Guide to Engineering

Tools of the Trade

Tool	Function
Screwdriver	Used for rotating sentries, Also used to open panels on vendors and doors.
Blowtorch	Used for cutting through walls and fixing sentries. Has 20 units of fuel inside.
Crowbar	Used for Opening unpowered doors and displacing girders so you can move them.
Wrench	Used for securing and unsecuring sentries, disassemble certain objects, unsecure and secure vendors and girders.
Cable coil	Used for fixing synthetics and synthetic limbs, and placing wire on the ground.
Multitool	Used to hack doors and vendors, disarming mines, or determining the wattage of a power cable.
Wirecutters	Used for cutting cable coil on the ground, and for cutting wires and mending wires in doors.
Light Replacer	Used to replace lights quickly. Feed with glass to refill.
T-Ray Scanner	A terahertz-ray emitter and scanner used to detect underfloor objects such as cables and pipes.
Insulated Gloves	Gloves worn on your hand, preventing any electric shocks, from touching wires, to touching electrified objects or machines. Engineers spawn with a pair of insulated squad gloves in their lockers.

Portable Telecommunications

Telecommunications will need to be setup every deployment. You'll be provided a portable telecommunications tower that needs to be setup along with the necessary components. First you'll need to deploy the tower on the ground with cable coil and insert the telecommunications circuit. Next you'll need to install the necessary components in any order:

2 cable coils
2 power cells
2 micro-manipulators
2 hyperwave filters

Once complete, use a screwdriver on the Telecommunications Tower to finish it.

In the event the tower is damaged, you can repair it with a blow torch

You can find a Construction Crate and the Portable Telecommunications Unit in the Lower Hangar bay, west of where the Powerloaders initially are:

Green Square - Construction Crate Red Square - Portable Telecommunications Unit

After you went Planetside and got your Tcomms sytems Up, It will look something like this:

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Now, you Will have communications online, and you will be able to communicate to the Almayer and Vice-Versa.

Power Duty

SMES settings should be like this

To setup power, you'll want to locate the geothermal generators and assess the damage. Depending on the sprite, the generator will need different steps (you can click on multiple generators to fix them at once):

= -> ->

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= . Once it's done, left click it with an empty hand to turn it on.

With this done, you'll want to turn it on and set up the Superconducting Magnetic Energy Storages, (SMESes) which can be setup by clicking on them and setting input to 250,000W and output to 200,000W. This'll ensure that they are receiving more charge than they are giving out. Do this for all three, and make sure that the SMESes are charging before you head to your next objective. SMES units are used to store power, and then output it to the colony. If you set up power without setting the SMES units, power will not be stored and be wasted. Remember to switch on the Colony Floodlight Switch if there is one.

Shipside, there will be a total of five SMES units to set up, with one optional one near requisitions, three on the lower floor and two on the upper floor. For the ship, you'll want to tinker with the settings to get the most optimal setup. One simple rule is to make sure the charge is higher than the output, and that all SMES units are equal. You'll want to use the power monitoring computers to see how much to allocate per SMES.

Vendor Repairs

In the event a vendor has been damaged, you're able to repair them.

Screwdriver the vendor.
Use wire cutters on the vendor.
Use 5 cable coil on the vendor.
Use 1 metal sheet on the vendor.
Finish it by using a screwdriver.

APC Maintenance

If the APC is green (fully charged) or blue (charging), it is good.

Replace Powercell

If the APC is not broken and the Power is down (For example Tcomms upon first deployment), you can replace the powercell by:

Click the APC, swipe your ID card to unlock the interface.
Disengage the cover lock in the interface.
Use a crowbar on the APC to open the cover.
Take out the empty powercell out with an empty hand.
Put a new powercell in the APC.
Use a crowbar on the APC to close the cover.
Re-engage the cover lock.
Swipe your ID card to secure the interface.

Broken

Click the APC
Mend all wires with wirecutters.
Fix the cover with a screwdriver.

Upon following the above steps the APC will be fixed don't worry if it still doesn't have power because it'll take time to recharge (if generators are up). Replace the powercell with a new one if you require the APC to be active straight away.

Blown up or destroyed

You click the APC but no window shows up, meaning someone blew up the APC or blasted it into another dimension follow the steps below.

Bash open the broken APC with any tool.
Take out the powercell in the APC once the cover is off with an empty hand.
Use a screwdriver on the APC.
Use a Crowbar on the floor tile infront of the APC.
Use wirecutters on the APC.
Use a crowbar on the APC.
Build an APC frame from 2 metal sheets then click on the broken APC with the APC frame in hand.
Use cable coil on the APC.
Use a power control module on the APC.
Use a screwdriver on the APC.
Put a new powercell in the APC.
Use a crowbar on the APC.
Use a screwdriver on the APC.
Open up the APC pop up window once you've completed all previous steps and turn on the breaker.

Alternatively, you can also construct a new APC in the area to achieve the same result.

Hacking

To begin hacking a machine, follow these steps:

Use a screwdriver to open the maintenance panel.
Click on the machine to open the wire window.
With insulated gloves on, use multitool or wirecutter to pulse or cut/mend the internal wires until you get the desired result.
Memorize the wire which produced that outcome for future reference.

If you accidentally turn off a machine's power, or activate its shock wire and need to reset it, simply cut and mend the shock/power wire.
It is against Marine Law to hack the vendors on the Almayer, so keep an eye out for MP's before you accidentally cause trouble.

Door Wire Functions

Wires:	Description:
Main power wire	The Main power wire provides electricity to the airlock. When cutting or pulsing this wire, it causes the airlock to lose power meaning you can crowbar it open. Cutting and mending the wire will turn it back on.
Backup power wire	The Backup power wire provides electricity to the airlock. When cutting or pulsing this wire, it causes the airlock to lose power meaning you can crowbar it open. Cutting and mending the wire will turn it back on.
Door bolts wire	The Door bolts are the locking mechanisms of an airlock. When cutting or pulsing this wire you will be unable to open the door. Pulsing this wire will open or lower it.
Door motors wire	The Door motors wire does X. When cutting or pulsing this wire, X.
ID scanner wire	The ID scanner allows only those authorized with the correct identification and access requirements to use the door. When cutting or pulsing this wire, allows users who don't have an ID card or no access, to use it.
Bolt lights wire	The bolt light indicators to determine if the door is bolted shut or not. When cutting or pulsing this wire, it will turn the bolt lights indicators off. Off means you won't be able to tell it's bolted
Motor speed override wire	The Motor speed override wire controls how fast the door closes. When cutting or pulsing this wire, it will cause the door to close instantly, crushing people under it.
Ground safety wire	The Ground safety wire prevents the airlock from shocking people. When cutting or pulsing this wire, it will shoots out sparks neutralizing the ground safety wire causing those who use the airlock to be shocked. Cut and mend to stop the shocking.

Vendors Wire Functions

Wires:	Description:
Inventory control computer wire	This wire when cut/pulsed, shows non-standard gear if there is any available.
ID scanner wire	This wire when cut/pulsed, changes the access requirement of the vendor making it so anyone can dispense the contents.
Ground control safety wire	This wire when cut/pulsed, causes the vendor to shock the user when used. Cut and mend the wire to stop the shocking.
Dispenser motor control wire	This wire when cut/pulsed, will launch the contents of the vendor at nearby people.