Редактирование: Guide to Research and Development (раздел)

== What to do as a scientist ==

Scientist is actually multiple roles mashed together into one. These include:

===Manning the Front Desk===

R&D will gain research points passively and your job is to spend those points before the [[roboticist|roboticist]] can. You should always try to get mining tech first, then the best parts (Tier 4), and then whatever is requested. A [[Security Officer]] may ask for weapons technology and an [[AI]] may ask for AI technology or cyborg upgrades. People will come to your front desk to ask you to print them some parts or boards and give it to them (do this unless you want to get [[Assistant | greytided]]). You will usually also be tasked with upgrading the station's machines (see the construction paragraph on this page). Some research nodes require experiments (such as Advanced Biological Technology) while others benefit from a discount for them (like Industrial Engineering).

===Xenobiology===

Play slime rancher, make [[Ian|Ian]] sentient, get banned for "accidentally" releasing a hoard of slimes, make a hoard of golems to do your every bidding, become the most specialiest snowflake on the station and more at [[Guide_to_xenobiology|The Guide to Xenobiology]]!

====Cytology====
Another job for the xenobiology lab. Find biological samples in the station and use them to grow creatures. See the [[Guide_to_cytology|guide to cytology]]. 

===Ordnance===

Make and explode a bomb for research grants, discounts, or node unlocks. Burn down your department by accident, get banned for blowing up medbay "by accident", cry because you still don't know how atmos works, more at [[Guide_to_Ordnance|The Guide to Ordnance]]!

Highlights of the subdepartment include:
* [[Guide_to_Ordnance#Making_Research_Bombs|Research Bombs]]
* [[Guide_to_Ordnance#Gas_Shells|Gas Shells]]
* [[Guide_to_Ordnance#Anomaly_Refining|Refining Anomalies]]