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 Dec 29 2005, 03:38 PM
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Target  Group: Members Posts: 13 Joined: 28-December 05 Member No.: 8,109  |
Heya me again!
Is there any drones that can be used as utility drone, used to open security doors and such, kinda like your own personal r2d2, or something simular? Suggestions? |
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Dec 29 2005, 04:31 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 13 Joined: 28-December 05 Member No.: 8,109 |
Okay! can i hack through a drone? using the eyes of the drone and my hacking skills?
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Dec 29 2005, 06:20 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 909 Joined: 26-August 05 From: Louisville, KY (Well, Memphis, IN technically but you won't know where that is.) Member No.: 7,626 |
To my knowledge there are no "stock" drones with any significant motor skills nor built-in tools. I won't be surprised if some form of breaking/entering drone is in one of the supplements.
Unlike the SW setting where R2 units are as common as philips head screwdrivers, the SR4 universe does not have access points conveniently located at almost identical heights next to all doors. You could probably build a drone with a manipulator limb that can link to hardwired networks, turning your drone into a wireless bridge. You'll have to deal with the fact that most drones have System ratings of 3. IIRC this will limit your hacking tools when using the node as a jump-off point. |
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Dec 29 2005, 07:20 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 26 Joined: 25-December 05 Member No.: 8,103 |
Just load there better OS, could not you? |
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Dec 29 2005, 07:30 PM
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Hoppelhäschen 5000 Group: Members Posts: 5,807 Joined: 3-January 04 Member No.: 5,951 |
No and no.
System/Pilot is limited to Response - and Programs to System, but only to the Node they are run on. There is no bottleneck in SR4. |
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Dec 29 2005, 07:33 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 26 Joined: 25-December 05 Member No.: 8,103 |
So good rigger can have nice time upgrading come chips in drone (speak to your GM), to have better response. And I thought he will be bored :D . |
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Dec 30 2005, 03:16 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 88 Joined: 28-December 05 From: Québec Member No.: 8,110 |
If you ever get bored in SR, or in any other game for that matter, I think you are forgetting something.... or your GM really sucks :D
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Dec 30 2005, 09:16 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 26 Joined: 25-December 05 Member No.: 8,103 |
I thought rigger is going to be bored, if he can not upgrade his drones :grinbig: . |
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Dec 31 2005, 09:12 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 511 Joined: 24-March 05 From: On a ledge between Heaven and Hell Member No.: 7,226 |
Upgrade drones - see GM.
Took spider drones concept (those little guys about the size of a car remote) and made Scorpian Drones. They were also small with one dose of poison in a stinger. Then ran them all as a single subscribed device. Nobody feared one but 20 was a different story. Also had a container where I could store them for transport and have them refill thier poison. |
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Jan 1 2006, 02:30 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 718 Joined: 10-September 05 From: Montevideo, in the elusive shadows of Latin America Member No.: 7,727 |
spiders...
That idea is very cool! I rememer a movie with Tom Selleck (!) that had sthg like that... |
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Jan 1 2006, 03:54 PM
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Creating a god with his own hands Group: Members Posts: 1,405 Joined: 30-September 02 From: 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1 Member No.: 3,364 |
the swarming idea is nothing new. :D but In 3rd edition we hosted our swarms out of AeroQuip Redball Express vectored thrust transport drones, the transports had a built in Remote Control deck, wire spools to drop the spiders down on, and enough Autosofts to get moderately difficult tasks done. (Drop 'em here, head west and kill anything alive) I personally preferred putting blades on limbs and coating them with something deadly, gamma-Scop, actually. it's deadly enough once you stop struggling and they are able to slit you seven ways to sunday. but that's just me. but basically the nice thing about it was the airmobile transport. I could drop a bunch on the roof of a target building, then cut every cable, and drop all the security gaurds before the sammies even got the air shaft vent open. |
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Jan 3 2006, 01:03 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 278 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Rehovot, Israel Member No.: 265 |
By the way, which page has the Node attributes (i.e. anything other than Pilot, that is Response, Firewall and Signal) of Drones and Vehicles? The gear-section table only gives Pilot and Sensor...
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Jan 3 2006, 01:25 PM
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Hoppelhäschen 5000 Group: Members Posts: 5,807 Joined: 3-January 04 Member No.: 5,951 |
The Device Rating table on p. 214 has them.
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Jan 3 2006, 01:26 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,925 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 948 |
Page 214, your average drone are rating 3 in signal/response/pilot unless the description states something else.
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Jan 4 2006, 09:00 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 278 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Rehovot, Israel Member No.: 265 |
Thanks :)
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