Spaceship:Generator Room
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[edit] Location
What is the name of your location?
Generator Room
What text is displayed to the player upon entering the location for the first time, if there is any?
In the stillness of this usually chaotic area sits your pride and joy, the Honnecourt Generator. You knew when you saw her on the RQD shopping network, you had to have her. Just like you had to have that anti-gravity spittoon, the unicycle step ladder, those alarm clock pepper shakers, the umbrella poncho, and not forgetting the - deeply flawed - anti-hiccup face bag. Nevertheless, holo-host Mr Twelve was adamant that the Honnecourt generator was the latest development in energy technology; a self-contained, self-powered, bio refinery unit with the durability of a Xanthurian bomb shelter, capable of producing enough power from a single load to sustain a ship thrice the size of yours. It seems to be offline...
Write your location description here.
The metal walls have a distinctly green tinge here, and the ceiling arcs overhead in a way that brings to mind an ancient railway bridge or viaduct.
The Honnecourt generator is offline and dominates the centre of the room, grey and malevolent. A bewilderingly complex series of pipes and wires spews from its back and disappear into the starboard wall, and the backup generator nestles snugly at it's side, the sole source of the ship's power. To the port is the entrance to the Janitor's room, next to some green storage lockers.
Next to the generator's separation chute lies a small shovel, and an upturned bucket half-filled with bio fuel. [initial]
Where does the player go, or what is displayed when the player tries to go in the fore, aft, port, starboard, up, or down directions?
fore: ...
aft: Lower Deck Corridor
port: Janitor's Cupboard
starboard: ...
up: ...
down: ...
What is displayed when a player tries to go in a direction that has no exits?
The only exits are to the port and aft. --Limni 14:32, 12 May 2008 (BST)
If you have any notes for the programmers about the location, put them here.
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[edit] Scenery Objects
What is the name of your object?
Aluminium Tube
Provide three or more words for the player to refer to your object with.
Aluminium, tube, tubing
Describe your object here.
A short two foot tube that joins the separation chute to the main chamber. This is where the fuel is pulped before it enters the bioreactor.
How can your object be manipulated by the player, and what happens, or is displayed when the player attempts to do so? (for example, the player may try to take or push or pull or jump over your object...)
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What is the name of your object?
Bioreactor Chamber
Provide three or more words for the player to refer to your object with.
Bioreactor, bio, reactor, chamber, tank
Describe your object here.
It's a large hourglass shaped tank. This is where the organic fuel is fermented by the industrial bacteria to create the ethyl alcohol, which is then combusted and converted to electricity via the rotary Wankel engine.
How can your object be manipulated by the player, and what happens, or is displayed when the player attempts to do so? (for example, the player may try to take or push or pull or jump over your object...)
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What is the name of your object?
Backup Generator
Provide three or more words for the player to refer to your object with.
backup, generator, emergency
Describe your object here.
The emergency generator hides to the side of the main generator like a baby elephant next to its overbearing mother.
How can your object be manipulated by the player, and what happens, or is displayed when the player attempts to do so? (for example, the player may try to take or push or pull or jump over your object...)
do anything: You don't want to go messing with that now, it's the only thing keeping this ship going.
What is the name of your object?
Buttons (part of control box)
Provide three or more words for the player to refer to your object with.
buttons
Describe your object here.
Buttons don't get simpler than this. There's a green one and a red one.
How can your object be manipulated by the player, and what happens, or is displayed when the player attempts to do so? (for example, the player may try to take or push or pull or jump over your object...)
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What is the name of your object?
Bucket
Provide three or more words for the player to refer to your object with.
bucket
Describe your object here.
It's quite small. Larger than a child's toy bucket, but smaller than a full-sized one, and it's half-filled with bio-fuel, last week's leftovers.
How can your object be manipulated by the player, and what happens, or is displayed when the player attempts to do so? (for example, the player may try to take or push or pull or jump over your object...)
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What is the name of your object?
Control Box
Provide three or more words for the player to refer to your object with.
box, main, control, box, dangling,
Describe your object here.
The controls are a masterpiece in minimalist design, with only two buttons, a small light, and a hard copy output slot.[if piece of paper is in the output slot] In the output slot is generator report.
How can your object be manipulated by the player, and what happens, or is displayed when the player attempts to do so? (for example, the player may try to take or push or pull or jump over your object...)
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What is the name of your object?
Gasifier
Provide three or more words for the player to refer to your object with.
Gasifier, balloon, bag,
Describe your object here.
[if generator is broke]It's all flat and droopy, a sorry sight indeed. Normally this would be inflated while converting the residual waste into propane, but since the generator isn't working, it's just limp.
[if generator is working] The gasifier inflates and deflates slowly, as if in meditation.
How can your object be manipulated by the player, and what happens, or is displayed when the player attempts to do so? (for example, the player may try to take or push or pull or jump over your object...)
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What is the name of your object?
Honnecourt Generator
Provide three or more words for the player to refer to your object with.
main, generator, honnecourt, grey
Describe your object here.
The generator is comprised of several components set upon a metal frame, enshrined amidst a web of tangled wires and twisting pipes. The hub of the mess is the bioreactor chamber at the center. Extending diagonally upwards from its bottom is the separation chute, and looming above it is the gasifier balloon, suspended on a long metal pole. To the right, the main control box dangles from a thick coaxial cable.
How can your object be manipulated by the player, and what happens, or is displayed when the player attempts to do so? (for example, the player may try to take or push or pull or jump over your object...)
attack: (use this for attempts to break the other components, too) [if generator is offline] The generator's already offline, there's no need to cause further damage.
[if generator is online] You were lucky to get it fixed in the first place, so you're not going to break it now.
What is the name of your object?
Gunk
Provide three or more words for the player to refer to your object with.
gunk, slime, ooze, goo
Write your object description here
A shimmering, black, viscous gel. It appears to smoke slightly, and pulsate of its own accord.
How can your object be manipulated by the player, and what happens, or is displayed when the player attempts to do so? (for example, the player may try to take or push or pull or jump over your object...)
drink: (if not wearing closed helmet) It's bitter, with a definite bite of petro-chemicals. Probably best not to do that again.
eat: (if not wearing closed helmet) It's warm and very chewy. Are you sure this is a good idea?
What is the name of your object?
Leftovers
Provide three or more words for the player to refer to your object with.
leftovers (inside the bucket)
Describe your object here.
A gloopy slime, the colour of cabbage, porridge and carrots, with the consistency of mash. [if whisk is in the bucket]Hang on...a shiny object is sticking out of the ooze in the bucket.
How can your object be manipulated by the player, and what happens, or is displayed when the player attempts to do so? (for example, the player may try to take or push or pull or jump over your object...)
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What is the name of your object?
Pipes and Wires
Provide three or more words for the player to refer to your object with.
pipes and wires
Describe your object here.
They weave their way in and around the generator like toilet-roll rigging on a sea-urchin schooner.
How can your object be manipulated by the player, and what happens, or is displayed when the player attempts to do so? (for example, the player may try to take or push or pull or jump over your object...)
What is the name of your object?
Separation chute,
Provide three or more words for the player to refer to your object with.
Separation, chute, garbage,
Describe your object here.
It's a square plastic chute with a gaping mouth, about a metre in length that reaches diagonally upwards from a short aluminium tube attached to the base of the bioreactor chamber.
[if generator report has been taken) It's very dark inside. You think see the faint impression of something near the bottom; possibly something metallic. It looks as if something may have dropped into the chute from above, maybe some debris caused by the accident. Whatever it is, this is certainly the source of the blockage. You wonder if you could prod the clog, and force it through to the chemical erosion chamber. Not the ideal solution, but you're no engineer, and thinking wastes precious oxygen.
How can your object be manipulated by the player, and what happens, or is displayed when the player attempts to do so? (for example, the player may try to take or push or pull or jump over your object...)
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What is the name of your object?
Storage Lockers(plural)
Provide three or more words for the player to refer to your object with.
Storage lockers
Describe your object here.
Three sheet steel lockers. You would probably remove them if they weren't securely welded to the wall as they do tend to clutter the place up.
How can your object be manipulated by the player, and what happens, or is displayed when the player attempts to do so? (for example, the player may try to take or push or pull or jump over your object...)
search lockers: (this opens all the individual lockers) You search all three lockers, discovering nothing in the first and second, but in the third locker you locate a small black cylinder.move cylinder to player]
What is the name of your object?
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Provide three or more words for the player to refer to your object with.
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Describe your object here.
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How can your object be manipulated by the player, and what happens, or is displayed when the player attempts to do so? (for example, the player may try to take or push or pull or jump over your object...)
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What is the name of your object? ...
Provide three or more words for the player to refer to your object with. ...
Describe your object here.
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How can your object be manipulated by the player, and what happens, or is displayed when the player attempts to do so? (for example, the player may try to take or push or pull or jump over your object...)
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[edit] Takeable Objects
Hammer (in jan's cupboard)
Provide three or more words for the player to refer to your object with.
Hammer,
Write your object description here
... Hammer, as in Hammer, the tool... not MC Hammer. The hammer has a claw end for removing nails and a blunt end for hitting things.
How can your object be manipulated by the player, and what happens, or is displayed when the player attempts to do so? (for example, the player may try to take or push or pull or jump over your object...)
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Generator report (inside the output slot of the control box)
Provide three or more words for the player to refer to your object with.
report, piece of paper,
Write your object description here
BIOREACTOR - FUNCTIONAL
GASIFER - FUNCTIONAL
SEPARATION CHUTE - NON-OPERATIONAL
OBSTRUCTION....SYSTEM SHUTTING DOWN TO PREVENT DAMAGE
PLEASE MANUALLY CLEAR BLOCKAGE BEFORE RESTARTING
How can your object be manipulated by the player, and what happens, or is displayed when the player attempts to do so? (for example, the player may try to take or push or pull or jump over your object...)
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Use: It's hammer time, you take a firm grip of the hammer and swing it towards the object.
What is the name of your object?[this object is due for removal or amendment soon]
Technical Manual
Provide three or more words for the player to refer to your object with.
folder, ringbinder, technical manual, manual, blue folder, file, blue file
Describe your object here.
This old-fashioned ringbinder appears to be made of plastic and contains several hundred pages. It is bright blue and has 'Technical Manual' written on the spine and front cover.
How can the object be manipulated by the player, and what happens, or is displayed when the player attempts to do so? (for example, the player may try to take or push or pull or jump over your object...)
- Take: You pick up the Technical Manual
- Open: You open the file - it's quite hard to turn the pages with your spacesuit gloves. Each page is covered in highly technical diagrams and impossibly complex instructions. You really wish you'd finished that astro-engineering course - you can't understand any of it. On first page is written 'Remember - the bridge reactivation code is 79655' it's signed by Paddy McGinster, your chief engineer.
- Read: You open the file - it's quite hard to turn the pages with your spacesuit gloves. Each page is covered in highly technical diagrams and impossibly complex instructions. You really wish you'd finished that astro-engineering course - you can't understand any of it. On first page is written 'Remember - the bridge reactivation code is 79655' it's signed by Paddy McGinster, your chief engineer. --Limni 15:53, 9 May 2008 (BST)
What is the name of your object?
Mini Fuel Cannister
Provide three or more words for the player to refer to your object with.
cannister, fuel cannister, mini fuel cannister, black cylinder, black cannister
Describe your object here.
A small matt black cylinder, this contains an incredibly highly pressurised mixture of propellant gases. A generic coupling allows connection to several appliances.
How can the object be manipulated by the player, and what happens, or is displayed when the player attempts to do so? (for example, the player may try to take or push or pull or jump over your object...)
- Take: You pick up the Mini Fuel Cannister
- Use: This fuel cannister needs to be used on an appropriate appliance
- Use on EVA Unit: You fit the cannister into the empty housing
- Open: You can't find any way to open this. You realise that if you did, the resulting explosion of released gases could well be dangerous.
What is the name of your object?
Shiny Object (in the bucket)
Provide three or more words for the player to refer to your object with.
(shiny object)
Write your object description here
(when in the bucket) It's hard to see exactly what it is when it's covered in gloop.
This is one of Bryan's tools! He must have been preparing the fuel for the generator here sometime ago. Where on earth could he be?
How can your object be manipulated by the player, and what happens, or is displayed when the player attempts to do so? (for example, the player may try to take or push or pull or jump over your object...)
take: You squeamishly grab the object with your forefinger and thumb and pull. From out of the gloop slides what appears to be a common household whisk. [now metallic object becomes whisk]
Small Shovel
Provide three or more words for the player to refer to your object with.
shovel, small
Write your object description here
It's rather small, brilliantly silver, and has a peculiar handle.
How can your object be manipulated by the player, and what happens, or is displayed when the player attempts to do so? (for example, the player may try to take or push or pull or jump over your object...)
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[edit] Containers
What is the name of your container?
Storage Locker(three individual lockers)
Provide three or more words for the player to refer to your container with.
lockers, storage, cupboards, stowage, storage
Describe your container when it is closed.
Three storage lockers are securely welded to the port wall. Dark green in colour and made of sheet steel, these are the last word in secure interstellar stowage. Each has a simple handle and lock.
Describe your container when it is open.
Three storage lockers are securely welded to the port wall. Dark green in colour and made of sheet steel, these are the last word in secure interstellar stowage. Each has a simple handle and lock. It's open.
What objects are inside your container?
- Mini Fuel Cannister inside one of the lockers
How can the object be manipulated by the player, and what happens, or is displayed when the player attempts to do so? (for example, the player may try to take or push or pull or jump over your object...)
open: (lockers open randomly, the last time, the mini fuel canister is revealed.)
- first time:"The locker opens smoothly to reveal a dark interior, but very little else."
- second time:"This locker doesn't open as smoothly as the last, and you have to force it open using both hands. Sadly, it's just as empty though."
- third time "You open the locker casually, expecting it to be empty, but at the back you are surprised to see a small black cylinder.";
Push: You try to push the lockers, but they're solidly welded to the wall. Climb: You climb up onto the top of the lockers. The view from here isn't any better so you get down again.
[edit] Switchable Objects
What is the name of your object?
Green button (part of control box)
Provide three or more words for the player to refer to your object with.
green, button
Describe your object object
A round green button, that simply cries out "press me"
What is the name of your object?
Red button (part of control box)
Provide three or more words for the player to refer to your object with.
red, button
Describe your object object
A round red button that cries out, "if you need to press me, you're in trouble".
[edit] Doors
What is the name of your door?
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Provide three or more words for the player to refer to your door with.
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Describe your door when it is open.
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Describe your door when it is closed.
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If your door is locked, how does the player unlock it
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