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IronyFail: Main Artice : Hab Gnomes

2010-09-15T22:01:55Z

Main Artice : Hab Gnomes

Stefanido at 00:49, 1 March 2010

2010-03-01T00:49:24Z

Stefanido: Added Photo

2010-03-01T00:48:11Z

Added Photo

Rubberchickenben: fixed a bit; this page still needs an introduction

2010-02-18T20:33:19Z

fixed a bit; this page still needs an introduction

Stefanido: /* The Average Simulator Day */ Spelling, sentence structure

2010-02-18T17:47:20Z

‎The Average Simulator Day: Spelling, sentence structure

Darth Wombat: more cleanup

2010-02-16T05:42:36Z

more cleanup

Darth Wombat: whoops

2010-02-16T05:39:59Z

whoops

Darth Wombat: /* Purpose */ - cleaned up wording and grammar, added some details

2010-02-16T05:37:24Z

‎Purpose: - cleaned up wording and grammar, added some details

Ozzymindous at 02:40, 20 July 2009

2009-07-20T02:40:53Z

Rubberchickenben: fix

2009-07-01T20:43:02Z

fix

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 ==Hab Gnomes==
-Simulators have been referred to as "[[Hab Gnomes]]" before. Although this designation is incorrect, astronauts persist in using "Hab gnome" to describe any simulator that they have caught "in the act".
 ==See Also==

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 ==See Also==
 * [[Hal]]
 * [[Hab Gnome]]
 * [[Power Coupling]]
 * [[Seven Deadly Sims]]

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 The role of the '''simulator''' is to ensure the realism of the simulation.  They are the only members of Spacesim who may break [[The Golden Rule]].  They are given this privilege to help everyone else with suspension of belief. The Simulator Hierarchy consists only of the rank of [[Simulator Commander]]. This is a [[Mission-Specific]] rank, and the holder of the rank is ideally kept secret along with the identities of all the other simulators. This helps to keep [[Mission Integrity]], because in the [[Beta]] reality Simulators do not exist.
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 ===Emergencies===
-In addition to simulating day-to-day life in Space, Simulators are responsible for creating emergencies.  These are usually designed to be puzzles or situations that the [[Astronauts]] must work with [[Mission Control]] to resolve.  Common issues are Ion Storms (which would knock out electronics or cause radio silence) and Meteor Strikes (which may cause damage or hull breaches to the [[Habitat]]).  More complicated issues have included volcano eruptions, water floods of the surface and habitat, earthquakes, reactor coolant leaks, and out-right equipment breakdown requiring repair.  During one mission, the ''[[Habitat#The Hawking|The Hawking]]'' crash-landed beside ''[[Habitat#The New Habitat|The New Habitat]]''.
+[[Image:Sim_tools.JPG|frame|right|Tools of the Simulator: The Hammer and Meteorite.]] In addition to simulating day-to-day life in Space, Simulators are responsible for creating emergencies.  These are usually designed to be puzzles or situations that the [[Astronauts]] must work with [[Mission Control]] to resolve.  Common issues are Ion Storms (which would knock out electronics or cause radio silence) and Meteor Strikes (which may cause damage or hull breaches to the [[Habitat]]).  More complicated issues have included volcano eruptions, water floods of the surface and habitat, earthquakes, reactor coolant leaks, and out-right equipment breakdown requiring repair.  During one mission, the ''[[Habitat#The Hawking|The Hawking]]'' crash-landed beside ''[[Habitat#The New Habitat|The New Habitat]]''.
 One of the earliest recorded incidents involving simulators is known as the [[Pink Water|Pink Water Incident]]. The [[astronaut]]s' water supply became contaminated (and appeared pink).  The astronauts were required to perform tests upon the water to determine if it was safe.

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 ==Purpose==
+The role of the '''simulator''' is to ensure the realism of the simulation.  They are the only members of Spacesim who may break [[The Golden Rule]].  They are given this privilege to help everyone else with suspension of belief. The Simulator Hierarchy consists only of the rank of [[Simulator Commander]]. This is a [[Mission-Specific]] rank, and the holder of the rank is ideally kept secret along with the identities of all the other simulators. This helps to keep [[Mission Integrity]], because in the [[Beta]] reality Simulators do not exist.
-The role of the '''simulator''' is to ensure the realism of the simulation.  They are the only members of Spacesim who may break [[The Golden Rule]].  They are given this priveledge to help everyone else with suspension of belief. The Simulator Hierarchy consists only of the rank of [[Simulator Commander]]. This is a [[Mission-Specific]] rank, and the holder of the rank is ideally kept secret along with the identities of all the other simulators. This helps to keep [[Mission Integrity]], because in the [[Beta]] reality Simulators do not exist.
 ===The Average Simulator Day===
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 In addition to simulating day-to-day life in Space, Simulators are responsible for creating emergencies.  These are usually designed to be puzzles or situations that the [[Astronauts]] must work with [[Mission Control]] to resolve.  Common issues are Ion Storms (which would knock out electronics or cause radio silence) and Meteor Strikes (which may cause damage or hull breaches to the [[Habitat]]).  More complicated issues have included volcano eruptions, water floods of the surface and habitat, earthquakes, reactor coolant leaks, and out-right equipment breakdown requiring repair.  During one mission, the ''[[Habitat#The Hawking|The Hawking]]'' crash-landed beside ''[[Habitat#The New Habitat|The New Habitat]]''.
-One of the earliest recorded incidents involving simulators is known as the [[Pink Water|Pink Water Incident]].  The [[Astronauts|astronaut]] drinking water supply became contaminated (and appeared pink).  The astronauts were required to perform tests upon the water to determine if it was still safe.
+One of the earliest recorded incidents involving simulators is known as the [[Pink Water|Pink Water Incident]]. The [[astronaut]]s' water supply became contaminated (and appeared pink).  The astronauts were required to perform tests upon the water to determine if it was safe.
-More recently, the simualtors have resorted to less scientific situations, such as [[terrorist]] attacks (in Mission Control)and other such disasters to break up the monotomy of a [[Mission]]. Some of the more creative simulator stunts have involved aliens.  In the past, such situations were reserved for [[Mission Alpha]].
+During [[training mission]]s and [[Revenge Mission]]s the simulators have more freedom and typically resort to less scientific situations, such as [[terrorist]] attacks in Mission Control and other such disasters to break up the monotony of a [[mission]]. Some of the more creative simulator stunts have involved aliens.
 ==Methods==
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 ==Secrecy==
-Historically, the Simulator task force was a secret one.  Known only to the Mission Control Mission Commander, they would often occupy Mission Control positions, possibly causing sabotage right under everyone's noses.  It was also helpful for the simulators to have 'planted' Mission Control staff during a planned emergency, as that way if the regular staff couldn't come up with a solution, the planted staff could simply appear more creative.
+Historically, the Simulator task force was a secret one.  Known only to the Mission Control Commander, who was usually a simulator,  they would often occupy Mission Control positions, possibly causing sabotage right under everyone's noses.  It was also helpful for the simulators to have 'planted' Mission Control staff during a planned emergency, as that way if the regular staff couldn't come up with a solution, the planted staff could simply appear more creative.
 Simulators have been known to infiltrate as high as [[pilot|copilot]].
-In the past few years, the members of the simulator group were well known to most Spacesim members.  Lately, there has been a move to return to keeping the members of this group secret from the rest of Space Sim. Hopefuly this will lead to possible infiltration of the 2 other groups of spacesim and consequently, more interesting scenarios.
+In the past few years, the members of the simulator group were well known to most Spacesim members.  Lately, there has been a move to return to keeping the members of this group secret from the rest of Spacesim.
 ==Hab Gnomes==
-Recently, simulators haven been reffered to during the mission as "[[Hab Gnomes]]" by the astronauts. Although this designation is incorrect, astronauts persist in using "hab gnome" to describe any simulator that they have caught "in the act".
+Simulators have been referred to as "[[Hab Gnomes]]" before. Although this designation is incorrect, astronauts persist in using "Hab gnome" to describe any simulator that they have caught "in the act".
 ==See Also==
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 * [[Hab Gnome]]
 * [[Power Coupling]]

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 ===The Average Simulator Day===
-From a basic standpoint, the simulators are responsible for ensuring that the environmental conditions of space are experienced by the [[astronauts]]. Perhaps the most impressive unteraking of the Simulators' is the [[Planetary Surface]], which must reflect the conditions of the mission destination. For example, if the planet, moon or asteroid was researched to be windy, then the simulators will ensure wind is experienced.  If the planet is unstable, then earthquakes will be experienced.  The actual activities of the simulator group vary from year to year, depending on the conditions of the destination.
+From a basic standpoint, the simulators are responsible for ensuring that the environmental conditions of space are experienced by the [[astronauts]]. Perhaps the most impressive undertaking of the Simulators' is the [[Planetary Surface]], which must reflect the conditions of the mission destination. For example, if research showed the destination to be windy, then the simulators will ensure wind is experienced. If the planet is unstable, then earthquakes will be experienced.  The actual activities of the simulator group vary from year to year, depending on the conditions of the destination.
 ===Emergencies===

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 ==Methods==
-The methods used by simulators is classified to them and them alone.  If you wish to learn how past simulators operated, seek them out and ask them directly.
+The methods used by simulators is classified to them and them alone.  If you wish to learn how past simulators operated, seek them out and ask them directly, though you are unlikly to get any information out of them.
 ==Secrecy==

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 Historically, the Simulator task force was a secret one.  Known only to the Mission Control Mission Commander, they would often occupy Mission Control positions, possibly causing sabotage right under everyone's noses.  It was also helpful for the simulators to have 'planted' Mission Control staff during a planned emergency, as that way if the regular staff couldn't come up with a solution, the planted staff could simply appear more creative.
-Simulators have been known to infiltrate as high as Co-Piolet.
+Simulators have been known to infiltrate as high as [[pilot|copilot]].
 In the past few years, the members of the simulator group were well known to most spacesim members.  Lately, there has been a move to return to keeping the members of this group secret from the rest of Space Sim. Hopefuly this will lead to possible infiltration of the 2 other groups of spacesim and consequently, more interesting scenarios.