Escape Shuttle

On one hand, it is with this that many players are allowed to supposedly continue life after departing Space Station 13. On the other, many players may die waiting for the shuttle to leave, due to either a shuttle brawl or a traitor who happens to want no company with him on his return voyage. The escape shuttle is also the cause of many arguments as to whether or not the situation on the station warrants an evacuation. (The correct answer is, if anyone is working in toxins, you should call the shuttle, just to be safe).

Let's not muck around here. You may have avoided death by asphyxiation thanks to some greyshit smashing windows for the hell of it. You may have dodged a bomb ripping the Medbay to pieces. You might not have breathed in the horrible, horrible virus that was "accidentally" released into the air system. But none of that my good friend, compares to the hell that awaits.

Any form of restraint that was previously displayed has a mysterious habit of vanishing in the last few minutes of a station's life. Friends turn on friends. Clowns become murdering psychopaths (more than usual). Security starts stunning everyone and anyone, and someone always drops a flashbang or two.

Welcome to the Escape Shuttle.

Calling the Shuttle

The shuttle can be called from a Communications Console by any Heads of Staff, the AI and its Cyborgs, or anyone with Bridge access. It will also be triggered automatically in the event all crew are dead, bi-hourly shuttle vote passes or all communication consoles are destroyed. The same people, except the AI and its cyborgs, can recall the shuttle in normal conditions so long as it is not past half its journey (Red Alert allows for recall until 2:00 ETA). During Revolution, Blood Cult and Blob game modes or when a xeno is aboard the station, the shuttle can be called and will arrive, but it will not depart from the station for an additional 20 minutes.

Once called, the shuttle takes twenty minutes total to outfit and travel to the station. A station on blue alert will gain some priority over shuttle traffic, cutting down the overall time required to ten minutes. Going to red alert will maximize priority on shuttle prep and transit from Central Command, further cutting down the overall time to just 5 minutes. Once the shuttle arrives on station, it will stay docked for 3 minutes. If the circumstances are dire, the heads are able to forcefully start the ignition of the engines to launch the shuttle, a process which takes 10 seconds flat. A traitor with an emag can also launch the shuttle prematurely. Transit to CentCom takes two minutes. Remember to sit down or you will be thrown around!

An alternative to the shuttle is to escape on an escape pod.

Shuttle Bridge

The shuttle bridge requires Bridge/Headquarters access and is reserved for the Heads of Staff, although the general crew gets a boner for occupying restricted areas and will try and slip in.

The bridge contains an intercom and many consoles, the most important one being the Shuttle Console. If at least three Heads of Staff swipe their IDs on it (or if a traitor emags it), the waiting time for the shuttle gets shortened to 10 seconds. Doing so as a non-antag and without a genuine, immediate emergency (rampaging singularity, nuke ops, mass murder, etc.) is a good way to make everyone, including the admins, hate you.

Shuttle Brig

The shuttle brig (marked with red flooring) should be used to house criminals long enough to be transferred over to Centcom security for further investigation and possible incarceration. Traitors within the brig when the shuttle arrives at Centcom will fail their escape objective. Requires Security access to enter.

Due to the fact that this, in effect, is Security's only haven on an otherwise chaotic shuttle, you can generally take it as read that walking through those airlock doors into the Shuttle Brig without being Security will get you robusted to fuck, or just outright murdered. Security are understandably incredibly twitchy on the Shuttle, so probably best just to leave them in peace as they beat their prisoners into submission for the Centcom bods.

Shuttle Medbay

A small medical area, containing sleepers and basic medical supplies. Nanomeds stocked with medical supplies can generally be found around the shuttle.

Shuttle Cargo

A small holding area with a few lockers and crates. Why does this exist? Nobody knows. Usually houses one or two people attempting to hide from the carnage outside.

The Shipyard

An enterprising station might find itself with some extra change in the vault. A captain can use this wealth to buy a variety of shuttles, though only 1 transaction is allowed by Nanotrasen.
Choose carefully.

Shuttle Name	Cost	Description
Standard Shuttles
NES Port	500	Sits about 30 in the central section. Minimal facilities. Smells like cheetos and sugary drinks.
Birdboat Shuttle	1000	Sits about 20 in the central section. Minimal facilities. Standard shuttle of Birdboat Station.
Ministation Shuttle		Sits about 30 in the central section. Standard facilities. Standard shuttle of Ministation.
Pubbystation Shuttle		Sits about 30 in the central section. Standard facilities, comes with poker table. Standard shuttle of Pubbystation.
Boxstation Shuttle	2000	Sits about 30 in the central section. Standard facilities. Standard shuttle of Boxstation.
Metastation Shuttle	4000	Sits about 40 in the central section. Comes with EVA section. Standard shuttle of Metastation.
Deltastation Shuttle	7500	Sits about 50 in the central section. Comes with EVA section. Standard shuttle of Deltastation.
Fancy Shuttles
Bar Shuttle	5000	A travelling bar, serviced by a xenomorph maid and a drone. Sit down, relax. Bathroom's in the back.
Luxury Shuttle	10000	A luxurious golden ship, has a long banquet table and indoor pool. Access to the main section requires payment (500 credits). Poor people should use the rear section.
NT Lepton Violet	15000	A research vessel refurbished after the team misteriously vanished. It was found with the helm section boarded up and the aftermath of what appeared to be a rodent outbreak turned sour.

Shuttle Name	Cost	Description
Engineering Shuttles
Scrapheap Challenge	-1000	A second hand shuttle, recommisioned from a scrapper. pretty cramped.
Build Your Own Shuttle	-7500	For DIY fanatics. Trades the standard for a BYO kit and the value difference.
Meteor	15000	A big rock, with engines and an atmosphere. BIG rock.
Hyperfractal Gigashuttle	100000	A state-of-the-art shuttle powered by supermatter. Is a bit cramped, luckily it comes with radiation suits.
Other
Oh, hi Daniel.	-5000	How was space work today? Oh, pretty good. We got a new space station and the company will make a lot of money. What space station? I cannot tell you; it's space confidential.
Mother Russia Bleeds	5000	Da, is gud shootleh. Big room, many chairs. Comes with a bear pit.
Snappop!	8000	Who let the clown pick the shuttle?!
STV 5	NaN	Sometimes, you are really annoying. You need evac? Fine. *hey, it's me. You around the scrap pile? *great, I need you to go over. *no they wont touch your stuff
THE ARENA	10000	Only avaible if you defeat a lavaland demonlord. No shuttle, but portals leading to a demonic arena. Only half of those that enter will get out alive. To the victors, lavaland loot and transport. RIP AND TEAR

General	Recreational	Medical	Logistics	Science	Engineering	Security	Command	Upkeep	Outside
Arrivals Art Storage Auxiliary Tool Storage Emergency Storage Escape Pods Escape Shuttle Escape Shuttle Hallway Garden Primary Tool Storage	Bar Chapel Dormitory Holodeck Hydroponics Kitchen and Freezer Library Locker Room Theatre	Medbay Chemistry Lab Chief Medical Officer's Office Genetics Medbay Storage Morgue Operating Theatre Patient Room Recovery Room Virology	Supplies Cargo Bay Cargo Office Delivery Office Mining Dock Quartermaster's Office	Research Division Experimental Lab Research and Development Lab Research Director's Office Robotics Lab Server Room Toxins Lab Toxins Test Chamber Testing Lab Xenobiology Lab Exploration Docks Exploration Shuttle	Engineering Atmospherics Auxilliary Base Construction Chief Engineer's Office Construction Area Electrical Maintenance Gravity Generator Room Solars Supermatter Engine Technical Storage Telecomms Storage Telecommunications Vacant Office Vacant Office B	Armory Brig Courtroom Detective's Office Interrogation Head of Security's Office Law Office Prison Wing Labor Camp Security Office Security Posts Warden's Office	AI Satellite AI Upload Bridge Captain's Quarters Conference Room E.V.A. Gateway Head of Personnel's Office Teleporter Vault Corporate Showroom	Custodial Closet Incinerator Maintenance Waste Disposal	Abandoned Satellite Central Command Derelict White Ship Mining Station Lavaland Space

Now departing: beeStation.
Never going back to that place again!