Neural Core Module (Capped)

Category: ContrabandModules
Contraband level: Level 3
Base value: 250 creditsThe actual selling price varies with difficulty, condition, market prices, the buyer's budget and negotiation.

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Official description

Short description

AI Cores are illegal onboard the Station. This unit features integrated safeguards that curb rogue behavior, while throttling its performance.

Inventory shape

2 × 2 cells · 4 occupied cells

How to get

Quick summary

Visitors to your shop
→
- Scav Addict: Random visitor · Barter · Rarely in stock
Underground Exchange
→
- Underground Exchange Authority: If you started as Fence or introduced by Sawyer · While you are using Janitorial Service · Barter · Rarely listed
Starting perk gifts
→
- Gifts from Secret Admirer
Opening boxes
→
- Engineering Foundry Supply Crate

Vendors

Scav Addict

Sells goods when visiting your shop

Visits your shop

If you started as Chemist · Before leaving Sector 13 Cartel · On day 2

Random visitor

Notes

Waits at least 1 day before visiting again

Frequency	Quantity	Price	Conditions
Rarelyper visit	1	Barter Trade 1 Narcotic item for one set of goods you choose Starch Grade goods are not accepted Junk Grade goods are not accepted	—

Frequency: Rarelyper visit
Quantity: 1
Price: Barter
Trade 1 Narcotic item for one set of goods you choose
Starch Grade goods are not accepted
Junk Grade goods are not accepted
Conditions: —

Underground Exchange

Underground Exchange Authority

Leave goods for overnight barter

Available from the start

If you started as Fence

Introduced by Sawyer

On day 1 · If you didn't skip the Intro · If you chose Sawyer's Crew · Before the Underground Exchange is unlocked · After the introduction conversation reaches the handover of Underground Exchange Directive
- On day 1
- If you skipped the Intro
- Any of the following
  - If you started as Fence
  - If you chose Sawyer's Crew
- After the introduction conversation reaches the handover of Underground Exchange Directive
On day 25 · Before the Underground Exchange is unlocked · After the introduction conversation reaches the handover of Underground Exchange Directive

Notes

If the handed-over goods (2× Vial of "Dream Dust") are too low in purity, they are consumed without a reward
While you don't have Blacklisted
While Janitorial Service is available
While you are using Janitorial Service
Activate Underground Exchange Directive to view the exchange list
Put the required goods in Trash Can before going to sleep
Goods are exchanged during Janitorial Service; after the remaining trash is cleared, rewards are placed in Trash Can
A reward that does not fit in Trash Can is destroyed
Trades with a higher priority use the goods first; each listed trade is checked once per night
3 different promotional exchanges are selected at the start; after exchanges on every 7th night, the list is replaced for Monday
The exchange screen shows only the selected promotional exchanges
Each accepted trade also adds 75 ÷ 400 base reputation with Black Market
Positive reputation gains are adjusted by difficulty and halved by Blabbermouth; the reputation cap still applies

Frequency	Quantity	Price	Conditions
Rarelyper trade	1 Draw: One item from the pool	Barter Hand over 2 Modules items	After the Underground Exchange is unlocked While you don't have Blacklisted While Janitorial Service is available While you are using Janitorial Service The required goods must remain in Trash Can when this trade is checked At most 1 trade(s) per night Goods are accepted in any condition
rarely included, more likely the better your luck when the crate was made per box filled	1 Comes in: Engineering Foundry Supply Crate Item details The received crate is locked Contents are individual placement attempts; goods that do not fit are lost On unlocking an unscanned crate, better current luck can replace all its contents	Barter Hand over 4 Disposable Keycard (Engineering)	After the Underground Exchange is unlocked While you don't have Blacklisted While Janitorial Service is available While you are using Janitorial Service The required goods must remain in Trash Can when this trade is checked At most 1 trade(s) per night Goods are accepted in any condition While this promotional exchange is on the current list

Frequency: Rarelyper trade
Quantity: 1
Draw: One item from the pool
Price: Barter
Hand over 2 Modules items
Conditions: After the Underground Exchange is unlocked
While you don't have Blacklisted
While Janitorial Service is available
While you are using Janitorial Service
The required goods must remain in Trash Can when this trade is checked
At most 1 trade(s) per night
Goods are accepted in any condition

Frequency: rarely included, more likely the better your luck when the crate was made
per box filled
Quantity: 1
Comes in: Engineering Foundry Supply Crate
Item details
The received crate is locked
Contents are individual placement attempts; goods that do not fit are lost
On unlocking an unscanned crate, better current luck can replace all its contents
Price: Barter
Hand over 4 Disposable Keycard (Engineering)
Conditions: After the Underground Exchange is unlocked
While you don't have Blacklisted
While Janitorial Service is available
While you are using Janitorial Service
The required goods must remain in Trash Can when this trade is checked
At most 1 trade(s) per night
Goods are accepted in any condition
While this promotional exchange is on the current list

Other sources

Gifts from Secret Admirer

Receive gifts when opening the shutter with Secret Admirer. The main gifts form a priority chain; cassette and note rolls are additional.

Availability and notes

Choose Secret Admirer at the start.
Day 2 gives the special gift for certain. On other days a gift comes rarely at first; the longer you go without one, the more likely it becomes, and one is certain within 12 days of the previous gift.
When the daily gift arrives, the main gifts are checked in priority order and the first one that applies is given. Cassettes and notes are extra chances and do not replace the main gift.

Frequency	Quantity	Conditions
On gift days, rarely chosen when its turn in the priority order comes. per shutter opening	1	Except day 2; requires the daily gift roll to succeed. The Immunivax Injector gift must not apply: you do not have Sentinel Collapse Disorder, the admirer already gave this one-time gift, or you own a genuine or expired genuine Immunivax Injector. The Synaprest Injector gift must not apply: you have no addiction, or the admirer already gave this one-time gift. The wound gift must not apply: you have no wound. The earlier roll for Cat Chocolate Bar must miss. The earlier roll for Li-Eat Snack Bar must miss. The earlier roll for Scratcher Ticket must miss. The earlier roll for Lead Pipe must miss. The earlier roll for Bottle of 4 In 1 Wash must miss. The earlier roll for Box of REX Condoms must miss. The earlier roll for Red Imp Beer must miss. The earlier roll for Soda must miss. The earlier roll for Roll of Toilet Paper must miss. The earlier roll for Metal Ore must miss. The earlier roll for Tube of Toothpaste must miss. The earlier roll for Raw Meat (Small) must miss. The earlier roll for Caffeine Pill must miss. The earlier roll for Blood Bag must miss. The earlier roll for Tazer must miss. The earlier roll for Bag of "Blue Blood" must miss. The earlier roll for Synaprest Injector must miss. The earlier roll for Nightingale's Salve must miss. A random gift, rolled only if no gift earlier in the priority order applied.

Frequency: On gift days, rarely chosen when its turn in the priority order comes.
per shutter opening
Quantity: 1
Conditions: Except day 2; requires the daily gift roll to succeed.
The Immunivax Injector gift must not apply: you do not have Sentinel Collapse Disorder, the admirer already gave this one-time gift, or you own a genuine or expired genuine Immunivax Injector.
The Synaprest Injector gift must not apply: you have no addiction, or the admirer already gave this one-time gift.
The wound gift must not apply: you have no wound.
The earlier roll for Cat Chocolate Bar must miss.
The earlier roll for Li-Eat Snack Bar must miss.
The earlier roll for Scratcher Ticket must miss.
The earlier roll for Lead Pipe must miss.
The earlier roll for Bottle of 4 In 1 Wash must miss.
The earlier roll for Box of REX Condoms must miss.
The earlier roll for Red Imp Beer must miss.
The earlier roll for Soda must miss.
The earlier roll for Roll of Toilet Paper must miss.
The earlier roll for Metal Ore must miss.
The earlier roll for Tube of Toothpaste must miss.
The earlier roll for Raw Meat (Small) must miss.
The earlier roll for Caffeine Pill must miss.
The earlier roll for Blood Bag must miss.
The earlier roll for Tazer must miss.
The earlier roll for Bag of "Blue Blood" must miss.
The earlier roll for Synaprest Injector must miss.
The earlier roll for Nightingale's Salve must miss.
A random gift, rolled only if no gift earlier in the priority order applied.

Engineering Foundry Supply Crate

Unlock Engineering Foundry Supply Crate to take what is inside. Several separate draws decide the contents, so you can get more than one of the same item.

Availability and notes

Own a sealed, loot-filled Engineering Foundry Supply Crate. A plain empty container is not this loot source.
Unlock with Disposable Keycard (Command) or Disposable Keycard (Engineering).
Loot is rolled when the crate is created, using recorded luck. On unlocking an unscanned crate, higher current luck replaces its contents with one new fill; scanning prevents this replacement.

Cost

A successful unlock consumes 1 key: either Disposable Keycard (Command) or Disposable Keycard (Engineering).
A rolled item is kept only if it fits inside the crate. The listed chances describe generation, before this space check.

Frequency	Quantity	Conditions
rarely inside, more likely with higher luck. per box filled	1	—

Frequency: rarely inside, more likely with higher luck.
per box filled
Quantity: 1
Conditions: —

People who buy this item

Sorted by the upper end of the base budget, before day-based increases and bonuses. Order- and item-value-dependent budgets follow.

Station Engineer

Lower Levels

Buys goods from the listed categories, subject to the buying rules below.

Base budget

750–1000 credits, rising as the days go by.

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Material / Modules / Tool

Station Engineer

Lower Levels

Buys goods from the listed categories, subject to the buying rules below.

Base budget

250–500 credits.

Shady Merchant

Black Market

Buys goods from the listed categories, subject to the buying rules below.

Base budget

250–300 credits, rising as the days go by.

Lower Level Inventor

Lower Levels

Buys goods from the listed categories, subject to the buying rules below.

Base budget

145–295 credits, rising slowly as the days go by.

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Material / Modules / Tool

Getting Started

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Neural Core Module (Capped)

Official description

Short description

Inventory shape

How to get

Quick summary

Vendors

Scav Addict

Visits your shop

Random visitor

Notes

Underground Exchange

Underground Exchange Authority

Available from the start

Introduced by Sawyer

Notes

Other sources

Gifts from Secret Admirer

Availability and notes

Engineering Foundry Supply Crate

Availability and notes

Cost

People who buy this item

Station Engineer

Base budget

Display Case · Displayed categories

Station Engineer

Base budget

Shady Merchant

Base budget

Lower Level Inventor

Base budget

Display Case · Displayed categories

Official description

Short description

Inventory shape

How to get

Quick summary

Vendors

Visits your shop

Random visitor

Notes

Underground Exchange

Available from the start

Introduced by Sawyer

Notes

Other sources

Availability and notes

Availability and notes

Cost

People who buy this item

Base budget

Display Case · Displayed categories

Base budget

Base budget

Base budget

Display Case · Displayed categories

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