Steam 1.0 · Battlefield Trauma & Surgery
In Quasimorph, damage is never a generic health bar reduction. Ballistic shrapnel, monomolecular blades, and demonic void fire target 6 discrete anatomical body parts, inflicting lethal hemorrhages, compound fractures, septic necrosis, and traumatic limb amputations. Master field surgical triage, pharmaceutical toxicity limits, and emergency demonic metamorphosis before stepping into corporate crossfire.
Anatomical Damage Model
Every projectile, slash, and explosion rolls against a specific body part. Each zone maintains its own independent HP pool, armor coverage rating, and catastrophic failure threshold:
| Anatomical Zone | Base HP Pool | Lethal Threshold | Clinical Debuffs & Trauma Consequences | Protective Priority |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head | 100 HP | Instant Death at 0 HP | Concussion, sudden blindness (-60% vision radius), severe aim tremor (-40% weapon accuracy), cognitive stun locking clone action points. | CRITICAL Sealed ballistic helmets or heavy visors mandatory. |
| Torso | 100 HP | Instant Death at 0 HP | Internal hemorrhage, pneumothorax, fractured ribs doubling stamina burn and reducing maximum action points from 3 down to 2. | CRITICAL Heavy composite plate vests; prioritize blunt and piercing defense. |
| Left Arm | 100 HP | Non-lethal (Amputation risk) | Fractures degrade aim by -35% and double reload time. Complete loss (amputation) permanently disables 2-handed firearms (rifles, shotguns, heavy machine guns). | HIGH Armored pauldrons, tactical vambraces, and reinforced sleeves. |
| Right Arm | 100 HP | Non-lethal (Amputation risk) | Primary weapon wielding limb. Severe trauma cuts melee swing damage by 50% and raises weapon jam clearance AP costs. Amputation forces single-handed sidearm usage. | HIGH Same as left arm; vital for retaining heavy weapons deployment. |
| Left Leg | 100 HP | Non-lethal (Immobility risk) | Compound fracture doubles tile traversal AP cost (1 AP/tile → 2 AP/tile), strips away sprint capability, and penalizes dodge evasion by -25%. | MODERATE Kevlar trousers and composite greaves to prevent mobility loss. |
| Right Leg | 100 HP | Non-lethal (Immobility risk) | Cumulative trauma with left leg reduces operative mobility to 3 AP per single tile. Amputation renders clone unable to retreat from advancing shotgunners or melee horrors. | MODERATE Reinforced combat boots and ballistic leg guards. |
Never deploy a clone with mismatched torso or headgear protection. Even if your clone sports Tier-4 heavy armor on their legs, a single stray 7.97 AP slug passing through an unarmored canvas cap will instantly decapitate your operative, resulting in immediate game over. Head and Torso armor ratings dictate survival probability across all difficulty tiers.
Pharmacopoeia & First Aid
Applying the wrong medical item under fire wastes scarce action points and accelerates death. Use the certified trauma matrix to counter specific physiological conditions:
| Trauma / Condition | Severity & Bleed Rate | Primary Certified Treatment | Secondary / Emergency Alternative | Fatal Failure Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arterial Bleed | -10 to -12 HP / Turn | Tourniquet (CAT) | Hemostatic Bandage, Coagulant Ampoule | Applying Cotton Rags fails to halt flow; clone bleeds out in 3-5 turns. |
| Capillary Bleed | -1 to -3 HP / Turn | Sterile Bandage | Hemostatic Sponge, Cotton Rags | Slow attrition leaves operative vulnerable to single-shot finishing blows. |
| Bone Fracture | Crippling AP/Aim debuffs | Medical Splint | Surgical Bone Pinning Kit | Applying a Medkit restores HP but leaves the fracture active and operative crippled. |
| Septic Infection | Rising toxemia (+3%/turn) | Broad-Spectrum Antibiotics | Sorbent (if blood contamination is <40%) | Delayed treatment leads to systemic septic shock and unmanageable fever coma. |
| Chemical / Acid Burn | Continuous armor & flesh melt | Neutralizing Solution | Purified Water rinse, Sorbent | Acid puddle residue spreads across all limbs, destroying outer armor plates. |
| Thermal / Plasma Burn | Rapid HP erosion & panic | Burn Gel / Ointment | Purified Water douse | Active burning causes uncontrollable clone panic, running blindly into hazards. |
| Acute Shock / Pain Lock | Action point suppression (-1 AP) | Morphine Injection | Tramadol, Combat Stimulant | Taking ≥2 doses within short interval causes fatal chemical overdose. |
Hemostasis & Orthopedics
The two most common causes of preventable mercenary deaths are misdiagnosing arterial wounds and neglecting orthopedic stabilization:
When retreating from a room breach while suffering both an arterial bleed and a broken leg: treat the arterial bleed first on AP 1, apply the splint on AP 2, and use AP 3 to close the door behind you. Never run on a broken leg while bleeding arterially; each tile moved consumes double stamina and ticks lethal blood loss twice as fast.
Microbial & Chemical Hazards
Bramfatura corruption introduces virulent pathogens and corrosive byproducts that turn minor flesh scratches into runaway biological cascades:
Incurred from zombie claws, rusted blades, or contaminated corpse interaction. Toxemia creeps upward at +2% to +3% per turn.
Treatment: Administer Sorbent immediately. Sorbent flushes active circulating toxins and arrests pathogen replication before tissue colonization.
Pathogens breach the blood-organ barrier. Clone suffers shivering tremors, severe vision distortion, intermittent AP loss, and rapid organ necrosis.
Treatment: Sorbent is no longer effective alone. You must inject Broad-Spectrum Antibiotics to kill bacteria, followed by purified water to clear drug residue.
Acid pools dissolve armor durability by 5% every step and inflict spreading chemical burns. Fire ignites clothing, inducing uncontrollable panic.
Treatment: Wash with Purified Water or Neutralizing Solution. Never pour alcohol or moonshine on burns—alcohol acts as an accelerant and will instantly incinerate your operative!
Trauma Surgery & Metamorphosis
When high-caliber kinetic rounds or monomolecular blades cleanly sever a limb, standard medicine cannot restore the lost anatomical part:
Severed limbs cannot be regrown or reattached during an active contract. In Quasimorph 1.0, field medicine has no surgical clone vat capability. If an arm or leg is severed:
Vat Regeneration Note: Once you successfully extract to the Magnum shuttle, ship medical vats synthesize a pristine replacement clone chassis with all limbs intact at zero credit cost.
Your operative has lost both legs, carries 8 HP on the torso, and is surrounded by corporate security 3 floors below extraction with zero splints or medkits remaining. Continuing as a human mercenary means guaranteed death.
Consume Gavvakh, ingest Quasimorphic organs, or slaughter hostiles to push the station's Quasimorphosis meter to 1,000 (Ecstasy). The overwhelming Bramfatura wave disintegrates your ruined biological flesh and triggers a Demonic Metamorphosis.
Pharmacological Boundaries
Morphine is the most potent painkiller in your field trauma kit, but pharmaceutical misuse is one of the quickest ways to accidentally kill your own operative:
| Chemical Toxicity Level | Doses Administered | Physiological Status | Clinical Symptoms & Mechanics | Required Emergency Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0% – 35% | 0 Doses | Normal Baseline | Standard clone physiology; pain from wounds inflicts accuracy penalties and shock tremors. | None required. |
| 36% – 75% | 1 Dose | Therapeutic Analgesia | Complete pain suppression, shock immunity, restored action points, slight pupil dilation. | Safe window. Monitor toxicity before taking subsequent medications. |
| 76% – 85% | 2 Consecutive Doses | Acute Intoxication | Severe nausea, erratic pulse, -30% aim penalty, random stumbling during traversal. | IMMEDIATE Ingest Sorbent to purge drug metabolites before next turn. |
| ≥85% | 2+ Doses or Mixed Drugs | LETHAL RESPIRATORY ARREST | Operative suffers violent vomiting, drops all remaining AP, and dies of asphyxiation within 1-2 turns. | CRITICAL Administer Sorbent or Naloxone-equivalent immediately on current turn! |
Never inject two ampoules of Morphine back-to-back. If your clone suffers extreme multi-limb trauma requiring continuous pain suppression, execute the clean clinical loop: Morphine Dose 1 → Wait 15 Turns / Ingest Sorbent → Verify Toxicity <30% → Administer Dose 2. Mixing Morphine with combat stims (Adrenaline, Methamphetamine) compounds toxicity accumulation exponentially.
Video Field Intel
Watch master-class gameplay analyzing trauma medicine management, surgical priorities, and surviving extreme injury states under Unfair difficulty:
Field FAQ
Open inventory immediately on your current action point and apply a Tourniquet, Coagulant, or Hemostatic Bandage. Standard cotton rags and basic bandages cannot halt high-pressure arterial spurts (-10 to -12 HP per turn). Without a tourniquet, your operative will bleed out and suffer irreversible cardiovascular collapse within 3 to 5 turns.
No. In-mission amputations are permanent for the duration of the deployment. Once a limb is severed, it cannot regenerate until your clone successfully evacuates back to the Magnum clone vats. Your immediate survival priority is applying a tourniquet to stop fatal stump hemorrhage, switching to a 1-handed firearm or melee blade, and retreating toward the extraction shuttle.
Military Medkits restore raw limb hit points, but they do not set or stabilize fractured bones. Bone fractures are distinct clinical debuffs requiring a dedicated Medical Splint. If you restore an arm or leg to 100 HP without applying a splint, your clone remains severely crippled with -50% weapon accuracy or doubled movement AP costs.
Each dose of Morphine suppresses acute trauma and pain shock but injects approximately +45% chemical toxicity into your bloodstream. Administering two consecutive doses without an elimination interval pushes systemic toxicity beyond the lethal 80% threshold, triggering immediate nausea, loss of all action points, and fatal respiratory collapse. Always carry Sorbent to purge chemical toxicity between injections.
If your operative has suffered catastrophic injuries—such as both legs fractured or arms severed with zero medical supplies remaining—you can intentionally trigger Ecstasy by pushing the Quasimorphosis meter to 1,000 (or ingesting Gavvakh / Quasimorphic organs). Bramfatura metamorphosis replaces your shattered human clone chassis with a fresh, fully healed demonic entity (350+ HP) possessing natural claws and elemental attacks, allowing you to fight through to the shuttle.