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Your job tends to be simple, make communication over the radio more efficient and make sure the machines don't go down. That and you can shut poly up without ever having to touch him.
Your job tends to be simple, make communication over the radio more efficient and make sure the machines don't go down. That and you can shut Poly up without ever having to touch him.


'''Bare minimum requirements:''' Make sure a rogue [[AI]] doesn't upload harmful scripts.
'''Bare minimum requirements:''' Make sure a rogue [[AI]] doesn't upload harmful scripts.
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Keeping the machines up is the most important part of your job, so if it all breaks in [[Traitor|some]] [[Blood_Cult|freak]] [[Nuclear_Operative|accident]] it is your job to repair it.
Keeping the machines up is the most important part of your job, so if it all breaks in [[Traitor|some]] [[Blood_Cult|freak]] [[Nuclear_Operative|accident]] it is your job to repair it.
== Scripting and stuff ==
== Scripting and stuff ==
You can find most of what you need to learn through the guide [[NT_Script]]. The language can be hard and it recommended for you to read the guide before your first round as a signal technician.
You can find most of what you need to learn through the guide [[NT_Script]]. The language can be hard and it's recommended for you to read the guide before your first round as a signal technician.
==What you Can do to Pass the Time==
==What you Can do to Pass the Time==
Most of the actually important work for a telecom's admin can be done within the first minute of a round, and apart from the simple quality of life things there can be a lot for a telecom's admin to do that would actually help the station. While you can't hear what's going through most of the channels you can check the logs and make sure everything is fine. If you notice anything odd, feel free to turn on your security transceiver and tell [[Security]] about it, though they might get annoyed if you mention every little thing to them.
Most of the actually important work for a telecom's admin can be done within the first minute of a round, and apart from the simple quality of life things there can be a lot for a telecom's admin to do that would actually help the station. While you can't hear what's going through most of the channels you can check the logs and make sure everything is fine. If you notice anything odd, feel free to turn on your security transceiver and tell [[Security]] about it, though they might get annoyed if you mention every little thing to them.


If the station is in dire enough straights, you can ask the [[Chief Engineer]] for the decryption key from his desk. This will allow you to access messaging logs. You can use these to pick out anyone messaging anything privately who might want to harm another.
If the station is in dire enough straits, you can ask the [[Chief Engineer]] for the decryption key from his desk. This will allow you to access messaging logs. You can use these to pick out anyone messaging anything privately who might want to harm another.


Feel free to make announcements if you deem them important enough for the crew to know. This generally includes letting everyone know that you know the t-comms shutdown, and you are working on it. Please leave it for emergency only though.
Feel free to make announcements if you deem them important enough for the crew to know. This generally includes letting everyone know that you know the t-comms shutdown, and you are working on it. Please leave it for emergency only though.