Change about fixing cars and healing

[Tomas García]

Not long ago there was a change to avoid people abusing "Y" to stop animation when repairing their cars. While I think it's good, I do think after a while using the current dynamic, that in some occasions will make someone quite helpless, and there is a better way to implement it.

I propose to change it, so if pressed while fixing a car and reviving it cancels the action. That means that probably the actual fixing and reviving should only happen by the end of the animation cycle and if someone cancels then repair or healing won't happen. The repair kit or med kit will be gone since it should be taken as soon as the action starts. But makes sense that if you stop at middle of the healing or repair, the products spoil and you will need a new set.  Also moving the actual healing closer to the end of the animation is quite recommend, since EMS can be attacked by the one they just healed before they (ems) can even move.

Why do I suggest this?
-  It can be abused. Anyone repairing their car are quite helpless during the time the repair works, people can just take the gun out and start a hostile situation with quite a upper hand.
- It will allow to stop fixing vehicles when you start by mistake, sometimes miss click on the menu and the vehicle doesn't need fixing but yet one is stuck doing it.
- I have seen EMS killed in duty because of starting the healing before realizing there was a hostile in the area and been shoot. It also give more room for RP, since a hostile, cop or anyone can arrive while the healing is been done and request for many RP reasons to stop it.
- As PD, in a scene that was clear, suspects were in custody, and without EMS around, I was shoot down when I was doing the healing of one of the suspects, and someone just walked into the scene.
---So mainly, because it gives more room to RP, and it's not fair to be 'locked' into the animation.

[Anton]

I was helping up Billy boy in the woods, he was attacked by a murder kitty, while i was getting him up, i heard the kitty scream and run at me and i was not able to do anything about it, being stuck in the reviving process.

i think i was probably one of the first medics who used cancel animation to avoid getting hit by cars on the highway or busy crossings, but honestly i would just prefer to use some kind of escort function, maybe even a "put patient to ambulance" feature, to help avoid dangerous scenes

[SneakyAzWhat]

4 hours ago, Muroko said:

prefer to use some kind of escort function, maybe even a "put patient to ambulance" feature, to help avoid dangerous scenes

It's been on the radar and hopefully we can get some functionality out for you guys soon. EMS as a whole could use a little bit of love and we will be targeting some problem areas in upcoming patches.