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Tools
Craftsmen have a variety of high-tech tools to aid their tasks at their disposal.
General tools
Flashlight
Used to illuminate dark places. Some weapons can sacrifice a slot for a mounted flashlight, but it's viewed as a great waste. To use Flashlight, put it in your Quickbelt then equip it with an associated number key. Not used very often, but can be useful at times if you like to play on low screen brightness.
Datacube
Used to store the complex structure of various items blueprints analyzed by Research Tool. The datacube comes in few variants, standard and high capacity ones. A high-capacity datacube is needed to download the blueprint stored in faction databases accessible through Hacknet. Standard datacubes can be bought for cheap from any Cryton's Tech Tools shop. High-capacity variants can be provided by your Faction Supply Managers.
Object Removal Tool
Used to move placed furniture in your apartment back to your inventory.
Stealth Activator
Exclusive to Spies and PEs is a unique combat tool both to engage and escape encounters. After use, user becomes very hard to see by other players for few seconds. Unfortunately, this invisibility doesn't work on PvE mobs once you aggro them and you cannot use weapons for the duration. You also not be able to end the invisibility effect until it wears off or using Stealthbreaker
Hacktool
Used to hack open electronic containers, doors, corpses of mechanical enemies or to enter Hacknet. Currently TL of the tool doesn't matter at all, you can use the lowest TL you can afford. Read more about hacking.
Specialist Tools
Implant Tool
Used to install implants. This tool exists in two versions, personal and remote. Personal requires much less skill to use but you can only install implants onto yourself. Remote implant tool allows installing implants other people placed in their Processor windows. Trying to install implants above TL 30 requires higher TL tool and Implant Disinfection Gel . Check the page about implants for more information.
Recycle Tool
Converts junk into useable stuff. Mostly used to clone ammo or consumables, in that case you rarely will need recycle tool higher than TL55. High TL tool is needed to clone high-end drugs, in that case you will need Catalytic Recycling Conversion Fluid . Read more about Recycle
Salvage tool
Breaks up items into chemicals or parts. Typically not used very often. The tool has to be the same TL or higher in order for it to work. Salvaging never gives all of the components back.
Repair tool
Restores condition of items at cost of maximum durability. Tool has to be higher or the same TL like the item you want to repair. Items above TL30 also require Repair Lube . Remote version of the tool is used to repair vehicles on the field without putting them back to ASG. Read more about repair
Research tool
Makes an analysis of an item and stores it into an empty datacube as a blueprint, or to identify a rare part. Higher TL items require high TL tool and Research Substance . Read more about Research
Construction tool
Builds items out of blueprints or rare parts. High TL items require high TL tool and Construction Grease . Read more about Constructing.
