Chip Functions

The chips add functions to your robot which help you evade and kill the viruses. Here is a complete description of each chip. Remember, chips don't do anything unless you turn them on!

The random chip picks a DNA sequence at random every time you fire a pill. It isn't very effective when the DNA sequence is longer than one base, but it's better than nothing.

The sequential chip cycles through every possible combination of DNA bases in order. Its predictability makes it a little more effective than the random chip.

The scanner chip scans directly in front of your robot, looking for viruses. If it sees one, it copies the virus's DNA sequence into your robot so you can kill it. This is a really useful chip. 

The auto-shooter chip automatically fires a DNA pill at any virus that your robot sees. It is most useful when used with other chips, like the scanner.

The sound chip figures out the DNA sequence of a virus on the level that you are on and plays the audible tones associated with the bases in that order. Since you can hear the same tones by changing the bases in your robot's DNA sequence, you might be able to figure out the DNA sequence. Then you get to find out which virus has that sequence...

Memory chips are used to store DNA sequences. You can use them to remember sequences, or in conjunction with a smart bomb chip. They are also useful for sending sequences to other players over an AppleTalk network.

The smart bomb chip kills every virus that has a particular sequence. Here's how it works: you pick up a memory chip and store a DNA sequence in it. Make sure you turn on the memory chip. Next, turn on the smart bomb chip. The smart bomb will kill every virus on the current level with that DNA sequence. Pretty cool, huh? To keep things fair, the smart bomb self-destructs after you use it.

The radar chip alerts your robot when a virus is close by. When an auto-shooter chip is also installed, the radar chip will tell the shooter chip to shoot.