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This guide explains the basic roundstart requirements to get the ship running - Supermatter Engine, powergrid settings, Shield Generator and Thrusters setup.
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The supermatter is the core of power generation aboard the Eris. Don't touch, or even look at it unprotected.
  
   
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==Preparations==
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= ''Quick Engine Setup Guide'' =
  
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To set everything up you need:
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[[File:Eris-SM-1.jpg|thumb|right|Hope you aren't colorblind.]]
  
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[[File:Eris-SM-Guide-Computer.jpg|thumb|right|You'll need this computer.]]
  
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1. Wrench the canisters in the ports marked with green squares. For this guide, use plasma canisters as the vastly higher specific heat (10x that of nitrogen) makes it ideal for generating lots of power while minimizing risk of delamination.
  
   
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*Radiation protection - you need complete full-body protection to avoid radiation poisoning from Supermatter. Technomancer voidsuit will do - examine your armor to see its protection values.
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**If the "rad" value in the menu is anything but 100 - it will not be enough.
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*Optical Meson Scanner - glasses that protect you from Supermatter hallucinations. They do not have to be turned on.
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* Tools - only wrench is required.
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*Some '''[[Stats ErisEn|MEC]]''' stat - without it you will fail numerous times using your tools.
   
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=Supermatter Setup=
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2. Max out and turn on the pumps marked in yellow so that the gas flows freely through the loops.
  
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[[File:NewEngine.png|thumb|Main Coolant Pipes]]
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[[File:Engine upper.png|none|thumb|632x632px|Upper Engine Floor]]
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#Wrench the '''Plasma''' canisters in the ports marked with <span style="color:#FFA500">'''Orange'''</span> '''(1)''' squares.[[File:Enginenew.png|thumb|445x445px|Waste and Cooling pipes]]
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#*'''Plasma''' is a superior option as it has highest heat capacity. Using other gases is highly unrecommended.
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#Max out and turn on the pumps marked in <span style="color:#87CEEB">'''Light Blue'''</span> '''(2)''' so that the gas flows freely through the loops.
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#Make sure that omni-filters, shown in <span style="color:#000080">'''Dark Blue'''</span>'''(3)''' squares, do not filter '''Plasma'''. These filters should be in the correct configuration on round start.
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#Wrench the two '''waste''' (empty) canisters onto the <span style="color:#FFFF00">'''Yellow'''</span> '''(4)''' squares and turn the <span style="color:#32CD32">'''Green'''</span> '''(4)''' pump to max and turn it on.
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#Wrench a '''Nitrogen''' canister to the port in the <span style="color:#DC143C">'''Red'''</span> '''(5)''' square, turn the <span style="color:#32CD32">'''Green'''</span> '''(5)''' pump to max and turn it on. Open the <span style="color:#00FFFF">'''Cyan'''</span> '''(6)''' valve.
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#Once the canisters in the <span style="color:#FFA500">'''Orange'''</span> squares are empty, replace with four more canisters of the same gas.
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#Turn on the emitter using one of the switches upstairs or interact with the emitter manually.
   
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This setup ensures that Supermatter is running.
   
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3. Set up omni-filters, shown in red squares. Set it to filter plasma - or, if you've decided to use another gas in the hot loop (marked 1) set it to that instead. It'll pump the filtered gas back into the loop and send everything else to the waste canister. Max the pump marked red, and wrench an empty canister onto the marked port.
  
   
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==Power grid==
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Head to the upper floor and interact with the console closest to the switches (<span style="color:#FFA500">'''Orange'''</span>). Exit the Power Monitoring and open RCON Remote Control.
   
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* Set every Substation '''Input to 450 - AUTO''' and '''Output 400 - ONLINE ''EXCEPT''''' Engineering substation - turn on its bypass instead.
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4. Wrench a Nitrogen canister to the port in the purple square and turn the purple pump to max.
  
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** Instead of turning on Engineering substation bypass you can upgrade the '''SMES''' (explained below) unit, located somewhere in lower decks of engineering maintenance. Doing neither is '''highly''' unrecommended - whole ship is powered through Engineering substation.
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(Optional - it functions fine without doing this, but the console allows for finer control) Head to the only computer on the lower level. Search for the inject port. Repeat the search for injection port on the computer in the cyan rectangle.
  
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*Exit the console and interact with SMES units in the room corner (upper right). Max each one's input and output and ensure that they are on.
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[[File:Rcon.png|thumb|This is how approximately most of your RCON setups should look once you're done with it.]]
   
   
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5. Once the canisters in the green squares are empty, replace with four more canisters of the same gas.
  
   
   
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6. Be sure to use the RCON console (found in the room with the computer in the cyan square) to turn on substations that are off back on and allocate more or less power to substations that need it. Most substations can run optimally with 200 input power without having power failures.
  
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(Optional) Double check everything.
  
   
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== Shields ==
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[[File:Shield gen.png|thumb|335x335px|This is how your setup should approximately look once you've done.Logging console registers impacts and remote control coordinates.]]
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Shield generator is located east of the lobby (go on the catwalk, then upstairs and north into airlock dubbed "Generator Room") but it is possible to edit Shield Generator settings using remote control program using one of the upper floor consoles or a laptop.
   
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* Set '''Field Range''' to maximum possible - '''200'''.
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7. Turn on the emitter using the switch upstairs. Located south of the RCON console.
  
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**This ensures that whole ship is covered by shield. Using lower settings is unrecommended as it may leave parts of ship unprotected.
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* Set '''Input Cap''' to something big - '''3000''' kW is usually enough
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** '''Very''' low input cap (lower than current "Upkeep Energy Use") will make shield generator passively lose power.
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**Low input cap will make the shield generator charge very, ''very'' slowly.
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* Turn on the following modesː
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** '''Hyperkinetic Projectiles''' to stop incoming meteors.
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** '''Unknown Lifeforms''' to stop angry mobs.
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** '''Hull Shielding''' to make shield envelop the ship instead of projecting a large bubble.
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** '''Multi-Dimensional Field Warp''' to make shield cover the whole ship instead of single deck.
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** '''Atmospheric Containment''' to stop breaches from depressurizing the ship.
   
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Most modes have self-explanatory names, but they also have descriptions.
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==Notes==
  
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Multipliers are power multipliers - having too many modes enabled will make shield generator consume a lot of power.
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And finally, press the '''Turn on''' button.
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==The Principles==
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===The Generators===
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[[File:TEGworking.gif|thumb|right|A TEG during setup. Note the turbines spinning slowly.]]
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The core power generation is done by the Thermo-Electric Generators (TEGs). There are four in the engine, and they are powered by the flow of two gasses of differing temperature through their two sides. The larger the temperature difference, the more power generated. Note that they are less efficient when generating more than 500kW, but are not harmed by doing so, despite the intermittent sparks generated.
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===Gas Loops===
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There are two gas loops in the engine, the cold loop and the hot loop. By mixing in the generator, the temperature of the gasses are equalized somewhat, so the hotter gas should be reheated, and the cooler gas should be cooled. This is where the supermatter comes in. The cold loop flows from red pipe, to generators, to the green pipe, then out to radiators in space to cool back down. The hot loop flows from yellow pipe, to blue pipe, then into the supermatter chamber to be reheated. The supermatter, when excited, produces a large amount of heat, and will probably burn some of the plasma in the hot loop. In order to remove the products of this combustion, everything except plasma is filtered from the hot loop.
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Oxygen in the hot loop is a very bad idea - it leads to fires, which can rapidly raise the core temperature to dangerous levels.
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===Notes===
   
 
The plasma setup can withstand EER up to 1500+. You can simply just leave emitter on since it's bottlenecks at ~1400. Setups with other gases aren't as safe - you'll want to do a few shots, maybe 6-12 depending on the gas.
  
The plasma setup can withstand EER up to 1500+. You can simply just leave emitter on since it's bottlenecks at ~1400. Setups with other gases aren't as safe - you'll want to do a few shots, maybe 6-12 depending on the gas.
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TEG power output depends on the difference between the temperature of the loops, and the heat capacity of the gas mix in the loops. While the hot loop doesn't get particularly hot with a pure plasma setup, it still generates vastly more power due to the high heat capacity, meaning it's bother safer and outputs more energy.
  
TEG power output depends on the difference between the temperature of the loops, and the heat capacity of the gas mix in the loops. While the hot loop doesn't get particularly hot with a pure plasma setup, it still generates vastly more power due to the high heat capacity, meaning it's bother safer and outputs more energy.
   
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If you want to upgrade a SMES [[File:SMES.png|32x32px]] unit, follow the guide belowː
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It's also a good idea to upgrade the two SMES units (the ones side by side in the computer picture) using the parts in one of the crates south of them. Otherwise tinkering with shield input power could prevent needed substations from getting proper power applied. To upgrade them, follow the small guide below.
  
   
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* Turn off the charge mode for both SMES units and wait for it to hit zero.
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*Turn off the charge mode for both SMES units and wait for it to hit zero.
 
* Power off the SMES unit completely and open the maintenance hatch with a screwdriver
  
* Power off the SMES unit completely and open the maintenance hatch with a screwdriver
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* Stuff one of each of the given SMES coils into both units
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*Stuff one of each of the given SMES coils into both units
 
* Close the maintenance hatch
  
* Close the maintenance hatch
 
* Power on both SMES and max out both the charge and output levels
  
* Power on both SMES and max out both the charge and output levels
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Remember to download the shield modification program to turn on the shields and explore the extra options as well as tinkering with the input cap. Enabling the engineering section bypass allows the SMES units to charge the shields much faster, and is recommended - but it might be best left till later, as it can be a bit of a power hog while it charges to maximum capacity.
  
Remember to download the shield modification program to turn on the shields and explore the extra options as well as tinkering with the input cap. Enabling the engineering section bypass allows the SMES units to charge the shields much faster, and is recommended - but it might be best left till later, as it can be a bit of a power hog while it charges to maximum capacity.
   
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Entering the lower floor once the engine has started should be avoided unless absolutely necessary - the supermatter emits an EXTREME amount of radiation, and it's even been seen to penetrate full protection.
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Entering the lower floor once the engine has started should be avoided unless absolutely necessary - the supermatter emits '''serious''' amounts of radiation.
   
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===Fighting the Delamination===
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== Basic Principles ==
  
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It is typically intensely difficult to completely undo a delamination, but it can be substantially delayed by following a few principles.
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=== The Generators ===
  
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[[File:TEG.png|thumb|right|A TEG at work.]]
  
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The core power generation is done by the Thermo-Electric Generators (TEGs). There are four in the engine, and they are powered by the flow of two gasses of differing temperature through their two sides. The larger the temperature difference, the more power generated. Note that they are less efficient when generating more than 500kW, but are not harmed by doing so, despite the intermittent sparks generated.
  
   
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*The SM is cooled by gas. The more cool gas it has available, the more stable it will be. If the engine begins to delaminate within the chamber, pumping more cool/room temperature gas will help.
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=== Gas Loops ===
  
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*Plasma fire tends to rapidly accelerate the delam process. It is advisable to keep oxygen as far away as possible from the SM. If not shut down or welded, the air pumps in the engine room will perpetually pump more O2 to fuel the fire.
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There are two gas loops in the engine, the cold loop and the hot loop. By mixing in the generator, the temperature of the gasses are equalized somewhat, so the hotter gas should be reheated, and the cooler gas should be cooled. This is where the supermatter comes in. The cold loop flows from red pipe, to generators, to the green pipe, then out to radiators in space to cool back down. The hot loop flows from yellow pipe, to blue pipe, then into the supermatter chamber to be reheated. The supermatter, when excited, produces a large amount of heat, and will probably burn some of the plasma in the hot loop. In order to remove the products of this combustion, everything except plasma is filtered from the hot loop.
  
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*The engine room SMES running out of power is a near death sentence - the blast doors will no longer move, the powered pipes will not work, and the emitter will not fire. Use the Pacman in the engine room by wrenching it onto a wire knot, but watch out for overheat.
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Oxygen in the hot loop is a very bad idea - it leads to fires, which can rapidly raise the core temperature to dangerous levels.
  
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*In atmos, there is a pipe labelled "n2 to core." This pipe will be able to pump large amounts of n2 straight into the SM which will abate all but the worst delams. However, atmos runs out of power very fast and is a distance away from the SM.
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=The Thrusters=
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The CEV "Eris" is a space ship. It may not look like it, but it is. To fly through space it obviously needs thrusters, these thrusters are maintained by the Technomancers aboard. There are two thruster rooms for both sets of thrusters aboard the ship. For the inevitable Captain who may fly the ship without understanding his ship, your job will be to maintain them.
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[[file:ToThrustersOne.png|left|300px|thumb|Towards Thruster One.]][[file:ToThrustersTwo.png|right|300px|thumb|Towards Thruster Two (Pink Square Indicates Shield and AntiGrav Room.]]
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==Refueling==
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When the time comes of CEV "Eris" drifting through space, you will need to refuel the thrusters immediately, lest you hear the ominous announcements of Meteor's incoming forever. Before getting started, know the color coding for the following images.
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*Red: Your fuel
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* Light Blue: Main Pump
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* Blue: Vent Pump
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* Pink: Fuel Valve
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[[file:ThrustersOne.png|left|300px|thumb|Thruster One]]
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[[file:ThrustersTwo.png|right|300px|thumb|Thruster Two]]
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Each Thruster room is the same, just switched depending on which side of the ship you are on. To refuel the ship, you simply need to flood plasma into the borosilicate rooms as seen in the images.
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Select your fuel, nominally it is plasma, and wrench the canister to connector port. Then Open the valve (Light Blue) to begin pumping plasma into the mixing chamber.
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You have just refueled the ship. However, always remember to keep the Fuel Valve OPEN (Pink) and it will be indicated as so if there is a green or red light.
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'''Things to Note: You can ignite the fuel for more thrust, and even mix O2 into it, essentially the hotter it is, the more thrust you will obtain. However it is quite unsafe as doing so without knowing how fire works can lead to a plasma leak or worse, the detonation of the Thrusters.'''
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===Refuelling Plasma Canisters===
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Whenever you have expended the plasma canisters located in the Thrusters room, you may need to refuel them. To refuel the canisters wrench an empty canister to the Connector Port (Yellow Square). Afterwards, open the valve (Light Red). Then just wait for the canister to be refuelled.
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[[file:FillingCanister.png|300px|thumb|center|Remember to connect the canister before filling!]]
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'''Note: Do not open the canister if it is not wrenched to a connector port unless you want to release plasma into the air'''
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=Tips =
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*Should you accidentally unwrench the Emitter, simply wrench it back in place and weld it onto the platform. It should work again.
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*Opening the 'Waste to Space' valve in the Engine room can offset the issue of the waste canister getting full.
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*Placing the shield on atmospheric containment can alleviate many issue when someone create holes in the ship and reduce the need of using inflatables.
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[[ru:Suppermatter_engine_ErisRu]]
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=See Also=
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*[[Guide to Gases ErisEN]]

Latest revision as of 14:31, 28 August 2023

This guide explains the basic roundstart requirements to get the ship running - Supermatter Engine, powergrid settings, Shield Generator and Thrusters setup.

Preparations

To set everything up you need:

  • Radiation protection - you need complete full-body protection to avoid radiation poisoning from Supermatter. Technomancer voidsuit will do - examine your armor to see its protection values.
    • If the "rad" value in the menu is anything but 100 - it will not be enough.
  • Optical Meson Scanner - glasses that protect you from Supermatter hallucinations. They do not have to be turned on.
  • Tools - only wrench is required.
  • Some MEC stat - without it you will fail numerous times using your tools.

Supermatter Setup

Main Coolant Pipes
Upper Engine Floor
  1. Wrench the Plasma canisters in the ports marked with Orange (1) squares.
    Waste and Cooling pipes
    • Plasma is a superior option as it has highest heat capacity. Using other gases is highly unrecommended.
  2. Max out and turn on the pumps marked in Light Blue (2) so that the gas flows freely through the loops.
  3. Make sure that omni-filters, shown in Dark Blue(3) squares, do not filter Plasma. These filters should be in the correct configuration on round start.
  4. Wrench the two waste (empty) canisters onto the Yellow (4) squares and turn the Green (4) pump to max and turn it on.
  5. Wrench a Nitrogen canister to the port in the Red (5) square, turn the Green (5) pump to max and turn it on. Open the Cyan (6) valve.
  6. Once the canisters in the Orange squares are empty, replace with four more canisters of the same gas.
  7. Turn on the emitter using one of the switches upstairs or interact with the emitter manually.

This setup ensures that Supermatter is running.


Power grid

Head to the upper floor and interact with the console closest to the switches (Orange). Exit the Power Monitoring and open RCON Remote Control.

  • Set every Substation Input to 450 - AUTO and Output 400 - ONLINE EXCEPT Engineering substation - turn on its bypass instead.
    • Instead of turning on Engineering substation bypass you can upgrade the SMES (explained below) unit, located somewhere in lower decks of engineering maintenance. Doing neither is highly unrecommended - whole ship is powered through Engineering substation.
  • Exit the console and interact with SMES units in the room corner (upper right). Max each one's input and output and ensure that they are on.
This is how approximately most of your RCON setups should look once you're done with it.



Shields

This is how your setup should approximately look once you've done.Logging console registers impacts and remote control coordinates.

Shield generator is located east of the lobby (go on the catwalk, then upstairs and north into airlock dubbed "Generator Room") but it is possible to edit Shield Generator settings using remote control program using one of the upper floor consoles or a laptop.

  • Set Field Range to maximum possible - 200.
    • This ensures that whole ship is covered by shield. Using lower settings is unrecommended as it may leave parts of ship unprotected.
  • Set Input Cap to something big - 3000 kW is usually enough
    • Very low input cap (lower than current "Upkeep Energy Use") will make shield generator passively lose power.
    • Low input cap will make the shield generator charge very, very slowly.
  • Turn on the following modesː
    • Hyperkinetic Projectiles to stop incoming meteors.
    • Unknown Lifeforms to stop angry mobs.
    • Hull Shielding to make shield envelop the ship instead of projecting a large bubble.
    • Multi-Dimensional Field Warp to make shield cover the whole ship instead of single deck.
    • Atmospheric Containment to stop breaches from depressurizing the ship.

Most modes have self-explanatory names, but they also have descriptions.

Multipliers are power multipliers - having too many modes enabled will make shield generator consume a lot of power.

And finally, press the Turn on button.


The Principles

The Generators

A TEG during setup. Note the turbines spinning slowly.

The core power generation is done by the Thermo-Electric Generators (TEGs). There are four in the engine, and they are powered by the flow of two gasses of differing temperature through their two sides. The larger the temperature difference, the more power generated. Note that they are less efficient when generating more than 500kW, but are not harmed by doing so, despite the intermittent sparks generated.

Gas Loops

There are two gas loops in the engine, the cold loop and the hot loop. By mixing in the generator, the temperature of the gasses are equalized somewhat, so the hotter gas should be reheated, and the cooler gas should be cooled. This is where the supermatter comes in. The cold loop flows from red pipe, to generators, to the green pipe, then out to radiators in space to cool back down. The hot loop flows from yellow pipe, to blue pipe, then into the supermatter chamber to be reheated. The supermatter, when excited, produces a large amount of heat, and will probably burn some of the plasma in the hot loop. In order to remove the products of this combustion, everything except plasma is filtered from the hot loop. Oxygen in the hot loop is a very bad idea - it leads to fires, which can rapidly raise the core temperature to dangerous levels.

Notes

The plasma setup can withstand EER up to 1500+. You can simply just leave emitter on since it's bottlenecks at ~1400. Setups with other gases aren't as safe - you'll want to do a few shots, maybe 6-12 depending on the gas.

TEG power output depends on the difference between the temperature of the loops, and the heat capacity of the gas mix in the loops. While the hot loop doesn't get particularly hot with a pure plasma setup, it still generates vastly more power due to the high heat capacity, meaning it's bother safer and outputs more energy.

If you want to upgrade a SMES SMES.png unit, follow the guide belowː

  • Turn off the charge mode for both SMES units and wait for it to hit zero.
  • Power off the SMES unit completely and open the maintenance hatch with a screwdriver
  • Stuff one of each of the given SMES coils into both units
  • Close the maintenance hatch
  • Power on both SMES and max out both the charge and output levels

Remember to download the shield modification program to turn on the shields and explore the extra options as well as tinkering with the input cap. Enabling the engineering section bypass allows the SMES units to charge the shields much faster, and is recommended - but it might be best left till later, as it can be a bit of a power hog while it charges to maximum capacity.

Entering the lower floor once the engine has started should be avoided unless absolutely necessary - the supermatter emits serious amounts of radiation.

Fighting the Delamination

It is typically intensely difficult to completely undo a delamination, but it can be substantially delayed by following a few principles.

  • The SM is cooled by gas. The more cool gas it has available, the more stable it will be. If the engine begins to delaminate within the chamber, pumping more cool/room temperature gas will help.
  • Plasma fire tends to rapidly accelerate the delam process. It is advisable to keep oxygen as far away as possible from the SM. If not shut down or welded, the air pumps in the engine room will perpetually pump more O2 to fuel the fire.
  • The engine room SMES running out of power is a near death sentence - the blast doors will no longer move, the powered pipes will not work, and the emitter will not fire. Use the Pacman in the engine room by wrenching it onto a wire knot, but watch out for overheat.
  • In atmos, there is a pipe labelled "n2 to core." This pipe will be able to pump large amounts of n2 straight into the SM which will abate all but the worst delams. However, atmos runs out of power very fast and is a distance away from the SM.

The Thrusters

The CEV "Eris" is a space ship. It may not look like it, but it is. To fly through space it obviously needs thrusters, these thrusters are maintained by the Technomancers aboard. There are two thruster rooms for both sets of thrusters aboard the ship. For the inevitable Captain who may fly the ship without understanding his ship, your job will be to maintain them.

Towards Thruster One.
Towards Thruster Two (Pink Square Indicates Shield and AntiGrav Room.


Refueling

When the time comes of CEV "Eris" drifting through space, you will need to refuel the thrusters immediately, lest you hear the ominous announcements of Meteor's incoming forever. Before getting started, know the color coding for the following images.

  • Red: Your fuel
  • Light Blue: Main Pump
  • Blue: Vent Pump
  • Pink: Fuel Valve
Thruster One
Thruster Two

Each Thruster room is the same, just switched depending on which side of the ship you are on. To refuel the ship, you simply need to flood plasma into the borosilicate rooms as seen in the images.

Select your fuel, nominally it is plasma, and wrench the canister to connector port. Then Open the valve (Light Blue) to begin pumping plasma into the mixing chamber.

You have just refueled the ship. However, always remember to keep the Fuel Valve OPEN (Pink) and it will be indicated as so if there is a green or red light.

Things to Note: You can ignite the fuel for more thrust, and even mix O2 into it, essentially the hotter it is, the more thrust you will obtain. However it is quite unsafe as doing so without knowing how fire works can lead to a plasma leak or worse, the detonation of the Thrusters.

Refuelling Plasma Canisters

Whenever you have expended the plasma canisters located in the Thrusters room, you may need to refuel them. To refuel the canisters wrench an empty canister to the Connector Port (Yellow Square). Afterwards, open the valve (Light Red). Then just wait for the canister to be refuelled.

Remember to connect the canister before filling!

Note: Do not open the canister if it is not wrenched to a connector port unless you want to release plasma into the air

Tips

  • Should you accidentally unwrench the Emitter, simply wrench it back in place and weld it onto the platform. It should work again.
  • Opening the 'Waste to Space' valve in the Engine room can offset the issue of the waste canister getting full.
  • Placing the shield on atmospheric containment can alleviate many issue when someone create holes in the ship and reduce the need of using inflatables.

See Also

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