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=== Minor Research Experiments ===
 
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| It takes 4 spores to turn a human into a mush, instead of 3.
 
| It takes 4 spores to turn a human into a mush, instead of 3.
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| {{Item|Mush Sample}}
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| {{H:title|Toxins, spores, the smell, there are so many factors which expose the Mush, that you throw yourself into collecting all the known qualities of Mush to build the ultimate alarm. Based on the oscillation coefficient of the Alpha pheromone and the rate of toxin emission, it is theoretically possible to create a miniature alarm which will go off automatically if a Mush agent spikes someone with a spore within a monitored zone. Makes 5 MycoAlarms. Gives 3 {{glory}}|[[Image:MycoAlarm.png]]}}
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| Makes 5 {{Item|MycoAlarms}}.
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| {{Character|Chun}}
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| {{H:title|Finola Keegan's article "From the spore to non-life" is a seminal work in the field of Mushology. It created a branch of science dealing with aggregation organisms. Aggregators, in effect, are strains of viruses which allow the partial splitting of DNA or RNA strands in the host and extract their genetic makeup in order to alter themselves or their genetic pool [...] This article leads directly to the creation of a costly item : The Mycoscan. Allows the detection of spores on a healthy crew member. Gives 3 {{glory}}|[[Image:Mycoscan.png]]}}
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| Mycoscan
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| Allows the detection of spores on a healthy crew member.
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| {{Character|Dead Mush}}<br>{{Item|Mush Genome Disk}}
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| The {{Item|Tracker}} can now communicate on the mush channel.
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| {{H:title|Toxins, spores, the smell, there are so many factors which expose the Mush, that you throw yourself into collecting all the known qualities of Mush to build the ultimate alarm. Based on the oscillation coefficient of the Alpha pheromone and the rate of toxin emission, it is theoretically possible to create a miniature alarm which will go off automatically if a Mush agent spikes someone with a spore within a monitored zone. Makes 5 MycoAlarms. Gives 3 {{glory}}|[[Image:MycoAlarm.png]]}}
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| {{H:title|Finola Keegan's article &quot;From the spore to non-life&quot; is a seminal work in the field of Mushology. It created a branch of science dealing with aggregation organisms. Aggregators, in effect, are strains of viruses which allow the partial splitting of DNA or RNA strands in the host and extract their genetic makeup in order to alter themselves or their genetic pool [...] This article leads directly to the creation of a costly item : The Mycoscan. Allows the detection of spores on a healthy crew member. Gives 3 {{glory}}|[[Image:Mycoscan.png]]}}
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| {{H:title|Who would have thought that cats hid such secrets... When working on cornea ionisation issues during interplanetary travel, you think of injecting an auto-gamma enhancer to enhance your crewmates\' vision. Creates 2 Pairs of NCC Contact Lenses|[[Image:Ncc_lenses.png]]}}
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| {{H:title|Grempf molecules stimulate the production of androgenous hormones such as testosterone. This functions on humans and animals, regardless of sex, and even plants. You heard about the mysterious migration of sequoias in Yosemite park? Well there you go. Generates 4 Anabolics.|[[Image:Anabolics.png]]}}
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| Upgrades blaster to a {{Item|Natamy Rifle}}, which does more damage to mush.
 
| 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)
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| {{H:title|Who would have thought that cats hid such secrets... When working on cornea ionisation issues during interplanetary travel, you think of injecting an auto-gamma enhancer to enhance your crewmates\' vision. Creates 2 Pairs of NCC Contact Lenses|[[Image:Ncc_lenses.png]]}}
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| {{H:title|A great correlation between Gershwin fungal infections and mechanical propagation related to the influence of quasars. When this correlation has been established, the idea of using a particle accelerator to synthesize a powerful retro-fungal substrate has quickly established itself as THE ultimate solution to the Mush invasion. The result of this study can be crucial and will make the whole crew famous.          
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| The {{Item|Tracker}} can now communicate on the mush channel.
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| {{H:title|Thanks to a few basic skills in organic chemistry you reckon you can put together a basic medikit which is much superior to the antiquated models used by the SDF. Healing actions regenerate an additional {{HP}}|[[Image:Healing_pomade.png]]}}
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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}}.
 
| 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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| {{H:title|A great correlation between Gershwin fungal infections and mechanical propagation related to the influence of quasars. When this correlation has been established, the idea of using a particle accelerator to synthesize a powerful retro-fungal substrate has quickly established itself as THE ultimate solution to the Mush invasion. The result of this study can be crucial and will make the whole crew famous.           
 
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| {{H:title|Thanks to a few basic skills in organic chemistry you reckon you can put together a basic medikit which is much superior to the antiquated models used by the SDF. Healing actions regenerate an additional {{HP}}|[[Image:Healing_pomade.png]]}}
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Revision as of 00:39, 20 April 2014

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.

Research can be a Dirty affair, and since NERON will lock unclean personnel out of the research console, wearing the Stainproof Apron when participating is recommended to avoid 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 Crew Lock can be set to Research, limiting participation to Icon Biologist and Icon Medic characters, and 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%
6-9% +1-1%
12-18% +1-1%
15-28% +1-2%
18-27% +1-1%

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 these conditions are not met, the research option will not be visible, though any progress made on them is preserved. The most important conditions for research are:


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.

List of Research projects

There are a total of 23 possible researches. Except "NCC Contact Lenses" research which you must pick up Icon Schrödinger when you do the research, all the rest which require items just need to be put on the shelf. Some research projects require the presence of Icon Chun in the Laboratory, or a ghost copy of her (which requires decoding Zhong Chun's Genome Codex at Xyloph DB).

Hover over the image to see the description of a research.

Icon Warning: Description should show the actual in-game text of the research project

Minor Research Experiments

Requires Image Name Effectiveness Glory Details
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 Triumph.png 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 Triumph.png Causes spore extraction to cost 4 Action Point instead of 2 Action Point.
Icon Unknown Character Meridon scrambler.png Meridon Scrambler Without any relevant skill 3-4%
With one relevant skill 7-10%
With both relevant skills 11-16% 		3 Triumph.png 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).
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.
Icon Unknown Character
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 Triumph.png It takes 4 spores to turn a human into a mush, instead of 3.
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 Triumph.png Makes 5 Icon Myco-Alarms.
Icon Chun Mycoscan.png Mycoscan Without any relevant skill 4-6%
With one relevant skill 8-12%
With both relevant skills 12-18% 		3 Triumph.png Allows the detection of spores on a healthy crew member.
Icon Unknown Character
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 Triumph.png The Icon Tracker can now communicate on the mush channel.

Major Research Experiments

Requires Image Name Effectiveness Glory Details
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 Triumph.png
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 Triumph.png
Icon Unknown Character Mush breeds.png Mush Races Without any relevant skill 6-9%
With one relevant skill 10-15%
With both relevant skills 14-21% 		6 Triumph.png
Icon Unknown Character
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 Triumph.png

Other Research Experiments

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 Point.
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 Unknown Character Patuline scrambler.png Patuline Scrambler Without any relevant skill 6-9%
With one relevant skill 10-15%
With both relevant skills 14-21% 		0 Mush can no longer communicate on the Mush channel.
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 glory. Icon TODO: Double check, twinpedia says bugged, no glory.
Icon Mush Sample
Icon Unknown Character
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 Triumph.png 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: Increases maximum charges by 4, to a total of 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.

Pheromodem

With this piece of research, humans can access and communicate in the Icon Mush channel. However, everybody's names are obfuscated and they appear as "mush" to each other. This does not apply to the Icon Mush themselves, who see everybody's real names.

When messages such as spores being placed appear in the channel, the names of the participates will show in a scrambled form, however the number of characters in the scrambled name matches up (including spaces), this includes previous communications that appear in the channel aswell.

    • 3 letters: Hua, Ian
    • 4 letters: Chao, Chun
    • 5 letters: Paola
    • 6 letters: Finola, Frieda, Gioele, Janice, Jin Su, Raluca, Roland
    • 7 letters: Kuan Ti, Stephen, Eleesha
    • 8 letters: Terrence


An example of how a Pheromodem channel appears to humans.
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