General items
A list of some of the most common items you will find during a shift on the station. All jobs will have access to these items in one way or another, either through finding them throughout the various departments or by creating them from an Autolathe.
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 Paper |
Found in: Paper Trays and office desks throughout the station Used for: Request forms, Résumés Strategy: Make it look professional! A useful and very over looked feature of paperwork is the '%s' Signature command, as you can't fake someone else's signature |
| Description |
| You write on it with a pen. Medical doctors want it for forms, quartermasters want it for paperwork, even the judges want it for forms. Curators just want it for erotic literature; cultists want it for sinister uses. If you make a mistake, drip some ethanol on it to clear the sheet. You can ask the Chemists for it. See also: Guide to paperwork |
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| Pen Pen |
Found in: Any PDA, Office desks Used for: Changing your trajectory in space. Writing on paper Strategy: Aim for the eyes |
| Description |
| You can write on paper with a pen, but also on robots and bookshelves. This is essential to the Curator but not anyone else -- since they take up a whole pocket or backpack slot, most people throw them out immediately or shove them in their PDAs. See also: Guide to paperwork |
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 Crayon |
Found in: Art Storage, Crayonboxs Used for: Used for drawing cultist runes or coloring clothing items Strategy: Washing a pair of gloves with a crayon will change their color, allowing you to make fake Insulated Gloves |
| Description |
| Comes in 8 colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, mime and rainbow. They come in a  Crayonbox.
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| Cigarettes Cigarettes |
Found in: Cigarette machines Used for: To look cool or have medication through it Strategy: Light it with a fire source and put it in your face |
| Description |
| A roll of tobacco and nicotine. You can light and smoke these. Can also be filled with 15 units of any chemical. It's possible to find rare brands that contain special ingredients which have unique effects on the smoker. A nicer, and much rarer, variation of these is the  Cigar. It can hold up to 30 units of any chemical. There are several kinds of cigars, some even more sophisticated than others.
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 E-Cigarettes (vapes) |
Found in: Hacked Cigarette machines Used for: Vaping. Strategy: Screwdriver it, fill it, screwdriver again, wear it in mask slot. |
| Description |
A classy and highly sophisticated electronic cigarette, for classy and dignified gentlemen. A warning label reads "Warning: do not fill with flamable materials". Comes pre-loaded with some liquid nicotine. If worn in mask slot you will slowly ingest the reagents in it. Activate it in hand to instantly empty all its contents. Use a screwdriver  on it to open it. Then you can fill it with any reagents by using a filled beaker on it. When open, you can either use a multitool  on it to trim it, which makes it also produce a cloud of smoke, or you can emag it. Then close it with a screwdriver.
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 Zippo |
Found in: Matchbooks inside the Cigarette machines Used for: Lighting things up Strategy: Use it to make fire |
| Description |
The zippo. A cheaper version of this is the  Cheap Lighter, which comes in four different colors. A more primitive version of these is the  Match, which can be found in  Matchbooks inside the Cigarette machines. Make fire with the match by using it on the matchbook.
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 Flashlight |
Found in: Emergency Toolbox, Hacked Vendomat, all over Maintenance Used for: Lighting up the darkness Strategy: If you're using one of these, someone probably fucked up the power system |
| Description |
| It sheds light when you click on it, even if it's on your belt or in your pocket. The light sources stack to create brighter light sources, so if you have a flashlight in your belt, a flashlight in both pockets, and a flashlight in each hand, along with a safety helmet on your head, you will shine pretty bright.
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 Hand Labeler |
Found in: Chemistry, Art Storage, Toxins Lab, Conference Room, Cargo Loading Area Used for: Used for labeling items for easier recognition Strategy: Useful for when making multiply kinds of grenades or bottles and wanting to keep track of which is which |
| Description |
Used to stick a label onto something's name. E.g., Cuban Pete (HONK). Can not be used on people.
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 Price Tagger |
Found in: Autolathe Used for: Used for pricing items before putting them into a custom vendor. Strategy: Sell items with custom vendor. |
| Description |
| Use it to give an item a price. Then insert it into a custom vendor to make it buyable for that price. |
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 Sales Tagger |
Found in: Cargo techfab Used for: Use on a wrapped item to apply barcode. Have cargo export it to get half the credits. Strategy: Sell items to cargo. |
| Description |
Wrap an item or crate full of exportable goods with wrapping paper. Swipe your ID on the sales tagger. Then use this sales tagger on the wrapped item/crate to apply a barcode  connected to your swiped ID's account. If that item/crate is exported by cargo (without ripping the barcode off) your account gets half the credits from that export. Does not give money from bounties.
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| Camera Camera |
Found in: Art Storage, Library Used for: Taking pictures Strategy: Steal their souls with this! Everyone (that doesn't have a brain) know that cameras steal souls |
| Description |
Can take 10 pictures before having to get a new roll of  film. Pictures can then be attached to news reports created on a newscaster console.
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 Universal Recorder |
Found in: Detective's Office, Library Used for: Recording and translating speech Strategy: Apply it to start recording, apply again to stop |
| Description |
| A device that can record to cassette tapes, and play them. It automatically translates the content in playback. Can be loaded with a new  tape after the previous one is full. Can make grenades get stuck to your hand.
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| Station Bounced Radio Station Bounced Radio |
Found in: Emergency Toolbox, Autolathe Used for: Used for emergency communication, Strategy: If the singularity is loose, it may very likely take out the telecommunications room. Other causes of telecommunications failures could be power loss or sabotage. So have one of these handy or find one quick |
| Description |
| The station bounced radio will function similarly to a standard radio headset if you put it in your pocket or in your hand; thus you can use the say ";radio message" function as normal without turning on the microphone to broadcast.
Using multiple radios can be done with say ":l message" for left hand and say ":r' message" for right hand depending on the hand used to hold each radio. Turning on the microphone will pick up all sounds from the surrounding area and broadcast them. Can be hacked. |
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| Grenade Casing Grenade Casing |
Found in: Chemistry, Made from 1 Metal Used for: Grenade construction Strategy: Attach a (trigger)-Igniter Assembly and insert payload |
| Description |
| Can hold two Bottles or Beakers. See the Grenade page for more details. |
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 Bedsheet |
Found in: Dorms, Medbay, Brig, Prison Wing Used for: Use it as a cape or in ghetto surgery Strategy: For cape, put it on your back, for ghetto surgery, see instruction |
| Description |
| A surprisingly soft linen bedsheet. Comes in many different colors for different places and for each head of department! |
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 Sticky Tape |
Found in: Autolathe Used for: Making stuff sticky. Strategy: Stick stuff on people. |
| Description |
| Can be used on any item which allows that item to harmlessly "embed" when thrown on people. |
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Janitorial Supplies
While still accessible by most crew, these items are most easily obtainable by the Janitor.
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 Mop |
Found in: Custodial Closet Used for: Used to clean the floor, angering the entire crew when the halls are wet Strategy: Fits nicely in a backpack. Dip in the Janitorial Cart, Bucket or in a sink to make it wet. Try mixing ammonia with the water to make a nonslip cleaner. |
| Description |
| The Janitor starts with one. |
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 Broom |
Found in: JaniDrobe, Autolathe Used for: Used to sweep trash Strategy: Sweep trash into a single pile and push it into a disposal unit. |
| Description |
| Fits in a janitor's belt and cart. Activate in hand to wield in both hands and start brooming. Then walk over trash to push it. You can also click directly on a tile to sweep it, even when wielded in one hand. |
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| Space Cleaner Space Cleaner |
Found in: Custodial Closet, Medbay Used for: A better cleaner than water. Doesn't cause people to slip. Spray to clean up to three tiles or to remove a cobweb. Can also be used to clean clothing Strategy: Use it in your hand to switch it to smaller pressure for conserving the Space Cleaner |
| Description |
| Not to be confused with the liquid created in Chemistry. This is in the end just a spray bottle, and can be filled with anything. You can make more by combining one part ammonia with one part water. |
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 Bucket |
Found in: Custodial Closet, Hydroponics, can be made in an Autolathe Used for: They can be used by several different jobs as part of their actual duties Strategy: Fill with water and splash on the floor and make everyone fall |
| Description |
| A bucket holds liquid only, most commonly water. It holds up to 70 units. |
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 Light Replacer |
Found in: Custodial Closet, can be made in a Protolathe Used for: Replacing broken light bulbs or making evil traps for people that can't see in the dark Strategy: Fill with light bulbs or glass sheets and just start replacing those broken lights |
| Description |
| An item which uses magnets to easily replace lights. Perfect for the lazy janitor!
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| Light Tube Light Tube |
Found in: Custodial Closet, Emergency Storages, Maintenance, can be made in an Autolathe Used for: Replacing broken lights Strategy: Apply it to a new light fixture or an old one if its light is broken. |
| Description |
| A replacement light tube. File:Light Bulb.png Bulbs are the lesser used light-source on the station. |
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 Mousetrap |
Found in: Custodial Closet Used for: Used for pest control and Grenade construction Strategy: Place them everywhere in Maintenance, fill a backpack containing the nuke disk with them |
| Description |
| Click it in your hand to activate it, then drop it on the floor. |
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 Soap |
Found in: Custodial Closet, Theatre, Captain's Quarters Used for: Used to clean floors and objects Strategy: Place one on the floor to slip anyone who walks over it. |
| Description |
| Hold it in your hand and click on the surface you'd like to clean. Don't let the clown get his hands on this! Soap runs out after 100 uses (300 for NT soap), but more can be created in chemistry. |
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Basic Devices
These items are usually found strewn about Maintenance or from the 
Vendomat's in Primary Tool Storage and in Toxins. You can use a Screwdriver on all of these to make them attachable to other devices, these are mainly used in the creation of bombs or grenades.
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 Proximity Sensor |
Found in: Primary Tool Storage, Robotics, Vendomat, Autolathe Used for: Used mostly for making bombs/Grenades or robots Strategy: Screwdriver it, attach it to whatever you want to react to people's presence |
| Description |
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 Remote Signaling Device |
Found in: Primary Tool Storage, Research Division, Vendomat, Autolathe Used for: Can be attached to Igniters for Grenade construction, bomb construction, and a lot less commonly, wires on doors Strategy: Can be attached to wires on anything with a panel and work like a remote Multitool. If used right, two of these can be used in place of an Multitool |
| Description |
| Sends a pulse when it receives a signal with the right code and frequency. Can be attached to a Proximity Sensor to make a simple alarm system. |
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 Voice Analyzer |
Found in: Hacked Vendomat, Autolathe Used for: Password controlled doors, and Grenade construction Strategy: Click it to configure trigger word and then attach to |
| Description |
| A small electronic device able to record a voice sample, and send a signal when that sample is repeated. Use a
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 Infrared Emitter |
Found in: Autolathe Used for: Grenade construction Strategy: Create trip mines by combining these with grenades. Set up door chimes for public areas like the medbay lobby. |
| Description |
| Emits a visible or invisible beam and is triggered when the beam is interrupted. Use a  Screwdriver to toggle it between normal and attachment mode.
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 Health Sensor |
Found in: Vendomat Used for: Sending a signal to assemblies when either you a.) die or b.) enter a critical state. Strategy: May be used in conjunction with bomb assemblies to trigger their activation upon your death. |
| Description |
| Can be used in most assemblies to trigger something upon your death or critical injury. Use a
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Containers
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 Box |
Found in: Cargo Loading Area, Atmospherics Office, Everyone starts out with a survival box. Used for: The box is a container that can hold seven items and be stored inside of a backpack Strategy: Improve your inventory space drastically at the expense of accessibility. Store junk in it. |
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Can be folded flat for cardboard by clicking it in your hand when it's empty. It can only hold tiny and small items. Everyone starts with a  survival box that contains a breath mask, an emergency oxygen tank and a medipen. Some departments may have different gas masks, oxygen tanks, or extra tools inside.Boxes can come in many forms, some can only have specific items in them. |
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| Briefcase Briefcase |
Found in: Law Office Used for: A briefcase is a bulky item that can hold up to seven tiny, small, or normal items. Strategy: Fill it with seven boxes and carry the entire station in one hand. |
| Description |
| By default it is filled with one pen and six sheets of paper. They are very sturdy, so make a decent weapon (blurs vision when it hits heads). The lawyer and detective get one. |
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Equipment
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 Locker |
Found in: Most areas and departments where things are stored Used for: Storage for items. Especially large items -- such as Strategy: Store away your wares within these, or send them out to Cargo so they can sell it and it's contents for money. |
| Description |
| Lockers are among the most common and arguably the most useful of containers on the station. Nearly anything can fit inside, barring other lockers, crates, Use a |
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| Supply Crate Supply Crate |
Found in: Most areas and departments where things are stored Used for: Storage for items. Especially large items -- such as Strategy: Store away your wares within these, or send them out to Cargo so they can sell it and it's contents for money. |
| Description |
| Crates are the second most common storage container on the station. They can store an essentially unlimited amount of items and are worth quite a bit for Cargo. Expect the Cargo Technicians to come asking for your unused crates. You can click+drag your character's sprite over an adjacent crate to climb on to them, preventing anybody inside them from escaping if you are on top and the crate is closed. When open and on top, you can Rest and then close the crate to hide inside the crate with reduced vision.
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 Intercom |
Found in: One is found in almost every room Used for: The same as headsets and Station Bounced Radios, but mostly only Strategy: When a crewman's headset is lost or comms are down and a Station Bounced Radio is nowhere to be found, wall radios are essential to talking with the station at large |
| Description |
| Intercom wall radios are an immobile version of headset radios with the same number of frequencies and functions. The AI can use them to publicly broadcast a clandestine conversation or use it to discreetly spy on the talk around the station themselves. Use say ":i message" to operate these hands-free.
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| Paper Tray Paper Tray |
Found in: Office desks Used for: Supplies you with all your paper needs. Strategy: Take Paper and set your paper-cutting master plans in motion. |
| Description |
| Paper Paper Paper. Click it to take a piece of paper, or drag it to your sprite to pick the whole thing up. |
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| Janitorial Cart Janitorial Cart |
Found in: Custodial Closet Used for: Wetting the Mop and transporting the Garbage Bag, Mop, Space Cleaner, Light Replacer and Signs around. Strategy: If you're the Janitor, fill this with your stuff and drag it around while feeling lightweight. |
| Description |
| This is the alpha and omega of sanitation. The container inside can be filled with Space Cleaner instead of plain water. |
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 Water Tank |
Found in: Primary Tool Storage, Auxiliary Tool Storage, Emergency Storage, Maintenance, Engineering, Atmospherics, Custodial Closet, Xenobiology, Hydroponics Used for: Used to fill something with water Strategy: Use a container (syringe, beaker, bottle, bucket) on it to get water. |
| Description |
| Starts with 1000 units of water.
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 Fuel Tank |
Found in: Primary Tool Storage, Auxiliary Tool Storage, Emergency Storage, Maintenance, Engineering, Atmospherics, Mining Station, Mining Dock Used for: Refill welding tools with this Strategy: DO NOT use a lit welder on this. Or do, if you want boom. Causes minor toxin damage when ingested. |
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Starts with 1000 units of welding fuel. Use an unlit  Welding Tool on it to refill the Welding Tool.
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 Filing Cabinet |
Found in: Most areas with 'Office' in its name, Security Posts, Vault, Robotics, Testing Lab, Telecommunications Used for: Store papers, folders and photos in these Strategy: Store forms (requisition forms and others) and printed forensics scans in these. |
| Description |
| The Law Office contains the crew's employment contracts.
Drawers ( |
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 Condiment Dispenser CondiMaster Neo |
Found in: Kitchen Used for: Dispensing condiments Strategy: Make a mix of condiments and dispense a packet or bottle of it. |
| Description |
| Condiment packets and bottles are used in cooking. Very useful if you need to seperate ingredients or to extract potent chemicals.
Condiments produced: See here for a list of condiments. |
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Bathroom Equipment
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 Mirror |
Found in: Medbay, Dormitory, Locker Room Used for: Personal grooming Strategy: Click it to change your hairstyle. Only male characters can change their facial hair but any spaceman can attempt to change the hair on their head. |
| Description |
| If broken, you can repair it with a welding tool. |
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 Toilet |
Found in: Restrooms and bathrooms: Locker Room, Dormitory, Captain's Quarters, Prison Wing Used for: Sanitation, secret storage Strategy: Use a container on a toilet to fill it with water. Use a crowbar on it to loudly pry off the cistern lid and store up to 2 items in the cistern. |
| Description |
| The HT-451, a torque rotation-based, waste disposal unit for small matter.
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