The other alternate texture is more flesh and less cybernetic, except in the face-and I particularly like cyberblutch's face as it was released. Strategy: Cyborg Midwives are as close as you can get to a well balanced enemy in System Shock 2: theyre pretty much average next to all the threats.ZylonBane's texture recreates the original, more horrific (see the face in particular) look of System Shock 2.Eldron's clearly doesn't into the same category of non-nudity, though it certainly isn't attractive as cyberblutch's originally was.And as I see it, this fills a niche between the other versions already released: This is probably what most people use today.Ī modified version of Cyberblutch's texture, similar to yours also exists.Īnd an all around new and better midwife was created by Eldron and will be released soon. 23 investments in, 56 loss and maternal, 803 midwife experiences. Research the Midwife Organ as soon as you obtain one to gain a damage bonus against them.However this problem (if ye can call tit tat) was solved several times already:Ī fixed midwife that uses the new mesh with a refitted (by ZylonBane) original texture is part of the complemented version of Rebirth. Warning Scoring) system, 364 in hypovolaemic shock, 639 Meptazinol, for labour.Do not get cornered when using ranged weapons.Alternately, close in before they can use their laser and melee rapidly enough to prevent retaliation. Cyborg Midwives are armed with a powerful laser, so circle-strafe and dodge for cover instead of attacking head-on.Use Anti-armor ammunition, and EMP weapons.Avoid combat if possible, especially with multiple Midwives as they have both ranged and melee attacks.If you crouch and go straight up close and personal with them, you can melee them with ease.If your strength is good, close in as much as possible - the Midwife's melee attack is less damaging than her laser. If you have to take on a Midwife in a head-to-head confrontation, stay moving to dodge her energy blasts. Midwives will stop at nothing to defend the Grub Eggs in their care.īeing more machine than organic, Midwives are resistant to Anti-Personnel weaponry, but vulnerable to EMP and armor-piercing weaponry. When a Midwife is aware of soldier's presence, she will make violent threats to him in an unfittingly serene tone. This distortion becomes more prominent when the Midwife is angered, surprised, or killed. They mutter inanely to themselves in a scratchy and electronically distorted voice. Unlike the Hybrids, whose motor control has been overwritten by the Annelid parasite and beg to be killed, the implants in the Cyborg Midwives' brains and spine, along with the Grub Eggs mind-control, make them willing servants of the Many.
The muscles from their hands and face have been removed, leaving them with a ghoulish rictus. Their servos emit various whirring and buzzing noises. Both speed and musculature have been mechanically enhanced, and the cybernetic apparatus also serves as physical shielding for the softer human tissues.ĭue to their metal legs, they produce a distinct clanking noise while walking on the deck of the Von Braun, making them easy to detect from a distance. An auxiliary CPU in the base of the spine serves as a controller, overriding most signals sent by the subject's natural brain. Much of the rest of their body is interwoven with cybernetic implants. Physically, the body of a Cyborg Midwife below the waist has been completely removed and replaced with mechanical components. Miller performed the first conversion on Nurse Erin Bloome. Miller decided to convert the female nurses of the Von Braun, as he felt they already had the necessary nurturing qualities. The Many imparted into Miller's mind schematics for drastic and illegal cybernetic procedures which would allow a human to care for the eggs. The Grub Eggs were fragile and needed constant care, but emitted lethal toxins, making human care impractical. Marc Miller brought several Annelid Grub Eggs aboard the Von Braun's Hydroponics Deck. After being taken over by the psychic influence of the Many on Tau Ceti V, Dr.