SS2 Chemical Manifest (SPOILERS)

[664ac33a7def8Kolya]

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Chemical	ENG	MED	HYDRO	OPS	REC	CMD	RIC	MANY	TOTAL
Antimony (Sb)	2	2	2	-	2	-	-	1	9
Arsenic (As)	-	1	2	-	2	-	1	1	7
Barium (Ba)	2	1	1	2	-	2	2	2	12
Californium (Cf)	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	1	5
Cesium (Cs)	1	-	2	2	2	2	-	2	11
Copper (Cu)	-	1	2	2	-	1	1	1	8
Fermium (Fm)	2	1	1	-	-	-	1	1	6
Gallium (Ga)	1	2	-	1	-	-	1	1	6
Hassium (Hs)	-	1	1	2	2	1	3	3	13
Iridium (Ir)	2	2	2	2	2	-	1	1	12
Molybdenum (Mo)	-	-	-	-	2	2	2	3	9
Osmium (Os)	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	1	3
Radium (Ra)	-	-	1	-	2	3	3	3	12
Selenium (Se)	-	-	-	-	-	2	2	3	7
Sodium (Na)	-	-	-	2	-	-	1	1	4
Technetium (Tc)	1	1	2	-	-	3	2	3	12
Tellurium (Te)	1	2	2	-	2	1	1	5	14
Vanadium (V)	2	-	1	-	2	-	-	1	6
Yttrium (Y)	2	2	-	1	-	-	1	3	9

Information taken from the now defunct SS2 Info Hub with friendly permission by TimmyMagic.com
The periodic table in photos: http://www.periodictable.com/
Interactive periodic table: http://www.ptable.com/

[664ac33a7e363ThiefsieFool]

i wonder if it's at all relevant to casually mention that i retconned copper (Cu) to be lead (Pb) in my mod, and nobody seemed to notice because i changed everything related to it

[664ac33a7e84fEnchantermon]

Good idea, Kolya.

i wonder if it's at all relevant to casually mention that i retconned copper (Cu) to be lead (Pb) in my mod, and nobody seemed to notice because i changed everything related to it

Nice. Why, though?

[664ac33a7e984ThiefsieFool]

you can combine items and i wanted something that would let you add radiation protection to armors, and lead is pretty good at stopping radiation irl so i replaced copper with it
i'm ruining this thread aren't i

[664ac33a7ea96Enchantermon]

Ah, I see. You could have just created your own, though.

[664ac33a7ebf1ZylonBane]

Mmmm... delicious peanut butter armor.

[664ac33a7ed40Kolya]

I felt left out of the joke here. Then I found this powerpoint presentation comparing the chemical characteristics of Lead and Peanut Butter. Still don't get it. I like peanut butter though.

[664ac33a7efdfZylonBane]

I felt left out of the joke here.

Hint: What is the chemical symbol for lead?

[664ac33a7f0d9Kolya]

*forehead slap*

[664ac33a7f20dKolya]

Might be a nice idea for a mod to create models of the actual elements and make the containers actual containers that can be opened.
Extra points for hilarious side effects like poisoning, chemical reactions when trying to stack certain elements, etc.

[664ac33a7f31fZylonBane]

In SS2 you're limited to either picking up or opening items though, right?

[664ac33a7f6c1Magus Zeal]

you can combine items and i wanted something that would let you add radiation protection to armors, and lead is pretty good at stopping radiation irl so i replaced copper with it
i'm ruining this thread aren't i

That was probably for the best. IIRC no researchable items in the stock game use Copper. I believe it's the only "dead" element, that is one that's not used at least once. You made it into an applyable item as well as one used for research.

Also, am I the only one who finds it ironic that manmade elements are being used to research alien artifacts?

Might be a nice idea for a mod to create models of the actual elements and make the containers actual containers that can be opened.
Extra points for hilarious side effects like poisoning, chemical reactions when trying to stack certain elements, etc.

Some of those elements don't have physical shapes. Also, some of them need to be stored away in a special container because of the violent reaction they'll have. Radium, for example, would kill anyone around it because of (surprise, surprise) it's extreme radioactivity. Cesium reacts extremely (explosively) with water. Barium, antimony and let's not forget arsenic are extremely poisonous and the latter can kill a human with only a minor dose. That said, I'm surprised that chemical storerooms aren't under a fuckton more security.

[664ac33a7f9fbKolya]

Also, am I the only one who finds it ironic that manmade elements are being used to research alien artifacts?

Chemical elements are not man-made. They're not limited to earth either, just in case that's what you meant to say.

[664ac33a7ff21Enchantermon]

That was probably for the best. IIRC no researchable items in the stock game use Copper. I believe it's the only "dead" element, that is one that's not used at least once.

It's not; off the top of my head, Arsenic isn't used at all. There are probably others, but I can't check at the moment.

Radium, for example, would kill anyone around it because of (surprise, surprise) it's extreme radioactivity.

You've obviously never read System Shlock (or was it TTLG Volatile?).

[664ac33a80397Magus Zeal]

Also, am I the only one who finds it ironic that manmade elements are being used to research alien artifacts?

Chemical elements are not man-made. They're not limited to earth either, just in case that's what you meant to say.

Chemical elements are not. But synthetic ones (Californium, Fermium, Hassium) are.

Also: I take back what I said about Copper, it's used in one of the Annelid implants. Arsenic is not listed in the walkthrough. It's been a while since I've played stock and SecMod switches chemicals required around a bit.

[664ac33a80b00ThiefsieFool]

That was probably for the best. IIRC no researchable items in the stock game use Copper. I believe it's the only "dead" element, that is one that's not used at least once.

It's not; off the top of my head, Arsenic isn't used at all. There are probably others, but I can't check at the moment. I don't think Selenium is used, either. Those are the only three, iirc.

Radium, for example, would kill anyone around it because of (surprise, surprise) it's extreme radioactivity.

You've obviously never read System Shlock (or was it TTLG Volatile?).

Copper is used but yeah Arsenic is only set for WormBlend and that implant was cut out, I make use of As in my mod though because on impossible most items need more elements to research than normal and I put As as an extra requirement on a few.

[664ac33a80c28Kolya]

Idle observation: The colour codes on the containers (4 colours, 2 slots) allow for 16 combinations, but there are 19 elements in SS2. So a few elements share the same colour code. (Barium-Selenium, Techneticum-Hassium, Osmium-Sodium)

[664ac33a80eb9Enchantermon]

. . . Techneticum-Hassium . . .

Tellurium, not Technetium.

[664ac33a80ffeZylonBane]

Maybe the color codes are supposed to be category identifiers, not unique identifiers.

That's how I choose to fanwank it anyway.

[664ac33a81196Kolya]

That's what I thought about too, but I'm noting here that eg Barium & Selenium cannot be subsumed in any elemental classification, whereas for example Selenium & Tellurium (Thank you, Emon!) share the same group.

[664ac33a8129cZylonBane]

I blame Xerxes.

[664ac33a813abKolya]

Did you ever realise that Xerxes is sex-rex spelled backwards?

[664ac33a814feXerxy]

There are no 2 Ga in Engineering. There are 2 Ga in Hydroponics though.

[664ac33a8183dJoin ussss!]

Might be a nice idea for a mod to create models of the actual elements and make the containers actual containers that can be opened.
Extra points for hilarious side effects like poisoning, chemical reactions when trying to stack certain elements, etc.

Ha ha that would be an awesome mod!