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*[[Chemistry#chem_Dexalin|Dexalin]] and [[Chemistry#chem_DexalinPlus|Dexalin Plus]].
*[[Chemistry#chem_Dexalin|Dexalin]] and [[Chemistry#chem_DexalinPlus|Dexalin Plus]].
*[[Chemistry#chem_Tranexamic acid|Tranexamic acid]] and [[Chemistry#chem_Iron|Iron]]
*[[Chemistry#chem_Tranexamic acid|Tranexamic acid]] and [[Chemistry#chem_Iron|Iron]]
Chemists can also make less common meds ranging from recovering from eye damage, curing a zombie plague, curing a bee sting or assisting a hangover. In an outbreak, you may be asked to work with the medical team to bulk produce a cure.
Botanists may come to you requesting Botanical chemicals to help with weeds and plant growth. The Janitor may request Space Cleaner for removing crayon artwork from floors or rat poison. The Chef may request salt / sugar and other food chemicals. Security may request flammable bomb ingredients, foam or cannisters of meds. Bored colleagues may request illicit drugs (Space Drugs / Meth / LSD) or simply a pill containing soda. Antagonists may request poisons or sleep drugs. Clowns may ask for beakers of potassium. Prioritising which drugs to create is part of a chemists job.
For more info, see the [[Chemistry|list of chemicals]].
For more info, see the [[Chemistry|list of chemicals]].
A creative chemist can work with the Science team to create heal grenades that can be deployed on a room of the diseased to bulk cure them. Beware to only use chemicals that cannot be overdosed on unless you have a good lawyer.
A clever chemist may choose to ignore or report suspicious requests from staff for a beaker of:
*potassium (used to make explosions)
*radium / uranium (for mutating plants)
*sulfuric acid (acid is dangerous)
*oxygen
Your job can get chaotic with power outages, chemical explosions, villans running past or intruders jumping through the window to steal your precious pills. Being able to have adequate meds on hand to assist medical and security staff to cater for the next emergency is your challenge.


== Chemical Dispenser ==
== Chemical Dispenser ==
[[File:Industrial Dispenser.png|64px]]
[[File:Industrial Dispenser.png|64px]]
The chemical dispenser's main purpose is to get and mix chemicals.  
The chemical dispenser's main purpose is to get and mix chemicals. You have an infinite supply of chemicals but require power to use it.


To use it, you need to:
To use it, you need to:
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*Select the amount (u) to add to the beaker;
*Select the amount (u) to add to the beaker;
*Select the chemical you want to add to the beaker. ''(Note that the chemicals will react instantly)''
*Select the chemical you want to add to the beaker. ''(Note that the chemicals will react instantly)''
*Click Eject


== ChemMaster4000 ==
== ChemMaster4000 ==
[[File:ChemMaster4000.png|64px]]
[[File:ChemMaster4000.png|64px]]
ChemMaster4000's purpose is to make pills or bottles with the chemical of your choosing.  
ChemMaster4000's purpose is to make pills or bottles with the chemical of your choosing.  
*Load in a container, similarly to how you do it with a [[#Chemical Dispenser|Chemical Dispenser]];
*Put a container in your active hand. e.g. pill cannister or bottle.
*Click the ChemMaster machine to put it into the Output tab
*Put a beaker in your active hand
*Click the ChemMaster machine to put it into the Input tab
 
*If you want to make a pill/bottle:
*If you want to make a pill/bottle:
**'''Add the chemicals''' to the buffer. ''("All" adds everything in the beaker, "5" adds 5u, "10" adds 10u etc.)'';
**Ensure that there is a Container loaded in the Input tab that has chemicals in it.
**'''Change the label''' if necessary. ''Personally, I like to add the dose (e.g. 50u)'';
**
**'''Add the chemicals'''. Click the Transfer button next to a chemical to load it to the buffer. ''("All" adds everything in the beaker, "5" adds 5u, "10" adds 10u etc.)'';
**'''Check the chemicals'''. All chemical types in the buffer will be output. e.g. It is a good idea to have both Arithrazine and Bicardine in the buffer so that they are both added to the output to complement each other.
**Change to the '''Output''' tab
**'''Change the label''' if necessary. ''Personally, I like to add the dose (e.g. 50u)''; As most of your colleagues may not know chemistry, a kind chemist will prefix the label with its effect. e.g. Brute (Bicardine 25u)
**If you're making pills, '''set the pill's visual appearance'''. ''I prefer to make it similar to the color of the chemical'';
**If you're making pills, '''set the pill's visual appearance'''. ''I prefer to make it similar to the color of the chemical'';
**'''Set the amount of pills/bottles''' you want to create. The dose will be '''u in buffer divided by the number of pills''', but not more than the specified maximum ''(stated to the right of the "Create" button)'';
**'''Set the dose''' 15u or 25u or 30u is typically enough.
**'''Set the amount of pills/bottles''' you want to create.
**Hit the '''create''' button.
**Hit the '''create''' button.
*If you want to get rid of the chemical in the buffer:
*If you want to get rid of the chemical in the buffer:
**Select either '''transfer''' ''(moves chemical to inserted container)'' or '''discard''' ''(gets rid of the chemical completely)'';
**Select either '''transfer''' ''(moves chemical to inserted container)'' or '''discard''' ''(gets rid of the chemical completely)'';
**Select the amount to transfer/discard.
**Select the amount to transfer/discard.


After making pills, you can (and probably should) put them into a pill canister. I recommend using the labeller ''(the one you start with)'' to name them and avoid confusion. ''(Though the labeller is a bit buggy and sometimes doesn't work first try)''
== Reagent Grinder ==
The Reagent Grinder enables objects to be ground or liquified.
 
A chemist will need to grind 1 object of plasma in this in order to make some medication like Dexalin. Only one object can be ground at a time so if you insert a stack of objects it will not work. A Large Beaker will need to be loaded into the Reagent Grinder by left clicking on the machine with the object in your active hand.
 
== Tools ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Image !! Name !! Description
|-
|  || Lab coat || Has pockets for pills to carry with you
|-
|  || Large Beaker|| Your primary container. Holds 100u of chemicals. Fill up from a ChemDispenser / Water tank / syringe / open soda can. Left click to drink from it 5u at a time. Click on it with an object in Draw mode to transfer 5u of its contents to that object (e.g. syringe / bottle).
|-
|  || Beaker || A small beaker that holds 50u
|-
|  || Bottle || A small bottle that can be drunk from similar to a beaker but in smaller quantities.
|-
|  || Syringe || Holds 15u of liquid that can be used to inject a human / animal 5u at a time. Press Z to change from draw to inject modes. Primarily used to draw blood, inject epinephrine into critical patients or inject stunned / bound / distracted victims with poison.
|-
|  || Pill cannister || Holds 12 pills. Each pill must be drawn out one by one.  
|-
|  || Pill || A pill can be created from the ChemMaster's Output tab assuming that there is first inserted a Pill Cannister. A pill can contain a higher dose than a syringe. Too high of a dose of some chemicals is dangerous.
|}
 
==Getting Supplies==
A Chemistry lab typically starts off with several supplies including Beaker Boxes (with beakers and large beakers), Pill Cannister Boxes (with pill cannisters), Bottle Boxes, (with bottles) Syringe Boxes (with syringes). Sometimes there will also be plasma available.
 
To get more supplies, you can go to:
*Cargo - Request a Chemistry Supplies Crate (it will contain several boxes of supplies therein)
*Salvage - Request Plasma from their journeys in space
*Science - Request bottles, beakers, pill cannisters to be made
*Science - Request machines to be made / replaced.


This should be the basics you need to know to get started. Don't hesitate to look at the [[Chemistry]] page if you forget a recipe. Have fun! :)
This should be the basics you need to know to get started. Don't hesitate to look at the [[Chemistry]] page if you forget a recipe. Have fun! :)

Revision as of 09:55, 24 October 2022


Medical

Chemist

Access: Chemistry, Maintenance, Medical
Difficulty: Medium
Duties: Make medicine and maybe drugs
Supervisors: Chief Medical Officer
Subordinates: None
Guides: Guide to medicine, List of chemicals

As a chemist, your job is to make deadly nerve gas medicine for your crew. The most important machines for your profession are a Chemical Dispenser and the ChemMaster4000. Since the 4 usual damage types are Brute, Burn, Airloss and Toxin, you will need to create cures for all of them as well as for blood loss, the most common being:

Chemists can also make less common meds ranging from recovering from eye damage, curing a zombie plague, curing a bee sting or assisting a hangover. In an outbreak, you may be asked to work with the medical team to bulk produce a cure.

Botanists may come to you requesting Botanical chemicals to help with weeds and plant growth. The Janitor may request Space Cleaner for removing crayon artwork from floors or rat poison. The Chef may request salt / sugar and other food chemicals. Security may request flammable bomb ingredients, foam or cannisters of meds. Bored colleagues may request illicit drugs (Space Drugs / Meth / LSD) or simply a pill containing soda. Antagonists may request poisons or sleep drugs. Clowns may ask for beakers of potassium. Prioritising which drugs to create is part of a chemists job.

For more info, see the list of chemicals.

A creative chemist can work with the Science team to create heal grenades that can be deployed on a room of the diseased to bulk cure them. Beware to only use chemicals that cannot be overdosed on unless you have a good lawyer.

A clever chemist may choose to ignore or report suspicious requests from staff for a beaker of:

  • potassium (used to make explosions)
  • radium / uranium (for mutating plants)
  • sulfuric acid (acid is dangerous)
  • oxygen

Your job can get chaotic with power outages, chemical explosions, villans running past or intruders jumping through the window to steal your precious pills. Being able to have adequate meds on hand to assist medical and security staff to cater for the next emergency is your challenge.

Chemical Dispenser

The chemical dispenser's main purpose is to get and mix chemicals. You have an infinite supply of chemicals but require power to use it.

To use it, you need to:

  • Click on it with a beaker to put a it in. (Note that if it already has a beaker inside, it will swap it with the one in your hand);
  • Open the chemical dispenser's GUI;
  • Select the amount (u) to add to the beaker;
  • Select the chemical you want to add to the beaker. (Note that the chemicals will react instantly)
  • Click Eject

ChemMaster4000

ChemMaster4000's purpose is to make pills or bottles with the chemical of your choosing.

  • Put a container in your active hand. e.g. pill cannister or bottle.
  • Click the ChemMaster machine to put it into the Output tab
  • Put a beaker in your active hand
  • Click the ChemMaster machine to put it into the Input tab
  • If you want to make a pill/bottle:
    • Ensure that there is a Container loaded in the Input tab that has chemicals in it.
    • Add the chemicals. Click the Transfer button next to a chemical to load it to the buffer. ("All" adds everything in the beaker, "5" adds 5u, "10" adds 10u etc.);
    • Check the chemicals. All chemical types in the buffer will be output. e.g. It is a good idea to have both Arithrazine and Bicardine in the buffer so that they are both added to the output to complement each other.
    • Change to the Output tab
    • Change the label if necessary. Personally, I like to add the dose (e.g. 50u); As most of your colleagues may not know chemistry, a kind chemist will prefix the label with its effect. e.g. Brute (Bicardine 25u)
    • If you're making pills, set the pill's visual appearance. I prefer to make it similar to the color of the chemical;
    • Set the dose 15u or 25u or 30u is typically enough.
    • Set the amount of pills/bottles you want to create.
    • Hit the create button.
  • If you want to get rid of the chemical in the buffer:
    • Select either transfer (moves chemical to inserted container) or discard (gets rid of the chemical completely);
    • Select the amount to transfer/discard.

Reagent Grinder

The Reagent Grinder enables objects to be ground or liquified.

A chemist will need to grind 1 object of plasma in this in order to make some medication like Dexalin. Only one object can be ground at a time so if you insert a stack of objects it will not work. A Large Beaker will need to be loaded into the Reagent Grinder by left clicking on the machine with the object in your active hand.

Tools

Image Name Description
Lab coat Has pockets for pills to carry with you
Large Beaker Your primary container. Holds 100u of chemicals. Fill up from a ChemDispenser / Water tank / syringe / open soda can. Left click to drink from it 5u at a time. Click on it with an object in Draw mode to transfer 5u of its contents to that object (e.g. syringe / bottle).
Beaker A small beaker that holds 50u
Bottle A small bottle that can be drunk from similar to a beaker but in smaller quantities.
Syringe Holds 15u of liquid that can be used to inject a human / animal 5u at a time. Press Z to change from draw to inject modes. Primarily used to draw blood, inject epinephrine into critical patients or inject stunned / bound / distracted victims with poison.
Pill cannister Holds 12 pills. Each pill must be drawn out one by one.
Pill A pill can be created from the ChemMaster's Output tab assuming that there is first inserted a Pill Cannister. A pill can contain a higher dose than a syringe. Too high of a dose of some chemicals is dangerous.

Getting Supplies

A Chemistry lab typically starts off with several supplies including Beaker Boxes (with beakers and large beakers), Pill Cannister Boxes (with pill cannisters), Bottle Boxes, (with bottles) Syringe Boxes (with syringes). Sometimes there will also be plasma available.

To get more supplies, you can go to:

  • Cargo - Request a Chemistry Supplies Crate (it will contain several boxes of supplies therein)
  • Salvage - Request Plasma from their journeys in space
  • Science - Request bottles, beakers, pill cannisters to be made
  • Science - Request machines to be made / replaced.

This should be the basics you need to know to get started. Don't hesitate to look at the Chemistry page if you forget a recipe. Have fun! :)

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