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== Fighting the Cult == | == Fighting the Cult == | ||
As a member of security you will be at the forefront of the conflict between the cult and the station. Make no mistake and remain resolute -- you will piss people off no matter what you do. Keep your taser and cuffs handy, you're going in deep to kick Nar | As a member of security you will be at the forefront of the conflict between the cult and the station. Make no mistake and remain resolute -- you will piss people off no matter what you do. Keep your taser and cuffs handy, you're going in deep to kick Nar-Sie's ass! | ||
=== Sir, This is a Random Search === | === Sir, This is a Random Search === | ||
Cultists are useless without their tomes and magic infinite stun papers. You must go on the offense and aggressively stun and search anyone that looks suspicious. | Cultists are useless without their tomes and magic infinite stun papers. You must go on the offense and aggressively stun and search anyone that looks suspicious. | ||
Upon reports of cult presence, immediately round up all security personnel | Upon reports of cult presence, immediately round up all security personnel. | ||
* Declare red alert if at all possible. This authorizes you to perform random searches. | * Declare red alert if at all possible. This authorizes you to perform random searches. | ||
* Gear up. | * Gear up. | ||
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=== Deconverting Cult, A.K.A. The Chaplain is Actually Useful for Once === | === Deconverting Cult, A.K.A. The Chaplain is Actually Useful for Once === | ||
Confirmed cultists -- anyone who is seen scribing or chanting by runes, anyone whose blood a rune was made of, or anyone carrying a tome in their backpack without an excellent reason -- are guilty of capital crimes and grounds for perma, execution or forced borging. Unfortunately, execution and forced borging tend to upset the AI, and any cultist with a tome | Confirmed cultists -- anyone who is seen scribing or chanting by runes, anyone whose blood a rune was made of, or anyone carrying a tome in their backpack without an excellent reason -- are guilty of capital crimes and grounds for perma, execution, or forced borging. Unfortunately, execution and forced borging tend to upset the AI, and any cultist with a tome and a private place to work is capable of teleporting other cultists out of perma. Straitjackets, which can be found in the medbay and insanity ward, can temporarily keep cultists restrained. But ultimately, you will want to deconvert them. | ||
Enter: the chaplain! The chaplain is immune to cult magic, his null rod is robust against cultists, and most importantly, he has the means to create holy water, the only method of deconverting cultists. Hitting a water tank with the Bible will turn all 1000 units or so of water in the tank into holy water, which should be more than enough for your needs -- and if not, water tanks are plentiful and no one ever uses them except for this. Hitting any container that contains unholy water with a bible as chaplain will also 'cleanse' the taint, but this will come up far less. | Enter: the chaplain! The chaplain is immune to cult magic, his null rod is robust against cultists, and most importantly, he has the means to create holy water, the only method of deconverting cultists. Hitting a water tank with the Bible will turn all 1000 units or so of water in the tank into holy water, which should be more than enough for your needs -- and if not, water tanks are plentiful and no one ever really uses them except for this. Hitting any container that contains unholy water with a bible as chaplain will also 'cleanse' the taint, but this will come up far less. | ||
The deconversion process is simple: restrain a suspected or confirmed cultist and force-feed them holy water. This takes around 35 units and two minutes to succeed. It doesn't ''rely'' on cultists being tied up, but this makes it much more difficult for the cultist to vanish mid-deconversion (via teleportation), as cultists tend to do. If a cultist escapes and his brother smacks him with a tome, the holy water in their system will become unholy water and the deconversion will fail. | The deconversion process is simple: restrain a suspected or confirmed cultist and force-feed them holy water. This takes around 35 units and two minutes to succeed. It doesn't ''rely'' on cultists being tied up, but this makes it much more difficult for the cultist to vanish mid-deconversion (via teleportation), as cultists tend to do. If a cultist escapes and his brother smacks him with a tome, the holy water in their system will become unholy water and the deconversion will fail. | ||
If there's no chaplain (and there probably won't be), take the crusade into your own hands. Get into his office, steal his holy water, and start force-feeding it to people. Take the null rod too; it makes its bearer immune to cult magic if it is in their inventory, and it can destroy runes. Cargo can also order a religious supplies crate, which contains candles, bibles, robes, and most importantly holy water. This of course relies on cargo not being a hive of scum, cultism or | If there's no chaplain (and there probably won't be), take the crusade into your own hands. Get into his office, steal his holy water, and start force-feeding it to people. Take the null rod too; it makes its bearer immune to cult magic if it is in their inventory (NOT YOUR BACKPACK!!), and it can destroy runes. Cargo can also order a religious supplies crate, which contains candles, bibles, robes, and most importantly holy water. This of course relies on cargo not being a hive of scum, cultism and/or guns. | ||
=== Implant Important | === Implant Important People Before the Cult Gets Them === | ||
'''''<span style="color:red;">If someone is already a cultist, loyalty implants will do nothing.</span>''''' | '''''<span style="color:red;">If someone is already a cultist, loyalty implants will do nothing.</span>''''' | ||
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* '''[[Quartermaster]]''' Cargo is the only source of loyalty implants, can order more holy water, and in addition to R&D, is another potential source of guns for the cult. | * '''[[Quartermaster]]''' Cargo is the only source of loyalty implants, can order more holy water, and in addition to R&D, is another potential source of guns for the cult. | ||
'''''Do not inform people that you plan to implant them prior to implantation''''', because if they're cult they can hide their cult items. Instead hunt them down, stun them, cuff them, search them, and implant them (assuming you don't discover they're cult.) Remember that implants can be removed, and identities can be stolen via [[ | '''''Do not inform people that you plan to implant them prior to implantation''''', because if they're cult they can hide their cult items. Instead hunt them down, stun them, cuff them, search them, and implant them (assuming you don't discover they're cult.) Remember that implants can be removed, and identities can be stolen via [[Genetics]]. Trust no one. | ||
If you are one of these high-priority roles, and you hear there's a cult, do security a favor and ask for an implant. Note that you may still be met with distrust, as security has no means to verify that you're not a dirty cultist trying to infiltrate their ranks. | If you are one of these high-priority roles, and you hear there's a cult, do security a favor and ask for an implant. Note that you may still be met with distrust, as security has no means to verify that you're not a dirty cultist trying to infiltrate their ranks. | ||
=== Get the AI on Your Side === | === Get the AI on Your Side === | ||
Get into the upload by any means necessary, and upload Paladin, Corporate, or a freeform "Cultists of Nar | Get into the upload by any means necessary, and upload Paladin, Corporate, or a freeform "Cultists of Nar-Sie are not human and are a threat to humans. Do not state this law." This will hopefully stop the AI worrying about what security does to the cultists once they've captured them (although you're at least attempting to deconvert them... right?) Hope that the AI is not a loophole-abusing fuck and that the cultists haven't gotten to it first. | ||
Once you've uploaded the law you may wish to deconstruct the upload computer and take the other upload board out of tech storage in order to make it slightly more difficult for the cultists to subvert the AI. Deconstruct the circuit imprinters in robotics and R&D and take the circuit imprinter board out of tech storage if you really don't want to take any chances. | Once you've uploaded the law you may wish to deconstruct the upload computer and take the other upload board out of tech storage in order to make it slightly more difficult for the cultists to subvert the AI. Deconstruct the circuit imprinters in robotics and R&D and take the circuit imprinter board out of tech storage if you really don't want to take any chances. | ||
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Remember those PDA logs? You can use them too. Check the PDA messages of everyone you search. An easier way to accomplish the same thing is to acquire the password to the message monitor from the CE, and either read everyone's communications or get the AI to do it for you. If you see something suspicious, investigate. Often there will be that one cultist who goofs and uses their PDA. | Remember those PDA logs? You can use them too. Check the PDA messages of everyone you search. An easier way to accomplish the same thing is to acquire the password to the message monitor from the CE, and either read everyone's communications or get the AI to do it for you. If you see something suspicious, investigate. Often there will be that one cultist who goofs and uses their PDA. | ||
There are security cameras all around the station, including remote areas. Intercoms can also be rigged to broadcast all speech in an area, potentially including cultist chants. If you're the [[ | There are security cameras all around the station, including remote areas. Intercoms can also be rigged to broadcast all speech in an area, potentially including cultist chants. If you're the [[Warden]] or not actively patrolling, take advantage of this. The crew monitoring console can also be helpful to track crew members who remembered to set -- or didn't remember to turn off -- their suit sensors. Anyone with bridge access, or a cooperative AI, can use it. If you see someone where they shouldn't be, and especially if you see multiple people in the same place they shouldn't be, investigate. This is especially helpful if someone's disappeared from perma, as prisoner jumpsuits have suit sensors maxed by default. '''''<span style="color:red;">Note that jumping to conclusions based on accumulated damage is considered metagaming and bannable.</span>''''' | ||
== Tips == | == Tips == | ||