This isn't like switching to a flight mode like SCM mode? There's no special mode somebody goes into to become a tuner versus a mechanic; it's like the difference between salvaging and mining, where you decide to do these things?

There's a dedicated console that is constantly running, whose full purpose is to give you an overview of the state of the ship. And this can be used by whoever, whatever person you are. And once you interact with it, you can technically be called an engineer, because you're actually interacting with the system. And for the mechanic, you as a person don't have to be a mechanic. You just run around and you see something is broken, you pull out your multi-tool and fix it, then you suddenly are the mechanic. You are wearing your mechanic hat and actually fixing the thing. For the tuner it's a bit more complicated. Then you have to first pull out the item and then do some adjustments there and then bring it back in. Multiple steps.

When we talk about professions and stuff like that, I think what people can see with mining and what people can see now with salvaging, it's not a mode. It's not a thing that you check. It's not a thing that you enable. It is an aspect of gameplay and a system that exists for those who are interested in partaking in it. And the idea of three different hats is something to be determined by the crew of a ship: you're going to take care of tuner tasks and you're going to take care of mechanic tasks. But it's not a gamified "okay, I'm putting on my mechanic thing." So that allows people to freely bob and weave and dip in and dip out of all three.

For example, if you are the pilot, you can also wear all three hats if you want to. You can be responsible for the resource distribution in your ship. You can also run around to fix fuses. It might not be the best choice, because then you have to leave your pilot seat and actually do the things.