You’ll usually start with one of these. If you don’t, you can always find one in a fire extinguisher cabinet.A fire extinguisher cabinet.
+ Blood Is Fuel (& other liquids, too.)
Extinguishers aren’t limited to just water.
In an emergency, you can get tiny uses out of it by only giving it 5u to blast. This means that, if you have a syringe, you can use your own blood to propel yourself.
If you don’t, just pour your drink into it.
- Liquids Are Rare-Ish
Salvagers usually don’t start with access to liquid.
Liquids can be found in water coolers, water/welding fuel tanks, or sinks.
When in doubt, use your department’s radio channel (use :u instead of the standard ;) to ask cargo to save you a tank.
- Can’t Go The Distance
Capacity’s too small to be used to search for wrecks.
If you don’t start with a mass scanner, take a look at cargo’s shuttle console when it’s docked.
(Don’t forget to make sure Sci knows you need a mass scanner so you can stop bumming off of Cargo.) A shuttle console.
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<—HIDDEN TIP: If you want to use a backpack AND a jetpack, carry one of ‘em in your hand. There’s basically no downsides, except that you’ll take longer to react if you have to empty a hand before you can equip your knife.
This strategy is powerful, which means it might get PR’d into oblivion if someone sees it here. However, it also rewards creativity, which this writer personally loves. So don’t go putting this strategy into any guides, you hear? Let the players discover it on their own.—>
Jetpack
+Uses air, which is often found on wrecks.
+Constant output makes it much less of a hassle to drag stuff back home.
+Lots of fuel in one tank makes it easier to find wrecks without a mass scanner.
-Harder to obtain if your map doesn’t start with any. Either ask Cargo to order some, or bug a Head to give you the jetpacks from EVA.
-**BIG** Downside: You can’t wear a backpack with one of these on.
—If you want to keep your loot, you’ll have to [build|link:construction] a crate to put it in with 5 Steel, or find one on the wreck.
—You can’t store your PKA anywhere if you want a ranged option.
