Deactivate

Deactivate, or Stop (in C1) is an action that creatures can perform on an object to cease its activity. An example of this is the pianola in Creatures 1, which can be stopped mid-play, as can the C2 Drum or the Creatures 2 Vibraphone. Deactivate seems to have been largely depreciated by Creatures 3/Docking Station.

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