Caves Of Qud: Complete True Kin Cybernetics Guide

In Caves of Qud, crafting a character from scratch presents the choice between Mutated Human and True Kin. Both offer a range of enhancements—mutations or cybernetics—with distinct functionalities. This guide focuses on True Kin cybernetics: acquisition and available options.

Cybernetic Acquisition During Character Creation

Unlike Mutated Humans who utilize mutation points, True Kin receive a single cybernetic at character creation. The following table lists the available options:

Cybernetic	Location (On Body)	Description
Optical Bioscanner	Face	Reveals precise hit points, armor, and dodge values of biological creatures.
Optical Technoscanner	Face	Reveals precise hit points, armor, and dodge values of robotic creatures.
Dermal Insulation	Body, Head, Back	6 Heat, Cold, Electrical, and Acid Resistance.
Night Vision	Face	Enables vision in darkness.
Hyper-Elastic Ankle Tendons	Feet	6 Movespeed.
Parabolic Muscular Subroutine	Arm	Increases throw range by 2.
Translucent Skin	Body, Back	2 DV.
Stabilizer Arm Locks	Arm	6 Agility for ranged attacks.
Rapid Release Finger Flexors	Hands	Increases pistol firing speed by 25%.
Carbide Hand Bones	Hands	Fists deal 2d3 damage.
Pentaceps	Feet	4 Charge Range.
Inflatable Axons	Head	40 Quickness for 10 rounds, followed by -10 Quickness for 10 rounds.
Cherubic Visage	Face	1 Ego.
None	N/A	Starts without cybernetics.

Acquiring Additional Cybernetics

Unlike mutations, further cybernetics are discovered in the game world and installed at a Becoming Nook. These nooks are found in randomly generated ruins, Bethesda Suda, Grit Gate (post-"More Than A Willing Spirit"), and Yd Freehold. Cybernetics racks, often adjacent to Becoming Nooks, may also contain cybernetics.

Cybernetics Licenses

A cybernetics license limits the number of implants. True Kin begin with a tier two license (or zero if starting without cybernetics). Tier increases require Cybernetic Credit Wedges, obtainable from Grit Gate (Q Girl), Bethesda Susa, Ezra (Yla Haj), chests in historic sites, Knight Commanders, and occasionally as random loot. Credit Wedge values (one, two, or three credits) determine the cost of tier increases, escalating with higher tiers.

Cybernetic Installation

Installation is straightforward: interact with a Becoming Nook (100 charge required; self-recharging). Cybernetics can also be swapped here. Mutated Humans cannot use Becoming Nooks.

Complete Cybernetic List

The following table details all in-game cybernetics (excluding character creation options, which are also findable):

Cybernetic	Location (On Body)	Description
Electromagnetic Sensor	Head, Face, Back, Body, Feet, Arms, Hands	Detects nearby robots without visual confirmation.
Force Modulator	Head, Face, Back, Body, Feet, Arms, Hands	Allows passage through forcefields.
Navigation System	Head, Arms, Hands, Body, Back	Reduces the chance of getting lost.
Skillsoft (low SP)	Head	Grants a skill (0-50 SP cost).
Skin Glitter	Head, Face, Back, Body, Feet, Arms, Hands	8% chance to refract light-based attacks.
Tibular Hydrojets	Feet	200 swim speed.
Air Current Microsensor	Body, Head	Always reveals staircases and vertical transitions.
Anchor Spikes	Feet	Prevents forced movement.
Communications Interlock	Head, Face, Back, Body, Feet, Arms, Hands	Treats Rube robots as if 5 levels higher.
Fire Suppression System	Head, Body, Back	Automatically applies flame retardant gel when on fire.
Grounding Shunts	Feet	50 Electric Resistance.
Nocturnal Apex	Head	10% natural healing during the day.
Phase Harmonic Modulator	Head, Face, Back, Body, Feet, Arms, Hands	Allows interaction with in-phase and out-of-phase objects/creatures.
Pneumatic Pistons	Feet	Increases jump range by 4 spaces.
Reactive Cranial Plating	Head	Immunity to stun and daze from kinetic effects.
Schemasoft (low-tier)	Head	Grants access to a schematic for a single artifact class.
Skillsoft (medium SP)	Head	Grants a skill (51-150 SP cost).
Anomaly Fumigator	Head, Face, Back, Body, Feet, Arms, Hands	Emits normality gas clouds each turn.
Beautiful Visage	Face	2 Ego.
Bionic Arm	Arm	2 Strength.
Bionic Hands	Hands	2 Agility.
Bionic Heart	Body	2 Toughness.
Bionic Liver	Body	Immunity to poison and disease.
Custom Visage	Face	300 Reputation with a chosen faction.
Dermal Plating	Body, Head, Back	1 AV.
Equipment Rack	Body	Grants an additional back equipment slot.
Giant Hands	Hands	Allows use of two-handed weapons one-handed (one in each hand).
High-Grade Dermal Insulation	Body, Head, Back	9 to Heat, Cold, Electrical, and Acid Resistance.
Intravenous Port	Head, Face, Back, Body, Feet, Arms, Hands	Doubles tonic effect duration.
Matter Recompositer	Body	Teleports to a random explored location (100-turn cooldown).
Medassist Module	Body, Back, Arm	Reduces injector application cost by 80%.
Palladium Electrodeposits	Head, Body, Back, Arm	Provides 20 units of compute power.
Schemasoft (mid-tier)	Head	Grants access to all schematics for a single artifact class.
Security Interlock	Head, Face, Back, Body, Feet, Arms, Hands	Unlocks any door.
Skillsoft (high SP)	Head	Grants a skill (cost > 151 SP).
Fullerite Hand Bones	Hands	Fists deal 2d4 1 damage.
Magnetic Core	Body	Grants an additional floating equipment slot.
Motorized Treads	Feet	150 movespeed.
Onboard RECOILer	Head, Face, Back, Body, Feet, Arms, Hands	Imprints a location for teleportation RECOIL.
Phase-Adaptive Scope	Back	Projectiles phase through obstacles.
Precision Force Lathe	Head, Arm, Body, Back	Fabricates force knives in unoccupied hands or thrown weapon slots.
Reactive Trauma Plate	Body	Neutralizes damage exceeding 50% of max HP (destroys the implant).
Schemasoft (high-tier)	Head	Grants access to all schematics for a single artifact class.
Grafted Mirror Arm	Arm	Grants an extra thrown weapon slot.
Micromanipulator Array	Hands	Allows tinkering and repair in combat.
Biodynamic Power Plant	Body	Provides 5000 charge units per turn to equipped items (including those with the Jacked mod).
Gun Rack	Back	Grants additional left and right missile weapon slots.
Holographic Visage	Face	200 Reputation with a chosen faction.
Penetrating Radar	Back, Body, Head, Face, Arm	Provides visibility within a 10-space radius.
Stasis Projector	Head, Arm, Hands, Body, Back	Creates a stasis field (6 squares, ~5 rounds, 100-turn cooldown).
Crysteel Hand Bones	Hands	Fists deal 3d4 damage.
High-Fidelity Matter Recompositer	Body	Teleports to any explored location (50-turn cooldown).
Optical Multiscanner	Face	Reveals precise hit points, armor, and dodge values of biological creatures, robots, and structures.
Skillsoft Plus	Head	Grants access to an entire skill tree.
Social Coprocessor	Head	25 Reputation from Water Rituals with new creatures.
Stasis Entangler	Feet, Back, Body	Places all creatures except one target in a stasis field (15 rounds, 200-turn cooldown).
Cathedra with Black Opal Tracery	Back	100 Movespeed.
Cathedra with Ruby Tracery	Back	100 Movespeed.
Cathedra with Sapphire Tracery	Back	100 Movespeed.
Cathedra with White Opal Tracery	Back	100 Movespeed.

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