Guide to Communication Devices

Spread throughout the Aurora, you will find multiple tools for Communication with your peers. This guide aims to help you do just that.

Hand-held Devices

Station-bounced Radio

A Station bounced radio is a small, upright green device. The station bounced radio can not be modified or attached!

• The Station-bounced Radio is capable of broadcasting and receiving from the Station without Telecomms being active and powered. It is the first line of defense when it comes to emergency communicaton.
• Hold the Device in your pocket or hands and click it to enable the Microphone.
• Hold the Device in your pocket or hands and click it to enable the Speaker. The speaker must be enabled to receive communication.

Departmental Devices

AI Holopad

[picture of device].png A floor-mounted device for projecting holographic images.

• The AI Holopad is capable of sending and receiving communication. It's most commonly used for personal communication with the Station AI, but the Station Crew can call other Holopads as well to speak to each other.
• Stand ontop of the device, activate it, and choose to either contact the 'AI' or 'Holocomms'. Holocomms will give you a prompt to select the recipient Holopad.
• On receiving a Holocall, the recipient Holopad will ring until picked up.

Requests Console

[picture of device].png A console intended to send requests to different departments on the station.

• The Requests Console is capable of printing forms, providing blank sheets of paper and sending messages to any other Request Console on the Station.
• Move one tile away and click the device. It will bring up a menu with all of the information and buttons to operate the device.
• The Console will blink when you receive messages from it. You can link your PDA to be notified directly. To link your PDA, click the Console with your PDA in your hand.

Station Intercom

[picture of device].png More or less exactly like the Station bounced radio, the Station intercom ensures no department is without the ability to talk, so long as the Station is still powered.

• The Station Intercomm is capable of broadcasting and receiving from the Station without Telecomms being active and powered. It is the second line of defense when it comes to emergency communicaton.
• Click the Device to enable the Microphone.
• Click the Device to enable the Speaker. The speaker must be enabled to receive communication.

Ringer Terminal

[picture of device].png A ringer terminal, PDAs can be linked to it.

• When linked to a PDA, it notifies any linked PDAs on activation.
• To enable it, simply click it.
• Click it with your PDA in your hand to link your PDA.