Operating Bar



The  is a game mechanic and visual indicator that appears near the player upon performing certain actions. The bar fills from from left to right, and must fully reach the end for the action to be completed successfully. The time it takes for the bar to finish can be decreased with the Nimble Fingers positive trait and is increased by the Poor Hand-Eye Coordination negative trait.

Depending on the action being performed, the will display text regarding the action itself (e.g. "Enslaving..."). When applicable, there is also text above that which indicates what character or object the action is being performed upon.

Trivia

 * The ' is sometimes erroneously called the "Action Bar", but this does not match the verbiage used by the game's developer, who refers to it as . Ironically, it is referred to by the in-game tooltips as "(Doing Something)..." bar'.

Applicable Actions
Below are a list of actions that trigger the Operating Bar:
 * Handcuffs.png Handcuffs (Ability)
 * SlaveHelmet.png Enslave (Ability)
 * HackingTool.png Hacking (via Laptop and Hacking Tool)
 * WindowCutter.png Window Cutter
 * AirConditioner.png Polluting Air Filtration Systems
 * Wrench.png Tampering with a Wrench
 * SlaveHelmetRemover.png Using a Slave Helmet Remover
 * Lockpick.png Using a Lockpick or Crowbar
 * SafeBuster.png Using a Safe Buster
 * DoorDetonator.png Placing a Door Detonator or defusing a Door Detonator
 * SecurityCam.png Disabling a Security Camera
 * Alien.png Collecting "Ship Parts" from Vending machines for the Alien's Big Quest Homeward Bound
 * PowerBox.png Manually disabling a Power Box