Hardsuit Jetpack

Hardsuit Jetpack

Recipe
Created With	Tool Manufactory
Cost	2g Gold, 10g Steel, 4g Lead, 8g Invar

Description

A combined jetpack / storage unit worn on the back, usually in combination with a Hardsuit. The jetpack is capable of very high flight speeds of 15m/s (over 3x faster running in a spacesuit over smooth terrain), and will generate significant inertia whilst at full speed. The jetpack is especially useful for travelling long distance, although it consumes propellant much faster than a Spacepack.

The much cheaper, smaller and less powerful Spacepack is also available, as is a more-readily attainable Hardsuit Backpack (which provides additional storage but no jetpack functionality).

Usage

Your jetpack can be activated using the Keyboard shortcut 'J' or by pressing the Spacebar (which will cause you to gain altitude). It also significantly increases your carrying capacity.

The jetpack includes a Stabilizer function, which when activated will cause your character to 'hover' after gaining altitude in a gravity well, rather than falling. It is also possible to adjut the 'Thrust' Value of your jetpack. This will not change the top speed you can attain, but instead adjusts the rate of acceleration. The Hardsuit Jetpack can therefore be made much less twitchy for use around your base by decreasing its Thrust setting.

Your backpack storage and jetpack functions can be accessed by pressing the Number '4' key. This will bring up a panel showing the backpacks's settings, as follows:

• Stabilizer On / Off - Toggle the Stabalizer on and off
• Thrust Up/Down - When the jetapck is active, adjusts Thrust by increments of +/-10%

The colour of an (unworn) helmet can be changed using Spray Paint.

Slots

It contains 15 slots, as follows:

• 1x Propellant Tank - Insert a Canister or Gas Canister (Smart) containing suitable propellant gas (usually pure N2, but sometimes [Carbond Dioxide|CO2]])
• 14x Generic Storage slots

Notes

• Your backpack can hold items stacked withiin itmes (so in theroy, you could nest multiple backpacs - although this may be contray to the spirit of the game!)
• It is theoreticlly possible to mix EVA Suit elements and Hardsuit elements, although this is relatively uncommon
• Marine Armor has no matching backpack, and could therefore be supplemented sensibly with any backpack

• Any gas mix can be used as propellent, as Thrust is generated by controlled venting of the gas, not by combustion (although see below...)
• Your jetpack vents its propellant directly into the atmsophere or any sealed room you are inside - as such, your jetpack could potentially continate a sealed environment (for example with Carbon Dioxide or Pollutant), or even cause a fire if it causes Oxygen and Hydrogen to mix in sufficent quntities to support spontaneous combustion
• In theroy, you could carry a spare propellant tank in your backpack, potentially with an alternate gas mix (possibly allowing safe use of jetpack 'indoors')
• Generally you will wish to use a gas with plentiful availabilty as jetpack propellant (such as Carbon Dioxide on Mars)