More about Sensors, More questions! Options

[GrinderTheTroll]

Hi again all,

I asked some general questions a little while back about Drones, Sensors and Perception and that had some good replies but now I am back with a few more questions!

SR4.325 shows different "Sensor Packages" that reference Sizes(Capacity, Signal) : RFID (1,0); Micro(1,2); Handheld/Minidrone(3,3); Mounted/Small Drone(5,4); Large Drone(8,4) and Vehicle(12,5).

Does this mean my Microdrone can only have 1 type of sensor since the Sensor Package only has capacity of 1? So per the list I could have any except the Laser Mic? Could I have more "Sensor Packages" than just 1 or does the vehicle/drone size just allow "1 package per size catergory"? Given the very small size of RFID, could I include RFID(1, 0) as part of my Vehicle/Drone or would that take up my Sensor Package space?

So would the scenario be something like: an object comes into range of my Drone with a Cyberware Scanner 5 (Signal 2=100m). I roll a Sensor + Clearsight (6 for this example) and -3 dice pool per the Signature table. I manage to get 2-hits so I know there is a metahuman 100m out. Now since my Cyberware Scanner only has a max distance of 15m, I would have to wait until the metahuman gets in range to run the Cyberware scan?

Same scenario with a Low-light, Thermographic Camera instead would allow for a Perception Test at 100m with appropriate modifiers per SR4.117? If successful, it would yield more detail than just "a metahuman"?

Just seems there are 2 ranges to consider: Sensor Package range and Sensor Function range, as well as 2 Tests to make: a Sensor Test and a Sensor Function Test (per Sensor Type).

Confusing as it may be, the vehicle Sensor attribute is only used for Sensor and other "Perception" Tests, it has nothing to do with how many sensors you can have/use.

Is this the right line of thinking on this? Am I missing something?

Thanks,

~GTT