Bridge

Command Area
Bridge
The station's command centre. Where bored heads go to call the shuttle and bored Assistants run into to tempt fate.
Obvious exits	Hallway west, Hallway east, HoP office south (HoP and Captain only), Teleporter east (Captain only)
Purpose	The station's command centre.
Access level	Bridge
Noteworthy contents	Communications console, ID console, crew monitoring console
Clearance	Captain, Head of Personnel, Research Director, Chief Medical Officer, Chief Engineer, Head of Security
Security level	High
Style	Bridge
Balance Requirements
Other Notes
Locations on beestation

The Bridge is the nerve center of the station. The Head of Personnel and Captain start the shift in their respective offices, both of which have easy access to the bridge. Situated in the center of the station, it provides great visibility of the central hallway and fast access for the few crewmembers with enough clearance. Security and defense can be difficult but the blast doors waiting behind every external door and window can improve that a little, and break-in attempts can be hard to hide from others wandering the central hallway. The AI upload chamber - and its SMES - can be relatively safely accessed through the reinforced walls below.

The Bridge and the communications console obviously require Bridge access to enter and use.

The bridge is full of computers. From left to right:

• Prisoner Management Console
• Security Cameras
• Security Records Console

• Atmospheric Alert Console
• Station Alert Console
• Power Monitoring Console

• Communications Console - the central computer; unlike the others this is hidden behind barriers and impossible to see from outside the bridge.

• Identification Console
• Crew Monitoring Console
• Medical Records Console

• Mining Shuttle Console
• Supply Ordering Console
• Outpost Cameras

Even with all these it's often wise to construct a few more - particularly an AI upload computer, so that when your electronic friend goes haywire you don't have to wade through shocked doors and turrets to reset it. It's not impossible that the Particle Accelerator console will be dragged up here too, to instead prevent it from being used.

There are several other restricted or rare items, including an Intellicard, spare PDAs and IDs, a Fire Axe, some flashes and a secure briefcase locked with a 5-digit code. Nanotrasen have also thoughtfully provided a medkit and a box of donuts for those code-red emergency snacks.

The bridge is one of the locations that has its own Teleporter tracking beacon.

Due to the enormous window the bridge is a pretty bad place for high-clearance conversations. The peasants tend to get antsy if the blast doors stay shut for no obvious reason, too. It's usually best to use the Conference Room instead. It's not all negative, though - any improper behaviour is in full view of passers-by, so your corpse won't stay undiscovered for long!

Ordering an Evacuation

Using the Communcations Console, the Escape Shuttle can be called by any Heads of Staff, the AI and its Cyborgs, or anyone with Bridge access. The same people, except the AI and its Cyborgs, can recall the shuttle so long as 5 minutes have not passed since it was called. Typically, the shuttle should not be called without the Captain's authorization.

During Revolution, Malfunction and Blob game modes, the shuttle can be called but it will never arrive.

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