Dr. Jackson

A Lower-Levels inventor who sells overnight machines, modules and gadgets, and buys scrap metal and materials after hours.

The person

Role

Inventor, Lower Levels

Game version

049

First meeting

“Salutations, you can call me Dr. Jackson.”

Site narration

Almost everything he sells runs overnight: drop in an energy cell, come back the next morning. He also makes the modules that go inside those machines to push their numbers up.

The record

All 10 entries below, each tagged with how well it is currently backed.

• ConfirmedThe game writes his name as Dr. Jackson.
• ConfirmedHe greets new shopkeepers: 'Salutations, you can call me Dr. Jackson.' He used to deal with the previous tenant until that tenant got arrested. He makes gadgets that help run the store.
• ConfirmedMost of his machines work overnight and require a dedicated Energy Cell. A first-purchase special discount is offered; one machine is a furnace that turns scrap metal and ore into ingots.
• ConfirmedAfter a deal he invites the player to visit his shop after closing: he buys all kinds of Materials and shows new inventions. Later module dialogue repeats: visit after the day closes.
• ConfirmedRepeat visits ask to buy Scrap Metal or Materials for his next project.
• ConfirmedHe sells modules that install inside certain machines to improve performance, with a one-time 'friend of science' discount. He also offers leftover custom-order hardware when a client never picked it up.
• ConfirmedWild's network nodes Jackson Investment I/II: Wild convinces Dr. Jackson to accept investments that permanently increase his budget and stock; he will always have Modules (then additional Modules) in stock.
• ConfirmedLower Levels perk Shunned: all suppliers refuse calls, and Dr. Jackson will no longer visit the Store except under special circumstances.
• ConfirmedJoe Wild's upgrade reminder says Dr. Jackson told him the player hasn't been visiting Jackson either.
• CorroboratedPlaythroughs show visiting Dr. Jackson after hours to sell materials / pick up a custom order line ('Spent weeks on this').

His shop

After a deal he will invite you over once the day closes. He buys materials of every kind and shows off whatever he has just built.