Walkie-talkie

<ITEM NAME>	> WALKIE-TALKIE
<REQUISITION COST>	> 12■
<ITEM TYPE>	> ELECTRONIC / COMMUNICATIONS
<BATTERY LIFE>	> 12 MINUTES
<METALLIC?>	> NO

Item Description

The walkie-talkie is a standard radio device used to send and receive voice communication messages to and from other users of similar devices. The device must be powered on with [Q] before usage, which will drain battery life passively, but allow the user to transmit their voice with [LMB] when holding the walkie-talkie, and receive all incoming voice from users utilising either another walkie-talkie, headset, or tactical helmet.

Acquiring

The walkie-talkie can only be obtained by purchasing it via the store command in the terminal or personal terminal at a cost of 12■.

Tips

• An almost vital tool when communicating with a terminal operator to save precious time, scrap, and lives.

• Useful for communicating strategy and encountered threats to avoid as a team.

• Due to the walkie-talkie's long battery life, there is rarely any disadvantage to leaving the device powered for the duration of a moons day cycle, as it is possible to recharge the device when you reach the ship or leave the moon.

• Walkie-talkie outputs can be passively heard by other nearby players, so it is not always necessary to have one for each player if teams are formed.

• The walkie-talkie can intermittently receive transmissions from a Ghost Girl, if one is present.
• The walkie-talkie will transmit a garbled static effect to other radio devices if an employee who is currently transmitting audio is killed.

• Walkie-talkies cannot be used hands-free, but their upgraded counterparts, the headset and tactical helmet, can be used while holstered.

• It can be worth leaving a backup walkie-talkie on the ship so that anyone who urgently needs to communicate can retrieve this device.