Next-Generator

The Next-Generator is a Treatment machine, used only in Tech Support by a Doctor to cure patients with Glitchy Patch. It is first made available in Windsock, which requires the Off The Grid DLC.

Appearance
The Next-Generator is a simple affair, consisting of a white square pad surrounded by a light grey shiny border with a ramp to allow the patient access.

The Next-Generator II adds a white platform to the left of the ramp, with a large black round-cornered rectangle with a black face mounted on it at an angle, resembling a smartphone in a charging cradle.

The Next-Generator III further adds another platform to the right of the ramp, with a monolithic black rectangle standing up straight upon it.

Function
The patient steps onto the Next-Generator using the frontal ramp, while the attending doctor pulls out a tablet for wireless control of the machine. The square white central section of the Next-Generator is raised to reveal itself as a cube, with a doorway opening on the front side, turning into a platform.

The patient jumps onto the platform to be carried inside the cube, which seals itself and becomes transparent. The platform rises within, turning at an increasing speed, and light trails form around the patient. These will turn into small clouds, and the patient will begin to stretch and warp. Eventually, the patient will gain a regular appearance, and the platform will stop, the cube re-solidify, and the patient leave the way he or she entered, only to collapse in a groggy heap, their treatment complete.

Maintenance
The Next-Generator loses 5-10% of its maintenance gauge with each use. Once the gauge falls below 50%, a Janitor will automatically be called to repair it. A janitor can be summoned manually by the player by pressing the appropriate button.

Should the maintenance gauge fall below 15%, the machine will catch fire. A janitor will need to use an Extinguisher to put this out before the gauge reaches zero; if it is allowed to do so, the machine will explode, leaving wreckage which must be sold and replaced with a new machine before the room can resume functioning.

Upgrades
Upgrades are performed by a Janitor with the Mechanics Qualification. The machine will not be accessible while this work is being done, although it can be interrupted and resumed without losing progress.

Staff
The following Staff is required before Tech Support, and by extension the Next-Generator, will function correctly:

Additionally, the following staff is required to both maintain and upgrade the machine: Janitor (with Mechanics Qualification for upgrades)