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# Atmospherics

The Atmospherics system (atmos).

Gasses must be able to be transferred through a complex network of pipes, and must regulate pressure between rooms. For example, if a low pressure room is adjacent to a high pressure room, and the door between them is open, **air should flow from the high pressure room into the low pressure room, until pressure is equalized**. Ideally, this should cause wind that, if strong enough, should blow anything not buckled down in the direction of the airflow.

<figure><img src="/files/VnF8z2Y7g095FTirgDWt" alt=""><figcaption><p>First steps for good atmos are progressing. The cubes' height indicate pressure level.</p></figcaption></figure>

The gas in the atmosphere may not be a singular gas, actually that will rarely be the case. Most atmosphere will be made up of a mix of gases. Gases naturally mix together and equalize over time, much in the way pressure equalizes overtime.

<figure><img src="/files/X7x8tkbwhworIymUrX2X" alt=""><figcaption><p>A representation of a mixture of gasses. The higher the box of a certain color, the more of the according gas is in that tile.</p></figcaption></figure>

It is important to manage both the pressure and gas mixture of the atmosphere in your work station.


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