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- and if you're an engineer, it's your job to activate and maintain it. If you're a traitor, it's a handy way to murder the entire station!|650px|thumb]] | - and if you're an engineer, it's your job to activate and maintain it. If you're a traitor, it's a handy way to murder the entire station!|650px|thumb]] | ||
Setting up the Tesla is | Setting up the Tesla is similar to setting up the Singularity. This guide assumes that you are doing it solo because you're just that robust and you're either alone, your co-workers are missing and possibly dead already, or they're about as competent as the monkeys from genetics. | ||
The Station's power is stored in the [[SMES]]s and redistribute electricity at a "Safe level" by way of the electricity absorbing [[Engineering_items#Tesla Coil|Tesla Coils]]. The electricity they absorb naturally comes from the Tesla Ball sitting right smack dab in the middle of the containment room which is produced by way of a [[Particle Accelerator]] firing energy | The Station's power is stored in the [[SMES]]s and redistribute electricity at a "Safe level" by way of the electricity absorbing [[Engineering_items#Tesla Coil|Tesla Coils]]. The electricity they absorb naturally comes from the Tesla Ball sitting right smack dab in the middle of the containment room which is produced by way of a [[Particle Accelerator]] firing high-energy particles to kick-start a chain reaction within the [[Engineering_items#Energy Ball Generator|Energy Ball Generator]]. The ball of pure electricity is very volatile and the only thing standing in between it and the destruction of the station are a few [[Field Generator]]s which are powered by laser [[Emitter]]s. Unlike the Singularity, the Tesla Ball doesn't spit out EMPs so the only potential hazard that comes from it is if you're wearing a space suit that isn't properly insulated therefore risking being electrocuted as if you've somehow gotten on the bad side of a Sith Lord. | ||
Before you can acquire unlimited power, you need to '''properly''' set up all the equipment first. Emphasis on properly as if you mess up at all there is a | Before you can acquire unlimited power, you need to '''properly''' set up all the equipment first. Emphasis on properly, as if you mess up at all there is a good chance of the Tesla being released onto the station and turning you into tonight's big loser for unintentional genocide. Take your time, the SMES cells can last 30-some minutes after shift start and if another engineer decides to do their duty and sets up the [[Solar|Solars]] you'll have all the time in the world. | ||
Is this engine probably a mountain of risk with little to no tangible reward? Definitely. Should that stop you? Not at all. The one thing the Tesla can get you is mad street cred among the Engineering community as you reach levels of power that risk turning doors into corpse-gathering spots as you generate enough energy to power a small nation for generations to come. | Is this engine probably a mountain of risk with little to no tangible reward? Definitely. Should that stop you? Not at all. The one thing the Tesla can get you is mad street cred among the Engineering community as you reach levels of power that risk turning doors into corpse-gathering spots as you generate enough energy to power a small nation for generations to come. | ||