Engineering items

Items

Cable Coil Found in: Nearly everywhere Used for: Laying electrical wires, building things that use electricity Strategy: Wire is a resource, and can be used in many constructions and to lay down power lines. Make sure all APCs are connected to the main lines with wires, or you'll have black outs. Description Can be laid down on the plating to distribute electrical power. Automatically connects to other wires on cardinal tiles. Read the guide to wiring to see how. Make sure you don't touch wired wires on the ground without insulated gloves. Can be placed onto three different layers. Toggle layers by ctrl-clicking the stack of cable coil. By using wires in hand, you can craft layer bridges or , which are ghetto restraints used to tie someone down.

Power Cell Found in: Cargo, Engineering, EVA, Tech Storage, Primary Tool Storage, R&D, Robotics, inside APCs, inside Space Heaters Used for: Building things that use electricity Strategy: Used to power APCs, cyborgs and various electrical equipment. Description Can be recharged in a Cell Charger. Comes in five main varieties: Standard (1 kW) High-Capacity (10 kW) Super-Capacity (20 kW) Hyper-Capacity (30 kW) Bluespace (40kW)

Tools

Rapid Construction Device (RCD) Found in: EVA, Engi-Vend, Cargo and Engineering Protolathes (after research), hacked autolathes Used for: Making and destroying walls, windows, airlocks, and floors. Description An experimental device which can build, or deconstruct areas rapidly. This is held in the EVA for emergencies (and is the Chief Engineer's responsibility). However they can be made in the Engineering Protolathe, Cargo's Techfab and in hacked autolathes as well. Use this tool in hand to open a radial menu, where you can choose mode and change many settings, such as airlock access, airlock type and window type. Ordinary left-click. It doesn't matter if Combat Mode Enable with 4, disable with 1 or toggle with F by default. Left-clicking people with an empty hand will Harm them if on, or Help them if off. Prevents you from switching places or being pushed when colliding with people. is on or not. Construct: Build Floors (2 Ammo) Build a Wall (16 Ammo) Build a wall on top of a girder (8 Ammo) Build a Grille (4 Ammo) Build a Window (8 Ammo) Build a Reinforced Window (12 Ammo) Build an airlock (16 Ammo) Ordinary right-click. It doesn't matter if Combat Mode Enable with 4, disable with 1 or toggle with F by default. Left-clicking people with an empty hand will Harm them if on, or Help them if off. Prevents you from switching places or being pushed when colliding with people. is on or not. Deconstruct: Deconstruct a girder (13 Ammo) Deconstruct a wall (26 Ammo) (Can't deconstruct reinforced walls, unless it's a syndie cyborg or mech RCD) Deconstruct a floor tile into space (33 Ammo) Deconstruct a grille (4 Ammo) Deconstruct a window (8 Ammo) Deconstruct an airlock (32 Ammo) Can be loaded with Compressed Matter Cartridges and regular metal and glass sheets. One Cartridge holds 40 units, with 160 being the maximum. Be forewarned that changing RCD mode can cause it to emit sparks, which can cause fires in plasma-rich environments. It also can robust the shit out people. Or AIs, if needed. Can be upgraded with the RCD advanced design disks, which can be printed from the engineering protolathe after research. This lets the RCD create: RCD frames designs upgrade: Wired/wrenched computer and machine frames Simple circuits designs upgrade: Simple circuits, which contain the designs for firelock, air alarm, fire alarm, apc circuits and basic power cells. These work the same as the engineering cyborg's Electroadaptive Pseudocircuit. RCD furnishing upgrade: Chairs, and tables. Can also be upgraded with an Advanced RCD silo link upgrade, which can be printed from the engineering protolathe after research. With this upgrade, the RCD can be used on an Ore Silo to permanently link it. Afterwards, use the radial menu of the RCD to select an option there which makes it pull materials directly from that silo. It can be toggled back to using its internal storage at any time.

Advanced Rapid Construction Device (ARCD) Found in: Admin Magicks Used for: Making and destroying walls, doors, and floors, from a distance Description The ARCD is a RCD, except it can construct and deconstruct items from a distance. Unfortunately, short of serious admin fuckery, it cannot be obtained through normal play. Most often used for making Ratvar cry a river.

Rapid Piping Device (RPD) Found in: Supermatter Chamber, Atmospherics, cargo and engi Protolathes after research Used for: Dispensing pipes Description The replacement of the old pipe dispenser, it can manufacture (but not deconstruct) several different pipes. More of an atmospherics tool than for engineering, but it's critical when setting up the Supermatter Engine. Does not consume any sort of ammo or materials to produce pipes. Most often used for spamming a shit ton of volume pumps. It can dispense regular gas pipes, gas pipe devices, disposals pipes and transit tube pipes. Can be upgraded to unwrench pipes and devices, after research.

Rapid Light Dispenser (RLD) Found in: Engineering and Cargo Protolathes, after acquiring the tech disk from the B.E.P.I.S. Used for: Lighting up an area Strategy: A device used to rapidly provide lighting sources to an area. Reload with metal, plasteel, glass or compressed matter cartridges Description The RLD has 3 different modes: Permanent Light Collection: The RLD can attach lights to the floor or to the wall. These lights will burn forever as long as the APC in the room is powered. Light Launcher: The RLD launches glowsticks at a distance Deconstruct: Tears apart wall/floor lights

Crowbar Found in: Nearly everywhere Used for: Opening airlocks, breaking things. Strategy: If the power goes out on the station, you will need a crowbar to open doors. Otherwise it's just for breaking things. Description The crowbar can pry open things or pry closed things and is used in deconstructing objects like computers and airlocks. It will open powered down doors and fire doors. You can use it to remove floor tiles, especially useful when they are damaged or you believe wires have been cut. Comes in four flavors, gunmetal grey, robust red, bronze brass, and illegally fast black and red.

Screwdriver Found in: Auxiliary Tool Storage, Engineering, EVA, Primary Tool Storage, R&D, Robotics Used for: Construction and deconstruction Strategy: Almost every machine requires a screwdriver to build it or take it apart. Description A simple, but often needed tool. Everything from APCs to windows to computers can be unscrewed. Grilles can be unscrewed and pulled away instead of broken. A screwdriver to the eyes is a dangerous weapon.

Wirecutters Found in: Auxiliary Tool Storage, Engineering, EVA, Tech Storage, Primary Tool Storage, R&D, Robotics Used for: Removing wires Strategy: One quick snip and you can remove wires from any machine, security camera, or from the floor. Make sure to wear gloves. Description More or less an undo tool with wires. Can be used to disable cameras, and needed to take apart most machines. Can also be used to deconstruct grilles instantly.

Wrench Found in: Nearly everywhere Used for: Deconstruction, attaching bolts Strategy: Wrenches are usually used to take things apart, like wall girders, or tables. Only the emitters and computers use them in construction stages. They either fasten bolts, or take apart bolts. Description This tool is used more to take the station apart than to put it together. Most departments need one to secure some machine or another.

Welding Tool Found in: Auxiliary Tool Storage, Engineering, EVA, Primary Tool Storage, R&D, Robotics Used for: Sealing airlocks, construction and deconstruction. Fighting aliens. Strategy: You can cut all manner of things apart, from lockers (open locker, click while lit) to walls. OR, You can weld shut doors and lockers. It is useless when out of fuel. Description A must have for engineers. Most modifications you make to the station will require this tool. It does have an open flame, so it will light everything from cigarettes to plasma. Use it as a weapon against weeds and vines. Don't refuel it when lit unless you want an explosion. Be sure to use eye protection unless you like slowly going blind.

Industrial Welding Tool Found in: Engineering, Hacked Autolathe Used for: Welding stuff, even better Strategy: You can weld objects together, you can unweld objects together Description It's a welding tool, but it has double fuel capacity. Most rounds, you don't have to refuel it at all. There also is the Upgraded Industrial Welding Tool with 80u of fuel, available in YouTool vendors and in the miner voucher's Minebot kit.

Multitool Found in: Cargo, Engineering, EVA, Maintenance, Tech Storage, Primary Tool Storage, Robotics Used for: Hacking, Ore Silo linking, Telecommunications, Surgery on cybernetics Strategy: Multitools are used to pulse wires while hacking anything. Having one gives you more control over the device you are hacking. Description Used for hacking Airlocks, APCs, autolathes, mulebots, vending machines, and nearly anything else with a panel. See the guide to hacking for more information. Also used as a buffer for the Ore Silo and Tcomms.

Analyzer Found in: Toolboxes Used for: Scanning the air, analyze anomalies Strategy: If you ever needed a complex readout about your current atmosphere, this is the tool for you. Description Can be used to scan the atmosphere, and shows you what's inside a Canister or a pipe. The analyzer can also be added to an unscrewed Security Camera to upgrade it to an X-ray camera, and will prove invaluable in the case of a anomaly. Otherwise, made practically worthless by the PDA Air Scanner.

T-ray Scanner Found in: Auxiliary Tool Storage, Engineering, EVA, Primary Tool Storage, R&D, Robotics Used for: Seeing under floor tiles Strategy: If you are actually doing repair work, a T-ray scanner in your pocket will let you plan out wires and pipes. Description Click on it on your hand to activate. When activated it will reveal wires and pipes (and "lost" satchels) under the flooring, as well as creatures such as monkeys, slimes and xenomorphs inside pipes, as well as make cloaked people flicker.

Rapid Pipe Cleaner Layer Found in: Engineering, Art_Storage Used for: Laying cosmetic pipe cleaners Strategy: Wield it with both your hands, walk slowly Description The Rapid Pipe Cleaner Layer can hold 90 pieces of Pipe Cleaner. When wielded with a single hand, it can lay pipe cleaner manually. However, when it is wielded with both hands, it lays pipe cleaners under you as you walk. Used for wire art.

Airlock Painter Found in: Engineering, Autolathe Used for: Painting airlocks Strategy: Put a toner in it and use it on an airlock and select how you want it to look Description An advanced autopainter preprogrammed with several paintjobs for airlocks. Use it on an airlock during or after construction to change the paintjob.

Emergency Welding Tool Found in: Emergency toolboxes through the station Used for: Same as a regular welding tool Strategy: Welding stuff Description Functions identically to a normal welding tool, but only has 10 units of fuel.

Inducer Found in: Engineering's electrical locker, Engineering & Science Protolathes (after research) Used for: Recharging machines Strategy: Use and give away inducers to recharge essential machines (chem dispensers, APCs), especially when the power goes out. Description You can click on a machine or an APC with an inducer to recharge it. Recharge the inducer itself by replacing the power cell within it.

Jaws of Life Found in: Chief Engineer's Toolbelt, Engineering Protolathe (after research) Used for: Prying open doors, cutting wires, popping out floor tiles Strategy: It's a crowbar and a pair of wirecutters combined into a single tool Description While in cutting mode, you can cut wires and hack machines. While in prying mode, you can pop out floor tiles, and instantly open unpowered/fire doors. Similarly to the Fire Axe, you can pry open powered doors with a bit of effort.

Hand Drill Found in: Chief Engineer's Toolbelt, Engineering Protolathe (after research) Used for: Exposing wires, securing objects, building mechs Strategy: It's a screwdriver and a wrench combined into a single tool Description With the screw driver bit, you can expose wires to hack stuff. With the bolt driver bit, you can secure canisters and wrench down loose objects faster. Faster (.7) than basic tools, slower than the borgs' (.5), the Aliens' (.1) or the Black Market's (.3).

Experimental Welding Tool Found in: Chief Engineer's Toolbelt, Engineering & Science Protolathes (after research) Used for: Welding stuff Strategy: It's a better welding tool Description This welding tool contains more fuel (40u), welds objects quicker, and recharges fuel on its own, without any intervention.

Geiger Counter Found in: Radiation Locker Used for: Measuring Radiation. Strategy: Use it on people or objects to see whats causing all the radiation poisoning. Description The Geiger Counter is useless used to measure radiations.

Construction Bag Found in: Engineering Used for: Carrying stock parts and circuit boards. Strategy: Put the parts in it needed to construct machines and other things. Description Can hold stock parts, other common machine components, circuits, misc electronics and cable coils.

Engineering Gear

Hard Hat

Welding Helmet

Optical Meson Scanner

Engineering Scanner Goggles

Hazard Vest

Insulated Gloves

Tool Belt

MODsuit

Equipment

Engi-Vend Found in: Engineering Used for: Supplying yourself with electronics and engineering equipment Strategy: Get a loaded RCD smart metal foam grenades from here. Description Spare tool vending.

SMES Superconducting Magnetic Energy Storage Found in: Engineering, Solars, AI Chamber, Mining Station, Telecommunications Used for: Storing and distributing power Strategy: Set an input (how much power will be drawn from input wire terminal), set on output (preferably smaller than the input so something will actually be stored in the cell), and watch the station flourish! Description Huge cell/battery for power distributing purposes. Maximum capacity 5 megawatts. Remember: Wire connected to the floor terminal = power input. Wire under the SMES = power output. Left lights represent how much of the SMES is loaded. The top right light shows the input power status. If it's off = none, red = on but receiving no power, blinking yellow = receiving power and loading. The middle right light shows the output power status. If it's off = not outputting power, green = outputting power. Guide to building an SMES.

APC Area Power Controller Found in: Every room with power Used for: Controlling the power for a sector on the station. Strategy: Have power equipment access, swipe your ID on it to unlock it and choose your action. Description Actions available on the APC: Main Breaker: On/Off - Toggles power to the room Equipment: Auto/On/Off - Toggles power to computers, doors, and other electronic equipment. Lighting: Auto/On/Off - Toggles power to lighting in the area. Environmental: Auto/On/Off - Toggles power to the ventilation in the area, as well as the Air Alarm. Cover Lock: Engaged/Disengaged - Provides a cover to protect the battery. Remember, 'Auto' power settings slowly cuts off each breaker when power runs low in this order: <30 % = Equipment off, <15% = Lighting and Environment off. Replacing the APC's Battery: To replace the APC battery, you need an ID with sufficient access to unlock the APC itself. Swipe ID with power equipment access to unlock the interface. Open the panel and disengage the cover lock. Use a crowbar on the APC to open the cover. Take the battery out with a free hand. place in the new battery. Close the cover again with your crowbar. Re-engage the cover lock. Swipe ID to secure the interface. If an APC looks like this (blue with blinking red lights), it's either emagged or the AI is malfunctioning. If an APC looks like this (blue with moving bar) it is just charging and yelling MALF in the radio will make everyone 1. laugh at you and 2. not believe you when you actually find real hacked APCs. Guide to building an APC. Guide to hacking an APC.

Cell Charger Found in: Cargo, Engineering, Primary Tool Storage, R&D, Robotics Used for: Recharging power cells Strategy: Place power cells into these to charge them up Description These will drain power directly from the room's APC unit to recharge Power Cells. Beware with high capacity cells, as they will drain the room's APC completely. Can be secured and unsecured using a wrench.

P.A.C.M.A.N.-Type Portable Generator Found in: Engineering Power Storage Used for: Portable backup generator Strategy: Mostly used to jump start the Engine Description Needs solid plasma as fuel and be secured on an exposed powered wire to generate power. Can be secured and unsecured using a wrench. Guide to building a P.A.C.M.A.N.-Type Portable Generator.

Emitter Found in: Engineering Secure Storage, Engine, more can be ordered from Cargo Used for: To power up the supermatter Strategy: Ensure it has a powered wire under it, wrench and weld it in place and turn it on. Lock with ID if needed Description A heavy duty industrial laser. Shoots non-stop when turned on. There are a few at the engine to power the supermatter. Can power Field Generators with laser shots. Emitters are also useful as a weapon, if your target stands still long enough for you to set it up. (Hint: Blobs don't move.) You can also slot in a custom energy weapon to be fired, instead of default emitter beams. Simply open the panel and insert the gun.

Field Generator Found in: Engineering Secure Storage, Engine, more can be ordered from Cargo Used for: Containing the singularity or other dangerous things Strategy: Point an Emitter at it and turn them both on Description A large thermal battery that projects a high amount of energy when powered.

Gravitational Singularity Generator Found in: Engineering Secure Storage, Engine, more can be ordered from Cargo Used for: Creating a Singularity Strategy: Place in front of a Particle Accelerator Description An odd device which produces a Gravitational Singularity when set up.

Tesla Generator Found in: Engineering Secure Storage, Engine, more can be ordered from Cargo Used for: Creating a Tesla Strategy: Place in front of a Particle Accelerator Description An odd device which produces a Tesla when set up.

Anti-Breach Shielding Projector Found in: Engineering Secure Storage, Engine, more can be ordered from Cargo Used for: Used to seal minor hull breaches Strategy: Wrench it in place near a hull breach and turn it on Description An energy shield used to contain hull breaches. All space tiles within a 2 square radius will be blocked off with a shield.

Shield Generator Found in: Teleporter, Xenobiology, more can be ordered from Cargo Used for: To seal in/out aliens and such Strategy: Wrench it in place Description Creates a barrier between two Shield Generators.

Gravity Generator Found in: Gravity Generator Room Used for: Creating gravity to the station Strategy: If broken, fix it with a screwdriver, welding tool, 10 units of plasteel and then a wrench. Description Provides sweet sweet gravity when enabled. Provides sweet sweet anger when not. When powered, and toggled on, it will charge until 100%, which will then enable the gravity. If it isn't powered, via the APC on the environment channel, or it is toggled off then it will discharge until it hits 0%; which will then disable the gravity. While charging/discharging, the generator will emit a lot of radiation so make sure you wear a radiation suit.

Gas Turbine Generator and Compressor Found in: MetaStation Used for: Creating power through a contained small fire Strategy: Make inferno fire to compressor-side, turn Gas Turbine Generator on, open the turbine-end to space so fire moves through the machine to generate power. Higher airflow and temperature makes more power. Description See here how to construct a Gas Turbine Generator.

Removed/Unused

Particle Accelerator Found in: Engine, parts can be ordered from Cargo Used for: Creating and maintaining a Singularity Strategy: Set a Gravitational Singularity Generator in front of it and turn it on Description Guide to Setting Up the Particle Accelerator Guide to hacking the Particle Accelerator.

S.U.P.E.R.P.A.C.M.A.N.-Type Portable Generator Found in: R&D Used for: Portable backup generator Strategy: If you really need to use that uranium for power. Description Needs uranium as fuel and be secured on an exposed powered wire to generate power. Can be secured and unsecured using a wrench. Guide to building a S.U.P.E.R.P.A.C.M.A.N.-Type Portable Generator.

Radiation Collector Found in: Engine, more can be ordered from Cargo or constructed. Used for: Creating energy from radiation. Description Will generate energy when loaded with a Plasma Tank (filled with Plasma Gas), if anchored and activated near an active Supermatter. Converts the Plasma into Tritium. Can alternatively be used to generate research points instead of power. To change configuration to research mode, fill the tank with Tritium and Oxygen instead of Plasma. Then use a multitool on the Radiation Collector. Examine it to see current configuration. A generic supermatter setup can produce a total of 10 points per minute for each Radiation Collector generating points. In this research mode, the tank must also be refilled every 5 minutes or so.

Thermo-Electric Generator Found in: MiniStation Used for: Creating power through a contained huge inferno Strategy: See below. Description See here how to set it up.