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== How To Order Crates ==
== How To Order Crates ==
''"Robotics is bugging me for a Ripley Crate - Someone wanna punch that in?"''
''"Robotics is bugging me for a Ripley Crate - Everyone point and laugh."''


To be a good Quartermaster, you have to know how to order shit, and how to do it right. To start things off, your first move should be to <s>order a "50 Metal Sheets" and a "50 Glass Sheets" crate</s> acquire metal and glass from [[Auxiliary Tool Storage]], located directly above the [[Mail Room]], along with an Electrical Maintenance Crate and a Mechanical Maintenance Crate. The metal and glass should be fed to the Autolathe until full, while your [[Cargo Technician|slave force]] load the empty crates on the shuttle. From this point on, evaluate what's going on in the station and order accordingly. If there are no cargo technicians, you'll have to load and unload crates yourself. The upside to this is there is slightly less chance that everything in the crates will be stolen before you ever see them.
Crates are the lifeblood of your department. Ideally, you'll be ordering quite a few of them. There are very few jobs who will require a crate early into the round, so until something special happens or their progress gates are met, you'll have the pool of points to play with all to yourself. This includes the Autolathe. While you start with no materials for it, Auxiliary Tool Storage is just a ten-second walk away and will keep the lathe running for quite some time if you get all the metal and glass.  


If someone wants to order a crate and you want to be a bureaucrat, do this:
Eventually, you'll get a feel for what different people want - The Roboticist will almost always want either metal and glass, while the Virologist will always want a Virus crate. The Bartender might want to borrow a circular saw for his shotgun, and the Botanist might want seeds. One of the marks of a good Quartermaster is the ability to anticipate someone's order and have it ready for them. This often means keeping a stock of insulated gloves and welding masks (If you're the type to hand those out to [[Assistant|certain people]]) and checking out who walks in. If you just hand out everything to everyone, you are a security risk. Use your own judgement - an Assistant should not have an RCD, but an Engineer [[Contraband|definitely should]]. Likewise, the clown should not have a combat shotgun, but Security can have one if they want it.
* Ask them to use the computer to request it
* Ask them for a written permission from their head
* Ensure that the form has been stamped and signed
* Approve the request
* Stamp the form with the Quartermaster's Stamp
* File the form
* Make sure to PDA message them or radio them when it comes in
 
If someone wants a specific item you have, do this:
* Grab a piece of paper and make a [[form]] with name, department, requested item, and why they need it
* Hand them the paper and pen and let them fill it out
* Ask for a stamp from one of the appropriate heads to certify the order
* Grab a crate and toss the paper in there
 
If someone wants something you don't have:
* Tell them you don't have it
* See if you can't make it in the Autolathe
* If you can, make it and follow the steps for a specific item
* If not, have them order the crate AND fill out the paper
 
If someone wants something and you want to get it to them in a timely manner:
* Use your own judgement
* Ask yourself "Should this person have this item?" "Is this a good idea?"
* If yes, punch in the order or go to the Autolathe, hand it to them
* If no, paperwork and delays and accidental not-unloadings and thieving Cargo Techs etc.
 
Eventually, you'll get a feel for what different people want - The Roboticist will almost always want either metal, glass, or a Ripley crate, while the Virologist will always want a Virus crate. The Bartender might want to borrow a circular saw for his shotgun, and the Botanist might want seeds. One of the marks of a good Quartermaster is the ability to anticipate someone's order and have it ready for them. This often means keeping a stock of insulated gloves and welding masks (If you're the type to hand those out to [[Assistant|certain people]]) and checking out who walks in. If you just hand out everything to everyone, you are a security risk. Use your own judgement - an Assistant should not have an RCD, but an Engineer [[Contraband|definitely should]]. Likewise, the clown should not have a combat shotgun, but Security can have one if they want it.
 
The reason for all of this is to leave a paper trail; traitors will be much less likely to order potentially dangerous things from you if they have to give you proof that they ordered it. You have a nifty little clipboard on your desk that can store every requisition form you get, so it's a good idea to use it. It should also be a dead giveaway if an assistant tries to order a Robotics crate or Plasma Assembly crate, or asks for an [[Rapid Construction Device|RCD]].


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