Cargo Department
Welcome to the Cargo department!
The Cargo department is responsible for keeping the station stocked with all necessary materials and equipment that keeps the station running. Make vital purchasing decisions for the station such as a choice between 15 moth roach crates or a pizza party!
Cargo is a large department that is composed of a few sections. The sections that are under the cargo department includes Supply and Salvage. There are three jobs typically associated with the cargo department. The jobs that are associated with cargo includes Cargo Technician, Salvage Specialist, and Quartermaster.
Sections of Cargo
Supply
Supply is the lead distribution of minerals in the station.
Supply plays a vital role in taking order requests, managing finances, completing bounties, and trading at the Automated Trade Station(ATS). Supply mainly focuses on managing spesos (The galactic currency). Spesos can be gained by selling items at the ATS and completing bounties.
Salvage
Salvage is the main source of rare materials and equipment.
Salvage mainly operates through mining and scavenging useful equipment for the station. Salvage's main goal is to provide as many rare minerals and scrap to the station as they can early on so that they can turn it into valuable materials that supply can distribute.
Jobs of Cargo
Quartermaster
Quartermaster (QM) is in charge of the Cargo Department and mainly focuses on managing the employees within the Supply and Salvage sections.
In regards to the supply section, the QM will be expected to manage tough financial decisions, who will operate the desk, and efficiently assigning supply employees. In regards to the salvage section, the QM will be expected to direct the task decisions and mineral acquisition from the salvage employees. Leadership, task assignment, and organization are all highly valuable traits to aspire for when playing the role of QM.
Cargo Technician
Cargo Technicians operate as the labor force within the supply section.
Jobs that a cargo technician will operate includes operating the front desk, delivering goods, taking order requests, moving crates, delivering bounty requests, and delivering crates to/from the ATS. The main goal of a cargo technician is to follow the orders and leadership of the QM and ensure that cargo department is earning a steady income of spesos.
Salvage Specialist
Salvage Specialists operate as the main role that obtains rare minerals and bulk base materials.
Salvage specialists will constantly put their lives in danger to fight off hostile xeno creatures so that they may acquire minerals, scrap, and equipment. There are a few ways that salvage specialists can acquire the loot including salvage magnet, expeditions, and going to the "grid" asteroid. The salvage specialists must follow orders from QM and ensure that orders for specific minerals and materials are fulfilled.
Automated Trade Station
The automated trade station(ATS) is a remote satellite station that allows for the ability for the exchange of cargo that was bought and sold.
Typically the way to reach the ATS is by using the cargo shuttle. The green-hashed area within the ATS is for selling object for spesos. The orange-hashed within the ATS is used for retrieving objects from order purchases made on the cargo request computer.
Cargo Sale Computer
The cargo sale computer is held within the ATS. The cargo sell computer is currently the only way to sell objects.
The buttons along the bottom perform various functions:
| Button | What does it do? |
|---|---|
| Appraise | All objects that are on the green-hashed sale area will be appraised. |
| Sell | All objects on the green-hashed sale area will be sold. |
Equipment
Cargo comes equipped with a plethora of equipment. The equipment you can find within the cargo department includes:
| Equipment | Department Section |
|---|---|
 Autolathe
|
Supply |
| Cargo request computer | |
| Cargo shuttle console | |
 Ore processor
|
Supply and Salvage |
| Salvage Vendor | Salvage |
| Salvage expeditions computer | |
| Salvage magnet | |
| Mass scanner computer | |
| Recycler |
Autolathe
The Autolathe is useful for crafting a significant amount of basic items. The autolathe is a great place to store large quantities of basic materials such as glass, steel, cloth, wood, and plastic. As a cargo technician the autolathe is the main crafter you will use to supply crew members with any equipment they might request.
Cargo Request Console
The cargo request console is a valuable piece of equipment that handles the purchasing of difficult to obtain objects and equipment.
By clicking on an item within the console you will open the Order Form UI
The fields within the order form are as follows:
| Field | What does it affect? |
|---|---|
| Name | Allows for the documentation of the original requester of the order. |
| Reason | Allows for the documentation of the original requester's reasoning for the order. |
| Amount | Controls the quantity of items ordered. |
| OK | Confirms the order and puts it in the request section of the cargo request console |
The cargo request queue is the pending orders that are awaiting approval by an employee of cargo. For complicated, expensive, or illegal items please consult the Quartermaster before purchasing.
The order can either Approved or Canceled. The order will be announced over supply radio communications if approved.
Cargo Shuttle Console
The cargo shuttle console is the main operator of the cargo shuttle. One console will be found by the docking port at the loading bay and the other will be found on the cargo shuttle itself.
The default keys for piloting the cargo shuttle is as follows:
| Default Key | Direction of Movement |
|---|---|
| W | Strafe up |
| A | Strafe left |
| S | Strafe down |
| D | Strafe right |
| Q | Rotate left |
| E | Rotate right |
| Space | Brake |
The direction of movement is dependent on the rotation of the cargo shuttle console, which is south by default. The piloting keys can be rebound in the settings under settings/control/shuttle.
