


The four biosafety levels were developed to protect against a world of select agents. As an introduction, we summarize what the different biosafety levels encompass in terms of the typical biological agents used, safe work practices, specialized safety equipment (primary barriers) and facility design (secondary barriers). The publication Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories is a principal reference and the resource for much of the information presented in this month’s column. All of the DLC suits in the original game (aside from the Astro Suit) are identical to this suit, only with a different color theme and armor rate.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) are our main sources for biological safety information for infectious agents.The suit costs 60,000 credits and the schematic for the suit can be found on the floor in Chapter 10 inside the Z-Ball shower/locker room.The second slot down is partially divided, almost splitting it in two. The second slot down indicates where the wearer's eye line is. The glow from the 4 slots collect and make a fifth, vertical line. In the original game, although it is a Level 5 RIG, it only has 4 slots in the face plate.It has each arm and each leg covered in its signature ribbed plating, and its helmet offers the most protective and complex design of any RIG. At 20% damage resistance, and 25 Inventory Slots, it is the best RIG you can obtain within the game in the first playthrough. This is the highest of the standard RIG suits. Additionally, the eye slits are narrower to protect against flying debris or other accidents that could occur during the repair process. Visually, the suit has a bulkier appearance due to the extensive attachments of armor platings and is more heavily armored compared to the Intermediate Engineer RIG. The Advanced Engineer RIG is an exclusive Resource Integration Gear available only to upper class engineers who have passed rigorous training and performed multiple repairs in hostile environments.
