Surgery

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All surgery requires a set of medical tools, typically found in the Operating Theatre, along with an operating table.

Surgical Tools[edit]

Information about every tool used in surgery can be found here.

For every tools there are ghetto analogues. Using them lowers chances of performing a surgical step correctly, wounding your patient. Hover your cursor over the item's picture to see its name. Next to the items are the success rates.


Beginning of any Operation[edit]

Step 1: Operating Table Place the patient onto the operating table. Do this by selecting grab intent. Then click the patient twice in a row until you have an aggressive grab. Then left click the operating table to place the patient on it. Switch back to help intent or your surgery will fail.

  • If there is no operating table, you can use: Stasis bed (-10%), any table (-20%), any bed (-30%), ask them to lie on the floor (-50%). Chances of successfully completing every step will be reduced.

Step 1.1 Ethanol (Optional) Splash on, spray or apply a patch with Miner's Salve (+10%), Sterilizine (+20%), alcoholic drinks (up to +46%), or Honey (+60%) to improve your success chance.

  • The stronger the alcohol, the more effective! The formula is: 0.1*(booze power/65). For example: Ethanol gives +10% success chance, Manly Dorf +15%, Bacchus' Blessing +46%.

Step 1.2: Sleeping Agent (Optional) Use a tank of anesthetic and a breath mask to make your patient sleep.

Step 2: Drapes Bedsheet Place drapes or bedsheet over the part of body you are operating.

Step 3: Help Intent Switch to help intent. Pro tip: Disarm intent will fail every surgery step.

Step 4: Target Aim at the appropriate body part (important!).

Step 5: Scalpel Do the surgery (see the steps below!). Afterwards congratulate the patient and kick them out.


To abort a surgery, hold a cautery in one hand and drapes in the other, and use the drapes on the patient.

Procedures requiring no research or computer[edit]

Organ Manipulation[edit]

This surgery covers operations to remove/insert organs (brain, heart, appendix), lizard/cat tails, cyber implants and alien embryos.
The body part to target depends on which procedure you want to do.
See below for details about each procedure.

Procedure Ghetto Analogues
Step 1: Scalpel Scalpel: make an incision. Kitchen Knife (65%) Shard (45%) Energy Sword (75%) Any other sharp item (30%)
Step 2: Retractor Retractor: retract the skin. Screwdriver (45%) Wirecutters (35%)
Step 3 (Head/Chest only): Circular Saw Circular Saw: saw through bones. Chainsaw (arm-mounted) (65%) Fire Axe (50%) Chainsaw (unmounted) (50%) Hatchet (35%) Butcher's Knife (25%) Changeling's Arm Blade (75%)
Step 4: Hemostat Hemostat: clamp the bleeders. Wirecutters (60%) Package Wrap (35%) Cable (15%)
Step 5: Scalpel Scalpel: make an incision. Kitchen Knife (65%) Shard (45%) Energy Sword (75%) Any other sharp item (30%)
Step 6 Remove: Hemostat Hemostat: remove something. Crowbar (55%)
Step 6 Insert: Hands Hands: insert something.
Step 7: Cautery Cautery: seal the wound. Laser (90%) Welder (70%) Lighter (45%) Match (20%)


Ordinary organs that require Organ Manipulation[edit]

These organs are present in every normal human, and can be removed or transferred through the Organ Manipulation surgery type.

Brain BrainAlien brain[edit]

The source of consciousness, and where the player actually resides. Removing the brain from a body will make it unclonable through normal means. The brain can also be inserted into an MMI to allow it to speak, and to prepare it to be inserted into a Cyborg or an AI. Or it can be transferred into another body, which can then be cloned or defibrillated with the new host.

Changelings' brains are vestigial, and they can survive without them. Beheading a changeling will not prevent one from reviving.

Target: Head

Note: Brains can also be removed by beheading the target and using a sharp object on the head to extract the brain.

Note: There's also a non-surgery method to put a brain back in:

Step 1: Operating Table Place the patient onto the operating table.

Step 2: Brain Cram their brain back into their skull.

Step 3: Cloning Pod Usually, you take the body to be cloned.


Heart [edit]

Required for basic survival, removing it will cause a heart attack, dealing huge amounts of oxygen damage until a new, beating, heart is inserted, or death. This can be delayed with epinephrine, if you need more time.

On their own, hearts only beat for a short time when removed from a living body. To get a heart beating again, click on it while it's in your hand.

Heart attacks can also be induced by Initropidril, and a heart attack may continue if you insert a still heart in a patient. In either case, to restore the heart to normal functionality, the patient needs to either be defibrillated or receive an electric shock.


Target: Chest


Eyes [edit]

They're required for sight. Removing them will, obviously, turn the patient blind. Some races' eyes can see in the dark.

Target: Eyes


Ears[edit]

Required for hearing. Removing them will make the patient deaf.

Target: Head


Liver [edit]

Required for processing reagents. Removing the liver will cause the patient to take heavy toxin damage.

Target: Chest


Lungs [edit]

Required for breathing. Removing the lungs will cause the patient to suffocate, regardless of air or internals. Some species have mutant lungs that don't need air: transplanting them onto an breathing race will transfer this property.

Target: Chest


Stomach [edit]

Required for digesting food.

Target: Chest


Tongue [edit]

Affects speech. Lacking a tongue will make speech very hard to comprehend, while mutant tongues such as lizards' or flypeoples' will give the patient the race's speech quirks. Abductors' tongues carry over their telepathy, but they prevent normal speech.

Target: Mouth


Appendix AppendixInflamed appendix[edit]

Removing it cures appendicitis and prevents it in the future, too.

Target: Groin

Other organs that require Organ Manipulation[edit]

There are also non-natural organs which can be added to give bonuses or to harm the patient in a few cases.

Cybernetic Implants [edit]

These offer benefits to the patient at the cost of being very vulnerable to EMPs, with malfunctions ranging from eye-flashing to heart attacks. Cybernetic implants always require the Organ Manipulation type surgery, even for arms. Cybernetic implants can be printed by Robotics or the medbay techfab after research.

Target: Chest/Head/Eyes/Arms

Cybernetic Organs [edit]

Cybernetic organs replace organs entirely. You need to remove the corresponding organ first to make room for the cybernetic organ. They are vulnerable to EMPs. Cybernetic organs can be printed by Robotics or the medbay techfab after research.

Target: Chest/Eyes

Xenomorph Embryo FacehuggerLarva[edit]

An alien larva growing inside the patient. If not removed quickly enough, it will gib the patient and try to escape, growing into a dangerous Xenomorph.

Target: Chest


Romerol Tumor[edit]

A latent infection in the patient's head, caused by Romerol. If the patient dies while affected by Romerol, he will eventually rise as an aggressive Zombie. This will repeat as long as the infection lasts; removing it surgically, cutting the head off, or gibbing the corpse will prevent resurrection.

Romerol is infective, and anyone hit by a zombie while unprotected will also acquire a Romerol Tumor.

Target: Head


Prosthesis Organ Manipulation[edit]

Augmented limbs have special surgery steps for Organ Manipulation that are completed with mechanical tools. Unlike all other procedures, this can be performed on yourself with self-surgery.


Target Target: Head, chest, groin, arms

Procedure Ghetto Analogues
Step 1: Screwdriver Screwdriver: unscrew the shell. Scalpel (75%) Kitchen Knife (50%) Any other sharp item (30%)
Step 2: Hands Hands: open the hatch.
Step 3: Wrench Wrench (chest and head only): unwrench the bolts. Retractor (10%)
Step 4: Multitool Multitool: prepare electronics. Hemostat (10%)
Step 5: Hemostat Hemostat: manipulate organs/remove implant. Crowbar (65%)
Step 6: Wrench Wrench (chest and head only): wrench the bolts. Retractor (10%)
Step 7: Screwdriver Screwdriver: screw the shell. Scalpel (75%) Kitchen Knife (50%) Any other sharp item (30%)

Alien Organ Manipulation[edit]

Used to remove or add organs from Xenos.

Procedure Ghetto Analogues
Step 1: Circular Saw Circular Saw: saw through the bone. Chainsaw (arm-mounted) (65%) Fire Axe (50%) Chainsaw (unmounted) (50%) Hatchet (35%) Butcher's Knife (25%) Changeling's Arm Blade (75%)
Step 2: Scalpel Scalpel: make an incision. Kitchen Knife (65%) Shard (45%) Energy Sword (75%) Any other sharp item (30%)
Step 3: Retractor Retractor: retract the skin. Screwdriver (45%) Wirecutters (35%)
Step 4: Circular Saw Circular Saw: saw through the bone. Chainsaw (arm-mounted) (65%) Fire Axe (50%) Chainsaw (unmounted) (50%) Hatchet (35%) Butcher's Knife (25%) Changeling's Arm Blade (75%)
Step 5 Remove: Hemostat Hemostat: remove something. Crowbar (55%)
Step 5 Insert: Hands Hands: Insert something.
Step 6: Cautery Cautery: seal the wound. Laser (90%) Welder (70%) Lighter (45%) Match (20%)

Lobectomy[edit]

This surgery is an extended organ manipulation, cutting open the chest cavity and removing a disfunctional lobe within the lungs. This restores health to the lungs, and makes them operable, if they weren't before. Be warned, however, that this surgery can only be done once per set of lungs, and that excising the lobe has a 95% chance to succeed, causing suffocation if failed. Can only be performed if the patient's lungs are above 60 damage, which is a tad past severe damage thresholds. Do NOT confuse this surgery with lobotomy!

Procedure Ghetto Analogues
Step 1: Scalpel Scalpel: make an incision. Kitchen Knife (65%) Shard (45%) Energy Sword (75%) Any other sharp item (30%)
Step 2: Retractor Retractor: retract the skin. Screwdriver (45%) Wirecutters (35%)
Step 3 Circular Saw Circular Saw: saw through bones. Chainsaw (arm-mounted) (65%) Fire Axe (50%) Chainsaw (unmounted) (50%) Hatchet (35%) Butcher's Knife (25%) Changeling's Arm Blade (75%)
Step 4: Hemostat Hemostat: clamp the bleeders. Wirecutters (60%) Package Wrap (35%) Cable (15%)
Step 5: Scalpel Scalpel: excise the damage lung node. (95%) Shard (35%) Kitchen Knife (45%) Energy Sword (65%)
Step 6: Cautery Cautery: seal the wound. Laser (90%) Welder (70%) Lighter (45%) Match (20%)

Coronary Bypass[edit]

This surgery is an extended organ manipulation, cutting open the chest cavity and grafting a bypass onto the patient's heart. This restores health to the heart, and makes it operable, if it was not before. Be warned, however, that this surgery can only be done once per heart, and that incising the heart and attaching the graft are not guaranteed successes, so if you are not utilizing sterilizer during these steps, keep bandages on hand in the event of failing the step, which will result in massive amounts of bleeding. Can only be performed if the heart has more than 60 damage (tad past severe damage threshold).

Procedure Ghetto Analogues
Step 1: Scalpel Scalpel: make an incision. Kitchen Knife (65%) Shard (45%) Energy Sword (75%) Any other sharp item (30%)
Step 2: Retractor Retractor: retract the skin. Screwdriver (45%) Wirecutters (35%)
Step 3 Circular Saw Circular Saw: saw through bones. Chainsaw (arm-mounted) (65%) Fire Axe (50%) Chainsaw (unmounted) (50%) Hatchet (35%) Butcher's Knife (25%) Changeling's Arm Blade (75%)
Step 4: Hemostat Hemostat: clamp the bleeders. Wirecutters (60%) Package Wrap (35%) Cable (15%)
Step 5: Scalpel Scalpel: incise the heart. (90%) Shard (25%) Kitchen Knife (45%) Energy Sword (45%)
Step 6 Hemostat Hemostat: attach heart graft. (90%) Wirecutters (35%) Package Wrap (15%) Cable (5%)
Step 7: Cautery Cautery: seal the wound. Laser (90%) Welder (70%) Lighter (45%) Match (20%)

Amputation[edit]

Sever a limb from the torso. Tails are handled under Organ Manipulation (groin).

Target Target: Head, legs, or arms

Procedure Ghetto Analogues
Step 1: Scalpel Scalpel: make an incision. Kitchen Knife (65%) Shard (45%) Energy Sword (75%) Any other sharp item (30%)
Step 2: Hemostat Hemostat: clamp bleeders. Wirecutters (60%) Package Wrap (35%) Cable (15%)
Step 3: Retractor Retractor: retract the skin. Screwdriver (45%) Wirecutters (35%)
Step 4: Circular Saw Circular Saw: cut through the bone. Chainsaw (arm-mounted) (65%) Fire Axe (50%) Chainsaw (unmounted) (50%) Hatchet (35%) Butcher's Knife (25%) Changeling's Arm Blade (75%)
Step 5: Hemostat Hemostat: clamp bleeders. Wirecutters (60%) Package Wrap (35%) Cable (15%)
Step 6: Scalpel Scalpel or Circular Saw Circular Saw: sever the limb. Chainsaw (80%) Fire Axe (50%) Hatchet (40%) Butcher's Knife (25%) Changeling's Arm Blade (80%)


Prosthetic Replacement[edit]

Replace a severed limb with either a normal or a robotic limb.

Target Target: Head, legs or arms

Procedure Ghetto Analogues
Step 0: Acquire the required limb.
Step 1: Scalpel Scalpel: make an incision. Kitchen Knife (65%) Shard (45%) Energy Sword (75%) Any other sharp item (30%)
Step 2: Hemostat Hemostat: clamp bleeders. Wirecutters (60%) Package Wrap (35%) Cable (15%)
Step 3: Retractor Retractor: retract the skin. Screwdriver (45%) Wirecutters (35%)
Step 4: Limb/Cyborg limb: replace the limb.
Step 4(Alternative): Chainsaw/Synthetic Arm Blade: replace the limb with the chosen weapon.


Augmentation[edit]

Replace a limb with a robot part. The head, torso, arms, and legs can all be augmented. Augmenting torso makes you immune to appendicitis and xeno larva.
Robot limbs are tougher. They need welding to "heal" brute damage and wires for burn damage, and cannot be otherwise healed. EMP pulses will hurt augmented humans.

Cyborg head
Cyborg torso
Cyborg arm

We can rebuild him. We have the technology.

Target Target: Head, chest, legs or arms

Procedure Ghetto Analogues
Step 0: Create the cyborg limb(s) using an Exosuit Fabricator.
Step 1: Scalpel Scalpel: make an incision. Kitchen Knife (65%) Shard (45%) Energy Sword (75%) Any other sharp item (30%)
Step 2: Hemostat Hemostat: clamp bleeders. Wirecutters (60%) Package Wrap (35%) Cable (15%)
Step 3: Retractor Retractor: retract the skin. Screwdriver (45%) Wirecutters (35%)
Step 4: Scalpel Scalpel: sever the muscles. Wirecutters (55%)
Step 5: Circular Saw Circular Saw: cut through the bone. Chainsaw (arm-mounted) (65%) Fire Axe (50%) Chainsaw (unmounted) (50%) Hatchet (35%) Butcher's Knife (25%) Changeling's Arm Blade (75%)
Step 7: Cyborg limb: augment the limb.


Cavity Implant[edit]

Implant/Remove an object in the chest. Tiny and small items can be implanted. Implanting a flashlight allows the patient to toggle it on or off. Implanting grenades is also often done. You can only have one cavity implant at a time.

Flashlight is commonly implanted

File:Hud target torso.gif Target: Chest

Procedure Ghetto Analogues
Step 1: Scalpel Scalpel: make an incision. Kitchen Knife (65%) Shard (45%) Energy Sword (75%) Any other sharp item (30%)
Step 2: Hemostat Hemostat: clamp bleeders. Wirecutters (60%) Package Wrap (35%) Cable (15%)
Step 3: Retractor Retractor: retract the skin. Screwdriver (45%) Wirecutters (35%)
Step 4: Scalpel Scalpel: make an incision. Kitchen Knife (65%) Shard (45%) Energy Sword (75%) Any other sharp item (30%)
Step 5: Hands Place an item in the cavity or use your hands to check for items in the cavity. Repeatable.
Step 6: Cautery Cautery: seal the wound. Laser (90%) Welder (70%) Lighter (45%) Match (20%)

Implant Removal[edit]

Extracts mindshield, tracking, chemical, traitor, explosive implants and such. If you don't have an empty implant case in your other hand, the implant will be ruined on extraction!

Removes this

File:Hud target torso.gif Target: Chest

Procedure Ghetto Analogues
Step 1: Scalpel Scalpel: make an incision. Kitchen Knife (65%) Shard (45%) Energy Sword (75%) Any other sharp item (30%)
Step 2: Hemostat Hemostat: clamp bleeders. Wirecutters (60%) Package Wrap (35%) Cable (15%)
Step 3: Retractor Retractor: retract the skin. Screwdriver (45%) Wirecutters (35%)
Step 4: Hemostat Hemostat and Empty Implant Case: extract the implant. Crowbar (65%)
Step 5: Cautery Cautery: seal the wound. Laser (90%) Welder (70%) Lighter (45%) Match (20%)

Dental Implant[edit]

This allows you to insert pills/patches into a tooth cavity, allowing you to pop it any time to ingest it. This works for both stimulants and suicide pills.

Target: Mouth

Procedure Ghetto Analogues
Step 1: Surgical Drill Surgical Drill: Drill a hole in a tooth. Mining Drill (60%) Exosuit Drill (60%) Screwdriver (20%)
Step 2: Pill Pill/Patch: Insert a pill/patch.


Brain Surgery[edit]

This procedure cures all severe and basic traumas and reduces brain damage by a large amount. Failing step 5, however, causes hefty brain damage.

Target: Head

Procedure Ghetto Analogues
Step 1: Scalpel Scalpel: make an incision. Kitchen Knife (65%) Shard (45%) Energy Sword (75%) Any other sharp item (30%)
Step 2: Retractor Retractor: retract the skin. Screwdriver (45%) Wirecutters (35%)
Step 3: Circular Saw Circular Saw: cut through the bone. Chainsaw (arm-mounted) (65%) Fire Axe (50%) Chainsaw (unmounted) (50%) Hatchet (35%) Butcher's Knife (25%) Changeling's Arm Blade (75%)
Step 4: Hemostat Hemostat: clamp bleeders. Wirecutters (60%) Package Wrap (35%) Cable (15%)
Step 5: Hemostat Hemostat: perform brain surgery. (85%) Screwdriver (35%) Pen (15%)
Step 6: Cautery Cautery: seal the wound. Laser (90%) Welder (70%) Lighter (45%) Match (20%)

Eye Surgery[edit]

This fixes all damage done to eyes (fixing blindness), except genetic. Failing step 4 will cause 70 brain damage to the patient.

Target: Eyes

Procedure Ghetto Analogues
Step 1: Scalpel Scalpel: make an incision. Kitchen Knife (65%) Shard (45%) Energy Sword (75%) Any other sharp item (30%)
Step 2: Retractor Retractor: retract the skin. Screwdriver (45%)Wirecutters (35%)
Step 3: Hemostat Hemostat: clamp bleeders. Wirecutters (60%) Package Wrap (35%) Cable (15%)
Step 4: Hemostat Hemostat: fix the patient's eyes. Screwdriver (45%) Pen (25%)
Step 5: Cautery Cautery: mend the incision. Laser (90%)Welder (70%) Lighter (45%) Match (20%)


Removal of Embedded Objects[edit]

Extracts objects stuck in the body such as throwing stars or spears.

Target Target: Head, chest, legs, or arms

Procedure Ghetto Analogues
Step 1: Scalpel Scalpel: make an incision. Kitchen Knife (65%) Shard (45%) Energy Sword (75%) Any other sharp item (30%)
Step 2: Remove: Hands Hands: Remove object.

Plastic Surgery[edit]

If the patient's face is damaged and unrecognizable it restores it, otherwise it change the face and identity of the patient.

Target: Head

Procedure Ghetto Analogues
Step 1: Scalpel Scalpel: make an incision. Kitchen Knife (65%) Shard (45%) Energy Sword (75%) Any other sharp item (30%)
Step 2: Retractor Retractor: retract the skin. Screwdriver (45%) Wirecutters (35%)
Step 3: Scalpel Scalpel: alter the patient's appearance. Kitchen Knife (50%) Wirecutters (35%)
Step 4: Cautery Cautery: seal the wound. Laser (90%) Welder (70%) Lighter (45%) Match (20%)


Lipoplasty[edit]

Removes excess fat from the patient. Can only be selected if the patient is fat.

You get this

Target: Chest

Procedure Ghetto Analogues
Step 1: Scalpel Scalpel: make an incision. Kitchen Knife (65%) Shard (45%) Energy Sword (75%) Any other sharp item (30%)
Step 2: Hemostat Hemostat: clamp bleeders. Wirecutters (60%) Package Wrap (35%) Cable (15%)
Step 3: Circular Saw Circular Saw: cut up the fat. Hatchet (35%) Butcher's Knife (25%)
Step 4: Retractor Retractor: remove the fat. Screwdriver (45%) Wirecutters (35%)
Step 5: Cautery Cautery: seal the wound. Laser (90%) Welder (70%) Lighter (45%) Match (20%)

Slime Core Removal[edit]

Remove core from slime. Step 2 must be repeated for every core if slime has several. Mostly obsolete with existence of slime grinder, but still possible.

A slime
Procedure Ghetto Analogues
Step 1: Scalpel Scalpel: make an incision. Kitchen Knife (65%) Shard (45%) Energy Sword (75%) Any other sharp item (30%)
Step 2: Hemostat Hemostat: extract core. Wirecutters (60%) Package Wrap (35%) Cable (15%)


Upgradable Surgery[edit]

These surgeries are available roundstart, but can be upgraded to better or different versions by researching certain nodes and then synching a connected operating computer.

Tend Wounds[edit]

The tend wounds surgeries all share the same steps. They can be upgraded by researching certain nodes, and then synching the operating computer with research database. There are "bruises", "burn" and "Mixture" versions. By default only "bruises" and "burn" are available. The basic versions of this surgery can be performed anywhere, but the upgraded versions require a surgery table with an adjacent and synched operating computer.

The target is healed by this surgery, without any chemicals being involved. Useful for healing dead bodies for revival.

Target: Chest

Procedure Ghetto Analogues
Step 1: Scalpel Scalpel: make a careful incision (does not cause damage or bleeding). Kitchen Knife (65%) Shard (45%) Energy Sword (75%) Any other sharp item (30%)
Step 2: Hemostat Tend bruises: repair damage to the target (automatically repeats until fully healed). Screwdriver (65%) Pen (55%)
Step 3: Cautery Cautery: seal the wound. Laser (90%) Welder (70%) Lighter (45%) Match (20%)
  • Without any research, step 5 will heal 5 damage each time it's repeated ("bruises" and "burn" versions only).
  • With Improved Wound-Tending Surgery researched and synched, step 5 will heal 10 damage ("bruises" and "burn" versions only).
  • With Advanced Surgery researched and synched, step 5 will heal 15 damage ("bruises" and "burn" versions only).
  • With Advanced Surgery researched and synched, you'll be able to do the "mixture" version, which heals 2 brute and burn each time step 5 is repeated, but the step takes much shorter time than the other two versions.
  • With Experimental Surgery researched and synched, the "mixture" version's step 5 will heal 5 brute and burn.
  • With Alien Surgery researched and synched, the "mixture" version's step 5 will heal 8 brute and burn.


If research was completed in the middle of surgery, you must restart the surgery to get the upgraded version.

Dissection[edit]

The dissection surgeries all share the same steps. They require a surgery table with an adjacent operating computer. They can be upgraded by researching certain nodes, and then synching the operating computer with research database. The procedure will deeply analyze the biology of a corpse (both humanoid and simple), and automatically add new findings to the research database. This generates research points for science. Does not work on living patients. Unlike other surgeries, even cyborgs can fail step 5.

Target: Chest

Procedure Tool success rates
Step 1: Scalpel Scalpel: make an incision. Kitchen Knife (65%) Shard (45%) Energy Sword (75%) Any other sharp item (30%)
Step 2: Retractor Retractor: retract the skin. Screwdriver (45%) Wirecutters (35%)
Step 3: Hemostat Hemostat: clamp bleeders. Wirecutters (60%) Package Wrap (35%) Cable (15%)
Step 4: Scalpel Scalpel: perform dissection (can fail, repeatable). Alien Scalpel (100%) Cyborg Scalpel (75%) Laser Scalpel (60%) Scalpel (45%) Kitchen Knife (20%) Shard (10%)
Step 5: Hemostat Hemostat: clamp bleeders. Wirecutters (60%) Package Wrap (35%) Cable (15%)
Step 6: Cautery Cautery: seal the wound. Laser (90%) Welder (70%) Lighter (45%) Match (20%)

Corpse Values[edit]

This is how many research points a successful dissection will generate without upgrades.

Corpse Base Points
Monkey 250
Any simple mob 300
Human 500
Jellyperson 1000
Podperson 1000
Golem 1500
Zombie 1500
Abductor 2000
Xeno Adult 2500
Xeno Queen 5000

Dissection Upgrades[edit]

This is how much the above base points are multiplied by researching upgrades.

Research Node Surgery Name Point Multiplier
None Dissection 1
Advanced Surgery Thorough Dissection 2
Experimental Surgery Experimental Dissection 5
Alien Surgery Extraterrestrial Dissection 10
  • If you fail step 5 you only get 1% of the points, but you can try again on the same corpse.
  • If you dissect a corpse and later do an upgraded dissection on the same corpse, you will only get the point difference between the two versions.
  • If no upgrades were made between dissections, you can't dissect the same corpse again for extra points.

Advanced Surgery[edit]

These surgeries require the Advanced Surgery research node. After it is researched you must sync an operating computer (click "View Surgery Procedures" and then "Sync with research database") to unlock the procedures. Advanced surgeries can only be performed on an operating table with a connected operating computer.

Revival[edit]

The target is resurrected by this surgery. Unlike normal defibrillation, it works on any non-husked corpse, regardless of how much damage the body has sustained or how long the target has been dead.
If the body has sustained too much damage, it'll die immediately after the revival. You can circumvent this by applying synthflesh or performing Tend Wounds beforehand. Requires the "Advanced Surgery" technology.

Target: Head

Procedure Ghetto Analogues
Step 1: Scalpel Scalpel: make an incision. Kitchen Knife (65%) Shard (45%) Energy Sword (75%) Any other sharp item (30%)
Step 2: Retractor Retractor: retract the skin. Screwdriver (45%) Wirecutters (35%)
Step 3: Circular Saw Circular Saw: cut through the bone. Chainsaw (arm-mounted) (65%) Fire Axe (50%) Chainsaw (unmounted) (50%) Hatchet (35%) Butcher's Knife (25%) Changeling's Arm Blade (75%)
Step 4:Hemostat Hemostat: clamp bleeders. Wirecutters (60%) Package Wrap (35%) Cable (15%)
Step 5: Scalpel Scalpel: make an incision. Kitchen Knife (65%) Shard (45%) Energy Sword (75%) Any other sharp item (30%)
Step 6: Defibrillator Paddles Revive: revive the target. Stun Baton (75%) Taser Shot (60%)
Step 7: Cautery Cautery: seal the wound. Laser (90%) Welder (70%) Lighter (45%) Match (20%)

Lobotomy[edit]

Used to cure deep-rooted brain traumas. This can cause a random, permanent trauma, or if lucky, a random special trauma which gives you rare powers. Requires the "Advanced Surgery" technology.

Target: Head

Procedure Ghetto Analogues
Step 1: Scalpel Scalpel: make an incision. Kitchen Knife (65%) Shard (45%) Energy Sword (75%) Any other sharp item (30%)
Step 2: Retractor Retractor: retract the skin. Screwdriver (45%) Wirecutters (35%)
Step 3: Circular Saw Circular Saw: cut through the bone. Chainsaw (arm-mounted) (65%) Fire Axe (50%) Chainsaw (unmounted) (50%) Hatchet (35%) Butcher's Knife (25%) Changeling's Arm Blade (75%)
Step 4:Hemostat Hemostat: clamp bleeders. Wirecutters (60%) Package Wrap (35%) Cable (15%)
Step 5: Scalpel Lobotomize (85%): perform the lobotomy procedure. Kitchen Knife (35%) Shard (25%) Energy Sword (55%) Any other sharp item (20%)
Step 6: Cautery Cautery: seal the wound. Laser (90%) Welder (70%) Lighter (45%) Match (20%)


Experimental Surgery[edit]

These surgeries require the Experimental Surgery research node. After it is researched you must sync an operating computer (click "View Surgery Procedures" and then "Sync with research database") to unlock the procedures. Experimental surgeries can only be performed on an operating table with a connected operating computer.


Pacification[edit]

The target becomes essentially becomes permanently pax-ed, and can no longer perform direct violent actions.
Requires the "Experimental Surgery" technology.

Target: Head

Procedure Ghetto Analogues
Step 1: Scalpel Scalpel: make an incision. Kitchen Knife (65%) Shard (45%) Energy Sword (75%) Any other sharp item (30%)
Step 2: Retractor Retractor: retract the skin. Screwdriver (45%) Wirecutters (35%)
Step 3: Circular Saw Circular Saw: cut through the bone. Chainsaw (arm-mounted) (65%) Fire Axe (50%) Chainsaw (unmounted) (50%) Hatchet (35%) Butcher's Knife (25%) Changeling's Arm Blade (75%)
Step 4:Hemostat Hemostat: clamp bleeders. Wirecutters (60%) Package Wrap (35%) Cable (15%)
Step 5: Hemostat Pacify: rewire the target's brain. Screwdriver (35%) Pen (15%)
Step 6: Cautery Cautery: seal the wound. Laser (90%) Welder (70%) Lighter (45%) Match (20%)

Vein Threading[edit]

The circulatory system is woven into a mesh, severely reducing the amount of blood lost from wounds. Requires the "Experimental Surgery" technology.

Target: Chest

Procedure Ghetto Analogues
Step 1: Scalpel Scalpel: make an incision. Kitchen Knife (65%) Shard (45%) Energy Sword (75%) Any other sharp item (30%)
Step 2: Retractor Retractor: retract the skin. Screwdriver (45%) Wirecutters (35%)
Step 3: Hemostat Hemostat: clamp bleeders. Wirecutters (60%) Package Wrap (35%) Cable (15%)
Step 4: Scalpel Scalpel: make an incision. Kitchen Knife (65%) Shard (45%) Energy Sword (75%) Any other sharp item (30%)
Step 5: Scalpel Scalpel: make an incision. Kitchen Knife (65%) Shard (45%) Energy Sword (75%) Any other sharp item (30%)
Step 6: Hands Hands: thread the veins
Step 7: Cautery Cautery: seal the wound. Laser (90%) Welder (70%) Lighter (45%) Match (20%)

Muscled Veins[edit]

Adds a muscled membrane to blood vessels, allowing them to pump blood without a heart. Requires the "Experimental Surgery" technology.

Target: Chest

Procedure Ghetto Analogues
Step 1: Scalpel Scalpel: make an incision. Kitchen Knife (65%) Shard (45%) Energy Sword (75%) Any other sharp item (30%)
Step 2: Retractor Retractor: retract the skin. Screwdriver (45%) Wirecutters (35%)
Step 3: Hemostat Hemostat: clamp bleeders. Wirecutters (60%) Package Wrap (35%) Cable (15%)
Step 4: Scalpel Scalpel: make an incision. Kitchen Knife (65%) Shard (45%) Energy Sword (75%) Any other sharp item (30%)
Step 5: Scalpel Scalpel: make an incision. Kitchen Knife (65%) Shard (45%) Energy Sword (75%) Any other sharp item (30%)
Step 6: Hands Hands: shape vein muscles
Step 7: Cautery Cautery: seal the wound. Laser (90%) Welder (70%) Lighter (45%) Match (20%)

Nerve Splicing[edit]

Nerves are connected to each other multiple times, greatly reducing stun times. This caps stun times to 4 seconds. Requires the "Experimental Surgery" technology.

Target: Chest

Procedure Ghetto Analogues
Step 1: Scalpel Scalpel: make an incision. Kitchen Knife (65%) Shard (45%) Energy Sword (75%) Any other sharp item (30%)
Step 2: Retractor Retractor: retract the skin. Screwdriver (45%) Wirecutters (35%)
Step 3: Hemostat Hemostat: clamp bleeders. Wirecutters (60%) Package Wrap (35%) Cable (15%)
Step 4: Scalpel Scalpel: make an incision. Kitchen Knife (65%) Shard (45%) Energy Sword (75%) Any other sharp item (30%)
Step 5: Scalpel Scalpel: make an incision. Kitchen Knife (65%) Shard (45%) Energy Sword (75%) Any other sharp item (30%)
Step 6: Hands Hands: splice nerves
Step 7: Cautery Cautery: seal the wound. Laser (90%) Welder (70%) Lighter (45%) Match (20%)


Nerve Grounding[edit]

Nerves form a safe path for electricity to traverse, making the user nigh immune to all electric shocks. Requires the "Experimental Surgery" technology.

Target: Chest

Procedure Ghetto Analogues
Step 1: Scalpel Scalpel: make an incision. Kitchen Knife (65%) Shard (45%) Energy Sword (75%) Any other sharp item (30%)
Step 2: Retractor Retractor: retract the skin. Screwdriver (45%) Wirecutters (35%)
Step 3: Hemostat Hemostat: clamp bleeders. Wirecutters (60%) Package Wrap (35%) Cable (15%)
Step 4: Scalpel Scalpel: make an incision. Kitchen Knife (65%) Shard (45%) Energy Sword (75%) Any other sharp item (30%)
Step 5: Scalpel Scalpel: make an incision. Kitchen Knife (65%) Shard (45%) Energy Sword (75%) Any other sharp item (30%)
Step 6: Hands Hands: ground nerves
Step 7: Cautery Cautery: seal the wound. Laser (90%) Welder (70%) Lighter (45%) Match (20%)


Ligament Hook[edit]

Reshapes the connections between torso and limbs, making it so limbs can manually be attached if severed. However this weakens the connection, making limbs easier to detach as well. Requires the "Experimental Surgery" technology.

Target: Chest

Procedure Ghetto Analogues
Step 1: Scalpel Scalpel: make an incision. Kitchen Knife (65%) Shard (45%) Energy Sword (75%) Any other sharp item (30%)
Step 2: Retractor Retractor: retract the skin. Screwdriver (45%) Wirecutters (35%)
Step 3: Hemostat Hemostat: clamp bleeders. Wirecutters (60%) Package Wrap (35%) Cable (15%)
Step 4: Scalpel Scalpel: make an incision. Kitchen Knife (65%) Shard (45%) Energy Sword (75%) Any other sharp item (30%)
Step 5: Scalpel Scalpel: make an incision. Kitchen Knife (65%) Shard (45%) Energy Sword (75%) Any other sharp item (30%)
Step 6: Hands Hands: reshape ligaments
Step 7: Cautery Cautery: seal the wound. Laser (90%) Welder (70%) Lighter (45%) Match (20%)

Ligament Reinforcement[edit]

Adds a protective tissue and bone cage around the connections between the torso and limbs, preventing dismemberment. However, the nerve connections as a result are more easily interrupted, making it easier to disable limbs with damage. Requires the "Experimental Surgery" technology.

Target: Chest

Procedure Ghetto Analogues
Step 1: Scalpel Scalpel: make an incision. Kitchen Knife (65%) Shard (45%) Energy Sword (75%) Any other sharp item (30%)
Step 2: Retractor Retractor: retract the skin. Screwdriver (45%) Wirecutters (35%)
Step 3: Hemostat Hemostat: clamp bleeders. Wirecutters (60%) Package Wrap (35%) Cable (15%)
Step 4: Scalpel Scalpel: make an incision. Kitchen Knife (65%) Shard (45%) Energy Sword (75%) Any other sharp item (30%)
Step 5: Scalpel Scalpel: make an incision. Kitchen Knife (65%) Shard (45%) Energy Sword (75%) Any other sharp item (30%)
Step 6: Hands Hands: reinforce ligaments
Step 7: Cautery Cautery: seal the wound. Laser (90%) Welder (70%) Lighter (45%) Match (20%)


Viral Bonding[edit]

The target is forced into a symbiotic relationship with a virus. It makes the virus stay at stage 1 where it's usually harmless, but still infective to others .
Note: The target must already be infected before you can initiate this surgery with the drapes. The target must be dosed with at least 5 units of Virus Food, Formaldehyde, and Spaceacillin for the "Viral Bond" step to work. This surgery will not hide the virus icon from medical huds.
Requires the "Experimental Surgery" technology.

Target: Chest

Procedure Ghetto Analogues
Step 1: Scalpel Scalpel: make an incision. Kitchen Knife (65%) Shard (45%) Energy Sword (75%) Any other sharp item (30%)
Step 2: Retractor Retractor: retract the skin. Screwdriver (45%) Wirecutters (35%)
Step 3:Hemostat Hemostat: clamp bleeders. Wirecutters (60%) Package Wrap (35%) Cable (15%)
Step 4: Scalpel Scalpel: make an incision. Kitchen Knife (65%) Shard (45%) Energy Sword (75%) Any other sharp item (30%)
Step 5: Cautery Viral Bond: force a symbiotic relationship. Welder (50%) Lighter (35%) Match (30%)
Step 6: Cautery Cautery: seal the wound. Laser (90%) Welder (70%) Lighter (45%) Match (20%)

Alien Surgery[edit]

These surgeries require the Alien Surgery research node, which requires the Alien Technology node, which can only be revealed from deconstructing certain abductor items. After it is researched you must sync an operating computer (click "View Surgery Procedures" and then "Sync with research database") to unlock the procedures. Alien surgeries can only be performed on an operating table with a connected operating computer.


Brainwashing[edit]

The target of this surgery, when successful, is bound to a primary goal you assign to him/her. He/she must follow these objectives, regardless of allegiance. This can be cured through brain surgery or with a mindshield implant. Requires either the brainwashing disk, acquired through the Syndicate Uplink, or researching the "Alien Surgery" technology.

Target: Head

Procedure Ghetto Analogues
Step 1: Scalpel Scalpel: make an incision. Kitchen Knife (65%) Shard (45%) Energy Sword (75%) Any other sharp item (30%)
Step 2: Retractor Retractor: retract the skin. Screwdriver (45%) Wirecutters (35%)
Step 3: Circular Saw Circular Saw: cut through the bone. Chainsaw (arm-mounted) (65%) Fire Axe (50%) Chainsaw (unmounted) (50%) Hatchet (35%) Butcher's Knife (25%) Changeling's Arm Blade (75%)
Step 4:Hemostat Hemostat: clamp bleeders. Wirecutters (60%) Package Wrap (35%) Cable (15%)
Step 5: Hemostat (85%) Brainwash: perform the brainwashing procedure. Failing will grant brain damage. Wirecutters (50%) Package Wrapper (35%) Cable Coil (15%)
Step 6: Cautery Cautery: seal the wound. Laser (90%) Welder (70%) Lighter (45%) Match (20%)


Necrotic Revival[edit]

Revives a corpse into an infectious zombie which will probably munch your face off. Useful for forcing a shuttle call. Note: The target must be dosed with at least 5 units of Zombie Powder or Rezadone for the "Bionecrosize" step to work. Requires the "Alien Surgery" technology.

Target: Head

Procedure Ghetto Analogues
Step 1: Scalpel Scalpel: make an incision. Kitchen Knife (65%) Shard (45%) Energy Sword (75%) Any other sharp item (30%)
Step 2: Retractor Retractor: retract the skin. Screwdriver (45%) Wirecutters (35%)
Step 3: Circular Saw Circular Saw: cut through the bone. Chainsaw (arm-mounted) (65%) Fire Axe (50%) Chainsaw (unmounted) (50%) Hatchet (35%) Butcher's Knife (25%) Changeling's Arm Blade (75%)
Step 4:Hemostat Hemostat: clamp bleeders. Wirecutters (60%) Package Wrap (35%) Cable (15%)
Step 5: Hemostat Bionecrosize: perform the revival procedure. Screwdriver (35%) Pen (15%)
Step 6: Cautery Cautery: seal the wound. Laser (90%) Welder (70%) Lighter (45%) Match (20%)