Space · Item
Inertial unit
Ring lasers of diamond and mirrors: it always knows the longitude and latitude of the point under it.
In the game
How to get it
At the grid: 4 diamonds, 2 mirrors, 4 circuit boards, 4 titanium sheets and 2 gold ingots: 1 inertial unit.
What it is for
Gives a satellite (or any machine) its position as signals; a wall panel shows it as "12.35° E".
Why it exists
A reading is useless without knowing where it was taken.
The same text the game shows in its progress tree and on the item's sheet (I).
How to make it
4 diamonds and 2 mirrors (the ring lasers), 4 circuit boards, 4 titanium sheets, 2 gold ingots.
How it works
It gives the longitude and the latitude of the point under it, each on two signals (high and low byte), and never drifts. 3 W. A Wall panel shows them with {lon:1,2} and {lat:3,4}.
On the progress path
SA2SatellitesSide quest
A sub-action of the step Satellite in orbit: not needed to go on, but counted in your progress.
- BeforeSA1 · Clean room and satellite lab
- This stepSA2 · Satellite in orbit
- NextSA3 · Ground station