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The {{Equipment|Research Lab}} terminal can be accessed in the {{room|Laboratory}}. It brings up options for fighting {{Character|Mush}}, granting the crew bonus {{Glory}} '''Glory''' and provides a number of useful commodities.
 
The {{Equipment|Research Lab}} terminal can be accessed in the {{room|Laboratory}}. It brings up options for fighting {{Character|Mush}}, granting the crew bonus {{Glory}} '''Glory''' and provides a number of useful commodities.
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The {{Glory}} gained for certain research projects is immediately obtained by all living humans upon completion, and an additional {{Glory}} can be earned when [[Ending the Game|reaching Sol or Eden]].
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{{Character|Chun}} earns an additional 4 {{Glory}} each time a research requiring her presence is completed.
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{{Character|Finola}} earns an additional 3 {{Glory}} for all Mush-related research.
 
   
 
   
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Research can be a [[Dirty]] affair, and since NERON will lock unclean personnel out of the research console, wearing the {{item|Stainproof Apron}} when participating is recommended to avoid long treks to the shower.
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Research can be a very [[Dirty]] affair. And since NERON will lock unclean personnel out of the research console, wearing the {{item|Stainproof Apron}} when participating is mandatory to avoid suspicion and long treks to the shower.
  
 
Participating in research costs 2 {{AP}}, and the efficiency is increased for {{Skill|Biologist}} and {{Skill|Medic}} characters:
 
Participating in research costs 2 {{AP}}, and the efficiency is increased for {{Skill|Biologist}} and {{Skill|Medic}} characters:
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A character's research efficiency drops with every participation, requiring [[Relaying]] to reset it.
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A character's research '''efficiency''' drops with every participation, requiring [[Relaying]] to reset it.
  
 
The [[BIOS Terminal|BIOS]] affects research in that the {{BIOS|Crew Lock|short}} can be set to '''Research''', limiting participation to {{Skill|Biologist}} and {{Skill|Medic}} characters, and {{BIOS|CPU Priority|short}} can also be set to '''Research''', increasing efficiency by 1-1% or 1-2%:
 
The [[BIOS Terminal|BIOS]] affects research in that the {{BIOS|Crew Lock|short}} can be set to '''Research''', limiting participation to {{Skill|Biologist}} and {{Skill|Medic}} characters, and {{BIOS|CPU Priority|short}} can also be set to '''Research''', increasing efficiency by 1-1% or 1-2%:
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==Research requirements==
 
Many research options have certain conditions that must be met before they become available, including the presence of certain [[Inventory|objects]] or [[Characters|characters]] in the Laboratory.
 
Many research options have certain conditions that must be met before they become available, including the presence of certain [[Inventory|objects]] or [[Characters|characters]] in the Laboratory.
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If these conditions are not met, the research option will not be visible, though any progress made on them is preserved.
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If theyare not met, the research option ''will not be visible'', though any progress made is preserved.
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The most important conditions for research are:
 
The most important conditions for research are:
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*Presence of a {{Item|Mush Sample}}, which can be replaced by decoding a [[Communications|Xyloph DB entry]]
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*The presence of a {{Item|Mush Sample}} in the lab. (Or {{Comms|Ghost Sample|Contact made with Nils Carlsson}}.)
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*Presence of the {{Item|Mush Genome Disk}}, which can be obtained by decoding a [[Communications|Xyloph DB entry]]
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*The presence of {{Character|Chun|long}} in the lab. (Or decoded {{Comms|ghost chun|Zhong Chun's Genome Codex}}.)
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*The presence of {{Character|Chun|long}}, which can be replaced by decoding a [[Communications|Xyloph DB entry]]
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*The presence of the {{Item|Mush Genome Disk}}, which can be obtained by finding the {{Comms|Disk|Mush genome data}}.
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*The [[Image:P deadmush.png|class=margin-small|Icon]] Dead [[Mush]] (the place of death is irrelevant, it can be even outside Daedalus)
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*A [[Image:P deadmush.png|class=margin-small|Icon]] '''Dead''' [[Mush]]. (The place of death is irrelevant, it can be even outside Daedalus.)  A Mush that is traded will not count as a dead Mush.
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The {{Glory}} gained for certain research projects is immediately obtained by all living humans upon completion, and an additional {{Glory}} can be earned when [[Ending the Game|reaching Sol or Eden]].
 
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{{Character|Chun}} earns an additional 4 {{Glory}} each time a research requiring her presence is completed.
 
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{{Character|Finola}} earns an additional 3 {{Glory}} for all Mush-related research.
 
  
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==List of Research projects==
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There will be messages indicating when certain requirements are met:
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There are a total of 23 possible researches. Except for {{Item|Schrödinger}} which needs to be picked up for "[[#NCC Contact Lenses]]",  all required items just need to be put on the shelf. Some research projects require the presence of {{Character|Chun}} in the {{room|Laboratory}}, or a ghost copy of her (which requires decoding the Xyloph DB {{Comms|ghost chun|Zhong Chun's Genome Codex}}).
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Hover over the image to see the description of a research.
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[[File:lab-chun.jpg]]
  
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{{Warn|Description should show the actual in-game text of the research project}}
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[[File:lab-mush.jpg]]
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Some projects also require other related items on the shelf. Finally, the "[[#NCC Contact Lenses]]" are a special case in that {{Item|Schrödinger}} needs to be ''picked up'' and held in the inventory while working on them.
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==List of Research projects==
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There are a total of 23 possible researches.
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Hover over the image to see the in-game description of a research.
  
 
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| {{Item|Mush Sample}}<br>'''Any [[Inventory#Consumables|consumable]]'''
 
| {{Item|Mush Sample}}<br>'''Any [[Inventory#Consumables|consumable]]'''
 
| <span id ="Constipaspore Serum"> {{H:title|By isolating Mush aggregators, it can be seen that Brugien DNA, which was added to allow rapid spore production, has a major weakness which allows the metabolism of carriers to be slowed down. With a little help, the famous Atch Wum already managed to apply this process during the invasion of...[...] All rations are infected with a serum which renders the extraction of spores much more difficult. Gives 3 Glory|[[Image:Constipaspore_serum.png]]}} </span>
 
| <span id ="Constipaspore Serum"> {{H:title|By isolating Mush aggregators, it can be seen that Brugien DNA, which was added to allow rapid spore production, has a major weakness which allows the metabolism of carriers to be slowed down. With a little help, the famous Atch Wum already managed to apply this process during the invasion of...[...] All rations are infected with a serum which renders the extraction of spores much more difficult. Gives 3 Glory|[[Image:Constipaspore_serum.png]]}} </span>
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| [[Constipaspore Serum]]
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| Constipaspore Serum
 
| {{Efficiencies|6}}
 
| {{Efficiencies|6}}
 
|  style="text-align: center;" | 3 {{glory}}
 
|  style="text-align: center;" | 3 {{glory}}
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| {{Efficiencies|3}}
 
| {{Efficiencies|3}}
 
|  style="text-align: center;" | 3 {{glory}}
 
|  style="text-align: center;" | 3 {{glory}}
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| Causes hunters to sometimes fire against each other instead of at the Daedalus. Hunters have 20% chance of firing on one of their own (percentage given by game description).
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| Causes [[Hunters]] to sometimes fire at each other instead of at the Daedalus. (20% chance according to ingame description.)
 
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| {{Item|Soap}}<br>{{Character|Chun}}
 
| {{Item|Soap}}<br>{{Character|Chun}}
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| {{Efficiencies|3}}
 
| {{Efficiencies|3}}
 
| 3 [[Image:Triumph.png]]
 
| 3 [[Image:Triumph.png]]
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| Transforms the {{Item|Soap}} into a {{Item|Super Soaper}}. Every shower you take will destroy one mush spore on your body when carrying it.
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| Transforms the {{Item|Soap}} into a {{Item|Super Soaper}}. Every shower you take will destroy one mush spore on your body when carrying it. '''Does not affect the Mush.''' {{Bug| Still removes spores even if not held when washing.}}
 
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| [[Image:P deadmush.png|class=margin-small|Icon]] Dead [[Mush]]<br>{{Character|Chun}}
 
| [[Image:P deadmush.png|class=margin-small|Icon]] Dead [[Mush]]<br>{{Character|Chun}}
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| {{Item|Blaster}}<br>{{Item|Mush Sample}}
 
| {{Item|Blaster}}<br>{{Item|Mush Sample}}
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| <span id ="Natamy Rifle"> {{H:title||[[Image:Natamy_rifile.png]]}} </span>
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| <span id ="Natamy Rifle"> {{H:title|While dissecting crocodiles with lateral sphincter dysplasia, professor DipNui brought to the fore qualities of the digestive tract of the animal. You don't remember why anymore, but this led you to try out a little experiment with your blaster. It appeared that the reduction caused by the Bacillus anthracitus toxin had a devastating effect and turned Mush DNA into &quot;Zombi&quot; DNA which caused frightening degredations in [...] Transforms the Blaster into Natamy Rifle|[[Image:Natamy_rifile.png]]}} </span>
 
| Natamy Rifle
 
| Natamy Rifle
 
| {{Efficiencies|6}}
 
| {{Efficiencies|6}}
 
|  style="text-align: center;" | 0
 
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| Upgrades blaster to a {{Item|Natamy Rifle}}, which does more damage to mush. {{Todo|The Description is missing.}}
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| Upgrades blaster to a {{Item|Natamy Rifle}}, which does more damage to mush.
 
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| {{Item|Schrödinger}}<br>(must be carried with you)
 
| {{Item|Schrödinger}}<br>(must be carried with you)
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| [[Image:P deadmush.png|class=margin-small|Icon]] Dead [[Mush]]<br>{{Item|Mush Genome Disk}}
 
| [[Image:P deadmush.png|class=margin-small|Icon]] Dead [[Mush]]<br>{{Item|Mush Genome Disk}}
 
| <span id ="Pheromodem"> {{H:title|Of all the objects created in Finola´s laboratory, this one remains unfinished. By collecting all the genome data and combining it with some old research, you discover the secret of Mush communication. This is a powerful tool: by adding a pheromodem to the trackers, everyone will soon be able to throw away their antiquated walky-talky! The Tracker now allows the user to communicate on the mush channel. Gives 3 Glory|[[Image:Pheromodem.png]]}} </span>
 
| <span id ="Pheromodem"> {{H:title|Of all the objects created in Finola´s laboratory, this one remains unfinished. By collecting all the genome data and combining it with some old research, you discover the secret of Mush communication. This is a powerful tool: by adding a pheromodem to the trackers, everyone will soon be able to throw away their antiquated walky-talky! The Tracker now allows the user to communicate on the mush channel. Gives 3 Glory|[[Image:Pheromodem.png]]}} </span>
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| [[Pheromodem]]
 
| {{Efficiencies|3}}
 
| {{Efficiencies|3}}
 
|  style="text-align: center;" | 3 {{glory}}
 
|  style="text-align: center;" | 3 {{glory}}
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| Allows communication the Mush channel with a {{Item|Walkie Talkie}} or {{Item|iTrakie}}.
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| Allows communication the Mush channel with a {{item|Tracker}} or {{Item|iTrakie}}.
 
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| {{Item|Mush Sample}}<br>[[Image:P deadmush.png|class=margin-small|Icon]] Dead [[Mush]]<br>{{Character|Chun}}<br>{{Item|Mush Genome Disk}}
 
| {{Item|Mush Sample}}<br>[[Image:P deadmush.png|class=margin-small|Icon]] Dead [[Mush]]<br>{{Character|Chun}}<br>{{Item|Mush Genome Disk}}
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| {{Efficiencies|3}}
 
| {{Efficiencies|3}}
 
|  style="text-align: center;" | 0
 
|  style="text-align: center;" | 0
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| Installs a Super Calculator in the Nexus which allows you to triangulate the coordinates of Eden using 3 {{Item|Starmap Fragments}}
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| Installs a [[Calculator|Super Calculator]] in the Nexus which allows you to triangulate the coordinates of Eden using 3 {{Item|Starmap Fragments}}
 
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| {{Item|Water Stick}}
 
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| Increases the maximum number of turret charges by 2.
 
| Increases the maximum number of turret charges by 2.
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{{Bug|Increases maximum charges by 4, to a total of 8.}}
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{{Bug|Misleading description. Actually doubles them (2x) to 8.}}
 
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| {{Item|Medikit}}
 
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==Pheromodem==
 
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With this piece of research, humans can access and communicate in the {{Character|Mush}} channel. However, everybody's names are obfuscated and they appear as "mush" to each other. This does not apply to the {{Character|Mush}} themselves, who see everybody's real names.
 
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When messages about infections appear in the channel, the names of the participants will be replaced by scrambled letters, with no clues to their identity except the time at which it happened.
 
  
  
  
 
[[Category:Gameplay]] [[Category:Finola]] [[Category:Chun]] [[Category:Ian]] [[Category:Andie]]
 
[[Category:Gameplay]] [[Category:Finola]] [[Category:Chun]] [[Category:Ian]] [[Category:Andie]]

Latest revision as of 12:32, 4 January 2019

Research plays a vital role in fighting the Icon Mush menace, slowing their advance and making it more difficult for them to perform their actions. Eventually, as research grows more complex and advanced tools become available, a permanent Mush cure and a distant Utopian world can even be discovered. Nothing is impossible for the resourceful crew for the Daedalus!

Mechanics

The Research Lab terminal can be accessed in the Laboratory. It brings up options for fighting Icon Mush, granting the crew bonus Glory Glory and provides a number of useful commodities.

The Glory gained for certain research projects is immediately obtained by all living humans upon completion, and an additional Glory can be earned when reaching Sol or Eden. Icon Chun earns an additional 4 Glory each time a research requiring her presence is completed. Icon Finola earns an additional 3 Glory for all Mush-related research.

Research can be a very Dirty affair. And since NERON will lock unclean personnel out of the research console, wearing the Icon Stainproof Apron when participating is mandatory to avoid suspicion and long treks to the shower.

Participating in research costs 2 Action Point, and the efficiency is increased for Icon Biologist and Icon Medic characters:

Icon Description Efficiency
0.png Neither Icon Biologist nor Icon Medic Base efficiency
1.png Icon Biologist or Icon Medic (i.e. only one) Base efficiency + 4-6%
2.png Icon Biologist and Icon Medic (i.e. both) Base efficency + 8-12%

A character's research efficiency drops with every participation, requiring Relaying to reset it.

The BIOS affects research in that the BIOS Setting Crew Lock can be set to Research, limiting participation to Icon Biologist and Icon Medic characters, and BIOS Setting CPU Priority can also be set to Research, increasing efficiency by 1-1% or 1-2%:

Base efficiency Added efficiency
1-1% +1-2%
3-4% +1-2%
5-7% +1-2%
6-9% +1-1%
12-18% +1-1%
15-28% +1-2%
18-27% +1-1%

Research requirements

Many research options have certain conditions that must be met before they become available, including the presence of certain objects or characters in the Laboratory. If theyare not met, the research option will not be visible, though any progress made is preserved.

The most important conditions for research are:


There will be messages indicating when certain requirements are met:

Lab-chun.jpg

Lab-mush.jpg


Some projects also require other related items on the shelf. Finally, the "#NCC Contact Lenses" are a special case in that Icon Schrödinger needs to be picked up and held in the inventory while working on them.


List of Research projects

There are a total of 23 possible researches. Hover over the image to see the in-game description of a research.

Requires Image Name Effectiveness Glory Details
Nothing Anabolics.png Anabolics Without any relevant skill 12-18%
With one relevant skill 16-24%
With both relevant skills 20-30% 		0 Generates 4 Icon Dose of Anabolics. Gives +8 Movement Points (Movement Point).
Icon Mush Sample Antispore gas.png Antispore Gas Without any relevant skill 6-9%
With one relevant skill 10-15%
With both relevant skills 14-21% 		3 Glory The maximum number of Mush spores generated per day is reduced by 2.
Icon Mush Sample
Any consumable 		Constipaspore serum.png Constipaspore Serum Without any relevant skill 6-9%
With one relevant skill 10-15%
With both relevant skills 14-21% 		3 Glory Causes spore extraction to cost 4 Action Point instead of 2.
Icon Dead Mush Meridon scrambler.png Meridon Scrambler Without any relevant skill 3-4%
With one relevant skill 7-10%
With both relevant skills 11-16% 		3 Glory Causes Hunters to sometimes fire at each other instead of at the Daedalus. (20% chance according to ingame description.)
Icon Soap
Icon Chun 		Mushicide soap.png Mushicide Soap Without any relevant skill 3-4%
With one relevant skill 7-10%
With both relevant skills 11-16% 		3 Triumph.png Transforms the Icon Soap into a Icon Super Soaper. Every shower you take will destroy one mush spore on your body when carrying it. Does not affect the Mush. Icon Bug: Still removes spores even if not held when washing.
Icon Dead Mush
Icon Chun 		Mushovore bacteria.png Mushovore Bacteria Without any relevant skill 12-18%
With one relevant skill 16-24%
With both relevant skills 20-30% 		3 Glory It takes 4 spores to turn a human into a mush, instead of 3.
Icon Mush Sample
Icon Chun 		Mush hunter.png Mush-Hunter: ZC16H Without any relevant skill 6-9%
With one relevant skill 10-15%
With both relevant skills 14-21% 		6 Glory Gives 6 Glory.
Icon Mush Genome Disk Mush language.png Mush Language Without any relevant skill 6-9%
With one relevant skill 10-15%
With both relevant skills 14-21% 		6 Glory Gives 6 Glory.
Icon Dead Mush Mush breeds.png Mush Races Without any relevant skill 6-9%
With one relevant skill 10-15%
With both relevant skills 14-21% 		6 Glory Gives 6 Glory
Icon Dead Mush
Icon Mush Genome Disk 		Mush breeding system.png Mush Reproductive System Without any relevant skill 18-27%
With one relevant skill 22-33%
With both relevant skills 26-39% 		6 Glory Gives 6 Glory
Icon Mush Sample MycoAlarm.png MycoAlarm Without any relevant skill 6-9%
With one relevant skill 10-15%
With both relevant skills 14-21% 		3 Glory Makes 5 Icon Myco-Alarm.
Icon Chun Mycoscan.png Mycoscan Without any relevant skill 4-6%
With one relevant skill 8-12%
With both relevant skills 12-18% 		3 Glory Allows the detection of spores on a healthy crew member.
Nothing Narcotics distiller.png Narcotics Distiller Without any relevant skill 6-9%
With one relevant skill 10-15%
With both relevant skills 14-21% 		0 The Distiller can be used once a day to create a drug.
Icon Blaster
Icon Mush Sample 		Natamy rifile.png Natamy Rifle Without any relevant skill 6-9%
With one relevant skill 10-15%
With both relevant skills 14-21% 		0 Upgrades blaster to a Icon Natamy Rifle, which does more damage to mush.
Icon Schrödinger
(must be carried with you) 		Ncc lenses.png NCC Contact Lenses Without any relevant skill 12-18%
With one relevant skill 16-24%
With both relevant skills 20-30% 		0 Creates 2 pairs of Icon Lenses
Icon Dead Mush Patuline scrambler.png Patuline Scrambler Without any relevant skill 6-9%
With one relevant skill 10-15%
With both relevant skills 14-21% 		3 Glory Mush can no longer communicate on the Mush channel. Icon Note: Humans can't, either. Posts just turn into random symbols.
Icon Water Stick Infinite water.png Perpetual Hydration Without any relevant skill 6-9%
With one relevant skill 10-15%
With both relevant skills 14-21% 		0 Gives 3 Glory Icon Bug: This gives no Glory
Icon Dead Mush
Icon Mush Genome Disk 		Pheromodem.png Pheromodem Without any relevant skill 3-4%
With one relevant skill 7-10%
With both relevant skills 11-16% 		3 Glory Allows communication the Mush channel with a Icon Tracker or Icon iTrakie.
Icon Mush Sample
Icon Dead Mush
Icon Chun
Icon Mush Genome Disk 		Retro-Fungal Serum.PNG Retro-Fungal Serum Without any relevant skill 1-1%
With one relevant skill 5-7%
With both relevant skills 9-13% 		16 Glory Generates Icon Retro-Fungal Serum
Icon Mush Sample Spore sucker.png Spore Sucker Without any relevant skill 4-6%
With one relevant skill 8-12%
With both relevant skills 12-18% 		0 Produces a Icon Spore Sucker
Icon Starmap Fragment Super calc.png Super Calculator Without any relevant skill 3-4%
With one relevant skill 7-10%
With both relevant skills 11-16% 		0 Installs a Super Calculator in the Nexus which allows you to triangulate the coordinates of Eden using 3 Icon Starmap Fragments
Icon Water Stick Tesla sup2x.png Tesla SUP2X Without any relevant skill 12-18%
With one relevant skill 16-24%
With both relevant skills 20-30% 		0 Increases the maximum number of turret charges by 2.

Icon Bug: Misleading description. Actually doubles them (2x) to 8.

Icon Medikit Healing pomade.png Ultra-Healing Pomade Without any relevant skill 6-9%
With one relevant skill 10-15%
With both relevant skills 14-21% 		0 Healing actions regenerate an additional Health Point health point
Icon Note: Bandage still heal 2 Health Point only.
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