Atmospherics objects A page on Canisters and other such things.
Contents [hide] 1 Items 2 Equipment 3 Gas System Items 3.1 Gas Containers 3.2 Pipes 3.3 Devices 3.4 Heat Related Items 4 Disposal System Items 5 Transit Tubes 6 Miscellaneous Items
FireExtinguisher.png Fire Extinguisher Found in: Extinguisher lockers Used for: Extinguishing fires and the lives of unaware command staff, ghetto jetpacks Strategy: A fire extinguisher will spray water across the room to put out fires or change your direction in space. Description This has multiple uses, from being a staple of space travel to rocketing yourself down a hallway strapped to a wheeled chair, to even its intended purpose. Easily the best weapon against Slimes. A Chaplain can bless the water in a fire extinguisher to bless an entire stretch of hallway at once. Will need refilling at a water tank.
MiniFE.png Minature Fire Extinguisher Found in: Emergency Toolboxes Used for: Putting out small fires, ghetto jetpacks Strategy: A fire extinguisher will spray water across the room to put out fires or change your direction in space. Description Functionally the same as a normal fire extinguisher, but has a smaller capactity and can fit into your pockets. Will need refilling at a water tank.
AirTank.png Emergency Oxygen Tank Found in: Atmospherics Office, Emergency Lockers, internals box Used for: As the name suggest, used as an emergency oxygen supply. It's not a question about if you need it, it's a question of when you need it, keep one with you at all time. Strategy: Stuff it in your pocket, belt, or suit slot and leave it there, you'll need it. Description A small oxygen tank that you can wear in your belt slot or in the suit slot of various suits. It is typically kept at approximately 21 kPa with a minimal release setting. Oxygen tanks of all sizes can be filled by Atmospheric Technicians and are used with a breath mask to set up an internal air supply. You might want to set this to 16 kPa release pressure. Can be filled to 1013 kPa.
OxygenTank.png Oxygen Tank Found in: Tank dispensers, Emergency Lockers, Mining Outpost EVA Used for: Mostly used for hardsuits as it nicely fit in to the suit slot, but is sadly too big for a pocket. Also used for bomb making. Strategy: Don't forget one of these when you grab a hardsuit. Description An emergency oxygen tank with a much bigger capacity and a much slower oxygen consuming rate. A must for miners who like to stay in space for long times. Can be filled to 1013 kPa.
Plasma tank.png Plasma Tank Found in: Tank dispensers Used for: Used for the Singularity Engine and bomb making. Strategy: Handle with care. Description Used by Engineers for radiation collection from the Singularity Engine, by Scientists for bombs, and your typical scoundrel for lightning fires with a flamethrower or releasing toxins into the air, plasma is the most hunted resource by NanoTrasen. It's the reason you are here. Equipment
Canister.png Canister Found in: Emergency Storage, Maintenance, Atmospherics, Toxins Lab Used for: Used for holding and transporting gases like Oxygen, Plasma gas and the like. Strategy: Place around hallways, wait for Assistants to open them for no reason. Description When new and before use, or when almost fully emptied, a label can be selected from its interface. This will change its color to indicate what it may contain (or fooling people into thinking it contains Oxygen and not Plasma) Can be made with 10 sheets of Metal.
SpaceHeater.png Space Heater Found in: Emergency Storage, Maintenance, Atmospherics Used for: Heating up a cold area. Strategy: Set heat to high and drag it along with you to prolong a spacesuit-less space walk. Description Made by the Space Amish, it can reliably heat up a room to livable temperature. Requires an energy cell, all of them are loaded with crappy 1000 Watt one, keep it in mind if you need free battery.
PortablePump.png Portable Pump Found in: Locker Room, Atmospherics, Hallway outside the Atmospherics office Used for: Filling a room with air. Can also be use to suck the air out of a room. Strategy: Set pump direction to out and power to maximum, then watch things fly as you turn it on. Description It both sucks and blows. Be sure to connect it to the blue ports outside Atmospherics to fill it up with delicious air mix beforehand. Turn it on, and it re-pressurizes a room until the air runs out.
PortableScrubber.png Portable Scrubber Found in: Locker Room, Atmospherics, Hallway outside the Atmospherics office Used for: Cleaning the air from Plasma gas and other unwanted gasses. Also used for empting Plasma Tanks and Oxygen Tanks. Strategy: Pull it to the (Plasma) leak and turn it on. Description In with the bad air, out with the good air. Flip it on to clean the air very slowly. Connect it to the red ports outside Atmospherics to empty it out once it's full. Make sure you also re-fill the area with clean oxygen.
PipeDispenser.png Pipe Dispenser Found in: Atmospherics Used for: Making pipes and pumps. Strategy: It is still possible to dispose of pipes and pumps into it when it's in movable-mode. Description Using a Wrench will toggle it between movable-mode and dispensing-mode. When in dispensing-mode and in a powered room, it can dispense pipes and pumps for use. Despite not being able to pick them up with your hands, you can drag the pipe onto the dispenser to dispose of extras.
Gas System Items Gas Containers Canisters:
The most used gas container on the station. Can be moved and connected to a Connector Port using a wrench.
Canister.png Canister
Plasma canister.png Plasma Canister
O2 canister.png O2 Canister
CO2 canister.png CO2 Canister
N2 canister.png N2 Canister
N2O canister.png N2O Canister
Air Canister.png Air Canister
Pressure Tanks:
Bigger containers than canisters. Cannot be moved or attached to a connector port.
O2 Pressure Tank.png O2 Pressure Tank
Plasma Pressure Tank.png Plasma Pressure Tank
N2 Pressure Tank.png N2 Pressure Tank
CO2 Pressure Tank.png CO2 Pressure Tank
N2O Pressure Tank.png N2O Pressure Tank
Pipes Pipe.pngPipe Manifold1.png Pipe Manifold2.png Regular Pipes The most basic objects needed in a Gas Pipe Network.
Insulated Pipe.pngInsulated Pipes
Devices Scrubber Port.pngScrubber Scrubs the nasty out of things, or acts like a vacuum
Vent Port.png(Unary) Vent Can pump gasses in or out of its area. used in airlock systems.
Connector Port.pngConnector Port Used to attach canisters, pumps or scrubbers to a pipe network.
Meter.pngMeter Tells the pressure and temperature of the gas inside the pipes.
Gas Sensor.pngGas Sensor
Pump.pngGas Pump The basic pumps you'll find all over atmospherics. Good for precise pressure levels. Goes up to 4500 kPa. The red mark is on the exit side of the pump.
Volumetric Pump.pngVolumetric Pump A bit like the gas pump, but pumps via volume rather than going for pressure. 200 is its max output, but this is fairly significant. Faster than a gas pump (You can even fill canisters up past the standard 4500 kpa pressure!), so best used in systems where precise pressure isn't needed. The red mark is on the exit side of the pump.
Manual Valve.pngManual Valve Prevents the gas from getting through when closed. The green light means the valve is open.
Digital Valve.pngDigital Valve Prevents the gas from getting through when closed. The green light means the valve is open.
Gas Filter.pngGas Filter Device that filters specific gasses.
Gas Mixer.pngGas Mixer Device that mixes specific gasses.
Air Injector.pngAir Injector
Passive Gate.pngPassive Gate Doesn't pump gas, but lets certain pressure through. Can let up to 4500 kPa pressure through. It should be noted that its on status can be easy to miss, being just a small red/green light.
Filter Control.pngFilter Control Heat Related Items SpaceHeater.pngSpace Heater Used to heat up an area.
HE Pipes.pngHeat Exchange Pipes H/E pipes transfer temperatures between the environment and gas within.
HE Junction.pngHeat Exchange Junction Turns a regular pipe network into a H/E network and vice versa.
Heat Exchanger.pngHeat Exchanger These devices equalize the temperature between two pipe networks without actually mixing the gasses. To use, place them facing each other.
Heater.png Heater Heats up gasses to a given temperature when connected to a pipe network.
Freezer.png Freezer Cools down gasses to a given temperature when connected to a pipe network.
Disposal System Items PipeDispenser.png Disposal Pipe Dispenser 50pxDisposal Pipe2.pngDisposal Pipe3.pngDisposal Pipes Those pipes are made through the disposal pipe dispenser, use them to fix or expand to the disposal system of the Exodus.
Disposal bin.pngDisposal Unit Where people put their trash which are then sent to the disposal area via the disposal pipe system.
Disposal outlet.pngDisposal Outlet Disposal Intake.pngDisposal Intake
Transit Tubes Transit Tube1.pngTransit Tube2.pngTransit Tubes Transit system used on the Research Outpost of the asteroid.
Miscellaneous Atmospherics Hardsuit.png Atmospherics Hardsuit Helmet.png Atmospherics Hardsuit and Helmet The Atmospheric Technician's hardsuit for emergencies.
These items are used most frequently by the Atmospherics department, and generally are of use by the crew in preserving air quality, which is vital for the survival of most ARC employees.
Found in: Extinguisher Lockers, Xenobiology
Used for: Extinguishing fires, making ghetto jetpacks, hosing down targets with liquid, blunt force trauma
Strategy: A fire extinguisher will spray water across the room to put out fires or change your direction in space.
Description: This has multiple uses, from ghetto space travel to rocketing yourself down a hallway strapped to a wheeled chair, even to its intended purpose. Easily the best weapon against Slimes. A Chaplain can bless the water in a fire extinguisher to bless an entire stretch of hallway at once. Will need refilling at a Water Tank. Holds 50 units of water.
Found in: Emergency Toolboxes
Used for: Putting out small fires, ghetto jetpacks
Strategy: A fire extinguisher will spray water across the room to put out fires or change your direction in space.
Description: Functionally the same as a normal fire extinguisher, but has a smaller capacity and can fit into your pockets. Will need refilling at a Water Tank. Holds 30 units of water.
Found in: Atmospherics Office, Emergency Lockers, Internals Box
Used for: As the name suggests, used as an emergency oxygen supply. It's not a question of if you need it, it's a question of when you need it; keep one with you at all times.
Strategy: Stuff it in your pocket, belt, or suit slot and leave it there; you'll need it.
Description: A small oxygen tank that you can wear in your belt slot or in the suit slot of various suits. It is typically kept at approximately 21 kPa with a minimal release setting. Oxygen tanks of all sizes can be filled by Atmospheric Technicians and are used with a breath mask to set up an internal air supply. You might want to set this to 16 kPa release pressure. Can be filled to 1013 kPa.
Oxygen Tank Found in: Tank Storage Unit, Emergency Lockers, Mining Outpost EVA
Used for: Mostly used for hardsuits as it nicely fits into the suit slot, but is sadly too big for a pocket. Also used for bomb making.
Strategy: Don't forget one of these when you grab a hardsuit.
Description: An emergency oxygen tank with a much bigger capacity and a much slower oxygen consuming rate. A must for miners who like to stay in space for long times. Can be filled to 1013 kPa.
Found in: Tank Storage Unit
Used for: Used for the Singularity Engine and bomb making
Strategy: Handle with care
Description: Used by Engineers for radiation collection from the Singularity Engine, by Scientists for bombs, and your typical scoundrel for lighting fires with a flamethrower or releasing toxins into the air, plasma is the most hunted resource for your station. It's the biggest reason you are here. This is also a high-risk item, as many other corporate, criminal, or other interests want to steal it for themselves.
Found in: Every room with atmospherics.
Used for: Sniffing the atmospheric status near it, sending alerts if something isn't right, controlling the room's vents and scrubbers.
Strategy: Install it in a room wall and it'll find the vents and scrubbers in the room automatically, and connect to the alert system through the APC's RCON system.
Description: To use an Air Alarm, first swipe your ID card across it to unlock it. Then click the Air Alarm with a free hand to access its control panel.
Found in: Every room
Used for: Automatically closes the fire doors in case of fire.
Strategy: Pull lever to close down an area so only people with Crowbars can leave.
Description: Used to toggle all fire doors in an area. Can be quickly toggled by shooting at it with a taser or by hitting with a melee weapon.
Found in: Engineering, Atmospherics, Mining Station, E.V.A., Toxins
Used for: Distributing air and plasma to those who need it
Strategy: Just choose what you need
Description: Immovable dispenser filled with 10 regular tanks and 10 plasma tanks (except the ones located in E.V.A. and Mining Station have only regular tanks).
Found in: Emergency Storage, Maintenance, Atmospherics, Toxins Lab
Used for: Used for holding and transporting gases like Oxygen, Plasma gas and the like.
Strategy: Place around hallways, wait for Assistants to open them for no reason.
Description: When new and before use, or when almost fully emptied, a label can be selected from its interface. This will change its color to indicate what it may contain (or fooling people into thinking it contains Oxygen and not Plasma). Can be made with 10 sheets of Metal.
Found in: Locker Room, Atmospherics, Hallway outside the Atmospherics office
Used for: Filling a room with air. Can also be use to suck the air out of a room.
Strategy: Set the pump direction to out, set your target pressure (most likely 101.3 kPa), turn it on, and it re-pressurizes a room until its air runs out.
Description: Out with the good air. It both sucks and blows. Be sure to connect it to the blue ports outside Atmospherics to fill it up with delicious air mix beforehand.
Found in: Locker Room, Atmospherics, Hallway outside the Atmospherics office
Used for: Cleaning the air from Plasma gas and other unwanted gasses. Also used for emptying Plasma Tanks and Oxygen Tanks.
Strategy: Pull it to the leak, put it on maximum power and turn it on.
Description: In with the bad air. Flip it on to filter out the bad gases very slowly. Connect it to the red ports outside Atmospherics to empty it out once it's full. Make sure you also re-fill the area with clean oxygen.
Found in: Emergency Storage, Maintenance, Atmospherics.
Used for: Heating up a cold area.
Strategy: Set it up in a chilled area (such as one recently exposed to hull breaches) to warm it up.
Description: Made by the Space Amish, it can reliably heat up a room to livable temperature. Uses a Power Cell to function. All Space Heaters come default with a 1000 watt power cell – keep it in mind if you need a free cell.
Found in: Medbay, Atmospherics.
Used for: Cooling/heating gasses in pipes, Cryogenics Chamber
Strategy: Make a Canister with chilled Oxygen, give it to R&D
Description: Will cool/heat any gasses in the connected pipes. Can be used to cool down gasses that come in through waste after a fire.
Found in: Atmospherics
Used for: Making pipes and pumps
Strategy: It is still possible to dispose of pipes and pumps into it when it's in movable-mode.
Description: Wrench will toggle it between movable- or dispensing-mode. When in dispensing-mode and in a powered room, it can dispense pipes and pumps for use. You are able to dispose of unwanted pipes and pumps by using them on the Pipe Dispenser.
Found in: Atmospherics
Used for: Making disposal pipes and other disposal equipment. Mostly used for repairs or making experimental transit-systems.
Strategy: Dispose of the extra pipes you dispense by dragging them onto the disposal unit.
Description: Wrench will toggle it between movable-mode and dispensing-mode. When in dispensing-mode and in a powered room, it can dispense pipes and other disposal equipment for use. Despite not being able to pick them up with your hands, you can drag the pipe onto the dispenser to dispose of extras.