PDA

The PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), also known as a Survival PDA, is a multipurpose device that the player keeps with them at all times.

The PDA currently has six tabs that have different uses. They are:

• The Inventory Tab: Includes Storage with 48 item slots on the left and a Paperdoll UI with Equipment slots on the right.
• The Blueprints Tab: Displays all currently unlocked Blueprints along with their recipes. 
• The Ping Manager: This changes the colours and visibility of beacons. 
• The Log Tab: Contains all the text and voice messages that the player receives.
• The Gallery Tab: Displays all the pictures the player has taken using the F11 key. These pictures can be put in Picture Frames.
• The Data Bank Tab: A tab that contains an encyclopedia of things the player encounters, such as Fauna and Data Downloads.

By default, the player can access the PDA by pressing the TAB key.

Abandoned PDAs can be found inside and sometimes around Abandoned Seabases, the Aurora, Destroyed Lifepods, and certain Wrecks.

Log messages

For a complete list of Log messages, please visit: Dialogue.

Paperdoll User Interface

The Paperdoll UI provides slots to place certain equipment onto the player. The available equipment slots are a head slot, a body slot, a feet slot, a hands slot, a tank slot, and two chip slots. This system allows the player to choose between different equipment and the effects they have on the player. The following equipment will only give the player their effects when equipped to its corresponding slot.

Image	Name	Description	Placement Slot
	Radiation Helmet	Partial protection from Radiation	Head Slot
	Rebreather	Ignore depth and environment breathing effects	Head Slot
	Dive Suit	Basic diving suit	Body Slot
	Radiation Suit	Partial protection from radiation	Body Slot
	Reinforced Dive Suit	Dive suit that provides 50% physical protection, immunity to Tiger Plants and allows the wearer to withstand temperatures of up to 70°	Body Slot
File:Still Suit.png	Stillsuit	Produces Reclaimed Water to conserve Water	Body Slot
	Fins	Increases swimming speed	Feet Slot
	Swim Charge Fins	Charges your held Tool while you swim	Feet Slot
	Ultra Glide Fins	Greatly increases swimming speed	Feet Slot
	Radiation Gloves	Partial protection from radiation	Hand Slot
	Compass	Displays the cardinal directions on the HUD	Chip Slot
	Scanner Room HUD Chip	Displays Scanner Room data on the player's HUD	Chip Slot
	Signal	Signal leading to a point of interest, such as interesting geometry, a cave, large organic mass, heat signature or Destroyed Lifepod.	Chip Slot
	Thermometer	Displays temperature information on the HUD	Chip Slot
	O₂ Tank	Gives the player 60 seconds of Oxygen	Tank Slot
	High Capacity Tank	Gives the player 120 seconds of Oxygen	Tank Slot
	Plasteel Tank	Gives the player 60 seconds of Oxygen with a reduced weight	Tank Slot

Data Bank Entries

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If you are reading this, then you have survived an emergency evacuation of a capital-class ship equipped with Alterra technology. Congratulations: the hard part is over. Your PDA has automatically rebooted in Emergency Mode. This operating system has one purpose: to keep you alive. If that is not possible it will alert salvage teams to the location of your remains. It features: Full monitoring of vital signs for timely survival advice Blueprints for fabricating a range of essential survival equipment Onboard camera, microphone and OCR technology for short-range situational analysis Cross-compatibility with all Alterra-compliant products Follow its directions and we will bring you home alive. NB Your personal and work files have been encrypted and may be retrieved at a later date by a licensed engineer.

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Administer first aid if required Survey the environment for threats and resources Take inventory of available materials and supplies, and decide on rations Construct necessary survival equipment using the lifepod's fabricator Check lifepod for damage, and repair as necessary Broadcast local distress signal using lifepod's short-range communications relay Locate other survivors Find or construct a more permanent habitat Maintain physical and psychological health until rescue NB This information is meant as a general guide. In the first instance you should always follow the advice of your PDA, which has taken your particular circumstances into account.

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Gallery

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  The PDA Inventory tab and PaperDoll UI.

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  The "Blueprints" tab on the PDA.

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  The Ping Manager Tab

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  The "Log" tab on the PDA.

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  The "Pictures" Tab on the PDA.

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  The Encyclopedia tab

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  Early PDA concept art