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==What is this strange place?==
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=What is this strange place?=
[[File:Telescience_room.png|thumb|515px|alt=Telescience_room|link=Telescience|The Telescience Lab]]
Telescience is a single room at the south end of the Research department hallway.
Telescience is a single room at the south end of the Research department hallway.


This area focuses on teleportation, both sending and receiving. It is equipped with a [[Telepad]], a secure room to teleport people and things in and out of, and several handheld [[GPS]] readers.
This area focuses on teleportation, both sending and receiving. It is equipped with a Telepad, a secure room to teleport people and things in and out of, and several handheld GPS readers.


Telescience is relatively easy, and in the right hands can be a great aid... or detriment to the station.  
Telescience is relatively easy, and in the right hands can be a great aid... or detriment to the station.  
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Z-Value
Z-Value


To simplify this, picture the game as being on a huge graph, because it pretty much is. The higher the X-Value is, the farther to the right your teleport will send you. The higher Y is, the higher north you will be sent. Z-Value is "Depth" if a graph had one, one z-level is the station, another is the abandoned Russian station, etc. You'll figure this out with practice.
To simplify this, picture the game as being on a huge graph, because it pretty much is.  
The X value defines the X axis. Hence, this will affect the western and eastern positions.
The Y value defines the Y axis. Hence, this will affect the northern and southern positions.
The Z value defines the Z level. There are many levels. One contains the station, one contains the Derelict, another contains Central Command, ETC.
Certain Z levels may not be reached, such as the Central Command, due to them obviously containing event/administration gear.
 
=How to telescience=
 
First off, you'll want to put on a Radiation Suit found in a Radiation Closet by the doors. The Telepad will emit random radiation waves that will Irradiate anything in the room.


===How do work===


At round start, the telepad will be calibrated. That means the following: the Bearing setting will be offset to a random value between -10 and 10 degrees, and the Power setting will be offset randomly from -4 to 0. At this point, there are somewhere between 30 and 40 uses before it will have to be re-calibrated. Every time the crystals are re-calibrated, the remaining uses until calibration is needed again will be a random number between 30 and 40. When recalibrating, the bearing and power offsets will be re-rolled. These values do not stack, so they will always be within these ranges. To find out these offsets, you will need those little gizmos called [[GPS]]. The round starts with a number of them on the table in the [[Telescience Lab]]. Grab two, place one on the telepad and the other in your pocket.
== Setting up your lab ==
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'''Now this next part requires some math and a calculator supporting square roots and inverse trigonometric functions, specifically asin() and atan().''' If you're incapable of math, ask yourself what the hell are you doing in the Research Division of the most high-tech space station ever built, and apply to [[Head of Personnel]] for the [[Clown]]'s job.
Depending on if you wish to enter and exit the Telepad room, you may set the two portable scrubbers at max power in the chamber. Overtime, the Telepad will generate Plasma gas and catch fire. In order to properly cool off the room after a scrubbed fire, you may require to setup a cooling system. Some will bug the [[Atmospheric Technician]] to install a Air Alarm, whilst others will simply remove the wall to Toxins Storage.  


First, let's find the power offset. It is most simply done by setting elevation to 45. Elevation set to 45 sets the sin(2*elevation) to 1 so the equation for the distance simplifies to (power^2)/10. For example if you teleport something with power 20, it should be (20^2)/10 = 40 tiles away. That's where the power offset comes in, as the GPS will actually be in ((power-offset)^2)/10, so, using the previous example and if the offset is, say, -4, the GPS will be actually ((20-4)^2)/10  = (16^2)/10 = 25.6 (rounded to 26) tiles away. So, to find out the power offset, you need to teleport the GPS with 45 elevation and see how far away it actually flies. Let's designate the GPS coordinates as X and Y, and the telepad coordinates as Xt and Yt. Then the formula for the distance from the telepad to the GPS is:
Still on the subject of scrubbers, you may want to borrow the two Huge Air Scrubbers in Toxins Storage and turn them on using the Area Air Control computer. It'll help speed the process.
*distance = sqrt((Xt - X)^2 + (Yt - Y)^2)
and the equation for actually finding the offset is:
*((power-offset)^2)/10 = distance,  therefore (power-offset)^2 = distance*10,  therefore '''power-offset = sqrt(distance*10)'''.


So, to recollect, to find the power offset you need to:
*Teleport the GPS with settings 0 bearing, 45 elevation, 20 power.
*Using another GPS find out how far did it go in both x and y directions (say, it travelled X tiles on x axis and Y on y axis).
*Calculate the distance from the telepad to the GPS as sqrt(X^2 + Y^2)
*Multiply it by 10 and extract sqare root.
*What you see at your calc now is power minus offset. As the power was set to 20, to find offset, you need to substract the number you've got from 20. So, for example, if you got roughly 17, the offset is 3 (remember it can be only integer).
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Now, to find the bearing offset. When you teleported the GPS, you might've noticed it didn't go precisely north, although the bearing was set to 0. The bearing offset is to blame. Once again, assume the GPS travelled X tiles west and Y tiles north. Then, by dividing X by Y, you get the tangent of the offset angle, and the angle itself can be calculated as '''offset = atan(X/Y)''' (it's also integer, so feel free to round). Given the GPS travelled '''west''', that will be a positive offset that will be added to your bearing, so you have to compensate by substracting it from the bearing you will be setting. Inversly, if the GPS has gone '''east''', the offset is negative and you need to add it to the bearing.
== Using your lab ==


Congratulations! Now that you know both offsets, you can teleport anything with some deadly precision or steal some high-secure items in the most stealthy fashion without having anyone see the GPS tools dancing around! So, how do you put that knowledge to use? Let's assume you want to teleport something X tiles west and Y tiles north. First, you again need to find the distance as '''sqrt(X^2 + Y^2)''' (let's designate it '''D'''). Now, set the power setting so that '''((power-offset)^2)/10''' (let's designate that number as '''Dmax''') was greater than your distance. (If you can't, you need to find you more bluespace crystals). Now, once the power is set, you need to adjust the bearing. '''Divide D by Dmax'''. As Dmax is greater, you'll get a number less than 1. You need to '''calculate the inverse sine from that number and then divide it by 2'''. In one formula,
Now that you've got your equipment on, you're ready for action! Take one of the GPS devices on the table and go put it on the telepad. Make sure to remember it's ID! Now go to that fancy purple console and bring it up. You'll see multiple buttons. Begin by clicking "Recalibrate". You should see a "Calibration Successful" message. Proceed to setting the X and Y values to 100. Set the Z level to 1 (Station level). If you don't see the coordinates update, Close and open the computer again. Once that's done, click the Send button. Now go nab another GPS device on the table. That ID you remembered set earlier? That's the one you just warped. Say the results are (108, 98, 1). This means the telepad is 8 over on the X value and 2 under on the Y value. So the offset is -8X, +2Y ! So say you really want to send the GPS to (100,100,1). You'll have to set the telepad to (92,102,1)!  
*elevation = (asin(D/Dmax))/2.
Now the bearing setting is obviously dependant not only on the distances the object has to travel along the X and Y axes, but on the general direction it travels to or from (northeast, southeast, southwest, northwest). To set the bearing, you'll need to calculate '''atan(X/Y)''' if the destination is northeast or southwest, and '''atan(Y/X)''' otherwise. Both X and Y numbers here have to be positive (just the distances on X and Y axes without signs). (Writer's note: wish I could add a picture of trigonometric circle in here, that would explain everything much better than I can in words). You'll get a number between 0 and 90, which will be your bearing plus(or minus) offset if you're sending northeast. To send something along the same distances on X and Y, but in the other direction, you'll need to add a multiple of 90 degrees to it. So:
*To send north and east, don't add anything.
*To send south and east, add 90.
*To send south and west, add 180.
*To send north and west, add 270.
Now compensate for the bearing offset, punch those numbers in the computer and hit that Send (or Recieve) button! If you're not miscalculated and everything was done right, you should now have DAT FUKKEN DISK on the telepad or a maximum-yield bomb at the AI core. Enjoy your near-omnipotence, you've truly deserved it.
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Sadly, every 30 to 40 teleportations (roughly) the [[Telepad]] will '''fizzle'''. This means you need to click  Recalibrate and start from step 1. Learn to recalibrate quickly, or you may end up in a heap of trouble.
Sadly, every 10 to 20 teleportations (roughly) the Telepad will '''fizzle'''. This means you need to click  Recalibrate and start from step 1. Learn to recalibrate quickly, or you may end up in a heap of trouble.


Leave handy beacons around the station, and GPS units at interesting locations in space, and you can easily find them again. It's worth putting something down in the [[Medbay]] so you can quickly send the wounded and the dead there.
Leave handy beacons around the station, and GPS units at interesting locations in space, and you can easily find them again. It's worth putting something down in the [[Medbay]] so you can quickly send the wounded and the dead there.


Also, note that the maximum radius you can reach is proportional to power squared, so, with so much as three or four extra crystals, your reach extends immensely. Just insert them into the console and higher power will become available. This also amplifies the recharge time between teleports and the energy the telepad consumes from the room's APC.
=Challenges for the Robust in All of Us=
 
===Challenges for the Robust in All of Us===
# Be useful and teleport dead bodies to Genetics for cloning, or injured crew straight to Medbay for treatment!
# Be useful and teleport dead bodies to Genetics for cloning, or injured crew straight to Medbay for treatment!
# Teleport an Engineering Cyborg straight to a hull breach!
# Teleport an Engineering Cyborg straight to a hull breach!
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# Teleport the Nuclear Device around during a Nuclear Operatives -round! Bonus points if it's right after they stick in DAT FUKKEN DISK and before they input the code! Double bonus points for teleporting it to the derelict!
# Teleport the Nuclear Device around during a Nuclear Operatives -round! Bonus points if it's right after they stick in DAT FUKKEN DISK and before they input the code! Double bonus points for teleporting it to the derelict!
# Teleport a bomb onto a malfunctioning AI's core!
# Teleport a bomb onto a malfunctioning AI's core!
# Teleport the [[Woody's Got Wood|WGW]] reader into LORD SINGULOTH!
# Teleport the Woody's Got Wood reader into LORD SINGULOTH!
 
 
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Revision as of 04:36, 16 July 2014

What is this strange place?

Telescience is a single room at the south end of the Research department hallway.

This area focuses on teleportation, both sending and receiving. It is equipped with a Telepad, a secure room to teleport people and things in and out of, and several handheld GPS readers.

Telescience is relatively easy, and in the right hands can be a great aid... or detriment to the station.


Really? So.... I can like, kidnap the captain and turn him into a sex slave?

Do remember, you have to know college-level calcu---- hahahah fuck no, did you pass six grade? Yes? Well you're ready for telescience!

The telepad console has 3 settings:

X-Value Y-Value Z-Value

To simplify this, picture the game as being on a huge graph, because it pretty much is. The X value defines the X axis. Hence, this will affect the western and eastern positions. The Y value defines the Y axis. Hence, this will affect the northern and southern positions. The Z value defines the Z level. There are many levels. One contains the station, one contains the Derelict, another contains Central Command, ETC. Certain Z levels may not be reached, such as the Central Command, due to them obviously containing event/administration gear.

How to telescience

First off, you'll want to put on a Radiation Suit found in a Radiation Closet by the doors. The Telepad will emit random radiation waves that will Irradiate anything in the room.


Setting up your lab

Depending on if you wish to enter and exit the Telepad room, you may set the two portable scrubbers at max power in the chamber. Overtime, the Telepad will generate Plasma gas and catch fire. In order to properly cool off the room after a scrubbed fire, you may require to setup a cooling system. Some will bug the Atmospheric Technician to install a Air Alarm, whilst others will simply remove the wall to Toxins Storage.

Still on the subject of scrubbers, you may want to borrow the two Huge Air Scrubbers in Toxins Storage and turn them on using the Area Air Control computer. It'll help speed the process.


Using your lab

Now that you've got your equipment on, you're ready for action! Take one of the GPS devices on the table and go put it on the telepad. Make sure to remember it's ID! Now go to that fancy purple console and bring it up. You'll see multiple buttons. Begin by clicking "Recalibrate". You should see a "Calibration Successful" message. Proceed to setting the X and Y values to 100. Set the Z level to 1 (Station level). If you don't see the coordinates update, Close and open the computer again. Once that's done, click the Send button. Now go nab another GPS device on the table. That ID you remembered set earlier? That's the one you just warped. Say the results are (108, 98, 1). This means the telepad is 8 over on the X value and 2 under on the Y value. So the offset is -8X, +2Y ! So say you really want to send the GPS to (100,100,1). You'll have to set the telepad to (92,102,1)!

Sadly, every 10 to 20 teleportations (roughly) the Telepad will fizzle. This means you need to click Recalibrate and start from step 1. Learn to recalibrate quickly, or you may end up in a heap of trouble.

Leave handy beacons around the station, and GPS units at interesting locations in space, and you can easily find them again. It's worth putting something down in the Medbay so you can quickly send the wounded and the dead there.

Challenges for the Robust in All of Us

  1. Be useful and teleport dead bodies to Genetics for cloning, or injured crew straight to Medbay for treatment!
  2. Teleport an Engineering Cyborg straight to a hull breach!
  3. Borrow all the Chef's donuts!
  4. Teleport the last remaining revhead into the Brig for implanting!
  5. Find the remaining Bananium ore and construct a H.O.N.K. mech for the Clown!
  6. Teleport the Nuclear Device around during a Nuclear Operatives -round! Bonus points if it's right after they stick in DAT FUKKEN DISK and before they input the code! Double bonus points for teleporting it to the derelict!
  7. Teleport a bomb onto a malfunctioning AI's core!
  8. Teleport the Woody's Got Wood reader into LORD SINGULOTH!
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