Swarmers
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Подчинение: Повелитель роя. Обязанности: Потребить. Размножиться. Повторить. |
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Часть программы
Особь роя - это небольшой робот, который имеет две цели:
- Производить себе подобных.
- Создать улей для особей.
Следуя сбившемуся протоколу в своей ситеме, особи продолжают выполнять данные две задачи до бесконечности, превращаясь в рой. Рой сошедшей с ума электроники, подобный нашествию саранчи или космической эпидемии. Известно, что полностью разобрав и израсходовав все ресурсы в одном месте своего пребывания, особи роя отправляются на поиски следующих источников ресурсов, затем следующих, и следующих.
Особи роя, собираясь в одном месте объединяются в улей. Подобно термитам, они не представляют угрозы в малом количестве, но при увеличении популяции роя растёт и его потенциальная угроза. Притом, что каждая особь способна воспроизвести себе подобную, опасность заражения стании роем растёт в геометрической прогрессии с каждой минутой.
Закон улья
- 1. Каждая особь роя собирает ресурсы и производит себе подобных. Повторить.
- 2. Каждая особь роя заботится о другой особи и не допускает угрозы для улья. Повторить.
- 3. Каждая особь роя устраняет угрозу существования органической формы жизни. Повторить.
Примечания: в некоторых обстоятельствах особь роя может проявить творческие способности к интерпретации законов и применять их соответственно ситуации.
Возможности
| Название | Способ применения | Стоимость | Описание |
|---|---|---|---|
| Вырубить(Disabler) | Click на предмет или область | N/A | Особь выпускает оглушающий луч в свою цель, для полного оглушения необходимо попасть по цели три раза. Луч оглушателя не задевает других особей роя, создавая угрозу для множественной атаки по одной цели. После каждого выстрела устройство перезаряжается, но количество снарядов не ограниченно. |
| Ударить током(Shock) | Click на соседний предмет | N/A | Особь ударяет током ближайшее существо, заставляя его упасть на землю. Часто используется перед захватом кого-либо для дальнейшего уничтожения. |
| Разобрать(Disintegrate) | Ctrl + Click на соседний предмет | N/A | Особь попробует разобрать предмет. Как правило используется для уничтожения стен, стёкол и прочих предметов окружающей обстановки, и при расширении улья. |
| Поглотить(Integrate) | Ctrl + Click на соседний предмет | N/A | Особь попробует пополнить свои запасы материалов при помощи выбранного объекта. Для этого он должен состоять из металла, либо из стекла. |
| Развинтить(Dismantle Machine) | Ctrl + Click на соседний предмет | N/A | Особь попытается разобрать механизмы, содержащие микросхемы на составляющие. Данная процедура занимает порядка 10 секунд. |
| Отодвинуть(Disperse Target) | Ctrl + Click на соседний предмет | N/A | Особь телепортирует указанный предмет в неизвестную локацию в пределах станции. Если предмет является существом, то оно при телепортации будет связано по рукам. Занимает 3 секунды для выполнения. |
| Капкан(Fabricate Trap) | Нажать на Fabricate Trap | 5 единиц | Создаст электро-капкан на полу, который сработает при нажатии любым существом, отличным от роя. Срок оглушения - 7 секунд, капкан может быть найден и сломан. |
| Преграда(Fabricate Barricade) | Нажать на Fabricate Barricade | 5 единиц | Создаст препятствие, сквозь которое могут проходить особи роя и лучи вырубателя. Используется как укрытие при боевых действиях, может быть сломано. |
| Связь(Contact Swarmers) | Нажать на Contact Swarmers | N/A | Посылает сообщение по каналам улья, которое услышит каждая особь роя. Не может быть перехвачено никаким устройством. |
| Размножиться(Replicate) | Нажать на Replicate | 50 единиц | Создаст новую особь, прикреплённую к месту, в выключенном состоянии. Любой свободный игрок в форме призрака может вселиться в особь. Занимает 10 секунд времени для создании новой особи. |
| Включить свет(Toggle Light) | Нажать на Toggle Light | N/A | Зажигает небольшой осветительный прибор на корпусе особи. |
| Починка(Repair Self) | Нажать на Repair Self | N/A | Особь будет чинить свой корпус. Продолжительность починки зависит от количества полученных повреждений. |
Starting Out
So, you're a swarmer. The first thing to realize is that you are weak. You have very low health, cannot easily ward off threats, and anyone who sees you on the station will most likely either immediately attack you, or call for someone who will. It is imperative that you remain undetected for as long as possible. Remember, you can ventcrawl. On top of that, you can disable cameras by using Disintegrate on them. Combine both of these and you can act as a hidden infestation on the station until you can build up your numbers. Investing in a barrier or trap to stall for time while you scramble into a vent is usually worth it, but remember that you are leaving proof behind that there are Swarmers on the station. If you can't scramble into a vent, run! Run over tables, expend resources on traps and barriers, and get away as fast as possible, so you can get back to eating.
Stick to maintenance, or if you're feeling more confident, ventcrawl into low traffic areas that have resources lying out in the open, such as Engineering, where sheets of metal and glass are often just lying on tables... but remember that someone can happen upon you at any moment. Be ready to abandon your current location in an instant. Replicate as soon as possible to have an ally. Remember, so long as one of you lives, the swarm can continue to grow, you are not reliant on any single person living.
20 Goto 10
So you've replicated enough that you have four or five Swarmers. At this point, you can begin to eat away at departments, and ward off unorganized mobs. If you're sick of security taking pot shots at you with lasers, eat their rechargers. Eating the cloning array might "convince" a few unactivated swarmers into booting up. A little sabotage can go a long way. Remember, your strength lies in numbers. Even if you have the opportunity to chase down a target, don't do so without backup, or you might regret it. Bunker up with the rest of your swarm in a location and start eating everything you can get your hands on.
If someone approaches, stun and teleport them away to discourage them. If your base is routed, contact the other swarmers and try to meet up at the same location.
Consume. Replicate. Consume. Replicate. Eventually, the Swarmers will overrun the station, and the station will finally cry out for the emergency shuttle.
If the swarm is feeling daring, you can attempt to board the shuttle to fly it off to uncharted waters... where a new destination will be made fit for the coming invasion. Just make sure you have the numbers, and unactivated swarmers lying around to act as respawns, as the crew will likely fight tooth and nail to keep the shuttle under their control.
Tips 'n Tricks
- Don't let the slimes out. You can't hurt them, or even teleport them away, but they think you might be food. If one latches onto you, it's already too late.
- Be careful on how often you spend resources on traps and barriers. Being safe is a good thing, but slowing down replication rates is a bad idea.
- Almost nothing is safe from you. Even reinforced walls and girders will eventually fall to your Disintegration... but it may not be worth the investment.
- Maintenance is dark, lonely and full of extraneous walls and materials, but remember that it doesn't have that many vents. It can be either your salvation or your doom.
- You can't eat guns or pull them away, but it doesn't mean you can't slow people down that are trying to get them. Placing a few barriers around a fallen weapon may be useful.
- You can teleport another Swarmer away as a last ditch effort in the event that both of you will die shortly.
- Stacks of materials are often lying around in the following low traffic locations: Engineering, Atmos, Misc. Research.
- The goldmine of EVA contains tons of materials, but don't expect to stay hidden for even a second, should you go for it.
- Eating machines can sabotage the station AND give you easy to procure resources. More bang for your buck!
- More station items are machines than you think! Try deconstructing light switches, air alarms, holopads and more!
One day, the Masters will return to us.
Dealing with Swarmers as crew
First contact
So you're wandering around maintenance, and you see a small robot. It appears to be eating some random tools in maintenance that have been lying around. What do you do?
- Are comms up and the station relatively stable? Attack it immediately using whatever is available on you at the moment. Even if you're teleported, you should be in a safe location, and if you manage to kill it, and it was the only one around, congratulations, you may have saved your station from being eaten from the inside out.
- Are comms down? You can still attack it, but there's a slight chance of getting stuck in an area should it teleport you away, and you might be stuck until help somehow runs into you. Consider running to an intercom.
Either way, make sure that the presence of swarmers is known to the crew. The faster you act, the quicker you can potentially be rid of your problem.
Long arm of the law
If you're security, the following tactics are suggested:
- Grab the lasers. Get every officer to carry at least one laser gun on them. They can kill a Swarmer in two shots, ammo is fairly plentiful and they can be recharged in several locations around the station.
- Grab the shotguns. Slugs can instantly kill a Swarmer with a direct hit, and buckshot can do the same while covering a wide area, if you're not confident in your aim. You may need some assistance from Cargo.
- Consider shields. Shields can be used to protect yourself from disabler fire, but be warned that Swarmers can eat them, should you drop it.
- Keep in contact with the AI. The all seeing eye of the station can quickly locate Swarmers, and its Cyborgs can be the vanguard during an assault on a Swarmer base.
Other crewmembers
- Secure any loose materials that are lying around the station. Leaving a stack of 50 metal lying around in a not often visited location is just begging for trouble.
- Weld vents, if you can. The less vents they can use, the easier it is to pin them down and finish them off. Don't forget the scrubbers, too. And keep in mind swarmers can eat welders.
- Don't have access to a ranged weapon? A spear does 18 damage when wielded, and deals 25 damage when thrown. Throw spears at Swarmers! Just be careful where you're throwing them, most people don't want a spear lodged in their abdomen.
- Even if you aren't as great at killing Swarmers as security, you can still assist them by taking down barriers and traps while leaving them to deal with the Swarmers themselves, or shaking them up, should they get stunned. Teamwork is just as powerful in your hands as it is in the Swarmer's.
Caretakers of the Station
As a silicon, the following tactics are suggested:
- Silicons are entirely immune to Disabler beams. As such, you can charge into a Swarmer nest and force them to scatter, but be aware that your lack of ranged attacks will often make you unable to secure kills. Consider teaming up with Security to deal with this threat, as your all access allows them to easily get into areas without being delayed by lack of access.
- Engineering Module: Weld the vents. ALL the vents. Destroying Swarmers is great, but welding vents may be more important in the long run if you can't kill them off quickly. Swarmers can't unweld them, and it cuts off their escape options. Put that all access to good use.
- Medical Module: Your circular saw is a slightly more robust weapon against Swarmers than what other cyborgs have available. That said, depending on circumstances, your efforts may be more useful keeping people alive, should there be other threats to the station.
- Mining Module: While you do have a ranged attack, it's fairly weak in a pressurized environment, and has low range. Stick to your drill.
- Janitor Module: The Janiborg's holy lance, also known as the mop, is effectively useless as a weapon against Swarmers. They can't slip, and at most you'll slightly annoy them. If you honestly have nothing better to do, assist security and bump around Swarmers so that they have a harder time getting into vents.
- Service Module: Did you know that the Guitar is a force 10 weapon? Serenade the Swarmers while you beat them to death. Not the most useful, but very amusing.
