1. Through a Life-Support Program
(J/MN/LS or J/LS/LS).
If a life-support program is run (using
manipulate programs subskill), the prog-
ram allows the operator to change the
temperature and oxygen concentration
settings for the life-support unit. The
temperature range offered is 0°C to 30°C
('normal' is 20°C), and the oxygen level
range is 15% to 30% ('normal' is 21%).
Because they are infected, both life-
support programs (J/MN/LS and J/LS/
LS) tell their units to maintain a tempera-
ture of -10°C inside the platform no
matter what the setting. They tell the
J/MN/BE (bureaucracy) program, howev-
er, that the temperature is 20°C ('normal').
2. By Using the manual Override Panel
(in area E3).
When the "Life-Support Override ON/
OFF" switch is flipped on, the panel takes
over control of life-support unit #2 from
the J/LS/LS (life-support) program.
The manual override panel has two dials
labeled "Temp. Control" and "Oxy. Cont-
rol" which adjust the temperature and
oxygen levels respectively. The ranges
available are -10°C to 40°C and 0% to
50%, but all settings outside the ranges
available on the programs (see above) are
clearly labeled "DANGER".
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When unit #2 comes on, the J/MN/BE
(bureaucracy) program should turn off
system #1 (unit #1) and program J/MN/
LS). However, the Matrix infection in the
bureaucracy program means that it will
order unit #1 (via the J/MN/LS program)
to try to restore conditions to 'normal'. As
far as the J/MN/LS program is concern-
ed, 'normal' means -10°C and 21%
oxygen. The final result will be the
average of what the two systems are
trying to achieve. For example, if system
#2 is set to 40°C, the temperature will be
15°C (the average of -10°C and 40°C).
3. By Changing System.
Normally, the J/MN/BE (bureaucracy)
program will turn off system #1 if system
#2 is activated. However, the Matrix
infection causes 2 faults in the program:
- if the J/MN/LS (life-support) program
is deactivated, the bureaucracy prog-
ram will re-activate it.
- if the J/LS/LS (back-up life-support)
program is activated, the bureaucracy
program will deactivate it. The J/LS/
LS program must obey this command.
Gaining Control
The program defects can be temporarily
"cured" (see Temporary
"Cures" - page
9) and if a life-support program is altered,
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its range of settings can be increased
to
those available on the manual override
panel (above). The programs' interactions,
however, mean that the characters may
have to do more than manipulate one of
them in order to raise the temperature
high enough to destroy the Matrix (see
Permanent Removal
- Page 9).
Possible solutions are:
1. Temporarily "cure" the J/MN/BE (bur-
eaucracy) program, activate system
#2
with the manual override and set it
to a
temperature over 35°C.
2. Reprogram the J/MN/LS (primary
life-support) program to produce a
higher temperature.
3. Activate system #2 with the manual
override, set it to a temperature
over
35°C and wreck unit #1.
Any changes to conditions in the platform
will come into effect 10 minutes after a
change is made to the settings.
Damaged Rooms
Damage to Jetsom means that the tem-
perature in areas A2, F1 and F2 (and
possibly A1 and A3) is lower than in the
rest of the platform. These will not be
affected by changes in the settings of the
life-support systems.
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