Atmospheric Technician - Revision history

William Murdoch at 18:53, 17 February 2026

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	\|difficulty = Medium to Hard		\|difficulty = Medium to Hard
	\|qualifications = At least 25 years of age, applicable Bachelors degree or 7 years experience in engineering-related field.		\|qualifications = At least 25 years of age, applicable Bachelors degree or 7 years experience in engineering-related field, and meets the [[Stellar Corporate Conglomerate Occupation Qualifications]].
	\|employers = [[Hephaestus Industries]], [[Zavodskoi Interstellar]]		\|employers = [[Hephaestus Industries]], [[Zavodskoi Interstellar]]
	\|superior = [[Chief Engineer]]		\|superior = [[Chief Engineer]]

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	If you still need help, the [[Guide to Thrusters]] is your friend.		If you still need help, the [[Guide to Thrusters]] is your friend.

			=== Bluespace Drive ===

			Running and maintaining the expensive Phoron-fueled Bluespace Drive that allows the Horizon to jump is another part of your job, one that you handle in conjunction with [[Engineer\|Engineers]]. While they handle the mechanical and electrical side of things, you are responsible for loading it with Phoron gas, and a second moderator gas mix. Generally, the Drive can wait until everything else is done, and ultimately is optional to even set up. But if you and the Engineers choose to, you can load it up for some happy jumping. When it doubt, consult the [[Bluespace Drive\|Guide to the Bluespace Drive]].

	=== Fire! ===		=== Fire! ===

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	\|duties = Ensure the air is breathable on the ship, fight fires, repair pipes, keep the thrusters going, help out the [[Station Engineer\|Engineers]].		\|duties = Ensure the air is breathable on the ship, fight fires, repair pipes, keep the thrusters going, help out the [[Station Engineer\|Engineers]].
	\|guides = [[Guide to Construction]], [[Guide to Atmospherics]], [[Guide to Thrusters]]		\|guides = [[Guide to Construction]], [[Guide to Atmospherics]], [[Guide to Thrusters]], [[Bluespace Drive]]
	}}		}}
	As an '''Atmospheric Technician''', what you do is rather simple. Firstly, your ship's atmospherics system starts up and running, but there is always room for improvement. Secondly, if there is any sort of environmental disaster, head off and fix it! Most of the crew requires air to survive and a good atmospheric tech can change the flow of an entire round. You have your tools, your [[Guide_to_Communication_Devices#Headset\|engineering headset]], portable and mobile pipe dispensers, several space heaters, and atmospheric survival equipment. When things get quiet, sit back and start your own little projects, usually consisting of plotting ways to flood the ship with a variety of toxic gases or finding the exact amount of high powered pumps to crash that power supply and yell at the inferior engineers.		As an '''Atmospheric Technician''', what you do is rather simple. Firstly, your ship's atmospherics system starts up and running, but there is always room for improvement. Secondly, if there is any sort of environmental disaster, head off and fix it! Most of the crew requires air to survive and a good atmospheric tech can change the flow of an entire round. You have your tools, your [[Guide_to_Communication_Devices#Headset\|engineering headset]], portable and mobile pipe dispensers, several space heaters, and atmospheric survival equipment. When things get quiet, sit back and start your own little projects, usually consisting of plotting ways to flood the ship with a variety of toxic gases or finding the exact amount of high powered pumps to crash that power supply and yell at the inferior engineers.

Sneakyranger: image edit

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Sneakyranger: Added thrusters to atmospheric technician's duties, added thruster section to the little info area. Linked guide to thrusters in the text body twice. Also fixes Phoron redlink.

2022-06-06T13:07:39Z

Added thrusters to atmospheric technician's duties, added thruster section to the little info area. Linked guide to thrusters in the text body twice. Also fixes Phoron redlink.

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	\|employers = [[Hephaestus Industries]], [[Zavodskoi Interstellar]]		\|employers = [[Hephaestus Industries]], [[Zavodskoi Interstellar]]
	\|superior = [[Chief Engineer]]		\|superior = [[Chief Engineer]]
	\|duties = Ensure the air is breathable on the ship, fight fires, repair pipes, help out the [[Station Engineer\|Engineers]].		\|duties = Ensure the air is breathable on the ship, fight fires, repair pipes, keep the thrusters going, help out the [[Station Engineer\|Engineers]].
	\|guides = [[Guide to Construction]], [[Guide to Atmospherics]], [[Guide to Thrusters]]		\|guides = [[Guide to Construction]], [[Guide to Atmospherics]], [[Guide to Thrusters]]
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	Your job is air. You keep the ship breathing. Without you, this place would suffocate while sucking on a hard vacuum. Or freeze to death. Or die of depressurization. Or catch on fire. Or poison itself with phoron. You get the picture.		Your job is air. You keep the ship breathing. Without you, this place would suffocate while sucking on a hard vacuum. Or freeze to death. Or die of depressurization. Or catch on fire. Or poison itself with phoron. You get the picture.

	In more specific terms, though, you have ~~two~~ primary duties: keeping the ship's atmospheric systems running at full capacity ~~and~~ taking care of any specific atmospheric problems that pop up on the ship. This means that you refill areas that have been depressurized, drain areas that have overpressurized, filter out [[Phoron\|toxic gases]], fight fires, and any number of other things. See the [[Guide to Atmospherics]] for more details.		In more specific terms, though, you have three primary duties: keeping the ship's atmospheric systems running at full capacity, taking care of any specific atmospheric problems that pop up on the ship, and managing the ship's thrusters. This means that you refill areas that have been depressurized, drain areas that have overpressurized, filter out [[Bluespace#Phoron\|toxic gases]], fight fires, and any number of other things. See the [[Guide to Atmospherics]] and the [[Guide to Thrusters]] for more details.

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	Getting rid of toxins, on the other hand, is usually more difficult. Setting the air alarm filters to scrub out toxins and N2O from the air will help, but it might not be enough. Air scrubbers can be used to get rid of toxins, but if the spill is very large, you might have to resort to Panic Syphon or Replace Air settings. Remember to keep people out of the room as long as you're working. Not only are the toxins dangerous, but the fact that depressurization is probably your best option adds another threat. Just make sure to enable your magboots before bashing in a window and that the grill is not shocked. If it's a phoron spill, be damn sure there's nothing around that can set it off (unless you're planning on burning off the phoron, which is extremely dangerous and shouldn't be attempted in anything but the most extreme cases or by experienced Atmospheric Technicians).		Getting rid of toxins, on the other hand, is usually more difficult. Setting the air alarm filters to scrub out toxins and N2O from the air will help, but it might not be enough. Air scrubbers can be used to get rid of toxins, but if the spill is very large, you might have to resort to Panic Syphon or Replace Air settings. Remember to keep people out of the room as long as you're working. Not only are the toxins dangerous, but the fact that depressurization is probably your best option adds another threat. Just make sure to enable your magboots before bashing in a window and that the grill is not shocked. If it's a phoron spill, be damn sure there's nothing around that can set it off (unless you're planning on burning off the phoron, which is extremely dangerous and shouldn't be attempted in anything but the most extreme cases or by experienced Atmospheric Technicians).

			=== Thruster Setup ===

			The thrusters and their prompt setup is also a key part of your job as an Atmospheric Technician aboard the Horizon, as is their maintenance in the event of a problem. Generally, thruster setup should be your first priority on a normal shift, and luckily it's fairly easy. Start in the port thruster near the oxygen and air tanks, and start filling the burn chambers by maxing and enabling input and output on the terminal and then maxing and enabling the pump next to the gas mixer. After that, repeat the process in the starboard thruster. Once they've gotten sufficiently pressurized, hit the ignition switch next to the terminals in both rooms and then max and enable the output pump near the burn chambers - all done!

			If you still need help, the [[Guide to Thrusters]] is your friend.

	=== Fire! ===		=== Fire! ===

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2022-05-17T15:25:56Z

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	\|duties = Ensure the air is breathable on the ship, fight fires, repair pipes, help out the [[Station Engineer\|Engineers]].		\|duties = Ensure the air is breathable on the ship, fight fires, repair pipes, help out the [[Station Engineer\|Engineers]].
	\|guides = [[Guide to Construction]], [[Guide to Atmospherics]]		\|guides = [[Guide to Construction]], [[Guide to Atmospherics]], [[Guide to Thrusters]]
	}}		}}
	As an '''Atmospheric Technician''', what you do is rather simple. Firstly, your ship's atmospherics system starts up and running, but there is always room for improvement. Secondly, if there is any sort of environmental disaster, head off and fix it! Most of the crew requires air to survive and a good atmospheric tech can change the flow of an entire round. You have your tools, your [[Guide_to_Communication_Devices#Headset\|engineering headset]], portable and mobile pipe dispensers, several space heaters, and atmospheric survival equipment. When things get quiet, sit back and start your own little projects, usually consisting of plotting ways to flood the ship with a variety of toxic gases or finding the exact amount of high powered pumps to crash that power supply and yell at the inferior engineers.		As an '''Atmospheric Technician''', what you do is rather simple. Firstly, your ship's atmospherics system starts up and running, but there is always room for improvement. Secondly, if there is any sort of environmental disaster, head off and fix it! Most of the crew requires air to survive and a good atmospheric tech can change the flow of an entire round. You have your tools, your [[Guide_to_Communication_Devices#Headset\|engineering headset]], portable and mobile pipe dispensers, several space heaters, and atmospheric survival equipment. When things get quiet, sit back and start your own little projects, usually consisting of plotting ways to flood the ship with a variety of toxic gases or finding the exact amount of high powered pumps to crash that power supply and yell at the inferior engineers.

Chada1 at 12:54, 8 April 2022

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	Atmospherics is already sensitive work, and it's just complex enough that people who don't know how it works themselves will generally let you do what you say needs to be done rather than question you when there's an Atmospherics alert in the area. This combined with the ability to remotely trigger such alarms or cause atmos troubles, gives you a free pass to enter almost all of the ship without raising an eyebrow. This gives you all sorts of opportunity for shenanigans. Beyond that, you can sabotage the entire ship's air supply very, very easily if you know what you're doing - but do it carefully, because you'll be one of those most under suspicion. You have easy access to phoron and other harmful substances as well. With a bit of inventiveness, you can do a lot of damage. Make sure to clear it with admins if you plan to send an entire department to sleep or declare the bridge a new construction zone via rapid phoron induced deconstruction.		Atmospherics is already sensitive work, and it's just complex enough that people who don't know how it works themselves will generally let you do what you say needs to be done rather than question you when there's an Atmospherics alert in the area. This combined with the ability to remotely trigger such alarms or cause atmos troubles, gives you a free pass to enter almost all of the ship without raising an eyebrow. This gives you all sorts of opportunity for shenanigans. Beyond that, you can sabotage the entire ship's air supply very, very easily if you know what you're doing - but do it carefully, because you'll be one of those most under suspicion. You have easy access to phoron and other harmful substances as well. With a bit of inventiveness, you can do a lot of damage. Make sure to clear it with admins if you plan to send an entire department to sleep or declare the bridge a new construction zone via rapid phoron induced deconstruction.

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