Atmospheric Technician

Currently being editted heavily by Cody.

Description

 * This is infamously the most toughest system to understand when it comes down to SS13, after Genetics. If you're reading this guide, then you are most likely clueless. Don't Atmosia.PNG we'll start from scratch.

Atmospherics can be the most vital part of the Station. Malfunctioning AIs can set a flaming fireball of plasma to purge all humans, or send in a colorless gas that will suffocate people without they even realizing it. But you shouldn't be abusing this letting gas flow throughout the station as a non-traitor!

As an Atmos Tech, it is your responsibility to investigate air leaks, then seal and replace the oxygen that was lost. Plus, it is your job to stop any plasma fires that start. You should have enough firesuits to avoid having a heatstroke, but it won't actually stop you from being on fire.

First, the basics

 * The most important thing to understand when it comes to Atmos is the direction of the gas flow. The pumps with a red mark on the end show the direction of the gas it will push through its pipe.


 * The main point of this section is to show which way gas moves. If you know what direction the pipes point the gas, you will understand Atmospherics A LOT easier.


 * Now, look back at the Atmos picture. Find the computer that has red tiles around it (bottom most left computer). That one should be the Nitrogen control. The pump to the left of it means it exiting from the Nitrogen container (from there it will go towards the Air controller, the bottom most right computer). Then the pipe to the right is the nitrogen gas that has been seperated from the Grand Atmos Loop. Don't worry what the Grand Atmos Loop is right now, it's just the system of air being put into the station, then recycled back. So the gas seperated from the loop will go back into the container, it has no other way to go except forward. Remember that gas in pipes have to move in one direction

 Just reading this guide won't give a 100% comprehension of Atmospherics, you'll need some experience with it in-game. For starters, observe the direction all the pipes go by looking at the pumps.


 * If yoFilter.PNGu don't understand the part about the "gas seperated from the loop will go back into the container", then it'll be explained further. If you look at the nitrogen control computer again, check out that grey block northeast of it, with the flashing arrows. Those are filters, whatever gas is selected, it will grab it and pump it out to the side of it. So in the nitrogen example, the gas is aimed south into the windows going out into space, where the Nitrogen container room is.