Trigger-Applier Assemblies

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The following information may be incomplete.
A list of all triggers/appliers and targets with their respectable effects is missing. Modification to suicide vests, mousetrap rollers and canbombs is missing.

Stay a while and blow shit up!

The Basic concept

Assemblies are made out of 2 or more items. They are classified as:

Object Description Example
Trigger An object which gives the assembly the signal to do something timer, proximity sensor or mousetrap
Applier An object which does something when the assembly is triggered igniter or EMP-grenade
Target An object which modifies an appliers effect or make it work in the first place beaker or plasma tanks when using an igniter-assembly
Misc-items Miscellaneous items which are needed for advanced assemblies armor vests for health-analyser-assemblies to make suicide bomb vests

Assemblies are started by combining a valid trigger with a valid applier. E.g. using a timer on a remote signaler creates a timer/signaler-assembly. In this case, the timer is the trigger and the signaler the applier.

Assemblies created this way are unsecured. This enables you to modify them and not accidentally blow yourself up. While in this state, you can use these in hand to modify their behavior. Using an unsecured timer/signaler-assembly in hand enables you to modify the timers duration or the signal that is being broadcasted when the timer fires. You can secure or unsecure assemblies by using a screwdriver on it. While the assembly is unsecured, you are able to modify it further by adding a valid target-item or miscellaneous items onto it.

You can deconstruct an assembly by using a wrench on it while it is unsecured.

While an assembly is secured, using it in hand will immediately arm it, if possible. This allows you to have your pipebomb ready and to arm and throw whenever needed.

Example of a single tank bomb construction

For a quick reference, we will build a mousetrap/igniter/tank-assembly

  1. Use a mousetrap on an igniter. Or the other hand around, doesn't matter.
  2. Use a plasma tanks on your newly created mousetrap/igniter-assembly. You'll have to discover suitable gas mixtures for yourself.
  3. Use a screwdriver to secure it.

If you have a suitable gas mixture in your plasma tank, you sucessfully created a singletank bomb that is triggered by the attached mousetrap. Arm it in your hand and place it on the ground, in lockers or in someone else's backpack to trigger it on unsuspecting victims.