Misc. Items in World
Repair Bots
Repair bots are almost always locked up behind keypad doors. A multitool is required to access them. Using one instantly restores your bio energy to max. It takes about 30 seconds before it can be used again. You can take advantage of this to deny someone else the ability to use one for that time. On maps with very few of these, they can be very strategically important. If you can occupy a position near one, you can keep your augs on for a very long time.
MedBots
Medbots are like super medkits. If you use one it will remove poison, extinguish fire, and fully heal you. It cannot be used again for 30 seconds. Even if you need no healing, you can use one in order to use up its power for the next 30 seconds and deny it to your enemies. It is a good idea to know where they are on the map so that you can get to them if you need it.
Turrets
Turrets are extremely powerful allies to have on your side. If a turret is on your side, it will show up with green crosshairs and will be green in the vision augmentation. Turrets can see cloaked enemies. If a turret appears to be firing at nothing, it is probably a cloaked enemy. They only fire at medium range, but they do a lot of damage and they don't miss. Turrets that are on your side stay side even if you die, unless an opponent specifically changes them.
When a turret switches teams, it will beep for a few seconds before becoming fully active and firing. If the turret was previously friendly, it is now hostile and should be avoided. Turrets can be temporarily disabled with EMP damage, made neutral by multitooling them, or turned to your team by using the appropriate computer. Changing the status of a turret with a multitool or via computer will also change the status of the associated camera.
To get past a turret completely safely use radar transparency or an EMP attack. An EMP attack has the disadvantage of warning the opposition that you are coming. Ballistic protection and the speed augmentation can help reduce the damage the turret does to you as you go past. Finally, there is generally a back way around the turret. The turret is often blocking the most convenient route, but it rarely blocks all routes.
Cameras
Cameras are not incredibly useful, but you don't have to do much with them to take advantage of what they do provide. While using a computer, you can look through them to see enemies approaching, assuming that they are not cloaked. If a camera is on your side, it will track enemy players and beep warningly. You can even watch this through the viewport screen to see where your enemy goes. Changing the status of a camera with a multitool or via computer will also change the status of the associated turret (if any).
Computers
Hacking a computer allows you to look through the attached camera and change the allegiance of the attached turret. While you are hacking, however, you are extremely vulnerable as you cannot see around you. On the lowest skill level, hacking a computer takes about 25 seconds, which is a very long time to be sitting around. It is recommended that you cloak or get a teammate to cover you while using a computer. Even while cloaked, you aren't completely safe. If you notice an open computer but don't see anyone using it, there is probably a cloaked person sitting next to it, using it. Finally, if you let time run out while using a computer, you will take a lot of EMP damage.
Locked Cabinets
These generally contain very nice items, such as biocells and 20 mm ammo. At low lockpicking skills, they can take a fair amount of time to open, so make sure that you are safe before attempting to open one.
Water
Water can be a very handy defensive terrain feature. Jumping in water will put out fire. Most weapons also do not work underwater, so it can be a handy way to escape pursuit. If you have a weapon that works underwater and your opponent doesn't, you can generally easily trounce him, especially if you have aqualung.
TNT Crates
TNT crates are highly explosive. It is possible to kill someone with a hurled crate, but it is also quite easy to kill yourself with one. If you crouch and set it down, it won't explode when you drop it.
Ammo Crates
Ammo crates are generally scattered generously across the map. Using one restores the ammo of your weapons. It is a good idea to use these occasionally, even if you don't think you're low on ammo, just to make sure.
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