Mining Medic: Difference between revisions

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|access = [[Medbay]], [[Morgue]], [[Mining]], Mineral Storage

|additional = [[Operating Theatre|Surgery]], [[Cargo]]

|superior = [[Quartermaster]] and [[Head of Personnel]]

|duties = Watch over the miners, heal miners, get killed by ashwalkers

|guides = [[Lavaland|Guide to Lavaland]], [[Guide to medicine]], [[Surgery|Guide to Surgery]]

|quote = Goliath in mining...SECURITY!!

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Listen up buddy, I don't know what your motivations are to this job, I don't know whether or not you did all those years of medical training just for access to the RIG suits, and I certainly don't know about any assassination contracts on miners you might have. What I do know, is that you're a good guy. It's the most important thing about your job. You have to be on death's door every other second so you can save the [[Shaft Miner|Shaft Miners]] if they eventually fuck up. A wise man once told me that it's dangerous to go alone, which is exactly why you are here.

==What do I do? Where do I go?==

You'll arrive on the station already equipped to deal with most minor injuries:

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|This will fit inside your backpack, it has a number of useful items inside it to allow you to help your miners: [[File:Gauze.png|link=#Medical gauze|Medical gauze]] [[File:Brutepack.png|link=Bruise Pack]] [[File:Bandage.png|Standard NT-issue emergency bandage]] [[File:Ointment.png|link=Ointment]] [[File:Bandage.png|Standard NT-issue burn dressing]] [[File:MediPen.png|link=General items#MediPen|Epinephrine medipen]] [[File:Healthanalyzer.png|link=Health Analyzer]]

|Make sure your miners have their GPS on with a unique label before going out there. Make sure your GPS is on too, it may help them find their way to safety.

|This will be fitted onto your belt slot. It starts empty but you can place a number of useful items in here for quick access. Experiment and find the right setup for you!

|A pair of sturdy boots, great for treading the rough floor of Lavaland. You can store a knife in these!

|Used to drag bodies to Medbay without pissing off the janitor. Since there's no janitor on Lavaland, don't worry about the hassle of using one.

![[File:Knife_survivial.png|32px]]<br>Survival Knife

|Use it for butchering the wildlife (hit while on harm intent). It's as strong against mobs as a pickaxe, but you can't mine with it. You can store it in your boots to save space, but remember to alt-click the boots to draw the knife back out.

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|Somewhat antiquated thanks to the prevalence of the proto-kinetic accelerator and resonator. Nevertheless it can be used to dig wide tunnels, will fit inside your webbing, and can provide shortcuts through rocks towards injured miners.

|A quick-mix capital combat injector loaded with bicaridine. It contains 50 units of bicaridine and injects it 5 units at a time. A long-lasting supply.

![[File:combat_hypo.png|32px]]<br>QMC Kelotane Injector

Your station is located to the left of the mining base, in the lower-left corner. You will find everything you need to help your miners there:

|An all-terrain vehicle built for traversing through Lavaland with ease. Prevents slows from injuries - making it excellent for helping miners even in mid-battle. Don't forget to place your keys[[File:Atv_keys.png]]inside it first.

|The Crew Monitoring Console reports the location and vital statistics of your miners via their suit sensors. The downside is that it's entirely dependent on them bothering to turn those sensors on, so make sure they do.

|Allows you to access all of the mining station's cameras.

|Sleepers contain an unlimited supply of five different chemicals. Perfect if you don't want to use up supplies.

==The 10 rules to miner survival==

 

 

A requirement for many jobs on the station, but this one gets a special notion. If you don't know how to rub ointment onto someone while in the vacuum of space, you're not going to be of any use.

 

===Stay fit===

So the miner accidentally hit himself with a pickaxe in the helmet. 5 brute damage? Patch him up. The last thing you'd want is for your buddy to go into crit while fighting a watcher, 3 damage short of killing it with all the weapons on their corpse.

===Beware of narrow tunnels===

''Loud cracking can be heard as the goliath hits the gibtonite in the wall, entangling both miners next to it, followed by a "FUUUUU" and an explosion.''

===Don't neglect your gps===

'''Keep your gps on you with custom initials. Urge your buddies to do the same.'''

So you've managed to run into a goliath while face-checking a corridor. Great job you. You better hope your buddy drags you out, because if he doesn't you're never going to see the light of genetics. If you've set your GPS, the mining medic might just take your ice chilled corpse to the cloning bay.

===Travel LIGHT===

Imagine this. You and your miners are digging their dwarf system merrily. Then out of nowhere, some xeno pops up and takes two of you for dinner. How'd it happen? But I had full vision? This was just the mesons tricking you. To maximize your usefulness, turn on your PDA and a helmet light, then carry a lantern or seclite on your belt and in both pockets. You'll illuminate the asteroid as good as it gets and your situational awareness improves by miles.

===Don't be a hero===

You don't want to take a risk for no reason other than trying to go for the "Robust guy look", simply take a step back and keep yourself safe. Unfortunately you won't make yourself look too impressive if a xeno is currently converting you to feces. However, remember that there are certain circumstances where perhaps this rule should be ignored, so that maybe you save someone who makes it so you don't have to drag him to Medbay or making sure that you will still have a partner to back you up later - as they might be responsible for saving your life later. They could be pissed when you let them die, but you can patch him up if you live. He can't fix you.

===Play dead===

So you find yourself trapped in this maze of monsters and madness? Just play dead. We have figured out that most monsters like their meat fresh, so if you can force yourself to nap in a crucial moment (not to hard to do looking at your working hours) you might just safe your hide.

===When in doubt, know your way out.===

Instead of roaming those dangerous age old cultist tunnels trying to find your way out, just dig. No one will mind if you lose your way in there. Those tunnels do look pretty alike after all.

===The buddy system===

Why don't legions attack each other? Probably hard instinct. Either way around, you should do the same. Don't get tempted to split up or do the mining work yourself, because digging a tunnel is the best way to get caught with your pants down.

===The job change===

'''If you have no confidence in your miners, run like hell to the Hop's desk.'''

While Nanotrasen doesn't exactly approve of this, they don't discourage it either. A lot of effort and resources go into cloning, and a lot of paperwork afterwards. From time to time, it may very well be best to pull out.