Rocket Control Station

The Rocket Control Station is a control terminal with an active screensaver that requires a duplicant to be physically nearby to interact with the controls when the screensaver activates. When the screensaver comes on, someone must be close enough to "jiggle" or otherwise manipulate the control surface to keep the station responsive.

This behavior is consistent across localized descriptions: the station’s screensaver will engage and demands a nearby operator to disturb the controls so the terminal remains functional. The wording in multiple languages emphasizes that a human presence is necessary whenever the screensaver starts.

• Place the station where a duplicant can reach it quickly from their normal routes to avoid long detours when the screensaver activates.
• Position the station near work or transit nodes (sleeping areas, kitchens, or transit hubs) so an available duplicant can interact without interrupting critical tasks.
• Consider duplicant schedules and priorities so someone with low-priority interruptions or an idle chore can respond to the station rather than pulling a high-priority worker away from essential tasks.
• If possible, cluster other job stations nearby so a single duplicant can serve multiple terminals during brief idle periods, minimizing travel overhead.

Because the station explicitly requires on-site interaction when the screensaver appears, plan base layout and duplicant tasking to ensure that this manual requirement does not become a bottleneck.