Guide to Neotheology ErisEn
Guide to the Church of Neotheology
Summary of Neotheology
The Church of Neotheology, summarized; Are essentially space christians with a fanatical outlook against AI, mutants, robotics, and augmentations. Their followers are not allowed the use of such devices as it goes against their teachings. They use cruciforms to hold their 'soul' (DNA) to clone their followers after death keeping up with the belief they are immortal. For the complete lore see:Neotheology Lore
Neotheologian Equipment
These are the basic items all followers of the Church of Neotheology.
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Cruciform - Cornerstone of NeoTheology, it is necessary to revive believers and to use litanies from the Bible. It violently detaches all augments and prosthetics from a body when implanted and activated. Baptizing Changelings gibs them. Removing the cruciform causes the wearer to instantly die. The common cruciform has: 50 energy, Preacher cruciform has: 80 energy, and Inquisitor cruciform has: 100 energy. |
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Ritual Knife - Necessary to speed-up the process of a baptism. If the unbeliever has one or several prosthetics and wants to become a NeoTheologian, the implantation of a cruciform will cause the augmentats to detach violently, and he will be driven into critical condition. Kill him with your knife and start the process of cloning, then use the body for bioreactor fuel and wash the floor. |
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Cahors - church wine. The most effective anti-toxin on the whole ship but in limited quantities. Can be purchased in TheoMat, or be found inside cahor barrel at the ritual room. |
After that, look at your machines:
NeoTheology machinery
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Clonepod - The device used by Preachers and Acolytes to resurrect a fallen believer. For a single body you will need 300 biomatter, if you have not enough biomass or there is no power inside ritual room. The process is activated by reciting the "Resurrection" litany in front of the cloner. | |
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Cruciform reader - Reads the cruciforms of the fallen and allows them to be cloned in the pod. To begin the process, place a cruciform with their 'soul' into it to clone the person who the cruciform belonged to. After cloning is finished do not forget to place the cruciform onto the new cloned body. | |
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Biomass container - Stores the biomatter for cloning use. To fill the container you will need a bucket to pull biomatter from a biomatter tank and place it into the container. | |
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Biomatter Tank - Used to store biomatter created from the bioreactor. With these tanks you may turn the biomatter into biomass for use of the printer, or use the biomatter to fuel the biogenerator and fill the bio container for cloning purposes. | |
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TheoMat - This will sell you everything you need to worship God.  - 500 credits.  - 200 credits. And candles for 200 credits. Hides inside it some  if you hack it.
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Obelisk - This Obelisk will only activate when those with Cruciforms are within the room or nearby. It will eliminate roaches and spiders for use as biofuel. [Editor Note: Verify what other mobs are killed] | |
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Bioreactor - This machine allows you to dissolve anything organic and turn it into biomatter. This biomatter can be used to create NT specific items using the bioprinter, fill the biomass container for resurrections or power the biogenerator. | |
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Biogenerator - Use biomatter created from the bioreactor to power the chapel separately from the main power grid, or if you're benevolent enough, power the ship with the biomass from the creatures found in maintenance. | |
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Solidifier - Use this machine, located upper left of the Bioreactor room, to turn the liquid biomatter into solid biomass to be used in the bioprinter. | |
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Bioprinter - Used to craft Neotheologian related items with the NT disk. It is essentially an autolathe for NT followers that use biomass to create items. |
Litanies
These are ritual phrases that benefit followers who recite them. The energy provided from the cruciform will be used upon using these, which will return over time. Each cruciform is different based on your rank in Neotheology.
- Acolytes, Agrolytes, Janitors and other ordinary believers have 50 Energy
- Preacher has 80 Energy
- Inquisitor has 100 Energy
| Name | Description | Text |
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| Relief | Short litany, weakens pain much like a painkiller. | Et si ambulavero in medio umbrae mortis non timebo mala |
| Soul Hunger | Litany of pilgrims, relieves you of some of your hunger but also gives a small ammount of toxins. | Panem nostrum cotidianum da nobis hodie |
| Entreaty | Call for help, this can be heard by other NeoTheology believers. | Deus meus ut quid dereliquisti me |
| Reveal Adversaries | Gives you information about your environment. Most of the time it tells you about roaches and other aggressive monsters and traps. Very rarely it can reveal to you that somewhere around you hides a changeling. | Et fumus tormentorum eorum ascendet in saecula saeculorum: nec habent requiem die ac nocte, qui adoraverunt bestiam, et imaginem ejus, et si quis acceperit caracterem nominis ejus. |
Resurrection and Machinery Litanies
Only the Preacher, Inquisitor and the Acolytes may use the litanies to commit to resurrection. The litanies using the Bioreactor and Biogenerator may be used by those within the Church.
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| Epiphany | Litany which will activate an installed cruciform and finish the baptism of a new believer. It works only from the Preacher's lips. To make it work you need place a naked person on the altar, and while looking at him, read this litany. After the cruciform is installed and activated, use a bandage on his chest since installation creates minor wounds. Activation of a cruciform will cause ALL augments to fall off, and will also gib changelings. | In nomine Patris et Filii et Spiritus sancti | |
| Resurrection | Litany which will activate the cloning process. To make it work you need to remove the cruciform from a corpse by using the Deprivation litany, and afterwards place the cruciform into , then move to look at and read this litany. |
Qui fuit, et crediderunt in me non morietur in aeternum | |
| Reincarnation | Returns the soul to a body. After creating a new body, remove cruciform from , and place it on the altar with the new body. Use "Commitment", and after that - "Reincarnation". That will connect the ghost to the new body. If the ghost sitting in their old body it will create problems with connecting to the new one. |
Vetus moritur et onus hoc levaverit | |
| Commitment | Litany which will command a cruciform to connect to the chest of new human. After that, you can activate the cruciform and baptize someone or connect a soul to new a body. It causes damage to the chest and some bloodloss. | Unde ipse Dominus dabit vobis signum | |
| Deprivation | Litany which will command cruciform to detach from chest. It's important, because it's the most simple way to remove a cruciform from a corpse. It doesn't need an altar to be used, only a dead body. | Et revertatur pulvis in terram suam unde erat et spiritus redeat ad Deum qui dedit illum | |
| Asacris | Litany that will remove any upgrades from the believer. Almost useless, but can be used by Inquistiors to remove the current Preacher. But also, Preacher can use it to make some of believers safer by removing the Crusader upgrade. | A caelo usque ad centrum | |
| Pounding Whisper | Gives a temporary increase to the stat "Mechanic" to everyone who hears you. This buff will stay for ten minutes. | Vocavitque nomen eius Noe dicens iste consolabitur nos ab operibus et laboribus manuum nostrarum in terra cui maledixit Dominus | |
| Revelation of Secrets | Gives a temporary increase to the stat "Cognition" to everyone who hears you. This buff will stay for ten minutes. | Quia Dominus dat sapientiam et ex ore eius scientia et prudentia | |
| Lisp of Vitae | Gives a temporary increase to the stat "Biology" to everyone who hears you. This buff will stay for ten minutes. | Ecce ego obducam ei cicatricem et sanitatem et curabo eos et revelabo illis deprecationem pacis et veritatis | |
| Canto of Courage | Gives a temporary increase to the stat "Robustness" and "Toughness" to everyone who hears you. This buff will stay for ten minutes. | Huic David ad te Domine clamabo Deus meus ne sileas a me nequando taceas a me et adsimilabor descendentibus in lacum | |
| Power biogenerator song | A ritual, that can activate or deactivate power biogenerator machine. You must be in front of the metrics screen for this litany to work. | Dixitque Deus: Fiat lux. Et facta est lux. Et lux in tenebris lucet, et renebrae eam non comprehenderunt. | |
| Bioreactor solution pump's lullaby | This ritual pump in or pump out solution of bioreactor's chamber. You must be in front of the bioreactor console for this litany to work. | Nihil igitur fieri de nihilo posse putandum est. | |
| Bioreactor chamber's words | This ritual open or close bioreactor chamber. You must be in front of the bioreactor console for this to work. | Constituit quoque ianitores in portis domus Domini ut non ingrederetur eam inmundus in omni. |
Crusader litanies
Any of the Crusader litanies needs a special amount of people to unlock the highers tier of it. To open all Crusader abilities you should have atleast 4 believers with you, and the Preacher.
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| Eternal Brotherhood | Shows to you all other believers, or anyone who has cruciform, by giving you the NeoTheology HUD. This although stops your cruciform from regenerating energy. | Ita multi unum corpus sumus in Christo singuli autem alter alterius membra. |
| Call to Battle | If you have any Crusaders around you, using this litany will cause a global upgrade of the "Toughness" and "Robustness" stats. | Si exieritis ad bellum de terra vestra contra hostes qui dimicant adversum vos clangetis ululantibus tubis et erit recordatio vestri coram Domino Deo vestro ut eruamini de manibus inimicorum vestrorum. |
| Searing Revelation | The most powerful litany that you can get. Using it will stun everyone who doesn't have cruciform for 4-5 seconds, but it also has a big chance to stun you. It can be a reason why IH would start making problems to NeoTheology. It would be better if you hide this litany until it is needed in battle. | Per fidem enim ambulamus et non per speciem. |
Using the Bioreactor
The Bioreactor is used to turn all organic items and things into biomatter, this includes dead bodies, clothing, armor, and critters such as roaches and spiders. The conveyor is linked to Cargo's disposal system and a biomatter sorter will determine what can be used, and will filter it into the bioreactor platform. The input machine left of the console will determine what is accepted into the bioreactor, and what is not.
This guide will explain how to use the great bioreactor.
1. Use the litany "Bioreactor chamber's words" to open the doors for the bioreactor.
2. Place whatever organic items you have within the glass (On the platform).
3. Use the litany "Bioreactor chamber's words" to close the doors to the bioreactor.
4. Use the litany "Bioreactor solution pump's lullaby" to pump a solution into the chamber to dissolve the organic items into usable biomatter. The biomatter will be stored into the large tank to the right of the chamber.
5. Open the reactor console to view how much biomatter was collected, then use the litany "Bioreactor solution pump's lullaby" to pump out the solution from the chamber, any contents that can not be dissolved will be discarded just above the tank in their most basic form, ie: armor will give you steal sheets.
6. Walk towards the tank connected to the chamber and touch it. This will move the tank into a lower position, then wrench a large or medium biomatter canister to the tank. The tank will immediately begin filling the canister until it is either full or has no more biomatter in store. Use the console to check how much biomatter is left in the tank.
7. After your canister is filled, unwrench it from the tank and you may now use the biomatter in the canister for whatever you may need it for.
8. Touch the biomatter tank to return it to the upper position to begin the ritual to create biomatter once again.
Notes: Living beings will suffer as they are slowly dissolved into the chamber. It is not a quick death. Their brain will not be dissolved into biomatter.
To prevent contamination of the biomatter, acolytes and acolytes must clean the pipes. Contamination risks ruining the biomatter. Please see cleaning the bioreactor below.
Cleaning the bioreactor
Expand this to show you the secret art of cleaning the bioreactor and preventing contamination.
Using the Biogenerator
Setting up the BioGenerator
Expand this to show you how to start and operate the Biogenerator.
Tips
- Litanies can be used without the
just say them. - Infidels will very rarely convert to NeoTheology by themselves, you need to search interested ones and spread the word of NeoTheology by either preaching, panflets and private messages. We don't recommend using the radio too much as IH can dislike that. Try to bring people to Church and tell them more about the religion to convert them, and don't be afraid to ask believers to help you with the propaganda, it helps to have someone who can be trusted to reassure the infidels to convert. Find your own ways to increase your influence, don't simply sit in Church. Use your mind, converting people is probably like a dating simulator!
- Rember to check the morgue, there you can find some weapons for your believers incase they need them, but remember that you are a public person, and it would be better if nobody sees you looting dead people of course. But don't forget about funerals, placing dead bodies into coffin and sending them into space will make players respawn faster if they aren't believers. If you can't take care of corpse at the moment, just place them into the morgue.
- While trying to convert people try to not use the "fear of death" or other factors like that, you will scare them instead of making them more loyal to you. Remember, immortality is a reward for the believers, not a tool to scare the infidels.
- You are a Preacher, not a soldier, so you must prevent your death by any means. If you die, all the current and future believers will lose their chance to get back from the dead. Hire yourself a bodyguard if you wish, and even convert him to bound him to you.
- Public botany is the most simple way to grow alot of plants, where you can turn them into biomass in the plant biomass machine to then transform into meat for the church cloner. Plump helmets have the highest number of harvested crops, so the amount biomass that you get from them is the highest one in relation to time spent harvesting crops.
