Mapping

This page is intended to help you with mapping and how to map.

Glossary

• [Mandatory] = You have to do this.
• [Recommended] = You should do this.
• [Optional] = You can do this.

Basics

Each room should have (minimum):

• 1 APC [Mandatory]
• 1 air alarm [Mandatory]
• 1 vent [Mandatory]
• 1 scrubber [Mandatory]
• 1 fire alarm [Mandatory]
• Adequate and fitting light sources [Mandatory]
• A light switch [Optional]
• 1 camera [Mandatory]
• 1 disposal [Optional]
• Emergency shutters on airlocks [Mandatory]
• 1 holopad [Optional]

Each area should have (minimum, including the things above):

• 1 wall mounted radio
• 1 requests console
• 1 news console
• 1 fire extinguisher
• 1 emergency closet
• 1 ringer terminal and button to ring it
• Emergency shutters to compartmentalize a bigger area

Advanced

• Under doors should preferably be full steel tiles. Hatched markings as well, if it fits the area.
• Under compartmentalizing emergency should preferably be full steel tiles. Hatched markings as well, if it fits the area.
• Under full windows should be full plasteel tiles.

Faults

• Do not put ramps under doors.
• Do not put multiple objects on the same wall if the overlap is visible from both sides.
• Do not map wires, pipes, or disposals under walls or windows, unless it is impossible to avoid. Map them through doorways.
• Do not use wires with the variables d1 or d2 set.
• Do not map things into lockers if it can be avoided. Code the items into the locker instead.
• Do not map things in eachother, such as a light fixture and a camera on the same wall, or a light fixture inside a blast door.