Guide to construction

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If you want to do a job, like Station Engineer, you need to know how to build and deconstruct stuff.

Basic Tools FLOORIT TAULUIHIN JA CHAIRS/TABLES USES VEKS

Before you can begin any construction or deconstruction you need to gather a few useful tools.

These tools can be found in any blue Mechanical Toolbox on the station. They can also be made in an Autolathe or dispensed from a YouTool -vending machine.

Crowbar

Screwdriver

Welder

Wirecutters

Wrench

Materials

To build anything, you need materials.

Metal

Metal Found in: Ready stacks in Engineering, Auxiliary Tool Storage, E.V.A., Robotics and Atmospherics. Shaft Miners have the ability to smelt more from iron ore and Cargo can order more. Used for: Constructing various things from supportive elements to decorations Strategy: Hold in active hand and activate to start building Description List of things you can make with having Metal in your hand and activating it: Stool (1 metal) Chair (1 metal) Comfy Chair (1 metal) Office Chair (1 metal) Bed (2 metal) Table parts (2 metal) Rack parts (1 metal) Closet (2 metal) Canisters (10 metal) 4x Floor tiles (1 metal) 2x Metal rods (1 metal) Computer frame (5 metal) Wall girders (2 metal) Airlock assembly (4 metal) Machine frame (5 metal) Turret frame (5 metal) APC frame (2 metal) Grenade Casing (1 metal) Iron Door (20 metal) Security Camera Assembly (5 metal) Things you can do with it in your hand: Finish wall girders into walls. Repair broken walls. Add armor to turret frames. Refill an Exosuit Fabricator, Autolathe or Protolathe. How to produce Metal: Smelt iron ore at the Mining furnace.

Glass and Reinforced Glass

Glass and Reinforced Glass Found in: Stacks exist in Engineering, Auxiliary Tool Storage, E.V.A., Atmospherics and Robotics. Shaft Miners have the ability to smelt more from sand and Cargo can order more. Used for: Constructing windows and other things Strategy: Hold in active hand and activate to start building Description Here's the list of things you can make with having glass/reinforced glass in your hand: Glass: One Directional Glass panel Full Glass panel (2 sheets) Glass Lenses to grenade casings. Refill a Circuit Imprinter, Autolathe or Protolathe. Reinforced Glass: One Directional Reinforced Glass panel Full Glass panel (2 sheets) Part of AI Core assembling. Add windows into Airlocks. How to produce Glass: Smelt sand at the Mining furnace, or smelt Glass shards with a Welding Tool to reform them into Glass sheets. How to produce Reinforced Glass: Use rods on glass

Plasteel (Reinforced Metal)

Plasteel/Reinforced Metal Found in: A stack exists in Engineering, E.V.A. and Robotics. Shaft Miners have the ability to smelt more with iron and plasma ores. Used for: Reinforcing walls, mechs, building an AI Core Strategy: Hold in active hand and activate to start building Description Plasteel is an alloy of plasma and iron. List of things you can make having plasteel in your hand and activating it: AI core (4 metal) Reinforcing, repairing and finalizing walls How to produce Plasteel: Smelt a combination of iron ore and plasma ore at the Mining furnace.

Rods

Rods Found in: Stacks exist in Engineering, Auxiliary Tool Storage, E.V.A.. More can be made from Metal sheets. Used for: Constructing grilles and reinforcing Strategy: Hold in active hand and use it on things Description Here's the list of things you can make with having rods in your active hand: Grille (by clicking in your hand). Lattice (for floors, by clicking on a space tile). Reinforcing tables. Reinforcing plating (by clicking on the plating). Reinforcing normal glass into reinforced glass (have rods in hand while clicking glass sheet). Can be turned back into metal sheets by being welded with a Welding Tool. How to produce Rods: Use metal and click "2x metal rods" (makes two sets of rods)

Floor Tiles

Floor Tiles Found in: Ready stacks can be found nowhere, can be made from metal or removed from the floor with a crowbar Used for: Constructing Plating or Steel Floor Strategy: Hold in active hand and use it on lattices or a floor without plating Description A surprisingly effective ranged weapon. How to produce Floor Tiles: Use metal and click "4x floor tiles" (makes 4 floor tiles)

Planks

Planks Found in: Ready stacks can be found nowhere, can be made from deconstructing tables. Used for: Constructing various wooden things Strategy: Hold in active hand and activate it to start constructing Description List of things you get when activated in hand: Wooden Sandals (1 plank) Table parts (2 planks) Wood floor tile 4x (1 plank) Wooden chair (3 planks) Wooden barricade (5 planks) Wooden door (10 planks) Coffin (5 planks) Bookcase (5 planks) How to produce Planks: Grow Tower Caps and cut them up with a hatchet, or deconstruct already existing wooden tables in the Vacant Office.

Constructions

Lattice

The basic base for all types of construction, this is placed directly in space.

Object	Requires to build	How to build
Lattice	x1	Have rods in your hand. Click on a empty space tile.
How to deconstruct
Tools	Use a Welder to cut the lattice into one rod.

Plating

The basic floor which you put things like wires and pipes upon. 'All' floors and walls are built on top of this.

Object	Requires to build	How to build
Plating	x1	Have the floor tile in your hand. Click on a lattice.
How to deconstruct
Tools	Use a Crowbar on broken plating, otherwise it does not deconstruct.

Steel Floor

This is the basic "nice" floor, this floor should be considered used in all public areas, hence why there's none of these in maintenance tunnels.

Object	Requires to build	How to build
Steel Floor	x1	Have the floor tile in your hand. Click on a Plating-tile.
How to deconstruct
Tools	Use a Crowbar on a floor tile to remove it.

Wood Floor

This is a fancy floor, used in the library and similar places.

Object	Requires to build	How to build
Wood Floor	Wood tilex1	Make four Wood Tiles out of a plank of wood. Have the Wood Tile in your hand. Click on a Plating-tile.
How to deconstruct
Tools	If you want the wooden tile back, dismantle the floor with a Screwdriver, or... Destroy it with a Crowbar.
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Reinforced Floor

This is a reinforced floor, used in science and similar areas for better protection against fire or explosions.

Object	Requires to build	How to build
Reinforced Floor	x2	Have two rods in your hand. Click on a Plating-tile.
How to deconstruct
Tools	Use a Wrench to dismantle it to two rods.

Carpeted Floor

This is a carpeted floor, used to make your office look fancy.

Object	Requires to build	How to build
Carpeted Floor	x1	Have the carpet tile in your hand. Click on a Plating-tile.
How to deconstruct
Tools	Use a crowbar to pick up the carpet tile.

Light Floor

A fancy, futuristic, floor that lights up its surroundings!

Object	Requires to build	How to build
Light Floor	x1 x1 x5	Assuming there already is a plating: Use the wire on glass. Use the metal on the tile you get. Place the light tile on the plating.
How to deconstruct
Tools	Use a Crowbar on the light tile to remove the metal. Use Wirecutters on the resulting tile to separate wires from glass.

Walls

Normal Wall

This is the standard type of wall found around the station, they are easy to construct and remove but are not as strong as reinforced walls. They also come in a hidden door variety. They're useful for:

• Keeping people out.
• Keeping people in.
• Keeping people from going places.

Object	Requires to build	How to build
Wall	x4	Stand where you want the wall. Click the metal in your hand to open the construction panel. Choose 'Build wall girders' from the list. Use the remaining 2 sheets of metal on the girder.
How to deconstruct
Tools	Weld off the plating. Wrench the girders apart (or alternately, you can use a Crowbar to dislodge the girder and drag it out of the way).
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Reinforced Wall

This is the reinforced type of wall found in secure areas of station, they are reasonably simple to construct, but are very time consuming to remove. They also can be made as a hidden door. They're useful for:

• Keeping people in and out of high security areas.

Object	Requires to build	How to build
Reinforced Wall	x2 x2	Stand where you want the reinforced wall. Click the metal in your hand to open the construction panel. Choose 'Build wall girders' form the list. Use the plasteel on the girders to reinforce them. Use the last plasteel sheet on the reinforced girders to finish the wall.
How to deconstruct
Tools	Wirecutters. Screwdriver. Welder. Crowbar. Wrench. Welder. Crowbar. Screwdriver. Wirecutters. Wrench.

Normal/Reinforced Hidden Door

Also known as "Fake Walls" or "Hidden Walls". With a little imagination, hidden doors can be used in many marvelous tactics, varying from ambushes to passages into your very own secret hideaway room.

• Click to open.
• An almost undetectable escape route.
• Not airtight, leaks gases through.
• Otherwise, same as a regular wall.

Object	Requires to build	How to build
Hidden Door Reinforced Hidden Door	x4 or x2 x2	Stand where you want the door. Click the metal in your hand to open the construction panel. Choose 'Build wall girder' from the list. Use crowbar on the girder and wait a few seconds for it to dislodge. Use the remaining 2 sheets of metal, or plasteel for a reinforced type, on the girder. To turn an already finished wall into a hidden door, follow the deconstruction guide for the wall type until the final wrenching of the girder, and instead proceed from the "Use crowbar on the girder" line above.
How to deconstruct
Tools	Screwdriver. Welder. Wrench.

Normal/Reinforced Windows

Windows are aesthetically quite pleasing because they are almost invisible. You can build two types of windows:

• Full: A see-through wall. Usually only used if you don't have enough for 2-4 one-directionals or the metal for a wall.

• One Direction: Stops movement only from the way it faces.

Object	Requires to build	How to build
Windows Reinforced Windows	x2 or x2	Click the glass/reinforced glass in hand. Select Full or One Direction from the menu. Drag where you want it. Right-click to rotate to the direction you want if one-directional. Screwdriver it in place. Continue if reinforced glass: Crowbar (Pop pane in). Screwdriver (Secure pane).
How to deconstruct
Tools	Screwdriver to unscrew the window from the floor. If normal glass: Wrench to deconstruct the window. If reinforced glass: Crowbar to pop the glass out. Screwdriver to unscrew the frame from the floor. Wrench to deconstruct the window. Hitting the pane repeatedly with a weapon will smash it into a glass shard or, if reinforced glass, a glass shard and a metal rod.

Wall Mountings

APC

Info about Area Power Controllers can be found here.

Object	Requires to build	How to build
APC	x2 x1 Power Control Module x1 x1 x1	Use the metal and make an APC frame. Use the frame on the wall you want the APC on (may only be placed in areas which have been defined as a Station Area using the Chief Engineer's Station Blueprints). Fit it with the cable coil. Fit it with the Power Control Module. Screwdriver the electronics into place. Add the power cell. Crowbar shut. It starts ID locked, with the cover engaged and the main switch turned off.
How to deconstruct
Tools	Swipe Card to unlock APC. Alternatively, if the APC is broken (tilted and cracked cover), try using a fire extinguisher to smash off the cover, allowing access to the battery. Remove power cell by hand. Screwdriver to unsecure electronics. Crowbar to lift floor tile in front of APC Wirecutters to remove cables. Crowbar to remove Power Control Board. Welder to remover from wall. Wrenching the frame, that is now detached from the wall, deconstructs it to two metal sheets.

Air Alarm

Info about Air Alarms can be found here.

Object	Requires to build	How to build
Air Alarm	x2 x1 Air Alarm Electronics x1	Use the metal and make an Air Alarm frame. Use the frame on the wall you want it on. Put in the Air Alarm Electronics. Wire it with 5 cable pieces. Screwdriver to close.
How to deconstruct
Tools	Open cover with screwdriver. Cut all the wires using wirecutters. Cut the remaining wires with wirecutters. Pry out the circuit using the crowbar. Remove the frame from the wall using the wrench.

Fire Alarm

Info about Fire Alarms can be found here.

Object	Requires to build	How to build
Fire Alarm	x2 x1 Fire Alarm Electronics x1	Use the metal and make an Fire Alarm frame. Use the frame on the wall you want it on. Put in the Fire Alarm Electronics. Wire it with 5 cable pieces. Screwdriver to close.
How to deconstruct
Tools	Open cover with screwdriver. Cut all the wires using wirecutters. Pry out the circuit using the crowbar. Remove the frame from the wall using the wrench.

Other

Grille

Grilles are usually used in combination with directional windows. They allow gases and energy rounds to pass through them, but stop other objects. They can also be electrified for high security areas by building them on top of a live power wire.

• Keeping people in or out.
• Securing an area with electrified grilles.

Object	Requires to build	How to build
Grille	x2	Stand where you would like the grille to be placed. Click on the stack of 2 rods with the hand you have them in.
How to deconstruct
Tools	Use Wirecutters to neatly cut the grille, or ...Use a Screwdriver to unfasten and drag it away, or ...Kick/smash it down.
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Window-door (Windoor)

Like a door, but more minimalistic.

Object	Requires to build	How to build
Windoor Window-door	x5 x2 x1 Airlock Electronics x1	Click the reinforced glass pane. Click the "Windoor" button. Wrench. Plasteel (Optional: To create a secure windoor). Cable. Airlock Electronics. Crowbar.
How to deconstruct
Tools	INFO NEEDED
INFO NEEDED

Airlock (Door)

This is an airlock - it locks air. Everyone just calls them doors.

Object	Requires to build	How to build
Airlock	x4 x1 Airlock Electronics x1 x1 OPTIONAL: x1 x1	Use the metal and make an Airlock Assembly. Wrench it in place. (OPTIONAL) Use pen to name the Airlock. (OPTIONAL) Add reinforced glass to make a glass airlock. Add wires. Unlock the airlock electronic board with an ID. Use the airlock electronic board and set the access level. Add the airlock electronic board to the airlock frame. Screwdriver to finish.
How to deconstruct
Tools	Cannot be done to an emagged airlock! RCD deconstruction must be used for that. It is possible to build a new airlock over the emagged one. Screwdriver the door. Use Multitool and Wirecutters to disable everything except the doorbolts as detailed here. (Doorbolts must be up for this to work!) Weld the door shut. Crowbar the electronics out (if the door is electrified, this won't work for some reason). Wirecut the wires out. Unsecure it with a Wrench. Weld it to deconstruct to metal plates.

Security Camera

Electric eyes of the AI or for camera monitors to look through.

Camera upgrades:

• Solid Plasma for EMP-proofing.
• Carrot for x-ray.
• Proximity Sensor for motion alarm.

Object	Requires to build	How to build
Security Camera	x5 x1	Use the metal and make a Camera Assembly. Place the camera assembly on the tile where'd you like the camera to be. Wrench it into position. Weld it to the wall. OPTIONAL: Add any additional upgrades (plasma, carrot or prox sensor). Add wire. Screwdriver the camera to complete it. Set camera network (default is SS13). Set camera direction.
How to deconstruct
Tools	Screwdriver the camera to open the back panel. Use your Wirecutter to cut all the wires (cutting the alarm wire is optional). Use your Welder to unweld the camera from the wall. Wrench the camera to unattach it from the wall. Crowbar the camera assembly to remove any upgrades.

Turret

To ensure no one trespasses an area, can also be set to different modes. NEEDS INFO ABOUT DIFFERENT MODES AND SUCH

Object	Requires to build	How to build
Turret Turret	x7 Any energy-based gun x1 x1	Build a turret frame from metal. Use a wrench to secure the turret frame(it can be moved around before being secured). Use metal on the turret frame to build the cover. Use a wrench on the frame to bolt the cover. Add the gun. Add the prox sensor. Use a screwdriver to secure it all. Use more metal on the frame. Finally use a welder to secure the second layer of metal.
How to deconstruct
Tools	NEEDS INFO
NEEDS INFO

AI Core

The AI's house.

Object	Requires to build	How to build
AI Core	x4 x2 x1 x1 Optional: x1	Build AI Core Frame from 4 reinforced sheets. Wrench into place. Add Circuit board. Screwdriver. Add wires. Add brain placed in an MMI (only if you want a NEW AI). Add reinforced glass. Screwdriver.
How to deconstruct
Tools	NEEDS INFO
NEEDS INFO

Solar Panels and Trackers

You can generate power with things.

Object	Requires to build	How to build
Solar Panel Solar Tracker	x1 x2 or x2 Tracker: x1	Place the solar assembly on where you want to construct your solar panel/tracker. To connect it to a wire you must construct it under a wire node. Wrench the solar assembly into place. (OPTIONAL) Add the electronics if you want to create a solar tracker. or Finish the construction by placing glass, or reinforced glass, into the assembly frame.
How to deconstruct
Tools	Take out the panel with a Crowbar. If you are deconstructing a tracker: Take out the electronics with your Crowbar. Wrench the leftover assembly from it's place and you will be able to move it.

Computers

Computers can have various uses.

Object	Requires to build	How to build
] Computer	x5 x2 x5 x1	Use the metal and make a Computer Frame. Wrench it inplace. Insert the Circuitboard of your selection. Screwdriver. Wires. Glass. Screwdriver to finish.
How to deconstruct
Tools	Screwdriver to detach the screen. Crowbar to pry off the screen. Wirecutters to cut the cables. Screwdriver to detach the circuit lid. Crowbar to pry out the circuitboard. Wrench to detach the frame. Welder to disassemble the frame.

Machines

Their construction is detailed in the machine construction guide.

Machine deconstruction:

Requires
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1. Screwdriver to open the cover.
2. Crowbar to pry out the circuit.
3. Wirecutters to remove the wires.
4. Wrench to disassemble the frame.

Usually returns all or most components used in construction. Some components may become broken.

File:Lightfixture.png Light Fixture

Provides light for the people. Bulb fixture is much dimmer than the tube-one.

Requires
2 x , 1x , 1x or Light Tube/Bulb,

1. Build frame from 2 metal sheets (or 1 metal sheet for small fixtures).
2. Place frame on wall.
3. Add wires.
4. Screwdriver.
5. Add light tube (or light bulb for small fixtures).

Light Fixture deconstruction:

INFO NEEDED

Recharge Station

INFO NEEDED HOW TO CONSTRUCT ONE. OR SHOULD THIS BE IN THE MACHINES-PAGE?

Recharge Station deconstruction:

Requires
, , , ,

 Unlock the charger with an ID.
 Screwdriver to open the cover.
 Wrench to dislodge the internal plating.
 Wirecutters to remove the wires.
 Crowbar to remove the components.

Usually returns all or most components used in construction. Some components may become broken.

Disposal Pipes and Machinery

Requires
1 x or or Disposal Pipe/Machine, , ,

1. Retrieve the pipe/machine from the Disposal Pipe Dispenser (found in Atmosia).
2. Crowbar the floor tile, if exists, to access plating.
3. Move pipe over plating, rotate and flip using the right-click menu.
4. Wrench pipe.
5. Weld pipe.

Disposal Pipe deconstruction:

Requires
,

 Welder on pipe to remove its joints.
 Wrench to detach it from the plating.

Note: You can then click and drag the pipe segment onto the Disposal Pipe Dispenser to delete it.

Disposal Machinery deconstruction:

Requires
, ,

 If Disposal Bin, turn off the pump.
 Screwdriver to remove power connection.
 Welder on machine to remove its joints.
 Wrench to detach it from the plating.

Robots, Cyborgs and Mechs

Their construction is described at: Robots, Cyborgs and Mechs -pages.

Furniture

Chairs

Chairs are for sitting down and making the place look nice. The only real use for chairs are to restrain people, building electric chairs or to buckle in when the shuttle is about to take off. Office chairs can also be used to move buckled people around.

Object	Requires to build	How to build
Chair/Stool/Comfy Chair/Office Chair	x1	Stand where you want the chair. Pick up some metal. Click the metal in hand. Select chair from menu.
How to deconstruct
Tools	Wrench a chair to transform it back into a metal sheet.

Tables/Reinforced Table

Tables are used to hold objects on. Put your stuff on it, but don't put your feet on it. The most common ones are standard metal one and reinforced. Tables can also be used for ghetto surgery.

Object	Requires to build	How to build
Table Reinforced Table Wooden Table	x2 or x2 or x2 x2	Pick up some metal (or planks). Activate it in hand. Select table parts from menu. (If you want a Reinforced Table: Use rods on the table parts). Stand on the tile where you want the table. Activate the table parts in hand.
How to deconstruct
Tools	(If a Reinforced Table: Welder first to weaken the table.) Wrench to disassemble it.
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Lockers

Locker Found in: Nearly everywhere Used for: Storing everything but the biggest things Strategy: Open, fill with stuff, close, lock Description Lockers are among the most common and arguably the most useful of containers on the station. Nearly anything can fit inside, barring other lockers, crates, and certain especially large objects like racks and MULEbots. Besides being welded shut, some lockers can be, well, locked. Several levels of access exist, such as security-, captain-, and private-level access. These can be opened with the proper level identification card, emag item, or a few good laser blasts. If you yourself are inside a locker, you can see your surroundings. Normally you can move in any direction to exit the locker, but if the locker is locked or welded, you will be unable to exit and you cannot unweld or unlock your cell from inside - at that point if you try to move around you will instead throw yourself against the sides of the locker, making a BANG BANG sound that can be heard from several squares away. Using the Resist button will allow you to slowly open the locker. Coffins count as lockers.

Locker deconstruction:

Requires

 Open the locker.
 Weld the locker with a Welder to disassemble it into metal.

Rack

Rack Found in: Armory, Engineering, Atmospherics, E.V.A., Mining Outpost and a few other places Used for: Used for equipment storage in the station Strategy: Place things on it for show Description Racks can be made with a single sheet of metal. They are flat and wide, incapable of being walked over, and is bolted together. It can hold any number of items, but it holds them stacked on top of each other like a table. They are most common in maintenance tunnels and the EVA room.

Rack deconstruction:

Requires
NEEDS INFO ADDED

NEEDS INFO ADDED

Beds

Bed Found in: Dormitory, Prison Wing, Brig, Medbay, Mining Outpost and a few other places Used for: Sleeping on or buckling people to stay in place Strategy: Go on top of it and *sleep. To buckle someone, put them on the bed and drag their sprite on it, to release click on the bed Description Get your mind out of the gutter, they're for sleeping! Most station's beds come with a bedsheet, and new beds without sheets can be made with metal. The Medbay's preferred variation of a bed is the movable Roller Bed, which is very useful for erping transporting patients.

Bed deconstruction:

Requires
NEEDS INFO ADDED

NEEDS INFO ADDED

Bookcase

Holds any number of books inside.

Requires
5 x , ,

Construct a frame with 4 wooden planks.

Wrench the frame into place.

Add a plank to the frame to make a shelf.

Bookcase deconstruction:

Requires

 Crowbar out the shelf.
 Unsecure the frame with a Wrench.
 Break apart the frame with a Crowbar.

Power Wires

You cannot construct wires. They are only available from yellow toolboxes, engineering vending machines or finding the ones scattered about the station's construction- and storage-areas.

• All wires are electrified if connected to a power net (a charged SMES battery is attached to the wire), and you will get fried if you touch them.
• Insulated gloves negate any electrical shocks to the player.

Let's say you have the following situation to fix:

How Do I Wire?

Wires are directionally dependent on where you set them down, and will apply adjacently to each "tile" you are standing by. Wires will always face inwards to you, sort of like this:

This image was made by standing in the center tile with a wire coil in hand and clicking on all 8 surrounding tiles.

In situations where you can't place a wire like this you have an alternative way. Just stand on a tile, face the direction you want it to go (ctrl+arrow key) and click the tile you're standing on.

This image was made by standing on the tile, pressing ctrl + left arrow key and then clicking the tile. The cable coil was in my active hand.

If you ever make a mistake with a wire, use the wirecutters to trim them! Simple as that. Wear insulated gloves if you value your life.

Knot Wiring

Let's say you have a situation that you need to fix:

The easiest method of wiring is knot-wiring. Also known as unsmooth or non-smooth wiring.

Fixing this is simple:

-> -> . Done.

You just position yourself properly and click the tile to lay down wire. Make sure you click on the plating (floor) and not the already laid wire. This is because:

+ =

This might look about the same as in the previous image, however it's not. In the previous image your ending result had three pieces of wire, one going from the east to the center, one going from the north to the center and one going from the west to the center. In this situation you have two pieces of wire. One going east to west and one going north to center. The two wires don't meet in the center, because the horizontal wire is going east-west without it having a point (or knot) in the center.

Smooth Wiring

Just click on wires that are "knotted" at on end (you just need to click on the wire, not the little knotted dot). Smooth wires do not power other wires on their same tile. So make sure to apply to the source wire, or the connective tip.

To fix this situation with smooth wire you'll have to follow the steps:

-> -> -> . Done.

In this method you first lay one cable to go from one of the directions to the center (image 1). You then position yourself in another direction and click on the already laid wire piece (and not the floor!). This will make the already placed piece and the new piece combine into one smooth piece of wire (image 2). You then place another piece to go from the last remaining direction to the center (image 3) and click it from the last direction to make a 2nd smooth piece of wire (image 4).

This method often uses up more wire than dot-wiring, but it's prettier and usually preferred.

Wire-net Reset

This is Byond's attempt to "reset" the whole power net in order to deal with new/removed wires that shift the power value of a whole system. It will cause APCs to stop charging for a moment, and in huge nets it can shut down the charging of all APCs for a while.

Don't mess with wires unless you have to, it causes problems to everyone in both OOC (potential lag) and IC (power loss).

Pipes

Pipes are only constructed from Pipe Dispensers in Atmospherics. To use a Pipe Dispenser, follow these steps:

1. Put Dispenser in a powered area.
2. Wrench Dispenser to lock it into place.
3. Click on the Pipe Dispenser with an empty hand and select the pipes you wish to use.
4. You have a pipe to play with now.
5. Wrench Dispenser to make it mobile once more.

Placing and Removing Pipes

Disposal Pipes

1. Rotate the pipe to the direction you wish the pipe to be in.
2. Wrench the pipe to the ground.
3. Use a lit welder to fuse the pipe to the ground.

Gas Pipes

1. Rotate the pipe to the direction you wish (pay attention to gas pumps as they are direction dependent).
2. Wrench into place.
3. Turn on the pipe, if necessary.

How to Remove a Pipe

1. Perform the step you used to set the pipe into place in reverse (make sure the pipe is powered off).
2. Brace for any junk that might blast out of the pipe.