Electromagnetic Storage Device

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This was inspired by the survival horror/sci-fi game P.A.M.E.L.A. wherein they have technology that uses magnetism to compress items inside a storage container, so that the volume of the items is compressed without damaging them. Think of it like smooshing the particles in their atoms closer together, and you use [insert sci-fi here] to keep that from causing something terrible to happen, like explosions. It's basically a wearable high-tech trash compactor that doesn't destroy the things you put in it.

 

So what would that mean as a mod? It would mean a back pack, but a neat high-tech looking one. The way your character uses it in game is that they drop it from their inventory, at which point it spawns on the ground. Then they put stuff in, or take stuff out. Then they pick it back up at which point it appears on their back again. Your character does not have access to anything inside the backpack while wearing it because in order to access things inside it you need to allow the backpack to expand to it's normal size and decompress the contents. The item that appears on the ground when you drop the backpack would therefore be much larger than the thing you're wearing on your back.

 

BUT WAIT says you... what's the benefit to me, the player? Aren't I just losing access to part of my inventory for aesthetic purposes? Yes, that's where the upgrade system comes in. The backpack would have upgrades that reduce the weight of the objects inside of it, which would require perks in Science and probably Nuclear Physics. With max ranks in both perks you could upgrade the backpack so the items in them weigh nothing.

 

And finally, the backpack would be powered by Fusion Cores. When picking it up there would be two options - Pick Up or Recharge. Recharge would use up a Fusion Core, and refill the pack's energy. If the pack ever runs out of energy while you're walking around, it immediately falls to the ground and expands. There would be accompanying upgrades that can make energy use more efficient, or even switch the type of energy used to Fusion Cells or Plasma Cartridges.

 

So to summarize:

- Neat high-tech looking backpack.

- Back-pack sized when on your back, large container when you drop it on the ground.

- No access to items within when it's on your back.

- Upgrades to make items inside it weigh less.

- Requires power, if it runs out it falls on the ground.

- Immersion! We finally have an explanation for where all those rocket launchers are being stored!

 

So there's an idea. If anybody wants to do all the work, it's your idea! \o/