Scientist
The Scientist is the primary research role on the station. They research chemicals, artifacts, teleportation, and toxic gases. Scientists report to the Research Director, and operate out of the Research Wing south of the Medical Bay. Scientists are equipped with a Research Headset and reagent scanner built into the PDA.
Chemistry
Mix chemicals together to create helpful/harmful/unusual compounds. The chemistry department is stocked with two sets of CheMaster 3000/Chem Dispenser/Reagent Heater-Cooler units. In addition, it has two boxes of Beakers, Syringes, and a ValuChimp to dispense little hairy assistants.
Toxins
Mix, burn, and test various gas mixtures. Useful for heating plasma for use in high-explosive bombs. Toxins/gas storage is located to the south, it contains several large canisters of O2, Plasma, C02, and Air (79% N2, 21% O2).
Artifact research
Use the DWAINE Terminal to research various forms of artifacts, then scan any artifacts on the Artifact Analyzer. The station starts out with a Test Artifact, but others are often found while Mining or exploring space.
Telescience
Telescience contains a teleportation pad and computer, along with several Space GPS units and Tracking Implants. GPS coordinates are not correct, you must calculate the spatial drift of the teleporter controls. The formula of Y=MX+B is used to figure out the real-world units from the space GPS units, where Y is the console coordinate, x is the GPS coordinate, and M and B randomly change over time. You can use the GPS units provided to calculate the M and B values by teleporting a GPS unit into space and tracking it with another GPS unit.
Goals
As a scientist, you are allowed freedom to pursue whatever research you feel like, within reason. There are no required tasks to keep the rest of the station functional, but there are several things that you can do to help out:
- Make healing chemicals, you have the ability to create several types of restorative chemicals that the medical bay cannot.
- Scan Artifacts to find helpful effects.
- The teleporter can be useful in emergencies, such as saving stranded crew members. Remember that the AI can operate the teleporter controls!
- Toxins research is pretty much only bad for the station.