Waste Disposal

Upkeep Area
Waste Disposal
Watch out for space hobos!
Obvious exits	East to maintenance
Purpose	For launching the waste into space
Access level	Maintenance
Noteworthy contents	Hopefully nothing but trash
Clearance	Anyone with maintenance access
Security level	Low
Style	Waste disposal
Balance Requirements	No major balance requirements
Other Notes
Locations on FTL13

Waste Disposal is a maintenance area near Arrivals south. It is typically worked by Cargo Technicians and the Janitor.

The final destination of all those items that get disposed of properly (since the Delivery Office is almost always ignored, nothing actually reaches here). Anything flushed down a toilet will also end up here. The lever controls the conveyor system while the two buttons on the left wall control the blast door and mass driver.

The AI has no cameras in this area, making it the perfect location to pursue less-than-noble activities.

The Crusher

Items will initially come out the top left disposal chute, whereupon they will enter the crusher (if the conveyor system is switched on). Now, the crusher can be a very useful device for all types of people due to its unique abilities. The crusher, when provided with material, has a random chance to turn these materials into either glass, metal, or plasteel. These items then proceed down the conveyor into the stacking machine below. When materials are released from this, the items will be sent back around the station to the Delivery Office. If nobody is watching, items will pass through back into the crusher. So be watching!

Examining the crusher will tell you that it has three lights: power, safety-mode, and safety-sensors.

The crusher (and conveyor system) will not work without equipment power. Power light "on" means the crusher is powered. Hooray.

The Safety-mode light turns on when the safety-sensors are on and an item enters the crusher that cannot be crushed. Anything that is an instance of mob/living cannot be crushed. The nuke disk can't be crushed either (but I imagine it'd just respawn if it could be).

Safety-mode is the important light here. This dictates whether or not the crusher will crush living things. This light is on by default, so you're good as long as nothing goes wrong at all.

If you happen to be in possession of an emag, then the crusher becomes deadly to anything to pass through its metal jaws. Emagging the crusher means that anything that is not human (this includes aliens and silicons) will be gibbed upon entering the crusher. Anything that is human will scream delightfully horrifically upon entering the crusher and will be subsequently (read: instantly) killed. All items on the person will be destroyed as well. You can tell that the crusher is emagged because the safety-mode light will be off. That, and it'll probably have blood on the gears if something living has passed through it. To fix an emagged crusher, simply use a screwdriver on it.

NSV AstraeusNRV AetherwhispNSV Scarab

Locations on NSV Astraeus
General	Recreational	Medical	Supply	Science	Engineering	Security	Command	Upkeep	Outside
Arrivals Escape Shuttle Primary Tool Storage	Bar Dormitory Hydroponics Kitchen	Medbay Chemistry Lab Chief Medical Officer's Office Genetics Medbay Storage Operating Theatre Virology	Cargo Bay Mining Dock	Research Division Research and Development Lab Research Director's Office Robotics Lab Server Room Xenobiology Lab	Atmospherics Chief Engineer's Office Engineering Gravity Generator Room Telecommunications	Armory Brig Detective's Office Head of Security's Office Security Office	AI Upload Bridge Captain's Quarters Conference Room E.V.A. Executive Officer's Office Munitions Vault	Custodial Closet Maintenance Waste Disposal	Central Command Lavaland Space

Locations on NRV Aetherwhisp
General	Recreational	Medical	Supply	Science	Engineering	Security	Command	Upkeep	Outside
Arrivals Escape Pods Escape Shuttle Escape Shuttle Hallway Primary Tool Storage	Bar Chapel Dormitory Hydroponics Kitchen Library Locker Room	Medbay Chemistry Lab Chief Medical Officer's Office Genetics Medbay Storage Operating Theatre Virology	Cargo Bay Mining Dock QM's Office Cargo Office	Research Division Research and Development Lab Research Director's Office Robotics Lab Server Room Xenobiology Lab	Atmospherics Chief Engineer's Office Construction Area Engineering Gravity Generator Room Telecommunications Technical Storage	Armory Brig Detective's Office Head of Security's Office Security Office Warden's Office	AI Upload Battle Bridge Bridge Captain's Quarters Conference Room E.V.A. Executive Officer's Office Munitions Vault	Custodial Closet Maintenance Waste Disposal	Central Command Lavaland Space

Locations on NSV Scarab
General	Recreational	Medical	Supply	Science	Engineering	Security	Command	Upkeep	Outside
Arrivals Escape Pods Escape Shuttle Escape Shuttle Hallway Primary Tool Storage	Bar Long Term Storage Hydroponics Kitchen Library Locker Room	Medbay Chemistry Lab Chief Medical Officer's Office Genetics Medbay Storage Operating Theatre Virology	Cargo Bay Mining Dock QM's Office Cargo Office	Research Division Research and Development Lab Research Director's Office Robotics Lab Server Room Xenobiology Lab	Atmospherics Chief Engineer's Office Construction Area Engineering Gravity Generator Room Telecommunications Technical Storage	Armory Brig Detective's Office Head of Security's Office Security Office Warden's Office	AI Upload Battle Bridge Bridge Captain's Quarters Conference Room E.V.A. Executive Officer's Office Munitions Vault	Custodial Closet Maintenance Waste Disposal	Central Command Lavaland Space