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Artifact Research is the branch of Research concerned with the identification and possible testing of dangerous, unpredictable artifacts of extraterrestrial origin. An artifact is a large item of non-Nanotransen origin whose function is unknown. These artifacts are usually dug up by miners, and the station always starts with one in the Artifact Lab.

Running the ArtLab program

Discovering an artifact's effects takes more than repeatedly analysing it (although this helps in a fashion). Using the DWAINE terminal, you can advance the station's knowledge of artifacts and their properties and make your analysis more precise. To do this, you must:

1) Enter your card into the terminal, and type 'term_login'
2) Type 'cd /mnt/artlab' to access the research program.
3) Type 'gptio list' to list the available research equipment.
4) From here you can either activate equipment by using the 'gptio activate <Device ID>' or change the values of various variables with the 'gptio poke <Device ID> <Field Name> <Value>'

With these commands you can easily start researching your artifact.

Analyzing Artifacts

Use the artifact analyzer to study the artifact next to it. The speed and accuracy of its report will increase as you research more.

Artifact Origins

Analysis	Notes
Martian	Usually biological effects
Ancient	Ancient Robots -- usually technological effects
Precursor	Random effects
Wizard	Magical effects
Extradimensional	aka Eldritch -- usually bad news

Activation

Analysis	Method
Heat	Apply welder, igniter, etc.
Chemical	Provide the appropriate chemical (water, acid, whatever)
Impact	Shoot it with Detective's Revolver or a traitor weapon like the c-saber
Energy	Shoot it with a taser
Touch	Touch it!

Effects

Analysis	Notes
Teleportation	Teleports people randomly
Non-lethal Stunning Trap	Knocks people briefly unconscious
Power Drain	Drains power from nearby APCs and Cyborgs
EMP	Sends out an EMP blast
Mineral Accumulator	Summons meteors

Range

Analysis	Notes

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 ) Enter your card into the terminal, and type 'term_login'<br>
 ) Type 'cd /mnt/artlab' to access the research program.<br>
-) Type 'xeno research' to list the available areas of research.<br>
+) Type 'gptio list' to list the available research equipment.<br>
+) From here you can either activate equipment by using the 'gptio activate <Device ID>' or change the values of various variables with the 'gptio poke <Device ID> <Field Name> <Value>'<br>
-Everything you need is displayed on that screen. Be warned, however, that there are two research topics every tier that you will not be able to research. Once you reach this point, you will be prompted to type 'xeno advance' to move to the next tier. For your efforts, you get a message from CentCom that's broadcast to the station, and upon reaching tier 3, the station receives $30,000 to its budget. Research will go faster if there is money in the research budget, which initially starts empty.
+With these commands you can easily start researching your artifact.
 =Analyzing Artifacts=

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