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Life Support Screen Explanation
  • 1 of 6: You've probably already figured out that humans are shown as a cross. The aliens are shown as a circle. Anything blinking is functioning (or alive) and those not blinking are broken (or dead).
  • 2 of 6: The entire ventilation system is pictured in bright red. Accessible ventilation grates on the diagram are shown as a small red rectangle. (The grate you just opened is not pictured there because it could not be accessed before now.)
  • 3 of 6: Red force fields can be turned on and off by clicking on them. Red is on, blue is off. The gold force fields cannot be changed.
  • 4 of 6: Security drones are the orange-ish (or red and yellow) flashing triangles that are moving along the ductwork. Force fields control where they can and cannot go.
  • 5 of 6: There are two green mechanical robots that also travel in the ducts. One is moving on the left side of the screen, while another sits still on the right side.
  • 6 of 6: A working robot can be programmed to patrol certain sectors. You can click on either robot to see what Sectors they could be assigned to. If a menu item is bright, it is current or programmable.