Research items

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Components for Machine Construction

Capacitor Found in: Protolathe Used for: Machine construction Strategy: Use it on the requiring machine frame Description A basic capacitor used in the construction of a variety of devices.

Advanced Capacitor Found in: Protolathe Used for: Machine construction Strategy: Use it on the requiring machine frame Description An advanced capacitor used in the construction of a variety of devices.

Super Capacitor Found in: Protolathe Used for: Machine construction Strategy: Use it on the requiring machine frame Description A super-high capacity capacitor used in the construction of a variety of devices.

Scanning Module Found in: Protolathe Used for: Machine construction Strategy: Use it on the requiring machine frame Description A compact, high resolution scanning module used in the construction of certain devices.

Advanced Scanning Module Found in: Protolathe Used for: Machine construction Strategy: Use it on the requiring machine frame Description A compact, high resolution scanning module used in the construction of certain devices.

Phasic Scanning Module Found in: Protolathe Used for: Machine construction Strategy: Use it on the requiring machine frame Description A compact, high resolution phasic scanning module used in the construction of certain devices.

Micro Manipulator Found in: Protolathe Used for: Machine construction Strategy: Use it on the requiring machine frame Description A tiny little manipulator used in the construction of certain devices. A better Manipulator inside a machine increases its build speed.

Nano Manipulator Found in: Protolathe Used for: Machine construction Strategy: Use it on the requiring machine frame Description A tiny little manipulator used in the construction of certain devices. A better Manipulator inside a machine increases its build speed.

Pico Manipulator Found in: Protolathe Used for: Machine construction Strategy: Use it on the requiring machine frame Description A tiny little manipulator used in the construction of certain devices. A better Manipulator inside a machine increases its build speed.

Micro-Laser Found in: Protolathe Used for: Machine construction Strategy: Use it on the requiring machine frame Description A tiny laser used in certain devices. A better Laser inside a machine increases its materials efficiency.

High-Power Micro-Laser Found in: Protolathe Used for: Machine construction Strategy: Use it on the requiring machine frame Description A tiny laser used in certain devices. A better Laser inside a machine increases its materials efficiency.

Ultra-High-Power Micro-Laser Found in: Protolathe Used for: Machine construction Strategy: Use it on the requiring machine frame Description A tiny laser used in certain devices. A better Laser inside a machine increases its materials efficiency.

Matter Bin Found in: Protolathe Used for: Machine construction Strategy: Use it on the requiring machine frame Description A container for hold compressed matter awaiting re-construction. Better Matter Bin in a machine increases its material storage space.

Advanced Matter Bin Found in: Protolathe Used for: Machine construction Strategy: Use it on the requiring machine frame Description A container for hold compressed matter awaiting re-construction. Better Matter Bin in a machine increases its material storage space.

Super Matter Bin Found in: Protolathe Used for: Machine construction Strategy: Use it on the requiring machine frame Description A container for hold compressed matter awaiting re-construction. Better Matter Bin in a machine increases its material storage space.

Subspace Treatment Disk Found in: Protolathe Used for: Machine construction Strategy: Use it on the requiring machine frame Description A compact micro-machine capable of stretching out hyper-compressed radio waves.

Subspace Ansible Found in: Protolathe Used for: Machine construction Strategy: Use it on the requiring machine frame Description A compact module capable of sensing extradimensional activity.

Hyperwave Filter Found in: Protolathe Used for: Machine construction Strategy: Use it on the requiring machine frame Description A tiny device capable of filtering and converting super-intense radiowaves.

Subspace Amplifier Found in: Protolathe Used for: Machine construction Strategy: Use it on the requiring machine frame Description A compact micro-machine capable of amplifying weak subspace transmissions.

Subspace Wavelength Analyzer Found in: Protolathe Used for: Machine construction Strategy: Use it on the requiring machine frame Description A sophisticated analyzer capable of analyzing cryptic subspace wavelengths.

Ansible Crystal Found in: Protolathe Used for: Machine construction Strategy: Use it on the requiring machine frame Description A crystal made from pure glass used to transmit laser databursts to subspace.

Subspace Transmitter Found in: Protolathe Used for: Machine construction Strategy: Use it on the requiring machine frame Description A large piece of equipment used to open a window into the subspace dimension.

Mining

Diamond Pickaxe Found in: Protolathe Used for: Mining, hacking through something Strategy: Use it on something you want to hack through Description A pickaxe with a diamond pick head, this is just like minecraft.

Sonic Jackhammer Found in: Protolathe Used for: Mining, blasting through something Strategy: Use it on something you want to blast through Description Cracks rocks with sonic blasts, perfect for killing cave lizards.

Mining Drill Found in: Protolathe Used for: Mining, drilling through something Strategy: Use it on something you want to drill through Description Yours is the drill that will pierce through the rock walls.

Diamond Mining Drill Found in: Protolathe Used for: Mining, drilling through something Strategy: Use it on something you want to drill through Description Yours is the drill that will pierce the heavens!

Plasma Cutter Found in: Protolathe Used for: Mining, cutting through something Strategy: Use it on something you want to cut down Description A rock cutter that uses bursts of hot plasma. You could use it to cut limbs off of xenos! Or, you know, mine stuff.

Miscellaneous

Component Design Disk Found in: Protolathe Used for: ?? Strategy: ??? Description A disk for storing device design data for construction in lathes.

Technology Disk Found in: Protolathe Used for: ?? Strategy: ??? Description A disk for storing technology data for further research.

Hyper-Capacity Power Cell Found in: Protolathe Used for: APCs, Cyborgs, Stun Batons, Heaters, Mulebots Strategy: Recharge is in a recharger and insert it into the object in use Description Can be recharged in a Cell Charger. Comes in four varieties: Standard (1 kW) High-Capacity (10 kW) Super-Capacity (20 kW) Hyper-Capacity (30 kW)

Man-Machine Interface Found in: Protolathe, Robotics Lab Used for: Creating cyborgs or talking with the bodyless Strategy: Guide to robotics Description The monstrous device used to give cyborgs life. The roboticist starts with a few empty ones and its low research requirements mean more can easily be built in the protolathe. A brain in an MMI has no limbs and is, of course, not capable of interacting with anything - but at least it can talk. There's also a radio-enabled version that lets those snooty brains complain about you over the radio. Man-Machine Interface with a brain in it: You can also build Radio-enabled MMIs.

Bag of Holding Found in: Protolathe Used for: Holding things that hold things Strategy: This item holds bulkier items, including normal backpacks. WARNING: The fabric of Bluespace is fragile. Attempting to put a Bag of Holding inside another Bag of Holding will make fun things happen. Description A backpack that opens into a localized pocket of Blue Space.

Floral Somatoray Found in: Protolathe Used for: ?? Strategy: ??? Description A tool that discharges controlled radiation which induces mutation in plant cells.

InteliCard Found in: Bridge, Tech Storage, Research Director's Office Used for: Stealing Restoring or transporting the AI Strategy: Use on the AI's core to download it into the InteliCard Description A functional AI is a possible Traitor objective.

Personal AI Device Found in: Dormitory, Research Director's Office, Derelict Shuttle Used for: Downloading your new best friend Strategy: Click it in your hand to open the interface, load personalities and wait for a pAI personality to become available. Description This is a personal AI device.

Tracking Beacon Found in: Protolathe, key locations around the station Used for: Teleporting to it Strategy: Place it somewhere and use the teleporter hub to set it as your destination Description A beacon used by the Teleporter.

Welding Gas Mask Found in: Protolathe Used for: Breathing air while welding Strategy: Wear it while welding and breathing simultaneously Description A gas mask with built in welding goggles and face shield. Looks like a skull, clearly designed by a nerd.

Bluespace Beaker Found in: Protolathe Used for: Transporting reagents or used in machine building Strategy: Fill it with reagents or put it in a machine Description A bluespace beaker, powered by experimental bluespace technology and Element Cuban combined with the Compound Pete. Can hold up to 300 units. A bigger beaker inside a machine increases its reagent storage space.

Cryostasis Beaker Found in: Protolathe Used for: Transporting reagents without having them blow up Strategy: Fill it with reagents Description A cryostasis beaker that allows for chemical storage without reactions. Can hold up to 50 units.

Slime Core Found in: Xenobiology Used for: Research and interesting Grenades Strategy: Use a Syringe to inject Plasma, blood or water into it Description Also known as a Slime Extract. Each kind of slim has different effect that can be found here: Guide to Xenobiology The Formulas. Unused Slime Extract is a possible Traitor objective.

Large Grenade Casing Found in: Protolathe Used for: Grenade construction Strategy: Insert a Silver Slime Core and some Plasma and you have a instant party Grenade Description Makes it possible to use Slime Cores in grenades.

Tank Transfer Valve Found in: Toxins Lab Used for: Making bombs Strategy: Guide to toxins Description Should not be confused with the Manual Valve, even though they look (almost) totally the same. A finished bomb:

Global Positioning System Global Positioning System Found in: Telescience Lab Used for: Calibrating the Telepad Strategy: Guide to telescience Description Transmits the universal coordinates to the Telepad Control Console. Even though it is called a GPS, the name wrongly suggest that it has to do with a planet.

Bluespace Crystal Found in: Xenobiology, Research and Development Lab, Telescience Lab Used for: Upgrading the Telepad Strategy: Guide to telescience Description A bluespace crystal with mystical properties. When crushed in your hand it will make you blink. When thrown at someone it will make them blink. Can be placed into the Telepad Control Console to upgrade the power of the Telepad. You can create Bluespace Crystals through Bluespace Slimes or through Research.

Weapons

Advanced Energy Gun Found in: Protolathe Used for: Shooting at people Strategy: Shoot at people Description An energy gun with an experimental miniaturized reactor.

Stun Revolver Found in: Protolathe Used for: Stunning people Strategy: Shoot it at people, reload with a charger Description A high-tech revolver that fires stun cartridges. The stun cartridges can be recharged using a conventional energy weapon recharger.

Laser Cannon Found in: Protolathe Used for: Shooting at people Strategy: Shoot at people Description With the L.A.S.E.R. cannon, the lasing medium is enclosed in a tube lined with uranium-235 and subjected to high neutron flux in a nuclear reactor core. This incredible technology may help YOU achieve high excitation rates with small laser volumes!

Rapid Syringe Gun Found in: Protolathe Used for: Shooting syringes at people, to heal of apprehend Strategy: Reload it with full syringes and shoot em at someone Description A modification of the syringe gun design, using a rotating cylinder to store up to four syringes.

Temperature Gun Found in: Protolathe Used for: ?? Strategy: ??? Description A gun that changes temperatures.

Submachine Gun Found in: Protolathe Used for: Shooting at people, drive-bys Strategy: Point it at someone and pull the trigger Description A lightweight, fast firing gun. Uses 9mm rounds.

Ammunition Box (9mm) Found in: Protolathe Used for: Reloading weapons with 9mm ammunition Strategy: ??? Description There are x shells left!

Stun Shell Found in: Protolathe Used for: ?? Strategy: ??? Description A stunning shell.

Xray Laser Gun Found in: Protolathe Used for: ?? Strategy: ??? Description A high-power laser gun capable of expelling concentrated xray blasts.

Equipment

Telepad Found in: Telescience Lab Used for: Teleporting victims stuff around the station Strategy: Guide to telescience Description Controlled by the Telepad Control Console. Can be used to teleport anything that isn't bolted to the floor to it self or from it self to a place defined by the Telepad Control Console.