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Alright, you forgot to switch off Be Traitor and now you are stuck as the traitor and have no idea what you're doing. This is a problem because a bad traitor means a bad round for everybody. But!, you plea, I had the option off and I'm still the traitor/syndicate/wizard!  For some reason if everyone has the option off or the game just hates you, becoming the traitor is possible.  Just adminhelp it, admins hate shit rounds as much as everyone else and you won't get banned for it unless you are an insufferable cunt.

After you've familiarized yourself with [[robust|robusting]], it’s time to start sowing discord and chaos.  The first thing to note as the traitor are your objectives. They are always kept in the Notes command and it’s a good idea to check that when a round starts because some early game spam can push your objectives off of the chat! There are three objectives that any traitor can be assigned, and you can be given multiple objectives.

You will be usually assigned two objectives. At least one of them will be given to you by the Syndicate to achieve whatever they want you to do. They usually come in the form of theft or assassination, but once in a blue moon you might end up as a courier or somebody's bodyguard or be required to do some odd job.

Congratulations, you have one of the most varied in difficulty objectives! Time to loot shit! You're going to be asked to steal things like the Medal of Captaincy, Captain's Antique Laser Pistol, an RCD or even the goddamned [[AI]]. Generally your best bet is breaking into wherever your target is for it or [[robust]]ing whoever has the access for his ID. Note that most of these objectives do not take into account your starting job, so you may end up being the [[Chief Engineer]] who has to steal his own blueprints.

Whatever you do, make sure you '''CHECK THAT YOU ACTUALLY HAVE THE DOCUMENTS''' before you walk away. It's possible that he could have swapped out the documents in the folder with blank papers, or the box he had just given you was stuffed with a bomb.

The Syndicate wants you to hijack the [[Escape Shuttle]] by escaping alone. This is going to be much more difficult; Very few people have ever accomplished this objective. This Leads to two common strategies: Robust the shit out of everyone or seal off the escape shuttle and [[emag]] the console.  Note you may have to combine both of these strategies to escape alone.

If all goes well, give yourself a pat on the back, you did it! If not, try to figure out where it all went wrong and improve on that.  Escaping alone can be nearly impossible depending on the crew and station's condition and theft can be just as difficult if you are a lowly assistant going after the Hand Teleporter the Captain is carrying around.  Sometimes it was not meant to be, but regardless, the only way to keep better is continue practicing!

 

Alright, you know your objective!  Time to accomplish that goal!  The Syndicate treats you much better than CENTCOM, you have 10 Telecrystals built into your PDA itching to be spent on traitory goods.  Check [[Syndicate Items]], for a more detailed description on the goods.   But don't go racing off to order those items ASAP; people are more clustered in the beginning of rounds and the AI is probably wondering how it switches cameras and the Captain is off huffing paint somewhere.  Although it can be useful to get items early, holding off until you need the item also has merit, so 3 crystals don't get wasted on an emag when you find the Captains ID on that Assistant you just spaced.

 

 

Gaining entry to areas above your clearance is an important skill. Sometimes you're a traitor looking to loot stuff. Sometimes the traitor is chasing you and you don't have time to ask for clearance to loot guns. Sometimes the station spawned without an engineer and someone needs to get the power working. Sometimes the AI has gone mad and has locked you in a room filling with deadly neurotoxin. Sometimes you just want a damn burger and nobody has kitchen access. In any case, a collection of ways to break into places can be found [[Illicit Access|here]]

* Blood on your weapons, hands, and on floor are dead (get it ''dead'') giveaways that you have beat somebody up. Dispose of the weapon, or clean them if you have the supplies or can get to the sink. Always try to wear gloves when you kill someone. Not only does it leave your hands clean, it prevents fingerprint evidence from giving you away.

The '''engine''' can also be used as an effective murder weapon and shares many of the pros and cons stated above, but the danger is increased ten-fold.

The mini-crossbow helps here, as does the sleepy pen and paralytic pen. You can knock people out constantly, and pelt them with arrows until they pass out and are at your mercy.

Murderboning is no fun. I'm serious here. No matter how great it might seem gunning down everyone you see, you've got to remember something. Every human you see walking around is being controlled by a real person. They probably sat down after a hard day doing whatever it is they do and said to themselves “Huh, I want to play Space Station 13. It's a fun game!”. You probably did the exact same thing before you logged on. For each little pixel character you shoot in this game of 2D spessmens, you are removing a person – just like you – from doing something they find enjoyable. This is what makes SS13 different from other games. If you die in an FPS, you pop back into existence no different from before you died. In SS13, you die permanently. If your body is not found, you are out of the game for an hour or more. So please, think of who you're killing before you go on a thermal/noslip/esword frenzy.

Despite popular opinion, the admins are not just here to ban people and press buttons. They're here to help make the round interesting – just like you! Therefore, if you want to do a gimmick that you cannot pull off with the tools available, feel free to ask the admins if you can buy something using leftover TC. I've personally bought Centcom announcements, identity changes, surgery tools, and building materials. Another thing – if your objectives are boring, easy, or you've already completed them, you can ask for more. It's a good alternative to simply killing everything in sight if you can't think of something to do.