New consoles proposal
In the Communications & Weather module we have 2 consoles now. There are a few other consoles I suggest adding:
1) Crew Monitoring Station - It shows the information about current location of all players but that's not all. This console would show you how much radiation they had, and what's the total time of they'r EVA. It also shows how much oxygen and power thei'r EVA-suit has. Morover - this console shows vital signs (Blood preasure + Heart rate which would suggest how much Health and Stamina they have) + body temperature, EVA temperature and outside temperature. By checking the body temp. you can quickly determine if the person is sick. EVA-suit and outside temp. is purely for monitoring of the situation. Each suit could also show on the monitoring station what preasure there is. Crew Monitoring Station shows is someone has EVA-suit ON or OFF. Using this station commanders can coordinate actions, and players can count for a quick rescue/help mission. It would also be a good idea for the Crew Monitoring Station to show other data: like comm.link ON/OFF (wheather they are near the comm tower) PING (players ping - it shows the delay of data transmited from colony computer to players, but in reality it shows how much LAG the player has), status (shows what type of action is someone doying: like IDLE - no action reported to the system in 5 min. MOVEMENT, ACTION - player is currently using some kind of equipement, EMERGENCY - if avatar is in trouble or player has connection problems.
2) Radiation Monitoring - shows current radiation and Solar Flare threat. When a solar flare accurs it shows the remaining time and the flares sthrengt (Solar flares are classified as A, B, C, M or X according to the peak flux (in watts per square meter, W/m2)).
3) Earth Link Station - it shows the status of the connection with Earth (data transmission) that is crucial for some base actions. It can be offline while there is a solar flare or dust-storm or other events. Earth Link Station shows the connection to Phobos Base, Satelite-Net and Earth itself. If for instance you have no connection with Phobos Base, you cannot order a shuttle with materials and equipement. When you have no Satelite-Net link, you won't have connection with your outpost (like mining outpost) that are out of the reach of Comm.Towers.