Scientist access booth
Scientists allows you to send them on excavation missions for rewards such as minerals or relics. Scientists are a reward from chests.
The chances for getting scientists are:
- 3/80 if you have none
- 2/80 if you have one scientists
- 1/80 if you have two scientists
- 0/80 if you have three scientists
- you have to be past 50KM
Scientists can be sent on missions through the scientist interface. The interface is accessed by clicking on the miner in the booth on a pile of dirt at the top of the mine, or on the sidebar
Scientist mission and relic interface (outdated)
The scientist interface has four tabs, one for your relics and three for your scientists. It is not possible to have more than three active scientists, and you will not be awarded additional scientists if you have three active already. The only way to get rid of scientists is for them to be killed during a mission.
Scientists table
The table contains the name, rarity and level of each scientist together with if the given scientist has a reduced death chance and can grant extra rewards.
The rarity of a scientist impacts the death chance on excavations. The rarer a scientist is, the less the chance of dying on a mission it has.
Besides the fact a scientist can have a reduced chance of death, the Book of Success relic increases all excavation success rates by 2%
the formula for Death chances is "(base Dc × Dc reduction(from rarity)) − Book Of Success %"
you can work out the base Dc with "(displayed dc on the mission + Book Of Success %) × (1 + DC reduction %)
| Name | Rarity | Reduced death chance | chance to get |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jank | Common | No | 2/13(15.6%) |
| Mrs. Marge | Common | No | 1/13(7.6%) |
| Taylor | Common | No | 1/13(7.6%) |
| Ziggy | Common | No | 2/13(15.6%) |
| The Aussie | Common | No | 1/13(7.6%) |
| Dallas | Uncommon | Yes, 10% | 1/13(7.6%) |
| Ernie | Uncommon | Yes, 10% | 1/13(7.6%) |
| Dr. Gilbert | Uncommon | Yes, 10% | 1/13(7.6%) |
| Mr. Mustache | Rare | Yes, 25% | 1/13(7.6%) |
| Mr. Mustachio | Rare | Yes, 25% | 1/13(7.6%) |
| Dr. Archibald | Legendary | Yes, 50% | 1/13(7.6%) |
Death reasons
When a scientist dies, 1 of 15 death reasons can be displayed. The table below lists these reasons.
| Death reason |
|---|
| Fell off the side of the mine |
| Ate some expired meat |
| Was too close to live explosives |
| Discovered boron is not edible |
| Returned to the periodic table |
| Should have studied safety first |
| Now weighs 21 grams less |
| Studied explosive drills to conclusion |
| Invented hover boots - never seen again |
| Victim of a cave-in |
| Victim of Methane Asphyxia |
| Victim of a Methane Explosion |
| Carbon Dioxide Suffocation |
| Long Term Hydrogen Sulfide Exposure |
| Was Electrocuted |
Rewards
A scientist can give any of these rewards.
| Reward | Description | rarity |
|---|---|---|
| Endless Miner Speed Potion | Relics | .75 |
| Golden Shovel | Relics | .76 |
| Key of Luck | Relics | .71 |
| Sword of War | Relics | .5 |
| Basic Chest | Treasure chests | .10 |
| Golden Chest | Treasure chests | .92 |
| 2x Tickets | 2 Tickets | .67 |
| Large bag of money | Some large sum of money | .30 |
| Small bag of money | Some small sum of money | .10 |
| Big Cheese | Double all current minerals in inventory | .94 |
| The Golden Pike | Relics | .97 |
| New Contract | Unlocks another scientist | .67 |
| Endless Scientist Speed Potion | Relics | .85 |
| Key of Gold | Relics | .91 |
| Relic Bag | Increases max relic slots by 1 | .72 |
| Some Money | Some amount of money | .20 |
| Some Gold | Some amount of gold | .10 |
| Some Silver | Some amount of silver | .05 |
| Endless Drill Speed Potion | Relics | .70 |
| Sparkly Distraction | Relics | .60 |
| Book of Success | Relics | .90 |
| Steel Shield | Relics | .55 |
| Light Golden Boots | Relics | .55 |
| Golden Scythe | Relics | .80 |
| Some Copper | Some amount of copper | .00 |
| Endless Weapon Speed Potion | Relics | .75 |
| Book of | Relics | .75 |
| Midas Touch | Relics | .85 |
| Elemental Pike | Relics | .85 |
| Nugget of Attraction | Relics | .80 |
| Book of Time | Relics | .65 |
| Wider Well | Relics | .50 |
| Unlock a New Weapon | Unlocks a new battle weapon | .50 |
| Pay Cut | Relics | .75 |
| Oil | Some Oil | .40 |
| Wooden Shield | Relics | .42 |
| Copper Scythe | Relics | .65 |
| Scythe | Relics | .40 |
| Copper Pike | Relics | .90 |
| Light Boot | Relics | .40 |
| 1 Ticket | 1 Ticket | .45 |
| Carrot of Time | 1 hour timelapse | .22 |
| Strawberry of Time | 2 hour timelapse | .27 |
| Banana of Time | 30 minute timelapse | .05 |
| Chocolate of Time | 3 hour timelapse | .39 |
| Book of Secrets | Relics | .94 |
| 1km Depth | Gain 1km depth (note: only available below 900km) | 0.55 |
| Sack of Endurance | Relics | 0.6 |
| Cargo Expansion | Relics | 0.5 |
| Bullseye | Relics | 0.3 |
| Eagle Eye | Relics | 0.45 |
| Golden Bow | Relics | 0.7 |
| Egg of Incubation | Relics | 75 |
| Unlock a New Weapon | Weapons | 0.45 |
| 2 Building Materials | Pile of Building Materials | 0.18 |
| 10 Building Materials | Stack of Building Materials
(must be less that Km 600) |
0.49 |