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'''Bare minimum requirements:''' Secure dat fukken disk, secure the pinpointer, secure the spare Captain's ID. Only use your authority when it is required, the Heads of Staff are there for a reason.

==Howdy, Skipper!==

===Being a Captain – Basics===

[[File:Bridge_small.png|thumb|300px|alt=Bridge|The [[Bridge]]]]

The Captain has [[Captains Quarters|spacious quarters]], complete with [[Arcade Machine|arcade machine]], ID computer and Communications console, a [[High-risk_items#Jet_Pack|Jetpack]], a [[High-risk_items#Hand_teleporter|hand teleporter]], the [[High-risk_items#Nuclear_authentication_disk|Nuclear Authentication Disk]], an SSU with a spaceworthy suit of armor and helmet, an energy gun, and a pressurized and humidity controlled display case with your pride and joy, an [[High-risk_items#Captain.27s_Antique_Laser_Gun|antique laser gun]].

At the start of the shift, take your spare ID '''and nuclear authentication disk''' and put them in your backpack. If you've done that, you've done half your job already. If you're feeling particularly vulnerable, give your [[pinpointer]] to the Head of Security. After this, walk around the station and command people.

===Head of Heads===

You are the Judge, the final word, the Big Guy. You have the ultimate veto power over all matters and is the only person who can authorize an execution without a trial. Anyone who questions your authority can technically be tried for mutiny. There is no way to tell you exactly how to run things, as many people have different leadership styles. However, as Captain, here are some guidelines you should keep in mind:  

#'''Do not involve yourself when there is somebody else available to do the job.''' Why have a [[Head of Security]] if you're going to involve yourself in every security matter? If there isn't a head for a specific department, promote a new one. It will make your life so much easier.

#'''Delegate whenever you can.''' You should never have to do any manual task yourself. If someone says 'Captain, there's a plasma leak!' then you should order your [[Chief Engineer]] to fix it. Do not attempt to fix it yourself, as you will put yourself unnecessarily at risk.

#'''Stay alert.''' You have a big target on your back. It is likely you'll be a prime Traitor target just for your all-access ID. With this in mind, you may want to spend a fair bit of time lounging in the security of the [[Bridge]].

#'''Keep calm and carry on.''' As Captain, be prepared to deal with any or all of the following: Incompetent or absent Heads, traitors and angry crew members banging down the bridge door trying to get in, corrupted AIs on a warpath and the occasional aftermath of an Armageddon against the station, thanks to a range of the above. And it's your job to manage it all. Good luck.

===Refitting the DOORKNOB – Uploading Laws Made Easy===

Uploading Laws to the [[AI]] isn't something you should be doing lightly… unless you're a traitor. Then go crazy.

Keep in mind that if the AI announces you are in their upload, uploading laws, people will likely form a lynch mob.

===Those Assholes From Corporate===

With your fancy title, medals, and luxurious excesses it's easy to forget that there is an outside, higher power scrutinizing your every move.  

If you're unlucky, you might have to deal with a visit from a [[Centcom Official]] or Commander. Official visits vary from standard performance reviews, internal investigations, or some other kind of corporate meddling. Whatever the case may be, you must try and keep the Official happy throughout their visit. If all else fails, just make sure you can't be blamed for anything that goes wrong.

Contacting Centcom on your own is possible through the use of Communications Consoles. Still, unless the transmission is urgent, it will likely get caught up for weeks in Centcom's notorious bureaucracy. Even then, it'll be a crapshoot.

===Abandoning Ship===

'''You are ultimately responsible for the station.''' It is not uncommon for Captains to be court-martialled or even executed if he or she should decide to abandon their ship, regardless of condition. As they hold the ultimate responsibility for the station and its crew, losing them could likely be perceived by your superiors as desertion, mutiny, or treason.

So keep this in mind when you are facing disaster. Permit no evacuations without your explicit authorization. You should be doing your utmost in keeping the station up and running --lest you go down with the ship, either one way or the other.

==Tips==

*As Captain, you should always be carrying either the Nuke Disk: The [[Head of Security]] spawns with the pinpointer, so he can find your inevitable corpse.

*The Nuke Disk can fit in a wallet. Now the operatives have to search yet another storage container on your person! Nuke disk into a wallet, wallet into a box filled with wallets, in a backpack full of boxes, in the AI upload.

*Never, NEVER, put the nuke disk into your safe. Anyone who needs to steal it WILL be able to easily take it with an emag or similar.

*Don't go nuts and run off by yourself. You're not a one-man army, and no one else on the station has your level of access, rushing head along into a Medbay Cult, only to discover the rest of security dosn't have access to follow through the front doors to help you, can quickly lead to disaster.

==I Am the State==

'''NOTE: By default, the Captain cannot be an antagonist.'''

You have more freedom than any traitor could dream of. Liberally hand out execution orders, release and pardon criminals, give the clown all-access, release the singularity, reprogram the AI to fuel your ego, or just generally act like a comdom and demote anyone who gets in your way. Just make sure that you're at least trying to be subtle.

==Conclusion==

The only person with more potential to fuck things up than you is the AI, and they're probably not going to do that. So watch your step, your back, and your crew, or you may just end up floating through space wondering why your Oxygen tank is filled with plasma.

'''As a special note''', the [[Administrators|gods]] tend to notice the actions of the captain quite a bit more often than they do [[chaplain|anyone]] [[clown|else]].

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