Difference between revisions of "IT Expert"
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This versatile skill gives free action points to multiple actions around the ship. Progressing NERON Projects, Laboratory Researches, working at Comms Centre and analysing zones in planets (note: only analysing zones, not scanning for new planets) are all choices available to the IT Expert. In addition to that, the base rate of success with the Hacker Kit is doubled to 50%. | This versatile skill gives free action points to multiple actions around the ship. Progressing NERON Projects, Laboratory Researches, working at Comms Centre and analysing zones in planets (note: only analysing zones, not scanning for new planets) are all choices available to the IT Expert. In addition to that, the base rate of success with the Hacker Kit is doubled to 50%. | ||
| − | Despite {{Character|Janice}} gets this skill early, it is of limited utility | + | Despite the fact that {{Character|Janice}} gets this skill early, it is of limited utility to her, as [[BIOS Terminal|BIOS]] access does not require {{AP}} and Janice's main task is not research, but keeping {{Morale}} high. Nevertheless, the skill comes into play when Janice becomes the [[Titles#Communications Officer|Communications Officer]] and starts to decode Rebel Base signals, decipher the Xyloph DB, connect to Sol and upgrade NERON. Given Janice's reasonably high position in the corresponding title list, this skill can be taken situationally. |
== Affected actions == | == Affected actions == | ||
Revision as of 14:19, 25 January 2014
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| Description: | The IT Expert is at home as soon as they are in front of a screen. They manipulate the nexus, navigation and communications terminals with ease.
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| Learned by: |  Janice 2 Eleesha 4 Frieda 4 Terrence 5 Unknown Character
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This versatile skill gives free action points to multiple actions around the ship. Progressing NERON Projects, Laboratory Researches, working at Comms Centre and analysing zones in planets (note: only analysing zones, not scanning for new planets) are all choices available to the IT Expert. In addition to that, the base rate of success with the Hacker Kit is doubled to 50%.
Despite the fact that Janice gets this skill early, it is of limited utility to her, as BIOS access does not require 
and Janice's main task is not research, but keeping 
high. Nevertheless, the skill comes into play when Janice becomes the Communications Officer and starts to decode Rebel Base signals, decipher the Xyloph DB, connect to Sol and upgrade NERON. Given Janice's reasonably high position in the corresponding title list, this skill can be taken situationally.
Affected actions
Participate (NERON's Core), Participate (Research Lab), Analyze (Astro Terminal), any action (Comms Center):
- If any
are available, uses 1 instead of .
Participate (NERON's Core):
- Bonus to efficiency on NERON Projects:
- Auxiliary Terminals
- CPU Overclocking
- Magnetic Return
- NERON Participation
General effects
- Gains 2 a day, to a maximum of 4.
Undocumented effects
- The success chance of using the
Hacker Kit is doubled.
