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Crystal Drone v2.0
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Crystal Drone v2.0

Description
The Crystal Drone 2.0 is the drone associated with the P4 - Pufferfish.

DRONE OVERVIEW:
  • The Pufferfish comes equipped with a state-of-the-art Crystal Drone.
  • The drone has been reinforced; its bulletproof glass hull is 25% stronger than the Pufferfish's hull. However it only has one hull layer.
  • Electrical & mechanical systems aboard the drone have been optimized and they take damage at 1/10th of the normal rate.
  • The batteries that power the drone are top-of-the-line and hold twice the charge of normal batteries.
  • The drone is valuable to the engineer because it can be used as a backup battery to power the Pufferfish during emergencies.
  • Intended uses for the drone include providing fire support to divers and acting as a resource mule for mining operations.
  • An onboard hospital bed and basic medical supplies enable use of the drone as an amblulance for wounded divers.

REMOTE DRONE OPERATION:
  • To operate the drone remotely, the "DIRECT CONTROL" toggle onboard the drone should be toggled OFF.
  • Toggle the Drone Control Station ON by pressing the red lever labeled "ON / OFF".
  • Remotely operate the drone using the Drone Control Station's navigation terminal.
  • Labeled periscopes to remotely operate the guns are on either side of the navigation terminal.
  • The guns can be operated remotely regardless of whether the Drone Control Station is on or off.
  • However the guns CANNOT be operated remotely if the "DIRECT CONTROL" toggle onboard the drone is toggled on.
  • A labeled periscope on the far right side of Drone Control allows one to remotely view cameras inside and around the drone.
  • The comms terminal on the far right side of Drone Control can be used to send text messages to crewmates on the drone.
  • An electrical discharge can be triggered and the drone emergency pump can be toggled via switches at the Drone Control Station.
  • If the drone has enough charge in the supercapacitors to release an electrical discharge, a green indicator light will display.
  • The navigation terminal also contains a button to remotely launch the drone's depth charge.
  • Switches above the periscopes toggle the drone's spotlights on or off.


DIRECT DRONE OPERATION:
  • To operate the drone directly, the "DIRECT CONTROL" switch onboard the drone should be toggled ON.
  • At this point one can directly operate the drone using the onboard navigation terminal.
  • The drone's status monitor must be toggled on separately.
  • The bottom-right gun is operated via the periscope near the navigation terminal.
  • The top-left gun is operated via the telescope in the airlock.
  • The telescope in the airlock can be toggled back and forth between operating the gun versus looking inside and around the drone.
  • The operator can release an electrical discharge or toggle the emergency pump via labeled buttons.
  • The navigation terminal also contains a button to launch a depth charge.
  • Labeled switches toggle the drone spotlights and gun lights on or off.
  • The comms terminal in the drone airlock can be used to send text messages to crewmates on the Pufferfish.


DRONE BEHAVIOR WHEN DOCKED:
  • When docked, and when direct control is toggled OFF, the drone will synchronize thrust and ballast with the Pufferfish.
  • Therefore direct control should always be toggled OFF when the drone is docked with the Pufferfish.
  • Otherwise, the drone might push and pull in opposite directions compared to the Pufferfish.
  • Additionally, the periscopes in Drone Control cannot be used to operate the drone's guns if direct control is enabled.

DRONE RECHARGE RATE:
  • The recharge rate for the drone can be configured via a terminal at the Drone Control Station.
  • If the recharge rate is set lower than 50%, the drone's secondary systems might use power faster than they recharge.
  • When the drone batteries are not full and the recharge rate is 100%, the batteries will consume 3,000 MW from the Pufferfish.

DRONE RANGE:
  • The drone has a remote communications range of 400 meters.
  • Beyond this range, the remote controls will not work and no information will display at the Drone Control Station.
  • Text messages can still be sent from the comms terminal in an attempt to re-establish contact with lost divers.

PRIMARY SYSTEMS:
  • The drone has four top-of-the-line batteries that power the following systems:
  • System
    Max Usage
    Engine
    250 MW
    Small Pump
    60 MW
    Navigation Terminal
    115 MW
    Sonar Transponder
    100 MW
    Status Monitor
    105 MW
    Supercapacitors
    3,000 MW
    Emergency Pump
    1,200 MW
  • These primary systems can be defined as those systems that are critical for getting the drone home in one piece.

SECONDARY SYSTEMS:
  • The drone has two top-of-the-line batteries that power the following systems:
  • System
    Max Usage
    Small Pump (x2)
    120 MW
    Oxygen Generator
    1,000 MW
    Diving Suit Locker
    10 MW
    Oxygen Tank Shelf
    50 MW
    Lights
    310 MW
  • These secondary systems can be defined as those systems that are NOT critical for getting the drone home in one piece.

BATTERY SWITCH FALLBACK:
  • If primary or secondary batteries run out, the drone will attempt to draw power from the opposite battery set.
  • E.g. the secondary pumps will continue to operate if secondary batteries run out but primary batteries still have charge.

TOGGLING SYSTEMS TO PRESERVE BATTERY CHARGE:
  • Levers on the junction boxes can be used to toggle entire systems off to preserve battery charge.
  • The "LIGHTS" lever cuts off power to all lights (except gun lights).
  • The "LIFE SYSTEMS" lever cuts off power to the oxygen generator, the diving suit locker, and the oxygen tank shelf.
  • The "SECONDARY" lever cuts off power to both lights & life systems and additionally cuts off power to the secondary pumps.
  • The "PRIMARY" lever cuts off power to all primary systems, except for the emergency pump.
  • The primary and secondary levers also stop the related battery sets from recharging, to preserve power on the Pufferfish.