Signal chip

Signal chip

A mechanoid-band synchronization micro-organ. It is necessary to produce certain advanced types of mechanoids and equipment.
A mechanitor can study this chip to help unlock higher tiers of mechtech research.

Base Stats

Type

[[]]

Market Value

500 

Stack Limit

10

Mass

1 kg

Beauty

0.25

HP

100

Deterioration Rate

2.0

Flammability

0%

Technical

defName

SignalChip

thingCategories

Manufactured

Signal chips are a resource added by the Biotech DLC.

Acquisition

A signal chip can be obtained by defeating a hostile diabolus.

Usage

Studying one at a research bench is required to research Standard Mechtech. The chip is not consumed in the process.

They are used in the following crafting recipes:

Product	Ingredients	Type [ExpandCollapse]
Mechcommander helmet	60 +  6 +  1	Gear - Armor
Bandwidth pack	50 +  8 +  2	Gear - Utility
Diabolus	300 +  300 +  2 +  1	Mechanoid
Control sublink (standard)	1 +  4	Medical Items - Body Parts
Mech gestation processor	1 +  6	Medical Items - Body Parts

Analysis

For strategies on defeating a diabolus, see Diabolus.

Signal chips are the main reason to call in and fight a diabolus. Standard Mechtech gives access to a variety of mechs (pikeman, scyther, scorcher, tunneler), and a few mechanitor items.

Once you have studied a signal chip, bandwidth packs are often the most helpful use of signal chips. For  50 Steel,  8 Components,  2 Signal chips, this item gives +9 bandwidth and never degrades, nor can it shut down like a band node. Compared to other signal chip items:

• The mechcommander helmet gives +6 bandwidth for 1 signal chip. However, the array headset also gives +6 bandwidth and occupies the head slot. The advantage of the mechcommander helmet is that it gives the protection of a flak helmet while also giving bandwidth. For mechanitors hiding in the backlines, this helmet doesn't see too much use.
• Standard control sublinks give +6% Global Work Speed to all labor mechs, for 1 signal chip. The bandwidth pack can give up to 9 more labor mechs, which usually results in more productivity; basic mechs aren't very expensive. Once you have bandwidth packs on all available mechanitors, further signal chips can be used to make control sublinks. You can install up to 3 standard sublinks per mechanitor, with high sublinks instead using powerfocus chips.
• You can gestate a friendly diabolus using 2 signal chips and some other resources. Diaboli can be very powerful as allies, but are expensive and expensive for bandwidth. They also require High Mechtech to create.

In the lategame/endgame, diaboli can be summoned and farmed for their steel. Any excess signal chips can be sold to exotic goods traders.

Version history

• Biotech DLC Release - Added.
• 1.4.3531 - Flammability reduced to 0%.
• 1.4.3555 - Updated textures for all super-mechanoid chips to look more appropriately ultratech than archotech.

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  Texture between Biotech Release until 1.4.3555

See also

• Powerfocus chip: A similar resource dropped by War queens.
• Nano structuring chip: A similar resource dropped by Apocritons.