Drive

Drive
About
Ingame Description	Analogue drive. Carries signal data for storing, further processing or selling.
Type	Essentials
Found	Store/Daily Delivery/Found
Volume	2.1
Weight	0.9
Buying price	2
Selling price	1

A drive is an item used to store and transfer Signals for processing and shipment. The signal process level is shown in a range of level 0 to level 3.
By hovering over the drive, the player can see a more in-depth list of details about the content. These details are the name, id, level and size of the signal stored inside.

Appearance

Drives are thin, tall, white rectangles with four lighting slots and a gray outline. Each drive has a black stripe down the middle of their sides, and a dark brown bottom panel. Various lights will show up on the drive depending on the status of the signal inside.

Signal Status

Each drive has colored lights which indicate the signal's status. These colors range from red to green.

• Red lights indicate an empty drive with nothing stored on it.
• Yellow lights indicate a "copied" signal, which is created by pressing the "make copy" button on the "database" screen of the main computer and exporting the signal that is sent to the storage panel.
• Green lights indicate an drive with a non-copied signal stored on them.

Signal Level

As a signal is processed, three blue lights will appear on a drive to indicate the state of the stored signal.

• No blue lights indicate a level 0 signal.
• One blue light indicates a level 1 signal.
• Two blue lights indicate a level 2 signal.
• Three blue lights indicate a level 3 signal.

It is important to note that only drives with green or yellow lights can have the blue level lighting appear. Red lights indicate no stored signal and therefore it is impossible to upgrade a red-lit drive.

Usage

Drives can also hold processed signals. Signals can range from level 0 to level 3. As a signal is upgraded, the clarity and sell price of the signal will increase

Crafting ingredient

Ingredients	Result
4 Drives	1 Electronic Scrap

Obtaining

Crafting

Ingredients	Result
1 Electronic Scrap 1 Metal Scrap	4 Drives

Store

The player can buy a drive from the Store for 2 points.

Daily Delivery

A free drive will be sent to the player at midnight (00:00) every day as part of the daily delivery.

Locations

• Alpha Root Base
  • Three in the Signal Processing & Research room.
  • One in the Admin room.
  • Two in the Break room.
  • Eight in the Utility Closet.
  • Six in the living quarters.

Drives with signals preloaded

• The Hole - One drive with a level 0 signal labeled sto8122^{[ X:??? / Y:??? ]}
• In front of Alpha Root Base, underneath the the parking area in front of the building- One drive with a level 0 signal labeled unnamed^{[ X:??? / Y:??? ]}
• Inside the Main Entrance Security Gate's building - One "drive".^{[ X:??? / Y:??? ]}
  • The "Drive" have no action menu, and can not be held or picked up by standard interactions. If the player takes more than one day to reach the "Drive", it will be turned into a candy bar. If the "Drive" is somehow inserted into any of the signal room computer's slots before becoming a candy bar, it will become stuck and cannot be taken out.
• In the middle of one of the gravel path roundabouts, buried - A Drive Box filled with drives.^{[ X:??? / Y:??? ]}

Fishing

The player can fish up empty drives randomly^{[Needs some stats on this.]}

Digging

The player can dig up empty drives randomly^{[Needs some stats on this.]}

Tips

• Drives are the most common and cheapest item that can be used to craft Electronic Scrap
• Buying a Drive Rack will keep your drives organized and safe from damage.
• Drives shouldn't be kept on one's person, as they are only used for signals.

Trivia

• The tutorial's computer allows the processing of drives indefinitely past level 3.
  • These drives have no light, cannot be saved/played, and have no outlines in the signal monitor.

A level 20 drive, processed in the tutorial.