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|titles=Investigator, Forensic Analyst, Investigative Cadet, Private Eye, Inspector

The first is just a simple clothes change, but you keep your Detective ID on. This technically identifies you as a member of Security, which grants you all the same rights and privileges you enjoyed before; your clothes don't affect those. However, most people fail to examine others, and, without a SEChud to see your role, they may just assume that you are the job that you're dressed as. This can work under the same premises described in the Stake Out, but you also have whatever uniform you're wearing working for (or against) you. For example, if you're dressed as a Paramedic, people might just let you into places if they're injured, expecting you to heal them. But without the authority of the Security outfit, some people will be harder to nudge to do what you want them to. If you want to, you could also ask the [[Head of Personnel]] for assistance in granting you additional access to finish the disguise.

The second is a changing of your ID or the title of your ID, as well as a potential repainting of your PDA, so you fully and wholly look like another job. This is much the same, but you '''lose all protective privileges of being an officer'''. To essentially translate, if someone assaults you, you cannot make the reveal that you're an officer and arrest them for Assault of an Officer. If another security officer arrests you, that's a confusion that's valid, especially if they weren't aware you went undercover. This allows you to blend in far better as you observe the goings of the station, especially in whichever department you've integrated into. One example of this tactic's usefulness could be if you catch Cargo ordering contraband or weaponry without them realizing that there's been a mole among their ranks the entire time. Calling in your fellow officers to bust your fellow "colleagues" before the weapons even arrive is an open-and-shut raid.

Each vanilla shot of .38 does 15 brute damage and 35 stamina damage. It is very easy to spam-fire and can be reloaded quickly using the speed loaders, but take care not to hit unintended targets. The revolver does not need to be empty to use a speed loader; it will fill as much of the revolver's capacity as it can, including empty casings that haven't been ejected. In addition, speed loaders can be used on each other to transfer bullets. You can print additional .38 speed loaders at the protolathes located in the [[Security Office]] and in the [[Armory]]. Autolathes can also print them, and they have the added benefit of being able to recycle them (an Autolathe can easily be found in the [[Cargo Office]]). An empty speed loader can be recycled for the full cost of a filled one. Note that, unlike disablers, the .38 is a ballistic weapon, meaning its projectiles can't go through glass and will be blocked by shields.

As the revolver is considered lethal, it will upset any silicons under prevent-harm lawsets should you use it. And while the disabler is one of the most powerful weapons on the station, the .38 has some advantages over it:

*It has the capacity to damage simplemobs and cyborgs.

*It can cause bleeding, which, if not tended to, can incapacitate, kill, or otherwise inconvenience a suspect.

*It often sounds scarier than it is.

*It has access to a variety of alternative ammo types that grant it more lethal abilities.

*[[File:Ammo_38gut.png]]'''.38 Gutterpunch:''' Does 15 brute damage, make carbon targets feel sick which cause them to vomit. Printed at the Armory protolathe.

*[[File:Ammo_38hot.png]]'''.38 Hot Shot:''' Does 15 brute damage, ignites carbon targets. Printed at the Armory protolathe.

*[[File:Ammo_38ice.png]]'''.38 Iceblox''': Does 15 brute damage, freezes carbon targets. Printed at the Armory protolathe.

*[[File:357.png]]'''.357:''' Does 60 brute damage, has a chance to misfire. Individual bullets printed at a hacked autolathe. Must modify the revolver to use .357 (see next section).

Gutterpunch is used to quickly incapacitate targets as the vomiting stun them. Hot Shot, on the other hand, WILL kill people, as it does a competitive amount of brute damage, while also setting any targets on fire immediately. Combined with the spam-y nature of the revolver, any target of Hot Shot is likely to die and husk from burn, unless they have robust fire resistance or immunity. Iceblox is much the same, but it significantly slows people down, rather than set them alight. Note that cold damage is equally capable of husking, as it deals burn damage, too.

 

If you ALT+CLICK on the revolver, you can change its skin. If its skin has already been changed, it spins the revolver's cylinder instead (which WILL randomize the order of bullets). You can use a pen to rename it or give it a description as well.

By emptying your revolver of bullets and using a screwdriver on it, you reinforce its barrel, converting the caliber to .357. There are three main things to note about this decision:

#The revolver cannot be loaded with any .38 bullet, only .357 rounds, which deal 60 brute and can be printed at a hacked autolathe. The individual bullets must be loaded separately and cannot be held in a Shoulder Holster.

#The revolver's rate of fire decreases slightly.

#Each pull of the trigger has a chance to misfire the weapon, causing it to explode in your hand, dealing moderate brute damage and forcing you to drop the weapon. The round will not be used. The fewer live rounds present in the revolver, the higher the chance of misfire. Specifically, the chance of misfire is equal to '''0.7 - 0.1x''', where '''x''' is the number of live rounds in the revolver.

While this does significantly increase the lethality of the revolver, it becomes much more difficult to obtain, store, and load ammunition. In addition, the misfire represents a randomness that can and will get you killed. If you're dealing with a threat that demands .357, and you misfire, the chances of you walking away alive drop dramatically. You can alleviate the dropping by obtaining an Anti-Drop implant from Medical or [[Robotics Lab|Robotics]] once the appropriate research has been completed, but you will still deal the brute to yourself, and the shot will not go off.