DEPARTMENT: ENGINEERING AND ANOMALOUS TECHNOLOGY
If a countermeasure doesn't exist, we build it. The Engineering department specializes in reverse-engineering anomalous artifacts and rapidly prototyping new technologies. They are the Site's forge, capable of creating unique solutions to seemingly insurmountable problems.
Primary Function: Analysis and deconstruction of anomalous technological artifacts.
Operational Specifics: A team of engineers and technicians specialized in safely disassembling recovered technology (e.g., from rival Interest Groups) to understand how it works.
Primary Function: Construction of experimental devices and countermeasures.
Operational Specifics: A group of artisans and technicians operating in the department's workshop to transform a theoretical design into a working physical prototype.
Primary Function: Design of anomalous structures and mechanisms.
Operational Specifics: A mechanical engineering expert who analyzes and replicates devices based on unconventional physical principles.
Primary Function: Analysis and design of anomalous circuits and power systems.
Operational Specifics: An expert capable of analyzing circuits that use unknown components or energy sources, and of designing new ones.
Primary Function: Design, construction, and maintenance of drones and automatons.
Operational Specifics: An engineer who develops robotic units for exploration, combat, or containment, often integrating anomalous technologies.
Primary Function: Design and manufacture of non-conventional armaments.
Operational Specifics: A ballistics and weapons expert who develops and tests armaments based on anomalous principles (e.g., direct energy weapons, dimensional rifles).
Primary Function: Research and development of anomalous energy sources.
Operational Specifics: An expert who analyzes miniaturized reactors, perpetual batteries, and other anomalous power systems to safely replicate them.
Primary Function: Development and testing of alloys and compounds with anomalous properties.
Operational Specifics: An engineer who works closely with the SFB department to transform the anomalous materials discovered into usable alloys (e.g., super-dense, telekill).
Primary Function: Study, dialogue, and de-escalation of sentient AI.
Operational Specifics: A researcher who is a mix of programmer, psychologist, and philosopher. They specialize in understanding the non-human logics of AIs, negotiating with them and, if necessary, designing "logical arguments" that can deactivate or contain them.
Primary Function: Archive of all reverse engineering projects and prototypes.
Operational Specifics: A database containing the schematics, materials, and notes for every device analyzed or built by the department.
Primary Function: Access to projects and technologies developed by other branches of the Foundation.
Operational Specifics: A collection of special projects (including the "Shark Punching Center" files) that can serve as inspiration or a basis for new technologies.
Primary Function: Analysis of the technological capabilities of rival groups.
Operational Specifics: An intelligence database that catalogs known technology in use by groups such as the GOC, the Church of the Broken God, and the Chaos Insurgency.
Primary Function: Access to parts and pieces of dismantled anomalous artifacts.
Operational Specifics: A stock of unique components (light-bending lenses, perpetual batteries, etc.) recovered from other SCPs, which can be reused in new projects.
Primary Function: Analysis of circuits and non-standard energy flows.
Operational Specifics: An enhanced multimeter capable of measuring unknown forms of energy (e.g., Orgone, EVE) and analyzing non-Euclidean circuits.
Primary Function: Quickly analyze the status and operation of any technological device.
Operational Specifics: A portable device that combines the functions of a multimeter, a spectrum analyzer, and diagnostic software. It can identify faults, power sources, hidden mechanisms, or control interfaces in both human and anomalous technology, without having to disassemble it.
Primary Function: Non-destructive neutralization of anomalous machinery.
Operational Specifics: A briefcase containing tools for circuit bypass, emergency drainage of power sources, and low-level hacking.
Primary Function: Deploy advanced engineering capabilities anywhere.
Operational Specifics: A vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft capable of transporting a compact and shielded workshop module. It can land on rugged terrain, a ship's deck, or the roof of a building to establish a remote manufacturing and repair station.
Primary Function: Countermeasure for spatial distortions or anomalous radiation.
Operational Specifics: A device that, once activated, emits inverse frequencies to neutralize or reduce the effect of an anomaly based on waves or vibrations.
Primary Function: Powering high-energy consumption devices in the field.
Operational Specifics: An experimental "battery" capable of powering heavy equipment (e.g., Reality Anchors) for a limited period, even in the absence of an electrical grid.
Primary Function: Creation of a temporary barrier against projectiles and physical impacts.
Operational Specifics: A projector that generates a localized force field capable of deflecting or stopping high-speed objects. It has limited operating time.
Primary Function: Safe procedures for dismantling unknown technology.
Operational Specifics: A series of mandatory steps (scanning, energy isolation, sequential disassembly) to analyze an artifact while minimizing risks.
Primary Function: Procedures for the safe testing of new technology.
Operational Specifics: A rigorous checklist of tests (stress tests, failure analysis, risk assessment) that every new prototype must pass before being approved.
Primary Function: Creation of a technological solution to a crisis in less than 24 hours.
Operational Specifics: An emergency protocol that gives your department priority over resources and materials to design and build a countermeasure in record time.
Primary Function: Secure connection of an artifact to the Site's electrical grid.
Operational Specifics: A series of steps to ensure that an anomalous object that produces or consumes energy can be connected to the Site's network without causing power surges or catastrophic failures.
Primary Function: The productive heart of the department.
Operational Specifics: An advanced workshop equipped with computer numerical control (CNC) machinery, 3D printers for exotic materials, and assembly benches.
Primary Function: Assembly and testing of autonomous units.
Operational Specifics: A dedicated area with test tracks and diagnostic tools for the development of drones, androids, and other robotic constructs.
Primary Function: Evaluation of the durability and breaking points of materials.
Operational Specifics: A reinforced and isolated room where materials and prototypes are subjected to extreme stresses (pressure, temperature, impact) until failure.
Primary Function: Supply of enormous quantities of energy for experiments.
Operational Specifics: An experimental reactor under the department's control, capable of providing energy spikes that the Site's main grid could not sustain.
Primary Function: Analysis of objects emitting radiation or extreme interference.
Operational Specifics: A room completely isolated from all types of electromagnetic radiation, to work safely on objects that might interfere with the Site's systems.
Primary Function: Creation of an isolated virtual environment for the secure analysis of anomalous software.
Operational Specifics: A quantum server capable of emulating any network architecture. It allows for "running" a computer virus or a hostile AI in a controlled environment to study its behavior and develop countermeasures without risking infecting the Site's systems. It is the fundamental analysis tool for Digital threats.