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Grabowski: Changes the job header to the new one + its not a station

2021-03-16T16:57:30Z

Changes the job header to the new one + its not a station

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imported>PotatoMasher: /* Abilities */ Whoops

2017-10-29T20:50:33Z

Abilities: Whoops

imported>PotatoMasher: /* Abilities */ Updated exact controls

2017-10-29T20:48:55Z

Abilities: Updated exact controls

imported>Atlanta-Ned: Quotes for the quote gods

2016-03-23T18:29:18Z

Quotes for the quote gods

imported>Bandit: /* Starting Out */

2016-03-03T15:53:21Z

Starting Out

imported>DemonFiren at 11:51, 17 January 2016

2016-01-17T11:51:55Z

imported>Bandit: /* Tips 'n Tricks */

2015-09-07T13:50:36Z

Tips 'n Tricks

imported>Bandit at 13:50, 7 September 2015

2015-09-07T13:50:10Z

imported>Ergovisavi at 00:29, 6 September 2015

2015-09-06T00:29:19Z

imported>Ergovisavi at 17:37, 2 September 2015

2015-09-02T17:37:41Z

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 ! style='background-color:#00ced6;' width='150px'|Name
-! style='background-color:#00ced6;' width='150px'|Method of Activation
+! style='background-color:#00ced6;' width='200px'|Method of Activation
 ! style='background-color:#00ced6;' width='150px'|Resource Cost
 ! style='background-color:#00ced6;' width='450px'|Description
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 |-
 !Disperse Target
-|Ctrl + Click a Mob(Melee range)
+|Ctrl + Click a Mob (Melee range)
 |N/A
 |You can teleport mobs away from yourself with this ability. It requires three seconds, and you must remain still during this. The target will be teleported to a random, safe for humans location on the station zlevel. If they're a human, they'll also be ziptied. Use this after stunning a target to get yourself some breathing space.

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 |-
 !Shock
-|Click (Melee range)
+|Click a Mob (Melee range)
 |N/A
 |Your melee attack shocks a target, dealing stamina damage. Useful for keeping a target down on the floor before you teleport them, but beware engaging a target that is capable of fighting back, you are very fragile.
 |-
 !Disintegrate
-|Ctrl + Click (Melee range)
+|Click a Structure (Melee range)
 |N/A
 |You can attempt to destroy structures. In most cases, this will break them down into their base components, such as Walls turning into girders and metal sheets. You can destroy almost any structure in this fashion, but keep in mind that your programming will not allow you to destroy things that could potentially cause a hostile environment to be created, such as attempting to cause a hull breach by destroying a wall leading to space.
 |-
 !Integrate
-|Ctrl + Click (Melee range)
+|Click an Object (Melee range)
 |N/A
 |You can attempt to convert an object into resources. If the object contains metal or glass, it will be consumed and turned into a single resource point. Sheets/Rods/ETC are consumed one at a time in this method.
 |-
 !Dismantle Machine
-|Ctrl + Click (Melee range)
+|Click a Machine (Melee range)
 |N/A
 |You can attempt to dismantle machines into their component parts and 5 sheets of metal. Doing so takes ten seconds of your time, and you must remain still during this. Your programming will not allow you to dismantle some machines in this fashion, as they are too dangerous or valuable to dismantle.
 |-
 !Disperse Target
-|Ctrl + Click (Melee range)
+|Ctrl + Click a Mob(Melee range)
 |N/A
 |You can teleport mobs away from yourself with this ability. It requires three seconds, and you must remain still during this. The target will be teleported to a random, safe for humans location on the station zlevel. If they're a human, they'll also be ziptied. Use this after stunning a target to get yourself some breathing space.

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 |duties = Consume. Replicate. Repeat. Prepare the station for the arrival of your Masters.
 |guides = You're already here.
 }}

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 ===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.
+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.''' This includes crawling through scrubbers. 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.
+Randomly spawned swarmers appear in the [[gateway]], which has enough materials to replicate once but will not last you much longer. 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===

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 |headerbgcolor = black
 |headerfontcolor = red
-|stafftype = INVASION
+|stafftype = INVADING
 |access = None
 |jobtitle = Swarmer

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 * 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 and lonely, but remember that it doesn't have that many vents. It can be either your salvation or your doom.
+* 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.

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 * 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!
 ''One day, the Masters will return to us.''
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 ===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.
+* 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.

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 |Toggles a small light on the Swarmer for navigating through dark areas.
 |-
 |}

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 ''One day, the Masters will return to us.''
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