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# Fill the [[File:Exofab.png]] Exosuit Fabricator with as much [[File:Metal.png]] metal as it will hold.
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# Click on the Exosuit Fabricator to open its menu. Select '''Add To Queue''' for Robot Endoskeleton, Left Arm, Right Arm, Left Leg, Right Leg, Torso, Head, Camera and Law Computer, then click on '''Process Queue''' in the right side.
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# Wait for a few minutes for the pieces to be built. You will likely need to add additional metal to the Fabricator in order for it to finish.
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For the aspiring Roboticist, this guide will explain the creation and maintenance of Cyborg, Bots, and Exosuits.

Robotics Equipment

Machines

Exosuit Fabricator

Exofab.png

The Exosuit Fabricator is your main construction machine, you feed materials into it, and it builds all the things you could possibly need. It can make prosthetic limbs, cyborg parts and internal components, exosuit parts, exosuit equipment modules, and a variety of useful miscellaneous items like power cells. It has a vast variety of blueprints available to start, but certain advanced things must be unlocked by raising your research levels. These will be explained later.


In addition, the machine itself will also be upgraded by simply researching two specific techs. These benefits have no cap, and will continue to have a benefit at any increased research level (The levels themselves are capped by the availability of high tech items to research)

  • Materials research will increase material efficiency, reducing the quantity of materials you require to build things.
  • Data Theory research will increase speed efficiency, reducing the time required to build various parts

It can be upgraded

  • Upgrading the Laser will increase material efficiency, reducing the quantity of materials you require to build things.
  • Upgrading the Manipulators will increase speed efficiency, reducing the time required to build various parts
  • Upgrading the Matter Bins will allow it to store more materials

Cyborgs

See also Cyborgification Contracts. These contracts are important - without a signed, stamped contract, making a man into a machine is technically murder - no matter how much he wants it!

The Cyborg is the Roboticist's primary creation and upkeep. They are tasked with helping the station's inhabitants in their daily life and trying to kill everyone when the AI is insane. Each cyborg is required to follow the AI's laws, and may choose one of the AIs in the event that more than one exists.

Making a Cyborg

  1. Fill the Exofab.png Exosuit Fabricator with as much Metal.png metal as it will hold.
  2. Click on the Exosuit Fabricator to open its menu. Select Add To Queue for Robot Endoskeleton, Left Arm, Right Arm, Left Leg, Right Leg, Torso, and Head then click on Process Queue in the right side.
  3. Wait for a few minutes for the pieces to be built. You will likely need to add additional metal to the Fabricator in order for it to finish.
  4. When putting the parts together, use the Robot endoskeleton.png Robot Endoskeleton as a base. Attach components by picking them up and then clicking on the endoskeleton.
    • Add 2x Sflash.png Synthetic Flash to the Head before attaching it. You do this by picking up the flashes and then clicking on the head. .
    • The Cyborg Torso will need 1x CableCoils.png wires and 1x Powercell.png power cell.
    • The arms and legs can be done easily by simply picking them up and placing them on the Cyborg Endoskeleton.
  5. The last step is installing either an MMI.pngMMI or a Posibrain.pngposibrain.

Extract a brain for the Cyborg

Note: Check with the Chief Medical Officer before agreeing to perform a brain extraction on a living human. Medbay has anesthetics, which are optimal when someone is cutting into your skull with a circular saw. Additionally, it will clear up bookkeeping problems regarding the addition of a new cadaver in the morgue.

  1. (Optional) Complete Prepping for Surgery.
  2. Aim for the organ's location in the Damage zone.png Damage Zone. (Head for brain/eyes, chest for heart/liver/lungs, groin for appendix/kidney)
  3. Use a Scalpel.png scalpel to cut back the flesh.
  4. Use the Hemostat.png hemostat to stop any potential bleeding.
  5. Use your Retractor.png retractors to lift up the skin.
  6. Use the Saw.png saw to cut through the bones.
  7. Use the Retractor.png retractor to separate the bones.
  8. Use the Scalpel.png scalpel. This will open up a window asking you which organ you'd like to cut loose. Select the Brain.
  9. Use the Hemostat.png hemostat. This will open up a window asking you which loose organ you'd like to remove. Select the Brain again.
  10. Place the brain in an MMI empty.png MMI.
  11. (Optional) Before you give the Cyborg a new brain, you can name it anything you or your client wants. Grab a Pen.png pen and use the pen on the Cyborg to rename it. Once you place the brain in the Cyborg, this step will not be completable.
  12. Carry the MMI.png MMI over to your finished Cyborg construct that you made before, and click on it to add the brain into the Cyborg.

You can also use a normal table instead of an operating table, but this has a chance of missing one third of the time.

So You Decapitated Your Patient (or someone else did it for you)

Don't panic just yet! You can still complete the brain extraction. It's actually easier then extracting the brain from an attached head. Use a Scalpel.png scalpel, then a Retractor.png retractor, then a Hemostat.png hemostat.

Cyborg Maintenance

You'll often have Cyborgs run up to you with any number of problems. Here's how to deal with them most of the time.


Repair

When Cyborgs get dented, they'll come to you for repairs. Luckily, most repairs are simple

  1. Equip a WeldingHelmet.png welding helmet on your head.
    • Note: Be sure to remember this step or you could go blind!
  2. Place a Welderon.gif welder in your hand, click on it while it's in your hand to light it, then click on the Cyborg repeatedly to repair it. Engineer cyborgs can also repair themselves and other cyborgs like this.

Occasionally Cyborgs are inflicted by more advanced damage that hurts their internal wiring. If this is the case:

  1. Id regular.png Swipe an ID with Robotics access to unlock the panel.
  2. Crowbar.png Crowbar open the panel.
  3. Powercell.png Remove the cyborg's power cell by clicking on it with an empty hand.
  4. Screwdriver tool.png Use a screwdriver to expose the wires.
  5. CableCoils.png Use a cable coil to replace damaged wires.
  6. Screwdriver tool.png Screwdriver the cyborg to unexpose the wires.
  7. Crowbar.png Crowbar the panel shut.
  8. Id regular.png Swipe an ID with Robotics access to relock the cover.

Cyborg Component Repair

Sometimes robots will have damaged components that need to be removed and replaced. Removing them is pretty straightforward.

  1. Id regular.png Swipe an ID with Robotics access to unlock the panel.
  2. Crowbar.png Crowbar open the panel.
  3. Powercell.png Remove the cyborg's power cell by clicking on it with an empty hand.
  4. Screwdriver tool.png Use a screwdriver to expose the wires.
  5. Crowbar.png Crowbar out the desired component.

Occasionally a robot will be so damaged that only the brain is salvageable, or perhaps it's volunteering for an AI core. You can remove the brain by following these steps.

  1. Id regular.png Swipe an ID with Robotics access to unlock the panel.
  2. Crowbar.png Crowbar open the panel.
  3. Powercell.png Remove the cyborg's power cell by clicking on it with an empty hand.
  4. Screwdriver tool.png Use a screwdriver to expose the wires.
  5. Wirecutters.png Cut all five wires with wirecutters.
  6. Crowbar.png Use a crowbar to remove the MMI.

Human Prosthetic Repair

You may be asked to repair damage to the artificial limbs of your fellow crew members.

To fix brute damage:

  1. Follow the same procedure as outlined above for fixing dents in cyborgs, making sure to target the specific area that requires fixing.

To fix burn damage:

  1. CableCoils.png Use a cable coil on the damaged area.

Upgrading the Power Cell

Cyborgs that start when the game starts will likely come straight to you for an upgrade in the first few minutes of the game.

Help them out by upgrading their power cell, which will lessen the amount of time they need to visit the recharging station. Click on the Cyborg with the following items (in order):

  1. Id regular.png Swipe an ID with Robotics access to unlock the panel.
  2. Crowbar.png Crowbar open the panel.
  3. Click on the Cyborg with an Empty hand.png empty hand to take out the Powercell.png power cell and replace it with the higher-capacity power cell.
    • Note: The default power cell capacity in Cyborgs is 7,500. All of the power cells you find in your office should be at least 15,000, and the Science Department can research power cells that exceed 30,000.
  4. Crowbar.png Crowbar the panel shut.
  5. Id regular.png Swipe an ID with Robotics access to relock the cover.

Resetting Modules

Once a player Cyborg chooses a module (Engineer, Janitor, Security, etc) they cannot change the module without your help.

You can manually reset its module to allow it the option of choosing a new one by following this order:

  1. Id regular.png Swipe an ID with Robotics access to unlock the panel.
  2. Crowbar.png Crowbar open the panel.
  3. Robotics reset module circuit.png Print out a reset upgrade in the fabricator, and insert it into the cyborg.
  4. Crowbar.png Crowbar the panel shut.
  5. Id regular.png Swipe an ID with Robotics access to relock the cover.

Modifications

Cyborgs that have had their programming tampered with can be repaired by resetting their AI connection and LawSync status, by manually pulsing the wiring.

In the unlikely event that an AI goes crazy, a trained Roboticist or other technician should be able to sever the connection to the AI entirely by cutting the correct wire.

There are three lights in the cyborg with three corresponding wires:

  • LawSync: If this light is on, it means that any laws uploaded to the AI are also uploaded to the cyborg. The cyborg cannot be given different laws to the AI as long as this is on. This light will turn off if the AI Link light is off, regardless of wire status.
    • Pulsing does nothing.
    • Cutting will do nothing, as long as the AI link light is on. If the AI link light is off, cutting and then turning the AI link back on will cause the cyborg to be slaved to an AI, but not synced with it's laws.
    • Mending this wire will turn the LawSync light back on as long as the AI link light is also on. The cyborg will then resume syncing with the AI's laws. If the AI link light is off, mending this will turn the light on, only for it to turn off again.
  • AI Link: If this light is on, it shows that the Cyborg is slaved to an AI and must follow that AI's orders.
    • Pulsing this wire allows you to pick an AI for the cyborg to be slaved to if there are multiple AIs. If there is only one AI, pulsing this will simply turn it on and slave the cyborg to it, if it is off.
    • Cutting this wire will cause the Cyborg to be unslaved from the AI and bound only by it's laws. This also turns off LawSync, as the cyborg has no AI to sync to.
    • Mending this wire does nothing. You need to pulse it to reconnect it to an AI.
  • Module Lock: If this light is on, the module of the cyborg cannot be changed.
    • Pulsing this will reset the module of a cyborg and allow it to pick a new one.
    • Cutting this wire will cause the cyborg to be locked to the standard module and be unable to change or use any items. They can still remote control devices however.
    • Mending this wire will allow the cyborg to change modules.

An emagged cyborg will have no LawSync or AI link and cannot be reset.

Remember, cyborgs are very expensive! Do not destroy them unless the cyborg is completely out of control, and resetting the AI and LawSync status doesn't work.

Creating a Spiderbot

Spiderbots are temporary bodies for brains.

They can carry around small items, zap things, move through vents and generally act like pests. They are seldom used on the Aurora, but can still be constructed.

Combine the following:

  • Robot head.
  • Manipulator.
  • Occupied MMI or positronic brain.

IPCs

Sometimes, you will need to repair synthetics other than Cyborgs, such as IPCs. The procedures for repairing an IPC are quite different from that of cyborgs, and are as follows:

Exterior repair

In the case that any damage is only external (Anything less than "Severe" or "A lot of"), damage can be repaired.

For dents:

  1. WeldingHelmet.png Equip a welding helmet on your head.
  2. Welderon.gif Place a welder in your hand, click on it while it's in your hand to light it, target the affected organ and then click on the IPC.

For burns:

  1. CableCoils.png Target the affected organ and click on the IPC with a cable coil.

Advanced interior repair

IPCs possess their own set of internal organs, the locations and identities of which are as follows (Organs with their name in bold are vital - removing it will kill the IPC!):

  1. Microbattery - chest
  2. Optical sensor - head
  3. IPC identification tag - lower body
  4. Positronic brain - head (NOTE: Removing this will only kill the IPC chassis, not the posibrain itself. The brain will function like a normal posibrain.)

Organ repair

While targeting the organ's parent limb:

  1. Screwdriver tool.png Open the limb's hatch using a screwdriver.
  2. Crowbar.png Pry open the hatch using a crowbar.
  3. Nanopaste.png Screwdriver tool.png Mend the damage to the organ using nanopaste or a screwdriver.
  4. Crowbar.png Close and secure the hatch using a crowbar.

Organ removal

While targeting the organ's parent limb:

  1. Screwdriver tool.png Open the limb's hatch using a screwdriver.
  2. Crowbar.png Pry open the hatch using a crowbar.
  3. File:Multitool.png Decouple the target organ (you can choose if there are multiple) using a multitool. NOTE: It may take multiple clicks before it works.
  4. Hemostat.png Remove the target organ with the hemostat
  5. Crowbar.png Close and secure the hatch using a crowbar.

Organ attachment

While targeting the organ's parent limb:

  1. Screwdriver tool.png Open the limb's hatch using a screwdriver.
  2. Crowbar.png Pry open the hatch using a crowbar.
  3. Insert the organ by clicking on the IPC with it in your hand.
  4. Screwdriver tool.png Reattach the target organ using a screwdriver.
  5. Crowbar.png Close and secure the hatch using a crowbar.

Positronic brain installation

While targeting the head:

  1. Screwdriver tool.png Open the head's hatch using a screwdriver.
  2. Crowbar.png Pry open the hatch using a crowbar.
  3. Install the Positronic Brain by clicking on the IPC with it in your hand.
  4. Crowbar.png Close and secure the hatch using a crowbar.

IPC revival

IPCs can be revived much like their biological counterparts, as follows: While targeting the head:

  1. Screwdriver tool.png Open the head's hatch using a screwdriver.
  2. Crowbar.png Pry open the hatch using a crowbar.
  3. File:Multitool.png Decouple either the Positronic brain or the cell using a multitool.
  4. Hemostat.png Remove the chosen organ with the hemostat
  5. Crowbar.png (If head was damaged) Close and secure the hatch using a crowbar.
  6. CableCoils.png|Welderon.gif Repair the IPC chassis (at least until it wouldn't immediately die if revived).
  7. Screwdriver tool.png (If head was damaged) Open the head's hatch using a screwdriver.
  8. Crowbar.png (If head was damaged) Pry open the hatch using a crowbar.
  9. Insert the chosen organ by clicking on the IPC with it in your hand.
  10. Screwdriver tool.png (Cell only) reattach the chosen organ using a screwdriver
  11. Crowbar.png Close and secure the hatch using a crowbar.

Bots

As a Roboticist, you serve another important purpose, making NPC robots. Robots can benefit the station in many ways, and are really easy to create. The current list of robots, and how to make them, is as follows:

Medibot.gif Medibot

These will only inject chemicals if the chemical helps with the target's damage by default.

They can also be Emagged to repeatedly inject anyone with harmful chemicals. Note that these don't synthesise their own chemicals, except tricordazine.

Combine the following ingredients in order:

  1. Cyborg Right or Left Arm.
  2. Empty SMed.png Medkit.
    • Note: Differently colored medkits will also change the resulting color of your Medibot.
  3. (Optional) Name the bot with a Pen.png pen.
  4. Healthanalyzer.png health analyzer.
  5. Proximitysensor.png proximity sensor.
  6. Beaker.png beaker filled with the medicine of your choice.

Cleanbot.gif Cleanbot

Cleanbots are great, as they serve the exact same purpose as the Janitor.

Even better is that it uses Space Cleaner to mop, so no slipping on everything!

  1. Bucket.png bucket (Grab it from the Janitor or make with Autolathe)
  2. Proximitysensor.png proximity sensor.
  3. (Optional) Name the bot with a Pen.png pen.
  4. Cyborg Right or Left Arm.

Farmbot.png Farmbot

A relatively useful bot that helps with the mundane aspects of Hydroponics and Xenobotany.

It will water plants, clearout weeds, harvest plants, and refill nutrients To make one:

  1. Attach a robot arm (cyborg right or left arm) to a Watertank.png water tank.
  2. Attach a plant analyzer.
  3. Attach a Bucket.png bucket.
  4. (Optional) Name the bot with a Pen.png pen.
  5. Attach a mini-hoe.
  6. Proximitysensor.png proximity sensor.

Floorbot.gif Floorbot

Floorbots are nice to have around when some asshole starts crowbarring up floor tiles or some traitor has blown apart a section of the station.

They zoom around and repair busted floor tiles. To make:

  1. Empty Btoolbox.png toolbox (Must be a blue one)
  2. Floor Tiles.png Floor tile (click on a stack of metal while it's in your hand to open a menu for making these)
  3. Proximitysensor.png proximity sensor.
  4. (Optional) Name the bot with a Pen.png pen.
  5. Cyborg Right or Left Arm.

Keep in mind that Floorbots have a limited number of floor tiles. This number can be observed by popping up their control panel.

I AM THE LAW Securitron

Basically, Officer Beepsky without the personality.

You usually won't need to build any of these, but they can be hilariously helpful for traitors whom have invested in a Electromagnetic Card (E-mag), as they tend to run around stunning and cuffing everyone in sight. Problem is, any of these that report a Level 10 Infraction when spotting people are obviously hacked. To make:

  • Screwdriver tool.png Use a Screwdriver on a Remote signaller.pngRemote Signaling Device
  • Combine with a Helmet.pngHelmet (Get these from Security)
  • Welderon.gifWeld them together
  • Add a Proximitysensor.pngProximity Sensor and a Robot Arm.
  • Toss in a StunBaton.gifStun Baton

Note that destroying a Securitron or Officer Beepsky with a melee weapon is all but impossible by yourself; striking them causes them to immediately stun and cuff you. If you work with another person you can get several hits in while it is cuffing the other person, which is often enough to destroy it outright.

ED209.png ED-209

Beepsky's bigger brother.

Has all of the abilities of a standard Securitron with the addition of a ranged attack. To make:

  • Use a Metal.png metal sheet on a Cyborg Endoskeleton to reinforce it.
  • Add two Robot Legs and a File:Armor.pngsecurity vest.
  • Welderon.gifWeld everything together
  • Add in a security Helmet.pngHelmet
  • Attach a Proximitysensor.pngProximity Sensor to the assembly
  • Insert wires
  • Add a Taser.pngTaser and attach it with a Screwdriver tool.pngScrewdriver.
  • Insert a Powercell.pngPower cell. Your own murder-robot is complete!

A emagged ED-209 fires deadly lasers AND attacks anyone on sight. Anyone emagging a ED-209 is advised to run like crazy.

Exosuits

Construction of exosuits are restricted by ID, so they are typically the product of roboticists and the Research Director. These can be tremendously helpful or tremendously annoying depending on who uses it. They take more work to make than robots and require special circuits, which are obtained through the Quartermaster or the Research and Development console.

The current list of exosuits is as follows.

Exosuit Construction

Ripley.png Ripley APLU

The Ripley APLU (Autonomous Power Loading Unit) is a slow moving, decently protected exosuit.

Generally, it can take down a Gygax because of the sheer power of the drill, but it does not make a good combat exosuit because it is slow and has no range. Best used against Spess carp invasions, blobs, Changelings, and for Revs (using it to breach high security areas)

To make:

  • Build all of the Ripley parts using the exosuit fabricator.
  • Build a Hydraulic Clamp and Drill
  • Attach all of the parts to the Ripley chassis (Except the Clamp and Drill)
  • Wrench
  • Screwdriver
  • Cable Coil
  • Wirecutters
  • Ripley central control module (Ordered from the Quartermaster or made by R&D)
  • Screwdriver
  • Ripley Peripherals control module (Ordered from the Quartermaster or made by R&D)
  • Screwdriver
  • 5 pieces of metal
  • Wrench
  • Weldingtool
  • 5 pieces of plasteel
  • Wrench
  • Weldingtool
  • Add the Hydraulic Clamp and Drill to the finished Ripley

The Ripley should be complete, to access it use your ID card on it. The codes on the system mean that you have to have access to those places on your ID to use the exosuit . Click finish, then right-click to enter.

Firefighter.png Firefighter APLU

  • Create a Firefighter APLU chassis using the exosuit fabricator. It is listed under exosuit equipment.
  • Create all parts of the Ripley APLU except for the chassis.
  • Assemble all of the Ripley parts to the Firefighter chassis.
  • Add a firesuit
  • Wrench
  • Screwdriver
  • Cable Coil
  • Wirecutters
  • Ripley central control module
  • Screwdriver
  • Ripley peripherals control module
  • Screwdriver
  • 5 pieces of plasteel
  • Wrench
  • Weldingtool
  • 5 pieces of plasteel
  • 5 pieces of plasteel
  • Wrench
  • Weldingtool
  • Optimal Loadouts
    • Hull Repairs: Clamp, RCD, Cable Layer
    • Firefighting: Clamp, Extinguisher, Repair Droid

Mecha odysseus.png Odysseus

  • Create all of the Odysseus parts using the exosuit fabricator.
  • Assemble all of the Odysseus parts to the chassis
  • Wrench
  • Screwdriver
  • Cable coil
  • Wirecutters
  • Odysseus main board
  • Screwdriver
  • Odysseus peripherals board
  • Screwdriver
  • 5 pieces of metal
  • Wrench
  • Welder
  • 5 pieces of plasteel
  • Wrench
  • Welder
  • Optimal Loadout: 3 Mounted Sleepers or 2 Mounted Sleepers, 1 Syringe Gun

Gygax.png Gygax

Rather fast security exosuit with good overall protection.

Very low battery life, so be sure to watch it. Requires diamond sheets to complete.

  • Leg Actuators Overload Function (Movement speed doubled and small amount of damage dealt with each step. Disables when Gygax integrity drops below 2/3)

Instructions

  • Create all of the Gygax parts using the exosuit fabricator.
  • Assemble all of the Gygax parts to the chassis (Except the Armor plates)
  • Wrench
  • Screwdriver
  • Cable Coil
  • Wirecutters
  • Gygax Main circuit board (Bug R&D to research it)
  • Screwdriver
  • Gygax Peripherals circuit board (Bug R&D to research it)
  • Screwdriver
  • Gygax Targeting circuit board (Bug R&D to research it)
  • Screwdriver
  • Add an Advanced Scanning Module (Bug R&D)
  • Screwdriver
  • Add an Advanced Capacitor (Bug R&D)
  • Screwdriver
  • Add some metal
  • Wrench
  • Weldingtool
  • Add Gygax Armor Plates (Made in the exosuit fabricator)
  • Wrench
  • Weldingtool

File:Durand.png Durand

A Durand is more powerful than Gygax, it has more health and better armored, but slower.

Requires silver sheets to complete.
  • Defence Mode Function (Boosts Durand armor with the penalty of not being able to move or turn)

Instructions

  • Create all of the Durand parts using the exosuit fabricator.
  • Assemble all of the Durand parts to the chassis (Except the Armor plates)
  • Wrench
  • Screwdriver
  • Cable Coil
  • Wirecutters
  • Durand Main circuit board (Bug R&D to research it)
  • Screwdriver
  • Durand Peripherals circuit board (Bug R&D to research it)
  • Screwdriver
  • Durand Targeting circuit board (Bug R&D to research it)
  • Screwdriver
  • Add an Advanced Sensor Module (Bug R&D)
  • Screwdriver
  • Add an Advanced Capacitor (Bug R&D)
  • Screwdriver
  • Add some metal
  • Wrench
  • Weldingtool
  • Add Durand Armor Plates (Made in the exosuit fabricator)
  • Wrench
  • Weldingtool

Mecha marauder.png Marauder

Used by the ERT.

A Marauder is equipped with:

  • Heavy Pulse Rifle
  • Missile launcher (8 missiles)
  • Zoom Function (Allows you to see twice as far with the penalty of not being able to move or turn)
  • Thrusters for EVA use
  • Internal Airtank

Pod.png Hoverpod

Orderable by cargo, hoverpods are handy for space exploration, and are a necessary part of any adventurer's quest.

A hoverpod has three attachment slots and five cargo slots, and comes pre-equipped with:

  • A passenger compartment
  • A hydraulic clamp
  • Thrusters for EVA use
  • Internal Airtank

Exosuit Maintenance

Replacing Batteries

  • Make sure the ID upload panel is closed.
  • Hit the exosuit with your ID card or PDA with one inside.
  • Wrench
  • Crowbar
  • Screwdriver
  • Replace cell.
  • Screwdriver
  • Crowbar
  • Wrench
  • ID

Note: The default capacity of a power cell in any of the civilian exosuits is 15,000. To have any effectiveness, replace with Super Capacity Cells (20,000) or Hyper Capacity Cells (30,000). The power cells in military exosuits cannot be removed or replaced.

Repair

  • Equip a WeldingHelmet.png welding helmet on your head.
    • Note: Be sure to remember this step or you could go blind!
  • Place a Welderon.gif welder in your hand, click on it while it's in your hand to light it, then click on the Exosuit repeatedly to repair it.

Removal of jammed user

If the driver of an exosuit is unconscious in his exosuit ; you are able to remove him/her by following a series of steps.

  • Make sure maintenance protocols are enabled.
  • Wrench
  • Crowbar
  • Multitool

Exosuit Equipment

Various tools and weapons can be attached to Exosuits, providng them with ability to perform different tasks. Exosuit Equipment is built by Exosuit Fabricator ("Exosuit Equipment" menu). To attach a tool or weapon, simply click with it on an Exosuit. Most Exosuits can hold no more than three equipment pieces.

Exosuit Equipment comes in several categories:

  • General: Can be attached to any exosuit.
  • Medical: Can only be attached to the Odysseus
  • Industrial: Can only be attached to Ripley and Hoverpod
  • Military: Can only be attached to Durand, Gygax, Marauder, and Phazon

Some equipments fit in more than one of the latter three categories. Where this is the case, that equipment can be used on any of the specifically named Exosuits in those categories.

There are some equipments that are also limited to single specific exosuits, those will be named in the category too where that's the case.

General Equipment

Passenger compartment - Energy Relay - Phoron Generator - ExoNuclear Reactor

Passenger Compartment
Category: General Power Consumption: 0 Mecha abooster ccw.png
Tech Requirements:
  • N/A
Construction Costs:
  • Steel: 5000
  • Glass: 5000
An internal sealed and seated compartment for passengers to comfortably sit and ride along, with a sturdy lock on it to prevent people entering if the driver doesn't want them to. Can only be entered willingly by the passenger, and has an emergency release on the inside to allow escape even if locked
Function:
  • Allows the exosuit to carry a passenger, they can climb into a compartment via a rightclick option from outside.
  • The passenger recieves oxygen from the internal air tank.
  • The passenger is fully conscious, able to speak, use radio etc, and can eject whenever they want.
    • Unlike the driver, the passenger can use items while inside the exosuit, but cannot drop them.
    • The passenger cannot use items on things outside the exosuit , and cannot fire guns out.
  • The passenger compartment can be locked and unlocked from the stats panel in the Exosuit Interface
    • It always starts off locked by default
    • An unlocked compartment can be entered by anyone.
  • A passenger inside the exosuit cannot be ejected by the driver. To get them out, you must Initiate Maintenance Protocols from outside the exosuit , and use the Remove Passenger option in the maintenance panel.
Notes:
  • A passenger can eject even if the door is locked
  • Each Passenger Compartment holds a single passenger
  • There is no way to put someone into the passenger compartment, they must enter willingly and manually
  • This equipment uses no power even if a passenger is inside.


Energy Relay
Category: General Power Consumption: N/A Tesla.png
Tech Requirements:
  • Electromagnetic Spectrum Research: 4
  • Illigal research: 2
Construction Costs:
  • Steel: 10000
  • Gold: 2000
  • Silver: 3000
  • Glass: 2000
Wirelessly drains energy from any available power channel in area. The performance index is quite low.
Function:
  • Generates 12w of power per second, to recharge the battery
  • Drains 2-3Kw per from the nearest APC
Notes:
  • This will usually not be enough to stop power loss when moving around, but will greatly slow it. And the exosuit will usually recharge when standing still.
  • Still drains power from an APC even when the cell is fully charged.


Phoron Generator
Category: General Power Consumption: N/A Tesla.png
Tech Requirements:
  • Phoron Research: 2
  • Power Manipulation Technology: 2
  • Engineering Research: 2
Construction Costs:
  • Steel: 10000
  • Silver: 500
  • Glass: 1000
A Clean-Burning reactor that uses phoron as a fuel source to recharge the power cell. Terribly inefficient.
Function:
  • Burns Phoron Crystals inserted into it to produce power
    • To pickup a phoron crystal, activate the generator as the active module, then click a phoron crystal on the ground.
  • Consumes 500 cm^3 of phoron per second to charge up the power cell
    • Consumes 100 cm^3 of phoron per second instead, when the power cell is full. Does not auto deactivate.
    • Each Phoron crystal contains 2000cm^3 of phoron, and so will run the generator for 4 seconds per sheet.
  • While running, produces 20w of power per second.
Notes:
  • This generator consumes phoron rapidly, and is only really useful for mining, where you have access to an abundant supply of phoron sheets.


ExoNuclear Reactor
Category: General Power Consumption: N/A Tesla.png
Tech Requirements:
  • Power Manipulation Technology: 3
  • Engineering Research: 3
Construction Costs:
  • Steel: 10000
  • Silver: 500
  • Glass: 1000
A high-pollution reactor that uses uranium as a fuel source to recharge the power cell. Pretty efficient, but irradiates everyone in and near the exosuit, making it dangerous to use.
Function:
  • Steel: 10000
  • Silver: 500
  • Glass: 1000

Function:

  • Burns Uranium Sheets inserted into it to produce power
    • To pickup a Uranium sheet, activate the generator as the active module, then click a phoron sheet on the ground.
  • Consumes 30 cm^3 of Uranium per second to charge up the power cell
    • Consumes 10 cm^3 of Uranium per second instead, when the power cell is full. Does not auto deactivate.
    • Each Uranium sheet contains 2000cm^3 of Uranium, and so will run the generator for 66 seconds per sheet.
  • While running, produces 20w of power per second.
  • Irradiates everyone nearby while running, 0.9 radiation per second.
    • This affects people inside the exosuit too, making it extremely dangerous to use
Notes:
  • Wear radiation-proof gear when piloting an exosuit with this module.
  • It can be useful as a weapon to irradiate people around you that you don't like

Industrial Equipment

Extinguisher - Hydraulic clamp - Drill - Diamond drill - Jury-rigged Welder Laser - RCD

Extinguisher
Category: Industrial Power Consumption: 0 Mecha exting.png
Tech Requirements:
  • None
Construction Costs:
  • Steel: 10000
Exosuit-mounted fire extinguisher, an effective anti-slime weapon. Fires in rapid, controlled bursts. Can be refilled by clicking on a Water Tank.
Function:
  • Sprays 3 tiles in an arc infront of the exosuit .
    • Sprays 5u of water onto each of those tiles
    • Then, twice,sprays an additional 5u onto one of those tiles at random.
      • This can pick the same tile both times.
  • Consumes 25u of water per use
    • Has a cooldown of 0.5 seconds between sprays
  • Holds 1000u of water
  • When used on a water tank:
    • Transfers 200u of water from the water tank, to refill the Exosuit's extinguisher
Notes:
  • This actually sprays a lot less than a normal fire extinguisher per usage, about half. But it can fire 6x as fast. use it repeatedly to deal with larger fires
  • This equipment uses no power
  • Starts off full, allowing you oddly to turn metal into water.
Hydraulic clamp
Category: Industrial Power Consumption: 10 Mecha clamp.png
Tech Requirements:
  • None
Construction Costs:
  • Steel: 10000
Gives it an ability to load objects into cargo compartment, or lets you crush people with it.
Function:
  • Can pick up certain objects
    • Can store crates into it's cargo hold
    • Cannot pick up living organisms
  • Has a cooldown of 1.5 seconds between actions
  • Can be used to push people out of the way
    • Alternativly, can be used to crush people, causing 20 brute damage
Notes:
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Drill
Category: Industrial Power Consumption: 10 Mecha drill.png
Tech Requirements:
  • None
Construction Costs:
  • Steel: 10000
The drill can completely destroy most objects (with the exception of reinforced walls) in a few seconds. Using the drill on someone will gib them in a few seconds. So don't do that unless you're a traitor. When used for mining, targeted and two adjacent mineral deposits will be drilled. If Ripley exosuit is equipped with Hydraulic Clamp and has an Ore Box in cargo, all mined ore will be moved to Ore Box.
Function:
  • Can be attached to the ripley and combat mechs
  • Can drill various items
    • Drilling a sand floor on the astroid produces a heap of sand
    • Naturally designed for drilling rock walls. Drops resources in piles
      • Can also drill right trough anomalies, destroying them
    • Can drill trough walls, making it an antag favorite
    • Can drill trough floors, creating breaches
      • Cannot drill trough reinforced walls
    • Can attack people for 15 brute damage
  • Has a cooldown of 3 seconds between actions
Notes:
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Diamond drill
Category: Industrial Power Consumption: 0 Mecha diamond drill.png
Tech Requirements:
  • Materiels research: 4
  • Engineering Research: 3
Construction Costs:
  • Steel: 10000
  • Diamond: 6500
A diamond version of the exosuit drill. It's harder, better, faster, stronger.
Function:
  • It is almost identical to the normal drill, but drills faster
  • Can drill trough reinforced walls
  • Has a cooldown of 2 seconds
Notes:
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Jury-rigged Welder Laser
Category: Industrial, Military Power Consumption: 80 Mecha laser.png
Tech Requirements:
  • Combat Systems Research: 2
  • Electromagnetic Spectrum Research: 2
Construction Costs:
  • Steel: 10000
While not regulation, this inefficient weapon can be attached to working exo-suits in desperate, or malicious, times.
Function:
  • Fires a laser which deals 40 burn damage
    • Has a cooldown of 3 seconds per shot
    • Consumes the listed power cost with each shot
Notes:
  • It can fire endlessly as long as the suit's power cell lasts.
  • This is mostly similar to the Immolator laser, except that its able to be attached to industrial exosuits as well as military ones.
    • It is also much slower, and consumes much more power


Rapid Construction Device
Category: Industrial Power Consumption: 250 Mecha rcd.png
Tech Requirements:
  • Materials research: 4
  • Bluespace research: 3
  • Electromagnetic Spectrum Research: 4
  • Power manipulation research: 4
Construction Costs:
  • Steel: 30000
  • Phoron: 25000
  • Silver: 20000
  • Gold: 20000
An exosuit-mounted Rapid Construction Device.
Function:
  • Can build walls, floors and airlocks
    • Can also remove walls, floors and airlocks
    • Each usage consumes power
    • Created airlocks are standard all-access airlocks
Notes:
  • It can fire endlessly as long as the suit's power cell lasts.

Medical Equipment

Mounted Sleeper

Mounted Sleeper
Category: Medical Power Consumption: 20 Sleeper 0.png
Tech Requirements:
  • N/A
Construction Costs:
  • Steel: 5000
  • Glass: 10000
An internal sleeper bed equipped with a life support system, designed to collect patients from dangerous situations and carry them to safety back at medical. This causes the Odysseus to often be nicknamed 'Ambulance'
Function:
  • Used to scoop up patients, while facing them.
  • Patients inside the sleeper are kept on life support, which does the following:
    • Provides them with air from the internal oxygen tank
    • Heals 0.5 Suffocation damage per second, if the patient is not critical
    • Paralyses, weakens and stuns the occupant, preventing them from waking or speaking, they are kept unconscious.
    • Injects Inaprovaline, and keeps the patient with at least 5u of it.
  • Deactivates if power runs out.
Notes:
  • Only uses power while a patient is inside
  • Each Mounted Sleeper holds a single patient

Military Equipment

CH-PS "Immolator" Laser - CH-LC "Solaris" laser cannon - mkIV Ion Heavy Cannon

CH-PS "Immolator" Laser
Category: Military Power Consumption: 30 Mecha laser.png
Tech Requirements:
  • Combat Systems Research: 3
  • Electromagnetic Spectrum Research: 3
Construction Costs:
  • Steel: 10000
A powerful mounted laser that runs from the internal power cell. Has similar functionality to an infantry Laser Carbine, but can go for a lot longer before recharging
Function:
  • Fires a laser which deals 40 burn damage
    • Has a cooldown of 0.8 seconds per shot
    • Consumes the listed power cost with each shot
Notes:
  • It can fire endlessly as long as the suit's power cell lasts.


CH-LC "Solaris" laser cannon
Category: Military Power Consumption: 60 Mecha laser.png
Tech Requirements:
  • Combat Systems Research: 4
  • Electromagnetic Spectrum Research: 4
Construction Costs:
  • Steel: 10000
An experimental Exosuit-mounted laser cannon. Designed as a successor to the Immolator, but scrapped due to some technical flaws.
Function:
  • Fires a laser which deals 60 burn damage
    • Has a cooldown of 1.5 seconds per shot
    • Consumes the listed power cost with each shot
Notes:
  • It can fire endlessly as long as the suit's power cell lasts.
  • Less efficient than the immolator in damage/power ratio, and overall weaker in damage output over time. An inferior choice.


mkIV Ion Heavy Cannon
Category: Military Power Consumption: 120 Mecha ion.png
Tech Requirements:
  • Combat Systems Research: 4
  • Electromagnetic Spectrum Research: 4
Construction Costs:
  • Steel: 10000
An exosuit-mounted ion weapon which functions similarly to an infantry Ion Rifle. Exceptionally effective against synthetics, machines, and other exosuits.
Function:
  • Fires an Ion Bolt, creating a single-tile EM Pulse on impact
    • Instantly kills IPCs
    • Damages and stuns Cyborgs
    • Cripples all mechanical organs, resulting in rapid death for vaurca and people with artificial hearts
    • Cripples prosthetic limbs
    • Disables radios, energy weapons, stun batons, HUDs, etc
    • Opens secure lockers and crates
    • Shuts down cameras, computers, APCs, alarms and almost any kind of machine
  • Has a 4-second cooldown between shots
    • Consumes the listed power cost with each shot
Notes:
  • It can fire endlessly as long as the suit's power cell lasts.

Todo

eZ-13 mk2 Heavy pulse rifle
Fires a heavy pulse laser.
(Can be attached to: Any combat exosuit (Durand, Gygax, Honker, Marauder and Phazon))

PBT "Pacifier" Mounted Taser
Fires a taser bolt, identical to the security taser.
(Can be attached to: Any combat exosuit (Durand, Gygax, Honker, Marauder and Phazon))

LBX AC 10 "Scattershot"
Fires a medium sized bullet, similar damage as the Mini-UZI.
(Can be attached to: Any combat exosuit (Durand, Gygax, Honker, Marauder and Phazon))

Ultra AC 2
Fires a weak bullet, similar damage as the Submachine Gun.
(Can be attached to: Any combat exosuit (Durand, Gygax, Honker, Marauder and Phazon))

SRM-8 Missile Rack
Fires a missile which will explode on impact.
(Can be attached to: Any combat exosuit (Durand, Gygax, Honker, Marauder and Phazon))

SGL-6 Grenade Launcher
Shoots out a flashbang at medium range.
(Can be attached to: Any combat exosuit (Durand, Gygax, Honker, Marauder and Phazon))

Banana Mortar
Shoots out a banana peel. Very annoying, thus, fun.
(Can be attached to: Honker)

Mousetrap Mortar
Shoots out a armed mousetrap.
(Can be attached to: Honker)

HoNkER BlAsT 5000
Creates a loud honk sound which will deafen, stun and paralyze your target and everybody around.
(Can be attached to: Honker)


Teleporter
Exosuit-mounted teleporter. Can teleport exosuit to any location in view. Must be researched first (Requires: 'Blue-space' Research 10, Electromagnetic Spectrum Research 5. Currently only adminspawnable due to the high research level - don't bother, really. Or steal it from the Centcomm exosuits. You know you want to just hijack the deathsquad shuttles after taking their IDs off their burnt corpses, charge out the doors with your stolen weapons in hand, hack your way through the multitudinous doors as more security rushes in with murder in mind and pulse cannons and power armour at hand, until you finally get to your prizes, the exosuit bay - only to steal the teleporters mounted on them and scarper back to the station to use them in the destructive analyser. You know it's what you want to do. Do it. Do it. Do it.)
(Can be attached to: Any exosuit )

Gravitational Catapult
Can be used to throw objects around (S mode) or move them away from target (P mode). Must be researched first (Requires: 'Blue-space' Research 2; Electromagnetic Spectrum Research 3; Engineering 3).
(Can be attached to: Any Non-medical(?) exosuit )

Wormhole Generator
As the name implies, Wormhole Generator creates a wormhole (similar to ones spawned at Space-Time Anomalies event) at target location. Must be researched first (Requires: 'Blue-space' Research 4).
(Can be attached to: Any Non-medical(?) exosuit )

Mounted RCD
An exosuit-mounted Rapid Construction Device.
(Can be attached to: Any exosuit )

Armor Booster Module (Close Combat Weaponry)
Boosts exosuitrmor against armed melee attacks. Requires energy to operate.
(Can be attached to: Any exosuit except honker)

Armor Booster Module (Ranged Weaponry)
Boosts exosuitrmor against ranged attacks. Completely blocks taser shots. Requires energy to operate.
(Can be attached to: Any exosuit except honker)

Repair Droid
Automated repair droid. Scans exosuit for damage and repairs it. Can fix almost all types of external or internal damage.
(Can be attached to: Any exosuit )

Cable Layer
(Can be attached to: Any exosuit )

Syringe Gun
Exosuit-mounted chem synthesizer with syringe gun. Reagents inside are held in stasis, so no reactions will occur.
(Can be attached to: Any medical exosuit (Odysseus))


Research Department
Head of department Research Director
Personnel Scientist - Xenobiologist - Xenoarcheologist - Roboticist
Useful guides Guide to Research and Development - Guide to Xenobiology - Guide to Xenobotany - Guide to Xenoarchaeology - Integrated Electronics - Guide to Telescience - Guide to Modular Weaponry

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