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==Ok, now what do?==
==Ok, now what do?==
Important: Changelings can communicate with one another using ''''say :g'''' before their speech. Use alt+click or middle mouse button to sting someone.
Important: Changelings can communicate with one another using ''''say :g'''' before their speech. Use alt+click or middle mouse button to sting someone.
First:
# Learn about your available abilities
# Use them to absorb people
# ???
Your goals:
# Absorb 5-7 DNA's
# ???


===[[File:choke.png]] DNA Absorption===
===[[File:choke.png]] DNA Absorption===
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DNA's can be acquired in two ways:
DNA's can be acquired in two ways:
* The '''DNA Extraction Sting''', which is instant and does not give any alert to the target.
* The '''DNA Extraction Sting''', which is instant and does not give any alert to the target.
* '''Absorbing''' the victim, which results in a gruesome husk. Notice: Absorbing everyone is dickish and shouldn't be what you always use.
* '''Absorbing''' the victim, which results in a gruesome husk. Absorbing has more advantages over DNA stinging, in that it gives you a flawless identity to use where DNA extraction would still have a duplicate running around, and improves your absorbing speed and horrorform power.


Acquiring DNA via absorbing requires a grab, and a little bit of time as it stabs the victim with its appendage till it has all of the DNA drained. You need a good grip to absorb victims properly, and choking them has the added benefit of subduing your target as well.  A choke hold can be attained by grabbing someone repeatedly until you're holding them by the neck, then double-clicking the KILL button that appears in your active hand in your HUD so that it is flashing red.
Acquiring DNA via absorbing requires a grab, and a little bit of time as it stabs the victim with its appendage till it has all of the DNA drained. You need a good grip to absorb victims properly, and choking them has the added benefit of subduing your target as well.  A choke hold can be attained by grabbing someone repeatedly until you're holding them by the neck, then double-clicking the KILL button that appears in your active hand in your HUD so that it is flashing red.


* Absorbing a victim will fill your chemical storage some and give you the target's DNA.
* Absorbing a victim will fill your chemical storage some and give you the target's DNA, and will allow you to re-adapt your abilities.
* Absorbing another changeling gives you all its chemical storage and allows you to rechoose your abilities.
* Absorbing another changeling gives you all its chemical storage.
* Absorbing victims who have been husked via burns or space will not add to your total genome count.
* Absorbing victims who have been husked via burns or space will not add to your total genome count.
* Absorbed victims '''cannot be cloned''' unless genetics uses a monkey creatively. They can still be turned into cyborgs because the brain is fine.
* Absorbed victims '''cannot be cloned''' unless genetics uses a monkey creatively. They can still be turned into cyborgs because the brain is fine.
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Transforming is subtle and does not give a message in chat, though an observant crewmember may notice that you're suddenly someone else entirely.
Transforming is subtle and does not give a message in chat, though an observant crewmember may notice that you're suddenly someone else entirely.
Transforming will also grow 'flesh clothes'-That is, it duplicates whatever the target is wearing at the time. Note that this does not mean the objects are usable-flesh radios don't recieve radio signals, et cetera. But it can be used to look similar to a target or fill in parts of the disguise you are missing.


===Regeneration===
===Regeneration===
Also known as Regenerative Stasis, changelings have the ability to 'kill' themselves, and appear dead for two minutes. After this period is over, the changeling can revive at will, fully healed of all injuries and illness. Both entering stasis and leaving it cost 10 chemicals, so make sure you have at least 20 before you are slain and must activate it.
Also known as Regenerative Stasis, changelings have the ability to 'kill' themselves, and appear dead for two minutes. After this period is over, the changeling can revive at will, fully healed of all injuries and illness. Entering stasis will cost 15 chemicals, but leaving stasis is free. You will regenerate chemicals when dead, so don't worry about running out.


This makes them nigh-unkillable, as they can fully regenerate themselves <b>even from death</b> if their bodies are intact and they have enough chemicals. Spaced changelings may also be able to make it back on station given enough time. The best way to permanently deal with a changeling is to gib it or cremate it in the chapel.
This makes them nigh-unkillable, as they can fully regenerate themselves <b>even from death</b> if their bodies are intact and they have enough chemicals. Spaced changelings may also be able to make it back on station given enough time. The best way to permanently deal with a changeling is to gib it or cremate it in the chapel.
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:'''4b. Escape with identity:''' In addition to escaping alive, the changeling must have transformed to the target person and wear an ID card with the target's name on it to succeed.
:'''4b. Escape with identity:''' In addition to escaping alive, the changeling must have transformed to the target person and wear an ID card with the target's name on it to succeed.


===Team Objective===
Changelings are pragmatic. Anything is on the table, from stealing an absorb target to killing another changeling.
Changelings may have one special Team Objective that is given to all changelings in the round, these are generally too hard or impossible for one changeling to complete alone.


:'''1. Impersonate Department:''' A department is chosen '''(Security, Medical, Engineering or Science)'''. As many staff members from this department as logically possible (Based on the number of changelings in the round, the number of staff members in the department, etc.) are chosen as targets that the changelings must kill, transform into and escape as. This objective ignores the head(s) of that department. A Changeling does NOT need to personally be one of the targets to succeed. '''This objective requires 3 changelings to be chosen for a round.'''
Changelings can share absorbed genomes via hivemind. DNA shared in this manner does <i>not count towards your personal absorption count.</i>


:'''2. Impersonate Heads:''' Like Impersonate Department, except the "department" is always the '''Heads of Staff (Captain, Head of Personnel, Head of Security, Research Director, Chief Engineer and Chief Medical Officer)'''. The changelings must kill, transform into and escape as the specified heads of staff. '''This objective requires 3 changelings to be chosen for a round.'''
==Changeling Abilities==
Changelings are able to 'sting' targets, or jab them with a pre-synthesized sting that will apply various affects to an adjacent target. The changeling can use this while stunned, unconscious, or handcuffed, but not when dead.


===Going Solo or Teaming Up===
Their stored chemicals regenerate quickly at a rough set rate of half a chemical per second.
If the changelings have a Team Objective they should be treated as any other team antag, this means they are '''NOT''' allowed to betray the other changelings.
If there is no team objective then everything is on the table, from stealing an absorb target to killing another changeling.
 
Make sure you know which of the above is true before you act!
 
Regardless of Team Objectives, changelings can share absorbed genomes via hivemind. DNA shared in this manner does <i>not count towards your personal absorption count.</i>
 
==Changeling Abilities==
The changeling possesses other dangerous abilities including precooked stinger abilities, which it can fire out of a crafted dart at a moments notice! Their stored chemicals regenerate quickly at a rough set rate of half a chemical per second.


Changelings start with 10 evolution points. The cost of abilities (if applicable) are listed in parentheses after their entry. By husking a lifeform, the changeling gains the ability to reset their learned abilities and choose new ones, adapting to situations as they arise. This will reset their evolution points back to the starting 10.
Changelings start with 10 evolution points. The cost of abilities (if applicable) are listed in parentheses after their entry. By husking a lifeform, the changeling gains the ability to reset their learned abilities and choose new ones, adapting to situations as they arise. This will reset their evolution points back to the starting 10.
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Changelings can store up to 6 DNA strands, acquiring them either by husking or DNA stinging people; if they acquire more, the oldest will be overwritten.
Changelings can store up to 6 DNA strands, acquiring them either by husking or DNA stinging people; if they acquire more, the oldest will be overwritten.


Note that changelings are immune to each others' stings and are able to notice they've been stung. If you try to sting someone and they don't react, they might be one too!
Note that changelings are immune to each others' stings and are able to notice they've been stung. If you try to sting someone and they don't suffer any ill effects, they are probably a changeling and you should confirm by asking in the hivemind.
 
===Starting Set===
===Starting Set===
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====Hivemind Link====
====Hivemind Link====
Allows you to connect another non-changeling to the Hivemind. For when some one agrees to help you for what ever reason.
Allows you to connect another non-changeling to the Hivemind. This allows you to interrogate someone you are absorbing, or communicate with them if they agree to help you for some reason. It fades over time.
 
Has the same requirements as Absorb DNA: needs a KILL level grab and a short channel. The victim will be kept stabilized while linked to the hivemind; so don't worry about time constraints.
Has the same requirements as Absorb DNA: needs a KILL level grab and a short channel. The victim will be kept stabilized while linked to the hivemind; so don't worry about time constraints.
====Horror Form====
[[File:Abomination.png|BOTTOMTEXT]]<br>
Transforms you into your true, horrific form, but expends chemicals extremely quickly. You become extremely resistant to anything other than fire (the flamethrower kind, not so much lasers.), and gain powerful, new abilities to quickly dispatch your foes. However, you move very slowly, the entire crew will quickly notice your presence, and you cannot use any of your normal changeling abilities.
Enhanced Melee- Your attacks do high damage and knock over anyone you hit. You are also completely immune to any stun, similar to hulk.
Screech- Stuns everyone around you for a short time, rendering them incapable of moving. Has a ten second cooldown.
Constant healing- You heal brute and burn damage rapidly over time, comparable to fleshmend, unless you are on fire. You are also completely immune to space and highly resistant to toxin damage.
Devour- Pick up a human and eat them, restoring a large stock of chemicals to your stores. You must be aggressively grabbing a human to do this, and it takes a few seconds to eat them. After devouring, you vomit up their items and their skeletal remains.
Note that the more humans you absorb, the slower horrorform's drain is on your chemicals, and the faster your devour speed.
This ability is only available after you have absorbed 5 humans.
====Mimic Voice====
Allows the changeling to mimic any voice they choose of a name they enter.
Costs 1 evolution point and slows chemical generation while active.


===Abilities Available via Evolution Menu===
===Abilities Available via Evolution Menu===
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====Digital Camouflage====
====Digital Camouflage====
Makes the changeling invisible to the AI, and prevents the AI from tracking the changeling's location while active, but makes you look strange when examined.
Makes the changeling invisible to the AI, and prevents the AI from tracking the changeling's location while active, but makes you look blatantly inhuman when examined.


Costs 1 evolution point and uses no chemicals.
Costs 1 evolution point and uses no chemicals.
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Costs 1 evolution point and uses 5 chemicals and 5 to shift back.
Costs 1 evolution point and uses 5 chemicals and 5 to shift back.
====Mimic Voice====
Allows the changeling to form their voice of a name they enter.
Costs 1 evolution point and slows chemical generation while active.


====Arm Blade====
====Arm Blade====
Reforms one of the changeling's arms into a grotesque blade made out of bone and flesh. The arm blade does 25 damage per hit and can be retracted; however, it is visible on your body and a dead giveaway to onlookers and silicons that you are a changeling. It can also be used to pry open doors when on harm intent (powered ones will take longer).
Reforms one of the changeling's arms into a grotesque blade made out of bone and flesh. The arm blade does 25 damage per hit and can be retracted; however, it is visible on your body and a dead giveaway to onlookers and silicons that you are a changeling. It can also be used to pry open doors when on harm intent (powered ones will take longer), and to smash apart tables and destroy computers.


All form-altering mutations cause a form of genetic damage, preventing the changeling from changing shape for a time after their deactivation.
All form-altering mutations cause a form of genetic damage, preventing the changeling from changing shape for a time after their deactivation.
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====Organic Shield====
====Organic Shield====
Reforms one of the changeling's arms into a large, fleshy shield. Blocks or mitigates a number of attacks, the amount increasing by 3 with each genome absorbed.
Reforms one of the changeling's arms into a large, fleshy shield. Blocks or mitigates a number of attacks, the amount increasing by 3 with each genome absorbed. Surprisingly robust.


Costs 1 evolution point and uses 20 chemicals.
Costs 1 evolution point and uses 20 chemicals.
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====Anatomic Panacea====
====Anatomic Panacea====
Cures the changeling of disabilities, radiation, and toxins. Generally covers the things that Fleshmend doesn't; it can be used to purge the poison that the chemist just shot you up with, or to get rid of that debilitating mutation from an absorbed identity. Can also remove alien larvas. Usable while unconscious.
Cures the changeling of disabilities, radiation, and toxins. Generally covers the things that Fleshmend doesn't; it can be used to purge the poison that the chemist just shot you up with, or to get rid of that debilitating mutation from an absorbed identity. Can also remove alien larvas and cortical borers. Usable while unconscious.


Costs 1 evolution point and uses 20 chemicals.
Costs 2 evolution points and uses 40 chemicals.
 
====Strained Muscles====
On use, makes the changeling move at meth speeds. Standard weight restrictions such as hardsuits or duffel bags will still slow it down some. Causes stamina damage when moving, and will end either at a maximum time, or with enough stamina damage.
 
Costs 2 evolution points and has no chemical cost to use.  


====Resonant Shriek====
====Resonant Shriek====
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Costs 1 evolution point and uses 20 chemicals.
Costs 1 evolution point and uses 20 chemicals.
====Biodegrade====
The changeling vomits acid over any restraints or lockers imprisoning it. Will not work when buckled to a bed or bed variant, such as an alien nest. The process is obvious to any nearby observers, and will free the changeling from it's restraints in about five seconds.
Costs 2 evolution point, damages genomes and costs 30 chemicals.


====Spread Infestation====
====Spread Infestation====
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Costs 1 evolution point and uses no chemicals.
Costs 1 evolution point and uses no chemicals.
====Chameleon Skin====
The changeling's skin pigmentation will change when standing still, rapidly becoming the same color as the environment and, thus, invisible. Using anatomic pancea will disable this ability until re-used.
Costs 2 evolution points and 25 chemicals on use, but is free to disable.


====Transformation Sting====
====Transformation Sting====
The changeling injects a retrovirus that forces their human victim to transform into another. When extracting the sting the changeling can choose which of the DNAs in storage it wishes to use. They'll also carry over genetic powers and disabilites. Damages the changeling's genomes when being used, requiring it to wait before reusing it.
The changeling injects a retrovirus that forces their human victim to transform into another. When extracting the sting the changeling can choose which of the DNAs in storage it wishes to use. They'll also carry over genetic powers and disabilites. Damages the changeling's genomes when being used, requiring it to wait before reusing it.
This can be used for various debilitating effects depending on how clever you are, but be warned-you cannot transform sting people into races that will kill them the moment they turn, such as plasmamen.


Costs 3 evolution points and uses 40 chemicals.
Costs 3 evolution points and uses 40 chemicals.


====Mute Sting====
====Mute Sting====
The changeling silently sting a human, completely silencing them for about thirty seconds. Does not provide a warning to a victim that they've been stung, until they try to speak and can't.
The changeling silently sting a human, completely silencing them for about thirty seconds. Does not provide a warning to a victim that they've been stung, until they try to speak and can't. Injects mute toxin into the victim, so chemical purges will make it that much less effective.


Costs 2 evolution points and uses 20 chemicals.
Costs 2 evolution points and uses 20 chemicals.


====Blind Sting====
====Blind Sting====
The changeling silently stings a human, completely blinding them for a short time and rendering them permanently nearsighted.
The changeling silently stings a human, completely blinding them for a short time and rendering them permanently nearsighted. The victim will not notice they are stung, but will probably notice going instantly blind with an obvious message.
Costs 1 evolution point and uses 25 chemicals.
Costs 1 evolution point and uses 25 chemicals.


====Hallucination Sting====
====Hallucinogenic viral Sting====
The changeling injects large doses of hallucinogenic chemicals into their victim. Effect occurs after 30 to 60 seconds. The victim does not notice they've been stung until they start tripping.
The changeling injects the victim with a virus that will rapidly spread through the station and afflict everyone with debilitating hallucinations. It's curable with morphine. Note that you are naturally immune, and so blood testing for antibodies will reveal your changeling status if someone gets suspicious as to why you aren't sick.


Costs 1 evolution point and uses 5 chemicals.
Costs 5 evolution point and uses 50 chemicals.


====False Armblade Sting====
====Armblade Sting====
The changeling silently injects a retrovirus that mutates their victim's arm into an armblade. The victim will form an armblade much like a changeling would, except the armblade is dull and useless. The transformation occurs immediately after the sting, and will last for about a minute.
The changeling silently injects a retrovirus that mutates their victim's arm into an armblade. The victim will form an armblade much like a changeling would. Including the actual hitting part. The transformation occurs immediately after the sting, and will last for about a minute.


Costs 1 evolution point and uses 20 chemicals.
Costs 1 evolution point and uses 20 chemicals.
====Horror Form====
[[File:Abomination.png|BOTTOMTEXT]]<br>
Transforms you into your true, horrific form, but expends chemicals extremely quickly. You become extremely resistant to anything other than fire (the flamethrower kind, not so much lasers.), and gain powerful, new abilities to quickly dispatch your foes. However, you move very slowly and have difficulty staying in very long fights due to the drain of your chemicals.
Enhanced Melee- Your attacks do high damage and knock over anyone you hit. You are also completely immune to any stun, similar to hulk.
Screech- Stuns everyone around you for a short time, rendering them incapable of moving.
Constant healing- You heal brute and burn damage slowly over time. You are also completely immune to space and highly resistant to toxin damage.
Devour- Pick up a human and eat them, restoring a large stock of chemicals to your stores. You must be aggressively grabbing a human to do this, and it takes a few seconds to eat them. After devouring, you vomit up their items and their skeletal remains.


==Tips==
==Tips==
* As a changeling, the absolute best item for you to get is a wallet (From the crew quarters, in either cabin's personal closet, in the leather satchel.) It goes in your ID slot and holds up to 4 ids, all of which work for automatic access and none of which change your mouse over identity.
* Only take a few abilities at round start! Once you take an ability, it is locked in unless you husk someone. Husking someone is time-consuming, leaves obvious evidence, sort of dickish, and if anyone interrupts you then you're boned. If you leave a few slots open, though, you can easily adapt to whatever shit you find yourself in.
* Only take a few abilities at round start! Once you take an ability, it is locked in unless you husk someone. Husking someone is time-consuming, leaves obvious evidence, sort of dickish, and if anyone interrupts you then you're boned. If you leave a few slots open, though, you can easily adapt to whatever shit you find yourself in.
* Transformation Sting is robust. Not only does it confuse the fuck out of people and is silent, but it's easier to hide in a forest than on an open plain. Make 555 of the guy you are changing into for more genomes. Transform the guy you are husking/impersonating into someone else, so you're the only one. Transform a ling who is caught if the scene is chaotic enough that he might escape. The possibilities are endless. ADDED: Wear some generic clothes from arrivals or locker room. Then if somebody's chasing you, run out of their line of sigh, quickly transform and run backwards.
* Transformation Sting is robust. Not only does it confuse the fuck out of people and is silent, but it's easier to hide in a forest than on an open plain. Make 555 of the guy you are changing into for more genomes. Transform the guy you are husking/impersonating into someone else, so you're the only one. The possibilities are endless.
* As a ling you are able to explore space, either staying as a regening corpse until you hit something or through a combination of fleshmend, engorged chem sacs, and a fire suit.
* Wear some generic clothes from arrivals or locker room. Then if somebody's chasing you, run out of their line of sight, quickly transform and run backwards.
** There are edible clown corpses on the clown shuttle.
* As a ling you are able to explore space, either staying as a regening corpse until you hit something or through your organic spacesuit.
** There are edible clown corpses on the clown shuttle, and  numerous free corpses in lavaland.
** You can of course find spaced people randomly, which is a great way to pick up an identity provided everyone doesn't know they were spaced.
** You can of course find spaced people randomly, which is a great way to pick up an identity provided everyone doesn't know they were spaced.
** Cryosting is very robust on people with insulation which makes it really effective in space, where they won't have a choice about staying dressed up in their suit.
* Hive channel is free genome storage for identities.
* Hive channel is free genome storage for identities.
* Mimic voice and subverted AI, or mimic voice and digital camo go a LONG way in completely getting the crew against each other (ie: "one day, woody got wood").
* Mimic voice and subverted AI, or mimic voice and digital camo go a LONG way in completely getting the crew against each other.
 
* Keep in mind that if you space yourself and let your corpse husk from the burn damage you'll still be a husk when you get back up. You can clear this effect by transforming to another form and back again. You could also buy voice changing and play a zombie.
* Keep in mind that if you space yourself and let your corpse husk from the burn damage you'll still be a husk when you get back up. You can clear this effect by transforming to another form and back again. You could also buy voice changing and play a zombie.
* DNA contains all the genetic disabilities/powers in addition to visual appearance, so if you want to be mean to people you could create a humanized monkey with all the disabilities, extract its DNA, then go around silently turning people into blind deaf convulsing gibbering heaps. It's the closest thing to a parasting we have now.
* DNA contains all the genetic disabilities/powers in addition to visual appearance, so if you want to be mean to people you could create a humanized monkey with all the disabilities, extract its DNA, then go around silently turning people into blind deaf convulsing gibbering heaps. It's the closest thing to a parasting we have now.
* Blind sting + Lesser form = Freedom
* Blind sting + Lesser form = Freedom
** Cryo Sting + Lesser form = Freedom
** Horrorform + More than 5 absorbs = Freedom, and a whole lot of dead crew
** LSD Sting + Lesser form = Maybe freedom if it reaches the point of holodamage knockouts.
** Biodegrade + Blindsting = Freedom


===Tips for Fighting Against Changelings===
===Tips for Fighting Against Changelings===
* Changelings do not need heads, and brains are therefore vestigial. Don't debrain a changeling while the body walks out of the door behind you.
* Changelings do not need heads, and brains are therefore vestigial. Don't debrain a changeling while the body walks out of the door behind you.
* As long as you can talk and you're within 1 tile of an intercom, you can type :i in front of what you say to say it over the intercom. Even when you're stunned and/or on the ground.
* As long as you can talk and you're within 1 tile of an intercom, you can type :i in front of what you say to say it over the intercom. Even when you're stunned and/or on the ground..
* If you get cryostung as a Security Officer, remove your armor and helmet. REMOVE THEM. Or else you will die. Sec armor has somehow some heat tampering properties, which means you won't heat up as much as you would normally be, and will consequently die of cold. Same goes if you are wearing an hardsuit/space protective gear/anything that could have thermal properties. If you get cryo'd, REMOVE THOSE THINGS ASAP.
* The bane of lings is N2O. None of their powers will help them. Unless they use internals.
* The bane of lings is N2O. None of their powers will help them. Unless they use internals.
* Never fight a Changeling alone if you can help it. Unless they're hilariously unrobust, chances are they will almost always win a melee confrontation. The best tactic is to get a buddy to stun the changeling while you handcuff/beat it to death and take it to be gibbed/cremated.
* Never fight a Changeling alone if you can help it. Unless they're hilariously unrobust, chances are they will almost always win a melee confrontation. The best tactic is to get a buddy to stun the changeling while you handcuff/beat it to death and take it to be gibbed/cremated.
* Changeling flesh clothing is completely cosmetic/non-functional and cannot be removed. If during a strip-search you can't remove an article of clothing from a person, chances are they're a Changeling unless they're cursed in some way.
* Changeling flesh clothing is completely cosmetic/non-functional and cannot be removed. If during a strip-search you can't remove an article of clothing from a person, chances are they're a Changeling unless they're cursed in some way.
 
* Be very careful when confronting a known changeling with a lot of absorbs behind it's back. It is more than likely going to go horrorform when cornered, and horrorform is a death sentence for anything less than an angry mob.
** Your best bet if a changeling goes horrorform is just to run as fast as possible in the opposite direction. If it can see you, it can screech and stun you, and so waiting until it runs out of chemicals and reverts is your best bet.
** In a pinch, fire-based ammunition such as flamethrowers or incendiary shotgun shells will make a horrorformed changeling much weaker and disable it's natural regeneration until it extinguishes them.
** Horrorformed changelings can still use melee weapons (albiet, their normal attacks are better than any weapon they can use anyway). Stay well outside of melee range unless you have a death wish.
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