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The Neuro-Doc is a shady 'back alley' procedure that allows brain replacement so a player can unlearn secondary skills for a refund of skill points. To use this service, a player is charged 1.000.000 credits per level with a max of 500.000.000 credits. If the neuro doc in Lyceum is used, the cash is refunded immediately after the procedure, basically making the process free. Although it's rumored that the Neuro-Doc can make a mistake and his surgical procedure could fail, it's yet to happen. Regardless, this is an extremely useful service to anyone looking for a fresh start.

The specific skills that are reset are your Trade skills , Focus, Class skills and their subskills (Speed Demon, Shield Monkey, etc.), Astral Travel, Glory, Control Skills, Resistance Skills, Zen skills and Neuro Tweaking.

Your skill points for the reset skills will be refunded.

Neuro-Docs can be found in Deflector, Lyceum and the Emperor's Club in Sol.

Station Dialogues

'You enter the doctor office and explain that you're interested in a neuro-replacement operation. He looks gravely at you and says: "You know, there's a reason neuro-replacement surgery was banned in the core worlds. As your physician, I have to warn you that it's a pretty risky and irreversible procedure and then there's the sequels... I mean, you can't expect a brain to work exactly like before after you took it apart, cut it up in little pieces and replaced some parts with newly vat grown ones. Oh, sure, in theory there'll be no change in your personality if everything goes well. The problem is when you've done neuro-replacement before it gets trickier the next time... and more expensive too. So are you still up to it now that I've explained the risks to you?"'

'The doctor leads you to the operation theatre: it's a large white room with a cryo capsule in the middle. You stare at the hundreads of tubes and cables going into it, a large mass is coming from the ground under it and some obvious later addition from the ceiling and wall.

"Alright, just climb into the capsule and close you're eyes, it shouldn't hurt one bit he said in his best imitation of a dentist."

You take place inside and the doctor asks you one last time if you're really sure about this?'

Popup: 'Ok, this is it, are you really, really sure about this?'

'As the cover close, you can already feel yourself drifting toward sleep...

When you wake, up it's with an atrocious headache but at least it looks like your mind is fully functional... or you're too far gone to see the difference. Thanks to the marvels of modern medicine, you're already good to go back to your ship and your clothes are pilled up next to your bed with a notice that the bed must be vacated in an hour maximum or a late fee will be charged. Oh well, time to start your new life and your new career.

(Only on first ND)Before you leave, you still have some forms to fill, but as you begin writing you pause and stare... weren't you right handed before?'

Event Chat: 'Enjoy your new brain!'