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This article is about the mechanoid added by the Biotech DLC. For colonists performing medical duties, see Doctoring.

A paramedic is a mechanoid added by the Biotech DLC.

Summary

As mechanoids, paramedics are immune to fire, toxicity, and temperature extremes, despite having a Comfortable Temperature. They do not need to eat, rest, and have no mood. They will be stunned by EMP attacks and will "adapt" for 2,200 ticks (36.67 secs), rendering them immune to further EMP strikes. Mechs do not count as a pawn for determining raid points, but still contribute towards wealth.

Paramedics are light mechanoids, and require High mechtech to be researched. They are created from a standard mech gestator with 1 basic subcore and 50 steel, taking up 1 bandwidth from a mechanitor. They take 1800 ticks to initally craft, and then it must gestate for 1 cycle. A dead paramedic can be resurected for 25 steel and 1 gestation cycle so long as the corpse is extant.

Mechs under player control require power: paramedics use 10% of their power per day while active. If set to dormant self-charging, they instead recharge for +1% power / day, without pollution. They recharge in a mech recharger (constant 200W), for 50% power/day, creating 5 wastepacks whenever the recharger's waste is filled up.

Paramedics will do tasks under the Doctoring tab, though can also feed prisoners. Paramedics have an effective Medical skill of 10. They will recuse pawns before tending to them. They have a base Global Work Speed of 50% and naturally move slower than a human.

Abilities

When drafted, paramedics have the ability to long jump up to 16 tiles away. It can be used twice, then has an 8 game-hour cooldown. Unlike regular movement, the long jump can be directed outside of the mechanitor's command radius. However, a paramedic must be within said radius when starting the jump.

They also have access to a firefoam pop pack equivalent. It takes 30 ticks (0.5 secs) to deploy, but then has a 5 day cooldown.

Analysis

Paramedics are generally a poor choice for tending a pawn in imminent danger of bleeding out, due to their low base work speed. Paramedics have inferior tend speed and surgery success chance compared to high medical skill pawns.

Drafted Paramedics outside of the command radius of their Mechanitor can freely utilize their jump ability in any direction, but can only move if the move ends inside the command radius of their Mechanitor. Grouping the Paramedic with Combat Mechanoids might be appealing for those who prefer to keep the majority of their mechs dormant until they need to escort their Mechanitor into combat or respond when disease hits. Note that the Mechanitor must be conscious to change Work Modes.

With their firefoam pack and immunity to fire and heat, paramedics excel at firefighting. Assuming their controlling Mechanitor is close by, drafted Paramedics are possibly the best choice for extricating a pawn from a fire when you do not want to extinguish the fire itself- such as when attempting to burn out an insectoid nest.

Paramedics are capable of feeding prisoners as part of their work routines, which can help free up time for one's Wardens.

Work Speed

Paramedics have a base work speed of 50%. Being in range a mech booster increases the work speed to 75%. Each control sublinks installed in the controlling Mechanitor increases the work speed by 6%, up to a maximum of +36%. Control Sublinks and mech boosters combined allow Paramedics to reach 111% Work Speed. Multiple mech boosters do not stack, and the bonus from control sublinks is not multiplied by mech boosters.

Getting six sublinks will require acquiring 3 signal chips, 3 powerfocus chips, 21 components, and 9 advanced components.

All values are for 50%+ lighting conditions.

Control Sublinks	Work Speed	Mech Boosted
0	50%	75%
1	56%	81%
2	62%	87%
3	68%	93%
4	74%	99%
5	80%	105%
6	86%	111%

Health

Specify body type when known.

Body part	Health
Head	25
Skull	25
Brain	10
Nose	10
Neck	25
Jaw	20
Eye ^[1] (left, right)	10
Ear (left, right)	10
Body	40
Kidney^[2] (left, right)	15
Lung^[2] (left, right)	15
Liver^[2]	20
Heart^[2]	15
Spine^[2]	25
Stomach^[2]	20
Limbs (left, right, fore, hind)	30
Appendage (left, right, fore, hind)	20

↑ Located inside of Head.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 Located inside of Body.

Version history

Biotech DLC Release - Added.

Mechanoids

Mechanoids | Core: Centipede (Blaster, Burner, Gunner) • Lancer • Pikeman • Scyther • Termite
Combat: Centurion • Legionary • Militor • Scorcher • Tesseron
Command: Apocriton • Diabolus • War queen (War urchin )
Labor: Agrihand • Cleansweeper • Constructoid • Fabricor • Lifter • Paramedic • Tunneler
Cluster | Buildings: Condition causer • Count-down activator • Mech assembler • Mech capsule • Mech drop beacon • Mech high-shield • Mech low-shield • Mech node • Proximity activator • Unstable power cell
Turrets: Auto charge turret • Auto inferno turret • Auto mortar • Mini-slugger turret
Creation | Pawn: Mechanitor
Buildings: Mech gestator • Large mech gestator • Mechband antenna • Mechband dish

[Head-1] Located inside of Head.

[Body-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 Located inside of Body.

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 == Analysis ==
-Because of their slow base work speed, paramedics are initially a poor choice for tending a pawn in imminent danger. However, with a [[mech booster]] in your hospital and some [[control sublink (standard)|control sublink]]s, paramedics will work much faster, eventually surpassing a human of the same skill. Regardless, when dealing with a whole squad of injured pawns, paramedics are potentially vital in managing the entire group.
+Paramedics are generally a poor choice for tending a pawn in imminent danger of bleeding out, due to their low base work speed. Paramedics have inferior tend speed and surgery success chance compared to high medical skill pawns.
-Paramedics are inferior to pawns with higher Medical skill, in the cases of urgent care and surgery. Paramedics can't be controlled, but humans can. Direct colonists to priority patients, as only 1 doctor can tend to a single patient.
+Drafted Paramedics outside of the command radius of their Mechanitor can freely utilize their jump ability in any direction, but can only move if the move ends inside the command radius of their Mechanitor. Grouping the Paramedic with Combat Mechanoids might be appealing for those who prefer to keep the majority of their mechs dormant until they need to escort their Mechanitor into combat or respond when [[disease]] hits. Note that the Mechanitor must be conscious to change Work Modes.
-As medical duties typically aren't needed on a daily basis, you can keep paramedics dormant. Turn them on whenever combat or a large outbreak of [[disease]] hits. This analysis assumes that the [[mechanitor]] is conscious to turn them on -- a lone mechanitor should have one always ready, for example. Note that paramedics will feed prisoners as part of their work routines, which can help free up time for one's Wardens.
+With their firefoam pack and immunity to fire and heat, paramedics excel at firefighting. Assuming their controlling Mechanitor is close by, drafted Paramedics are possibly the best choice for extricating a pawn from a fire when you do not want to extinguish the fire itself- such as when attempting to burn out an [[insectoid]] nest.
-===Abilities===
+Paramedics are capable of feeding prisoners as part of their work routines, which can help free up time for one's Wardens.
-The mechanitor requirement of a long jump is restrictive. While it's still great for escaping dangerous situations, it is still limited.. Position your mechanitors wisely; you don't want them [[downed]], but you want them close enough for paramedics (and combat mechs) to be effective.
-With their firefoam pack and natural immunity to fire and heat, paramedics excel at firefighting. Paramedics can help cool off a burning building, which would be otherwise be too hot to firefight in. Paramedics are also useful for extricating a pawn in fire, when you want to preserve it, such as when burning an [[insectoid]] nest.
+===Work Speed===
+Paramedics have a base work speed of 50%. Being in range a [[mech booster]] increases the work speed to 75%. Each [[control sublink (standard)|control sublink]]s installed in the controlling Mechanitor increases the work speed by 6%, up to a maximum of +36%. Control Sublinks and mech boosters combined allow Paramedics to reach 111% Work Speed. Multiple mech boosters do not stack, and the bonus from control sublinks is not multiplied by mech boosters.
+Getting six sublinks will require acquiring 3 signal chips, 3 powerfocus chips, 21 components, and 9 advanced components.
+All values are for 50%+ lighting conditions.
+{| class="wikitable"
+|-
+! Control Sublinks !! Work Speed !! Mech Boosted
+|-
+| 0 || 50% || 75%
+|-
+| 1 || 56%  || 81%
+|-
+| 2 || 62%  || 87%
+|-
+| 3 || 68%  || 93%
+|-
+| 4 || 74% || 99%
+|-
+| 5 || 80% || 105%
+|-
+| 6 || 86% || 111%
+|}
 == Health ==