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Added mega easy tcomms repair guide. Might've missed a situation or two, someone add if possible.
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{{Needs revision|reason=Needs badly an extremely easy to understand step-by-step guide on how to fix blown up tcomms. This happens way too often and it would encourage traitors to be more creative rather than forcing a shuttlecall 99% of the time when tcomms gets blown up. If you have the know-how, please help!}}
The '''telecommunication''' system is a complete overhaul of the way radios work, introduced in [http://code.google.com/p/tgstation13/source/detail?r=2807 revision 2807]. It adds an entire realm of complexity to the very simple and previously straight-forward process of radio communication, but in turn presents new strategies for antagonists and offers the sandbox for some... very interesting shenanigans.
 
 
=Easy Guide to Fixing Telecomms=
The radio stopped working all of a sudden? Or did someone just blow up the tcomms again? Here's a quick checklist-guide to see what's wrong and how to fix it:
 
# '''Has it been blown to shit or stolen and thrown into the singulo?'''
## Go to [[#Can_We_Fix_It?|Can We Fix It]] and follow instructions.
# '''Equipment off (no pretty lights on the machines)?'''
## Was there a Central Command Update for something like ''"Ionospheric anomalies detected. Temporary telec#MCi46:5.;@63-BZZZZT"'', if so, wait a few minutes and equipment will come back online automatically.
## Check APC: Main breaker and equipment should be on. If not, turn them back on.
## Check equipment with a multitool and see if Power is set to ''on''? If no, turn back on.
# '''Equipment is on, but still nothing heard through radio?'''
## Check Telecommunication Hub with a multitool.
### Network name set to ''tcommsat''? If no, set it back to ''tcommsat'' and...
#### Go down the Telecommunication Hub's menu until you see ''MULTITOOL BUFFER''.
#### Click ''[Add Machine]'', the Hub's info is now inside your multitool's memory.
#### Use multitool on a Subspace Receiver (for example, you will have to do this for every machine anyway).
#### Scroll down the menu and click ''[Link]'' to link the machine back to the Hub.
#### Repeat this for every machine (except smes, blackbox recorder, messaging server and computers outside).
## Check other devices that they have power on and correct network name.
## Go to Telecommunications Traffic Control Console.
### Log in.
### Scan for servers.
### Click on a server.
### And see that Signal Execution is set to ''[NEVER]'', so that there's no malicious NTSL script blocking information.
### Go back to main menu and repeat steps for all servers.


The '''telecommunication''' system is a complete overhaul of the way radios work, introduced in [http://code.google.com/p/tgstation13/source/detail?r=2807 revision 2807]. It adds an entire realm of complexity to the very simple and previously straight-forward process of radio communication, but in turn presents new strategies for antagonists and offers the sandbox for some... very interesting shenanigans.


=Quick Guide to Telecommunications=
=Quick Guide to Telecommunications=
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