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| - A specialized form of breathing apparatus is called an artificial gill suit (AGS) or simply a “gillsuit”. Unlike a tank-style breathing apparatus that holds compressed air, or a backpack-worn "gillpack" that extracts oxygen from water , an AGS covers the wearer’s entire body. It is made of a material similar to that used in skeinsuits, and may be left transparent or colored as the manufacturer desires. Normal goggles may be worn with an AGS by human, vrusk, and yazirian divers. Due to the thermal properties of water, such goggles may not have infra-red capabilities.
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| - A specialized form of breathing apparatus is called an artificial gill suit (AGS) or simply a “gillsuit”. Unlike a tank-style breathing apparatus that holds compressed air, or a backpack-worn "gillpack" that extracts oxygen from water , an AGS covers the wearer’s entire body. It is made of a material similar to that used in skeinsuits, and may be left transparent or colored as the manufacturer desires. Much of the exterior of an AGS is covered by a series of microfilters, all made of tough, translucent, porous plastic. These micro-filters draw oxygen from the water, pumping the gas mixture through small tubes to the area of the body where the wearer inhales air. The waste gases produced are released directly from the suit. AGSes for humans, yazirians, and vrusks conforms to their basic physical shape. An AGS designed for dralasites will stretch to accommodate their shape-changing abilities. A yazirian AGS covers the glide-wing membranes without hampering their use in swimming. The whole system is regulated by a computer chip and powered by a small energy cell good for five hours before it needs to be recharged. An AGS also has a small digital display which can easily be seen by the wearer. The display shows the diver’s depth, time in the water, and the amount of power left in the suit’s energy cell. The suit also has a built-in low-frequency radio system, which has a range of one kilometer. An AGS will absorb one-fourth of all damage caused by projectile and gyrojet weapons, fragmentation grenades, explosives, and melee weapons. It cannot be worn with any other suit of armor, but a modified defensive screen may be used with it (+100 Cr to the cost of the screen and powerpacks for waterproofing). When an AGS has taken 35 points of damage, it will be ruined and useless as armor. Normal goggles may be worn with an AGS by human, vrusk, and yazirian divers. Due to the thermal properties of water, such goggles may not have infra-red capabilities. A normal AGS weighs five kilograms and costs 800 Credits. If characters need to dive deeper than their safety limits (see below), they will have to use an AGS designed for greater depths (or a submarine). Special AGSes must be used if the characters are going to dive in waters which contain dangerous chemicals or poison. These AGSes must be tailor-made for the body of water in which the characters are going to dive. Such suits cost an average of 1000 Credits. If the characters dive in water with extremes in temperature, an AGS can be bought with a heating/cooling system. This system is powered by a small energy cell which works for four hours before needing a recharge. The system protects the character in water with temperatures ranging from -35 to 70 C. This modification costs 100 Credits extra and adds two kilograms of weight to the AGS. Cost: 800 Cr (standard) / 1000 Cr (Deep/Contaminated water) Mass: 5 kg Heating/Cooling system: +100 Cr Mass: +2 kg
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