Hatch

The Hatch, also known as the "Super Barrique Selective Passage Portal", is a base module constructed with the Habitat Builder to provide an entrance and exit to a seabase.

Recipe

The recipe is unlocked by default once the Habitat Builder is unlocked.

Crafted using: Habitat Builder

Appearance

The Hatch is a circular portal enclosed by a white, solid ring. On the outside, a yellow rail surrounds the outermost edge while a smaller, yellow two-thirds rail follows the interior edge near the portal opening. The inner rail leaves a gap at the bottom.

Purpose

The Hatch provides an entrance and exit point to a Seabase.

• It can be placed on the sides of Rooms and Corridors, as well as the end of a Corridor.
• It cannot be placed on the top or bottom of Rooms or Corridors.
• In Multiplayer, several Players can use the Hatch at the same time.

Databank Entry

Source: Fabricate a Habitat Builder

The "Super Barrique" selective passage portal allows for simultaneous two-way, multiple-crew traffic between a pressurized interior and a dangerous exterior. This eliminates the need for lengthy mechanical cycles which can interrupt traffic and reduce the joy of free motion.

• Heavy duty nanomembrane: molecular machines clasp hands across the entire surface of the hatch
• Sapphire laser systems provide energy and programming
• Membrane accepts crew members and cargo, while rejecting pressure and intruders
• Filters loose biomatter: great for Kharaa monitoring

The membrane is only slightly weaker than solid titanium. In the event of a power loss, the nanomachines can sustain their grip for days. A mechanical iris is optionally provided to seal in the event of a long-term power failure.

Instances of limb amputation or removal due to membrane error have been entirely eliminated from the design.

Trivia

• The decision to redesign the hatch to include a bidirectionally permeable nano-membrane, as opposed to the mechanical hatches of previous games, was made to better account for multiplayer.