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Do you long for new experiences? Are you comfortable working under pressure? Do you do well when working with explosives? Like making things go boom? If so, this is the guide for you! If you follow these simple instructions you will be prepared to load and maintain all of the weapons on your assigned vessel and qualified to call yourself a professional Munitions Technician. Be wary though, much like the goalie on a professional soccer team, you're the first one to blame if things go sour in combat, second only to the command staff, but if you can't handle the heat - stay out of the munitions bay.
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==Operating the guns==
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{{Important|Image=Warningsign.png|Title=No smoking!|Note=Missiles, gunpowder bags and artillery shells blow up very easily, even from the smallest spark. Don't smoke, use welders, etc. in the weapons bay.}}
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As a Munitions Technician, munitions assigned squad member, or Master At Arms, your job is to supply and control the various weapons on the ship to make sure they continue firing. This includes 50 Cal. Cannons, Railguns, Artillery cannons, Torpedo tubes, Gauss turrets, and the Automated Missile System (AMS). The faster you can load and prepare these weapons, the faster they can open fire on enemy ships. Do note that not all of the weapons listed here may be on your assigned vessel, so be certain to take inventory at the beginning of a shift and prepare accordingly for each weapon's needs.<br>
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=== [[File:PDCrack.gif]] Point Defense Cannons ===
|caption = ''"I'll fix the power as soon as I'm off my lunch break."''
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<span style="font-size:1.2em;">Point Defense cannons (PDCs) are the lifeblood of short ranged combat</span>
|access = [[Engineering]], Power Equipment, [[Tech Storage]], External airlocks, [[Construction Area|Construction]] [[Vacant Office|Site]], [[Maintenance]], [[Telecoms]]
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Serving as a rapid-fire weapon that is effective at taking down enemy fighters that other weapons may miss and destroying incoming missiles and torpedoes.
|difficulty = Medium
 
|supervisors = [[Chief Engineer]]
 
|rank = Ensign ('''ENS''')
 
|duties = Set up the engine and repair any damage to hull and equipment. Keep the ship's FTL spooled and the armour pumps running.
 
|guides = [[Engineering items]], [[Guide to construction]], [[Guide to advanced construction]], [[Guide to power]], [[Singularity Engine]], [[Guide_to_the_Supermatter|Supermatter Engine]], [[Tesla Engine]], [[Solars]], [[Hacking]], [[Guide to Telecommunications]], [[Guide to the Antimatter Engine]], [[Guide to the Nuclear Reactor]], [[Stormdrive|Guide to the Stormdrive Engine]], [[Guide to Ship Superstructure and Armor]]
 
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Luckily for you, loading these cannons is as easy as firing them:
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# Go to the empty loading rack on the wall [[File:PDCEmpty.gif]]
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# Insert a Full PDC Ammo Box [[File:PDCAmmo.png]]
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=== [[File:Deck_gun.png]] Artillery Cannon (Deck Gun) ===
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<span style="font-size:1.2em;">The deck guns are massive cannons that, when operated correctly, can obliterate any enemy in an instant.</span>
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[[File:TCArtRoom.png|right|thumb|An example of an Artillery bay configuration.]]
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They fire heavy projectiles which need to be primed before loading and are fueled with gunpowder which is used to propel the ammunition.<br>
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Loading Naval Artillery goes like this:
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# Acquire a projectile: [[File:NACShells.gif]]
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# Arm the projectile with a multitool:[[File:Multitool.gif]] '''=>''' [[File:NAC_Shell_Armed.gif]] [[File:NAC_AP_Shell_Armed.gif]]
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# Drag it onto the Payload Loading Gate: [[File:NAC_Payload_Gate.png]] '''=>''' [[File:NAC_Payload_Gate_Loaded.png]]
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# Acquire the propellant of choice (either gunpowder or plasma-based accelerant): [[File:NAC_Propellant.gif]]
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# Load the propellant into the Powder Loading Gate: [[File:NAC_Powder_Gate.png]] '''=>''' [[File:NAC_Powder_Gate_Loaded.png]]
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# Go to the console and hit "Pack from loader": [[File:NAC_Controls.png]]
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# Repeat these steps many times if you want a faster shot. You will generally load 6 bags of normal gunpowder.
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# Go back to the Console, and hit "Feed Shell": [[File:NAC_Controls.png]]
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# Voila! The shell is ready to fire. After the gun has fired - you will hear that anywhere on the ship - repeat these steps
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It's important to note that '''there is no limit to how much gunpowder can be loaded at one time''', meaning you can insert only 1 or even 20 bags of powder. Most of the time you'll want to put in a fair amount (about 5 bags or more) of powder as the cannon round travels very slowly without it, but it's best to get in contact with the ship's tactical systems operator (one of the bridge staff) about this if possible. If you let them know how much powder you're going to load they'll be able to maximize damage output.
  
<span style="background-color:#ffff88"><font size="4"><u>[[File:Warningsign.png|32px]]'''Hey, Listen!'''[[File:Warningsign.png|32px]]</u> <br>'''[[Guide_to_the_Stormdrive_Engine|For the Storm Drive Engine, click here.]]<br>[[Guide to the Nuclear Reactor|For the Nuclear Reactor, click here]]<br>'''<font size="2">
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To see how much power is behind each shot, look on the console. It will tell you how much propellant is packed in, in units called dT. Unpacked shells start out with 25% dT, 1 bag of gunpowder adds 25% dT, and one unit of plasma-based accelerant adds 50% dT. A [[Hungry Gunpowder Bag|Hungry gunpowder bag]]'s dT% varies greatly depending on how much it has been fed.
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=== [[File:AMSComp.gif]] Autonomous Missile System (AMS) ===
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<span style="font-size:1.2em;">Control system for firing Missiles Automatically!</span>
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The automated missile system is a series of missile tubes linked up to a central computer, this allows it to fire missiles and torpedos automatically at targeted enemies, which are capable of dealing incredible damage and can home in on the enemy ships, making shots almost always guaranteed to hit. Loading the missiles is simple, requiring them to be assembled and then dragged onto the tube. Then walk over to the assigned Ordenance Computer, click "Payload Loaded" then "Payload Chambered". Don't forget to turn off safeties!
  
What is a ship, without an engineer to maintain it? A sad, depowered, lifeless shell of a ship that's been cut into a million pieces. With you on board, the lights stay on, the rooms stay pressurized, and <s>the ship stays in at least 3 pieces</s> you and all of your friends return to Outpost 45, very much alive. As an engineer aboard an NSV, you are tasked with creating enough power for the ship's systems, keeping the armour wells and pumps working smoothly, and sealing up the hull breaches that inevitably appear.
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Controlling the AMS is fairly simple, as you can do it with the press of a button. Simply walk over to the AMS control console and select one of two firing modes:
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==== Anti-ship ====
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While using the anti-ship firing mode, the targeting system fires its missiles at enemy ships within its detection radius. It will also fire at enemy ships that have been targeted by fighters.
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==== Countermeasure ====
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If you select the countermeasure firing mode, the system will prioritize targeting incoming gunfire to avoid the ship getting hit. It also fires at ships within the detection radius if there's no incoming projectiles.
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=== [[File:NewTorpTube.png|64px]] Torpedo Tubes ===
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<span style="font-size:1.2em;">Torpedo tubes are the slower, bulkier counterparts of VLS tubes.</span>
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Torpedo tubes are slow loading, require maintenance, but are capable of dealing incredible damage and can home in on the enemy ships, making shots almost always guaranteed to hit. They have mostly been replaced by VLS tubes, given their easier maintenance and automation. However, you may still see them on some ships.
  
'''Bare minimum requirements:''' Fix hull breaches, fix cables/[[Engineering_items#Equipment|APCs]] if power goes out in an area. Observe the other engineer set up the [[Guide to the Nuclear Reactor|engine]] and know how [[Engineering_items#Equipment|SMESs]] work. Fill the [[Guide_to_Ship_Superstructure_and_Armor#APNW|armour well]]. Spool the FTL whenever the ship jumps.<br>
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To load a torpedo tube, acquire a pre-made torpedo by dragging one onto a trolley (trolleys have a capacity of 5 torpedos) and bringing it over to the tube. Click on the trolley, click a torpedo to detach it, then drag and drop the torpedo into the tube to begin loading it. Afterward, use the adjacent console and press "Load tray", "Chamber Tray Payload", and finally "Disengage safeties" to finish loading the Torpedo tube. Remember to re-engage the Torpedo tube safeties whenever reloading to prevent damage
'''Basic skills:''' [[Stormdrive|Set up the engine]] without killing everyone. [[Construction#Airlock|Fix emagged airlocks]] and rebuild [[Machinery|machines]]. Familiarize yourself with [[Hacking]]. Set up and turn on the [[Guide_to_Ship_Superstructure_and_Armor#APNP|armor pumps.]] Know how to bring the ship out of superstructure crit.<br>
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====Maintenance====
'''Advanced skills:''' Detect and fix sabotage - [[Guide_to_Telecommunications|Telecomms]], the engine, power sinks. Know enough about [[Guide_to_Atmospherics|Atmospherics]] to optimize the engines. Come up with some ''spicy'' engine mixes. Continuously monitor and adjust the armour pumps and shields during combat.<br>
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Torpedo tubes require maintenance when they're used too much. You probably want to perform maintenance between each bout of combat.<br>
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Note: Make sure there's nothing in the weapon and that the safeties are on, to prevent unnecessary explosions.  
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# Unscrew the maintenance hatch on the primary external casing
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# Unbolt (wrench) the internal maintenance panel
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# Apply 10 units of Oil to the exposed internal machinery, repeat as needed
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# Bolt (wrench) the panel, then fix (screwdriver) the hatch back in place
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=== [[File:GaussGun.png|64px]] Gauss Guns===
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<span style="font-size:1.2em;">Gauss guns fire 300mm Teflon coated tungsten rounds.</span>
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Unlike other ship weaponry, these are not controlled by [[Bridge Staff]] using the tactical console and are typically manned by Munitions Technicians. Gauss guns require no maintenance.
  
==[[File:RigHelmet.png]] The Engineer==
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To man gauss guns, buckle yourself into the gauss gunner chair and you'll rise into the cockpit above. To fire, click on the overmap to fire a powerful short-range burst. Gauss guns eat through ammo quickly, and you'll ideally want someone below deck keeping you loaded at all times. Loading tungsten rounds is as simple as placing them in a crate, click-dragging it to the loading rack, and sending it up for reloading. Additional slugs can be acquired from a nearby Gauss ammunition dispenser that can be upgraded by science to produce slugs at a faster rate.
  
===[[File:Paper.png]] Engineering Etiquette ===
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Gauss ammo racks can be upgraded by researching Guided Munitions, then printing the respective circuit board and applying it to the rack. Upgrading a gauss rack allows for rounds to be bump-loaded, meaning conveyor belts can be laid from gauss ammo dispensers directly to upgraded racks.
Take a look around engineering as the first thing you do, and see how many fellow engineers you have. If there's a ton, you probably don't want to snatch up everything that isn't nailed down. Don't fight over hardsuits. Don't try to break into the middle of a task someone has already begun: trying to fill plasma tanks at the same time as another person usually ends up filling engineering with plasma, and trying to turn on the reactor while someone else is still setting up the gasmix will certainly be deadly.
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=== [[File:Ship_BSA.png|96px]] Superliminal Bluespace Artillery ===
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<span style="font-size:1.2em;">Big Honking Space Gun, capable of not just annihilating your hearing, but also the enemy ship!</span>
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The Superliminal BSA is a massive machine which can accelerate a bolt of concentrated quark-gluon plasma to superliminal speeds, tearing clean through targets and annihilating everything in its path. It was developed from [[Station Goals|Bluespace Artillery]] cannons acquired in questionably legal way.
  
Be nice and courteous and you'll often be treated well, curse people out for their incompetence or how slow they are and people aren't going to rush to your retrieve your corpse when boarders blow your head off on the flight deck.
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Operating it is simple, maintaining it is harder. It requires a massive amount of power just to fire even once. To input this power, simply go to it's console, set a desired amount of incoming power, and enamble charging.
  
===[[File:Engiepack.png]] Engineering Equipment ===
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'''Ensure that it has a clear firing path to space.'''
Engineers have to carry a lot of equipment to perform their various tasks. The job is a lot easier if you carry around what you need so you don't constantly have to be running back to engineering for each step of a repair process.
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=== [[File:PDCrack.gif]] Flak cannons ===
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<span style="font-size:1.2em;">Flak cannons fire a large amount of proximity-detonated ammunition at incoming torpedos and missiles.</span>
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They excel at defending against these forms of weaponry, but they have very limited range.
  
Here's a suggestion how you can be prepared for shit on the ship:<br>
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Operating them is simple:
git gud nerd
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# Go to the empty loading rack on the wall [[File:PDCEmpty.gif]]
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# Insert a Full Flak Ammo Box [[File:FlakAmmo.png]]
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=== [[File:coaxial_railgun.png|96px]] NT-ST049 'Sturm' coaxial railgun ===
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<span style="font-size:1.2em;">A hybrid Railgun Weapon, capable of switching between firing Railgun Slugs and Deck Gun Shells.</span>
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The Coaxial Railgun is a weapon that uses both Power and Physical Ammunition to fire a range of projectiles at the enemy vessels, however due to its mechanical parts, the thing requires maintenance from time to time.
  
Some of this you start with, some you need to collect. The items you pick up are:
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The Coaxial Railgun, much like all railguns, uses electricity to produce a magnetic field in order to rapidly accelerate their ammunition, it is due to this reason that you need to keep an eye on the magnetic alignment of the field.  
  
* [[File:Miner webbing.png]][[File:hazard.png]] '''Engineer Webbing & Hazard Vest:''' A nifty carrying rig and a classic high-vis vest, to be strapped to the chest. Has storage space for 2 small items, can have an emergency oxygen tank buckled to it, and is generally a good idea to wear if you aren't wearing a hardsuit. Free storage! Yeah!
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If the field degrades too much it will affect the projectile velocity and increase the chances of a misfiring incident occurring.
  
* [[File:IGloves.png]] '''Insulated Gloves:''' Your most prized possession, these puppies protect you from shock. Engineers work with insane amounts of electricity, and it's easy to put yourself into crit if you tap into the main engine line without remembering to put them on. Always grab a pair of gloves. There's a few pairs laying around engineering, and more in electrical closets. Lock the closet when you're done unless you want the clown and mime to steal all the remaining pairs.
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The weapon is capable of being switching configuration between firing Railgun Slugs and Deck Gun Shells pretty easily.
  
* [[File:WeldingHelmet.png]] '''Welding Mask:''' You need this to avoid going blind while welding. Note if you have the hardsuit on, it works as a welding mask you don't have to flip up/flip down.
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Operating the Railgun is a relatively easy thing to do:
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# Interact with the weapon to bring up its UI.
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# Drag the Power Allocation slider to the users desired allocation of power. '''Please note that this will result in a passive drain on the vessels power supply, so do not do this until the engine is setup and working properly.'''
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# Switch Configuration "I4- Configuration:" to the Ammunition of Choice, options being Railgun Slugs and Deck Gun Shells: [[File:Railgun_ammo.png]] [[File:NACShells.gif]]
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# Insert the ammunition you have chosen, if it's Railgun slugs then insert 5 Railgun Slugs into the Weapon, otherwise insert 1 Deck Gun Shell that has been armed: [[File:Railgun_ammo.png]] [[File:NACShells.gif]]
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# Interact with the weapon again to bring up its UI and press the button labeled "I1 - Payload loaded"
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# Press the button labeled "I2 - Payload chambered"
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# Press the button labeled "I3 - Weapon safeties" to turn off the safeties and prime the Weapon for firing.
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====Maintenance====
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The Coaxial Railgun requires maintenance when its used too much and when the Magnetic Alignment is out of align. You probably want to perform maintenance between each bout of combat.<br>
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Note: Make sure there's nothing in the weapon and that the safeties are on.  
  
* [[File:Metal.png]][[File:Glass.png]] '''Metal & Glass:''' Basic building blocks. Carrying just one stack each is generally fine; convert it into floor tiles, bars, or reinforced glass as necessary. If you take one stack to yourself, pay close attention to the radio so you know where they are needed.
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In order to restore the Magnetic Alignment do the following:
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# Unscrew the maintenance hatch on the primary external casing
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# Unbolt (wrench) the internal maintenance panel
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# Restore the Alignment using a Multitool
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# Bolt (wrench) the panel.
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# Screw the maintenance hatch back into place.
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In order to repair the Gun Condition do the following:
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# Unscrew the maintenance hatch on the primary external casing
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# Unbolt (wrench) the internal maintenance panel
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# Apply 10 units of Oil to the exposed internal machinery, repeat as needed
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# Bolt (wrench) the panel, then fix (screwdriver) the hatch back in place
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=== [[File:Broadsides.png|96px]] SN 'Sucker Punch' Broadside Cannon ===
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<span style="font-size:1.2em;">The Starship Equivalent of a shotgun</span>
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The Broadside Cannon is a weapon that requires the ship to have its side facing the enemy vessel before you fire it, otherwise the weapon will miss the target entirely.
  
* [[File:Duranium.png]] '''Duranium:''' A metal even stronger than plasteel, what the external wall of the ship is made of. Use this when remaking the outside of the hull. When making a wall with this, be sure to use a reinforced girder first. Can be put into the APNW, and breaks down into iron, plasma, and silver.
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The Broadside Cannon requires a secondary machine known as the Broadside Shell Packer Bench in order to produce the ammo for it. [[File:PackingBench.png]]
  
* [[File:Titanium.png]] '''Titanium''' Very useful for the APNW, necessary for almost all repair alloys. This will be the most sought after metal, and may be in short supply if your miners aren't mining.
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Loading the Broadside Cannon is relatively simple process:
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# Acquire Five Broadside Shell Casing: [[File:Broadside_casing.png]]
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# Insert the Casings into the Broadside Shell Packer Bench: [[File:PackingBench.png]] '''=>''' [[File:PackingBench_casings.png]]
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# Acquire Five Broadside Shell Loads: [[File:Broadside_load.png]]
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# Insert the Loads into the Broadside Shell Packer Bench: [[File:PackingBench_casings.png]] '''=>''' [[File:PackingBench_loads.png]]
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# Acquire the propellant of choice (either gunpowder or plasma-based accelerant): [[File:NAC_Propellant.gif]]
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# Insert your propellant of choice into the Broadside Shell Packer Bench: [[File:PackingBench_loads.png]] '''=>''' [[File:PackingBench_full.png]]
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# Interact with the Broadside Shell Packer Bench and hit "Pack Casings" [[File:PackingBench.png]]
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# Load the produced Broadside Shells into the Broadside Cannon: [[File:Broadside_shells.gif]]
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# Voila! The Broadside Cannon is now ready to fire. After the cannon has fired repeat these steps if you have run out of ammo, otherwise repeat step 8
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=== [[File:PlasmaCaster.png|96px]] Magnetic Phoron Acceleration Caster ===
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<span style="font-size:1.2em;">Moth Plasma Gun, for Ship destruction!</span>
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The phoron caster is a high maintenance weapon that requires a lot of attention to be fired and a lot of attention after it's fired.  
  
* [[File:EngiScanners.png]] '''Engineering Scanner Goggles''' These have three modes: Meson mode allows vision of structures and terrain through walls; T-ray mode allows vision of objects beneath flooring such as cables and pipes; and Radiation mode reveals objects contaminated from radiation.
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The steps for firing are as follows:
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# Locate a plasma gas canister and fasten it to the nearby connector: [[File:Plasma_Canister.png]]
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# Turn on the gas regulator, this will begin to fill up the Plasma Capacitor Charge on the weapon's UI. [[File:Plasma_Regulator.png]]
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# Once the Capacitor Charge is at 100%, turn off the gas regulator. [[File:Plasma_Regulator.png]]
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# Take a phoron core and insert it into the main weapon itself [[File:Plasma_Core.png]]
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# On the weapon's UI, click the "Condense Phoron Mass button"
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# On the weapon's UI, click the "Commence Magnetic Charge"
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# On the weapon's UI, click the "Release Constrictor Field button". This button acts as a safety and will constantly lower the Field Integrity.
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# Use the TAC Console on the bridge to fire the weapon. [[File:Tactical.gif|32px]]
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Warnings:
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* Every time the weapon is fired or misfires, the weapon's Alignment will degrade.
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* If the weapon's alignment is less than 90%, is has a greater chance of misfiring.
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* The weapon will not fire if the gas regulator is on or if the splines aren't fully restored.
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*When the weapon is fired, the Splines will automatically go to 0%. This will replenish over time.
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* Do not try to disassemble this weapon, you will regret it.
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* The gas regulator will only take plasma gas, and no other gas.
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* If the weapon's splines or field integrity stop restoring for any reason, toggle the constrictor field off and on again.
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* This weapon will blind you if you're not wearing eye protection while in its presence.
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* This weapon cannot target fighters or other small ships.
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=== [[File:Burst_Phaser.png]] Burst Phaser MK2 ===
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<span style="font-size:1.2em;">A coaxial laser system, capable of firing controlled laser bursts at a target.</span>
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These energy weapons are fired in the direction the ship is currently facing, and is fired by the '''Ship Pilot''', as such you need to point the nose of the ship directly at the enemy in order to have a guaranteed chance of hitting it.  
  
* [[File:Gas_mask.png]] '''Gas mask:''' Basically the same function as a breath mask, but with the added bonus of protecting you from pepper spray, acid sprays to the face (once), and some of the diseases the [[Virologist|virologist]] inevitably releases. Also keeps you on your feet a little longer in high concentrations of N2O, so make sure you have one in your inventory if not on your face for roleplay reasons. Note that it can be used to hide your identity, so don't be surprised if Security asks you to take off your mask to verify you are who you say you are. You can find them in engineering lockers, laying around in engineering and in maintenance tunnels.
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Due to being an energy weapon these guns primarily do not require a constant dedication of attention in order to maintain them, however they require a constant source of power:
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# Interact with the Burst Phaser Weapon
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# Toggle the Slider to the amount of power you wish to pump into the cannon, this affects how fast it recharges and how many shots it can fire before needing to recharge.
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# Press the "Enable Charging" button and, assuming you have enough power in the grid, the gun will charge up and be ready to fire.
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=== [[File:Phase_Cannon.png]] Phase Cannon ===
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<span style="font-size:1.2em;">An extremely powerful directed energy weapon which is capable of delivering a devastating beam attack.</span>
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This energy weapon behaves similarly to the Deck Guns in terms of aiming, meaning you can be performing a valiant tactical advance in the opposite direction of the enemy and still have a vague chance to hit the target.  
  
* [[File:Extended_Emergency_Oxygen_Tank.png]] '''Extended-capacity emergency oxygen tank:''' These canisters hold a LOT of air. The hardsuits can hold full-sized canisters which hold more, but two of these filled up in your bag and there's very little chance of you ever running out of air. '''To fill up:''' place it in the oxygen tank, click the oxygen tank and turn the pressure all the way up, open the valve, then close the valve. Once you're sure it's closed, remove the tank. Click the tank in your hand and lower the mask pressure to 16 KPA, which will give you the most possible use.
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Due to being an energy weapon these guns primarily do not require a constant dedication of attention in order to maintain them, however they require a constant source of power:
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# Interact with the Phase Cannon
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# Toggle the Slider to the amount of power you wish to pump into the cannon, this affects how fast it recharges and how many shots it can fire before needing to recharge.
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# Press the "Enable Charging" button and, assuming you have enough power in the grid, the gun will charge up and be ready to fire.
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=== [[File:Laser_Missile_cannon.png]] Laser Anti Missile System ===
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<span style="font-size:1.2em;">The Energy Weapon equivalent of a modified Autonomous Missile System</span>
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Primarily designed to shoot down missiles using lasers rather than firing missiles at missiles and hoping it will work itself out, could probably be used for other shenanigans, such as boiling eggs
  
* [[File:Power_cell.png]] '''Power Cell:''' Needed to repair a fully broken APC, or just get an APC working in a drained area. Good to have one on hand.
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Due to being an energy weapon these guns primarily do not require a constant dedication of attention in order to maintain them, however they require a constant source of power:
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# Interact with the Laser Anti Missile System
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# Toggle the Slider to the amount of power you wish to pump into the cannon, this affects how fast it recharges and how many shots it can fire before needing to recharge.
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# Press the "Enable Charging" button and, assuming you have enough power in the grid, the gun will charge up and be ready to fire.
 +
</div></div>
 +
==Acquiring ammunition==
 +
This is inevitable, the ship will consume ammo at a rapid rate. If you are out of ammo outside of combat, the following list will instruct you on how to acquire more. If you are out of ammo mid-combat <s> you're fucked </s>, communicate this with CIC and the rest of your team and use what you have left for the other weapons while coordinating with cargo.
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<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width: 80%;">
 +
===PDC===
 +
<div class="mw-collapsible-content">
 +
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
 +
! scope="col" class='unsortable' |Icon
 +
! scope="col" style='width=25%' |Name
 +
! scope="col" style='width=25%' |Purchasable
 +
! scope="col" style='width=25%' |Crate Name
 +
|-
 +
|[[File:PDCAmmo.png]]
 +
|Point Defense Cannon Ammo (30.12x82mm)
 +
|Yes
 +
|PDC mount rounds (x5)
 +
|-
 +
|}
 +
</div></div>
 +
<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width: 80%;">
 +
===Flak===
 +
<div class="mw-collapsible-content">
 +
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
 +
! scope="col" class='unsortable' |Icon
 +
! scope="col" style='width=50%' |Name
 +
! scope="col" style='width=50%' |Found
 +
|-
 +
|[[File:FlakAmmo.png]]
 +
|40mm Flak Rounds
 +
|Acquired Through Traders
 +
|-
 +
|}
 +
</div></div>
 +
<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width: 80%;">
 +
===Deck Gun===
 +
<div class="mw-collapsible-content">
 +
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
 +
! scope="col" class='unsortable' |Icon
 +
! scope="col" style='width=25%' |Name
 +
! scope="col" style='width=25%' |Purchasable
 +
! scope="col" style='width=25%' |Crate Name
 +
! scope="col" style='width:25%' |Researchable
 +
! scope="col" style='width:25%' |Printable in
 +
|-
 +
|[[File:NAV_Shell.png]]
 +
|FTL-13 Naval Artillery Round
 +
|Yes
 +
|Naval Artillery Shells (x10)
 +
|Yes
 +
|Munitions Techfab
 +
|-
 +
|[[File:NAV_Cannonball.png]]
 +
|Cannonballs
 +
|Yes
 +
|Cannonballs (x10)
 +
|No
 +
|N/A
 +
|-
 +
|[[File:NAV_AP_Shell.png]]
 +
|TX-101 Armour Penetrating Naval Artillery Round
 +
|No
 +
|N/A
 +
|Yes
 +
|Munitions Techfab
 +
|-
 +
|[[File:Gunpowder_bag.png]]
 +
|Gunpowder Bag
 +
|Yes
 +
|Powder bags (x10)
 +
|Yes
 +
|Munitions Techfab
 +
|-
 +
|[[File:Plasma-Accelerant.png]]
 +
|Plasma-Based Projectile Accelerant
 +
|No
 +
|N/A
 +
|Yes
 +
|Munitions Techfab
 +
|-
 +
|}
 +
</div></div>
 +
<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width: 80%;">
 +
===Torpedoes and Missiles===
 +
<div class="mw-collapsible-content">
 +
Torpedoes and missiles, unfortunately, cannot be ordered fully assembled and must be built by your own oil-covered hands. You need multiple things from cargo - components, casings, and warheads. Standard and armor piercing warheads can be ordered from cargo, but the other types must be researched by science before they can be made in the protolathe. Once you have all of these, turn on that conveyor belt and get this party started!
 +
{| class="wikitable" border="1" cellspacing="0" style="width:80%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
 +
! rowspan="2" style='background-color:#cce6ff;'|[[File:MissileTorp.gif]]<br>Missiles/Torpedoes
 +
! style='background-color:#99ccff; width:20%'|Requires to build
 +
! style='background-color:#99ccff'|How to build
 +
! style='background-color:#99ccff; width:20%; text-align: center'|Tools
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
[[File:Metal.png|Metal]]x5-15 (Depending on the Type)<br>
 +
[[File:Trop_prop.png|Propulsion System]]x1<br>
 +
[[File:Torp_guide.png|Guidance System]]x1<br>
 +
[[File:Torp_iff.png|IFF card]]x1<br>
 +
[[File:CableCoils.png|Cable]]x5<br>
 +
[[File:Warheads.gif|Warhead]]x1<br>
 +
|
 +
# Get a casing, either made from metal or ordered from cargo.
 +
# Add the '''Propulsion System'''
 +
# '''Wrench''' the propulsion into place.
 +
# Add the '''Guidance System'''
 +
# '''Screwdriver''' the guidance system in place.
 +
# Add the '''IFF card'''
 +
# '''Screwdriver''' the card in place.
 +
# Add the '''Warhead'''
 +
# '''Wrench''' the warhead in place.
 +
# '''Wire''' it.
 +
# '''Wrench''' once more.
 +
# '''Weld''' it all together.
 +
|
 +
[[File:Wrench.png|Wrench]]<br>
 +
[[File:Screwdriver tool.png|Screwdriver]]<br>
 +
[[File:Crowbar.png|Crowbar]]<br>
 +
[[File:Wirecutters.png|Wirecutter]]<br>
 +
[[File:Welder.png|Welding tool]]
 +
|}
 +
There are a total of six different types of torpedoes you can make. Each serves a different purpose.
 +
* Standard torpedoes are your stock standard torps. They carry an explosive payload that does a fair amount of damage to ships and fighters alike.
 +
* Armor piercing torpedoes are able to do heavy damage to armored targets. Good against large ships.
 +
* Nuclear torpedoes are the most powerful of the explosive torpedoes. They deal devastating damage to anything they hit, but are slower and more expensive than the other torpedo types. Use them wisely, as you won't be able to make more until science researches them.
 +
* Decoy torpedoes don't carry an explosive payload, but can be used to distract an enemy's defensive weapons, giving you a clear shot for your more powerful weapons.
 +
* Freight torpedoes are essentially cargo pods. Load them up and fire them at another ship to deliver the goods.
 +
* Probes are torpedoes strapped with an array of scientific sensors. Firing one of these at an anomaly will generate research for science, and potentially unlock new technology nodes. Don't miss.
 +
Unfortunately it's only possible to construct one type of missile right now.
 +
* High-velocity missiles are the standard missile type, they explode upon making impact and do a moderate amount of damage.
 +
====Autonomous Missile Factory====
 +
[[File:TCMissileRoom.png|right|thumb|The missile factory on the [[Tycoon]]]]
 +
So you thought you had to wrench, weld and wire each missile individually? Of course not! The future is now! There's a quick and easy way to mass-produce missiles available right in the middle of your munitions bay: The factory line.
  
* [[File:Inducer.png]] '''Inducer:''' The Electromagnetic Power Inducer can be used to charge objects like APCs, cyborgs, and [[Weapons#Longarm (Energy)|energy-based weapons]] without replacing their power cells.
+
The Missile factory consists of three key parts: the conveyor belts, which have usually been slowed down to accommodate for the working speed of the robots. Tool arms, which use specific tools on the casing and are colored grey, and red colored part arms that apply parts such as guidance computers to the missiles.
 +
The robot arms in the factory always apply their effect in the direction the red arrows on their frame are pointing, but can be loaded with parts from any direction. They also have no part holding limit, so you can fill them up with as many parts as you want.  
  
* [[File:Rcd.png]]'''Rapid Construction Device:''' RCDs can be used to create or destroy simple objects such as walls, doors and windows without using tools on them. Cannot construct/deconstruct reinforced walls.
+
You can even extend the factory! The parts required for making factory machines can all be printed in the munilathe along with the conveyor belts after their research has been completed.
 
+
</div></div>
* [[File:Flashlight.png]] '''Flashlights:''' These light up the area, even in your pockets. Two flashlights in your pockets and your helmet light on and you'll light up a huge area, very helpful to general crew when you're doing repairs in a freshly-darkened crater so they don't walk into the vacuum and freeze.
+
<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width: 80%;">
 
+
===Broadside Cannon===
* [[File:Circuitboard.png]] '''Power control module:''' You need this to repair a fully broken APC. Some sit by the SMES modules.
+
<div class="mw-collapsible-content">
 
+
To create more Broadside Shells, do the following:
* [[File:Circuitboard.png]] '''Airlock electronics:''' You need this to construct an airlock. Having one on hand can save you a long trip back if you run across a broken door. Some by the metal and supplies, and one by the SMES modules.
+
# Acquire Five Broadside Shell Casing: [[File:Broadside_casing.png]]
 
+
# Insert the Casings into the Broadside Shell Packer Bench: [[File:PackingBench.png]] '''=>''' [[File:PackingBench_casings.png]]
* [[File:T-ray.gif]] '''T-ray Scanner:''' Click on it on your hand to activate. When activated it will reveal wires and pipes under the flooring, as well as Critters and Creatures inside pipes. Works in pockets and on your belt.
+
# Acquire Five Broadside Shell Loads: [[File:Broadside_load.png]]
 
+
# Insert the Loads into the Broadside Shell Packer Bench: [[File:PackingBench_casings.png]] '''=>''' [[File:PackingBench_loads.png]]
Firesuits can no longer be carried in bags, and it's unsafe to firefight without them, so just run to the nearest firefighter closet in the advent of a fire to gear up -- There is one close to nearly everything everywhere in the ship, learn their locations.
+
# Acquire the propellant of choice (either gunpowder or plasma-based accelerant): [[File:NAC_Propellant.gif]]
 
+
# Insert your propellant of choice into the Broadside Shell Packer Bench: [[File:PackingBench_loads.png]] '''=>''' [[File:PackingBench_full.png]]
Note that some of these are for roleplay reasons only. Roleplay too determines if you're a good engineer or not -- When talking with people face to face, pop the helmet off and carry it a bit -- hardsuits look pretty cool without the helmet on. Write down things you figure out like the door wires and photocopy them, distribute to the other engineering staff as a memo. Engineers have some great roleplay as the people that fix everything when everything else is going to hell. Take advantage of that camraderie and the ludicrous nature the situations you will find yourself in. A robotic mute-guy-fixing-everything playing style is efficient of course, but it isn't nearly as fun for everyone.
+
# Interact with the Broadside Shell Packer Bench and hit "Pack Casings" [[File:PackingBench.png]]
 
+
To acquire more Shell casings or shell loads, see the following Table:
==[[File:Wrench.png]] Doing Your Duty ==
+
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
You have a few things you should do, if you don't want to be [[robust]]ed, before doing what you want to do. Repairing things is what engineers do, and so is setting the ship with power. Without any engineers doing a little work, the ship will crumble.
+
! scope="col" class='unsortable' |Icon
 
+
! scope="col" style='width=25%' |Name
===[[File:StormdriveOn.gif|32px]] Starting the Engine ===
+
! scope="col" style='width=25%' |Purchasable
This is an extremely important task, the task you should do at start of the shift. Luckily, it is relatively simple. For setting up the Stomrdrive look [[Guide_to_the_Stormdrive_Engine#A_Step_By_Step_Guide|here]], and for the Nuclear Reactor look [[Guide_to_the_Nuclear_Reactor#Setting_up_the_reactor|here]].
+
! scope="col" style='width=25%' |Crate Name
 
+
|-
===[[File:SMES Charging.gif]] Starting The Other Engines ===
+
|[[File:Broadside_casing.png]]
You may find yourself on a ship designed to draw supplementary power from a critical mass contained in an energy field, or an arguably magical power crystal. Please refer to [[Singularity Engine]], [[Tesla Engine]] or [[Supermatter]].
+
|Broadside Shell Casing
 
+
|Yes
===[[File:Wrench.png]] [[Construction|Fixing the Things]] ===
+
|Empty Broadside Casings/Broadside Pack
Is there a hole in the wall? Is there a hole in the floor? Has departures been nuked? Did an idiot break a window to get into the medbay? Are people complaining about electrified doors? Has a prankster stolen CIC's consoles? Did munitions blow themselves up? Is it more than thirty seconds into the round? The answer to two or more of these is always yes.
+
|-
 
+
|[[File:Broadside_load.png]]
''Quit reading "The Lusty Xenomorph Maid" and get to work!''
+
|Broadside Shell Loads
 
+
|Yes
===[[File:Armourpump.png|32px]] [[Guide_to_Ship_Superstructure_and_Armor|Fixing the Ship]] ===
+
|Broadside Loads/Broadside Pack
Just when you thought you were done, the ship entered combat. Now, what do you think happens when a torpedo gets personal with the ship? The armor takes the damage, to prevent the valuable inner parts of the ship getting damaged. And who do you think repairs the armor? It's you, of course.<br>
+
|-
The main tool you will be repairing the armor is with the Armor Pumps. These are the four big white things in engineering, with a fifth one in the middle (the armour well). These things eat a lot of power and even more materials, but they repair the ship's armor and hull from the safety of engineering. For more information on these, look [[Guide_to_Ship_Superstructure_and_Armor|here]].<br>
+
|}
If you are feeling brave, you can also grab a welder and go out to space to repair the armor manually. Hull plates are damaged when the armour is damaged, and fixing them with a welder will help to boost the armour values. Don't expect to save the ship doing this, though.<br>
+
</div></div>
If you are on a ship without armour, fixing hull plates will repair the main superstructure. Hull juice is especially useful for this task.
+
<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width: 80%;">
 
+
===Magnetic Phoron Acceleration Caster===
===[[File:Shockwarning.png]] Fixing the Power ===
+
<div class="mw-collapsible-content">
The main engines and whatever else <s>cargo</s> you've set up will provide more than enough energy to fully power a state-of-the-art space ship -- unless something goes wrong, which it almost always will. Whether it's due to shoddy wiring, a powersink, an explosion, an assistant cutting cables, a mob of mice or simple engineer laziness, power outages are a common problem that is your, YES, YOUR, job to fix. See that Power Monitoring computer? If people complain of power outages, it should always be the first port of call -- assuming it hasn't already been cracked to shit by the all-consuming hunger of the Soul Drive.
+
{{Test Merge
 
+
|link = [https://github.com/BeeStation/NSV13/pull/2132 #2132]
See the [[guide to power]] to learn how to into power and, more importantly, how to fix everything.
+
}}
 
+
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
==[[File:Warningsign.png]] Getting the Man Out of Danger... Alive! ==
+
! scope="col" class='unsortable' |Icon
It's your job to save lives when they cry out for help.
+
! scope="col" style='width=25%' |Name
 
+
! scope="col" style='width:25%' |Researchable
===[[File:Firesuit.png]] Firefighting ===
+
! scope="col" style='width:25%' |Printable in
Engineers get access to maintenance hallways, which contain several [[Engineering_items#Firesuit|firesuits]] and [[Engineering_items#Fire_Extinguisher|extinguishers]]. If a fire breaks out somewhere, put it out. [[Engineering_items#Firesuit|Firesuits]] allow you to walk in almost any fire. [[Engineering_items#Fire_Extinguisher|Extinguishers]] have a limited capacity. Refill them with water tanks, which can be found all around the ship.
+
|-
 
+
|[[File:Plasma_Core.png]]
===[[File:Welder.png]] Physical Rescue ===
+
|Condensed Phoron Core
If someone cries that he can't get out of somewhere and no one can get him out, then it's your job to do so. [[Hacking#Airlocks|Hacking airlocks]], [[Guide_to_construction#Walls_2|deconstructing walls]], basically whatever it takes to get to them. I don't need to point out that you should never put others or yourself at risk in doing so!
+
|Yes
 
+
|Munitions Techfab
===[[File:Jetpack-black.gif]] Space Recovery ===
+
|-
A body's been spaced? Now it's your job to recover it. Ask the AI or captain to get a jetpack and space suit from EVA and go after the body. You'll most frequently find bodies by going in a circle around the ship, as our Z-levels loop. The use of lockers will help greatly, as lockers do not drift like bodies do, but cannot travel across Z-levels. ALWAYS have tools, glass and metal with you when doing this!
+
|}
 
+
</div></div>
==[[File:Intent Help.png]] Fixin' it, With Friends==
+
<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width: 80%;">
Between monitoring the engine, and manning the pumps, and spooling the engine, there's not always time to fix up the breaches and chasms in the ship. Luckily, you've got some backup!
+
===NT-ST049 'Sturm' coaxial railgun===
 
+
<div class="mw-collapsible-content">
===[[File:Squad lanyard.png]] The Damage Control Squad===
+
The method of acquiring more railgun slugs for this weapon is semi-complicated.
When GQ sounds, all members of damage control squads will gain access to their kits revolved around patching holes and sealing breaches. While not much, their usefulness is not to be scoffed at; smartfoam grenades go a long way! Being the person with access to the alert console, you can help the squad out from the comfort of engineering! Simply calling out areas with atmosphere alarms (or even finding the breaches yourself) and summoning the damage control team is an effective method of keeping the air in your ship. If your fellow engineers have got the systems handled, get out there and assist the squads with sealing the hull! Why not give them extra material to repair with?
 
 
 
===[[File:Icard.png]] The Silicons===
 
As they have more capacity to be everywhere at once, the AI and its cyborgs will naturally be more informed about breaches than you. Use this to your advantage! Feel the boat rocking? Ask the AI where the breach is located, then relay that to the squads, or a nearby engiborg (if there is one). Engineering cyborgs are very well equipped for dealing with breaches: no lungs to suffocate, no skin to freeze, built in material storages, and an RCD, perfect for repairing floor tiles. If the robots aren't busy unfucking the rest of the ship (read: your engine), they'll usually be on top of fixing whatever holes find their way onboard. And if not, you can <b>kindly</b> ask them to help out.
 
 
 
==[[File:Lawbook.png]] SOP and You==
 
Now, with all these splendid toys and a lovely little reactor, what's stopping you from ignoring every hull breach in favour of min-maxing your engine? A little place called your boss, and this wonderful thing called Standard Operating Procedure. While they ARE only in-character guidelines, you should still try to follow them. If you're being a respectful little engineer, and generally acting like a regular person, chances are you're doing it right. Let's skim over the SOP and see what it's telling you:<br>
 
*Make sure that you've got stable power going <i>before</i> you go and do some major engine repiping
 
*Try to make sure that all systems (tcomms, the engine, pumps, FTL, gravity and the like) are always operational
 
*Put off any personal projects if the ship needs repairs/a system needs maintenance
 
*Seal the goddamn hull.
 
And that's basically it. [[Department Standard Operating Procedure: Engineering|While the actual SOP has a bit more to it,]] these basics should keep you on task for most of the shift. Remember though, that sometimes you'll have to break the rules to save the ship. These are only guidelines for a reason! If in doubt, ask your boss about it.
 
 
 
==[[File:Light_Bulb.png]] Tips==
 
===The Engine/Power===
 
* The engineering hardsuit has 75% radiation protection. [[Chief_Engineer|CE's]] hardsuit has 90%. [[Atmospheric_Technician|Atmos]] hardsuit has 25%. [[Research_Director|RD's]] and [[Chief_Medical_Officer|CMO's]] have 60%. If working near an active engine, use a radiation suit instead.
 
* Engines can be wired directly into the power grid; in the SMES rooms, each one has an input and an output. Connecting the two will cause the power to bypass the SMES cells. This is [[Traitor|extremely dangerous]], and can caused shocked doors to instantly put people into critical condition.
 
* Arriving half an hour into the round and nobody's set up power? Chances are all the SMES cells can be drained. However, you can still power Emitters and other equipment by loading the PACMAN generator with plasma, wiring it up and setting its output to full power.
 
*The P.A.C.M.A.N-type generators can each hold 450 sheets of their respective fuels once fully upgraded. Their fuel types and maximum upgraded outputs are as follows:
 
** P.A.C.M.A.N generator (Plasma) = 60000 W
 
** S.U.P.E.R.P.A.C.M.A.N generator (Uranium) = 180000 W
 
** M.R.S.P.A.C.M.A.N generator (Diamonds) = 480000 W
 
* Cell chargers give power to inserted cells faster than it takes power from the APC, meaning it generates some power from nothing, and you can alternate between two cell and keep an APC running forever! The wonders of space engineering.
 
 
 
===Construction===
 
* To get maximum camera coverage, you only have to place one camera every fifteen tiles. If there's a wall between them, use an analyzer on the assembly after you weld it to the wall to create an xray camera. Otherwise, count seven tiles from where the previous camera disappears from view and build a camera there.
 
* It is possible to upgrade the AI's cameras by using certain items: analysers confer X-ray vision, potentially allowing the AI to observe Maintenance areas; proximity sensors give their effect to the camera, alerting the AI when someone walks by. Plasma sheets will cause the camera to become EMP-proof.
 
* You can use an airlock circuit in your hand to modify its access requirements. Necessary if you're rebuilding doors to restricted areas such as the [[armory]] or [[bridge]].
 
* For most construction/deconstruction operations (Mining, wrenching chairs/tables, deconstructing walls) you can click on multiple spaces to take things apart or build multiple things at a time.
 
* You can put windows directly on grilles by using a glass/reinforced glass sheet on them.
 
* You can also pry up 4 floor tiles and weld them together to get a metal sheet, which you can grind down for iron. Glass for silicon. Reinforced glass for metal and silicon. Wood for carbon.
 
* You can screwdriver wooden flooring to remove it without breaking it.
 
* You can turn one color of wire into another color easily, so long as you have at least one piece of the color you want: You can transfer wires from a stack of another color you have to change their color.
 
* Need to set up the Supermatter? No CE or AI to open secure storage? Turn off the APC's main power breaker and crowbar the blast doors open. Keep in mind that this will also shut down pumps and filters.
 
* You can hack the YouTool to get upgraded industrial welding tools, which hold 80 units of fuel as opposed to normal tools' 20 and industrial's 40.
 
* You can buckle people ''cough cough the clown'' to the Singularity/Tesla Generator.
 
 
 
 
 
==[[File:Doubleagent.gif]] Traitorneering ==
 
<i>"Lets do this Texas style!"</i>
 
  
 +
You need to locate the "Defunct Railgun Techology Munitions Technology Disk" which can be found in Munitions, assuming some clown hasn't eaten it or it's been dusted in the Supermatter shard.
  
Being a [[traitor]] engineer can be both the easiest and hardest task on the ship. On the one hand, you can go almost everywhere on the ship, and have easy access to the tools to get rid of any pesky doors (or walls) in your way. Also, many crew members don't bat an eyelid when they see an engineer wearing a jetpack, or standing in a hole in the wall. Any curious crewmen are usually deflected by saying you are doing engineering work ("I need this to repair hull damage, Captain!")
+
With this Technology Disk you need to upload the blueprints to the Techweb using a Research and Development Console, '''DO NOT DELETE THE BLUEPRINTS CONTAINED ON IT'''.  
  
On the other hand, Engineers lack weapons. <s>Stungloves, however, are the hidden weapon few ever search for, which can give the upper hand in a fight.</s> Stungloves are gone 5ever, but stun prods can be made from [[Makeshift weapons|basic tools]]! In addition, cable restraints may be constructed from cable coils. In a pinch, the welding tool is a fairly powerful weapon which causes burn damage when turned on. Secondly, engineers loitering near their target may quickly arouse suspicion, especially if you are far, far away from a maintenance tunnel. Engineers are also one of the few jobs which retain their maintenance access, making travel around the ship significantly safer, faster and easier.
+
After you have uploaded the blueprints you can now print the Railgun Slugs in either the Cargo or Munitions Techfab
 +
</div></div>
 +
==You're ready==
 +
It may be difficult to swallow all of the information you've read, but don't worry! You'll very rarely be working with all of these weapons at once as you have fellow Munitions Technicians at your side to pick up your slack. Above all, remember to have fun. With a bottle of spray paint, you can do all manner of things - name your torpedo tubes, draw funny faces near the PDC racks, and draw the borderline between the rest of the ship and the newly independent Munitia.
 +
==More Dakka==
 +
Is the ships just floating around in friendly space? Are all the guns loaded and you have nothing better to do? Or are those glorified laser pointers simply not enough? Fear not, because now you can even BUILD more guns! From the smallest PDC to the largest Railgun, you can outfit your ship with all the firepower.
  
And finally, if you truly hate the ship, it is within your grasp to release <strike> the kraken</strike> <s>the fury of the supermatter</s> [[Guide_to_the_Nuclear_Reactor#Sabotage|another unfunny Chernobyl reference]], and generally sabotage the power supply of the ship.
+
'''Disclaimer:''' You can't print new weapon circuit boards. This means that whatever weaponry you had roundstart, you are stuck with those. However, you can still move them.
  
 +
With that out of the way, here is a tip if you want to arm your ship:
 +
*Don't overestimate how much ammo you have. Because while making the ship into a giant sniper rifle with 20 NACs might be fun, cargo WILL swiftly run dry of credits trying to supply you with ammo. 30 PDCs WILL destroy all the Torpedoes launched at you, but the crew will easily go deaf from all the pom-pom-pom.
 +
**For this reason, giving the [[Master_At_Arms|Munitions budget card]] to cargo is highly recommended.
 +
Here is how you can construct ship weaponry:
 +
=== PDC loading rack ===
 +
{| class="wikitable" border="1" cellspacing="0" style="width:80%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
 +
!rowspan="2" style='background-color:#cce6ff;'|[[File:PDCrack.gif]]<br>PDC loading rack
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! style='background-color:#99ccff; width:20%'|Requires to build
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! style='background-color:#99ccff'|How to build
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|-
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|[[File:Metal.png|Metal]]x5<br>[[File:CableCoils.png|Cable]]x4<br>[[File:Circuitboard.png|Point Defense Cannon circuit board]]Point Defense Cannon circuit board<br>[[File:Micro Manipulator.png|Micro-mainpulator]]x4<br>[[File:Capacitor.png|Capacitor]]x2<br>[[File:Matter bin.png|Matter bin]]x3<br>[[File:Wrench.png|Wrench]]<br>[[File:Screwdriver_tool.png|Screwdriver]]
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|style="vertical-align: top; padding: 10px;"|
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# Build and the PDC loading rack frame from '''5 metal'''
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# '''Put''' it on a wall
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# '''Wrench''' it on
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# '''Wire''' it
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# Add the '''Circuit board'''
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# Add '''4 micro-manipulators'''
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# Add '''2 capacitors'''
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# Add '''3 matter bins'''
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## You can do this using an RPED
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# Add the '''Firing electronics'''
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## The order of these 4 steps does not matter
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# '''Screwdriver''' it to finish the machine
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<br>
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|-
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!colspan="3" style="background-color:#99ccff"|How to deconstruct
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|-
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!colspan="1"  style='background-color:#99ccff; width:20%'|Tools
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|rowspan="2" colspan="3"|
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# '''Screw''' the maintenance panel out
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# '''Pry''' the parts out
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# '''Cut''' the wiring
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# '''Unwrench''' the frame
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# '''Lift it off''' the wall with your hands
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|-
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|colspan="1" style="text-align: center;"|
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[[File:Wrench.png|Wrench]]<br>[[File:Screwdriver tool.png|Screwdriver]]<br>[[File:Crowbar.png|Crowbar]]<br>[[File:Wirecutters.png|Wirecutter]]
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|}
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=== Torpedo Tube ===
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{| class="wikitable" border="1" cellspacing="0" style="width:80%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
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!rowspan="2" style='background-color:#cce6ff;'|[[File:NewTorpTube.png|64px]]<br>Torpedo Tube
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! style='background-color:#99ccff; width:20%'|Requires to build
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! style='background-color:#99ccff'|How to build
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|-
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|[[File:Metal_r.png|Plasteel]]x4<br>[[File:Nanoglass.png|Nanocarbon glass]]x6<br>[[File:FiringBoard.png|Firing Electronics]]x1<br>[[File:Welder.png|Welding tool]]<br>[[File:Screwdriver tool.png|Screwdriver]]<br>[[File:Wrench.png|Wrench]]<br>
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|style="vertical-align: top; padding: 10px;"|
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#  Build Torpedo Tube frame from 4 '''Plasteel Sheets'''
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# '''Wrench''' it into place
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# '''Weld''' it to the floor
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# Add the '''Nanocarbon glass''' for the barrel
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# '''Wrench''' the barrel in
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# '''Wire''' the frame
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# Add the '''Firing Electronics'''
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# '''Screw''' the electronics in
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# Add the '''Nanocarbon glass''' for the door
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# '''Wrench''' the door in place
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# '''Screw''' the maintenance hatch
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<br>
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|-
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!colspan="3" style="background-color:#99ccff"|How to deconstruct
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|-
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!colspan="1"  style='background-color:#99ccff; width:20%'|Tools
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|rowspan="2" colspan="3"|
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# '''Screw''' the maintenance panel out
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# '''Wrench''' the inner casing
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## Note: The weapon can now be lubricated
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# '''Pry''' the casing out
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# '''Unscrew''' the door frame
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# '''Wrench''' the door out
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# '''Pry''' the door out of the frame
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# '''Unscrew''' the electronics
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# '''Pry''' the electronics out of their place
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# '''Cut''' the wires away
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# '''Unbolt''' the barrel
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# '''Pry''' the barrel out
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# '''Unweld''' the frame from the floor
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# '''Unbolt''' the frame
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# '''Weld''' the frame apart
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|-
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|colspan="1" style="text-align: center;"|
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[[File:Wrench.png|Wrench]]<br>[[File:Welder.png|Welding tool]]<br>[[File:Screwdriver tool.png|Screwdriver]]<br>[[File:Crowbar.png|Crowbar]]<br>[[File:Wirecutters.png|Wirecutter]]
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|}
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=== VLS launch tube ===
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{| class="wikitable" border="1" cellspacing="0" style="width:80%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
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!rowspan="2" style='background-color:#cce6ff;'|[[File:AMS tube.png]]<br>VLS launch tube
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! style='background-color:#99ccff; width:20%'|Requires to build
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! style='background-color:#99ccff'|How to build
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|-
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|[[File:Metal.png|Metal]]x35<br>[[File:Titaniumdone.png|Titanium]]x20<br>[[File:Copperdone.png|Copper]]x20<br>[[File:CableCoils.png|Cable]]x10<br>[[File:Circuitboard.png|VLS launch tube board]]VLS launch tube board<br>[[File:Wrench.png|Wrench]]<br>[[File:Screwdriver_tool.png|Screwdriver]]
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|style="vertical-align: top; padding: 10px;"|
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# Build and wire a Machine Frame from '''5 metal'''
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## Click [[Guide_to_construction#Machines|here]] for a detailed construction.
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# Add the '''Circuit board'''
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# Add '''20 titanium'''
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# Add '''30 metal'''
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# Add '''20 copper'''
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# Add '''10 cable'''
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# '''Screwdriver''' it to finish the machine
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<br>
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|-
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!colspan="3" style="background-color:#99ccff"|How to deconstruct
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|-
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!colspan="1"  style='background-color:#99ccff; width:20%'|Tools
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|rowspan="2" colspan="3"|
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# '''Screw''' the maintenance panel out
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# '''Wrench''' the inner casing
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# '''Pry''' the casing out
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|-
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|colspan="1" style="text-align: center;"|
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[[File:Wrench.png|Wrench]]<br>[[File:Screwdriver tool.png|Screwdriver]]<br>[[File:Crowbar.png|Crowbar]]<br>
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|}
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=== Naval Artillery ===
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{| class="wikitable" border="1" cellspacing="0" style="width:80%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
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!rowspan="2" style='background-color:#cce6ff;'|[[File:Deck gun.png]]<br>[[File:Deck gun building.png|160px|A possible arrangement of the Deck Gun's part, with the individual parts highlighted for you]]<br>Naval Artillery
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! style='background-color:#99ccff; width:20%'|Requires to build
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! style='background-color:#99ccff'|How to build
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|-
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|[[File:Titaniumdone.png|Titanium]]x120<br>[[File:Metal_r.png|Plasteel]]x22<br>[[File:Metal.png|Metal]]x35<br>[[File:Copperdone.png|Copper]]x50<br>[[File:Diamonddone.png|Diamond]]x5<br>[[File:Duranium.png|Duranium]]x1<br>[[File:CableCoils.png|Cable]]x34<br>[[File:FiringBoard.png|Firing Electronics]]x1<br>[[File:Circuitboard.png|Deck gun core board]]Deck gun core board<br>[[File:Circuitboard.png|Deck gun payload gate board]]Deck gun payload gate board<br>[[File:Circuitboard.png|Deck gun powder gate board]]Deck gun powder gate board<br>[[File:Circuitboard.png|Deck gun auto elevator board]]Deck gun auto elevator board<br>[[File:Circuitboard.png|Deck gun loading computer board]]Deck loading computer board<br>[[File:Igniter.png|Igniter]]x1<br>[[File:Welder.png|Welding tool]]<br>[[File:Screwdriver tool.png|Screwdriver]]<br>[[File:Wrench.png|Wrench]]<br>
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|style="vertical-align: top; padding: 10px;"|
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# Designate a '''3 x 3''' space with a '''free tile on the floor above it''' for your gun
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==== Building the indoors, multitile part ====
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# Build and wire a Machine Frame from '''5 metal''' in the middle for your Core
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## Click [[Guide_to_construction#Machines|here]] for a detailed construction.
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# Build and wire ''at least three'' Machine Frames and a Computer frame from '''20 metal''' around your Core, these will be the other parts of your Deck Gun
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## Click [[Guide_to_construction#Machines|here]] for a detailed construction.
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## Note: Which machine frame will become which machine does not matter, only that they are next to the core
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# Add the '''Deck gun core board''' to the machine frame in the ''middle''
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## Marked on the picture with ''Red''
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# Add '''20 titanium''' and '''5 cable'''
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# '''Screwdriver''' to finish the core
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# Add the '''Deck gun payload gate board'''
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## Marked on the picture with ''Blue''
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# Add '''40 titanium''', '''10 cable''' and '''10 copper'''
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# Add a '''Railgun rail'''
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## Note: Can be made from 1 duranium
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# Add the '''Loading tray'''
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## Note: It's made from 10 metal
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# '''Screwdriver''' to finish the payload gate
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# Add the '''Deck gun powder gate board'''
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## Marked on the picture with ''Purple''
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## Building more of these machines does not increase the number of gunpowder that can be inserted, as you can insert multiple from just one gate
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# Add '''20 titanium''', '''5 cable''' and '''20 copper'''
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# '''Screwdriver''' to finish the gate
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# Add the '''Deck gun auto elevator board'''
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## Marked on the picture with ''Yellow''
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# Add '''40 titanium''', '''10 cable''', '''20 copper''' and '''5 diamonds'''
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# '''Screwdriver''' to finish the elevator
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# Build a '''chair''' from any material
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## Marked on the picture with ''White''
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## ANY chair will do
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# Add the '''Deck gun loading computer board''' to the Computer frame
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## Marked on the picture with ''Green''
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# Finish the construction '''[[Guide_to_construction#Computers|like usual]]'''
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# If all machines are done, hit the Core with a '''Multitool''' to have it scan for nearby machines
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==== Building the outdoors part ====
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# Go to the deck '''above you''', on the '''same spot as your Core'''
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## Use a GPS
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# Build a Deck gun frame from '''20 plasteel'''
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# '''Wrench''' it to the ground
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# '''Weld''' it down
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# Add the '''firing electronics'''
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# '''Screw''' the electronics in
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# Add an '''Igniter'''
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## Alternatively, you can add a ''Triple Barrel Upgrade'' (currently Admin only)
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## ''Screw'' the upgrade in
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## Add 3 ''igniters''
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# '''Screw''' the Igniters in
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# '''Wire''' the Igniters
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# '''Weld''' the wiring down
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# Add 2 '''plasteel'''
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# Add a '''MAC barrel'''
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## Can be made from 1 duranium
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## In case the gun was upgraded, add ''3 of these''
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# '''Weld''' the barrels down
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# Add the '''Loading tray'''
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##Note: It's made from 10 metal
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<br>
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|-
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!colspan="3" style="background-color:#99ccff"|How to deconstruct
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|-
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!colspan="1"  style='background-color:#99ccff; width:20%'|Tools
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|rowspan="2" colspan="3"|
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The frame can be deconstructed this way:
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# '''Screw''' the maintenance panel out
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## If you examine the gun, there will be a button labeled "Force Eject Shell". Be warned, this will '''fire the shell'''.
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# '''Wrench''' the inner casing
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# '''Pry''' the loading tray out
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# '''Unweld''' the barrel
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# '''Pry''' the barrel out
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# '''Unweld''' the inner plasteel casing
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# '''Unweld''' the wiring
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# '''Cut''' the wiring out
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# '''Unscrew''' the igniters
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# '''Remove''' the igniters by hand
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## If it was upgraded with a ''Tripple Barrel'' upgrade, you need to ''Unscrew'' it
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## Then ''Pry'' it out
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# '''Unscrew''' the firing electronics
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# '''Pry''' the electronics out
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# '''Unweld''' the frame from the floor
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# '''Unbolt''' the frame from the floor
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# '''Cut''' the frame apart with a welder
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The machines can be deconstructed this way:
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# '''Screw''' the maintenance panel out
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# Remove the components and the circuit board with a '''crowbar'''
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# '''Cut''' the wires out
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# '''Unwrench''' the frame from the ground
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# Dissasemble the frame with a '''screwdriver'''
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|-
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|colspan="1" style="text-align: center;"|
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[[File:Wrench.png|Wrench]]<br>[[File:Welder.png|Welding tool]]<br>[[File:Screwdriver tool.png|Screwdriver]]<br>[[File:Crowbar.png|Crowbar]]<br>[[File:Wirecutters.png|Wirecutter]]
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|}
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As said before, this is advanced stuff, usually you don't need to build new guns, and it's one hell of a job to try and keep them all loaded. But it does take up the downtime that you otherwise would have spent in the bar, and some <s> weird </s> people might find it fun.
  
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Latest revision as of 09:18, 23 October 2023

Do you long for new experiences? Are you comfortable working under pressure? Do you do well when working with explosives? Like making things go boom? If so, this is the guide for you! If you follow these simple instructions you will be prepared to load and maintain all of the weapons on your assigned vessel and qualified to call yourself a professional Munitions Technician. Be wary though, much like the goalie on a professional soccer team, you're the first one to blame if things go sour in combat, second only to the command staff, but if you can't handle the heat - stay out of the munitions bay.

Operating the guns[edit | edit source]

Warningsign.png No smoking!

Missiles, gunpowder bags and artillery shells blow up very easily, even from the smallest spark. Don't smoke, use welders, etc. in the weapons bay.


As a Munitions Technician, munitions assigned squad member, or Master At Arms, your job is to supply and control the various weapons on the ship to make sure they continue firing. This includes 50 Cal. Cannons, Railguns, Artillery cannons, Torpedo tubes, Gauss turrets, and the Automated Missile System (AMS). The faster you can load and prepare these weapons, the faster they can open fire on enemy ships. Do note that not all of the weapons listed here may be on your assigned vessel, so be certain to take inventory at the beginning of a shift and prepare accordingly for each weapon's needs.

PDCrack.gif Point Defense Cannons[edit | edit source]

Point Defense cannons (PDCs) are the lifeblood of short ranged combat

Serving as a rapid-fire weapon that is effective at taking down enemy fighters that other weapons may miss and destroying incoming missiles and torpedoes.

Luckily for you, loading these cannons is as easy as firing them:

  1. Go to the empty loading rack on the wall PDCEmpty.gif
  2. Insert a Full PDC Ammo Box PDCAmmo.png

Deck gun.png Artillery Cannon (Deck Gun)[edit | edit source]

The deck guns are massive cannons that, when operated correctly, can obliterate any enemy in an instant.

An example of an Artillery bay configuration.

They fire heavy projectiles which need to be primed before loading and are fueled with gunpowder which is used to propel the ammunition.
Loading Naval Artillery goes like this:

  1. Acquire a projectile: NACShells.gif
  2. Arm the projectile with a multitool:Multitool.gif => NAC Shell Armed.gif NAC AP Shell Armed.gif
  3. Drag it onto the Payload Loading Gate: NAC Payload Gate.png => NAC Payload Gate Loaded.png
  4. Acquire the propellant of choice (either gunpowder or plasma-based accelerant): NAC Propellant.gif
  5. Load the propellant into the Powder Loading Gate: NAC Powder Gate.png => NAC Powder Gate Loaded.png
  6. Go to the console and hit "Pack from loader": NAC Controls.png
  7. Repeat these steps many times if you want a faster shot. You will generally load 6 bags of normal gunpowder.
  8. Go back to the Console, and hit "Feed Shell": NAC Controls.png
  9. Voila! The shell is ready to fire. After the gun has fired - you will hear that anywhere on the ship - repeat these steps

It's important to note that there is no limit to how much gunpowder can be loaded at one time, meaning you can insert only 1 or even 20 bags of powder. Most of the time you'll want to put in a fair amount (about 5 bags or more) of powder as the cannon round travels very slowly without it, but it's best to get in contact with the ship's tactical systems operator (one of the bridge staff) about this if possible. If you let them know how much powder you're going to load they'll be able to maximize damage output.

To see how much power is behind each shot, look on the console. It will tell you how much propellant is packed in, in units called dT. Unpacked shells start out with 25% dT, 1 bag of gunpowder adds 25% dT, and one unit of plasma-based accelerant adds 50% dT. A Hungry gunpowder bag's dT% varies greatly depending on how much it has been fed.

AMSComp.gif Autonomous Missile System (AMS)[edit | edit source]

Control system for firing Missiles Automatically!

The automated missile system is a series of missile tubes linked up to a central computer, this allows it to fire missiles and torpedos automatically at targeted enemies, which are capable of dealing incredible damage and can home in on the enemy ships, making shots almost always guaranteed to hit. Loading the missiles is simple, requiring them to be assembled and then dragged onto the tube. Then walk over to the assigned Ordenance Computer, click "Payload Loaded" then "Payload Chambered". Don't forget to turn off safeties!

Controlling the AMS is fairly simple, as you can do it with the press of a button. Simply walk over to the AMS control console and select one of two firing modes:

Anti-ship[edit | edit source]

While using the anti-ship firing mode, the targeting system fires its missiles at enemy ships within its detection radius. It will also fire at enemy ships that have been targeted by fighters.

Countermeasure[edit | edit source]

If you select the countermeasure firing mode, the system will prioritize targeting incoming gunfire to avoid the ship getting hit. It also fires at ships within the detection radius if there's no incoming projectiles.

NewTorpTube.png Torpedo Tubes[edit | edit source]

Torpedo tubes are the slower, bulkier counterparts of VLS tubes.

Torpedo tubes are slow loading, require maintenance, but are capable of dealing incredible damage and can home in on the enemy ships, making shots almost always guaranteed to hit. They have mostly been replaced by VLS tubes, given their easier maintenance and automation. However, you may still see them on some ships.

To load a torpedo tube, acquire a pre-made torpedo by dragging one onto a trolley (trolleys have a capacity of 5 torpedos) and bringing it over to the tube. Click on the trolley, click a torpedo to detach it, then drag and drop the torpedo into the tube to begin loading it. Afterward, use the adjacent console and press "Load tray", "Chamber Tray Payload", and finally "Disengage safeties" to finish loading the Torpedo tube. Remember to re-engage the Torpedo tube safeties whenever reloading to prevent damage

Maintenance[edit | edit source]

Torpedo tubes require maintenance when they're used too much. You probably want to perform maintenance between each bout of combat.
Note: Make sure there's nothing in the weapon and that the safeties are on, to prevent unnecessary explosions.

  1. Unscrew the maintenance hatch on the primary external casing
  2. Unbolt (wrench) the internal maintenance panel
  3. Apply 10 units of Oil to the exposed internal machinery, repeat as needed
  4. Bolt (wrench) the panel, then fix (screwdriver) the hatch back in place

GaussGun.png Gauss Guns[edit | edit source]

Gauss guns fire 300mm Teflon coated tungsten rounds.

Unlike other ship weaponry, these are not controlled by Bridge Staff using the tactical console and are typically manned by Munitions Technicians. Gauss guns require no maintenance.

To man gauss guns, buckle yourself into the gauss gunner chair and you'll rise into the cockpit above. To fire, click on the overmap to fire a powerful short-range burst. Gauss guns eat through ammo quickly, and you'll ideally want someone below deck keeping you loaded at all times. Loading tungsten rounds is as simple as placing them in a crate, click-dragging it to the loading rack, and sending it up for reloading. Additional slugs can be acquired from a nearby Gauss ammunition dispenser that can be upgraded by science to produce slugs at a faster rate.

Gauss ammo racks can be upgraded by researching Guided Munitions, then printing the respective circuit board and applying it to the rack. Upgrading a gauss rack allows for rounds to be bump-loaded, meaning conveyor belts can be laid from gauss ammo dispensers directly to upgraded racks.

Ship BSA.png Superliminal Bluespace Artillery[edit | edit source]

Big Honking Space Gun, capable of not just annihilating your hearing, but also the enemy ship!

The Superliminal BSA is a massive machine which can accelerate a bolt of concentrated quark-gluon plasma to superliminal speeds, tearing clean through targets and annihilating everything in its path. It was developed from Bluespace Artillery cannons acquired in questionably legal way.

Operating it is simple, maintaining it is harder. It requires a massive amount of power just to fire even once. To input this power, simply go to it's console, set a desired amount of incoming power, and enamble charging.

Ensure that it has a clear firing path to space.

PDCrack.gif Flak cannons[edit | edit source]

Flak cannons fire a large amount of proximity-detonated ammunition at incoming torpedos and missiles.

They excel at defending against these forms of weaponry, but they have very limited range.

Operating them is simple:

  1. Go to the empty loading rack on the wall PDCEmpty.gif
  2. Insert a Full Flak Ammo Box FlakAmmo.png

Coaxial railgun.png NT-ST049 'Sturm' coaxial railgun[edit | edit source]

A hybrid Railgun Weapon, capable of switching between firing Railgun Slugs and Deck Gun Shells.

The Coaxial Railgun is a weapon that uses both Power and Physical Ammunition to fire a range of projectiles at the enemy vessels, however due to its mechanical parts, the thing requires maintenance from time to time.

The Coaxial Railgun, much like all railguns, uses electricity to produce a magnetic field in order to rapidly accelerate their ammunition, it is due to this reason that you need to keep an eye on the magnetic alignment of the field.

If the field degrades too much it will affect the projectile velocity and increase the chances of a misfiring incident occurring.

The weapon is capable of being switching configuration between firing Railgun Slugs and Deck Gun Shells pretty easily.

Operating the Railgun is a relatively easy thing to do:

  1. Interact with the weapon to bring up its UI.
  2. Drag the Power Allocation slider to the users desired allocation of power. Please note that this will result in a passive drain on the vessels power supply, so do not do this until the engine is setup and working properly.
  3. Switch Configuration "I4- Configuration:" to the Ammunition of Choice, options being Railgun Slugs and Deck Gun Shells: Railgun ammo.png NACShells.gif
  4. Insert the ammunition you have chosen, if it's Railgun slugs then insert 5 Railgun Slugs into the Weapon, otherwise insert 1 Deck Gun Shell that has been armed: Railgun ammo.png NACShells.gif
  5. Interact with the weapon again to bring up its UI and press the button labeled "I1 - Payload loaded"
  6. Press the button labeled "I2 - Payload chambered"
  7. Press the button labeled "I3 - Weapon safeties" to turn off the safeties and prime the Weapon for firing.

Maintenance[edit | edit source]

The Coaxial Railgun requires maintenance when its used too much and when the Magnetic Alignment is out of align. You probably want to perform maintenance between each bout of combat.
Note: Make sure there's nothing in the weapon and that the safeties are on.

In order to restore the Magnetic Alignment do the following:

  1. Unscrew the maintenance hatch on the primary external casing
  2. Unbolt (wrench) the internal maintenance panel
  3. Restore the Alignment using a Multitool
  4. Bolt (wrench) the panel.
  5. Screw the maintenance hatch back into place.

In order to repair the Gun Condition do the following:

  1. Unscrew the maintenance hatch on the primary external casing
  2. Unbolt (wrench) the internal maintenance panel
  3. Apply 10 units of Oil to the exposed internal machinery, repeat as needed
  4. Bolt (wrench) the panel, then fix (screwdriver) the hatch back in place

Broadsides.png SN 'Sucker Punch' Broadside Cannon[edit | edit source]

The Starship Equivalent of a shotgun

The Broadside Cannon is a weapon that requires the ship to have its side facing the enemy vessel before you fire it, otherwise the weapon will miss the target entirely.

The Broadside Cannon requires a secondary machine known as the Broadside Shell Packer Bench in order to produce the ammo for it. PackingBench.png

Loading the Broadside Cannon is relatively simple process:

  1. Acquire Five Broadside Shell Casing: Broadside casing.png
  2. Insert the Casings into the Broadside Shell Packer Bench: PackingBench.png => PackingBench casings.png
  3. Acquire Five Broadside Shell Loads: Broadside load.png
  4. Insert the Loads into the Broadside Shell Packer Bench: PackingBench casings.png => PackingBench loads.png
  5. Acquire the propellant of choice (either gunpowder or plasma-based accelerant): NAC Propellant.gif
  6. Insert your propellant of choice into the Broadside Shell Packer Bench: PackingBench loads.png => PackingBench full.png
  7. Interact with the Broadside Shell Packer Bench and hit "Pack Casings" PackingBench.png
  8. Load the produced Broadside Shells into the Broadside Cannon: Broadside shells.gif
  9. Voila! The Broadside Cannon is now ready to fire. After the cannon has fired repeat these steps if you have run out of ammo, otherwise repeat step 8

PlasmaCaster.png Magnetic Phoron Acceleration Caster[edit | edit source]

Moth Plasma Gun, for Ship destruction!

The phoron caster is a high maintenance weapon that requires a lot of attention to be fired and a lot of attention after it's fired.

The steps for firing are as follows:

  1. Locate a plasma gas canister and fasten it to the nearby connector: Plasma Canister.png
  2. Turn on the gas regulator, this will begin to fill up the Plasma Capacitor Charge on the weapon's UI. Plasma Regulator.png
  3. Once the Capacitor Charge is at 100%, turn off the gas regulator. Plasma Regulator.png
  4. Take a phoron core and insert it into the main weapon itself Plasma Core.png
  5. On the weapon's UI, click the "Condense Phoron Mass button"
  6. On the weapon's UI, click the "Commence Magnetic Charge"
  7. On the weapon's UI, click the "Release Constrictor Field button". This button acts as a safety and will constantly lower the Field Integrity.
  8. Use the TAC Console on the bridge to fire the weapon. Tactical.gif

Warnings:

  • Every time the weapon is fired or misfires, the weapon's Alignment will degrade.
  • If the weapon's alignment is less than 90%, is has a greater chance of misfiring.
  • The weapon will not fire if the gas regulator is on or if the splines aren't fully restored.
  • When the weapon is fired, the Splines will automatically go to 0%. This will replenish over time.
  • Do not try to disassemble this weapon, you will regret it.
  • The gas regulator will only take plasma gas, and no other gas.
  • If the weapon's splines or field integrity stop restoring for any reason, toggle the constrictor field off and on again.
  • This weapon will blind you if you're not wearing eye protection while in its presence.
  • This weapon cannot target fighters or other small ships.

Burst Phaser.png Burst Phaser MK2[edit | edit source]

A coaxial laser system, capable of firing controlled laser bursts at a target.

These energy weapons are fired in the direction the ship is currently facing, and is fired by the Ship Pilot, as such you need to point the nose of the ship directly at the enemy in order to have a guaranteed chance of hitting it.

Due to being an energy weapon these guns primarily do not require a constant dedication of attention in order to maintain them, however they require a constant source of power:

  1. Interact with the Burst Phaser Weapon
  2. Toggle the Slider to the amount of power you wish to pump into the cannon, this affects how fast it recharges and how many shots it can fire before needing to recharge.
  3. Press the "Enable Charging" button and, assuming you have enough power in the grid, the gun will charge up and be ready to fire.

Phase Cannon.png Phase Cannon[edit | edit source]

An extremely powerful directed energy weapon which is capable of delivering a devastating beam attack.

This energy weapon behaves similarly to the Deck Guns in terms of aiming, meaning you can be performing a valiant tactical advance in the opposite direction of the enemy and still have a vague chance to hit the target.

Due to being an energy weapon these guns primarily do not require a constant dedication of attention in order to maintain them, however they require a constant source of power:

  1. Interact with the Phase Cannon
  2. Toggle the Slider to the amount of power you wish to pump into the cannon, this affects how fast it recharges and how many shots it can fire before needing to recharge.
  3. Press the "Enable Charging" button and, assuming you have enough power in the grid, the gun will charge up and be ready to fire.

Laser Missile cannon.png Laser Anti Missile System[edit | edit source]

The Energy Weapon equivalent of a modified Autonomous Missile System

Primarily designed to shoot down missiles using lasers rather than firing missiles at missiles and hoping it will work itself out, could probably be used for other shenanigans, such as boiling eggs

Due to being an energy weapon these guns primarily do not require a constant dedication of attention in order to maintain them, however they require a constant source of power:

  1. Interact with the Laser Anti Missile System
  2. Toggle the Slider to the amount of power you wish to pump into the cannon, this affects how fast it recharges and how many shots it can fire before needing to recharge.
  3. Press the "Enable Charging" button and, assuming you have enough power in the grid, the gun will charge up and be ready to fire.

Acquiring ammunition[edit | edit source]

This is inevitable, the ship will consume ammo at a rapid rate. If you are out of ammo outside of combat, the following list will instruct you on how to acquire more. If you are out of ammo mid-combat you're fucked , communicate this with CIC and the rest of your team and use what you have left for the other weapons while coordinating with cargo.

PDC[edit | edit source]

Icon Name Purchasable Crate Name
PDCAmmo.png Point Defense Cannon Ammo (30.12x82mm) Yes PDC mount rounds (x5)

Flak[edit | edit source]

Icon Name Found
FlakAmmo.png 40mm Flak Rounds Acquired Through Traders

Deck Gun[edit | edit source]

Icon Name Purchasable Crate Name Researchable Printable in
NAV Shell.png FTL-13 Naval Artillery Round Yes Naval Artillery Shells (x10) Yes Munitions Techfab
NAV Cannonball.png Cannonballs Yes Cannonballs (x10) No N/A
NAV AP Shell.png TX-101 Armour Penetrating Naval Artillery Round No N/A Yes Munitions Techfab
Gunpowder bag.png Gunpowder Bag Yes Powder bags (x10) Yes Munitions Techfab
Plasma-Accelerant.png Plasma-Based Projectile Accelerant No N/A Yes Munitions Techfab

Torpedoes and Missiles[edit | edit source]

Torpedoes and missiles, unfortunately, cannot be ordered fully assembled and must be built by your own oil-covered hands. You need multiple things from cargo - components, casings, and warheads. Standard and armor piercing warheads can be ordered from cargo, but the other types must be researched by science before they can be made in the protolathe. Once you have all of these, turn on that conveyor belt and get this party started!

MissileTorp.gif
Missiles/Torpedoes
Requires to build How to build Tools

Metalx5-15 (Depending on the Type)
Propulsion Systemx1
Guidance Systemx1
IFF cardx1
Cablex5
Warheadx1

  1. Get a casing, either made from metal or ordered from cargo.
  2. Add the Propulsion System
  3. Wrench the propulsion into place.
  4. Add the Guidance System
  5. Screwdriver the guidance system in place.
  6. Add the IFF card
  7. Screwdriver the card in place.
  8. Add the Warhead
  9. Wrench the warhead in place.
  10. Wire it.
  11. Wrench once more.
  12. Weld it all together.

Wrench
Screwdriver
Crowbar
Wirecutter
Welding tool

There are a total of six different types of torpedoes you can make. Each serves a different purpose.

  • Standard torpedoes are your stock standard torps. They carry an explosive payload that does a fair amount of damage to ships and fighters alike.
  • Armor piercing torpedoes are able to do heavy damage to armored targets. Good against large ships.
  • Nuclear torpedoes are the most powerful of the explosive torpedoes. They deal devastating damage to anything they hit, but are slower and more expensive than the other torpedo types. Use them wisely, as you won't be able to make more until science researches them.
  • Decoy torpedoes don't carry an explosive payload, but can be used to distract an enemy's defensive weapons, giving you a clear shot for your more powerful weapons.
  • Freight torpedoes are essentially cargo pods. Load them up and fire them at another ship to deliver the goods.
  • Probes are torpedoes strapped with an array of scientific sensors. Firing one of these at an anomaly will generate research for science, and potentially unlock new technology nodes. Don't miss.

Unfortunately it's only possible to construct one type of missile right now.

  • High-velocity missiles are the standard missile type, they explode upon making impact and do a moderate amount of damage.

Autonomous Missile Factory[edit | edit source]

The missile factory on the Tycoon

So you thought you had to wrench, weld and wire each missile individually? Of course not! The future is now! There's a quick and easy way to mass-produce missiles available right in the middle of your munitions bay: The factory line.

The Missile factory consists of three key parts: the conveyor belts, which have usually been slowed down to accommodate for the working speed of the robots. Tool arms, which use specific tools on the casing and are colored grey, and red colored part arms that apply parts such as guidance computers to the missiles. The robot arms in the factory always apply their effect in the direction the red arrows on their frame are pointing, but can be loaded with parts from any direction. They also have no part holding limit, so you can fill them up with as many parts as you want.

You can even extend the factory! The parts required for making factory machines can all be printed in the munilathe along with the conveyor belts after their research has been completed.

Broadside Cannon[edit | edit source]

To create more Broadside Shells, do the following:

  1. Acquire Five Broadside Shell Casing: Broadside casing.png
  2. Insert the Casings into the Broadside Shell Packer Bench: PackingBench.png => PackingBench casings.png
  3. Acquire Five Broadside Shell Loads: Broadside load.png
  4. Insert the Loads into the Broadside Shell Packer Bench: PackingBench casings.png => PackingBench loads.png
  5. Acquire the propellant of choice (either gunpowder or plasma-based accelerant): NAC Propellant.gif
  6. Insert your propellant of choice into the Broadside Shell Packer Bench: PackingBench loads.png => PackingBench full.png
  7. Interact with the Broadside Shell Packer Bench and hit "Pack Casings" PackingBench.png

To acquire more Shell casings or shell loads, see the following Table:

Icon Name Purchasable Crate Name
Broadside casing.png Broadside Shell Casing Yes Empty Broadside Casings/Broadside Pack
Broadside load.png Broadside Shell Loads Yes Broadside Loads/Broadside Pack

Magnetic Phoron Acceleration Caster[edit | edit source]

Warningsign.png This section contains Test Merged Information

This section is referencing a Test Merge.
Some of the information contained within may be subject to change or removal.
Test-Merged PR: #2132


Icon Name Researchable Printable in
Plasma Core.png Condensed Phoron Core Yes Munitions Techfab

NT-ST049 'Sturm' coaxial railgun[edit | edit source]

The method of acquiring more railgun slugs for this weapon is semi-complicated.

You need to locate the "Defunct Railgun Techology Munitions Technology Disk" which can be found in Munitions, assuming some clown hasn't eaten it or it's been dusted in the Supermatter shard.

With this Technology Disk you need to upload the blueprints to the Techweb using a Research and Development Console, DO NOT DELETE THE BLUEPRINTS CONTAINED ON IT.

After you have uploaded the blueprints you can now print the Railgun Slugs in either the Cargo or Munitions Techfab

You're ready[edit | edit source]

It may be difficult to swallow all of the information you've read, but don't worry! You'll very rarely be working with all of these weapons at once as you have fellow Munitions Technicians at your side to pick up your slack. Above all, remember to have fun. With a bottle of spray paint, you can do all manner of things - name your torpedo tubes, draw funny faces near the PDC racks, and draw the borderline between the rest of the ship and the newly independent Munitia.

More Dakka[edit | edit source]

Is the ships just floating around in friendly space? Are all the guns loaded and you have nothing better to do? Or are those glorified laser pointers simply not enough? Fear not, because now you can even BUILD more guns! From the smallest PDC to the largest Railgun, you can outfit your ship with all the firepower.

Disclaimer: You can't print new weapon circuit boards. This means that whatever weaponry you had roundstart, you are stuck with those. However, you can still move them.

With that out of the way, here is a tip if you want to arm your ship:

  • Don't overestimate how much ammo you have. Because while making the ship into a giant sniper rifle with 20 NACs might be fun, cargo WILL swiftly run dry of credits trying to supply you with ammo. 30 PDCs WILL destroy all the Torpedoes launched at you, but the crew will easily go deaf from all the pom-pom-pom.

Here is how you can construct ship weaponry:

PDC loading rack[edit | edit source]

PDCrack.gif
PDC loading rack
Requires to build How to build
Metalx5
Cablex4
Point Defense Cannon circuit boardPoint Defense Cannon circuit board
Micro-mainpulatorx4
Capacitorx2
Matter binx3
Wrench
Screwdriver
  1. Build and the PDC loading rack frame from 5 metal
  2. Put it on a wall
  3. Wrench it on
  4. Wire it
  5. Add the Circuit board
  6. Add 4 micro-manipulators
  7. Add 2 capacitors
  8. Add 3 matter bins
    1. You can do this using an RPED
  9. Add the Firing electronics
    1. The order of these 4 steps does not matter
  10. Screwdriver it to finish the machine


How to deconstruct
Tools
  1. Screw the maintenance panel out
  2. Pry the parts out
  3. Cut the wiring
  4. Unwrench the frame
  5. Lift it off the wall with your hands

Wrench
Screwdriver
Crowbar
Wirecutter

Torpedo Tube[edit | edit source]

NewTorpTube.png
Torpedo Tube
Requires to build How to build
Plasteelx4
Nanocarbon glassx6
Firing Electronicsx1
Welding tool
Screwdriver
Wrench
  1. Build Torpedo Tube frame from 4 Plasteel Sheets
  2. Wrench it into place
  3. Weld it to the floor
  4. Add the Nanocarbon glass for the barrel
  5. Wrench the barrel in
  6. Wire the frame
  7. Add the Firing Electronics
  8. Screw the electronics in
  9. Add the Nanocarbon glass for the door
  10. Wrench the door in place
  11. Screw the maintenance hatch


How to deconstruct
Tools
  1. Screw the maintenance panel out
  2. Wrench the inner casing
    1. Note: The weapon can now be lubricated
  3. Pry the casing out
  4. Unscrew the door frame
  5. Wrench the door out
  6. Pry the door out of the frame
  7. Unscrew the electronics
  8. Pry the electronics out of their place
  9. Cut the wires away
  10. Unbolt the barrel
  11. Pry the barrel out
  12. Unweld the frame from the floor
  13. Unbolt the frame
  14. Weld the frame apart

Wrench
Welding tool
Screwdriver
Crowbar
Wirecutter

VLS launch tube[edit | edit source]

AMS tube.png
VLS launch tube
Requires to build How to build
Metalx35
Titaniumx20
Copperx20
Cablex10
VLS launch tube boardVLS launch tube board
Wrench
Screwdriver
  1. Build and wire a Machine Frame from 5 metal
    1. Click here for a detailed construction.
  2. Add the Circuit board
  3. Add 20 titanium
  4. Add 30 metal
  5. Add 20 copper
  6. Add 10 cable
  7. Screwdriver it to finish the machine


How to deconstruct
Tools
  1. Screw the maintenance panel out
  2. Wrench the inner casing
  3. Pry the casing out

Wrench
Screwdriver
Crowbar

Naval Artillery[edit | edit source]

Deck gun.png
A possible arrangement of the Deck Gun's part, with the individual parts highlighted for you
Naval Artillery
Requires to build How to build
Titaniumx120
Plasteelx22
Metalx35
Copperx50
Diamondx5
Duraniumx1
Cablex34
Firing Electronicsx1
Deck gun core boardDeck gun core board
Deck gun payload gate boardDeck gun payload gate board
Deck gun powder gate boardDeck gun powder gate board
Deck gun auto elevator boardDeck gun auto elevator board
Deck gun loading computer boardDeck loading computer board
Igniterx1
Welding tool
Screwdriver
Wrench
  1. Designate a 3 x 3 space with a free tile on the floor above it for your gun

Building the indoors, multitile part[edit | edit source]

  1. Build and wire a Machine Frame from 5 metal in the middle for your Core
    1. Click here for a detailed construction.
  2. Build and wire at least three Machine Frames and a Computer frame from 20 metal around your Core, these will be the other parts of your Deck Gun
    1. Click here for a detailed construction.
    2. Note: Which machine frame will become which machine does not matter, only that they are next to the core
  3. Add the Deck gun core board to the machine frame in the middle
    1. Marked on the picture with Red
  4. Add 20 titanium and 5 cable
  5. Screwdriver to finish the core
  6. Add the Deck gun payload gate board
    1. Marked on the picture with Blue
  7. Add 40 titanium, 10 cable and 10 copper
  8. Add a Railgun rail
    1. Note: Can be made from 1 duranium
  9. Add the Loading tray
    1. Note: It's made from 10 metal
  10. Screwdriver to finish the payload gate
  11. Add the Deck gun powder gate board
    1. Marked on the picture with Purple
    2. Building more of these machines does not increase the number of gunpowder that can be inserted, as you can insert multiple from just one gate
  12. Add 20 titanium, 5 cable and 20 copper
  13. Screwdriver to finish the gate
  14. Add the Deck gun auto elevator board
    1. Marked on the picture with Yellow
  15. Add 40 titanium, 10 cable, 20 copper and 5 diamonds
  16. Screwdriver to finish the elevator
  17. Build a chair from any material
    1. Marked on the picture with White
    2. ANY chair will do
  18. Add the Deck gun loading computer board to the Computer frame
    1. Marked on the picture with Green
  19. Finish the construction like usual
  20. If all machines are done, hit the Core with a Multitool to have it scan for nearby machines

Building the outdoors part[edit | edit source]

  1. Go to the deck above you, on the same spot as your Core
    1. Use a GPS
  2. Build a Deck gun frame from 20 plasteel
  3. Wrench it to the ground
  4. Weld it down
  5. Add the firing electronics
  6. Screw the electronics in
  7. Add an Igniter
    1. Alternatively, you can add a Triple Barrel Upgrade (currently Admin only)
    2. Screw the upgrade in
    3. Add 3 igniters
  8. Screw the Igniters in
  9. Wire the Igniters
  10. Weld the wiring down
  11. Add 2 plasteel
  12. Add a MAC barrel
    1. Can be made from 1 duranium
    2. In case the gun was upgraded, add 3 of these
  13. Weld the barrels down
  14. Add the Loading tray
    1. Note: It's made from 10 metal


How to deconstruct
Tools

The frame can be deconstructed this way:

  1. Screw the maintenance panel out
    1. If you examine the gun, there will be a button labeled "Force Eject Shell". Be warned, this will fire the shell.
  2. Wrench the inner casing
  3. Pry the loading tray out
  4. Unweld the barrel
  5. Pry the barrel out
  6. Unweld the inner plasteel casing
  7. Unweld the wiring
  8. Cut the wiring out
  9. Unscrew the igniters
  10. Remove the igniters by hand
    1. If it was upgraded with a Tripple Barrel upgrade, you need to Unscrew it
    2. Then Pry it out
  11. Unscrew the firing electronics
  12. Pry the electronics out
  13. Unweld the frame from the floor
  14. Unbolt the frame from the floor
  15. Cut the frame apart with a welder

The machines can be deconstructed this way:

  1. Screw the maintenance panel out
  2. Remove the components and the circuit board with a crowbar
  3. Cut the wires out
  4. Unwrench the frame from the ground
  5. Dissasemble the frame with a screwdriver

Wrench
Welding tool
Screwdriver
Crowbar
Wirecutter

As said before, this is advanced stuff, usually you don't need to build new guns, and it's one hell of a job to try and keep them all loaded. But it does take up the downtime that you otherwise would have spent in the bar, and some weird people might find it fun.

*Nanotrasen brand gunpowder is not suitable for use in hot or burning environments, keep away from children with lighters.