Drone Sizes Options

[Demon_Bob]

Can't Seem to find any discription on the physical dimitions of Drones.

How big in meters or centimeters are they?

In particular I was wondering about the size of a Steel Lynx.
I know the book says large, but how big is that?
Can it fit through a standard door?
Is it close to the size of a bear? Polar, Grizzley, Black, Brown, Kwola?

[Crusher Bob]

From what I rember of the picture in FoF, ther are around 'desk sized. That is, their entire footprint appeared to be ~4 feed long, ~3 feet wide, and ~3 feet high. They have 4 (or was it 6?) legs which allow then to raise their height maybe 1 foot? with a corresponding reduction of their footprint.

[CrimsonHawk]

well my GM found some rules for size and weight in the rig 3 book revised he has told me that a lynx would take up about 90% of the room and all the weight limit of a bulldog van. or 2 med drones (dovermans) in the back

now what gets me if I don't have them fully active then it takes 20 to 30 min to setup and then fire up the machines takes another 5 to 15 min so the battle needing them is over and I feal useless at that time, or if I keep them in standby mode it only takes me 5 to 15min to start them up. Also did they change the fuel sources for these drone since some only have 10min or so active time I can't keep them in orbit or hidden (but active long)?

maybe micro fusion reactors or something :D

also the lynx could fit in a elevator and through a standard door since it can change for it, the trick is how to open the door or activate the elevator :grinbig:

[Aaron]

The MCT Fly-Spy is described as being the size of a large insect, and is considered a "minidrone." The LoneStar iBall is the size of a human eyeball; the occular drone is described as a LoneStar iBall, and it is also a "minidrone." The S-B Microskimmer is described as being the size of a can lid and is a "microdrone," so I took that to mean that the can in question is roughly the size of a can of Campbell's Chunky.

Given that, plus the Body attribute of the various vehicles, I'm guessing that a Steel Lynx is probably about the size of a wheel chair with no back or arms. Maybe a touch bigger.

[Jaid]

iirc, the lynx also has similar body to a motorcycle. since the lynx is designed to take a beating moreso than a motorcycle, i would assume the body is slightly inflated for it's size (and i assume the mass is also more compressed into a smaller area), so most likely smaller than a motorcycle.

drone sizes have changed considerably since previous editions... i wouldn't recommend using old information for these, IMO.

and i believe the iball is assumed to be larger than an eyeball... it's the ocular drone that's eyeball sized. so far as i can tell, most guesses place the iball as being between baseball and softball size.

but this is basically all just guesswork... we don't really have any specific information.

certainly, i would allow more than one into a bulldog... probably at least two, and likely 4, IMO. depending, maybe even more... they are no longer the unstoppable force they used to be.

[Edward]

Where did you get the activation times from, I cant find any rules for fuel consumption in SR4

Edward

[Jaid]

i presume he was talking about earlier edition's rules.

since, as has been noted, there is no particular information on the size, weight, or other information on drones in SR4

[mdynna]

[Jaid]

[ornot]

hehe... not long ago I noticed someone who wanted to buy mussel <sic> replacement. ><

[mdynna]

He would like cyber-replacement seafood?

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[Shrike30]

Turrents are what annoy me.

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[Wolfshade]

Back to the original question (sorry, I'm allergic to seafood :D ) I'd kinda like to have a firm answer on the size of the Lynx. I remember it as a beast of a drone, however one of my fellow players (new to the game) designed his charechter to RIDE the Steel Lynx. Granted he has only a BOD of 1, but still......

[CrimsonHawk]

well I guess we will find out our answers some Year... if the rigger 3.5 book or whatever comes out, but since anyone can be a droner now a days I doubt it.

QUOTE(Jaid)
QUOTE (mdynna)
or 2 med drones (dovermans)...

GAAAAAAAAAH! do-BER-man. Like the dog! DOBERMAN! :eek:

i see that annoys you too lol. :|

it's been bugging me, but i've been resisting the urge to correct people.

if he'd said rouge instead of rogue, i think i would've lost it though frown.gif nyahnyah.gif

Na I aways call them assstabbers since the days I had a rogue in EQ and that was the only thing I could reach on a giant or gods. :rotfl:

QUOTE(wolfshade)
Back to the original question (sorry, I'm allergic to seafood biggrin.gif ) I'd kinda like to have a firm answer on the size of the Lynx. I remember it as a beast of a drone, however one of my fellow players (new to the game) designed his character to RIDE the Steel Lynx. Granted he has only a BOD of 1, but still......

now I have been trying to figure out how to do something like the ones in Ghost in the Shell (thats what my GM is assuming is a steel lynx) I have an anxious technomancer looking for a place to store his meat body while hes doing his thing! :cyber:

now I have finally got my hands on a BIG goliath of a truck to tote my 17 drones around in, 12 [B]Dobermans, 3 MCT rotodrones, 1 lynx and a Zephyr balloon :grinbig:

[Lagomorph]

My opinion on the size of the Steel lynx was that it was small enough to navigate inside, so it would be no wider than about 3 feet, about 3 feet tall with the capability to go up to 5, and maybe 5 feet long which shrinks accordingly when it "stands up". And weigh 250-400 lbs with weapon and ammo.

[Nikoli]

Sounds about right, think hoverround power chair and you have a good idea of the rough dimensions.
The FoF depiction was just dumb. A drone that size should have more body than that, around 4 maybe even 5.

While the Lynx is a personal fav and a mini-tank, I see it as something runner portable and you should be able to fit pair into a step-van with some room for a team to spare.

[Dissonance]

Wonder when we start hearing stuff about the JIM suit, modified for above-water movement.

I'd give mine a religious motif and a poofy tail, and call it My Little Eva.

[TBRMInsanity]

Microdrone => insect sized
Small => hand to forearm sized
Medium => Head to upper body sized
Large => larger then the upper body

[ornot]

I had an idea for a paralysed rigger riding around wired into a big anthroform drone. T'would be rather unsubtle, but nigh unstoppable!

I think I'd save him for a big bad villain NPC type though, probably way too heavy on the build points for a regular character.

[Thorn Black]

Sounds like some kind of Marvel supervillan.

[ornot]

hehe... yeah!
Now we just need a name for him.
Answers on a postcard

[Edward]

A friend of mine played a character like that. He was a quadriplegic and did his runs in a custom troll sized arthreform, vehicle armor is useful.

[ornot]

what was his name?
And did he cackle maniacally at innopportune moments?

I guess he never went on any stealth runs ^^