Quartermaster

Role type: Cargo. Access: ??? Difficulty: Medium. Colloquial name: "QM"

Note: This is the guide to QM, if your new to cargo please read the guide to being a Cargo Technician and/or Shaft Miner

"Move freight. Miners, don't die." - Randolph P. Checkers.

King of the delivery squad

As the QM, your job is simple, you oversee the regular operations of cargo, be that paperwork, orders, exports, or coordinating mining operations on some god-forsaken rock from the comfort of your office. While the normal Cargo Techs are good at moving crates and making money, they tend to have trouble juggling bounties and spending that money. This is where you come in. Check with other departments to see what supplies they are running low on, and buy them, either in person or over the radio, they'll be more than happy to inform you. You should also almost always buy meat crates for the Chef and metal for engineering as soon as you can, as stocks of both run out rapidly.

Requests

Oftentimes, you wont be the one asking others if they need supplies, rather, the crew will be asking you. You could be a prick and hand anyone asking for so much as a pen ten sheets of paperwork, which will likely result in your untimely demise, or you can heed their requests like an ordinary human being. The requests you'll get will range anywhere from spare generators to clowning tools. You will generally be expected to fulfill these requests in a reasonable time-frame and have someone deliver the goods to the relevant department or room.

A critical part of fulfilling requests that you must coordinate with your Cargo Techs is crate reclamation.'' Shipping crates can be exchanged for a significant portion of their original cost, sometimes as high as 100% ("''it's free real state.") of their purchase price. Always badger people about the crates they have taken and not returned. Stretch those dollars as far as you can.

Exports

To spend money, you must make money, and the way you do that is through exports. The way this is done is very simple. Drag whatever you want to sell onto the Cargo Shuttle and send it to Centcom. Lockers and crates (see above) are worth a sizable amount, with the prior being manufacturable with some metal for easy money. Other exports may include raw material, Bounties, stolen goods from other departments, refined ore, produce from botany, and generally whatever else you can find with your export scanner.

When the miners actually survive their expedition and grace your department with a fresh haul of ore, you should:

Distribute all construction materials (glass and metal) to lathes or EngineerGive solid plasma and uranium to engineering for powering the station.

• Sell gold, silver, bananium, bluespace crystals, and diamonds. Or give them to the Roboticist and taunt them for their current lack of job functionality. *take all recovered Xenomorph bodies to the chef for some green steaks.

Item Name	Price	Contents	Crate Reclamation Payout (refund%)
Armory
Shotguns	3000	3 S24 combat shotguns (stockless, loaded), 3 bandoliers
Shotgun ammo	1000	2 boxes of buckshot, 2 boxes of bean bags
R550c PDW SMGs	2000	2 R550c PDW SMGs (loaded)
R550c ammo	1000	3 R550c magazines
.38 special ammo crate	800	5 .38 special speedloaders
E-guns	3000	3 laser guns
Laser carbines	2000	3 laser carbines
Riot Suppression Bundle	3000	3 each; riot suits, riot helmets, riot shields, telescopic batons
SWAT Gear bundle	2400	2 each; MK1 SWAT suits, MK1 SWAT helmet, security gasmasks, combat gloves
electronic firing pins	2000	2 boxes of electronic firing pins
Food and Hydroponics
Seeds crate	1000	2 seed pack each: carrots, corn, berries, chilis, cotton, grass, lemons, rice, tomatos, wheat, potato, sugarcane, sunflowers, eggplants, soybeans, chanterelle Mycelium, random seed packs	500
exotic seeds crate	1500	nettle, replica pods, plump helmet, liberty cap, fly amanita, reishi, bamboo, eggy plant, rainbowbunch (x2), random seed packs (x2)
Donk Pocket Variety pack	800	3 random boxes of donk pockets	500
Ingredients crate	1000	flour sack, rice sack, sugar sack, space milk, soy milk, salt shaker, pepper mill, egg carton, bottle of universal enzyme (x2), random meat, banana	500
Imported Meats	1000	10 randomized meats	500 (50%)
Pizza crate	2000	5 pizzas	500 (100%)
Vending Resupply packs	varies	various, for different vending machines
Potted plants	700	5 random potted plants	50 (wooden crate)
Security
Handcuffs Crate	900	3 boxes of handcuffs (21 total)	500 (55%)
Stun Batons Crate	600	3 stun batons	750 (50)
Type I-B Body Armor	800	3 armor vests, 3 security helmets	500
Bullet Proof Armor	2000	3 bullet proof vests, 3 bullet proof helmets	500
Medical
Medical surplus bundle	2000	2 random med kits, 5 random medical gubbins, 1 medical spray bottle, 1 gauze
Medical Kits	800	2 first aid kits, 1 burn kit, 1 brute kit, 1 radiation treatment kit	500 (62%)
Defibrillators	800	2 defibrillators	500 (62%)
Body Bags	800	2 body bag boxes (14 body bags)	500 (62%)
Beaker Boxes	700	3 beaker boxes (21 beakers)	500 (71%)
Medical Peripherals	700	box of syringes, box of prescription glasses, box of latex gloves, 4 nitrile gloves, 2 health analyzers
Surgical Supplies	1200	Roller bed, surgical duffel bag
Science
Robotics Assembly	800	2 floor bot assemblies, 2 cleanbot assemblies, 2 medibot assemblies	500 (62%)
Engineering
Tool Crate	700	2 mechanical toolboxes, 2 tool belts	500 (71%)
Low Voltage Cable Crate	800	3x30 low power cable bundles	500 (62%)
Cable Crate	800	3x30 power cable bundles	500 (62%)
High Voltage Cable Crate	700	3x30 high power cable bundles	500 (71%)
Circuit Board Crate	800	1 circuit board each: Cargo Console, Cloning console, Comms console, ID Console, Security Records Console, Shuttle Console	500 (62%)
Plasma Generator	1000	1 Plasma Generator	500 (50%)
Reactor Starting Rod Crate	1000	2 engine starter rods	500 (50%)
Reactor Control Rod Crate	2000	6 control rods	500 (25%)
Reactor Fuel Rod Crate	2500	5 fuel rods	500 (20%)
Service
Party Supplies Crate	700	1 bucket, 1 mop, 1 trashbag, 1 space cleaner bottle
Replacement Lights Crate	1000	3 boxes of lights (21 lightbulbs, 42 light tubes)	500 (50%)
Blank IDs	750	2 boxes of spare IDs	500 (66%)
Janitorial Supplies	700	2 buckets, 1 box of mousetraps, 2 spray bottles of space cleaner, 2 soap bars, 1 trash bag, 3 wet floor signs, 1 mop	500
Bulk carpeting	800	200 tiles of carpeting	500
Exotic carpeting	1600	comes with loads of decorative carpets colors	500
Mining and Cargo
Cargo Packing Supplies	700	hand labeler, hand labeler roll, wrapping paper (x100), export scanner
Plasma Cutter Crate	3000	1 Plasma Cutter	500
Advanced Plasma Cutter Crate	6000	1 Advanced Plasma Cutter	500
Shaft Miner Starter Kit	800	Mining Conscription Duffel bag, mining satchel, PKA	500
Emergency
Ordnance Disposal Kit	600	bomb suit and hood, gas mask, screwdriver, wire cutter, multitool	500
Biological Emergency Kit	800	2 biosuits and hoods, bio bag, syringe with spaceacillin (x2), nitrile gloves (x2)	500 (62%)
Internals Crate	1000	3 oxygen masks, 3 large oxygen tanks, 3 personal oxygen tanks	500 (50%)
Firefighting Crate	1000	2 flashlights, 2 fire extinguishers, 2 large oxygen tanks and masks	500 (50%)
Radiation Protection Crate	800	2 radiation suit sets, 2 Geiger counters, 1 large oxygen tank and mask	500 (62%)
Materials
Cardboard sheets	1000	50 cardboard sheets	750
Glass	2000	50 glass	500
Metal	1500	50 metal	500
Solid Plasma	3000	5 solid plasma	750
20 Plasteel	7500	20 Plasteel	500
50 Plasteel	16500	50 Plasteel	500
Wood Planks	2000	50 wood planks	500
BZ Canister	8000	1 Canister	N/A
CO2 Canister	3000	1 Canister	N/A
N2 Canister	2000	1 Canister	N/A
N2O Canister	3000	1 Canister	N/A
O2 Canister	1500	1 Canister	N/A
Water Vapor Canister	2500	1 Canister	N/A
Firefighting Foam Tank	1500	1 Tank	N/A
Fuel Tank	800	1 Tank	N/A
Extra Capacity Water Tank	1200	1 Tank	N/A
Water Tank	600	1 Tank	N/A
PACMAN generator	1000	1 PACMAN generator
SUPERPACMAN generator	1000	1 SUPERPACMAN generator
Miscellaneous
Art Supplies	600	2 boxes of crayons, 3 spray cans, 1 rainbow crayon
Big Band Instuments	1000	piano, trombone, glockenspiel	500
Bureaucracy crate	750	hand labeler, labeler roll (x2), paper bin, four-color pen, pen (x3), yellow folder (x3)	500
festive wrapping paper	750	festive wrapping paper (x250)
religious supplies	1400	flask of holy water (x2), bible (x2), follower hood (x2)
funeral supplies	1000	burial garments, flowers, coffin	N/A, arrives in a coffin
Uniform Sets (one for every station job)	600 ~ 100000
Costumes and Toys
Wizard Costume set	1000	fake wizard costume
Theatre Costumes set	750	clown and mime clothing
Formalwear set	900	assorted clothing for approximately 5 people
Foam Force Crate	600	8 foam force shotguns
Original Costumes set	600	animal costumes

The business of blood and money (traitor QM):

A traitor QM is one of the best times you can have in this game. Through the cargo console you have easy access to weapons, illicit materials, basically whatever you need. Just be mindful of an active AI or a snooping HoP.

The cryptographic sequencer is one of the most valuable tools available to a traitor QM in the syndicate uplink. It can be used to unlock any secure crates you purchase like gun crates. You can even distribute them amongst the greyshirts if you want to spread chaos throughout the station, though that will draw attention to cargo quickly, so make sure you've got an alibi or are making your moves by then.

You also have access to the Autolathe, which is handy if you need to manufacture something that you can't buy.

All in all, if you've been lucky enough to roll traitor as the Quartermaster, you're probably going to have a pretty crate (get it?) time.

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