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[[File:Thebrig.png|300px|thumb|alt=Brig|The [[Brig]], your homebase]]

Well, this page is designed to turn you from angry, bitter waste of supplies into a useful and productive member of the station community. A few things to immediately note:

*Likewise, the [[Heads of Staff]] have authority over their respective departments. You are expected to assist heads in ejecting unwanted tresspassers and demoting unwanted personnel from their departments.

*Even though the station is doomed, do your best to keep the peace on station and you'll be the best officer there can be.

Each officer is given an assignment when they join the game. Most will be assigned to guard a department. Department guards are given a small security office along with limited access, and are able to use that department's radio channel. Department guards are also marked with colour-coded armbands. While they are not required to remain at their post, it is their responsibility to protect it.  

Any good Security Officer always has some of these around at all times. They are delightful little munchables that can be obtained in a few ways. You can find an immediate supply in the donut boxes around the station, and you can get more from the SecTech in the equipment room. If there is a severe shortage of donuts, you can always get the [[Chef]] to make you more. There are four types of donuts.

When there has been proof established that a person has been brainwashed, detain them as normal and ask the Heads what you should do. Usually they'll want you to attempt to deprogram them. Request a loyalty implant from the Warden or Head of Security and they should visibly change their attitude when remembering their true allegiance. Barring that, apply your deactivated stun baton repeatedly to their forehead in a forceful manner. If death should occur without change, bring the body to the [[roboticist]]s.

There may be days when syndicate forces invade the station directly with the intent to use a nuclear device to destroy it entirely. Anyone who isn't crew is to be violently and sufficiently repelled. Detain them when able, confiscate everything, and eliminate when all other options are exhausted. Communication is most important right now. Ensure that the captain, or whoever bears the disk, is guarded at all times. If things go completely out of control, do what you must to get the shuttle called and the disk onto it. Trust no one if you can't see their face. It is not unreasonable to ask them to remove any masks and stun them to remove it yourself if they refuse.

When gangs take root on the station, you're in for a violent day. Most gangsters will be more occupied with growing their ranks, defending their turf and fighting enemy gangsters than with Security; however, it is still your duty to protect the station, keep the peace, and make sure they don't take over the station. Keep an eye out for suspicious behavior. Loyalty implants can deconvert gangsters and will identify gang bosses, but they can be removed or overridden. Trust no one. If a gang manages to put down a Dominator, destroy it.

<li>When dealing with [[Xenos|Xeno]] threats, always wear a Riot Helmet. This will prevent [[Xeno|face huggers]] from pouncing on your head and making you just another victim. Additionally, Disablers have no effect on [[Xenos]], while energy guns in lethal mode are devastating to them, as is any heat or fire.</li>

<li>You can use a [[screwdriver]] on a [[flashbang]] to swap between three fuse settings: 5 seconds, 3 seconds, and Instant. All flashbangs start at 5 seconds but 3 seconds is a lot more viable and effective in most cases than the 5 second fuse.</li>

<li>After dealing with a criminal who has deployed a type of [[EMP]], make sure to check your [[Clothing and Accessories|Security Radio Headset]], [[Suit sensors]], and gear. Put your headset in your hand and click it to reactivate your channels and left click your suit and select "Suit sensors" Tab to turn them back on. Lastly, make sure to drop by Brig and recharge or replace your nonfunctional gear.</li>

<li>Disablers deal 34 holodamage, take three hits to do anything more than slowdown, and can be reflected. However, they paralyze [[Hulk|hulks]], so they can safely be dehulked, they knock out wizards, so they can't cast anything, and if someone has been knocked out by it, they are down for however long it takes for them to sleep off the holodamage, no shaking them back up. Disablers are nice to have as a sidearm, or if you want to pass out guns. They get twenty shots in total.</li>

<li>Filling half of the [[Pepperspray|pepper spray]] with wielding fuel and having a [[Zippo lighter|zippo]] in your pocket is a pretty flammable thing. It gives a lot of grief to [[Xenos|xenos]], if they are horribly [[Robust|unrobust]].</li>

<li>[[Riot Shields|Riot shields]] have a good chance to block melee attacks, even hugs. In addition, Riot Shields completely protect against xeno jump attacks and can block their disarming. If you are fighting them, bring a Riot Shield.</li>

<li>The [[Riot Armor|Riot Suit]] gives you excellent protection against melee attacks at the cost of defense from bullets and lasers. [[Ablative Armor Vest|The Reflective]] is the same, except for lasers. The [[Bulletproof Vest|bulletproof armor]] is the same as the other two, but protects against bullets.</li>

<li>The [[Security Records Console]] is the back bone of security management. With this, you can keep track of criminals, what crimes they have already committed, set people to various different statuses, and give detailed notes. <s>'''Always put a note on why someone is set to be arrested!'''</s> It also comes with a fingerprint database for [[Detective|Detectives]], along with the ability to delete deceased crew members' security records'''.'''</li>

<li>The [[Prisoner Management Console]] is used for locating persons implanted with a tracking implant. Shows location and an option to send a message straight into their minds. It is also used to give [[Identification Card|Prisoner IDs]] goals in the [[Labor Camp]], to buy their freedom. You can also use it to track the amount of points the prisoner has collected.</li>

<li>[[Portable Flash]] located further in the armory can be wrenched into place and will flash and blind anyone who runs past them. It is useless against people who have flash protection and does not activate when people are walking, and requires a new [[flash]] when the one inside burns out from extensive use. It requires a screwdriver and a new working flash to do this. </li>

*Alt-clicking bags and boxes allows you to see their contents without having to take everything out of the bag one at a time, which can greatly speed up the search process.

*When you are searching someone, make sure to check their pockets and hands by dragging their sprite onto yours.

*Robotics can create two subversion's of Beepsky if you supply and condone it, being General Beepsky and [[ED-209]]. General Beepsky is a reference to General Grievous from Star Wars, who wields four light sabers. It will mercilessly track and kill any criminal while being able to block projectiles. [[ED-209]] is a direct upgrade to Beepsky that can now shoot [[disabler]] shots and looks cooler. Be warned that if these subversion's are [[Emag|emagged]], they will do a lot more harm than good to anyone.

*Gygax set to harm intent results in a KO punch. A Gygax can overload in order to go at wall shattering speeds, so it can retreat at the cost of some damage or smash through an entire [[Blood Cult|Cult base]].

*Once you have a [[Mechs|combat mech]], the only two things that can stop you are high level antags ([[Wizard|wiz]]/[[Nuclear Operative|nuke ops]]/[[Space Ninja|ninja]]), [[toxins]], and [[Ion rifle|Ion Rifles]] (R & D can make them and there is one in the Armory). Deal with all of these, and you’re a god among men.

*You can retrieve the brain from a MMI by deconstructing it with tools or blowing up the borg via a borg control console, which requires RD or Captains Access.

*Mind shields provided by nanites do not work the same as the one in your armory and can not deconvert crew but does prevent any attempts of conversion and brainwash.