Support Drone - Revision history

Omgbby: Drones have been seen failing to extinguish fires at cycle change

2025-12-04T16:04:31Z

Drones have been seen failing to extinguish fires at cycle change

Vio: Drone order

2019-08-21T11:31:28Z

Drone order

Musaran: Attackers needed

2019-05-16T13:53:43Z

Attackers needed

Musaran: Repair priority, rewrite

2019-05-16T11:57:18Z

Repair priority, rewrite

Spacekadt: warning about breaking mechanics

2019-01-30T21:42:53Z

warning about breaking mechanics

Peanutz at 20:06, 30 January 2019

2019-01-30T20:06:50Z

Akias200 at 16:12, 9 June 2018

2018-06-09T16:12:23Z

Innokentiy at 23:38, 4 March 2018

2018-03-04T23:38:08Z

Shkaper: Drone's base repair chance is 12%. Also can be damaged by fire.

2018-02-04T04:55:37Z

Drone's base repair chance is 12%. Also can be damaged by fire.

Franfran2424: Added that drones do their actions before Fires appear.

2017-03-11T14:31:44Z

Added that drones do their actions before Fires appear.

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 ## '''Dock''' back.
 # '''Extinguish''' a fire if there is one and drone has the '''Firefighter''' upgrade.
-#: {{Confirm|Always succesfull, like {{Skill|Firefighter}} players.}}
+#: {{Confirm| Confirm base success rate, Support Drones may fail at extinguishing fires.}}
 # Attempt a '''Repair''', in that order :
 ## Doors.

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 # Attempt a '''Repair''', in that order :
 ## Doors.
-## Equipments. Without {{Item|Scrap Metal}} for spacecrafts, unlike players.
+## Equipment. Does not require {{Item|Scrap Metal}} for spacecrafts, unlike players.
 ## Items. {{Bug|Can repair a hidden object. It remains hidden, but the log is not and gives it away.}}
-#: Base success rate and improvement per fail like non-{{Skill|Technician}} players.
+#: Base success rate and % improvement per fail correspeond to that of a non-{{Skill|Technician}} player.
-#: Failed attempts are silent, just like for players. Only the '''Turbo''' message may give it away.
+#: Failed attempts are silent, just like they are for players. Only the '''Turbo''' message may give it away.
 #: Special cases :
-#:: '''[[Camera]]s''' count as : {{Confirm|equipment if installed}}, {{Confirm|item if in shelf}}, {{Todo|?}} in case of the {{bug|looks-installed-but-is-not when dropped when picking {{Skill|Paranoid}}}}.
+#:: '''[[Camera]]s''' count as : {{Confirm|item, or equipment?}} in case of the {{bug|looks-installed-but-is-not when dropped when picking {{Skill|Paranoid}}}}.
 #:: Other '''Drones''' count as {{Todo|?}}.
 #:: '''[[Swedish Sofa]]s''' count as {{Todo|?}}.
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-New '''Mishaps''' happen afterward, so :
+Order of Drones vs ship breakages:
-# Drones can't prevent them or their consequences, especially fire damage.
+# Broken O2 tanks leak 1 extra unit of oxygen ''before'' a drone gets to repair them. In order not to lose any O2, the crew has to repair them manually.
-# It can appear to void the actions, especially if the misphap has no log : repaired door stays broken etc.
+# Otoh, tank breakage also seems to happen beforehand. I.e. if a drone is present when a tank breaks, it can repair it immediately. {{Confirm|observed once}}
 == Upgrades ==
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 == Tips ==
-{{Warning|Drones cannot randomly break. They can only break by fire or sabotage, which is not announced by NERON, or by {{Skill|Green Jelly}}, which is announced by NERON.}}
+{{Warning|Drones ''cannot'' break randomly. They can only be broken by fire or sabotage, which is not announced by NERON, or by {{Skill|Green Jelly}}, which *is* announced by NERON.}}
 * Drones do '''not''' act as [[characters]] or {{Item|Cameras}} for the purpose of [[Privacy Levels|action privacy]], meaning they will not affect {{Privacy|Covert}} or {{Privacy|Secret}} actions.
 * Drones start with the same efficiency as a non-technician, but their efficiency increases with time. After a few repairs, they have a permanent 99% chance to succeed all repairs.
-* Try to keep tabs on where Drones are, as they have a habit of wandering aimlessly around the ship and it might take a while to find one when you need it. Keeping a Drone in inventory won't stop it from sneaking away on cycle change.
+* Try to keep tabs on where Drones are, as they have a habit of wandering aimlessly around the ship, so it might take a while to find one when you need it. Keeping a Drone in inventory won't stop it from moving away on cycle change.
 * Drones are the preferred means of repairing [[Patrol Ship|Patrol Ships]] and the [[Pasiphae]] as, unlike [[Characters|humans]], they don't need ''Scrap Metal'' to do so.

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 The '''Support Drone''' is a robot designed by {{Character|Terrence}} which can perform generic utility tasks, like repairs, across the ship. The [[Daedalus]] starts with one Drone already built and active, and additional ones can be created via the '''Extra Drone''' [[NERON Project]] and {{Item|Blueprints}} provided by the {{Skill|Robotics Expert}} skill. Drones, like {{Item|Schrödinger}}, can be carried in your [[inventory]] and dropped off in any room.
-== Drone Actions ==
+== Actions ==
 Each Drone will at each cycle change perform action(s) in it's room, in that order :
-# '''Board''' a [[Patrol Ship]] if there is one operational in the room  and drone has the '''Pilot''' upgrade.
+# '''Board''' a [[Patrol Ship]] if there is one operational in the room, there are [[Hunters|attacker]], and drone has the '''Pilot''' upgrade.
 #: {{Confirm|Chosen randomly}}, and does not check for no charges left.
 #* With {{project|Magnetic Net}} the patrol ship follows the Daedalus during the move, unlike with human pilots that dock.
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 # It can appear to void the actions, especially if the misphap has no log : repaired door stays broken etc.
-== Upgrading Drones ==
+== Upgrades ==
 A single ''Support Drone'' can be upgraded multiple times by a {{Skill|Robotics Expert}}. Each upgrade takes 2 {{Item|Scrap Metal}}. The same upgrade cannot be applied twice.

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 == Drone Actions ==
-The Drone will attempt to perform '''one''' (or '''two''' with '''Turbo''' upgrade) of the following tasks per cycle, ordered by priority:
+New '''Mishaps''' happen afterward, so :
+# Drones can't prevent them or their consequences, especially fire damage.
-# If upgraded with '''Pilot''', the ''Drone'' will '''board a [[Patrol Ship]]''' in the room and shoot [[Hunters]].
+# It can appear to void the actions, especially if the misphap has no log : repaired door stays broken etc.
-#* This lasts until all Hunters have been destroyed or the ship runs out of ammunition.
-#* {{project|Magnetic Net}} does not work as with human pilots: it doesn't land unmanned ships. The patrol ship stays with Daedalus during the move.
-#If upgraded with '''Firefighter''', the ''Drone'' will attempt to '''extinguish a fire''' in the room.
-#:The extinguishing action takes place before fire appears, so the drone can't insta-extinguish a fire before it does damage.
-# The ''Drone'' will attempt to '''repair a broken object''' in the room.
-#* Base success chance and improvement per cycle are the same as those of a non-{{Skill|Technician}} human.
-#* Unlike humans, Drones do not require {{Item|Scrap Metal}} to repair broken spacecraft.
-#:{{Bug|Can repair a hidden broken object. The object remains hidden, but there will be a room log about the object being repaired.}}
-# If there is nothing left to do, the ''Drone'' will randomly wander into an adjacent room.
-#*This happens even if it's in a character's inventory.
 == Upgrading Drones ==

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 == Tips ==
 * Drones do '''not''' act as [[characters]] or {{Item|Cameras}} for the purpose of [[Privacy Levels|action privacy]], meaning they will not affect {{Privacy|Covert}} or {{Privacy|Secret}} actions.
 * Drones start with the same efficiency as a non-technician, but their efficiency increases with time. After a few repairs, they have a permanent 99% chance to succeed all repairs.

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 # If upgraded with '''Pilot''', the ''Drone'' will '''board a [[Patrol Ship]]''' in the room and shoot [[Hunters]].
 #* This lasts until all Hunters have been destroyed or the ship runs out of ammunition.
-#* {{project|Magnetic Net}} works a bit creepy with unmanned patrol ships: it doesn't land them. The patrol ship becomes broken, but stays with Daedalus during the move. A drone should first repair the ship in space and land it normally after.
+#* {{project|Magnetic Net}} does not work as with human pilots: it doesn't land unmanned ships. The patrol ship stays with Daedalus during the move.
 #If upgraded with '''Firefighter''', the ''Drone'' will attempt to '''extinguish a fire''' in the room.
 #:The extinguishing action takes place before fire appears, so the drone can't insta-extinguish a fire before it does damage.
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 Available upgrades:
-* '''Firefighter''': Can extinguish fires.
+* '''Firefighter''': Can extinguish fires. The drone also becomes immune to fire.
-*: {{Confirm|The Firefighter upgrade may cause a drone to become immune to fire, extinguishing itself before it can take damage from the fire.}}
 * '''Turbo''': 80% of changes to perform 2 actions instead of 1 each cycle.
 * '''Pilot''': Patrol ships are usable for the drones.
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 == Tips ==
 * Drones do '''not''' act as [[characters]] or {{Item|Cameras}} for the purpose of [[Privacy Levels|action privacy]], meaning they will not affect {{Privacy|Covert}} or {{Privacy|Secret}} actions.
-* Drones should be assembled and upgraded in later stages of the game, as ''Scrap Metal'' is a valuable {{Item|Blueprint}} component early on, and fires and equipment breakages increase in frequency as the round progresses.
+* Drones start with the same efficiency as a non-technician, but their efficiency increases with time. After a few repairs, they have a permanent 99% chance to succeed all repairs.
 * Try to keep tabs on where Drones are, as they have a habit of wandering aimlessly around the ship and it might take a while to find one when you need it. Keeping a Drone in inventory won't stop it from sneaking away on cycle change.
 * Drones are the preferred means of repairing [[Patrol Ship|Patrol Ships]] and the [[Pasiphae]] as, unlike [[Characters|humans]], they don't need ''Scrap Metal'' to do so.

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 yes
 | Repair Chance =
+%
 | Can be Hidden =
 no