Hostages (Piratez)
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Prisoner Processing
Kidnapping is a key aspect of your Pirating career in this crazy world! Them prisoners can reveal secrets (Research), be sold back to them that likes 'em (Ransom), stripped of their goods (Robbery), put to work in our operation (Slavery), or for some special types, softened up a bit to see if we can squeeze more out of 'em (Interrogation). With these things in mind, its nice to collect all the information in one place.
Key to reading the table
Ransom
Live captives can be sold for various values out on the black market. Hefty ransoms can be quite helpful in the funding early stages of the Piratical Enterprise. When prisons space is at a premium, selling them may be the only option.
- Ransoms are accessed through the Prison or the Black Market Interface and is available from the beginning of the game
Slavery
When prisoners are enslaved (through the manufacturing interface) they are put to work making more storage space in the vaults (they actually provide negative space, so just think of them as standing around holding stuff). They will be stripped of some of their goods, and more valuable captives will provide more space as they work harder. When real estate is at a premium, slaves can be a great addition to the operation.
- Slavery is accessed through the Manufacturing Interface
- Slavery relies on "Who is Who" and "Pile of Junk" techs.
Robbery
For those prisoners that can't be enslaved, many can be robbed. They yield any of their goods, along with credit chips equal to half of their ransom. Though the overall return may be less direct cash than the ransom, the chips produced may yield far greater returns through counterfeiting operations (Mint).
- Robbery is accessed through the Manufacturing Interface
- Robbery is available from the beginning of the game.
Interrogation
Some of the higher up type of captives may require a bit of special attention to spill all of their key secrets. By putting them through some preparation, they can then be sent back to the labs for more in depth revelations. Many of the technologies revealed are key gateways to understanding our enemies and our place in the world.
- Interrogation is accessed through the Manufacturing Interface ("Break Enemy")
- After the process finishes, Research the new "Broken Enemy" in the lab.
- Enemies must be interviewed in the labs the standard way before they are available for interrogation (it thus takes two of any type to complete the Interrogation).
- Interrogation relies on Slavery and Diplomacy techs
Research
The most basic interaction with our captives is the interviews at the lab, where our Brainers work to find out what they know. Prisoners can yield many types of information, and some may be able to tells us of many things. In the table below, the "Get One Frees" column specifies how many topics a particular captive type might reveal. The "Tech Types" column gives a generic description of the types of topics they will disclose.
- Research is accessed through the Lab, or the "Research" interface
- Research is available at the beginning of the game
Prisoner Processing Table
Name | Ransom | Slave | Rob | Interrogate? | Get One Frees | Tech Types |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Academy Drone
STR_ADRONE |
20000 | 0 | ||||
Academy Nurse
STR_ACADEMY_NURSE |
15000 |
|
|
30 | ||
Academy Student
STR_ACADEMY_STUDENT |
15000 |
|
|
37 | ||
Academy Engineer
STR_SECTOID_ENGINEER |
60000 |
|
|
Yes | 60 | Vessels, Lasers |
Academy Esper
STR_SECTOID_LEADER |
120000 |
|
|
Yes | 22 | High Tech, Voodo |
Academy Medic
STR_SECTOID_MEDIC |
60000 |
|
|
Yes | 35 | Medical |
Academy Provost
STR_SECTOID_COMMANDER |
400000 |
|
|
Yes | 15 | High Tech, Voodo |
Altar Boy
STR_CHURCH_BOY |
25000 |
|
|
11 | ||
Armored Car
STR_ARMORED_CAR_TERRORIST |
20000 | 0 | ||||
Armored Church Beastmaster
STR_CHURCH_ENGINEER |
90000 | 0 | ||||
B-Boy
STR_BANDIT_BOY |
2500 |
|
11 | |||
Baller
STR_BANDIT_FUSSBALLER |
5000 |
|
|
13 | ||
Bandit Boss
STR_BANDIT_BOSS |
50000 |
|
45 | |||
Bandit Dude
STR_BANDIT_DUDE |
5000 |
|
|
29 | ||
Baron of Hell
STR_DOOM_HELL_BARON_TERRORIST |
2500 | 0 | ||||
Blood Hound
STR_BLOOD_DOG_TERRORIST |
1000 | 0 | ||||
Boomosaurus
STR_BOOMOSAURUS |
75000 | 1 | Fire Arms | |||
Bugeye Captive
STR_BUGEYE_VICTIM |
2000 | 33 | ||||
Bugbear
STR_SMUGGLER_ENGINEER |
50000 |
|
76 | Vessels | ||
Cacodemon
STR_DOOM_CACODEMON |
2500 | 0 | ||||
Catgirl
STR_SMUGGLER_CATGIRL |
40000 |
|
48 | Countries | ||
Chryssalid
STR_CHRYSSALID_TERRORIST |
0 | 0 | ||||
Chupacabra
STR_CHUPACABRA |
3500 | 0 | ||||
Church Beastmaster
STR_BEASTMASTER_TERRORIST |
70000 |
|
|
17 | Beasts | |
Church Cardinal
STR_CHURCH_COMMANDER |
500000 |
|
1 | Special | ||
Church Exalt
STR_CHURCH_ELITE |
70000 |
|
|
30 | Beasts | |
Church Matron
STR_CHURCH_MATRON |
60000 |
|
40 | |||
Church Neophyte
STR_CHURCH_SOLDIER |
20000 |
|
33 | Missions | ||
Church Priest
STR_CHURCH_PRIEST |
60000 |
|
35 | Miscellaneous | ||
Church Reverend
STR_CHURCH_LEADER |
160000 |
|
Yes | 49 | Miscellaneous | |
Church Warmaiden
STR_CHURCH_MAIDEN |
35000 |
|
|
34 | Countries | |
Church Zealot
STR_CHURCH_NAVIGATOR |
30000 |
|
1 | Special | ||
Cyberdisc
STR_CYBERDISC |
0 | 0 | ||||
Cyclops
STR_CYCLOPS |
15000 | 0 | ||||
Deep One Warrior
STR_DEEP_ONE_SOLDIER |
5000 | 0 | ||||
Deep One Nomad
STR_DEEP_ONE_NOMAD |
5000 | 0 | ||||
Disciple of Apocalypse
STR_APOC_DISCIPLE |
15000 |
|
21 | |||
Drifter
STR_BANDIT_DRIFTER |
2500 |
|
31 | |||
Experiment Victim
STR_EXPERIMENT_VICTIM |
500 |
|
21 | |||
Explorer
STR_SECTOID_EXPLORER |
40000 |
|
|
47 | Countries | |
Fartbag (Celatid)
STR_CELATID_TERRORIST |
40000 | 0 | ||||
Fat Guy
STR_HUMAN_FATMAN |
25000 |
|
43 | Countries | ||
Female Labourer
STR_HUMAN_LABOURER_FEM |
7500 |
|
|
32 | Miscellaneous | |
Funky Zombie
STR_ZOMBIE_PIMP_TERRORIST |
45000 | 0 | ||||
G.O.
STR_GUILD_SOLDIER |
25000 |
|
|
38 | Missions | |
Ghoul
STR_BANDIT_GHOUL |
5000 | 16 | Chemicals | |||
Ghoul Scientist
STR_BANDIT_GHOUL_SCI |
35000 | 45 | ||||
Giant Spider
STR_GIANTSPIDER |
2500 | 0 | ||||
Govt Agent
STR_GOVT_AGENT |
80000 |
|
55 | Missions | ||
Govt Elite Soldier
STR_GOVT_ELITE |
100000 |
|
23 | Miscellaneous | ||
Govt Enforcer
STR_GOVT_ENFORCER |
80000 |
|
39 | Special | ||
Govt General
STR_GOVT_GENERAL |
650000 |
|
47 | Countries | ||
Govt Pilot
STR_GOVT_PILOT |
100000 |
|
61 | Vessels | ||
Govt Siren
STR_GOVT_SIREN |
100000 |
|
0 | |||
Guard Dog
STR_DOGG_TERRORIST |
7500 | 0 | ||||
Guild Air Sailor
STR_GUILD_PILOT |
40000 |
|
|
53 | Vessels | |
Guild Engineer
STR_GUILD_ENGINEER |
70000 |
|
|
Yes | 85 | Vessels |
Guild Hostess
STR_GUILD_ATTENDANT |
35000 |
|
|
37 | Countries | |
Guild Rep
STR_GUILD_LEADER |
160000 |
|
|
Yes | 40 | Miscellaneous |
Guild Security
STR_GUILD_GUARD |
30000 |
|
|
25 | Missions | |
Guild Spaceman
STR_GUILD_SPACEMAN |
40000 |
|
|
52 | Vessels | |
Guild Team Leader
STR_GUILD_TEAM_LEADER |
40000 |
|
47 | Missions | ||
Guildmaster
STR_GUILD_COMMANDER |
800000 |
|
Yes | 1 | Special | |
Highwayman
STR_BANDIT_HIGHWAYMAN |
2500 |
|
29 | Miscellaneous | ||
Hitman
STR_BANDIT_HITMAN |
25000 |
|
16 | |||
Hoe
STR_HUMAN_HOE |
7500 |
|
24 | Countries | ||
Hovertank/Gauss Cannon HWP
STR_XTANK_HOVER_GAUSS_TERRORIST |
500000 | 0 | ||||
Human Commando
STR_HUMAN_SOLDIER_COMMANDO |
60000 |
|
92 | Fire Arms | ||
Human Goon
STR_SMUGGLER_GOON |
20000 |
|
37 | Fire Arms | ||
Human Mage
STR_HUMAN_MASTER |
125000 |
|
75 | Countries, Missions | ||
Humanist Activist
STR_NAZI_KKK |
25000 |
|
|
28 | Miscellaneous | |
Humanist Instructor
STR_NAZI_SS |
35000 |
|
14 | Miscellaneous | ||
Humanist Leader
STR_NAZI_LEADER |
100000 |
|
22 | Miscellaneous | ||
Humanist Soldier
STR_NAZI_SOLDIER |
20000 |
|
|
14 | Miscellaneous | |
Humanist Stormtrooper
STR_NAZI_STORMTROOPER |
50000 |
|
35 | Special | ||
Humanist Supersoldier
STR_NAZI_SUPERSOLDIER |
80000 |
|
23 | Special | ||
Humongous Raider
STR_RAIDER_HUMONGOUS |
10000 |
|
|
25 | Miscellaneous | |
Imp Demom
STR_DOOM_IMP |
2500 | 0 | ||||
Killer Droid Mk. 801
STR_TECHNOCRACY_TERMINATOR_TERRORIST |
20000 | 0 | ||||
Labourer
STR_HUMAN_LABOURER |
7500 |
|
|
31 | Miscellaneous | |
Lobsterman
STR_LOBSTERMAN |
10000 | 0 | ||||
Lokk'Naar Villager
CIVILIAN_LOKNAR_1 |
15000 | 0 | ||||
Magical Girl
STR_MAGICAL_GIRL |
60000 | 17 | Enemies | |||
Marsec Bodyguard
STR_GUILD_MEDIC |
70000 |
|
14 | Enemies | ||
Marsec Colonial Marine
STR_MARSEC_MARINE |
65000 |
|
30 | Enemies | ||
Marsec Operative
STR_GUILD_NAVIGATOR |
40000 |
|
39 | Special | ||
Mechtoid
STR_RET_MECHTOID |
50000 | 16 | Miscellaneous | |||
Megapol Apeman
STR_MEGAPOL_APEMAN |
15000 |
|
|
7 | ||
Megapol Detective
STR_MEGAPOL_DETECTIVE |
75000 |
|
15 | |||
Megapol Enforcer
STR_MEGAPOL_ENFORCER |
30000 |
|
|
12 | ||
Megapol Wolfman
STR_MEGAPOL_WOLFMAN |
15000 |
|
|
10 | ||
Megascorpion
STR_MEGASCORPION |
2000 | 0 | ||||
Mercenary Captain
STR_MUTON_LEADER |
200000 |
|
4 | High Tech | ||
Mercenary Commander
STR_MUTON_COMMANDER |
400000 |
|
4 | High Tech | ||
Mercenary Commando
STR_MUTON_NAVIGATOR |
30000 |
|
37 | Missions | ||
Mercenary Engineer
STR_MUTON_ENGINEER |
100000 |
|
Yes | 43 | Vessels | |
Mercenary Shock Trooper
STR_MUTON_HEAVY |
35000 |
|
36 | Missions | ||
Mercenary Soldier
STR_MUTON_SOLDIER |
20000 |
|
32 | Missions | ||
Military Police
STR_GOVT_MP |
40000 |
|
29 | Fire Arms | ||
Mutant Crab
STR_KRAB_TERRORIST |
500 | 0 | ||||
Noblewoman
STR_HUMAN_NOBLEWOMAN |
200000 |
|
|
61 | ||
Nomad
STR_HUMAN_NOMAD |
10000 |
|
|
29 | Beasts | |
Ninja Gal
STR_NINJA_GAL |
15000 |
|
|
57 | ||
Osiron Security
STR_SECTOID_NAVIGATOR |
35000 |
|
|
37 | Special | |
Osiron Yeoman
STR_OSIRON_LAD |
25000 |
|
26 | Missions | ||
Pest Control Manager
STR_GUILD_EXTERMINATOR |
35000 |
|
|
1 | Special | |
Pinky Demon
STR_DOOM_DEMON |
2500 | 0 | ||||
Possessed Gunner
STR_DOOM_GUNNER |
2500 | 0 | ||||
Possessed Sarge
STR_DOOM_SARGE |
2500 | 0 | ||||
Possessed Soldier
STR_DOOM_SOLDIER |
2500 | 0 | ||||
Public Enemy
STR_STAR_GOD_PUBLIC_ENEMY |
400000 | 22 | ||||
Raider Boss
STR_RAIDER_BOSS |
20000 |
|
|
74 | Miscellaneous | |
Raider Buzzard
STR_RAIDER_BUZZARD |
5000 |
|
|
25 | Special | |
Raider Firebat
STR_RAIDER_FIREBAT |
30000 |
|
|
68 | Miscellaneous | |
Raider Scout
STR_RAIDER_SCOUT |
2500 |
|
|
68 | Missions | |
Raider Thug
STR_RAIDER_THUG |
2500 |
|
|
65 | Missions | |
Ratman
STR_BANDIT_RATMAN |
1000 | 8 | Miscellaneous | |||
Ratman Brigand
STR_BANDIT_RATMAN_HUNTER |
2000 | 17 | Miscellaneous | |||
Ratman Mob Lieutenant
STR_BANDIT_RATMAN_LEADER |
30000 |
|
40 | Miscellaneous | ||
Raynerd
STR_RAYNERD_VICTIM |
75000 | |||||
Reaper
STR_REAPER |
40000 | 0 | ||||
Reaper Cavalry
STR_REAPER_CAVALRY_TERRORIST |
40000 | 0 | ||||
Rebel Brute
STR_REBEL_BRUTE |
5000 | 27 | ||||
Rebel Bugeye
STR_REBEL_BUGEYE |
5000 | 30 | ||||
Rebel Half-Uber
STR_REBEL_MALE |
5000 | 27 | ||||
Rebel Hybrid
STR_SECTOID_ENGINEER |
5000 | 28 | ||||
Rebel Lamia
STR_REBEL_LAMIA |
5000 | 7 | ||||
Rebel Smoothie
STR_REBEL_FEMALE |
5000 | 28 | ||||
Researcher
STR_SECTOID_SOLDIER |
35000 |
|
|
43 | Missions | |
Reticulan Elder
STR_RET_ELDER |
100000 |
|
16 | High Tech | ||
Reticulan Hybrid
STR_RET_HYBRID |
5000 |
|
37 | Fire Arms | ||
Reticulan Peon
STR_RET_PEON |
5000 |
|
13 | |||
Reticulan Technician
STR_RET_COMMANDO |
20000 |
|
27 | High Tech | ||
Rocky (Silacoid)
STR_SILACOID |
0 | 0 | ||||
Savvy Girl
STR_HUMAN_CITY_GIRL |
15000 |
|
|
31 | Countries, Missions | |
Sectogre
STR_RET_SECTOGRE |
10000 |
|
20 | Enemies | ||
Sectopod
STR_SECTOPOD |
0 | 0 | ||||
Shambler
STR_SHAMBLER_TERRORIST |
30000 | 0 | ||||
Sharkman
STR_SHARKMAN_TERRORIST |
5000 | 0 | ||||
Sharp Guy
STR_HUMAN_SHARP_GUY |
40000 |
|
62 | Countries, Missions | ||
Shrine Maiden
STR_CHURCH_HANDMAID |
30000 |
|
|
35 | Countries | |
Siren
STR_RET_SIREN |
10000 |
|
28 | Countries | ||
Smooth Captive
STR_DAMSEL_VICTIM |
20000 |
|
44 | Countries | ||
Smuggler Captain
STR_SMUGGLER_CAPTAIN |
100000 |
|
69 | Missions | ||
Spartan Heavy Trooper
STR_SPARTAN_HEAVY |
15000 |
|
|
15 | Fire Arms | |
Spartan Lieutenant
STR_SPARTAN_CAPTAIN |
40000 |
|
47 | Fire Arms | ||
Spartan Rifleman
STR_SPARTAN_RIFLEMAN |
10000 |
|
|
24 | Fire Arms | |
Spartan Scout
STR_SPARTAN_SCOUT |
15000 |
|
|
25 | Fire Arms | |
Spectre Demon
STR_DOOM_SPECTRE |
2500 | 0 | ||||
Star God Guardian
STR_ETHEREAL_SOLDIER |
80000 | 0 | ||||
Star God Novice
STR_ETHEREAL_NOVICE |
60000 | 18 | ||||
Star God Operative
STR_ETHEREAL_LEADER |
200000 | 21 | High Tech | |||
Star God Coordinator
STR_ETHEREAL_COMMANDER |
750000 | 6 | High Tech | |||
Tank/Battlecannon HWP
STR_XTANK_CANNON_TERRORIST |
250000 | 0 | ||||
Tomb Runner
STR_BANDIT_TOMB_RUNNER |
30000 |
|
46 | |||
Tough Girl
STR_HUMAN_FEMALE_4 |
25000 |
|
45 | Countries | ||
Tough Guy
STR_HUMAN_MALE_3 |
25000 |
|
46 | Countries | ||
Traitor Bugeye
STR_REBEL_BUGEYE_TRAITOR |
5000 | 32 | ||||
Traitor Smoothie
STR_REBEL_FEMALE_TRAITOR |
5000 |
|
28 | |||
Vampire Bat
STR_VAMPIRE_BAT |
4000 | 0 | ||||
Waspite
STR_WASPITE |
25000 | 0 | ||||
Werewolf Savage
STR_WEREWOLF_WARRIOR |
5000 | 0 | ||||
Zombie
STR_ZOMBIE_STERILE_TERRORIST |
20000 | 0 | ||||
Zombie Fatman
STR_ZOMBIE_GRUBAS_TERRORIST |
30000 | 0 | ||||
Zombie Strix
STR_ZOMBIE_SADAKO_TERRORIST |
50000 | 0 | ||||
Zombie Trooper
STR_ZOMBIE_TROOPER_1 |
40000 | 0 |