Equipment: Difference between revisions
Created page with "'''Equipment''' is all of the machinery that can be installed on or within a ship to perform a function. Equipment initially arrives as a box with the equipment name on it. This box is treated like any other cargo. The equipment needs to be installed by a crew member before it can be used. ==Getting Equipment== *Most equipment can be purchased via the Trade menu while in a Colony or Shipyard system, though some equipment..." |
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Equipment varies as to where on the ship it is allowed to be placed. Valid locations fall into common categories: | Equipment varies as to where on the ship it is allowed to be placed. Valid locations fall into common categories: | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
|+ | |+Install Location Categories | ||
!Location | !Location | ||
!Description | !Description | ||
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|Must be within the ship and not intersect any walls. | |Must be within the ship and not intersect any walls. | ||
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|Fully Outside | |Fully Outside | ||
|Can be placed on [[scaffolding]] outside the ship. It is sufficient for one square of the equipment to overlap scaffolding. | |Can be placed on [[scaffolding]] outside the ship. It is sufficient for one square of the equipment to overlap scaffolding. | ||
Currently all equipment capable of being installed outside can also be installed inside. | Currently all equipment capable of being installed outside can also be installed inside. | ||
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Some equipment can be rotated by pressing R. This rotates the footprint and changes where the cable and pipe connection points fall. | Some equipment can be rotated by pressing R. This rotates the footprint and changes where the cable and pipe connection points fall. | ||
Equipment may display an arrow indicating a direction it operates in, such as a [[thruster]'s output. Typically this is hull wall placed equipment and the arrow points towards/through the exterior side. | Equipment may display an arrow indicating a direction it operates in, such as a [[thruster]]'s output. Typically this is hull wall placed equipment and the arrow points towards/through the exterior side. | ||
===Reserved Space=== | ===Reserved Space=== | ||
In addition to the equipment footprint itself, some equipment requires a certain amount of space along one side to be free of any other equipment. This limits the valid placement for this equipment, and also limits the valid placement of future equipment as it can't impinge on this space. | In addition to the equipment footprint itself, some equipment requires a certain amount of space along one side to be free of any other equipment. This limits the valid placement for this equipment, and also limits the valid placement of future equipment as it can't impinge on this space. | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
|+Equipment | |+Equipment Requiring Clear Space | ||
!Equipment | !Equipment | ||
!Equipment Side | !Equipment Side | ||
! | !Spaces Required | ||
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|[[Docking Bay]] | |[[Docking Bay]] | ||