Xenobiologist - Revision history

William Murdoch at 18:59, 17 February 2026

2026-02-17T18:59:16Z

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	\|access = Xenobiology, Xenobotany		\|access = Xenobiology, Xenobotany
	\|difficulty = Hard		\|difficulty = Hard
	\|qualifications = At least 30 years of age, PhD in Biology or Xenobiology.		\|qualifications = At least 30 years of age, PhD in Biology or Xenobiology, and meets the [[Stellar Corporate Conglomerate Occupation Qualifications]].
	\|employers = [[Zeng-Hu Pharmaceuticals]], [[Nanotrasen]], [[Zavodskoi Interstellar]]		\|employers = [[Zeng-Hu Pharmaceuticals]], [[Nanotrasen]], [[Zavodskoi Interstellar]]
	\|education = [[Mars University]] - [[Solis Cognito University]] - [[The Gliutip’lyaz University]] - [[Tajaran Educational Institutions#Shungsta University of Agrarian Sciences\|Shungsta University of Agrarian Sciences]]		\|education = [[Mars University]] - [[Solis Cognito University]] - [[The Gliutip’lyaz University]] - [[Tajaran Educational Institutions#Shungsta University of Agrarian Sciences\|Shungsta University of Agrarian Sciences]]

William Murdoch at 16:38, 3 August 2025

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	\|superior = [[Research Director]]		\|superior = [[Research Director]]
	\|duties = Breed and extract the cores out of slimes, and ensure their containment.		\|duties = Breed and extract the cores out of slimes, and ensure their containment.
	\|guides = This is the guide, [[Guide to Piloting]]		\|guides = This is the guide, [[Guide to Piloting]], [[Guide to Away Missions]]
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William Murdoch at 16:37, 3 August 2025

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	\|superior = [[Research Director]]		\|superior = [[Research Director]]
	\|duties = Breed and extract the cores out of slimes, and ensure their containment.		\|duties = Breed and extract the cores out of slimes, and ensure their containment.
	\|guides = This is the guide.		\|guides = This is the guide, [[Guide to Piloting]]
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William Murdoch: /* Expeditions */

2025-08-03T16:37:31Z

Expeditions

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	===Expeditions===		===Expeditions===
	Not all of your work is just slimes! There exist numerous xenofauna on away sites that can be captures and studied for data. To achieve this, you are granted access to the shuttles for expeditions, although you might want to coordinate with the [[~~Xenoarchaeologist~~]] and [[Xenobotanist]] to form one large expedition.		Not all of your work is just slimes! There exist numerous xenofauna on away sites that can be captures and studied for data. To achieve this, you are granted access to the shuttles for expeditions, although you might want to coordinate with the [[Xenoarcheologist]] and [[Xenobotanist]] to form one large expedition.

	Note, xenofauna study will not result in mechanical advantages.		Note, xenofauna study will not result in mechanical advantages.

William Murdoch at 16:36, 3 August 2025

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	When well fed, an adult slime will split into four baby slimes, each with a 14-35% chance of mutating (the exact chance can be read with the Slime Analyzer). In theory, this means a 45%-82% chance of at least one mutation (depending on the particular slime's genetic mutability), but this is not something you should count on. This flowchart shows the results of each slime's mutations when splitting.		When well fed, an adult slime will split into four baby slimes, each with a 14-35% chance of mutating (the exact chance can be read with the Slime Analyzer). In theory, this means a 45%-82% chance of at least one mutation (depending on the particular slime's genetic mutability), but this is not something you should count on. This flowchart shows the results of each slime's mutations when splitting.

			===Expeditions===
			Not all of your work is just slimes! There exist numerous xenofauna on away sites that can be captures and studied for data. To achieve this, you are granted access to the shuttles for expeditions, although you might want to coordinate with the [[Xenoarchaeologist]] and [[Xenobotanist]] to form one large expedition.

			Note, xenofauna study will not result in mechanical advantages.

			==== Preparing the Quark====
			''See also: [[Guide to Piloting]]''
			The Quark is the science department's shuttle, and as such is equipped with anything you might need to have a safe, productive expedition. Sometimes the Quark might not be the best option or is out of action for a variety of reasons. In these cases, you may also use the Intrepid.

			Naturally, your equipment is going to need to go on the Quark in its cargo bay, before anything else. Thankfully, a hallway leads from your storage space by EVA right to the hangars. Some extra equipment may be in the Intrepid Hangar as well, so always make sure you double check you have everything!

			After everything is stowed in the cargo bay, head into the main compartment and turn on the yellow-marked pump by the large, red-striped tank. Set the pressure to 5,000 kPa (you can max the pump out, but you don't need more than 5,000kPa). Now, set the pump leading from the CO2 canister nearby to the same value. Congrats, you're filling the Quark's thrusters! It's recommended, if you're going on a long voyage, to fill up the CO2 canister a bit more at Fuel Storage, next to the Intrepid Hangar, so you don't randomly run out of thrust. You can always ask for a Hangar Technician to do this if you're busy with other preparations.

			When you're taking off, make sure to turn on your thrusters at the '''engine console'''. A good value for the thruster limiters is 50-60%. You can also boost your '''acceleration limiter''' at the '''helm control console''', which allows you to move faster than the speed of nothing.

			If you lack confidence in your ability to drive, you can also ask a [[Bridge Crewman]] to pilot the Quark for you. Chances are they'll be happy to help!

			==== Where do I go again? ====

			Sometimes, Command or Engineering is lazy and either doesn't move the Horizon, or doesn't set up thrusters. In either case, it's your job to head to the away site of your choice and start spelunking!

			By default, the Quark doesn't come equipped with the coordinates for every away site in the sector. However, at the start of every round, a '''sensors readout''' will be printed at every command console on the Horizon. This sensor readout tells you the bearing, in angular degrees, of where the away sites are from the original location of the Horizon. If a mysterious asteroid is bearing 90 degrees, the Horizon moving to the right means the bearing will be different. Make sure to mark down the location of the Horizon at the start of the shift!

			You can get a sensor readout from the Pilot Room, which is to the right of the Intrepid Hangar. Walk right in and pick up the paper. If you are lazy, the [[Bridge Crewman]] can also fax you one.

	[[File:Slime_genealogy.png]]		[[File:Slime_genealogy.png]]

Tomatik: it takes 10 units of phoron for the golden slime extract to do the thing

2024-07-10T23:56:52Z

it takes 10 units of phoron for the golden slime extract to do the thing

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	* Inject the extract with:		* Inject the extract with:
	** 1u Phoron: Creates a small number of hostile mobs.		** 10u Phoron: Creates a small number of hostile mobs.
	* Potential Children: Gold, Adamantine		* Potential Children: Gold, Adamantine
	* Potential Parents: Metal, Gold		* Potential Parents: Metal, Gold

William Murdoch at 23:27, 23 January 2024

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	\|access = Xenobiology, Xenobotany		\|access = Xenobiology, Xenobotany
	\|difficulty = Hard		\|difficulty = Hard
	\|qualifications = At least 30 years of age, PhD in Biology, Xenobiology ~~or other applicable field~~.		\|qualifications = At least 30 years of age, PhD in Biology or Xenobiology.
	\|employers = [[Zeng-Hu Pharmaceuticals]], [[Nanotrasen]], [[Zavodskoi Interstellar]]		\|employers = [[Zeng-Hu Pharmaceuticals]], [[Nanotrasen]], [[Zavodskoi Interstellar]]
	\|education = [[Mars University]] - [[Solis Cognito University]] - [[The Gliutip’lyaz University]] - [[Tajaran Educational Institutions#Shungsta University of Agrarian Sciences\|Shungsta University of Agrarian Sciences]]		\|education = [[Mars University]] - [[Solis Cognito University]] - [[The Gliutip’lyaz University]] - [[Tajaran Educational Institutions#Shungsta University of Agrarian Sciences\|Shungsta University of Agrarian Sciences]]

La Villa Strangiato at 08:09, 15 October 2023

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	If all else fails, your traitor xenobiologist may decide they're tired of being human and decide to become a [[Skrell#Slimes\|slime]] instead... and if people get eaten along the way, well, they shouldn't have looked so delicious!		If all else fails, your traitor xenobiologist may decide they're tired of being human and decide to become a [[Skrell#Slimes\|slime]] instead... and if people get eaten along the way, well, they shouldn't have looked so delicious!

	{{~~Gameplay~~ Guides}}		{{Guides}}
	{{jobs}}		{{jobs}}
	[[Category:Guides\|Xenobiology, Guide to]]		[[Category:Guides\|Xenobiology, Guide to]]
	[[Category:Research]]		[[Category:Research]]

Chaotic idealism: /* Interacting with Other Departments */

2022-10-14T17:33:40Z

Interacting with Other Departments

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	'''Service''' may (or may not) appreciate delivery of capsaicin, frost oil, or slime-created foods and food ingredients. Be careful to deliver only edible, non-toxic food (unless delivering poison is your intent, of course).		'''Service''' may (or may not) appreciate delivery of capsaicin, frost oil, or slime-created foods and food ingredients. Be careful to deliver only edible, non-toxic food (unless delivering poison is your intent, of course).

	'''Emergency responders'''--usually medics, security teams, and firefighters from Engineering--may be needed to fight enraged slimes, rampaging summoned monsters, or phoron fires, or to rescue you from your own slimes or their toxins. To maintain good relationships with Medical, remember to keep your suit sensors maximized whenever your job gets dangerous (unless you prioritize privacy over safety, that is). You have access to an Emergency Nanomed dispenser in your lab. Inject yourself with inaprovaline (or, if poisoned, with dylovene) to buy time. If you are hurt, try to get outside your lab and into the hallway so that medics can get to you--they do not have access, and will otherwise have to get someone to open the door for them or hack their way in through the door or the walls. Always warn emergency responders of any dangers they may encounter. If you are contaminated with phoron, remove contaminated clothes (no one cares about modesty in an emergency) and warn responders that you are contaminated. If you have started a fire or created a breach to vacuum, warn responders about the fire or the breach.		'''Emergency responders'''--usually medics, security teams, and firefighters from Engineering--may be needed to fight enraged slimes, rampaging summoned monsters, or phoron fires, or to rescue you from your own slimes or their toxins. To maintain good relationships with Medical, remember to keep your suit sensors maximized whenever your job gets dangerous (unless you prioritize privacy over safety, that is). Always warn emergency responders of any dangers they may encounter. If you are contaminated with phoron, remove contaminated clothes (no one cares about modesty in an emergency) and warn responders that you are contaminated. If you have started a fire or created a breach to vacuum, warn responders about the fire or the breach.

	You will also, occasionally, become an emergency responder yourself. ~~Occasionally, slimes~~ may emerge in a completely random location on the ship, and the ship's announcement system will alert the crew of this. The slimes will initially be relatively docile, but they become hungry quickly and must be dealt with. Remember that not everyone knows how to kill slimes, and advise any responders that they should use fire extinguishers or buckets of water; or just take care of the problem yourself.		You will also, occasionally, become an emergency responder yourself. Slimes may emerge in a completely random location on the ship, and the ship's announcement system will alert the crew of this. The slimes will initially be relatively docile, but they become hungry quickly and must be dealt with. Remember that not everyone knows how to kill slimes, and advise any responders that they should use fire extinguishers or buckets of water; or just take care of the problem yourself.

	The ship may also encounter other varieties of xenofauna, and since you're the closest thing to an expert on exotic critters, you may be drafted to examine, contain, analyze, or consult with the rest of the crew on everything from relatively ordinary Greimorians and Space Carp to [[Changeling\|things]] [[Cult\|you've]] [[Borer\|never]] [[Vampire\|heard of]], or heard only rumors and theories about.		The ship may also encounter other varieties of xenofauna, and since you're the closest thing to an expert on exotic critters, you may be drafted to examine, contain, analyze, or consult with the rest of the crew on everything from relatively ordinary Greimorians and Space Carp to [[Changeling\|things]] [[Cult\|you've]] [[Borer\|never]] [[Vampire\|heard of]], or heard only rumors and theories about.

Chaotic idealism: /* How to make an efficient slime farm */

2022-10-14T17:32:29Z

How to make an efficient slime farm

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	* Don't run out of monkey cubes. For long-term experiments, this means maintaining a line of grey slimes in addition to whatever experimental breeding you are doing.		* Don't run out of monkey cubes. For long-term experiments, this means maintaining a line of grey slimes in addition to whatever experimental breeding you are doing.

	* Be prepared for injuries. Even slimes that see you as a "friend" may still glomp you, causing brute damage and potentially even breaking bones. If they are hungry enough or don't see you as a friend at all, they will also attempt to eat you, causing genetic damage. It's advisable to keep your suit sensors on full (tracking beacon included) so that medical personnel can find you if you are badly hurt. Genetic damage is not visible on the sensors, but ~~brute damage is, and~~ if medical is paying attention they will see you ~~getting hurt~~. If you ~~are too hurt to~~ get to Medical, call for help ~~over~~ the ~~radio~~. It will take rescue a while to get to you since Xenobiology is behind several locked doors~~, but it's better than dying while your slimes smugly watch you bleed out~~.		* Be prepared for injuries. Even slimes that see you as a "friend" may still glomp you, causing brute damage and potentially even breaking bones. If they are hungry enough or don't see you as a friend at all, they will also attempt to eat you, causing genetic damage. It's advisable to keep your suit sensors on full (tracking beacon included) so that medical personnel can find you if you are badly hurt. Genetic damage is not visible on the sensors, but if medical is paying attention they will see your heart rate spike when you are in pain. If you cannot get to Medical on your own and need to call for help, try to get past your blast doors and to the hallway. If you are too hurt to do this, it will take rescue a while to get to you since Xenobiology is behind several locked doors.

	* Xenobiology includes a basic NanoMed vendor by the operating area which may help you treat minor injuries, or stay alive longer after major ones.		* Xenobiology includes a basic NanoMed vendor by the operating area which may help you treat minor injuries, or stay alive longer after major ones.