The Strong Metabolism O/S Upgrade reduces damage from toxins and radiation by 25%. In the 25th Anniversary Remaster this upgrade also reduces the negative effects of alcohol and cigarettes by 100%.
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- Reduced effectivity against toxins, as they need to be purged with the Anti-Toxin Hypo.
- There are not that many radioactive areas in the game, and these can be managed with the Anti-Radiation Hypos, Hazard Suit, Neural Decontamination and decontamination rooms that are sometimes located next to irradiated areas.
- However, in the Body of the Many on Impossible difficulty, Strong Metabolism provides a wider margin when swimming in the irradiated water searching for the neural cluster.
- The buffed version found in the 25th Anniversary Remaster allows the player to drink alcohol without losing PSI points, and smoke cigarettes without taking damage, providing some useful healing for a player specing into Psionics.
| System Shock 2 Character Build | ||
|---|---|---|
| Classes | Marine • Navy Sailor • OSA Agent | |
| Statistics | Strength • Endurance • Psionic Ability • Agility • Cybernetic Affinity | |
| Technical Skills | Hacking • Repair • Modify • Maintenance • Research | |
| Weapon Skills | Standard Weapons • Energy Weapons • Heavy Weapons • Exotic Weapons | |
| O/S Upgrades | Cyber-Assimilation • Cybernetically Enhanced • Lethal Weapon • Naturally Able • Pack-Rat • Pharmo-Friendly •Power Psi • Replicator Expert • Security Expert • Sharpshooter • Smasher • Spatially Aware • Speedy • Strong Metabolism • Tank • Tinker | |