Augmentation Descriptions
Aggressive Defense System
Aerosol nanoparticles are released upon the detection of objects fitting the electromagnetic threat profile of missiles and grenades; these nanoparticles will prematurely detonate such objects prior to reaching the agent.
TECH ONE: The range at which incoming rockets and grenades are detonated is short.
TECH TWO: The range at which detonation occurs is increased slightly.
TECH THREE: The range at which detonation occurs is increased moderately.
TECH FOUR: Rockets and grenades are detonated almost before they are fired.
Aqualung
Soda lime exostructures imbedded in the alveoli of the lungs convert CO2 to O2, extending the time an agent can remain underwater.
TECH ONE: Lung capacity is extended slightly.
TECH TWO: Lung capacity is extended moderately.
TECH THREE: Lung capacity is extended significantly.
TECH FOUR: An agent can stay underwater indefinitely.
Ballistic Protection
Monomolecular plates reinforce the skin's epithelial membrane, reducing the damage an agent receives from projectiles and bladed weapons.
TECH ONE: Damage from projectiles and bladed weapons is reduced slightly.
TECH TWO: Damage from projectiles and bladed weapons is reduced moderately.
TECH THREE: Damage from projectiles and bladed weapons is reduced significantly.
TECH FOUR: An agent is nearly invulnerable to damage from projectiles and bladed weapons.
Cloak
Subdermal pigmentation cells allow the agent to blend with the surrounding environment, rendering them effectively invisible to observation by organic hostiles.
TECH ONE: Power drain is normal.
TECH TWO: Power drain is reduced slightly.
TECH THREE: Power drain is reduced moderately.
TECH FOUR: Power drain is reduced significantly.
Combat Strength
Sorting Rotors accelerate calcium ion concentration in the sarcoplasmic reticulum, increasing an agent's muscle speed several-fold and multiplying the damage they inflict in melee combat.
TECH ONE: The effectiveness of melee weapons is increased slightly.
TECH TWO: The effectiveness of melee weapons is increased moderately.
TECH THREE: The effectiveness of melee weapons is increased significantly.
TECH FOUR: Melee weapons are almost instantly lethal.
EMP Shield
Nanoscale EMP generators partially protect individual nanites and reduce bioelectrical drain by canceling incoming pulses.
TECH ONE: Damage from EMP attacks is reduced slightly.
TECH TWO: Damage from EMP attacks is reduced moderately.
TECH THREE: Damage from EMP attacks is reduced significantly.
TECH FOUR: An agent is nearly invulnerable to damage from EMP attacks.
Energy Shield
Polyanilene capacitors below the skin absorb heat and electricity, reducing the damage received from flame, electrical, and plasma attacks.
TECH ONE: Damage from energy attacks is reduced slightly.
TECH TWO: Damage from energy attacks is reduced moderately.
TECH THREE: Damage from energy attacks is reduced significantly.
TECH FOUR: An agent is nearly invulnerable to damage from energy attacks.
Environmental Resistance
Induced keratin production strengthens all epithelial tissues and reduces the agent's vulnerability to radiation and other toxins.
TECH ONE: Toxic resistance is increased slightly.
TECH TWO: Toxic resistance is increased moderately.
TECH THREE: Toxic resistance is increased significantly.
TECH FOUR: An agent is nearly invulnerable to damage from toxins.
IFF
Automatic friend or foe identification uses advanced heuristic algorithms to associate visible objects with known threat categories.
Targeting reticle highlights RED over enemies, and GREEN over allies and neutrals.|
NO UPGRADES
Infolink
One-way micro-transceiver array allows agents in the field to receive messages from Control, and to store and later retrieve relevant maps, conversations, and notes.
NO UPGRADES
Light
Bioluminescent cells within the retina provide coherent illumination of the agent's field of view.
NO UPGRADES
Power Recirculator
Power consumption for all augmentations is reduced by polyanilene circuits, plugged directly into cell membranes, that allow nanite particles to interconnect electronically without leaving their host cells.
TECH ONE: Power drain of augmentations is reduced slightly.
TECH TWO: Power drain of augmentations is reduced moderately.
TECH THREE: Power drain of augmentations is reduced.
TECH FOUR: Power drain of augmentations is reduced significantly.
Microfibral Muscle
Muscle strength is amplified with ionic polymeric gel myofibrils that allow the agent to push and lift extraordinarily heavy objects.
TECH ONE: Strength is increased slightly.
TECH TWO: Strength is increased moderately.
TECH THREE: Strength is increased significantly.
TECH FOUR: An agent is inhumanly strong.
Radar Transparency
Radar-absorbent resin augments epithelial proteins; microprojection units distort agent's visual signature. Provides highly effective concealment from automated detection systems -- bots, cameras, turrets.
TECH ONE: Power drain is normal.
TECH TWO: Power drain is reduced slightly.
TECH THREE: Power drain is reduced moderately.
TECH FOUR: Power drain is reduced significantly.
Regeneration
Programmable polymerase automatically directs construction of proteins in injured cells, restoring an agent to full health over time.
TECH ONE: Healing occurs at a normal rate.
TECH TWO: Healing occurs at a slightly faster rate.
TECH THREE: Healing occurs at a moderately faster rate.
TECH FOUR: Healing occurs at a significantly faster rate.
Run Silent
The necessary muscle movements for complete silence when walking or running are determined continuously with reactive kinematics equations produced by embedded nanocomputers.
TECH ONE: Sound made while moving is reduced slightly.
TECH TWO: Sound made while moving is reduced moderately.
TECH THREE: Sound made while moving is reduced.
Speed Enhancement
Ionic polymeric gel myofibrils are woven into the leg muscles, increasing the speed at which an agent can run and climb, the height they can jump, and reducing the damage they receive from falls.
TECH ONE: Speed and jumping are increased slightly, while falling damage is reduced.
TECH TWO: Speed and jumping are increased moderately, while falling damage is further reduced.
TECH THREE: Speed and jumping are increased significantly, while falling damage is substantially reduced.
TECH FOUR: An agent can run like the wind and leap from the tallest building.
Synthetic Heart
This synthetic heart circulates not only blood but a steady concentration of mechanochemical power cells, smart phagocytes, and liposomes containing prefab diamondoid machine parts, resulting in upgraded performance for all installed augmentations.
NO UPGRADES
Spy Drone
Advanced nanofactories can assemble a spy drone upon demand which can then be remotely controlled by the agent until released or destroyed, at which a point a new drone will be assembled. Further upgrades equip the spy drones with better armor and a one-shot EMP attack.
TECH ONE: The drone can take little damage and has a very light EMP attack.
TECH TWO: The drone can take minor damage and has a light EMP attack.
TECH THREE: The drone can take moderate damage and has a medium EMP attack.
TECH FOUR: The drone can take heavy damage and has a strong EMP attack.
Targeting
Image-scaling and recognition provided by multiplexing the optic nerve with doped polyacetylene 'quantum wires' not only increases accuracy, but also delivers limited situational info about a target.
TECH ONE: Slight increase in accuracy and general target information.
TECH TWO: Additional increase in accuracy and more target information.
TECH THREE: Additional increase in accuracy and specific target information.
TECH FOUR: Additional increase in accuracy and telescopic vision.
Vision Enhancement
By bleaching selected rod photoreceptors and saturating them with metarhodopsin XII, the 'nightvision' present in most nocturnal animals can be duplicated. Subsequent upgrades and modifications add infravision and sonar-resonance imaging that effectively allows an agent to see through walls.
TECH ONE: Nightvision.
TECH TWO: Infravision.
TECH THREE: Close range sonar imaging.
TECH FOUR: Long range sonar imaging.