Jetpack
Specimen Telemetry & Parameters
- Trader Value
- 28
- Weight
- 2.5u
- INT to Recognize
- 10
- INT to Craft
- -
- Decay Timer
- -
- Inventory Usable
- No
- Recipe / Acquisition
- Scavenged in layers / Crates / Traders
- Clinical & Survival Role
- High-tier wearable thruster pack (Value 28, Weight 2.5u, INT 10 to recognize) for arresting lethal falls and ascending shafts.
Jetpack Field Specification & Classification
Within the Release 1.0 equipment manifest of Casualties: Unknown, the jetpack specimen is cataloged as a high-priority survival resource for deep subterranean expeditions. Field telemetry confirms that maintaining dedicated jetpack reserves in accessible container slots prevents acute medical or logistical emergencies from escalating during vertical cave traversal. Expeditions descending from the Gravel Lands toward deeper subterranean strata rely on jetpack whenever standard scavenging runs encounter resource scarcity, structural hazards, or severe physical trauma.
Acquisition, Crafting & Clinical Deployment Protocol
Survivors obtain Jetpack primarily via Scavenged from structural containers or traded at outpost kiosks. Before committing Jetpack to an active slot, operators must account for its specific operational hazard profile: Improper deployment under trauma or high encumbrance can delay stabilization. Executing a clean inspection in the limb and torso diagnostic console before using Jetpack prevents wasted charges, secondary tissue complications, or fatal encumbrance penalties while traversing vertical shafts.
Loadout Synergy & Comparative Expedition Alternatives
In balanced descent loadouts, Jetpack pairs effectively with Glowplant fruit (Food & Rations) and L.R.D. (Medical & Drugs) to cover both routine traversal and emergency stabilization. When trader stock or container rolls do not yield Jetpack, seasoned scavengers substitute Makeshift digging tool or conserve mass for deeper biome transitions where resupply kiosks are absent.