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===Yonder Atmosia=== | ===Yonder Atmosia=== | ||
The city of pipes and air, a peaceful place often left to its automatic work. Yet, some people do come here for other reasons | The city of pipes and air, a peaceful place often left to its automatic work. Yet, some people do come here for other reasons, like to dump bodies, charge a [[Syndicate Items|bomb]]'s O2 tank, plant a [[power sink]], get O2 for [[Jet Pack|jet packs]], steal CO2 canisters to manually flood the station, bunker down in a revolution, start a cult, build a computer forest, flood the station with harmful gasses or set up the secondary [[Singularity Engine]]. | ||
===HOW TO BE A GOOD ATMOS TECH=== | ===HOW TO BE A GOOD ATMOS TECH=== | ||
[[File:atmos.png]] | [[File:atmos.png]][[File:Atmos_simplified.png]] | ||
'''Two pictures of the atmospheric pipe system. Right one is the simplified version, the yellow circles represent the filters which filter out a certain gas from the Waste In -gasmix. The light yellow circle near the lower middle represents the mixer which mixes two gases into one (N2 and O2 into a breathable air mix). | |||
Atmospherics is pretty simple, but the pipe layout makes it slightly confusing for the untrained eye. | Atmospherics is pretty simple, but the pipe layout makes it slightly confusing for the untrained eye. | ||
There are 4 major pipe "loops": | There are 4 major pipe "loops": | ||
*The '''dark blue loop''' is the distribution loop. It sends air to all the vents on the station and is fed by the cyan and orange loops. | *The '''<span style="color:blue">dark blue pipe loop</span>''' is the distribution loop. It sends air to all the vents on the station and is fed by the cyan and orange loops. | ||
*The '''cyan air mix loop''', which is specialized to mix and provide the air mix to the distribution loop, and is used to fill air pumps outside the front door of | *The '''<span style="color:cyan">cyan air mix pipe loop</span>''', which is specialized to mix and provide the air mix to the distribution loop, and is used to fill air pumps outside the front door of Atmospherics. | ||
*The '''red/green loop''', which retrieves the gas in the station via the air scrubbers (red) and passes them through a set of filters (green). | *The '''<span style="color:red">red/<span style="color:green">green</span></span> pipe loop''', which retrieves the gas in the station via the air scrubbers (red) and passes them through a set of filters (green). | ||
*The '''yellow loop''', internal to Atmospherics, which is used for custom gas mixes that can be fed into the canister charging station in the middle of atmospherics, or fed into the mixing tank. It takes outputs from the N2 | *The '''<span style="color:yellow">yellow</span> pipe loop''', internal to Atmospherics, which is used for custom gas mixes that can be fed into the canister charging station in the middle of atmospherics, or fed into the mixing tank. It takes outputs from the N2, O2, CO2, Plasma and N2O tank. | ||
The air breathed by humans on SS13 is made out of oxygen and nitrogen. It is mixed on the south end of | The air breathed by humans on SS13 is made out of oxygen and nitrogen. It is mixed on the south end of Atmospherics. The gasses are pumped through the cyan tubes from their respective tanks ('''N2''', '''O2''') and are mixed in the air tank ('''Air'''). The breathable gas is then pumped through the cyan loop to the north of Atmospherics, where it is then pumped into the blue loop and out to the station for everyone to breathe. | ||
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[[File:AtmosDerp.png|thumb]] | [[File:AtmosDerp.png|thumb]] | ||
# Go to every red circled pump and filter. Make sure they're all on and set to max pressure (4500 kPa), so gas will actually be moved. | # Go to every <span style="color:red">red circled</span> pump and filter. Make sure they're all on and set to max pressure (4500 kPa), so gas will actually be moved. | ||
# Go to the blue circled pump. There are '''two schools of thought''': | # Go to the <span style="color:blue">blue circled</span> pump. There are '''two schools of thought''': | ||
::* '''Old-skool school''' that set it to 315 kPa (high enough that people can't mess with the distribution system, but low enough that it can be drained in decent time to make changes to pipes). | ::* '''Old-skool school''' that set it to 315 kPa (high enough that people can't mess with the distribution system, but low enough that it can be drained in decent time to make changes to pipes). | ||
::* '''Robust school''' that set it to over 9000 kPa | ::* '''Robust school''' that replace the normal pump with a volume pump and set it to over 9000 kPa, enabling a super-efficient air distribution to where air is needed (can be controlled through vents & air alarm rather than dragging air pumps and canisters around) and making sure that people don't mess with the pipe system. This is a high-risk & high-reward setup since chucklefucks messing with air alarms can now be VERY dangerous. The robust school also changes the Waste In -pump (the red circled next to the blue circled one) with a volume pump, so that wastes are sucked in faster from the station. | ||
<ol start="3"> | <ol start="3"> | ||
<li> (optional) Go to the red lockers | <li> ''(optional)'' Go to the red lockers, get a hard hat, gas mask and everything else that might be of use. Remember that you need both a fire suit and a hard hat to be resistant to weak fires. One will be useless without the other. | ||
<li> (optional) Go grab the Fire Axe from the wall mount and hide it somewhere the [[Clown|chucklefucks]] won't get it and go killing. | <li> ''(optional)'' Go grab the Fire Axe from the wall mount and hide it somewhere the [[Clown|chucklefucks]] won't get it and go killing. DON'T take it with you and go walking through the hallways trying to look like a badass, you'll be the prime target of any antagonist/griffon who needs an efficient weapon. | ||
</ol> | </ol> | ||
Done correctly, Atmosia should be pumping good air just faster than it's lost, and draining bad air away away as fast as the traitors can set it on fire or alternatively draining good air away as fast as a malf AI can syphon it. You can go kick back in the bar like a boss, and wait for the inevitable minor station damage and cries of "Call the shuttle!" on the radio from folks who don't even know it ain't a big deal. | Done correctly, Atmosia should be pumping good air just faster than it's lost, and draining bad air away away as fast as the traitors can set it on fire or alternatively draining good air away as fast as a malf AI can syphon it. You can go kick back in the bar like a boss, and wait for the inevitable minor station damage and cries of "Call the shuttle!" on the radio from folks who don't even know it ain't a big deal. | ||
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There are a few different pipes you can get from the dispenser. They all have their own thing going for 'em. | There are a few different pipes you can get from the dispenser. They all have their own thing going for 'em. | ||
====Pipes==== | |||
*'''Regular pipes''' - The station is infested with these thing and you want to add MORE!? Place down manual valves to crush the hopes and dreams of any would-be plasma flooding AI. | *'''Regular pipes''' - The station is infested with these thing and you want to add MORE!? Place down manual valves to crush the hopes and dreams of any would-be plasma flooding AI. | ||
*'''Insulated pipes''' - Keeps the cold out if you're placing pipes out in space. (Regular pipes don't transfer outside heat at all from the environment, so these are pretty much regular pipes without the luxury of manifolds.) | *'''Insulated pipes''' - Keeps the cold out if you're placing pipes out in space. (Regular pipes don't transfer outside heat at all from the environment, so these are pretty much regular pipes without the luxury of manifolds.) | ||
====Devices==== | |||
*'''Connector''' - Used to attach canisters, pumps or scrubbers to a pipe network. If you can't get a pipe network easily to the filter loop, an empty canister can be a good substitute. | *'''Connector''' - Used to attach canisters, pumps or scrubbers to a pipe network. If you can't get a pipe network easily to the filter loop, an empty canister can be a good substitute. | ||
*'''Unary vent''' - See: Vent. Once placed down it will have to be turned on by activating it at an Air alarm terminal. | *'''Unary vent''' - See: Vent. Once placed down it will have to be turned on by activating it at an Air alarm terminal. | ||
*'''Gas pump''' - The basic pumps you'll find all over atmospherics. Good for precise pressure levels. Goes up to 4500 kPa. | *'''Gas pump''' - The basic pumps you'll find all over atmospherics. Good for precise pressure levels. Goes up to 4500 kPa. | ||
*'''Passive gate''' - Think of it as a one-way manual valve, but electronic. Doesn't pump gas, but lets certain pressure through. Can let up to 4500 kPa pressure through. It should be noted that its on status can be easy to miss, being just a small red/green light. | *'''Passive gate''' - Think of it as a one-way manual valve, but electronic. Doesn't pump gas, but lets certain pressure through. Can let up to 4500 kPa pressure through. It should be noted that its on status can be easy to miss, being just a small red/green light. | ||
*'''Volume pump''' - A bit like the gas pump, but pumps via volume rather than going for pressure. 200 is its max output | *'''Volume pump''' - A bit like the gas pump, but pumps via volume rather than going for pressure. 200 l/s (>9000 kPa) is its max output. Faster than a gas pump (you can fill canisters up past the standard 4500 kPa pressure!), so best used in systems where precise pressure isn't needed (such as anything to do with the waste loop). | ||
*'''Scrubber''' - Self explanatory, scrubs the nasty out of things, or acts like a vacuum. Like unary vents, needs to be turned on by an Air alarm terminal after wrenched into place. | *'''Scrubber''' - Self explanatory, scrubs the nasty out of things, or acts like a vacuum. Like unary vents, needs to be turned on by an Air alarm terminal after wrenched into place. | ||
*'''Meter''' - Wanna know how much gas is in a pipe? Use these. (Helpful hint: In a room with the default 101.3kPa atmosphere pipes < 303.9 kPa pressure can be unwrenched.) | *'''Meter''' - Wanna know how much gas is in a pipe? Use these. (Helpful hint: In a room with the default 101.3kPa atmosphere pipes < 303.9 kPa pressure can be unwrenched.) | ||
*'''Gas Filter''' - Them big ol' blocks of things that ring Atmosia, takes certain gasses out. Filters them if you will. | *'''Gas Filter''' - Them big ol' blocks of things that ring Atmosia, takes certain gasses out. Filters them, if you will. | ||
*'''Gas Mixer''' - Like a filter, but mixes gasses instead of filters. There is one in Atmosia that mixes nitrogen and oxygen. | *'''Gas Mixer''' - Like a filter, but mixes gasses instead of filters. There is one in Atmosia that mixes nitrogen and oxygen. | ||
====Heat Exchange==== | |||
*'''Pipes''' - H/E pipes transfer temperatures between the environment and gas within'. Besides looking spiffy, you can place some in space to super-duper cool gasses, or create a burning length of death pipe. | *'''Pipes''' - H/E pipes transfer temperatures between the environment and gas within'. Besides looking spiffy, you can place some in space to super-duper cool gasses, or create a burning length of death pipe. | ||
*'''Junction''' - Turn that regular pipe network into a H/E network, and back again! After all, you have to get that gas safely into space ''somehow''! | *'''Junction''' - Turn that regular pipe network into a H/E network, and back again! After all, you have to get that gas safely into space ''somehow''! | ||