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__NOTOC__<onlyinclude>{{Equipment Attributes|BIOS Terminal|
Icon =
Bios.jpg
| Summary =
 The {{Title|NERON Administrator}} can access the [[NERON BIOS]] from this panel.
| In-game Examine Text =
Allows the NERON admin to alter certain AI behaviors aboard the ship.During NERON's psychotherapy, its interface was opened to make it more flexible. The input-output interface remains available to a handful of people..
| Location =
Nexus
| Enables Action =
yes
| Can Break = 
yes
| Can Be Dismantled =
no
| Can Be Sabotaged =
yes
| Slime Target =
yes
| Sabotage Chance=
3
| Repair Chance = 
3
| Has Terminal Access = 
yes
| Needs Cleanness =
no
| Makes Dirty =
no
| Affected by Crew Lock =
no
|Terminal Details =
{{Terminal Display|BIOS Terminal
|display=
* Status of each BIOS Settings
* In-game tips:<span style="font-size:95%">
''You are accessing NERON's BIOS. Only the Administrator can modify the configuration.''</span>
|action=
* '''Save Settings'''
}}
}}</onlyinclude>{{Equipment Tooltip}}
[[File:NERON_BIOS.png|thumb|right|The BIOS Terminal module screen]][[Image:Bios.jpg|frame|right|The BIOS Terminal in the [[Nexus]].]]
The '''BIOS Terminal''', an equipment located in the {{Room|Nexus}}, is where the {{Title|NERON Administrator}} (initially {{Character|Janice|long}}) performs their duties. It contains a selection of settings that change the way certain things on the ship are performed, and control efficiency bonuses and specialist locks for certain actions.

== BIOS Settings ==
=== Foodstuff Destruction ===
''Defaults to ''''Yes''''.''

When activated, any '''[[Inventory#Food properties|perishable food]]''' will be destroyed on day change, preventing the risk of {{Disease|Food Poisoning}}, but depraving the crew of what might be a vital consumable. It may also destroy [[Inventory#fruit|alien fruit]] and {{Item|Alien Steaks}} you bring from expeditions before you get a chance to plant or superfreeze them.

As the first stage of decay ([[Image:Food unstable.png|class=icon-margin|Unstable]] '''Unstable''') does not actually bring any drawbacks or risk of disease yet, which only sets in after 2 days of decay, it is generally recommended to set this setting to ''''No'''' and coordinate information about decaying food with the {{Skill|Chef}} instead.

=== CPU Priority ===
''Defaults to ''''None''''.''

When set to ''''Research'''' or ''''Project'''', research efficiency in these fields will be increased by  1%, which is useful when researching the {{Project|Plasma Shield}} or {{Research|Retro-Fungal Serum}} with untrained crewmembers. When set to ''''Astronavigation'''', 1 additional zone will be revealed with every '''Analyze''' action, which essentially doubles the effectivity of a non-{{Skill|Astrophysicist}}.

It is recommended that an agile Administrator switches this setting to whatever is needed at the time. Otherwise, it is wisest to leave this on ''''Astronavigation'''', where the effects are most noticeable.

According to in-game tooltips, the ''CPU Priority'' can only be changed every 8 cycles. {{Bug|This is inconsistent at best.}} Some report being able to change it immediately, others can change the setting after a page refresh, and for others it works as advertised.

=== Plasma Shield ===
''Defaults to ''''Inactive''''.''

Becomes available when the [[Plasma Shield]] is researched. Only when set to '''Active''' will the [[Plasma Shield]] start absorbing damage, so this is obviously something that should be done as soon as possible.

=== Crew Lock ===
''Defaults to ''''Piloting''''.''

This setting determines which field of work should be exclusively available to its experts. When set to ''''Project'''', only {{Skill|Designer}} characters can access '''[[NERON_Projects|NERON's Core]]'''. When set to ''''Research'''', only {{Skill|Biologist}} and {{Skill|Medic}} characters can access the '''[[Research#Mechanics|Research Lab]]'''. When set to ''''[[Piloting]]'''', only {{Skill|Pilot}} characters can launch the various craft on the ship, including [[Support_Drone|Patrollers]], the [[Piloting#Icarus|Icarus]] and the [[Piloting#Pasiphae|Pasiphae]].

Only switch this away from ''''Piloting'''' when you ''really'' need a non-{{Skill|Pilot}} to fly a ship such as the ''Pasiphae'', as non-''Pilot'' take-offs and landings come with various dangers to the hull, the craft and the rookie pilot themselves.

=== Vocoder Announcement ===
''Defaults to ''''Unauthorized''''.''

When ''''Authorized'''', the ''Administrator'' can choose to speak as [[NERON]] by typing ''/neron'' before a chat message. This can be used to open fun avenues of role-play, as well as falsify various NERON reports.

Note that this will work for new chat threads '''as well as''' chat replies.

=== Report Deaths ===
''Defaults to ''''Yes''''.''

If activated, NERON will automatically announce the death and cause of death of any crewmember.

Only the {{Character|Mush}} can draw any benefit from disabling this. It helps to obscure murders, however the crew member gauge at the top of the screen will still be updated with a [[Image:P dead.png|class=icon-margin|Icon]] deceased crewmember, giving this option fairly limited utility.

=== Inhibit DMZ-CorePeace ===
''Defaults to ''''Yes''''.''

When enabled, only {{Character|Mush}} are able to use {{Item|Grenades}}, and NERON is forced to use short, informative language in his announcements (with short psychotic outbursts once in a while).

Disabling this allows all crew members to use ''Grenades'' onboard of the Daedalus as well as unleashing NERON's highly intelligent, sarcastic and spiteful personality. [[NERON Announcements]] will become much longer and more coherent, hinting that moral and functional constraints have been removed from the AI. As {{Character|Mush}} can cause harm with ''Grenades'' either way, this option is largely a matter of taste.

=== Magnetic Net ===
''Defaults to ''''Yes''''.''

Becomes available when the [[NERON_Projects#List_of_NERON_Projects|Magnetic Net]] is researched. Only when set to '''Active''' will the [[NERON_Projects#List_of_NERON_Projects|Magnetic Net]] automatically catch and dock any [[Support_Drone|Patrollers]] in orbit.

This should only be set to ''''No'''' if you want to deliberately leave somebody behind.


== Actions ==

{{Action Details|
|Name = Access Terminal
|Effect = Opens the [[File:Spot2.png|top|16px]] '''BIOS Terminal'''
|Requirement = Must be {{Title|NERON Administrator}}, or using the {{Item|Hacker Kit}}, or got {{skill|Bypass}})
| Public Log= [Person] has accessed the BIOS Terminal.
}}
=== [[File:Spot2.png|top|16px]] BIOS Terminal ===
{{todo|check details here: privacy, name}}

{{Action Details|
|Name = Save Settings
|Cost = 
|Privacy = Invisible
|Effect = New settings are immediately applied
}}
{{confirm|{{notification|Announcement}} when ''Inhibit DMZ-CorePeace'' is changed. }}
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