not having to rely on me or Canadian to get on and change vendors when you want something changed. Which is a lengthy process, getting approval from FL, making the UA ticket then waiting for us to change it.

- Being able to sell a wide range of food and drink items, instead of being limited to 15 pre-selected options.

- Boost of available roleplay - new hires can be assigned as delivery boys, restaurants will have to organize their stock and have dedicated people managing it, ensuring supplies stay available, and much much more.

 

We would make the following changes with this:

- We would create a new type of storage item, that has a much larger inventory space, but in return it would only be able to store food items. Thus resolving the issue of having to have 100 storage items. 

- We would update the Shipment NPC UI to have organized categories so it isn't all cluttered together (like it is now). There would be tabs, nice and organized.

- Shipment timing for food would also NOT be the same as drugs/guns. They would spawn immediately for collection.

 

So I wanted to see what you all think - would this be something you'd like to see? I cannot see any real downsides to this, other than lazyness / not wanting to RP. But maybe there are some - so by all means let me know if there are. Or perhaps there are other things that would need to be done alongside what I have proposed. Either way, please let me know your thoughts.

someone already made that suggestion dumbass

 

[DiscreetRavager]

I would like to see the ability to pick the amount of the ordered item.

+1

[Marshal]

+1 , more RP = Good , heard someone suggest a while back that factions should be locked out of eating their own food, not sure if thats possible but think it would enforce people actually going to restaurants instead of just eating from their own lockers