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To be the best repairer, you need the best tools. To be the best repairer, you need the best tools.
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| Mechanics L3 | Mechanics L3
| 6624 AP | 6624 AP
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-| +| '''<font style="color: purple">Structural</font>'''
-|+| [[List_of_Tools#Monowrapper|Monowrapper]]
-| +| Patch
-|+| 8 <font style="color: purple">Structural</font>
-|+| Jury Rigging L1
-|+| 3728 AP
 +|-
 +| '''<font style="color: orange">Contamination</font>'''
 +| [[List_of_Tools#Monocleaner|Monocleaner]]
 +| Acid Spray
 +| 8 <font style="color: orange">Contamination</font>
 +| Hazmat L1
 +| 400 AP
 +|-
 +| '''<font style="color: red">Electrical</font>'''
 +| [[List_of_Tools#Basic_E-kit|Basic E-kit]]
 +| Wiresplicer
 +| 2 <font style="color: red">Electrical</font>
 +| N/A
 +| 3816 AP
 +|-
 +| '''<font style="color: green">Electronic</font>'''
 +| [[List_of_Tools#Basic_E-kit|Basic E-kit]]
 +| Wire and Jumper Kit
 +| 6 <font style="color: green">Electronic</font>
 +| Electronics L1
 +| 3816 AP
|} |}

Revision as of 12:29, 21 March 2006

If you're new to Seed or still learning the basics of repairing, try the First Day Guide or Gameplay Topics - Repairs.

This guide aims to collate the tips and tricks of the experienced repairer.

These tips have all been personally verified by me (Actreal) in game, so if you have a new tip to add, please use the Talk page to suggest it so that I can test it before transferring it to the Guide. Thanks.

Beta patch information current as of 20 March 2006.

Contents

Skills

Skills take time to train, so planning your skill training is important so that you can quickly acquire the more useful repair skills.

Repair skills can be separated into two groups: Specialist Skills and Trade-off Skills.

Specialist skills make you better at repairing a certain damage type by giving you a bonus to repair (5% per level) and giving you access to improved tool functions (e.g. Super Glue requires Engineering level 4).

Trade-Off skills provide trade-off abilities (see below), allowing you to increase one aspect of repair at the expense of another. Those aspects are:

  • Cooldown - the time taken between repair "hits"
  • Repair Quality - unspecified as not implemented yet
  • Item Charge - not implemented but tools will use a number of charges for each repair and will need to be recharged
  • Item Stress - the amount of stress per repair "hit" - if stress reaches maximum, the tool is damaged and will need repair
  • Inspiration Drop - the chance of an Inspiration being gained from a repair job
  • Salvage - unspecified as not implemented yet


Each Trade-off skill gives one ability for each skill level. The five abilities given by a single skill increase the same aspect and decrease different aspects. Basic level skills give a +25/-20% or +25%/-25% trade-off. Advanced level skills improve the trade-off to +50%/-10%

As some aspects are not yet implemented in the beta, there is currently no advantage to increasing those aspects. So the skills Quality Assurance, Repair Technician, Resource Saving and Scrounging have no use for the moment and can be ignored in favour of other skills.


Trade-Off Abilities

As some aspects are not yet implemented in the beta, there is also currently no disadvantage to decreasing those aspects.

Therefore, with the right abilities you can improve Cooldown and Item Stress for "free" (i.e. decreasing Quality, Charge, Inspiration Drop or Salvage).

Once you have advanced skills, you can also select opposite trade-offs, so that the net effect is 40% (+50% - 10%) increase to both aspects.


Inspirations

Inspiration drops are currently not implemented. Tips will be added once Inspirations are available.


Equipment

To be the best repairer, you need the best tools.

Best Value for Money Tools with No Advanced Skills

Damage Type Tool Name Function Name Repair Effect Skill Required Tool Base Value
Mechanical Mechanized Wrench Grease 5 Mechanical Mechanics L3 6624 AP
Structural Monowrapper Patch 8 Structural Jury Rigging L1 3728 AP
Contamination Monocleaner Acid Spray 8 Contamination Hazmat L1 400 AP
Electrical Basic E-kit Wiresplicer 2 Electrical N/A 3816 AP
Electronic Basic E-kit Wire and Jumper Kit 6 Electronic Electronics L1 3816 AP

Maximum Possible Repair Tools

Damage Type Tool Name Function Name Repair Effect Skill Required
Mechanical Mech Clamper or Servo Wrench Clamper 12 Mechanical Adv Mechanics L3
Structural Monowrapper Super Glue 28 Structural Engineering L4
Contamination Multicleaner Sterilizer Ray 18 Contamination Adv Hazmat L4
Electrical Mech Clamper or Mechanized Wrench Photovoltaic cells 12 Electrical Adv Electrician L1
Electronic Heavy Welder or Multicleaner Soldering Laser 12 Electronic Adv Electronics L1

Miscellaneous Tips

Dual Tasking

You can use more than one function on the same tool at a time:

  • Use Acid Spray and Biosponge on a Monocleaner to fix 10 Contamination per "hit"
  • Use Wire and Jumper Kit and Wiresplicer on a Basic E-kit to fix Electronic and Electrical at the same time
  • Use Patch and Super Glue on a Monowrapper to fix 36 Structural per "hit"!

However, using dual-tasking can be tricky. You need to select both functions before the repair animation begins.

One method that has worked for many players is to make sure all previous animations have stopped, then click the first and then second function in quick succession near the right hand edge of the cooldown gauge. If it has worked, then both gauges should start to "cooldown" simultaneously.

Be warned: it may take a few tries to get the hang of it.

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