if (typeof(dict_descriptions) != "undefined")
{
dict_descriptions["Race Bonus"] = "Because this crew member's race is the same as yours, the sign-up fee and pay are reduced by 20%.";
dict_descriptions["Ordinary Crew Member"] = "Ordinary crew members have one of five of the following abilities:
Navigator: adds 1+lvl to maneuver skill
Gatherer: adds 0.5*(1+lvl) points to all collecting skills
Tactician: adds 0.5*(1+lvl) points to tactics and hit accuracy skills
Engineer: adds 0.5*(1+lvl) points to engineering and weaponry skills
Hacker: adds 0.5*(1+lvl) points to cloaking and hacking skills
Missile Technician: this Federation specialist adds +1 intelligence to all missiles
After 60 days on board not having had a level advance, an ordinary crew member has a daily 5% chance to advance its level, up to level 5, without increasing its pay.
Faction specialists do not advance in level.";
dict_descriptions["Legendary Crew Member"] = "Legendary crew members have a fixed primary as well as a secondary ability, providing an enormous advantage in certain skills or actions for their captain. Except for legendary crew members with the Loyalist ability, they naturally leave their captain after 30 days.";
dict_descriptions["Esteem"] = "A legendary crew member's esteem can be despised, neutral, or respected. The captain of a despised one receives a daily penalty of -10 reputation points to all reputation values, the captain of a respected one a bonus of +10 points. Neutral legendary crew members give neither a bonus nor a penalty.";
dict_descriptions["Gatherer"] = "Adds bonus to all the captain's collecting skills.
Primary bonus: +30%
Secondary bonus: +15%";
dict_descriptions["Pathfinder"] = "Movement cost on all field types except normal space is reduced by bonus.
Primary bonus: -30%
Secondary bonus: -15%";
dict_descriptions["Navigator"] = "Adds bonus to the captain's maneuver skill.
Primary bonus: +50%
Secondary bonus: +25%";
dict_descriptions["Tactician"] = "Adds bonus to the captain's tactics and hit accuracy skills.
Primary bonus: +30%
Secondary bonus: +15%";
dict_descriptions["Internal Engineer"] = "Adds bonus to the captain's engineering and weaponry skills.
Primary bonus: +30%
Secondary bonus: +15%";
dict_descriptions["Hacker"] = "Adds bonus to the captain's hacking and cloaking skills.
Primary bonus: +30%
Secondary bonus: +15%";
dict_descriptions["Doctor"] = "When taking drugs, chance per drug to have an effect on drugged-up-ness is reduced by bonus.
Primary bonus: -50%
Secondary bonus: -25%";
dict_descriptions["External Engineer"] = "Repairs bonus damaged armor points every hour.
Primary bonus: 300
Secondary bonus: 150";
dict_descriptions["Venturer"] = "Increases experience points gained from killing NPC opponents by bonus.
Primary bonus: +50%
Secondary bonus: +25%";
dict_descriptions["Lobbyist"] = "Reduces the loss of rank or competency from failed bulletin board missions by bonus.
Primary bonus: -50%
Secondary bonus: -25%";
dict_descriptions["Patriot"] = "Reduces sign-up fee and pay by bonus, if player has the same race (cumulative with the natural race bonus of 20%).
Primary bonus: -50%
Secondary bonus: -25%";
dict_descriptions["Loyalist"] = "Serves for bonus more days.
Primary bonus: +200%
Secondary bonus: +100%";
}