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Revision as of 18:26, 27 November 2016
Are you a Roboticist? This guide will explain the creation and maintenance of Cyborgs, bots, and stocky exosuits.
Exosuit Fabricators
These are the main machines used in Robotics, with them you can create various exosuit and cyborg parts and their upgrade modules. Remember to sync these with the R&D servers frequently for new equipment designs and increased production speeds.
If one (or more) of the Exosuit Fabricators gets stuck at updating from R&D servers, use a screwdriver on it and then crowbar that fucker! Remove any metal/glass sheets and then put all the components back into the machine frame, use a screwdriver at the end to reassemble the Exosuit Fabricator.
Cyborgs
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1 x each Cyborg part (made with the Exosuit Fabricator) |
The Cyborg is the Roboticist's primary creation. 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.
Assuming you already have the necessary components:
Insert a charged power cell into the cyborg's chest
Insert a coil of wire into the cyborg's chest
Insert two flashes in the cyborg's head (one for each eye socket)
- For final assembly, take each component and apply it to the cyborg endoskeleton
Multitools can be used to give cyborgs names. Simply apply the multitool before the brain is installed. Note that calling a borg 'PenisShitter 5000' will not net you any new friends, however, if your borg leaves the name up to you, be sure to name it 'PenisShitter 5000'. For some hilarity and general confusion, try giving the borg the same name as the AI.
Once it's complete, it's time for the brain. See here how to remove your volunteer's brain.
Now put the brain into your MMI, and then the MMI into the cyborg suit. Congratulations, your cyborg is complete. Put the brainless corpse into a body bag and deliver it to the Morgue (or throw it down the disposals because ROBOTICS!). If when you insert the MMI into the cyborg it says "This MMI does not seem to fit." it means the user is job banned from cyborg.
Cyborg Maintenance
Dented cyborgs can be repaired with a welding tool. Heat damage to cyborgs (from fires or lasers) can be repaired by using a screwdriver to open the cyborg's wiring panel (concealed inside the power cell cavity) and then re-wiring the damaged circuits. Engineering cyborgs can repair dents on themselves and on their fellow cyborgs. They cannot repair burn damage though, since they cannot remove power cells to reach the wiring.
In the beginning of a maintenance process, you need to open the Cyborg's maintenance cover. To open it:
After the maintenance process use the same tools in reverse order so the Cyborg doesn't run around with its cover open, like so:
Cyborg Batteries
You will often see at least one Cyborg come to your assembly line to ask for an upgrade.
- Unlock and open the Cyborg's cover.
With an Empty Hand, remove the old battery.
Insert a New Battery.
- Close the cover and lock the Cyborg.
Cyborg Radios
Cyborgs can be installed with radio encryption keys, allowing them to communicate on secure department channels.
- Unlock and open the Cyborg's cover.
Insert a New Encryption Key (or Screwdriver to remove the current Key).
- Close the cover and lock the Cyborg.
Reviving Cyborgs
A cyborg that has failed but not been turned into scrap can be repaired back to working order.
- Create an Emergency Restart Module at the Exosuit Fabricator (under Cyborg Upgrade Modules).
- Repair the Cyborg with a welder and/or replace wires.
- Unlock and open the Cyborg's cover.
Insert the Emergency Restart Module.
- Close the cover and lock the Cyborg.
Upgrading Cyborgs
- Unlock and open the Cyborg's cover.
Insert the Upgrade Module (or emag to subvert).
- Close the cover and lock the Cyborg.
Deconstructing Cyborgs
Cyborgs can be deconstructed to remove their MMI and get their parts back.
- Unlock and open the Cyborg's cover.
Use an Empty Hand to remove battery.
Screwdriver to open wiring.
Cut every wire until the lockdown light turns on.
Wrench to disassemble.
(Alternatively, for steps 4 and 5, you can use a Robotics console)
Removing Brains
Upgrades
Roboticists can construct upgrade modules for cyborgs, such as one that increases your movement speed. Should you wish to change models, request a module reset board be used on you.
Name | Description | Materials to produce (unupgraded fabricator) |
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Cyborg Module Reset Board | Used to reset a borg's module. Destroys any other upgrades applied to the borg. | 15000 Metal |
Cyborg Reclassification Module | Allows you to rename the borg. Use it in hand to set the name, then apply it to the cyborg. | 35000 Metal |
Cyborg Emergency Restart Module | Used to force a restart of a disabled-but-repaired borg, bringing it back online.
An important module! This will allow you to bring a dead, but not blown, Cyborg back to life. |
60000 Metal, 5000 Glass |
Cyborg VTEC Module | Used to kick in a borgs VTEC systems, increasing their speed. | 120000 Metal, 9000 Glass, 7500 Gold |
Cyborg Ion Thrusters Module | A an ion-powered thruster system that works like a jetpack for movement in no gravity. | 80000 Metal, 6000 Glass, 6000 Uranium |
Cyborg Self-Repair Module | Allows the cyborg to slowly heal over time, increasing power consumption. | 15000 Metal, 15000 Glass |
Illegal Equipment Module | Enables illegal modules, the same that are enabled when cyborgs are emagged. | 10000 Metal, 15000 Glass, 10000 Diamond |
Cyborg Diamond Drill | Upgrades a mining cyborg's drill to be faster. | 10000 Metal, 2000 Diamond |
Cyborg Ore Satchel of Holding | Upgrades a mining cyborg's satchel to hold infinite minerals. | 10000 Metal, 250 Gold, 500 Uranium |
Cyborg Lava-proof Tracks | Allows a mining cyborg to walk over lava undamaged. | 8000 Metal, 10000 Plasma |
Bots
As a Roboticist, you serve another important purpose: making robots. Robots can benefit the station in many ways, and are really damned easy to create. The current list of robots, and how to make them, is as follows:
Remember: All bots can be made by placing all the parts on a table and click-dragging it to yourself. This can save a lot of time during construction, especially if Robotics is busy!
Medibot
Heals anyone nearby. Can be equipped with a beaker to stick people with instead of the default medicine, and when emagged it will inject people with toxins, repeatedly.
To manufacture:
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- Attach the Borg Arm (left or right, doesn't matter) to an empty Med-kit. Color of the Med-kit doesn't matter, although it will affect the colour of the Medbot.
- You can pick the assembly up in your hand at this point and name it something clever/funny/stupid by holding your Pen in the other hand and clicking on it, if you wish.
- Add a Medical Analyzer.
- Insert the Proximity Sensor and your Medibot is ready!
Cleanbot
Cleanbots are great, as they serve the exact same purpose as the Janitor. What makes it even better is that it uses Space Cleaner to mop, so no slipping on everything! When Emagged (or hacked) it will spew slippery foam and melt people with acid.
To make:
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- Grab a bucket from the Janitor or make with Autolathe and insert the Proximity Sensor to it
- Use a Pen to name it if you wish.
- Attach a Borg Arm and your Cleanbot is ready!
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. Honestly, they're niche to the point of uselessness. But they make nice pets. Also, if emagged, they will deconstruct the floors into space.
To manufacture:
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1 x ![]() |
- Attach a Floor tile to the Mechanical Toolbox.
- Add the Proximity Sensor.
- Insert a Borg Arm and your Floorbot is ready!
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 who have invested in a Cryptographic Sequencer, 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 manufacture:
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1 x ![]() |
- Use a Remote Signaling Device on a Helmet.
- Weld them together
- Add a Proximity Sensor.
- Insert a Borg Arm.
- Toss in a Stun Baton and your Securitron is ready!
Note: 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.
ED-209
PUT DOWN YOUR WEAPON. YOU HAVE 15 SECONDS TO COMPLY.
Beepsky's bigger brother. Has all of the abilities of a standard Securitron with the addition of a ranged attack.
To manufacture:
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1 x ![]() |
Build a Cyborg Endoskeleton from the Exosuit Fabricator.
Use a Metal Sheet on a Cyborg Endoskeleton to reinforce it.
Add two Robot Legs
Add a Body Armor
Weld everything together
Add in a security Helmet
Attach a Proximity Sensor to the assembly
Insert wires
Add a Hybrid Taser and attach it with a Screwdriver
Insert a Power Cell. Your own exosuit is complete!
A emagged ED-209 fires deadly lasers AND attacks anyone on sight.
Drone
A disposable little drone that runs around and repairs things. Controlled by players, and can't interact with any other beings at all (besides other drones). Usually good to make lots of these to let ghosts get back into the round.
- Drone Shell Build a drone shell from the exosuit fabricator
That's it! Any ghost can click on the drone shell to take control of it and start repairing the station. Note that to unlock drone shells, R&D needs Programming 2 and Biotechnology 4. The metal and glass costs of building a drone shell are trivial.
There is also a drone shell dispenser, in the Testing Lab on Box Station, that can be stocked with metal and glass to constantly produce drones.
Exosuits
Construction of Exosuit 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.
With all Exosuits, MMIs can be installed as drivers. But remember, MMIs are not bound to the AI or its laws, so don't put any deranged maniacs inside them. Remember to grant the suit access keys, because they don't have anything by default!
List of Exosuits
The current list of exosuits is as follows.
Ripley APLU
Total Part Cost: 100000 , 7500
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) Expect Mining to constantly be bugging you to make one for them.
It has good melee armor to protect it from mining mobs, which can be further upgraded by adding Goliath plates to it.
Has 6 equipment slots.
To make:
- Build all of the Ripley parts using the Exosuit Fabricator.
- Attach all of the parts to the Ripley chassis
Wrench
Screwdriver
Cable Coil
Wirecutters
Ripley Central Control Module (from R&D or QM)
Screwdriver
Ripley Peripherals Control Module (from R&D or QM)
Screwdriver
5 pieces of Metal
Wrench
Welding Tool
5 pieces of Plasteel
Wrench
Welding Tool
Add a Hydraulic Clamp and/or an Exosuit 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 drag yourself inside to begin entering.
Firefighter APLU
Total Part Cost: 100000 , 7500
The Firefighter APLU (Autonomous Power Loading Unit) is the big brother of the Ripley, and has significantly more armor against heat and laser damage, and can walk on lava unscathed.
Has 5 equipment slots.
- Create a Firefighter APLU chassis using the Exosuit Fabricator.
- 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 (from R&D or QM)
Screwdriver
Ripley Peripherals Control Module (from R&D or QM)
Screwdriver
5 pieces of Plasteel
Wrench
Welding Tool
10 pieces of Plasteel
Wrench
Welding Tool
Odysseus
Total Part Cost: 74000 , 10000
A very fast medical exosuit. When loaded with a syringe gun can scan and replicate almost any reagent, and either shoot it in syringes or apply it with a sleeper.
Has 3 equipment slots.
- Create all of the Odysseus parts using the Exosuit Fabricator.
- Assemble all of the Odysseus parts to the chassis (excluding Carapace)
Wrench
Screwdriver
Cable Coil
Wirecutters
Odysseus Main Board (from R&D or QM)
Screwdriver
Odysseus Peripherals Board (from R&D or QM)
Screwdriver
5 pieces of Metal
Wrench
Welding Tool
5 pieces of Plasteel
Wrench
Welding Tool
Mounted Sleeper
Syringe Gun
Gygax
Total Part Cost: 125000 , 15000
, 20000
, 10000
Rather fast combat exosuit with good overall protection.
Leg Actuators Overload Function: Movement speed doubled and high amount of energy with each step. This also allows the mech to smash through walls.
Has 4 equipment slots.
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 Central Control module (from R&D)
Screwdriver
Gygax Peripherals Control module(from R&D)
Screwdriver
Gygax Weapon Control and Targeting module(from R&D)
Screwdriver
Add an Advanced Scanning Module (from R&D)
Screwdriver
Add an Advanced Capacitor (from R&D)
Screwdriver
5 pieces of Metal
Wrench
Welding Tool
Add Gygax Armor Plates (Made in the Exosuit Fabricator)
Wrench
Welding Tool
H.O.N.K.
Total Part Cost: 120000 , 15000
, 35000
A clown's exosuit. For the love of god and all things holy and sacred, don't give the clown an exosuit. This WILL be annoying if one is made.
Has 3 equipment slots.
Instructions:
- Create all of the H.O.N.K. exosuit parts in the Exosuit Fabricator.
- Attach all of the H.O.N.K. exosuit parts to the H.O.N.K. exosuit chassis.
- HONK at the exosuit with a bike horn.
- Add the main circuit board.
- HONK at the exosuit again.
- Add the peripherals circuit board.
- HONK at the exosuit again.
- Add the targeting circuit board.
- HONK
- Add the clown's mask to the exosuit.
- HONK
- Add clown shoes to it.
- HONK
You have awakened an ancient evil that has lain dormant since the Honk Age. I hope you're happy with yourself.
Durand
Total Part Cost: 140000 , 25000
, 28000
, 25000
, 20000
A Durand is more powerful than Gygax. It has more health and is better armored, but is slower. Requires uranium and silver sheets to complete.
Defence Mode Function: Boosts Durand armor with the penalty of not being able to move or turn.
Has 3 equipment slots.
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 Circuitboard (from R&D)
Screwdriver
Durand Peripherals Circuitboard (from R&D)
Screwdriver
Durand Targeting Circuitboard (from R&D)
Screwdriver
Add a Phasic Scanning Module (from R&D)
Screwdriver
Add a Super Capacitor (from R&D)
Screwdriver
5 pieces of Metal
Wrench
Welding Tool
Add Durand Armor Plates (Made in the Exosuit Fabricator)
Wrench
Welding Tool
Phazon
Total Part Cost: 175000 , 90000
, 20000
The Phazon is the most advanced buildable exosuit. The parts require a large amount of plasma to build, but all minerals are required to complete the exosuit. The research levels required are Materials 7, EMP 6, Bluespace 6, Power 6, Data Theory 5.
Phazons are extremely fast and versatile, but have weak armor compared to other combat exosuits.
Phasing function: Allows the exosuit to move through solid objects (but not people) at a large energy cost per step.
Rearrange microtool arrays function: Changes your melee damage type (fists are brute, torch is fire, toxic injector injects toxin).
Has 3 equipment slots.
Instructions
- Create all of the Phazon parts using the exosuit fabricator.
- Assemble all of the Phazon parts to the chassis (except the Armor plates)
Wrench
Screwdriver
Cable Coil
Wirecutters
Phazon Main Circuitboard (from R&D)
Screwdriver
Phazon Peripherals Circuitboard (from R&D)
Screwdriver
Phazon Targeting Circuitboard (from R&D)
Screwdriver
Add a Phasic Scanning Module (from R&D)
Screwdriver
Add a Super Capacitor (from R&D)
Screwdriver
Add a Bluespace Crystal
Cable Coil
Screwdriver
5 pieces of Plasteel
Wrench
Welding Tool
- Add Phazon Armor Plates (Made in the Exosuit Fabricator)
Wrench
Welding Tool
- Add the Anomaly Core
Handling Exosuits
To climb into an exosuit, just drag and drop your character onto it.
Unlocking Exosuits
Problem: "Access denied" when trying to enter an exosuit.
To unlock an exosuit:
- Unlock ID upload panel
- Exit exosuit.
- Use ID card/PDA on exosuit (may need to wrench first).
- Delete all key codes.
- Now anybody can enter the exosuit.
Exosuit Repairs
Turn Maintenance Mode on (from the menu when you activate it with your ID), and then use a welder on the exosuit to repair it.
Exosuit Battery Replacement
- Make sure the ID upload panel is closed.
Hit the exosuit with your ID card or PDA with ID inside.
Wrench
Crowbar
Screwdriver
Empty Hand to remove old battery
New Battery
Screwdriver
Crowbar
Wrench
ID Card
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 the exosuit. Most exosuits can hold no more than two equipment pieces.
Exosuit Weapons
Weapon | Description | Can be attached to |
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File:CH-LC "Solaris" laser cannon.png CH-PS "Immolator" Laser | Fires a Laser bolt, identical to the "laser gun". | Durand, Gygax, Honker, Phazon and Marauder |
File:CH-LC "Solaris" laser cannon.png CH-LC "Solaris" Laser Cannon | Fires a Heavy Laser bolt, identical to the "laser cannon". | Durand, Gygax, Honker, Phazon and Marauder |
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Fires a Ion bolt, identical to the "Ion rifle". | Durand, Gygax, Honker, Phazon and Marauder |
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Fires a heavy pulse laser. | Durand, Gygax, Honker, Phazon and Marauder |
File:PBT "Pacifier" mounted taser.png PBT "Pacifier" Mounted Taser | Fires a taser bolt, identical to the security taser. | Durand, Gygax, Honker, Phazon and Marauder |
File:LBX AC 10 "Scattershot".png LBX AC 10 "Scattershot" | Fires a medium sized bullet, similar damage as the Mini-UZI. | Durand, Gygax, Honker, Phazon and Marauder |
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Fires a weak bullet, similar damage as the Submachine Gun. | Durand, Gygax, Honker, Phazon and Marauder |
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Fires a missile which will explode on impact. | Durand, Gygax, Honker, Phazon and Marauder |
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Shoots out a flashbang at medium range. | Durand, Gygax, Honker, Phazon and Marauder |
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Shoots Dragonsbreath (incendiary) bullets. | Durand, Gygax, Honker, Phazon and Marauder |
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Shoots out a banana peel. Very annoying, thus, fun. | H.O.N.K. |
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Shoots out a armed mousetrap. | H.O.N.K. |
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Creates a loud honk sound which will deafen, stun and paralyze your target and everybody around. | H.O.N.K. |