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======Traitor======
SUBVERSIVE STAFF
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Traitor	Alt. Titles: None
Access: Any place an e-mag will open, your supposed job's access. Maintenance with Agent Cards.
Difficulty: Medium
Supervisors: The Syndicate
Duties: Complete your missions, obey the Syndicate.
Guides: Guide to Bombing, The Book of Vile Antagonizing

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Traitors are undercover Syndicate agents sent to NanoTrasen facilities to disrupt the research and workflow. Syndicate agents have access to various Syndicate Items, that range from quiet sabotage tools to lethal weaponry.

Traitor objectives are disabled by default. Objectives can be enabled in the General Settings.
Traitor objectives can be, but are not limited to one the following:

Assassinate a specific crew member.
Protect a specific crew member.
Steal a restricted item.
Escape alive, not in the security area, and not in handcuffs on the escape shuttle.
If the Traitors can meet their objectives and are present and alive on the shuttle when it leaves, they win. Note that traitors win individually, they may band together and work as a team, but it is not required for them to succeed. In fact, many times their objectives may be mutually exclusive.


Contents
1 The Basics
1.1 Guidelines
1.2 Objectives
1.2.1 Steal
1.2.2 Kill
1.2.3 Protect
1.2.4 Escape
1.3 Gear
1.4 Killing
1.4.1 General Tips & Advice
1.4.2 Beating
1.4.3 Strangulation
1.4.4 Advanced Methods of Murder
1.4.4.1 Suffocation
1.4.4.2 Intoxication/Overdose
1.4.4.3 Traitor Weapons
1.4.4.4 Spacing
1.4.4.5 Fire
1.4.4.6 Genetic Murder
1.4.4.7 Acid
1.4.4.8 Gibbing
1.4.4.9 Cremation and Mass Driver
1.4.5 Where to Commit Murder
1.4.6 Getting Caught
1.5 Getting Off the Station
1.6 Stealth Tips
1.7 Challengers
1.8 Additional Notes
The Basics
Alright, you forgot to switch off traitor and now you are stuck as a traitor and have no idea what you're doing. This is a problem because a bad traitor results in a bad round for everybody. If you had the option turned off, becoming the traitor is possible if no one else had it ticked either. If you really don't want to play a traitor, adminhelp it and an admin will revert your traitor status.

After you've familiarized yourself with the game's combat system, it's time to get down to business. The first thing to note as the traitor are your objectives. They are always kept in the Notes command and it's a good idea to check that when a round starts. There are a number of objectives that any traitor can be assigned, and you can be given multiple objectives. You also have access to Syndicate items via a PDA or headset uplink. You'll typically have 20 telecrystals to buy some useful equipment that might help you in your mission.

Most items that can be obtained from your uplink may have a distinctly Syndicate quality and might out you on sight, such as the Energy Sword or the Syndicate revolver. Other items might show their Syndicate mark through use and inspection, such as No-Slip Shoes when examined or used, the Thermal Sensor when someone puts it on, or a Binary Translator key when in your headset and listened to. Be careful that these items are well-protected and well-hidden.

Guidelines
You are may be given objectives, and you may choose to whether to complete them or not. They mostly serve as a guide.
Don't worry if people boast of greentext or laugh at your redtext.
Your ultimate goal, however, is to cause chaos, be the villain, and to generally make the round interesting.
You have a license to be an asshole and break Rule 1 all you want. Use it wisely.
You can find other traitors (if you wish to take a risk) and work together, or act as a lone agent, antagonizing everyone indiscriminately.
Additionally, don't just rest easy once you've completed your objectives. Cause more trouble on the station, get the shuttle called if you haven't yet. Even if you end up "losing" afterwards, you still did your job.
Good luck, and have fun!

Objectives
This is what you must do in order to please your Syndicate employer and get greentext. These will almost always be dangerous for you, and each objective usually requires your traitor equipment or a very good plan.

Steal
This is one of the most common objectives. Objects for theft range from materials from mining, a NASA voidsuit, a jetpack, magboots, and so on. This can be variable in difficulty depending on your job and other factors, it's your job to make the best of the situation. See High Risk Items to identify your theft objective.

Kill
You are tasked to kill someone. In general, running up and whacking your target with an energy sword will accomplish this nicely, so long as you properly hide the body and everything that can point to it, such as suit sensors. You can also utilize station hazards to eliminate your target. Throwing them into the Singularity, for example, kills them and disposes of their body, permanently eliminating them. Style points also apply here. Simply stabbing your target with a paralysis pen and detonating them with a block of C-4 requires little skill and isn't very stylish as a result.

In the "Double Agents" mode, all traitors will have another traitor as their assassination target. Expect your target to be ready for you and remember that another traitor may be hunting you down, too.

Protect
This is very variable in difficulty. On the one hand, if you have to protect the Librarian it's unlikely that they're going to any really dangerous situations. On the other, if you have to protect a Station Engineer who doesn't know how to set up the singularity, you might fail before the round really starts. If your target dies, drag their body to Genetics ASAP and make sure that they are cloned.

Do note that some other traitors may have your 'Protect' target as their 'Kill' target. Be wary of people approaching your personal VIP suspiciously, and end them at will if they seem ready to strike. You are a traitor, after all.

Escape
This is almost always going to be one of the objectives for a traitor:getting off the station alive and free. This is fairly simple, but getting the crew to call the shuttle may prove hard. You will fail this objective if you are in the Brig (Red) zone in the shuttle, or if you're in handcuffs. Rarely you will be given the objective to Hijack the Shuttle, replacing your Escape objective. This means that you have to be the only one on the shuttle when it docks at Central Command. It is much more difficult, and will often have to involve going on a rampage.

Even more rarely, you might get the objective "Die a glorious death". Compared to escaping, this one is laughably simple. Just go loud with everything you've got until you inevitably get robusted, and you'll accomplish the objective easily. Suicide, by the way, isn't glorious, and will cause you to fail.

Gear
Alright, you know your objectives, time to accomplish them. You have 20 (or 28) Telecrystals installed into your syndicate uplink to be spent on various items. Check Syndicate Items for a more detailed description on the goods.

Try to avoid buying your items at round start. Although it can be useful to get items early, holding off until you need the item also has merit, so 3 crystals don't get wasted on an emag when you find the Captain's spare ID conveniently sitting on the floor.

Killing
Most traitors have to kill someone, and knowing a couple of ways to do it certainly helps.

General Tips & Advice
Always finish the job.
Aiming for the head generally causes more stuns and knock-downs than the torso. So does the groin.
Armor can be circumvented by aiming for areas not covered by the armor. If somebody is wearing a helmet, aim for the torso. For body armor, aim for the legs.
Know your enemy. If your target is part of the Security team or one of the Heads, expect to be fighting a heavily armed and armored opponent. If you know the target is a good fighter, it might be a good idea to use one of the less physical methods.
If you think you can kill somebody with an item, chances are you can. Even when you're sure there's no way this will kill anyone, it still might manage to. Experiment with different items and tools so that you're always a threat.
When push comes to shove, push back. Fighting is a lot like bull fighting; a lot of running and dodging and then direct physical confrontation. Never be afraid to back off for a second and get ready for a charge.
Keep in mind that the best methods of killing are combinations of the ones listed below.
Blood on your weapons, hands, and on floor are dead giveaways that you have beat somebody up. Dispose of the weapon, or clean them if you have the supplies or can get to the sink. You can wash blood anything, including your hands, using Space Cleaner or Soap. Always try to wear black gloves when you kill someone. Not only does it leave your hands clean, it prevents fingerprint evidence from giving you away. Bloody gloves are a lot easier to throw down disposals than bloody fingers. Of course, using a washing machine to clean clothing or a sink to wash your hands is fine too.
Beating
Typically the most readily available murder option. It involves a blunt object such as your fists, tools, guns, stun batons or almost any other item in the game.

Pros: Easy to do, weapons are readily available across the station.

Cons: Leaves a bloody mess, armor exists, sometimes gives them time to cry for help. Also very boring.

Notes: Unless you're a good fighter, beating is not always a viable option because it's somewhat easy to defend against.

Strangulation
Another simple option. Anybody who's not handcuffed can strangle somebody.

Pros: Always an available option, after you have it locked in, it's all over for the other guy. It also doesn't leave any blood

Cons: Unless they're stunned or handcuffed, it's very easy to avoid and it leaves you in a vulnerable position. Also a very boring tactic. Takes forever.

Notes: Strangulation is most useful against downed opponents.

Advanced Methods of Murder
This section covers special weapon kills and environmental circumstances that may only be available in certain parts of the station.

Suffocation
Simple enough; while wearing internal gear, release toxic gasses into a room with your opponent.

Pros; Leaves no physical evidence, reasonably fast!

Cons: Internal gear may be difficult to obtain later on in the round, the area becomes contaminated until somebody comes to clean it up, the AI will also receive an atmospheric alarm for the area and can immediately jump to a camera there making escape difficult unless you can hide in a locker or something.

Notes: Suffocation is not a good option for many parts of the station, but it's feasible to use in areas like the Engine, Toxins and the Atmos lab.

Intoxication/Overdose
Killing aided by medical supplies such as toxins, sleep toxins and rejuvenators and medication like epilepsy pills. Generally, these options will only incapacitate the enemy, but in the case of the toxins and rejuvenators, enough of them can be deadly. Most medicines over 30 units will also cause toxic effects.

Pros: Readily available in the Medbay, leaves little physical evidence

Cons: Takes some time to work, is most likely not deadly unless extreme doses are administered

Notes: This method is effective to incapacitate people you've already caught if you don't have any means of handcuffing them, but it's not effective enough to kill outright.

Traitor Weapons
Simple to use and are most effective when you're directly attacking the enemy. This includes swords, axes and revolvers.

Pros: Almost a one-hit-kill, can be concealed

Cons: Only available to the traitor, make a bloody mess, revolvers can be heard from adjacent rooms

Notes: Very effective and efficient means to kill, but these weapons are not available to the general public so if you're caught with them it's usually game over for you.

Spacing
The act of forcing somebody out of an external airlock when they lack a way to survive in space.

Pros: Airlocks are available across the station, guaranteed kill, leaves no physical evidence

Cons: Smart opponents might be able to dodge out of the way or pull you out with them, they will probably be able to scream for help. You'll also need internal equipment, a space suit, and magboots, and if the other guy is wearing them they might make it back to the station.

Notes: Spacing can be a plausible option for people with the proper equipment, but it can also be dangerous. Instead of airlocks, you can also use the chapel mass driver, or one of the disposal units leading to space.

Fire
Very dangerous and should only be used if a dramatic death is desired.

Pros: Very intimidating and dramatic, high chance of death, damages the station (if that's what you want), and leaves no physical evidence except a charred body and burnt floors.

Cons: The equipment required to start a fire is only available in certain rooms such as the atmospheric lab, toxins lab and the engine. It's also very dangerous to the attacker.

Notes: Fire has high style points but it can be permanently damaging to the station and may interfere with your objectives.

The engine can also be used as an effective murder weapon and shares many of the pros and cons stated above, but the danger is increased ten-fold.

Genetic Murder
Makes up the smallest fraction of murders on, but it has its advantages.

Pros: You can change the person's identity completely, you can mask your murder as an attempt to help give them powers or do research or backup DNA, and once they're in the pod you can lock it where they have no chance to call for help or fight back.

Cons: It's hard and generally suspicious to access the genetics lab unless you're cleared to enter.

Notes: This method can be risky and it is generally not easy to accomplish unless you're the Geneticist or Research Director.

Acid
Can be made using the chemistry system and is deadly if used correctly.

Pros: Like medicine, acid can be injected into a person using a syringe or shot out of a gun. It can also be splashed from a beaker. If it's splashed it has a chance of removing the person's identity, which is hard to restore.

Cons: Hard to make unless you're the chemist. Acids are not very effective when injected.

Notes: This method suffers the same fate as the genetics option and is not plausible to the people who are not in that profession.

Gibbing
Not a nice way to go, but possible. A Chef traitor might find this most useful. Remember that you have to emag the gibber to put people in it.

Pros: Leaves little evidence.

Cons: Target has to be nonresponsive to gib them. Access to the kitchen is needed, or you will end up having at least one person who knows that you killed someone. Body has to be dragged to the kitchen.

Cremation and Mass Driver
Using the crematorium is possible as a Chaplain traitor. You can also mass drive people if you don't want to cook them.

Pros: No chance to survive, leaves literally zero evidence if you pick up the ashes, no need to strip them down.

Cons: You can get spotted, need to make sure the person is out cold or dead. Crematorium destroys items completely, and doesn't leave anything behind if you don't strip them. Obvious if you mass drived them. Be careful of blood trails. Finally, only people with the crematorium's access can use the crematory devices. Remember, the crematorium also destroys items. Nothing is worse than broiling the Captain and realizing that all that remains of your objective is now a scorched piece of jumpsuit.

Where to Commit Murder
Now that you've picked your method of slaying, you will need to pick somewhere to do this. Several obvious factors play into this decision:

Are the facilities available in this area? You obviously won't be able to push somebody into the engine from the Chapel.
How frequently does the subject access this area? Waiting in the medbay for your target won't result to anything if he never leaves his office.
How heavily populated is the area? You won't want to kill somebody in an area like the medbay because there is almost always somebody there.
After looking over these, you can tell where you should commit the crime. Several more specific factors play into this;

How hard is the area to access?
How secluded is the area?
Is the area your primary post?
It would be unwise to kill somebody in the Toxins Lab if you're the only toxins researcher. On the other hand, it would be incredibly wise to kill somebody in the Toxins Lab if you're not the toxins researcher.

Getting Caught
Things never go that smoothly. Getting caught is a way of life and knowing how to get out of it is very important. And the best way to do that is to lie so much you believe yourself. Lie to everyone and everything that talks to you. Agree to any searches that won't get you busted for corpses or traitor items. Do anything to deflect the blame on to others. If you run around not saying anything dragging a locker of corpses around, you will end up dead. Note that your chances of this bluff being a success is shot to nothing if you get caught with any blatant traitor items on you.

Getting Off the Station
Whatever the your other objective were, you have now successfully completed it! Now, the difficult part, getting off of the station. There are two main ways to go about this task, dynamic and stealth. Dynamic players are going to want to cause the damage to get the shuttle called. Stealthy players are going to want to call the shuttle themselves or somehow prevent it from being recalled. Most players will need to combine these two ways to succeed.

If all goes well, give yourself a pat on the back, you did it! If not, try to figure out where it all went wrong and improve on that. Escaping can be nearly impossible depending on the crew and station's condition, and theft can be just as difficult if you are a lowly assistant going after the Hand Teleporter the Captain is carrying around. Sometimes it was not meant to be, but regardless, the only way to keep better is continue practicing.

Stealth Tips
Want to get the job done with little to no trouble?

Store stolen items out of the open, the best way is in a box that's in a locker (even better if the locker locks).
Get rid of evidence. A bottle of space cleaner goes a long way to clean up blood. And don't forget to hide those bodies.
If possible, wear gloves. This prevents your prints from being anywhere on the scene.
A paralysis pen is a great stealth weapon. When they're out cold, they're at your mercy.
Bluff your way out. If you're a smooth enough talker, you can try to talk your way out. If caught in the act, try to pretend you were trying to help.
Have a backup plan. Things don't always go as planned, so have a way out.
Wear a disguise.
Do not kill innocents. The more people you kill, the likelier it is that someone will catch you in the act. You can't be caught if there's nobody to catch you
Challengers
A less freeform variant of Traitor that needs at least 20 players to roll and focuses on traitor versus traitor versus traitor, at least initially. You are given a single assassination target that is also a challenger, while a challenger is also targeting you. Challengers get deployed in groups of 3 or more, never 2 people.

Once you manage to take out your mark, take a picture of their corpse and post it on any newscaster channel to broadcast your victory (though you may want to use another ID to remain anonymous). Once published, you'll get 8 tele-crystals and all the remaining ones your target had as a reward. You'll then be notified of your new assassination target, that is, the one your target had. (Unless said target was you, in which case congratulations, you are the last challenger alive).

To be valid, the photo has to feature either the victim's corpse (they can just be in crit, you can't really tell the difference from a picture anyway), their severed head, or their brain. Once the kill has been broadcast, your objective is permanently marked has completed, while your victim's is permanently marked as failed. This persists even if you die or your target is revived.

If you do not have your uplink on you while posting the picture you will not get any TC, neither the reward nor your target's remainder.

This trial is said to be how the Syndicate hires new agents, or selects the best ones to send on nuclear operations.

Additional Notes
Having a spare ID always helps. If you don't have that, then just wear a mask and run around as unknown, using your ID to access the doors that you need. Knowing the access each job has makes certain IDs more valuable than others.
There may be other traitors on station. You have code words to find them. You can either try working together or simply not geting in each others way.
You can get away with a lot of things if security doesn't explicitly know you're a traitor. Killing the entirety of medical with a normal bar of soap and a normal toolbox may warrant less of a punishment from sec than just breaking with in an emag. Try and use as little syndicate items as possible and ditch them if you think the fuzz might be trying to book you.
Much of this guide is directed at human traitors, not AI traitors.