Universe Online - Enter the Game: Complete Edition by Ryan 'Viken' Henning Page B
Authors: Ryan 'Viken' Henning
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itself. It’s basically scrap, but even scrap metal can prove useful.
Once the space has been cleared up, all that's left is the basic control computer of the capsule, which I've left without its casing. The reason for that is that all the input/output hardware had been fried before I could shut off the power.
So I have to build a control system from scratch. It takes a bit of time to find all the parts, resulting in me going through more of the crates in the hold to find what I need.
The end results is rather bareboned though. Almost quite literally. There isn't any monitor, and instead the feed is plugged into my helmets HUD. I end up making a keyboard-like device, which is really old school. No touch screens or panels or buttons at all.
It’s also a bit bulky, but it connects easily enough to the computer and I start accessing everything I can.
I immediately run into a problem. Data corruption. Whatever happened to cause the escape capsule to crash here also caused the computer memory to get burnt out. Only its on-board memory was saved, but that's mostly for the controlling software for the internal systems. Like hardware drivers.
No history, logs, or anything.
Damnit.
But I have enough electronic parts to build an external memory buffer, so I go ahead and do that while reading through the software code. I find what I'm looking for after a short while, and grin as I input new code into my jury rigged computer.
Gravity Generator Output: 30%
Aaaah. As the weight of my body drops from the new setting taking effect I sigh in something resembling relief. The power readout from my solar array says that the drain has dropped to 60% instead of 90%. Much better!
With that done, I disconnect from the computer to go out again. The next project should only take part of the time that the last one required. I still end up having to go back out three more times before I've gathered enough of what I needed.
Air tanks. I dump them into the storage tanks for the atmospheric processors as quickly as I can, and keep track of how much pressure is available. I do end up having to reconnect the processors to the capsules air piping system, but that's done in minutes while I wait for pressure to build up.
Finally the icon flashes green, and I hit the pump-up command and listen as the hiss of air is flooded into the capsule.
10%... 20%... 30%
The pressure climbs quickly, and at 80% I release my helmet and take a deep breath of the icy cold air. Aaah. The heating system in the atmosphere system is still warming up, so it is quite cold. But breathable. And my ears pop when the atmosphere reaches 100%.
“Aaah, finally! And no new-burnt plastic smell, either!”
I'm tempted to laugh all over again, because I'm quite happy. I don’t however. Now things are looking up. I have food, air, water and now a real place to rest and a slow but steady power supply that'll work around the clock.
Only after I've basically collapsed into my self-claimed seat do I realize that I'm actually rather tired now. Worn out.
I've done quite a bit of work today, and I'm totally satisfied.
“Time to sleep. Try not to break down this time, 'kay?”
I lean back in the seat and close my eyes.
-|- -|- -|-
Fun Fact #5: The Dive Pod takes about 2.5 seconds to disconnect the mind from the virtual world. Without the slight time delay, bad things can happen due to feedback. Ouchy.
Chapter 5 – Wreckage and Salvage
I wake up feeling good. Far better than I usually do, at any rate. And I only slept about 8 hours in-game. Not even an a hour and a half in the real world. And yet I’m as refreshed as if I really had slept that long.
Huh. It must be a side effect of how the Dive Pod works. Regardless of how it happens, it’s still a nifty feature. I can sleep in-game and feel just as
Once the space has been cleared up, all that's left is the basic control computer of the capsule, which I've left without its casing. The reason for that is that all the input/output hardware had been fried before I could shut off the power.
So I have to build a control system from scratch. It takes a bit of time to find all the parts, resulting in me going through more of the crates in the hold to find what I need.
The end results is rather bareboned though. Almost quite literally. There isn't any monitor, and instead the feed is plugged into my helmets HUD. I end up making a keyboard-like device, which is really old school. No touch screens or panels or buttons at all.
It’s also a bit bulky, but it connects easily enough to the computer and I start accessing everything I can.
I immediately run into a problem. Data corruption. Whatever happened to cause the escape capsule to crash here also caused the computer memory to get burnt out. Only its on-board memory was saved, but that's mostly for the controlling software for the internal systems. Like hardware drivers.
No history, logs, or anything.
Damnit.
But I have enough electronic parts to build an external memory buffer, so I go ahead and do that while reading through the software code. I find what I'm looking for after a short while, and grin as I input new code into my jury rigged computer.
Gravity Generator Output: 30%
Aaaah. As the weight of my body drops from the new setting taking effect I sigh in something resembling relief. The power readout from my solar array says that the drain has dropped to 60% instead of 90%. Much better!
With that done, I disconnect from the computer to go out again. The next project should only take part of the time that the last one required. I still end up having to go back out three more times before I've gathered enough of what I needed.
Air tanks. I dump them into the storage tanks for the atmospheric processors as quickly as I can, and keep track of how much pressure is available. I do end up having to reconnect the processors to the capsules air piping system, but that's done in minutes while I wait for pressure to build up.
Finally the icon flashes green, and I hit the pump-up command and listen as the hiss of air is flooded into the capsule.
10%... 20%... 30%
The pressure climbs quickly, and at 80% I release my helmet and take a deep breath of the icy cold air. Aaah. The heating system in the atmosphere system is still warming up, so it is quite cold. But breathable. And my ears pop when the atmosphere reaches 100%.
“Aaah, finally! And no new-burnt plastic smell, either!”
I'm tempted to laugh all over again, because I'm quite happy. I don’t however. Now things are looking up. I have food, air, water and now a real place to rest and a slow but steady power supply that'll work around the clock.
Only after I've basically collapsed into my self-claimed seat do I realize that I'm actually rather tired now. Worn out.
I've done quite a bit of work today, and I'm totally satisfied.
“Time to sleep. Try not to break down this time, 'kay?”
I lean back in the seat and close my eyes.
-|- -|- -|-
Fun Fact #5: The Dive Pod takes about 2.5 seconds to disconnect the mind from the virtual world. Without the slight time delay, bad things can happen due to feedback. Ouchy.
Chapter 5 – Wreckage and Salvage
I wake up feeling good. Far better than I usually do, at any rate. And I only slept about 8 hours in-game. Not even an a hour and a half in the real world. And yet I’m as refreshed as if I really had slept that long.
Huh. It must be a side effect of how the Dive Pod works. Regardless of how it happens, it’s still a nifty feature. I can sleep in-game and feel just as
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